CN113751354A

CN113751354A - Paper sorting system and paper sorting method

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Publication number: CN113751354A
Application number: CN202011157450.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 张建斌
Original assignee: Beijing Jingdong Zhenshi Information Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Beijing Jingdong Zhenshi Information Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-10-26
Filing date: 2020-10-26
Publication date: 2021-12-07

Abstract

The application provides a paper sorting system and a paper sorting method. The paper sorting system comprises a recognition device, a first driving device, a controller and a plurality of storage boxes, wherein the first driving device is used for driving the uppermost paper in the stack of paper to move to the recognition area of the recognition device; the identification device is used for identifying the identification information of the paper; the controller is used for controlling the first driving device to place the paper in the storage box corresponding to the identification information of the paper according to the identification information of the paper. The paper sorting system and the paper sorting method improve the paper sorting efficiency and can avoid errors.

Description

Paper sorting system and paper sorting method

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of paper sorting, in particular to a paper sorting system and a paper sorting method.

Background

In daily office, paper such as archives and bills are required to be classified and stored.

In the prior art, paper is generally sorted manually, that is, the paper is identified and classified manually.

However, manual paper sorting is inefficient and prone to errors.

Disclosure of Invention

The application provides a paper sorting system and a paper sorting method, which improve the efficiency of paper sorting and can avoid errors.

In a first aspect, the present application provides a paper sorting system comprising: the device comprises a recognition device, a first driving device, a controller and a plurality of storage boxes, wherein the recognition device and the first driving device are electrically connected with the controller;

the first driving device is used for driving the uppermost sheet in the stack of sheets to move to the identification area of the identification device;

the identification device is used for identifying the identification information of the paper;

the controller is used for controlling the first driving device to place the paper in the storage box corresponding to the identification information of the paper according to the identification information of the paper.

Optionally, in the paper sorting system provided by the present application, the first driving device includes a first driving unit and a second driving unit, the second driving unit includes a first driving assembly and a second driving assembly, and the first driving assembly is connected to the second driving assembly; the first driving unit is used for driving the single-page paper to move to the first driving assembly, the second driving assembly is used for moving the first driving assembly to a position corresponding to the storage box corresponding to the identification information of the paper, and the first driving assembly is used for moving the paper to the storage box.

Optionally, in the paper sorting system provided by the application, the storage boxes are arranged at intervals in the vertical direction, the first driving unit and the first driving assembly are adjacent and are horizontal driving assemblies, and the second driving assembly is a vertical driving assembly.

Optionally, in the paper sorting system provided by the present application, the first driving assembly includes at least two first driving members and at least two sets of transmission shaft sets, each transmission shaft set includes a main transmission shaft and a secondary transmission shaft, the axes of the main transmission shafts are parallel to each other, the first driving members are connected to the main transmission shafts in a one-to-one correspondence manner, and the first driving members are configured to drive the main transmission shafts to rotate, so that the paper is transferred from a gap between the main transmission shaft and the secondary transmission shaft to a gap between the main transmission shaft and the secondary transmission shaft adjacent to the paper.

Optionally, in the paper sorting system provided by the application, the first driving assembly further includes at least one first supporting member, the transmission shaft groups are respectively located at two opposite sides of the first supporting member, a supporting surface of the first supporting member and an upper surface of the secondary transmission shaft are located on the same horizontal plane, and the main transmission shaft is located above the secondary transmission shaft;

and/or the diameter of the main transmission shaft is larger than that of the auxiliary transmission shaft;

and/or the second driving assembly is a lifting assembly, the second driving assembly comprises a second driving piece and at least one transmission piece, the first supporting piece is provided with at least one connecting part, the connecting parts are connected with the transmission pieces in a one-to-one correspondence manner, and the second driving piece is used for driving the transmission pieces to move so that the first driving assembly moves along the vertical direction.

Optionally, the paper letter sorting system that this application provided, second drive assembly still include driving wheel group, and the second driving piece passes through each driving medium synchronous rotation of driving wheel group drive, and the second driving piece is the motor, and the driving medium is the sprocket driving medium.

Optionally, in the paper sorting system provided by the present application, the first driving unit includes a separation assembly and a third driving assembly, the separation assembly is configured to transfer a topmost sheet of the stack of sheets of paper to the third driving assembly, the third driving assembly is a horizontal driving assembly, and the third driving assembly is configured to move the sheet of paper to a position below the recognition area of the recognition device and move the sheet of paper recognized by the recognition device to the second driving unit.

Optionally, in the paper sorting system provided by the application, the identification information of the paper is a bar code or two-dimensional code information of the paper, and the identification device includes a scanning component, and the scanning component is used for identifying the bar code or two-dimensional code information of the paper.

Optionally, the paper sorting system provided by the application further includes a second driving device, the scanning assembly and the controller are both electrically connected to the second driving device, and the controller controls the second driving device to drive the scanning assembly to move, so that the bar code or the two-dimensional code information of the paper is located in the identification area of the scanning assembly.

Optionally, in the paper sorting system provided by the application, an opening is formed in one side, facing the first driving assembly, of the storage box, a switch sensing piece is arranged on the opening in a blocking manner, the switch sensing piece is electrically connected with the controller, and the controller controls the switch sensing piece on the storage box corresponding to the identification information of the paper to be opened according to the identification information of the paper so as to expose the opening;

when the second driving component contacts the switch sensing component, the controller controls the second driving component to stop moving and controls the first driving component to rotate, so that paper enters the storage box through the opening.

Optionally, the paper letter sorting system that this application provided has detection device and suggestion device in the storage box, and detection device and suggestion device all are connected with the controller electricity, and detection device is used for detecting the clearance between the roof of paper and storage box, and when the clearance is less than the default, controller control suggestion device sent the suggestion.

Optionally, the paper sorting system provided by the application further includes a box body, the identification device, the first driving device, the second driving device and each storage box are all located in the box body, and the controller is located on the box body;

the identification device, the first driving device and the second driving device are sequentially arranged, and the third driving assembly is located below an identification area of the identification device.

Optionally, in the paper sorting system provided by the application, at least one side of the box body is provided with a paper feeding port and a second supporting member, the second supporting member is located at the lower edge of the paper feeding port, the paper feeding port and the third driving assembly are located in the same plane, and the separating assembly is located above the third driving assembly and faces the paper feeding port; and/or the second supporting piece is positioned at the upper part of one side of the box body, and the second supporting piece inclines towards the upper part of the paper feeding port; and/or a storage cabinet is arranged below the third driving assembly; and/or the storage box is a drawer capable of being pulled out towards the outer side of the box body.

Optionally, in the paper sorting system provided by the present application, the first driving device is a mechanical arm having a suction cup.

Optionally, the paper sorting system provided by the application further includes a user input unit, the user input unit is electrically connected to the controller, and the user input unit is configured to receive information input by a user.

In a second aspect, the present application provides a paper sorting method comprising the steps of:

the first driving device drives the uppermost sheet of the stack of sheets to move to the identification area of the identification device;

the identification device identifies the identification information of the paper;

the controller receives the identification information of the paper and controls the first driving device to move according to the identification information of the paper so as to place the paper in the storage box corresponding to the identification information of the paper.

The application provides a paper sorting system and a paper sorting method, the paper sorting system is through setting up recognition device, a drive arrangement, a controller and a plurality of storage box, a drive arrangement will be singly listed as paper and moved to recognition device and carry out paper information identification, after recognition device discerns, with the identification information transmission of paper to the controller, the controller is according to the identification information of paper, control a drive arrangement and place the paper in the storage box that corresponds with the identification information of paper, the efficiency of paper sorting has been improved, and can avoid appearing the mistake.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present application or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the present application, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to these drawings without inventive exercise.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a paper sorting system according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of an internal structure of a paper sorting system according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 3 is a schematic block diagram of a paper sorting system provided in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 4 is a first schematic structural diagram of a first driving assembly and a second driving assembly in a paper sorting system according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 5 is a side view of FIG. 4;

fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of another second driving assembly in the paper sorting system according to the embodiment of the present application;

fig. 7 is a flowchart of a paper sorting method according to an embodiment of the present application.

Description of reference numerals:

100-identification means;

200-a first drive; 210-a second drive unit; 211-a first drive assembly; 2111-connecting part; 2112-first support; 2113-main drive shaft; 2114-driven shaft; 212-a second drive assembly; 2121-a second drive member; 2122-a transmission member; 2123-drive wheel set; 2124-turbine; 2125-worm; 2126-a second sprocket; 2127-third sprocket; 2128-chain; 2129-gear shaft; 2130-gears; 220-a first drive unit; 221-a separation assembly; 222-a third drive assembly;

300-a controller;

400-a storage box; 410-an opening; 420-a switch sensing member; 430-a detection device; 440-a prompting device;

500-a second drive;

600-a box body; 610-paper feed port; 620-a second support; 630-a storage cabinet;

700-user input unit.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present application clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are some embodiments of the present application, but not all embodiments.

First, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that these embodiments are merely for explaining the technical principles of the present application, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present application. And can be adjusted as needed by those skilled in the art to suit particular applications.

Furthermore, it should be noted that, in the description of the present application, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "connected" and "connected" should be interpreted broadly, e.g., as being fixed or detachable or integrally connected; can be mechanically or electrically connected; the two components can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and the two components can be communicated with each other. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood by those skilled in the art as the case may be.

In daily office, paper such as archives and bills are required to be classified and stored. Paper is generally sorted manually, that is, the paper is identified and classified manually. However, manual paper sorting is inefficient and prone to errors.

Based on this, the embodiment of the application provides a paper sorting system and a paper sorting method, improves the paper sorting efficiency, and can avoid making mistakes.

The technical solution of the present application will be described in detail below with reference to specific examples.

It should be noted that the following specific embodiments may be combined with each other, and the same or similar concepts or processes may not be described in detail in some embodiments.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a paper sorting system according to an embodiment of the present application; fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of an internal structure of a paper sorting system according to an embodiment of the present application; fig. 3 is a schematic block diagram of a paper sorting system according to an embodiment of the present application. Referring to fig. 1 to 3, a paper sorting system according to an embodiment of the present application includes: the recognition device 100, the first driving device 200, the controller 300, and the plurality of storage boxes 400, the recognition device 100 and the first driving device 200 being electrically connected to the controller 300.

Wherein, the first driving device 200 is used for driving the uppermost sheet of the stack of sheets to move to the identification area of the identification device 100;

the identification device 100 identifies identification information of the sheet;

the controller 300 is configured to control the first driving device 200 to place the paper in the bin 400 corresponding to the identification information of the paper according to the identification information of the paper.

It should be noted that in the present embodiment, the paper has information that can be identified by the identification apparatus 100, wherein the paper may be a bill, a science and technology type archive paper, a personal information archive, etc., the type of the paper is not limited in the present embodiment, and for convenience of description, the paper is taken as the personal information archive paper as follows.

In this embodiment, the first driving device 200 can drive the single sheet (also referred to as a sheet) located at the top of the stack of sheets to move to the position of the recognition device 100. Specifically, the first driving device 200 may move a sheet of paper into the recognition area covered by the recognition device 100.

The recognition device 100 recognizes the paper sheet located in the recognition area to obtain the identification information of the paper sheet. The identification information of the paper can be bar code or two-dimensional code information of the paper, and the identification information of the paper is embodied by the bar code or the two-dimensional code. The bar code or the two-dimensional code information can have a uniform arrangement mode or a set arrangement mode.

Illustratively, the barcode of each file paper of employees in a certain company has 10 digits, the first 3 digits can represent different departments of the company, the middle 5 digits can represent names of employees in the departments, and the last 2 digits can be the code number of the file paper, for example, the code of the initial page of the file is 01, and the code of the basic information page of the employees is 02. Each department corresponds to one bin 400, so that archival paper of employees of different departments can be sorted first.

After the identification information of the paper is identified by the identification device 100, the identification information is transmitted to the identification information transmission controller 300 of the paper, and the controller 300 controls the first driving device 200 to place the paper in the storage bin 400 corresponding to the identification information of the paper according to the identification information of the paper, thereby completing the sorting of the paper.

The paper sorting system provided by the embodiment is characterized in that the recognition device 100, the first driving device 200, the controller 300 and the storage boxes 400 are arranged, the first driving device 200 moves a single sheet of paper to the recognition device 100 to recognize paper information, after the recognition device 100 recognizes the paper information, the identification information of the paper is transmitted to the controller 300, and the controller 300 controls the first driving device 200 to place the paper in the storage box 400 corresponding to the identification information of the paper according to the identification information of the paper, so that the paper sorting efficiency is improved, and errors can be avoided.

In the paper sorting system provided in the embodiment of the present application, the first driving device 200 is a mechanical arm having a suction cup. The controller 300 controls the robot arm to suck the uppermost sheet of the stack of sheets through the suction cup thereon, and then move the uppermost sheet to the recognition area covered by the recognition device 100, and after the uppermost sheet is recognized by the recognition device 100, the controller 300 controls the first driving device 200 to place the sheet in the storage bin 400 corresponding to the identification information of the sheet.

In some embodiments, first driving device 200 includes a first driving unit 220 and a second driving unit 210, second driving unit 210 includes a first driving assembly 211 and a second driving assembly 212, and first driving assembly 211 and second driving assembly 212 are connected.

The first driving unit 210 is used for driving the individual sheets to move to the first driving assembly 211, the second driving assembly 212 is used for moving the first driving assembly 211 to a position opposite to the storage box 400 corresponding to the identification information of the sheets, and the first driving assembly 211 is used for moving the sheets to the storage box 400.

The first driving unit 210 and the second driving unit 220 are electrically connected to the controller 300, and the first driving assembly 211 and the second driving assembly 212 are electrically connected to the controller 300. Via the controller 300. The controller 300 controls the first driving assembly 211, the second driving assembly 212, and the second driving unit 220 to start and end, respectively.

A sensing device, such as a sensor, may also be disposed between the first driving unit 210 and the first driving assembly 211 (i.e., the engaged position of the first driving unit 210 and the first driving assembly 211). The sensing device is electrically connected to the controller 300, and senses the paper motion transmitted to each other through the sensing device to control the start and end of the first driving unit 210 and the first driving assembly 211. A sensing device, such as a sensor, may also be disposed between first drive assembly 211 and second drive assembly 212. The sensing device is electrically connected to the controller 300, senses the start/stop operation of the first driving assembly 211 through the sensing device, and controls the first driving assembly 211 to move the paper to the storage box 400 after the second driving assembly 212 moves the first driving assembly 211 to a position corresponding to the storage box corresponding to the identification information of the paper. Thereby, the first driving unit 210, the first driving assembly 211 and the second driving assembly 212 cooperate with each other more precisely.

In the present embodiment, the first driving unit 210, the first driving assembly 211 and the second driving assembly 212 cooperate with each other to complete the paper sorting operation, which is cost-effective and facilitates the precise control of the paper sorting operation compared to the above-described embodiment in which the mechanical arm of the suction cup performs the paper sorting operation.

In order to save space, a small design of the paper sorting system is facilitated. According to the paper sorting system provided by the embodiment of the application, the storage boxes 400 are arranged at intervals in the vertical direction, the first driving unit 210 and the first driving assembly 211 are both horizontal driving assemblies, and the second driving assembly 212 is a vertical driving assembly.

In the present embodiment, the spacing distance between the storage boxes 400 is not limited. The storage boxes 400 may be uniformly arranged, and the intervals between the storage boxes 400 may be different, for example, the intervals increase from top to bottom. In some embodiments, the spacing between the bins 400 is also adjusted to accommodate the sorting requirements of different types of paper. The structure of the storage boxes 400 with adjustable space is not limited, for example, the storage boxes 400 may be connected by telescopic rods, or the storage boxes 400 may have different heights and are stacked in the vertical direction, so that the storage boxes 400 have different spaces.

In this embodiment, the first driving unit 210 and the first driving assembly 211 may be adjacent to each other, and both the first driving unit 210 and the first driving assembly 211 are horizontal driving assemblies, thereby preventing the paper from shifting or tilting during the transfer process. In this embodiment, the distance between the first driving unit 210 and the first driving assembly 211 is not limited, as long as the first driving unit 210 and the first driving assembly 211 are prevented from affecting each other, and meanwhile, the paper can be smoothly moved from the first driving unit 210 to the first driving assembly 211, and the paper is prevented from falling from the gap between the first driving unit 210 and the first driving assembly 211. The second driving assembly 212 is a vertical driving assembly, and the first driving assembly 211 is driven by the second driving assembly 212 to move along the vertical direction.

In the paper sorting system according to the embodiment of the present application, the first driving assembly 211 may include at least two first driving members (not shown in the drawings) and at least two sets of driving shaft sets, each of the driving shaft sets includes a main driving shaft 2113 and a secondary driving shaft 2114, the axes of the driving shaft sets are parallel, the first driving members are connected to the main driving shafts 2113 in a one-to-one correspondence, and the first driving members are configured to drive the main driving shafts 2113 to rotate, so that the paper is transferred from the gap between the main driving shaft 2113 and the secondary driving shaft 2114 to the gap between the main driving shaft 2113 and the secondary driving shaft 2114 adjacent thereto. Thereby, the sheet moves between the adjacent two sets of the transmission shafts.

In this embodiment, the paper is clamped in the gap between the main drive shaft 2113 and the auxiliary drive shaft 2114, and the main drive shaft 2113 and the auxiliary drive shaft 2114 also fix the paper, so that the paper is prevented from sliding off the first drive assembly 211 when the second drive assembly 212 drives the first drive assembly 211 to move in the vertical direction.

In the drawings of the present embodiment, two sets of transmission shaft sets are used for illustration, and it should be understood that two or more sets of transmission shaft sets may be used, as long as the transmission shaft sets are ensured not to affect the identification of the identification information of the paper by the identification device 100, and the present embodiment is not limited herein.

To avoid slipping of paper during movement between adjacent sets of drive shafts, in some embodiments, the first drive assembly 211 further includes at least one first support 2112, each set of drive shafts being located on opposite sides of the first support 2112, a support surface of the first support 2112 being located at the same level as an upper surface of the driven shaft 2114, and the main drive shaft 2113 being located above the driven shaft 2114. The first supporting part 2112 can be a horizontally arranged supporting plate, the supporting plate is located between the two transmission shaft groups, and the supporting plate supports the moving paper to prevent the paper from sliding off in the moving process between the adjacent transmission shaft groups.

Optionally, the diameter of the primary drive shaft 2113 is greater than the diameter of the secondary drive shaft 2114. Thus, the main drive shaft 2113 can smoothly drive the auxiliary drive shaft 2114 to rotate through the paper, so that the paper can smoothly move in the gap between the main drive shaft 2113 and the auxiliary drive shaft 2114.

In this embodiment, a transmission shaft group in the first driving assembly 211 may also be disposed between the first driving unit 210 and the first driving assembly 211, and the paper is transmitted between the first driving unit 210 and the first driving assembly 211 through the transmission shaft group, thereby preventing the paper from shifting or tilting during the transmission process.

In some embodiments, the first drive assembly 211 may be a belt conveyor or a roller conveyor. Specifically, the belt conveying member may include a motor, two belt pulleys, and a belt sleeved on the two belt pulleys, wherein an axis of the belt pulley is horizontally disposed, and the motor drives any one belt pulley to rotate so as to horizontally rotate the belt. The sheet is positioned on the conveying surface of the conveyor belt. The roller conveying part can comprise a plurality of rollers arranged side by side and at least one motor, the axes of the rollers are parallel to each other and located in the same horizontal plane, and the motor is connected to at least one roller and drives the rollers to rotate through the motor.

Fig. 4 is a first schematic structural diagram of a first driving assembly and a second driving assembly in a paper sorting system according to an embodiment of the present application; fig. 5 is a side view of fig. 4. Referring to fig. 1 to 5, the second driving assembly 212 is a lifting assembly. The second driving assembly 212 may include a second driving member 2121 and at least one transmission member 2122, the first driving assembly 211 has at least one connection portion 2111, the connection portions 2111 are connected to the transmission members 2122 in a one-to-one correspondence, and the second driving member 2121 is used for driving the transmission member 2122 to move, so as to move the first driving assembly 211 in the vertical direction.

Specifically, the second driving assembly 212 further includes a driving wheel set 2123, the second driving element 2121 drives each driving element 2122 to rotate synchronously via the driving wheel set 2123, the second driving element 2121 is a motor, the driving element 2122 is a sprocket driving element, and the connecting portion 2111 is connected to the sprocket driving element.

The driving wheel set 2123 may be a worm wheel 2124 and a worm 2125 engaged with the worm wheel 2124, the sprocket transmission member includes a second sprocket 2126, a third sprocket 2127 and a chain 2128 connected between the second sprocket 2126 and the third sprocket 2127, two ends of the worm 2125 are respectively connected to the second sprocket 2126, the second sprocket 2126 and the third sprocket 2127 are axially and horizontally disposed, the second sprocket 2126 and the third sprocket 2127 are located on the same vertical line, and the chains 2128 of the sprocket transmission members are parallel to each other. The second driving member 2121 drives the worm gear 2124 to rotate, so that the worm gear 2124 drives the worm 2125 to rotate, the worm 2125 drives the two second chain wheels 2126 to rotate synchronously, the two second chain wheels 2126 drive the two chains 2128 to rotate, and the connecting portion 2111 connected to the two second chain wheels 2126 is driven by the chains 2128 to move in the vertical direction, so that the first driving assembly 211 moves in the vertical direction.

In fig. 4 of the present embodiment, the number of the transmission members 2122 is two, and the two transmission members 2122 are respectively located at two opposite sides of the first driving assembly 211 perpendicular to the moving direction of the paper. Therefore, the first driving assembly 211 can move smoothly without influencing the movement of the paper on the first driving assembly 211.

In some embodiments, the connecting portion 2111 may be a connecting rod connected to two opposite sides of the first supporting member 2112, the connecting rod is connected to a chain 2128, and the main driving shaft 2113 and the auxiliary driving shaft 2114 may be rotatably connected to the first supporting member 2112. The link is moved in the vertical direction by the chain 2128 to move the first driving assembly 211 (i.e., the first supporter 2112, the main driving shaft 2113, and the sub driving shaft 2114) in the vertical direction. In this case, the chain 2128 can be a belt and, accordingly, the second and

third sprockets

2126 and 2127 can each be a pulley.

It will be appreciated that the drive wheel set 2123 may be a bevel gear drive wheel set or a right angle gear drive wheel set. For example, the driving wheel set 2123 includes a first bevel gear and two second bevel gears engaged with the first bevel gear, i.e., the rotation direction of the second driving member 2121 is changed to a rotation direction perpendicular thereto.

Fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of another second driving assembly in the paper sorting system according to the embodiment of the present application. Referring to fig. 4 to 6, a driving wheel set 2123 of the second driving assembly 212 in this embodiment is different from the driving wheel set 2123 in the embodiment of fig. 4, and the rest of the structure may be the same as the structure of the second driving assembly 212 in the embodiment of fig. 4, and the structure of the same portion is not repeated here.

In this embodiment, the driving wheel set 2123 may include a gear shaft 2129 and at least two gears 2130 engaged with each other, one gear 2130 is connected to the second driving element 2121, the gear 2130 drives the gear 2130 connected thereto to rotate, the other gear 2130 is sleeved on the gear shaft 2129 to drive the gear shaft 2129 to rotate, the second chain wheel 2126 or the third chain wheel 2127 is sleeved on the gear shaft 2129 to rotate the chain 2128, and the chain 2128 drives the first chain wheel connected thereto to move in the vertical direction, so that the first driving assembly 211 moves in the vertical direction.

In the paper sorting system according to the embodiment of the present application, the first driving unit 220 includes a separating assembly 221 and a third driving assembly 222, the separating assembly 221 is configured to transfer a top-most paper of the stack of paper to the third driving assembly 222, the third driving assembly 222 is a horizontal driving assembly, and the third driving assembly 222 is configured to move the paper to a position below the recognition area of the recognition device 100 and move the paper recognized by the recognition device 100 to the second driving unit 210.

In this embodiment, the separating assembly 221 may be a paper conveying assembly of a printer in the prior art, for example, the paper conveying assembly includes a paper separating portion and a paper feeding portion, the paper separating portion includes a paper pickup wheel and a separating pad, and friction between paper, between paper and the pickup wheel, and between paper and the separating pad are different, and when the pickup wheel is driven by the paper feeding portion to feed paper. The separating pads are provided in plural, and each separating pad ensures that only one sheet of paper can be fed at a time in the paper feeding process. It is understood that the separating assembly 221 for transferring the uppermost sheet of the stack of sheets to the third driving assembly 222 may be well known to those skilled in the art, and the embodiment is not limited herein.

The structure of the third driving element 222 may be the same as the structure of the first driving element 211, and the structure of the third driving element 222 may refer to the description of the first driving element 211 in the above embodiments, and is not repeated here.

With continued reference to fig. 1 to 3, in order to precisely control the second driving assembly 212 to stop moving after the first driving assembly 211 moves to the storage box 400 corresponding to the identification information of the paper. In some embodiments, the side of the storage box 400 facing the first driving assembly 211 is provided with an opening 410, a switch sensing member 420 is blocked on the opening 410, the switch sensing member 420 is electrically connected to the controller 300, and the controller 300 controls the switch sensing member 420 on the storage box 400 opposite to the identification information of the paper to be opened according to the identification information of the paper, so as to expose the opening 410.

When the second driving member 212 contacts the switch sensing member 420, the controller 300 stops the movement of the second driving member 212 and controls the first driving member 211 to rotate, so that the paper enters the storing box 400 through the opening 410.

In a specific implementation, the switch sensing member 420 may include a motor and a blocking plate, the blocking plate closes the opening 410, the motor is connected to the controller 300, and the controller 300 controls the motor on the storage box 400 to rotate according to the identification information of the paper, so that the blocking plate rotates to open the opening 410. The electromagnetic technology can also be adopted, and the principle of the electromagnetic valve is utilized, the switch sensing part 420 is the electromagnetic valve, the electromagnetic valve is provided with a contact copper sheet, the contact copper sheet closes the opening 410, and the controller 300 controls the contact copper sheet on the storage box 400 opposite to the identification information of the paper to open the opening 410 according to the identification information of the paper. The switch sensing member 420 may also adopt other sensing switch structures in the prior art, and the embodiment is not limited herein.

If the respective bins 400 are filled with sheets as the sheet sorting system continues to operate, it is difficult for the subsequently sorted sheets to enter the bins 400. For this, in one embodiment, the storage box 400 has a detecting device 430 and a prompting device 440, the detecting device 430 and the prompting device 440 are both electrically connected to the controller 300, the detecting device 430 is used for detecting a gap between the paper and the top wall of the storage box 400, and the controller 300 controls the prompting device 440 to give a prompt when the gap is smaller than a preset value.

Specifically, the sensing device 430 may be a distance sensor, and the distance sensor may be located on an inner ceiling of the storage box 400. The gap between the uppermost sheet and the top wall of the storage box 400 is detected by the distance sensor, and when the gap is smaller than a preset value, the controller 300 controls the prompting device 440 to give a prompt to remind the user to take out the sheets in the storage box 400, so that the subsequent sheet sorting work can be smoothly performed.

The prompting device 440 may be a sound box, and may send out a voice prompt or an alarm ring prompt through the sound box, or the prompting device 440 may also be an indicator light, and may send out a prompt through the flashing of the indicator light.

In the present embodiment, the size of the preset value is not limited as long as it is greater than or equal to the preset value, and the paper can enter the storing box 400 through the opening 410. If the storage box 400 has a drawer structure with a handle, the predetermined value is determined to ensure that the storage box 400 can be smoothly drawn out.

In the paper sorting system provided in the embodiment of the present application, the identification information of the paper is a bar code or two-dimensional code information of the paper, and the recognition device 100 includes a scanning component, and the scanning component is configured to recognize the bar code or two-dimensional code information of the paper. The scanning component may be a component used for scanning bar code or two-dimensional code information in the prior art, and the embodiment is not limited herein.

The sizes of the papers such as bills, science and technology type archival paper, personal information archives and the like are different, and the positions of the bar codes or the two-dimensional code information on the papers are different. Based on this, in some embodiments, the paper sorting system further includes a second driving device 500, the scanning assembly and the controller 300 are both electrically connected to the second driving device 500, and the controller 300 controls the second driving device 500 to drive the scanning assembly to move, so that the barcode or two-dimensional code information of the paper is located in the identification area of the scanning assembly, and by moving the scanning assembly, the paper with different sizes and the barcode or two-dimensional code information at different positions can be identified by the scanning assembly.

In a specific implementation, the second driving device 500 may be a mechanical arm, and the mechanical arm drives the scanning assembly to move above the third driving assembly 222, so as to move the identification area of the scanning assembly, and increase the identification range of the scanning assembly, so that the barcode or two-dimensional code information of the paper on the third driving assembly 222 can be identified by the scanning assembly. The second driving device 500 may also include a rotating component, and the rotating component drives the scanning component to rotate, so that the paper sheets with different sizes and the bar code or two-dimensional code information at different positions can be identified by the scanning component.

In some embodiments, a plurality of scanning assemblies may be disposed side by side, and the arrangement direction of the scanning assemblies is perpendicular to the moving direction of the third driving assembly 222, and further, a plurality of rows of scanning assemblies may be disposed, and no rows of scanning assemblies are disposed alternately, so as to ensure that different sizes of paper sheets and different positions of bar codes or two-dimensional code information can be recognized by the scanning assemblies.

With continued reference to fig. 1 and 2, the paper sorting system according to the embodiment of the present application further includes a box 600, and the identification device 100, the first driving device 200, the second driving device 500, and each storage box 400 are located in the box 600. Wheels may be provided at the bottom of the casing 600, thereby facilitating the overall movement of the paper sorting system. Wherein, the wheel can be a universal wheel with a brake.

The recognition device 100, the first driving device 200 and the second driving device 500 are sequentially disposed, and the third driving unit 222 is located below the recognition region of the recognition device 100. Therefore, the structure is compact.

The controller 300 is located on the case 600, wherein the controller 300 is located on the outer side or the inner side of the case 600, for example, the controller 300 may be located on the inner bottom wall or the inner side wall of the case 600, and the location of the controller 300 is not limited in this embodiment.

In the paper sorting system provided by the embodiment of the application, at least one side of the box 600 has a paper feeding port 610 and a second supporting member 620, the second supporting member 620 is located at the lower edge of the paper feeding port 610, the paper feeding port 610 and the third driving assembly 222 are located in the same plane, and the separating assembly is located above the third driving assembly 222 and faces the paper feeding port 610. A stack of sheets may be placed on the second support 620 and fed by the separating assembly through the sheet feed port 610 and over the top sheet of the stack onto the third drive assembly 222.

Alternatively, the second support 620 is positioned at an upper portion of one side of the case 600, thereby preventing paper from being placed on the second support 620 for stooping, and improving user's comfort in operation. The second support 620 is inclined toward the upper side of the paper feed port 610. Thereby, the paper is prevented from slipping off the second support member 620. The second supporting member 620 may be a supporting plate having a groove for receiving the paper therein.

In order to increase the utilization rate of the casing 600, a storage cabinet 630 is provided below the third driving assembly 222, and articles, such as paper sheets to be sorted or other office supplies, are stored through the storage cabinet 630.

In one embodiment, the paper sorting system further includes a user input unit 700, the user input unit 700 being electrically connected to the controller 300, the user input unit 700 being configured to receive information input by a user. The paper sorting system may be configured by the user input unit 700, the user input unit 700 may be a display screen, the user input unit 700 may have different buttons, and the matching relationship between the barcode or the two-dimensional code and the storage box 400 may be configured by the different buttons, or the speed of entering the box 600 of the paper may be adjusted, the moving speed of the paper may be adjusted, the type of the prompting device may be selected, and the like.

Fig. 7 is a flowchart of a paper sorting method according to an embodiment of the present application. Referring to fig. 7, an embodiment of the present application provides a paper sorting method, including the following steps:

s101, the first driving device drives the uppermost sheet of the stack of sheets to move to the identification area of the identification device.

Specifically, the side of the paper having the identification information may be stacked on the second supporting member 620, wherein the types of the paper may be different or the same. The separating assembly 221 moves the topmost sheet of the stack of sheets to the third driving assembly 222 of the first driving device 200 through the sheet feeding port 610, and the third driving assembly 222 is opposite to the recognition device 100.

S102, the identification device identifies the identification information of the paper.

Specifically, identification information such as a barcode or two-dimensional code information of the paper is recognized by the recognition device 100, and the identification information is transmitted to the controller 300.

S103, the controller receives the identification information of the paper and controls the first driving device to move according to the identification information of the paper so as to place the paper in the storage box corresponding to the identification information of the paper.

Specifically, the controller 300 receives identification information of a paper sheet and controls the opening 410 of the bin 400 to be opened by the switch sensing member 420 of the bin 400 corresponding to the identification information of the paper sheet. The first driving assembly 211 moves to the same horizontal plane as the third driving assembly 222, and the third driving assembly 222 moves the paper to the first driving assembly 211; then the controller 300 controls the second driving assembly 212 to move in the vertical direction, so that the first driving assembly 211 moves to be located at the same level as the storage box 400 with the opening 410 opened, at this time, the second driving assembly 212 stops moving, and the first driving assembly 211 moves the paper thereon into the storage box 400 through the opening 410.

It should be noted that after the first driving assembly 211 moves the paper thereon into the storage box 400 through the opening 410, the controller 300 may control the first driving assembly 211 to move to the same horizontal plane as the third driving assembly 222, and at this time, the above step of S101 may be executed synchronously. In this way, the time for sorting the sheets is saved.

According to the paper sorting method provided by the embodiment, the recognition device 100, the first driving device 200, the controller 300 and the plurality of storage boxes 400 are arranged, the first driving device 200 moves a single paper to the recognition device 100 to perform paper information recognition, after the recognition device 100 completes the recognition, the identification information of the paper is transmitted to the controller 300, and the controller 300 controls the first driving device 200 to place the paper in the storage box 400 corresponding to the identification information of the paper according to the identification information of the paper, so that the paper sorting efficiency is improved, and errors can be avoided.

Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only used for illustrating the technical solutions of the present application, and not for limiting the same; although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it should be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some or all of the technical features may be equivalently replaced; and the modifications or the substitutions do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions depart from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application.

Claims

1. A paper sorting system, comprising: the device comprises a recognition device, a first driving device, a controller and a plurality of storage boxes, wherein the recognition device and the first driving device are electrically connected with the controller;

2. The paper sorting system of claim 1, wherein the first drive arrangement includes a first drive unit and a second drive unit, the second drive unit including a first drive assembly and a second drive assembly, the first drive assembly and the second drive assembly being coupled; the first driving unit is used for driving single-page paper to move to the first driving assembly, the second driving assembly is used for moving the first driving assembly to a position corresponding to the storage box corresponding to the identification information of the paper, and the first driving assembly is used for moving the paper to the storage box.

3. The paper sorting system of claim 2, wherein each of the storage bins is spaced apart vertically, the first drive unit and the first drive assembly are adjacent and are both horizontal drive assemblies, and the second drive assembly is a vertical drive assembly.

4. The paper sorting system according to claim 2, wherein the first driving assembly includes at least two first driving members and at least two sets of transmission shafts, the transmission shaft sets include a main transmission shaft and a secondary transmission shaft with parallel axes, the first driving members are connected with the main transmission shaft in a one-to-one correspondence, and the first driving members are used for driving the main transmission shaft to rotate so as to transfer the paper from the gap between the main transmission shaft and the secondary transmission shaft to the gap between the main transmission shaft and the secondary transmission shaft adjacent to the first driving member.

5. The paper sorting system according to claim 4, wherein the first driving assembly further comprises at least one first support member, each of the transmission shaft sets is respectively located at two opposite sides of the first support member, a supporting surface of the first support member is located at the same horizontal plane with an upper surface of the driven transmission shaft, and the main transmission shaft is located above the driven transmission shaft;

and/or, the second drive assembly is a lifting assembly, the second drive assembly comprises a second driving piece and at least one transmission piece, the first support piece is provided with at least one connecting part, the connecting part is connected with the transmission piece in a one-to-one correspondence manner, and the second driving piece is used for driving the transmission piece to move so that the first drive assembly moves along the vertical direction.

6. The paper sorting system of claim 5, wherein the second drive assembly further includes a drive wheel set, the second drive member drives each of the transmission members to rotate synchronously via the drive wheel set, the second drive member is a motor, and the transmission members are sprocket transmission members.

7. The paper sorting system according to claim 2, wherein the first driving unit includes a separation member for transferring a top sheet of a stack of sheets to a third driving member, the third driving member being a horizontal driving member, and a third driving member for moving the sheet to below an identification area of the identification device and moving the sheet identified by the identification device to the second driving unit.

8. The paper sorting system according to claim 7, wherein the identification information of the paper is a bar code or two-dimensional code information of the paper, and the identifying device includes a scanning component for identifying the paper bar code or two-dimensional code information.

9. The paper sorting system of claim 8, further comprising a second driving device, wherein the scanning assembly and the controller are electrically connected to the second driving device, and the controller controls the second driving device to drive the scanning assembly to move, so that the barcode or two-dimensional code information of the paper is located in the identification area of the scanning assembly.

10. The paper sorting system according to any one of claims 2 to 7, wherein the side of the storage box facing the first driving assembly has an opening, and a switch sensing member is arranged on the opening in a blocking manner, and is electrically connected to the controller, and the controller controls the switch sensing member on the storage box opposite to the identification information of the paper to be opened according to the identification information of the paper so as to expose the opening;

when the second driving assembly is in contact with the switch sensing piece, the controller controls the second driving assembly to stop moving and controls the first driving assembly to rotate, so that the paper enters the storage box through the opening.

11. The paper sorting system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the storage box has a detection device and a prompting device, the detection device and the prompting device are both electrically connected with the controller, the detection device is used for detecting a gap between the paper and a top wall of the storage box, and the controller controls the prompting device to give a prompt when the gap is smaller than a preset value.

12. The paper sorting system of claim 9, further comprising a housing, the identifying device, the first drive device, the second drive device, and the storage bins being located within the housing, the controller being located on the housing;

13. The paper sorting system according to claim 12, wherein at least one side of the casing has a paper feed opening and a second support member, the second support member is located at a lower edge of the paper feed opening, the paper feed opening is located in the same plane as the third driving assembly, and the separation assembly is located above the third driving assembly and faces the paper feed opening; and/or the second supporting piece is positioned at the upper part of one side of the box body, and the second supporting piece inclines towards the upper part of the paper feeding port; and/or a storage cabinet is arranged below the third driving assembly; and/or the storage box is a drawer capable of being pulled out towards the outer side of the box body.

14. The paper sorting system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the first driving means is a robot arm having a suction cup.

15. The paper sorting system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising a user input unit electrically connected to the controller, the user input unit configured to receive user-input information.

16. A method of sorting paper comprising the steps of: