CN216188573U

CN216188573U - Vertical sorting machine and sorting system

Info

Publication number: CN216188573U
Application number: CN202121718296.2U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 蔡熙; 邹彦飞; 姜毅; 张红
Original assignee: Suzhou Jinfeng Logistics Equipment Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Suzhou Jinfeng Logistics Equipment Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2021-07-27
Filing date: 2021-07-27
Publication date: 2022-04-05
Anticipated expiration: 2031-07-27

Abstract

The utility model discloses a vertical sorting machine and a sorting system, wherein the vertical sorting machine comprises a rack, a trolley loop arranged on the rack, a driving mechanism for driving the trolley loop to rotate and a control device, an abnormality detection device is arranged beside a first turning section of the trolley loop, the abnormality detection device comprises a floating plate capable of rotating around a rotating shaft which is parallel to the sorting direction of the sorting trolley and is fixed in position, an elastic mechanism for enabling the floating plate to be kept close to the sorting trolley at the first turning section and a detection mechanism for detecting the rotating action of the floating plate, the detection mechanism is connected with the control device, and the control device at least controls the driving mechanism in operation to stop according to the signal of the detection mechanism. This scheme combines detection mechanism to detect the rotation of floating plate through setting up rotationally floating plate, and then controls perpendicular sorting machine through controlling means and stops, can discover abnormal conditions in time and carry out troubleshooting, is favorable to the security of improve equipment operation, extension equipment life.

Description

Vertical sorting machine and sorting system

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the field of logistics equipment, in particular to a vertical sorting machine and a sorting system.

Background

Vertical sorters are common sorting equipment that generally includes a kidney-shaped loop of carts formed from a set of sorting carts. In an automatic sorting system, a certain bag supply structure is adopted to supply articles for a sorting trolley in an upper straight line section of a trolley loop line so as to realize sorting. Such as the structure disclosed in application No. 2019112926352.

In the conventional feeding mechanism, the belt conveyor of each stage is fixedly arranged, so that the collision between the belt conveyor and the sorting trolley cannot be buffered, and the abnormal conditions cannot be found so as to be conveniently and timely eliminated.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model aims to solve the problems in the prior art and provides a vertical sorting machine and a sorting system.

The purpose of the utility model is realized by the following technical scheme:

the vertical sorting machine comprises a rack, a trolley loop line formed by enclosing a group of sorting trolleys on the rack, a driving mechanism for driving the trolley loop line to rotate and a control device, wherein an abnormality detection device is arranged beside a first turning section of the trolley loop line, the abnormality detection device comprises a floating plate, an elastic mechanism and a detection mechanism, the floating plate can rotate around a rotating shaft which is parallel to the sorting direction of the sorting trolleys and is fixed in position, the elastic mechanism enables the floating plate to be kept close to the sorting trolleys in the first turning section, the detection mechanism detects the rotating action of the floating plate, the detection mechanism is connected with the control device, and the control device at least controls the driving mechanism to stop in operation according to signals of the detection mechanism.

Preferably, in the vertical sorting machine, the abnormality detection device is located beside a lower semicircular arc of the first turning section.

Preferably, in the vertical sorting machine, the floating plate at least comprises a first plate and a second plate which are arranged at an obtuse angle, the vertex angles of the first plate and the second plate are protruded towards the first bending section, and the horizontal distances from the upper end of the first plate, the connecting edge of the first plate and the second plate and the lower end of the second plate to the axis of the rotating shaft are sequentially increased.

Preferably, in the vertical sorting machine, the rotating shaft is pivotally connected to a pivotal plate located at an upper end of the back surface of the floating plate, and the elastic mechanism is connected to a functional member located at a lower end of the back surface of the floating plate.

Preferably, in the vertical sorting machine, the elastic mechanism comprises a telescopic rod, the telescopic rod is movably arranged on a guide piece with a fixed position, a waist-shaped hole for the telescopic rod to pass through is formed in the guide piece, a spring positioned outside the guide piece is sleeved on the periphery of the telescopic rod, one end of the spring is connected to the guide piece, and the other end of the spring is connected to a stop piece on the telescopic rod.

Preferably, in the vertical sorting machine, the inner end of the telescopic rod extending into the guide member is provided with a separation preventing member for preventing the telescopic rod from being separated from the guide member.

Preferably, in the vertical sorting machine, the elastic mechanism is connected with the functional member on the back of the floating plate through a universal joint or a spherical hinge.

Preferably, in the vertical sorting machine, the detection mechanism includes a trigger plate disposed on the floating plate, and the trigger plate cooperates with a sensor to detect a rotational movement of the floating plate.

Preferably, in the vertical sorter, the triggering plate is formed on the functional member on the rear surface of the floating plate.

A sorting system comprising a vertical sorter as described above.

The technical scheme of the utility model has the advantages that:

according to the scheme, the floating plate capable of revolving around the shaft is arranged at the first turning section, so that when a sorting trolley of the vertical sorting machine collides with the floating plate or foreign matters are clamped between the sorting trolley and the floating plate, the impact between the sorting trolley and the floating plate can be buffered through the rotation of the floating plate, the damage probability of equipment is reduced, and the running safety of the equipment is improved. Meanwhile, the rotation of the floating plate is detected through the detection mechanism, and then the stop of the vertical sorting machine is controlled through the control device, so that abnormal conditions can be found in time and faults can be eliminated, the operation safety of the equipment is improved, and the service life of the equipment is prolonged.

The floating plate structure of the scheme can avoid the interference of the rotation of the sorting trolley in normal operation under the condition that the floating plate is as close to the sorting trolley as possible; the floating plate can be effectively protected when collision or clamping occurs.

The elastic mechanism of the scheme adopts the universal joint or the spherical hinge to connect the floating plate, so that the elastic mechanism can only move in one direction, the structure of the elastic mechanism can be effectively simplified to adapt to the position change requirement when the guide-in conveyor rotates, and the realization is easier.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a side view of the vertical sorter of the present invention (shown with the side plate of the frame facing the anomaly detection mechanism hidden);

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of area A of FIG. 1;

figure 3 is an end view of the vertical sizer of the present invention (shown with the end plate of the frame and the inner cross member hidden).

Detailed Description

Objects, advantages and features of the present invention will be illustrated and explained by the following non-limiting description of preferred embodiments. The embodiments are merely exemplary for applying the technical solutions of the present invention, and any technical solution formed by replacing or converting the equivalent thereof falls within the scope of the present invention claimed.

In the description of the schemes, it should be noted that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "front", "rear", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", etc., indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, but do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and "third" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance. In the description of the embodiment, the operator is used as a reference, and the direction close to the operator is a proximal end, and the direction away from the operator is a distal end.

The vertical sorter according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, as shown in fig. 1, which includes a frame 12, a loop of carts surrounded by a set of sorting carts 11 on the frame, a driving mechanism 13 for driving the loop of carts to rotate, and a control device (not shown). The trolley loop can be a structure disclosed in the prior art with application numbers 2018106633059, 2018206207733, 2017215341667, etc., and the driving mechanism 13 is preferably a chain driving mechanism, and the specific structure of the chain driving mechanism is a known technology, which is not an innovative point of the present scheme and is not described herein again; of course, in other embodiments, the drive mechanism 13 may be a friction drive or linear motor drive as is known.

Sorting dolly 11 is at first turn section 14 (by the upper straightway rotation of letter sorting loop line to lower floor straightway) pivoted in-process, and it is under the effect of gravity and centrifugal force, and the outward problem that leads to sorting the chain that the dolly is connected and sprocket slippage appears in letter sorting dolly 11 to throwing away easily, and during first turn section 14, also appear falling into debris easily and lead to sorting dolly card dead problem, these all greatly influence the steady operation of equipment. Therefore, a detection of the operating state of the sorting carriages at the first turnaround section 14 is necessary.

As shown in fig. 2, an abnormality detecting device is provided beside the first turning section 14, the abnormality detecting device includes a floating plate 16 rotatable about a rotating shaft 15 which is parallel to the sorting direction of the sorting cart and is fixed in position, an elastic mechanism 17 which keeps the floating plate 16 in a state of being close to the sorting cart of the first turning section 14, and a detecting mechanism 18 which detects the rotational movement of the floating plate 16, the detecting mechanism 18 is connected to the control device, and the control device controls at least the driving mechanism 13 in operation to stop according to a signal of the detecting mechanism 18.

As shown in fig. 2, during operation of the apparatus, the floating plate 16 is spaced a reasonable distance from the sorting carriages at the first turnaround section 14 to avoid contact between the normally operating sorting carriages and the floating plate 16. When the sorting dolly of first turn section 14 department appears throwing away the problem that drives chain and sprocket slippage or has debris to fall into when first turn section 14 department, the sorting dolly of throwing away with the float board 16 orientation the side collision of dolly loop or debris card are established and are exerted pressure to float board 16 between float board 16 and the sorting dolly, thereby the drive float board 16 winds pivot 15 rotates, at this moment, detection mechanism 18 detects the rotation of float board 16, and the concurrent signal gives controlling means, controlling means control actuating mechanism 13 stops to dolly loop stall, at this moment, can in time carry out abnormal conditions by the staff and get rid of.

As shown in fig. 1 and 3, the abnormality detection device is located beside the lower semi-arc of the first turning section 14, so that the abnormality detection can be performed conveniently. The floating plate 16 may be designed as desired, for example it may be a flat plate and be disposed at an incline. Preferably, as shown in fig. 2, the floating plate 16 includes at least a first plate 161 and a second plate 162 arranged at an obtuse angle, the vertex angles of the first plate 161 and the second plate 162 are protruded toward the first turning section 14, and horizontal distances L1, L2, and L3 from the upper end of the first plate, the joining edge of the first plate and the second plate, and the lower end of the second plate to the axis of the rotating shaft 15 are increased in sequence.

As shown in fig. 2, the upper end of the first plate member is further connected to a third plate member 163, a pivot plate 164 is further disposed on the back side (the side facing away from the loop line of the trolley) of the third plate member 163, the pivot plate 164 is perpendicular to the third plate member 163 and the rotating shaft 15, and the pivot plate 164 is pivotally connected to the adapter plate 124 disposed on the inner wall of the end plate 123 at the corresponding end of the frame through the rotating shaft 15, so that the pivot plate 164 can rotate relative to the adapter plate 124.

As shown in fig. 2, the elastic mechanism 17 is connected to a functional component 19 on the back surface of the floating plate 16, the functional component 19 is located at a lower end position on the back surface of the floating plate 16, and the functional component 19 is specifically located on the back surface of the second plate 162.

As shown in fig. 2, the elastic mechanism 17 includes a telescopic rod 171, the telescopic rod 171 is movably disposed on a fixed guide 172, the guide 172 is fixed on the inner side of the end plate 123, a kidney-shaped hole (not shown) is formed on the guide 172 for the telescopic rod 171 to pass through, the kidney-shaped hole extends vertically, so that the telescopic rod 171 can adapt to the angle change when the floating plate 16 rotates, a spring 173 located outside the guide 172 is sleeved on the outer circumference of the telescopic rod 171, one end of the spring 173 is connected to the guide 172, the other end of the spring 173 is connected to a stopper 174 on the telescopic rod 171, and the stopper 174 is a disc coaxial with the telescopic rod 171.

As shown in fig. 2, the inner end of the extension bar 171 extending into the guide 172 is provided with a release preventing member (not shown) for preventing the extension bar 171 from being removed from the guide 172, so as to prevent the extension bar 171 from being removed from the kidney-shaped hole of the guide 172 when moving, thereby preventing the floating plate 16 from being unstably supported. Meanwhile, the elastic mechanism 17 is connected with the functional member 19 on the back of the floating plate 16 through a universal joint or a spherical hinge 110.

As shown in fig. 2 and 3, the detecting mechanism 18 includes a trigger plate 181 disposed on the floating plate 16, and the trigger plate 181 cooperates with a trigger sensor 182 to detect the rotation of the floating plate 16. Preferably, the trigger plate 181 is formed on the functional member 19 on the rear surface of the floating plate 16, and they are integrally formed, thereby improving the integration. The trigger sensor 182 is fixed to a mounting block 183 on a cross beam (not shown) at the end of the rack, which may be a variety of proximity sensors, correlation sensors, etc. And under normal conditions, the trigger sensor 182 cannot detect the trigger plate 181, and when the floating plate 16 is pressed down and rotated for a certain angle, the trigger sensor 182 detects the trigger plate 181 and signals a control device, and the control device controls the driving mechanism 13 to stop.

The scheme also discloses a sorting system which comprises the vertical sorting machine of the embodiment. Also comprises a sorting chute, a bag supplying platform (not shown in the figure) and other equipment. Of course, the devices of the sorting chute and the packing table are not necessary and can be adjusted according to different application requirements. Alternatively, the sorting chute may be another conveying device capable of conveying the articles conveyed thereto to the corresponding destination.

The utility model has various embodiments, and all technical solutions formed by adopting equivalent transformation or equivalent transformation are within the protection scope of the utility model.

Claims

1. Vertical sorting machine, including the frame, by a set of letter sorting dolly in the frame encloses synthetic dolly loop, drive dolly loop pivoted actuating mechanism and controlling means, its characterized in that: an abnormity detection device is arranged beside a first turning section of the trolley loop line, the abnormity detection device comprises a floating plate which can rotate around a rotating shaft which is parallel to the sorting direction of the sorting trolley and is fixed in position, an elastic mechanism which enables the floating plate to keep a state of being close to the sorting trolley at the first turning section, and a detection mechanism which detects the rotating action of the floating plate, the detection mechanism is connected with the control device, and the control device at least controls the driving mechanism in operation to stop according to the signal of the detection mechanism.

2. The vertical sorter according to claim 1, wherein: the abnormality detection device is located beside a lower semicircular arc of the first turning section.

3. The vertical sorter according to claim 2, wherein: the floating plate at least comprises a first plate and a second plate which are arranged at an obtuse angle, the vertex angles of the first plate and the second plate are convex to the first bending section, and the horizontal distance between the upper end of the first plate, the connecting edge of the first plate and the second plate and the lower end of the second plate to the axis of the rotating shaft is increased in sequence.

4. The vertical sorter according to claim 2, wherein: the rotating shaft is pivoted on the pivoting plate which is arranged on the back of the floating plate and is positioned at the upper end, and the elastic mechanism is connected on the functional part which is arranged on the back of the floating plate and is positioned at the lower end.

5. The vertical sorter according to claim 1, wherein: elastic mechanism includes the telescopic link, the movably setting of telescopic link is on fixed position's guide, be formed with the confession on the guide the waist type hole that the telescopic link passed, the periphery cover of telescopic link is equipped with and is located the outside spring of guide, the one end of spring is connected on the guide, its other end is connected stopper on the telescopic link.

6. The vertical sorter according to claim 5, wherein: the inner end of the telescopic rod extending into the guide piece is provided with a separation preventing piece for preventing the telescopic rod from moving out of the guide piece.

7. The vertical sorter according to any of claims 1-6, wherein: the elastic mechanism is connected with the functional part on the back of the floating plate through a universal joint or a spherical hinge.

8. The vertical sorter according to claim 1, wherein: the detection mechanism comprises a trigger plate arranged on the floating plate, and the trigger plate is matched with the sensor to detect the rotating action of the floating plate.

9. The vertical sorter according to claim 8, wherein: the trigger plate is formed on the functional member on the back of the floating plate.

10. Sorting system, its characterized in that: comprising a vertical sorter as claimed in any of claims 1 to 9.