JPH08301438A - Sorter equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To accurately feed a thin and soft load of light weight to a sorting conveyer of a traveling carriage by providing a feeding conveyer of positioning a start end part in a loading part further positioning a finish end part upward a fixed traveling route, and setting a conveying direction of this conveyer to the same direction to a traveling direction of the traveling carriage. CONSTITUTION: An feeding belt conveyer 12 of positioning a start end part in the forward of a loading part further positioning a finish end part upward a fixed traveling route 2 is provided in a feeding part, to set a conveying direction of this conveyer to the same direction to a traveling direction 15 of a traveling carriage 1. A load 5 is conveyed from a loading side conveyer 17 to a load input side conveyer 18, to temporarily wait in the finish end part, to measure feed timing, and to drop down onto a sorting conveyer 6 of the prescribed traveling carriage 1. As a result, even a thin soft load 5 of light weight like clothes can be accurately transfer loaded onto the sorting belt conveyer 6.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sorting facility for throwing clothes, for example, from a loading transporting device into a sorting transporting device of a traveling trolley and sorting them into desired sorting sections.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as this kind of sorting equipment, there is one shown in FIG. 7, for example. That is, 60 is a plurality of traveling carriages that can travel on a constant traveling route 61, and a sorting conveyor 63 that sorts a load 62 in the left-right and lateral directions with respect to the traveling direction is provided at the upper portion of these traveling carriages 60. There is. Further, on the left and right sides of the constant travel route 61, a loading conveyor 64 for loading the load 62 into the sorting conveyor 63 of the traveling carriage 60 from the lateral direction, and a plurality of sorting chutes 65 are provided. The start end of the loading conveyor 64 is located at the loading section 66 and the end is located at the side of the constant traveling path 61.

According to this, when the worker 67 places the load 62 on the starting end of the loading conveyor 64 at the loading section 66, the load 62 is conveyed from the starting end to the terminal end of the loading conveyor 64. It is then loaded onto the sorting conveyor 63 of the traveling carriage 60, and the sorting conveyor 63 drives to drive the target chute 65.
Will be paid out.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional type, since the load 62 is loaded from the lateral direction onto the sorting conveyor 63 of the traveling carriage 60 by the loading conveyor 64, folded loads such as clothes When handling such a thin, flexible, and lighter load 62, the load 62 cannot be accurately transferred onto the sorting conveyor 63 of the traveling carriage 60 by loading from the lateral direction, and the load 62 is separated from the sorting conveyor 63. There was a problem such as protrusion.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, and even if the load is thin, flexible, and lightweight, the sorting equipment can accurately load the load from the loading transport device to the sorting transport device of the traveling carriage. It is intended to provide.

[0006]

In order to solve the above problems, the sorting equipment according to the first aspect of the present invention is provided with an upper portion of a traveling carriage that can travel on a fixed traveling route and a load in a lateral direction to the traveling direction. A sorting transport device for sorting is provided, and a loading portion for loading a load from the loading portion to the sorting transport device of the traveling trolley is formed at a predetermined position on the above-mentioned constant travel route. A loading transfer device is provided which is located in the loading section and whose end portion is located above the constant traveling path, and the transfer direction of the loading transfer device is set to the same direction as the traveling direction of the traveling carriage to perform the constant traveling. Sorting parts are formed on the left and right sides of the route.

In the sorting facility according to the second aspect of the present invention, the loading conveyor is a loading belt conveyor composed of a loading side conveyor and a loading side conveyor which is divided into two parts, the driving belt conveyor, and the loading side conveyor. A drive device and a second drive device for driving the load-feeding side conveyor are provided.

In the sorting equipment according to the third aspect of the present invention, a detection device for detecting a load is provided on the side of a transfer path formed by the loading side conveyor and the loading side conveyor, and the loading side conveyor and the loading side are provided. Between the conveyor and the conveyor, a load detection area in a predetermined upper and lower range that intersects the transportation path is formed by the detection device.

[0009]

According to the structure of the first aspect of the present invention, the load placed from the loading section to the start end of the loading transport device is transported by the loading transport device, and from the end the predetermined transport vehicle sorting transport. It is put on the device. Since this loading is performed by dropping the load from the end portion of the loading transport device onto the sorting transport device of a predetermined traveling carriage, thin, flexible, and lighter loads such as folded clothes are sorted as described above. It can be accurately transferred onto the carrier device.

The load loaded on the sorting transport device is transported on a fixed traveling path by the traveling carriage, and the sorting transport device is driven to deliver the load to the target sorting section. As a result, the load is sorted by each sorting unit.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the preceding load is temporarily held on the loading side conveyor to measure the timing at the time of loading, while the subsequent load is loaded from the starting end to the terminating end of the loading side conveyor. Since another load can be conveyed to and set at the starting end of the loading side conveyor, a large number of loads can be efficiently input in a short time.

According to the configuration of the third aspect of the present invention, it is possible to detect that the load is conveyed from the loading side conveyor to the loading side conveyor by entering the load detection area. At this time, because the load detection area in the upper and lower predetermined range is formed between the loading side conveyor and the loading side conveyor,
Even a thin load can be detected with certainty, and it is possible to prevent problems such as erroneously detecting the belt of the loading side conveyor or the belt of the loading side conveyor.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a plurality of traveling carriages that can travel on a constant traveling route 2 formed in a loop. These traveling carriages 1 are connected to each other at their front and rear by a coupler 3 and are supported and guided by a traveling rail 4 to travel by a linear motor drive type.

A pair of front and rear sorting belt conveyors 6 (an example of a sorting conveying device) for sorting the load 5 in the lateral direction with respect to the traveling direction 15 are provided on the upper portion of each traveling carriage 1. The sorting belt conveyor 6 is fed from the traveling rail 4 in a contactless manner.

At a predetermined position of the above-mentioned constant traveling route 2, a load 5
A loading portion 8 is provided for loading the loading belt 7 into the sorting belt conveyor 6 of the traveling vehicle 1. As shown in FIG. 4, the loading section 7 is provided with a gantry 10 on which a worker 9 can work, and a table 11 on which the unsorted loads 5 are placed.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the loading portion 8 has a leading end portion located in front of the table 11 of the loading portion 7 and a trailing end portion located above the fixed traveling path 2 for loading. A belt conveyor 12 (an example of a feeding device for loading) is provided. The feeding direction 14 of the loading belt conveyor 12 is set to be the same as the running direction 15 of the traveling carriage 1, and the loading belt conveyor 12 is divided into a loading side conveyor 17 and a loading side conveyor 18 into two front and rear. Has been done.

The loading side conveyor 17 includes a driven roller 20 rotatably provided between the start ends of a pair of left and right side frames 19, a drive roller 21 rotatably provided between intermediate portions thereof, and The belt 22 is wound around a driven roller 20 and a drive roller 21. Similarly, the load loading side conveyor 18 includes a driving roller 23 rotatably provided between the intermediate portions of the both side frames 19, a driven roller 24 rotatably provided between the ends, and a driving roller 24 for driving the driven roller 24 and the driven roller 24. A belt 25 wound between a roller 23 and a driven roller 24. A count device 26 that counts the number of rotations of the drive roller 23 is connected to the drive roller 23 of the load introduction conveyor 18.

Further, a driving roller of the loading side conveyor 17
21 is rotationally driven by a first motor 27 (an example of a first drive device), and the drive roller 23 of the load loading conveyor 18 is a second motor 28.
It is rotationally driven by (an example of a second drive device). The loading belt conveyor 12 is installed on the floor 31 via a pair of front and rear legs 30 vertically extending from both side frames 19. The loading-side conveyor 17 is horizontally provided, and the loading-side conveyor 18 is inclined with its end portion facing downward.

As shown in FIG. 3, in the middle portion of the side frame 19 on one side, an emergency photoelectric switch for detecting the load 5 passing between the loading conveyor 17 and the loading conveyor 18 is provided. A floodlight 32 (an example of a detection device) is provided,
An emergency light receiver 34 (an example of a detection device) that receives the emitted light 33 from the emergency light projector 32 is provided in the middle portion of the side frame 19 on the other side. That is, FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 3, the radiant light 33 is formed in a strip shape, and as a result, between the loading side conveyor 17 and the loading side conveyor 18, a load detection area 36 in a predetermined upper and lower range intersecting the transport path 35. Is formed.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, on both side frames 19, a light projector 37 and a light receiver 38 for detecting the load 5 placed on the starting end of the loading side conveyor 17, and a loading side. Light projector 39 and light receiver 40 for detecting the load 5 transported to the end of the conveyor 17, and deceleration projector 46 and speed reduction for detecting the deceleration stop of the load 5 transported to the load loading side conveyor 18. Light receiver 47, temporary stop projector 41, temporary stop light receiver 42, and the loading side conveyor
Emitter for detecting load 5 input from the end of 18
43 and a light receiver 44 are provided.

As shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of sorting chutes 45 (an example of a sorting section) are provided on both the left and right sides of the fixed traveling route 2. The operation of the above configuration will be described below.

When handling and sorting the folded clothes (eg jeans) as the load 5, the worker 9 first selects one of the unsorted loads 5 collected on the table 11 as shown in FIG. It is placed on the starting end of the loading side conveyor 17. This load 5 is conveyed from the loading side conveyor 17 to the loading side conveyor 18, and temporarily waits at the end of the loading side conveyor 18 to measure the timing of loading, and then from the end of the loading side conveyor 18. It is put on the sorting belt conveyor 6 of the predetermined traveling carriage 1. This loading is performed by dropping the load 5 from the terminal end of the load-side conveyor 18 onto the sorting belt conveyor 6 of the predetermined traveling carriage 1 as shown by the phantom line in FIG. The load 5 which is flexible and lighter in weight can be accurately transferred onto the sorting belt conveyor 6.

At this time, as shown in FIG. 3, the preceding load 5a
Is detected by the speed-reducing projector 46 and the speed-reducing light receiver 47, the transport speed of the load-side conveyor 18 is reduced, and then the load 5a is detected by the temporary stop light projector 41 and the temporary stop light receiver 42. Then, the load loading conveyor 18 temporarily stops, so that the load 5a temporarily waits at the end of the load loading conveyor 18. During this time, the succeeding load 5b is conveyed from the starting end to the ending end of the loading side conveyor 17 and temporarily stands by at this ending end. The temporary standby of the load 5b is performed by the projector 39 and the light receiver 40.
Is performed by detecting the load 5b and temporarily stopping the loading side conveyor 17. Thus, the preceding load 5
While a is waiting on the loading side conveyor 18, the succeeding load 5b is conveyed from the starting end of the loading side conveyor 17 to the terminal end, and another load 5c is transferred to the starting end of the loading side conveyor 17. Since they can be set in advance, many loads can be efficiently input in a short time.

After that, the loading side conveyor 18 is driven to load the preceding load 5a and the loading side conveyor
17 is driven and the subsequent load 5b is conveyed to the load loading conveyor 18, and in the same manner, the load 5b temporarily waits at the end of the load loading conveyor 18.

The load 5 loaded on the sorting belt conveyor 6 is conveyed by the traveling carriage 1 on the fixed traveling route 2,
The sorting belt conveyor 6 is driven to deliver the load 5 to the target chute 45. As a result, the cargo 5 is sorted by each chute 45.

The deceleration projector 46 and deceleration receiver 47 shown in FIG. 3 or the temporary stop projector 41 and the pause receiver are shown.
Even if 42 malfunctions, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, when the radiated light 33 is blocked by the passage of the load 5, the counting device 26 is reset to 0 and starts counting, When the predetermined count number is reached, the load-feeding side conveyor 18 is temporarily stopped, so that the load 5a (see FIG. 3) can be temporarily held at the terminal end of the load-feeding side conveyor 18 as described above.

As described above, the decelerating projector 46 and the decelerating photoreceiver 47 or the temporary stop projector 41 and the temporary stop photoreceiver.
Even if 42 malfunctions, the emergency light projector 32 and the emergency light receiver 34 can temporarily hold the load 5a (see FIG. 3) at the end of the load-side conveyor 18, Double safety measures will be taken. Further, since the load detection area 36 composed of the synchrotron radiation 33 in a predetermined upper and lower range is formed between the loading side conveyor 17 and the loading side conveyor 18, even a thin load 5 can be reliably detected, and an error may occur. Belt 22 of loading side conveyor 17 and loading side conveyor 18
It is possible to prevent erroneous detection such as the belt 25 being detected.

In the above embodiment, the loading belt conveyor 12 is used.
The transport direction 14 of the traveling carriage 1 is set to be the same as the traveling direction 15 of the traveling carriage 1, and the horizontal component of the conveying speed of the load-side conveyor 18 is set to be equal to or higher than the traveling speed of the traveling carriage 1 so that The timing of loading the load 5 can be accurately controlled.

In the above embodiment, the sorting belt conveyor 6 is provided as an example of the sorting conveying device, but not limited to the belt conveyor, it may be a chain conveyor or a roller conveyor.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the feeding belt conveyor 12 is provided as an example of the feeding device for feeding, but not limited to the belt conveyor, it may be a chain conveyor or a roller conveyor. Although the loading belt conveyor 12 is divided into the loading side conveyor 17 and the loading side conveyor 18, the loading belt conveyor 12 may be a single piece that is not divided or a piece that is divided into three or more.

[0031]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the load is dropped by dropping the load from the end portion of the loading transport device onto the sorting transport device of the predetermined traveling carriage, so that the load is folded. It is possible to accurately transfer a thin, flexible and lighter load such as clothes, etc. onto the sorting transport device.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in order to measure the timing at the time of loading, the preceding load is temporarily held on the loading conveyor, and the subsequent load is conveyed from the starting end to the terminating end of the loading conveyor. Furthermore, since another load can be set at the starting end of the loading side conveyor, a large number of loads can be efficiently input in a short time.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the load detection area in a predetermined upper and lower range is formed between the loading side conveyor and the loading side conveyor, even a thin load can be reliably detected.
It is possible to prevent a problem such as erroneously detecting the belt of the loading side conveyor or the belt of the loading side conveyor by mistake, and to accurately detect only the load.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a main part of a sorting facility according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of a sorting facility.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a main part of a sorting facility.

FIG. 4 is a view on arrow AA in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a front view of a load detection area formed between the loading side conveyor and the loading side conveyor.

FIG. 6 is a side view of a load detection area formed between the loading side conveyor and the loading side conveyor.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a main part of a conventional sorting facility.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Traveling vehicle 2 Constant traveling route 5 Load 6 Sorting belt conveyor (sorting transfer device) 7 Loading part 8 Loading part 12 Loading belt conveyor (loading transfer device) 14 Transport direction 15 Traveling direction 17 Loading side conveyor 18 Conveyor for loading side 27 1st motor (1st drive) 28 2nd motor (2nd drive) 32 Emitter (detector) 34 Light receiver (detector) 35 Conveyance route 36 Load detection area 45 Chute (sorting section)

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A transporting device for sorting, which sorts a load laterally and laterally with respect to a traveling direction, is provided on an upper part of a traveling carriage that can travel on a constant traveling route, and the load is placed at a predetermined position on the constant traveling route. A loading unit is provided for loading from the loading unit to the sorting transport device of the traveling carriage, and the loading unit has a starting end located at the loading unit and an end located above the fixed traveling path. A sorting facility, characterized in that a transporting device is provided, the transporting direction of the loading transporting device is set to be the same as the traveling direction of the traveling carriage, and sorting parts are formed on the left and right sides of the certain traveling route. 2. The loading conveyor is a loading belt conveyor composed of a loading side conveyor and a loading side conveyor divided into front and rear, and a first driving device for driving the loading side conveyor, and the loading. Second driving side conveyor
The sorting facility according to claim 1, further comprising a driving device. 3. A detection device for detecting a load is provided on a side of a transportation path formed by the loading side conveyor and the loading side conveyor, and the detection device is provided between the loading side conveyor and the loading side conveyor. 3. The sorting facility according to claim 2, wherein a load detection area of a predetermined upper and lower range that intersects the transport path is formed by the detection device.