KR102408578B1 - The singulator and the arrangement method of article to use the singulator - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a singulator and a method for arranging articles using the same, and more particularly, to facilitate sorting of articles that have passed through the singulator by arranging a plurality of irregularly supplied articles in a line while passing through the singulator. A singulator and a method for arranging articles using the same,
A singulator for automatically aligning transported articles, comprising: a feeding unit for temporarily storing and transporting articles; a spreading unit for spreading the goods transferred through the feeding unit to secure a left and right spacing of the goods; an aligning unit whose spacing is adjusted so that the items spread through the spreading unit are individually discharged and the discharged items have a predetermined interval; a control unit controlling the operation of the article waiting conveyor unit, the spreading unit, and the aligning unit; and a discharge unit in which articles passing through the alignment unit are aligned in a line and discharged at regular intervals.

Description

The singulator and the arrangement method of article to use the singulator

The present invention relates to a singulator and a method for arranging articles using the same, and more particularly, to facilitate sorting of articles that have passed through the singulator by arranging a plurality of irregularly supplied articles in a line while passing through the singulator. It relates to a singulator and a method for arranging articles using the same.

Conveyor belts are used in many fields, such as logistics, assembly line operation and automated production, where the conveyor belt is driven by a power source to transport goods on the conveyor belt to different locations.

Currently, online purchases are growing explosively due to various social issues. Accordingly, the amount of logistics for the delivery of goods purchased online and the delivery market using vehicles are rapidly increasing. Due to the increase in the amount of logistics, efficient sorting of parcels is being requested rapidly, but various problems have occurred in solving the rapidly increased amount of parcels.

Before the goods are transferred to the goods delivery conveyor system, the goods must first be sorted one by one in a line, so that it becomes easier to sort the goods by region using a sorter. This is being presented. In other words, the singulator is a device for supplying items one by one in a line before sorting them using a sorter. device that provides

Currently, automatic sorting of goods using a singulator is an initial step for sorting goods, and it is possible to efficiently sort the parcels when they are arranged in a line and supplied through a conveyor at regular intervals, and thus labor can be reduced. There is a need for a technology for a singulator capable of efficiently aligning items.

Registered Patent Publication No. 10-2187249 (Registered on November 30, 2020) Registered Patent Publication No. 10-1977694 (Registered on May 7, 2019) Registered Patent Publication No. 10-1920395 (Registered on November 14, 2018) Publication No. 10-2020-0127335 (published on November 11, 2020)

An object of the present invention is to provide a singulator capable of providing efficiency and speed in sorting articles by efficiently and quickly aligning articles transferred to an article sorting conveyor in a line.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for arranging articles using a singulator that can transport articles by aligning them in a line using the singulator and aligning them to have a constant interval.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a singulator for automatically aligning transported articles, comprising: a feeding unit for temporarily storing and transporting articles; a spreading unit for spreading the goods transferred through the feeding unit to secure a left and right spacing of the goods; an aligning unit whose spacing is adjusted so that the items spread out through the spreading unit are individually discharged and the discharged items have a predetermined interval; a control unit for controlling driving of the feeding unit, the spreading unit, and the alignment unit; and a discharge unit in which articles passing through the alignment unit are aligned in a line and discharged at regular intervals.

In the present invention, the feeding unit is characterized in that it supplies the product to the spreading unit while repeating the transfer and stop of the product according to a signal from the control unit.

In the present invention, the spreading unit is composed of a rhombus-shaped spreading frame that is enlarged toward the discharge side, and a plurality of spreading conveyors installed on the spreading frame, and the plurality of spreading conveyors are It is installed so that the distance between each other is widened, characterized in that the left and right spacing of the conveyed article is widened.

In the present invention, the alignment unit, a plurality of first individual alignment conveyors are mounted side by side, the first alignment conveyor unit serves as a buffer so that the goods transferred from the spreading unit are waiting and conveyed; a second sorting conveyor on which a plurality of second individual sorting conveyors are mounted side by side, the second sorting conveyor serving as a buffer for waiting and transporting articles transferred through the first sorting conveyor; a third sorting conveyor on which a plurality of third individual sorting conveyors are mounted side by side, the third sorting conveyor for discharging articles transferred from the second sorting conveyor according to a priority determined according to a control signal from a controller; and a fourth sorting conveyor in which a plurality of fourth individual sorting conveyors are mounted side by side and discharging the articles transferred from the third sorting conveyor to the discharging part at regular intervals according to a control signal of a control unit. do it with

In the present invention, the controller includes: a vision camera mounted on the upper side of the alignment unit to capture an image of an article transported along the alignment unit and transmit it to a control PC; a control PC for receiving the image data of the vision camera, recognizing the position of an article in the received image data, setting the priority of the article, and transmitting a control signal to the driving PLC to each individual conveyor; and a driving PLC that receives the control signal of the control PC and controls the driving and driving speed of the individual alignment conveyors.

In the present invention, the priority of the article is determined according to the position where the article transferred to the third sorting conveyor is placed, and the control unit sequentially drives the third individual sorting conveyor on which the article of the most advanced position is placed. It is characterized in that the article is discharged to the fourth alignment conveyor unit.

In the present invention, the fourth alignment conveyor unit discharges the goods transferred from the third alignment conveyor unit to the discharge unit at regular intervals in time, and the discharge unit transports the items at a constant speed, so that the items to be transported and aligned are at a predetermined interval characterized in that it is maintained.

In the present invention, the discharge unit is characterized in that it is composed of a plurality of roll conveyors installed symmetrically at a certain angle so that the discharged goods are aligned in the center or both sides and discharged.

In addition, in order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a method for arranging items using a singulator for aligning and discharging while transporting the stored goods, comprising: a feeding step in which the stored goods are temporarily stored and transferred; A spreading step of spreading the transferred article to secure the left and right spacing of the article while transferring; an alignment step in which the articles are individually discharged at regular intervals by identifying the positions of the spread and transported articles; and a discharging step of aligning the discharged products to the center or both sides and discharging them at regular intervals.

In the present invention, the spreading step is characterized in that the width is expanded from the input side to the discharge side and the product is transferred, thereby securing the left and right spacing of the product.

In the present invention, the alignment step includes: a first alignment step in which a plurality of first individual alignment conveyors are mounted side by side and serve as a buffer so that the items transferred in the spreading step are waiting and conveyed; a second sorting step in which a plurality of second individual sorting conveyors are mounted side by side to serve as a buffer so that the articles transported through the first sorting step are queued and transported; a third sorting step in which a plurality of third individual sorting conveyors are mounted side by side, and discharging the articles according to the priority determined according to the entry position of the articles transported in the second sorting step; and a fourth sorting step in which a plurality of fourth individual sorting conveyors are mounted side by side to discharge the goods transported in the third sorting step at regular intervals in time.

In the present invention, the priority of the article determined according to the entry position of the article is characterized in that the image of the article transferred in the alignment step is photographed, and the priority is determined according to the order of the position of the article in the photographed image data.

The singulator according to the present invention has an advantage in that the articles can be accurately aligned and discharged to the article conveyor in a line, so that the accuracy of sorting articles using the sorter can be ensured.

In addition, the singulator according to the present invention has the advantages of reducing labor for sorting articles and reducing space for installation and use of the singulator because articles are arranged and articles are discharged at regular intervals.

In addition, the singulator according to the present invention has the advantage of reducing the manufacturing cost because there are few components required.

1 is an overall perspective view of an embodiment of a singulator according to the present invention;
2 is an overall perspective view of an embodiment of the singulator in which the structure of the discharge part in the singulator according to the present invention is reversed;
3 is a structural perspective view in which the conveyor belt is removed from the feeding part of the singulator according to the present invention.
4 is a structural perspective view of the spreading unit and the alignment unit of the singulator according to the present invention.
5 is a plan view showing the steps of aligning articles in a line in the singulator according to the present invention.
6 is a plan view showing the step of aligning the article on both sides in the singulator according to the present invention.
7 is a flowchart of an article sorting method using a singulator according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, this is for the purpose of describing in detail enough that a person of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains can easily carry out the invention, and this does not mean that the technical spirit and scope of the present invention are limited thereto.

Fig. 1 is an overall perspective view of an embodiment of a singulator according to the present invention, Fig. 2 is an overall perspective view of an embodiment of a singulator in which the structure of the discharge part in the singulator according to the present invention is reversed, and Fig. 3 is an overall perspective view of the singulator according to the present invention It is a structural perspective view with the conveyor belt removed from the feeding part, Figure 4 is a structural perspective view of the spreading part and the aligning part of the singulator according to the present invention, and Figure 5 is a plan view showing the article alignment step of the singulator according to the present invention, 6 is a plan view illustrating the step of aligning the articles on both sides in the singulator according to the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a flowchart of the article sorting method using the singulator according to the present invention.

The configuration of the singulator 1 according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 and 3 to 4 . As shown in FIG. 1 , the singulator 1 spreads the article P transferred through the feeding unit 10 to which the article P is temporarily stored and transferred, and the article P to the article P. ) so that the spreading unit 20 for securing the left and right spacing and the product P spread through the spreading unit 20 are individually discharged and the discharged product P has a certain interval An alignment unit 30 whose spacing is adjusted, a control unit 40 that controls the driving of the feeding unit 10, the spreading unit 20, and the alignment unit 30, and an article that has passed through the alignment unit 30 ( P) is arranged in a line and consists of a discharge part 50 which is discharged at regular intervals.

The feeding unit 10 supplies the product P to the spreading unit 20 while repeating the transfer and stop of the product P according to a signal from the control unit 40 . In the feeding unit 10 , the article is temporarily stored through a conveyor (not shown) connected to the feeding unit 10 , and is transferred to the spreading unit 20 after waiting. The driving of the feeding unit 10 is also made according to the signal of the control unit 40 . As shown in FIG. 3, the feeding unit 10 includes a conveyor belt 11 and a feeding frame 12 on which a plurality of rollers 13 (13: 13a, 13b) allowing the conveyor belt 11 to be driven are mounted. And, a plurality of rollers 13 mounted on the feeding frame 12 for rotation of the conveyor belt 11, and a tension adjusting roller 14 that drives the rollers 13 and gives tension to the conveyor belt 11 ) and a motor 15 connected to the tension adjusting roller 14 to drive the tension adjusting roller 14 .

The spreading unit 20 includes a rhombus-shaped spreading frame 21 that expands toward the discharge side, and a plurality of spreading conveyors 22 installed on the spreading frame 21 . The spreading frame 21 is composed of an upper frame 21a and a lower frame 21b, and a spreading conveyor 22 is mounted on the upper frame 21a and a hole 211 so that the conveyor belt 221 can be driven. ) is formed. The spreading conveyor 22 includes a conveyor belt 221 , front and rear rollers 222 : 222a and 222b on which the conveyor belt 221 is mounted, and a driving motor 23 for driving the roller 222 . The driving motor 23 is connected to the front roller 222a and the belt 24 to transmit rotational force. As shown in the figure, the spreading conveyor 22 is formed in plurality, and the spreading frame 21 is formed in a rhombus shape so that the exit side is wider than the entrance side, so the spreading conveyor 22 moves from the entrance side to the exit side. They are installed so that the distance between them becomes wider as time goes on. Since the spacing of the spreading conveyor 22 is installed according to the rhombic spreading frame 21 , the article P passes through the spreading conveyor 22 , and the left and right spacing between them is widened and transferred to the alignment unit 30 . can be

As shown in FIG. 4 , the alignment unit 30 includes a first alignment conveyor unit 31 to which the item P transferred from the spreading unit 20 is transferred, and an article from the first alignment conveyor unit 31 . A second alignment conveyor unit 32 to which (P) is transferred, a third alignment conveyor unit 33 to which an article (P) is transferred from the second alignment conveyor unit 32, and a third alignment conveyor unit 33 It consists of a fourth alignment conveyor unit 34 to which the article (P) is transferred.

The first alignment conveyor unit 31 includes a plurality of first individual alignment conveyors 311 formed side by side. The plurality of first individual alignment conveyors 311 includes a conveyor belt 311a, a plurality of rollers 311b for rotationally driving the conveyor belt 311a, and a motor to give a driving force to the conveyor belt 311a. It consists of a self-driving roller (311c). The plurality of first individual alignment conveyors 311 are individually driven because they have their own driving rollers 311c. Accordingly, the plurality of first individual conveyors 311 may be individually driven or driven together according to a signal from the control unit 40 .

The configuration of the second alignment conveyor unit 32 is the same as that of the first alignment conveyor unit 31 . are formed side by side. The second alignment conveyor unit 32 consists of a plurality of second individual alignment conveyors 321 . The second individual alignment conveyor 321 is self-driven in which a conveyor belt 321a, a plurality of rollers 321b for rotationally driving the conveyor belt 321a, and a motor to give a driving force to the conveyor belt 321a are mounted. It consists of a roller 321c. The plurality of second individual alignment conveyors 321 are individually driven because they have their own driving rollers 321c. Accordingly, the plurality of second individual conveyors 321 may be individually driven or driven together according to a signal from the control unit 40 .

The configuration of the third alignment conveyor unit 33 is the same as that of the first alignment conveyor unit 31 . The third alignment conveyor unit 33 includes a plurality of third individual alignment conveyors 331 , and the third individual alignment conveyor 331 includes a conveyor belt 331a and a conveyor belt 331a for rotationally driving the conveyor belt 331a. It consists of a plurality of rollers 331b and a self-driving roller 331c on which a motor is mounted to give a driving force to the conveyor belt 331a. The plurality of third individual alignment conveyors 331 are individually driven because they have their own driving rollers 331c. Accordingly, the plurality of third individual conveyors 331 may be individually driven or driven together according to a signal from the control unit 40 .

The fourth alignment conveyor unit 34 also has the same configuration as the first alignment conveyor unit 31 . The fourth alignment conveyor unit 34 includes a plurality of fourth individual alignment conveyors 341 , and the fourth individual alignment conveyor 341 includes a conveyor belt 341a and a conveyor belt 341a for rotationally driving the conveyor belt 341a. It consists of a plurality of rollers 341b and a self-driving roller 341c on which a motor is mounted to give a driving force to the conveyor belt 341a. The plurality of fourth individual alignment conveyors 341 are individually driven because they have their own driving rollers 341c. Accordingly, the plurality of fourth individual conveyors 341 may be individually driven or driven together according to a signal from the control unit 40 .

Looking at the role of each sorting conveyor, the first sorting conveyor 31 waits until the item P transferred from the spreading unit 20 is transferred until the previous article P is transferred, or there is no other article P. Since it may take time to determine the priority of the articles made in the third and fourth sorting conveyors 33 and 34 by allowing them to be transferred immediately, the control unit in the third and fourth sorting conveyors 33 and 34 It serves as a buffer so that the priority by (40) is performed smoothly.

Like the first alignment conveyor unit 31, the second alignment conveyor 32 also serves as a buffer corresponding to the time required for prioritization of the third and fourth alignment conveyor units.

In the third alignment conveyor unit 33 , the priority of the articles P transferred from the second alignment conveyor unit 32 is determined. The priority is determined by the control unit 40 . The controller 40 receives the image data of the vision camera 41 , and determines the priority of the articles P placed on the third sorting conveyor 33 . The priority is determined according to the order of the preceding positions. Accordingly, the article in the preceding position is first transferred to the fourth alignment conveyor unit 34 , and the article in the next position is transferred to the fourth alignment conveyor unit 34 , and these processes are sequentially performed.

The fourth alignment conveyor unit 34 transfers the discharged goods at regular intervals in order to maintain a constant distance to be discharged according to the priority of the goods transferred to the discharge unit 50 . In the case of discharging to the discharging unit 50 at a predetermined time interval and at a predetermined speed, the product may be transferred to the product sorting system (not shown) through the discharging unit 50 at a predetermined interval.

As shown in FIG. 1 , the control unit 40 is located at the site receiving the control signal from the vision camera 41 , the control PC 42 that receives the image data of the vision camera 41 , and the control PC 42 . It consists of a driving PLC (43) that is installed.

Specifically, the vision camera 41 is provided above the alignment unit 30 . The vision camera 41 is mounted on a camera installation frame 410 installed at the four corners of the aligner 30 , and provides images of goods passing through the first to fourth aligning conveyors of the aligning unit 30 . Real-time shooting, and the captured image data is transmitted to the control PC (42). The vision camera 41 includes a front vision camera 41a and a rear vision camera 41b for accuracy.

The control PC 42 recognizes the position of the article in the image data received from the vision camera 41 to prioritize the article, and a driving signal for driving the individual sorting conveyors of the first to fourth sorting conveyors and the driving speed to the driving PLC 43 . In addition, the control PC 42 performs the role of the main controller, and controls the driving PLC 43 to control the driving and speed of the conveyor belt and the driving motor of the feeding unit 10 and the spreading unit 20 . It also serves to send signals. In addition, it is controlled through the driving PLC 43 so that the discharge speed of the discharge unit 50 can also be kept constant. The control PC 42 analyzes the image data received from the vision camera 41 to determine the discharging order sequentially from the item at the most advanced position in the third sorting conveyor 33 .

The driving PLC 43 receives the control signal of the control PC 42 to control the driving and driving speed of the first to fourth individual alignment conveyors. The driving PLC 43 controls not only the first to fourth individual alignment conveyors, but also the driving and driving speed of the conveyors of the spreading unit 20 and the feeding unit 10 . The driving PLC 43 receives the control signal of the PC 42 for control and repeats driving and stopping of the feeding unit 10 and the spreading unit 20 . In addition, by receiving the control signal of the control PC 42 to control the driving and driving speed of the first alignment conveyor unit 31 and the second alignment conveyor unit 32, and to stop the driving if necessary, the third and fourth conveyors Control so that the role in the department can be performed. In addition, the driving PLC 43 receives the control signal of the control PC 42 to control the driving and driving speed of the third individual conveyor 331 of the third alignment conveyor unit 33 . The driving PLC 43 receives the control signal according to the priority of the control PC 42, first drives the third individual conveyor 331 on which the article in the most advanced position is placed, and then the article in the second advanced position The placed third individual conveyor 331 is driven and these processes are sequentially performed. Accordingly, the articles P are sequentially entered into the fourth alignment conveyor unit 34 . In addition, the driving and driving speed of the fourth individual alignment conveyor 341 of the fourth alignment conveyor unit 34 are also controlled, and the article serving as the role of the fourth alignment conveyor unit 34 is discharged from the discharge unit 50 at regular intervals. ) serves to uniformly adjust the time interval of the goods transferred from the third alignment conveyor unit 33 so that they can be entered, so that the goods transferred to the discharge unit 50 can be aligned one by one or on both sides.

1, the discharge unit 50 is composed of a plurality of roll-type conveyors. In the discharge unit 50, the roll-type conveyor is installed inclined at a certain angle toward the center so that the articles can be aligned in one line or on both sides. That is, when aligned in a line, the roll-type conveyor is inclined forward with respect to the center of the discharge unit 50 , and when aligned on both sides, the roll-type conveyor is installed inclined to the rear side with respect to the center of the discharge unit 50 . 1 and 5 are views of the discharge unit 50 arranged in a line, and FIGS. 2 and 6 are views of the discharge unit 50' arranged on both sides.

Next, an article alignment method using the singulator according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 7 . In the article sorting method using a singulator, a feeding step in which a stocked article is temporarily stored and transferred, a spreading step of spreading the transferred article to secure the left and right spacing of the article, and transferring the spread and transferred article It consists of an aligning step in which the articles are individually discharged at regular intervals by locating the positions, and a discharging step in which the discharged articles are arranged in the center or on both sides and discharged at regular intervals.

An article alignment method using the singulator according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 7 . First, power is applied to the singulator 1, and accordingly, the control unit 40 is turned on. Next, the article (P) is put through another conveyor or using another transport means (S1). When the product is stored in the feeding unit 10, initially there is no product in the alignment unit 30, so the feeding unit 10 and the spreading unit 20 are driven (S21) to put the product into the alignment unit 30 (S2). . In addition, the control unit 40 checks whether there is an article in the alignment unit 30 through the vision camera 41 (S22), and if there is no article, drives the feeding unit 10 and the spreading unit 20 ( S21) The article P is put into the alignment unit 30 (S2). Hereinafter, in each step, driving and driving stop are determined according to the control signal of the controller 40 .

When the goods are transferred to the alignment unit 30, the first alignment conveyor unit 31 is driven (S3), and since the first alignment conveyor unit 31 functions as a buffer, in general, all first individual alignment conveyors ( 311 is driven, but the first individual alignment conveyor 311 may be driven according to the state of the third alignment conveyor unit 33 . The driving of the first alignment conveyor unit 31 is determined according to whether there is an article in the second alignment conveyor unit 32 ( S31 ). When there is no article in the second alignment conveyor unit 32 (S32), the first alignment conveyor unit 31 is continuously driven. When the article is transferred to the second alignment conveyor unit 32 by the driving of the first alignment conveyor unit 31 , the second alignment conveyor unit 32 is driven according to the condition of the third alignment conveyor unit 33 ( S4 ) . First, it is checked whether there is an article in the third sorting conveyor 33 (S41), and when there is no article in the third sorting conveyor 33 (S42), by continuously driving the second sorting conveyor 32, the third The article is transferred to the alignment conveyor 33 . Next, when the goods are transferred to the third sorting conveyor 33, it is checked whether there are two or more articles (S43). When there is only one article, the third individual conveyor 331 on which the article is placed is driven and discharged to the fourth alignment conveyor unit 34 . In addition, when there are two or more articles, the third alignment conveyor 33 is temporarily stopped (S45). In the paused state, the priority of the article is determined (S46). If the priority of the item is not determined (S47), the third sorting conveyor 33 continues to be stopped, and when the priority according to the position of the item is determined, the third individual sorting conveyor at the most advanced position ( From 331 , another third individual sorting conveyor 331 on which the articles are placed according to the order is sequentially driven to transfer the articles P to the fourth sorting conveyor 34 . Since the fourth alignment conveyor unit 34 serves to discharge the goods to the discharge unit 50 at regular intervals, first, it is checked whether the fourth alignment conveyor unit 34 discharges the goods at regular intervals (S5). ), if the goods are not discharged at regular intervals, the third alignment conveyor 33 is continuously driven (S51), and the goods are discharged at regular intervals in time through the fourth individual alignment conveyor 341 through which the goods are discharged. make it possible (S6). The fourth individual alignment conveyor 341 discharges the article P to the discharge unit 50 (S7). When there is only one article, the third individual sorting conveyor on which the article P is placed is driven (S44), and the article is discharged to the discharge unit 50 through the fourth individual sorting conveyor 341 (S6). (S7). As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 , the goods transferred over the third alignment conveyor unit 33 are positioned with an article P1 , an article P2 , an article P3 , and an article P4 , and the The item P1 at the most advanced position in the center is discharged to the fourth alignment conveyor unit 34 first, and the next item P2 is discharged at regular intervals in time, and these processes are sequentially performed. The articles P discharged at regular intervals from the fourth alignment conveyor unit 34 are arranged in a line or on both sides in the discharge unit 50 and transferred to the article sorting conveyor system by a sorter or the like.

Although the embodiments have been described by way of example above, the fact that the present invention can be embodied in various other forms without departing from the spirit and scope thereof is apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art. Accordingly, the above-described embodiments are to be regarded as illustrative rather than restrictive, and all implementations within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents will be included within the scope of the present invention.

1: Singulator
10: feeding part 11: conveyor belt
12: feeding unit frame 13: roller
14: drive motor 15: drive roller
20: spreading unit 21: spreading frame
22: spreading conveyor 23: driving motor
24: belt 25: support frame
30: alignment unit 31: first alignment conveyor unit
32: second alignment conveyor unit 33: third alignment conveyor unit
34: fourth alignment conveyor part 35: support frame
40: control unit 41: vision camera
42: PC for control 43: Driving PLC
50, 50' : discharge part

Claims (14)

In the singulator for automatically aligning conveyed goods,
a feeding unit for temporarily storing the inputted product, and supplying the product to the spreading unit while repeating the transfer and stop of the temporarily stored product according to a signal from the control unit;
A rhombus-shaped spreading frame that is enlarged from the inlet side toward the discharge side, and the spacing between each other are installed so that the distance between each other increases from the inlet side to the outlet side of the spreading frame, so that the article transferred from the feeding unit is spread while being transferred to the discharge side a spreading unit composed of a plurality of spreading conveyors;
In order to adjust the items spread out through the spreading unit to be individually discharged one by one at a predetermined interval, a plurality of first individual alignment conveyors are mounted side by side, serving as a buffer so that the items transferred from the spreading unit are waiting and transferred a first alignment conveyor unit; a second sorting conveyor on which a plurality of second individual sorting conveyors are mounted side by side, the second sorting conveyor serving as a buffer for waiting and transporting articles transferred through the first sorting conveyor; a third sorting conveyor on which a plurality of third individual sorting conveyors are mounted side by side, the third sorting conveyor for discharging articles transferred from the second sorting conveyor according to a priority determined according to a control signal of a controller; and a fourth sorting conveyor in which a plurality of fourth individual sorting conveyors are mounted side by side and discharging the articles transported from the third sorting conveyor to the discharge part one by one at regular intervals according to a control signal from the control unit; ;
a vision camera mounted on an upper side of the alignment unit to control the driving of the feeding unit, the spreading unit, and the alignment unit to capture an image of an article transported along the alignment unit and transmit it to a control PC; a control PC for receiving the image data of the vision camera, recognizing the position of the article in the received image data, setting the priority of the article, and transmitting a control signal to the driving PLC to each individual conveyor; and a driving PLC configured to receive a control signal from the control PC and control the driving and driving speed of the individual sorting conveyors; and
Consisting of; a discharge unit in which the articles passing through the alignment unit are aligned in a line and discharged at regular intervals;
The priority of the article is determined according to the position where the article transferred to the third sorting conveyor is placed,
The control unit sequentially drives the third individual sorting conveyor on which the article of the most advanced position is placed, and discharging the article to the fourth sorting conveyor.
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The fourth alignment conveyor unit discharges the goods transferred from the third alignment conveyor unit to the discharge unit at regular intervals in time, and the discharge unit transfers the items at a constant speed, so that the conveyed and aligned items maintain a constant interval A singulator, characterized in that to do so.
According to claim 1,
The discharge unit,
A singulator, characterized in that it is composed of a plurality of roll conveyors installed symmetrically at a certain angle so that the discharged goods are arranged in the center or on both sides.
In the article sorting method using a singulator that aligns and discharges the goods while transporting them,
A feeding step in which the stocked goods are temporarily stored and transferred;
A spreading step in which the width is increased from the input side to the discharge side, and the left and right intervals of the goods are secured as the transferred goods are spread;
a first sorting step in which a plurality of first individual sorting conveyors are mounted side by side to serve as a buffer so that the articles transported in the spreading step are waiting and transported; a second sorting step in which a plurality of second individual sorting conveyors are mounted side by side to serve as a buffer so that the articles transported through the first sorting step are queued and transported; a third sorting step in which a plurality of third individual sorting conveyors are mounted side by side, and discharging the articles according to the priority determined according to the entry position of the articles transported in the second sorting step; and a fourth sorting step in which a plurality of fourth individual sorting conveyors are mounted side by side and discharging the articles transported in the third sorting step at regular intervals in time; sorting step; and
Discharge step of aligning the discharged article to the central side or both sides and discharged at regular intervals;

The priority of the article determined according to the entry position of the article is to take an image of the article transferred in the sorting step, and determine the priority according to the order of the position of the article in the photographed image data,

The priority of the article is determined according to the position where the article transferred to the plurality of individual sorting conveyors of the third sorting step is placed, and sequentially from the third individual sorting conveyor on which the article of the most advanced position is placed The product is discharged by driving
In the fourth aligning step, the articles transferred in the third aligning step are discharged at regular intervals in time, thereby maintaining a certain distance. delete delete delete delete delete

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