CN115069562A

CN115069562A - Two-section type sorting system and sorting method

Info

Publication number: CN115069562A
Application number: CN202210689693.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 柳智; 翟锦龙
Original assignee: Hangzhou Tuohua Robot Co ltd
Current assignee: Hangzhou Tuohua Robot Co ltd
Priority date: 2022-06-17
Filing date: 2022-06-17
Publication date: 2022-09-20

Abstract

The invention discloses a two-segment type sorting system and a sorting method, wherein the two-segment type sorting system comprises: the first sorting device comprises a base, a rotating frame and a plurality of bearing pieces, wherein the rotating frame is arranged on the base and connected with the rotating mechanism so as to rotate relative to the base, the bearing pieces are arranged on the rotating frame in an enclosing mode at intervals, the bearing pieces are hinged with the rotating frame respectively and can turn over relative to the rotating frame, and packages are put into unloading positions where the packages should go in an unloading section; the conveying devices are arranged on the periphery of the base and used for conveying the packages on the bearing pieces; and the second section sorting devices are respectively connected with the corresponding unloading positions through the conveying devices and are used for sorting the packages after rough separation for the second time. In the invention, the two-section sorting system has high working efficiency, low cost and small occupied area.

Description

Two-section type sorting system and sorting method

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of express delivery and logistics, and further relates to a two-section type sorting system and a two-section type sorting method.

Background

The express distribution center sorts the packages according to destinations to which the packages go, and the packages at the same destination are bagged and loaded together for transportation. The logistics distribution center can quickly and accurately pick the commodities from the storage positions or other positions according to the order requirements or the distribution plans of customers, and can carry out classification and centralized operation processes according to a certain mode. The sorting is to stack the articles according to the sequence of the variety and the sequence of the warehouse entry and the warehouse exit, the sorting is the preparatory work for perfecting the delivery and supporting the delivery, is the inevitable extension of competing and improving the economic benefit of different distribution enterprises during the delivery, and is the core operation content of express enterprises. So it can also be said that sorting is a necessary requirement for the development of delivery to advanced forms. Along with the bearing capacity of express delivery and commodity circulation is bigger and bigger, also higher and higher to the requirement of letter sorting efficiency.

In the prior art, the sorting efficiency is generally improved by arranging an automatic production line, however, as the number of destinations increases, more automatic production lines need to be arranged to meet the demand, which leads to a sharp increase in cost and large occupied area.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the above technical problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a two-stage sorting system and a sorting method, which have high working efficiency, low cost and small floor space.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a two-stage sorting system, comprising:

the first sorting device comprises a base, a rotating frame and a plurality of bearing pieces, wherein the base is provided with a rotating mechanism, the rotating frame is connected with the rotating mechanism to rotate relative to the base, the plurality of bearing pieces are arranged on the rotating frame in an enclosing mode at intervals, the plurality of bearing pieces are hinged with the rotating frame respectively and can turn over relative to the rotating frame, and the packages are put into a unloading position where the packages need to go in a unloading section;

the conveying devices are arranged on the periphery of the base and used for conveying the packages on the bearing pieces;

and each second-stage sorting device is connected with the corresponding unloading position through the conveying device and is used for sorting the coarsely divided packages for the second time.

In some embodiments, the first-stage sorting device further includes a limiting member disposed on the rotating frame and respectively connected to a plurality of the supporting members, the supporting members can be turned over under their own weight or under their own common weight for supporting the goods, and the supporting members have a loading state and a unloading state;

when the cargo state is carried, the limiting piece limits the bearing piece, so that the bearing piece is kept fixed relative to the rotating frame;

when the unloading state is achieved, the limiting piece and the bearing piece are separated from limiting, and the bearing piece can turn over relative to the rotating frame.

In some embodiments, the rotary frame is provided with a loading section, an identification section, a unloading section and a reset section in sequence along the movement direction of the rotary frame;

the identification section is provided with an identification assembly, the identification assembly is in communication connection with the limiting piece and is used for identifying a package placed on the bearing piece so as to control the limiting piece;

the utility model discloses a swivel mount, including the locating part, reset assembly, reset rod slope set up in on the support frame the swivel mount rotatory in-process, after unloading the carrier along with the reset rod upwards overturns, when overturning to preset the position, the locating part is right the carrier carries on spacingly.

In some embodiments, the rotary frame further has a weighing section along the moving direction of the rotary frame, the weighing section is located between the identification section and the unloading section, a weighing sensor is disposed on the bearing member and used for weighing the packages on the bearing member, an auxiliary support is disposed at the weighing section and below the rotary frame and used for supporting the rotary frame so as to reduce the influence of the shaking on the weighing result during the rotation of the rotary frame;

and/or the bearing part comprises a loading part and a rotating shaft part, the upper surface of the loading part is provided with a loading position, the gravity center of the loading part and the loading position are both positioned at the same side of the rotating shaft part, the rotating shaft part is hinged with the rotating frame, and the bearing part can turn over under the action of the self gravity of the loading part or under the action of the common gravity of the loading part and the loaded goods;

the limiting part comprises a magnetic attraction component and a power supply component, the magnetic attraction component is arranged on the rotating frame and is positioned on one side of the rotating shaft part far away from the cargo carrying part, and the power supply component is electrically connected with the magnetic attraction component;

when the cargo carrying state is achieved, the bearing piece is adsorbed by the magnetic attraction component, so that the bearing piece is kept fixed relative to the rotating frame;

when in the unloading state, the magnetic suction assembly stops exerting acting force on the bearing piece, so that the bearing piece is turned towards the direction far away from the magnetic suction assembly under the action of self gravity or under the action of the self and the common gravity of the bearing goods.

In some embodiments, the second sortation apparatus comprises an automated sorting apparatus, the automated sorting apparatus comprising:

a frame;

the transmission mechanism comprises a power device and a transmission chain, the power device is arranged on the rack and is in chain transmission connection with the transmission chain, the transmission mechanism is sequentially provided with a loading area and an unloading area along the movement direction of the transmission chain, and the unloading area is provided with a plurality of unloading positions;

the surface of the bearing mechanism is provided with a cargo bearing area, the bearing mechanisms are sequentially arranged above the transmission chain and are rotatably connected with the transmission chain, and the bearing mechanisms can rotate towards the unloading position under the action of gravity and have a horizontal cargo carrying state and an inclined unloading state;

the limiting mechanism is used for overcoming or releasing the gravity to enable the bearing mechanism to keep the horizontal loading state or be converted into the inclined unloading state; wherein the content of the first and second substances,

the bearing mechanism is loaded through the loading area in the horizontal loading state, and when the bearing mechanism moves to the unloading position corresponding to the unloading area, the bearing mechanism is converted into the inclined unloading state to unload.

In some embodiments, the second singulator includes a semi-automatic sorting apparatus, the semi-automatic sorting apparatus including:

the sorting frame is provided with a plurality of bag throwing openings, and each bag throwing opening is provided with a foldable cover;

the bag collecting frame is provided with a plurality of bag collecting bags, and each bag collecting bag is communicated with the corresponding bag throwing port through a bag throwing channel;

the code scanner is used for acquiring the package information of the package to be delivered;

the controller is connected with the code scanner and used for opening the turnover cover at the corresponding package throwing port according to the package information so that the packages to be delivered can be thrown into the corresponding package collecting bags through the package throwing port.

In some embodiments, at least one driving device is arranged at the package throwing port, the driving device is connected with the controller, the driving device is mounted on the sorting frame, the driving end of the driving device is connected with the turnover cover, and the controller controls the opening and closing of the turnover cover through the driving device;

flip includes rotation axis, a plurality of connecting plate, apron, the rotation axis with the letter sorting frame rotates to be connected, a plurality of connecting plate interval arrangement, and a plurality of the one end of connecting plate with rotation axis fixed connection, a plurality of the other end of connecting plate with apron fixed connection, the apron is made by non-metallic material, and/or, the apron is hollow out construction or transparent construction.

In some embodiments, the second singulator further comprises an automated sorting device comprising:

a frame;

and the bearing mechanism is loaded through the loading area in the horizontal loading state, and when the bearing mechanism moves to the unloading position corresponding to the unloading area, the bearing mechanism is converted into the inclined unloading state to unload.

In some embodiments, the second sortation device comprises a manual sorting device comprising a seed sorting wall, a plurality of sorting bins disposed on the seed sorting wall, a sorting basket disposed within each sorting bin, the sorting basket for loading the parcels.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the present invention further provides a sorting method based on the two-segment sorting system of any one of the above, comprising the steps of:

dividing all destinations to which the parcels go into a plurality of flow direction areas, wherein each flow direction area comprises a plurality of destinations, and sorting the parcels on each bearing member by a first section sorting device according to the flow direction areas;

the conveying device conveys the packages sorted to each flow direction area by the first section sorting device to a second section sorting device;

within each of the flow-direction zones, each parcel is sorted by the second sortation apparatus to its intended destination.

Compared with the prior art, the two-section type sorting system and the sorting method provided by the invention have the following beneficial effects:

1. the two-section sorting system divides all destinations into a plurality of groups, each group is composed of a flow direction area, packages are sorted to the flow direction area where the destinations are located through the first section sorting device, and then the packages are sorted to the destinations to which the packages are sent through the second section sorting device; through two segmentation sorts when improving its work efficiency, can also increase the destination quantity that the letter sorting system can handle to reduce cost, area are little.

2. The two-section sorting system provided by the invention has the advantages of simple structure and small occupied area by arranging the rotating frame of the rotating disc type to carry the bearing piece to rotate; the bearing piece is hinged with the rotating frame, and the gravity center of the loading part and the loading goods are different in position from the rotating shaft part, so that the design can enable the bearing piece to complete overturning unloading under the action of the gravity of the bearing piece or the common gravity of the bearing piece and the goods, and further the technical effects of simple structure and low power consumption are achieved; the magnetic attraction component is arranged on the rotating frame, so that the bearing component can be kept in a horizontal state by the aid of the adsorption force, the magnetic attraction component can move along with the rotating frame and is kept relatively static with the rotating frame, and the magnetic attraction component is corresponding to the bearing component all the time, so that the magnetic attraction component can accurately control the bearing component, and further the rotating disc type overturning and sorting device is simple in structure, low in power consumption and high in reliability.

3. According to the two-section sorting system provided by the invention, the semi-automatic sorting device replaces the sorting basket with the bag collecting bag, so that the packages directly fall into the bag collecting bag after being put into the package throwing port, the operation of taking the packages from the sorting basket for rechecking and then loading the packages into the bag collecting bag is omitted, and the operation efficiency of a sorter is improved; every package mouth of throwing is equipped with a flip, and when throwing the package, the sorting person obtains the parcel information of waiting to deliver the parcel and transmits for the controller with the bar code scanner, and the controller retrieves this parcel and goes to the package mouth of throwing that the destination corresponds, controls this and throws the flip that the package mouth corresponds and opens, and the suggestion sorting person throws the parcel to this here, and other flip that throws on the package mouth in the area that this sorting person is responsible for all is in the closed condition this moment, and this mode can effectively prevent that the sorting person from throwing the parcel by mistake.

Drawings

The above features, technical features, advantages and modes of realisation of the present invention will be further described in the following detailed description of preferred embodiments thereof, which is to be read in connection with the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a two-stage sortation system in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of a two-stage sortation system in accordance with another preferred embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of a two-stage sortation system in accordance with another preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the first stage of the sorting apparatus according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of a first segment of the sorter apparatus according to the preferred embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 6 is a front view of a first segment of the sorting apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of a preferred embodiment carrier of the present invention;

fig. 8 is a schematic structural view of an automatic sorting apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 9 is a schematic structural view of a semi-automatic sorting apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 10 is a schematic structural view of a semi-automatic sorting apparatus according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 11 is a schematic structural view illustrating a bag-changing state of the semiautomatic picking apparatus according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 12 is a partial structural view of a semi-automatic sorting apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The reference numbers illustrate:

the first-stage sorting device 1, the base 11, the rotating mechanism 111, the rotating frame 12, the limiting cushion 121, the bearing member 13, the loading portion 131, the cargo bearing position 1311, the rotating shaft portion 132, the limiting member 14, the magnetic attraction member 141, the loading section 15, the identification section 16, the identification member 161, the weighing section 17, the auxiliary support 171, the unloading section 18, the resetting section 19, the support frame 191, the resetting rod 192, the conveying device 2, the package stacking area 21, the bag collecting area 22, the automatic sorting device 3, the frame 31, the transmission chain 32, the loading area 33, the unloading area 34, the unloading area 341, the bearing mechanism 35, the resetting area 36, the identification area 37, the semi-automatic sorting device 4, the sorting frame 41, the bag throwing opening 411, the turning cover 412, the rotating shaft 4121, the 41connecting plate 22, the cover plate 4123, the driving device 413, the bag beating rod 414, the bag collecting channel 415, the bag collecting frame 42, the bag 421, the sorting position 43, and the bag collecting position 44.

Detailed Description

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the following description will be made with reference to the accompanying drawings. It is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some examples of the invention, and that for a person skilled in the art, other drawings and embodiments can be derived from them without inventive effort.

For the sake of simplicity, only the parts relevant to the invention are schematically shown in the drawings, and they do not represent the actual structure as a product. Moreover, in the interest of brevity and understanding, only one of the components having the same structure or function is illustrated schematically or designated in some of the drawings. In this document, "one" means not only "only one" but also a case of "more than one".

It should be further understood that the term "and/or" as used in this specification and the appended claims refers to and includes any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

In this context, it is to be understood that, unless otherwise explicitly stated or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.

In addition, in the description of the present application, the terms "first", "second", and the like are used only for distinguishing the description, and are not intended to indicate or imply relative importance.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 1-5 of the drawings, the present invention provides a two-stage sortation system comprising: at least one first section sorting device 1, a plurality of conveying devices 2 and a plurality of second section sorting devices. The first sorting device 1 is used for roughly sorting packages, and the first sorting device 1 comprises a base 11, a rotating frame 12 and a plurality of bearings 13. The base 11 is provided with a rotating mechanism 111, the rotating frame 12 is connected with the rotating mechanism 111 to rotate relative to the base 11, the plurality of bearing pieces 13 are arranged on the rotating frame 12 in an enclosing mode at intervals, the plurality of bearing pieces 13 are hinged to the rotating frame 12 respectively and can turn over relative to the rotating frame 12, and the package is put into a unloading position where the package is to go at the unloading section 18. A plurality of conveying devices 2 are arranged around the base 11 for conveying the packages on the carriers 13. Each second-stage sorting device is connected with the corresponding unloading position through the conveying device 2 and is used for sorting the coarsely divided packages for the second time.

With the rapid development of the express delivery industry, a sorting system with high efficiency and a large number of destinations is required to support the express delivery industry, however, as the efficiency (denoted by E) and the number of destinations (denoted by N) increase, the cost of the sorting system (denoted by C) will rapidly increase, and the cost of the sorting system is generally proportional to the product of the efficiency and the number of destinations, i.e., C ═ a (coefficient) × E × N. The present invention provides a two-stage sorting system, which reduces the cost of the sorting system by making the cost of the sorting system proportional to the sum of the efficiency and the number of destinations, i.e., C ═ b (coefficient) × (E + N). The method comprises the steps that all destinations are divided into a plurality of groups, each group is formed into a flow direction area, packages are sorted to the flow direction area where the destinations are located through a first section sorting device, and then the packages are sorted to the destinations to which the packages are sent through a second section sorting device; through the setting to first section sorting device 1 and the different quantity of second section sorting device, make two segmentation letter sorting systems when improving its work efficiency, can also increase the destination quantity that the letter sorting system can handle to reduce cost, area are little.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 1 of the specification, the first-stage sorting device 1 is a disc type sorting device, one side of the disc type sorting device is provided with a parcel stacking area 21, the parcel stacking area 21 is used for parcels to be sorted, the parcels can be placed to the disc type sorting device through manual or automatic parcel loading equipment for rough sorting, so that the parcels are sorted to a flow direction area where the destination of the parcels is located, the disc type sorting device has a small floor area, and multiple groups of carriers 13 can be arranged. The second-stage sorting device adopts a semi-automatic sorting device 4, and the semi-automatic sorting device 4 has the advantages of small occupied area and high sorting efficiency for operators; each semiautomatic picking device 4 is connected to the corresponding unloading position via a conveying device 2, so that the packages on the carriers 13 can be conveyed by the conveying device 2 to the semiautomatic picking device 4 for a second picking. The conveying device 2 can be a belt conveyor, a roller conveyor and the like, packages after the second sorting enter the bag collecting and packaging treatment, and are conveyed to the bag collecting region 22 by the conveying device 2 to be placed in a concentrated mode. This embodiment adopts disc type sorting device + semi-automatic sorting device to carry out the second-stage sorting, has that area is little, equipment cost is low, the higher advantage of letter sorting efficiency, is applicable to medium-sized express delivery letter sorting place and uses.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 2 of the specification, the first stage sorting device 1 is a disc type sorting device, one side of the disc type sorting device is provided with a parcel stacking area 21, the parcel stacking area 21 is used for stacking parcels to be sorted, the parcels can be placed to the disc type sorting device through manual or automatic parcel loading equipment for rough separation so as to sort the parcels to a flow direction area where the destination of the parcels is located, the disc type sorting device has a small floor area, and multiple groups of carriers 13 can be arranged. The second section sorting device adopts a mode that the semi-automatic sorting device 4 and the automatic sorting device 3 are used simultaneously, wherein the semi-automatic sorting device 4 is applied to a flow direction area with small flow, and the automatic sorting device 3 is applied to a flow direction area with large flow. Each semiautomatic picking device 4 and each automatic picking device 3 is connected to the corresponding unloading position by the conveying device 2 in order to pick up the parcels on the carriers 13 for the second time. The conveying device 2 can be a belt conveyor, a roller conveyor and the like, packages after the second sorting enter the bag collecting and packaging treatment, and are conveyed to the bag collecting region 22 by the conveying device 2 to be placed in a concentrated mode. This embodiment adopts disc type sorting device + semi-automatic sorting device + automatic sorting device's letter sorting mode, has that area is little, the efficient advantage of letter sorting, can effectually avoid equipment to hold the idle condition of 13 emergence of carrier to practice thrift the cost, be applicable to large-scale express delivery letter sorting place and use.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 3 of the specification, the first stage sorting device 1 is a disc type sorting device, one side of the disc type sorting device is provided with a parcel stacking area 21, the parcel stacking area 21 is used for stacking parcels to be sorted, the parcels can be placed to the disc type sorting device through manual or automatic parcel loading equipment for rough separation so as to sort the parcels to a flow direction area where the destination of the parcels is located, the disc type sorting device has a small floor area, and multiple groups of carriers 13 can be arranged. The second-stage sorting device adopts the automatic sorting device 3, and the automatic sorting device 3 has the advantage of high sorting efficiency; each automatic sorting device 3 is connected to the respective unloading position of the first section of the sorting device via a conveying device 2, so that the packages on the carriers 13 can be conveyed by the conveying device 2 to the automatic sorting device 3 for a second sorting. The conveying device 2 can be a belt conveyor, a roller conveyor and the like, packages after the second sorting enter the bag collecting and packaging treatment, and are conveyed to the bag collecting region 22 by the conveying device 2 to be placed in a concentrated mode. This embodiment adopts disc type sorting device + automatic sorting device to carry out the second-stage sorting, can sort out the numerous destination of quantity, and sorts efficiently, is applicable to large-scale express delivery letter sorting place and uses.

In one embodiment, the first section sorting device 1 is a disc type sorting device, one side of the disc type sorting device is provided with a parcel stacking area 21, the parcel stacking area 21 is used for stacking parcels to be sorted, the parcels can be placed to the disc type sorting device through manual or automatic parcel loading equipment for rough separation so as to sort the parcels to a flow direction area where the destination of the parcels is located, the disc type sorting device has a small floor area, and a plurality of groups of bearing pieces 13 can be arranged. The second-stage sorting device adopts a manual sorting device, and the manual sorting device has the advantages of small occupied area and low equipment investment cost; each manual sorting device is connected to the corresponding unloading position of the first segment of the sorting device via a conveying device 2, so that the packages on the carriers 13 can be conveyed to the manual sorting device via the conveying device 2 for a second sorting. The conveying device 2 can be a belt conveyor, a roller conveyor and the like, packages after the second sorting enter the bag collecting and packaging treatment, and are conveyed to the bag collecting region 22 by the conveying device 2 to be placed in a concentrated mode. This embodiment adopts disc type sorting device + manual sorting device to carry out the second-stage sorting, has that area is little, equipment cost is low advantage, is applicable to small-size express delivery letter sorting place and uses.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 4 to 7 of the specification, the first segment sorting apparatus 1 includes a base 11, a rotating frame 12, a plurality of carriers 13, and a limiting member 14. Be provided with rotary mechanism 111 on the base 11, swivel mount 12 is connected with rotary mechanism 111 to rotate relative base 11, a plurality of holds carrier 13 interval and encloses and locate swivel mount 12, a plurality of holds carrier 13 and articulates with swivel mount 12 respectively, holds carrier 13 and can overturn under self action of gravity, or overturn under self rather than the common action of gravity who bears the weight of the goods, holds carrier 13 and has the state of carrying cargo and unload the state. The limiting pieces 14 are arranged on the rotating frame 12 and are respectively connected with the plurality of bearing pieces 13, and when the cargo state is carried, the limiting pieces 14 limit the bearing pieces 13, so that the bearing pieces 13 are kept fixed relative to the rotating frame 12; in the unloading state, the stopper 14 is separated from the carrier 13, so that the carrier 13 can be turned over with respect to the rotating frame 12.

In the embodiment, the bearing piece 13 is carried by the rotating frame 12 with a rotating disc type to rotate, so that the rotary table type rotary table has the advantages of simple structure and small occupied area; through bearing 13 and swivel mount 12 articulated connection to there is the position difference between the focus that bears 13 and its bearing goods and pivot portion, the design can make and bear 13 and accomplish the upset under its self gravity or with the common action of gravity of goods and unload like this, and then has realized simple structure, the little technological effect of consumption.

Further, the bearing member 13 includes the loading portion 131 and the rotating shaft portion 132, the upper surface of the loading portion 131 has a cargo bearing position 1311, the center of gravity of the loading portion 131 and the cargo bearing position 1311 are both located on the same side of the rotating shaft portion 132, the rotating shaft portion 132 is hinged to the rotating frame 12, and the bearing member 13 can be turned over under the action of the self gravity of the loading portion 131 or under the action of the common gravity of the loading portion 131 and the cargo. The position-limiting member 14 includes a magnetic-attraction member 141 and a power supply member, the magnetic-attraction member 141 is mounted on the rotating frame 12 and located on a side of the rotating shaft 132 away from the cargo-carrying portion 131, and the power supply member is electrically connected to the magnetic-attraction member 141. In the cargo carrying state, the magnetic attraction component 141 attracts the carrier 13, so that the carrier 13 is kept fixed relative to the rotating frame 12; in the unloading state, the magnetic attraction assembly 141 stops applying an acting force to the carrier 13, so that the carrier 13 is turned over in a direction away from the magnetic attraction assembly 141 under the action of its own weight or under the action of the combined weight of itself and the loaded goods. Utilize to establish magnetism on swivel mount 12 and inhale subassembly 141, make and hold carrier 13 and can receive the adsorption affinity and keep at the horizontality, magnetism inhale subassembly 141 and can move along with swivel mount 12 to keep relative static with swivel mount 12, corresponding with carrier 13 all the time, make magnetism inhale subassembly 141 and can accurately control carrier 13, and then realized this first section sorting device that changes simple structure, the consumption is little, the purpose that the reliability is high.

Further, the loading section 15, the identification section 16, the unloading section 18, and the reset section 19 are sequentially provided along the moving direction of the rotary rack 12. The loading section 15 is an initial section, packages to be sorted are placed in the carriers 13 at the loading section 15, each package is placed on one carrier 13, and the loading mode can be manually or automatically by a packaging device and the like.

The recognition section 16 is provided with a recognition component 161, and the recognition component 161 is connected to the limiting member 14 in a communication manner, and is used for recognizing the package placed on the carrier 13 to control the limiting member 14. For example: the parcel in the loading portion 131 is identified by an industrial camera or other means, and a destination cell of the parcel is retrieved, wherein the cell generally refers to a place where the parcels going to the same destination are collectively bagged or boxed, and the magnetic attraction component 141 attracts the loading portion 131 to keep the loading portion 131 in a horizontal state.

The discharge section 18 has a number of discharge positions, at each of which a conveyor 2 is arranged, so that packages on carriers 13 discharged at the discharge positions can be conveyed by the conveyor 2 to the second sorter section. Preferably, the number of dump locations is not less than 10.

The position of the reset section 19 is provided with a reset assembly, the reset assembly is arranged below the rotating frame 12, the reset assembly comprises a support frame 191 and a reset rod 192, the reset rod 192 is obliquely arranged on the support frame 191, in the rotating process of the rotating frame 12, the unloaded bearing piece 13 upwards overturns along with the reset rod 192, and when the unloading piece is overturned to a preset position, the limiting piece 14 limits the bearing piece 13.

Further, a weighing section 17 is further provided along the moving direction of the rotary frame 12, and the weighing section 17 is arranged between the identification section 16 and the discharge section 18. The bearing part 13 is provided with a weighing sensor for weighing the package on the bearing part 13, the side part of the rotating frame 12 is provided with a plurality of limit cushions 121, each limit cushion 121 corresponds to one bearing part 13, and in the rotating range of the bearing part 13, the bearing part 13 abuts against the limit cushions 121 in the unloading state. The end of the limiting cushion 121 is provided with a flexible cushion contacting with the bearing 13 to reduce the impact force of the weighing sensor as much as possible. The weighing section 17 is provided with an auxiliary support 171, and the auxiliary support 171 is arranged below the rotating frame 12 and used for supporting the rotating frame 12 so as to reduce the influence of the swinging symmetrical weight result in the rotating process of the rotating frame 12.

In one embodiment, with reference to fig. 8 of the specification, the automatic sorting device 3 comprises: frame 31, drive mechanism, a plurality of load-bearing mechanism 35, stop gear. The transmission mechanism comprises a power device and a transmission chain 32, the power device is arranged on the machine frame 31 and is in transmission connection with the transmission chain 32, the transmission mechanism is sequentially provided with a loading area 33 and an unloading area 34 along the movement direction of the transmission chain 32, and the unloading area 34 is provided with a plurality of unloading positions 341. The surface of the carrying mechanism 35 has a cargo carrying area, a plurality of carrying mechanisms 35 are sequentially arranged above the transmission chain 32 and rotatably connected with the transmission chain 32, and the carrying mechanism 35 can rotate towards the discharging position 341 under the action of gravity and has a horizontal cargo carrying state and an inclined discharging state. The limiting mechanism is used for overcoming or releasing gravity to enable the bearing mechanism 35 to keep a horizontal loading state or convert into an inclined unloading state. The loading mechanism 35 is loaded through the loading area 34 in the horizontal loading state, and when the loading mechanism 35 moves to the unloading position 341 corresponding to the unloading area 34, the loading mechanism 35 is converted into the inclined unloading state for unloading.

Further, an identification area 37 is provided between the loading area 33 and the unloading area 34; the identification area 37 is provided with an identification mechanism, which is in communication connection with the limiting mechanism, for identifying the parcel placed by the carrying mechanism 35, so as to control the limiting mechanism. A reset area 36 is arranged between the loading area 33 and the identification area 37, and the reset area 36 is provided with a reset mechanism which is used for supporting the bearing mechanism 35 so that the bearing mechanism 35 is converted from the inclined unloading state to the horizontal loading state.

In this embodiment, the carrying mechanism 35 is installed above the transmission chain 32, so that the carrying mechanism 35 can move to different functional sections along with the transmission chain 32 for loading or unloading; in addition, the carrying mechanism 35 is rotatably connected to the transmission chain 32, and the carrying mechanism 35 is turned over and unloaded at the corresponding unloading position 341 by using the weight of the carrying mechanism 35 or the carrying mechanism 35 and the goods carried thereby. The whole structure is simple, the manufacturing cost of the sorting system is obviously reduced, and the energy loss of the sorting system in the operation process is reduced.

In one embodiment, with reference to the accompanying fig. 9 to 12 of the specification, the semi-automatic sorting apparatus 4 comprises: the sorting rack 41, the bag collecting rack 42, the code scanner and the controller, wherein the sorting rack 41 is provided with a plurality of bag throwing openings 411, and each bag throwing opening 411 is provided with an openable and closable turnover cover 412; the bag collecting frame 42 is provided with a plurality of bag collecting bags 421, and each bag collecting bag 421 is communicated with the corresponding bag throwing port 411 through a bag throwing channel. The code scanner is used for acquiring the parcel information of the parcels to be delivered, and the controller is connected with the code scanner and used for opening the flip cover 412 at the corresponding parcel throwing opening 411 according to the parcel information, so that the parcels to be delivered can be thrown into the corresponding parcel collecting bag 421 through the parcel throwing opening 411.

In the embodiment, the package collecting bag 421 is used to replace a sorting basket, so that the packages directly fall into the package collecting bag 421 after being put into the package throwing port 411, the operation of taking the packages from the sorting basket for rechecking and then putting the packages into the package collecting bag 421 is omitted, and the operation efficiency of a sorter is improved; each package throwing port 411 is provided with a turning cover 412, when throwing packages, a sorter acquires package information of packages to be delivered by using a code scanner and transmits the package information to the controller, the controller retrieves the package throwing port 411 corresponding to a destination where the package is sent, the turning cover 412 corresponding to the package throwing port 411 is controlled to be opened, the sorter is prompted to throw the package into the device, at the moment, the turning covers 412 above other package throwing ports 411 in an area which is responsible for the sorter are all in a closed state, the mode can effectively prevent the sorter from throwing the packages by mistake, and the controller can accurately record which packages are loaded in each package collecting bag 421.

Specifically, at least one driving device 413 is arranged at the package throwing port 411, the driving device 413 is connected with a controller, the driving device 413 is installed on the sorting frame 41, the driving end of the driving device 413 is connected with the flip 412, and the controller controls the open and close of the flip 412 through the driving device 413. The flip 412 comprises a rotating shaft 4121, a plurality of connecting plates 4122 and a cover plate 4123, the rotating shaft 4121 is rotatably connected with the sorting rack 41, the connecting plates 4122 are arranged at intervals, one end of each connecting plate 4122 is fixedly connected with the rotating shaft 4121, the other end of each connecting plate 4122 is fixedly connected with the cover plate 4123, the cover plate 4123 is of a hollow structure or a transparent structure, and/or the cover plate 4123 is made of a non-metal material. The cover plate 4123 is designed to have a porous or transparent structure so that a sorter and a bagger can easily observe the full state of the bag, and when the bag 421 is full, the bag holder 42 on which the bag 421 is placed is pushed out from the sorter side (or pulled out from the bagger side), and the bag 421 is replaced by the bagger in time.

Further, a first connecting portion is arranged in the bag collecting channel 415 of the sorting frame 41, an indicating portion is arranged on the sorting frame 41 or other positions and connected with the first connecting portion, a second connecting portion is arranged on the bag collecting frame 42, and when the bag collecting frame 42 is arranged in the corresponding bag collecting channel 415 in an adaptive mode, the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion are connected in an adaptive mode, so that the indicating portion sends out indicating information. Bag pole 414 is still provided with on one side of every album of bags frame 42, claps bag pole 414 and is the bent axle shape, claps bag pole 414 and rotates and set up on sorting frame 41, claps bag pole 414 and is used for sorting personnel and album packing personnel to gather a bag 421 and gather a bag in order to hold more parcels.

Illustratively, the bag collecting bags 421 are three, which are respectively a first bag collecting bag, a second bag collecting bag and a third bag collecting bag, and the first bag collecting bag, the second bag collecting bag and the third bag collecting bag are sequentially detachably mounted on the bag collecting frame 42 along the length direction of the bag collecting frame 42. Three bag throwing openings 411 are provided, which are respectively a first bag throwing opening, a second bag throwing opening and a third bag throwing opening. The first bag throwing port is provided with a first turnover cover, the first bag throwing port is positioned above the first bag collecting bag, and the first turnover cover is arranged in parallel with the bag opening of the first bag collecting bag. And a second turnover cover is arranged at the second bag throwing port, the second bag throwing port is positioned above the second bag collecting bag, and the second turnover cover is perpendicular to the bag opening of the second bag collecting bag. The third is thrown a mouthful department and is provided with third flip, the third is thrown a mouthful and is located the top of second album bag, third flip is located second flip's top to set up perpendicularly with the sack of second album bag, the top of second album bag is provided with the ramp plate that the slope was arranged, the one end of ramp plate is located the third and throws a mouthful department, the other end of ramp plate extends to the top of third album bag, be provided with the baffle around the ramp plate, the ramp plate encloses with the baffle and establishes the packet passageway of throwing that forms intercommunication third and throw a mouthful and third album bag.

Illustratively, the sorting rack 41 is provided in plurality, and a plurality of sorting racks 41 are arranged side by side; the plurality of the collecting racks 42 are provided, and the collecting rack 42 is provided in the collecting passage 415 of each sorting rack 41. One side of the sorting frame 41 close to the package feeding opening 411 is provided with a sorting position 43, and the sorting position 43 is used for sorting packages by a sorter. The sorting rack 41 is provided with a bag collecting position 44 at one side far away from the bag throwing opening 411, and the bag collecting position 44 is used for a bag collector to take out and put in a bag collecting bag 421. For example: the collection package frame 3 can set up threely, and letter sorting frame 1 is provided with threely, and three letter sorting frame 1 sets up side by side. Of course, two, four or another number of the bag racks 3 may be provided.

In one embodiment, the manual sorting device comprises a seeding sorting wall, a plurality of sorting bins are arranged on the seeding sorting wall, a sorting basket is arranged in each sorting bin, and the sorting baskets are used for loading the packages. Of course, the manual sorting device may also be other existing manual sorting devices, and will not be described herein.

According to another aspect of the present invention, referring to fig. 1 to 12 of the specification, the present invention further provides a sorting method based on the two-segment sorting system described in any one of the above, comprising the steps of:

dividing all destinations to which the parcels go into a plurality of flow direction areas, wherein each flow direction area comprises a plurality of destinations, and sorting the parcels on each bearing member according to the flow direction areas by using a first-stage sorting device;

the conveying device conveys the packages sorted to each flow direction area by the first section sorting device to the second section sorting device;

within each flow-direction zone, each parcel is sorted by the second sortation apparatus to its destination.

Specifically, all destinations are divided into 10 or more groups, each of which constitutes a flow direction area, and a package is first sorted by the first-stage sorting device 1 into the flow direction area where its destination is located, and then sorted by the second-stage sorting device into the destination to which it is destined. The first section sorting device 1 adopts a rotating disc type weighing sorting machine, the packages are weighed firstly and then roughly divided, the packages are divided into more than 10 flow direction areas, and conveying equipment such as a belt conveyor is used for conveying the packages in each flow direction area to the second-stage sorting device for second section sorting.

In the second sorting pass, the parcels are sorted to their destination, which may be automatically sorted using the automatic sorting device 3, semi-automatically sorted using the semi-automatic sorting device 4, mixed sorted using the automatic sorting device 3 and the semi-automatic sorting device 4, manually sorted using the manual sorting device, or sorted automatically and/or semi-automatically and/or manually by a combination of the above.

In the above embodiments, the descriptions of the respective embodiments have respective emphasis, and reference may be made to the related descriptions of other embodiments for parts that are not described or recited in detail in a certain embodiment.

It should be noted that the above embodiments can be freely combined as necessary. The foregoing is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and it should be noted that it is obvious to those skilled in the art that various modifications and improvements can be made without departing from the principle of the present invention, and these modifications and improvements should also be considered as the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A two-stage sortation system, comprising:

2. The two-stage sortation system as claimed in claim 1,

the first-section sorting device further comprises a limiting piece, the limiting piece is arranged on the rotating frame and is respectively connected with the plurality of bearing pieces, the bearing pieces can turn over under the action of self gravity or under the action of common gravity of the bearing pieces and goods carried by the bearing pieces, and the bearing pieces have a goods carrying state and a goods unloading state;

3. The two-stage sortation system as claimed in claim 2,

the rotary frame is provided with a loading section, an identification section, an unloading section and a reset section in sequence along the motion direction of the rotary frame;

4. The two-stage sortation system as claimed in claim 3,

the rotary frame is provided with a recognition section and a discharge section, the recognition section is arranged on the rotary frame, the discharge section is arranged on the rotary frame, the recognition section is arranged on the rotary frame, and the discharge section is arranged on the rotary frame;

5. Two-stage sorting system according to any one of claims 1-4,

the second section sorting device comprises an automatic sorting device, the automatic sorting device comprising:

a frame;

6. Two-stage sorting system according to any one of claims 1-4,

the second section sorting device comprises a semi-automatic sorting device, which comprises:

7. The two-stage sortation system as claimed in claim 6,

the package throwing port is at least provided with a driving device, the driving device is connected with the controller, the driving device is installed on the sorting frame, the driving end of the driving device is connected with the turnover cover, and the controller controls the opening and closing of the turnover cover through the driving device;

8. The two-stage sortation system according to claim 7,

the second section sorting device further comprises an automatic sorting device, the automatic sorting device comprising:

a frame;

9. Two-stage sorting system according to any one of claims 1-4,

the second section sorting device comprises a manual sorting device, the manual sorting device comprises a seeding sorting wall, a plurality of sorting boxes are arranged on the seeding sorting wall, each sorting box is internally provided with a sorting basket, and the sorting baskets are used for loading the packages.

10. A sorting method based on the two-stage sorting system according to any of claims 1-9, comprising the steps of: