CN109351644B - Cigarette order segmentation and sorting method and system - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention discloses a cigarette order segmentation and sorting method and a system, wherein the system comprises a cigarette storage, a conveying line to be sorted, a pre-sorting conveying line, a main sorting conveying line, a sorting robot, a single combining robot and a cigarette identification device; the invention combines the work partition strategy and the order division strategy based on the diversity and the complexity of the cigarette sales product specification, and uses a plurality of groups of robots to complete the order selection and order combination together in a short time. The cigarette order is divided into a plurality of sub-orders to be delivered to different sorting areas for sorting operation, and the sub-orders form a complete order through combination, so that the cigarette sorting system is high in automation degree, good in sorting efficiency, simple to operate and high in market application and popularization value.
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Technical Field
The invention belongs to the technical field of commercial cigarette sorting of tobacco, and particularly relates to a cigarette order segmentation sorting method and system.
Background
The existing automatic cigarette carton sorting mode is to analyze and research order data, split orders according to sorting characteristics, sort the orders by different cigarette carton sorting equipment such as a vertical machine, a channel machine and a horizontal machine, and then combine the orders. The sorting capacity of the automatic sorting mode is related to the single-channel capacity of the sorting machine, which is 60% -80% of the single-channel capacity, and the bottleneck of the system capacity exists.
With the establishment of a tobacco cross-regional distribution mechanism and the construction of a regional logistics distribution center, the times of large cigarette circulation market and large cigarette distribution and large cigarette circulation have come, and the automatic cigarette carton sorting mode needs to be changed urgently.
Therefore, how to provide a method and a system for segmenting and sorting cigarette orders with high automation degree and good sorting efficiency is a problem that needs to be solved urgently by technical personnel in the field.
Disclosure of Invention
In view of the above, the invention provides a method and a system for sorting cigarette orders by segmentation, which improve the sorting efficiency of a sorting system by combining a work partition strategy and an order segmentation strategy and applying a robot automation technology.
In order to achieve the purpose, the invention adopts the following technical scheme:
a cigarette order segmentation and sorting system comprising: the whole working area is divided into three sorting subareas, four main sorting conveying lines are distributed, and the main sorting conveying lines penetrate through the three sorting subareas; three single-machine combining robots are arranged on the side edge of each main sorting conveying line and correspond to the single combining operation of the sub-orders of the three sorting partitions; the pre-sorting conveying line is arranged in the sorting subarea and is in a C-shaped structure; a conveying line to be sorted is arranged on the side edge of the pre-sorting conveying line; the tail end of the conveying line to be sorted abuts against the side edge of the pre-sorting conveying line and is provided with a sorting robot; the cigarette storage device is arranged at one end of the conveying line to be sorted; a cigarette carton channel located at the bottom of the cigarette carton storage device and used for discharging and feeding; the lifting strip transmission assemblies are arranged on two sides of the strip cigarette channel; the cigarette carton storage device is of a combined structure and comprises a first cigarette bin and a second cigarette bin arranged at the bottom end of the first cigarette bin; a sensing system mounted inside the cigarette carton storage.
Preferably, in the cigarette order segmentation and sorting system, four pre-sorting conveying lines are arranged in each sorting subarea, and the four pre-sorting conveying lines are arranged in parallel in pairs and are respectively arranged in parallel with the main sorting conveying line.
Preferably, in the cigarette order segmentation and sorting system, a plurality of conveying lines to be sorted are provided, the head ends of the conveying lines to be sorted are connected with the cigarette carton storage device, and the tail ends of the conveying lines to be sorted are close to the side edge of the pre-sorting conveying line.
Preferably, in the cigarette order segmentation and sorting system, the sorting robot is provided with a plurality of sorting robots, the single combining robot and the sorting robot are respectively provided with a cigarette identification device for identifying the captured cigarettes and checking the system order, and the checking is unqualified and an alarm is given, so that the error combination of accurate sorting and sorting of the order is realized.
Preferably, in the cigarette order segmentation and sorting system, a scraper device is arranged at the top of the cigarette storage, so that the cigarette strip positioned at the uppermost layer of the cigarette bin I can be scraped and sent to the cigarette bin II, and the first-in first-out function of storing the cigarette strip is realized; the first cigarette bin is used for feeding and storing strip cigarettes, and the second cigarette bin is used for storing and releasing strip cigarettes.
Preferably, in the cigarette order segmentation and sorting system, the pre-sorting conveying line is an S-shaped three-layer conveying belt, so that the caching accumulation of a plurality of sub-orders can be realized.
Preferably, in the cigarette order segmentation and sorting system, the cigarettes released by the cigarette storage are conveyed to the plurality of conveying lines to be sorted in a shunting manner, so as to be used for sorting sub-orders of a plurality of different orders.
A cigarette order segmentation and sorting method comprises the following steps:
(1) the method comprises the steps of preparing in advance, manually or automatically supplementing cigarettes of a corresponding standard to a cigarette storage device, and ensuring that sufficient cigarettes exist in the cigarette storage device and the stock is in a saturated state;
(2) the cigarette carton storage device releases the cigarette cartons stored in the step (1), and the cigarette cartons are conveyed to a stacking and releasing cache on a conveying line to be sorted;
(3) the computer system calls order information and issues a command to a specified sorting robot according to the content of the order, and the sorting robot grabs the cigarettes accumulated on the conveying line to be sorted and simultaneously places the cigarettes on a specified pre-sorting conveying line;
(4) combining the cigarettes grabbed in the step (3) into a sub order in the pre-sorting conveying line, and conveying the cigarettes to the tail end of the pre-sorting conveying line for stacking and caching;
(5) the single combining robot automatically adjusts the grabbing mode, can grab 1-10 cigarettes at one time according to the sub-orders, identifies and verifies order information, puts the cigarettes into a main sorting conveying line after confirming that no mistake is found, and stops working if the order information is not consistent with the order information and manually processes the problem;
(6) and the sub orders are combined on the main sorting conveying line and form a complete order, and then the next procedure is started.
According to the technical scheme, compared with the prior art, the invention discloses a cigarette order segmentation and sorting method and system. The cigarette order is divided into a plurality of sub-orders to be delivered to different sorting areas for sorting operation, and the sub-orders form a complete order through combination, so that the cigarette sorting system is high in automation degree, good in sorting efficiency, simple to operate and high in market application and popularization value.
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In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only embodiments of the present invention, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to the provided drawings without creative efforts.
Fig. 1 is a plan layout view of a cigarette order segmentation and sorting method and system according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a plan layout view of a picking zone.
Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the cigarette carton storage device.
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The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
The embodiment of the invention discloses a cigarette order segmentation sorting method and a cigarette order segmentation sorting system.
Referring to fig. 2, the cigarette order segmentation and sorting system provided by the present invention specifically includes:
the whole working area is divided into three sorting subareas 1, and four main sorting conveying lines 3 are distributed; the main sorting conveying line 3 penetrates through the three sorting subareas 1; three single-machine combining robots 2 are arranged on the side edge of each main sorting conveying line 3 and correspond to the single combining operation of the sub-orders of the three sorting partitions 1.
Referring to the attached drawing 2, based on four main sorting conveyor lines 3 passing through the sorting sub-areas 1, each sorting sub-area 1 is provided with four pre-sorting conveyor lines which are in a C-shaped structure on the plane layout, and the four pre-sorting conveyor lines are arranged in parallel in pairs and are respectively arranged in parallel with the main sorting conveyor line 1.
The pre-sorting conveyor line is in a C-shaped structure as described below, and is specifically characterized in that the pre-sorting conveyor line 8 and the pre-sorting conveyor line 9 are arranged in parallel, and the pre-sorting conveyor line 10 and the pre-sorting conveyor line 11 are arranged in parallel. The pre-sorting conveyor line 8 is juxtaposed with the main sorting conveyor line 13, the pre-sorting conveyor line 9 is juxtaposed with the main sorting conveyor line 14, the pre-sorting conveyor line 10 is juxtaposed with the main sorting conveyor line 15, and the pre-sorting conveyor line 11 is juxtaposed with the main sorting conveyor line 16.
Two rows of eighteen cigarette storage devices 4 are arranged in the sorting area, a cigarette channel 19 is arranged at the bottom of each cigarette storage device 4, cigarettes are shunted to different conveying lines to be sorted through a swing belt conveyor 22, the tail ends of the conveying lines to be sorted are close to the side edge of the pre-sorting conveying line, the cigarettes inside the cigarette storage device on the right side can move to the side edges of the pre-sorting conveying line 11 and the pre-sorting conveying line 9 through the conveying lines to be sorted 5 and the conveying line 6 to be sorted, and the cigarettes inside the cigarette storage device on the left side can move to the side edges of the pre-sorting conveying line 8 and the pre-sorting conveying line 10 through the conveying lines to be sorted.
Referring to figure 3, the cigarette rod store 4, as described above, is formed of two relatively independent bins, one fed and the other discharged. Wherein the first cigarette chamber 18 feeds and stores the strip cigarettes, and the second cigarette chamber 19 stores and releases the strip cigarettes. The single cigarette storage 4 only stores cigarettes of a single specification, and when the cigarette storage 4 is prepared, the cigarettes are manually or automatically supplemented from the feeding end, and when the first cigarette storage 18 is full of cigarettes, the scraper device 20 at the top of the storage pushes the top cigarettes from the first cigarette storage 18 to the second cigarette storage 19. When the first cigarette bin 18 and the second cigarette bin 19 are full of cigarettes, the cigarette storage 4 is in a saturated state; when the cigarette is released and the cigarette storage 4 discharges, the lifting transmission 21 of the second cigarette bin 19 moves downwards, and the cigarette on the turning plate at the bottommost layer is released to the cigarette channel and then is transported to a conveying line to be sorted.
According to the conveying line to be sorted, the corresponding sorting robot is arranged at the tail end of the conveying line to be sorted, two pre-sorting conveying lines are arranged in parallel, the two parallel pre-sorting conveying lines are located in the operating radius of the sorting robot, and the sorting robot can grab the cigarettes and place the cigarettes on the two pre-sorting conveying lines according to requirements.
A cigarette order segmentation and sorting method comprises the following steps:
(1) the method comprises the steps of preparing in advance, manually or automatically supplementing cigarettes of a corresponding standard to a cigarette storage device, and ensuring that sufficient cigarettes exist in the cigarette storage device and the stock is in a saturated state;
(2) the cigarette carton storage device releases the cigarette cartons stored in the step (1), and the cigarette cartons are conveyed to a stacking and releasing cache on a conveying line to be sorted;
(3) the computer system calls the order information and issues a command to a specified sorting robot according to the order content, the sorting robot grabs the cigarettes accumulated on the conveying line to be sorted and simultaneously places the cigarettes on the specified pre-sorting conveying line;
(4) combining the cigarettes grabbed in the step (3) into a sub order in a pre-sorting conveying line, and conveying the cigarettes to the tail end of the pre-sorting conveying line for accumulating and caching;
(5) the single combining robot automatically adjusts the grabbing mode, can grab 1-10 cigarettes at one time according to the sub-orders, identifies and verifies order information, puts the cigarettes into a main sorting conveying line after confirming that the cigarettes are correct, and stops working if the cigarettes do not accord with the order information and manually handles problems;
(6) the sub-orders are combined on the main sorting conveying line and form a complete order, and then the next procedure is started.
In order to further optimize the technical scheme, the sorting robot is provided with a plurality of sorting robots, the single combining robot and the sorting robot are both provided with a cigarette identification device, the captured cigarettes are identified, the system order is checked, the checking is unqualified, and the error combination of accurate sorting and sorting orders is realized.
In order to further optimize the technical scheme, the pre-sorting conveying line is an S-shaped three-layer conveying belt, and the cache accumulation of a plurality of sub-orders can be realized.
In order to further optimize the technical scheme, the cigarette carton released by the cigarette carton storage device is conveyed to a plurality of conveying lines to be sorted in a shunting manner so as to be used for sorting operation of a plurality of sub-orders of different orders.
The embodiments in the present description are described in a progressive manner, each embodiment focuses on differences from other embodiments, and the same and similar parts among the embodiments are referred to each other. The device disclosed by the embodiment corresponds to the method disclosed by the embodiment, so that the description is simple, and the relevant points can be referred to the method part for description.
The previous description of the disclosed embodiments is provided to enable any person skilled in the art to make or use the present invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be applied to other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Thus, the present invention is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown herein but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.
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1. A cigarette order segmentation and sorting system, comprising: the whole working area is divided into three sorting subareas, four main sorting conveying lines are distributed, and the main sorting conveying lines penetrate through the three sorting subareas; three single-machine combining robots are arranged on the side edge of each main sorting conveying line and correspond to the single combining operation of the sub-orders of the three sorting partitions; the pre-sorting conveying line is arranged in the sorting subarea and is in a C-shaped structure; a conveying line to be sorted is arranged on the side edge of the pre-sorting conveying line; the tail end of the conveying line to be sorted abuts against the side edge of the pre-sorting conveying line and is provided with a sorting robot; the cigarette storage device is arranged at one end of the conveying line to be sorted; a cigarette carton channel located at the bottom of the cigarette carton storage device and used for discharging and feeding; the lifting strip transmission assemblies are arranged on two sides of the strip cigarette channel; the cigarette carton storage device is of a combined structure and comprises a first cigarette bin and a second cigarette bin arranged at the bottom end of the first cigarette bin; a sensing system mounted inside the cigarette carton storage.
2. The cigarette order segmentation and sorting system according to claim 1, wherein four pre-sorting conveyor lines are arranged inside each sorting subarea, and the four pre-sorting conveyor lines are arranged in parallel in pairs and are respectively arranged in parallel with the main sorting conveyor line.
3. The cigarette order segmentation and sorting system according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of conveying lines to be sorted are provided, the head ends of the conveying lines to be sorted are connected with the cigarette storage device, and the tail ends of the conveying lines to be sorted are close to the side edges of the pre-sorting conveying lines.
4. The cigarette order segmentation and sorting system according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of sorting robots are provided, and each of the single combining robot and the sorting robot is provided with a cigarette identification device for identifying the captured cigarettes, checking the system orders, checking unqualified alarms, and realizing accurate sorting and sorting of the orders.
5. The cigarette order segmentation and sorting system according to claim 1, wherein a scraper device is arranged at the top of the cigarette storage, so that the cigarette at the uppermost layer of the cigarette bin I can be scraped to the cigarette bin II, and a first-in first-out function of storing cigarettes is realized; the first cigarette bin is used for feeding and storing strip cigarettes, and the second cigarette bin is used for storing and releasing strip cigarettes.
6. The cigarette order segmentation and sorting system according to claim 1, wherein the pre-sorting conveyor line is an S-shaped three-layer conveyor belt, and can achieve caching, accumulation and placement of a plurality of sub-orders.
7. The cigarette order segmentation and sorting system according to claim 1, wherein the cigarette released from the cigarette storage is transported to a plurality of the to-be-sorted transportation lines in a shunting manner for sub-order sorting operations of a plurality of different orders.
8. A cigarette order segmentation and sorting method of the cigarette order segmentation and sorting system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, comprising the steps of:
(1) the method comprises the steps of preparing in advance, manually or automatically supplementing cigarettes of a corresponding standard to a cigarette storage device, and ensuring that sufficient cigarettes exist in the cigarette storage device and the stock is in a saturated state;
(2) the cigarette carton storage device releases the cigarette cartons stored in the step (1), and the cigarette cartons are conveyed to a stacking and releasing cache on a conveying line to be sorted;
(3) the computer system calls order information and issues a command to a specified sorting robot according to the content of the order, and the sorting robot grabs the cigarettes accumulated on the conveying line to be sorted and simultaneously places the cigarettes on a specified pre-sorting conveying line;
(4) combining the cigarettes grabbed in the step (3) into a sub order in the pre-sorting conveying line, and conveying the cigarettes to the tail end of the pre-sorting conveying line for stacking and caching;
(5) the single combining robot automatically adjusts the grabbing mode, can grab 1-10 cigarettes at one time according to the sub-orders, identifies and verifies order information, puts the cigarettes into a main sorting conveying line after confirming that no mistake is found, and stops working if the order information is not consistent with the order information and manually processes the problem;
(6) and the sub orders are combined on the main sorting conveying line and form a complete order, and then the next procedure is started.
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