Automatic pick-and-place equipment and system

By designing automatic pick-up and placement equipment, and using lifting and telescopic movement pick-up and placement components, the automatic pick-up and placement of the three-dimensional sorter basket is realized, solving the problems of high manual operation costs and height limitations, and improving system efficiency and stability.

CN222523387UActive Publication Date: 2025-02-25BEIJING TEGENE ROBOTS CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202421623529.4
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-07-10
Publication Date
2025-02-25
Estimated Expiration
2034-07-10

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

In the prior art, the replacement of the material basket of the three-dimensional sorting machine requires frequent operation by multiple operators, resulting in high labor costs and high labor intensity, and limiting the height expansion of the material basket frame.

Method used

Design an automatic pick-up and placement device, including the main frame, the walking drive assembly and the pick-up and placement assembly. The pick-up and placement assembly can be lifted and moved along the main frame and telescopic, which is used to automatically remove or place the feed basket from the feed rack, realizing the double- Automatic exchange of layer conveyor lines.

Benefits of technology

The automated basket pick-up and placement process is realized, which reduces labor costs, reduces labor intensity, and removes the limitations of the height expansion of the basket frame, improving the efficiency and stability of the system.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses an automatic picking and placing device and system, the device is used for a three-dimensional sorting machine, and the device comprises a first horizontal rail and a second horizontal rail which are fixedly connected with the upper end and the lower end of the three-dimensional sorting machine respectively; the upper end and the lower end of the main frame are slidably connected with the first horizontal rail and the second horizontal rail correspondingly. The walking driving assembly is fixedly mounted on the main frame and is suitable for driving the main frame to do reciprocating rectilinear motion along the first horizontal track and the second horizontal track; and the taking and placing assembly is installed on the main frame in a sliding mode and suitable for conducting lifting motion along the main frame and conducting telescopic motion so that the charging baskets can be taken out of the charging basket frame and placed on the double-layer conveying line, or the charging baskets can be taken out of the double-layer conveying line and placed on the charging basket frame. The automatic box taking and placing device can replace manual work to achieve automatic box taking and placing operation of the three-dimensional sorting machine, the labor cost is reduced, and the height of the three-dimensional sorting machine and the height of the charging basket frame are not limited.
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Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of automation technology, and in particular to an automatic pick-and-place device and an automatic pick-and-place system. Background Art

[0002] In the prior art, after the three-dimensional sorting machine sorts the goods into corresponding baskets, the operator needs to manually replace the empty baskets, that is, manually take the basket full of goods from the multi-layer basket rack and put it on the conveyor line (or transfer vehicle), and then take an empty basket from the conveyor line (or transfer vehicle) and place it on the basket rack.

[0003] The existing method of taking and placing material baskets has the following defects: multiple operators are required to frequently replace the material baskets, which requires a large number of personnel and has high labor costs; the material basket frame is a multi-layer structure, and it is inconvenient to move the material baskets on the bottom and upper layers up and down, which has high labor intensity, and is subject to the height of manual operation. The number of layers of the material basket frame should not be too many, which limits the height extension of the three-dimensional sorting machine and its material basket frame; this scheme uses a telescopic picking component and a finger component to pull the material box from the material basket frame to the vehicle body or push the material box from the vehicle body to the material basket frame. During the process of taking and placing the material basket, the material box moves by friction on the vehicle body or the material basket frame, and the friction force causes impact and vibration on the vehicle body and the material basket frame, affecting the stability of the remaining material boxes on the material basket frame, and requiring high rigidity of the material basket frame.

[0004] Therefore, an automatic pick-and-place device is needed to solve the above technical problems. Utility Model Content

[0005] To this end, the present application provides an automatic pick-and-place device and an automatic pick-and-place system to solve or at least alleviate the above problems.

[0006] According to one aspect of the present application, there is provided an automatic pick-and-place device for a three-dimensional sorting machine, wherein the automatic pick-and-place device is arranged on the outer side of a material basket frame of the three-dimensional sorting machine, and a double-layer conveyor line is arranged on the other side of the automatic pick-and-place device relative to the three-dimensional sorting machine, the material basket frame comprises a plurality of material basket layers arranged along the height direction, and each material basket layer is respectively suitable for placing a plurality of material baskets, and the automatic pick-and-place device comprises: a first horizontal track and a second horizontal track, which are respectively fixedly connected to the upper end and the lower end of the three-dimensional sorting machine; a main frame, wherein the upper and lower ends of the main frame are respectively slidably connected to the first horizontal track and the second horizontal track; a walking drive assembly, which is fixedly mounted on the main frame and is suitable for driving the main frame to reciprocate linearly along the first horizontal track and the second horizontal track; a pick-and-place assembly, which is slidably mounted on the main frame and is suitable for lifting and lowering along the main frame, and is suitable for telescopic movement, so as to take out the material basket from the material basket frame and place it on the double-layer conveyor line, or to take out the material basket from the double-layer conveyor line and place it on the material basket frame.

[0007] Optionally, the automatic pick-and-place device according to the present application further includes: a lifting drive assembly, which is fixedly mounted on the main frame, connected to the pick-and-place assembly, and is suitable for driving the pick-and-place assembly to move up and down along the main frame.

[0008] Optionally, in the automatic pick-and-place equipment according to the present application, the lifting drive assembly includes: a connecting rod, horizontally arranged at the upper end of the main frame; a belt, respectively connected to the connecting rod and the pick-and-place assembly; a lifting motor, connected to the connecting rod, suitable for driving the connecting rod to rotate to drive the belt to move, so that the belt drives the pick-and-place assembly to move up and down along the main frame.

[0009] Optionally, in the automatic pick-and-place equipment according to the present application, the pick-and-place assembly includes: a lifting frame, slidably mounted on the main frame, suitable for lifting and lowering movement along the main frame; a telescopic module, mounted on the lifting frame, suitable for telescopic movement relative to the lifting frame to facilitate taking out or placing a material basket.

[0010] Optionally, in the automatic pick-and-place equipment according to the present application, the telescopic module includes: two telescopic arms, symmetrically installed on both sides of the lifting frame; two telescopic claws, respectively installed on the two telescopic arms; a telescopic drive assembly, connected to the two telescopic arms, suitable for driving the two telescopic arms to synchronously telescope and move, so as to take out or place the material basket through the two telescopic claws.

[0011] Optionally, in the automatic pick-and-place equipment according to the present application, the telescopic arm includes: a telescopic frame; a movable arm, slidably mounted on the telescopic frame, and the telescopic claw is mounted on the movable arm; the telescopic drive assembly is suitable for driving the movable arm to slide relative to the telescopic frame so that the telescopic arm can perform telescopic movement.

[0012] Optionally, in the automatic pick-and-place device according to the present application, the upper end of the basket extends outward to form a step; and the two telescopic claws are suitable for supporting the lower end of the step of the basket.

[0013] Optionally, in the automatic pick-and-place equipment according to the present application, when the telescopic drive assembly drives the two telescopic arms to extend synchronously until the two telescopic claws reach the middle of the material basket and are supported on the lower end of the step of the material basket, the pick-and-place assembly drives the material basket to move upward along the main frame to lift the material basket, and then the telescopic drive assembly drives the two telescopic arms and the material basket to retract synchronously to take out the material basket.

[0014] Optionally, in the automatic pick-and-place equipment according to the present application, after the material basket is taken out, the walking drive assembly drives the main frame and the pick-and-place assembly to move along the first horizontal track and the second horizontal track, and at the same time, the pick-and-place assembly drives the material basket to move up and down along the main frame to the target position, and then, the telescopic drive assembly drives the two telescopic arms and the material basket to extend synchronously, and the pick-and-place assembly drives the material basket to move downward along the main frame. After placing the material basket on the double-layer conveyor line or the material basket rack, the telescopic drive assembly drives the two telescopic arms to retract synchronously so that the two telescopic claws are disengaged from the material basket.

[0015] According to one aspect of the present application, an automatic pick-and-place system is provided, comprising: a three-dimensional sorting machine, wherein the outside of the three-dimensional sorting machine has a material basket rack, wherein the material basket rack comprises a plurality of material basket layers arranged along the height direction, and each material basket layer is respectively suitable for placing a plurality of material baskets; the automatic pick-and-place equipment as described above is arranged on the outside of the material basket rack; and a double-layer conveyor line for conveying material baskets, which is arranged on the other side of the automatic pick-and-place equipment relative to the three-dimensional sorting machine.

[0016] According to the technical solution of the present application, an automatic pick-and-place device is provided, in which the travel drive component can drive the main frame and the pick-and-place component to reciprocate and move linearly along the horizontal track, and the pick-and-place component can move up and down along the main frame and move telescopically by itself. Based on this, it is possible to automatically take out a basket full of goods from the basket rack of the three-dimensional sorting machine and place it on the double-layer conveyor line, and to take out an empty basket from the double-layer conveyor line and place it on the basket rack. In this way, the automatic pick-and-place device of the present application can replace manual labor to realize the automatic pick-and-place operation of the three-dimensional sorting machine, reduce labor costs, and not limit the height of the three-dimensional sorting machine and its basket rack.

[0017] In addition, the telescopic module of the pick-and-place assembly of the present application adopts a lifting and placing action when picking up and placing the material basket, which can reduce the impact and vibration on the material basket frame during the process of picking up and placing the material basket.

[0018] The above description is only an overview of the technical solution of the present application. In order to more clearly understand the technical means of the present application, it can be implemented in accordance with the contents of the specification. In order to make the above and other purposes, features and advantages of the present application more obvious and easy to understand, the specific implementation methods of the present application are listed below. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] To achieve the above and related purposes, certain illustrative aspects are described herein in conjunction with the following description and accompanying drawings, which indicate various ways in which the principles disclosed herein can be practiced, and all aspects and their equivalents are intended to fall within the scope of the claimed subject matter. The above and other purposes, features and advantages of the present disclosure will become more apparent by reading the following detailed description in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Throughout the present disclosure, the same reference numerals generally refer to the same parts or elements.

[0020] Figure 1 A schematic structural diagram of an automatic pick-and-place system 100 provided according to an embodiment of the present application is shown;

[0021] Figure 2 A schematic structural diagram of an automatic pick-and-place device 20 provided according to an embodiment of the present application is shown;

[0022] Figure 3 A schematic structural diagram of a pick-and-place assembly 26 provided according to an embodiment of the present application is shown;

[0023] Figure 4 A schematic diagram showing a structure of a pick-and-place assembly 26 in an extended state according to an embodiment of the present application is shown;

[0024] Figure 5 A schematic structural diagram is shown in which a telescopic claw 264 of a pick-and-place assembly 26 provided in an embodiment of the present application is supported at the lower end of a step of a material basket. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] The exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Although the exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are shown in the accompanying drawings, it should be understood that the present disclosure can be implemented in various forms and should not be limited by the embodiments set forth herein. On the contrary, these embodiments are provided to enable a more thorough understanding of the present disclosure and to fully convey the scope of the present disclosure to those skilled in the art.

[0026] In the prior art, the material baskets are replaced manually, which has high labor costs and is restricted by the manual operation height, thus limiting the height extension of the three-dimensional sorting machine and its material basket frame.

[0027] In order to solve the above technical problems, the present application proposes an automatic pick-and-place device that can replace manual labor to realize the automatic pick-and-place box operation of the three-dimensional sorting machine, thereby reducing labor costs and not limiting the height of the three-dimensional sorting machine and its material basket frame.

[0028] Figure 1 A schematic structural diagram of an automatic pick-and-place system 100 provided according to an embodiment of the present application is shown.

[0029] like Figure 1As shown, in an embodiment of the present application, the automatic pick-and-place system 100 includes a three-dimensional sorting machine 10, an automatic pick-and-place device 20, and a double-layer conveyor line 30. The outside of the three-dimensional sorting machine 10 has a material basket frame 11. The automatic pick-and-place device 20 can be arranged on the outside of the material basket frame 11. The double-layer conveyor line 30 is arranged on the other side of the automatic pick-and-place device 20 relative to the three-dimensional sorting machine 10, and the double-layer conveyor line 30 is used to convey the material basket.

[0030] It should be noted that multiple baskets can be placed on the basket frame 11 of the three-dimensional sorting machine 10 and on the double-layer conveyor line 30. According to an embodiment of the present application, the basket frame 11 of the three-dimensional sorting machine 10 can include multiple basket layers arranged along the height direction, and each basket layer can hold multiple baskets.

[0031] The automatic pick-and-place device 20 according to the embodiment of the present application can be used for the three-dimensional sorting machine 10. Specifically, the automatic pick-and-place device 20 can automatically take out the basket from the basket rack 11 of the three-dimensional sorting machine 10 and place it on the double-layer conveyor line 30, or automatically take out the basket from the double-layer conveyor line 30 and place it on the basket rack. Figure 1 As shown, the automatic pick-up and place device 20 is arranged on the outside of the material basket frame 11 of the three-dimensional sorting machine 10, and a double-layer conveyor line 30 is arranged on the other side of the automatic pick-up and place device 20 relative to the three-dimensional sorting machine 10.

[0032] In an embodiment of the present application, the three-dimensional sorting machine 10 can sort one or more goods into corresponding empty baskets on the basket rack 11. When any basket on the basket rack 11 is full of goods, the automatic pick-and-place device 20 can automatically take out the basket full of goods from the basket rack 11, and place the basket full of goods on the double-layer conveyor line 30, so that the basket full of goods can continue to be conveyed through the double-layer conveyor line 30. Furthermore, the automatic pick-and-place device 20 can take out any empty basket from the double-layer conveyor line 30, and place the empty basket on the basket rack 11, so that the three-dimensional sorting machine 10 can continue to sort goods into the empty basket on the basket rack 11.

[0033] Figure 2 A schematic structural diagram of an automatic pick-and-place device 20 provided according to an embodiment of the present application is shown.

[0034] In the embodiments of the present application, Figure 2 As shown, the automatic pick-and-place device 20 includes a first horizontal track 21 and a second horizontal track 22 arranged up and down. The first horizontal track 21 and the second horizontal track 22 are fixedly connected to the upper end and the lower end of the three-dimensional sorting machine 10 respectively.

[0035] The automatic pick-and-place device 20 further includes a main frame 23, a travel drive assembly 24, and a pick-and-place assembly 26. The main frame 23 is arranged in a vertical direction, and the upper and lower ends of the main frame 23 are slidably connected to the first horizontal track 21 and the second horizontal track 22, respectively.

[0036] The travel drive assembly 24 is fixedly mounted on the main frame 23, and the pick-and-place assembly 26 is slidably mounted on the main frame 23. The travel drive assembly 24 can drive the main frame 23 to reciprocate linearly along the first horizontal track 21 and the second horizontal track 22, and can also drive the pick-and-place assembly 26 mounted on the main frame to move along the first horizontal track 21 and the second horizontal track 22.

[0037] In addition, the pick-and-place assembly 26 can move up and down along the main frame 23, and the pick-and-place assembly 26 can perform telescopic movement. By the pick-and-place assembly 26 moving up and down along the main frame 23 and performing telescopic movement by itself, the material basket can be taken out from the material basket rack 11 and placed on the double-layer conveyor line 30, or the material basket can be taken out from the double-layer conveyor line 30 and placed on the material basket rack 11.

[0038] In some embodiments, the travel drive assembly 24 may include a travel drive motor.

[0039] In some embodiments, Figure 2 As shown, the automatic pick-and-place device 20 further includes a lifting drive assembly 25, which is fixedly mounted on the main frame 23 and connected to the pick-and-place assembly 26. The lifting drive assembly 25 can drive the pick-and-place assembly 26 to move up and down along the main frame 23. Since the pick-and-place assembly 26 can move up and down along the main frame, when the material basket is picked up and placed by the automatic pick-and-place device 20, it is not limited by the height extension of the three-dimensional sorting machine 10 and its material basket frame 11.

[0040] In some embodiments, Figure 2 As shown, the lifting drive assembly 25 includes a lifting motor 253, a connecting rod 251 and a belt 252. The connecting rod 251 is horizontally arranged at the upper end of the main frame 23. The belt 252 is connected to the connecting rod 251 and the pick-and-place assembly respectively. The lifting motor 253 is connected to the connecting rod 251, and the lifting motor 253 can drive the connecting rod 251 to rotate to drive the belt 252 to move, and then, the belt 252 can drive the pick-and-place assembly to move up and down along the main frame during the movement.

[0041] Figure 3 A schematic structural diagram of a pick-and-place assembly 26 provided according to an embodiment of the present application is shown. Figure 4 A schematic structural diagram of a pick-and-place assembly 26 in an extended state according to an embodiment of the present application is shown.

[0042] like Figure 3 and Figure 4 As shown, in some embodiments, the pick-and-place assembly 26 includes a lifting frame 261 and a telescopic module, the lifting frame 261 is slidably mounted on the main frame 23, and the lifting frame 261 can move up and down along the main frame 23. The telescopic module is mounted on the lifting frame 261, and the telescopic module can move telescopically relative to the lifting frame 261 to take out or place the basket.

[0043] In some embodiments, Figure 3 and Figure 4 As shown, the telescopic module includes two telescopic arms 262, two telescopic claws 264, and a telescopic drive assembly 263. The two telescopic arms 262 are symmetrically mounted on both sides (left and right sides) of the lifting frame 261. The two telescopic claws 264 are respectively mounted on the two telescopic arms 262. The telescopic drive assembly 263 is connected to the two telescopic arms 262, and the telescopic drive assembly 263 can drive the two telescopic arms 262 to telescope synchronously. Specifically, the telescopic drive assembly 263 can drive the two telescopic arms 262 to telescope forward or backward synchronously, and at the same time drive the two telescopic claws 264 to move forward or backward, so as to take out or place the material basket through the two telescopic claws 264.

[0044] In some embodiments, Figure 4 As shown, the telescopic arm 262 includes a telescopic frame 2622 and a movable arm 2621. The movable arm 2621 is slidably mounted on the telescopic frame 2622. The telescopic claw is mounted on the movable arm 2621. The telescopic drive assembly 263 can drive the movable arm 2621 to slide relative to the telescopic frame 2622, so that the telescopic arm 262 extends or retracts, so that the telescopic arm 262 performs a telescopic movement.

[0045] In some embodiments, Figure 4 As shown, the telescopic drive assembly 263 includes a telescopic drive motor 2631 and a transmission assembly 2632. The telescopic drive motor 2631 is connected to the transmission assembly 2632, and the transmission assembly 2632 is connected to the movable arm 2621. The telescopic drive motor 2631 can drive the transmission assembly 2632 to move, so that the movable arm 2621 can be driven to slide relative to the telescopic frame 2622 through the movement of the transmission assembly 2632, thereby realizing the telescopic movement of the telescopic arm 262. In some embodiments, the transmission assembly 2632 can be implemented as a chain sprocket assembly, for example.

[0046] Figure 5 A schematic structural diagram is shown in which a telescopic claw 264 of a pick-and-place assembly 26 provided in an embodiment of the present application is supported at the lower end of a step of a material basket.

[0047] like Figure 5 As shown, in some embodiments, the upper end of the basket extends outward to form a step. Two telescopic claws 264 can be supported on the lower end of the step of the basket to remove the basket.

[0048] Specifically, the process of taking out the basket from the basket rack 11 or the double-layer conveyor line 30 and placing it on the double-layer conveyor line 30 or the basket rack 11 is as follows:

[0049] First, the telescopic drive assembly 263 drives the two telescopic arms 262 to extend synchronously until the two telescopic claws 264 reach the middle of the material basket (the material basket frame 11 or the material basket to be taken out on the double-layer conveyor line 30), and the two telescopic claws 264 are supported on the lower end of the step of the material basket. At this time, the picking and placing assembly 26 can drive the material basket to rise along the main frame 23 under the driving action of the lifting drive assembly 25 to lift the material basket. Then, the telescopic drive assembly 263 drives the two telescopic arms 262 and the material basket to retract synchronously to take out the material basket.

[0050] After the basket is taken out, in the state where the pick-and-place assembly 26 does not release the basket, the travel drive assembly 24 can drive the main frame 23 and the pick-and-place assembly 26 (and the basket taken out thereof) installed on the main frame to move along the first horizontal track 21 and the second horizontal track 22. At the same time, the pick-and-place assembly 26 can drive the basket to move up and down along the main frame 23 to the target position under the driving action of the lifting drive assembly 25. Then, the telescopic drive assembly 263 drives the two telescopic arms 262 and the basket to extend synchronously. Then, the pick-and-place assembly 26 can drive the basket to move downward along the main frame 23 under the driving action of the lifting drive assembly 25, so as to place the basket on the double-layer conveyor line 30 or the basket rack 11. Afterwards, the pick-and-place assembly 26 can release the basket. Specifically, the telescopic drive assembly 263 can drive the two telescopic arms 262 to retract synchronously, so that the two telescopic claws 264 are separated from the basket placed on the double-layer conveyor line 30 or the basket rack 11.

[0051] Based on this, the automatic pick-and-place device 20 can automatically complete the task of taking out the material basket from the material basket rack 11 or the double-layer conveyor line 30 and placing it on the double-layer conveyor line 30 or the material basket rack 11, completely replacing manual operation.

[0052] According to the automatic pick-and-place equipment provided by the embodiment of the present application, the travel drive assembly can drive the main frame and the pick-and-place assembly to reciprocate and move linearly along the horizontal track, and the pick-and-place assembly can move up and down along the main frame and move telescopically by itself. Based on this, it is possible to automatically take out a basket full of goods from the basket rack of the three-dimensional sorting machine and place it on the double-layer conveyor line, and to take out an empty basket from the double-layer conveyor line and place it on the basket rack. In this way, the automatic pick-and-place equipment of the present application can replace manual labor to realize the automatic pick-and-place box operation of the three-dimensional sorting machine, reduce labor costs, and do not limit the height of the three-dimensional sorting machine and its basket rack. In addition, the telescopic module of the pick-and-place assembly of the present application adopts a lifting and placing pick-and-place action when picking up and placing the basket, which can reduce the impact and vibration on the basket rack during the process of picking up and placing the basket.

[0053] In the description of this specification, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "connected", "fixed", etc. should be understood in a broad sense. In addition, the directions or positional relationships indicated by the terms "front", "rear", "upper", "lower", "inner", "outer", "top", "bottom", etc. are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing this application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the equipment or unit referred to must have a specific direction, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore, cannot be understood as limiting this application.

[0054] In the description provided herein, a large number of specific details are described. However, it is understood that the embodiments of the present application can be practiced without these specific details. In some instances, well-known methods, structures and techniques are not shown in detail so as not to obscure the understanding of this description.

[0055] Similarly, it should be understood that in order to streamline the disclosure and help understand one or more of the various application aspects, in the above description of the exemplary embodiments of the present application, the various features of the present application are sometimes grouped together into a single embodiment, figure, or description thereof. However, the disclosed method should not be interpreted as reflecting the following intention: the claimed application requires more features than the features clearly stated in each claim. Therefore, the claims following the specific embodiment are hereby expressly incorporated into the specific embodiment, wherein each claim itself serves as a separate embodiment of the present application.

[0056] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the modules or units or components of the devices in the examples disclosed herein may be arranged in the devices described in the embodiment, or alternatively may be located in one or more devices different from the devices in the examples. The modules in the foregoing examples may be combined into one module or may be divided into multiple submodules.

[0057] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the modules in the devices in the embodiments may be adaptively changed and arranged in one or more devices different from the embodiments. The modules or units or components in the embodiments may be combined into one module or unit or component, and in addition they may be divided into a plurality of submodules or subunits or subcomponents. Except that at least some of such features and / or processes or units are mutually exclusive, all features disclosed in this specification (including the accompanying claims, abstracts and drawings) and all processes or units of any method or device disclosed in this manner may be combined in any combination. Unless otherwise expressly stated, each feature disclosed in this specification (including the accompanying claims, abstracts and drawings) may be replaced by an alternative feature providing the same, equivalent or similar purpose.

[0058] Furthermore, those skilled in the art will appreciate that although some embodiments described herein include certain features included in other embodiments but not other features, the combination of features from different embodiments is meant to be within the scope of the present application and to form different embodiments.

[0059] As used herein, unless otherwise specified, the use of ordinal numbers "first," "second," "third," etc. to describe common objects merely indicates that different instances of similar objects are involved, and is not intended to imply that the objects so described must have a given order in time, space, order, or in any other manner.

[0060] Although the present application has been described according to a limited number of embodiments, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, with the benefit of the above description, that other embodiments may be envisioned within the scope of the present application thus described. In addition, it should be noted that the language used in this specification is selected primarily for the purpose of readability and teaching, rather than for the purpose of explaining or limiting the subject matter of the present application. Therefore, many modifications and changes will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the appended claims. For the scope of the present application, the disclosure made to the present application is illustrative rather than restrictive, and the scope of the present application is limited by the appended claims.

Claims

1. An automatic pick-and-place device for a three-dimensional sorting machine, wherein the automatic pick-and-place device is arranged outside a material basket frame of the three-dimensional sorting machine, and a double-layer conveyor line is arranged on the other side of the automatic pick-and-place device relative to the three-dimensional sorting machine, and the material basket frame includes a plurality of material basket layers arranged in a height direction, and each material basket layer is respectively suitable for placing a plurality of material baskets, characterized in that: The automatic pick-and-place device comprises: The first horizontal track and the second horizontal track are fixedly connected to the upper end and the lower end of the three-dimensional sorting machine respectively; A main frame, wherein upper and lower ends of the main frame are slidably connected to the first horizontal track and the second horizontal track respectively; A travel drive assembly, fixedly mounted on the main frame, adapted to drive the main frame to reciprocate linearly along the first horizontal track and the second horizontal track; The pick-and-place assembly is slidably mounted on the main frame, suitable for lifting and lowering along the main frame, and suitable for telescopic movement, so as to take out the material basket from the material basket rack and place it on the double-layer conveyor line, or take out the material basket from the double-layer conveyor line and place it on the material basket rack.

2. The automatic pick-and-place device according to claim 1, characterized in that: Also includes: The lifting drive assembly is fixedly mounted on the main frame, connected to the pick-and-place assembly, and is suitable for driving the pick-and-place assembly to move up and down along the main frame.

3. The automatic pick-and-place device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The lifting drive assembly comprises: A connecting rod, horizontally arranged at the upper end of the main frame; A belt is connected to the connecting rod and the pick-and-place assembly respectively; The lifting motor is connected to the connecting rod and is suitable for driving the connecting rod to rotate to drive the belt to move, so that the belt drives the pick-and-place assembly to move up and down along the main frame.

4. The automatic pick-and-place device according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that: The pick-and-place assembly comprises: A lifting frame, slidably mounted on the main frame, suitable for lifting and lowering along the main frame; The telescopic module is installed on the lifting frame and is suitable for telescopic movement relative to the lifting frame so as to take out or place the material basket.

5. The automatic pick-and-place device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The telescopic module comprises: Two telescopic arms are symmetrically mounted on both sides of the lifting frame; Two telescopic claws are respectively installed on the two telescopic arms; The telescopic drive assembly is connected to the two telescopic arms and is suitable for driving the two telescopic arms to perform synchronous telescopic movement so as to take out or place the material basket through the two telescopic claws.

6. The automatic pick-and-place device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The telescopic arm comprises: Telescopic rack; A movable arm is slidably mounted on the telescopic frame, and the telescopic claw is mounted on the movable arm; The telescopic drive assembly is suitable for driving the movable arm to slide relative to the telescopic frame so that the telescopic arm can perform telescopic movement.

7. The automatic pick-and-place device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The upper end of the basket extends outward to form a step; The two telescopic claws are suitable for being supported at the lower end of the step of the basket.

8. The automatic pick-and-place device according to claim 7, characterized in that: When the telescopic drive assembly drives the two telescopic arms to extend synchronously until the two telescopic claws reach the middle of the material basket and are supported on the lower end of the step of the material basket, the picking and placing assembly drives the material basket to move upward along the main frame to lift the material basket, and then the telescopic drive assembly drives the two telescopic arms and the material basket to retract synchronously to take out the material basket.

9. The automatic pick-and-place device according to claim 8, characterized in that: After the material basket is taken out, the travel drive assembly drives the main frame and the pick-and-place assembly to move along the first horizontal track and the second horizontal track. At the same time, the pick-and-place assembly drives the material basket to move up and down along the main frame to the target position. Then, the telescopic drive assembly drives the two telescopic arms and the material basket to extend synchronously, and the pick-and-place assembly drives the material basket to move downward along the main frame. After placing the material basket on the double-layer conveyor line or the material basket rack, the telescopic drive assembly drives the two telescopic arms to retract synchronously so that the two telescopic claws are disengaged from the material basket.

10. An automatic pick-and-place system, characterized in that: include: A three-dimensional sorting machine, wherein the outer side of the three-dimensional sorting machine has a material basket frame, and the material basket frame includes a plurality of material basket layers arranged along the height direction, and each material basket layer is respectively suitable for placing a plurality of material baskets; The automatic pick-and-place device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, arranged on the outside of the material basket; A double-layer conveyor line is used to convey material baskets and is arranged on the other side of the automatic pick-and-place device relative to the three-dimensional sorting machine.