CN116944051A - Sorting equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention belongs to the technical field of logistics sorting, and discloses sorting equipment which comprises an annular track, an inner ring bearing part, an outer ring bearing part, a pre-turning mechanism, a reset mechanism and a grid chute. The annular rail is provided with a bearing mechanism moving along the annular rail, and the bearing mechanism comprises a bearing tray; the inner ring bearing part is arranged on the inner side of the annular track; the outer ring bearing part is arranged at the outer side of the annular track; the upstream of the inner ring bearing part and the upstream of the outer ring bearing part are respectively provided with a pre-turning mechanism, and the pre-turning mechanism can rotate and incline the bearing tray so as to be close to the inner ring bearing part or the outer ring bearing part; reset mechanisms are respectively arranged at the downstream of the inner ring bearing part and the downstream of the outer ring bearing part, and the reset mechanisms can rotate the bearing tray to a horizontal state; the grid mouth sliding groove comprises a sliding groove, and the height of the sliding groove gradually decreases along the direction away from the annular track so as to be close to the inner ring bearing part or the outer ring bearing part. The sorting equipment can flexibly and efficiently sort small special-shaped pieces.

Description

Sorting equipment

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of logistics sorting, in particular to sorting equipment.

Background

At present, small packages or mail packages are mostly sorted by a cross-belt sorter. In practical production, there are packages of special-shaped mail or special-shaped small pieces, and the above-mentioned cross-belt sorting machine has a certain limitation on the sorting of the above-mentioned special-shaped pieces, so that the sorting effect of the special-shaped pieces is affected.

Accordingly, there is a need for a sorting apparatus that solves the above problems.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide a sorting device which can flexibly and efficiently sort small special-shaped pieces.

To achieve the purpose, the invention adopts the following technical scheme:

sorting apparatus comprising:

the annular rail is provided with a bearing mechanism capable of moving along the annular rail, the bearing mechanism comprises a bearing tray, and the bearing tray can bear commodities;

an inner ring receiving portion provided inside the annular rail, the inner ring receiving portion being capable of receiving the unloaded commodity;

the outer ring bearing part is arranged on the outer side of the annular track and can bear the unloaded goods;

the pre-turning mechanism is arranged on the upstream of the inner ring bearing part and the upstream of the outer ring bearing part respectively, and can rotate and incline the bearing tray to be close to the inner ring bearing part or the outer ring bearing part;

the reset mechanism is respectively arranged at the downstream of the inner ring bearing part and the downstream of the outer ring bearing part and can rotate the bearing tray to a horizontal state;

the grid runner is arranged on the side part of the annular track and comprises a runner, the runner is obliquely arranged along the direction away from the annular track, and the height of the runner is gradually reduced to be close to the inner ring bearing part or the outer ring bearing part.

As the preferable scheme of the sorting equipment provided by the invention, the bearing mechanism further comprises a running gear, wherein the running gear is arranged at the bottom of the bearing tray and comprises a driving component and a knife board, the knife board is embedded in the annular track in a sliding manner, and the driving component is connected with the knife board and can drive the knife board to move along the annular track.

As a preferable scheme of the sorting equipment provided by the invention, the top of the travelling device is provided with a mounting shaft, the bearing tray is rotatably connected with the mounting shaft, and the bearing tray can rotate around the mounting shaft so as to be close to the inner ring bearing part or the outer ring bearing part.

As a preferable scheme of the sorting equipment provided by the invention, the pre-turning mechanism comprises a first fixed rail and a second fixed rail which are arranged at intervals along a first direction, wherein the first direction is perpendicular to the moving direction of the bearing mechanism;

the pre-turning mechanism further comprises a movable rail assembly, the movable rail assembly comprises a bracket, a first movable rail and a second movable rail, the first movable rail and the second movable rail are connected to two ends of the bracket along a first direction, and the bracket can move along the first direction so that the first movable rail is connected with the first fixed rail or the second movable rail is connected with the second fixed rail;

the bearing tray comprises a tray body, a first limiting wheel and a second limiting wheel, wherein the first limiting wheel and the second limiting wheel are respectively arranged on two sides of the tray body in a first direction;

when the first limiting wheel slides along the first movable rail and the first fixed rail which are connected with each other, the tray body rotates towards the direction of the first fixed rail;

when the second limiting wheel slides along the second movable track and the second fixed track which are connected with each other, the tray body rotates towards the direction where the second fixed track is located.

As a preferred scheme of the sorting equipment provided by the invention, the bearing tray further comprises two movable baffles, the two movable baffles are rotatably arranged on the upper end surface of the tray body at intervals, and when the bearing mechanism moves to be parallel to the inner ring bearing part, the movable baffles corresponding to one side of the inner ring bearing part are rotated to be opened; or alternatively, the first and second heat exchangers may be,

when the bearing mechanism moves to be parallel to the outer ring bearing part, the movable baffle corresponding to one side of the outer ring bearing part rotates to be opened.

As the preferable scheme of the sorting equipment provided by the invention, a rotating block is arranged at the position where the movable baffle is rotatably connected with the tray body, and the movable baffle and the tray body are fixed by the rotating block;

the grid mouth sliding groove further comprises an unloading mechanism, the unloading mechanism is arranged at a position, corresponding to the upper portion of the top of the sliding groove, of the annular track, the unloading mechanism can push the rotating block to enable the rotating block to rotate and unlock, and therefore the movable baffle is enabled to rotate and open relative to the tray body.

As the preferable scheme of the sorting equipment provided by the invention, the reset mechanism comprises a first tray reset track and a second tray reset track, the first tray reset track and the second tray reset track are arranged at intervals along a first direction, the height of the upper end face of the first tray reset track and the height of the upper end face of the second tray reset track are gradually increased along the moving direction of the bearing mechanism, the bottom of the tray body can be abutted against the first tray reset track and the second tray reset track, and the tray body can move along the first tray reset track and the second tray reset track and can rotate to a horizontal state.

As a preferred scheme of the sorting equipment provided by the invention, the reset mechanism further comprises a first baffle reset piece and a second baffle reset piece, wherein the first baffle reset piece is arranged on the first tray reset track, the second baffle reset piece is arranged on the second tray reset track, and the first baffle reset piece can abut against one movable baffle which is opened in a rotating way and can reset the movable baffle in a rotating way; or the second baffle reset piece can abut against the other movable baffle which is opened in a rotating way and reset the rotation of the movable baffle.

As a preferred solution of the sorting apparatus provided by the invention, the sorting apparatus further comprises a control system; the annular track is provided with a piece supply area, the piece supply area is provided with a code scanning device, the code scanning device is connected with the control system in a communication mode, and when the bearing mechanism enters the piece supply area, the control system can judge that goods in the bearing mechanism need to be unloaded on the inner ring bearing part or the outer ring bearing part.

As the preferable scheme of the sorting equipment provided by the invention, the annular rail is provided with a plurality of bearing mechanisms which are connected end to end, and the bearing mechanisms can move along the annular rail.

The invention has the beneficial effects that:

the sorting equipment provided by the invention comprises an annular track, an inner ring bearing part, an outer ring bearing part, a pre-turning mechanism, a reset mechanism and a grid chute. The annular rail is provided with a bearing mechanism capable of moving along the annular rail, and the bearing mechanism comprises a bearing tray which can bear commodities. The inner ring bearing part is arranged on the inner side of the annular track, the outer ring bearing part is arranged on the outer side of the annular track, and the inner ring bearing part and the outer ring bearing part can both unload commodities. That is, the inner ring receptacle and the outer ring receptacle can be used to unload different kinds of goods, ensuring the sorting effect. The pre-turning mechanism is arranged at the upstream of the inner ring bearing part and the upstream of the outer ring bearing part respectively, and can rotationally incline the bearing tray to be close to the inner ring bearing part or to be close to the outer ring bearing part. That is, before the supporting mechanism enters the area where the inner ring bearing part is located or the area where the outer ring bearing part is located, the bearing tray can be rotated in advance, and after the supporting mechanism enters the area where the inner ring bearing part is located or the area where the outer ring bearing part is located, the commodity in the bearing tray can fall into the inner ring bearing part or the outer ring bearing part rapidly, so that sorting efficiency is improved. The lower stream of the inner ring bearing part and the lower stream of the outer ring bearing part are respectively provided with the reset mechanism, and the reset mechanism can rotate the bearing tray to a horizontal state. That is, the reset mechanism can enable the bearing mechanism after unloading the commodity to restore to the initial state for the next sorting process. The grid mouth chute is arranged at the side part of the annular track and comprises a chute, wherein the chute is obliquely arranged, and the height of the chute gradually decreases along the direction away from the annular track so as to be close to the inner ring bearing part or the outer ring bearing part. That is, the grid runner can assist the commodity to slide to the inner ring bearing part or the outer ring bearing part smoothly, ensure the integrity of the commodity and prevent collision.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic view of a sorting apparatus provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a supporting mechanism and a grid runner provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2a is a schematic view of a load tray and unloading mechanism provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2b is a schematic bottom view of a carrying tray provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2c is a schematic view of a first state of an unloading mechanism provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2d is a schematic view of a second state of the unloading mechanism provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of an initial state of a support mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural view of a walking device and a mounting shaft according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 5 is a schematic structural view of a carrying tray according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of a second structure of a carrying tray according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 7 is a schematic structural view of a pre-turning mechanism in a first state according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 8 is a schematic structural view of a first turning state of the bearing mechanism according to the embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 9 is a schematic structural view of a pre-turning mechanism in a second state according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 10 is a schematic structural view of a second turning state of the bearing mechanism according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 11 is a schematic structural view of a reset mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 12 is a schematic diagram of a process of resetting the bearing mechanism by the resetting mechanism according to the embodiment of the invention.

In the figure:

100. an endless track; 110. a supply area;

200. a bearing mechanism; 210. a carrying tray; 211. a tray body; 212. a first limit wheel; 213. the second limiting wheel; 214. a movable baffle; 215. a fixed baffle; 216. a rotating block; 217. an elastic element; 220. a walking device; 221. a knife board; 230. a mounting shaft;

500. a pre-turning mechanism; 510. a first fixed rail; 520. a second fixed rail; 530. a bracket; 540. a first movable rail; 541. a first guide groove; 550. a second movable rail; 551. a second guide groove;

600. a reset mechanism; 610. a first tray reset rail; 620. a second tray reset rail; 630. a first baffle reset member; 631. a first abutment lever; 632. a first connection plate; 640. a second baffle reset member; 641. a second abutment lever; 642. a second connecting plate;

700. grid mouth sliding grooves; 710. a chute; 720. an unloading mechanism; 721. a drive cylinder; 722. the toggle piece.

Detailed Description

The invention is described in further detail below with reference to the drawings and examples. It is to be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not limiting thereof. It should be further noted that, for convenience of description, only some, but not all of the structures related to the present invention are shown in the drawings.

In the description of the present invention, unless explicitly stated and limited otherwise, the terms "connected," "connected," and "fixed" are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; can be mechanically or electrically connected; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and can be communicated with the inside of two elements or the interaction relationship of the two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention will be understood in specific cases by those of ordinary skill in the art.

In the present invention, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, a first feature "above" or "below" a second feature may include both the first and second features being in direct contact, as well as the first and second features not being in direct contact but being in contact with each other through additional features therebetween. Moreover, a first feature being "above," "over" and "on" a second feature includes the first feature being directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicating that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. The first feature being "under", "below" and "beneath" the second feature includes the first feature being directly under and obliquely below the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is less level than the second feature.

In the description of the present embodiment, the terms "upper", "lower", "right", "left", and the like are orientation or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, merely for convenience of description and simplicity of operation, and do not indicate or imply that the apparatus or elements referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the invention. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and the like, are used merely for distinguishing between descriptions and not for distinguishing between them.

Fig. 1 shows a schematic view of a sorting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to fig. 1, the present embodiment provides a sorting apparatus. The sorting apparatus includes an endless track 100, a holding mechanism 200, an inner ring receptacle (not shown), an outer ring receptacle (not shown), a pre-inversion mechanism 500, a reset mechanism 600, and a mouthpiece chute 700.

Specifically, the number of the supporting mechanisms 200 is plural, and the plurality of supporting mechanisms 200 are sequentially connected end to end and can move along the circular track 100. The support mechanism 200 can support commodities such as small-sized irregular parts. The inner ring receiving part is arranged at the inner side of the annular space formed by the annular track 100 and can unload a part of commodities; the outer ring receiving portion is provided outside the endless track 100, and is capable of unloading another part of the commodity. Through above-mentioned inner ring receiver and outer ring receiver, realize the letter sorting of different commodity. The inner ring receiving portion and the outer ring receiving portion may be selected from a trolley and the like in the prior art, and the embodiment is not limited herein.

Still more particularly, the sorting apparatus further comprises a control system. The circular track 100 is provided with a feeding area 110, the feeding area 110 is provided with a code scanning device, and the code scanning device is connected with the control system in a communication way. When a supporting mechanism 200 enters the feeding area 110, the code scanning device can automatically scan the codes of the commodities in the supporting mechanism 200 and transmit code scanning information to the control system. The control system can determine that the commodity in the bearing mechanism 200 needs to be unloaded in the inner ring bearing part or the outer ring bearing part according to the code scanning information.

Fig. 2 shows a schematic diagram of a supporting mechanism and a grid runner provided by an embodiment of the present invention, and fig. 3 shows an initial state schematic diagram of the supporting mechanism provided by the embodiment of the present invention; fig. 4 shows a schematic structural view of a running gear and a mounting shaft provided by an embodiment of the present invention; fig. 5 shows a schematic structural diagram of a carrying tray according to an embodiment of the present invention; fig. 6 shows a second schematic structural diagram of the carrying tray according to the embodiment of the present invention. Referring to fig. 2-6, the support mechanism 200 includes a support tray 210 and a running gear 220. The walking device 220 is disposed at the bottom of the carrying tray 210, and includes a driving assembly and a blade 221. The knife plate 221 is slidably embedded in the circular track 100, and the driving component is connected to the knife plate 221 and can drive the knife plate 221 to move along the circular track 100. In this embodiment, the driving assembly may be driven by friction or linear motor, which is the prior art, and this embodiment is not described herein.

Referring to fig. 2-4, a mounting shaft 230 is disposed at the top of the walking device 220, the carrying tray 210 is rotatably connected to the mounting shaft 230, and the mounting shaft 230 is parallel to the moving direction of the supporting mechanism 200. The carrier tray 210 can rotate about the mounting axle 230 to approach either the inner ring receptacle or the outer ring receptacle.

Specifically, the gate chute 700 is disposed at a side portion of the circular track 100, and includes a chute 710, where the chute 710 is disposed obliquely, and the height of the chute 710 gradually decreases along a direction away from the circular track 100 to approach the inner ring receiving portion or the outer ring receiving portion.

Referring to fig. 2, a grid runner 700 is provided between the inner ring receiver and the annular rail 100. The chute 710 of the gate chute 700 is disposed obliquely, and the chute 710 is adjacent to the inner ring receiving portion in a direction in which the height of the chute 710 is lowered. And/or, a grid runner 700 is arranged between the outer ring bearing and the annular rail 100, the runner 710 of the grid runner 700 is obliquely arranged, and the runner 710 approaches the outer ring bearing along the direction of lowering the height of the runner 710. The carrying tray 210 rotates around the mounting shaft 230 and can be engaged with the upper end of the grid runner 700. That is, the commodity in the carrying tray 210 can slide along the sliding groove 710 to the inner ring receiving portion or the outer ring receiving portion, and the sliding groove 710 provides a buffer for the commodity to prevent the commodity from being damaged when directly falling into the inner ring receiving portion or the outer ring receiving portion.

With continued reference to fig. 2, 5 and 6, the carrying tray 210 includes a tray body 211, two movable flaps 214 and two fixed flaps 215. The two movable baffles 214 are rotatably disposed at intervals on the upper end surface of the tray body 211, and the two fixed baffles 215 are fixed and disposed at intervals along the first direction on the upper end surface of the tray body 211. When the two movable baffles 214 rotate to be perpendicular to the tray body 211, a commodity accommodating space can be formed by surrounding the two fixed baffles 215. Wherein the first direction is perpendicular to the moving direction of the supporting mechanism 200.

Specifically, when the supporting mechanism 200 moves to be parallel to the inner ring receiving portion, and the control system recognizes that the article to be sorted should enter the inner ring receiving portion, the movable baffle 214 corresponding to one side of the inner ring receiving portion is opened, and the article on the tray body 211 can slide down the movable baffle 214 and one chute 710 to the inner ring receiving portion. Alternatively, when the supporting mechanism 200 moves to be parallel to the outer ring receiving portion, and the control system recognizes that the article to be sorted should enter the outer ring receiving portion, the movable baffle 214 corresponding to one side of the outer ring receiving portion is opened, and the article on the tray body 211 can slide down the movable baffle 214 and the other chute 710 to the outer ring receiving portion.

Still more specifically, with continued reference to fig. 2, the movable shutter 214 is rotatably connected to the tray body 211 at a position where a rotation block 216 is provided, and the rotation block 216 fixes the movable shutter 214 and the tray body 211. The grid runner 700 further includes an unloading mechanism 720, where the unloading mechanism 720 is disposed at a position of the circular track 100 corresponding to the top of the runner 710, and the unloading mechanism 720 can push the rotating block 216 to unlock the rotating block 216, so that the movable baffle 214 rotates and opens relative to the tray body 211.

FIG. 2a is a schematic view of a load tray and unloading mechanism provided by an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2b is a schematic bottom view of a carrying tray provided by an embodiment of the present invention; referring to fig. 2a and 2b, both sides of the bottom of the tray body 211 in the width direction are provided with a rotation block 216 rotatable with respect to the tray body 211, respectively. Under the running state of the supporting mechanism 200, the head end of the rotating block 216 abuts against one side of the bottom of the movable baffle 214, so that the movable baffle 214 is in a vertical state to block one side opening of the tray body 211, and at this time, the elastic element 217 coaxially sleeved and fixedly arranged on the rotating shafts of the movable baffle 214 and the side edges of the tray body 211 is in an elastic deformation state and has a tendency of restoring. When the rotating block 216 rotates under the pushing action of the unloading mechanism 720, the head end of the rotating block can avoid one side of the bottom of the movable baffle 214, the movable baffle 214 loses pushing force, and rotates under the action of the elastic element 217, so that an opening on one side of the tray body 211 is opened, and the commodity in the tray body 211 can slide out from the opening.

FIG. 2c is a schematic view of a first state of an unloading mechanism provided by an embodiment of the present invention; fig. 2d is a schematic view of a second state of the unloading mechanism according to the embodiment of the present invention. Referring to fig. 2c and 2d, the unloading mechanism 720 includes a drive cylinder 721 and a toggle member 722. The shifting member 722 is coaxially connected to the output end of the driving cylinder 721, and the driving cylinder 721 can drive the shifting member 722 to rotate so as to switch between a first state and a second state. When the striking member 722 is in the first state, the rear end of the rotating block 216 can be pushed to cause the head end to avoid the bottom side of the movable baffle 214. When the striking member 722 is in the second state, the striking member 722 is away from the rotating block 216, and the two members are not contacted.

Taking the case where the commodity in the tray body 211 needs to be unloaded to the inner ring receiving portion as an example, description will be given:

the driving cylinder 721 corresponding to the inner ring receiving portion receives the instruction to drive the toggle member 722 to rotate, and the second state is switched to the first state. At this time, the tray body 211 is inclined toward the direction of the inner ring receiving portion, at this time, the rotating block 216 at the bottom of the tray body 211 corresponding to the direction of the inner ring receiving portion is close to the stirring member 722 and is pushed by the stirring member 722, so as to unlock the movable baffle 214 corresponding to the direction of the inner ring receiving portion, and the commodity can smoothly slide out from the tray body 211 to the chute 710 corresponding to the inner ring receiving portion.

Optionally, two unloading mechanisms 720 are disposed at positions corresponding to the grid runner 700, wherein one unloading mechanism 720 is disposed at a position corresponding to the inner ring bearing, and the other unloading mechanism 720 is disposed at a position corresponding to the outer ring bearing. The unloading mechanism 720 can assist the flapper 214 of the racking mechanism 200 in the side-turned state to turn open. When the supporting mechanism 200 is turned over and pressed against the corresponding unloading mechanism 720, the unloading mechanism 720 can toggle the rotating block 216 at the outer side of the corresponding movable baffle 214 to act so as to release the locking state of the movable baffle 214.

Preferably, the tray body 211 is required to be made of a steel plate material having a low friction coefficient. Through the above arrangement, the smoothness of the commodity on the tray body 211 in the sliding process can be ensured.

Fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a pre-turning mechanism in a first state according to an embodiment of the present invention; fig. 8 is a schematic structural view illustrating a first overturning state of the bearing mechanism according to the embodiment of the present invention; fig. 9 is a schematic structural view of a pre-turning mechanism in a second state according to an embodiment of the present invention; fig. 10 is a schematic structural view illustrating a second overturning state of the bearing mechanism according to the embodiment of the present invention. Referring to fig. 1, 7-10, the pre-inversion mechanism 500 is disposed upstream of the inner ring receptacle and upstream of the outer ring receptacle, respectively. The pre-tilt mechanism 500 can tilt the carrying tray 210 to be adjacent to the inner ring receptacle or to be adjacent to the outer ring receptacle. That is, before the supporting mechanism 200 enters the inner ring receiving portion or the outer ring receiving portion, the pre-turning mechanism 500 can rotate the carrying tray 210 in advance, and after the supporting mechanism 200 enters the inner ring receiving portion or the outer ring receiving portion, the commodity therein can fall into the inner ring receiving portion or the outer ring receiving portion rapidly, so as to improve sorting efficiency.

Specifically, the pre-inversion mechanism 500 includes a first fixed rail 510 and a second fixed rail 520 that are spaced apart along a first direction. The first fixed rail 510 is provided with a first sliding groove, and the extending direction of the first sliding groove is consistent with the extending direction of the first fixed rail 510; the second fixed rail 520 is provided with a second sliding groove, and the extending direction of the second sliding groove is consistent with the extending direction of the second fixed rail 520.

Still more particularly, the pre-tilt mechanism 500 further includes a movable track assembly. The movable rail assembly includes a bracket 530, a first movable rail 540, and a second movable rail 550. The first movable rail 540 and the second movable rail 550 are connected to both ends of the bracket 530 in a first direction. The first movable rail 540 includes two first rail plates arranged at intervals in a vertical direction, and a first guide groove 541 is formed between the two first rail plates; the second movable rail 550 includes two second rail plates spaced apart in a vertical direction, and a second guide groove 551 is formed between the two second rail plates.

More specifically, the support 530 can move in a first direction to engage the first movable rail 540 with the first fixed rail 510 or to engage the second movable rail 550 with the second fixed rail 520. That is, the bracket 530 can be moved to a position where the first guide groove 541 is aligned with and communicates with the first slide groove, and at this time, the second guide groove 551 is offset from the second slide groove. The bracket 530 is also movable to a position where the second guide groove 551 is aligned with and communicates with the second slide groove, and at this time, the first guide groove 541 is offset from the first slide groove.

More specifically, the carrying tray 210 further includes a first spacing wheel 212 and a second spacing wheel 213. The first limiting wheel 212 and the second limiting wheel 213 are respectively disposed on two sides of the tray body 211 in the first direction.

The principle of action of the pre-turning mechanism 500 is as follows:

when the bracket 530 moves to the engagement of the first movable rail 540 and the first fixed rail 510 along the first direction, the first limiting wheel 212 slides along the first movable rail 540 and the first fixed rail 510, that is, the first limiting wheel 212 enters the first guiding groove 541 and moves along the first guiding groove, and continues to move along the first sliding groove, and at this time, the tray body 211 rotates and tilts towards the direction of the first fixed rail 510.

When the bracket 530 moves to the engagement of the second movable rail 550 and the second fixed rail 520 along the first direction, the second limiting wheel 213 slides along the second movable rail 550 and the second fixed rail 520, that is, the second limiting wheel 213 enters the second guiding groove 551 and moves along the second guiding groove, and continues to move along the second sliding groove, and at this time, the tray body 211 rotates and tilts towards the direction of the second fixed rail 520.

FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing the structure of a reset mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention; fig. 12 is a schematic diagram showing a process of resetting the bearing mechanism by the resetting mechanism according to the embodiment of the invention. Referring to fig. 1, 11 and 12, the reset mechanism 600 is provided downstream of the inner ring receiving portion and downstream of the outer ring receiving portion, respectively, and the reset mechanism 600 can rotate the loading tray 210 to a horizontal state. That is, the reset mechanism 600 can restore the support mechanism 200 to the initial state after unloading the goods for the next sorting process.

Specifically, referring to fig. 11, the reset mechanism 600 includes a first tray reset rail 610 and a second tray reset rail 620. The first tray return rail 610 and the second tray return rail 620 are spaced apart along a first direction. Along the moving direction of the supporting mechanism 200, the height of the upper end surface of the first tray reset rail 610 and the height of the upper end surface of the second tray reset rail 620 are gradually increased. The support mechanism 200 for unloading goods continues to move along the circular rail 100, and moves in front of the reset mechanism 600, and then continues to move along the first tray reset rail 610 and the second tray reset rail 620 which are arranged in an inclined manner. The first and second tray return rails 610 and 620, which are disposed obliquely, can provide a guide for movement of the tray body 211.

More specifically, the bottom of the tray body 211 can abut against the first tray reset rail 610 and the second tray reset rail 620. The tray body 211 moves along the first tray reset rail 610 and the second tray reset rail 620, and can gradually rotate to a horizontal state.

More specifically, the reset mechanism 600 further includes a first shutter reset 630 and a second shutter reset 640. The first shutter reset member 630 includes a first abutment lever 631 and a first connection plate 632, the first connection plate 632 is fixedly connected to the highest position of the first tray reset rail 610, the first abutment lever 631 is connected to one side of the first connection plate 632 facing the direction of the second tray reset rail 620, and the extending direction of the first abutment lever 631 is consistent with the moving direction of the supporting mechanism 200.

Similarly, the second shutter reset member 640 includes a second abutting rod 641 and a second connecting plate 642, wherein the second connecting plate 642 is fixedly connected to the highest position of the second tray reset rail 620, the second abutting rod 641 is connected to one side of the second connecting plate 642 facing the direction of the first tray reset rail 610, and the extending direction of the second abutting rod 641 is consistent with the moving direction of the supporting mechanism 200.

The first shutter reset member 630 and the second shutter reset member 640 function as follows:

the first abutment lever 631 can abut against one of the movable shutters 214 that is opened in a rotating manner, and applies a pushing force to the movable shutter 214 in the process of moving the supporting mechanism 200 along the first tray return rail 610 and the second tray return rail 620, so as to rotate the movable shutter to be perpendicular to the upper end surface of the tray body 211, and enable the movable shutter to be rotated and returned.

Alternatively, the second abutting rod 641 can abut against the other movable baffle 214 which is opened in a rotating manner, and applies a pushing force to the movable baffle 214 in the process that the bearing mechanism 200 moves along the first tray resetting rail 610 and the second tray resetting rail 620, so as to rotate the movable baffle 214 to be perpendicular to the upper end surface of the tray body 211, so that the movable baffle is rotated and reset, as shown in fig. 12.

It is to be understood that the above examples of the present invention are provided for clarity of illustration only and are not limiting of the embodiments of the present invention. Various obvious changes, rearrangements and substitutions can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention. It is not necessary here nor is it exhaustive of all embodiments. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. which come within the spirit and principles of the invention are desired to be protected by the following claims.

Claims (10)

1. Sorting apparatus, characterized in that it comprises:

the device comprises an annular rail (100), wherein a bearing mechanism (200) capable of moving along the annular rail (100) is arranged on the annular rail (100), the bearing mechanism (200) comprises a bearing tray (210), and the bearing tray (210) can bear commodities;

an inner ring receiving portion provided inside the annular rail (100) and configured to receive the unloaded commodity;

an outer ring receiving portion provided outside the annular rail (100) and configured to receive the unloaded commodity;

the pre-turning mechanism (500) is respectively arranged at the upstream of the inner ring bearing part and the upstream of the outer ring bearing part, and the pre-turning mechanism (500) can rotationally incline the bearing tray (210) to be close to the inner ring bearing part or to be close to the outer ring bearing part;

a reset mechanism (600), wherein the reset mechanism (600) is respectively arranged at the downstream of the inner ring bearing part and the downstream of the outer ring bearing part, and the reset mechanism (600) can rotate the bearing tray (210) to a horizontal state;

the grid runner (700), grid runner (700) set up in the lateral part of annular track (100), including spout (710), spout (710) slope setting is followed keep away from the direction of annular track (100), the height of spout (710) reduces gradually, in order to be close to interior ring carrier or be close to outer ring carrier.

2. The sorting apparatus of claim 1, wherein the support mechanism (200) further includes a running gear (220), the running gear (220) is disposed at the bottom of the carrying tray (210), and includes a driving assembly and a blade (221), the blade (221) is slidably embedded in the circular track (100), and the driving assembly is connected to the blade (221) and is capable of driving the blade (221) to move along the circular track (100).

3. Sorting apparatus according to claim 2, characterized in that the travelling device (220) is provided with a mounting shaft (230) on top, the carrying tray (210) being rotatably connected to the mounting shaft (230), the carrying tray (210) being rotatable about the mounting shaft (230) to be adjacent to the inner ring receptacle or the outer ring receptacle.

4. Sorting apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the pre-turning mechanism (500) comprises a first fixed rail (510) and a second fixed rail (520) arranged at intervals along a first direction, which is perpendicular to the direction of movement of the holding mechanism (200);

the pre-turning mechanism (500) further comprises a movable rail assembly, the movable rail assembly comprises a bracket (530), a first movable rail (540) and a second movable rail (550), the first movable rail (540) and the second movable rail (550) are connected to two ends of the bracket (530) along a first direction, and the bracket (530) can move along the first direction so that the first movable rail (540) is connected to the first fixed rail (510) or the second movable rail (550) is connected to the second fixed rail (520);

the bearing tray (210) comprises a tray body (211), a first limiting wheel (212) and a second limiting wheel (213), wherein the first limiting wheel (212) and the second limiting wheel (213) are respectively arranged on two sides of the tray body (211) in the first direction;

when the first limiting wheel (212) slides along the first movable rail (540) and the first fixed rail (510) which are connected with each other, the tray body (211) rotates towards the direction of the first fixed rail (510);

when the second limiting wheel (213) slides along the second movable track (550) and the second fixed track (520) which are connected with each other, the tray body (211) rotates towards the direction in which the second fixed track (520) is located.

5. The sorting apparatus of claim 4, wherein the carrying tray (210) further includes two flaps (214), the two flaps (214) being rotatably provided at an upper end face of the tray body (211) at intervals, the flaps (214) corresponding to one side of the inner ring receiving portion being rotated to be opened when the holding mechanism (200) is moved to be juxtaposed with the inner ring receiving portion; or alternatively, the first and second heat exchangers may be,

when the supporting mechanism (200) moves to be parallel to the outer ring bearing part, the movable baffle plate (214) corresponding to one side of the outer ring bearing part rotates to be opened.

6. Sorting apparatus according to claim 5, characterized in that the mobile flap (214) is rotatably connected to the tray body (211) in a position provided with a rotating block (216), the rotating block (216) being able to rotatably fix the mobile flap (214) and the tray body (211);

the grid mouth chute (700) further comprises an unloading mechanism (720), the unloading mechanism (720) is arranged at a position, corresponding to the upper part of the top of the chute (710), of the annular track (100), the unloading mechanism (720) can push the rotating block (216) to enable the rotating block (216) to rotate and unlock, and the movable baffle (214) can rotate and open relative to the tray body (211).

7. The sorting apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the reset mechanism (600) includes a first tray reset rail (610) and a second tray reset rail (620), the first tray reset rail (610) and the second tray reset rail (620) are arranged at intervals along a first direction, the height of an upper end surface of the first tray reset rail (610) and the height of an upper end surface of the second tray reset rail (620) are gradually increased along a moving direction of the holding mechanism (200), the bottom of the tray body (211) can be abutted against the first tray reset rail (610) and the second tray reset rail (620), and the tray body (211) can move along the first tray reset rail (610) and the second tray reset rail (620) and can be rotated to a horizontal state.

8. The sorting apparatus of claim 7, wherein the reset mechanism (600) further includes a first shutter reset (630) and a second shutter reset (640), the first shutter reset (630) being disposed on the first tray reset track (610), the second shutter reset (640) being disposed on the second tray reset track (620), the first shutter reset (630) being capable of abutting and rotationally resetting one of the movable shutters (214) that is rotationally open; or, the second shutter reset member (640) can abut against the other movable shutter (214) which is opened by rotation and reset the rotation thereof.

9. The sorting apparatus of claim 1, wherein the sorting apparatus further comprises a control system; the device is characterized in that a piece supply area (110) is arranged on the annular track (100), a code scanning device is arranged in the piece supply area (110), the code scanning device is connected with the control system in a communication mode, and when the bearing mechanism (200) enters the piece supply area (110), the control system can judge that goods in the bearing mechanism (200) need to be unloaded on the inner ring bearing part or the outer ring bearing part.

10. Sorting apparatus according to any of claims 1-9, characterized in that the endless track (100) is provided with a plurality of end-to-end supporting means (200), a plurality of said supporting means (200) being each movable along the endless track (100).