CN108622642B - Express sorting system and sorting method - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention relates to an express sorting system and a sorting method, and the express sorting system comprises: the separating device for dispersing the express items is provided with an item inlet and an item outlet; the single or multiple parallel conveying devices are communicated with the piece outlet of the separating device and comprise an arrangement section and a sorting section which are sequentially connected, wherein the arrangement section is provided with a first arrangement station and a second arrangement station; the code scanning device is used for scanning the express item identification codes and is arranged at the rear end of the arrangement section; the first lane device is arranged at the second arrangement station and is provided with a first pushing mechanism for pushing the express items; the front reflow station is arranged at one side of the first lane device; the second channel separating device is arranged at one side of the sorting section and is provided with a second pushing mechanism for pushing the express delivery piece; a workpiece outlet station arranged at one side of the second lane device; and a post-reflow station arranged at the tail end of the sorting section. The invention has the advantages of high sorting automation degree, high precision, high efficiency and good environmental adaptation.
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Technical Field
The invention relates to an express sorting system and a sorting method.
Background
Due to the influence of online shopping and the like, the express industry rapidly develops, the number of express items sent every day is rapidly increased, the speed of sorting the express items directly influences an important factor of the express progress, and the traditional manual sorting is high in labor intensity and easy to make mistakes.
Currently, there are also a series of automated sorting devices on the market, such as publication nos: the combined express sorting robot comprises a first-stage sorting robot, a plurality of second-stage sorting robots, a machine main frame, a sliding table and a goods collecting box, wherein the first-stage sorting robot comprises a conveyor belt, a code scanner and a first-stage information processing system, the code scanner scans goods and transmits information to the first-stage information processing system, and the first-stage information processing system calculates the goods collecting box corresponding to the goods and distributes information instructions and the goods to the second-stage sorting robot; the secondary sorting robot comprises a goods space tray, a mechanical arm and a secondary information processing system, and receives instructions and goods of the primary robot and distributes the goods to a specified goods collection box under the action of the mechanical arm; the main frame of the machine comprises a power system, a transmission shaft, a chassis and a turntable. The existing express sorting device is difficult to adapt to the situations of large and messy quantity of express items, the occupied volume space is large, the system sorting method is complex, and meanwhile, accuracy must be ensured during sorting.
Disclosure of Invention
In order to overcome the defects of the prior art, the invention aims to provide an express sorting system and an express sorting method.
The technical scheme of the invention is as follows:
an express sorting system, comprising: the separating device for dispersing the express items is provided with an item inlet and an item outlet; the single or multiple parallel conveying devices are communicated with the piece outlet of the separating device and comprise an arrangement section and a sorting section which are sequentially connected, wherein the arrangement section is provided with a first arrangement station and a second arrangement station; the code scanning device is used for scanning the express item identification codes and is arranged at the rear end of the arrangement section; the first lane device is arranged at the second arrangement station and is provided with a first pushing mechanism for pushing the express items; the front reflow station is arranged at one side of the first lane device; the second channel separating device is arranged at one side of the sorting section and is provided with a second pushing mechanism for pushing the express delivery piece; a workpiece outlet station arranged at one side of the second lane device; a post-reflow station disposed at the end of the sorting section; wherein, the arrangement section of the conveying device adopts a roller conveying line; the roller conveying line is provided with a plurality of arrangement areas and a plurality of driving components positioned in the arrangement areas; the driving assembly comprises a roller and a motor for driving the roller; the express sorting system also comprises a control device, a plurality of first sensors respectively arranged at the first arranging station and the second arranging station, and a second sensor arranged at the sorting section; the code scanning device, the motor, the first pushing mechanism, the second pushing mechanism, the first sensor and the second sensor are respectively and electrically connected with the control device; the first sensors respectively detect express items of the first arranging station and the second arranging station; the control device controls the motor to drive the roller to rotate, so that each arrangement area of the first arrangement station only transports a single express item in the horizontal direction; the control device controls the first lane device to push the express items to the front reflow station, so that each arrangement area of the second arrangement station only transports a single express item in the vertical direction; the second sensor detects express items of the sorting section; the control device controls the second lane device to push the express delivery piece to the delivery station; express delivery letter sorting system still includes the delivery conveyer belt of locating the station of delivering.
The further technical scheme is as follows: the express sorting system further comprises a front reflow conveyor belt arranged at the front reflow station; the front end of the front reflux conveyor belt is arranged at one side of the first lane dividing device, and the tail of the front reflux conveyor belt is communicated with the first reflux port of the separating device.
The further technical scheme is as follows: the first lane device is also provided with a first buffer area and a third sensor for detecting express items on the front reflow conveyor belt; the third sensor is arranged in the first cache region; the second lane device is also provided with a second buffer area and a fourth sensor for detecting express items on the item conveyor belt; the fourth sensor is arranged in the second buffer area; the express sorting system further comprises a rear reflow conveyor belt arranged at the rear reflow station; the front end of the rear reflux conveyor belt is arranged at the tail end of the sorting section, and the tail of the rear reflux conveyor belt is communicated with a second reflux port arranged on the separating device; the back reflow conveyor belt is also provided with a third buffer area.
The further technical scheme is as follows: the sorting section of the conveying device comprises a belt conveying line; the belt conveying line comprises a conveying belt provided with a plurality of sorting areas and a counting assembly electrically connected with the control device; the conveyor belt is provided with a feeding station; the counting assembly is arranged on one side of the feeding station; when the conveyor belt moves, the counting assembly calculates the number of sorting areas of the conveyor belt, which are moved relative to the counting assembly; the second lane device comprises a plurality of second pushing piece mechanisms positioned on one side of the transmission belt.
The further technical scheme is as follows: the sorting section of the conveying device comprises a belt conveying line; the belt conveying line comprises a conveying belt provided with a plurality of sorting areas, a plurality of position labels for marking the positions of the single sorting areas, a first scanning device for scanning the position labels and a plurality of second scanning devices; the conveyor belt is provided with a feeding station; the position tag is fixed on the inner side of the conveyor belt; the first scanning device is arranged at the feeding station; the second scanning device is arranged on one side of the second pushing mechanism; the first scanning device and the plurality of second scanning devices are respectively and electrically connected with the control device.
An express sorting method adopts the express sorting system; the express sorting method comprises the following steps: dispersing express items by adopting a separating device and transferring the express items to a conveying device; the transportation device sorts the express items so that each arrangement area of the first arrangement station has only one express item in the horizontal direction; the first lane device sorts the express items so that each arrangement area of the second arrangement station has only one express item in the vertical direction; the front reflow station receives express items sorted by the first lane device; the transportation device transfers the express items sorted by the first lane dividing device to the scanning device; the code scanning device scans and stores express items in the arrangement area; the control device judges whether the sorting conditions are met according to the code scanning result of the scanning device; if yes, the control device controls the second lane device to push the express delivery piece to the piece outlet station; if not, the conveying device conveys the unsorted express items to the post-reflow station.
The further technical scheme is as follows: the conveyer sorts the express delivery piece to make each arrangement district of first arrangement station only have an express delivery piece step in the horizontal direction, include: a first sensor of the first arrangement station detects the express delivery and sends a detection result to the control device; the control device controls the motor of the first arranging station driving assembly according to the detection result of the first arranging station, so that each arranging area has only one express item in the horizontal direction.
The further technical scheme is as follows: the first lane device sorts the express items so that each arrangement area of the second arrangement station has only one express item step in the vertical direction, and the first lane device comprises the following steps: the first sensor of the second arrangement station detects the express delivery and sends a detection result to the control device; the control device judges whether the number of express items in the vertical direction in each arrangement area is larger than 1 according to the detection result of the second arrangement station; if yes, the control device controls the first lane device to push the express items on the second arrangement station to the front reflow station, so that each arrangement area of the second arrangement station has only one express item in the vertical direction, and the next step is carried out; if not, directly entering the next step.
The further technical scheme is as follows: if not, the conveying device conveys the unsorted express items to a post-reflow station, and the steps further comprise: the back reflow conveyor belt transfers the express items of the back reflow station to a third buffer area; or, the front reflow station receives the express items sorted by the first lane device, and after the step, the method further comprises the following steps: the front reflow conveyor belt transfers the express items of the front reflow station to the separating device.
The further technical scheme is as follows: if yes, the control device controls the second lane device to push the express delivery piece to the delivery station, and the method comprises the following steps: the control device judges whether the sorting conditions are met according to the code scanning result of the scanning device; if yes, the control device inquires and confirms pre-stored second pushing mechanism information according to the scanning result of the scanning device; the counting assembly counts the express items reaching the feeding station and sends a counting instruction to the control device, wherein the counting instruction comprises a starting instruction and a real-time step number instruction; the control device calculates the number of pushing steps according to the starting instruction and the second pushing mechanism information; the control device calculates the actual step number according to the real-time step number instruction, and compares whether the actual step number is the same as the pushing step number or not; if the two pushing mechanisms are the same, the control device sends a pushing instruction to the confirmed second pushing mechanism; if the actual step number is different, the control device continuously calculates the actual step number according to the real-time step number instruction, and compares the actual step number with the pushing step number; the second pushing mechanism pushes the express delivery piece to the piece outlet station according to the pushing instruction.
The further technical scheme is as follows: if yes, the control device controls the second lane device to push the express delivery piece to the delivery station, and the method comprises the following steps: the control device judges whether the sorting conditions are met according to the code scanning result of the scanning device; if yes, the control device inquires and confirms pre-stored second pushing mechanism information according to the scanning result of the scanning device; the first scanning device scans the position label of the feeding station and sends initial label information to the control device; the control device sends a scanning instruction to the second scanning device according to the initial tag information; the second scanning device scans a position label of the second pushing mechanism on one side of the pushing part and sends check label information to the control device; the control device compares the initial tag information with the check tag information to determine whether the initial tag information is consistent with the check tag information; if the two pushing mechanisms are consistent, the control device sends a pushing command to the confirmed second pushing mechanism; if the initial tag information is inconsistent with the check tag information, the control device continuously compares the initial tag information with the check tag information; the second pushing mechanism pushes the express delivery piece to the piece outlet station according to the pushing command.
Compared with the prior art, the invention has the technical effects that: the utility model provides an express delivery letter sorting system, adopt separator to break up and transfer to conveyer from the express delivery piece that advances a mouthful entering, order the express delivery piece through conveyer and combine first lane device for at each time only one express delivery piece passes through, unnecessary express delivery piece then gets into preceding backward flow station, sweep the identification code on the code scanning device letter sorting back express delivery piece of first lane device, sort the express delivery piece that accords with the letter sorting condition through the scanning result of sweeping the code scanning device, thereby guarantee the accuracy of letter sorting, then get into back backward flow station to the express delivery piece that does not accord with the letter sorting result. The invention has high sorting automation degree and high precision, and can effectively control the volume of the system to increase the adaptability.
The express sorting method adopts the express sorting system to sort the express pieces, the whole sorting process is high in automation degree, the code scanning device only scans the identification code of one express piece each time, and corresponding sorting is performed according to the code scanning result, so that the sorting precision is high. And, express delivery letter sorting system can set up a plurality of conveyer that communicate with separator and sort, and its letter sorting is efficient. And the sorting speed of the system can be improved, and the adaptability to the environment is improved.
The invention is further described below with reference to the drawings and specific embodiments.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an express sorting system according to the present invention;
FIG. 2 is an enlarged schematic view of the alignment section of the embodiment of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is an enlarged schematic view of the sorting section of the embodiment of FIG. 1;
fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of an express sorting system according to the present invention;
fig. 5 is a schematic view of a local transport device.
FIG. 6 is a flow chart diagram of a method of express sorting;
FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating the flow of step S110 in FIG. 6;
FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating the flow of step S120 in FIG. 6;
FIG. 9 is a block diagram illustrating a first embodiment of step S170 in FIG. 6;
fig. 10 is a flowchart of the second embodiment of step S170 in fig. 6.
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10. Express delivery letter sorting system 1 separator
11. Inlet 12 outlet
13. First return port 14 second return port
2. Arrangement section of conveyor 21
211. First alignment station 212 second alignment station
213. Sorting section of the arrangement zone 22
221. Belt conveyor line 221A conveyor belt
221D material loading station 23 conveying section
3. First lane dividing device of code scanning device 4
41. First buffer area of first pushing mechanism 42
43. Second lane device of third sensor 5
51. Second buffer 52 second pushing mechanism
53. First sensor of control device 6
7. Front reflow conveyor belt of second sensor 8
9. Reflow conveyor after delivery conveyor 10A
10B third buffer area
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In order to more fully understand the technical content of the present invention, the following technical solutions of the present invention are further described and illustrated with reference to the schematic drawings, but are not limited thereto.
As shown in fig. 1, 2, and 3, an express sorting system 10 includes: the separating device 1 for express delivery piece dispersion is a conveying device 2 communicated with a piece outlet 12 of the separating device 1, a code scanning device 3 for scanning express delivery piece identification codes, a first lane device 4, a front reflux station arranged on one side of the first lane device 4, a second lane device 5, a piece outlet station arranged on one side of the second lane device 5 and a rear reflux station arranged at the tail end of a sorting section 22. The separating apparatus 1 is provided with a feed opening 11 and a discharge opening 12. The separating device 1 adopts a centrifugal device, and the conveying device 2 comprises an arrangement section 21 and a sorting section 22 which are sequentially connected, wherein the arrangement section 21 is provided with a first arrangement station 211, and a second arrangement station 212 which is positioned behind the first arrangement station 211. The code scanning device 3 is arranged at the rear end of the arrangement section 21, the express delivery piece identification code is a bar code, a two-dimensional code or an electronic tag, and the code scanning device 3 is code scanning equipment corresponding to the identification code. The first lane device 4 is arranged at the second arranging station 212, and the first lane device 4 is provided with a first pushing mechanism 41 for pushing the express items. The second lane device 5 is arranged at one side of the sorting section 22, and the second lane device 5 is provided with a second pusher mechanism 52 for pushing the express mail. In this embodiment, the number of the outlet, the transporting device, the front return conveyor 8 and the outlet conveyor 9 is three, wherein the number of the first lane device and the second lane device on each transporting device is also three. The embodiment sorts 3 transport devices 2 in parallel.
Preferably, a plurality of parallel conveyors 2 may be used for simultaneous sorting, each conveyor 2 being independent of the other. When a certain transport device 2 fails, the normal use of the transport device 2 is not affected, so that the defect of single transport device 2 transmission can be avoided.
Preferably, when a plurality of parallel transport devices 2 and their apparatuses are sorted simultaneously, one of them can be taken as a standby, i.e. not used at ordinary times. When a certain transportation device 2 and equipment thereof have faults, the transportation device can be replaced by a standby device, so that the situation that the sorting system cannot work due to partial faults is avoided. And the system can also work as usual while maintaining the faulty device.
Preferably, the arrangement section 21 of the conveyor 2 employs a roller conveyor line provided with a plurality of arrangement areas 213, and a plurality of drive assemblies located in the arrangement areas 213. The driving components comprise rollers and motors for driving the rollers, and each driving component adopts a separate driving mode.
Preferably, the express sorting system 10 further comprises a control device, a plurality of first sensors 6 respectively arranged at the first arranging station 211 and the second arranging station 212, and a second sensor 7 arranged at the sorting section 22, and each arranging area 213 is provided with a first sensor 6. The code scanning device 3, the motor, the first pushing mechanism 41, the second pushing mechanism 52, the first sensor 6 and the second sensor 7 are respectively and electrically connected with the control device. The first sensors 6 detect the express items of the first arranging station 211 and the second arranging station 212 respectively, and send detection results to the control device.
Preferably, the control device controls the motor to drive the rollers to rotate, so that each alignment area 213 of the first alignment station 211 only transports a single express item in the horizontal direction. When the first sensor 6 detects that two express items exist in one arrangement area 213, the driving components of the arrangement area 213 are driven independently, so that the driving components close to the separating device 1 are reversed, and the express items can be retracted, thereby ensuring that only one express item exists in one arrangement area 213.
Specifically, the control device controls the first lane device 4 to push the courier to the front reflow station, so that each arrangement area 213 of the second arrangement station 212 only transports a single courier in the vertical direction. The second sensor 7 detects the express items of the sorting section 22, and when the detection result is greater than 1, the control device controls the second lane device 5 to push the express items to the delivery station, so that each arrangement area 213 of the second arrangement station 212 only transports single express items in the vertical direction.
Specifically, the second sensor 7 detects the express items in the sorting section 22, and the control device combines the result of scanning the identification code by the code scanning device 3, and controls the second lane device 5 to push the express items meeting the sorting conditions to the item discharging station according to the sorting conditions set in advance.
Preferably, the conveying device 2 further comprises a conveying section 23 arranged at the front end of the arrangement section 21, the conveying section 23 is communicated with the piece outlet 12 of the separating device 1, and the conveying section 23 and the sorting section 22 of the conveying device 2 adopt a belt conveying line or a roller conveying line.
Preferably, the express sorting system 10 further comprises a front reflux conveyor belt 8 arranged at the front reflux station, the front end of the front reflux conveyor belt 8 is arranged at one side of the first lane device 4, and the tail of the front reflux conveyor belt is communicated with the first reflux port 13 of the separating device 1.
Preferably, the first lane device 4 is further provided with a first buffer area 42, and a third sensor 43 for detecting the express items on the front reflow conveyor 8, where the third sensor 43 is disposed in the first buffer area 42. When the third sensor 43 detects that the front return conveyor 8 is jammed with the courier. The first lane device 4 pushes the express delivery piece to the first buffer area 42 for buffering, when the front return conveyor 8 has no express delivery or no blockage is eliminated, the express delivery of the first buffer area 42 enters the front return conveyor 8, and specifically, the first buffer area 42 is further provided with a third pushing mechanism.
Preferably, the express sorting system 10 further comprises an express delivery conveyor belt 9 arranged at the express delivery station, the second lane device 5 is further provided with a second buffer area 51, and a fourth sensor for detecting express delivery on the express delivery conveyor belt 9, and the fourth sensor is arranged in the second buffer area 51. When the fourth sensor detects that the express delivery piece on the piece outlet conveyor belt 9 is blocked. The second lane device 5 pushes the express delivery to the second buffer area 51 for buffering, and when the express delivery or the blockage of the delivery conveyor 9 is not eliminated, the express delivery in the second buffer area 51 enters the delivery conveyor 9, and specifically, the second buffer area 51 is provided with a second pushing mechanism 52.
Preferably, the express sorting system 10 further includes a rear reflow conveyor belt 10A disposed at the rear reflow station, the front end of the rear reflow conveyor belt 10A is disposed at the tail end of the sorting section 22, the tail end of the rear reflow conveyor belt is communicated with the second reflow opening 14 disposed on the separating device 1, and the rear reflow conveyor belt 10A is further provided with a third buffer area 10B. The back return conveyor 10A is mainly used for returning the express items which do not meet the sorting conditions, and the express items buffered in the third buffer 10B can enter the separating device 1 for sorting again when the sorting conditions are reset.
During concrete implementation, a plurality of delivery ports, conveying devices, front backflow conveying belts and the quantity of delivery conveying belts can be set according to actual sorting requirements, the express sorting system can be suitable for a large-scale sorting center, a plurality of conveying devices 2 can be used in parallel, sorting speed and sorting efficiency are improved, and the express sorting system can also be suitable for a small-scale sorting center. The single conveying device 2 is used, or a plurality of conveying devices 2 are used in parallel, so that the equipment volume and the production cost can be reduced, and the adaptability of the system is greatly improved.
As shown in fig. 4 and 5, the second lane departure means includes a plurality of second pusher mechanisms 52 located on one side of the belt of the sorting section 22. The sorting section 22 of the conveying device 2 comprises a belt conveying line 221, the belt conveying line 221 comprises a conveying belt 221A provided with a plurality of sorting areas 221B, a counting assembly 221C electrically connected with the control device 53 is arranged on the conveying belt 221A, a feeding station 221D is arranged on the conveying belt 221A, the counting assembly 221C is arranged on one side of the feeding station 221D, and when the conveying belt moves, the counting assembly 221C calculates the number of the sorting areas of the conveying belt, which are moved relative to the counting assembly.
In other embodiments, the sorting section of the conveyor comprises a belt conveyor line comprising a conveyor belt provided with a number of sorting zones, a number of position tags for marking the position of the single sorting zone, a first scanning device for scanning the position tags and a number of second scanning devices. Wherein, the conveyer belt is equipped with the material loading station, and position label is fixed in the inboard of conveyer belt, and material loading station is located to first scanning device, and one side of second pushing equipment is located to second scanning device, and first scanning device and a plurality of second scanning device are connected with controlling means electricity respectively.
In other embodiments, the separating device may also be a device for separating express items existing in the market.
In other embodiments, the order of placement of the first alignment station and the second alignment station may be interchanged.
As shown in fig. 6, an express sorting method, adopting the above express sorting system, includes:
s100, dispersing express items by adopting a separation device and transferring the express items to a transportation device;
s110, sorting the express items by using a conveying device, so that each arrangement area of the first arrangement station has only one express item in the horizontal direction;
s120, sorting the express items by the first lane device so that each arrangement area of the second arrangement station has only one express item in the vertical direction;
s130, a front reflow station receives express items sorted by the first lane device;
s140, the conveying device transfers the express items sorted by the first lane dividing device to the scanning device;
s150, the code scanning device scans and stores express items in the arrangement area;
s160, the control device judges whether sorting conditions are met according to the code scanning result of the scanning device;
s170, if yes, the control device controls the second lane device to push the express delivery piece to the piece outlet station;
and S180, if not, the conveying device conveys the unsorted express items to a post-reflow station.
Preferably, in step S130, the front reflow station receives the express items sorted by the first lane device, and the step further includes:
s131, the front reflow conveyor belt transfers the express piece of the front reflow station to the separating device.
Preferably, in step S180, if not, the transporting device transfers the unsorted express items to the post-reflow station, and after the step, the method further includes:
and S190, the back reflow conveyor belt transfers the express items of the back reflow station to a third buffer area.
Specifically, the sorting conditions are set in advance according to sorting requirements. The general sorting condition is to sort by area, and the identification code on the express item can be accompanied by area information. Step S130, the front reflow station receives the express items sorted by the first lane device, and the step S further comprises the following steps: s131, the front reflow conveyor belt transfers the express piece of the front reflow station to the separating device.
As shown in fig. 7, in step S110, the conveying device sorts the courier so that each arrangement area of the first arrangement station has only one courier in the horizontal direction, and includes:
s111, detecting express items by a first sensor of a first arrangement station and sending detection results to a control device;
and S112, the control device controls the motor of the first arranging station driving assembly according to the detection result of the first arranging station, so that each arranging area has only one express item in the horizontal direction.
As shown in fig. 8, in step S120, the sorting of the express items by the first lane device is performed so that each of the arrangement areas of the second arrangement station has only one express item in the vertical direction, including:
s121, detecting express items by a first sensor of a second arrangement station and sending detection results to a control device;
s122, the control device judges whether the number of express items in the vertical direction in each arrangement area is larger than 1 according to the detection result of the second arrangement station;
s123, if yes, the control device controls the first lane device to push the express items on the second arrangement station to the front reflow station, so that each arrangement area of the second arrangement station has only one express item in the vertical direction, and the next step is carried out;
s124, if not, directly entering the next step.
As shown in fig. 9, step S170, if yes, the control device controls the second lane device to push the express delivery to the delivery station, which includes:
s171, if yes, the control device inquires and confirms pre-stored second pushing mechanism information according to the scanning result of the scanning device;
s172, the counting assembly counts express items reaching a feeding station and sends a counting instruction to the control device, wherein the counting instruction comprises a starting instruction and a real-time step number instruction;
s173, the control device calculates the number of pushing steps according to the starting instruction and the second pushing mechanism information;
s174, the control device calculates the actual step number according to the real-time step number instruction, and compares whether the actual step number is the same as the pushing step number or not;
s175, if the two pushing mechanisms are the same, the control device sends a pushing instruction to the confirmed second pushing mechanism;
s176, if the actual step numbers are different, the control device continues to calculate the actual step numbers according to the real-time step number instructions, and compares the actual step numbers with the pushing step numbers;
and S177, the second pushing mechanism pushes the express delivery piece to the piece outlet station according to the pushing instruction.
As shown in fig. 10, in a second embodiment of the express sorting method, if yes, the control device controls the second lane device to push the express delivery piece to the delivery station, which includes:
s1711, if yes, the control device inquires and confirms pre-stored second pushing mechanism information according to the scanning result of the scanning device;
s1712, the first scanning device scans the position label of the feeding station and sends initial label information to the control device;
s1713, the control device sends a scanning instruction to the second scanning device according to the initial tag information;
s1714, the second scanning device scans the position label of the second pushing mechanism on one side of the pushing mechanism and sends check label information to the control device;
s1715, the control device compares the initial tag information with the check tag information to determine whether the initial tag information is consistent with the check tag information;
s1716, if the two pushing mechanisms are consistent, the control device sends a pushing command to the confirmed second pushing mechanism;
s1717, if the initial tag information and the check tag information are inconsistent, the control device continuously compares the initial tag information and the check tag information;
s1718, the second pushing mechanism pushes the express delivery piece to the piece outlet station according to the pushing command.
The foregoing examples are provided to further illustrate the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention, which is defined by the appended claims.
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1. An express sorting system, comprising:
the separating device for dispersing the express items is provided with an item inlet and an item outlet;
the single or multiple parallel conveying devices are communicated with the piece outlet of the separating device and comprise an arrangement section and a sorting section which are sequentially connected, wherein the arrangement section is provided with a first arrangement station and a second arrangement station;
the code scanning device is used for scanning the express item identification codes and is arranged at the rear end of the arrangement section;
the first lane device is arranged at the second arrangement station and is provided with a first pushing mechanism for pushing the express items;
the front reflow station is arranged at one side of the first lane device;
the second channel separating device is arranged at one side of the sorting section and is provided with a second pushing mechanism for pushing the express delivery piece;
a workpiece outlet station arranged at one side of the second lane device;
a post-reflow station disposed at the end of the sorting section;
wherein, the arrangement section of the conveying device adopts a roller conveying line; the roller conveying line is provided with a plurality of arrangement areas and a plurality of driving components positioned in the arrangement areas; the driving assembly comprises a roller and a motor for driving the roller; the express sorting system also comprises a control device, a plurality of first sensors respectively arranged at the first arranging station and the second arranging station, and a second sensor arranged at the sorting section; the code scanning device, the motor, the first pushing mechanism, the second pushing mechanism, the first sensor and the second sensor are respectively and electrically connected with the control device; the first sensors respectively detect express items of the first arranging station and the second arranging station; the control device controls the motor to drive the roller to rotate, so that each arrangement area of the first arrangement station only transports a single express item in the horizontal direction; the control device controls the first lane device to push the express items to the front reflow station, so that each arrangement area of the second arrangement station only transports a single express item in the vertical direction; the second sensor detects express items of the sorting section; the control device controls the second lane device to push the express delivery piece to the delivery station; the express sorting system further comprises a delivery conveyor belt arranged at the delivery station;
the express sorting system further comprises a front reflow conveyor belt arranged at the front reflow station; the front end of the front reflux conveyor belt is arranged at one side of the first lane dividing device, and the tail of the front reflux conveyor belt is communicated with the first reflux port of the separating device;
the first lane device is also provided with a first buffer area and a third sensor for detecting express items on the front reflow conveyor belt; the third sensor is arranged in the first cache region; the second lane device is also provided with a second buffer area and a fourth sensor for detecting express items on the item conveyor belt; the fourth sensor is arranged in the second buffer area; the express sorting system further comprises a rear reflow conveyor belt arranged at the rear reflow station; the front end of the rear reflux conveyor belt is arranged at the tail end of the sorting section, and the tail of the rear reflux conveyor belt is communicated with a second reflux port arranged on the separating device; the rear reflux conveyor belt is also provided with a third buffer area;
the sorting section of the conveying device comprises a belt conveying line; the belt conveying line comprises a conveying belt provided with a plurality of sorting areas, a counting assembly electrically connected with the control device, a plurality of position labels for marking the positions of the single sorting areas, a first scanning device for scanning the position labels and a plurality of second scanning devices.
2. The express sorting system of claim 1, wherein the conveyor belt is provided with a loading station; the counting assembly is arranged on one side of the feeding station; when the conveyor belt moves, the counting assembly calculates the number of sorting areas of the conveyor belt, which are moved relative to the counting assembly; the second lane device comprises a plurality of second pushing piece mechanisms positioned on one side of the conveyor belt.
3. The express sorting system of claim 1, wherein the position tag is fixed to an inner side of a conveyor belt; the first scanning device is arranged at the feeding station; the second scanning device is arranged on one side of the second pushing mechanism; the first scanning device and the plurality of second scanning devices are respectively and electrically connected with the control device.
4. An express sorting method, characterized in that the express sorting system according to any one of claims 1-3 is adopted; the express sorting method comprises the following steps:
dispersing express items by adopting a separating device and transferring the express items to a conveying device;
the transportation device sorts the express items so that each arrangement area of the first arrangement station has only one express item in the horizontal direction;
the first lane device sorts the express items so that each arrangement area of the second arrangement station has only one express item in the vertical direction;
the front reflow station receives express items sorted by the first lane device;
the transport device transfers the express items sorted by the first lane dividing device to the code scanning device;
the code scanning device scans and stores express items in the arrangement area;
the control device judges whether the sorting conditions are met according to the code scanning result of the code scanning device;
if yes, the control device controls the second lane device to push the express delivery piece to the piece outlet station;
if not, the conveying device conveys the unsorted express items to the post-reflow station.
5. The express sorting method according to claim 4, wherein the transporting device sorts the express items so that each arrangement area of the first arrangement station has only one express item in a horizontal direction, comprising:
a first sensor of the first arrangement station detects the express delivery and sends a detection result to the control device;
the control device controls the motor of the first arranging station driving assembly according to the detection result of the first arranging station, so that each arranging area has only one express item in the horizontal direction.
6. The express sorting method according to claim 4, wherein the first lane device sorts the express items so that each of the arrangement areas of the second arrangement station has only one express item in the vertical direction, comprising:
the first sensor of the second arrangement station detects the express delivery and sends a detection result to the control device;
the control device judges whether the number of express items in the vertical direction in each arrangement area is larger than 1 according to the detection result of the second arrangement station;
if yes, the control device controls the first lane device to push the express items on the second arrangement station to the front reflow station, so that each arrangement area of the second arrangement station has only one express item in the vertical direction, and the next step is carried out;
if not, directly entering the next step.
7. The method according to claim 4, wherein if not, the transporting device transfers the unsorted express items to the post-reflow station, and the steps further include:
the back reflow conveyor belt transfers the express items of the back reflow station to a third buffer area;
or, the front reflow station receives the express items sorted by the first lane device, and after the step, the method further comprises the following steps:
the front reflow conveyor belt transfers the express items of the front reflow station to the separating device.
8. The express sorting method according to claim 4, wherein if yes, the step of controlling the second lane device to push the express to the delivery station by the control device includes:
if yes, the control device inquires and confirms pre-stored second pushing mechanism information according to the code scanning result of the code scanning device;
the counting component counts the express delivery pieces reaching the feeding station and sends a counting instruction to the control device,
the counting instruction comprises a starting instruction and a real-time step number instruction;
the control device calculates the number of pushing steps according to the starting instruction and the second pushing mechanism information;
the control device calculates the actual step number according to the real-time step number instruction, and compares whether the actual step number is the same as the pushing step number or not;
if the two pushing mechanisms are the same, the control device sends a pushing instruction to the confirmed second pushing mechanism;
if the actual step number is different, the control device continuously calculates the actual step number according to the real-time step number instruction, and compares the actual step number with the pushing step number;
the second pushing mechanism pushes the express delivery piece to the piece outlet station according to the pushing instruction.
9. The express sorting method according to claim 4, wherein if yes, the step of controlling the second lane device to push the express to the delivery station by the control device includes:
if yes, the control device inquires and confirms pre-stored second pushing mechanism information according to the code scanning result of the code scanning device;
the first scanning device scans the position label of the feeding station and sends initial label information to the control device;
the control device sends a scanning instruction to the second scanning device according to the initial tag information;
the second scanning device scans a position label of the second pushing mechanism on one side of the pushing part and sends check label information to the control device;
the control device compares the initial tag information with the check tag information to determine whether the initial tag information is consistent with the check tag information;
if the two pushing mechanisms are consistent, the control device sends a pushing command to the confirmed second pushing mechanism;
if the initial tag information is inconsistent with the check tag information, the control device continuously compares the initial tag information with the check tag information;
the second pushing mechanism pushes the express delivery piece to the piece outlet station according to the pushing command.
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