CN216965416U - Sorting robot and logistics sorting system - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model provides a sorting robot and a logistics sorting system, and relates to the technical field of logistics. The sorting robot is provided with at least two conveying units which are arranged in a longitudinal layered mode, the number of the conveying units is increased to improve the number of the single-time conveying sorting targets, the lifting device is used for assisting the multi-layer conveying units to adjust the real-time height when receiving and conveying the sorting targets, and different conveying units are adjusted to be matched to receive or convey the height of the current sorting targets according to specific working stages.

Description

Sorting robot and logistics sorting system

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of logistics, in particular to a sorting robot and a logistics sorting system.

Background

With the rapid growth of the e-commerce industry, the requirement of the rapidly growing express business volume on the commodity sorting efficiency is higher and higher, and a large amount of sorting equipment and sorting robots replace manual operation at present. When the sorting robot system is used for sorting packages, workers only need to place the packages on the sorting robots waiting in a queue in a face-up direction, the sorting robots carry the packages to scan through the portal frame to read order information, the scanned information is uploaded to the control system, and the control system arranges an optimal path for each sorting robot to deliver the packages. However, the existing sorting robot can only carry one commodity at a time, and the sorting efficiency is low.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model aims to provide a sorting robot and a logistics sorting system, and aims to solve the technical problem that the sorting robot in the prior art is low in sorting efficiency.

The utility model provides a sorting robot, comprising:

a chassis;

the lifting device is arranged on the chassis;

the conveying device is arranged on the lifting device and comprises at least two conveying units which are longitudinally arranged in a layered mode, the distance between every two adjacent conveying units forms a temporary storage space which can be used for storing the sorting targets, the lifting device is configured for adjusting the height of the conveying units through lifting movement, and the conveying units are configured for conveying the sorting targets.

Further, the conveying unit comprises a conveyor belt configured for conveying the sorting target by a turning motion.

Furthermore, the number of the conveying belts on each layer of the conveying unit is at least two, and the plurality of the conveying belts are arranged in parallel.

Further, the rotating speed, the rotating direction and the rotating torque of different conveying belts on the same conveying unit are the same; or the rotating speed, the rotating direction and/or the rotating torque of different conveying belts on the same conveying unit are different.

Further, the transport unit comprises a base and a flap, which is mounted in a rotatable manner on the base and is configured for transporting the sorting target by means of a tilting movement.

Furthermore, the number of the turning plates on each layer of the conveying unit is at least two, and the turning plates are arranged in parallel.

Furthermore, the turning speed, the turning direction, the turning angle and the turning force of different turning plates on the same conveying unit are the same; or the turning speed, the turning direction, the turning angle and/or the turning force of different turning plates on the same conveying unit are different.

The utility model also provides a logistics sorting system, which comprises:

the sorting robot;

a delivery device configured for delivering the sort target to the sorting robot;

a conveyor configured to receive the sort targets conveyed by the sort robot.

Further, an output end of the delivery device is provided with an information acquirer configured to acquire logistics information of the sorting target currently delivered to the conveying unit;

wherein the conveying device comprises at least two conveying channels used for cooperating with the sorting robot and receiving the sorting targets, and the logistics information at least comprises distance information between the delivery device and different conveying channels.

Further, the logistics sorting system further comprises:

a first controller in control connection with the chassis, the controller configured to control movement of the chassis according to the distance information and convey the sorting targets to the corresponding conveying lanes in a first preset order.

Further, the first preset sequence at least comprises:

and according to the distance information between the delivery device and different conveying channels, the chassis moves to different conveying channels in sequence from near to far.

Further, an output end of the delivery device is provided with a gravity sensor configured to detect weight information of the sorting target currently delivered to the conveying unit.

Further, the logistics sorting system further comprises:

a second controller in control connection with the lifting device, the controller configured to control the lifting movement of the lifting device according to the weight information and adjust different conveying units to a height matching the corresponding sorting target in a second preset order to receive the corresponding sorting target.

Further, the second preset sequence includes:

and according to the weight information of different sorting targets, sequentially adjusting the corresponding conveying units to the matched heights according to the weight sequence of the sorting targets from large to small and the sequence of the conveying units from low to high.

The utility model also provides a logistics sorting method, according to the sorting robot, the steps are as follows:

acquiring distance information between the delivery device and different conveying channels, and sequentially conveying the sorting targets to different conveying channels from near to far;

and/or the presence of a gas in the gas,

and acquiring weight information of different sorting targets, and sequentially delivering the sorting targets from low to high to the corresponding conveying units according to the weight sequence of the sorting targets from large to small.

In the technical scheme, the sorting robot is provided with at least two conveying units which are arranged in a longitudinal layered mode, the number of conveying units is increased to improve the number of single-time conveying sorting targets, the carrying capacity is improved, the lifting device is utilized to assist the multi-layer conveying units to adjust the real-time height when receiving and conveying the sorting targets, different conveying units are adjusted to the height for matching receiving or conveying the current sorting targets according to specific working stages, the plurality of conveying units are switched to the matched height state as required, the structure of the sorting robot is only changed, the matching work with the delivery device and the conveying device is completed, and the carrying capacity is effectively improved.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the present invention, and other drawings can be obtained by those skilled in the art without creative efforts.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a descending state of a sorting robot according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a front view of the sorting robot shown in fig. 1 in a lowered state;

fig. 3 is a side view of the sorting robot shown in fig. 1 in a lowered state;

fig. 4 is a perspective view illustrating an ascending state of a sorting robot according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 5 is a front view of the sorting robot shown in fig. 4 in an ascending state;

fig. 6 is a side view of the sorting robot shown in fig. 4 in an ascended state;

fig. 7 is a perspective view of a sorting robot according to another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a front view of the sorting robot shown in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a side view of the sorting robot shown in FIG. 7;

fig. 10 is a perspective view of a sorting robot according to still another embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 11 is a front view of the sorting robot shown in fig. 10;

FIG. 12 is a side view of the sorting robot shown in FIG. 10;

fig. 13 is a perspective view of a first conveying state of the sorting robot according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 14 is a front view of a first conveyance state of the sorting robot shown in fig. 13;

fig. 15 is a perspective view of a sorting robot in a second conveying state according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 16 is a front view of a second conveyance state of the sorting robot shown in fig. 15.

Reference numerals are as follows:

100. a chassis; 200. a lifting device; 300. a conveying device; 400. a delivery device; 500. a conveying device;

310. a conveying unit; 320. a temporary storage space; 330. a side dam; 340. a conveyor belt; 350. a base; 360. and (4) turning over the plate.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions of the present invention will be described clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings, and it should be understood that the described embodiments are some, but not all embodiments of the present invention. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "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 simplification of description, but do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific 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 present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.

As shown in fig. 1 to 6, the present embodiment provides a sorting robot, which includes a chassis 100, a lifting device 200, and a conveying device 300, wherein the lifting device 200 is disposed on the chassis 100, the conveying device 300 is disposed on the lifting device 200, the conveying device 300 includes at least two conveying units 310 that are disposed in layers in a longitudinal direction, a space between adjacent conveying units 310 forms a temporary storage space 320 that can be used for storing sorting targets, the lifting device 200 is configured to adjust heights of the conveying units 310 through lifting movement, and the conveying units 310 are configured to convey the sorting targets. The sorting target is various goods to be sorted.

As shown in fig. 1 to 9, the sorting robot is provided with at least two conveying units 310 arranged in a longitudinal layer, such as two-layer conveying units 310 or three-layer conveying units 310, in the longitudinal direction, and the number of the conveying units 310 is increased to increase the number of the single-time conveying sorting targets, thereby increasing the carrying capacity. Because the delivering device 400 for delivering the sorting target and the conveying device 500 for receiving the sorting target are both in a relatively fixed height state, for example, the delivering device 400 and the conveying device 500 can match the proper height for a worker to comfortably take a package, the sorting robot also uses the lifting device 200 to assist the multi-layer conveying unit 310 to adjust the real-time height when receiving and conveying the sorting target, adjusts different conveying units 310 to the height matched with the current sorting target according to specific working stages, enables the plurality of conveying units 310 to be switched to the matched height state as required, only changes the structure of the sorting robot, realizes the matching work with the delivering device 400 and the conveying device 500, and effectively improves the carrying capacity.

The conveying unit 310 may adopt any structure capable of transferring and conveying the sorting objects, for example, the conveying unit 310 includes a conveying belt 340, the conveying belt 340 is configured to convey the sorting objects through a rotating motion, the sorting objects may be delivered onto the conveying belt 340, and the rotating motion of the conveying belt 340 may carry the sorting objects to be conveyed. In order to further improve the carrying capacity, at least two conveying belts 340 are provided on each layer of the conveying unit 310, a plurality of conveying belts 340 are arranged in parallel, and the number of the conveying belts 340 can be set according to requirements, such as two, three, and the like. The rotation speed, the rotation direction and the rotation torque of the different conveyor belts 340 on the same conveyor unit 310 are the same, and can be used for conveying the same kind of goods. Or, the different conveyor belts 340 on the same conveyor unit 310 have different rotation speeds, rotation directions, or rotation torques, and at this time, the different conveyor belts 340 may be adjusted to different rotation speeds, rotation directions, or rotation torques according to the volumes, weights, types, conveying efficiencies, conveying distances, conveying directions, and the like of the objects to be sorted, for example, the rotation speed is increased or decreased to change the conveying efficiency of the sorted objects and match different conveying distances, and the rotation direction may be determined according to the conveying directions and target positions that the different sorted objects need to be conveyed, and the rotation torque may be used to match the sorted objects of different weights, and the larger the weight is, the larger the required rotation torque is.

As shown in fig. 10 to 12, or the conveying unit 310 includes a base 350 and a flap 360, the flap 360 is rotatably mounted on the base 350, the flap 360 is configured to convey the sorting objects through a turning motion, the flap 360 can be used to carry the sorting objects, and after the sorting objects reach a position, the flap 360 can tilt the sorting objects through turning, thereby realizing the conveying. The number of the turning plates 360 on each layer of the conveying unit 310 is at least two, a plurality of the turning plates 360 are arranged in parallel, and the number of the turning plates 360 can be set according to requirements, such as two or three.

The turning speed, the turning direction, the turning angle and the turning force of different turning plates 360 on the same conveying unit 310 are the same, and the conveying unit can be used for conveying the same type of commodities. Or, it is same different on conveying unit 310 the turning speed, the upset direction, upset angle and/or the upset dynamics of turning over board 360 are different, different turning over boards 360 can be according to the volume of waiting to sort the target this moment, weight, the kind, conveying efficiency, the transport distance, direction of delivery etc. adjust to different upset speed, the upset direction, upset angle or upset dynamics, if the upset speed accelerates or slows down can change the conveying efficiency of letter sorting target, the upset direction can be confirmed according to the target position that different letter sorting targets need to carry, upset angle or upset dynamics can be used for matching the letter sorting target of different weight, the rotation torque that weight needs is bigger, the angle is smaller, and weight is smaller then only need big angle upset, little moment of torsion upset.

The conveying units 310 in adjacent layers may be fixed to each other by using a structure such as a pillar, a bracket, etc., for example, the pillars are erected at four corners of the conveying units 310 in adjacent layers, and then the temporary storage space 320 for storing the sorting target is formed by using adjacent intervals. In one embodiment, the conveying units 310 of adjacent layers may also be longitudinally fixed by side barriers 330, and the side barriers 330 define the temporary storage space 320 between the conveying units 310 of adjacent layers by defining the space between the conveying units 310 of adjacent layers. The size of the temporary storage space 320 may be determined according to the distance between the side barrier 330 and the conveying units 310 of the adjacent layer, and the distance between the conveying units 310 of different adjacent layers may be the same or different to match different conveying requirements, so that the size of the temporary storage space 320 formed between the conveying units 310 of adjacent layers is the same or different. The side baffle 330 is provided with lightening holes, or the side baffle 330 is a frame plate, so that the weight can be reduced on the basis of fixing, and the lightening holes or the frame structure can also play a role in heat dissipation.

As shown in fig. 13 to 16, the present invention further provides a logistics sorting system, which includes the sorting robot, a delivery device 400 and a conveying device 500, wherein the delivery device 400 is configured to deliver the sorting target to the sorting robot, and the conveying device 500 is configured to receive the sorting target conveyed by the sorting robot. The delivery device 400 may form a deliverable plane by using a structure such as actively moving rotating belts, rollers, or balls, and form a channel having a preset delivery track for delivering the sorting objects to the sorting robot, and the delivery device 500 may form a deliverable plane by using a structure such as actively moving rotating belts, rollers, or balls, and form a channel having a preset delivery track for receiving the sorting objects delivered by the sorting robot. The heights of the sorting robot, the delivery device 400 and the transfer device 500 may be set to match, taking into account the height of the staff and the height of comfortable operation.

An output end of the delivery apparatus 400 is provided with an information acquirer configured to acquire logistics information of the sorting target currently delivered to the conveying unit 310; this information acquisition ware can be the equipment that possesses the scanning information function such as bar code collector, RFID recognizer, and the commodity circulation information of letter sorting target can adopt attached two-dimensional code or built-in distinguishable chip to match on it, can realize acquireing to letter sorting target commodity circulation information after the bar code collector scans the two-dimensional code that corresponds on the letter sorting target, perhaps, RFID recognizer can closely discern the distinguishable chip of the present letter sorting target that passes through, realizes acquireing to letter sorting target commodity circulation information.

Wherein the conveying device 500 includes at least two conveying paths for cooperating with the sorting robot and receiving the sorting target, and the logistics information includes at least distance information between the delivery device 400 and different conveying paths. From the distance information, the conveying path to which the sorting targets currently received on the sorting robot are specifically to be conveyed and the distance from the corresponding conveying path can be known, and besides, the logistics information can also include other information, which is not limited herein.

The obtained distance information may be used to determine a conveying order of the sorting targets, and specifically, the logistics sorting system further includes a first controller, the first controller is in control connection with the chassis 100, and the controller is configured to control the movement of the chassis 100 according to the distance information and convey the sorting targets to the corresponding conveying channels according to a first preset order. The first controller may be disposed on the chassis 100 and wirelessly connected with the information acquirer, and the first preset sequence at least includes: according to the distance information between the delivery device 400 and different transport channels, the chassis 100 moves to different transport channels in sequence from near to far. At this moment, according to the control of the first controller, the closer sorting targets can be conveyed to the corresponding conveying channels firstly, and then the farther sorting targets are conveyed to the corresponding transmission channels, so that the conveying route can be optimized, and the conveying efficiency is improved.

The output end of the delivery device 400 is provided with a gravity sensor configured to detect weight information of the sorting targets currently delivered to the conveying unit 310, and when the sorting targets are sequentially conveyed on the delivery device 400 and pass through the output end, the gravity sensor sequentially acquires the weight information of the passing sorting targets and controls the order of delivering the sorting targets to the sorting robot according to the weight information. Specifically, the logistics sorting system further comprises a second controller, the second controller is in control connection with the lifting device 200, and the controller is configured to control the lifting movement of the lifting device 200 according to the weight information and adjust different conveying units 310 to heights matched with corresponding sorting targets according to a second preset sequence so as to receive the corresponding sorting targets. The second controller may be disposed on the lifting device 200 and wirelessly connected to the weight sensor, and the second preset sequence may include sequentially adjusting the corresponding conveying units 310 to the matched heights according to the weight information of different sorting targets and the sequence of the sorting targets from large to small and the sequence of the conveying units 310 from low to high. At this time, the heavier sorted objects can be delivered to the lower conveying unit 310 according to the control of the second controller, and this result is achieved in such a manner that the first controller controls the lifting motion of the conveying device 300 according to the weight sequence of the sorted objects and matches the corresponding conveying unit 310 with the height of the sorted objects, thereby allowing the sorted objects to be delivered on the conveying unit 310 in sequence, the lower conveying unit 310 temporarily stores the heavier sorted objects, and the stability of the entire sorting robot during the motion process can be maintained.

The utility model also provides a logistics sorting method, according to the sorting robot, the steps are as follows:

the distance information between the delivery device 400 and different conveying channels is acquired, the sorting targets are sequentially conveyed to different conveying channels according to the sequence from near to far, at the moment, the closer sorting targets can be conveyed to the corresponding conveying channels firstly, then the farther sorting targets are conveyed to the corresponding transmission channels, therefore, the conveying route can be optimized, the conveying efficiency is improved, and the high-efficiency and low-energy-consumption operation is ensured when the weight difference of the sorting targets is not large.

The weight information of different sorting targets is obtained, the sorting targets are sequentially delivered to the corresponding conveying units 310 from low to high according to the weight sequence of the sorting targets from large to small, at this time, the heavier sorting targets can be delivered to the lower conveying units 310, so that the sorting targets are sequentially delivered on the conveying units 310, the heavier sorting targets are temporarily stored in the lower conveying units 310, and the stability of the whole sorting robot in the motion process can be maintained.

Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, and not to limit the same; while the utility model has been described in detail and with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some or all of the technical features may be equivalently replaced; and the modifications or the substitutions do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions depart from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims (12)

1. A sorting robot, comprising:

a chassis;

the lifting device is arranged on the chassis;

the conveying device is arranged on the lifting device and comprises at least two conveying units which are longitudinally arranged in a layered mode, the distance between every two adjacent conveying units forms a temporary storage space which can be used for storing the sorting targets, the lifting device is configured for adjusting the height of the conveying units through lifting movement, and the conveying units are configured for conveying the sorting targets.

2. The sorting robot according to claim 1, characterized in that the conveying unit comprises a conveyor belt configured for conveying the sorting targets by a rotary motion.

3. A sorting robot according to claim 2, characterised in that the number of conveyor belts on each level of the conveyor units is at least two, and that a number of conveyor belts are juxtaposed.

4. A sorting robot according to claim 3, characterised in that the rotational speed, rotational direction and rotational torque of the different conveyor belts on the same conveyor unit are the same; or the rotating speed, the rotating direction and/or the rotating torque of different conveying belts on the same conveying unit are different.

5. The sorting robot according to claim 1, characterized in that the transport unit comprises a base and a flap, which is swivel-mounted on the base, which is configured for transporting the sorting target by a tilting movement.

6. The sorting robot according to claim 5, wherein the number of said flaps on each level of said conveying units is at least two, a plurality of said flaps being arranged side by side.

7. The sorting robot according to claim 6, wherein the turning speed, the turning direction, the turning angle and the turning force of different turning plates on the same conveying unit are the same; or the turning speed, the turning direction, the turning angle and/or the turning force of different turning plates on the same conveying unit are different.

8. A logistics sorting system, comprising:

the sorting robot of any one of claims 1-7;

a delivery device configured for delivering the sort target to the sorting robot;

a conveyor configured to receive the sort targets conveyed by the sorting robot.

9. The logistics sorting system of claim 8, wherein the output end of the delivery device is provided with an information acquirer configured to acquire logistics information of the sorting target currently delivered to the conveying unit;

wherein the conveying device comprises at least two conveying channels which are used for matching with the sorting robot and receiving the sorting targets, and the logistics information at least comprises the distance information between the delivery device and different conveying channels.

10. The logistics sorting system of claim 9, further comprising:

a first controller in control connection with the chassis, the controller configured to control movement of the chassis according to the distance information and convey the sorting targets to the corresponding conveying lanes in a first preset order.

11. The logistics sorting system of any one of claims 8-10, wherein the output of the delivery device is provided with a gravity sensor configured to detect weight information of the sorting target currently being delivered to the transport unit.

12. The logistics sorting system of claim 11, further comprising:

a second controller in control connection with the lifting device, the controller configured to control the lifting movement of the lifting device according to the weight information and adjust different conveying units to heights matching with the corresponding sorting targets in a second preset order to receive the corresponding sorting targets.

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