WO2019114371A1

WO2019114371A1 - Material delivery system and material delivery method

Info

Publication number: WO2019114371A1
Application number: PCT/CN2018/108109
Authority: WO
Inventors: 苗长朋; 程晓伟; 朱夏华; 宦朋松; 袁田
Original assignee: 江苏中天华宇智能科技有限公司
Priority date: 2017-12-13
Filing date: 2018-09-27
Publication date: 2019-06-20
Also published as: CN109911529A

Abstract

A delivery system and a material delivery method. The delivery system (100) comprises a delivery system body (10), a plurality of delivery units (20), a pickup device (30) and a control device (40); the delivery system body (10) is used for carrying the delivery units (20) and the pickup device (30), the plurality of delivery units (20) are arranged in an array and can deliver materials, the pickup device (30) can move to the end portion of any one of the delivery units (20), and the control device (40) is electrically connected to the pickup device (30) and can control the movement of the pickup device (30). Said delivery system (100) can make a smart response according to an instruction issued by a customer, and has characteristics of being easy to use, having a compact structure, providing a flexible delivery method, and having high accuracy of positioning for material delivery.

Description

Material conveying system and material conveying method

Technical field

The invention relates to the technical field of material transportation, in particular to a material conveying system and a material conveying method.

Background technique

At present, the level of industrial intelligence in China is still immature, and most cities or rural areas are less automated. In most areas, a complete system has not been formed for the material conveying field, especially for bagged and box materials. Because the transportation is constrained by the space environment, not only the transportation volume is small, the degree of automation is low, but also for energy and resources. The consumption is large.

Therefore, it is necessary to provide a material conveying system or a material conveying method with high degree of automation and high conveying efficiency.

Summary of the invention

The invention mainly solves the technical problem that the existing material conveying device has low automation degree and low conveying efficiency.

A conveying system comprising a conveying system main body, a plurality of conveying units, a picking device and a control device, wherein the conveying system main body is for carrying the conveying unit and the picking device, and the plurality of conveying units are arranged in an array and The material can be conveyed, the pick-up device can be moved to the end of any one of the transport units, the control device being electrically connected to the pick-up device and capable of controlling the pick-up device to move.

Further, the picking device includes a vertical rail and a horizontal rail, the horizontal rail is connected to the vertical rail, and is reciprocable along the vertical rail, wherein the vertical rail extends in a first direction, The extending direction of the horizontal rail is a second direction, and the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction.

Further, the picking device further includes a conveying device coupled to the horizontal rail and movable along with the horizontal rail, and the conveying device is further reciprocable along the horizontal rail.

Further, the picking device includes a driving device respectively connected to the horizontal rail and the conveying device, the driving device capable of driving the horizontal rail to move in the first direction, the driving The device is also capable of driving the conveyor to reciprocate along the horizontal rail.

Further, the conveying device includes a main body portion, a driving roller, a driven roller and a conveying belt, and the driving roller and the driven roller are respectively disposed at two ends of the main body portion, and the conveying belt is respectively associated with the The drive roller is coupled to the driven roller.

Further, the conveying device includes a photoelectric sensing device electrically connected to the control device, and the photoelectric sensing device is configured to detect material information.

Further, the conveying device further includes a linear sliding bearing, the linear sliding bearing sleeve is coupled to the main body portion, and is sleeved on the horizontal rail, so that the conveying device can reciprocate along the horizontal rail .

A material conveying method comprising the steps of: controlling a conveying device to move to a predetermined conveying unit, wherein the number of the conveying units is plural and the plurality of conveying units are arranged in an array; and the predetermined conveying unit is controlled to convey the material, And transporting the material to one end of the conveying unit near the conveying device; detecting the position of the material by using the photoelectric sensing device, when the photoelectric sensing device detects the material, controlling the conveying device to start and conveying the material out of the conveying unit .

Further, the transport unit is controlled to move in a first direction and/or a second direction and to cause the transport device to reach a predetermined transport unit.

Further, the conveying direction of the conveying unit is a third direction, and the third direction is perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction, respectively.

The conveying system provided by the invention can make intelligent response according to the instructions of the customer, and the conveying system has the characteristics of convenient use, compact structure, flexible conveying method and high positioning precision of conveying materials. In addition, the conveying system has the advantages of low energy consumption and the like, thereby reducing energy consumption.

DRAWINGS

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly described below. It is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to these drawings without any creative work, wherein:

1 is a schematic structural view of a delivery system provided by the present invention.

Figure 2 is a schematic view showing the structure of the conveying unit of the conveying system shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a schematic view showing the structure of the conveying device of the conveying system shown in Figure 1.

4 is a schematic view showing the electrical connection structure of the conveying system shown in FIG. 1.

Figure 5 is a flow chart of the material delivery method provided by the present invention.

Component description

Conveying system 100

Conveying system main body 10

Outer frame 11

Beam 12

Conveying unit 20

Active scroll wheel 21

Drive roller 22

Drive belt 23

Partition 24

Baffle 25

Pickup device 30

Vertical rail 31

First rail 311

Second rail 312

Horizontal rail 32

Linear bearing 321

Horizontal rail 322

Conveying device 33

Main body 331

Photoelectric sensing device 332

Active roller 333

Driven roller 334

Conveyor belt 335

Tensioning device 336

Conveyor conveyor baffle 337

Linear plain bearings 338

Control device 40

Detailed ways

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below. It is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative efforts are within the scope of the present invention.

Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 4, wherein FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of a conveying system provided by the present invention; FIG. 2 is a schematic structural view of a conveying unit of the conveying system shown in FIG. 1; and FIG. 3 is a conveying system shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a schematic view showing the electrical connection structure of the conveying system shown in FIG. 1;

The delivery system 100 includes a delivery system body 10, a delivery unit 20, a picking device 30, and a control device 40. The conveying system main body 10 is for carrying the conveying unit 20 and the picking device. The control device 40 may be disposed on the transport system main body 10, or may be disposed outside the transport system main body 10; in addition, the control device 40 is electrically connected to the transport unit 20 and the pick-up device 30. .

The transport system body 10 is used to carry the transport unit 20 and the pick-up device 30. The conveyor system body 10 includes an outer frame 11 and a beam 12 disposed between the outer frames 11.

The outer frame 11 is the main body frame of the transport system main body 10. In the present embodiment, the outer frame 11 is an aluminum profile structure, so that it can reduce its own weight on the basis of ensuring mechanical structural properties.

The beam 12 is disposed inside the outer frame 11 and connected to the outer frame 11. The number of the beams 12 is plural, and the plurality of beams 12 are connected to the outer frame 11, and a multilayer structure is formed inside the outer frame 11. Preferably, in the same layer, the plurality of beams 12 are arranged in parallel; in the multilayer structure formed by the plurality of beams 12, the distance between the plurality of structures is the same.

The conveying unit 20 is used for conveying bagged liquid, bagged granules, bagged finished parts, and box-like materials. The transport transposition 20 includes a drive roller 21, a driven roller 22, a drive belt 23, a partition 24, and a baffle 25. The active roller 21 and the driven roller 22 are disposed at a certain distance. The drive belt 23 is wrapped around the driving roller 21 and the driven roller 22 . The partition plate 24 is disposed on the transmission belt 23. The two flaps 25 are arranged along the direction of transmission of the belt 23.

The driving roller 21 is a power device of the conveying unit 20 for driving the conveying unit 20 to rotate. The rolling direction of the driving roller 21 may be a clockwise rotation or a counterclockwise rotation. The specific rotation direction may be set according to actual needs, which is not limited by the present invention. In order to facilitate the subsequent description, the conveying direction of the conveying unit 20 is named as the first direction.

The driven roller 22 is spaced apart from the driving roller 21 by a certain distance, and the extending direction of the rotating shaft of the driving roller 22 is parallel to the extending direction of the rotating shaft of the driving roller 21.

The drive belt 23 is connected to the drive roller 21 and the driven roller 22, respectively. Specifically, the driving belt 23 is wound around the driving roller 21 and the driven roller 22, and the driving belt 23 is driven by the driving roller 21 to drive the driven roller 22 to rotate. The drive belt 23 is a belt.

The partition plate 24 is disposed on the transmission belt 23. In the present embodiment, the number of the transmission belts 23 is plural, and the plurality of partition plates 24 are evenly distributed on the transmission belt 23. The plurality of partitions 24 are each disposed perpendicular to the drive belt 23. The distance between the two adjacent partitions 24 can be set according to actual needs, which is not limited by the present invention. The height of the partition plate 24 is also set correspondingly according to actual needs, which is not limited by the present invention.

The number of the baffles 25 is two, and the two baffles 25 are disposed on both sides of the belt 23. Specifically, the shutter 25 is disposed along the conveying direction of the belt 23 and has a height exceeding a predetermined distance of the top of the belt 23. The baffle 25 serves to prevent material from falling out during the conveyance of the belt 23.

In the present embodiment, the number of the transport units 20 is plural, and the plurality of transport units 20 are arranged in an array, that is, the plurality of transport units 20 are arranged in parallel and are distributed in multiple layers. Preferably, the number of the transport units 20 of each layer is the same. The array formed by the plurality of transport units 20 is generally in the shape of a cuboid.

The picking device 30 includes a vertical rail 31, a horizontal rail 32, a conveying device 33, and a driving device 34. The horizontal rail 32 is coupled to the vertical rail 31, and the horizontal rail 32 is movable up and down along the vertical rail 31. The conveying device 33 is coupled to the horizontal rail 32 and is movable along the horizontal rail 32. The drive device 34 is coupled to the horizontal rail 32 and the transport device 33, respectively, and is configured to move the horizontal rail 32 and the transport device 33.

The vertical rails 31 are disposed on one side of the conveying system 100, and the extending direction of the vertical rails 31 is perpendicular to the horizontal plane. In order to facilitate the subsequent description, the extending direction of the vertical rail 31 is named as the second direction. The second direction and the first direction are perpendicular to each other. The vertical rail 31 includes a first rail 311 and a second rail 312. The first vertical rail 311 and the second vertical rail 312 are respectively disposed at two ends of one side of the conveying system 100. And the first vertical rail 311 and the second vertical rail 312 are disposed in parallel.

The horizontal rail 32 is connected to the vertical rail 31, and the horizontal rail 32 is disposed in parallel with a horizontal plane. To facilitate the subsequent description, the extended square of the horizontal rail 32 is named as a third direction, and the third direction is perpendicular to the second direction and the first direction, respectively. That is, the third direction, the first direction, and the second direction are all disposed perpendicular to each other.

Specifically, two ends of the horizontal rail 32 are respectively disposed in parallel with the first vertical rail 311 and the second vertical rail 312. The horizontal rail 32 includes a linear bearing 321 and a horizontal rail 322 connected to the linear bearing 321 . The horizontal guide 322 is coupled to the linear bearing 321 .

The linear bearing 321 is sleeved on the vertical rail 31. Specifically, the number of the linear bearings 321 is two, and the two linear bearings 321 are respectively sleeved on the first vertical rail 311 and the second vertical rail 312, and the two linear bearings are Each of the 321 is movable up and down along the first vertical rail 311 and the second vertical rail 312.

Both ends of the horizontal rail 322 are respectively connected to the two linear bearings 321; and the horizontal rail 322 is simultaneously connected to the conveying device 33. In the present embodiment, the number of the horizontal rails 322 is two, the two horizontal rails 322 are parallel to each other, and the two horizontal rails 322 are respectively connected to the two linear bearings 321 . Furthermore, the two horizontal rails 322 are used to carry the conveying device 33. It is to be understood that, in other embodiments, the number of the horizontal rails 322 is determined by other numbers, which is not limited by the present invention.

The conveying device 33 is connected to the horizontal rail 31 and is slidable on the horizontal rail 31. The conveying device 33 includes a main body portion 331, a photoelectric sensing device 332, a driving roller 333, a driven roller 334, a conveying belt 335, a tensioning device 336, a conveying device conveying device shutter 337, and a linear sliding bearing 338.

The body portion 331 is the main structure of the conveying device 33 for carrying other components of the conveying device 33.

The photoelectric sensing device 332 is disposed at one end of the main body portion 311. Specifically, the photoelectric sensing device 332 is disposed at one end of the main body portion 311 near the conveying unit 20. The photoelectric sensing device 332 is configured to detect whether material arrives at the conveying device 33. In the embodiment, the photoelectric sensing device 332 is a photoelectric sensor.

The driving roller 333 is used to drive the conveyor belt 333 to move. Further, the driving roller 333 is disposed near one end of the conveying unit 20. It is to be understood that in other embodiments, the driving roller 333 may be disposed at an end away from the conveying unit 20, which is not limited in the present invention.

The driven roller 334 is spaced apart from the driving roller 333 by a certain distance and disposed in parallel. The driven roller 334 is disposed at an end away from the conveying unit 20.

The conveyor belt 335 is coupled to the drive roller 333 and the driven roller 334 and is movable around the drive roller 333 and the driven roller 334. The conveyor belt 335 is used to transport material conveyed from the conveyor unit 20. The length of the conveyor belt 335 can be specifically limited according to actual needs, which is not limited in the present invention.

The tensioning device 336 is used to adjust the position of the driven roller 334 to adjust the distance between the driven roller 334 and the driving roller 335, thereby adjusting the tension of the conveyor belt 335. In the present embodiment, the number of the tensioning devices 336 is two, and the two tensioning devices 336 are respectively disposed at two ends of the driven roller 334. By adjusting the two tensioning devices 336, the degree of tightness of both ends of the conveyor belt 335 can be prevented from being inconsistent, thereby preventing the conveyor belt 335 from running off.

The conveyor shutter 337 is coupled to the main body portion 331 and disposed along the conveying direction of the conveyor belt 335. Specifically, the number of the conveyor baffles 337 is two, and the two conveyor baffles 337 are respectively disposed on both sides of the conveyor belt 335 and beyond a certain height of the conveyor belt 335. The height of the conveyor belt 337 beyond the height of the conveyor belt 335 can be adjusted according to actual needs, which is not limited by the present invention.

The linear sliding bearing 338 is coupled to the main body portion 331 and disposed between the driving roller 333 and the driven roller 334 and disposed in parallel with the driving roller 333 and the driven roller 334. The linear sliding bearing 338 is sleeved on the horizontal rail 32 such that the conveying device 33 can reciprocate along the horizontal rail 32. In the present embodiment, the number of the linear sliding bearings 338 is two, and the two linear sliding bearings 338 are respectively sleeved on the two horizontal rails 32.

The drive unit 34 is connected to the horizontal rail 32 and the transport device 33. Specifically, the drive unit 34 is coupled to the linear bearing 321 of the horizontal rail 32 such that the drive unit 34 can move the horizontal rail 32 in a direction perpendicular to the horizontal plane. Furthermore, the drive device 34 is simultaneously connected to the linear plain bearing 338 of the transport device 33 and is capable of driving the linear plain bearing 338 to move. That is, the driving device 34 can drive the conveying device 33 to move along the horizontal rail 32.

The control device 40 is electrically connected to the pick-up device 30, respectively. Specifically, the control device 40 is electrically connected to the drive device 34 of the pickup device 30, and controls the operating state of the drive device 34 according to actual needs. That is, the control device 40 controls the positions of the horizontal rail 322 and the conveying device 33 by controlling the operating state of the driving device 34. Further, the control device 40 is also electrically connected to the transport device 33 of the pick-up device 30; further, the control device 40 is electrically connected to the photo-sensing device 332 of the transport device and the drive roller 333. The control device is capable of receiving an electrical signal transmitted by the photoelectric sensing device 332 and controlling an operating state of the driving roller 333 according to an electrical signal sent by the photoelectric sensing device 332.

The control device 40 is also connected to the active roller 21 of the transport unit 20, and controls the operating state of the transport unit 20 by controlling the operating state of the active roller 21 of the transport unit 20.

Referring to FIG. 5, in order to more clearly understand the working process of the conveying system, the material conveying method of the conveying system 100 is further described below, which mainly includes the following steps:

S1, the control conveying device 33 is moved to a predetermined conveying unit 20, wherein the number of the conveying units 20 is plural and the plurality of conveying units 20 are arranged in an array;

First, the worker determines which of the transport units 20 are to be picked up, and inputs the corresponding information into the control unit 40. The control device 40 controls the operating state of the driving device 34 by the received signal, so that the position of the conveying device 33 can be adjusted by the driving device 34, so that the conveying device 33 is adjusted to the predetermined conveying unit 20 And docking with the transport unit 20.

S2, controlling the predetermined conveying unit 20 to start and transport the material, and transporting the material to the conveying unit 20 near one end of the conveying device 33;

When the conveying device 33 reaches the predetermined position, the control device controls the driving roller 21 of the conveying unit 20 to start rotating, thereby conveying the material to the conveying device 33, that is, the material output by the conveying unit 20 can be directly The conveying device 33 is reached and conveyed by the conveying device 33.

S3, the position of the material is detected by the photoelectric sensing device 332. When the photoelectric sensing device 332 detects the material, the control conveying device 33 is activated and the material is conveyed out of the conveying unit 20.

When the material approaches the delivery device 33, the photo-sensing device 332 of the delivery device 33 is capable of detecting the material and transmitting the detected information to the control device 40. The control device 40 is capable of controlling the starting roller 333 of the conveying device 33 to start rotating according to the received information, thereby realizing the taking out of the material.

The conveying system 100 provided by the invention can make an intelligent response according to the instructions of the customer, and the conveying system 100 has the characteristics of convenient use, compact structure, flexible conveying method and high positioning accuracy of conveying materials. In addition, the conveying system 100 has the advantages of low energy consumption and the like, so that energy consumption can be reduced.

The above is only the embodiment of the present invention, and thus does not limit the scope of the patent of the present invention. Any equivalent structure or equivalent process transformation made by using the contents of the specification of the present invention, or directly or indirectly applied to other related technical fields, The same is included in the scope of patent protection of the present invention.

Claims

A conveying system, comprising: a conveying system main body, a plurality of conveying units, a picking device and a control device, wherein the conveying system main body is configured to carry the conveying unit and the picking device, and the plurality of conveying units are The array is arranged and capable of transporting material, the pick-up device being movable to the end of any one of the transport units, the control device being electrically coupled to the pick-up device and capable of controlling the pick-up device to move.
A conveyor system according to claim 1 wherein said picking means comprises a vertical rail and a horizontal rail, said horizontal rail being coupled to said vertical rail and reciprocable along said vertical rail, wherein said The extending direction of the vertical rail is a first direction, and the extending direction of the horizontal rail is a second direction, and the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction.
A conveyor system according to claim 2, wherein said picking device further comprises a conveying device coupled to said horizontal rail and movable along with said horizontal rail, and said conveying device It is also possible to reciprocate along the horizontal rail.
A conveyor system according to claim 2, wherein said picking means includes drive means, said drive means being coupled to said horizontal rail and said transport means, respectively, said drive means being capable of driving said horizontal rail Moving in the first direction, the drive device is further capable of driving the conveyor to reciprocate along the horizontal rail.
A conveyor system according to claim 2, wherein said conveying means comprises a main body portion, a driving roller, a driven roller and a conveying belt, said driving roller and said driven roller being respectively disposed at said main body portion At both ends, the conveyor belt is coupled to the drive roller and the driven roller, respectively.
The delivery system of claim 5 wherein said delivery device comprises a photo-sensing device, said photo-sensing device being electrically coupled to said control device, said photo-sensing device for detecting material information.
A conveyor system according to claim 5, wherein said conveying means further comprises a linear sliding bearing, said linear sliding bearing sleeve being coupled to said main body portion and sleeved on said horizontal rail such that The conveying device is reciprocable along the horizontal rail.
A material conveying method comprising the following steps:

Controlling the transport device to move to a predetermined transport unit, wherein the number of the transport units is plural and the plurality of transport units are arranged in an array;

Controlling a predetermined conveying unit to convey the material, and transporting the material to one end of the conveying unit near the conveying device;

The position of the material is detected by a photoelectric sensing device, and when the photoelectric sensing device detects the material, the conveying device is controlled to start and the material is conveyed out of the conveying unit.
The material conveying method according to claim 8, wherein the conveying unit is controlled to move in the first direction and/or the second direction, and the conveying device reaches the predetermined conveying unit.
The material conveying method according to claim 9, wherein the conveying direction of the conveying unit is a third direction, and the third direction is perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction, respectively.