CN113998361A - Sorting robot and sorting method - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention relates to a sorting robot and a sorting method. The sorting robot is used for delivering specific goods to be sorted to a specific sorting position, and the sorting method comprises the following steps: s10: the sorting assemblies respectively receive goods to be sorted; s30: the designated sorting assembly is driven by the lifting mechanism to lift to a height corresponding to the sorting position; s50: and the appointed sorting assembly executes the action of delivering the goods to be sorted placed on the sorting assembly to the corresponding sorting position. According to the sorting robot and the sorting method, the lifting mechanism and the sorting mechanism are cooperatively matched to realize the automation of goods sorting, so that the goods sorting cost is reduced, and meanwhile, the goods sorting efficiency is greatly improved. Meanwhile, the sorting mechanism moves to different heights under the driving of the lifting mechanism, and then goods to be sorted can be delivered to sorting positions with different heights.
Description
The application is a divisional application of an invention patent application with the application number of 201910819027.6 and the application date of 2019, 8 and 30, which is filed by the Chinese patent office, and is named as a sorting robot and a sorting method.
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of intelligent warehouse logistics, in particular to a sorting robot, a sorting system and a sorting method.
Background
The rapid development in the field of warehouse logistics brings more and more convenience to the life of people. The sorting of goods is used as a key link in the process of warehouse logistics, and the overall efficiency of the warehouse logistics is determined to a great extent. Currently, the major cargo sorting work is done manually or by simple mechanical equipment. The manual sorting has the defects of high labor intensity and high labor cost, and simple mechanical equipment is basically special equipment, can only disperse goods in a specific area, and has low efficiency, large occupied area and poor adaptability to different working conditions. The current main goods sorting mode seriously restricts the overall efficiency of the warehousing and logistics process.
Disclosure of Invention
Therefore, it is necessary to provide a sorting robot and a sorting method with low cost, high efficiency and strong versatility to solve the problems of high cost, low efficiency and poor versatility of the existing cargo sorting method
A sorting robot, the sorting robot comprising:
a chassis movable over a ground surface;
the vertical frame is arranged on the chassis and is arranged along the vertical direction;
a lifting mechanism capable of lifting in a vertical direction with respect to the vertical frame;
the sorting mechanism comprises a plurality of sorting assemblies, the sorting assemblies are arranged on the vertical frame at intervals along the vertical direction, the sorting assemblies are respectively connected with the lifting mechanism, the sorting assemblies can be driven by the lifting mechanism to synchronously lift along the vertical direction, each sorting assembly can respectively carry goods to be sorted to synchronously lift, and each sorting assembly can deliver the goods to be sorted to a corresponding sorting position;
the control center is respectively electrically connected with the chassis, the lifting mechanism and the sorting mechanism, and is used for controlling the lifting mechanism and the sorting mechanism to independently execute actions or jointly execute actions.
A sorting method applied to the above sorting robot, the sorting robot being adapted to deliver a specific goods to be sorted to a specific sorting position, the sorting assembly carrying the specific goods to be sorted corresponding to the specific sorting position, the sorting method comprising:
s10: the sorting assemblies respectively receive goods to be sorted;
s30: the designated sorting assembly is driven by the lifting mechanism to lift to a height corresponding to the sorting position;
s50: and the appointed sorting assembly executes the action of delivering the goods to be sorted placed on the sorting assembly to the corresponding sorting position.
According to the sorting robot and the sorting method, the lifting mechanism and the sorting mechanism are cooperatively matched to realize the automation of goods sorting, so that the goods sorting cost is reduced, and meanwhile, the goods sorting efficiency is greatly improved. Simultaneously, the sorting mechanism moves to different heights under the driving of the lifting mechanism, and then goods to be sorted can be delivered to sorting positions of different heights, so that the universality is strong, and the occupied area of the sorting positions is reduced.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a sorting robot for delivering goods to a rack according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a plurality of sorting assemblies arranged at intervals according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 3 is a schematic view of a lifting structure in the sorting robot according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 4 is a schematic view of a rotating structure in the sorting robot according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a sorting system according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 6 is a sorting method according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 7 illustrates a sorting method according to another embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 8 is a sorting method according to another embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 9 illustrates a sorting method according to yet another embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 10 is a sorting method according to still another embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 11 is a detailed process of step S20 according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 12 is a detailed process of step S10 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Wherein, 10-a sorting robot; 100-a vertical frame; 200-a lifting mechanism, 210-a power source, 220-a transmission assembly, 221-a traction cable, 222-a rotating wheel, 230-a transmission shaft and 240-a lifting frame; 300-sorting mechanism, 310-sorting assembly, 311-sorting rack, 312-sorting action table, 3121-first sorting position, 3122-second sorting position; 400-guide mechanism, 410-guide track, 420-guide assembly; 500-chassis, 510-tray frame, 520-rotating wheel; 600-rotation mechanism, 610-inner gear ring, 620-rotation track, 630-rotation slider and 640-rotation motor; 80-shelf, 810-sorting location.
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In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more apparent, the present invention is described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not intended to limit the invention.
It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "secured to" another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. When an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or intervening elements may also be present. In contrast, when an element is referred to as being "directly on" another element, there are no intervening elements present. In contrast, when an element is referred to as being "directly connected" to another element, there are no intervening elements present. The terms "vertical," "horizontal," "left," "right," and the like as used herein are for illustrative purposes only.
In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," and the like are used in the orientations and positional relationships indicated in the drawings for convenience in describing the present invention and for simplicity in description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the referenced devices or elements must have a particular orientation, be constructed in a particular orientation, and be operated in a particular manner and are not to be construed as limiting the present invention.
As shown in fig. 1-2, an embodiment of the present invention provides a sorting robot 10, and the sorting robot 10 includes a vertical frame 100, a lifting mechanism 200, and a sorting mechanism 300. The vertical frame 100 is disposed in a vertical direction. The lifting mechanism 200 can be lifted in the vertical direction with respect to the vertical frame 100. Sorting mechanism 300 sets up in vertical frame 100 along the vertical direction activity, and sorting mechanism 300 is connected with elevating system 200, and sorting mechanism 300 can follow vertical direction and go up and down under elevating system 200's drive, and sorting mechanism 300 drives the goods synchronous lift of waiting to sort, and sorting mechanism 300 can deliver the goods of waiting to sort to the letter sorting position 810 that corresponds. Above-mentioned letter sorting robot 10, the cooperation between elevating system 200 and the letter sorting mechanism 300 has realized the automation of goods letter sorting, has improved the efficiency of goods letter sorting greatly when having reduced goods letter sorting cost. Simultaneously, the sorting mechanism 300 is driven by the lifting mechanism 200 to move to different heights, so that goods to be sorted can be delivered to the sorting positions 810 with different heights, universality is strong, and the floor area of the sorting positions 810 is reduced.
The sorting mechanism 300 is an action performing terminal of the sorting robot 10 provided in the present invention, and functions to deliver goods to be sorted to a corresponding sorting location 810. The number and arrangement of the execution terminals that the sorting robot 10 can use to deliver the goods to be sorted can directly affect the overall sorting efficiency of the sorting robot 10. As shown in fig. 1-2, in an embodiment of the present invention, the sorting mechanism 300 includes a plurality of sorting assemblies 310, the plurality of sorting assemblies 310 are disposed at intervals in the vertical frame 100 along the vertical direction, the plurality of sorting assemblies 310 are respectively connected to the lifting mechanism 200, the plurality of sorting assemblies 310 can be driven by the lifting mechanism 200 to synchronously lift along the vertical direction, each sorting assembly 310 can respectively drive the goods to be sorted to synchronously lift, and each sorting assembly 310 can deliver the goods to be sorted to the corresponding sorting position 810. The plurality of sorting assemblies 310 allow the sorting robot 10 provided by the present embodiment to carry a plurality of goods to be sorted at a time, which can significantly improve the sorting efficiency of the sorting robot 10. It will be appreciated that the plurality of sorting assemblies 310 can perform delivery actions of goods one by one or deliver goods simultaneously, which further improves the adaptability of the sorting robot 10 provided by the present embodiment to actual conditions.
It can be understood that when an operator directly places goods to be sorted on the sorting assembly 310 of the sorting robot 10, the sorting assembly 310 can be lifted to a suitable height, and the operator does not need to board a ladder or other auxiliary platforms, so that the danger coefficient of the operator directly placing the goods to be sorted on the sorting robot 10 is reduced, and meanwhile, the time for placing the goods to be sorted by the operator is effectively saved.
Alternatively, the sorting mechanism 300 is a robot arm, an actuatable push rod, a plane with a conveying function, or the like. As an implementation manner, as shown in fig. 2, the sorting assembly 310 includes a sorting support 311 and a sorting action table 312, the sorting support 311 is movably disposed on the vertical frame 100, the sorting support 311 is connected to the lifting mechanism 200, the sorting support 311 can be driven by the lifting mechanism 200 to lift in a vertical direction, the sorting action table 312 is disposed on the sorting support 311, the sorting action table 312 can carry the goods to be sorted, and the goods to be sorted are delivered to the corresponding sorting position 810 when the sorting action table 312 performs an action. The structural mode of letter sorting support 311 and letter sorting action platform 312 is not only convenient for bear the goods of treating the letter sorting, and letter sorting action platform 312 has stronger adaptability to the goods of various not unidimensional, different weight moreover, can also guarantee the safe letter sorting of changeability goods, breakable goods simultaneously.
Optionally, when the sorting action table 312 performs the sorting action, the table top of the sorting action table 312 acts or other action mechanism delivers the goods to be sorted to the corresponding sorting position 810. In an embodiment of the present invention, the sorting action table 312 includes a sorting belt and a sorting driving assembly, the sorting driving assembly is disposed on the sorting support 311, the sorting belt is rotatably disposed on the sorting support 311, the sorting belt is in transmission connection with the sorting driving assembly, the sorting belt is used for carrying goods to be sorted, and the sorting belt delivers the goods to be sorted to the corresponding sorting position 810 when the sorting belt is driven to rotate by the sorting driving assembly. The upper surface of the rotating sorting belt forms a support surface for the goods to be sorted, and the delivery action performed by the sorting action table 312 is the rotation of the sorting belt. By adopting the sorting belt and the sorting driving assembly, the sorting action table 312 does not need to occupy redundant action space when executing sorting action, and the sorting belt has the advantages of stable performance, low cost and convenience in replacement. In other embodiments of the present invention, the goods placed on the sorting motion table 312 may be pushed to the sorting position 810 by an elastic mechanism, or pushed to the sorting position 810 by a cam mechanism, or the top of the sorting motion table 312 is formed by a plurality of rotatable rollers, and the present invention is not limited to the specific structure of the sorting motion table 312.
The sorting driving assembly is used for driving the sorting belt to rotate for a set stroke so as to deliver the goods to be sorted on the sorting belt to the corresponding sorting position 810, and then the delivery action of the goods is completed. As an achievable mode, the sorting driving assembly comprises a sorting motor and two sorting shafts, the two sorting shafts are arranged on the sorting support 311 at intervals, the sorting belt sleeves are arranged on the two sorting shafts, at least one sorting shaft is in transmission connection with the sorting motor, and the sorting motor can rotate positively or reversely. The combination mode of the motor and the sorting shaft has the advantages of high transmission efficiency, convenience in control, mature technology and low cost. Further, the output shaft of the motor is directly connected with the sorting shaft or in transmission connection through a gear structure. In an embodiment of the present invention, the motor is a stepping motor. In other realizations, the sorting driving component is a matching form of a pneumatic motor and a rotating shaft or a driving form of a hydraulic motor and a rotating shaft, so long as the driving of the sorting belt to rotate can be realized.
Further, a camera assembly is mounted on the sorting mechanism 300, and is used for acquiring image information of the goods or the sorting position 810 so as to judge the height of the sorting action table 312 relative to the sorting position 810. In this embodiment, the image information is a two-dimensional code attached to the goods to be sorted or the sorting location 810.
In an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 2, the sorting motion table 312 has a first sorting location 3121 and a second sorting location 3122 along a direction of delivering the goods by the sorting belt, the first sorting location 3121 and the second sorting location 3122 are respectively used for carrying the goods to be sorted, and the goods to be sorted at the first sorting location 3121 and the goods to be sorted at the second sorting location 3122 are sequentially delivered to the corresponding sorting locations 810 when the sorting belt rotates. The first and second sorting locations 3121, 3122 on the sorting action table 312 allow one sorting action table 312 to simultaneously carry two goods to be sorted, multiplying the number of goods to be sorted carried by the sorting robot 10. It is understood that the goods to be sorted on the first sorting level 3121 and the second sorting level 3122 need to be delivered to different sorting locations 810, or the goods to be sorted on the first sorting level 3121 and the second sorting level 3122 need to be delivered to the same sorting location 810. In other embodiments, the sorting belts rotate to sequentially deliver the goods to be sorted at the second sorting location 3122 and the goods to be sorted at the first sorting location 3121 to the corresponding sorting locations 810.
In another embodiment of the present invention, two sorting assemblies 310 are respectively disposed at each vertical height of the vertical frame 100 for mounting the sorting assemblies 310, and the delivering directions of the two sorting assemblies 310 located at the same vertical height are opposite. Two sorting assemblies 310 are respectively arranged at each vertical height for installing the sorting assemblies 310 on the vertical frame 100, and the number of goods to be sorted carried by the sorting robot 10 is also increased by times. Meanwhile, the delivery directions of the two sorting assemblies 310 at the same height are opposite, and when the delivery directions of the two sorting assemblies 310 at the same vertical height are provided with the sorting positions 810, the two sorting assemblies 310 at the same height can simultaneously and respectively execute sorting actions, so that the delivery efficiency of the sorting robot 10 is further improved while the number of goods to be sorted carried by the sorting robot 10 is increased.
Optionally, the sorting assemblies 310 mounted on the vertical frame 100 are lifted independently or synchronously, and may be designed according to actual working conditions. In an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 2 to 3, the lifting mechanism 200 includes a lifting frame 240, the lifting frame 240 is movably disposed on the vertical frame 100 along the vertical direction, the plurality of sorting assemblies 310 are fixedly disposed on the lifting frame 240 along the vertical direction, and the lifting mechanism 200 drives the plurality of sorting assemblies 310 to synchronously lift along the vertical direction through the lifting frame 240. It is to be understood that the crane 240 is a closed frame or any structure capable of fixedly mounting the sorter assemblies 310 in the vertical direction, respectively, and the present invention is not limited to the specific structure of the crane 240. In an implementation manner, the lifting frame 240 is a rectangular frame, and the plurality of sorting assemblies 310 are fixedly mounted to the lifting frame 240 in a vertical direction, respectively. Adopt crane 240's mode to realize the synchronous lift of a plurality of letter sorting subassemblies 310, effectively guaranteed letter sorting robot 10's mechanism intensity, and can make a module with a plurality of letter sorting subassemblies 310 and crane 240, effectively improved letter sorting robot 10's dismouting, maintenance efficiency. It should be appreciated that a plurality of sorter assemblies 310 and cranes 240 can be made into modules with a high degree of interchangeability between modules.
The lifting mechanism 200 is used for driving the sorting mechanism 300 in the above embodiments to lift and lower in the vertical direction. In an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1 and 3, the lifting mechanism 200 further includes a power source 210 and a transmission assembly 220, the power source 210 and the transmission assembly 220 are respectively disposed on the vertical frame 100, the power source 210 is in transmission connection with an input side of the transmission assembly 220, and an output side of the transmission assembly 220 is connected with the lifting frame 240. The power source 210 and the transmission assembly 220 are respectively disposed on the vertical frame 100, and the power source 210 and the transmission assembly 220 are in transmission connection, so that the lifting mechanism 200 can be conveniently detached from the vertical frame 100. Alternatively, the power source 210 outputs power in the form of rotation, linear motion or any other form of motion, and the transmission assembly 220 in transmission connection with the power source 210 finally outputs motion in the vertical direction. In one implementation, the power source 210 includes a drive motor drivingly connected to the input side of the transmission assembly 220. The power source 210 in the form of a motor operates more stably. Further, the driving motor may rotate forward or backward, which facilitates the control of the lifting process of the lifting mechanism 200.
As an implementation manner, as shown in fig. 1 to 3, the transmission assembly 220 includes a traction cable 221 and at least two rotating wheels 222, the at least two rotating wheels 222 are rotatably disposed on the vertical frame 100, the at least two rotating wheels 222 are arranged on the vertical frame 100 at intervals along a vertical direction, the at least one rotating wheel 222 is in transmission connection with the power source 210, the traction cable 221 is sleeved on the at least two rotating wheels 222, the traction cable 221 is fixedly connected with the crane 240, and the at least one rotating wheel 222 drives the traction cable 221 to move by means of meshing or friction when rotating, and further drives the crane 240 to lift along the vertical direction. The transmission assembly 220 in the form of the traction cable 221 and the rotating wheel 222 has the advantages of simple structure, stable performance, low cost and convenience in replacement while realizing lifting. In this embodiment, the sorting bracket 311 is fixedly coupled to the traction cable 221.
In one embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1-3, the pull cable 221 is ring-shaped, and the sorting bracket 311 is fixedly mounted to the pull cable 221. The two rotating wheels 222 are arranged on the vertical frame 100 at intervals along the vertical direction, the traction cable 221 is sleeved on the two rotating wheels 222 arranged along the vertical direction, and when any one of the rotating wheels 222 rotates, the traction cable 221 is driven to rotate in the vertical plane in a friction or meshing manner, so as to drive the sorting mechanism 300 of each embodiment to lift in the vertical plane. The rotating wheel 222 is a V-belt wheel, the traction cable 221 is a V-belt, the V-belt wheel drives the V-belt to move in a friction manner when rotating, according to practical situations, the rotating wheel 222 may also be a chain wheel, correspondingly, the traction cable 221 may be a chain, and the chain wheel drives the chain to move in a meshing manner when rotating. The output shaft of the driving motor is in transmission connection with one or more V-belt wheels, and the driving motor drives the rotating wheel 222 and the traction rope 221 to rotate.
The lifting frame 240 in the form of a rectangular frame drives the plurality of sorter assemblies 310 up and down in the vertical direction in the vertical plane. Further, the lifting mechanism 200 includes a plurality of sets of transmission assemblies 220, input sides of the plurality of sets of transmission assemblies 220 are respectively connected with the power source 210 in a transmission manner, and output sides of the plurality of sets of transmission assemblies 220 are respectively connected with different positions of the lifting frame 240. In one specific embodiment, as shown in fig. 3, the lifting mechanism 200 includes two sets of driving members 220, and the lifting frame 240 has two lifting columns extending in the vertical direction as rectangular frames at two vertically opposite sides. The input sides of the two sets of transmission assemblies 220 are respectively in transmission connection with the power source 210, and the output sides of the multiple sets of transmission assemblies 220 are respectively fixedly connected with the two lifting columns of the lifting frame 240. As an achievable way, the transmission assembly 220 further includes a transmission shaft 230, an output end of the driving motor is in transmission connection with a middle portion of the transmission shaft 230, and two ends of the transmission shaft 230 are respectively connected with the rotating wheels 222 of the two sets of transmission assemblies 220, so that the two sets of transmission assemblies 220 are driven by one power source 210 to synchronously lift, and the lifting stability of the lifting mechanism 200 is enhanced. In other embodiments, the number of transmission assemblies 220 may be three or other number of groups.
In an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 3 and 4, the sorting robot 10 further includes a guide mechanism 400, the guide mechanism 400 is disposed between the vertical frame 100 and the lifting frame 240, and the guide mechanism 400 is used for keeping the lifting frame 240 lifted and lowered in the vertical direction. Specifically, the guide mechanism 400 includes a guide rail 410 and a guide assembly 420, the guide rail 410 is fixedly disposed on the vertical frame 100 along the vertical direction, the guide assembly 420 is fixedly connected with the lifting frame 240, and the guide assembly 420 and the guide rail 410 are kept in contact in the process that the lifting frame 240 is lifted along the vertical direction. Optionally, the guide assembly 420 is in rolling, sliding, or other contact with the guide track 410. Further, the guiding assembly 420 comprises a guiding slider, and the guiding slider is fixedly connected with the lifting frame 240. During the elevation of the elevation frame 240 in the vertical direction, the guide slider is maintained in sliding contact with the guide rail 410.
In an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 3 and 4, the guiding mechanism 400 includes a plurality of guiding rails 410 and a plurality of guiding assemblies 420, the plurality of guiding rails 410 are matched with the plurality of guiding assemblies 420 one by one, the plurality of guiding rails 410 are respectively and fixedly disposed on the vertical frame 100 along the vertical direction, each group of guiding assemblies 420 is respectively and fixedly connected with the lifting frame 240, and each group of guiding assemblies 420 respectively keeps contact with the corresponding guiding rail 410 during the lifting process of the lifting frame 240 along the vertical direction. The plurality of guide rails 410 and the plurality of sets of guide assemblies 420 further ensure smooth elevation of the crane 240 in the vertical direction. It should be understood that the vertical frame 100 of the present invention may be a closed frame structure or an open frame structure extending in a vertical direction as a whole. As a practical way, the vertical frame 100 has two vertical columns arranged in parallel in the vertical direction, the two vertical columns are respectively provided with the guide rails 410, and the guide rails 410 are formed by assembling and welding plates and section bars.
In the above embodiments, as shown in fig. 1, the sorting robot 10 further includes a movable chassis 500, and the vertical frame 100 is disposed on the chassis 500. The movable chassis 500 can drive the sorting robot 10 to move, and the adaptation of the sorting robot 10 to actual working conditions is greatly improved. Specifically, the chassis 500 includes a tray frame 510, a travel driving assembly and a plurality of rotating wheels 520, the vertical frame 100 is disposed on the upper portion of the tray frame 510, the plurality of rotating wheels 520 are disposed on the bottom portion of the tray frame 510, the travel driving assembly is disposed on the tray frame 510, and at least one rotating wheel 520 is in transmission connection with the travel driving assembly. Further, at least two rotating wheels 520 are respectively in transmission connection with the traveling driving assembly, and the at least two rotating wheels 520 respectively in transmission connection with the traveling driving assembly are distributed on two sides of the tray frame 510 along the traveling direction, so that the steering function of the chassis 500 is realized. The travel driving assembly includes at least two wheel driving motors, and at least two rotating wheels 520 distributed at both sides of the disc frame 510 in the traveling direction are respectively driven by the individual wheel driving motors. At least two rotating wheels 520 distributed on both sides of the tray frame 510 in the traveling direction are respectively driven by separate wheel driving motors, so that the transmission structure on the chassis 500 can be simplified.
In one embodiment, the chassis 500 is provided with driving wheels and driven wheels, which are respectively rotatable with respect to the chassis 500, and which together support the chassis 500, the driving wheels being driven by a wheel driving motor to move the chassis 500. By configuring the movable chassis 500, the sorting robot 10 may be enabled to deliver goods between multiple shelves 80. The number of action wheels is two, and two action wheels are distributed symmetrically, and correspondingly, the number of wheel drive motor is two, and two action wheels are driven by two wheel drive motor respectively, can make the rotational speed of two action wheels different to realize chassis 500 turns to. The number of the driven wheels is four, the four driven wheels are distributed in a rectangular mode, the driven wheels can be universal wheels, and other wheel body structures with steering functions can be adopted. The number of driven wheels is not limited to four, and may be six, three, or the like, depending on the actual situation.
In this embodiment, the chassis 500 is further installed with a guiding device (not shown), which is a camera for recognizing a graphic code attached to the ground, so that the chassis 500 travels along a preset path. The graphic code can be a two-dimensional code, a bar code or some customized identification code and the like. In other embodiments, the guiding device is a laser guiding device for guiding the chassis 500 to travel along the laser beam, or the guiding device is a short wave receiving device for guiding the chassis 500 to travel along the preset path by receiving a preset short wave signal. It should be noted that in other embodiments, the chassis 500 may be omitted and the upright frame 100 may be directly fixedly mounted to the ground or other platform for carrying cargo on the shelves 80 thereabout.
In one embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1 and 4, the vertical frame 100 is rotatably disposed on the chassis 500 around a vertical axis, allowing the plurality of sorting assemblies 310 to rotate in a horizontal plane at the same time, so as to improve the adaptability of the sorting robot 10 to actual conditions. Particularly, when two picking assemblies 310 with opposite delivery directions are positioned at the same height, the vertical frame 100 rotates all the picking assemblies 310 by 180 degrees in the horizontal plane after the delivery of the picking assembly 310 on one side is completed, and the picking assembly 310 on the other side starts to deliver the goods to be picked. Meanwhile, the vertical frame 100 rotatably disposed on the chassis 500 can be automatically adjusted to the delivery direction of the sorting mechanism 300 toward the sorting position 810, so that the adaptability of the sorting robot 10 to the actual working conditions and the efficiency of sorting goods are improved.
As an implementation manner, as shown in fig. 1 and 4, the sorting robot 10 further includes a rotating mechanism 600, the rotating mechanism 600 includes an inner gear ring 610, a rotating rail 620, a rotating slider 630 and a rotating motor 640, the inner gear ring 610 and the rotating rail 620 are respectively and fixedly disposed on the top of the chassis 500, the rotating slider 630 is disposed on the bottom of the vertical frame 100, the rotating slider 630 is in sliding fit with the rotating rail 620, the rotating motor 640 is fixedly disposed on the bottom of the vertical frame 100, an output end of the rotating motor 640 is engaged with the inner gear ring 610, and the rotating motor 640 drives the vertical frame 100 to rotate around an axis in a vertical direction with respect to the chassis 500 when rotating. In other embodiments, the rotating motor 640 may be fixedly mounted on the chassis 500, and the ring gear 610 is fixedly mounted on the bottom of the upright frame 100, and this embodiment does not limit the specific way in which the upright frame 100 rotates relative to the chassis 500.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the sorting robot 10 further includes a control center, the control center is electrically connected to the lifting mechanism 200 and the sorting mechanism 300, and the control center is configured to control the lifting mechanism 200 and the sorting mechanism 300 to perform actions individually or jointly, so as to ensure the sorting efficiency of the sorting robot 10. As one way of accomplishing this, the control center controls the chassis 500, the lifting mechanism 200, and the sorting mechanism 300 to act in concert.
In an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 5, the sorting robot 10 includes two sets of sorting mechanisms 300 provided in each of the above embodiments, the two sets of sorting mechanisms 300 are respectively disposed at two sides of the vertical frame 100, the two sets of sorting mechanisms 300 are respectively connected to the lifting mechanism 200, and the two sets of sorting mechanisms 300 can be driven by the lifting mechanism 200 to lift in the vertical direction. At least two sets of sorting mechanisms 300 can perform the sorting action individually or simultaneously, greatly improving the sorting efficiency of the sorting robot 10. Further, the sorting robot 10 includes two sets of lifting mechanisms 200, the two sets of lifting mechanisms 200 can respectively lift in the vertical direction relative to the vertical frame 100, the two sets of lifting mechanisms 200 are respectively located at two sides of the vertical frame 100, the two sets of sorting mechanisms 300 respectively lift in the vertical direction under the driving of the single set of lifting mechanism 200, and therefore each set of sorting mechanism 300 can independently execute sorting actions. As an implementation manner, the sorting robot 10 further includes two vertical frames 100, the two vertical frames 100 are respectively and fixedly disposed on the chassis 500, and each set of the lifting mechanism 200 and the individually driven sorting mechanism 300 thereof are respectively disposed on one vertical frame 100, so as to facilitate assembly between the lifting mechanism 200, the sorting mechanism 300 and the vertical frames 100, and facilitate formation of the modular sorting robot 10.
As shown in fig. 1 and 5, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a sorting system, which includes a shelf 80 and the sorting robot 10 according to the above embodiments, wherein the sorting robot 10 is configured to deliver goods to be sorted to corresponding sorting positions 810 on the shelf 80. The present embodiment provides the sorting system with the same advantages as the sorting robot 10 in the above-described embodiments. As one way of accomplishing this, open containers are placed on the racks 80, one container being a sort location 810. Further, the shelf 80 has at least two sorting positions 810 with different heights, the sorting mechanism 300 can be driven by the lifting mechanism 200 to be lifted to the height corresponding to the sorting position 810, and the sorting mechanism 300 can deliver the goods to be sorted to the corresponding sorting position 810.
As shown in fig. 1 and 2, an embodiment of the present invention provides a sorting robot 10, and the sorting robot 10 includes a chassis 500, an upright frame 100, a lifting mechanism 200, a sorting mechanism 300, and a control center. The chassis 500 is movable over the ground. The vertical frame 100 is disposed on the base pan 500, and the vertical frame 100 is disposed in a vertical direction. The lifting mechanism 200 can be lifted in the vertical direction with respect to the vertical frame 100. Sorting mechanism 300 includes a plurality of letter sorting subassembly 310, and a plurality of letter sorting subassembly 310 sets up in vertical frame 100 along vertical direction interval, and a plurality of letter sorting subassembly 310 is connected with elevating system 200 respectively, and a plurality of letter sorting subassembly 310 can go up and down along vertical direction synchronization under elevating system 200's drive, and every letter sorting subassembly 310 can bear the goods that wait to sort respectively and go up and down in step, and every letter sorting subassembly 310 can deliver the goods that wait to sort to corresponding letter sorting position 810. The control center is electrically connected to the chassis 500, the lifting mechanism 200 and the sorting mechanism 300, respectively, and is used for controlling the lifting mechanism 200 and the sorting mechanism 300 to perform actions individually or jointly.
Above-mentioned letter sorting robot 10, the cooperation between elevating system 200 and the letter sorting mechanism 300 has realized the automation of goods letter sorting, has improved the efficiency of goods letter sorting greatly when having reduced goods letter sorting cost. Meanwhile, the sorting mechanism 300 is driven by the lifting mechanism 200 to move to different heights, so that goods to be sorted can be delivered to the sorting positions 810 with different heights, universality is strong, and the floor area of the sorting positions 810 is reduced.
As shown in fig. 6, an embodiment of the present invention provides a sorting method, which is suitable for the above-mentioned sorting robot, the sorting robot is used for delivering a specific goods to be sorted to a specific sorting position, and the sorting assembly carrying the specific goods to be sorted corresponds to the specific sorting position, the sorting method includes:
s10: the sorting assemblies respectively receive goods to be sorted;
s30: the designated sorting assembly is driven by the lifting mechanism to lift to a height corresponding to the sorting position;
s50: and the appointed sorting assembly executes the action of delivering the goods to be sorted placed on the sorting assembly to the corresponding sorting position.
According to the sorting method, the lifting mechanism and the sorting mechanism are cooperatively matched, so that the automation of goods sorting is realized, the goods sorting cost is reduced, and meanwhile, the goods sorting efficiency is greatly improved. Simultaneously, the sorting mechanism moves to different heights under the driving of the lifting mechanism, and then goods to be sorted can be delivered to sorting positions of different heights, so that the universality is strong, and the occupied area of the sorting positions is reduced.
As a practical way, each part of the sorting robot coordinates and executes actions under the control of the control center, and the control center of the sorting robot is in communication connection with an external server. The letter sorting robot can discern the information of waiting to sort the goods to and the letter sorting robot can acquire the information of every letter sorting position of waiting to sort the goods and corresponding, and the letter sorting robot is according to each item information coordinated control each part that acquires, and then the letter sorting of efficient completion goods. In the sorting robot and the sorting method provided in the above embodiments, only when the information of the goods to be sorted carried by the sorting assembly corresponds to the information of the sorting position, the sorting assembly executes the delivery action.
In an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 7, a plurality of the sorting positions are arranged at intervals in the vertical direction; the sorting method further includes, after the step S50, a step S60: each of the sortation assemblies delivering goods to the sortation location of the current row performs steps S30 and S50, respectively, until delivery of goods to each of the sortation assemblies delivering goods to the sortation location of the current row is complete. The sorting robot provided by the embodiment can carry a plurality of goods to be sorted at one time. Elevating system drives a plurality of letter sorting subassemblies and delivers the goods of treating the letter sorting at first to a letter sorting position, full play the advantage of letter sorting mechanism liftable, effectively improved the holistic letter sorting efficiency of letter sorting robot.
Optionally, when the plurality of sorting assemblies are lifted synchronously, only one sorting assembly is lifted to the corresponding sorting position height, or a plurality of sorting assemblies are lifted to the corresponding sorting position heights respectively. In an implementation of the present invention, as shown in fig. 8, in the step S30, the sorting assemblies are driven by the lifting mechanism to be simultaneously lifted to the corresponding sorting positions; in step S50, the sorting assemblies simultaneously perform actions to deliver the goods to be sorted to the corresponding sorting locations respectively. A plurality of letter sorting subassemblies carry out the action simultaneously, have effectively eliminated between a plurality of letter sorting subassemblies and carry out the latency who causes under the action circumstances of delivering in order, have effectively improved the holistic letter sorting efficiency of letter sorting robot.
It will be appreciated that the height difference between the sorting locations of the plurality of different heights may be the same or different than the height difference between the plurality of sorting assemblies. When the height difference between the sorting positions is the same as that between the sorting assemblies, the sorting assemblies can be driven by the circulating lifting mechanism to simultaneously lift to the corresponding sorting positions. When the height difference between a plurality of the letter sorting position is different with the height difference between a plurality of letter sorting subassemblies, the height difference between a plurality of letter sorting subassemblies is adjustable, until with the height difference adaptation between the letter sorting position that corresponds respectively, then a plurality of letter sorting subassemblies carry out the action simultaneously, will wait to sort goods and deliver respectively to corresponding letter sorting position.
It will be appreciated that in the above embodiments, a plurality of sorting assemblies can correspond to different sorting positions at the same time in height, but the sorting assemblies perform the delivery action only after the information of the goods to be sorted carried by the sorting assemblies corresponds to the information of the sorting positions. In actual operation, therefore, the following conditions may exist: a plurality of letter sorting subassemblies correspond different letter sorting positions respectively simultaneously in the height, but the goods information that waits to sort that only a letter sorting subassembly carried corresponds with the information of letter sorting position. In the above-described operating conditions, only this one sorting module performs the delivery action.
In an embodiment of the invention, each sorting assembly respectively has two opposite delivery directions, and a plurality of sorting positions which are arranged at intervals along the vertical direction are respectively arranged at two ends of the plurality of sorting assemblies along the delivery directions; in step S30, a plurality of the sorting assemblies are simultaneously lifted to the sorting positions respectively corresponding to the corresponding sides; in step S50, the sorting assemblies simultaneously perform actions to deliver the goods to be sorted to the sorting positions respectively corresponding to the corresponding sides. The sorting method provided by the embodiment allows the sorting robot to deliver the goods to be sorted to the sorting positions at the two ends of the delivery direction at the same time, so that the adaptability of the sorting method to the actual working conditions is improved, and the overall sorting efficiency of the sorting robot is effectively improved.
In one embodiment of the invention, two sorting assemblies are respectively arranged at each vertical height for installing the sorting assemblies on the vertical frame, and the delivery directions of the two sorting assemblies at the same vertical height are opposite; a plurality of sorting positions which are arranged at intervals along the vertical direction are respectively arranged on two sides of the delivery direction of the sorting assemblies; in step S30, a plurality of the sorting assemblies are simultaneously lifted to the sorting positions respectively corresponding to the corresponding sides; in step S50, the sorting assemblies simultaneously perform actions to deliver the goods to be sorted to the sorting positions respectively corresponding to the corresponding sides. The sorting method provided by the embodiment allows the sorting robot to deliver the goods to be sorted to the sorting positions on two sides of the delivery direction at the same time, so that the adaptability of the sorting method to the actual working conditions is improved, and the overall sorting efficiency of the sorting robot is effectively improved.
In an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 9, in order to further improve the adaptability of the sorting robot and the sorting method to the actual working conditions and improve the sorting efficiency of the sorting robot and the sorting method, the vertical frame is rotatably disposed on the chassis around the vertical axis, two sorting assemblies are respectively disposed at each vertical height at which the sorting assemblies are mounted on the vertical frame, the delivery ends of the sorting assemblies disposed in the same row face the same direction, and the delivery ends of two rows of sorting assemblies face opposite directions; in step S30, a plurality of sorting assemblies with delivery ends facing a plurality of the sorting positions are simultaneously lifted to the respectively corresponding sorting positions; in step S50, a delivery end simultaneously performs actions towards a plurality of the sorting assemblies of a plurality of the sorting positions, and delivers goods to be sorted to the respectively corresponding sorting positions; the step S60 is followed by a step S65: the vertical frame is rotated about a vertical axis until the delivery end of another row of the picking assemblies is facing a plurality of the picking positions, and the picking robot repeats the step S60 until the delivery of the goods to each of the picking assemblies of the current row of the picking positions is completed. The sorting method and the sorting robot in the embodiment can not only bear more goods to be sorted, but also ensure the ordered delivery of the goods by the sorting robot through the mode that one side is delivered firstly and then the other side is delivered, and integrally improve the sorting efficiency of the sorting robot.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the sorting assembly has a first sorting location and a second sorting location along a direction of delivering the goods, the first sorting location and the second sorting location are respectively used for carrying the goods to be sorted, and the sorting assembly delivers the goods to be sorted on the first sorting location to the corresponding sorting location while the goods to be sorted originally located on the second sorting location moves to the first sorting location; in step S30, the sorting assembly is lifted to the height of the sorting position corresponding to the goods to be sorted at the first sorting location; in step S50, the sorting assembly delivers the goods to be sorted placed on the first sorting location to the corresponding sorting location. The sorting method and the sorting robot in the embodiment can not only bear more goods to be sorted, but also move the goods to be sorted on the second sorting position to the first sorting position when the goods to be sorted on the first sorting position are delivered, and do not need additional structures to convey the goods to be sorted on the second sorting position to the first sorting position and wait time for the goods to be sorted on the second sorting position to move to the first sorting position, thereby integrally improving the sorting efficiency of the sorting robot.
In an embodiment of the present invention, in an actual working condition, the sorting positions are arranged in series in a horizontal direction, and as shown in fig. 10, the sorting method further includes, after the step S60, the step S70: the sorting assembly moves to other delivery positions under the driving of the chassis, and the sorting assembly repeats the step S60. The letter sorting robot that this embodiment provided will be preferentially waited to deliver to the goods delivery completion of a letter sorting position, then the chassis drives letter sorting subassembly to other delivery positions and delivers the letter sorting position of other rows. The sorting method provided by the embodiment effectively ensures that the sorting robot delivers the goods to be sorted in a row and a column, and avoids time waste caused by the fact that the sorting robot repeatedly moves to and fro at the same delivery position.
In the above embodiment, after the sorting robot completes the delivery to one row of sorting positions at one delivery position, the sorting robot may move to the delivery positions of the adjacent row, or may move to the delivery positions of the spaced rows according to the actual working conditions. In a practical way, after the delivery of the sorting robot to one row of sorting positions at one delivery position is completed, the sorting robot moves to the delivery position of the adjacent row preferentially. Further, as shown in fig. 10, the step S80 is further included after the step S70: the sorting robot repeatedly executes the steps S60 and S70 until all the sorting assemblies respectively deliver the goods to the corresponding sorting positions; the sorting robot waits for the next step of instructions. The sorting method provided by the embodiment effectively ensures that each goods to be sorted is delivered under the condition of improving the sorting efficiency.
In an embodiment of the invention, the sorting robot comprises two sets of sorting mechanisms, the two sets of sorting mechanisms are respectively arranged on two sides of the vertical frame, the two sets of sorting mechanisms are respectively driven by the lifting mechanism to lift, and the adjacent distance of the two sets of sorting mechanisms along the horizontal arrangement direction of the sorting positions is an integral multiple of the adjacent distance of the multiple rows of sorting positions along the horizontal direction; each set of the sorting mechanisms simultaneously and independently performs the step S60. The number of the goods to be sorted carried by the increased sorting robot which can be multiplied by the two sets of sorting mechanisms arranged on the vertical frame is remarkably improved, and the overall sorting efficiency of the sorting robot is remarkably improved. On the premise of the same sorting task amount, the travel of the sorting robot between goods receiving and delivering is effectively saved. It can be appreciated that the sorting method provided by the present embodiment can also deliver the goods to be sorted to the sorting locations on both sides of the delivery direction of the sorting assembly at the same time.
In practical situations, the sorting robot needs to be different between the receiving location for receiving the goods and the delivery location for delivering the goods, and the sorting robot needs to go and return between the receiving location for receiving the goods and the delivery location for delivering the goods. In an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 10, before step S30, the method further includes step S20: the designated sorting assembly moves to a delivery location corresponding to the sorting location. Specifically, as shown in fig. 11, the step S20 includes:
s201: the sorting robot receives delivery instructions, the delivery instructions including delivery location information
S202: and the chassis drives the appointed sorting assembly to move to a corresponding delivery position according to the delivery position information.
Further, the step S202 includes:
s2021: the chassis drives the sorting robot to move to the sorting side of the goods shelf;
s2023: the chassis drives the sorting robot to move along the horizontal extending direction of the goods shelf until the sorting assembly moves to a delivery position corresponding to the sorting position.
Specifically, the step S2021 is followed by a step S2022: the chassis drives the sorting robot to move until the sorting assembly is close to the sorting area of the goods shelf.
In practical situations, the sorting robot needs to be different between the receiving location for receiving the goods and the delivery location for delivering the goods, and the sorting robot needs to go and return between the receiving location for receiving the goods and the delivery location for delivering the goods. In an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 12, the step S10 includes:
s101: the sorting robot receives a goods receiving instruction, and the goods receiving instruction comprises goods receiving position information
S102: the chassis drives the sorting robot to move to a corresponding goods receiving position according to the goods receiving position information;
s104: a plurality of the sorter assemblies carry goods to be sorted conveyed thereto.
Further, as shown in fig. 12, the sorting assembly has a receiving height when receiving goods, and after the step S102, the method further includes a step S103: the sorting assembly is driven by the lifting mechanism to lift to the goods receiving height. The sorting assembly is driven by the lifting mechanism to lift to the goods receiving height, and the goods receiving efficiency of the sorting robot is improved.
The technical features of the embodiments described above may be arbitrarily combined, and for the sake of brevity, all possible combinations of the technical features in the embodiments described above are not described, but should be considered as being within the scope of the present specification as long as there is no contradiction between the combinations of the technical features.
The above-mentioned embodiments only express several embodiments of the present invention, and the description thereof is more specific and detailed, but not construed as limiting the scope of the invention. It should be noted that, for a person skilled in the art, several variations and modifications can be made without departing from the inventive concept, which falls within the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present patent shall be subject to the appended claims.
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1. A sorting robot, characterized in that the sorting robot comprises:
a chassis movable over a ground surface;
the vertical frame is arranged along the vertical direction and is rotationally arranged on the chassis around the axis of the vertical direction;
a lifting mechanism capable of lifting in a vertical direction with respect to the vertical frame;
the sorting mechanism comprises a plurality of sorting assemblies, the sorting assemblies are arranged on the vertical frame at intervals in the vertical direction, the sorting assemblies are respectively connected with the lifting mechanism, the sorting assemblies can be driven by the lifting mechanism to synchronously lift in the vertical direction, each sorting assembly can respectively bear goods to be sorted and synchronously lift, each sorting assembly can deliver the goods to be sorted to a corresponding sorting position, and the height difference between the sorting positions with different heights is the same as that between the sorting assemblies;
the control center is respectively electrically connected with the chassis, the lifting mechanism and the sorting mechanism, and is used for controlling the lifting mechanism and the sorting mechanism to independently execute actions or jointly execute actions.
2. A sorting method, adapted to the sorting robot of claim 1, for delivering a specific goods to be sorted to a specific sorting location, the sorting assembly carrying the specific goods to be sorted corresponding to the specific sorting location, the sorting method comprising:
s10: the sorting assemblies respectively receive goods to be sorted;
s30: the designated sorting assembly is driven by the lifting mechanism to lift to a height corresponding to the sorting position;
s50: and the appointed sorting assembly executes the action of delivering the goods to be sorted placed on the sorting assembly to the corresponding sorting position.
3. A sorting method according to claim 2, wherein a plurality of the sorting positions are provided at intervals in a vertical direction; the sorting method further includes, after the step S50, a step S60: each of the sortation assemblies delivering goods to the sortation location of the current row performs steps S30 and S50, respectively, until delivery of goods to each of the sortation assemblies delivering goods to the sortation location of the current row is complete.
4. The sorting method according to claim 3, wherein in the step S30, the sorting assemblies are simultaneously lifted to the corresponding sorting positions by the lifting mechanism; in step S50, the sorting assemblies simultaneously perform actions to deliver the goods to be sorted to the corresponding sorting locations respectively.
5. A sorting method according to claim 4, characterised in that each sorting module has two opposite delivery directions, and that a plurality of sorting positions are provided at vertical intervals on both sides of the delivery directions of the sorting modules; in step S30, a plurality of the sorting assemblies are simultaneously lifted to the sorting positions respectively corresponding to the corresponding sides; in step S50, the sorting assemblies simultaneously perform actions to deliver the goods to be sorted to the sorting positions respectively corresponding to the corresponding sides.
6. A sorting method according to claim 4, characterized in that two sorting assemblies are respectively arranged at each vertical height of the vertical frame on which the sorting assemblies are arranged, and the delivery directions of the two sorting assemblies at the same vertical height are opposite; a plurality of sorting positions which are arranged at intervals along the vertical direction are respectively arranged on two sides of the delivery direction of the sorting assemblies; in step S30, a plurality of the sorting assemblies are simultaneously lifted to the sorting positions respectively corresponding to the corresponding sides; in step S50, the sorting assemblies simultaneously perform actions to deliver the goods to be sorted to the sorting positions respectively corresponding to the corresponding sides.
7. A sorting method according to claim 4, characterised in that two sorting assemblies are arranged at each vertical level at which the sorting assemblies are mounted on the vertical frames, the delivery ends of a plurality of sorting assemblies arranged in the same row are oriented in the same direction, and the delivery ends of two rows of sorting assemblies are oriented in opposite directions; in step S30, a plurality of sorting assemblies with delivery ends facing a plurality of the sorting positions are simultaneously lifted to the respectively corresponding sorting positions; in step S50, a delivery end simultaneously performs actions towards a plurality of the sorting assemblies of a plurality of the sorting positions, and delivers goods to be sorted to the respectively corresponding sorting positions; the step S60 is followed by a step S65: the vertical frame is rotated about a vertical axis until the delivery end of another row of the picking assemblies is facing a plurality of the picking positions, and the picking robot repeats the step S60 until the delivery of the goods to each of the picking assemblies of the current row of the picking positions is completed.
8. The sorting method according to claim 3, wherein the sorting assembly has a first sorting level and a second sorting level along a direction of delivering the goods by itself, the first sorting level and the second sorting level are respectively used for carrying the goods to be sorted, the sorting assembly delivers the goods to be sorted on the first sorting level to the corresponding sorting position, and simultaneously, the goods to be sorted originally positioned on the second sorting level moves to the first sorting level; in step S30, the sorting assembly is lifted to the height of the sorting position corresponding to the goods to be sorted at the first sorting location; in step S50, the sorting assembly delivers the goods to be sorted placed on the first sorting location to the corresponding sorting location.
9. The sorting method according to claim 4, wherein a plurality of rows of the sorting positions are arranged in series in a horizontal direction, and the sorting method further comprises, after the step S60, the step S70: the sorting assembly moves to other delivery positions under the driving of the chassis, and the sorting assembly repeats the step S60.
10. The sorting method according to claim 9, further comprising the step S80 after the step S70: the sorting robot repeatedly executes the steps S60 and S70 until all the sorting assemblies respectively deliver the goods to the corresponding sorting positions; the sorting robot waits for the next step of instructions.
11. The sorting method according to any one of claims 9 to 10, wherein the sorting robot comprises two sets of sorting mechanisms, the two sets of sorting mechanisms are respectively arranged at two sides of the vertical frame, the two sets of sorting mechanisms are respectively driven by the lifting mechanism to lift, and the adjacent distance of the two sets of sorting mechanisms along the horizontal arrangement direction of the sorting positions is integral multiple of the adjacent distance of the multiple rows of sorting positions along the horizontal direction; each set of the sorting mechanisms simultaneously and independently performs the step S60.
12. The sorting method according to any one of claims 2 to 10, further comprising, before the step S30, S20: the designated sorting assembly moves to a delivery location corresponding to the sorting location.
13. The sorting method according to claim 12, wherein the step S20 includes:
s201: the sorting robot receives delivery instructions, and the delivery instructions comprise delivery position information;
s202: and the chassis drives the appointed sorting assembly to move to a corresponding delivery position according to the delivery position information.
14. Sorting method according to any one of claims 2-10, characterised in that said step S10 comprises:
s101: the sorting robot receives a goods receiving instruction, wherein the goods receiving instruction comprises goods receiving position information;
s102: the chassis drives the sorting robot to move to a corresponding goods receiving position according to the goods receiving position information;
s104: a plurality of the sorter assemblies carry goods to be sorted conveyed thereto.
15. The sorting method according to claim 14, wherein the sorting assembly has a receiving height when receiving, and further comprising step S103 after step S102: the sorting assembly is driven by the lifting mechanism to lift to the goods receiving height.
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