CN1911736A - A device and a method for storing and making available semi-manufactured tobacco products - Google Patents

A device and a method for storing and making available semi-manufactured tobacco products Download PDF

Info

Publication number
CN1911736A
CN1911736A CNA2006100679304A CN200610067930A CN1911736A CN 1911736 A CN1911736 A CN 1911736A CN A2006100679304 A CNA2006100679304 A CN A2006100679304A CN 200610067930 A CN200610067930 A CN 200610067930A CN 1911736 A CN1911736 A CN 1911736A
Authority
CN
China
Prior art keywords
storage unit
unit
tobacco
tobacco product
storage
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Pending
Application number
CNA2006100679304A
Other languages
Chinese (zh)
Inventor
M·斯帕塔佛拉
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
GD SpA
Original Assignee
GD SpA
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by GD SpA filed Critical GD SpA
Publication of CN1911736A publication Critical patent/CN1911736A/en
Pending legal-status Critical Current

Links

Images

Classifications

    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24CMACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES
    • A24C5/00Making cigarettes; Making tipping materials for, or attaching filters or mouthpieces to, cigars or cigarettes
    • A24C5/35Adaptations of conveying apparatus for transporting cigarettes from making machine to packaging machine
    • A24C5/352Adaptations of conveying apparatus for transporting cigarettes from making machine to packaging machine using containers, i.e. boats
    • A24C5/358Boat constructions
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24CMACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES
    • A24C5/00Making cigarettes; Making tipping materials for, or attaching filters or mouthpieces to, cigars or cigarettes
    • A24C5/35Adaptations of conveying apparatus for transporting cigarettes from making machine to packaging machine
    • A24C5/352Adaptations of conveying apparatus for transporting cigarettes from making machine to packaging machine using containers, i.e. boats

Landscapes

  • Manufacturing Of Cigar And Cigarette Tobacco (AREA)
  • Intermediate Stations On Conveyors (AREA)
  • Warehouses Or Storage Devices (AREA)
  • Structure Of Belt Conveyors (AREA)

Abstract

Semi-manufactured tobacco products are stored and made available by a device comprising a plurality of storage units (2) filled directly from a maker machine (3), at least one bin (11) containing the storage units (2) in ordered arrangement, and at least one mobile collection unit (12) by which a given number of storage units (2) can be taken up from the bin (11). Operating in conjunction with first, second and third guidance systems (29, 31, 35), the collection unit (12) can be moved from the bin (11) to at least one holding store (30), from the store (30) to at least one machine (32) by which the semi-manufactured tobacco products (4) are processed further, and from this machine back to the bin (11); accordingly, the device is able to link any given number of machines turning out semi-manufactured items to any given number of machines for subsequent processing of the semi-manufactured items.

Description

Deposit and supply semi-finished equipment of tobacco and method
Technical field
The present invention relates to about depositing and supply semi-finished equipment of (making available) tobacco and method.More specifically, the present invention finds can be applicable in the tobacco industry as long as the occasion of following situation occurs, wherein produce tobacco semi-finished, be called the machinery requirement of maker traditionally and process further by it that this is semi-finished, the machine works that is called wrapping machine traditionally is connected.
Background technology
Work connection between maker and wrapping machine is presented as belt conveyor usually, and the outlets direct along this belt conveyor half-blank from maker is to the import of wrapping machine.
But this actually connection does not provide operation flexibility fully, and this is because any interruption of the production of maker or wrapping machine must cause stopping of total system.
Therefore developed and be used to deposit and supply semi-finished equipment of tobacco and method, for example will guarantee that maker or wrapping machine can continuous workings as normally, and had nothing to do with pausing.
Especially, some prior art equipment takes to be provided with and to be connected the form of the storage unit between maker and the wrapping machine, and its function is for compensating the effect of any unbalanced shock absorber in the output of maker and wrapping machine.For instance, this means under the situation of the entrance of fault or wrapping machine,, when needing subsequently, can be fed to wrapping machine by the too much output of shock absorber absorption from maker to semi-finished requirement minimizing.
But simultaneously in this case, these do not provide sufficient operation flexibility all the time about depositing and supplying the semi-finished row formula equipment of tobacco.
In fact, when needs increase the output of tobacco finished product, must supply two or many wrapping machine simultaneously with half-blank.And, if intention increases semi-finished output, for example be used to avoid the tobacco batch of material of long-term storage may lose the risk of fragrance and smell, need two or many makers to work simultaneously so.
In a word, can not adapt to from the output of many makers or be fed to many wrapping machine about the existing installation of depositing and supply tobacco as previously discussed perhaps can not this two situation of simultaneous adaptation.
Summary of the invention
According to foregoing, the purpose of this invention is to provide about deposit and supply tobacco semi-finished, for example will not be subjected to the equipment and the method for above-mentioned disadvantages affect.
Specific purposes of the present invention be disclose about deposit and supply tobacco semi-finished, the very equipment and the method for the operation flexibility of high level can be provided.
Another purpose of the present invention provide about deposit and supply tobacco semi-finished, for example can produce the machine of the semi-finished any data volume of tobacco and process these semi-finished any amount of machine bonded assembly equipment and methods subsequently.
Other feature as one of appended claims or multinomial described be used for depositing and supply the semi-finished equipment of tobacco and method realized in fact as described in purpose.
Description of drawings
Be described in detail the present invention with way of example this moment under the help of accompanying drawing, in the accompanying drawings:
Fig. 1 is about depositing and supply the scheme drawing of the semi-finished equipment of tobacco according to of the present invention;
Fig. 2 shows the cutaway view of first details of the equipment among Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 shows the cutaway view of second details of the equipment among Fig. 1;
Fig. 4 shows the cutaway view of the 3rd details of the equipment among Fig. 1;
Fig. 5 shows the birds-eye view of the details of Fig. 3, wherein in order to show that preferably other parts have saved some part;
Fig. 6 is the scheme drawing that is used to deposit and supply the semi-finished equipment of tobacco according to of the present invention;
Fig. 7 and 7a are the block diagrams of the storage unit of the equipment among Fig. 6;
Fig. 8 is the block diagram of first details of the equipment among Fig. 6.
Fig. 9 is the cutaway view of second details of the equipment among Fig. 6;
Figure 10 to 14 is the scheme drawings that are in the equipment of the Fig. 6 in the work.
The specific embodiment
Consult accompanying drawing, label 1 is represented according to of the present invention generally about depositing and supplying tobacco semi-finished equipment.
Equipment 1 comprises a plurality of storage units 2 that are directly connected in the machine 3 (indication of illustrating) of making tobacco product in Fig. 1 and 2; Storage unit 2 is designed to hold many tobacco half-blanks 4 of being made by machine 3.
In the scope of this specification sheets, the tobacco half-blank means it is any appointment article of elongated appearance, for example filter tip bung, cigarette rods or the filter-tipped cigarette of finishing.Under this latter event, the tobacco product of finishing is a cigarette package that comprises many cigarettes.
More specifically, as shown in Figure 5, each storage unit 2 comprise hold be parallel to many tobacco products 4 of placing on the occupied planes of track 5 be preferably flat helical orbit 5.Storage unit 2 also comprises the device 6 that by it helical orbit 5 is loaded and unloads tobacco product 4.This handler 6 comprise with helical orbit 5 slidably the bonded assembly flexibility be with 7, tobacco product 4 is positioned in flexibility and is with.Allow flexibility to have two degree of freedom, more particularly, can be along orthogonal and with respect to the two axial lines bending of the major length size of belt self.Flexibility is with 7 can extract out from helical orbit 5, so that allow 4 outputs of guiding tobacco product or enter storage unit 2.The mode that flexibility is extracted out from helical orbit 5 with 7 function and it will become very clear the following narration process of this specification sheets.
Consult Fig. 3, storage unit 2 also comprises by it tobacco product 4 is remained on flexibility with the device 8 on 7.Described holding device 8 takes directly can be positioned at the form of the expandable solenoid 9 on the tobacco product 4, and it is with 7 to extend in parallel and separate a distance with flexibility.Solenoid 9 is fixed in the roof 10 of storage unit 2, thereby when it expands, it will be exerted pressure to tobacco product 4, thereby with in the tobacco product protection in position, tobacco product shifts out this position when preventing that storage unit 2 from moving.
In fact, equipment 1 also comprise be designed to hold orderly layout and at least one storage bin 11 of many storage units 2 at 12 places, at least one unit, and collect many storage units 2 from storage bin 11 with unit 12.
Consult Fig. 2, each collector unit 12 comprises the device 13 by its all unit 2 of banking up in order.Shown in preferred embodiment in, more accurately, piling apparatus 3 comprises four vertical rods 15 that all hole 2b (also seeing Fig. 5) that provided by all storage units 2 can be provided.
Each collector unit 12 is by 12 storage units 2 of banking up.Release gear 14 will comprise a lifter (not shown), and lifter can be individually or promoted the storage unit 2 that occupies collector unit 12 together.Also form collector unit 12 a part be to cause running gear 16, schematically be shown all wheels 17 in the accompanying drawings, it will allow unit 12 from a position transfer to the another location.
And when collector unit 12 was obtained all storage units 2, each flexible band was extracted out from relevant storage unit 2 by the suitable effect that causes running gear 18 (schematically illustrating) in Fig. 3.Especially, cause that at flexibility these in running gear 18 can take the form of electrical motor 19 with 7, this motor mounting is in the bottom of collector unit 12 12a and be connected in axle 20, and extend on this all plane perpendicular to all storage units 2 that occupy collector unit 12 in its alignment.By power-transfer clutch and/or suitable electronic component (not shown) axle 20 is connected to from the part of the outstanding flexible belt 7 in diapire 21 belows of storage unit 2 in such mode, promptly the flexible belt 7 that links to each other with single storage unit 12 can selectively be mounted to rotatable.Thereby according to the rotation direction of axle 20, flexibility is with 7 can be from the unit 2 to extract out, that is to say and leaves helical orbit 5, perhaps inserts unit 2, therefore is guided on the track 5.
In order to carry out repeatedly, collector unit 12 is obtained many storage units 2 from storage bin 11.In an example shown, storage bin 11 links to each other with semi-finished each machine of tobacco of making certain type, storage bin 11 has one first hole 22 of admitting all storage units 2 by it, and discharge one second hole 23 of all storage units 2 by it.Each storage bin 11 also comprises the device 24 of all storage units 2 being transferred in an orderly manner second hole 23 from first hole 22 by it.This transfer device 24 that schematically illustrates in Fig. 2 is positioned at the opposite end of leaving hole 22 and 23 of storage bin 11, so that engages the top of all heaps of all storage units 2 of alignment on first hole 22 and second hole 23 respectively.Storage bin 11 also comprises the compensating buffer 25 that flows, and this energy disperser allows the work generation phase difference of loading and unloading storage unit 2.
Especially, the work of being discussed occurs in corresponding loading and unloading station 26 and 27, and load station 26 is between the machine 3 of storage bin 11 and production tobacco half-blank 4.
Consult Fig. 2, load station 26 comprises the output that is connected in the machine 3 of producing tobacco half-blank 4 and is connected to the forwarder 28 of empty storage unit 2, that is to say that empty storage unit does not contain cigarette incense products 4 and provided by the collector unit under first hole 22 that is located immediately at storage bin 11.
In suitable paragraph, will narrate pack into the mode of storage unit 2 of tobacco product 4.
Unloading station 27 is not equipped with between the collector unit 12 of storage unit 2 at storage bin 11 and beginning.This collector unit 12 just under second hole 23 of storage bin 11, in an example shown, directly from load station 26, there by same collector unit 12 prior cargo-carring whole storage units 2 storage bin of having packed in advance.
Equipment 1 also comprises and is used to guide and transmits first guiding device 29 that the collector unit 12 that the storage unit of obtaining from storage bin 2 is housed arrives at least one preservation storehouse 30.Shown in preferred embodiment in, the preservation storehouse 30 of installation quantitatively equals the quantity of the semi-finished kind of tobacco that produced by machine 3.
And comprising that this device is used for this preservation storehouse 30 is connected at least one downstream machine 32 from preserving second guiding device 31 of 30s, storehouse, this machine is carried out further procedure of processing on tobacco product 4.
Especially, will preserve storehouse 30 by second guiding device 31 and be connected to a station 33, tobacco product 4 is sent to downstream machine 32 from this station.Transmit station 33 and comprise a belt conveyor 34, this belt conveyor is connected in the entry position of downstream machine 32 and can be positioned to and the (see figure 4) of aliging that is stacked in from all storage units 2 on the collector unit 12 of preserving storehouse 30.As will being understood briefly, obtain tobacco product 4 by belt conveyor 34 from storage unit 2, and be sent to downstream machine 32.
Label 35 expressions are connected in these machines by this device the load station 26 of storage bin 11 from the 3rd guiding device of downstream machine 32s.Thereby the collector unit 12 that empty storage unit 2 is housed can be sent to the load station 26 of storage bin 11, and tobacco product 4 shifts out and be sent to downstream machine 32 from this storage unit 2; In fact, we remember that load station requires not contain the storage unit 2 of tobacco product.
First, second and the 3rd guiding device 29,31 and 35 can be worked explicitly with the running gear that causes of collector unit 12, are used for moving between described many stations the purpose of these these unit.For instance, these devices 29,31 and 35 can be taked the form of dynamo-electric track, guide rail or similar structures, and therefore, in the accompanying drawings, the running gear that causes that schematically is shown wheel can similarly be presented as for example electromagnetism slide rail or analogue.
At work, a collector unit 12 is parked in or is positioned at load station 26 places of storage bin 11, aligns with first hole 22.At this station place collector unit 12 a plurality of storage units 2 that do not comprise tobacco product 4 are housed.
The tobacco half-blank that comes out from the machine of making tobacco half-blank 4 is transmitted by the storage unit 2 at the top of 12 cargo-carring a piles of collector unit unit 2 by forwarder 28 courts.The storage unit 2 of this top does not contain tobacco product and does not have flexibility to be with 7.In this junction, inflow point by the helical orbit 5 at the top storage unit 2 places is extracted and be positioned to the flexible belt 7 that occupies the next storage unit 2 of going up unit below most out from helical orbit 5 at least in part.Forwarder 28 begins to make tobacco product 4 to advance, and this tobacco product is placed on flexibility on the helical orbit 5 that is positioned at the top storage unit 2 in advance with on 7 the part.Simultaneously, by causing that running gear 18 makes flexibility be with 7 to advance along helical orbit 5, enters storage unit 2 thereby transmit tobacco product 4.In case flexibility is with 7 to be received fully by helical orbit 5, storage unit 2 will be filled up by tobacco product 4.
Promote storage unit 2 and guide this unit to enter storage bin 11 by release gear 14 now by first hole 22.
Said repeatedly step has been introduced into storage bin 11 until the storage unit second from the bottom 2 of this heap of being adorned by collector unit 12.About the last storage unit 2 of this heap, except the operator transmits the situation of flexibility of supply band 7 from the private library (not shown) rather than from below storage unit 2, it is identical that step keeps.
In the inside of storage bin 11, all storage units 2 are advanced towards second hole 23 from first hole 22 by conveyer 24.
Be sent to the unloading station 27 of storage bin 11 now from its collector unit 12 that once storage unit 2 was fed to load station 26.In this position, a plurality of storage units 2 will drop on the device 13 of banking up of collector unit 12.
In case finish this operation, collector unit 12 enters along first guiding device 29 and preserves storehouse 30, will remain there till downstream machine 32 requires the time of the other tobacco product 4 of processing.
Subsequently, collector unit 12 advances along second guiding device 31, and is parked in or is positioned near the station 33, and tobacco product 4 is sent to downstream machine 32 from this station, is used for further processing.
During this step, especially, the feed belt 34 that is connected in the input of downstream machine 32 is oriented to align with last of all storage units 2, that is to say storage unit 2 unit farthest that leaves the top, so that receive the tobacco product 4 that is included in this this unit 2.
Make along its flexibility of placing the storage unit 2 of tobacco product 4 by relevant generation running gear 18 by the above and to be with 7 to extract out from helical orbit 5.
Thereby when flexibility was with 7 to come out, tobacco product 4 was transferred to the belt conveyor 34 that is used for downstream processing machine 32 from storage unit 2.In case flexibility is with 7 when fully free, it will turn back to the load station of storage bin 11, and preparation as previously discussed is used for further loading.
The work of the storage unit 2 of the other sky in the collector unit 2 is carried out with the same way as of the filling work narrated, unique different be the flexible belt 7 of the sky extracted out from each storage unit 2 insert directly below storage unit 2 in.
By collector unit 12 cargo-carring whole storage units 2 all empty the time, unit 12 returns or is sent to the load station 26 of storage bin 11, and repeats whole sequential process.
More than narration relates on the principle wherein tobacco product 4 from making a series of all steps that semi-finished single machine 3 is sent to the separate unit downstream machine that is used for further processing this product, and in the preferred embodiment of the present invention that in Fig. 1, schematically illustrates, produce semi-finished machine 3 with many and be connected to Duo Tai downstream processing machine 32.In other words, the equipment 1 that is disclosed guarantees the suitable alerting ability in the transmission of tobacco product 4, and this is can be connected to any amount of machine 32 that is used for further processing this product because produce semi-finished one or more machine 3 of tobacco.
Fig. 6 of accompanying drawing and 7 shows another embodiment of equipment 1, it comprise directly from machine 37 (Fig. 6) filling of producing tobacco half-blank 4 and be positioned at a plurality of storage units 36 (Fig. 7) on the supply unit 38.
Especially, single storage unit 36 preferably is a disk and has helical orbit 39, is parallel to many tobacco products 4 that place on track 39 occupied planes so that will hold, shown in Fig. 7 a.
Consult Fig. 7, helical orbit 39 has a two side 40 and a diapire 41, is comprised by these walls respectively and supports tobacco product 4.
Helical orbit 39 begins to be sloping portion 42, leaves the periphery flange of storage unit 36 and extends towards the center, and this sloping portion is the slope 43 that combines with diapire 41, and its function will become very clear in suitable paragraph.
The centre hole 44 that engages with the device 45 of banking up that is provided by each supply unit 38 is provided single storage unit 36 in addition.
As shown in Figure 8, at a plurality of storage units 36 on another top of banking up on the supply unit 38, occupy their centre hole 44 by the column 46 of the above-mentioned device 45 of banking up with having diameter clearance.More accurately, as appreciable in Fig. 8, greater than the diameter of column 46, it is very clear that its reason will become in suitable paragraph significantly for the diameter of centre hole 44.
In order to guarantee that all storage units 36 align when banking up flawlessly, advantageously, each storage unit will have fully around the detent 47 that is extended by the formed bottom of the outermost peripheral of one unit 36.The detent 47 of each storage unit 36 below with locating flange 48 engagements by the coupling of extending around the top of the peripheral projection of one unit 36.
Supply unit 38 be included in work between each storage unit 36 of the above-mentioned device 45 of banking up cause running gear 49, a part that causes running gear can be inserted in the centre hole 44 of one unit 36, as will becoming clearly with reference to Figure 10-14 in the suitable paragraph.
More specifically, the running gear of being discussed 49 that causes comprises passive supporter 50 and active supporter 51 that Fig. 9 schematically illustrates.
Passive supporter 50 and active supporter 51 are the shape and the maximum gauge with diameter of the centre hole 44 that is matched with storage unit basically of general cylindrical, so that this two other part can insert in the centre hole 44.
Passive supporter 50 is equipped with connection structure 52, can interfix by this supporter 50 of this connection structure and storage unit 36.In fact, this connection structure 52 comprises the corresponding grooves or the interior at least one pin 53 of slit (not shown) that can be inserted on the storage unit 36.In preferred embodiment, this pin 53 of Electromagnetic Drive, but in other embodiments, can Mechanical Driven pin 53.
Under any circumstance, pin 53 can and partly be between the control position that also meshes storage unit 36 in the passive supporter 50 simultaneously in the inoperative position in being in passive supporter 50 fully and move.
In addition, passive supporter 50 is equipped with latch-up structure 54, this passive supporter can be held on the device 45 of banking up by this latch-up structure.This latch-up structure 54 can be mechanical, electric or dynamo-electric.Thereby any one storage unit 36 and all unit 36 that are stacked on this unit can be clamped in a certain height, that is to say the selected location on the column 46 of device 45 of banking up.
Initiatively supporter 51 is equipped with the connection structure 55 identical with the connection structure of above-mentioned passive supporter 50.And initiatively supporter 51 comprises and is labeled as 56 and 57 first and second actuating devices respectively.Especially, first actuating device 56 is worked between the column 46 of the active supporter 51 and the device 45 of banking up, to cause active supporter 51, therefore relevant storage unit 36 can be moved along the device 45 of banking up of supply unit 38.Second actuating device 57 is worked between the column 46 of the active supporter 51 and the device 45 of banking up equally so that initiatively supporter 51, therefore also make the relevant storage unit 36 can be around device 45 revolutions of banking up.
Initiatively supporter 51 is positioned under the passive supporter 50 on the device 45 of banking up.And advantageously, initiatively supporter 51 has from the outstanding cylindrical part 58 of the main body of this part.The diameter of this column part 58 is less than the maximum gauge of active supporter 51 and be designed to be positioned at when being oriented on the top at another part for two 50 and 51 the recessed portion 59 that is provided by passive supporter 50.
Simultaneously advantageously, such as will become clear, comprise that the running gear 49 that causes of active supporter 50 and passive supporter 51 is designed to make the work of the loading and unloading tobacco product 4 that arrives and leave storage unit 36 rapid and simple.In order to carry out repeatedly, supply unit 38 is designed to be equipped with a plurality of storage units 36.
More specifically, all supply units 38 that have all storage units 36 of filling tobacco product 4 move along first guiding device 60, and first guiding device will be produced semi-finished machine 37 and be connected at least one preservation storehouse 61.Shown in preferred embodiment in, the preservation storehouse 61 of installation quantitatively equals the quantity of the semi-finished kind of tobacco that machine 37 produces.
Also comprise second guiding device 62, this device is connected to the preservation storehouse at least one downstream machine 63 of further processing tobacco product 4 from preserving the storehouse.
Especially, second guiding device 62 will be preserved storehouse 61 and be connected to the station 64 that tobacco product 4 is sent to downstream machine 63 from it.Transmit the receiving device 65 that station 64 is included in the input port that schematically illustrates among Fig. 6, be connected in downstream machine 63; As will become briefly clear like that, install 65 by these and obtain tobacco product, and tobacco product is sent to downstream machine 63.
Label 66 expressions the 3rd guiding device, this device is connected to downstream machine 63 load station 67 of working between each machine 37 of producing tobacco half-blank 4 and delivery unit 38.Thereby, the supply unit 38 that empty storage unit 36 (tobacco product 4 takes out and be sent to downstream machine 63 from this storage unit) is housed can be sent to load station 67, they are filled by the feeding mechanism 68 (seeing Figure 10 and 14) of a part that forms this station 67 again at this station.
First, second and the 3rd guiding device 60,62 and 66 are designed to work in combination with the running gear 69 that causes that schematically is shown wheel 70 in the accompanying drawings, cause that by this running gear moves supply unit 38 between above-mentioned a plurality of stations.For instance, these guiding devices 60,62 and 66 can adopt the form of dynamo-electric track, guide rail or analogue, and therefore, the running gear that causes that schematically illustrates in the accompanying drawings can similarly be presented as for example electromagnetism slide rail or analogue.
At work, the supply unit 38 that has all storage units 36 docks at or is positioned at load station 67.At this station, the whole storage units 36 except are banked up and are vertical above the substrate of supply unit 38.On the contrary, a storage unit 36 is positioned in the substrate of supply unit 38, as shown in figure 10.
Passive supporter 50 be provided in or more properly be fixed in storage unit 36 in the face of the suprabasil storage unit that is located at supply unit 38 by connection structure 52, and passive supporter support leave be positioned at that this is suprabasil, folded all storage units of the coupled storage unit 36 of supporter 51 initiatively.
In this respect, promote initiatively supporter 51 to a certain extent by first actuating device 56, the suprabasil storage unit 36 that is positioned at supply unit 38 promotes with it, makes this unit 36 leave substrate fully.
Secondly, drive the feeding mechanism 68 of the double conveyor that preferably is the banding pattern formula, the tobacco half-blank 4 that it produces corresponding machine 37 advances.One end of double conveyor 71 is placed with the slope 43 of the storage unit 36 that is connected to active supporter 51 and aligns.Second actuating device 57 makes part 51 and rotates with its storage unit 36 together subsequently.This moment, double conveyor 71 began to guide tobacco product 4 to enter the helical orbit 39 of storage unit 36, and in its rotation process, this storage unit will draw the end of belt conveyor 7 to cross helix line, till whole rail is filled up with tobacco product 4.
In case storage unit 36 fills up fully, double conveyor 71 is transferred to the exterior position of range of sizes of supply unit 38, unit 36 can be relocated subsequently on the active supporter 51 of the substrate of supply unit 38 and disengagement.
Promote initiatively supporters 51 by first actuating device 56 towards passive supporter 50 now, this passive supporter is used to remain on the storage unit 36 of a pile sky of raised position, as shown in figure 11.
In case initiatively the groove 59 that is provided by another supporter will be provided the column part 58 of passive supporter 50, one supporters of supporter 51 arrival, as shown in figure 12.
In this position, the connection structure 52 of passive supporter 50 discharges it at present to its fixing storage unit 36, and this unit 36 descends, and is shelved on the active supporter 51.In fact, this moment, initiatively the connecting device 55 of supporter 51 was in control position, thereby can stop the whereabouts of storage unit 36 and in fact whole heap dummy cell, and they are retained and are state shown in Figure 13.
Drive initiatively first actuating device 56 of supporter 51 now once more, and make 36 risings of the empty storage unit of this heap equal the distance of the height of this unit 36.In case this is stored up and puts the unit and be in suitable height, drive the blocking device 54 and the connection structure 52 of passive supporter 50 once more, inciting somebody to action directly at the present device of banking up that is not fixed in the appropriate location and is held in supply unit 38 by the storage unit 36 on the active supporter 51 ingear unit 36.
In this junction, drive initiatively first actuating device 56 of supporter 51, and the storage unit 36 of sky is dropped on the storage unit of before having filled 36.
In case storage unit 36 that should sky contacts with full storage unit 36, repeat abovely to this described step, fill another unit 36, as shown in figure 14.
Repeat this program, until filling all storage units 36.
Along with this work is finished, supply unit 38 advances to enter along first guiding device 60 and preserves storehouse 61, will be kept at the there, when downstream machine 63 needs further processing tobacco product 4.
Subsequently, supply unit 38 advances along second guiding device 62, stops or being positioned near the station 64, and tobacco product 4 is sent to downstream machine 63 from this station, is used for further processing.
During this step, more specifically, the double conveyor identical with above-mentioned double conveyor 71 is connected in the input port of downstream machine 63, and the tobacco product 4 that is oriented to align with a unit of all storage units 36 and obtains wherein to be comprised.
More accurately, an end of double conveyor is provided to the slope 43 of storage unit 36, this unit 36 is rotated, directly tobacco product 4 is unloaded on the double conveyor.
The double conveyor of receiving device 65 is the suprabasil unit that are positioned at supply unit 38 at unloading station 64 to its bonded assembly storage unit 36, and all the other all storage units 36 accurately leave base unit with the same way as that takes place when loading tobacco product 4 and remained in the position of rising by passive supporter 50.
Accurately in storage unit 36, cause the motion of carrying out for the purpose that unloads whole tobacco products with the same way as that takes place when loading this product, that is to say from this heap that is kept by passive supporter 50 individually to discharge all storage units 36, also double conveyor is connected in each storage unit.
Storage unit 36 wherein cause when empty direction that storage unit rotates obviously and this unit be caused direction of rotation when filling.
When being empty by supply unit 38 cargo-carring all storage units 36, unit 38 returns and is sent to load station 67, repeats whole steps.
Foregoing relates to a series of all steps on principle, wherein tobacco product 4 is sent to a downstream machine 63 that is used for further processing this product from producing semi-finished single machine 37, and in the preferred embodiment of the present invention that in Fig. 6, schematically illustrates, produce semi-finished many machines 37 and be connected in Duo Tai downstream processing machine 63.In other words, can be connected in any amount of machine 63 that is used for further processing this product owing to produce semi-finished one or more machine 37 of tobacco, so the equipment 1 that is disclosed has guaranteed the suitable alerting ability in the transmission of tobacco product 4.

Claims (48)

1. one kind is used to deposit and supplies tobacco semi-finished equipment, it is characterized in that this equipment comprises:
A plurality of storage units (36) of directly supplying by a machine (37) of producing tobacco half-blank (4);
Be used to load at least one supply unit (38) of a plurality of storage units (36) of orderly arrangement;
Arrive first guiding device (60) at least one preservation storehouse (61) by its guiding supply unit (38);
Arrive further second guiding device (62) of at least one the machine (63) of this tobacco half-blank (4) of processing by it from least one preservation storehouse (61) guiding supply unit (38).
2. an equipment as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, also comprise the 3rd guiding device (66), this device is sent to the machine (37) of producing tobacco half-blank (4) with supply unit (38) from least one the machine (63) that is used for further processing tobacco product (4).
3. an equipment as claimed in claim 1 or 2, it is characterized in that, also be included in a load station (67) of working between the machine (37) of producing tobacco half-blank (4) and the supply unit (38), tobacco half-blank (4) be sent to storage unit (36) at this station.
4. as one of an above claim described equipment, it is characterized in that, also be included in work between the machine (63) of further processing tobacco half-blank (4) and the supply unit (38) one unload station (64), be sent to further processing machine (63) at this station tobacco half-blank (4).
5. as claim 3 or 4 described equipment, it is characterized in that, load station (67) comprises by it tobacco half-blank is fed to the device (68) of a storage unit (36), and unloading station (64) comprises the device (65) that is received tobacco product (4) by it from a storage unit (36).
6. an equipment as claimed in claim 5, it is characterized in that, receiving device (65) and feeding mechanism (68) comprise and preferably are a corresponding double conveyor (71) of banding pattern formula, one first end of this belt conveyor can promptly can receive tobacco product (4) or tobacco product is fed to this unit by such mode with respect to storage unit (36) location from this unit.
7. an equipment as claimed in claim 6, it is characterized in that, each supply unit (38) comprises the device (49) that selectively causes motion in such mode in each storage unit (36), promptly with orderly order this unit (36) is directed to first end of double conveyor (71).
8. an equipment as claimed in claim 7, it is characterized in that, cause that running gear (49) comprises initiatively supporter (51) of a passive supporter (50) and, this passive supporter can remain at least one storage unit (36) in the position of first end that leaves two driving bands (71), this active supporter at least one storage unit (36) can be remained on and the interactional position of first end of double conveyor (71) in.
9. an equipment as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that, initiatively supporter (51) comprises first actuating device (56), and this first actuating device can transmit at least one storage unit (36) by a plurality of control positioies along supply unit (38).
10. an equipment as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that, passive supporter (50) and active supporter (51) are equipped with connection structure (52,55) separately, thereby can be fixed in corresponding storage unit (36) separately.
11. as one of an above claim described equipment, it is characterized in that each supply unit (38) comprises the device of banking up (45), this device of banking up can be arranged in (36) one of storage units on another the top in an orderly manner.
12., it is characterized in that each storage unit (36) comprises a helical orbit (39) that holds tobacco product (4) as one of an above claim described equipment.
13., it is characterized in that initiatively supporter (51) comprises second actuating device (57) as claim 10,11 or 12 described equipment, second actuating device can make helical orbit (39) rotate with respect to the device of banking up (45).
14. one kind is used to deposit and supplies the tobacco process of semi-finished, it is characterized in that, comprises the following steps:
One unit one unit ground sends tobacco half-blank (4) to a plurality of storage units (36) that are placed on a plurality of supply units (38);
Supply unit (38) is sent at least one preservation storehouse (61);
Supply unit (38) is transported at least one machine (63) that is used for further processing tobacco half-blank (4) from preserving storehouse (61) selectively; And
Unload tobacco product (4) from storage unit (36), to be fed to further processing machine (63).
A 15. method as claimed in claim 14, it is characterized in that, also comprise each supply unit (38) is sent to the step of producing the semi-finished at least one machine of tobacco (37) from further processing machine (63), to prepare to be used for tobacco half-blank (4) is delivered into the step of storage unit (36).
16. as claim 14 or 15 described methods, it is characterized in that, the step that tobacco half-blank (4) is transported to storage unit (36) comprises that an end that will carry a double conveyor (71) of tobacco product (4) is positioned on the sloping portion (42) that the helical orbit (39) by a storage unit (36) provides, and makes helical orbit (39) revolution of storage unit (36) simultaneously.
A 17. method as claimed in claim 16, it is characterized in that the rotating step of helical orbit (39) that sloping portion (42) that the end with a double conveyor (71) is positioned at the helical orbit (39) by storage unit (36) and provides is gone up and made storage unit (36) simultaneously is provided the step that unloads tobacco half-blank (4) from storage unit (36).
A 18. method as claimed in claim 17, it is characterized in that the step of carrying tobacco half-blank (4) to arrive storage unit (36) comprises makes helical orbit (39) to turn round in the opposite direction with wherein cause the side that this track (39) rotates when storage unit (36) unloads tobacco product (4).
A 19. method as claimed in claim 16, it is characterized in that the end that will carry a double conveyor (71) of tobacco product (4) is positioned on the sloping portion (42) that is provided by helical orbit (39), so that with tobacco product (4) pack into the step of storage unit (36) comprise with storage unit (36) be placed down in the last cargo-carring storage unit of tobacco product (4) (36) go up and keep other empty storage unit (36) to be in leaving will a position that raise of cargo-carring this unit (36) in, so that the end of double conveyor (71) can be provided to the step of the helical orbit (39) of this unit that will be loaded.
20. method as claimed in claim 17, it is characterized in that the end that will carry a double conveyor (71) of tobacco product (4) is positioned on the sloping portion (42) that is provided by helical orbit (39), so that the step that unloads tobacco product (4) from storage unit (36) comprises that a storage unit of filling (36) is placed down in the storage unit (36) that does not have tobacco product (4) at last to be gone up and keep other storage unit of filling (36) to be in and leave the position that raises of the unit (36) that will unstow, so that the end of double conveyor (71) can be offered the step of the helical orbit (39) of the unit that will unstow.
21. a storage unit that is used for tobacco product, this unit comprise a helical orbit (9), hold the tobacco product (4) of orderly arrangement along this helical orbit.
22. a storage unit as claimed in claim 21 is characterized in that, helical orbit (39) comprises a sloping portion (42), so that will admit the end of a double conveyor.
23. a storage unit as claimed in claim 22 is characterized in that, sloping portion (42) comprises that the end that allows a double conveyor is positioned at helical orbit (39) in-to-in one slope (43).
24. a storage unit as claimed in claim 23 is characterized in that, helical orbit (39) provides a centre hole (44), and relevant storage unit (36) can be positioned on the column by this centre hole and can bank up with other storage unit.
25. one kind is used to deposit and supplies tobacco semi-finished equipment, it is characterized in that it comprises:
A plurality of storage units (2) of directly supplying by a machine (3) of producing tobacco half-blank (4);
At least one storage bin (11) that comprises a plurality of storage units (2) of orderly arrangement;
Accept at least one collector unit (12) of a plurality of storage units (2) from storage bin (11);
By first guiding device (29) of its guiding from a collector unit (12) arrival at least one preservation storehouse (30) that storage bin (11) is filled;
Arrive further second guiding device (31) of at least one the machine (32) of processing tobacco half-blank (4) by it from least one preservation storehouse (30) guiding collector unit (12).
26. an equipment as claimed in claim 25 is characterized in that, also comprises the 3rd guiding device (35) that from least one machine (32) that is used for further processing tobacco product (4) collector unit (12) is sent to storage bin (11) by it.
27. as claim 25 or 26 described equipment, it is characterized in that, also comprise a plurality of storage bins (11) that are associated with production one machine (3) that grows tobacco half-blank (4) separately.
28. as the described equipment of one of claim 25 to 27, it is characterized in that storage bin (11) comprises by one first hole (22) of its admittance storage unit (2), discharges one second hole (23) of storage unit (2) and storage unit (2) is sent to the device (24) of second hole (23) from first hole (22) with orderly order by it by it.
29. as the described equipment of claim 25 to 28, it is characterized in that, also be included in a load station (26) of working between the machine (3) of producing tobacco half-blank (4) and the storage bin (11), fill storage unit (2) with tobacco half-blank (4) at this station.
30., it is characterized in that a unloading station (27) that also is included in storage bin (11) and works is transferred to collector unit (12) at this station storage unit (2) as the described equipment of one of claim 25 to 29 between of collector unit (12).
31. as the described equipment of one of claim 25 to 30, it is characterized in that, collector unit (12) comprises by it has the device (13) banked up with the order of preface with storage unit (2) and by its device that this storage unit (2) is discharged with orderly order, thereby can be with the orderly a plurality of storage units of order loading and unloading (2).
32. an equipment as claimed in claim 29 is characterized in that, by the directed again collector unit (12) of the 3rd guiding device (35) storage unit of sky is supplied to load station (26) from the machine (32) that is used for further processing tobacco product (4).
33. as claim 30 or 32 described equipment, it is characterized in that, use from its collector unit (12) that has discharged the sky of the unit of depositing (2) in load station (26) and be supplied to unloading station (27).
34., it is characterized in that collector unit (12) comprises and transmits first, second and three guiding device (29,31,35) interactional cause running gear (16) of collector unit (12) to terminal as the described equipment of one of claim 25 to 33.
35., it is characterized in that each storage unit (2) comprises the helical orbit (5) that holds tobacco product (4) and by its device (6) from helical orbit (5) loading and unloading tobacco product (4) as the described equipment of one of claim 25 to 34.
36. an equipment as claimed in claim 35 is characterized in that, loading and unloading device (6) comprises a flexible band (7) that engages with helical orbit (5) slidably, and tobacco product (4) directly is placed on the flexible band (7).
A 37. equipment as claimed in claim 36, it is characterized in that, also comprise and selectively act on causing running gear (18) on the storage unit (2) that occupies collector unit (12) that promptly each flexible band (7) can be extracted out and inserts relevant storage unit from relevant storage unit (2) related with each collector unit (12) in such mode.
38. deposit and supply the tobacco process of semi-finished for one kind, it is characterized in that, comprise the following steps:
Tobacco half-blank (4) is carried on a plurality of storage units (2) one unit one unit ground;
The corresponding storage bin (11) of continuously storage unit (2) being packed into;
From storage bin (11) storage unit (2) of predetermined quantity is sent to a plurality of collector units (12);
Collector unit (12) is transported at least one preservation storehouse (30);
Selectively collector unit (12) is transported at least one the machine (32) that is used for further processing tobacco articles (4) from preserving storehouse (30); And
Unload tobacco product (4) from storage unit (2), to be fed to processing machine (32).
39. a method as claimed in claim 38 is characterized in that, also comprises each collector unit (12) is transported at least one storage bin (11) so that load the step of the deposit receipt unit (2) that is carried with tobacco half-blank (4) from processing machine (32).
40. as claim 38 or 39 described methods, it is characterized in that the step of loading storage unit (2) with tobacco half-blank (4) comprises the step that continuously a plurality of storage units (2) is sent to a load station (26) and simultaneously tobacco product (4) is sent to a storage unit (2) from a production machine (3) from a collector unit (12).
A 41. method as claimed in claim 40, it is characterized in that the step of carrying tobacco product (4) to arrive a storage unit (2) comprises that tobacco product (4) is placed on flexible be with (7) upward and simultaneously is with the step of (7) along a helical orbit (5) the guiding flexibility of storage unit (2).
A 42. method as claimed in claim 41, it is characterized in that the step that the storage unit (2) that transmits predetermined quantity from storage bin (11) arrives a plurality of collector units (12) comprises from the load station (26) of storage bin (11) and a collector unit (12) is sent to a unloading station (27) of storage bin (11) and is stacked on the collector unit (12) with the storage unit (2) of orderly order with a predetermined quantity.
43. as the described method of one of claim 38 to 42, it is characterized in that, from storage unit (2) with tobacco product (4) unload a belt conveyor (34) that the step of delivering to processing machine (32) comprises the input port that wherein is connected in processing machine (32) be oriented to be stacked in collector unit (12) on a step of aliging of storage unit (2) and a step that receives tobacco product (4) from storage unit (2).
A 44. method as claimed in claim 43, it is characterized in that the step that receives tobacco product (4) from storage unit (2) comprises the flexible step being with (7) and from the extraction part of flexibility band (7) tobacco product (4) being sent to belt conveyor (34) simultaneously of placing tobacco product (4) from a helical orbit (5) extraction of storage unit (2) thereon.
45. a storage unit that is used for tobacco product is characterized in that, comprising:
Hold a helical orbit (5) of tobacco product (4) with orderly arrangement along it; And
By it tobacco product (4) is loaded into the device (6) that this tobacco product was gone up and unloaded from this helical orbit to helical orbit (5).
A 46. storage unit as claimed in claim 45, it is characterized in that, loading and unloading device (6) is to be with (7) with helical orbit (5) bonded assembly one flexibility slidably, wherein tobacco product (4) is located immediately on the flexible band (7), and can in belt conveyor (7), cause motion, so that can make belt conveyor (7) extract and be inserted into storage unit out from storage unit (2).
47. as claim 45 or 46 described storage units, it is characterized in that, also comprise by it tobacco product (4) is remained on the flexible device of being with on (7) (8).
A 48. storage unit as claimed in claim 47, it is characterized in that, holding device (8) comprise be positioned on the tobacco product (4), leave an expandable spiral coil (9) of a distance one roof (10) that extend in parallel and that be fixed in storage unit (2) with flexible band (7).
CNA2006100679304A 2005-08-09 2006-03-20 A device and a method for storing and making available semi-manufactured tobacco products Pending CN1911736A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
ITBO2005A000529 2005-08-09
IT000529A ITBO20050529A1 (en) 2005-08-09 2005-08-09 DEVICE AND METHOD TO STORE AND MAKE AVAILABLE SMOKED SMOKE ITEMS

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
CN1911736A true CN1911736A (en) 2007-02-14

Family

ID=37311875

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
CNA2006100679304A Pending CN1911736A (en) 2005-08-09 2006-03-20 A device and a method for storing and making available semi-manufactured tobacco products

Country Status (5)

Country Link
US (1) US20070034217A1 (en)
EP (1) EP1752053A1 (en)
JP (1) JP2007044036A (en)
CN (1) CN1911736A (en)
IT (1) ITBO20050529A1 (en)

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN102046030B (en) * 2008-05-29 2013-03-20 国际烟草机械波兰私人控股有限责任公司 System of devices for transporting rod shaped elements in production arrangement of tobacco industry
CN106516539A (en) * 2016-10-18 2017-03-22 苏州博思得电气有限公司 Determination method and device of object storage position in storage cabinet
CN109244906A (en) * 2018-09-25 2019-01-18 江苏森蓝智能系统有限公司 A kind of complete workshop library line one production organization method of mesolow

Families Citing this family (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE102011009664B4 (en) * 2011-01-28 2013-11-14 British American Tobacco (Germany) Gmbh Self-production of user-specific designed smoking article, especially cigarettes

Family Cites Families (10)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE2030515A1 (en) * 1970-06-20 1972-01-05 Hauni Werke Koerber & Co Kg Method and arrangement for conveying goods on a closed conveyor track
GB2017618B (en) * 1978-01-11 1982-10-06 Molins Ltd Storing rod-like articles
GB2072119B (en) * 1980-03-24 1984-05-10 Gd Spa Cigarette accumulating arrangements in a cigarette production and packaging installation
IT1169176B (en) * 1983-02-24 1987-05-27 Gd Spa CONVEYOR SYSTEM FOR THE TRANSFER OF A MASS OF BAR-SHAPED ITEMS, IN PARTICULAR CIGARETTES
US4995769A (en) * 1988-04-05 1991-02-26 Fabriques De Tabac Reunies, S.A. Rod conveyor and compartment therefor
DE4305464A1 (en) * 1993-02-23 1994-08-25 Focke & Co Device for transporting and storing cigarettes
DE4404929C2 (en) * 1994-02-16 1995-12-14 Bat Cigarettenfab Gmbh Plant for the production and packaging of cigarettes
GB9711518D0 (en) * 1997-06-05 1997-07-30 Molins Plc Reservoir system for rod-like articles
DE19756138B4 (en) * 1997-12-17 2005-12-29 Hauni Maschinenbau Ag Conveyor arrangement for conveying rod-shaped articles of the tobacco processing industry
DE10355876A1 (en) * 2003-11-25 2005-07-28 Hauni Maschinenbau Ag Arrangement for filling and / or emptying of containers filled with articles and / or to be filled and handling device for transporting the containers

Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN102046030B (en) * 2008-05-29 2013-03-20 国际烟草机械波兰私人控股有限责任公司 System of devices for transporting rod shaped elements in production arrangement of tobacco industry
CN106516539A (en) * 2016-10-18 2017-03-22 苏州博思得电气有限公司 Determination method and device of object storage position in storage cabinet
CN106516539B (en) * 2016-10-18 2018-11-16 苏州博思得电气有限公司 Article storage method for determining position and device in a kind of cabinet
CN109244906A (en) * 2018-09-25 2019-01-18 江苏森蓝智能系统有限公司 A kind of complete workshop library line one production organization method of mesolow

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
JP2007044036A (en) 2007-02-22
ITBO20050529A1 (en) 2005-11-08
EP1752053A1 (en) 2007-02-14
US20070034217A1 (en) 2007-02-15

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
CN103764523B (en) Store and/or choose method and the storage of product unit and/or choose facility
US10889394B2 (en) Machine to manufacture cartridges for electronic cigarettes and plant for the production of packages containing said cartridges for electronic cigarettes
CN106670796B (en) A kind of automatic assembling machine of motor housing and magnetic shoe
CN107708940A (en) Stocking system
CN107941103A (en) A kind of circulating explosive-source explosive post automatic powder charge production line
CN202736960U (en) Automatic chip loading machine
CN105899328B (en) bar feeding machine
CN1911736A (en) A device and a method for storing and making available semi-manufactured tobacco products
CN1891089A (en) A method and equipment for batch handling and transfer of tobacco products
JP6501784B2 (en) Paper cylinder storage unit and paper cylinder storage method
CN205652401U (en) Material case packer
CN105730764A (en) Material encasing method
CN102046030B (en) System of devices for transporting rod shaped elements in production arrangement of tobacco industry
CN1596778B (en) Apparatus and method for transferring rod-like articles
CN109625740B (en) Multilayer storage mechanism
CN104394827A (en) Apparatus for feeding capsules
JP2009249113A (en) Compiling/carrying device of product
CN208189957U (en) A kind of Full-automatic pin bending integral machine
CN207810403U (en) Mobile phone shell feed bin
CN1533965A (en) Article classifying device
CN208897515U (en) A kind of block form assembly packaging production line
CN205381430U (en) Circulation system is carried to spinning cake diolame
CN207613037U (en) A kind of coiled mosquito-repellent incense automatic manufacturing device
CN201721967U (en) Transporting and feeding device for firework tube
CN205771968U (en) Transporter and system of processing

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
C06 Publication
PB01 Publication
C02 Deemed withdrawal of patent application after publication (patent law 2001)
WD01 Invention patent application deemed withdrawn after publication