CN219602533U - Conveying buffer mechanism and material sorting device - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to a conveying buffer mechanism and a material sorting device. The material conveying assembly penetrates through the buffer space of the buffer support, when the downstream material is full, and when the material is conveyed to the buffer space along the first conveying direction, the outer edge of the material is located on a supporting portion in the buffer space. The buffer lifting piece drives the buffer support to move upwards, so that one supporting portion drives the material to move upwards, and the other adjacent supporting portion is located on one side of the material conveying assembly. When the downstream material is insufficient, the buffer lifting piece drives the buffer support to move downwards, so that the supporting part with the material placed thereon is aligned with the material conveying assembly, and the material on the supporting part is placed on the material conveying assembly. The conveying buffer mechanism can effectively buffer the occurrence of a stacking phenomenon or a material shortage phenomenon in the conveying process, ensure the conveying reliability and ensure the production and processing efficiency of products.

Description

Conveying buffer mechanism and material sorting device

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of conveying, in particular to a conveying buffer mechanism and a material sorting device.

Background

Along with the development of industrial technology, the conveying assembly line is applied to the processing production of various products, and is used for realizing the transfer of the products from one process to another process in the processing process, so that the processing production efficiency is effectively improved. However, since the conventional conveying line always maintains a constant conveying speed, when the processing speeds of the previous process and the next process are not matched, a stacking phenomenon or a starving phenomenon occurs on the conveying line, and the processing efficiency is affected.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the above, it is necessary to provide a conveying buffer mechanism and a material sorting apparatus capable of reducing the phenomenon of stacking or starving during conveying.

A conveying buffer mechanism comprising a material conveying assembly and a buffer assembly, wherein the material conveying assembly is used for conveying materials along a first conveying direction; the buffer assembly comprises a buffer support and a buffer lifting piece, wherein a buffer space is formed in the buffer support, the material conveying assembly penetrates through the buffer space, the buffer lifting piece is used for driving the buffer support to lift and move relative to the material conveying assembly in a controlled manner, at least two supporting parts are arranged in the buffer space and located on one side of the material conveying assembly, and the supporting parts are arranged at intervals along the moving direction of the buffer support.

In one embodiment, the two opposite inner walls of the buffer space are respectively provided with a supporting part, the supporting part on one inner wall of the buffer space is a first supporting part, the supporting part on the other opposite inner wall of the buffer space is a second supporting part, the first supporting parts and the second supporting parts are arranged in one-to-one opposite manner, and the material conveying assembly is positioned between the first supporting parts and the second supporting parts.

In one embodiment, the buffer assembly further comprises a guide member and a buffer connecting member, wherein the buffer connecting member is arranged on the buffer bracket, and the buffer connecting member is in guiding fit with the guide member along the moving direction of the buffer bracket.

In one embodiment, the buffer lifting piece comprises a buffer driving source and a screw rod, and the buffer driving source is in transmission connection with the screw rod and is used for driving the screw rod to rotate; the guide piece is the guide bar, the length direction of guide bar with the length direction of wire pole all with the direction of movement of buffer support is unanimous, just the guide bar with the relative interval of lead screw sets up, so that the buffer support is located the guide bar with between the lead screw, the one end of buffer connection piece is formed with the screw hole and overlaps and locate on the lead screw, the other end of buffer connection piece is formed with the guiding hole cover and locates on the guide bar.

In one embodiment, the transport buffer mechanism further comprises a blocking assembly disposed on the transport path of the material transport assembly and upstream of the buffer assembly, the blocking assembly being controlled to block material on the material transport assembly.

Above-mentioned carry buffer gear, the material is carried through material conveying assembly, because material conveying assembly passes the buffer space of buffer support, and then when the low reaches material is more full, and when the material is carried to the buffer space along first direction of delivery on material conveying assembly, the outer fringe of material is located a supporting part in the buffer space this moment. The buffer lifting piece drives the buffer support to move upwards, so that one supporting portion drives materials to move upwards, the other adjacent supporting portion is located on one side of the material conveying assembly, and when next materials are conveyed to the buffer space, the buffer lifting piece can be arranged on the other supporting portion, and the like. When the downstream material is insufficient, the buffer lifting piece drives the buffer support to move downwards, so that the supporting part with the material placed thereon is aligned with the material conveying assembly, the material on the supporting part is placed on the material conveying assembly, and the material on the supporting part is conveyed to the downstream along the first conveying direction through the material conveying assembly. The conveying buffer mechanism can effectively buffer the occurrence of a stacking phenomenon or a material shortage phenomenon in the conveying process, ensure the conveying reliability and ensure the production and processing efficiency of products.

The material sorting device comprises the conveying buffer mechanism and the sorting conveying mechanism, wherein the sorting conveying mechanism is used for conveying materials along a second conveying direction, the second conveying direction is intersected with the first conveying direction, and an input end pair of the material conveying assembly is located on the sorting conveying mechanism.

In one embodiment, the material sorting device further includes a transverse conveying mechanism, the number of the conveying buffer mechanisms is at least two, all the conveying buffer mechanisms are arranged at intervals along the second conveying direction of the sorting conveying mechanism, one transverse conveying mechanism is arranged at the joint of each conveying buffer mechanism and the sorting conveying mechanism, the transverse conveying mechanism is located on the conveying path of the sorting conveying mechanism, and the conveying direction of the transverse conveying mechanism is the first conveying direction.

In one embodiment, the transverse conveying mechanism further comprises a transverse conveying member, a transverse driving member and a transverse lifting member, wherein the transverse conveying member is located on the conveying path of the sorting conveying mechanism, the transverse driving member is used for driving the transverse conveying member to convey materials along the first conveying direction, the conveying surface of the conveying buffer mechanism is inconsistent with the conveying surface of the sorting conveying mechanism in height, and the transverse lifting member is used for driving the transverse conveying member to lift so that the conveying surface of the transverse conveying member is flush with the conveying surface of the conveying buffer mechanism or flush with the conveying surface of the sorting conveying mechanism.

In one embodiment, the material sorting device further comprises a code scanner, sensing pieces and a controller, wherein the code scanner is arranged on the sorting conveying mechanism and located at the upstream of the conveying buffer mechanism, each of the transverse conveying mechanisms is correspondingly provided with a sensing piece, the sensing pieces are located at the upstream of the corresponding transverse conveying mechanism, the code scanner, the sensing pieces and the transverse lifting pieces are electrically connected to the controller, and the controller is used for controlling the corresponding transverse lifting pieces to drive the transverse conveying pieces to lift according to detection signals of the code scanner through the corresponding sensing pieces.

In one embodiment, the material sorting device further comprises a packing machine, wherein the packing machine is used for packing materials, and an output end of the packing machine corresponds to an input end of the sorting conveying mechanism; and/or

The material sorting device further comprises a discharging mechanism, and the discharging mechanism is in butt joint with the output end of the material conveying assembly.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a material sorting apparatus according to an embodiment.

Fig. 2 is a side view of the transfer buffer mechanism of fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a front view of the transfer buffer mechanism shown in fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a top view of the material sorting apparatus shown in fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a side view of the lateral transfer mechanism of fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a front view of the transfer conveyor of fig. 1.

10. A material sorting device; 100. a conveying buffer mechanism; 110. a material conveying assembly; 120. a buffer assembly; 121. a buffer bracket; 1211. a buffer space; 1212. a first support portion; 1213. a second supporting part; 122. buffering the lifting piece; 1221. a buffer driving source; 1222. a screw rod; 123. a guide member; 124. a buffer connection; 130. a blocking assembly; 200. sorting and conveying mechanism; 210. sorting the conveyer belt; 300. a lateral transfer mechanism; 310. a lateral transport member; 320. a lateral drive member; 330. a transverse lifting member; 400. a code scanner; 500. an induction member; 600. packaging machine; 700. a transfer mechanism; 710. a switching lifting piece; 720. a transfer conveyor; 730. a switching driving piece; 800. and a blanking mechanism.

Detailed Description

In order that the above objects, features and advantages of the utility model will be readily understood, a more particular description of the utility model will be rendered by reference to the appended drawings. In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present utility model. The present utility model may be embodied in many other forms than described herein and similarly modified by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the utility model, whereby the utility model is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed below.

In the description of the present utility model, it should be understood that, if any, these terms "center", "longitudinal", "transverse", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", etc., are used herein with respect to the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, these terms refer to the orientation or positional relationship for convenience of description and simplicity of description only, and do not indicate or imply that the apparatus or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore should not be construed as limiting the utility model.

Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and the like, if any, are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defining "a first" or "a second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In the description of the present utility model, the terms "plurality" and "a plurality" if any, mean at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless specifically defined otherwise.

In the present utility model, unless explicitly stated and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly. For example, the two parts can be fixedly connected, detachably connected or integrated; can be mechanically or electrically connected; either directly or indirectly, through intermediaries, or both, may be in communication with each other or in interaction with each other, unless expressly defined otherwise. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present utility model can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to the specific circumstances.

In the present utility model, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the meaning of a first feature being "on" or "off" a second feature, and the like, is that the first and second features are either in direct contact or in indirect contact through an intervening medium. Moreover, a first feature being "above," "over" and "on" a second feature may be a first feature being directly above or obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicating that the first feature is level higher than the second feature. The first feature being "under", "below" and "beneath" the second feature may be the first feature being directly under or obliquely below the second feature, or simply indicating that the first feature is less level than the second feature.

It will be understood that if an element is referred to as being "fixed" or "disposed" on another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. If an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or intervening elements may also be present. The terms "vertical," "horizontal," "upper," "lower," "left," "right," and the like as used herein, if any, are for descriptive purposes only and do not represent a unique embodiment.

Referring to fig. 1, fig. 1 illustrates a schematic diagram of a material sorting apparatus 10 for effecting sorting and conveying of materials in accordance with an embodiment of the present utility model. The material sorting device 10 includes a conveying buffer mechanism 100 and a sorting conveying mechanism 200, the conveying buffer mechanism 100 is used for conveying materials along a first conveying direction a, the sorting conveying mechanism 200 is used for conveying materials along a second conveying direction b, the second conveying direction b intersects the first conveying direction a, and an input end of the conveying buffer mechanism 100 is located at the sorting conveying mechanism 200. The material on the sorting conveyor 200 can be sorted onto the conveyor buffer mechanism 100.

In the present embodiment, the number of the conveyance buffer mechanisms 100 is at least two, and all the conveyance buffer mechanisms 100 are arranged at intervals along the second conveyance direction b of the sorting conveyance mechanism 200. The material on the sorting conveyor 200 can be sorted onto different conveyor buffer mechanisms 100 according to different requirements.

Referring to fig. 2 and 3, in one embodiment, a conveying buffer mechanism 100 includes a material conveying assembly 110 and a buffer assembly 120, where the material conveying assembly 110 is used for conveying a material along a first conveying direction a; the buffer assembly 120 includes a buffer bracket 121 and a buffer lifting member 122, the buffer bracket 121 is formed with a buffer space 1211, the material conveying assembly 110 passes through the buffer space 1211, the buffer lifting member 122 is used for controlled driving of the buffer bracket 121 to lift and move relative to the material conveying assembly 110, at least two supporting parts are arranged in the buffer space 1211 and are located at one side of the material conveying assembly 110, and each supporting part is arranged at intervals along the moving direction of the buffer bracket 121. In this embodiment, the input end of the material handling assembly 110 is located at the sorting conveyor 200.

The material is conveyed by the material conveying assembly 110, and the material conveying assembly 110 passes through the buffer space 1211 of the buffer bracket 121, so that when the downstream material is full, and when the material is conveyed to the buffer space 1211 along the first conveying direction a on the material conveying assembly 110, the outer edge of the material is located on a supporting portion in the buffer space 1211. The buffer lifting member 122 drives the buffer bracket 121 to move up and down, so that one supporting portion drives the material to move up, and the other adjacent supporting portion is located at one side of the material conveying assembly 110, so that when the next material is conveyed to the buffer space 1211, the next material can be disposed on the other supporting portion, and so on. When the downstream material is insufficient, the buffer lifting member 122 drives the buffer support 121 to move downwards, so that the supporting portion with the material placed thereon is aligned with the material conveying assembly 110, and the material on the supporting portion is placed on the material conveying assembly 110, and the material on the supporting portion is conveyed to the downstream along the first conveying direction a by the material conveying assembly 110. The conveying buffer mechanism 100 can effectively buffer the occurrence of a stacking phenomenon or a material shortage phenomenon in the conveying process, ensure the conveying reliability and ensure the production and processing efficiency of products.

In an embodiment, the two opposite inner walls of the buffer space 1211 are respectively provided with a supporting portion, the supporting portion located on one inner wall of the buffer space 1211 is a first supporting portion 1212, the supporting portion located on the other opposite inner wall of the buffer space 1211 is a second supporting portion 1213, the first supporting portion 1212 and the second supporting portion 1213 are respectively disposed opposite to each other, and the material conveying assembly 110 is located between the first supporting portion 1212 and the second supporting portion 1213. In the conveying process, the width dimension of the material is greater than the width of the material conveying assembly 110, so that two sides of the material can extend out of the material conveying assembly 110. When the material is conveyed to the buffer space 1211, two sides of the material can be made to ride on the first support portion 1212 and the second support portion 1213, so that the material can be lifted up through the first support portion 1212 and the second support portion 1213 or the material on the first support portion 1212 and the second support portion 1213 can be placed on the material conveying assembly 110 when the buffer lifter 122 drives the buffer bracket 121 to move up and down. Wherein the width direction of the material is the direction perpendicular to the first conveying direction a.

In the present embodiment, the number of the first support portions 1212 is plural, and the plural first support portions 1212 are arranged at intervals along the vertical direction. The number of the second support portions 1213 is plural, and the plurality of second support portions 1213 are disposed at intervals along the vertical direction. Each of the first support portions 1212 is disposed corresponding to one of the second support portions 1213 in the horizontal direction, and the interval between the adjacent two first support portions 1212 is the same as the interval between the adjacent two second support portions 1213.

In an embodiment, the buffer assembly 120 further includes a guide 123 and a buffer connection member 124, the buffer connection member 124 is disposed on the buffer frame 121, and the buffer connection member 124 is in guiding fit with the guide 123 along the moving direction of the buffer frame 121. The buffer bracket 121 is conveniently connected to the guide member 123 by providing the buffer connection member 124, and the reliability of the buffer bracket 121 in the lifting and moving process is conveniently improved by providing the guide member 123. Specifically, a guide hole is formed in one end of the buffer connection member 124, the guide member 123 is a guide rod, and one end of the buffer connection member 124 with the guide hole is sleeved on the guide rod.

In one embodiment, the buffer lifter 122 includes a buffer driving source 1221 and a screw 1222, where the buffer driving source 1221 is in transmission connection with the screw 1222 and is used to drive the screw 1222 to rotate; the guide member 123 is a guide rod, the length direction of the guide rod and the length direction of the screw rod 1222 are consistent with the moving direction of the buffer support 121, and the guide rod and the screw rod 1222 are arranged at opposite intervals, so that the buffer support 121 is positioned between the guide rod and the screw rod 1222, one end of the buffer connecting member 124 is provided with a threaded hole and sleeved on the screw rod 1222, and the other end of the buffer connecting member 124 is provided with a guide hole sleeved on the guide rod. In the use process, the buffer driving source 1221 drives the screw rod 1222 to rotate, so that the buffer connector 124 drives the buffer support 121 to move along the length direction of the screw rod 1222, and the length direction of the guide rod is consistent with the length of the screw rod 1222, so as to effectively limit the lifting movement direction of the buffer support 121, and further improve the reliability of lifting movement.

In other embodiments, the buffer lifter 122 may be a cylinder or a conveyor structure, as long as the lifting movement of the buffer bracket 121 can be achieved.

In one embodiment, the conveyor buffer mechanism 100 further includes a blocking assembly 130, the blocking assembly 130 being disposed on the conveying path of the material conveying assembly 110 and upstream of the buffer assembly 120, the blocking assembly 130 being controlled to block the material on the material conveying assembly 110. By blocking the conveying path of the material conveying assembly 110 by the blocking assembly 130 when the buffer lifting member 122 drives the buffer support 121 to perform lifting movement, the material can be prevented from being conveyed to the buffer space 1211 at this time, and the lifting reliability of the buffer support 121 is effectively ensured.

In this embodiment, the blocking component 130 is a baffle structure driven by a cylinder, and when blocking is required, the baffle driven by the cylinder extends onto the conveying path of the material conveying component 110 to block the material from going forward.

In this embodiment, the material conveying assembly 110 is a motor-driven conveyor belt structure. In other embodiments, the material conveying assembly 110 may be a motor driven roller conveying structure, etc., so long as the conveying of the material is enabled.

Referring to fig. 1, fig. 4 and fig. 5, in an embodiment, the material sorting apparatus 10 further includes a transverse conveying mechanism 300, the number of conveying buffer mechanisms 100 is at least two, a transverse conveying mechanism 300 is disposed at a junction between each conveying buffer mechanism 100 and the sorting conveying mechanism 200, the transverse conveying mechanism 300 is located on a conveying path of the sorting conveying mechanism 200, and a conveying direction of the transverse conveying mechanism 300 is a first conveying direction a. Since the lateral transfer mechanism 300 is located on the conveying path of the sorting conveyor 200, the material can be effectively transferred onto the conveying buffer mechanism 100 by the lateral transfer mechanism 300 when the material is conveyed to the lateral transfer mechanism 300 on the sorting conveyor 200.

Specifically, the transverse conveying mechanism 300 further includes a transverse conveying member 310, a transverse driving member 320, and a transverse lifting member 330, where the transverse conveying member 310 is located on the conveying path of the sorting conveying mechanism 200, the transverse driving member 320 is used to drive the transverse conveying member 310 to convey the material along the first conveying direction a, the conveying surface of the conveying buffer mechanism 100 is inconsistent with the height of the conveying surface of the sorting conveying mechanism 200, and the transverse lifting member 330 is used to drive the transverse conveying member 310 to lift, so that the conveying surface of the transverse conveying member 310 is flush with the conveying surface of the conveying buffer mechanism 100 or flush with the conveying surface of the sorting conveying mechanism 200. Specifically, the conveying surface of the conveyance buffer mechanism 100 is higher than the conveying surface of the sorting conveyance mechanism 200.

When the material on the sorting and conveying mechanism 200 is conveyed to the position corresponding to the transverse conveying mechanism 300, and the material needs to be transferred to the conveying buffer mechanism 100 corresponding to the transverse conveying mechanism 300, the transverse lifter 330 of the transverse conveying mechanism 300 drives the transverse conveying member 310 to lift, so that the conveying surface of the transverse conveying member 310 is level with the conveying surface of the sorting and conveying mechanism 200, and the material is supported on the conveying surface of the transverse conveying member 310. The transverse lifter 330 drives the transverse conveyor 310 to continue to rise so that the conveying surface of the transverse conveyor 310 is flush with the conveying surface of the conveying buffer mechanism 100, and then the transverse driver 320 drives the transverse conveyor 310 to convey the material onto the corresponding conveying buffer mechanism 100 along the first conveying direction a. When the material moves to a lateral conveying mechanism 300 without being transferred to the corresponding conveying buffer mechanism 100 by the lateral conveying mechanism 300, the lateral lifting member 330 drives the lateral conveying member 310 to descend so that the conveying surface of the lateral conveying member 310 is lower than that of the sorting conveying mechanism 200.

In this embodiment, the cross conveyor 310 is a conveyor belt structure. In other embodiments, the cross conveyor 310 may also be a roller conveyor structure.

In other embodiments, the cross conveyor 300 may be configured to rotate the material on the sortation conveyor 200 to the conveyor buffer 100.

In this embodiment, the sorting conveyor 200 includes two sorting conveyors 210, the two sorting conveyors 210 are disposed at opposite intervals, and the upper surfaces of the two sorting conveyors 210 form the conveying surface of the sorting conveyor 200, and the lateral transfer mechanism 300 is located between the two sorting conveyors 210.

In other embodiments, the sorting conveyor 200 may also have a transfer gap formed therein, and the lateral transfer mechanism 300 is positioned within the transfer gap. If the sorting and conveying mechanism 200 includes at least two sorting and conveying units, the adjacent two sorting and conveying units are arranged at intervals to form a transfer gap, the transverse conveying mechanism 300 is located between the adjacent two sorting and conveying units, the conveying directions of the sorting and conveying units are all the second conveying directions b, and the sorting and conveying units are arranged along the second conveying directions b at intervals.

In other embodiments, sortation conveyor 200 may be configured to transfer material to a conveyor buffer mechanism 100 via a cross conveyor 300.

Referring to fig. 1 and 4, in an embodiment, the material sorting apparatus 10 further includes a code scanner 400, a sensing member 500, and a controller, the code scanner 400 is disposed on the sorting and conveying mechanism 200 and located at an upstream of the conveying buffer mechanism 100, each of the lateral conveying mechanisms 300 is correspondingly provided with the sensing member 500, and the sensing members 500 are located at an upstream of the corresponding lateral conveying mechanism 300, and the code scanner 400, the sensing member 500, and the lateral lifting member 330 are electrically connected to the controller, and the controller is configured to control the corresponding lateral lifting member 330 to drive the lateral conveying member 310 to lift according to a detection signal of the code scanner 400 through the corresponding sensing member 500.

In use, the material is scanned by the scanner 400 before it passes through the cross conveyor 300, and the controller determines which conveyor buffer 100 the material is to enter. When the material passes through the transverse conveying mechanism 300 of the corresponding conveying buffer mechanism 100, the material is sensed by the sensing element 500 positioned at the upstream of the transverse conveying mechanism 300, and then the transverse lifting element 330 of the transverse conveying mechanism 300 is controlled to drive the transverse conveying element 310 to lift, so that the material is effectively conveyed to the corresponding conveying buffer mechanism 100. Through above-mentioned controller, sweep sign indicating number 400 and sensing piece 500, can effectively realize the automatic sorting of material.

In this embodiment, the sensing element 500 is a contact switch. In other embodiments, the sensing element 500 may be an infrared sensor or other components capable of sensing the position of the material.

Referring also to fig. 6, in one embodiment, the material sorting apparatus 10 further includes a packing machine 600, the packing machine 600 is used for packing materials, and an output end of the packing machine 600 corresponds to an input end of the sorting and conveying mechanism 200. By providing the packing machine 600, the packing of the materials can be realized, and the packed materials are conveyed to the sorting and conveying mechanism 200 and then sorted to the respective conveying and buffering mechanisms 100.

In one embodiment, the material sorting apparatus 10 further includes a transfer conveyor 700, where the transfer conveyor 700 is disposed between the packaging machine 600 and the sorting conveyor 200, so as to transfer the material output from the packaging machine 600 onto the sorting conveyor 200.

Specifically, the transfer mechanism 700 includes a transfer lifting member 710, a transfer conveying member 720, and a transfer driving member 730, where the transfer driving member 730 is used for conveying the material along the second conveying direction b by the transfer conveying member 720, and the transfer lifting member 710 is used for driving the transfer conveying member 720 to lift. Further, the code scanner 400 is located at one side of the transfer mechanism 700, and when the transfer lifter 710 drives the transfer conveyor 720 to rise, the code scanner 400 is convenient to identify the material on the transfer conveyor 720.

Referring to fig. 1, in an embodiment, the material sorting apparatus 10 further includes a discharging mechanism 800, and the discharging mechanism 800 is abutted to an output end of the material conveying assembly 110. Specifically, each conveying buffer mechanism 100 is correspondingly provided with a blanking mechanism 800, and the materials conveyed by the material conveying assembly 110 can be blanked by the blanking mechanism 800. In other embodiments, the output end of the material handling assembly 110 may also interface with other process equipment.

In this embodiment, the material sorting device 10 is used for packaging solar cells, packaging detected solar cells in film bags, placing the film bags into a packaging box for labeling, cutting films and sealing by the packaging machine 600, and conveying the film bags to the sorting and conveying mechanism 200. And then the materials are classified according to colors, efficiency, voltage and the like and are conveyed to different conveying buffer mechanisms 100 for classification and storage, so that occupation of human resources is effectively reduced, the working efficiency is improved, and the probability of errors caused by manual operation is reduced.

In other embodiments, the material sorting apparatus 10 may be used for sorting other materials such as express.

The technical features of the above-described embodiments may be arbitrarily combined, and all possible combinations of the technical features in the above-described embodiments are not described for brevity of description, however, as long as there is no contradiction between the combinations of the technical features, they should be considered as the scope of the description.

The above examples illustrate only a few embodiments of the utility model, which are described in detail and are not to be construed as limiting the scope of the claims. It should be noted that it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that several variations and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the utility model, which are all within the scope of the utility model. Accordingly, the scope of protection of the present utility model is to be determined by the appended claims.

Claims (10)

1. A transport buffer mechanism (100), characterized in that the transport buffer mechanism (100) comprises:

a material conveying assembly (110), the material conveying assembly (110) being for conveying material along a first conveying direction; and

The buffer assembly (120), the buffer assembly (120) includes buffer support (121) and buffering lifter (122), buffer support (121) are formed with buffering space (1211), material conveying assembly (110) pass buffer space (1211), buffering lifter (122) are used for controlled drive buffer support (121) for material conveying assembly (110) lift removal, be provided with two at least supporting parts in buffer space (1211), just the supporting part is located one side of material conveying assembly (110), each supporting part is followed the direction of movement interval setting of buffer support (121).

2. The conveying buffer mechanism (100) according to claim 1, wherein supporting parts are arranged on two opposite inner walls of the buffer space (1211), the supporting part on one inner wall of the buffer space (1211) is a first supporting part (1212), the supporting part on the other opposite inner wall of the buffer space (1211) is a second supporting part (1213), the first supporting part (1212) and the second supporting part (1213) are arranged in a one-to-one opposite manner, and the material conveying assembly (110) is located between the first supporting part (1212) and the second supporting part (1213).

3. The conveying buffer mechanism (100) according to claim 1, wherein the buffer assembly (120) further comprises a guide member (123) and a buffer connecting member (124), the buffer connecting member (124) is arranged on the buffer support (121), and the buffer connecting member (124) is in guiding fit with the guide member (123) along the moving direction of the buffer support (121).

4. The transport buffer mechanism (100) of claim 3, wherein the buffer lifter (122) comprises a buffer drive source (1221) and a screw (1222), the buffer drive source (1221) being in driving connection with the screw (1222) and for driving the screw (1222) to rotate; the guide piece (123) is the guide bar, the length direction of guide bar and the length direction of lead screw (1222) all with the direction of movement of buffer support (121) is unanimous, just the guide bar with lead screw (1222) relative interval sets up, so that buffer support (121) are located the guide bar with between lead screw (1222), the one end of buffering connecting piece (124) is formed with the screw hole and overlaps locates on lead screw (1222), the other end of buffering connecting piece (124) is formed with the guiding hole cover and locates on the guide bar.

5. The conveyor buffer mechanism (100) according to any of claims 1-4, wherein the conveyor buffer mechanism (100) further comprises a blocking assembly (130), the blocking assembly (130) being disposed on the conveyor path of the material conveyor assembly (110) and upstream of the buffer assembly (120), the blocking assembly (130) being controlled to block material on the material conveyor assembly (110).

6. A material sorting device (10), characterized in that the material sorting device (10) comprises:

the transport buffer mechanism (100) of any of claims 1-5; and

The sorting conveying mechanism (200) is used for conveying materials along a second conveying direction, the second conveying direction is intersected with the first conveying direction, and the input end pair of the material conveying assembly (110) is located on the sorting conveying mechanism (200).

7. The material sorting apparatus (10) of claim 6, wherein the material sorting apparatus (10) further includes a lateral transfer mechanism (300), the number of the conveying buffer mechanisms (100) is at least two, all of the conveying buffer mechanisms (100) are disposed at intervals along the second conveying direction of the sorting conveying mechanism (200), each of the conveying buffer mechanisms (100) is provided with one of the lateral transfer mechanisms (300) at a junction of the sorting conveying mechanism (200), and the lateral transfer mechanism (300) is located on a conveying path of the sorting conveying mechanism (200), and a conveying direction of the lateral transfer mechanism (300) is the first conveying direction.

8. The material sorting apparatus (10) of claim 7, wherein the lateral transfer mechanism (300) further includes a lateral transport member (310), a lateral drive member (320), and a lateral lift member (330), the lateral transport member (310) being located on a transport path of the sorting transport mechanism (200), the lateral drive member (320) being configured to drive the lateral transport member (310) to transport material in the first transport direction, a transport surface of the transport buffer mechanism (100) being non-uniform in height with a transport surface of the sorting transport mechanism (200), the lateral lift member (330) being configured to drive the lateral transport member (310) to lift so that the transport surface of the lateral transport member (310) is flush with the transport surface of the transport buffer mechanism (100) or flush with the transport surface of the sorting transport mechanism (200).

9. The material sorting device (10) according to claim 8, wherein the material sorting device (10) further comprises a code scanner (400), sensing elements (500) and a controller, the code scanner (400) is disposed on the sorting and conveying mechanism (200) and located at the upstream of the conveying and buffering mechanism (100), each transverse conveying mechanism (300) is correspondingly provided with a sensing element (500), the sensing elements (500) are located at the upstream of the corresponding transverse conveying mechanism (300), the code scanner (400), the sensing elements (500) and the transverse lifting elements (330) are electrically connected to the controller, and the controller is used for controlling the corresponding transverse lifting elements (330) to drive the transverse conveying elements (310) to lift through the corresponding sensing elements (500) according to detection signals of the code scanner (400).

10. The material sorting apparatus (10) according to any of the claims 6-9, characterized in that the material sorting apparatus (10) further comprises a packaging machine (600), the packaging machine (600) being adapted to package material, an output of the packaging machine (600) corresponding to an input of the sorting conveyor (200); and/or

The material sorting device (10) further comprises a discharging mechanism (800), and the discharging mechanism (800) is in butt joint with the output end of the material conveying assembly (110).