CN1188732A - Method of forming layers of cigarettes - Google Patents

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CN1188732A
CN1188732A CN98103991A CN98103991A CN1188732A CN 1188732 A CN1188732 A CN 1188732A CN 98103991 A CN98103991 A CN 98103991A CN 98103991 A CN98103991 A CN 98103991A CN 1188732 A CN1188732 A CN 1188732A
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富尔维奥·博尔德尼
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A method of forming layers of cigarettes in which each layer containes a target number (N) of cigarettes (3) arranged side-by-side, is characterized in that at least two adjacent cigarettes (3a, 3b) in a same layer (2) is sent into a corresponding charging support (28) at the export terminal (8) of chute (6) mounted with cigarettes (3) with the help of the gravity; the above two cigarettes (3a, 3b) are pulled from the corresponding charging support (28) with the help of a single discharging tooth (37) located in the charging support (28), and are sent by the discharging tooth (37) to a conveyor (10) on the track (P2) extending continuously along the side of the export terminal (8) of the chute to form one part of the cigarettes layer (2).

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Form the method for layers of cigarettes
The present invention relates to form the method for layers of cigarettes.
Layers of cigarettes normally adopts a kind of device that contains a cigarette hopper to form, in this hopper, cigarette is delivered to the exit end of hopper by means of gravity, and, on the exit end of hopper, be provided with a switching mechanism, be used to regulate cigarette feed along the layers of cigarettes conveyer of the orbital motion that is roughly arc.Above-mentioned hopper contains several feed wells, is used for each cigarette being displaced into the corresponding exit that is parallel to the arc shooting of conveyor track on the edge, exit end place of hopper by gravity.The switching mechanism of each outlet contains one and is used for synchronously regulating regulating part from the feed of the cigarette of corresponding feed well with other regulating part.
The layers of cigarettes of the above-mentioned type forms device and has some shortcomings, promptly because the size of regulating part is big (although suitably reduce now, but each outlet still distributes along a very wide arc), so, hopper and switching mechanism are very complicated, huge and productive costs is high, and each feed well is except that arrangement separated by a distance, in most of the cases, its inclined degree also has nothing in common with each other.
The purpose of this invention is to provide and a kind ofly can adopt compact cigarette hopper, with easy and cheaply mode form the method for layers of cigarettes.
According to the present invention, a kind of method that forms the layers of cigarettes of the cigarette of containing the predetermined quantity that is arranged side by side in each layer is provided, it is characterized in that this method comprises following work step: the corresponding charging seat that two in the above-mentioned layers of cigarettes adjacent cigarette delivering to is arranged in the exit end place of the hopper that cigarette is housed at least by gravity; Pull out two above-mentioned cigarettes by the mono-discharge mechanism that is arranged in above-mentioned charging seat from corresponding charging seat; Along the planned orbit continuous feed conveyer that extends from above-mentioned exit end next door; With by above-mentioned discharge mechanism two above-mentioned cigarettes are delivered on the conveyer and are formed the part of above-mentioned layers of cigarettes.
Below by the embodiment of an example reference description of drawings indefiniteness of the present invention, in the accompanying drawing:
Fig. 1 implements that the part of most preferred embodiment that method of the present invention forms the device of layers of cigarettes is dissectd and is part abridged front elevation for the purpose of clear;
Fig. 2 is that the part of the details of Fig. 1 is dissectd and is part abridged enlarged view for the purpose of clear;
Fig. 3 and 4 illustrates the work step order that forms layers of cigarettes briefly.
A kind of device that forms the layers of cigarettes 2 of cigarette 3 of label 1 expression among Fig. 1, wherein, each layers of cigarettes 2 contains and puts the cigarette 3 of the given number N of arrangement.
Device 1 contains the boxlike conveyer 4 and the hopper 6 that roughly is positioned at the cigarette 3 of conveyer top that move continuously along planned orbit P1 by predetermined direction D, above-mentioned boxlike conveyer contain again a plurality of tactic, be used for the dressing box 5 of one deck layers of cigarettes 2 at least, above-mentioned hopper 6 then contains one and is used for supplying outlet pipe 7 and a regulating mechanism 9 that is positioned at exit end 8 places, is used to regulate the cigarette that is infeeded by outlet pipe 7 cigarette 3, that intersect with the axis normal of the cigarette 3 that arrives exit end 8 places separately.
Device 1 also contains a drum-type conveyer 10 that rotates continuously along the clockwise direction among Fig. 1 around the horizontal axis vertical with direction D 11 between boxlike conveyer 4 and outlet pipe 7, this conveyer 10 contain again a plurality of each along with the circumferential seat 12 of the coaxial circular orbit P2 operation of axis 11, these circumferential seat are admitted each layer layers of cigarettes 2 at reinforced station 13 places that the end 8 that is positioned on the track P2 by outlet pipe 7 limits, and are seeing that from conveyer 10 along the hand of rotation of track P2 the feed station 14 that is arranged in reinforced station 13 back will infeed box 5 perpendicular to the layers of cigarettes 2 of the axis direction of cigarette 3.
In an illustrated embodiment, device 1 contains the outlet pipe 7 of a cigarette 3, but, usually can contain two or three along the tactic outlet pipe 7 of track P1, and,, a corresponding drum-type conveyer 10 is arranged corresponding to each outlet pipe 7, so that the layers of cigarettes 2 of the cigarette 3 that number is equated with the quantity of outlet pipe 7 infeeds along in each box 5 of track P1 operation, so just formed the group, of cigarettes (not shown) of the quantity of cigarette 3 (not shown) in one group of regulation cigarette case.
Boxlike conveyer 4 contains one and has the cycloconveyor belt 15 of going up transmission branch road 16 that extends along track P1, each box of conveyer 4 is U-shaped basically, and contain a diapire 17 that is parallel to direction D and is connected with cycloconveyor belt 15, a front side wall 18 and a rear wall 19 that extends perpendicular to the direction of direction D from diapire 17 edges, this rear wall 19 is 20 hinged with diapire 17 along the base, make its can and diapire 17 roughly in the same plane and allow layers of cigarettes 2 to be put into the reduction feed location of box 5 and be parallel to front side wall 18 and and diapire 17 perpendicular and layers of cigarettes is remained between the rising clip position of box 5 rotate.
Conveyer 4 also contains a known actuation mechanism (illustrating), it matches with load-transfer device 15 and regulates the rear wall 19 of each box, it is entered see along track P1, direction D and to be positioned at the raised position that inlet 14 fwds dip and are positioned at inlet 14 back.
The circumferential seat 12 of drum-type conveyer 10 parallel to the axis 11 width roughly with the equal in length of cigarette 3, these circumferential seat 12 respectively are bearing on separately the radial arm 21 that extends from axis 11, and contain the cylindrical groove 22 that N parallels with axis 11, thereby each cylindrical groove 22 is respectively accepted a cigarette 3 at reinforced station 13 places and form one deck layers of cigarettes 2 gradually on circumferential seat 12, and with known suck mode with cigarette 3 stickings on the bottom surface 23 of circumferential seat 12, up to being sent to feed station 14 places.
Each circumferential seat 12 respectively contains one from the surface 23 vertical walls 24 that extend radially outwardly along last groove 22 of the rotation direction of conveyer 10, its length approximates the thickness of (but being not more than) cigarette 3 greatly, vertically also containing a drop-center (not shown) that engages with regulating mechanism 9 on the wall 24, this will describe it in detail below.
Outlet pipe 7 contains a plurality of being used for and each cigarette row 26 is supplied at exit end 8 places of outlet pipe 7 roughly each feed well 25 of vertical parallel at outlet 27 places down of arranging along a camber line that is parallel to track 1 by gravity.More particularly, the number of feed well 25 equals the number N of the cigarette 3 in each layers of cigarettes 2; Be provided with N-1 feed well 25 in pairs abreast, each to feed well 25 in exit end 8, respectively contain also be arranged side by side and towards being used to separately receive cigarette 3, be roughly columniform public charging seat 28 and 11 the following outlet 27 of paralleling to the axis.
In an illustrated embodiment, because above-mentioned number N is one and equals 7 odd number, 6 paired (label is 25a-25b) arranged side by side in 7 feed wells 25, every pair of feed well is separated by corresponding vertical partition plate 29, and corresponding cigarette row 26 is infeeded in the corresponding public charging seat 28; A feed well 25 (label is 25c) has the following outlet 27 towards its charging seat 28.Except as otherwise noted, any explanation below in conjunction with feed well 25a-25b also is applicable to the feed well 25c that this is single.In addition, feed well 25c and double-type feed well 25a-25b are separated by the corresponding dividing plate 30 of thickness greater than dividing plate 29, and the dividing plate 30 of outlet pipe 7 relative phase sides has constituted the sidewall of outlet pipe 7.
Can more be clear that from Fig. 2, the regulating mechanism 9 of each charging seat 28 respectively contains a discharge spare 31 that is installed in rotation in the charging seat 28, this discharge spare 31 around separately 11 axis 33 rotations of paralleling to the axis, and forms the escape route 35 of a bending of extending along the following outlet 27 of every couple of feed well 25a-25b with the inside face of charging seat 28 by control corresponding mechanism 32 control.
More particularly, corresponding charging seat 28 places were arranged to and were terminated in the position of each discharge spare 31 two feed well 25a, 25b collide, and it contains one and is roughly columniform side 36 and one from the side 36 along the discharge tooth 37 that radially extends with respect to axis 33, this discharge tooth 37 respectively contains an end face 38 that mode that discharge spare 31 roughly is comma shape and side 36 are merged mutually again, during use, the cross-sectional plane of escape route 35 changes with the variation of discharge tooth 37 along the position of passage 35.
Have at least the regulating mechanism 9 of a passage to contain a clamping device 39 among feed well 25a, the 25b that every couple is arranged side by side by 32 controls of control corresponding mechanism, this clamping device 39 can prevent cigarette from the following outlet 27 of corresponding feed well 25a, 25b drop out and prevent cigarette 3 with spill along escape route 35 before discharge tooth 37 engages.
More particularly, in an illustrated embodiment, each clamping device 39 is located in the dimple separately 40 that forms in the corresponding dividing plate 30 of feed well 25a one side, and contain two axles 41 and 42 with 11 common axis 43 coaxial lines of paralleling to the axis, this axle 41 and 42 1 are enclosed within another, and are connected with control mechanism 32 independently by known transmission device.
Each clamping device 39 contain also that at least one one end 45 is fixed on the axle 41 so that and the rotational synchronization of discharge spare 31 ground between its clip position and discharge position around first supporting rod 44 of axis 43 swings, when bar 44 is positioned at clip position, its free end 46 that is roughly hook-type is arranged in corresponding outlet 27 places down and stops corresponding cigarette row's 26 cigarette 3 to pass through opening 27, when it was in discharge position, its free end 46 was inserted in the dimple 40 fully.
Each clamping device 39 contain also that at least one one end 48 is fixed on the axle 42 so that and the rotational synchronization of discharge spare 31 ground between its clip position and discharge position around second supporting rod 47 of axle 42 swings, when bar 47 is positioned at clip position, its free end 49 is positioned at 35 two of escape routes and exports 27 place, below down and prevent that cigarette 3 from spilling along passage 35, when it was positioned at discharge position, its free end 49 was positioned at dimple 40 fully.
In an illustrated embodiment, bar 44 and 47 respectively contains a pair of bar (not shown) on the opposite end that is fixed on corresponding axle 41 and 42, and therefore, every cigarette 3 is clamped on two relative end points at least.
The work of devices 1 is described in conjunction with Fig. 3 and 4 below again, at first look at a pair of feed well 25a, 25b, as feed well 25a, pack into the separately cigarette of cigarette 3 of 25b was arranged 26 o'clock, bar 44 and 47 is transferred on separately the clip position, cigarette among the feed well 25a (label 3a) is by being positioned at corresponding bar 44 clampings of outlet 27 tops down, the cigarette 3 of feed well 25b (label 3b) is positioned at passes corresponding outlet 27 places down and is located on the upper surface 38 of discharge tooth 37 belows of outlet 27 under discharge tooth 37 is then seen along escape route 35 arrival from the rotation direction of discharge spare 31 and is positioned at two.
In the above-mentioned moment, bar 44 is drawn back, and be sandwiched in down the cigarette 3a of outlet on 27 originally and dropped on the upper surface 38 of discharge tooth 37, and, when discharge spare 31 rotates, by means of generally being shifted onto the end 49 of bar 47 with the friction of upper surface 38.Meanwhile, discharge spare 31 rotates around axis 33, make the discharge tooth along escape route 35 feedings, increase the cross-sectional plane of the escape route 35 at 27 places of outlet down gradually, be arranged in up to the surface 36 that arrives a side end, discharge spare 31 when upper surface 38 in the face of two outlet 27 places and cigarette 3a follow cigarette 3b and fall into escape route 35 fully.
Under this state, bar 44 reenters its clip position, prevents down that the cigarette 3a in one deck layers of cigarettes 2 contacts with cigarette 3a and 3b in the last layer; Bar 47 is drawn back; Almost meanwhile, discharge tooth 37 contacts with cigarette 3b, cigarette 3a and 3b are pulled out from feed well 25 fully, simultaneously along escape route 35 with cigarette 3a with 3b delivers to because the rotation of conveyer 10 makes the under shed 50 of circumferential seat 12 from the charging seat 28 of its next door process; And discharge tooth 37 pushed away under shed 50 with cigarette 3a and 3b, entered one by one in the corresponding cylindrical groove 22 and formed the part of corresponding layers of cigarettes 2.
To pull out cigarette the feed well 25c of conveyer 10 be fairly simple from according to above-mentioned identical method a cigarette 3 being fed to basically.Several to feed well 25-25b for other, though the discharge of cigarette is carried out in the same way, the discharge of cigarette is adjusted in circumferential seat 12 and forms one deck layers of cigarettes 2 during along track P2 operation and through reinforced station 13 gradually therein.The rotation of conveyer 10 and discharge spare 31 is to carry out simultaneously like this, and promptly when cigarette 3 one was put into circumferential seat 12, the discharge tooth 37 of discharge spare 31 engaged with the groove of formation in the longitudinal wall 24 immediately.
In a single day in corresponding circumferential seat 12, form layers of cigarettes 2, immediately layers of cigarettes 2 is delivered to feed station 14 places around the conveyer 10 that axis 11 rotates, at this moment, 5 in box is driven the running velocity V1 that equates with the superficial velocity V2 with circumferential seat 12 and circumferential seat 12 simultaneously by feed station 14 by boxlike conveyer 4, and its rear wall 19 is in the feed location of reduction and allows radial arm 21 to pass through and from corresponding circumferential seat 12 reception layers of cigarettes 2.
According to a kind of remodeling (not shown), the bar 44 of each clamping device 39 and 47 can change respective nozzles into, prevents that with jet airstream cigarette 3a from falling, and make its march forward to; And discharge spare 31 can have a plurality of surface and inhale holes in the forward position of its corresponding discharge tooth 37, so as with cigarette 3a and 3b sticking on the desired location on the surface 36.

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1. method that forms layers of cigarettes (2), the cigarette (3) of containing the predetermined quantity (N) that is arranged side by side in each layer layers of cigarettes, it is characterized in that this method comprises following work step: at least two adjacent cigarettes (3a, 3b) in the above-mentioned layers of cigarettes (2) are delivered to the corresponding charging seat (28) that the exit end (8) that is arranged in the hopper (6) that contains cigarette (3) is located by gravity; Pull out above-mentioned two cigarettes (3a, 3b) by the mono-discharge mechanism (31) that is arranged in above-mentioned charging seat (28) from corresponding charging seat (28); Along the planned orbit P2 continuous feed conveyer (10) that extends from above-mentioned exit end (8) next door; With by above-mentioned discharge mechanism (31) above-mentioned two cigarettes (3a, 3b) are delivered to that conveyer (10) is gone up and the part that forms above-mentioned layers of cigarettes (2).
2. according to the method for claim 1, it is characterized in that above-mentioned hopper (6) contains a plurality of feed wells (25) that are used for the cigarette row (26) of the corresponding cigarette of splendid attire (3); Each feed well (25) has one for the outlet (27) of discharging the cigarette (3) among the corresponding cigarette row (26); With two grooves (25a, the 25b) feeding along above-mentioned feed well (25) of above-mentioned two cigarettes (3a, 3b), the corresponding outlet (27) of these two feed wells is arranged on the same charging seat (28) abreast.
3. according to the method for claim 2, it is characterized in that above-mentioned two feed wells (25a, 25b) are arranged side by side parallel to each other.
4. according to the method for claim 3, it is characterized in that above-mentioned two feed wells (25a, 25b) are vertical feed wells (25).
5. according to claim 2,3 or 4 method, it is characterized in that the outlet (27) of above-mentioned feed well (25) is tactic along an arc that is parallel to above-mentioned track (P2); Above-mentioned track (P2) extends around first pivot center (11) of above-mentioned conveyer (10).
6. according to each method among the claim 2-5, it is characterized in that, above-mentioned discharge mechanism (31) has formed outlet (27) escape route (35) that extend, crooked of a corresponding feed well in edge (25) with corresponding charging seat (28), and contains one and move and the discharge tooth (37) on the above-mentioned conveyer (10) is pulled out, subsequently they is delivered to above-mentioned two cigarettes (3a, 3b) from above-mentioned charging seat (28) along above-mentioned escape route (35).
7. according to the method for claim 6, it is characterized in that, above-mentioned discharge mechanism (31) contain one be used to support above-mentioned discharge tooth (37), be columniform support body (31) basically; Above-mentioned support body (31) is installed in rotation within the corresponding charging seat (28), so that rotate around corresponding second pivot center (33) that is parallel to above-mentioned first axle (11) continuously.
8. according to the method for claim 7, it is characterized in that it also contains by above-mentioned discharge tooth (37) and corresponding support body (31) above-mentioned two cigarettes (3a, 3b) to be clamped in and roughly is positioned at the work step that corresponding outlet (27) is located.
9. method according to Claim 8 is characterized in that, it also contains the work step that the hold-down mechanism of locating by at least one the outlet (27) that is arranged in above-mentioned two feed wells (25a, 25b) (47) compresses above-mentioned two cigarettes (3a, 3b); Above-mentioned hold-down mechanism (47) releasably is positioned within the corresponding escape route (35), and, when discharge tooth (37) is mobile along escape route (35), it and corresponding discharge tooth (37) concerted action.
10. according to Claim 8 or 9 method, it is characterized in that, it also contains with the cigarette in preceding one deck (2) (3a, 3b) when pulling out, and stops at least one work step that (3a) drops in above-mentioned two cigarettes (3a, 3b) in each layers of cigarettes (2) by blocking mechanism (44); Above-mentioned blocking mechanism (44) releasably roughly is positioned at corresponding outlet (27) and locates.
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