CN1602767A - Device for removing impurities from a tobacco flow - Google Patents
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Abstract
The present invention discloses a device for separating impurities from tobacco material flow which is provided with a separating mechanism (8), a first conveying mechanism (4, 6) and a second conveying mechanism (10, 20). The separating mechanism is used for separating the tobacco material flow (2) into a first part of tobacco material flow (2a) containing impurities and a second part of tobacco material flow (2b) without impurities. The first conveying mechanism (4, 6) is used for conveying the tobacco material flow (2) to the separating mechanism (8) and the second conveying mechanism (10, 20) is used for conveying the first part of tobacco material flow (2a) back to the tobacco material flow (2) before the separating mechanism (8). The invention is characterized in that the second conveying mechanism (10, 20) has a pneumatic part (20) composed of a round pipe.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of being used for from the device of tobacco flow removing impurities, this device has a separating mechanism, first conveying mechanism and one second conveying mechanism; Described separating mechanism is used for that tobacco flow is divided into one and mainly contains the first's tobacco flow of impurity and the second portion tobacco flow of a substantially free of impurities, described first conveying mechanism is used for tobacco flow is transported to separating mechanism, and described second conveying mechanism is used for first's tobacco flow is fed back to the tobacco flow of separating mechanism front.
Background technology
Tobacco up to forming shaft-like suction goods such as cigarette, filter tip cigarette, cigar or similar articles, contains dissimilar impurity according to tobacco of the present invention by a process.Special expectation with these impurity as far as possible in advance and separates fully, to get rid of to the interference that continues process with to the quality impairment of final products.
For removing impurities, tobacco flow is scanned by a separating mechanism; Therefore a kind of like this separating mechanism is also referred to as sweep mechanism or scanner.A kind of so in a preferred embodiment separating mechanism also has the nozzle of many adjacent settings except an optical detector, blow out thin air-flow from this nozzle, and they blow the impurity in the tobacco flow off.But also removed together this tobacco, make tobacco flow be divided into one thus and mainly contain the first's tobacco flow of impurity and the second portion tobacco flow of a substantially free of impurities.First's tobacco flow is generally and is scanned the about 1% of tobacco flow, is scanned about 99% of tobacco flow and share in the second portion tobacco flow.Because first's tobacco flow feeds back in the tobacco flow of separating mechanism front by second conveying mechanism, so first tobacco flow is also referred to as so-called contaminated tobacco substandard products.By with first's tobacco flow, just the tobacco substandard products feed back to and make the scanning of the separated again mechanism of first's tobacco flow in the tobacco flow.Improve separating effect by this method, be the impurity centrifugation.
Be also noted that at this first conveying mechanism not only is transported to separating mechanism with tobacco flow, continue to carry second portion tobacco flow that come out by its disengagement, free from foreign meter substantially but also can bear.
Common apparatus for a above-mentioned type, second conveying mechanism scans a plurality of, as to be preferably three U-shaped tandem connections conveyer belts, by them the tobacco impurity of separating is fed back to feeding material area again, and feed back to thus in the tobacco flow of separating mechanism front, and deliver on the conveyer belt of first conveying mechanism with tobacco flow.
Be used to device that impurity is separated with tobacco flow by known one of DE 43 25 838 A1, wherein second conveying mechanism has two that be connected before and after on throughput direction, as can to drive with different transporting velocities delivery elements, first delivery element that wherein is positioned at the upstream is designed to jigging conveyer downward-sloping on throughput direction, and second delivery element that is positioned at the downstream has upside conveyer belt and downside conveyer belt, and with than the transporting velocity work faster of first delivery element.
Known by EP 0 588 543 A1, go baccy fiber muscle equipment, that have impurity to separate level from one and be divided into less and bigger baccy fiber and impurity by three.
Summary of the invention
The objective of the invention is, realize one than the prior art saving scheme space, that be used to feed back first's tobacco flow or tobacco substandard products.
This purpose is used for being achieved from the device of tobacco flow removing impurities by one according to the present invention, and this device has a separating mechanism, first conveying mechanism and one second conveying mechanism; Described separating mechanism is used for that tobacco flow is separated into one and mainly contains the first's tobacco flow of impurity and the second portion tobacco flow of a substantially free of impurities, described first conveying mechanism is used for tobacco flow is transported to separating mechanism, described second conveying mechanism is used for first's tobacco flow is fed back to the tobacco flow of separating mechanism front, it is characterized in that described second conveying mechanism has a part pneumatic job, that preferably be made of pipe.
Second conveying mechanism that feeds back first's tobacco flow be can be used in by structure and setting of ground, space and realization saved especially according to a pneumatic conveying section of the present invention.In addition by means of the present invention, the feedback of first's tobacco flow is achieved along each crooked arbitrarily path arbitrarily and especially respectively with simple especially method on the structure.
Although known by WO 90/06065 A1, suction and pumping device is aimed at a conveyer belt, and the impurity that is identified corresponding to the function sucking-off of a dust catcher and concentrating in the container.But in this technology, can not as set forth in the present invention, draw the suggestion that pneumatically feeds back the tobacco substandard products.
A particularly preferred embodiment of the present invention is characterised in that, the pneumatic working portion of second conveying mechanism has a suction element that preferably is made of suction funnel on its inlet, be provided with one preferably by container first collecting mechanism that constitute, that be used to collect impurity that opens wide in its aspiration ranges.Can make by this method relatively heavier and bigger impurity according to known screening principle by sorting, and fall into first collecting mechanism, and the pneumatic working portion of relatively lighter impurity by second conveying mechanism feeds back in the tobacco flow of separating mechanism front.Additionally for the sorting of heavier and bigger relatively impurity, can further improve the efficient of assorting room by this.
When second conveying mechanism has one when being arranged on the conveyer belt that the conveying mechanism at separating mechanism position, especially throughput direction that preferably extends substantially transversely to first conveying mechanism extend, this conveying mechanism will be connected on the front of the part of pneumatic work.To aim at the position of conveying mechanism for this improvement project suction element, and be preferably disposed on this top, position.Outlet side for the described conveying mechanism of another kind of improvement project will be aimed at first collecting mechanism, makes that impurity heavier and bigger, that do not siphon away by the pneumatic conveying section falls into first collecting mechanism relatively.
Described first conveying mechanism preferably has a vibra shoot and a conveyer belt that is serially connected in the vibra shoot back.
Described first conveying mechanism preferably has a delivery track that separates, and this track is aimed in the outlet of the pneumatic working portion of second conveying mechanism.Therefore the tobacco substandard products that feed back of the pneumatic conveying section by second conveying mechanism are forming on the tobacco flow next door under the condition of a delivery track that separates and are being fed on first conveying mechanism with tobacco flow.Embodiment described delivery track that separates of improvement project separates by the remainder of a separating element with vibra shoot in the vibra shoot of first conveying mechanism hereto.Aim at second collecting mechanism that preferably is made of the container that opens wide for the described delivery track that separates of another improvement project, the effect by separating mechanism is sent in this second collecting mechanism the impurity that also exists.
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Describe a preferred embodiment of the present invention in detail by means of accompanying drawing below.Accompanying drawing illustrates:
Fig. 1 is used for from the simplification vertical view of the device of tobacco flow removing impurities according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; With
The simplified side view of the device among Fig. 2 Fig. 1.
The specific embodiment
As what can see by Fig. 1, a tobacco flow 2 is transported in this device in the packing area that is not shown specifically on the device of the removing impurities that the letter of Fig. 1 left side is shown, and at first be transported to a vibra shoot 4, then be transported on the arrow A direction on first conveyer belt 6 that is serially connected in vibra shoot 4 back.The tobacco flow 2 that forms shaft-like suction goods such as cigarette, filter tip cigarette, cigar or similar articles by a process contains dissimilar and big or small impurity.Therefore must with these in the accompanying drawings in detail the impurity that illustrates of identification ground sort out as far as possible fully, with get rid of in the continuation process interference and to the quality impairment of final products.Be provided with device illustrated in the accompanying drawings for this reason.
Therefore shown device has a trash eliminator 8, the first conveyer belts 6 tobacco flow 2 is transported to this trash eliminator.Although having the laser detector that for example is used for scanning tobacco flow 2, reference cylinder that one is coordinated mutually with tobacco, one on color, trash eliminator 8 shown in the drawings but not shown details is used for discerning and the optical scanner of definite position and being used to is picked the nozzle that blows out with sorting tobacco flow 2 impurity for the impurity of tobacco flow 2.But when from tobacco flow 2, blowing out impurity, also carry tobacco together, make tobacco flow 2 be divided into one thus and mainly contain the tobacco flow 2a of first of impurity and the second portion tobacco flow 2b of a substantially free of impurities.The tobacco flow 2a of first is generally and is scanned the about 1% of tobacco flow 2, is scanned 99% of tobacco flow and share in the second portion tobacco flow.
The tobacco flow 2a of first that is also referred to as the tobacco substandard products is sent to one second conveyer belt 10, this second conveyer belt extends transverse to the throughput direction A of first conveyer belt 6, and the side direction output tobacco flow 2a of first, and second portion tobacco flow 2b enters a slideway 12 and delivers to one the 3rd conveyer belt, 14, the three conveyer belts from this slideway second portion tobacco flow 2b side direction is transferred out from shown device.
One first collection container 16 is positioned at the below of second conveyer belt, 10 transportation section end 10a, and a pump orifice 18 is set above the 10a of the end, transportation section of second conveyer belt 10, connects a Pneumatic pipe 20 on this pump orifice.Because second conveyer belt 10 opens wide on the 10a of end, transportation section, so relatively heavier and bigger impurity declines out and enters into first collection container 16 from the tobacco flow 2a of first that is carried by second conveyer belt, and tobacco and relative lighter impurity are from pump orifice 18 inspiration Pneumatic pipes.Therefore according to known screening principle the sorting first time heavier and big impurity takes place on the outlet side 10a of second conveyer belt 10; Do not fall into and be arranged in the first following collection container 16 and be sucked mouthful 18 impurity that siphon away.
Carry a part tobacco flow 2aa by Pneumatic pipe 20 then, this part tobacco flow has not contained heavier and bigger impurity relatively.Described part tobacco flow 2aa arrives a separator or a cyclone separator 22 by Pneumatic pipe 20, is provided with a joint 24 that is used for suction air 26 on this separator.Described part tobacco flow 2aa falls back to the packing area again from this cyclone separator 22, and also not tobacco flow 2 next doors of scanning deliver among the delivery track 4a that separates on the vibra shoot 4, this delivery track separates by a dividing plate 4b with the remainder of vibra shoot 4 on throughput direction.Described part tobacco flow 2aa enters first conveyer belt 6 with tobacco flow 2 and flows along self delivery track 6a there from vibra shoot 4, but this delivery track is indiscrete on material with the remainder of first conveyer belt 6 in the embodiment shown.The part tobacco flow 2aa that has been scanned on first conveyer belt 6 once is transported to trash eliminator 8 with the tobacco flow 2 that does not also scan.When tobacco flow 2 here was scanned for the first time, the part tobacco flow 2aa that is transported on the conveyer belts among the delivery track 6a that separates, tobacco flow 2 next doors was scanned again.Fall into second collection container 28 at this impurity that also keeps, and pure remainder tobacco flow 2aa arrives on the slideway 12, and therefore constitute the part of second portion tobacco flow 2b, perhaps become one with the second portion tobacco flow.As by accompanying drawing as can be seen, described second collection container 28 is arranged on second conveyer belt, 10 next doors on the direction of the delivery track 4a, the 6a that separate of part tobacco flow 2aa.
Generally being about 30% part tobacco flow 2aa is sorted in second collection container 28, be used again and be about 0.7% scanned once tobacco flow 2, and can become one with the second portion tobacco flow 2b that is about 99% tobacco flow 2, therefore the tobacco flow 2 of final about 99.7% preliminary sweep can continue to process in free from admixture ground.
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1. be used for from the device of tobacco flow removing impurities, this device has a separating mechanism (8), first conveying mechanism (4,6) and one second conveying mechanism (10,20); Described separating mechanism is used for that tobacco flow (2) is separated into one and mainly contains the first's tobacco flow (2a) of impurity and the second portion tobacco flow (2b) of a substantially free of impurities, described first conveying mechanism (4,6) be used for tobacco flow (2) is transported to separating mechanism (8), described second conveying mechanism (10,20) be used for first's tobacco flow (2a) is fed back to the tobacco flow (2) of separating mechanism (8) front, it is characterized in that, described second conveying mechanism (10,20) has a pneumatic job, the best part (20) that constitutes by pipe.
2. device as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, described second conveying mechanism (10,20) pneumatic working portion (20) has a suction element (18) that preferably is made of suction funnel on its inlet, preferred first collecting mechanism (16) that be made of open container, that be used to collect impurity is set in the aspiration ranges of this element.
3. device as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein said second conveying mechanism (10,20) have one be arranged on the conveying mechanism (10) at the position of separating mechanism (8), especially one preferably be substantially transverse to first conveying mechanism (4,6) conveyer belt that throughput direction (A) extends, it is characterized in that described conveyer belt (10) is connected on the place ahead of pneumatic working portion (20).
4. as claim 2 or 3 described devices, it is characterized in that described suction element (18) is aimed at the position of conveying mechanism (10) outlet side (10a), and be preferably disposed on the top at this position.
5. as claim 2 or 3 or device as claimed in claim 4, it is characterized in that described conveyer belt (10) is aimed at first collecting mechanism (16).
6. as each described device in the above-mentioned claim, it is characterized in that described first conveying mechanism (4,6) has a vibra shoot (4) and a conveyer belt (6) that is serially connected in vibra shoot (4) back.
7. as each described device in the above-mentioned claim, it is characterized in that described first conveying mechanism (4,6) has a delivery track (4a who separates, 6a), the delivery track that this separates is aimed in the outlet (22) of the pneumatic active section (20) of described second conveying mechanism (10,20).
8. as claim 6 or 7 described devices, it is characterized in that the described delivery track that separates (4a) separates by the remainder of a separating element (4b) with vibra shoot (4) in vibra shoot (4) the inside.
9. as claim 7 or 8 described devices, it is characterized in that the described delivery track that separates (6a) is aimed at second collecting mechanism (28) that preferably is made of the container that opens wide.
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