CN114506516A

CN114506516A - Conveying device with cigarette bar protection function

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Publication number: CN114506516A
Application number: CN202210155858.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 邓永祥; 傅仁伟; 刘卫兵; 陆剑锋; 刘谦; 黄春赟; 班崔仁; 吴家良
Original assignee: China Tobacco Guangxi Industrial Co Ltd
Current assignee: China Tobacco Guangxi Industrial Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-02-21
Filing date: 2022-02-21
Publication date: 2022-05-17
Anticipated expiration: 2042-02-21
Also published as: CN114506516B

Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of cigarette production, in particular to a conveying device with a cigarette rod protection function. The conveyor with the cigarette rod protection function comprises: a first conveying device forming a first conveying channel for conveying the tobacco rods; the second conveying device is arranged at an angle with the first conveying device, and forms a second conveying channel for switching the tobacco strips conveyed by the first conveying channel; the protection device is arranged on the inner side of an included angle of a conveying path formed by the first conveying device and the second conveying device and is arranged on the side part of the first conveying channel; the protection device comprises a detection mechanism for detecting the position of the cigarette rod. The tobacco rod conveying device can avoid the situation that the tobacco rod is inclined and further the subsequent tobacco rod is extruded or blocked because the tobacco rod cannot accurately move to the next conveying device, thereby ensuring the safety of equipment and improving the production efficiency.

Description

Conveying device with cigarette bar protection function

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of cigarette production, in particular to a conveying device with a cigarette rod protection function.

Background

The carton filling machine can automatically fill small cigarette packets into empty cartons. In order to reduce the space occupied by the equipment, the conveying process of the empty barrel usually needs at least two conveyor belts to be matched with each other. The action of conveying the empty barrel to the next conveying belt needs to be realized under the combined action of the pushing force of two adjacent conveying belts, the gravity, the inertia and the like of the empty barrel.

In the actual production process, when empty barrel moves to the continuous position of two conveyer belts, because the direction of delivery of two conveyer belts is different, empty barrel on the conveyer belt appears because of failing to accurately move to next conveyer belt easily, and leads to empty barrel to produce crooked, and then leads to empty barrel to take place the extrusion or the jam condition, and even card bad equipment seriously influences equipment safety and production efficiency.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of this, an object of the present application is to provide a conveying device with a cigarette rod protection function, so as to solve the problem that when a plurality of conveying devices are required to cooperate with each other for conveying, if a cigarette rod cannot be accurately moved to a next conveying device during switching, the cigarette rod is prone to being skewed due to different conveying directions of the two conveying devices, and then the cigarette rod is extruded or blocked.

The invention provides a conveying device with a cigarette rod protection function, which comprises:

a first conveying device forming a first conveying channel for conveying the tobacco rods;

the second conveying device is arranged at an angle with the first conveying device, and forms a second conveying channel for switching the tobacco strips conveyed by the first conveying channel;

the protection device is arranged on the inner side of an included angle of a conveying path formed by the first conveying device and the second conveying device and is arranged on the side part of the first conveying channel;

the protection device comprises a detection mechanism for detecting the position of the cigarette rod.

Preferably, the protection device further comprises a clamping mechanism for clamping the tobacco rod; the clamping mechanism comprises a driving piece, a driving end facing the first conveying channel is formed on the driving piece, and the driving end is used for reciprocating motion perpendicular to the first conveying channel.

Preferably, the driving end is formed as a plate-like structure parallel to the tobacco rod, the driving end being for abutting a side of the tobacco rod.

Preferably, the detection mechanism includes a detection member and a trigger member formed at an end of the first conveyance path;

one end of the trigger piece is provided with a trigger part facing the first conveying channel, and the trigger part is used for abutting against the side part of the cigarette rod;

the other end of the trigger piece is provided with an elastic piece, and when the trigger part is abutted against the side part of the cigarette rod, the second conveying device can drive the trigger piece to compress the elastic piece so as to enable the trigger piece to generate deflection;

the detection piece is used for detecting the trigger piece generating the offset.

Preferably, the detection mechanism further comprises a swinging piece, and the swinging piece and the trigger piece are respectively formed on two sides of the clamping mechanism; the swinging piece is connected with the triggering piece and encloses a channel for the clamping mechanism to pass through;

one end of the swinging piece is provided with a detection part extending towards the first conveying device, and the detection part is arranged corresponding to the detection part and is used for detecting the detection part swinging along with the deviation of the trigger piece.

Preferably, the detection mechanism further comprises a rotating shaft, the swinging piece and the detection part are both arranged on the rotating shaft, and the rotating shaft can rotate along with the deviation of the trigger piece so as to drive the detection part to swing.

Preferably, the detection mechanism further comprises a connecting piece and a positioning piece, the connecting piece is connected with a protrusion formed on the side wall of the swinging piece, the connecting piece and the swinging piece form a hinge structure, and the rotating shaft penetrates through a rotating part of the hinge structure;

the positioning piece penetrates through the protrusion to the side wall of the rotating shaft, so that the rotating shaft and the swinging piece move synchronously.

Preferably, the conveying device with the cigarette rod protection function further comprises a fixing piece arranged on the side of the first conveying device and used for fixing the clamping mechanism and the detection mechanism;

the detection mechanism is arranged between the fixing piece and the first conveying device.

Preferably, the clamping mechanism and the detection mechanism are respectively arranged on two sides of the fixing piece;

the fixing piece is provided with a guide window, so that the clamping mechanism can sequentially penetrate through the guide window and the detection mechanism.

Preferably, the protection device further comprises a guide piece, one end of the guide piece is connected with the side part of the protection device, the other end of the guide piece is connected with a baffle plate arranged on the first conveying device, and the guide piece and the baffle plate enclose the first conveying channel;

one end of the guide piece connected with the baffle is provided with a guide part inclined towards the baffle.

Compared with the prior art, the invention has the beneficial effects that:

the conveying device with the cigarette rod protection function can protect cigarette rods in the process of transferring the cigarette rods under the condition that a plurality of conveying devices are matched with each other to carry out conveying work. Avoid on failing to accurately move to next conveyor because of the tobacco rod, and lead to the tobacco rod to appear crooked, and then lead to the tobacco rod to take place to extrude or block up the condition to guarantee equipment safety, promote production efficiency.

In order to make the aforementioned objects, features and advantages of the present application more comprehensible, preferred embodiments accompanied with figures are described in detail below.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the present invention, and other drawings can be obtained by those skilled in the art without creative efforts.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a conveying device with a cigarette rod protection function according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a protection device of a conveying device with a cigarette rod protection function according to an embodiment of the invention;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a protection device of a conveying device with a cigarette rod protection function, provided by an embodiment of the invention, from another view angle;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a clamping mechanism of a conveying device with a cigarette rod protection function according to an embodiment of the invention;

fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a detection mechanism of a conveying device with a cigarette rod protection function according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Icon: 100-a protection device; 10-a clamping mechanism; 11-a drive member; 12-a drive end; 20-a detection mechanism; 21-a trigger; 211-a trigger; 22-an elastic member; 23-a detection member; 24-a pendulum; 241-bulges; 25-a connector; 251-a rotating portion; 26-a positioning element; 27-a rotating shaft; 28-a detection section; 30-a fixing member; 31-a guide window; 40-a guide; 41-a guide; 42-notches; 1-a first conveying device; 2-a second conveying device; 3-tobacco rod; 4-baffle plate.

Detailed Description

The following detailed description is provided to assist the reader in obtaining a thorough understanding of the methods, devices, and/or systems described herein. However, various changes, modifications, and equivalents of the methods, apparatus, and/or systems described herein will be apparent to those skilled in the art in view of the disclosure of the present application. For example, the order of operations described herein is merely an example, which is not limited to the order set forth herein, but rather, may be changed in addition to operations that must occur in a particular order, as will be apparent upon an understanding of the present disclosure. Moreover, descriptions of features known in the art may be omitted for the sake of clarity and conciseness.

The features described herein may be embodied in different forms and should not be construed as limited to the examples described herein. Rather, the examples described herein have been provided merely to illustrate some of the many possible ways to implement the methods, devices, and/or systems described herein that will be apparent after understanding the disclosure of the present application.

Throughout the specification, when an element (such as a layer, region, or substrate) is described as being "on," "connected to," coupled to, "over," or "overlying" another element, it may be directly "on," "connected to," coupled to, "over," or "overlying" the other element, or one or more other elements may be present therebetween. In contrast, when an element is referred to as being "directly on," "directly connected to," directly coupled to, "directly over" or "directly overlying" another element, there may be no intervening elements present.

As used herein, the term "and/or" includes any one of the associated listed items and any combination of any two or more of the items.

Although terms such as "first", "second", and "third" may be used herein to describe various elements, components, regions, layers or sections, these elements, components, regions, layers or sections should not be limited by these terms. Rather, these terms are only used to distinguish one element, component, region, layer or section from another element, component, region, layer or section. Thus, a first element, component, region, layer or section referred to in the examples described herein may be termed a second element, component, region, layer or section without departing from the teachings of the examples.

For ease of description, spatial relationship terms such as "above … …," "upper," "below … …," and "lower" may be used herein to describe one element's relationship to another element as illustrated in the figures. Such spatial relationship terms are intended to encompass different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation depicted in the figures. For example, if the device in the figures is turned over, elements described as "above" or "upper" relative to other elements would then be oriented "below" or "lower" relative to the other elements. Thus, the term "above … …" includes both an orientation of "above … …" and "below … …" depending on the spatial orientation of the device. The device may also be otherwise oriented (e.g., rotated 90 degrees or at other orientations) and the spatially relative terms used herein should be interpreted accordingly.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing various examples only and is not intended to be limiting of the disclosure. The singular forms also are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. The terms "comprises," "comprising," and "having" specify the presence of stated features, quantities, operations, elements, components, and/or combinations thereof, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, quantities, operations, components, elements, and/or combinations thereof.

Variations from the shapes of the illustrations as a result, for example, of manufacturing techniques and/or tolerances, may be expected. Thus, the examples described herein are not limited to the particular shapes shown in the drawings, but include changes in shape that occur during manufacturing.

The features of the examples described herein may be combined in various ways that will be apparent after understanding the disclosure of the present application. Further, while the examples described herein have a variety of configurations, other configurations are possible, as will be apparent after understanding the disclosure of the present application.

According to the present invention, a conveyor with a rod protection function is provided, which comprises a protection device 100.

Hereinafter, a specific structure of the above-described components of the conveying device with a tobacco rod protecting function according to the present embodiment will be described.

In the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 1, the conveying device having a cigarette rod protecting function includes a first conveying device 1 and a second conveying device 2 for conveying cigarette rods 3. Specifically, the top of the first conveying device 1 forms a first conveying channel for conveying the tobacco rod 3; the second conveying device 2 and the first conveying device 1 are arranged at an angle so as to reduce the occupied area of the conveying device with the cigarette rod protection function. The second conveying device 2 forms a second conveying channel at the top for transferring the tobacco rods 3 conveyed by the first conveying channel. In addition, the baffle 4 is formed at the both ends of first transfer passage and second transfer passage respectively to realize the safety protection of cigarette strip at 3 transportation process.

It should be noted that the first conveyor 1 and the second conveyor 2 are preferably belt-driven. In addition, the angle formed by the first conveying device 1 and the second conveying device 2 can be designed and arranged according to the actual production requirement; however, in order to ensure stable conveyance, in a preferred embodiment, the angle formed by the first conveyor 1 and the second conveyor 2 is a right angle.

In this embodiment, the situation that the cigarette rod 3 is squeezed or blocked due to the switching failure when the cigarette rod 3 is switched between the adjacent first conveying device 1 and the second conveying device 2 is avoided. As shown in fig. 1, the conveyor with the cigarette rod protection function further includes a protection device 100 disposed inside an included angle of a conveying path formed by the first conveyor 1 and the second conveyor 2. Furthermore, the protection device 100 is arranged laterally to the first conveying path, since a failure in the transfer of the tobacco rod 3 would cause the tobacco rod 3 on the first conveyor 1 located behind it to be squeezed or jammed. It should be noted that, in order to ensure that the tobacco rods 3 pass smoothly through the first conveyor 1 with the protector 100, the end face of the protector 100 facing the first conveying path should not exceed the position of the baffle 4.

In the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 1 to 5, the protection device 100 includes a clamping mechanism 10 for clamping the tobacco rod 3, and the clamping mechanism 10 can clamp the tobacco rod 3 (i.e. the next tobacco rod 3 of the tobacco rod 3 which is performing the switching action) which is located in the first conveying channel and is about to enter the second conveying channel, so that the tobacco rod 3 and the plurality of tobacco rods 3 located behind the clamping mechanism are paused together, thereby avoiding the situation that other tobacco rods 3 located on the first conveying device 1 are squeezed or blocked when the conveying device with the tobacco rod protection function has a problem in switching the tobacco rods 3, and further damaging the equipment. Furthermore, the protection device 100 comprises a detection means 20 for detecting the position of the rod 3, so that it can be detected during the transfer of the rod 3 whether the rod 3 is correctly moved onto the second conveying path.

In this embodiment, as shown in figure 4, the gripping mechanism 10 comprises a drive member 11, the drive member 11 being formed with a drive end 12 facing the first conveying path so as to perform the gripping operation of the tobacco rod 3. To ensure stable gripping, in the preferred embodiment, the drive end 12 reciprocates perpendicular to the first feed channel. The drive member 11 is preferably multi-rod driven to promote smooth reciprocating movement of the drive end 12 to ensure effective gripping of the tobacco rod 3.

It should be noted that the driving member 11 may be an air cylinder, a hydraulic cylinder, a motor screw, or the like, as long as it is ensured that the tobacco rod 3 is stably clamped. In addition, the quantity of fixture 10 can be one, also can be a plurality of, and when fixture 10's quantity was a plurality of, a plurality of fixture 10 were arranged along first transfer passage's length direction to promote the reliability of the in-process of centre gripping cigarette strip 3.

Furthermore, in order to improve the clamping stability of the clamping mechanism 10, in the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 2 to 5, the driving end 12 is preferably formed as a plate-shaped structure parallel to the tobacco rod 3, which can increase the contact area between the driving end 12 and the tobacco rod 3 compared with a rod-shaped structure, so that the driving end 12 can be abutted against the side portion of the whole tobacco rod 3 or nearly abutted against the side portion of the whole tobacco rod 3, thereby ensuring stable clamping.

It should be noted that, in order to further improve the clamping stability of the clamping mechanism 10, a plastic coating may be additionally provided on the surface of the driving end 12 or the surface of the driving end may have a higher surface roughness by using a tool to polish, so as to improve the friction between the driving end 12 and the cigarette rod 3, thereby ensuring the stable clamping of the cigarette rod 3.

In the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 2 and 3, the detecting mechanism 20 includes a trigger 21 formed at the end of the first conveying path, one end of the trigger 21 is formed with a trigger portion 211 facing the first conveying path, and the other end of the trigger 21 is provided with an elastic member 22; when the cigarette 3 is not accurately moved to the second conveying passage, the cigarette 3 is in a state that a part of the cigarette is moved to the second conveying passage but a part of the cigarette is still in a switching failure state of the first conveying passage, the side part of the cigarette 3 with the switching failure can be abutted to the triggering part 211, and under the conveying action of the second conveying device 2, the cigarette 3 is driven to generate a squeezing motion to the triggering part 21 and compress the elastic part 22 to deform, so that the triggering part 21 generates deflection. It should be noted that the offset may be a translational motion or a yaw motion. Here, as shown in fig. 2, the trigger 21 may be, for example, a cigarette rod 3 contact member having a flat trigger portion 211.

The detection mechanism 20 further includes a detection member 23 for detecting whether the trigger member 21 is displaced, and when the detection member 23 detects that the trigger member 21 is displaced and sends a signal, the conveying device correspondingly stops, and the like, thereby realizing the protection function of the cigarette rod 3.

It should be noted that the elastic member 22 is preferably a spring capable of expanding and contracting, when the elastic member 22 is pressed, it indicates that the cigarette rod 3 fails to be transferred; when the switching failure is resolved, the elastic member 22 can be extended to the state before it is compressed, so as to push the trigger member 21 to return to the original position, thereby ensuring that the detection mechanism 20 continuously detects the cigarette 3.

Furthermore, in order to ensure the consistency of the transfer process of the tobacco rod 3, in a preferred embodiment, the gripping means 10 are formed on the side of the trigger 21, so as to reduce the distance between the tobacco rod 3 that is suspended in motion during the gripping action and the tobacco rod 3 being transferred, and when the transfer of the tobacco rod 3 is successful, the gripping means 10 release the grip, allowing the tobacco rod 3 to be transferred to the second transfer path in time.

In the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 3 and 5, the detecting mechanism 20 further includes a swinging member 24, and the swinging member 24 and the triggering member 21 are respectively formed at two ends of the clamping mechanism 10; the top and bottom of the swing member 24 extend toward the trigger member 21, respectively, to enclose a passage with the trigger member 21 for the clamping mechanism 10 to pass through when performing a clamping action. Therefore, the installation tightness of the protection device 100 can be ensured, the installation space of the detection piece 23 can be enlarged, and the assembly is convenient.

It should be noted that the channel for the reciprocating motion of the clamping mechanism 10 as described above may be formed as a closed frame structure, or may be formed as a non-closed structure, for example, the channel extends from the top or bottom of the swinging member 24, or from other positions of the swinging member 24 to the trigger member 21, so long as it can ensure that the swinging member 24 is connected to the trigger member 21 and does not interfere with the motion of the clamping mechanism 10, so that the swinging member 24 can move synchronously with the offset trigger member 21.

In addition, in order to ensure that the detection signal is sent out in time, in the embodiment, as shown in fig. 3 and 5, the detection mechanism 20 further includes a detection portion 28 connected to the swinging member 24, and in a preferred embodiment, the detection portion 28 extends below the first conveying device 1 to save the assembly space. Specifically, the bottom of the swing member 24 is formed with a detection portion 28 extending toward the first conveying device 1, and the detection member 23 is disposed corresponding to the detection portion 28, so that the detection member 23 can detect and signal the detection portion 28 that detects the swing following the deviation of the trigger member 21.

It should be noted that the detecting portion 28 is preferably formed into a slender rod-like structure so as to enlarge the swing area, thereby improving the accuracy and timeliness of the detection signal emitted by the detecting member 23.

It should be further noted that, since the photoelectric sensor has the advantages of high precision, fast response, non-contact, etc., and has less limitation on the detection object, and can detect objects such as glass, plastic, wood, or metal, the detection element 23 in the detection mechanism 20 is preferably formed as a photoelectric sensor; however, the present invention is not limited to this, and the detecting member 23 may be a displacement sensor, and the position detected by the detecting member 23 is formed of a metal material correspondingly; the detecting element 23 may be a magnetic sensor, and the position detected by the detecting element 23 is correspondingly formed by a magnetic material; so when making the detection piece 23 detect the component that is located its induction zone, alright in time send signal to guarantee that detection piece 23 detects the condition that the switching fails to appear in cigarette 3, and then realize conveyor's protect function.

In addition, in order to avoid the interference between the detection part 28 and the first conveying device 1, in the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 3 and 5, the detection mechanism 20 further includes a rotating shaft 27 extending in the vertical direction, the swinging member 24 and the detection part 28 are respectively disposed at two ends of the rotating shaft 27 in the length direction, and the rotating shaft 27 can rotate along with the offset of the trigger 21, so as to drive the detection part 28 to swing. The length of the rotating shaft 27 can be selected according to the structure of the first conveying device 1, so that the detection mechanism 20 can be easily installed by adjusting the distance between the swinging member 24 and the detection part 28.

In order to ensure the rotation flexibility of the rotating shaft 27, in the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 3 and 5, the detecting mechanism 20 further includes a connecting member 25, and the connecting member 25 is connected to a protrusion 241 formed on a side wall of the swinging member 24. The connecting member 25 and the swinging member 24 form a hinge structure, a rotating portion 251 is formed at a connection position where the connecting member and the swinging member can rotate relatively, a mounting hole is formed on the rotating portion 251 corresponding to the rotating shaft 27, and the rotating shaft 27 is inserted into the mounting hole of the rotating portion 251.

In addition, in order to ensure that the rotating shaft 27 rotates along with the swinging member 24, in a preferred embodiment, the positioning member 26 is inserted through the sidewall of the protrusion 241 to the sidewall of the rotating shaft 27, so that the protrusion 241 and the rotating shaft 27 are relatively fixed, and the positioning member 26 may be a screw or the like, so as to ensure that the rotating shaft 27 and the swinging member 24 move synchronously, thereby ensuring effective detection. It should be noted that the rotating portion 251 may also be provided with a bearing for supporting the rotating shaft 27, so as to ensure the rotating shaft 27 to rotate flexibly.

In order to ensure that the clamping mechanism 10 and the detecting mechanism 20 are installed stably, in this embodiment, as shown in fig. 2 to 5, the conveying device with the cigarette rod protection function further includes a fixing member 30 disposed at a side portion of the first conveying device 1, and the fixing member 30 is used for fixing the clamping mechanism 10 and the detecting mechanism 20; in a preferred embodiment, the fixing member 30 is formed in a plate-like structure, and the detecting means 20 is disposed between the fixing member 30 and the first conveying device 1, so that the trigger 21 can be brought into contact with the side portion of the tobacco rod 3 when the tobacco rod 3 fails to be transferred, thereby ensuring the detecting function of the detecting means 20.

Further, in order to achieve the positional relationship between the gripping mechanism 10 and the detecting mechanism 20 as described above, in the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 2 to 5, the gripping mechanism 10 and the detecting mechanism 20 are respectively provided on both sides of the fixing member 30; the fixing member 30 is correspondingly provided with a guide window 31, so that the clamping mechanism 10 can sequentially pass through the guide window 31 and the detection mechanism 20 to perform a clamping action, thereby making the protection device 100 compact and ensuring the continuity of the conveying process of the tobacco rod 3. The opening of the guide window 31 may be rectangular, for example, as long as the driving end 12 can pass through the opening smoothly.

In the case where the protection device 100 is provided to the fixing member 30, there is an advantage in that the protection device 100 is secured to be reliably installed and is more compact. Specifically, in the embodiment, as shown in fig. 2, the elastic member 22 may be disposed between the trigger member 21 and the fixing member 30, and fixed and installed by a structure such as a stopper and a bolt. In a preferred embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, one end of the linkage 25 is mounted to the mount 30 so that the sensing mechanism 20 can rotate relative to the mount 30. Therefore, in the actual use process of the conveying device with the cigarette rod protection function, the relative position of the protection device 100 and the fixing piece 30 can be adjusted according to the actual production condition, so that the ideal cigarette rod 3 protection effect is achieved. In addition, in order to ensure the stable installation of the clamping mechanism 10, a structure such as a support plate or a support block connected with the fixing member 30 or the first conveying device 1 may be additionally provided at the bottom of the driving member 11, and the position adjustment may be performed through bolt screw holes.

In addition, in order to avoid interference between the cigarette sticks 3 and the protection device 100 during the conveying process, in the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 2 and 3, the protection device 100 further includes a guide 40, one end of the guide 40 is connected to a side portion of the protection device 100, the other end of the guide 40 is connected to a baffle 4 disposed at the top of the first conveying device 1, and the guide 40 and the baffles 4 at both sides of the first conveying device 1 jointly enclose a first conveying channel; in a preferred embodiment, the top of the guide 40 connected to one end of the baffle 4 is formed with a downwardly inclined guide portion 41, the guide portion 41 faces the baffle 4, and the guide portion 41 is preferably inclined to match the height of the baffle 4, so as to smoothly guide the conveyed tobacco rods 3 to the corresponding position of the protection device 100. The guide portion 41 is preferably formed as a wedge.

In addition, the side of the guide 40 connected to the protection device 100 is provided with a notch 42 corresponding to the protection device 100, so as to facilitate the installation or adjustment of the conveying device with the cigarette rod protection function.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the number of the conveying devices is two, but not limited to this, the conveying devices may be more than two, and as long as the protection device 100 is disposed at the corresponding position of two adjacent conveying devices, the protection function of the cigarette rod 3 can be achieved for the whole conveying device.

It should be noted that, in the present embodiment, the relative position of the protection device 100 and the first conveying device 1 is easily adjusted, so as to achieve the desired protection function of the cigarette rod 3. The components of the protection device 100 are preferably assembled by means of bolts, so that the conveying device with the cigarette rod protection function can be adjusted according to actual production conditions. In addition, to ensure precise installation, the hole structure for the fitting location in the protective device 100 is preferably formed as a countersunk hole, for example, the hole formed by the drive end 12 for connection with the driver 11 is preferably a cylindrical countersunk hole or a conical countersunk hole.

The conveying device with the cigarette rod protection function is convenient to install and flexible to use, and can protect the switching process of cigarette rods under the condition that a plurality of conveying devices are matched with each other to carry out conveying work. The problem that the tobacco sticks are not accurately moved to the next conveying device to cause the tobacco sticks to be inclined and further subsequent tobacco sticks are extruded or blocked is avoided, so that the equipment safety is guaranteed, and the production efficiency is improved.

Finally, it should be noted that: the above-mentioned embodiments are only specific embodiments of the present application, and are used for illustrating the technical solutions of the present application, but not limiting the same, and the scope of the present application is not limited thereto, and although the present application is described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that: any person skilled in the art can modify or easily conceive the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments or equivalent substitutes for some technical features within the technical scope disclosed in the present application; such modifications, changes or substitutions do not depart from the spirit and scope of the exemplary embodiments of the present application, and are intended to be covered by the scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A conveyor with a cigarette rod protection function, characterized in that, the conveyor with cigarette rod protection function includes:

2. The delivery device with rod protection as recited in claim 1, wherein the protection device further comprises a gripping mechanism for gripping the rod; the clamping mechanism comprises a driving piece, a driving end facing the first conveying channel is formed on the driving piece, and the driving end is used for reciprocating motion perpendicular to the first conveying channel.

3. A delivery device with a rod protection function as in claim 2, wherein the driving end is formed as a plate-like structure parallel to the rod, the driving end for abutting against a side of the rod.

4. The conveying device with a cigarette rod protection function according to claim 2, wherein the detection mechanism comprises a detection piece and a trigger piece formed at the end of the first conveying channel;

5. The conveying device with the cigarette rod protecting function according to claim 4, wherein the detecting mechanism further comprises a swinging piece, and the swinging piece and the trigger piece are respectively formed on two sides of the clamping mechanism; the swinging piece is connected with the triggering piece and encloses a channel for the clamping mechanism to pass through;

6. The conveying device with the cigarette rod protecting function according to claim 5, wherein the detecting mechanism further comprises a rotating shaft, the swinging member and the detecting portion are both arranged on the rotating shaft, and the rotating shaft can rotate along with the deviation of the trigger member so as to drive the detecting portion to swing.

7. The conveying device with the cigarette rod protection function according to claim 6, wherein the detection mechanism further comprises a connecting piece and a positioning piece, the connecting piece is connected with a protrusion formed on the side wall of the swinging piece, the connecting piece and the swinging piece form a hinge structure, and the rotating shaft is arranged on a rotating part of the hinge structure in a penetrating manner;

8. The conveying device with the cigarette rod protecting function according to claim 5, further comprising a fixing member provided at a side portion of the first conveying device for fixing the holding mechanism and the detecting mechanism;

9. The conveying device with the cigarette rod protecting function according to claim 8, wherein the clamping mechanism and the detecting mechanism are respectively arranged on two sides of the fixing piece;

10. The conveying device with the cigarette rod protecting function according to claim 1, wherein the protecting device further comprises a guiding member, one end of the guiding member is connected with the side part of the protecting device, the other end of the guiding member is connected with a baffle plate arranged on the first conveying device, and the guiding member and the baffle plate enclose the first conveying channel;