A multi-layered material sorting device and sorting system

Abstract

The present application relates to the technical field of material sorting, in particular to a material sorting device and a sorting system. The multi-layer material sorting device has different flip plate sorting modules and collecting modules. For different sorting scenarios and different sorting requirements, the flip plate sorting modules and the collecting modules only need to be spliced, the flip plate sorting module of the next layer is arranged at at least part of the discharge position of the flip plate sorting module of the previous layer to occupy the discharge position, and the collecting module is arranged below the discharge position of the flip plate sorting module of the previous layer, thereby saving customized design and a complex assembly process, greatly improving work efficiency and the versatility of the sorting device.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of material sorting, in particular to a material sorting device and a sorting system. BACKGROUND

[0002] In the technical field of material sorting, a sorting machine is one of the necessary facilities. The sorting machine has very high sorting efficiency and has become a key equipment for improving the efficiency of logistics distribution. Each sorting line has a specific specification, and different specifications have different requirements for the specifications of the sorting machine. Therefore, the existing sorting machine needs to be customized when assembled, has poor universality, and has a complex splicing structure, which is not convenient for assembly, resulting in a large amount of time spent by workers for assembly, thereby reducing work efficiency. SUMMARY

[0003] Therefore, the technical problem to be solved by the present application is to overcome the defects of poor universality and complex assembly of the sorting machine in the prior art, thereby providing a modular material sorting device and a sorting system with good universality.

[0004] To solve the above technical problems, the technical scheme adopted by the present application is as follows:

[0005] The present application provides a multi-layer material sorting device, which comprises:

[0006] The flap material distribution module has different discharge positions, and the material can be discharged at different discharge positions and fall by gravity;

[0007] The flap material distribution module has at least two layers, and the flap material distribution module of the next layer is arranged at at least part of the discharge position of the flap material distribution module of the previous layer to occupy the discharge position.

[0008] The collecting module is arranged below the discharge position not occupied by the flap material distribution module in each layer.

[0009] Optionally, in the multi-layer material sorting device, the first layer of flap material distribution modules has one flap material distribution module; the second layer of flap material distribution modules has four flap material distribution modules, which are arranged below the first layer of flap material distribution modules in four directions of front, back, left and right.

[0010] Further, in the multi-layer material sorting device, a third layer of flap material distribution modules can also be included, the third layer has four flap material distribution modules, which are arranged below the second layer of flap material distribution modules and located at the opposite side of the first layer of flap material distribution modules. The opposite side means that the third layer of flap material distribution modules and the first layer of flap material distribution modules are located on the two sides of the corresponding second layer of flap material distribution modules.

[0011] Optionally, in the multi-layer material sorting device, the unloading position of each of the turnover plate material distribution modules is occupied.

[0012] Optionally, in the multi-layer material sorting device, the collecting module is a collecting box.

[0013] Optionally, in the multi-layer material sorting device, the turnover plate material distribution module comprises a material carrying table, a first driving unit and a second driving unit; the output end of the first driving unit is connected with a first support unit, and the output end of the second driving unit is connected with a second support unit.

[0014] The first support unit is fixedly arranged below the material carrying table and drives the material carrying table to deflect under the driving of the first driving unit.

[0015] The second support unit is fixedly arranged below the first driving unit and drives the first driving unit to deflect under the driving of the second driving unit.

[0016] The first support unit and the second support unit are arranged at a certain angle, and the first driving unit and the second driving unit work cooperatively to realize the deflection of the material carrying table at any angle.

[0017] Optionally, in the multi-layer material sorting device, the output shaft of the first driving unit is vertically connected to the middle part of the first support unit, and the output shaft of the second driving unit is vertically connected to the middle part of the second support unit.

[0018] Optionally, in the multi-layer material sorting device, a gap is arranged between the first support unit and the second support unit, and a gap is arranged between the second support unit and a support fixedly arranged below the second support unit.

[0019] Further, in the multi-layer material sorting device, the angle between the first support unit and the second support unit is preferably 90°.

[0020] Further, the turnover plate material distribution module corresponds to different sorting levels, the first driving unit and the second driving unit drive the corresponding material carrying table to deflect according to the sorting identification of the material, and the sorting identification corresponds to the level of the turnover plate material distribution module.

[0021] The present application also relates to a multi-layer material sorting device, which comprises:

[0022] The turnover plate material distribution modules and the collecting modules are arranged in layers, the turnover plate material distribution modules have different unloading positions, and the material can be unloaded at different unloading positions and fall by gravity;

[0023] The turnover plate material distribution modules and the collecting modules are arranged in layers, the turnover plate material distribution modules have different unloading positions, and the material can be unloaded at different unloading positions and fall by gravity;

[0024] The flap material distribution module has at least two layers, and the flap material distribution module of the next layer is arranged at the discharging position of at least part of the flap material distribution module of the previous layer to occupy the discharging position.

[0025] The collecting module is located at the bottom layer, and the collecting module is arranged below the discharging position that is not occupied in the flap material distribution module of each layer above.

[0026] The present application also relates to a sorting system, comprising the multi-layer material sorting device, a material conveying line arranged at the top of the multi-layer material sorting device, and a controller in communication with the material conveying line and the multi-layer material sorting device.

[0027] The technical scheme of the present application has the following advantages:

[0028] 1. The multi-layer material sorting device provided by the present application has different flap material distribution modules and collecting modules, which can meet different sorting scenarios and different sorting requirements of different specifications by simply splicing the flap material distribution modules and the collecting modules according to the manner that the flap material distribution module of the next layer is arranged at the discharging position of at least part of the flap material distribution module of the previous layer to occupy the discharging position, and the collecting module is arranged below the discharging position that is not occupied in the flap material distribution module of each layer above, thereby saving the customized design and the complex assembly process, greatly improving the work efficiency and the versatility of the sorting device. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0029] In order to more clearly illustrate the specific embodiments of the present application or the technical scheme in the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings needed to be used in the description of the specific embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, the drawings described below are some embodiments of the present application, and those skilled in the art can also obtain other drawings according to these drawings without creative labor.

[0030] Figure 1 The multi-layer material sorting device provided by the embodiment of the present application is a top view.

[0031] Figure 2 The multi-layer material sorting device provided by the embodiment of the present application is a structural schematic view.

[0032] Figure 3 The flap material distribution module provided by the embodiment of the present application is a structural schematic view.

[0033] Figure 4 The flap material distribution module provided by the embodiment of the present application is a bottom structure view.

[0034] Figure 5 The sorting system provided by the embodiment of the present application is a structural schematic view.

[0035] Explanation of reference signs:

[0036] 1-flap material distributing module; 11-object table; 12-first driving unit; 13-second driving unit; 14-first supporting unit; 15-second supporting unit; 16-bracket; 17-limiting device; 2-collecting module; 3-raw material conveying line. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0037] The technical solutions of the present application will be described clearly and completely below in conjunction with the drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0038] In the description of the present application, it should be noted that the terms "first", "second" are only used for the purpose of description, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance. Unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "mounting", "connecting", "connecting" should be understood broadly, for example, it can be fixedly connected, or it can be detachably connected, or integrally connected; it can be directly connected, or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, or the internal communication of two elements. For those skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0039] In addition, the technical features involved in the different embodiments of the present application described below can be combined with each other as long as there is no conflict.

[0040] Embodiment 1

[0041] The present embodiment provides a multi-layer material sorting device, which comprises a flap material distributing module 1 and a collecting module 2. The flap material distributing module 1 has different material discharging positions, and the material can be discharged at different material discharging positions and fall by gravity. However, this is not a limitation of the present application. For example, the flap material distributing module 1 can be replaced by a material distributing module with a plurality of material discharging positions, and the material can be discharged at different material discharging positions and fall by gravity. Figures 1-2As shown, the turnover plate material distribution module 1 in the embodiment has four discharging positions, which are located at the front, rear, left and right sides of the turnover plate material distribution module. The turnover plate material distribution module 1 has three layers, the first layer of turnover plate material distribution module 1 has one, that is, the turnover plate material distribution module located at the top layer has one. The second layer of turnover plate material distribution module 1 has four, which are respectively arranged below the four discharging positions of the top layer of turnover plate material distribution module, that is, arranged below the four directions of the front, rear, left and right of the first layer of turnover plate material distribution module to occupy the discharging position of the top layer of turnover plate material distribution module. The second layer of turnover plate material distribution module also has four discharging positions at the front, rear, left and right sides. The third layer of turnover plate material distribution module also has four, which are respectively arranged below each second layer of turnover plate material distribution module and located at the opposite side of the first layer of turnover plate material distribution module. The opposite side means that the third layer of turnover plate material distribution module and the first layer of turnover plate material distribution module are located at the two sides of the corresponding second layer of turnover plate material distribution module. The collection module 2 provided in the embodiment can be a collection box, which can be located at the bottom layer, and the collection module 1 is arranged below the discharging position not occupied by the turnover plate material distribution module in each layer above, such as Figure 1 As shown, the collection module 1 can be provided with 16, because the discharging positions of the first layer of turnover plate material distribution module are all occupied by the second layer of turnover plate material distribution module, so the 16 collection modules 2 are arranged below the discharging positions not occupied by the second layer of turnover plate material distribution module and the third layer of turnover plate material distribution module.

[0042] The multi-layer material sorting device provided in the embodiment is spliced by different turnover plate material distribution modules and collection modules. For different sorting scenes and different sorting requirements of different specifications, only the turnover plate material distribution modules and the collection modules need to be spliced, arranged in the manner that the turnover plate material distribution module of the next layer is arranged at least part of the discharging position of the turnover plate material distribution module of the previous layer to occupy the discharging position, and the collection module is arranged below the discharging position not occupied by the turnover plate material distribution module in each layer above. This saves the customized design and complex assembly process, greatly improves the work efficiency and the universality of the sorting device.

[0043] As an alternative embodiment, the turnover plate material distribution module 1 in the multi-layer material sorting device can also be provided in two layers or more than three layers.

[0044] As an alternative embodiment, the feeding position of the turnover distribution module 1 can also be provided with three or more than four, for example, six feeding positions. In the specific splicing mode of the turnover distribution module, the turnover distribution module of the next layer can not occupy all the turnover distribution modules of the previous layer, and can also occupy part of the feeding positions; the collecting module can be arranged below the feeding positions not occupied by the turnover distribution modules of each layer above, and as another alternative, the collecting module can also not be arranged at the bottom layer, but can be arranged below the feeding positions not occupied by the turnover distribution modules of the upper layer. For example, when the feeding positions of the turnover distribution module of the second layer are not all occupied, the collecting box can also be arranged on the same horizontal plane as the turnover distribution module of the third layer and located at the unoccupied feeding position; or when the feeding positions of the turnover distribution module of the first layer are not all occupied, the collecting box can also be arranged on the same horizontal plane as the turnover distribution module of the second layer and located at the unoccupied feeding position.

[0045] As a preferred mode, as shown in Figure 1 , each feeding position of the turnover distribution module 1 is occupied, that is, occupied by the turnover distribution module of the next layer or the collecting module, that is, in the plan view shown in Figure 1 , the collecting module is located at the outermost position to completely surround all the turnover distribution modules. Through this arrangement, it can be ensured that all the materials to be sorted will be received by the collecting module, and even if the collecting module is arranged with a certain redundancy, it can also ensure that there will be no loss of materials.

[0046] Alternatively, as shown in Figure 3 and Figure 4 , in this embodiment, the turnover distribution module 1 comprises a carrier table 11, a first driving unit 12 and a second driving unit 13; wherein the output end of the first driving unit 12 is connected with a first support unit 14, and the output end of the second driving unit 13 is connected with a second support unit 15; the first support unit 14 is fixedly arranged below the carrier table 11 and drives the carrier table 11 to deflect under the drive of the first driving unit 12; the second support unit 15 is fixedly arranged below the first driving unit 12 and drives the first driving unit 12 to deflect under the drive of the second driving unit 13; the first support unit 14 and the second support unit 15 are arranged at a certain angle, and the first driving unit 12 and the second driving unit 13 work together to realize the deflection of the carrier table at any angle.

[0047] Alternatively, in the embodiment, the first driving unit 12 drives the first supporting unit 14 to drive the object table 11 to deflect, the first driving unit 12 is fixedly arranged below the first supporting unit 14 and is driven by the second driving unit 13 to drive the second supporting unit 15 to drive the first driving unit 12 to deflect, and the first driving unit 12 is connected to the object table 11 through the first supporting unit 14 to indirectly drive the object table 11 to deflect.

[0048] The first supporting unit 14 and the second supporting unit 15 are arranged at an angle, that is, the first driving unit 12 connected to the first supporting unit 14 and the second driving unit 13 connected to the second supporting unit 15 have different movement directions. Thus, the first driving unit 12 and the second driving unit 13 drive the object table 11 to deflect in different directions, and the arrangement of the upper and lower double-layer driving units can realize the 360° deflection of the object table.

[0049] The output shafts of the driving units of the sorting device of the embodiment are arranged at an angle, the output shafts of the upper and lower double-layer driving units can rotate at any angle, and thus the object table can deflect in any direction from the horizontal state, and the objects placed on the object table can slide from the object table to different areas below by relying on their own gravity to achieve the purpose of sorting the objects by the flipping plate sorting module.

[0050] Alternatively, in the embodiment, the first driving unit 12 and the second driving unit 13 are motor-driven. The motor-driven deflection of the object table is convenient for the control system to control, and the control precision is high.

[0051] Alternatively, in the embodiment, the output shaft of the first driving unit 12 is vertically connected to the middle part of the first supporting unit 14, and the output shaft of the second driving unit 13 is vertically connected to the middle part of the second supporting unit 15.

[0052] As shown in Figure 4 The first supporting unit 14 is a long strip-shaped supporting block, and the output shaft of the motor of the first driving unit 12 is arranged through the middle part of the first supporting unit 14. The first supporting unit 14 is fixedly arranged at the middle position of the bottom of the object table 11, the movement position of the output shaft of the first driving unit 12 is basically coincided with the center of the object table, so that the output shaft of the first driving unit 12 is more uniformly stressed during deflection movement.

[0053] The second supporting unit 15 is a long strip-shaped supporting block, and the output shaft of the motor of the second driving unit 13 is arranged through the middle part of the second supporting unit 15. The first driving unit 12 is fixedly arranged above the middle position of the second supporting unit 15, and the movement position of the output shaft of the first driving unit 12 is basically coincided with the center of the object table, so that the output shaft of the second driving unit 13 is more uniformly stressed during deflection movement.

[0054] Optionally, in the embodiment, a gap is arranged between the first support unit 14 and the second support unit 15; a gap is arranged between the second support unit 15 and the bracket 16 fixedly arranged below the second support unit 15.

[0055] Since the first driving unit 12 is fixedly arranged on the second support unit 15, and the first driving unit 12 drives the first support unit 14 to deflect, the first support unit 14 is likely to interfere with the second support unit 15 in the process of deflecting. Therefore, a certain gap is arranged between the first support unit 14 and the second support unit 15, when the first support unit 14 deflects to a certain angle, the goods on the object table 11 have already fallen off the object table 11, at this time, the first support unit 14 and the second support unit 15 will not collide. Similarly, a gap is arranged between the second support unit 15 and the bracket 16 fixedly arranged below the second support unit 15. The arrangement of the gap is more conducive to the deflection of the object table to the appropriate position without collision.

[0056] In the exemplary embodiment, the included angle between the first support unit 14 and the second support unit 15 is 90°.

[0057] Further, the turnover distribution module 1 can correspond to different sorting levels, the first driving unit 12 and the second driving unit 13 drive the corresponding object table 11 to deflect according to the sorting identification of the goods, and the sorting identification corresponds to the level of the turnover distribution module.

[0058] Meanwhile, the output shaft of the first driving unit 12 is vertically connected to the middle part of the first support unit 14; the output shaft of the second driving unit 13 is vertically connected to the middle part of the second support unit 15. That is, the first driving unit 12 and the second driving unit 13 are arranged in cross perpendicular.

[0059] The motor rotating shaft (assuming the axis as the X-axis direction) of the first driving unit 12 outputs 0-degree deflection, and the motor rotating shaft (assuming the axis as the Y-axis direction) of the second driving unit 13 outputs to both sides of the limit, which can make the object table deflect along the X-axis direction. When the motor of the second driving unit 13 outputs 0-degree deflection, the motor rotating shaft of the first driving unit 12 outputs to both sides of the limit, which can make the object table deflect along the Y-axis direction.

[0060] In addition, when the motor of the first driving unit 12 and the motor of the second driving unit 13 are both deflected in the positive direction by a certain angle, the object table 11 can realize deflection in the first quadrant; when the motor of the first driving unit 12 is deflected in the positive direction and the motor of the second driving unit 13 is deflected in the negative direction, the object table 11 can realize deflection in the second quadrant; when the motor of the first driving unit 12 and the motor of the second driving unit 13 are both deflected in the negative direction, the object table 11 can realize deflection in the third quadrant; when the motor of the first driving unit 12 is deflected in the negative direction and the motor of the second driving unit 13 is deflected in the positive direction, the object table 11 can realize deflection in the fourth quadrant.

[0061] That is, through the above-mentioned double-layer vertical arrangement structure of the motor of the first driving unit 12 and the motor of the second driving unit 13, the deflection of the object table in the positive and negative directions of the X axis, the positive and negative directions of the Y axis, and the four quadrants is ultimately realized.

[0062] Alternatively, in the embodiment, a limiting device 17 is further included, which is used to limit the limit deflection position of the object table. The limit deflection position of the object table is limited to prevent the object table from deflecting too much. As an alternative embodiment, the limiting device can be a spring mechanical limiting device, and can also be an optical proximity limiting device.

[0063] Embodiment 2

[0064] As shown in Figure 5 The embodiment provides a sorting system, which comprises a material conveying line 3, a multi-layer material sorting device, and a controller; the multi-layer material sorting device is the multi-layer material sorting device of embodiment 1 and is spliced by each flap material distribution module and a collecting module; the material conveying line 3 is arranged at the top of the multi-layer material sorting device, and specifically, the material conveying line 3 has an inclined discharging plate which is opposite to the object table 11 of the first-layer flap material distribution module 1, and materials can be conveyed to the object table of the first-layer flap material distribution module via the discharging plate; the controller (not shown) is in communication connection with the material conveying line and the multi-layer material sorting device respectively to control the conveying of the materials to be sorted and the sorting of the materials by the multi-layer material sorting device. The sorting system provided by the embodiment can be applied to different sorting scenes and is used for sorting requirements of different specifications, thereby saving the customized design and the complex assembly process and greatly improving the work efficiency and the universality of the sorting device.

[0065] The scanning device can be arranged on the incoming conveying line 3 to scan the conveyed material to set the corresponding sorting mark, and the controller transmits the corresponding sorting mark of the material to the flap sorting module 1. The flap sorting module 1 can correspond to different sorting levels. The first driving unit 12 and the second driving unit 13 drive the corresponding object table 11 to deflect according to the sorting mark of the material to realize different levels of unloading and collection. The sorting mark corresponds to the level of the flap sorting module to realize the sorting of different types of materials (such as the distribution of different destination materials).

[0066] Obviously, the above embodiments are only examples for clearly illustrating the present application, and are not intended to limit the embodiments. Based on the above description, other different forms of changes or variations can be made by those skilled in the art. Here, all the embodiments cannot be exhausted, and the obvious changes or variations derived therefrom are still within the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A multi-layered material sorting device, characterized by ,including: a turnover plate material distribution module and a collection module, the turnover plate material distribution module has different material discharge positions, and materials are discharged at different material discharge positions and fall by gravity; wherein, the turnover plate material distribution module has at least two layers, a next layer of the turnover plate material distribution module is arranged at at least part of the material discharge position of the previous layer of the turnover plate material distribution module to occupy the material discharge position; the turnover plate material distribution module comprises a material carrying table, a first driving unit and a second driving unit; wherein, the output end of the first driving unit is connected with a first support unit, and the output end of the second driving unit is connected with a second support unit; the first driving unit and the second driving unit work cooperatively to realize that the material carrying table deflects at any angle; the first support unit is fixedly arranged below the material carrying table and drives the material carrying table to deflect under the driving of the first driving unit; the second support unit is fixedly arranged below the first driving unit and drives the first driving unit to deflect under the driving of the second driving unit; a gap is arranged between the first support unit and the second support unit; a gap is arranged between the second support unit and a support fixedly arranged below the second support unit; the included angle between the first support unit and the second support unit is 90°; the collection module is arranged below the material discharge positions not occupied by the turnover plate material distribution modules in each layer above.

2. The multi-tiered material sorting device of claim 1, wherein the first layer of the turnover plate material distribution module has one turnover plate material distribution module; the second layer of the turnover plate material distribution module has four turnover plate material distribution modules, which are respectively arranged below the first layer of the turnover plate material distribution module in four directions of front, back, left and right.

3. The multi-tiered material sorting device of claim 2, wherein the third layer of the turnover plate material distribution module further comprises four turnover plate material distribution modules, which are respectively arranged below the second layer of the turnover plate material distribution module and located at the opposite side of the first layer of the turnover plate material distribution module.

4. The multi-tiered material sorting device of claim 1, wherein the output shaft of the first driving unit is vertically connected to the middle part of the first support unit; the output shaft of the second driving unit is vertically connected to the middle part of the second support unit.

5. The multi-tiered material sorting device of claim 1, wherein the turnover plate material distribution module corresponds to different sorting levels, the first driving unit and the second driving unit drive the corresponding material carrying tables to deflect according to the sorting identification of the materials, and the sorting identification corresponds to the level of the turnover plate material distribution module.

6. A sorting system, characterized by including, a multi-layer material sorting device, the multi-layer material sorting device is the multi-layer material sorting device according to any one of claims 1-5; a material conveying line arranged at the top of the multi-layer material sorting device; a controller, the controller is respectively in communication connection with the material conveying line and the multi-layer material sorting device.

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