CN207357612U - Materials-sorting system - Google Patents

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CN207357612U
CN207357612U CN201721198470.9U CN201721198470U CN207357612U CN 207357612 U CN207357612 U CN 207357612U CN 201721198470 U CN201721198470 U CN 201721198470U CN 207357612 U CN207357612 U CN 207357612U
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杨光明
李潇波
黄崇在
李小瑞
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The utility model provides a kind of materials-sorting system, the volume and weight of express mail will be detected by piece uploading platform, and obtain the destination that express mail is transported by gathering the identification code on express mail, and express mail is transported on sorting machine people, sorting machine people orbits and most express mail is delivered in corresponding sorting mouth at last, and this materials-sorting system possesses advantages below:1st, cost is reduced, practicality is high.2nd, sorting efficiency is high.3rd, space is small, by setting up different platforms, it is possible to achieve different sorting modes, substantially increases space availability ratio, total floor space reduces.4th, it is high to run the degree of automation, the operational management that becomes more meticulous can be achieved without professional's operation, not only ensured the stability for the treatment of effect but also reduced operating manpower cost.

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Materials-sorting system
Technical field
It the utility model is related to logistics Sorting Technique field, more particularly to a kind of materials-sorting system.
Background technology
At present, logistic industry has had reached blowout period of expansion, and each logistics company will tackle substantial amounts of parcel daily, Competition between different logistics companies also increasingly sharpens, therefore timeliness, accuracy are that express company and numerous clients pursue Target.Among these, the speed of logistics sorting becomes the main restraining factors that major logistics company improves timeliness.
The sorting line that the giant of domestic logistics industry differs along rich, Jingdone district, the postal district sortation hubs scale of having built, greatly All using semi-automatic sorting system, the form of that is, sorting device+artificial, the sorting device used has oblique guide-roller type to sort Machine, sliding block sorter, halved belt sorter, turnover plate type sorter, AGV robots etc., all in all intelligent equipment covering Rate is low, and the degree of automation is not high, and most sortation hubs also depend on manual sorting.The problem of showing has sorting efficiency Low, error rate is high, high labor cost.If work efficiency will be greatly improved using automated sorting scanning storage and reduce manpower Cost.
It is to have put into hundreds of Taiwan Straits Kang Wei 2000 square metres of warehouse off-sorting station that domestic Shen, which leads to used sorting system, Depending on intelligent sorting machine people, rectangular array offers several sorting mouths on thousands of square metres of pigeonholes, each sorts mouth Surrounding table top on set coordinate Quick Response Code, intelligent sorting machine people carry quick despatch run on platform, transported according to destination Row arrives corresponding coordinate Quick Response Code, then puts into sorting mouth quick despatch, specifically may refer to network address:http:// www.afzhan.com/news/detail/50060.html。
Shen lead to improved much relative to the efficiency of past manual sorting using this sorting system, but still have Problems:
Firstth, take up a large area:Hundreds of sorting mouths tile on platform, and must be reserved between sorting mouth enough Region sets coordinate Quick Response Code and allows sorting machine people to pass through, this undoubtedly adds the land used cost of sortation hubs;
Secondth, equipment cost is high:For coordinate identification Quick Response Code, sorting machine people needs to be equipped with ccd industrial cameras, increase The manufacture cost of sorting machine people;
3rd, control system is complicated:Hundreds sorting machine people is just as hundreds of vehicles are in crisscross one-way road road Frequently meet, avoid on road, control system is not only complicated but also serious forgiveness is very low, and system is it is difficult to ensure that fortune steady in a long-term OK;
4th, the degree of automation is not high:Although quick despatch is all to move to sorting mouth by sorting machine people to be delivered, It is to be equipped with several staff by platform according to the scale of system to carry out piece uploading, if the lazy weight of staff, just Have and cause sorting machine people's stand-by period longer, reduce the sorting efficiency of system.
Utility model content
The technical problems to be solved in the utility model is:For the deficiency of sorting system in the prior art, the utility model A kind of materials-sorting system is provided to solve the above problems.
Technical solution is used by the utility model solves its technical problem:A kind of materials-sorting system, including:
Platform, is equipped with track on the platform, and the track is in closed ring, on the track around same direction successively It is set with piece uploading position, several delivery positions and multiple wait positions;
Piece uploading coordinate unit, the piece uploading coordinate unit correspond to the piece uploading position;
Coordinate unit is delivered, a coordinate unit of delivering corresponds to a delivery position;
Coordinate unit is waited, a wait coordinate unit corresponds to a wait position;
Mouth is sorted, the sorting mouth opens up on the platform, and a position of delivering corresponds at least one sorting Mouthful;
Piece uploading platform, including weighing unit, have title face;Supply unit, the supply unit pressure-bearing on the title face simultaneously And there is conveyor surface, the end of the conveyor surface is in the conveying direction towards the piece uploading position;Barcode scanning unit, it is described for gathering The identification code of express mail on conveyor surface;Cubing unit, for measuring the volume of the express mail on the piece uploading platform;
Sorting machine people, the sorting machine people include microcontroller, deliver mechanism, moving mechanism, detent mechanism, communication Module, power module and fortune part face, the microcontroller deliver mechanism, communication module, moving mechanism and positioning with described respectively Mechanism is electrically connected, the power module respectively with the microcontroller, communication module, deliver mechanism, moving mechanism and localization machine Structure is electrically connected and is that they power;The sorting machine people is connected with track by moving mechanism and can be moved along the track It is dynamic;The delivery mechanism is connected with fortune part face, the express mail transported on part face is delivered in sorting mouth;The detent mechanism with The piece uploading coordinate unit, deliver coordinate unit and wait coordinate unit to coordinate, in orbit to detect sorting machine people Position;When the sorting machine people is located at piece uploading position, the elongated area of the conveyor surface in the conveying direction is located at the fortune part The top in face, and the fortune part projection section upwardly or fully fall on the elongated area;Or the sorter When device people is located at piece uploading position, the elongated area and the fortune part face are coplanar, and the fortune part face it is some or all of with The elongated area overlaps;
PLC, the PLC are electrically connected with supply unit;
Main control computer, the main control computer and the PLC, weighing unit, cubing unit, barcode scanning unit and communication module Connection.
Preferably, the piece uploading platform, which further includes, accelerates piece uploading unit, the acceleration piece uploading unit is electrically connected with PLC, institute The end for accelerating piece uploading unit to be located at the conveyor surface is stated, the express mail passed over for quickening from the end of the conveyor surface Translational speed.
Preferably, the supply unit includes:
Active roll tube, quantity are at least one;
First driving motor, the first driving electric machine built-in is in the active roll tube and for driving the drive roll Cylinder rotates;
Driven roller, quantity are at least one, and all active roll tubes and driven roller are spaced arrange in the conveying direction;
First conveyer belt, the first conveyer belt is around active roll tube and driven roller and is tensioned by them, described first The outside horizontal surface that conveyer belt is located above the axis of the active roll tube is the conveyor surface;
The acceleration piece uploading unit includes third roll and the second driving motor, and the third roll is located at the conveyor surface End and its axis it is parallel with the axis of the active roll tube, it is described second driving electric machine built-in in the third roll In and drive the third roll to rotate.
Preferably, the cubing unit includes length detection photophore, length detection light-receiving device, width detection hair Light device, width detection light-receiving device, height detection photophore and height detection light-receiving device;
The length detection photophore and length detection light-receiving device are oppositely arranged on the both sides of the conveyor surface, the length All light of photophore injection are detected perpendicular to the conveying direction of the conveyor surface and the light curtain of their formation is parallel to institute State conveyor surface;
Between the end of the conveyor surface and third roll there are gap, the width detection photophore and width detection by Light device is oppositely arranged on above and below the gap, and all light that the width detection photophore projects are perpendicular to described Conveyor surface and they formed light curtain perpendicular to the conveying direction;
The height detection photophore and height detection light-receiving device are oppositely arranged on the both sides in the gap, the height inspection All light ray parallels of photophore injection are surveyed in the conveyor surface and the light curtain of their formation is perpendicular to the conveying direction.
Preferably, the piece uploading platform further includes two support beams, base and U-bracket, the two of the active roll tube The both ends at end, the both ends of driven roller and third roll are extended with the axis being fixedly connected respectively with two support beams End, the length detection photophore and length detection light-receiving device are separately fixed in two support beams;
The weighing unit is placed on the table top of the base, and the bottom of the support beam is fixed with supporting leg, described The bottom pressure-bearing of supporting leg is on the title face;
Two montants of the U-bracket positioned at the both sides in the gap and are vertically fixed on the table top respectively, The cross bar of the U-bracket is connected between two montants, the height detection photophore and height detection light-receiving device point It is not fixed on two montants, the width detection photophore is fixed on the cross bar, the width detection light-receiving device It is fixedly connected with supporting leg;
The piece uploading platform further includes L bracket, and the long-armed of the L bracket is vertically fixed on the table top;
The barcode scanning unit includes image capture devices, and one end of the galianconism of the L bracket is connected with long-armed upper end, Other end is located at the top of the conveyor surface and is fixedly connected with the camera lens of the image capture devices, and the filming image is set Standby camera lens is towards the conveyor surface.
Preferably, further including abnormal coordinate unit and abnormal mouth, also it is set with the track and the abnormal coordinate The corresponding exception bits of unit, the exception mouth are opened on platform and corresponding with the exception bits.
Preferably, further including baffle, the baffle is vertically fixed on the platform and is set close to the piece uploading position, The piece uploading position is between the piece uploading platform and baffle.
Preferably, the detent mechanism is CCD industrial cameras, the camera lens of the CCD industrial cameras is arranged on described point The bottom of robot and downward shooting picture are picked, the piece uploading coordinate unit, deliver coordinate unit and wait coordinate unit equal To represent the identification code picture of coordinate, the identification code picture is set on the track;
Alternatively, the detent mechanism is photelectric receiver, the photelectric receiver is arranged on the outer of the sorting machine people On side, the piece uploading coordinate unit, delivery coordinate unit and wait coordinate unit are photoemitter, the photoemission Device is arranged on the outside of the track;
Or the detent mechanism is reflective photoelectric sensor, the reflective photoelectric sensor is arranged on described On the lateral surface of sorting machine people, the piece uploading coordinate unit, delivery coordinate unit and wait coordinate unit are reflector, institute State the outside that reflector is arranged on the track.
Preferably, the sorting machine people further includes pallet, part face, the throwing are transported in the upper surface of the pallet to be described Pass mechanism to be used to overturn the pallet, the pallet for making to keep flat tilts or makes the inclined pallet recovery horizontal.
Preferably, the sorting machine people further includes the second conveyer belt, the upper surface of second conveyer belt is described Part face is transported, the delivery mechanism includes feeder motor, the second active roll tube and the second driven roller, the output of the feeder motor Axis is coaxially fixed with the second active roll tube, and second active roll tube is by the second conveyer belt with connecting from the second driven roller transmission Connect.
The beneficial effects of the utility model are that this materials-sorting system possesses advantages below:
1st, cost is reduced, practicality is high.Equipment investment is relatively low, and several sorting trolleies move in circles along definitive orbit Traveling, avoids the cost problem of a large amount of sorting trolleies, turn avoid scheduling problem caused by a large amount of sorting trolleies, Ke Yiguang It is general to be applied to large, medium and small logistics company.
2nd, sorting efficiency is high, and sorting trolley not only can guarantee that high-speed cruising along rail running, but also can guarantee that kinematic accuracy, point Pick system effectiveness height.Can continuously, sort cargo in large quantity.Due to the use of assembly line automatic job mode, automatic sorting system System not climate, the time, people muscle power etc. limitation, can continuously run.
3rd, space is small, by setting up different platforms, it is possible to achieve different sorting modes, substantially increases space Utilization rate, total floor space reduce.Trolley is sorted along rail running, it is ensured that high-speed cruising, accurate positioning, kinematic accuracy Height, control scheduling is simple, and error rate is low.
4th, it is high to run the degree of automation, the operational management that becomes more meticulous can be achieved without professional's operation, both ensured processing The stability of effect reduces operating manpower cost again.
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The utility model is further illustrated with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples.
Fig. 1 is the top view of one embodiment of the materials-sorting system of the utility model.
Fig. 2 is the dimensional structure diagram of one embodiment of the materials-sorting system of the utility model.
Fig. 3 is the dimensional structure diagram of the piece uploading platform of one embodiment of the materials-sorting system of the utility model.
Fig. 4 is the dimensional structure diagram of the piece uploading platform of one embodiment of the materials-sorting system of the utility model.
Fig. 5 is the stereochemical structure signal of the sorting machine people of one embodiment of the materials-sorting system of the utility model Figure.
Fig. 6 is the stereochemical structure signal of the sorting machine people of one embodiment of the materials-sorting system of the utility model Figure.
The sectional perspective structure that Fig. 7 is the sorting machine people of one embodiment of the materials-sorting system of the utility model is shown It is intended to.
Fig. 8 is the top view of another embodiment of the materials-sorting system of the utility model.
Fig. 9 is the stereochemical structure signal of the sorting machine people of another embodiment of the materials-sorting system of the utility model Figure.
Figure 10 is the dimensional structure diagram of the piece uploading platform of another embodiment of the materials-sorting system of the utility model.
Figure 11 is the top view of another embodiment of the materials-sorting system of the utility model.
Figure 12 is the dimensional structure diagram of another embodiment of the materials-sorting system of the utility model.
In figure:
1st, platform, 101, sorting mouth, 102, abnormal mouth,
2nd, track, 201, piece uploading position, 202, deliver position, 203, wait position, 204, tablet,
3rd, piece uploading platform, 301, support beam, 302, base, 303, U-bracket, 304, weighing unit, 305, supply unit, 306th, supporting leg, 307, barcode scanning unit, 308, L bracket, the 3010, second electronic roller, 3031, montant, 3032, cross bar, 3051, First electronic roller, 3052, driven roller, 3053, first conveyer belt, 3091, length detection photophore, 3092, length detection Light-receiving device, 3093, width detection photophore, 3094, width detection light-receiving device, 3095, height detection photophore, 3096, height Detect light-receiving device,
4th, sorting machine people, 401, housing, 402, straight line roller, 403, front jockey wheel, 404, preceding linking arm, 405, bottom Plate, 406, reflective photoelectric sensor, 407, pallet, 408, upper mounting seat, 409, lower mounting seat, 4010, push-rod electric machine, 4011st, support column, 4012, hinge, the 4013, second conveyer belt,
5th, baffle;
6th, reflector.
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The embodiment of the utility model is described below in detail, the example of the embodiment is shown in the drawings, wherein from beginning Same or similar element is represented to same or similar label eventually or there is same or like element.Below by ginseng The embodiment for examining attached drawing description is exemplary, is only used for explaining the utility model, and it is not intended that to the utility model Limitation.
In the description of the utility model, it is to be understood that term " " center ", " longitudinal direction ", " transverse direction ", " length ", " width Degree ", " thickness ", " on ", " under ", "front", "rear", "left", "right", " vertical ", " level ", " top ", " bottom " " interior ", " outer ", " axis To ", " radial direction ", the orientation of the instruction such as " circumferential direction " or position relationship be based on orientation shown in the drawings or position relationship, be only for Described easy to description the utility model and simplifying, rather than instruction or imply signified device or element must have it is specific Orientation, with specific azimuth configuration and operation, therefore it is not intended that limitation to the utility model.
In addition, term " first ", " second " etc. are only used for description purpose, and it is not intended that indicating or implying relatively important Property., it is necessary to which explanation, unless otherwise clearly defined and limited, term " connected ", " connect in the description of the utility model Connect " it should be interpreted broadly, for example, it may be being fixedly connected or being detachably connected, or it is integrally connected;It can be machine Tool is connected or is electrically connected;It can be directly connected, can also be indirectly connected by intermediary.For this area For those of ordinary skill, concrete meaning of the above-mentioned term in the utility model can be understood with concrete condition.In addition, in this reality With in new description, unless otherwise indicated, " multiple " are meant that two or more.
Fig. 1 and 2 shows the top view and stereogram of a kind of embodiment of materials-sorting system, including:
Platform 1, is equipped with track 2 on platform 1, track 2 is in closed ring, is set with successively around same direction on track 2 Piece uploading position 201, several delivery positions 202 and multiple wait positions 203, this same direction can be the clockwise or inverse time Pin, refers to direction of advance of the sorting machine people on track 2.Position of the robot on track 2 is sorted when piece uploading position 201 is piece uploading Put, it is position when express mail is delivered to sorting mouth 101 by sorting machine people on track 2 to deliver position 202, when waiting position 203 Sorting machine people waits the position on track 2 when entering piece uploading position 201.
Piece uploading coordinate unit, piece uploading coordinate unit correspond to piece uploading position 201;
Coordinate unit is delivered, coordinate unit is delivered for one and corresponds to a delivery position 202;
Coordinate unit is waited, one waits coordinate unit to correspond to a wait position 203;
Mouth 101 is sorted, sorting mouth 101 opens up on the platform 1, delivers position 202 for one and corresponds at least one sorting mouth 101;
In this embodiment, track 2 is the rectangle of corner rounding, and such sorting machine people would not when turning round Meet with obstruction, and compression 2 occupied area of track as far as possible, in some other example, track 2 is ellipse, diamond shape, oval Etc. other shapes.
In this example, in order to make full use of the space in track 2, sorting mouth 101 is improved as far as possible in equal area Quantity, the shape of sorting mouth 101 are opened in track 2 in for rectangle and along track 2.
As shown in Figures 3 and 4, piece uploading platform 3 includes two support beams 301, base 302 and U-bracket 303, piece uploading platform 3 Further include:
Weighing unit 304, in this example, weighing unit 304 is a kind of electronics weighing platform that can export weighing results, such as The PBA430-QA6 type weighing platforms of Mettler Toledo Inc.'s production and sales, its upper surface are title face, and title is connected with face Weighing sensor, the analog interface or digital interface of scale are connected with computer, and the data of weighing sensor measurement are transported to meter In calculation machine;In some other examples, can purchase the components oneself such as weighing sensor, title face assembling one respectively can be defeated Go out the electronics weighing platform of weighing results.Weighing unit 304 is placed on the table top of base 302.
Supply unit 305, supply unit 305 have conveyor surface, and the end of conveyor surface is in the conveying direction towards piece uploading position 201.In this example, supply unit 305 includes first electronic 3051, three driven rollers 3052 of roller and first conveyer belt 3053, the first driving motor that the first electronic roller 3051 includes active roll tube and is built in active roll tube, the first driving electricity Machine is connected with active roll tube and drives active roll tube to rotate upon power-up, and active roll tube and three driven rollers 3052 are mutually flat Go and interval arranges in the conveying direction, active roll tube can be located at the initiating terminal of conveying, and can be located at the end conveyed End.First conveyer belt 3053 is tensioned around active roll tube and driven roller 3052 and by them, and first conveyer belt 3053 is positioned at master Outside horizontal surface above the axis of dynamic roller is conveyor surface.The both ends of active roll tube are extended with a shaft end, driven respectively The both ends of roller 3052 are extended with a shaft end respectively, and two shaft ends of active roll tube are solid with two support beams 301 respectively Fixed connection, two shaft ends of driven roller 3052 are fixedly connected with two support beams 301 respectively, the bottom of support beam 301 Portion is fixed with supporting leg 306, and the bottom pressure-bearing of supporting leg 306 is on title face.
Barcode scanning unit 307, for gathering the identification code of the express mail on conveyor surface, barcode scanning unit 307 includes shadow in this example As capture apparatus, such as a high photographing instrument or scanner, piece uploading platform 3 further includes L bracket 308, and the long-armed of L bracket 308 hangs down Directly it is fixed on table top, one end of the galianconism of L bracket 308 is connected with long-armed upper end, and other end is located at the upper of conveyor surface The camera lens of Fang Bingyu image capture devices is fixedly connected, and the camera lenses of image capture devices is towards conveyor surface.Identification code for two codes, Bar code or other coded graphics that can store information, identification code is arranged in the outer packing of express mail and express mail lays out first Upward, image capture devices shoot the photo of identification code to identification code during conveyer belt 3053.
Cubing unit, for measuring the volume of the express mail on piece uploading platform 3.In this example, cubing unit includes Length detection photophore 3091, length detection light-receiving device 3092, width detection photophore 3093, width detection light-receiving device 3094, Height detection photophore 3095 and height detection light-receiving device 3096, such as the general Co., Ltd's manufacture sale that makes the science and technology prosperous of Shenzhen's meaning Detect grating.
Length detection photophore 3091 and length detection light-receiving device 3092 are oppositely arranged on the both sides of conveyor surface, fix respectively In two support beams 301;Length detection photophore 3091 project all light perpendicular to conveyor surface conveying direction simultaneously And the light curtain that they are formed is parallel to conveyor surface;
Width detection photophore 3093 and width detection light-receiving device 3094 be oppositely arranged on the end of conveyor surface top and Lower section, all light that width detection photophore 3093 projects are perpendicular to conveyor surface and the light curtain of their formation is perpendicular to conveying Direction;
Height detection photophore 3095 and height detection light-receiving device 3096 are oppositely arranged on the both sides of the end of conveyor surface, high All light ray parallels that degree detection photophore 3095 projects are transversely to the conveying direction in the light curtain of conveyor surface and their formation.U Two montants 3031 of shape stent 303 positioned at the both sides of the end of conveyor surface and are vertically fixed on table top, U-bracket respectively 303 cross bar 3032 is connected between the upper end of two montants 3031, height detection photophore 3095 and height detection light-receiving device 3096 are separately fixed on two montants 3031, and width detection photophore 3093 is fixed on cross bar 3032, width detection light Device is located at the lower section of conveyor surface end and is fixedly connected with supporting leg 306.
Sorting machine people 4, as shown in Fig. 5 ~ 7, sorting machine people 4 includes housing 401, microcontroller, delivers mechanism, movement Mechanism, detent mechanism, communication module, power module and fortune part face, in this example, power module includes being arranged in housing 401 24V storage batteries and power-switching circuit, power-switching circuit is connected with 24V storage batteries, power-switching circuit and microcontroller Connection, output 5V power supplys are used for microcontroller, the model ATmega64 of microcontroller, and moving mechanism includes two straight lines and rolls Wheel 402, direct current generator and DC driver, direct current generator and DC driver are fixed in housing 401, DC driver difference It is connected with 24V storage batteries, microcontroller and direct current generator, a straight line roller 402 is defeated as power wheel and direct current generator Go out axis connection, microcontroller is rotated according to operating conditions direct current generator, drives power wheel to roll, so that sorting machine people 4 exists Moved on platform 1.Moving mechanism further includes directive wheel, preceding linking arm 404 and rear linking arm after two front jockey wheels 403, two, The bottom plate 405 of housing 401 offers open front and after-opening respectively close to forward edge and posterior edges;Preceding linking arm 404 with Bottom plate 405 is fixedly connected and is connected by open front with two front jockey wheels 403 of the lower section of bottom plate 405, two front jockey wheels 403 axis is perpendicular to bottom plate 405 and mirror symmetry and can be rotated about axis, and rear linking arm is fixed with bottom plate 405 to be connected Connect and be connected by after-opening with directive wheel after two of the lower section of bottom plate 405, the axis of directive wheel is perpendicular to bottom plate after two 405 and mirror symmetry and can be rotated about axis, the plane of symmetry of two front jockey wheels 403 with two after directive wheel it is symmetrical Face is coplanar and perpendicular to the axis of straight line roller 402;Track 2 has the tablet 204 perpendicular to platform 1, and tablet 204 is sandwiched in Between two front jockey wheels 403, after being also sandwiched in two between directive wheel, when the straight line roller 402 of sorting machine people 4 rolls It can be moved along track 2.The structure of track 2, the structure of moving mechanism and the connection mode of track 2 and moving mechanism There can also be other many modes, such as in some other embodiments, track 2 has wider than the axial direction of straight line roller 402 The slightly wide groove of degree, straight line roller 402 are placed in a groove, and straight line roller 402 is moved along groove can also reach sorting machine The effect that people 4 moves along track 2.Detent mechanism is reflective photoelectric sensor 406, such as the E3Z- of Omron manufacture sale R61 type sensors, reflective photoelectric sensor 406 are arranged on the lateral surface of sorting machine people 4,24V storage batteries and reflection-type The feeder ear of photoelectric sensor 406 connects and is that it powers, and the signal end of reflective photoelectric sensor 406 is connected with microcontroller And export signal to it.Piece uploading coordinate unit, to deliver coordinate unit and wait coordinate unit be reflector 6, such as Omron The E39-R1S type reflectors of sale are manufactured, reflector 6 is arranged on the outside of track 2.In some other examples, localization machine Structure is CCD industrial cameras, and the camera lenses of CCD industrial cameras is arranged on the bottom of sorting machine people 4 and downward shooting picture, piece uploading Coordinate unit, delivery coordinate unit and wait coordinate unit are the identification code picture for representing coordinate, and identification code picture is arranged on On track 2;24V storage batteries are connected with the feeder ear of CCD industrial cameras and are that it powers, the letter of reflective photoelectric sensor 406 Number end is connected with microcontroller and the photo of shooting is transferred in microcontroller, and microcontroller is handled photo point Pick the location of robot 4.In some other examples, detent mechanism is photelectric receiver, and photelectric receiver is arranged on On the lateral surface of sorting machine people 4, the signal end of photelectric receiver is connected with microcontroller and exports signal to it.Piece uploading coordinate Unit, delivery coordinate unit and wait coordinate unit are photoemitter, and photoemitter is arranged on the outside 24V of track 2 The feeder ear of storage battery and photoemitter connects and is that it powers.Communication module is WiFi communication module, such as Shanghai Shun Zhou The SZ12-01-HPW type WiFi communication modules of Electronic Science and Technology Co., Ltd.'s manufacture sale, power-switching circuit and WiFi communication mould Block connects and provides 5V power supplys for it, and the signaling interface of WiFi communication module is connected with microcontroller.In this example, sorter Device people 4 further includes pallet 407, and the upper surface of pallet 407 is fortune part face, and delivering mechanism includes upper mounting seat 408, lower mounting seat 409th, 4010, two support columns 4011 of push-rod electric machine and two hinges 4012, the output shaft of push-rod electric machine 4010 pass through a pin Axis is hinged with upper mounting seat 408, and the bottom of push-rod electric machine 4010 is hinged by another axis pin and lower mounting seat 409, upper installation Seat 408 is fixedly connected with the bottom surface of pallet 407, push-rod electric machine 4010 be arranged in housing 401 and under be fixed on bottom plate On 405, two hinges 4012 are separately fixed at the upper end of two support columns 4011, the blade and support column of hinge 4012 4011 upper end is fixedly connected, another blade is fixedly connected with the bottom surface of pallet 407, and the lower end of two support columns 4011 is vertical It is fixed on bottom plate 405;Parallel to bottom plate 405 and positioned at the top of bottom plate 405, two hinges 4012 when pallet 407 is kept flat In the same lateral edges of pallet 407, another lateral edges of their hole towards pallet 407;Push-rod electric machine 4010 passes through one A relay is connected with 24V storage batteries and microcontroller respectively, and one is also associated between microcontroller and relay includes crystalline substance The trigger circuit of body pipe, trigger circuit are also connected with the 5V output terminals of power-switching circuit, and microcontroller is according to operating mode to triggering Circuit sending signal makes transistor turns, the coil of relay is obtained electric afterwards, makes 24V storage batteries be led with push-rod electric machine 4010 It is logical, push-rod electric machine 4010 it is electric after reversible tray 407, the pallet 407 for making to keep flat tilts, and the express mail on pallet 407 will be thrown It is delivered in sorting mouth 101.
In some other examples, as shown in figure 8, sorting mouth 101 is not only provided in track 2, but it is corresponding each Deliver position 202 and a sorting mouth 101 is set respectively inside and outside track 2, then sorting machine people 4 needs to have two-way throwing The function of passing, therefore as shown in figure 9, the delivery mechanism of sorting machine people 4 includes the second conveyer belt 4013, feeder motor, second Active roll tube and the second driven roller, feeder motor are built in the second active roll tube, and the upper surface of the second conveyer belt 4013 is Part face is transported, the output shaft of feeder motor is coaxially fixed with the second active roll tube, and the second active roll tube passes through the second conveyer belt 4013 With being sequentially connected from the second driven roller, feeder motor is connected with microcontroller and is controlled by it being rotated forward and is overturn, just Express mail can selectively be put into one of sorting mouth 101 of delivery 202 both sides of position.
Materials-sorting system further includes PLC and main control computer, and PLC is connected and controlled with the first driving motor by driver The startup of first driving motor, stop, rotating and reverse.Main control computer is the input terminal company of a computer, main control computer and PLC Connect, signal, controls of the commander PLC to the first driving motor are sent to PLC according to operating mode.Weighing unit 304 is connected with main control computer And will gather express mail weight data transfer into main control computer, light-receiving device and photophore that cubing unit includes pass through light Gate control device is connected with 220V alternating currents and main control computer respectively, and light-receiving device will gather the data transfer of the volume of express mail to main control computer In, barcode scanning unit 307 is connected with main control computer and the photo of the identification code of shooting is transferred in main control computer, and the network of main control computer connects Mouth is connected with router, and the WiFi communication module of sorting machine people 4 is also connected with router, so as to allow main control computer and WiFi to lead to Believe that module is accessed in same LAN, realize the communication between main control computer and microcontroller.
The operation principle and sorting flow of above-mentioned this example of materials-sorting system of brief description:
Express mail is placed into first conveyer belt 3053 by staff, and the identification code on express mail upward, clap by barcode scanning unit 307 Take the photograph identification code and the identification code photo of shooting is transferred in main control computer, main control computer parsing identification code photo, acquisition is stored in knowledge The destination that express mail will be transported in other code, main control computer find the corresponding volume for delivering position 202 in this destination in default table Number;Weighing unit 304 is by the data transfer of the express mail weight measured into main control computer, and main control computer is by this data and default weight Threshold value is compared, this express mail exception is judged if overweight, undeliverable, main control computer commander PLC control the first driving motors Reversion, express mail is retracted, or sends alarm signal by acoustic-optic alarm, reminds staff by express mail from piece uploading platform 3 On take away;Length detection photophore 3091 and length detection light-receiving device 3092 are by the data transfer of the express mail length measured to master control In machine, main control computer by this data compared with default length threshold, judge if overlength this express mail exception, utilize with The same means handle express mail when overweight, if express mail is neither overweight, also not overlength, meets throwing in weight and length Requirement is passed, main control computer commander PLC control the first driving motors rotate forward, and express mail passes through width detection grating and height detection grating When, main control computer obtains the width data and altitude information of express mail, main control computer judge express mail whether ultra-wide and superelevation.Piece uploading position at this time Have a sorting machine people 4 on 201 to wait, other 4 parts of sorting machine people, which transport to express mail, on track 2 delivers position 202 and by express mail be delivered to sorting mouth 101 in, a part going to wait position 203 and wait position 203 successively is lined up enter it is upper Part position 201;Sorting machine people 4 positioned at piece uploading position 201, its fortune part face are located at the extension area of conveyor surface in the conveying direction Lower section, and transport part projection section upwardly or fully fall on elongated area, so taken off in express mail from the end of conveyor surface From when, allow express mail under the action of the inertia can successfully on to fortune part face.The elongated area of conveyor surface and fortune part face are coplanar, and Some or all of being overlapped with elongated area in part face is transported, since express mail can drop, the end of conveyor surface will use up with fortune part face can Can it is close.If main control computer judges express mail ultra-wide and/or superelevation before, commander sorting machine people 4 is in piece uploading position 201 etc. Treat, and alarm signal is sent by acoustic-optic alarm, remind staff to take express mail from sorting machine people 4 away;If Express mail length, width and height and weight are without exception, and the corresponding numbering for delivering position 202 of express mail is sent to sorting machine people 4 by middle control machine, Sorting machine people 4 goes to according to numbering delivers position 202, and starts delivery mechanism by express mail input sorting mouth 101 delivering position 202 In.4 specific positioning method of sorting machine people is:Main control computer is to piece uploading position 201, delivery position 202 and waits these works of position 203 Position is into line label, such as the numbering of piece uploading position 201 is 0, the numbering that n after piece uploading position 201 delivers position 202 is followed successively by 1,2, 3...n, the numbering of m wait position 203 after n-th of delivery position 202 is followed successively by n+1, n+2, n+3...n+m, reflection type optical Electric transducer 406 emits beam, and when sorting machine people 4 often reaches a station, light reflects reflection type by reflector Photoelectric sensor 406 receives, and sorting machine people 4 counts+1, and specifically sorting machine people 4 is counted as at piece uploading position 201 0, when it is moved to first is delivered position 202 after piece uploading position 201 when count+1 and be changed into 1, represent that it is in the position that numbering is 1 On, it is corresponding with the numbering of this delivery position 202, a station is then often reached, counts+1, the accumulative numbering counted with station It is corresponding, the counting of piece uploading position 201 is returned to after sorting machine people 4 moves a circle along track 2 and should be n+m+1, counts reset at this time. If detent mechanism is using photelectric receiver, similar with above-mentioned localization method, difference lies in, light from photoemitter Flip-flop number when sending and being received by photelectric receiver.
As shown in Figure 10, it is another embodiment of piece uploading platform 3, it, which is further included, accelerates piece uploading unit, accelerates piece uploading unit Including a second electronic roller 3010, this second electronic roller 3010 includes third roll and the second driving motor, the 3rd roller Cylinder is located at the end of conveyor surface and its axis is parallel with the axis of active roll tube, and the second driving electric machine built-in is in third roll In and drive third roll to rotate;Two shaft ends that the both ends of third roll are stretched out are fixed with two support beams 301 respectively to be connected Connect, there are gap between the end of conveyor surface and third roll, two montants 3031 of U-bracket 303 are respectively positioned at gap Both sides, the lower section of width detection light-receiving device interdigit gap.PLC is connected with the second driving motor by a driver and controls the Startup, stopping and the acceleration of one driving motor rotate., will also band since the first driving motor will not only drive active roll tube to rotate Dynamic several driven roller 3052 and conveyer belt movements, if to allow first conveyer belt 3053 to necessarily lead to the movement of faster speed The energy consumption of higher, therefore the rotating speed of the first driving motor is unsuitable excessive, this causes first conveyer belt 3053 to depart from conveying in express mail The initial velocity that express mail is given during face is limited, when being constrained be subject to place, the distance of piece uploading position 201 and the end of conveyor surface May be larger, the initial velocity of express mail will be not enough to allow on express mail onto fortune part face, at this time individual operation and rotating speed be more than The third roll of active roll tube gives the initial velocity of express mail bigger, it is sufficient to ensure express mail in the case where consuming relatively low energy Can successfully on on fortune part face.And more flexible control can be carried out for the second driving motor, for example, being obtained soon in main control computer The second driving motor is all rotated with relatively low speed before the width data or altitude information of part even stalls, and works as main control computer When obtaining the width data or altitude information of express mail, the second driving motor raises speed immediately, this can further be reduced to soon Part improves the energy consumption of faster initial velocity.
As shown in figure 11, in another embodiment of materials-sorting system, abnormal coordinate unit and abnormal mouth are further included 102, be also set with exception bits corresponding with abnormal coordinate unit on track 2, abnormal mouth 102 open up on the platform 1 and with exception Position is corresponding, exception bits be when overweight or ultra-wide abnormal express mail is delivered to abnormal mouth 102 by sorting machine people 4 on track 2 Position, abnormal coordinate unit are reflector, identification code as piece uploading coordinate unit, delivery coordinate unit and wait coordinate unit Picture or photoemitter.In this example, abnormal express mail will not be retracted by first conveyer belt 3053, and sorter again Device people 4 is put into sorting mouth 101.
As shown in figure 12, in another embodiment of materials-sorting system, baffle 5 is further included, baffle 5 is vertically fixed on Set on platform 1 and close to piece uploading position 201, piece uploading position 201 is between piece uploading platform 3 and baffle 5.Baffle 5 may insure express mail It will not drop when flying on fortune part face because of the effect of inertia from pallet 407.
In the description of this specification, reference term " one embodiment ", " some embodiments ", " example ", " specific reality The description of example " or " some examples " etc. means specific features, structure, material or the spy for combining the embodiment or example description Point is contained at least one embodiment or example of the utility model.In the present specification, to the schematic table of the term State and be not necessarily referring to identical embodiment or example.Moreover, particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described can be Combined in an appropriate manner in any one or more embodiments or example.
Using the above-mentioned desirable embodiment according to the utility model as enlightenment, pass through above-mentioned description, related work people Member can carry out various changes and amendments in the range of without departing from this item utility model technological thought completely.This item is real The content being not limited to new technical scope on specification, it is necessary to which its technology is determined according to right Property scope.

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  1. A kind of 1. materials-sorting system, it is characterised in that including:
    Platform, is equipped with track on the platform, the track is in closed ring, is set successively around same direction on the track There are piece uploading position, several delivery positions and multiple wait positions;
    Piece uploading coordinate unit, the piece uploading coordinate unit correspond to the piece uploading position;
    Coordinate unit is delivered, a coordinate unit of delivering corresponds to a delivery position;
    Coordinate unit is waited, a wait coordinate unit corresponds to a wait position;
    Mouth is sorted, the sorting mouth opens up on the platform, and a position of delivering corresponds at least one sorting mouth;
    Piece uploading platform, including weighing unit, have title face;Supply unit, the supply unit pressure-bearing is on the title face and has There is conveyor surface, the end of the conveyor surface is in the conveying direction towards the piece uploading position;Barcode scanning unit, for gathering the conveying The identification code of express mail on face;Cubing unit, for measuring the volume of the express mail on the piece uploading platform;
    Sorting machine people, the sorting machine people include microcontroller, deliver mechanism, moving mechanism, detent mechanism, communication mould Block, power module and fortune part face, the microcontroller deliver mechanism, communication module, moving mechanism and localization machine with described respectively Structure is electrically connected, the power module respectively with the microcontroller, communication module, deliver mechanism, moving mechanism and detent mechanism Be electrically connected and be they power;The sorting machine people is connected with track by moving mechanism and can be moved along the track It is dynamic;The delivery mechanism is connected with fortune part face, the express mail transported on part face is delivered in sorting mouth;The detent mechanism with The piece uploading coordinate unit, deliver coordinate unit and wait coordinate unit to coordinate, in orbit to detect sorting machine people Position;When the sorting machine people is located at piece uploading position, the elongated area of the conveyor surface in the conveying direction is located at the fortune part The top in face, and the fortune part projection section upwardly or fully fall on the elongated area;Or the sorter When device people is located at piece uploading position, the elongated area and the fortune part face are coplanar, and the fortune part face it is some or all of with The elongated area overlaps;
    PLC, the PLC are electrically connected with supply unit;
    Main control computer, the main control computer connect with the PLC, weighing unit, cubing unit, barcode scanning unit and communication module Connect.
  2. 2. materials-sorting system as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that:The piece uploading platform, which further includes, accelerates piece uploading unit, The acceleration piece uploading unit is electrically connected with PLC, the end for accelerating piece uploading unit to be located at the conveyor surface, for accelerating from institute State the translational speed for the express mail that the end of conveyor surface passes over.
  3. 3. materials-sorting system as claimed in claim 2, it is characterised in that the supply unit includes:
    Active roll tube, quantity are at least one;
    First driving motor, the first driving electric machine built-in is in the active roll tube and for driving the active roll tube to turn It is dynamic;
    Driven roller, quantity are at least one, and all active roll tubes and driven roller are spaced arrange in the conveying direction;
    First conveyer belt, the first conveyer belt are tensioned around active roll tube and driven roller and by them, first conveying Outside horizontal surface of the band above the axis of the active roll tube is the conveyor surface;
    The acceleration piece uploading unit includes third roll and the second driving motor, and the third roll is located at the end of the conveyor surface Hold and its axis it is parallel with the axis of the active roll tube, it is described second drive electric machine built-in in the third roll simultaneously The third roll is driven to rotate.
  4. 4. materials-sorting system as claimed in claim 3, it is characterised in that:The cubing unit is sent out including length detection Light device, length detection light-receiving device, width detection photophore, width detection light-receiving device, height detection photophore and height detection by Light device;
    The length detection photophore and length detection light-receiving device are oppositely arranged on the both sides of the conveyor surface, the length detection All light that photophore projects are perpendicular to the conveying direction of the conveyor surface and the light curtain of their formation is parallel to described defeated Send face;
    There are gap, the width detection photophore and width detection light-receiving device between the end of the conveyor surface and third roll It is oppositely arranged on above and below the gap, all light that the width detection photophore projects are perpendicular to the conveying The light curtain of face and their formation is perpendicular to the conveying direction;
    The height detection photophore and height detection light-receiving device are oppositely arranged on the both sides in the gap, the height detection hair All light ray parallels that light device projects are in the conveyor surface and the light curtain of their formation is perpendicular to the conveying direction.
  5. 5. materials-sorting system as claimed in claim 4, it is characterised in that:The piece uploading platform further include two support beams, Base and U-bracket, the both ends at the both ends of the active roll tube, the both ends of driven roller and third roll be extended with respectively with The shaft end that two support beams are fixedly connected, the length detection photophore and length detection light-receiving device are separately fixed at two In a support beam;
    The weighing unit is placed on the table top of the base, and the bottom of the support beam is fixed with supporting leg, the supporting leg Bottom pressure-bearing on the title face;
    Two montants of the U-bracket positioned at the both sides in the gap and are vertically fixed on the table top, the U respectively The cross bar of shape stent is connected between two montants, and the height detection photophore and height detection light-receiving device are fixed respectively On two montants, the width detection photophore is fixed on the cross bar, the width detection light-receiving device and supporting leg It is fixedly connected;
    The piece uploading platform further includes L bracket, and the long-armed of the L bracket is vertically fixed on the table top;
    The barcode scanning unit includes image capture devices, and one end of the galianconism of the L bracket is connected with long-armed upper end, in addition One end is located at the top of the conveyor surface and is fixedly connected with the camera lens of the image capture devices, the image capture devices Camera lens is towards the conveyor surface.
  6. 6. materials-sorting system as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that:Further include abnormal coordinate unit and abnormal mouth, institute State and exception bits corresponding with the abnormal coordinate unit be also set with track, the exception mouth be opened on platform and with it is described Exception bits correspond to.
  7. 7. materials-sorting system as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that:Baffle is further included, the baffle is vertically fixed on Set on the platform and close to the piece uploading position, the piece uploading position is between the piece uploading platform and baffle.
  8. 8. materials-sorting system as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that:The detent mechanism is CCD industrial cameras, described The camera lens of CCD industrial cameras is arranged on the bottom of the sorting machine people and downward shooting picture, the piece uploading coordinate unit, It is the identification code picture for representing coordinate to deliver coordinate unit and wait coordinate unit, and the identification code picture is arranged on the rail On road;
    Alternatively, the detent mechanism is photelectric receiver, the photelectric receiver is arranged on the lateral surface of the sorting machine people On, the piece uploading coordinate unit, delivery coordinate unit and wait coordinate unit are photoemitter, and the photoemitter is set Put in the outside of the track;
    Or the detent mechanism is reflective photoelectric sensor, the reflective photoelectric sensor is arranged on the sorting On the lateral surface of robot, the piece uploading coordinate unit, delivery coordinate unit and wait coordinate unit are reflector, described anti- Tabula rasa is arranged on the outside of the track.
  9. 9. materials-sorting system as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that:The sorting machine people further includes pallet, described The upper surface of pallet is the fortune part face, and the delivery mechanism is used to overturn the pallet, the pallet for making to keep flat tilt or Person makes the inclined pallet recovery horizontal.
  10. 10. materials-sorting system as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that:The sorting machine people further includes the second conveying Band, the upper surface of second conveyer belt are the fortune part face, the delivery mechanism include feeder motor, the second active roll tube and Second driven roller, the output shaft of the feeder motor are coaxially fixed with the second active roll tube, and second active roll tube passes through Second conveyer belt from the second driven roller with being sequentially connected.
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