CN-224206155-U - Feeding machine

CN224206155UCN 224206155 UCN224206155 UCN 224206155UCN-224206155-U

Abstract

The utility model provides a feeding machine which comprises a storage box, a rail, a distributing vehicle, a control system and a control system, wherein the storage box comprises a storage end and a discharge end which are arranged at intervals along a first direction of tobacco shreds, the rail is arranged above the storage box and extends along the first direction, the distributing vehicle is arranged on the rail and can reciprocate between a first position and a second position along the rail, when the distributing vehicle moves to the first position, the output end of the distributing vehicle is positioned above the discharge end, when the distributing vehicle moves to the second position, the output end of the distributing vehicle is positioned above the storage end, the distributing vehicle is used for conveying the tobacco shreds from the discharge end to the storage end into the storage box, the storage sensor can output a first signal when the height of the tobacco shreds in a detection range is greater than or equal to a preset height, and the control system is electrically connected with the storage sensor and the distributing vehicle and is used for receiving the first signal and controlling the distributing vehicle to move towards the second position for a preset distance when the first signal is received. The utility model can improve the stability of the water content of the cut tobacco output by the feeding machine.

Inventors

FAN BENHUA
Yao Rongkun
DING XIN
YUAN CHUNFENG
Fan Pinlin
Zhao Lvyin
WANG MINGJIE
ZHENG CHAO
Xia Tongxing
Feng Huanfen
LIU HONG
HUANG PINGJIAN

Assignees

贵州中烟工业有限责任公司

Dates

Publication Date: 20260508
Application Date: 20250416

Claims (10)

1. A feeder for outputting cut tobacco to a lifter, comprising: The tobacco shred conveying device comprises a storage box, a tobacco shred conveying device and a tobacco shred conveying device, wherein the storage box can convey tobacco shreds along a first direction, and two ends of the storage box along the first direction are respectively a storage end and a discharge end; The rail is arranged above the storage box and extends along the first direction; The distributing trolley is arranged on the track and can reciprocate between a first position and a second position along the track, two ends of the distributing trolley in the first direction are respectively an input end and an output end, when the distributing trolley moves to the first position, the output end is positioned above the discharge end, when the distributing trolley moves to the second position, the output end is positioned above the storage end, and the distributing trolley is used for conveying cut tobacco from the discharge end to the storage end into the storage box; The storage sensor is arranged at the output end of the distribution vehicle, the detection end of the storage sensor faces the upper surface of the tobacco shreds in the storage box, and the storage sensor is used for detecting the height of the tobacco shreds in the storage box below the output end and outputting a first signal when the height of the tobacco shreds is greater than or equal to a preset height; the control system is electrically connected with the stock sensor and the material distribution vehicle, and is used for receiving the first signal and controlling the material distribution vehicle to move towards the second position for a preset distance when receiving the first signal.
2. The feeder of claim 1, wherein the distribution cart comprises: A frame; The travelling mechanism is arranged at the bottom of the frame and is positioned above the track, and is electrically connected with the control system and used for driving the distribution vehicle to travel on the track; The material distribution channel is arranged on the frame and is used for receiving cut tobacco provided by upstream equipment; The first conveyor is arranged in the material distribution channel and is electrically connected with the control system, and the first conveyor is used for conveying tobacco shreds in the material distribution channel towards the output end.
3. The feeder of claim 2, wherein the travelling mechanism comprises: The driving motor is arranged on the frame; A driving wheel connected with the driving motor, the circumferential surface of the driving wheel is pressed against the upper surface of the track, the driving motor is used for driving the driving wheel to rotate; the auxiliary wheel is arranged at the bottom of the frame, and the circumferential surface of the auxiliary wheel is pressed against the upper surface of the rail.
4. The feeder of claim 2, wherein the rail is provided with a rack on a side thereof, and the traveling mechanism comprises: The driving motor is arranged on the frame; The gear is connected with the driving motor and meshed with the rack, and the driving motor is used for driving the gear to rotate; the auxiliary wheel is arranged at the bottom of the frame, and the circumferential surface of the auxiliary wheel is pressed against the upper surface of the rail.
5. The feeder of claim 3 or 4, wherein a first limit sensor is arranged at one end of the track, which is close to the discharge end, a second limit sensor is arranged at one end of the track, which is far away from the discharge end, and the first limit sensor and the second limit sensor are both electrically connected with the control system, when the distribution truck moves to a first position, the distribution truck enters a detection range of the first limit sensor, the first limit sensor can output a first limit signal, when the distribution truck moves to a second position, the distribution truck enters a detection range of the second limit sensor, the second limit sensor can output a second limit signal, and the control system can control the driving motor to stop when receiving the first limit signal or the second limit signal.
6. The feeder of claim 5, wherein the storage bin includes a stock channel and a second conveyor disposed within the stock channel for conveying shredded tobacco within the stock channel to the discharge end, the second conveyor being electrically connected to the control system.
7. The feeder of claim 6, wherein the first conveyor and the second conveyor are unidirectional conveyors and the conveying direction of the first conveyor and the second conveyor are both the first direction.
8. The feeder of claim 6, wherein the stock sensor is a diffuse reflection photoelectric switch, the stock sensor outputs the first signal when the upper surface of the cut tobacco stacked on the second conveyor enters the detection range of the stock sensor, the stock sensor outputs the second signal when the upper surface of the cut tobacco stacked on the second conveyor does not enter the detection range of the stock sensor, the control system can control the first conveyor to stop and control the second conveyor to start when the second limit signal and the first signal are received simultaneously, and the control system can control the second conveyor to stop and control the travelling mechanism to drive the distribution truck to operate towards the first position when the first limit signal and the second signal are received simultaneously.
9. The feeder of claim 8, wherein a first limiting block is arranged at one end of the track, which is close to the discharge end, and a second limiting block is arranged at one end of the track, which is far away from the discharge end, and the distance between the first limiting block and the discharge end of the material distribution vehicle is smaller than the distance between the first limiting sensor and the discharge end, and the distance between the second limiting block and the feed end of the material distribution vehicle is smaller than the distance between the second limiting sensor and the feed end.
10. The feeder of claim 9, wherein the predetermined distance is 10-30 cm and the predetermined height is 30-55 cm.

Description

Feeding machine Technical Field The utility model relates to the technical field of tobacco conveying, in particular to a feeding machine. Background The feeder is an important device for conveying cut tobacco in cigarette factories. The feeding machine comprises a distributing trolley, a storage box and a lifting machine which are sequentially arranged along the tobacco shred conveying direction. The tobacco shred is firstly subjected to the procedures of tobacco shred drying, winnowing, silk mixing and flavoring. The cut tobacco is then transported to a distribution trolley which is used to transport the cut tobacco to the discharge end of the storage bin. In the prior art, a conveying belt is arranged at the bottom of a storage box, when the tobacco shred height of a discharge end reaches a preset height, the conveying belt reversely runs for a preset stroke to drive the tobacco shred to run towards the direction deviating from the discharge end, the tobacco shred is stored in the storage box, and a space of the discharge end is reserved so as to be convenient for receiving the tobacco shred stored from a charging machine. And then, the material distribution trolley continuously conveys the cut tobacco to the discharge end, and the cut tobacco is circulated until the thickness of the upper surface of the conveying belt is uniformly paved with the cut tobacco. When the downstream cigarette making machine is to feed, the elevator is started, and meanwhile, the conveyor belt at the bottom of the storage box runs forward to convey cut tobacco to the feeding end of the elevator. However, the distribution manner of the distribution trolley has the defect that the earlier the tobacco shreds entering the storage box are output later, and the later the tobacco shreds entering the storage box are conveyed out of the storage box earlier. The retention time of all the tobacco shreds in the storage tank is different, so that the water loss of all the tobacco shreds is different, and the moisture content of the tobacco shreds output by the feeding machine is unstable. Disclosure of utility model The utility model aims to solve the technical scheme that the moisture content of cut tobacco output by a feeder is unstable. The utility model provides a feeding machine which can improve the stability of the moisture content of cut tobacco output by the feeding machine. In order to solve the technical problems, an embodiment of the present utility model provides a feeder for outputting cut tobacco to a lifter, including: A storage tank capable of conveying cut tobacco along a first direction, the two ends of the storage tank along the first direction are respectively a storage end and a discharge end; the rail is arranged above the storage tank and extends along the first direction; The material distributing vehicle is arranged on the track and can reciprocate between a first position and a second position along the track, two ends of the material distributing vehicle in the first direction are respectively an input end and an output end, when the material distributing vehicle moves to the first position, the output end is positioned above the discharge end, when the material distributing vehicle moves to the second position, the output end is positioned above the storage end, and the material distributing vehicle is used for conveying cut tobacco from the discharge end to the storage end into the storage box; The storage sensor is arranged at the output end of the material distributing vehicle, the detection end of the storage sensor faces the upper surface of the tobacco shreds in the storage box, and the storage sensor is used for detecting the height of the tobacco shreds in the storage box below the output end and outputting a first signal when the height of the tobacco shreds is greater than or equal to a preset height; The control system is electrically connected with the stock sensor and the material distributing vehicle and is used for receiving the first signal and controlling the material distributing vehicle to move towards the second position for a preset distance when receiving the first signal. Optionally, the cloth cart includes: A frame; The travelling mechanism is arranged at the bottom of the frame and is positioned above the rail, is electrically connected with the control system and is used for driving the material distribution vehicle to travel on the rail; The material distribution channel is arranged on the frame and used for receiving cut tobacco provided by upstream equipment; The first conveyor is arranged in the material distribution channel and is electrically connected with the control system, and the first conveyor is used for conveying tobacco shreds in the material distribution channel towards the output end. Optionally, the travelling mechanism comprises: The driving motor is arranged on the frame; The driving wheel is connected with the driving motor, the circumferential surface of the driv