KR20060023774A - Cigarette burning measuring device by natural and artificial drop system - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is to automatically measure the time and distance when the cigarette material naturally falls during the combustion of the cigarette, and the amount of time, the distance and the amount of impact of the cigarette material fall according to the impact amount by using a device composed of a sensor and a driving motor The present invention relates to a cigarette combustion measuring apparatus using a natural drop and a forced shock method for improving the quality of tobacco. The present invention gripping a main body; Operation switch; Ignition heaters that light cigarettes; A vacuum pump and suction brush valve for sucking air into the cigarette; Ash detection sensor for detecting the presence or absence of cigarette ash; First conveying means for conveying the re-sensing sensor back and forth to the cigarette by an operation of a drive motor; Second conveying means for conveying the tooth weight to a predetermined height above the cigarette; Conveying the first conveying means, calculating the re-ashing distance, counting the time, and conveying the second conveying means to allow the ball to fall further into the cigarette, counting the re-falling distance and counting the time A control unit for calculating the impact amount; A buzzer for notifying operation abnormality or termination; It consists of a time / distance / shock amount display unit for displaying time, distance, and impact amount data.

Cigarettes, Combustion, Cigarettes, Drops, Impact, Time, Distance, Sensor, Motor

Description

Cigarette burning measuring device by natural and artificial impact system

1 is a control block diagram of a cigarette combustion measuring apparatus according to the natural fall and forced impact method according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing a state of use of the tobacco combustion measuring apparatus according to the natural fall and forced impact method according to the present invention.

3 is a side view of FIG. 2;

Figure 4 is a control block diagram showing a tobacco combustion measuring apparatus according to the natural fall method as another embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

1: body 2: cigarette

10: ignition heater 12: vacuum pump

14: suction brush valve 16, 17, 18: start / end switch

19: re-detection sensor 20: control unit

21: timer 22: first drive motor

23: first transfer means 24: second drive motor

25 second conveying means 26 solenoid

27: Gongchu 28: Buzzer

29: time / distance / shock display unit 30: power supply

The present invention relates to a cigarette combustion measuring apparatus, and more particularly, a time and a distance in which a cigarette material naturally falls during the combustion (smoking) of a cigarette, and a time, a distance, and the amount of the cigarette material dropping according to the impact amount by applying an impact amount to the cigarette. The present invention relates to a device for measuring the combustion of cigarettes by natural drop and forced impact method to improve the quality of cigarettes by developing new products or comparing data between measured samples and other kinds of products.

Generally speaking, cigarettes are classified into two types according to the way they are flavored: American cigarettes and British cigarettes. The characteristics of American cigarettes are yellow tobacco, Burley tobacco, Orient tobacco, other leaflets and abacus. And, the characteristic of British cigarette is to realize a natural tobacco taste only with basic additives such as moisturizer and algae.

Korean tobacco belongs to the American cigarettes. The tobacco algae usually take leaf tobacco according to the physicochemical properties and the taste of tobacco, and by selecting the tobacco type by tobacco type, leaf fraction, grade, and year of production, and choosing the fragrance according to the tobacco taste. Manufactured in harmony.

Conventionally, in order to measure the distance of ash drop by cigarette burning, manual measurement of the time and distance by the human eye, the error of the data is large, the accuracy of the data is inferior because the measurement time at the moment of ash drop is not accurately recorded. There was this.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, the time and distance that the cigarette material naturally falls during the burning (smoking) of the cigarette, and the time, distance and The impact amount is automatically measured by using a device composed of a sensor and a driving motor, and a natural drop and forced impact method is used to improve the quality of cigarettes by developing new products or comparing data with other samples. The purpose is to provide a tobacco combustion measuring apparatus.

Cigarette combustion measuring apparatus according to the natural fall and forced impact method according to the present invention for achieving the above object, the main body constituting the overall appearance of the device holding the cigarette on one side; A natural ashing start / end switch operated by a user to start or end the natural ashing function; An impact ashing start / end switch operated by a user to start or end the impact ashing function; A height / repetition time setting switch operated by a user to set the height and repetition motion time of the ball; An ignition heater that generates heat to ignite the end of the cigarette; A vacuum pump and a suction brush valve generating air and sucking air at the other end of the cigarette; Ash detection sensor for detecting the presence or absence of cigarette ash in the cigarette held on one side of the main body; First conveying means provided with the re-sensing sensor and transferring the re-sensing sensor back and forth to the cigarette by an operation of a first driving motor; Second conveying means grasped by a solenoid and additionally provided with a ball and conveying the ball weight to a predetermined height above the cigarette by the operation of a second drive motor; In response to the input of the natural ashing start / end switch, the first driving motor is driven to transfer the first conveying means, and the ashing distance is calculated by receiving the input signal of the ash detection sensor, A timer is counted for the re-start time, and the second drive means is moved by operating the second driving motor in accordance with the input of the impact re-start start / end switch, so that the ball is set by the height / repeat time setting switch. After the transfer to the height, the solenoid is operated to wait for a predetermined number of repetitions and then the ball is added to the cigarette, at this time, the input signal from the re-sensing sensor to calculate the distance of the ash fall, and A control unit for counting the re-fall time with the built-in timer and calculating the impact amount; A buzzer operated by the control of the controller to notify an operation abnormality or termination; A time / distance / impact amount display unit displaying the time, distance, and impact amount data according to the output signal of the controller; It is characterized by consisting of a power supply for supplying power to the respective parts.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a control block diagram of a tobacco combustion measuring apparatus according to the natural fall and forced impact method according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the use state of the tobacco combustion measuring apparatus according to the natural drop and forced impact method according to the present invention. 3 is a side view of FIG. 2.

As shown the present invention, the body (1), cigarette (2), ignition heater (10), vacuum pump (12), suction brush valve (14), natural re-bounce start / end switch (16), impact type Re-start start / end switch 17, height / repeat time setting switch 18, re-detect sensor 19, control unit 20, timer 21, first drive motor 22, first transfer means ( 23), second drive motor 24, second transfer means 25, solenoid 26, ball weight 27, buzzer 28, time / distance / shock amount display 29, power supply 30 It consists of.

The main body 1 constitutes the overall appearance of the device and grips the cigarette 2 on one side thereof, and the natural ashing start / end switch 16 is operated by a user to input a start or end command of the natural ashing function. Let's do it.

In addition, the impact re-start start / end switch 17 is operated by the user to input the start or end command of the impact re-bounce function, the height / repeat time setting switch 18 is operated by the user to the ball Set the height and repetition operation time.

The ignition heater 10 generates heat to ignite the end of the cigarette 2, the vacuum pump 12 and the suction sole valve 14 generate air and suck air to the other end of the cigarette 2. Burn the cigarette.

The re-sensing sensor 19 detects the presence or absence of cigarette ash on the cigarette 2 held on one side of the main body 1, and in particular, the re-sensing sensor 19 uses an infrared sensor or an ultrasonic sensor to detect a specific position, By detecting the presence of an object at a certain distance, the ash can be detected.

The first conveying means 23 is provided with the re-sensing sensor 19 and by the operation of the first drive motor 22 to transfer the re-sensing sensor 19 to the cigarette 2 back and forth correspondingly, 2 The conveying means 25 is gripped by the solenoid 26 so that the ball weight 27 is installed and the ball weight 27 is fixed above the cigarette 2 by the operation of the second drive motor 24. Transfer it to height. Preferably, the first and second drive motors 22 and 24 are stepping motors capable of precise control.

The control unit 20 operates the first drive motor 22 according to the input of the natural ashing start / end switch 16 to transfer the first conveying means 23, and the re-sensing sensor 19 Receiving an input signal calculates the re-distance distance, and counts the re-interval time with the timer 21 built in the self. In addition, the second driving motor 24 is operated in response to an input of the impact re-start start / end switch 17 to transfer the second transfer means 25 so that the ball weight 27 repetitively increases the height / repeat. After the transfer to the height set by the time setting switch 18, the solenoid 26 is operated to wait for a predetermined number of repetitions, and then the ball weight 27 falls to the cigarette 2, wherein the Receiving the input signal of the re-sensing sensor 19 to calculate the re-ashing distance, and counts the re-ashing time with the timer 21 built in itself, and calculates the impact amount.

The buzzer 28 is operated by the control of the control unit 20 to inform the operation abnormality or the end, etc., the time / distance / impact display unit 29 is the time, distance, according to the output signal of the control unit 20 The impact amount data is displayed. In addition, the power supply unit 30 supplies power to the respective parts.

Referring to the operation of the present invention configured in this way in more detail as follows.

First, when power is supplied to each unit through the power supply unit 30 of the present invention, the control unit 20 operates the first drive motor 22 to position the re-sensing sensor 19 from the first transfer means 23. Move to the reference point and wait for user input.

At this time, when the natural ashing start / end switch 16 is input by the user, the ignition heater 10 generates heat to light the end of the cigarette 2, the vacuum pump 12 and the suction brush valve 14 generates air and sucks air at the other end of the cigarette 2 to burn the cigarette.

At the same time, the control unit 20 operates the first drive motor 22 to transfer the first conveying means 23, thereby advancing the re-detection sensor 19 to the tip with the cigarette, and at this time, the cigarette 2 At the same time, the controller 20 starts the time counting by operating the built-in timer 21.

After the above process, the first drive motor 22 is continuously operated, and the re-detection sensor 19 proceeds to about 10 mm from the tip of the cigarette 2 first detected, and then stops, where the re-detection sensor ( 19) Continue to wait until no object (tobacco or tobacco ash) is detected (when ash falls).

At this time, the 10mm distance is calculated in advance by the control unit 20 the travel distance of the re-sensing sensor 19 for one pulse rotation of the first drive motor 22, the pulse as much as 10mm advance the first drive motor 22 Output to.

At this time, the number of pulses to be progressed is determined by " number of pulses per one revolution of drive motor / traveling distance per one revolution "

Subsequently, when the cigarette is burned and the cigarette ashes fall, the ash sensor 19 detects that there is no object and sends a detection signal to the controller 20. The control unit 20 reads out the time at the moment when the detection signal is input from the built-in timer 21 and outputs it to the display unit 29. In addition, the first driving motor 22 is driven to advance the first conveying means 23 until the ash sensor 19 again detects an object (tobacco, tobacco). The number of pulses driving the one drive motor 22 and the number of pulses of 10 mm previously advanced are added, converted into distances, and output to the display unit 29. Thereafter, the above process is repeated again to proceed 10mm to wait until the object is not detected by the re-sensing sensor 19.

At this time, the traveling distance is determined by " total number of pulses / (number of pulses per one rotation of the driving motor / 1 traveling distance per revolution).

In addition, the action on the external impact amount applied to the cigarette 2 is as follows.

After the measurement operator inputs the repetition time and free fall height of the ball weight 27 with the height / repetition time setting switch 18, and the impact re-starting start / end switch 17 is input, the ignition heater 10 Generates heat to light the ends of the cigarettes 2, and the vacuum pump 12 and the suction sole valve 14 generate air, and inhale the air to the other end of the cigarettes 2 to produce tobacco. Burn.

At the same time, the control unit 20 transfers the ball weight 27 held by the solenoid 26 by the height specified by the height / repeat time setting switch 18. At this time, the controller 20 operates the second drive motor 24 to transfer the second transfer means 25 so that the ball weight 27 is set by the height set by the height / repeat time setting switch 18. Allow to be transferred and wait until the set repeat time.

When the control unit 20 reaches the set repetition time, the control unit 20 operates the solenoid 26 to remove the catch of the ball weight 27. The ball weight 27 falls freely at the currently set height and strikes a predetermined filter part of the cigarette. The impact amount is applied. This operation is repeatedly performed at intervals of repetition time until the impact re-start start / end switch 17 is input again.

Here, the free fall height setting is calculated by outputting the height value input to the height / repetition time setting switch 18 as the number of output pulses of the second drive motor 24 so that the ball weight 27 is moved to the set height. do.

At this time, the number of pulses to be advanced is determined as "(number of pulses per revolution of stepping motor / height of progress per revolution) x height to progress".

In addition, the impact amount applied to the cigarette 2 calculated by the control part 20 is as follows.

"Impact amount = ball weight (kg) x gravitational acceleration (㎨) x height (m)"

If the cigarette ash falls while repeatedly performing the above process, it is detected that there is no object in the re-sensing sensor 19 and sends a detection signal to the control unit 20. The control unit 20 reads out the time at the moment when the detection signal is input from the built-in timer 21 and outputs it to the display unit 29. In addition, the measurement of data according to the distance and time and the amount of impact when re-ashing during cigarette combustion is made.

Figure 4 is a control block diagram showing a tobacco combustion measuring apparatus by a natural fall method as another embodiment of the present invention.

As shown the present invention, the body (1), cigarette (2), ignition heater (10), vacuum pump (12), suction brush valve (14), start / end switch (16), re-detect sensor (19) ), Control unit 20, timer 21, drive motor 22, transfer means 23, buzzer 28, time / distance display unit 29, and power supply unit 30.

The main body 1 constitutes the overall appearance of the device and grips the cigarette 2 on one side thereof, and the start / end switch 16 is operated by the user to input a start or end command of the natural ashing function.

The ignition heater 10 generates heat to ignite the end of the cigarette 2, the vacuum pump 12 and the suction sole valve 14 generate air and suck air to the other end of the cigarette 2. Burn the cigarette.

The re-sensing sensor 19 detects the presence or absence of cigarette ash on the cigarette 2 held on one side of the main body 1, and in particular, the re-sensing sensor 19 uses an infrared sensor or an ultrasonic sensor to detect a specific position, By detecting the presence of an object at a certain distance, the ash can be detected.

The conveying means 23 is provided with the re-sensing sensor 19 and transfers the re-sensing sensor 19 back and forth to the cigarette 2 by the operation of the drive motor 22. The drive motor 22 is preferably a stepping motor capable of precise control.

The control unit 20 operates the driving motor 22 according to the input of the start / end switch 16 to transfer the transfer means 23, and receives the input signal from the re-detection sensor 19 to re-distance the distance. In addition to the counting time, the re-start time is counted by the timer 21 built in the self.

The buzzer 28 is operated by the control of the control unit 20 to inform the operation abnormality or the end, and the time / distance display unit 29 displays the time and distance data according to the output signal of the control unit 20. do. In addition, the power supply unit 30 supplies power to the respective parts.

Although the above has been illustrated and described with respect to preferred embodiments of the present invention, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention as claimed in the claims.

As described above, according to the apparatus for measuring the combustion of smoke according to the natural fall and forced impact method according to the present invention, the dissatisfaction factors and other occurrences of the use of smoking consumers are collected and the evaluation and analysis are performed based on the collected data. It is possible to minimize the data error caused by manual measurement by human by automatic measurement using sensor and driving motor, and to improve accuracy. It also enables the automatic measurement several times while one cigarette burns, thus reducing manpower and cost. Will have a variety of effects. In addition, since the measurement distance and the measurement time point are displayed together, there is also an effect that can be facilitated in the data processing correlation of the tobacco sample accordingly.

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A main body 1 constituting the overall appearance of the device and holding the tobacco 2 on one side thereof; A natural ashing start / end switch 16 which is operated by a user to start or end the natural ashing function; An impact ashing start / end switch 17 which is operated by a user to start or end the impact ashing function; A height / repetition time setting switch 18 which is operated by a user to set the height and repetitive operation time of the ball weight; An ignition heater 10 generating heat to ignite the ends of the cigarettes 2; A vacuum pump 12 and a suction sole valve 14 for generating air and sucking air at the other end of the cigarette 2; Ash detection sensor 19 for detecting the presence or absence of cigarette ash on the tobacco (2) held on one side of the main body (1); First conveying means (23), in which the re-sensing sensor (19) is installed and for conveying the re-sensing sensor (19) to the cigarette (2) back and forth by operation of the first drive motor (22); Second conveyance which is gripped by the solenoid 26 and the ball weight 27 is installed and the ball weight 27 is conveyed to the predetermined height above the cigarette 2 by the operation of the second drive motor 24. Means 25; In response to the input of the natural ashing start / end switch 16, the first driving motor 22 is operated to transfer the first conveying means 23, and receives the input signal from the re-sensing sensor 19 to restart In addition to calculating the fall distance, the re-swing time is counted by a timer 21 built in the self, and the second driving motor 24 is operated according to the input of the impact re-starting start / end switch 17. To transfer the second transfer means 25 to the ball weight 27 by the height set by the height / repeat time setting switch 18, and then operate the solenoid 26 to set a predetermined number of repetitions. After waiting as long as the ball weight 27 falls to the cigarette 2, at this time receives the input signal of the re-sensing sensor 19, and calculates the re-ashing distance, the timer 21 built in itself Count the re-blow time with the The control unit 20 for calculating the quantity; A buzzer 28 operated by the control of the control unit 20 to notify an operation abnormality or termination; A time / distance / impact amount display unit 29 for displaying the time, distance, and impact amount data according to the output signal of the controller 20; Cigarette combustion measuring apparatus according to the natural fall and forced impact method, characterized in that consisting of a power supply unit for supplying power to each of the parts. The method of claim 1, The re-sensing sensor (19) is a cigarette combustion measuring apparatus according to the natural drop and forced shock method, characterized in that for detecting the presence or absence of an object of a specific location, a specific distance using an infrared sensor or an ultrasonic sensor. The method of claim 1, The first and second drive motors (22) and (24) is a tobacco combustion measuring apparatus according to the natural fall and forced impact method, characterized in that the stepping motor capable of precise control. A main body 1 constituting the overall appearance of the device and holding the tobacco 2 on one side thereof; A start / end switch 16 which is operated by the user to start or end the natural ashing function; An ignition heater 10 generating heat to ignite the ends of the cigarettes 2; A vacuum pump 12 and a suction sole valve 14 for generating air and sucking air at the other end of the cigarette 2; Ash detection sensor 19 for detecting the presence or absence of cigarette ash on the tobacco (2) held on one side of the main body (1); A conveying means (23), in which said re-sensing sensor (19) is installed and which transfers said re-sensing sensor (19) to said cigarette (2) back and forth by operation of a drive motor (22); The drive motor 22 is operated in accordance with the input of the start / end switch 16 to transfer the conveying means 23, and the ashing distance is calculated by receiving the input signal from the re-detection sensor 19. A control unit 20 for counting the re-fall time by the timer 21 built in the self; A buzzer 28 operated by the control of the control unit 20 to notify an operation abnormality or termination; A time / distance / impact amount display unit 29 for displaying the time and distance data according to the output signal of the controller 20; Cigarette combustion measuring apparatus according to the natural drop method, characterized in that consisting of a power supply unit for supplying power to each of the parts. The method of claim 4, wherein The re-sensing sensor (19) is a cigarette combustion measuring apparatus according to the natural drop method, characterized in that for detecting the presence or absence of an object of a specific location, a specific distance using an infrared sensor or an ultrasonic sensor. The method of claim 4, wherein The drive motor (22) is a tobacco combustion measuring apparatus according to the natural drop method, characterized in that the stepping motor capable of precise control.

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