CN112478642A - Tilting tray sorting device - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a turnover tray sorting device which comprises a base, a linkage part and a tray fixedly arranged on the linkage part, wherein the linkage part can be rotatably arranged on the base to drive the tray to turn over, so that the tray can be switched between a first state capable of carrying goods and a second state capable of unloading goods, a locking part is arranged on the base, a guide groove is formed in the linkage part, the locking part can be in sliding fit with the guide groove, when the locking part is matched with the first end of the guide groove, the locking part locks the linkage part and enables the tray to be in the first state, and when the locking part is matched with the second end of the guide groove, the locking part locks the linkage part after turning over and enables the tray to be in the second state. It can effectively reduce the impact force when goods incline to effectively avoid the goods to throw impaired.

Description

Tilting tray sorting device

Technical Field

The invention relates to a tray turnover sorting device.

Background

The automatic sorting machine is a key device in the logistics industry and plays an irreplaceable important role in realizing accurate and quick delivery of logistics pieces, so that the reliability, efficiency and cost of the sorting machine influence the production efficiency and the operation profit of the logistics industry.

Wherein, automatic sorting machine divide into tilting tray sorting machine and cross belt sorting machine, and the unable compatible letter sorting of dysmorphism such as rolling, frivolous of cross belt sorting machine, and tilting tray sorting machine can also be compatible when can handle the article letter sorting of conventional shape and roll, the letter sorting of dysmorphism such as frivolous, in addition, tilting tray sorting machine still can be used to the distribution letter sorting of trades such as trade surpassing, give birth to bright, clothing, application scope is wide.

At present, the turnover tray sorting device for the sorting machine is generally turned over through a lever and rotating arm type structure, the problems of complex structure and serious cargo throwing impact phenomenon exist, and therefore the structure of the existing turnover tray sorting device needs to be improved.

Disclosure of Invention

In order to overcome the defects of the prior art, the invention aims to provide a tilting tray sorting device which can effectively reduce the impact force when goods are inclined so as to effectively avoid the damage of goods throwing.

The purpose of the invention is realized by adopting the following technical scheme:

a tray overturning and sorting device comprises a base, a linkage component and a tray fixedly arranged on the linkage component, wherein the linkage component can be rotatably arranged on the base to drive the tray to overturn, so that the tray can be switched between a first state capable of carrying goods and a second state capable of unloading goods, a locking component is arranged on the base, a guide groove is formed in the linkage component, the locking component is in sliding fit with the guide groove, when the locking component is matched with a first end of the guide groove, the locking component locks the linkage component and enables the tray to be in the first state, and when the locking component is matched with a second end of the guide groove, the locking component locks the linkage component after overturning and enables the tray to be in the second state.

Furthermore, the linkage component is further provided with a locking groove, the locking groove is located at the first end of the guide groove and is communicated with the guide groove, and the locking component can be switched between being matched with the locking groove and being separated from the locking groove.

Further, the guide groove has a groove width dimension larger than an outer diameter of the locking member, the locking groove is located at a top wall of the guide groove, and an opening of the locking groove is opposed to a bottom wall of the guide groove.

Further, still include the lifting member, the first end of lifting member with base pivotal connection, the second end of lifting member has set firmly the location axle, the linkage part with the location axle rotates to be connected, the center of rotation of linkage part with the pivot center of lifting member is perpendicular.

Furthermore, the lifting member comprises a floating plate and a pair of connecting rods arranged at intervals, a first end of each connecting rod is fixedly arranged at a first end of the floating plate, a second end of each connecting rod is pivotally connected with the base through a rotating shaft, and the positioning shaft is fixedly arranged at a second end of the floating plate.

Furthermore, a support frame is fixedly arranged on the base, the support frame at least comprises a pair of vertical plates arranged at intervals and a transverse plate arranged at the tops of the vertical plates, the second end of the connecting rod is arranged between the vertical plates, the rotating shaft is fixedly arranged at the second end of the connecting rod, two ends of the rotating shaft are respectively connected with the vertical plates in a rotating mode, and the locking part is fixedly arranged on the transverse plate.

Further, a support base is disposed between the link member and the tray, a top portion of the support base is disposed as an inclined surface inclined upward in a discharge direction of the tray, and a discharge port is disposed on a side of the tray close to the discharge direction.

Further, the tray comprises a bottom supporting plate and a baffle, the baffle is arranged at the top of the bottom supporting plate and surrounds the edge of the bottom supporting plate, and the baffle is provided with the unloading opening.

Further, the supporting seat comprises a first supporting plate and a second supporting plate which are arranged at intervals, the tops of the first supporting plate and the second supporting plate are both provided with the inclined surfaces, and the height dimension of the first supporting plate is smaller than that of the second supporting plate; the tray includes bottom plate, first baffle and second baffle all dispose in bottom plate's top and center on bottom plate's edge sets up, first baffle is close to first backup pad, the first end of second baffle with first backup pad links up, the second end of second baffle extends to and is close to the second backup pad, and the unloading mouth with the second backup pad is relative.

Furthermore, the bottom of base disposes at least a pair of walking wheel and leading wheel, and a pair of the walking wheel disposes respectively in the both sides of base, the leading wheel is located a pair of between the walking wheel.

Compared with the prior art, the invention has the beneficial effects that:

the tray is arranged on the linkage component, the linkage component is rotationally connected with the base, the overturning action of the tray can be realized, the swing amplitude is small when the linkage component changes the position, the time required for switching the tray from the first state to the second state is short, the sorting efficiency is favorably improved, and the grid width is favorably reduced;

the distance from the tray to the rotating center of the linkage component is short, and the throwing force borne by the articles to be sorted is small, so that the articles to be sorted can be stably conveyed to a set lattice, and the phenomenon that the articles to be sorted are damaged by throwing is avoided;

secondly, the locking component and the guide groove are matched to ensure that the tray can stably carry the articles to be sorted, and the locking component and the guide groove are in sliding fit to play a role in guiding the tray in the process of overturning the tray, so that the overturning action of the tray is more stable, the articles to be sorted can be more stably conveyed to a set lattice, the throwing force borne by the articles to be sorted is reduced, meanwhile, the locking component and the guide groove can also play a limiting role in the tray, and the phenomenon that the tray is excessively overturned and contacts with a track or a rack to influence the normal operation is avoided;

in addition, the turnover sorting device is not provided with a driving part, so that the turnover sorting device is more compact in overall structure, more convenient to assemble and arrange, and greatly reduced in weight, so that the turnover sorting device can run more smoothly and stably on the track, the required driving force is smaller, the reduction of energy consumption is facilitated, and the running cost is lower.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a tray-turnover sorting machine according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the tip-up sorter of FIG. 1 from another perspective;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the track frame of the tip-up sorter of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a diagram of the assembly relationship between the tray-flipping sorting carts and the rails of the tray-flipping sorting machine shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the assembly relationship between the tray-flipping sorting carts and the rails of the tray-flipping sorting machine shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the tip-up sorting cart shown in FIG. 4 from a first perspective;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of the tip-up sorting cart shown in FIG. 6 from a second perspective;

FIG. 8 is a schematic structural view of the tip-up sorting cart shown in FIG. 6 from a third perspective;

FIG. 9 is an exploded view of the tip tray sorting cart shown in FIG. 6;

FIG. 10 is an enlarged view of a portion of the tip tray sorter of FIG. 2 at location A;

FIG. 11 is a schematic view of the unloading device shown in FIG. 10;

FIG. 12 is an exploded view of the unloading unit shown in FIG. 11;

FIG. 13 is an enlarged view of a portion of the tip tray sorter of FIG. 2 at B;

fig. 14 is a schematic structural view of the resetting device shown in fig. 13.

In the figure: 1. a frame; 2. a track; 21. a base plate; 22. a side plate; 23. a top plate; 24. a baffle plate; 3. a tray-turning sorting trolley; 31. a base; 32. a linkage member; 321. positioning holes; 322. a guide groove; 323. a locking groove; 33. a tray; 331. a bottom pallet; 332. a first baffle plate; 333. a second baffle; 34. a locking member; 35. a lifting member; 351. a floating plate; 352. a connecting rod; 353. positioning the shaft; 36. a traveling wheel; 37. a guide wheel; 38. a supporting seat; 381. a substrate; 382. a first support plate; 383. a second support plate; 39. a roller; 310. a support frame; 320. a flange plate; 4. an unloading device; 41. a base; 42. a cylinder; 43. connecting blocks; 44. a guide block; 441. a first inclined plane; 45. a slider; 46. a guide rail; 47. a fixing plate; 51. a drive sprocket; 52. a driven sprocket; 53. a drag chain; 6. a scanning device; 7. a resetting device; 71. resetting the track; 711. a second inclined plane; 72. a support; 8. a supply area; 9. a sorting area; 91. and (4) grid opening.

Detailed Description

The present invention will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings and the detailed description, and it should be noted that any combination of the embodiments or technical features described below can be used to form a new embodiment without conflict.

Referring to fig. 1-2, there is shown a tip-up sorter in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the tray-turnover sorting machine comprises a frame 1, a track 2, a plurality of tray-turnover sorting trolleys 3, an unloading device 4, a driving device (not shown in the figure), a traction device, a scanning device 6, a resetting device 7 and a control device (not shown in the figure), wherein, the unloading device 4 is used for driving the tilting tray sorting trolley 3 to turn over so as to realize the unloading of the objects to be sorted, the driving device drives the traction device to lead the traction device to drive the tilting tray sorting trolley 3 to run on the track 2, the scanning device 6 is used for reading the bar codes or two-dimensional codes of the objects to be sorted on the tilting tray sorting trolley 3, so as to obtain the grid 91 information of the objects to be sorted, and utilize the control device to control the tray-turnover sorting trolley 3 to move to the corresponding grid 91 position, and the resetting device 7 is used for driving the tray-overturning sorting trolley 3 to reset to a state of bearing the articles to be sorted.

Referring to fig. 1-2, the tray-turnover sorting machine is configured with a feeding area 8 for feeding the tray-turnover sorting trolley 3 and a sorting area 9 for the tray-turnover sorting trolley 3 to transport and sort the articles to be sorted to a set grid 91, the feeding area 8 and the sorting area 9 are both configured outside the rack 1, wherein the feeding area 8 can be used for feeding the articles manually or automatically, each sorting area 9 is configured with a plurality of chute structures sequentially arranged along the length direction of the rack 1, and each chute structure is configured with the grid 91. Referring to fig. 3, the track 2 is fixed on the top of the frame 1, and the track 2 is preferably a circular structure capable of realizing horizontal circulation, and has a small floor area and a strong sorting capacity, although in other embodiments, the track 2 may be a straight bar structure or a special-shaped structure.

Referring to fig. 4 and 5 specifically, the rail 2 may be an aluminum profile structure or a sheet metal structure, the rail 2 includes a bottom plate 21, side plates 22, a top plate 23 and a baffle plate 24, the side plates 22 are configured with four pieces, the four side plates 22 are respectively configured at intervals at the top of the bottom plate 21, and a rail groove is formed by enclosing between adjacent side plates 22, wherein two pairs of side plates 22 located at the outer side are all enclosed to form a first rail groove, a pair of side plates 22 located at the middle part are enclosed to form a second rail groove, the top plate 23 is configured with two pieces, a first end of each top plate 23 is fixed to the side plate 22 located at the outer side of the bottom plate 21, a second end of each top plate 23 extends to the upper side of the side plate 22 located at the middle part of the bottom plate 21, the top plate 23 is opposite to the bottom plate 21, and the baffle plate 24 is vertically configured at the inner side. In the embodiment, the traveling wheels 36 of the tilting tray sorting trolley 3 are matched with the first track grooves, and the guide wheels 37 of the tilting tray sorting trolley 3 are matched with the second track grooves, so that the traveling and guiding stability of the tilting tray sorting trolley 3 is ensured, the tilting tray sorting trolley 3 can bear the transverse force during unloading and resetting, and the unloading material stability and the resetting stability of the tilting tray sorting trolley 3 are ensured.

With continuing reference to fig. 1-2, a plurality of tray-turning sorting trolleys 3 are sequentially mounted on the track 2, the tray-turning sorting trolleys 3 comprise tray-turning sorting devices and traveling wheels 36, wherein, with reference to fig. 4-8, the tray-turning sorting devices comprise bases 31, linkage parts 32 and trays 33 fixedly arranged on the linkage parts 32; the tray 33 is used for carrying the articles to be sorted; the linkage part 32 is rotatably mounted on the base 31 to drive the tray 33 to turn left and right relative to the rail 2, so that the tray 33 can be switched between a first state capable of carrying goods and a second state capable of unloading goods, and can stably bear the goods to be sorted and sort the goods to be sorted to the set grid 91; a locking part 34 is arranged on the base 31, the linkage part 32 is provided with an arc-shaped guide groove 322, the locking part 34 is in sliding fit with the guide groove 322, when the locking part 34 is matched with the first end of the guide groove 322, the locking part 34 locks the linkage part 32 and enables the tray 33 to be in a first state, a positioning effect is achieved, the tray 33 is prevented from shaking, the tray 33 can be guaranteed to stably bear an article to be sorted, when the locking part 34 is matched with the second end of the guide groove 322, the locking part 34 locks the linkage part 32 after overturning and enables the tray 33 to be in a second state, a limiting effect is achieved, and the tray 33 is prevented from being excessively overturned and contacting with the track 2 or the rack 1 to influence the normal operation of the tray on the track 2; the traveling wheels 36 are arranged at the bottom of the base 31, and the traveling wheels 36 are movably matched with the rails 2, so that the tray-overturning sorting trolley 3 can smoothly run along the extending direction of the rails 2.

In a preferred embodiment, in order to enable the tray 33 to more stably support the articles to be sorted, the linking member 32 further has a locking groove 323, the locking groove 323 is located at the first end of the guide groove 322 and is communicated with the guide groove 322, and the locking member 34 can be switched between being engaged with the locking groove 323 and being disengaged from the locking groove 323, so that the tray 33 can be reliably locked in the first state, and the tray 33 can be smoothly switched to the second state.

In a preferred embodiment, the guide groove 322 has a groove width dimension larger than the outer diameter of the locking member 34, the locking groove 323 is located at the top wall of the guide groove 322, and the opening of the locking groove 323 is opposite to the bottom wall of the guide groove 322.

In a preferred embodiment, to unlock the engagement between the locking member 34 and the locking groove 323, the tip tray sorting cart 3 further includes a lifting member 35, a first end of the lifting member 35 is pivotally connected to the base 31, a second end of the lifting member 35 is fixedly provided with a positioning shaft 353, a positioning hole 321 of the linkage member 32 is rotatably connected to the positioning shaft 353, and an end of the positioning shaft 353 is fixedly locked with a flange 320 for limiting the linkage member 32 by a bolt to prevent the linkage member 32 from being separated from the positioning shaft 353, and a rotation center of the linkage member 32 is perpendicular to a pivoting center of the lifting member 35, so that the lifting member 35 lifts an end of the linkage member 32 away from the unloading port of the tray 33 by the unloading device 4, and the linkage member 32 and the tray 33 are driven by the lifting member 35 to move upward, thereby separating the locking member 34 from the locking groove 323, unlocking the locking connection therebetween, and when the linkage member 32 is lifted to make a bottom wall of the guide groove 322 thereon contact with the locking member 34, the link member 32 rotates about its center of rotation, thereby turning the tray 33 over and unloading the cargo. Of course, in other embodiments, the locking groove 323 may be configured as a recessed structure with a shallower depth, so that the locking member 34 can be engaged with the locking groove 323 by directly applying the force to the linkage member 32 by the unloading device 4, and this structure is slightly less reliable.

Referring to fig. 8, the lifting member 35 includes a floating plate 351 and a pair of links 352 spaced apart from each other, a first end of the link 352 is fixed to a first end of the floating plate 351, a second end of the link is pivotally connected to the base 31 via a rotating shaft, and a positioning shaft 353 is fixed to a second end of the floating plate 351.

In a preferred embodiment, the base 31 is fixedly provided with the supporting frame 310, the supporting frame 310 at least comprises a pair of vertical plates arranged at intervals and a transverse plate arranged on the tops of the pair of vertical plates, the second end of the connecting rod 352 is arranged between the pair of vertical plates, the rotating shaft is fixedly arranged on the second end of the connecting rod 352, two ends of the rotating shaft are respectively rotatably connected with the pair of vertical plates, and the locking member 34 is fixedly arranged on the transverse plate.

Referring to fig. 4 and 5, the pair of walking wheels 36 may be disposed, the pair of walking wheels 36 are disposed on two sides of the base 31, respectively, and the pair of walking wheels 36 are disposed diagonally (i.e., in a staggered arrangement) so that the tip-up sorting cart 3 can be stably mounted on the track 2. In the present embodiment, two pairs of the traveling wheels 36 are preferably disposed, the two pairs of the traveling wheels 36 are disposed at two ends of the base 31 at intervals, each pair of the traveling wheels 36 is disposed at two opposite sides of the base 31, and the traveling wheels 36 are matched with the first track grooves on the track 2, so that the tip tray sorting trolley 3 can be more stably mounted on the track 2, and the stable carrying of the articles to be sorted is realized.

In a preferred embodiment, the bottom of the base 31 is further provided with a guide wheel 37, the guide wheel 37 is located at a middle position of the base 31, and the guide wheel 37 cooperates with the second track groove on the track 2 to perform a guiding function, so as to realize the directional operation of the turnover sorting trolley 3.

As a preferred embodiment, a supporting seat 38 is disposed between the linking component 32 and the tray 33, the top of the supporting seat 38 is configured as an inclined surface, the inclined surface inclines upward toward the unloading direction of the tray 33, and a unloading opening is disposed on one side of the tray 33 close to the unloading direction, so that the unloading opening on the tray 33 is raised to prevent the articles to be sorted from sliding off during the conveying process, or prevent the articles to be sorted from being thrown away by centrifugal force at the turning section, thereby realizing stable carrying, being suitable for carrying the articles with regular shapes or difficult rolling, being suitable for carrying the articles which can be normally sorted by light throwing and round rolling and the like and are not suitable for being sorted by a cross belt sorter, and having extremely strong sorting adaptability.

As a preferred embodiment, the tray 33 includes a bottom plate 331 and a baffle, the baffle is disposed on the top of the bottom plate 331 and disposed around the edge of the bottom plate 331, the baffle is provided with a discharge opening, the top surface of the bottom plate 331 is provided with a plurality of protrusions disposed at intervals, so that a gap is formed between the object to be sorted and the bottom plate 331 while the mechanical strength of the tray 33 is enhanced, the object to be sorted is not attached to the bottom plate 331 due to the formation of a partial vacuum, and efficient unloading is ensured.

As a preferred embodiment, the supporting seat 38 comprises a base plate 381, a first supporting plate 382 and a second supporting plate 383, which are vertically arranged on the base plate 381 at intervals, wherein the tops of the first supporting plate 382 and the second supporting plate 383 are both provided with inclined surfaces, and the height of the first supporting plate 382 is smaller than that of the second supporting plate 383, so that the tray 33 can be inclined at an angle in the front-back direction, no blockage is caused between the front-back adjacent tray turnover sorting trolleys, and manual loading is facilitated; on this basis, the tray 33 includes the bottom plate 331, the first flap 332 and the second flap 333 are all disposed on the top of the bottom plate 331 and are disposed around the edge of the bottom plate 331, the first flap 332 is close to the first support plate 382, the first end of the second flap 333 is connected to the first support plate 382, the second end of the second flap 333 extends to be close to the second support plate 383, and the unloading opening is opposite to the second support plate 383, so that the tray 33 can save one flap, the cost is lower, and meanwhile, the loading operation and the unloading operation of the articles to be sorted are more convenient.

Referring to fig. 9, as a preferred embodiment, the unloading devices 4 are fixed on the frame 1, the number of the unloading devices 4 is adapted to the number of the cells 91, the position of the unloading device 4 is opposite to the position of the cell 91, that is, the unloading devices 4 and the cells 91 are respectively arranged on both sides of the track 2, in the present embodiment, the unloading device 4 is located at the inner side (first side) of the rail 2, the unloading device 4 is used for driving the linkage member 32 to rotate, the output end of the unloading device 4 can be switched between a state of contact engagement with the link member 32 and a state of disengagement from the link member 32, the tray 33 can be driven to tip toward the outside of the rail 2 when the tip-up sorting trolley 3 is moved to the position corresponding to the cell 91, so that the items to be sorted are conveyed into the setting pockets 91 located outside the track 2 and, at the same time, when the tilting tray sorting trolley 3 normally runs, the output end of the unloading device 4 can not obstruct the normal running of the tilting tray sorting trolley 3.

Referring to fig. 9-11, the unloading device 4 includes a base 41, a linear expansion mechanism, a connecting block 43, a guide block 44, a sliding block 45, a guide rail 46 and a fixing plate 47 arranged along the expansion direction of the linear expansion mechanism, the bottom of the base 41 is fixed to the frame 1, both the fixed end of the linear expansion mechanism and the fixing plate 47 are fixed to the top of the base 41, the connecting block 43 is disposed at the movable end of the linear expansion mechanism, the guide block 44 is fixed to the connecting block 43, the guide block 44 is fixed to the sliding block 45, the slide block 45 is matched with the guide rail 46 in a sliding way, the guide rail 46 is fixed on the fixed plate 47, the top of the guide block 44 is provided with a first inclined surface 441, one end of the linkage part 32 far away from the unloading port of the tray 33 is provided with a toggle piece which can be matched with the first inclined surface 441, in this way, the linkage member 32 is lifted by the sliding fit of the first inclined surface 441 and the toggle member, so that the linkage member 32 is turned over. In the present embodiment, the linear expansion mechanism is preferably the air cylinder 42 to simplify the structure and reduce the cost, but in other embodiments, the linear expansion mechanism may be specifically a driving structure such as an electric cylinder, a linear motor, or an electromagnet.

In a preferred embodiment, the toggle member is preferably a roller 39 rotatably disposed on the linkage member 32, and the roller 39 is in rolling engagement with the first inclined surface 441 to reduce friction between the toggle member and the first inclined surface 441, so that the linkage member 32 can be overturned more smoothly and more efficiently. Of course, the toggle member may be a toggle block or a toggle plate.

Referring to fig. 12-14, as a preferred embodiment, the tray-flipping sorting machine further comprises a reset device 7 located at the outer side (second side) of the track 2, the reset device 7 is located at the tail end of the sorting area 9 (the running direction of the tray-flipping sorting cart 3 on the track 2 is: the head end of the sorting area 9-the tail end of the sorting area 9), the reset device 7 comprises a reset track 71, the top of the reset track 71 is configured with a second inclined plane 711, the bottom end of the second inclined plane 711 is adjacent to the tail end of the sorting area 9, the tail end of the second inclined plane 711 far from the sorting area 9, the second inclined plane 711 can be slidably matched with the bottom of the tray 33 in the second state, so that the tray 33 can ascend along the reset track 71 during the running of the tray-flipping sorting cart 3, and drive the linkage member 32 to rotate and reset to make the locking groove 323 on the linkage member to be matched with the locking member 34, then, the tray 33 is supported and reset to the first state, a pure mechanical structure is facilitated to serve as the reset device 7 of the turnover sorting trolley 3, the structure is simple, energy consumption is low, and running cost is reduced.

In a preferred embodiment, the resetting device 7 further comprises a bracket 72, a first end of the bracket 72 is fixed to the resetting rail 71, and a second end of the bracket 72 is fixed to the outer side of the frame 1, so that the resetting device 7 can be assembled on the frame 1.

In a preferred embodiment, the driving device is a motor (not shown) disposed in the frame 1, the traction device includes an endless traction chain 53, a driving sprocket 51 and a driven sprocket 52, the traction chain 53 is wound around the driving sprocket 51 and the driven sprocket 52, the base 31 of the tip-up sorting cart 3 is fixedly connected to the traction chain 53, and the output end of the motor is in transmission connection with the driving sprocket 51, so that the tip-up sorting cart 3 is driven to travel on the track 2.

The tray turnover sorting device has the following advantages:

the tray 33 is arranged on the linkage part 32, the linkage part 32 is rotationally connected with the base 31, the overturning action of the tray 33 can be realized, the swinging amplitude is small when the linkage part 32 changes the position, the time required for switching the tray 33 from the first state to the second state is short, the sorting efficiency is improved, and the width of the grid 91 is reduced;

the distance from the tray 33 to the rotation center of the linkage part 32 is short, and the throwing force borne by the articles to be sorted is small, so that the articles to be sorted can be stably conveyed to the set grid 91, and the phenomenon that the articles to be sorted are damaged by throwing does not exist;

the locking component 34 and the guide groove 322 are matched to ensure that the tray 33 can stably carry the articles to be sorted, the locking component 34 and the guide groove 322 are in sliding fit to play a role in guiding the tray 33 in the overturning process of the tray 33, and the overturning action of the tray 33 is more stable, so that the articles to be sorted can be more stably conveyed to the set grid 91, the throwing force borne by the articles to be sorted is reduced, meanwhile, the locking component 34 and the guide groove 322 can also play a role in limiting the tray 33, and the tray 33 is prevented from being excessively overturned and contacting with the track 2 or the rack 1 to influence normal operation;

the overturning plate sorting trolley 3 and the unloading device 4 are arranged in a separated mode, namely, no driving part is arranged on the overturning plate sorting trolley 3, so that the overturning plate sorting trolley 3 is more compact in overall structure, more convenient to assemble and arrange, and greatly reduced in weight, the overturning plate sorting trolley can run on the track 2 more smoothly and stably, the required driving force is smaller, the energy consumption is reduced, and the running cost is lower;

the tray 33 type bearing structure is adopted, so that the tray type sorting machine is suitable for normally sorting articles which are not suitable for being sorted by a cross belt sorting machine, such as light throwing, round rolling and the like, and has extremely strong sorting adaptability;

the reset device 7 of the tray-turnover sorting trolley 3 is beneficial to a pure mechanical structure, has simple structure and low energy consumption, and is beneficial to reducing the running cost;

the main drive adopts a common motor to drive the traction chain 53, the tilting tray sorting trolley 3 adopts a pure mechanical structure, the whole system has low manufacturing cost and extremely high economic value;

when the speed of the main ring of the turnover sorting trolley 3 is 1.2m/s, the sorting efficiency can reach 8640 pieces/hour, if double-end piece supply configuration is adopted, the maximum theoretical processing efficiency can reach 17280 pieces/hour, and the sorting efficiency is high;

the tray-overturning sorting machine is suitable for low-speed operation, is more suitable for a manual workpiece supply mode, does not need a multi-stage workpiece supply system, simultaneously adopts an integrated design for a plurality of grid openings 91 sliding chutes and the track 2, has a very compact system structure, has a total width of about 3.5 meters including the sliding chute bag frame, occupies a small area, can be flexibly arranged, and is particularly suitable for places with limited sites;

the equipment is applicable to industries: shoes and dresses, books and periodicals, electronic commerce, medicine, daily consumer goods, express delivery, post and the like, can sort the object types: regular shaped articles, irregular shaped articles, flexible packaging articles.

The above embodiments are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and the protection scope of the present invention is not limited thereby, and any insubstantial changes and substitutions made by those skilled in the art based on the present invention are within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. A tray turnover sorting device is characterized by comprising a base, a linkage part and a tray fixedly arranged on the linkage part, wherein the linkage part can be rotatably arranged on the base to drive the tray to turn over, so that the tray can be switched between a first state capable of carrying goods and a second state capable of unloading goods, a locking part is arranged on the base, a guide groove is formed in the linkage part, the locking part is in sliding fit with the guide groove, when the locking part is matched with a first end of the guide groove, the locking part locks the linkage part and enables the tray to be in the first state, and when the locking part is matched with a second end of the guide groove, the locking part locks the linkage part after turning over and enables the tray to be in the second state.

2. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the linkage member further defines a locking groove at the first end of the guide groove and communicating with the guide groove, and the locking member is capable of switching between engaging and disengaging with the locking groove.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the guide groove has a groove width dimension larger than an outer diameter of the locking member, the locking groove is located at a top wall of the guide groove, and an opening of the locking groove is opposite to a bottom wall of the guide groove.

4. The tray turnover sorting device according to claim 3, further comprising a lifting member, wherein a first end of the lifting member is pivotally connected to the base, a positioning shaft is fixedly provided at a second end of the lifting member, the linkage member is pivotally connected to the positioning shaft, and a rotation center of the linkage member is perpendicular to a pivot center of the lifting member.

5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the lifting member comprises a floating plate and a pair of spaced apart links, a first end of the link is fixed to a first end of the floating plate, a second end of the link is pivotally connected to the base via a pivot, and the positioning shaft is fixed to a second end of the floating plate.

6. The apparatus as claimed in claim 5, wherein the base is fixed with a support frame, the support frame comprises at least a pair of spaced vertical plates and a cross plate disposed on top of the pair of vertical plates, the second end of the connecting rod is disposed between the pair of vertical plates, the rotating shaft is fixed on the second end of the connecting rod, and both ends of the rotating shaft are respectively connected with the pair of vertical plates, and the locking member is fixed on the cross plate.

7. The tray-flipping sorting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a support base is provided between the link member and the tray, a top of the support base is provided with an inclined surface, the inclined surface is inclined upward in a discharge direction of the tray, and a discharge opening is provided on a side of the tray near the discharge direction.

8. The tray-overturning sorting device according to claim 7, wherein the tray comprises a bottom supporting plate and a baffle plate, the baffle plate is arranged on the top of the bottom supporting plate and arranged around the edge of the bottom supporting plate, and the baffle plate is provided with the unloading opening.

9. The apparatus as claimed in claim 7, wherein the supporting base comprises a first supporting plate and a second supporting plate which are arranged at intervals, the tops of the first supporting plate and the second supporting plate are provided with the inclined surfaces, and the height of the first supporting plate is smaller than that of the second supporting plate; the tray includes bottom plate, first baffle and second baffle all dispose in bottom plate's top and center on bottom plate's edge sets up, first baffle is close to first backup pad, the first end of second baffle with first backup pad links up, the second end of second baffle extends to and is close to the second backup pad, and the unloading mouth with the second backup pad is relative.

10. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the base is provided at a bottom thereof with at least a pair of traveling wheels respectively disposed at both sides of the base, and a guide wheel disposed between the pair of traveling wheels.

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