WO2021056368A1

WO2021056368A1 - Rail device attached with sorting transfer vehicle

Info

Publication number: WO2021056368A1
Application number: PCT/CN2019/108339
Authority: WO
Inventors: 焦林
Original assignee: 焦林
Priority date: 2019-09-27
Filing date: 2019-09-27
Publication date: 2021-04-01

Abstract

A rail device attached with a sorting transfer vehicle, relating to the technical field of baggage transfer and sorting, and comprising rails and the sorting transfer vehicle. The sorting transfer vehicle is provided with an instruction identifier, a vehicle RFID tag, and a vehicle RFID reader; the instruction identifier and the vehicle RFID reader are each connected to a steering mechanism; vehicle running instruction piles are provided between the tracks; the vehicle running instruction piles are in communication with the instruction identifier and a rail data center (40); a rail node RFID tag (34) is provided at the position of a rail separation or join node; the vehicle RFID reader identifies flight information of the rail node RFID tag (34); the side of one of the rails is provided with the rail RFID reader (33) that reads information of the vehicle RFID tag. According to the technical solution, the sorting transfer vehicle and baggage are combined into one. The sorting transfer vehicle has information collection and processing capabilities, and can communicate with the rail data center (40). Intelligent control of the sorting transfer vehicle is also realized. Therefore, the accuracy of flight baggage operation is improved.

Description

Track attachment device for transmission and sorting car

Technical field

The invention relates to the technical field of baggage transmission and sorting, in particular to a track accessory device for a conveying and sorting car.

Background technique

With the development of the aviation industry, the transportation and sorting process of air baggage has become more intelligent. In the existing air baggage sorting process, the baggage is mainly carried by rubber conveyor belts, rollers, pallets or elevators to realize baggage transmission. , But there is no information exchange between the baggage and the carrier.

The existing air baggage transmission and sorting relies on the code of the baggage tag to implement the control operation, while the radio frequency tag only improves the identification efficiency of the baggage tag information. For the baggage, it is still passively identified, and the baggage cannot communicate with the data center. Therefore, it is unable to provide detailed baggage running positions, and it is impossible to realize more intelligent transmission and sorting.

The above-mentioned shortcomings are worth solving.

Summary of the invention

In order to overcome the shortcomings of the existing technology, the present invention provides a track attachment device for conveying and sorting vehicles.

The technical scheme of the present invention is as follows:

A track accessory device for a transmission sorting car, comprising a track on which a transmission sorting car is arranged, characterized in that the transmission and sorting car is provided with an instruction recognizer, a vehicle RFID tag, and a vehicle RFID read-write The instruction recognizer and the vehicle RFID reader are both connected to the steering mechanism of the transmission and sorting vehicle;

A vehicle operation instruction pile is provided between the tracks, the vehicle operation instruction pile is wired/wirelessly connected to the track data center, and the vehicle operation instruction pile communicates with the instruction recognizer;

A track node RFID tag is provided at the node position of the separated track or the merging track, the vehicle RFID reader/writer recognizes the flight information of the track node RFID tag, and the side of the main track or the auxiliary track is provided with a track RFID reader, the track data center modifies the information of the RFID tag of the track node through the track RFID reader, and the track RFID reader reads the information of the vehicle RFID tag, and then transports it Go to the track data center for baggage positioning.

The present invention according to the above solution is characterized in that the rail includes a sleeper and a main rail and an auxiliary rail provided on the sleeper.

Further, the main rail and the auxiliary rail are respectively connected to power terminals with opposite polarities in the rail data center.

Further, a rail insulation dividing plate is provided at a position where the main rail and the auxiliary rail intersect.

Furthermore, the track insulating dividing plates are located on the auxiliary rails on both sides of the main rail, and/or the track insulating dividing plates are located on the main rails on both sides of the auxiliary rail.

The invention according to the above solution is characterized in that the vehicle operation instruction post is a photoelectric instruction post or an electromagnetic instruction post.

The invention according to the above solution is characterized in that the vehicle operation instruction pile includes a start operation instruction pile, a parking instruction pile, a straight travel instruction pile, a right turn instruction pile, a left turn instruction pile, and an operation speed instruction pile.

Further, the start operation instruction pile is located at the starting position of the transmission track and the turning track before the merging track, the parking instruction pile is located at the end position of the transmission track and the turning track before the merging track, and the straight going The instruction pile is located at the node before the separation track and the node before the merged track, the right turn instruction pile and the left turn instruction pile are located at the turn node, the node before the separate track, and the node before the merge track .

Further, there are low-speed command piles at the nodes before the straight track turns, the nodes before the separation track, and the nodes before the merging track; at the nodes after the straight track turns, the nodes after the separation track, and the merging track. There are low-speed command piles at the nodes after entering the track.

The present invention according to the above solution is characterized in that a vehicle identifier is provided at the straight track before entering the track, and the vehicle identifier reads the vehicle RFID reader and connects with the straight priority controller, so The straight-going priority controller is connected with the parking instruction pile and the forcible parking blocking plate at the turning track before the merged track.

Further, the mandatory parking blocking plate is located between the rails, and the mandatory parking blocking plate corresponds to the position of the speed control anti-collision bar on the transmission sorting vehicle.

The present invention according to the above solution is characterized in that the track node RFID tag and the track RFID reader are provided at the node before the track is separated, and the vehicle RFID reader recognizes the track node RFID tag. Flight information and control the steering mechanism.

The present invention according to the above solution is characterized in that the track node RFID tag and the baggage sorting roof are provided at the sorting node, and the baggage sorting roof and the position of the tilting mandrel on the transfer sorting car Correspondingly, the tipping jack is connected with a luggage pallet safety lock, and the luggage pallet safety lock is connected with the vehicle RFID reader.

According to the present invention with the above solution, its beneficial effects are as follows:

The invention makes the transmission sorting car and the baggage combined into one. The radio frequency tag of the transmission sorting car is written with the baggage code, passenger information and the transmission sorting car code. The transmission sorting car has the information collection and processing capability and can communicate with the data. The ability of the center to communicate; the air baggage operation system has been upgraded from tracking the baggage tag code to the baggage transfer sorting car to collect track position information and automatically operate, and report its position to the data center.

The invention realizes the intelligent control of the transmission sorting vehicle, installing information instruction piles, instruction boards and other control modules on the track side, changing the content of the instruction piles and instruction boards according to the instructions of the data center, and directing the operation of the transmission sorting vehicle; The radio frequency reader is used to identify the transmission and sorting information, and upload it to the data center to implement dual-channel information identification.

The invention improves the accuracy of flight baggage operation, and it is necessary to install mandatory implementing agencies on the track: forced parking baffle, transfer sorting cart baggage tilting mandrel, and dual mechanical structure to implement baggage tilting and sorting.

Description of the drawings

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a transverse cross-sectional view of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of the track blocking plate of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of the track blocking plate of the present invention when it is raised.

Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of the track sorting top plate of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of the track sorting top plate of the present invention and the conveying sorting car in action.

Fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of a turning node of a straight track of the present invention.

Fig. 8 is a schematic diagram of the separated orbital node of the present invention.

Figure 9 is a schematic diagram of the present invention merging into a track node.

In the figure, 11, main rail; 12, auxiliary rail; 13, sleepers;

21. Start operation instruction pile; 22. Stop instruction pile; 23. Straight travel instruction pile; 24. Right turn instruction pile; 25. Left turn instruction pile; 26. Running speed instruction pile; 261. First gear speed instruction pile; 262. Second gear speed command pile; 263, third gear speed command pile;

31. Vehicle identifier; 32. Straight travel priority controller; 33. Track RFID reader; 34. Track node RFID sign; 35. Track insulation partition plate;

40. Orbital data center;

51. Mandatory parking blocking plate; 52. Baggage sorting top plate;

61. Speed control anti-collision bar; 62. Luggage pallet safety lock; 63. Tilting ejector bar.

detailed description

The present invention will be further described below in conjunction with the drawings and embodiments:

As shown in Figures 1-9, a track attachment device for a transport sorting car includes a track on which a transport and sorting car is arranged. Specifically, the track includes a sleeper 13 and a main rail 11 and an auxiliary rail 12 arranged on the sleeper 13. The transmission and sorting car is arranged on the main rail 11 and the auxiliary rail 12, and the main rail 11 and the auxiliary rail 12 are respectively connected to the track data center 40. Connect the power terminals with opposite internal polarity.

The rail data center 40 provides a 36V safe direct current power supply, which is connected to the main rail 11 and the auxiliary rail 12 respectively, and the rail data center 40 is used to position and control the transmission sorting vehicle. Specifically, it includes setting the contents of the vehicle operation instruction pile on the track to control the operation of the transmission sorting car; connecting with the track RFID reader 33 to obtain the operation information of the transmission sorting car and the baggage, constructing the identification and positioning map; sending out the baggage storage or Outbound instructions; set the baggage sorting node to set flight instructions, and quickly change the flight number of the sorting node.

The transmission sorting vehicle is equipped with a command recognizer, vehicle RFID tag and vehicle RFID reader (not shown in the figure, the same below). The command recognizer and vehicle RFID reader are both connected to the steering mechanism of the transmission sorting vehicle ( Not shown in the figure, the same below) connection. The command recognizer passively controls the steering and speed regulation of the transmission sorting car after recognizing external signals, or the vehicle RFID reader/writer actively controls the steering and speed regulation of the transmission sorting car after recognizing external signals.

At the intersection of the main rail 11 and the auxiliary rail 12, a rail insulation dividing plate 35 (as shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 9) is provided, and the rail insulation dividing plate 35 prevents electrical short circuit at the intersection of the rails. Preferably, the track insulating dividing plates 35 are located on the auxiliary rails 12 on both sides of the main rail 11, and/or the track insulating dividing plates 35 are located on the main rails 11 on both sides of the auxiliary rail 12, so as to fully ensure that the track with positive and negative electricity is carried out. insulation.

A vehicle operation instruction pile is provided between the main rail 11 and the auxiliary rail 12, the vehicle operation instruction pile is wired/wirelessly connected with the track data center 40, and the vehicle operation instruction pile communicates with the instruction recognizer. The instruction recognizer collects the track vehicle operation instruction pile information, and automatically controls the vehicle speed and steering mechanism. Preferably, the vehicle operation instruction post is a photoelectric instruction post or an electromagnetic instruction post, and the content of the instruction is set by the track data center 40.

During the whole process of air baggage transfer and sorting, it will encounter situations such as the start, stop, turn, and speed change of the transfer sorting car. In this embodiment, nodes such as the straight track turning joint, the separating track and the merging track of the transmission and sorting car are designed.

A track node RFID tag 34 is provided at the node position of the separated track or the merging track, and the vehicle RFID reader/writer is used to identify the flight information of the track node RFID tag 34. In addition, the side of the main rail 11 or the auxiliary rail 12 is provided with a rail RFID reader 33, the rail data center 40 modifies the information of the rail node RFID tag 34 through the rail RFID reader 33, and the rail RFID reader 33 reads After the information of the vehicle RFID tag information, it is sent to the track data center 40 for luggage positioning.

The vehicle operation instruction pile includes the start operation instruction pile 21, the parking instruction pile 22, the straight travel instruction pile 23, the right turn instruction pile 24, the left turn instruction pile 25, and the operation speed instruction pile (including the first gear speed instruction pile 261, the second gear speed instruction Pile 262 and third-gear speed command pile 263).

Specifically, the start operation instruction pile 21 is located at the starting position of the transmission track and the turning track before the merging track, the parking instruction pile 22 is located at the end position of the transmission track and the turning track before the merging track, and the straight-going instruction pile 23 is located at At the node before the separation track and the node before the merging track, the right turn instruction pile 24 and the left turn instruction pile 25 are located at the turn node, the node before the separation track, and the node before the merge track; turning on the straight track There are low-speed command piles at the front node, the node before the separation track, and the node before the merging track; the nodes after the straight track turn, the node after the separation track, and the node after the merging track are all set up. There is a low-speed command pile (the first-gear speed command pile 261 in this embodiment). By setting up different instruction piles at different node positions, the normal transmission and sorting process of the transmission sorting truck is realized.

1. Sorting node

As shown in Figure 3 and Figure 4, the track node RFID tag 34 and the baggage sorting top plate 52 are provided at the sorting node. The baggage sorting top plate 52 corresponds to the position of the tilting mandrel 63 on the transfer sorting cart, and the The top rod 63 is connected with the luggage pallet safety lock 62, and the luggage pallet safety lock 62 is connected with the vehicle RFID reader.

The track node RFID tag 34 marks the designated flight of the sorting position for reading by the vehicle RFID reader on the transfer sorting car, and compares it with the set sorting position flight. If the two are the same, transfer the baggage of the sorting car The pallet safety lock 62 is opened, and the tilting jack 63 extends downward.

At the same time, the reader/writer installed at the sorting position reads the flight number of the baggage on the transport sorting cart, and compares it with the flight number set at the sorting position. If the two are the same, the control rail baggage sorting top plate 52 is raised. It interacts with the tilting ejector rod 63 extending from the conveying and sorting cart to generate upward thrust, which causes the luggage pallet to tilt and turn the luggage into the sorting chute. Or tip the baggage onto the baggage loading conveyor belt. If the track RFID reader 33 reads that the flight number of the transport sorting car is different from the flight number set in the sorting position, the baggage sorting top plate 52 will not rise, and the tipping rod 63 of the transport sorting car will not be extended. When baggage sorting occurs, double check flight information to ensure that there is no error in baggage sorting.

2. Straight track turning node

As shown in Figure 5, at the turning node of the straight track, because the transmission and sorting vehicle involves speed adjustment during the turn, there is a low-speed running speed command pile (that is, the first-speed speed command pile 261) before turning. ), there is a high-speed running speed command pile (that is, a three-speed speed command pile 263) after turning.

In addition, before turning, the command recognizer recognizes the turning command stake (ie, the right turn command stake 24), and controls the driving wheel to turn right and turn right; after the turn is completed, the command recognizer recognizes the turn command stake (ie, the left turn command stake 25), control the driving wheel to rotate to the left to complete the straight line.

3. Separate orbital nodes

As shown in Fig. 6, a track node RFID tag 34 and a track RFID reader 33 are provided at the node before the track is separated. The vehicle RFID reader recognizes the flight information of the track node RFID tag 34 and controls the steering mechanism.

In this embodiment, a low-speed operating speed instruction pile (ie, a first-speed speed instruction pile 261) is provided in front of the separation track node of one-to-two separation, and a high-speed operating speed instruction pile (ie, the third-speed speed instruction pile) is set after the separation is completed. 263).

In addition, before the separation, the vehicle RFID reader reads the flight information of the track node RFID tag 34, and checks it with the flight number of the baggage transmission of the sorting car: if the two are the same, the transmission sorting car controls the steering mechanism. After the separation is completed, The instruction recognizer recognizes the turning instruction pile and controls the active cycle to go straight; if the two are not the same, the transmission and sorting vehicle continues to go straight, and after passing through the separated track node, the three-speed instruction pile 263 controls acceleration.

Fourth, merge into the orbital node

As shown in Figures 7-9, a vehicle identifier 31 is provided at the straight track before the track merges. The vehicle identifier 31 reads the vehicle RFID reader and connects to the straight priority controller 32. The straight priority controller 32 is connected to the parking instruction pile 22 and the forcible parking blocking plate 51 at the turning track before the merging track. The straight-going priority controller 32 controls the parking instruction stake 22 and the forcibly parking blocking plate 51 on the turning road to work, and the turning track stops the vehicle operation, thereby realizing the straight-going priority.

Preferably, the forced parking blocking plate 51 is located between the main rail 11 and the auxiliary rail 12, and the forced parking blocking plate 51 corresponds to the position of the speed-adjusting anti-collision bar on the transfer sorting vehicle.

In this embodiment, the two-in-one merging track node is provided with a low-speed operating speed command post (i.e., the first-speed speed command post 261), and after the merging is completed, a high-speed operating speed command post (i.e., the third-speed speed Command post 263). In addition, there is a turning instruction pile before the turning track, and a turning instruction pile in another direction is set after the turning is completed to complete the return to the straight line.

In addition, when the vehicle identifier 31 on the straight track does not recognize the transport sorting vehicle within 50 seconds, it is determined that there is no vehicle on the straight track, and the straight ahead priority controller cancels the parking instruction post 22 that merges into the curve, and forces a stop. When the baffle 51 falls, the turning and merging track can be opened to traffic normally, and the curved vehicle merging into the straight track.

The functions of the present invention include:

(1) Execute data center instructions to guide the transmission sorting car to go straight, turn, ascend, descend, merge or separate, control the start or stop of the transmission sorting car, and control the transmission sorting car to tilt baggage;

(2) Provide identifiable track position (parking space, sorting space, etc.) information for the transmission and sorting car;

(3) Identify the flight and baggage code information of the transmission sorting car, control the operation status of the transmission sorting car, provide dynamic information of the baggage (transmission sorting car), and construct a baggage operation chart;

(4) It is used in the luggage three-dimensional storage track area, baggage safe handling track area, departure track area, manual handling track area, and apron track area, to implement information exchange with the transmission sorting car, and guide the operation of the transmission sorting car.

In addition to being applied to the air baggage running track system, the present invention can also be applied to the express logistics warehousing industry that adopts the track system to cooperate with the transmission and sorting car to construct an intelligent system.

It should be understood that those of ordinary skill in the art can make improvements or changes based on the above description, and all these improvements and changes should fall within the protection scope of the appended claims of the present invention.

The patent of the present invention has been exemplarily described above in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the realization of the patent of the present invention is not limited by the above methods, as long as various improvements made by the method concept and technical solution of the patent of the present invention are adopted, or without improvement. If the concept and technical scheme of the patent of the present invention are directly applied to other occasions, they all fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

A track accessory device for a transmission and sorting vehicle, comprising a track on which the transmission and sorting vehicle is located, and is characterized in that the transmission and sorting vehicle is provided with an instruction recognizer, a vehicle RFID tag, and a vehicle RFID reader/writer , Both the instruction recognizer and the vehicle RFID reader are connected to the steering mechanism of the transmission sorting vehicle;

A vehicle operation instruction pile is provided between the tracks, the vehicle operation instruction pile is wired/wirelessly connected to the track data center, and the vehicle operation instruction pile communicates with the instruction recognizer;

The track node RFID tag is installed at the node position of the separated track or the merging track, the vehicle RFID reader recognizes the flight information of the track node RFID tag, and the track RFID reader is installed on the side of the track. The rail data center modifies the information of the rail node RFID tag through the rail RFID reader, and the rail RFID reader reads the information of the vehicle RFID tag and transmits it to the rail data center Carry out baggage positioning.
The track accessory device of the conveying and sorting vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the track includes a sleeper and a main rail and an auxiliary rail provided on the sleeper.
The track accessory device for transporting and sorting vehicles according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle operation instruction pile is a photoelectric instruction pile or an electromagnetic instruction pile.
The track attachment device for transporting and sorting vehicles according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle operation instruction pile includes a start operation instruction pile, a parking instruction pile, a straight travel instruction pile, a right turn instruction pile, a left turn instruction pile, and Run speed command pile.
The track accessory device of the conveying sorting vehicle according to claim 4, wherein the start operation instruction pile is located at the starting position of the transmission track and the turning track before the merging track, and the parking instruction pile is located at the transmission track. The end position of the track and the turning track before merging into the track, the straight travel instruction pile is located at the node before the separation track and the node before the merging track, the right turn instruction pile and the left turn instruction pile are located at the turn At the node, at the node before separating the track, and at the node before merging into the track.
The track accessory device of the transport sorting vehicle according to claim 4, characterized in that, low-speed command piles are provided at the nodes before the straight track turns, the nodes before the separated track, and the nodes before the merged track; Low-speed command piles are set at the nodes after the straight track turns, the nodes after the track is separated, and the nodes after the track merges.
The track accessory device for transporting and sorting vehicles according to claim 1, wherein a vehicle identifier is provided at the straight track before entering the track, and the vehicle identifier reads the vehicle RFID reader, And it is connected with the straight ahead priority controller, which is connected with the parking instruction pile and the forced parking blocking plate at the turning track before the merging track.
The track accessory device of the conveying sorting vehicle according to claim 7, wherein the forced parking blocking plate is located between the tracks, and the forced parking blocking plate is connected to the conveying sorting vehicle. The position of the speed control anti-collision lever corresponds.
The track attachment device of the transmission sorting vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the track node RFID tag and the track RFID reader are provided at the node before the separation track, and the vehicle RFID read and write The device recognizes the flight information of the RFID tag of the track node and controls the steering mechanism.
The track attachment device of the transmission sorting vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the track node RFID tag and the baggage sorting top board are provided at the sorting node, and the baggage sorting top board is connected to the transmission and separation board. The position of the tipping jack on the picking cart corresponds to the tipping jack, the tipping jack is connected with the luggage pallet safety lock, and the luggage pallet safety lock is connected with the vehicle RFID reader.