CN115569850A - Intelligent express sorting system and intelligent sorting method - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides an intelligent express sorting system and an intelligent express sorting method, which belong to the field of intelligent logistics and comprise a control center, a goods storage center, a plurality of sorting units and a plurality of intelligent sorting vehicles, wherein the goods storage center comprises a plurality of rows of goods shelves which are arranged at intervals, the sorting units are arranged at intervals and comprise a control table and a plurality of sorting frames, each intelligent sorting vehicle comprises a base and a support, the supports are vertically arranged in the middle of the base, sorting areas and stock areas are respectively formed on two sides of each support, sorting areas are provided with sorting bins, lifting mechanisms are arranged on the supports, dumping mechanisms are connected onto the lifting mechanisms, the sorting bins are connected to the dumping mechanisms, each stock area comprises a plurality of loading plates, and each loading plate is connected with a goods frame. This kind of wisdom logistics system has reasonable setting and control, can carry out the letter sorting of goods and put in storage fast when the operation, can promote logistics efficiency, reduces logistics cost, promotes the performance of enterprises.

Description

Intelligent express sorting system and intelligent sorting method

Technical Field

The invention relates to the field of intelligent logistics, in particular to an intelligent express sorting system and an intelligent express sorting method.

Background

The intelligent loading and unloading system is a modern and intelligent system widely applied to the field of logistics at present, has the characteristics of automatic sorting, automatic transportation, hoisting, partitioning and the like, and greatly improves the overall efficiency of logistics. The intelligent loading and unloading system has various structures, is mostly a customized product and has no uniform and definite standard. However, the existing intelligent loading and unloading system still has the characteristic of unreasonable structure and flow design in the sorting and replenishment links, and can not realize the sorting and replenishment of goods more quickly.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention provides an intelligent express sorting system and an intelligent express sorting method, and aims to solve the problems in the prior art.

The invention is realized by the following steps:

an intelligent express sorting system and an intelligent sorting method comprise a control center, a goods storage center, a plurality of sorting units and a plurality of intelligent sorting vehicles, wherein the goods storage center comprises a plurality of rows of goods shelves arranged at intervals, the sorting units are arranged at intervals, the sorting units comprise a control table and a plurality of sorting frames, the intelligent sorting vehicles comprise bases and supports, rollers are arranged at the bottoms of the bases, the supports are vertically arranged in the middle of the bases, sorting areas and stock areas are formed on two sides of the supports respectively, the sorting areas are provided with sorting bins, lifting mechanisms are arranged on the supports, the lifting mechanisms are connected with dumping mechanisms, the sorting bins are connected with the dumping mechanisms, the stock areas comprise a plurality of loading plates, the loading plates are connected to the supports at intervals in the vertical direction, and each loading plate is connected with a goods frame; the lifting mechanism enables the sorting bin to move vertically, and the dumping mechanism enables goods loaded in the sorting bin to be dumped in the goods frame.

Furthermore, the sorting bin is of a hollow structure with an opening at the top, the sorting bin comprises side plates positioned on two sides and a bottom plate positioned at the bottom, the bottom plate is of an inclined structure, one end, far away from the support, of the bottom plate is a first end, the other end of the bottom plate is a second end, and the first end is lower than the second end; the first end can be higher than the second end after the dumping mechanism is started; still be provided with the tailboard between two curb plates, the tailboard is close to the support setting, and the top both sides of tailboard are articulated mutually with the curb plate, and the bottom of tailboard is free state, makes it can sort the storehouse rotation relatively to empty mechanism start-up back tailboard.

Furthermore, the support comprises two upright posts which are vertically arranged and a cross beam connected to the tops of the upright posts, the lifting mechanism comprises connecting seats and supporting plates, each upright post is provided with the connecting seat in a lifting manner, the supporting plate is connected between the two connecting seats, the dumping mechanism comprises a base and a turning plate, the base is connected to the middle part of the supporting plate, the turning plate is connected to the base, and the turning plate is connected with the sorting bin through a turning mechanism;

the turnover mechanism comprises a driver and a rotating shaft, the driver is connected to the turnover plate, the rotating shaft is connected to the output end of the driver, a connecting hole is formed in the end part of the sorting bin, and the end part of the rotating shaft is connected to the connecting hole; the bottom of the sorting bin is provided with two groups of clamping mechanisms which are arranged at intervals along the length direction of the intelligent sorting vehicle; the bottom of the sorting bin is provided with two connecting grooves, each group of the clamping mechanisms is horizontally arranged in one connecting groove, a rotary lifting mechanism is arranged in each connecting groove and comprises a driving motor, a rotary arm and a connecting plate, the rotary arm is of an arc-shaped structure, two ends of the rotary arm are respectively connected with the driving motor and the connecting plate, and the clamping mechanisms are connected with the connecting plates;

the turning mechanism is started to turn over the sorting bin, and the rotary lifting mechanism is started to enable the clamping mechanism to be separated from the connecting groove and to rotate from a horizontal state to a vertical state.

Furthermore, the sorting bin further comprises an end plate close to the turnover mechanism, a jack is formed in the end plate, an accommodating groove is further formed in the sorting bin and is located between the end plate and the connecting hole, the turnover mechanism further comprises a sleeve, the sleeve is sleeved outside the rotating shaft, the end of the sleeve is connected to the outside of the driver, the sleeve and the driver keep relatively static when the driver works, the other end of the sleeve penetrates through the jack and is connected with a limiting rod, the limiting rod is of an arc-shaped structure and is coaxially arranged with the sleeve, and the sleeve is connected with the limiting rod through a connecting rod; the containing groove is positioned below the bottom plate, a through hole through which the end part of the limiting rod can penetrate is formed in the bottom plate, and a limiting ring is connected to one side, close to the bracket, of the tail plate; after the turnover mechanism is started, the end part of the limiting rod penetrates through the through hole and is inserted into the limiting ring, so that the tail plate keeps static relative to the sorting bin when the dumping mechanism works.

Furthermore, a blocking sheet is arranged at the position of the through hole, one end of the blocking sheet is hinged with the through hole, and a stop dog used for stopping the blocking sheet from turning downwards is arranged on the side portion of the through hole.

Furthermore, the rotating shaft is in transition fit with the connecting hole, and the rotating shaft is connected with the connecting hole through a connecting key.

Furthermore, the rollers are arranged in two rows and have four rollers, two rollers positioned on opposite corners are driving wheels, and the other two rollers are driven wheels.

Further, press from both sides and get mechanism and include splint, flexible subassembly and translation subassembly, the translation subassembly connect in the connecting plate, flexible subassembly connect in the translation subassembly, splint connect in the flexible subassembly.

Furthermore, the goods frame and the bearing plate can be detachably connected, a rolling shaft is arranged at one end, close to the support, of the bearing plate, and a blocking strip is arranged at one end, far away from the support, of the bearing plate.

The intelligent express sorting method comprises a control center, a goods storage center, a plurality of sorting units and a plurality of intelligent sorting vehicles, wherein the control system is used for controlling the intelligent sorting vehicles to walk, and the intelligent sorting vehicles can take goods from the goods storage center and replenish the goods to the sorting units.

According to the intelligent express sorting system and the intelligent sorting method provided by the invention, the intelligent logistics system has reasonable setting and control, can be used for quickly sorting and warehousing goods during operation, and can be used for improving the logistics efficiency, reducing the logistics cost and improving the enterprise benefit.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings needed in the embodiments will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art to obtain other drawings without creative efforts. The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the accompanying drawings. Like reference numerals refer to like parts throughout the drawings. The drawings are not necessarily to scale, emphasis instead being placed upon illustrating the principles of the invention.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an intelligent express sorting system and an intelligent express sorting method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a schematic view of a main structure of an intelligent sorting vehicle of the intelligent express sorting system and the intelligent sorting method according to the embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a schematic view of a front view structure of an intelligent sorting vehicle of the intelligent express sorting system and the intelligent sorting method of the invention when dumping goods;

fig. 4 is a schematic top view structure diagram of an intelligent sorting vehicle of the intelligent express sorting system and the intelligent sorting method provided by the embodiment of the invention;

fig. 5 is a schematic view of a local structure of a connection between a sorting bin and a support in an intelligent sorting vehicle of the intelligent express sorting system and the intelligent sorting method according to the embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 6 is a schematic view of a local structure of an intelligent sorting vehicle for express delivery when goods are dumped from a sorting bin of the intelligent sorting vehicle according to the intelligent sorting system and the intelligent sorting method for express delivery provided by the embodiment of the invention;

fig. 7 is a schematic partial structure diagram of connection between a bearing plate and a bracket in an intelligent sorting vehicle of the intelligent express sorting system and the intelligent sorting method according to the embodiment of the invention;

fig. 8 is a schematic top view structure diagram of sorting bins in an intelligent sorting vehicle of the intelligent express sorting system and the intelligent sorting method according to the embodiment of the invention;

fig. 9 is a schematic view of the bottom-up structure of the sorting bins in the intelligent sorting vehicle of the intelligent express sorting system and the intelligent sorting method according to the embodiment of the invention;

fig. 10 is a schematic view of a main structure of an intelligent sorting vehicle for express delivery after a sorting bin is turned over in the intelligent sorting vehicle according to the intelligent sorting system and the intelligent sorting method of the present invention;

fig. 11 is a schematic front view structure diagram of an intelligent sorting vehicle of the intelligent express sorting system and the intelligent sorting method according to the embodiment of the present invention when picking up goods;

fig. 12 is a schematic view of a front view structure of an intelligent sorting vehicle of the intelligent express sorting system and the intelligent sorting method according to the embodiment of the present invention when picking up and reversing goods;

fig. 13 is a schematic partial sectional structural view of an end portion of an intelligent sorting vehicle of the intelligent sorting system and the intelligent sorting method for express delivery according to the embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 14 is a schematic view of a partial cross-sectional structure of a through hole in a bottom plate of an intelligent sorting vehicle of the intelligent express sorting system and the intelligent sorting method according to the embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 15 is a schematic structural view of the intelligent sorting vehicle after the sorting bin of the intelligent sorting vehicle of the intelligent sorting system and the intelligent sorting method for express delivery is turned over according to the embodiment of the invention;

fig. 16 is a schematic view of a partial cross-sectional structure of a connection between a turnover mechanism of an intelligent sorting vehicle and a sorting bin of the intelligent sorting system and the intelligent sorting method for express delivery provided by the embodiment of the invention.

Summary of reference numerals: the control center 101, the storage center 102, the sorting unit 103, the intelligent sorting vehicle 104, the shelves 105, the console 106, the sorting rack 107, the base 108, the brackets 109, the rollers 110, the sorting area 111, the stock area 112, the sorting bin 113, the lifting mechanism 114, the dumping mechanism 115, the loading plate 116, the cargo frame 117, the side plates 118, the bottom plate 119, the first end 120, the second end 121, the end plate 122, the columns 123, the cross beam 124, the connecting seats 125, the supporting plate 126, the lifter 127, the base 128, the turning plate 129, the turnover mechanism 130, the driver 131, the rotating shaft 132, the connecting holes 133, the gripping mechanism 134, the connecting grooves 135, the rotating lifting mechanism 136, the rotating arms 137, the connecting plates 138, the end plates 139, the insertion holes 140, the receiving grooves 141, the sleeves 142, the limiting rods 143, the connecting rods 144, the through holes 145, the limiting rings 146, the blocking pieces 147, the blocking pieces 148, the connecting keys 149, the clamping plates 150, the rollers 151, and the blocking strips 152.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are some, but not all, embodiments of the present invention. The components of embodiments of the present invention generally described and illustrated in the figures herein may be arranged and designed in a wide variety of different configurations.

Thus, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention, presented in the figures, is not intended to limit the scope of the invention, as claimed, but is merely representative of selected embodiments of the invention. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

It should be noted that: like reference numbers and letters refer to like items in the following figures, and thus, once an item is defined in one figure, it need not be further defined or explained in subsequent figures.

Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and the like are used merely to distinguish one description from another, and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

For example, please refer to FIGS. 1-16.

The embodiment provides an intelligent express sorting system and an intelligent express sorting method, the intelligent logistics system has reasonable setting and control, goods can be quickly sorted and put in storage during operation, logistics efficiency can be improved, logistics cost is reduced, and enterprise benefits are improved.

As shown in fig. 1-4, the intelligent sorting system and the intelligent sorting method for express delivery include a control center 101, a storage center 102, a plurality of sorting units 103 and a plurality of intelligent sorting vehicles 104, where the storage center 102 includes a plurality of rows of shelves 105 arranged at intervals, the plurality of sorting units 103 are arranged at intervals, the sorting units 103 include a control console 106 and a plurality of sorting shelves 107, the intelligent sorting vehicle 104 includes a base 108 and a support 109, rollers 110 are arranged at the bottom of the base 108, the support 109 is vertically arranged in the middle of the base 108, sorting areas 111 and stock areas 112 are respectively formed at two sides of the support 109, the sorting areas 111 are provided with sorting bins 113, a lifting mechanism 114 is arranged on the support 109, a dumping mechanism 115 is connected to the lifting mechanism 114, the sorting bins 113 are connected to the dumping mechanism 115, the stock areas 112 include a plurality of loading plates 116, the loading plates 116 are connected to the support 109 at intervals in the vertical direction, and each loading plate 116 is connected to a loading frame 117; the lifting mechanism 114 allows the sorting bin 113 to move vertically, and the dumping mechanism 115 allows the goods loaded in the sorting bin 113 to be dumped into the basket 117.

The control center 101 is used for controlling the whole system and controlling the operation of each intelligent device, and the storage center 102 is used for storing goods and has a large number of shelves 105 capable of storing a large number of goods. The sorting unit 103 is used in conjunction with the intelligent sorting vehicle 104, for example, when the system is applied to a sorting center, the sorting of goods is performed according to the contents of orders, and each goods frame 117 of the intelligent sorting vehicle 104 is used for carrying all goods of one order. The control center 101 receives the order and assigns to the intelligent sorting vehicle 104 and the sorting unit 103 storing the goods, the intelligent sorting vehicle 104 sequentially drives to the corresponding sorting unit 103 according to the order of the goods on the order or the sorting order given to it by the control center 101, when the intelligent sorting vehicle 104 drives to one sorting unit 103, the sensor senses to enable the staff at the sorting unit 103 to obtain instructions, take the corresponding quantity of goods and place the goods on the intelligent sorting vehicle 104, and simultaneously, the data of the intelligent sorting vehicle 104 and the sorting unit 103 are changed, so that the intelligent sorting vehicle 104 starts to take the goods to the next sorting unit 103 until all the goods of one order are taken out. The worker takes out the goods box 117 and performs a packing process.

Each intelligent sorting vehicle 104 has a plurality of loading plates 116 and goods frames 117, so that one intelligent sorting vehicle 104 can process a plurality of orders simultaneously, for example, the intelligent sorting vehicle 104 obtains two orders both containing goods a, the intelligent sorting vehicle 104 goes to the sorting unit 103 for storing the goods a, according to the instruction, the worker places the quantity of the goods required by one order on the intelligent sorting vehicle 104, the intelligent sorting vehicle 104 dumps the goods to the corresponding goods frames 117, and then places the quantity of the goods required by the second order on the intelligent sorting vehicle 104, so that the intelligent sorting vehicle 104 can process a plurality of orders simultaneously.

The sorting unit 103 may be operated by setting a worker or may be processed by an automatic sorting machine.

The intelligent sorting vehicle 104 is provided with a sorting area 111 and an inventory area 112, the sorting area 111 is provided with a sorting bin 113, the sorting unit 103 places the goods in the sorting bin 113, the sorting bin 113 is connected with a lifting mechanism 114 and a dumping mechanism 115, the sorting bin 113 can be lifted to the height position of a goods frame 117 matched with the sorting bin 113 through the lifting mechanism 114, and the dumping mechanism 115 can enable the sorting bin 113 to be overturned in an inclining mode so as to dump the goods carried in the sorting bin into the corresponding goods frame 117.

As shown in fig. 5-8, the sorting bin 113 is a hollow structure with an open top, the sorting bin 113 includes side plates 118 at two sides and a bottom plate 119 at the bottom, the bottom plate 119 is an inclined structure, one end of the bottom plate 119 far away from the bracket 109 is a first end 120, the other end is a second end 121, and the first end 120 is lower than the second end 121; the dumping mechanism 115 may be actuated such that the first end 120 is higher than the second end 121; a tail plate 122 is further arranged between the two side plates 118, the tail plate 122 is arranged close to the bracket 109, two sides of the top of the tail plate 122 are hinged with the side plates 118, and the bottom of the tail plate 122 is in a free state, so that the tail plate 122 can rotate relative to the sorting bin 113 after the dumping mechanism 115 is started.

The sorting bin 113 of this kind of structure conveniently cooperates with letter sorting unit 103 fast, and the bottom plate 119 of its slope makes the goods of placing in sorting bin 113 can be for keeping steadily in sorting bin 113, and the tailboard 122 of sorting bin 113 afterbody has certain effect of blockking, makes the goods remain stable, and its movable setting makes sorting bin 113 can open when the upset is emptyd the afterbody of sorting bin 113, makes the goods can fall into in the goods frame 117 smoothly.

As shown in fig. 3-4, the support 109 includes two upright posts 123 vertically arranged and a cross beam 124 connected to the tops of the upright posts 123, the lifting mechanism 114 includes connecting seats 125 and supporting plates 126, the connecting seats 125 are arranged on each upright post 123 in a liftable manner, the supporting plate 126 is connected between the two connecting seats 125, the dumping mechanism 115 includes a base 128 and a turning plate 129, the base 128 is connected to the middle of the supporting plate 126, the turning plate 129 is connected to the base 128, and the turning plate 129 is connected to the sorting bin 113 through a turning mechanism 130;

as shown in fig. 9-12, the turnover mechanism 130 includes a driver 131 and a rotating shaft 132, the driver 131 is connected to the turning plate 129, the rotating shaft 132 is connected to the output end of the driver 131, the end of the sorting bin 113 is provided with a connecting hole 133, and the end of the rotating shaft 132 is connected to the connecting hole 133; two groups of clamping mechanisms 134 are arranged at the bottom of the sorting bin 113, and the two groups of clamping mechanisms 134 are arranged at intervals along the length direction of the intelligent sorting vehicle 104; the bottom of the sorting bin 113 is provided with two connecting grooves 135, each group of clamping mechanisms 134 is horizontally arranged in one connecting groove 135, a rotary lifting mechanism 136 is arranged in the connecting groove 135, the rotary lifting mechanism 136 comprises a driving motor, a rotary arm 137 and a connecting plate 138, the rotary arm 137 is of an arc-shaped structure, two ends of the rotary arm 137 are respectively connected with the driving motor and the connecting plate 138, and the clamping mechanisms 134 are connected with the connecting plate 138;

the turning mechanism 130 is activated to turn the sorting bin 113, and the lifting mechanism 136 is activated to disengage the gripping mechanism 134 from the connecting slot 135 and rotate the gripping mechanism 134 from a horizontal state to a vertical state.

Through the structural arrangement, the intelligent sorting vehicle 104 can not only drive according to orders and complete the sorting work of each order, but also take goods from the goods storage center 102 to supplement the goods for the sorting unit 103 when certain goods in the sorting unit 103 are insufficient. The ingenious structure arrangement of the goods shelf enables the goods shelf to smoothly walk in the narrow goods shelf 105 and smoothly take the goods on the goods shelf 105 into the stock area 112.

The sorting unit 103 has a smaller number of sorting racks 107 and is shorter than the shelves 105, so that it has a suitable height for the staff to take the goods quickly. Accordingly, the sorting rack 107 stores a small quantity of goods, and for some goods with a large demand, the goods are under-loaded after some orders are processed. Which can now be restocked by the intelligent sorting cart 104. Through a preset program, a worker operates on the control console 106, data are fed back to the control center 101, the control center 101 sends the data to one intelligent sorting vehicle 104, the intelligent sorting vehicle 104 stops the work of subpackaging goods, and the intelligent sorting vehicle moves to the goods storage center 102 to replenish the goods for the sorting unit 103. The cargo box 117 is removed from the carrier plate 116 before replenishment so that the cargo box can be smoothly placed on the carrier plate 116.

The structure of the rack 109 including the vertical posts 123 and the cross beams 124 makes it stable and has a hollow structure in the middle, so that goods can fall from the sorting area 111 to the stock area 112. The lifting mechanism 114 includes a connecting seat 125 and a supporting plate 126, the connecting seat 125 is connected to the upright post 123 in a lifting manner, the top of the upright post 123 is provided with a lifter 127, the lifter 127 can adopt a motor, and the upright post 123 is provided with a screw rod structure, so that the connecting seat 125 can be lifted smoothly. The supporting plate 126 is connected between the two connecting seats 125, the two connecting seats 125 move up and down synchronously, and the supporting plate 126 is used for connecting each mechanism and the sorting bin 113.

The sorting bin 113 has side panel 118 and bottom panel 119 structures, the hollow structure of which facilitates the placement of loose goods. The bottom of the container is of a flat structure, and after the container is turned over by 180 degrees, the flat bottom surface of the container is turned over to the top, so that the container is convenient to place. The turnover mechanism 130 connected with the sorting bin 113 can drive the sorting bin 113 to turn over smoothly.

As shown in fig. 1, the storage center 102 has a plurality of rows of shelves 105, and in order to save space and place more goods, the arrangement between the shelves 105 is compact and only allows one intelligent sorting vehicle 104 to pass through in one direction. As shown in fig. 4, the intelligent sorting vehicle 104 is configured such that the base 108 thereof has a long bar shape, i.e. has a longer side and a shorter side, so that the structure thereof is compact. As shown in fig. 1, the distance between the two shelves 105 is matched with the size of the shorter side of the intelligent sorting vehicle 104, and the intelligent sorting vehicle 104 can only enter between the two shelves 105 at such an angle and then exit after picking. The gripping mechanism 134 of the intelligent sorting vehicle 104 provided in the present embodiment is configured to complete the picking operation under such circumstances.

Two connecting slots 135 are arranged at the bottom of the bottom plate 119, and the clamping mechanism 134 is arranged in the connecting slots 135 under normal conditions, so that the bottom of the bottom plate 119 is flat, the sorting bin 113 can move downwards to a lower position, and the goods can be poured conveniently. After the sorting bin 113 is turned over, the clamping mechanisms 134 come to the top of the sorting bin 113, and the two groups of clamping mechanisms 134 can be turned over to the upper side of the bottom plate 119 through the rotary lifting mechanisms 136, so that the two groups of clamping mechanisms 134 are arranged oppositely, and the two groups of clamping mechanisms 134 are matched to clamp the containers. The two groups of clamping mechanisms 134 are arranged at intervals along the length direction of the intelligent sorting vehicle 104, so that after the intelligent sorting vehicle 104 enters between the two shelves 105, the positions of the two groups of clamping mechanisms 134 can be matched with containers placed on the shelves 105, the two groups of clamping mechanisms 134 are matched to take one container off the shelves 105, the container comes to the top of the bottom plate 119, then, the group of rotary lifting mechanisms 136 is started, the clamping mechanisms 134 close to the supports 109 are turned back to the connecting grooves 135, when the dumping mechanism 115 works, the sorting bin 113 is inclined, the container can slide along the bottom plate 119 and fall onto one bearing plate 116, and replenishment of one piece of goods is completed.

The rotary lifting mechanism 136 comprises a driving motor, a rotary arm 137 and a connecting plate 138, the driving motor is used for driving the rotary arm 137 to rotate, the rotary arm 137 is of an arc-shaped structure, the connecting plate 138 is used for being connected with the clamping mechanism 134, the rotary arm 137 rotates after the driving motor is started, the clamping mechanism 134 is turned to the outside of the connecting groove 135, and the clamping mechanism 134 rotates to the vertical state from the horizontal state.

As shown in fig. 13-16, the sorting bin 113 further includes an end plate 139 close to the turning mechanism 130, the end plate 139 is provided with a socket 140, an accommodating groove 141 is further disposed inside the sorting bin 113, the accommodating groove 141 is located between the end plate 139 and the connecting hole 133, the turning mechanism 130 further includes a sleeve 142, the sleeve 142 is sleeved outside the rotating shaft 132, an end of the sleeve 142 is connected outside the driver 131, and when the driver 131 works, the sleeve 142 and the driver 131 keep relatively stationary, the other end of the sleeve 142 passes through the socket 140 and is connected to a limiting rod 143, the limiting rod 143 is of an arc structure, the limiting rod 143 and the sleeve 142 are coaxially disposed, and the sleeve 142 is connected to the limiting rod 143 through a connecting rod 144; the accommodating groove 141 is located below the bottom plate 119, a through hole 145 through which an end of the limiting rod 143 can pass is formed in the bottom plate 119, and a limiting ring 146 is connected to one side of the tail plate 122 close to the bracket 109; after the flipper 130 is activated, the end of the stop rod 143 is inserted through the aperture 145 and into the stop collar 146, such that the tailgate 122 remains stationary relative to the sorting bin 113 during operation of the dumping mechanism 115.

Through the structure, the tail plate 122 and the sorting bin 113 can be locked by the turnover mechanism 130 after the sorting bin 113 is turned over, so that the tail plate 122 cannot move when the container is dumped by the turnover mechanism 130, the container is ensured not to be clamped with other parts, and the container taking work is smoother.

The turnover mechanism 130 further includes a sleeve 142, and the sleeve 142 is sleeved outside the rotating shaft 132 and connected to the outside of the driver 131, so that the sleeve 142 is not connected to the power structure of the driver 131, and the driver 131 does not drive the sleeve 142 to rotate when operating. The end plate 139 is provided with a jack 140 for the sleeve 142 to pass through, the sorting bin 113 is internally provided with a containing groove 141, and the containing groove 141 facilitates the actions of the limiting rod 143 and the pull rod. The bottom plate 119 is provided with a through hole 145 through which the stop rod 143 can pass, and one side of the tail plate 122 close to the bracket 109 is connected with a stop ring 146 for matching with the stop rod 143.

After the turning mechanism 130 is started, the housing of the driver 131 and the sleeve 142 are kept stationary, the shaft 132 rotates to drive the sorting bin 113 to rotate, and the end of the limiting rod 143 sequentially passes through the through hole 145 and the limiting ring 146, so that the tail plate 122 is locked at the tail of the sorting bin 113 by the limiting rod 143.

As shown in fig. 14, a baffle 147 is provided at the perforation 145, one end of the baffle 147 is hinged to the perforation 145, and a stopper 148 for stopping the downward turning of the baffle 147 is provided at the side of the perforation 145. The structure makes the top of the bottom plate 119 of the sorting bin 113 be a flat structure when the sorting bin is sorting goods, and the edge corners of the goods cannot drop downwards and be clamped at the through holes 145, so that the goods can smoothly enter the goods frame 117 from the sorting bin 113. And when the stop bar 143 passes through the through hole 145, it can push the flap 147 upward, so that the through hole 145 is opened.

The rotating shaft 132 is in transition fit with the connecting hole 133, and the rotating shaft 132 is connected with the connecting hole 133 through a connecting key 149. This structure allows the rotating shaft 132 to smoothly rotate the sorting bin 113.

The rollers 110 are arranged in two rows and have four rollers, two rollers 110 located on opposite corners are driving wheels, and the other two rollers 110 are driven wheels. This arrangement allows the intelligent sorting cart 104 to smoothly complete the forward, backward, rotational, and rotational movements.

As shown in fig. 11 and 12, the grasping mechanism 134 includes a clamp plate 150, a telescoping assembly connected to the connecting plate 138, and a translating assembly connected to the telescoping assembly, the clamp plate 150 being connected to the telescoping assembly. The telescoping assembly allows it to grip a container and the translating assembly allows the clamp plate 150 to move horizontally to move a container from the rack 105 to the top of the sorting bin 113.

The cargo frame 117 is detachably connected to the loading plate 116, a roller 151 is disposed at an end of the loading plate 116 close to the bracket 109, and a barrier 152 is disposed at an end of the loading plate 116 far from the bracket 109. The rollers 151 are arranged so that the container can roll quickly when it contacts the carrier plate 116 and smoothly drop completely onto the carrier plate 116. The stop bars 152 at the ends of the carrier plate 116 serve to stop the cargo from falling.

The previous description of the disclosed embodiments is provided to enable any person skilled in the art to make or use the present invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be applied to other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Thus, the present invention is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown herein but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims (10)

1. An intelligent express sorting system is characterized by comprising a control center, a goods storage center, a plurality of sorting units and a plurality of intelligent sorting vehicles, wherein the goods storage center comprises a plurality of rows of goods shelves arranged at intervals, the sorting units are arranged at intervals, the sorting units comprise a control table and a plurality of sorting frames, the intelligent sorting vehicles comprise bases and supports, rollers are arranged at the bottoms of the bases, the supports are vertically arranged in the middle of the bases, sorting areas and stock areas are formed on two sides of the supports respectively, the sorting areas are provided with sorting bins, lifting mechanisms are arranged on the supports, the lifting mechanisms are connected with dumping mechanisms, the sorting bins are connected with the dumping mechanisms, the stock areas comprise a plurality of loading plates, the loading plates are connected to the supports at intervals in the vertical direction, and each loading plate is connected with a goods frame; the lifting mechanism enables the sorting bin to move vertically, and the dumping mechanism enables goods loaded in the sorting bin to be dumped in the goods frame.

2. The intelligent express sorting system of claim 1, wherein the sorting bin is a hollow structure with an open top, the sorting bin comprises side plates at two sides and a bottom plate at the bottom, the bottom plate is an inclined structure, one end of the bottom plate, which is far away from the bracket, is a first end, the other end of the bottom plate is a second end, and the first end is lower than the second end; the first end can be higher than the second end after the dumping mechanism is started; still be provided with the tailboard between two curb plates, the tailboard is close to the support setting, and the top both sides of tailboard are articulated mutually with the curb plate, and the bottom of tailboard is free state, makes it can sort the storehouse rotation relatively to empty mechanism start-up back tailboard.

3. The intelligent express sorting system according to claim 2, wherein the support comprises two upright posts arranged vertically and a cross beam connected to the tops of the upright posts, the lifting mechanism comprises connecting seats and a supporting plate, the connecting seat is arranged on each upright post in a lifting manner, the supporting plate is connected between the two connecting seats, the dumping mechanism comprises a base and a turning plate, the base is connected to the middle of the supporting plate, the turning plate is connected to the base, and the turning plate is connected with the sorting bin through a turning mechanism;

the turnover mechanism comprises a driver and a rotating shaft, the driver is connected to the turnover plate, the rotating shaft is connected to the output end of the driver, a connecting hole is formed in the end part of the sorting bin, and the end part of the rotating shaft is connected to the connecting hole; the bottom of the sorting bin is provided with two groups of clamping mechanisms which are arranged at intervals along the length direction of the intelligent sorting vehicle; the bottom of the sorting bin is provided with two connecting grooves, each group of the clamping mechanisms is horizontally arranged in one connecting groove, a rotary lifting mechanism is arranged in each connecting groove and comprises a driving motor, a rotary arm and a connecting plate, the rotary arm is of an arc-shaped structure, two ends of the rotary arm are respectively connected with the driving motor and the connecting plate, and the clamping mechanisms are connected with the connecting plates;

the turning mechanism is started to turn over the sorting bin, and the lifting mechanism is started to separate the clamping mechanism from the connecting groove and rotate the clamping mechanism from a horizontal state to a vertical state.

4. The intelligent express sorting system of claim 3, wherein the sorting bin further comprises an end plate close to the turnover mechanism, the end plate is provided with a jack, a holding groove is further arranged inside the sorting bin, the holding groove is located between the end plate and the connecting hole, the turnover mechanism further comprises a sleeve, the sleeve is sleeved outside the rotating shaft, the end of the sleeve is connected to the outside of the driver, the sleeve and the driver keep relatively static when the driver works, the other end of the sleeve penetrates through the jack and is connected with a limiting rod, the limiting rod is of an arc-shaped structure, the limiting rod and the sleeve are coaxially arranged, and the sleeve is connected with the limiting rod through a connecting rod; the containing groove is positioned below the bottom plate, a through hole through which the end part of the limiting rod can pass is formed in the bottom plate, and a limiting ring is connected to one side, close to the bracket, of the tail plate; after the turnover mechanism is started, the end part of the limiting rod penetrates through the through hole and is inserted into the limiting ring, so that the tail plate keeps static relative to the sorting bin when the dumping mechanism works.

5. The express delivery intelligent sorting system of claim 4, wherein a blocking piece is arranged at the perforation, one end of the blocking piece is hinged to the perforation, and a stop block used for stopping the blocking piece from turning downwards is arranged on the lateral portion of the perforation.

6. The intelligent express sorting system of claim 4, wherein the rotating shaft is in transition fit with the connecting hole, and the rotating shaft is connected with the connecting hole through a connecting key.

7. The intelligent express sorting system of claim 4, wherein the rollers are arranged in two rows and have four rollers, two rollers located at opposite corners are driving wheels, and the other two rollers are driven wheels.

8. The intelligent express sorting system of claim 4, wherein the gripping mechanism comprises a clamp plate, a telescoping assembly, and a translating assembly, the translating assembly is connected to the connecting plate, the telescoping assembly is connected to the translating assembly, and the clamp plate is connected to the telescoping assembly.

9. The intelligent sorting system for express delivery according to claim 8, wherein the cargo frame is detachably connected to the loading plate, a roller is arranged at one end of the loading plate close to the bracket, and a barrier strip is arranged at one end of the loading plate far from the bracket.

10. An intelligent express sorting method, which applies the intelligent logistics cargo handling system of any one of claims 1-9 and is characterized by comprising a control center, a storage center, a plurality of sorting units and a plurality of intelligent sorting vehicles, wherein the control system is used for controlling the intelligent sorting vehicles to travel, and the intelligent sorting vehicles can take cargos in the storage center and replenish the sorting units;

the intelligent sorting vehicle comprises a base and a support, wherein rollers are arranged at the bottom of the base, the support is vertically arranged in the middle of the base, a sorting area and a storage area are respectively formed on two sides of the support, the sorting area is provided with a sorting bin, a lifting mechanism is arranged on the support, a dumping mechanism is connected onto the lifting mechanism, the sorting bin is connected to the dumping mechanism, the storage area comprises a plurality of loading plates, the loading plates are vertically connected to the support at intervals, and each loading plate is connected with a loading frame; the lifting mechanism enables the sorting bin to move vertically, and the dumping mechanism enables goods loaded in the sorting bin to be dumped in the goods frame.

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