Sorting device, shelving track and goods storage system

Abstract

The present invention provides a sorting device, a shelving track, and a goods storage system. The sorting device includes: a sorting unit for sorting the cargo carriers on the shelving track used when goods are shelved to make the cargo carriers move forward in sequence; and a driving unit for driving the sorting unit to perform sorting. Among them, the sorting unit has a blocking member, a sorting member, and a cooperation control member for making the two cooperate with each other. The driving unit drives the cooperation control member to rotate to realize the cooperation between the blocking member and the sorting member. According to the sorting device, shelving track, and goods storage system of the present invention, the sorting device has a sorting unit and a driving unit. The sorting unit has a blocking member, a sorting member, and a cooperation control member. The cooperation control member rotates under the drive of the driving unit to realize the cooperation between the blocking member and the sorting member, enabling the cargo carriers to be blocked and sorted for release, so that the cargo carriers can run orderly on the shelving track.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention belongs to the field of warehousing system equipment, and particularly relates to a sorting device, a shelving track, and a goods warehousing system. Background Art

[0002] Currently, the commonly adopted method in goods warehousing is to place the goods in a container, then classify the containers, set identifiers, and place the containers in different shelves according to the identifiers. Conveying equipment, such as stackers, shuttle cars, etc., is used to convey the goods between different storage modules in the warehousing system. In the above goods warehousing system, the erection of the shelves is cumbersome, the floor area is large, the classification and handling of the containers require a large amount of manpower, and the conveying equipment also requires corresponding working space. Therefore, the above goods warehousing system has the problems of cumbersome shelf erection and high costs of the shelves and the conveying equipment.

[0003] Moreover, when such a goods warehousing system is applied to some industries where the goods are in the form of soft sheets, such as the clothing industry, multiple pieces of clothing have to be packed in the same container, further causing the following problems: First, the clothing is usually stacked in the container, which is prone to wrinkles, and when the wrinkles are severe, it is necessary to perform a flattening treatment before leaving the warehouse; Second, since a container contains multiple pieces of clothing, it is necessary to open the container for inspection when the clothing needs to be sorted or taken out of the warehouse, so it is very inconvenient; Third, the work such as flattening treatment and inspection needs to be completed manually, so the labor cost is also increased.

[0004] Therefore, a goods warehousing system without a fixed shelf, which can keep the clothing flat and is easy to automate so as to reduce the labor cost, has become an urgent need at present. In the goods warehousing system, the goods need to enter the warehousing track through the shelving track and then undergo subsequent transfer and storage. In order to enable the goods carrier to safely and correctly enter the warehousing track, how to enable the goods carrier to enter the warehousing track orderly is the problem to be solved at present. Summary of the Invention

[0005] The purpose of the present invention is to provide a sorting device, a shelving track, and a goods warehousing system that can sort the goods carriers when the goods are put on the shelves so that the goods carriers move forward orderly.

[0006] The present invention provides a sorting device, which has the following characteristics: including a sorting part for sorting the goods carriers on the shelving track used when the goods are put on the shelves so that the goods carriers move forward in sequence; and a driving part for driving the sorting part to perform sorting. Among them, the sorting part has a blocking member, a sorting member, and a cooperation control member for cooperating the two with each other, and the driving part drives the cooperation control member to rotate to realize the cooperation between the blocking member and the sorting member.

[0007] In the sorting device provided by the present invention, it may further have the following features: It further includes a mounting part for mounting the driving part and the sorting part on the lower sliding track section of the upper rack track. Among them, the cooperating control part drives the blocking part to rotate to make the cargo carrier in a blocked state and at the same time drives the sorting part to rotate to make it leave the cargo carrier; or the cooperating control part drives the blocking part to rotate to make the current cargo carrier in a released state for passing and at the same time drives the sorting part to rotate to make it embed between the current cargo carrier and the next cargo carrier.

[0008] In the sorting device provided by the present invention, it may further have the following features: Among them, the cooperating control part is rotatably arranged on the mounting part through a first rotating shaft, the blocking part is fixed on one side of the cooperating control part, the sorting part is rotatably mounted on the mounting part through a second rotating shaft, and is movably arranged on the cooperating control part through a limiting shaft fixed on the other side of the cooperating control part.

[0009] In the sorting device provided by the present invention, it may further have the following features: Among them, the driving part is a cylinder, the cylinder has a cylinder body and a piston rod, the outer end of the piston rod is combined with the cooperating control part through a rotating shaft, the cooperating control part is in a plate shape, the first rotating shaft is located in the central area of the cooperating control part, the blocking part is fixed at the lower end of one side, the rotating shaft is located at the upper end of one side, and the limiting shaft is located at the lower end of the other side.

[0010] In the sorting device provided by the present invention, it may further have the following features: Among them, the sorting part has a barb part for embedding between the current cargo carrier and the next cargo carrier; a supporting part located on the second rotating shaft; and a limiting part provided with a limiting hole, and the limiting hole is arranged on the limiting shaft; the blocking part is a blocking strip, and the blocking strip has an arc-shaped guiding surface that cooperates with the barb part, and the outer end surface of the barb part has a shape that cooperates with the arc-shaped guiding surface.

[0011] In the sorting device provided by the present invention, it may further have the following features: Among them, the blocking strip further has a blocking surface that is connected to the arc-shaped guiding surface and is used to block the cargo carrier, and the blocking surface and the outer end surface of the barb part cooperate with each other to form a blocked state or a released state.

[0012] In the sorting device provided by the present invention, it may further have the following features: Among them, the mounting part at least includes a mounting plate, and the mounting plate has: a fixing part fixed on the upper rack track; a groove part for the end of the cargo carrier to pass through; and a mounting part for mounting the driving part, the blocking part and the sorting part.

[0013] The present invention provides an upper rack track, which has the following features, including: a lower sliding track section for carrying the cargo carrier and set to be inclined; and a sorting device for sorting the cargo carriers on the lower sliding track section; among them, the sorting device is the sorting device as described above.

[0014] The present invention provides a goods storage system, which has the following characteristics: including: a loading track, and the loading track is the loading track as described above.

[0015] In the goods storage system provided by the present invention, it may further have the following characteristics: further including: an inbound track for receiving the goods carrier from the loading track, wherein the sorting device of the loading track is arranged close to the inbound track.

[0016] Functions and effects of the invention

[0017] According to the sorting device, the loading track and the goods storage system involved in the present invention, the sorting device has a sorting part and a driving part. The sorting part has a blocking piece, a sorting piece and a cooperative control piece. The cooperative control piece rotates under the drive of the driving part to realize the cooperation between the blocking piece and the sorting piece, so that the goods carrier can be blocked and sorted for release, thereby enabling the goods carrier to run orderly on the loading track. Brief description of the drawings

[0018] Figure 1 is a schematic structural diagram of the goods storage system in the embodiment of the present invention;

[0019] Figure 2 is Figure 1 one of the structural diagrams within the A frame in

[0020] Figure 3 is Figure 1 one of the structural diagrams within the A frame in

[0021] Figure 4 is a structural diagram of the sorting device in the embodiment of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 5 is a structural diagram of the sorting part in the embodiment of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 6 is an installation structure diagram of the driving part and the cooperative control piece in the embodiment of the present invention;

[0024] Figure 7 is a structural diagram of the sorting piece in the embodiment of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 8 is a structural diagram of the blocking piece in the embodiment of the present invention;

[0026] Figure 9 is a structural diagram of the mounting plate of the mounting part in the embodiment of the present invention;

[0027] Figure 10 is a side view of the installation structure of the lower sliding track section and the mounting plate in the embodiment of the present invention;

[0028] Figure 11 This is a structural diagram of the housing covering the mounting plate in the embodiment of the present invention.

[0029] Description of the drawing reference numerals: Goods storage system 100, Inbound module 101, Storage module 102, Sorting module 103, Outbound sorting module 104, Input connection track 105, Inbound track 106, Shelving track 107, Diverting device 20, Diverting part 21, Blocking member 211, Arc-shaped guiding surface 2111, Blocking surface 2112, Hole position 2113, Diverting member 212, Limiting hole 2121, Barbed part 2122, Supporting part 2123, Limiting part 2124, Hole position 2125, Arc-shaped surface 2126, Matching control member 213, Hole positions 2131, 2132, Limiting shaft 243, Driving part 22, Cylinder body 221, Piston rod 222, Mounting part 23, Mounting plate 230, Fixed part 231, Hole position 2311, Groove part 232, Mounting part 233, Housing 234, First rotating shaft 241, Second rotating shaft 242, Limiting shaft 243, Bolt 244, Current hanger 30, Next hanger 30', Downward sliding track section 71. Detailed implementation manners

[0030] In order to make the technical means, creative features, achieved purposes and effects realized by the present invention easy to understand, the following takes a flexible sheet material storage system as an example, and specifically describes a diverting device, a conveying track and a goods storage system of the present invention in conjunction with the drawings. Among them, the flexible sheet material storage system can be a clothing storage system, which uses hanging racks (i.e., hangers) as goods carriers.

[0031] <Embodiment>

[0032] This embodiment provides a flexible sheet material storage system.

[0033] Figure 1 This is a schematic structural diagram of the goods storage system in the embodiment of the present invention.

[0034] As Figure 1 shown, the goods storage system 100 is a fixed-shelf-free storage system that uses tracks to convey and store goods carriers carrying goods, and includes an inbound module 101, a storage module 102, a sorting module 103, an outbound sorting module 104, and multiple input connection tracks 105.

[0035] The warehousing module 101 is used to warehousing the goods carriers, the storage module 102 is used to store (or classify and store) the goods carriers, the sorting module 103 is used to classify and select the goods carriers output by the storage module 102, and the outbound sorting module 104 is used to further sort and outbound the goods carriers sorted by the sorting module 103. Each module is connected by an input connection track 105 to realize the transportation of the goods carriers between the modules.

[0036] Among them, the warehousing module 101 includes a plurality of shelving tracks 107 and a warehousing track 106. A distribution device 20 for allowing the goods carriers to enter the warehousing track 106 one by one in an orderly manner is arranged on the shelving track 107 close to the warehousing track 106.

[0037] In this embodiment, the shelving track 107 includes a downward-sliding track section 71 for carrying the goods carriers and arranged obliquely. The obliquely arranged downward-sliding track section 71 can allow the goods carriers to slide forward under the drive of their own gravity. The distribution device 20 is installed on the downward-sliding track section 71. In addition, the distribution device 20 can be used not only on the shelving track 107, but also on other tracks that need to orderly distribute and release the goods carriers.

[0038] Figure 2 and Figure 3 is Figure 1 The structure diagram within the A frame in the figure is the structure diagram of the distribution device 20 installed on the downward-sliding track section 71. Among them, D1 is the transportation direction of the goods carrier. The goods carrier is a clothes hanger, and the clothes hanger includes a hook part and a support part for placing clothes (not shown in the figure). Figure 2 The state shown is the blocked state where the current clothes hanger 30 is blocked. Figure 3 The state shown is the state where the current clothes hanger 30 is released and the subsequent clothes hanger 30' is blocked.

[0039] Figure 4 is the structure diagram of the distribution device in the embodiment of the present invention. As Figure 4 shown, the distribution device 20 includes a distribution part 21, a driving part 22, and a mounting part 23. The distribution part 21 and the driving part 22 are installed on the downward-sliding track section 71 through the mounting part 23. The driving part 22 drives the distribution part 21 to distribute the goods carriers on the downward-sliding track section 71 so that the goods carriers move forward in sequence.

[0040] Figure 5 is the structure diagram of the distribution part in the embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, D2 is the rotation direction of the blocking member 211, and D3 is the rotation direction of the distribution member 212.

[0041] As Figure 5As shown, the sorting unit 21 includes a blocking member 211, a sorting member 212, and a cooperation control member 213 for cooperating the two with each other. When the lower end of the blocking member 211 is located in front of the current clothes hanger, it is used to block the clothes hanger 30, and the clothes hanger forms a blocked state. At this time, the lower end of the sorting member 212 leaves the clothes hanger (as Figure 2 shown); when the lower end of the blocking member 211 leaves the front side of the current clothes hanger, the current clothes hanger can smoothly pass along the downward sliding track section 71 under the drive of gravity, that is, the current clothes hanger forms a released state. At this time, the lower end of the sorting member 212 is inserted between the current clothes hanger and the next clothes hanger to block the next clothes hanger from being released (as Figure 3 shown), so as to realize that the clothes hangers are released one by one.

[0042] The upper end of the blocking member 211 is fixed to one side of the cooperation control member 213 by bolts 244. As Figure 5 shown, two bolts 244 are provided. The setting of the two bolts enables the blocking member 211 to be firmly installed on the cooperation control member 213. One bolt 244 can also be provided, but the stability of the blocking member is not as good as that of the two-bolt setting. Because in the actual use process, multiple clothes hangers may enter the downward sliding track section 71 at one time. The clothes hangers and the items hung on the clothes hangers have a certain weight. When multiple clothes hangers slide along the downward sliding track section 71, they will hit the lower end of the blocking member 211. At this time, there is a large impact force on the blocking member 211. If only one bolt is used to fix the upper end of the blocking member 211, although it can also play a blocking effect, due to long-term impact, it is easy to cause the blocking member 211 to rotate, resulting in its outward rotation and lack of stability. Therefore, using two bolts for fixing can greatly improve the stability of the blocking member 211.

[0043] The sorting member 212 is rotatably installed on the installation part 23 through a second rotating shaft 242 and is movably arranged on the cooperation control member 213 through a limiting shaft 243 fixed on the other side of the cooperation control member 213. In this embodiment, the limiting shaft 243 is a roller, and a limiting hole 2121 is formed on the sorting member 212. The sorting member 212 is matched with the roller through the limiting hole 2121.

[0044] Figure 6 is the installation structure diagram of the driving part and the cooperation control member in the embodiment of the present invention.

[0045] As Figure 6 shown, the cooperation control member 213 is rotatably arranged on the installation part 23 through a first rotating shaft 241. The driving part 22 is a cylinder, which has a cylinder body 221 and a piston rod 222. The outer end of the piston rod 222 is combined with the cooperation control member 213 through a rotating shaft 245. The piston rod 222 drives the cooperation control member 213 to rotate around the first rotating shaft 241 under the drive of the cylinder body 221. Combined Figure 5, when rotating in cooperation with the control member 213, it will drive the blocking member 211 and the sorting member 212 thereon to swing respectively. Due to the setting of the limiting hole 2121, the rotation angles of the sorting member 211 and the control member 213 in cooperation are restricted, and only the sorting member 211 can be rotated to a position where it is embedded between two adjacent hangers.

[0046] As Figure 6 , the control member 213 in cooperation is in a plate shape. The first rotating shaft 241 is located in the central area of the entire plate-shaped control member 213 in cooperation. Two hole positions 2131 for installing the bolts 244 are provided at the lower end on one side of the control member 213 in cooperation, and a hole position 2132 for installing the limiting shaft 243 is provided on the other side of the control member 213 in cooperation. The hole position 2131 and the hole position 2132 are respectively located on the left and right sides of the first rotating shaft 241, so that when the blocking member 211 and the sorting member 212 are installed on the control member 213 in cooperation, they can swing up and down respectively according to the lever principle. That is, when the blocking member 211 swings downward to block the current hanger, the sorting member 212 swings upward and leaves the hanger; when the blocking member 211 swings upward to release the hanger, the sorting member 212 swings downward and is embedded between the current hanger 30 and the next hanger 30', so that only the current hanger can pass through, and the subsequent hangers are blocked by the sorting member 212, realizing the release of the hangers one by one.

[0047] Figure 7 It is the structural diagram of the sorting member in the embodiment of the present invention.

[0048] As Figure 7 As shown, the sorting member 212 has a barb portion 2122 for being embedded between the current hanger and the next hanger, a support portion 2123 for installing the second rotating shaft 242, and a limiting portion 2124 provided with a limiting hole 2121. Among them, a hole position 2125 is provided on the support portion 2123, and the second rotating shaft 242 passes through the hole position 2125 and is installed on the installation portion 23. The limiting portion 2125 is sleeved on the outer periphery of the roller 243 through the limiting hole 2121. The barb portion 2122 and the support portion 2123 are respectively located on the left and right sides of the lower side of the limiting hole 2121, so that the sorting member 212 can rotate around the second rotating shaft 242 under the drive of the control member 213 in cooperation and can only rotate back and forth within a certain angle under the limitation of the limiting hole 2121.

[0049] Figure 8 It is the structural diagram of the blocking member in the embodiment of the present invention.

[0050] As Figure 8 As shown, the blocking member 211 is a blocking strip. A hole position 2113 for the bolt 244 to pass through is provided on the upper side of the blocking strip. The lower side of the blocking strip has an arc-shaped guiding surface 2111 that cooperates with the barb portion 2122 and a blocking surface 2112 for blocking the hanger. AsFigure 7 As shown, the outer end face of the barb portion 2122 has an arc surface 2126 that mates with the arc guide surface 2111. As Figure 5 shown, when the blocking bar is lifted upward to let the hanger pass, the arc surface 2126 of the barb portion 2122 slides downward along the arc guide surface 2111 and is embedded between the hangers; when the blocking bar rotates downward to block the hanger, the barb portion 2122 is lifted away from the hanger. That is, the blocking surface 2112 and the arc surface 2126 of the barb portion cooperate with each other to form a blocked state or a released state of the hanger.

[0051] Figure 9 is a structural diagram of the mounting plate of the mounting portion of the embodiment of the present invention, Figure 10 is a side view of the mounting structure of the lower slide rail section and the mounting plate of the embodiment of the present invention.

[0052] As Figure 9 shown, the mounting portion 23 includes at least one plate-shaped mounting plate 230. The mounting plate 230 is bent to form a fixing portion 231, a groove portion 232, and a mounting portion 233. A plurality of holes 2311 are provided on the fixing portion 231 for mounting with the lower slide rail section 71; the mounting portion 233 is used for mounting the driving portion and the sorting portion. The groove portion 232 is located between the fixing portion 231 and the mounting portion 233. Refer to Figure 10 , when the hanger is hung on the lower slide rail section 71, the hook portion 31 at the upper end of the hanger is located in the groove portion 232. The setting of the groove portion 232 can ensure that the hanger can smoothly slide through the sorting device.

[0053] Figure 11 is a structural diagram of the mounting plate of the embodiment of the present invention covered with a housing.

[0054] As Figure 11 shown, a housing 234 is covered above the mounting plate 230. The housing 234 covers the driving portion 22 and the sorting portion 21 inside it, which not only has a simple and beautiful shape but also can play a dust-proof role.

[0055] Functions and effects of the embodiment

[0056] According to the sorting device, the upper rack rail, and the goods storage system involved in the present invention, since the sorting device has a sorting portion and a driving portion, the sorting portion has a blocking member, a sorting member, and a cooperative control member. The cooperative control member rotates under the drive of the driving portion to realize the cooperation between the blocking member and the sorting member, so that the goods carrier can be blocked and released into the warehousing track, realizing the shelving of the goods carrier.

[0057] Driven by the cooperation with the control member, the blocking member can form a state of blocking in front of the goods carrier and leaving the front side of the goods carrier, so that the goods carrier has a blocked state and a released state. And driven by the cooperation with the control member, the sorting member can form a state of being embedded between the current clothes hanger and the next clothes hanger and leaving the clothes hanger. The mutual cooperation between the blocking member and the sorting member enables the goods carrier to be released one by one, allowing the goods carrier to pass through in an orderly manner.

Claims

1. A sorting device, characterized in that, it includes: a sorting part for sorting the cargo carriers on the loading track used when loading goods so that the cargo carriers move forward in sequence; a driving part for driving the sorting part to perform sorting; and a mounting part for mounting the driving part and the sorting part on the downward-sliding track section of the loading track, wherein, the sorting part has a blocking part, a sorting part and a cooperation control part for making the two cooperate with each other, the driving part drives the cooperation control part to rotate to realize the cooperation between the blocking part and the sorting part, the cooperation control part is rotatably arranged on the mounting part through a first rotating shaft, the blocking part is fixed on one side of the cooperation control part, the sorting part is rotatably mounted on the mounting part through a second rotating shaft and is movably arranged on the cooperation control part through a limiting shaft fixed on the other side of the cooperation control part, the driving part is a cylinder, and the cylinder has a cylinder body and a piston rod, the outer end of the piston rod is combined with the cooperation control part through a rotating shaft, the cooperation control part is in a plate shape, the first rotating shaft is located in the central area of the cooperation control part, the blocking part is fixed at the lower end of one side, the rotating shaft is located at the upper end of one side, and the limiting shaft is located at the lower end of the other side, the sorting part has: a barb part for being embedded between the current cargo carrier and the next cargo carrier; a supporting part located on the second rotating shaft; and a limiting part provided with a limiting hole, and the limiting hole is arranged on the limiting shaft, and the limiting part is sleeved on the outer circumference of the limiting shaft through the limiting hole, and the barb part and the supporting part are respectively located on the left and right sides below the limiting hole, the blocking part is a strip, and the strip has an arc-shaped guiding surface that cooperates with the barb part, the outer end surface of the barb part has an arc-shaped surface that cooperates with the arc-shaped guiding surface, the lower side of the strip also has a blocking surface that is connected to the arc-shaped guiding surface and is used for blocking the cargo carrier, the blocking surface and the arc-shaped surface of the barb part cooperate with each other to form a blocked state or a released state, the mounting part at least includes a mounting plate, and the mounting plate has: a fixing part fixed on the loading track; a groove part for the end of the cargo carrier to pass through; and a mounting part for mounting the driving part and the sorting part.

2. The sorting device according to claim 1, characterized in that: wherein, the cooperation control part drives the blocking part to rotate to make the cargo carrier in a blocked state and at the same time drives the sorting part to rotate to make it leave the cargo carrier; or the cooperation control part drives the blocking part to rotate to make the current cargo carrier in a released state to pass through and at the same time drives the sorting part to rotate to make it embedded between the current cargo carrier and the next cargo carrier.

3. A loading track, characterized in that, it includes: a downward-sliding track section for carrying the cargo carrier and set to be inclined; and a sorting device for sorting the cargo carriers on the downward-sliding track section, Among them, the sorting device is the sorting device described in claim 1 or 2.

4. A goods storage system, characterized in that, comprising: a storage rack track, and the storage rack track is the storage rack track described in claim 3.

5. The goods storage system according to claim 4, characterized in that, further comprising: a warehousing track for receiving the goods carrier from the storage rack track, wherein, the sorting device of the storage rack track is arranged close to the warehousing track.

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