Sorting equipment
Technical field
This application involves warehouse logistics technologies, and in particular to packages technology more particularly to sorting equipment.
Background technology
Packages refer to through a set of sorting system or sorting equipment, and the different package set in destination is distributed to
At different Ji Bao, to realize unified collection, storage and the transport wrapped up same destination.
With the fast development of internet, the quantity of net purchase personnel is more and more, this also allows for the quantity of package drastically
Increase.Therefore, packages seem even more important in entire delivery system, and then more need are proposed to sorting equipment
It asks.
Utility model content
The purpose of the application is to propose a kind of sorting equipment, and the technology mentioned to solve background section above is asked
Topic.
The embodiment of the present application provides sorting equipment.The sorting equipment includes:Piece supplying table is wrapped up for conveying;Transfer machine
Device people, for by the transfer of packages in piece supplying table to corresponding delivery window;Multiple delivery windows, each delivery in multiple delivery windows
Transfer container is both provided with below window, for storing the package that is fallen from the delivery window, wherein, at least portion in multiple delivery windows
Divide the sorting website difference corresponding to delivery window, lower section refers to direction of the delivery window towards ground.
In some embodiments, sorting equipment includes recognizer component, for obtaining the coding information superscribed, is moved with controlling
Robot is carried by transfer of packages to corresponding delivery window.
In some embodiments, sorting equipment includes acquisition component and multi-axis robot;Acquisition component is located at piece supplying table
Top, and it is located at the front of multi-axis robot, for acquiring the status information of the package in piece supplying table, wherein, status information packet
Include the location information of package;Multi-axis robot is located at the side of piece supplying table, for according to status information, by the package in piece supplying table
It is transferred to transfer robot.
In some embodiments, recognizer component is set to the preset direction of the motion path of multi-axis robot, wherein, it presets
Direction includes at least one of following:Front, rear, left, right, above and below.
In some embodiments, status information further includes the dimensional parameters information of package, for calculating the volume of package, with
Determine the state of transfer container, wherein, state includes fully loaded.
In some embodiments, sliding slot is provided with below delivery window, for the package fallen from delivery window to be delivered to
Transfer container.
In some embodiments, sorting equipment further includes detection components, positioned at the lower section of delivery window, holds for detecting transfer
The state of device, wherein, state includes fully loaded.
In some embodiments, sorting equipment further includes transport robot, pre- for the transfer being fully loaded with container to be transported to
If position and/or the lower section for unloaded transfer container to be transported to the delivery window corresponding to fully loaded transfer container.
In some embodiments, sorting equipment further includes stent, is used to support transfer container, and height of the stent apart from ground
Degree is more than the height of transport robot.
In some embodiments, sorting equipment further includes pipeline, is wrapped up for conveying;And transport robot is further
For:Fully loaded transfer container is transported to pipeline, so that pipeline is by fully loaded transfer container transport to predeterminated position.
Sorting equipment provided by the embodiments of the present application, by setting delivery window, and in the setting of the lower section of each delivery window
Turn container, can realize the sorting equipment of multilayered structure, so as to increase the utilization of the solid space in place, reduce the plane in place
The occupancy in space.And can the quantity of delivery window be set according to the variation of the quantity of sorting website, scalability is stronger.Together
When, traditional sorting trolley along pipeline loopy moving is replaced with transfer robot, can will wrap up and transport along shortest path
It send to corresponding delivery window, so as to improve sorting efficiency.
Description of the drawings
By reading the detailed description made to non-limiting example made with reference to the following drawings, the application's is other
Feature, objects and advantages will become more apparent upon:
Fig. 1 is the structure diagram of existing halved belt sorter;
Fig. 2 is the structure diagram of the one embodiment for the sorting equipment that the application provides;
Fig. 3 is structure diagram of the sorting equipment in one embodiment of off-sorting station;
Fig. 4 is structure diagram of the sorting equipment in the one embodiment in Ji Bao areas;
Fig. 5 is structure diagram of the sorting equipment in one embodiment of buffer area.
Specific embodiment
The application is described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples.It is understood that this place is retouched
The specific embodiment stated is used only for explaining relevant utility model rather than the restriction to the utility model.It further needs exist for illustrating
, illustrate only for ease of description, in attached drawing and the relevant part of related utility model.
It should be noted that in the absence of conflict, the feature in embodiment and embodiment in the application can phase
Mutually combination.The application is described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and in conjunction with the embodiments.
The packages of the prior art usually use halved belt sorter, as shown in Figure 1, it illustrates of the prior art
The structure diagram of halved belt sorter.
As can be known from Fig. 1, halved belt sorter is usually by for packet pipeline 11, code-reading apparatus 13, annular circulation conveying line
14th, the compositions such as cross traveling trolley 15, chute 16, transfer container 17.Specifically sort process is:First, by manually by all packages
For the separation of 11 enterprising pedestrian's work order part of packet pipeline and the upward operation of bar code (position 12 as shown in fig. 1);Later, it will wrap
It wraps up in annular 14 system of circulation conveying line of feeding, code-reading apparatus 13 is equipped in the inlet of annular circulation conveying line 14, for obtaining
Take package information;Then, in this annular 14 system of circulation conveying line, many individually cross traveling trolleys 15 is contained, are hung down
Directly arranged in annular circulation conveying line 14;In sorting, wrap up and package is sent into an individual cross traveling trolley 15 after reading code
On, it being reached at the position specified through system-computed, cross traveling trolley 15 moves, and will include laterally moved out annular circulation conveying line 14,
And be sent into the transfer container 17 specified through chute 16, so as to complete packages.Several transfer containers 17 are according to sorting station
The difference of point is arranged in the outside of annular circulation conveying line 14, for receiving the package of the feeding of cross traveling trolley 15.Transfer container 17
It, can be through manually transfer container 17 be transported to buffer area after being filled with.
However, in the sorting mode of existing halved belt sorter, need by artificial link by it is all wrap up into
Row single-piece detaches and the upward operation of bar code, artificial working strength is increased, simultaneously because artificial participation leads to error rate
It is higher.Meanwhile the quantity according to sorting website is needed the quantity of cross traveling trolley is configured.It is more to sort website, and due to intersecting
Characteristic with sorting system cycle arrangement, the quantity of required cross traveling trolley just need more, and then occupied ground space is big, and
Resilient expansion ability is weaker.In addition, the sorting speed of this sorting mode is restricted by conveying linear velocity, it is even more impossible to improve wink
When sorting efficiency.And the automation control of halved belt sorter is complicated, after equipment fault, need to integrally stop transport maintenance, treat failure
It can be operated again after reparation.The cost of investment and the operation and maintenance of whole system is also higher.So this sorting mode is not
Suitable for now to the demand of sorting equipment.
With continued reference to Fig. 2, the structure diagram of the one embodiment for the sorting equipment that the application provides is shown.The application
In sorting equipment can include piece supplying table 21, transfer robot 22, multiple delivery windows 23.Wherein, in multiple delivery windows 23
The lower section of each delivery window 23 is both provided with transfer container 24.Wherein, lower section refers to direction of the delivery window 23 towards ground.
In the present embodiment, piece supplying table 21 can be used for conveying package.Transfer robot 22 can be used for piece supplying table 21
On transfer of packages to corresponding delivery window 23.Transfer container 24 can be used for storage from the throwing above its (transfer container)
Pass the package that window is fallen.Herein, top is the direction opposite with lower section, i.e., sorting equipment deviates from the direction on ground.It is and multiple
Sorting website in delivery window 23 corresponding at least part delivery window 23 is different.
Here sorting website can be the destination according to package with (but not limited to), be divided according to province, city or area
Distribution Center.After package reaches these sorting websites, the sub- grade collection that the sorting website is managed can also be further sorted
Scatterplot.Certainly, sorting website can also be that package is dispensed into the last Distribution Center before addressee.It is understood that sorting
Website divides more detailed, and the quantity of corresponding delivery window 23 is more.Such as each delivery window 23 corresponds to some area of Beijing
Website is sorted, the quantity of such delivery window 23 is identical with the quantity in all areas of Beijing.
Specifically, it after package is placed in piece supplying table 21, can be moved along piece supplying table 21.At this point, personnel may stand in
Then package thereon is placed by manual type on transfer robot 22 by the both sides of piece supplying table 21.Meanwhile it can pass through
Manual type identifies the destination of package, and then determine package to corresponding delivery window, and send information to transfer machine
Device people 22.Then, transfer robot 22 carries package and is moved to corresponding delivery window 23.After corresponding delivery window 23 are reached,
The pallet that transfer robot 22 carries package can produce relative rotation, thus by transfer of packages thereon to delivery window 23, and
Carry out the transfer of next package.The off-sorting station of sorting equipment can be divided into here, i.e., it can positioned at the sorting equipment of off-sorting station
To be in same layer.Then, it wraps up and being fallen from delivery window 23, and fall into the transfer container 24 positioned at 23 lower section of delivery window.Arrive this
In can be divided into the Ji Bao areas of sorting equipment, Ji Jibao areas are located at the lower floor of off-sorting station.Finally, when transfer container 24 is loaded with wrapping
It, can be by being manually transported to different buffer areas after wrapping up in.It and can also be by manually the transfer of other (not being loaded with package) be held
Device 24 is transported to the position where the transfer container 24 for being loaded with package, to continue to complete packages.Buffer area and collection at this time
Packet area may be at the same layer of sorting equipment, can also be located at the lower floor in Ji Bao areas.
Sorting equipment in the present embodiment, by setting each region subdivision to form multilayered structure, so as to increase place
Solid space utilization, reduce the occupancy of the plane space in place, help to reduce the use cost in soil.It and can root
The quantity of delivery window is set according to the variation of the quantity of sorting website, scalability is stronger, and the scope of application is wider.Meanwhile with shifting
Robot is carried to replace traditional sorting trolley along pipeline loopy moving, package can be transported to correspondence along shortest path
Delivery window, so as to improve sorting efficiency.
In some optional realization methods of the present embodiment, in order to reduce hand labor intensity, sorting is further improved
Efficiency, sorting equipment can include recognizer component (being not shown in Fig. 2).Recognizer component can be used for obtaining the coding letter superscribed
Breath, to control transfer robot by transfer of packages to corresponding delivery window.Herein, coding information can include bar code information
Or 2 D code information.And it can be included in coding information at least one of following:The destination information of package, destination are corresponding
The identification information of identification information or delivery window.In this way, when the coding information superscribed is sent to transfer robot by recognizer component
Afterwards, transfer robot can determine the corresponding delivery window of the package.It is understood that the specific location of recognizer component is in this Shen
Please in be not intended to limit, recognizer component may be mounted in piece supplying table or man-hour manually hand-held, can also be mounted on transfer machine
On people.In this way by setting recognizer component that can also reduce the probability that human error occurs.
In order to realize full-automatic sorting, sorting efficiency is improved, can be shown respectively with further reference to shown in Fig. 3-Fig. 5
The structure diagram of the not same district of sorting equipment (off-sorting station, Ji Bao areas and buffer area).
Identical with sorting equipment shown in Fig. 2, the sorting equipment in the present embodiment equally includes piece supplying in off-sorting station
Platform 21, transfer robot 22 and multiple delivery windows 23.And the lower section of each delivery window 23 is both provided with transfer container (in such as Fig. 4
Shown transfer container 24).
Unlike sorting equipment shown in Fig. 2, the sorting equipment in the present embodiment can also include acquisition component 25
With multi-axis robot 26.Acquisition component 25 can be used for acquiring the status information of the package in piece supplying table 21.Wherein, status information
It can include the location information of package.At this point, in order to preferably acquire the status information of package, as shown in figure 3, acquisition group
Part 25 can be located at the top of piece supplying table 21, and positioned at the front of multi-axis robot 26.Multi-axis robot 26 can be located at piece supplying
The side of platform 21.And the status information that multi-axis robot 26 can be acquired according to acquisition component 25, calculating are wrapped in piece supplying
Accurate location on platform 21 thus by the transfer of packages in piece supplying table 21 to transfer robot 22, realizes the automatic crawl of package.
As an example, status information can also include the space layout situation of package, so that it is determined that the package in piece supplying table whether there is
Overlapping piece situation.Status information can also include the dimensional parameters information of package.At this point, multi-axis robot 26 can be according to package
Dimensional parameters information calculates Grasp Modes, so as to realize the crawl of various sizes of package, improves applicability.
It is understood that top here can be the surface of piece supplying table 21.But in order to preferably acquire packet
The status information wrapped up in, as shown in figure 3, top here can also be above the oblique side of piece supplying table 21.Meanwhile front here is
Refer to the side along the moving direction being wrapped in piece supplying table, wrapped up without multi-axis robot 26 (by before multi-axis robot)
To.That is, package first passes through acquisition component 25, using multi-axis robot 26.Herein, in order to improve sorting efficiency,
Multi-axis robot 26, transfer robot 22 and multiple delivery windows 23 can be located at the same side of piece supplying table 21.
In the present embodiment, in order to further realize the full-automatic sorting of sorting equipment, hand labor intensity, identification are reduced
Component 27 can be set to the preset direction of the motion path of multi-axis robot 26.Wherein, preset direction can include with down toward
One item missing:Front, rear, left, right, above and below.In this way in the sort process of package, without limiting what is superscribed
The specific direction on the surface where coding information.During the crawl package of multi-axis robot 26, recognizer component 27 can be right
Scanning etc. is taken pictures or is shot in six faces of package, so as to acquire the coding information that identification superscribes.Coding information is sent to
After transfer robot 22, transfer robot 22 is according to coding information by transfer of packages to corresponding delivery window 23.
In addition, in order to avoid be wrapped in fall during damage, as shown in figure 4, the lower section of delivery window 23 can be with
It is provided with sliding slot 28.Sliding slot 28 is used to the package fallen from delivery window 23 being delivered to transfer container 24.Package can be in this way
It is fallen under gravity along sliding slot 28.As an example, in order to further function as cushioning effect, the surface of sliding slot can be carried out thick
Rugosity processing, with increase sliding slot and package between frictional force or sliding slot could be provided as helical form, with alleviate wrap up under
Slip velocity degree.
In order to further improve sorting efficiency, as shown in figure 4, sorting equipment can also include transport robot 29.Transhipment
Robot 29 is used to the transfer container 24 being fully loaded with being transported to predeterminated position.And/or transport robot 29 for will it is unloaded in
Turn the lower section for the delivery window 23 that container 24 is transported to corresponding to fully loaded transfer container 24.Here predeterminated position can with but it is unlimited
In for buffer area.
It is understood that when status information further includes the dimensional parameters information of package, the size of package can be utilized
Parameter information calculates the volume of package.The volume of package quantity and each package in transfer container 24, it may be determined that
The state of transfer container 24.Wherein, the state of transfer container can include fully loaded.Namely package is filled in transfer container.
Here, each transfer container can be batch production, so these transfer volumes of a container are usually known and roughly the same
's.
Specifically, transfer container 24 can be positioned on stent.And height of the stent apart from ground should be greater than transhipment machine
The height of people 29.That is, after transfer container 24 is positioned on stent, between the lower surface and ground of transfer container 24 away from
From the height for being greater than transport robot 29.In this way, when the sum of volume of all packages in transfer container 24 is close to the transfer
When the volume of container 24 or the volume not less than the transfer container 24, control signal is sent to transport robot 29.Transport machine
People 29 can drive into the lower section of the transfer container 24 and be held up, and be transported to buffer area storage.At this point it is possible to another transhipment
Robot 29 sends control signal, and the transfer container 24 of unloaded (not being loaded with package) is transported on the stent.It is appreciated that
It is that, when space of the transfer container between ground in itself is enough to accommodate transport robot, stent can be not provided with.
As an example, sorting equipment can also include detection components (not shown).Detection components, which can be located at, delivers
The lower section of window, for detecting the state of transfer container.Wherein, which can include fully loaded.Such as detection components can be taken the photograph
It is every so as to calculate to acquire the dimensional parameters each wrapped up fallen along sliding slot 28 on each sliding slot 28 as head
The volume of a package.In this way, according to the sum of volume of each package for falling into transfer container 24, transfer container can be equally determined
Whether 28 be fully loaded.Certainly, in order to reduce production cost, each detection components can be set along the orientation interval of transfer container
It puts, detection components each in this way can simultaneously be detected multiple transfer containers.Such as detection components can also be sensing again
Device, on the side wall of each transfer container 28, to detect the elevation information of the package in transfer container 28.In this way, with
Package constantly falls into transfer container 28 and accumulates, and when height where the height of package reaches detection components, detection components can
To send out feedback signal, so that it is determined that the state of transfer container is fully loaded.Transinformation and memory space can be reduced in this way
Occupancy, so as to be conducive to improve sorting equipment treatment effeciency.
Meanwhile as shown in figure 5, sorting equipment is also provided with pipeline 20 in buffer area.When transport robot 29 will
When transfer container 24 is transported to the inlet of pipeline 20, transport robot 29 stops movement, while the skin in transport robot
Band rotation, makes 24 transverse shifting of transfer container disposed thereon, is i.e. is moved in the direction of the arrow to pipeline 20 in Fig. 5.It is at this point, defeated
Line sending 20 also starts operating, and the velocity of rotation of the two matches, transfer container 24 is completely moved on pipeline 20.Turn in this way
Fortune robot 29 can carry out the transhipment of next transfer container.Transfer container 24 is delivered to by corresponding area by pipeline 20
Domain so as to reduce the shipping time of transport robot 29, further improves the whole sorting efficiency of sorting equipment.
It is understood that not only occupied ground is small for the sorting equipment in the application, intelligence degree is high, greatly reduces
Manual intervention, and autgmentability is strong, can be adjusted according to production capacity.In addition, maintenance, repair are convenient.Some part breaks down
When, it can in short-term be replaced by manually, so as to not interfere with the operation of entire sorting equipment.Even if single transfer robot or conveyance
When device people is broken down, it can also be put into and repair on one side, the normal work without influencing other robot.
The preferred embodiment and the explanation to institute's application technology principle that above description is only the application.People in the art
Member should be appreciated that utility model range involved in the application, however it is not limited to what the specific combination of above-mentioned technical characteristic formed
Technical solution, while should also cover in the case where not departing from utility model design, by above-mentioned technical characteristic or its be equal
Other technical solutions that feature carries out arbitrary combination and formed.Such as features described above has with (but not limited to) disclosed herein
The technical solution that the technical characteristic for having similar functions is replaced mutually and formed.