Automatic sorting machine

Abstract

An automatic sorting machine includes a taking device, a loading switching mechanism, a lifting device, a detecting device, a clamping device and a sorting device. The taking device is configured to take a plurality of trays. The loading switching mechanism includes a first loading part and a second loading part, configured to receive the trays taken by the taking device. The lifting device is configured to lift the trays loaded on one of the first loading part and the second loading part of the loading switching mechanism. The detecting device is configured to identify the bar code on each tray. The clamping device is configured to clamp the trays to the sorting device according to the identification result generated by the detecting device. The sorting device includes a sorting platform, a pushing mechanism and two or more sorting cassettes. The pushing mechanism is configured to push the trays on the sorting platform into one of the sorting cassettes. By using the automatic sorting machine, the goods can be sorted and pushed simultaneously, and the automatic classification can be performed before the goods are labeled, so as to improve the efficiency of the subsequent labeling operation.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to an automatic classification machine, and more particularly, to an automatic classification machine capable of classifying trays. BACKGROUND

[0002] Most of the passive component factories currently use a JIT (Just in Time) inventory management mode, which mainly uses manual inspection to check the goods (check the goods material number), separate the goods (distinguish the tray box), label the goods (paste the delivery label), and pack the goods, so as to reduce the inventory from raw materials to finished products, establish a more efficient production process, and achieve the goal of minimum inventory.

[0003] However, the manual inspection, separation, and labeling of goods not only consumes a lot of labor costs, but also often causes serious impact on the smoothness of the delivery due to the negligence or omission of personnel operation, resulting in increased personnel costs and time loss. SUMMARY

[0004] Therefore, one object of the present application is to provide an automatic classification machine capable of simultaneously performing inspection and separation operations, which can automatically classify the goods before labeling, so as to improve the efficiency of subsequent labeling operations.

[0005] According to the above object of the present application, an automatic classification machine is provided. The automatic classification machine mainly comprises a material taking device, a loading switching mechanism, a lifting device, a detection device, a material clamping device, and a material separating device. The material taking device is configured to obtain a plurality of trays stacked with each other. The loading switching mechanism is adjacent to the material taking device, wherein the loading switching mechanism comprises a first loading part and a second loading part, and the first loading part and the second loading part are configured to receive the trays obtained by the material taking device. The lifting device is adjacent to the loading switching mechanism, wherein the lifting device is configured to lift the tray loaded on one of the first loading part and the second loading part of the loading switching mechanism. The detection device is arranged above the loading switching mechanism and is configured to identify the bar code arranged on each tray. The material clamping device is arranged above the lifting device, wherein the material clamping device is configured to clamp the tray to a separating position according to a plurality of identification results of each tray by the detection device. The material separating device is adjacent to the material clamping device. The material separating device comprises a separating platform, a material pushing mechanism, and two or more separating cassettes. The separating cassettes are respectively located on opposite sides of the separating platform, the material separating device is located on the separating platform, and the material pushing mechanism is configured to push the tray on the separating platform into one of the separating cassettes.

[0006] According to an embodiment of the present application, the automatic sorting machine further comprises a material collecting trolley and a material collecting lifting mechanism. The material collecting trolley is configured to load the material tray. The material collecting lifting mechanism is adjacent to the material taking device, wherein the material collecting lifting mechanism has a cylinder group and a lifting support connected to the cylinder group, and the cylinder group is configured to lift the material collecting trolley to a position by the lifting support.

[0007] According to an embodiment of the present application, the material taking device comprises a gripper mechanism, a first direction driving mechanism, a second direction driving mechanism and a third direction driving mechanism. The gripper mechanism is configured to clamp the material tray stacked with each other. The first direction driving mechanism is connected to the gripper mechanism and is configured to drive the gripper mechanism to move along the first direction. The first direction driving mechanism is arranged on the second direction driving mechanism by a sliding seat, wherein the second direction driving mechanism is configured to drive the first direction driving mechanism to slide along the second direction. The second direction driving mechanism is arranged on the third direction driving mechanism by another sliding seat, wherein the third direction driving mechanism is configured to drive the second direction driving mechanism to slide along the third direction.

[0008] According to an embodiment of the present application, the loading switching mechanism comprises a rotating table and a servo motor. The first loading part and the second loading part are arranged on opposite sides of the rotating table, respectively. The servo motor is connected to the rotating table, and the servo motor is configured to drive the first loading part and the second loading part on the rotating table to switch between the first position and the second position, wherein the first position is closer to the material taking device, and the second position is closer to the lifting device.

[0009] According to an embodiment of the present application, the first loading part and the second loading part of the loading switching mechanism are configured to switch between the first position and the second position, wherein the first position is close to the loading switching mechanism, and the second position is close to the lifting device. The lifting device comprises a lifting sliding table, a motor, an arm support plate and a cylinder. The motor is configured to drive the lifting sliding table to perform lifting action. The arm support plate is arranged on the lifting sliding table. The cylinder is connected to the arm support plate, wherein the cylinder is configured to drive the arm support plate to overturn to support the material tray on the first loading part or the second loading part when the first loading part or the second loading part of the loading switching mechanism rotates to the second position.

[0010] According to an embodiment of the present application, the material clamping device comprises a guide rail, a sliding table cylinder and a gripper cylinder. The sliding table cylinder is arranged on the guide rail, and the gripper cylinder is arranged on the sliding table cylinder.

[0011] According to an embodiment of the present application, each of the material distribution cassettes has a plurality of clamping layer spaces. The material distribution device further comprises a lifting driving module connected to the material distribution platform and configured to drive the material distribution platform to lift to a position corresponding to each of the clamping layer spaces.

[0012] According to an embodiment of the present application, the pushing mechanism of the material distributing device comprises a pushing rod, a rodless cylinder and a pair of air claws. The pushing rod is disposed above the material distributing platform. The rodless cylinder is configured to drive the pushing rod to move back and forth between the material distributing cassettes disposed on opposite sides of the material distributing platform. The air claws are disposed on the pushing rod and are configured to position the material tray disposed on the material distributing platform.

[0013] According to an embodiment of the present application, the automatic sorting machine further comprises at least a plurality of safety gates corresponding to each of the material distributing cassettes. The safety gates are configured to limit the position of the material tray in the material distributing cassettes. Each set of safety gates comprises a pair of rod bodies controlled by air cylinders, which are disposed on the feeding side and the taking-out side of the corresponding material distributing cassette.

[0014] According to an embodiment of the present application, the automatic sorting machine further comprises a recycling device. The recycling device is disposed adjacent to the material distributing device. The recycling device comprises a pushing platform, a pushing mechanism, a recycling cassette and a lifting plate assembly. The pushing platform is configured to carry the material tray determined by the detection device to be recycled. The pushing mechanism is disposed above the pushing platform and is configured to push the material tray to be recycled. The recycling cassette is configured to receive the material tray to be recycled. The lifting plate assembly comprises a lifting plate and a motor. The lifting plate is disposed in the recycling cassette, and the motor is configured to drive the lifting plate to move up and down in the recycling cassette according to the number of material trays to be recycled.

[0015] As described above, the automatic sorting machine of the present application can automatically perform sorting and distributing, replacing manual operation and greatly reducing the error rate caused by manual operation, thereby achieving the purposes of reducing labor costs and improving work efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0016] For a more complete understanding of the embodiments and their advantages, reference is now made to the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:

[0017] Figure 1 is a perspective view of an automatic sorting machine according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0018] Figure 2 is a side view of an automatic sorting machine according to an embodiment of the present application, omitting the shell;

[0019] Figure 3 is a device view of a material taking-out device of an automatic sorting machine according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0020] Figure 4 is a device view of a loading switching mechanism of an automatic sorting machine according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0021] Figure 5Ais a device schematic diagram of a lifting device of an automatic sorting machine according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0022] Figure 5B is a side view of a lifting device of an automatic sorting machine according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0023] Figure 6 is a side view of a material clamping device of an automatic sorting machine according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0024] Figure 7A is a partial perspective view of a material sorting device of an automatic sorting machine according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0025] Figure 7B is another partial perspective view of a material sorting device of an automatic sorting machine according to an embodiment of the present application; and

[0026] Figure 8 is a device schematic diagram of a recycling device of an automatic sorting machine according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0027]

Symbol Description

[0028] 10: automatic sorting machine

[0029] 101: housing

[0030] 103: safety gate

[0031] 105: rod body

[0032] 107: pneumatic cylinder

[0033] 100: material collecting cart

[0034] 110: positioning rod

[0035] 200: material collecting lifting mechanism

[0036] 210: cylinder group

[0037] 220: lifting bracket

[0038] 300: material taking device

[0039] 310: clamping jaw mechanism

[0040] 320: first direction driving mechanism

[0041] 321: sliding seat

[0042] 330: second direction driving mechanism

[0043] 331: sliding seat

[0044] 340: third direction driving mechanism

[0045] 400: loading switching mechanism

[0046] 410: rotary table

[0047] 411: first loading part

[0048] 412: second loading part

[0049] 420: servo motor

[0050] 500: lifting device

[0051] 510: lifting slide

[0052] 520: motor

[0053] 530: swing arm supporting plate

[0054] 540: pressing cylinder

[0055] 600: detection device

[0056] 700: material clamping device

[0057] 710: guide rail

[0058] 720: slide cylinder

[0059] 730: clamping jaw cylinder

[0060] 800: material distributing device

[0061] 810: material distributing platform

[0062] 820: material pushing mechanism

[0063] 821: material pushing rod

[0064] 822: rodless cylinder

[0065] 823: air claw

[0066] 830: material distributing cassette

[0067] 831: clamping layer space

[0068] 840: lifting drive module

[0069] 900: recycling device

[0070] 910: pushing platform

[0071] 920: pushing mechanism

[0072] 930: recycling cassette

[0073] 940: lifting plate assembly

[0074] 942: motor

[0075] 941: lifting plate

[0076] D1: first direction

[0077] D2: second direction

[0078] D3: third direction

[0079] D4: direction

[0080] S1: first side

[0081] S2: second side

[0082] W1: tray DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0083] Please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2 , wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view of an automatic sorting machine according to an embodiment of the present application, Figure 2 is a side view of an automatic sorting machine according to an embodiment of the present application, omitting the housing. The automatic sorting machine 10 of the present embodiment mainly comprises a material collecting cart 100, a material collecting lifting mechanism 200, a material taking device 300, a loading switching mechanism 400, a lifting device 500, a detection device 600, a material clamping device 700, a material sorting device 800, and a recycling device 900.

[0084] As shown in Figure 1 , the material collecting cart 100 is provided with a plurality of positioning rods 110, which are mainly used for stacking a plurality of trays and positioning them. The operator can use the material collecting cart 100 to collect a predetermined number of trays at a specific location, and push the material collecting cart 100 to a position where the material taking device 300 can clamp. The material collecting lifting mechanism 200 is fixed inside the housing 101 of the automatic sorting machine 10. The material collecting lifting mechanism 200 has a pressing cylinder group 210 and a lifting bracket 220 connected to the pressing cylinder group 210. The lifting bracket 220 can be inserted into the frame structure of the material collecting cart 100, and the pressing cylinder group 210 is further configured to drive the lifting bracket 220 to lift the material collecting cart 100. In this way, by lifting the material collecting cart 100 with the material collecting lifting mechanism 200, the problem of the trays on the material collecting cart 100 being tilted due to uneven ground can be avoided. It is clarified that the automatic sorting machine 10 of the present application can also not include the material collecting cart 100 and the material collecting lifting mechanism 200, and the operator can stack the trays to be sorted at a position where the material taking device 300 can clamp by other means.

[0085] Please refer to Figure 2 and Figure 3 , wherein Figure 3is a schematic diagram of a picking device of an automatic sorting machine according to an embodiment of the present application. In this embodiment, the picking device 300 is mainly used to pick up a plurality of trays stacked on each other. It is to be noted that in order to clearly show the relative positions of the devices, Figure 2 , the picking device 300 is shown in a perspective view. Figure 2 In addition to omitting the housing 101 of the automatic sorting machine 10 in Figure 1 , some components of the picking device are also omitted.

[0086] Specifically, as shown in Figure 3 , the picking device 300 mainly comprises a gripper mechanism 310, a first direction driving mechanism 320, a second direction driving mechanism 330, and a third direction driving mechanism 340. The gripper mechanism 310 is configured to pick up trays stacked on each other. As shown in Figure 2 , the gripper mechanism 310 can directly pick up a stack of trays sleeved on the positioning rod 110 of the material collecting cart 100. As shown in Figure 3 , the gripper mechanism 310 is arranged on the first direction driving mechanism 320 and can be moved along the first direction D1 (for example, the Z-axis direction) under the control of the first direction driving mechanism 320. In some examples, the first direction driving mechanism 320 can be a large-bore cylinder, and the gripper mechanism 310 can be a gripper cylinder. The first direction driving mechanism 320 is arranged on the second direction driving mechanism 330 through a sliding seat 321, and the second direction driving mechanism 330 is configured to drive the first direction driving mechanism 320 to slide along the second direction D2 (for example, the X-axis direction). The second direction driving mechanism 330 is arranged on the third direction driving mechanism 340 through a sliding seat 331, and the third direction driving mechanism 340 is configured to drive the second direction driving mechanism 330 to slide along the third direction D3 (for example, the Y-axis direction). In some examples, the second direction driving mechanism 330 and the third direction driving mechanism 340 can be electric sliding table devices.

[0087] Please also refer to Figure 2 and Figure 4 , wherein Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of a loading switching mechanism of an automatic sorting machine according to an embodiment of the present application. As shown in Figure 2As shown, the loading switching mechanism 400 is adjacent to the material taking device 300. The loading switching mechanism 400 mainly comprises a rotating table 410 and a servo motor 420. Two opposite sides of the rotating table 410 are provided with a first loading portion 411 and a second loading portion 412, and the first loading portion 411 and the second loading portion 412 are configured to receive the tray taken by the material taking device 300. The servo motor 420 is connected to the rotating table 410, wherein the servo motor 420 is configured to drive the first loading portion 411 and the second loading portion 412 on the rotating table 410 to switch between a first position and a second position. Herein, the first position refers to a position close to the material taking device 300, and the second position refers to a position close to the lifting device 500. Accordingly, when one of the first loading portion 411 and the second loading portion 412 is switched to the first position, it can receive and carry the stacked tray clamped by the material taking device 300; and when the other one of the first loading portion 411 and the second loading portion 412 is switched to the second position, the stacked tray originally loaded thereon can be lifted by the lifting device 500 for subsequent detection actions. Therefore, the loading switching mechanism 400 can mainly achieve the purpose of simultaneous feeding and detection, thereby saving a large amount of operation time.

[0088] Please also refer to Figure 2 , Figure 5A and Figure 5B , wherein Figure 5A is a device schematic diagram of a lifting device of an automatic sorting machine according to an embodiment of the present application, Figure 5B is a side view of a lifting device of an automatic sorting machine according to an embodiment of the present application. In the present embodiment, the lifting device 500 is adjacent to the loading switching mechanism 400, wherein the lifting device 500 is configured to lift the tray loaded on one of the first loading portion 411 and the second loading portion 412 of the loading switching mechanism 400. Specifically, as shown in Figure 5A and Figure 5B , the lifting device 500 mainly comprises a lifting slide 510, a motor 520, an arm supporting plate 530 and a pressing cylinder 540. The motor 520 is configured to drive the lifting slide 510 to perform lifting actions. One end of the arm supporting plate 530 is pivotally arranged on the lifting slide 510. The pressing cylinder 540 is connected to the arm supporting plate 530, wherein the pressing cylinder 540 is configured to drive the arm supporting plate 530 to overturn along the direction D4 to support the stacked tray on the first loading portion 411 or the second loading portion 412 of the loading switching mechanism 400 as shown in Figure 4 . In Figure 4When the loading switching mechanism 400 shown performs the switching action, the pressure cylinder 540 can retract to allow the swing arm support plate 530 to close in a direction such as counterclockwise. When the loading switching mechanism 400 is positioned, the pressure cylinder 540 can extend to allow the swing arm support plate 530 to flip up in a direction such as clockwise to align with the material tray on the first loading part 411 or the second loading part 412 located in the second position. At this time, the lifting slide 510 is driven by the motor 520 to lift the material tray.

[0089] Please refer to this again. Figure 2 The detection device 600 is positioned above the loading and switching mechanism 400, and is configured to identify the barcodes on each tray. See also... Figure 6 ,in Figure 6 This is a side view of the clamping device of an automatic sorting machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. After the detection device 600 generates an identification result, the clamping device 700 can further clamp the material tray to a preset sorting position. Specifically, when Figure 5A During the process of lifting the tray by the lifting device 500, the detection device 600 identifies the top tray and generates a corresponding identification result. The clamping device 700 then clamps the top tray to the dispensing device 800 based on the identification result for subsequent dispensing. After the top tray is identified by the detection device 600 and removed by the clamping device 700, the original second-layer tray becomes the top tray, so the detection device 600 can continue to identify this tray, and so on. In addition, in this embodiment, the lifting device 500 can gradually lift the remaining trays as the identified trays are sequentially removed by the clamping device 700, so that the detection device 600 can identify them. After all the stacked trays in the second position have been identified and sent to the dispensing device 800, the loading switching mechanism 400 can further control the stacked trays in the first position to switch to the second position for the detection device 600 to continue identification.

[0090] Please continue to refer to Figure 2 and Figure 6 The clamping device 700 includes a guide rail 710, a slide cylinder 720, and a gripper cylinder 730. The slide cylinder 720 is mounted on the guide rail 710 and can slide along the guide rail in, for example, a third direction (Y-axis) driven by a linear motor. The gripper cylinder 730 is mounted on the slide cylinder 720 and is configured to grip the completed material tray identified by the detection device 600 and deliver the tray to the dispensing device 800.

[0091] Please also refer to Figure 2 , Figure 7A as well as Figure 7B , Figure 7A This is a partial perspective view of the material dispensing device of an automatic sorting machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 7Bis another part perspective view of a dispensing device of an automatic sorting machine according to an embodiment of the present application. The dispensing device 800 is located adjacent to the clamping device 700. The dispensing device 800 comprises a dispensing platform 810, at least one set of pushing mechanism 820, two or more dispensing cassettes 830, and a lifting driving module 840. The dispensing cassettes 830 are respectively located on opposite sides of the dispensing platform 810. The pushing mechanism 820 is configured to push a tray W1 located on the dispensing platform 810 into one of the dispensing cassettes 830.

[0092] In Figure 7A and Figure 7B embodiments, each set of dispensing device 800 has 4 sets of dispensing cassettes 830, and 2 dispensing cassettes 830 are located on a first side S1 of the dispensing platform 810, and the other 2 dispensing cassettes 830 are located on a second side S2 of the dispensing platform 810. Here, the first side S1 and the second side S2 are defined on opposite sides of the dispensing platform 810 along a second direction D2 (i.e. X-axis direction). On the other hand, the dispensing platform 810 has 2 dispensing positions, and the two dispensing positions are arranged along a third direction D3 (i.e. Y-axis direction). Accordingly, the clamping device 700 can first clamp a tray W1 to a predetermined dispensing position on the dispensing platform 810, and then push the tray on the predetermined dispensing position into the corresponding dispensing cassette 830 by the pushing mechanism 820.

[0093] As shown in Figure 7A and Figure 7B , the pushing mechanism 820 comprises a pushing rod 821, a rodless cylinder 822, and a pair of air claws 823. The pushing rod 821 is arranged above the dispensing platform 810. The rodless cylinder 822 is configured to drive the pushing rod 821 to move back and forth to the dispensing cassettes 830 arranged on opposite sides of the dispensing platform 810. The air claws 823 are arranged on the pushing rod 821, and the air claws 823 are configured to position the tray on the dispensing platform 810. In an embodiment, before the tray W1 is pushed into the predetermined dispensing cassette 830, the rodless cylinder 822 will first adjust the position of the pushing rod 821 according to the position of the target dispensing cassette 830. For example, if the tray W1 is to be pushed to the dispensing cassette 830 located on the first side S1 of the dispensing platform 810, the rodless cylinder 822 will first control the pushing rod 821 to move to the position of the second side S2 of the dispensing platform 810, and vice versa. After the pushing rod 821 moves to its predetermined position, the air claws 823 can further open and close along the third direction D3, thereby fine-tuning the position of the tray by pushing the outer side of the tray W1, so that the placement position of the tray W1 is centered. This action mainly ensures that the pushing rod 821 can move along the predetermined stroke when pushing the tray W1, and can send the tray to the exact position in the target dispensing cassette 830.

[0094] Please continue to refer toFigure 7A and Figure 7B In this embodiment, each of the sorting pockets 830 has a plurality of layer spaces 831. The sorting platform 810 is connected to a lifting drive module 840, which is configured to drive the sorting platform 810 to ascend or descend to a position corresponding to each of the layer spaces. In this way, after the tray feeding device 700 sends the tray to a preset position of the sorting platform 810 along the third direction D3, the tray can be further sent to a specific layer space 831 of a preset sorting pocket 830 by the lifting drive module 840 and the tray pushing rod 821.

[0095] Please continue to refer to Figure 7A and Figure 7B The automatic sorting machine 10 of the present embodiment further comprises a plurality of safety gates 103, which are respectively arranged on one side of each of the sorting pockets 830, and the safety gates 103 are configured to limit the position of the tray in the sorting pocket 830. In one embodiment, each of the safety gates 103 comprises a pair of rod bodies 105, and the rod bodies 105 are respectively arranged on the feeding side (i.e. the side facing the sorting platform 810) and the taking-out side (i.e. the outer side of the sorting pocket 830) of the corresponding sorting pocket 830. Each of the rod bodies 105 can be controlled to displace by a pneumatic cylinder 107. Specifically, the safety gate 103 mainly achieves the purpose of limiting the tray by moving the rod bodies 105 to a position close to the outer side of the tray in the sorting pocket 830. Therefore, in the open state of the safety gate 103, the rod bodies 105 can be moved to a position slightly away from the tray, so that the tray pushing rod 821 can smoothly push the tray into the sorting pocket 830, or the operator can take out the tray from the outer side of the sorting pocket 830.

[0096] Please continue to refer to Figure 2 and Figure 8 wherein Figure 8is a device schematic diagram of a recycling device of an automatic sorting machine according to an embodiment of the present application. In the present embodiment, the recycling device 900 is adjacent to the material sorting device 800. The recycling device 900 is mainly used to collect the trays that cannot be judged by the detection device 600 or are judged to be recycled. In the present embodiment, the recycling device 900 includes a pushing platform 910, a pushing mechanism 920, a recycling cassette 930, and a lifting plate assembly 940. The pushing platform 910 is configured to carry the trays that need to be recycled. Specifically, the clamping device 700 can first clamp and send the trays that are judged by the detection device 600 to be recycled to the pushing platform 910. The pushing mechanism 920 is arranged above the pushing platform 910 and is configured to push the trays arranged on the pushing platform 910 into the recycling cassette 930. The lifting plate assembly mainly includes a lifting plate 941 and a motor 942. The lifting plate 941 is arranged in the recycling cassette, and the motor 942 is configured to drive the lifting plate 941 to perform lifting action in the recycling cassette 930 according to the number of trays that need to be recycled. That is, as the trays continue to be pushed from the pushing platform 910 into the recycling cassette 930, the motor 942 will drive the lifting plate 941 to descend as the number of trays that need to be recycled increases.

[0097] As can be seen from the above embodiments of the present application, the automatic sorting machine of the present application can automatically perform inspection and material sorting to replace manual operation and reduce the error rate caused by manual operation. Through the design of the two loading parts of the loading switching mechanism in the automatic sorting machine, the loading and detection of the trays can be performed at the same time, so that while the trays on one of the loading parts are being detected by the detection device, the other loading part can simultaneously perform the action of loading the trays, and after the detection of one stack of trays is completed, the detection of the next stack of trays can be immediately performed to save a lot of time. On the other hand, the material sorting device of the automatic sorting machine of the present application is mainly designed in combination with the material sorting cassette and the material pushing mechanism, and the position of the tray is adjusted by the air gripper, so that the tray can be accurately classified and sent to the exact position. In addition, the automatic sorting machine of the present application can also be used in combination with the material collecting cart and the material lifting mechanism, so that the operator can more flexibly collect the trays at the preset location. Therefore, in addition to achieving rapid classification of the trays, the automatic sorting machine of the present application can also accurately send the trays to their corresponding material sorting cassettes.

[0098] Although the embodiments of the present disclosure have been disclosed as above, they are not intended to limit the embodiments of the present disclosure, and any person skilled in the art can make some changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the embodiments of the present disclosure. Therefore, the protection scope of the embodiments of the present disclosure shall be subject to the scope defined by the claims.

Claims

1. An automatic sorting machine, characterized in that, The automatic sorting machine includes: A material handling device configured to obtain a plurality of stacked trays; A loading switching mechanism is disposed adjacent to the material handling device, wherein the loading switching mechanism includes a first loading section and a second loading section, and the first loading section and the second loading section are configured to receive the material trays obtained by the material handling device; A lifting device is disposed adjacent to the loading switching mechanism, wherein the lifting device is configured to lift the trays loaded on one of the first loading section and the second loading section of the loading switching mechanism; A detection device is located above the loading and switching mechanism and is configured to identify the barcodes set on each of the trays; A clamping device is disposed above the lifting device, wherein the clamping device is configured to clamp the trays to the dispensing position based on a plurality of identification results of each of the trays by the detection device. A material dispensing device is disposed adjacent to the clamping device. The material dispensing device includes a material dispensing platform, a pushing mechanism, and two or more material dispensing cassettes. These cassettes are located on opposite sides of the material dispensing platform. The material dispensing device is situated on the material dispensing platform. The pushing mechanism is configured to push the material trays located on the material dispensing platform into one of the material dispensing cassettes. Multiple safety gates are respectively disposed on one side of each of the dispensing cassettes, and the safety gates are configured to restrict the position of the trays located in the dispensing cassettes. Each of the safety gates includes a pair of levers controlled by a pneumatic cylinder, and the levers are respectively disposed on the feeding side and the taking-out side of the corresponding dispensing cassette.

2. The automatic sorting machine according to claim 1, characterized in that, The automatic sorting machine further includes: A material collection trolley, configured to load these material trays; and A material collection lifting mechanism is disposed adjacent to the material handling device, wherein the material collection lifting mechanism has a pressure cylinder assembly and a lifting bracket connected to the pressure cylinder assembly, and the pressure cylinder assembly is configured to lift and position the material collection trolley via the lifting bracket.

3. The automatic sorting machine according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The material handling device includes: A gripper mechanism configured to grip the stacked trays; A first-direction drive mechanism is connected to the gripper mechanism and configured to drive the gripper mechanism to move along a first direction; A second directional drive mechanism, wherein the first directional drive mechanism is mounted on the second directional drive mechanism via a slide, wherein the second directional drive mechanism is configured to drive the first directional drive mechanism to slide along a second direction; as well as A third directional drive mechanism, wherein the second directional drive mechanism is mounted on the third directional drive mechanism via another slide, wherein the third directional drive mechanism is configured to drive the second directional drive mechanism to slide along the third direction.

4. The automatic sorting machine according to claim 1, characterized in that, The loading switching mechanism includes: A turntable, wherein the first loading section and the second loading section are respectively disposed on opposite sides of the turntable; and A servo motor is connected to the turntable, wherein the servo motor is configured to drive the first loading part and the second loading part on the turntable to switch between a first position and a second position, wherein the first position is closer to the material handling device and the second position is closer to the lifting device.

5. The automatic sorting machine according to claim 1, characterized in that, The first loading section and the second loading section of the loading switching mechanism are configured to switch between a first position and a second position, wherein the first position is close to the loading switching mechanism and the second position is close to the lifting device; as well as The lifting device includes: Lifting slide table; A motor, configured to drive the lifting slide to perform lifting movements; The swing arm support plate is installed on the lifting slide. as well as A pressure cylinder is connected to the swing arm support plate, wherein the pressure cylinder is configured to drive the swing arm support plate to flip over to support the trays on the first loading part or the second loading part when the first loading part or the second loading part of the loading switching mechanism rotates to the second position.

6. The automatic sorting machine according to claim 1, characterized in that, The clamping device includes a guide rail, a slide cylinder, and a gripper cylinder, wherein the slide cylinder is mounted on the guide rail and the gripper cylinder is mounted on the slide cylinder.

7. The automatic sorting machine according to claim 1, characterized in that, Each of these dispensing cartridges has multiple compartments; and The material distribution device also includes a lifting drive module connected to the material distribution platform and configured to drive the material distribution platform to lift to the position corresponding to each of the mezzanine spaces.

8. The automatic sorting machine according to claim 1, characterized in that, The feeding mechanism of the material distribution device includes: A push rod is positioned above the material distribution platform; A rodless cylinder, configured to drive the push rod to reciprocate between the dispensing cassettes located on opposite sides of the dispensing platform; and A pair of pneumatic grippers are mounted on the push rod, and the pneumatic grippers are configured to position the material tray on the dispensing platform.

9. The automatic sorting machine according to claim 1, characterized in that, The automatic sorting machine also includes a recycling device disposed adjacent to the sorting device, wherein the recycling device includes: The push platform is configured to carry the trays that the detection device determines need to be recycled. A push mechanism is set above the push platform and configured to push the trays that need to be recycled; A recycling cassette, configured to receive the trays that need to be recycled; as well as A lifting plate assembly includes a lifting plate and a motor, wherein the lifting plate is disposed in a recycling cassette, and the motor is configured to drive the lifting plate to move up and down in the recycling cassette according to the number of trays to be recycled.

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