JPH0920427A - Matrix type sorter - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve space efficiency and eliminate necessity for complicated operation control relating to each conveyer of matching operation of timing for the first/second conveyers and, etc. SOLUTION: The first conveyer 20, conveys an article W by a conveying belt 21 moved along a prescribed route in a vertical surface, and transfers on a free roller 51 of a transfer loading mechanism 50 by a delivery mechanism. In the transfer loading mechanism 50, an article W dropped to slip by its own weight on the free roller 51 is once stopped by a stopper 53, is released from drop slip stopping by the stopper 53 after required timing, and is transferred in the second conveyer 40. Here is not required operation control of matching operation of timing of each conveyer 20, 40. In the second conveyer 40, the article W is conveyed to a prescribed sorting rack 10 by a tray 42 moved along a prescribed route in a horizontal surface.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a matrix type sorting apparatus provided with a combination of at least two kinds of conveying means so as to sort articles to arbitrary sorting destinations in a vertical direction and a horizontal direction in a horizontal plane. Relates to a structure for facilitating operation control of each conveyor.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional matrix type sorting apparatus, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2-205535 discloses a plurality of first and second conveyors which move in a horizontal plane and are arranged so as to partially overlap each other in the vertical direction. Have been described. The first conveyor transfers the article to the second conveyor at a position where it overlaps with the second conveyor. The second conveyor conveys the articles transferred from the first conveyor to a plurality of sorting destinations.

[0003]

In the conventional matrix type sorting apparatus described above, a relatively large number of sorting destinations can be secured. However, since the first and second conveyors are both conveyors that move in a horizontal plane, the only way to significantly increase the number of sorting destinations is to increase the number of second conveyors. There was a problem that the required space would increase. That is, for example, if it is attempted to double the number of sorting destinations, the required installation space will also double.

It is an object of the present invention to have a high space efficiency, it is possible to secure more sorting destinations for articles in a limited installation space, and the operation timings of the first and second conveyors are matched. It is an object of the present invention to provide a matrix type sorting apparatus that can perform accurate and highly efficient sorting at low cost without requiring complicated operation control such as.

[0005]

The first object of the present invention is to convey an article (W) by moving the article placement section (21) along a predetermined path in a vertical plane. (20) is provided so as to at least partially overlap the conveyance path of the article (W) by the first conveyor (20) in the vertical direction, and the article placement section (42) is provided along a predetermined path in a horizontal plane. The second conveyor (40) that conveys an article (W) by moving the first conveyor (2) and the first conveyor (2).
0) is introduced from the introduction means for introducing the article (W) and the first conveyor (20), and the article (W) is transferred to the second conveyor (40) at a required timing. A large number of sorting means (10) into which articles (W) are loaded from the transfer means (50) and the second conveyor (40).
And the articles (W) on the first conveyor (20) are transferred to the transfer means (50) based on the sorting information, and the articles (W) on the transfer means (50) are sorted. The information is transferred to the second conveyor (40) based on information, and the article (W) on the second conveyor (40) is transferred to the sorting means (10) based on sorting information. The present invention is achieved by a matrix type sorting apparatus, which is equipped with an article placing section (21, 42) and a control means for controlling the article placing state of the transfer means (50).

Further, the above object of the present invention is to convey the article (W) along a predetermined route (100, 110,
120) and a conveyor (101, 111, 121) that conveys the article (W) by moving the article placement section (42) along a predetermined path in a horizontal plane, and a conveying means (1).
00, 110, 120) to the conveyor (101, 11)
1, 121) and a transfer means (102, 112, 122) for transferring the article (W) at a required timing, and a large number of articles (W) loaded from the conveyors (101, 111, 121). Sorting means (10) and the conveying means (1
00, 110, 120) on the transfer means (102, 112, 122) based on assortment information, and the article (W) on the transfer means (102, 112, 122). W) based on the sorting information, the conveyor (10
1, 111, 121) and the conveyor (1
01, 111, 121) so that the articles (W) on the article placing section (42) and the transferring means (102, 112, 12) are transferred to the sorting means (10) based on the sorting information.
This is achieved by a matrix type sorting apparatus characterized in that it comprises a control means for controlling the article placement state of 2).

In the matrix type sorting apparatus according to the present invention, the articles introduced by the introduction conveyor are conveyed by the article placement section that moves along a predetermined path in the vertical plane in the first conveyor, and The transfer means transfers the transfer from the first conveyor to the second conveyor at a required timing. At this time, complicated and sophisticated operation control for each conveyor, such as matching the operation timing of each conveyor, is not required. After that, the articles are conveyed by the article placement section that moves along a predetermined path in the horizontal plane on the second conveyor, and are sorted into predetermined sorting means. Further, in the matrix type sorting apparatus according to the present invention, for example, the articles introduced by the introduction conveyor are conveyed along a predetermined route by the conveying means, and are transferred from the conveying means to the conveyor at a required timing by the transfer means. Listed. At this time, operation control for the conveying means and the conveyor such as adjusting the operation timing of the conveying means and the conveyor is not required. Thereafter, the articles are conveyed by the article placement section that moves along a predetermined path in the horizontal plane on the conveyor, and are sorted into predetermined sorting destinations.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the illustrated embodiments. 1A and 1B are views showing the entire matrix type sorting apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1A is a schematic plan view and FIG. 1B is a schematic side view. FIG. 2
4 is a view showing a first conveyor of the matrix type sorting apparatus, FIG. 2 is a schematic side view of the whole, and FIG. 3 is a view seen from an arrow A showing a payout mechanism of the first conveyor of FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a chain and a slide plate of the payout mechanism. 5 and 6 are views showing a second conveyor of the matrix type sorting apparatus, FIG. 5 is a partial plan view, and FIG. 6 is a side view for explaining a bottom plate opening / closing operation of the tray.

In FIG. 1, an article W is introduced to a first conveyor 20 by an introduction conveyor (not shown),
In the conveyor 20, the conveyor belt 21 is moved along a predetermined path in a vertical plane, and is transferred from the first conveyor 20 to the second conveyor 40 at a required timing by the transfer mechanism 50. It After that, the articles W are conveyed by the tray 42 that moves along a predetermined path in the horizontal plane in the second conveyor 40, and are sorted into the predetermined sorting shelves 10 for each article W. A large number of sorting shelves 10 are provided below the second conveyor 40 in a region where the first and second conveyors 20 and 40 do not vertically overlap.

The first conveyor 20 is the second conveyor 4
0 in the vicinity of the left end in FIG.
Each of them is provided orthogonal to the second conveyor 40. As shown in FIG. 2, in the first conveyor 20, an endless conveyor belt 21 is wound around a drive pulley 22, a number of guide rollers 23, and an intermediate roller 24. The conveyor belt 21 is circulated along a predetermined path in the vertical plane (in the present embodiment, a substantially elliptical path as a whole in a side view) as the drive pulley 22 is rotated by the drive motor 25. The article W (FIG. 1) is conveyed. Each of the first conveyors 20 has a conveyor belt 21.
A plurality of (8 in this embodiment) bent portions 26, which are bent in a U shape in a side view, are provided at predetermined intervals along the left-right direction in FIG. 2. The bending mechanism 26 is provided with a payout mechanism 27, respectively.
7 transfers the articles W on the conveyor belt 21 to the second conveyor 40.

In the payout mechanism 27, as shown in FIGS.
2, the pusher dog 29 provided on the chain 28 is operated based on a signal from a photoelectric sensor or the like (not shown) to move the article W (FIG. 1) on the conveyor belt 21 to the second position at a required timing. Transfer to the conveyor 40 (FIG. 1). That is, a plurality of pusher dogs 29 (six in the present embodiment) are provided at predetermined positions on the outer circumference of the chain 28, and are orthogonal to the conveyance direction of the article W by the first conveyor 20 as the chain 28 moves. The article W on the conveyor belt 21 is moved in a desired direction (left-right direction in FIG. 3) at a required timing. The chain 28 is wound around a pair of chain wheels 30,
As the chain wheel 30 rotates, the chain rail 3
Moved along 1. A slide plate 32 is provided on the outer periphery of the chain 28 except the pusher dog 29.
Are provided along the circumferential direction. Each slide plate 32 has a width slightly smaller than the space between the bent portions 26.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 5, the second conveyor 40 has two upper and lower stages below each of the first and second upper and lower first conveyors 20 and has a predetermined interval in the vertical direction in FIG. There will be a total of 6 units, 3 for each. Each of the second conveyors 40 conveys the article W by moving a large number of trays 42 connected in a loop via a drive chain 41 along a predetermined path in a horizontal plane.

In each tray 42, as shown in FIG. 5, a rectangular frame 44 having an opening 43 is connected to the drive chain 41, and the connecting portion of the frame 44 with the drive chain 41 and the opening 43. A pair of wheels 45 are rotatably supported on the opposite side with respect to.
A pair of bottom plates 46 are swingably supported in the opening 43 of the frame 44, and as shown in FIG. 6, can be opened and closed downward in a double-door shape. Referring to FIGS. 5 and 6, each of the trays 42 has a chain sprocket 4
With the movement of the drive chain 41 due to the rotation of 7, the wheels 45 are guided along the rails 49 and are moved along a predetermined path in the horizontal plane (in this embodiment, an oblong path in plan view). . Each of the trays 42 holds a pin (not shown) provided on each bottom plate 46 by a lever (not shown) provided on the frame 44, so that the bottom plate 46 is held in a closed state and the articles W are held. Can be placed. The trays 42 are unlocked from the pins by the levers by the operation of the solenoids 48 provided at the required positions of the rails 49 based on various information. As a result, the tray 42 opens the bottom plate 46 at each predetermined position in the transport path, and the articles W are dropped onto the predetermined sorting rack 10 (FIG. 1B).

Referring again to FIG. 1, the transfer mechanism 50 is
From the first conveyor 20 to the second conveyor 40, the articles W
Is reprinted at the required timing. That is, in the transfer device, a large number of free rollers 51 are connected to the transfer frame 52.
It is supported rotatably. The transfer frame 52 is arranged so as to be inclined from the first conveyor 20 toward the second conveyor 40. A stopper 53 is provided between the free rollers 51 near the second conveyor 40 so as to be able to move back and forth above the free rollers 51 from between the free rollers 51,
In a state of protruding above the free roller 51, the sliding of the article W on the free roller 51 is stopped. That is, the transfer mechanism 5
0 slides the article W on the free roller 51 by its own weight and moves the stopper 53 forward and backward at a required timing to carry and stop the article W.

The operation of this embodiment will be described. The article W is
Introduced into the first conveyor 20 by an introduction conveyor,
While being conveyed in the vertical plane by the first conveyor 20, it is transferred onto the free roller 51 of the transfer mechanism 50 by the payout mechanism 27. Then, the article W slides down on the free roller 51 by its own weight and the stopper 5
The sliding stop is temporarily stopped by 3, and the sliding stop by the stopper 53 is released at a required timing, and the sheet is transferred to the second conveyor 40. At this time, each conveyor 20, 40
Conveyors 20, 40 such as matching the operation timing of
No motion control is required. Then the article W
Is conveyed in a horizontal plane by the second conveyor 40,
The articles W are sorted into a predetermined sorting shelf 10. Sorting shelf 1
From 0, it is carried out manually.

As described above, according to the above-described embodiment, the transfer mechanism 50 includes the first conveyor 20 to the second conveyor 4.
Since the article W is transferred to 0 at a required timing, it is not necessary to match the timing of transferring the article W from the first conveyor 20 to the second conveyor 40 in a matrix manner.
Therefore, accurate and highly efficient sorting can be performed without requiring complicated operation control for the conveyors 20 and 40 such as matching the operation timing of the conveyors 20 and 40. That is, for example, the second conveyor 40
In the above, since the degree of expansion and contraction of the drive chain 41 varies depending on the weight, frequency, temperature, humidity, etc. of the article W, the movement speed of each tray 42 may vary. In such a case, without providing the transfer mechanism 50,
In the configuration in which the article W is directly transferred from the first conveyor 20 to the second conveyor 40, it is extremely difficult to measure the timing of transfer of the article W, so that each of the conveyors 20, 4
A complicated and sophisticated motion control is required for 0. However, according to the configuration of the present embodiment, it is not necessary to match the timing of transferring the articles W from the first conveyor 20 to the second conveyor 40 in a matrix manner, so that the conveyors 20 and 40 are complicated and highly advanced. Motion control is not required. Moreover, since it is not necessary to control the operation speed of each of the conveyors 20 and 40 stepwise, for example,
It is not necessary to use an expensive servo motor to drive 0,
Therefore, the cost is low.

Further, the conveyance path of the article W by the first conveyor 20 is in a vertical plane, and the second conveyor 4
Since the transport path of the article W by 0 is in the horizontal plane, a large number of the first conveyors 20 can be installed without increasing the space required for installation. As a result, even if the installation space is limited, it is possible to secure more sorting destinations for the articles W, and it is possible to secure extremely high space efficiency.

Further, in the first embodiment, the transfer mechanism 50 is used.
The free roller conveyor provided with the stopper 53 capable of stopping the sliding of the article W is used as the above, but the invention is not limited to this, and the article W is transferred from the first conveyor 20 to the second conveyor at a required timing.
7A to 7D are preferably used as long as they can be transferred to the conveyor 40. 7 (a) and 7 (d) are side views, and FIGS. 7 (b) and 7 (c) are arrows B in FIG. 1 (b).
It is the figure seen from the direction.

That is, as a transfer mechanism, as shown in FIG. 7A, a conveyor belt 61 wound between a pair of wheels 60 is moved or stopped at a required timing as the wheels 60 rotate. Then, the article W may be transported and stopped. The conveyor belt 61 is provided such that the upper surface serving as a conveyor surface is in a horizontal state at a position substantially the same height as the conveyor surface of the first conveyor 20. The conveyor belt 61 may be provided so that its upper surface is inclined from the first conveyor 20 toward the second conveyor 40.

In the example shown in FIG. 7B, a pair of bottom plates 70 is used.
Are swingably supported by the conveyor frame 71, respectively, and the opening 72 of the conveyor frame 71 can be opened or closed. That is, each of the bottom plates 70 is locked by a lever (not shown) provided on the conveyor frame 71 so that the opening 72 is closed and the article W (FIG. 1) from the first conveyor 20 (FIG. 1) is closed. ) Is placed. Further, the bottom plate 70 is unlocked by a lever by the operation of a solenoid (not shown), and swings downward in a double-door shape to open the opening 72 at a required timing, so that the article W is placed in the second position. Onto the tray 42 (FIG. 1) of the conveyor 40 of FIG.

In the example shown in FIG. 7 (c), a pair of shutters 80 are supported by a conveyor frame 81, and are expanded and contracted in the left-right direction in the figure by a drive mechanism (not shown) to open the conveyor frame 81. 82 can be opened or closed. That is, the shutter 80 closes the opening 82 in the extended state, and the article W from the first conveyor 20 is placed on it. Further, the shutter 80 is contracted at a required timing to open the opening 82 and drop the article W onto the tray 42 of the second conveyor 40.

In the example shown in FIG. 7D, the conveyor belt 90
Is wound around a pair of rotatable wheels 91. The upper surface of the conveyor belt 90 has the first conveyor 20.
It is at a position lower than the transport surface of. A pusher 92 including a hydraulic cylinder and the like is provided above the transport belt 90. The pusher 92 presses the article W transferred from the first conveyor 20 onto the conveyor belt 90 to the right in the figure at a required timing. As a result, the article W is transferred from the top of the conveyor belt 90 to the second conveyor 40 at a required timing while moving the conveyor belt 90.

Further, in the above-described first embodiment, the first conveyor 20 has a total of two units, one in each of upper and lower two stages near the left end portion of the second conveyor 40 in FIG.
Although it is provided orthogonally to 0, the first conveyor 20 may be arranged so as to at least partially overlap with the conveyance path of the article W by the second conveyor 40 in the vertical direction. That is, the first conveyor 20 is the same as the second conveyor 40 shown in FIG.
It may be provided near the center right end or near the center,
Also, a plurality of them may be provided in the left-right direction in FIG. 8 and 9 are schematic views of a matrix type sorting apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 8 is a plan view, and FIG. 9 is a side view of FIG. In these drawings, the first conveyor 100 does not overlap with the second conveyor 101 in the vertical direction (direction perpendicular to the paper surface in FIG. 8), and the second conveyor 101 extends horizontally from the left end in FIG. Are provided at predetermined intervals along the direction (vertical direction in FIG. 8) orthogonal to the second conveyor 101. The first conveyor 100 is arranged such that the carrying surface is higher than the carrying surface of the second conveyor 101 by a predetermined amount C. Further, the transfer mechanism 102 transfers the conveyor belt 104 wound between the pair of wheels 103 to the wheels 103.
The article W is transported and stopped by moving or stopping at a required timing with the rotation of. Transfer mechanism 1
02 is provided such that the upper surface of the left end portion of the conveyor belt 104 in FIG. 9 is in a horizontal state at a position substantially the same height as the conveyor surface of the first conveyor 100. A part of the transfer mechanism 102 on the right side in FIG. 9 vertically overlaps with the second conveyor 101. Other configurations are the same as in the first embodiment.

The operation of this embodiment will be described. The article W is
The first conveyor 100 by an introduction conveyor (not shown)
8 and is conveyed from the upper side to the lower side (or from the lower side to the upper side) in FIG. 8 by the first conveyor 100, and on the conveyor belt 104 of the transfer mechanism 102 by the payout mechanism 27 (see FIGS. 2 and 3). Reprinted in. Then, the article W is conveyed rightward in FIG. 9 by the movement of the conveyance belt 104, the conveyance is temporarily stopped by the stop of the conveyance belt 104, and the conveyance belt 104 is moved again at a required timing, It is transferred to the second conveyor 101. At this time, the conveyors 100, 10
Each conveyor 100, such as matching the operation timing of 1,
No operational control over 101 is required. After that, the articles W are conveyed in the horizontal plane by the second conveyor 101 and sorted into the predetermined sorting shelves 10 for each article W.
The sorting shelves 10 are carried out manually.

FIG. 10 is a side view showing the outline of a matrix type sorting apparatus according to the third embodiment of the present invention. In the present embodiment, the transport surface of the first conveyor 110 is located lower than the transport surface of the second conveyor 111. Further, the transfer mechanism 112 includes an inclined conveyor 113 that is inclined upward to the right in FIG. 10, and a pair of horizontal conveyors 1 that are continuous at both ends of the inclined conveyor 113 in FIG.
It is composed of 14,115. The conveyors 113, 114, 115 of the transfer mechanism 112 respectively move or stop the conveyor belt 117 wound between the pair of wheels 116 at a required timing as the wheels 116 rotate, The article W is transported and stopped.

In the transfer mechanism 112, the horizontal conveyor 114 on the left side in FIG.
It is provided so as to be in a horizontal state at a position substantially the same as the conveying surface of the conveyor 110. The horizontal conveyor 115 on the right side in FIG. 10 is provided so that the upper surface of the conveyor belt 117 is in a horizontal state at a position higher than the conveyor surface of the second conveyor 111 by a predetermined amount D, and the right half in FIG. Second
And the conveyor 111 of FIG. Inclined conveyor 113
10 is the upper surface of the left end portion of the conveyor belt 117 in FIG.
10 is substantially the same height as the upper surface of the conveyor belt 117 of the horizontal conveyor 114 on the left side in the middle, and the upper surface at the right end in FIG. 10 is the conveyor belt 117 of the horizontal conveyor 115 on the right side in FIG.
It is provided with an inclination of a predetermined angle so as to be located at substantially the same height as the upper surface of the. Other configurations are similar to those of the second embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a side view schematically showing a matrix type sorting apparatus according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. In the present embodiment, the transport surface of the first conveyor 120 is located higher than the transport surface of the second conveyor 121. The transfer mechanism 122 is composed of an inclined conveyor 123 that is inclined downward to the right in FIG. 11, and a horizontal conveyor 124 that is continuous with the left end of the inclined conveyor 123 in FIG. 11.

In the transfer mechanism 122, the horizontal conveyor 1
24, the upper surface of the conveyor belt 125 is the first conveyor 12
It is provided so as to be in a horizontal state at almost the same height position as the 0 transport surface. The inclined conveyor 123 is the conveyor belt 12
5, the upper surface of the left end in FIG. 11 is at substantially the same height as the upper surface of the conveyor belt 125 of the horizontal conveyor 124, and FIG.
The upper surface of the right end of the center 1 is inclined by a predetermined angle such that the upper surface is higher than the conveying surface above the second conveyor 121 by a predetermined amount E. In the inclined conveyor 123, a part of the conveyor belt 125 near the right end portion in FIG. Other configurations are similar to those of the second embodiment.

As described above, according to the above-described first to fourth embodiments, the transfer mechanisms 50, 102, 112, 122 have the first transfer mechanism.
The articles W are transferred from the conveyors 20, 100, 110, 120 of the first conveyor 20 to the second conveyors 40, 101, 111, 121 at a required timing.
0,110,120 to the second conveyor 40,101,
It is not necessary to match the transfer timings of the articles W on the 111 and 121 in a matrix manner, and therefore, the conveyors 20, 100, 110, 120 and 40, 101, 11 are not required.
Each conveyor 20, 100, 110, 120 and 40, 101, 11 such as matching the operation timing of 1, 121
Accurate and highly efficient sorting can be performed without requiring complicated operation control for 1,121.

That is, for example, in the second conveyor 40 of the first embodiment, since the degree of expansion and contraction of the drive chain 41 differs depending on the weight, distribution, temperature, humidity, etc. of the articles W, the movement speed of each tray 42 is different. There may be variations. In such a case, with the configuration in which the article W is directly transferred from the first conveyor 20 to the second conveyor 40 without providing the transfer mechanism 50, it is extremely difficult to measure the transfer timing of the article W. Therefore, complicated and sophisticated motion control is required for each conveyor 20, 40. However, according to the configuration of the first embodiment, it is not necessary to match the transfer timing of the articles W from the first conveyor 20 to the second conveyor 40 in a matrix manner.
No complicated and sophisticated motion control is required for each conveyor 20,40. Moreover, since it is not necessary to control the operating speed of each conveyor 20, 40 in stages, for example, it is not necessary to use an expensive servo motor for driving each conveyor 20, 40, and therefore the cost is low.

Further, according to the first embodiment, since the conveyance path of the article W by the first conveyor 20 is in the vertical plane and the conveyance path of the article W by the second conveyor 40 is in the horizontal plane, the installation is performed. A large number of first conveyors 20 can be installed without increasing the required space. As a result, even if the installation space is limited, it is possible to secure more sorting destinations for the articles W, and it is possible to secure extremely high space efficiency.

In the first to fourth embodiments, as the first conveyors 20, 100, 110, 120, belt conveyors for conveying the articles W by the circulating movement of the conveyor belt 21 are used. , 101, 111,
The same tray type conveyor as 121 may be used. Further, instead of the conveyor, a dolly or a fork as a conveying means may be used, or it may be manually.

[0033]

As described above, according to the present invention, the first conveyor is a conveyor that conveys an article by moving the article placement section along a predetermined path in a vertical plane, and Since the second conveyor is a conveyor that conveys the articles by moving the article placement section along a predetermined path in the horizontal plane, the first conveyor can be installed without increasing the space required for installation. Many can be installed. As a result, even if the installation space is limited, it is possible to secure more items to be sorted.
Extremely high space efficiency. Further, since the transfer means transfers the articles from the first conveyor to the second conveyor at a required timing, it is possible to accurately and accurately transfer the articles without the need for complicated operation control such as matching the operation timing of each conveyor. Efficient sorting can be performed at low cost. Further, according to the present invention, since the transfer means transfers the article from the transfer means to the conveyor at a required timing, it is not necessary to perform complicated operation control such as matching the operation timing of the transfer means and the conveyor, Accurate and highly efficient sorting can be performed at low cost.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view showing an entire matrix type sorting apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic side view showing the entire first conveyor of the matrix type sorting apparatus of FIG.

3 is a view on arrow A showing the payout mechanism of the first conveyor of FIG. 2. FIG.

4 is a perspective view showing a chain and a slide plate of the dispensing mechanism of FIG.

5 is a plan view showing a part of a second conveyor of the matrix type sorting apparatus of FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 6 is a side view for explaining a bottom plate opening / closing operation of the tray of the second conveyor.

FIG. 7 is a schematic side view showing another example of the transfer mechanism.

FIG. 8 is a plan view showing an outline of a matrix type sorting apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a side view of FIG.

FIG. 10 is a side view schematically showing a matrix type sorting apparatus according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a side view showing the outline of a matrix type sorting apparatus according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 20 First Conveyor 21 Article Placement Section (Conveyor Belt) 26 Bent Section 27 Discharge Mechanism 29 Pusher Dog 40 Second Conveyor 42 Article Placement Section (Tray) 50 Transfer Means (Transfer Mechanism) 51 Free Roller 53 Stopper 100,110,120 Conveying means (first conveyor) 101,111,121 Conveyors (second conveyor) 102,112,122 Transfer means (transfer mechanism) W Article

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A first conveyor (20) for transporting an article (W) by moving an article placement section (21) along a predetermined path in a vertical plane, and the first conveyor (20). 20) is provided so as to at least partially overlap with the conveyance path of the article (W) in the vertical direction,
By moving the article placement unit (42) along a predetermined path in a horizontal plane, the article (W) is transferred to the second conveyor (40) that conveys the article (W) and the first conveyor (20). ) For introducing articles), and a transfer means (50) for sorting articles from the first conveyor (20) and transferring the articles (W) to the second conveyor (40) at a required timing. And a large number of sorting destination means (10) into which the articles (W) are loaded from the second conveyor (40), and the articles (W) on the first conveyor (20) are transferred based on the sorting information. The transfer means (50) transfers the articles (W) on the transfer means (50) to the second conveyor (40) based on assortment information, and also the second conveyor (40). The upper article (W) is transferred to the sorting destination means (10) based on the sorting information. Uni the article mounting unit (2
1, 42) and a transfer means (50) for controlling an article mounting state of the matrix type sorting apparatus. 2. A transporting means (100, 110, 120) for transporting an article (W) along a predetermined path, and an article placing section (42) for moving the article (W) along a predetermined path in a horizontal plane. , A conveyor for carrying articles (W) (1
01, 111, 121) and the conveyor means (100, 110, 120) to the conveyor (1
01, 111, 121), and transfer means (102, 112, 122) for transferring the article (W) at a required timing.
A plurality of sorting destination means (10) into which articles (W) are loaded from the conveyors (101, 111, 121), and articles (W) on the conveying means (100, 110, 120) as sorting information. Based on the transfer means (102, 1)
12, 122), and the transfer means (102,
(112, 122) the articles (W) on the conveyors (101, 111, 121) based on the sorting information, and the articles (W) on the conveyors (101, 111, 121) as sorting information. And a control means for controlling the article placement state of the article placement part (42) and the placement means (102, 112, 122) so that the article placement part (42) is placed on the sorting means (10). Characteristic matrix type sorting device.