A sorting and carrier reflow conveyor and method of sorting

Abstract

The present application relates to conveying equipment technical field, especially point to a kind of sorting and carrier backflow conveyor and sorting method, including first conveying line, second conveying line, third conveying line, carrier positioning mechanism one, carrier positioning mechanism two, push carrier mechanism, first material blocking mechanism, ration material distributing mechanism, sorting mechanism one, sorting mechanism two and backflow pushing mechanism, the conveying direction of second conveying line and the conveying direction of third conveying line are all opposite with the conveying direction of first conveying line, the conveying direction of first conveying line is divided into material receiving area, buffer area one, ration material distributing area, sorting area one, sorting area two and sorting area three, the conveying direction of second conveying line is divided into buffer area two, confluence area and standby area, the output end of third conveying line is communicated with confluence area.This application can sort multiple defective products by type at a time, the sorting of products in different batches will not be confused, and also can realize the backflow of empty carrier, improve the efficiency of sorting products, and the cost is low.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of conveying equipment, in particular to a sorting and carrier backflow conveyor and a sorting method. BACKGROUND

[0002] In the product production process, the product often needs to be detected to ensure the quality of the product, and the sorting machine is needed to sort the good products and the defective products after detection. For example, in the battery production process, the performance and indicators of the battery need to be detected, and the defective batteries also need to be sorted out after detection. Since there are many types of defective batteries, different types of defective batteries also need to be sorted out. In the prior art, the sorting of batteries is generally achieved by arranging different carrying stations around the articulated robot, and the articulated robot picks up different types of defective products in turn and places them on the corresponding carrying stations. The articulated robot frequently moves between different carrying stations, which greatly reduces the sorting efficiency, and the articulated robot is expensive and requires high control precision.

[0003] In the prior art, a Chinese patent document with application number 202022824483.0 discloses a defective product sorting machine. The mechanical hand takes the defective product battery from the feeding position, and then places the defective product battery in front of the code scanning gun, so that the two-dimensional code on the defective product battery can be read by the code scanning gun. After the code scanning gun scans the code of the defective product battery, the information on the two-dimensional code is read to obtain the production data of the defective product battery. Finally, the mechanical hand classifies and places the defective product batteries produced by different production lines at the discharging position, thereby completing the sorting operation of the defective product batteries. The sorting efficiency of the patent document is low.

[0004] Therefore, the defect is very obvious, and a solution needs to be provided. SUMMARY

[0005] To solve the above technical problems, the purpose of the present application is to provide a sorting and carrier backflow conveyor and a sorting method.

[0006] To achieve the above purpose, the present application adopts the following technical solutions:

[0007] The application discloses a sorting and carrier backflow conveyor, which comprises a first conveying line, a second conveying line, a third conveying line, a carrier positioning mechanism one, a carrier pushing mechanism, a first material blocking mechanism, a quantitative material distributing mechanism, a sorting mechanism one, a sorting mechanism two and a backflow pushing mechanism, the first conveying line, the second conveying line and the third conveying line are arranged side by side in sequence, the conveying direction of the second conveying line and the conveying direction of the third conveying line are opposite to the conveying direction of the first conveying line, the conveying direction of the first conveying line is divided into a material receiving area, a buffer area one, a quantitative material distributing area, a sorting area one, a sorting area two, a sorting area three, the first material blocking mechanism is arranged at the discharging end of the buffer area one, the quantitative material distributing mechanism is arranged in the quantitative material distributing area, the sorting mechanism one is arranged in the sorting area one, the sorting mechanism two is arranged in the sorting area two, the backflow pushing mechanism is arranged in the sorting area three, the conveying direction of the second conveying line is divided into a buffer area two, a confluence area and a material waiting area, the output end of the third conveying line is communicated with the confluence area, the carrier positioning mechanism one and the carrier pushing mechanism are both arranged in the material waiting area, and the carrier positioning mechanism one and the carrier pushing mechanism are arranged in a superposed mode.

[0008] Further, the discharging end of the buffer area two is provided with a second material blocking mechanism.

[0009] Further, the conveying direction of the third conveying line is divided into a buffer area three and a buffer area four, the buffer area four is arranged in correspondence with the sorting mechanism two, and the buffer area three is arranged in correspondence with the backflow pushing mechanism.

[0010] Further, the discharging end of the buffer area three is provided with a third material blocking mechanism, and the discharging end of the buffer area four is provided with a fourth material blocking mechanism.

[0011] Further, the quantitative material distributing mechanism comprises at least two quantitative blocking modules arranged in the conveying direction of the first conveying line.

[0012] Further, the carrier positioning mechanism one comprises a plurality of baffle plates arranged between the first conveying line and the second conveying line in a lifting mode, a plurality of lifting drives drivingly connected with the plurality of baffle plates respectively, a positioning plate arranged above the second conveying line in a moving mode and a moving drive drivingly connected with the positioning plate, the moving drive is used for driving the positioning plate to move close to or away from the baffle plates, the positioning plate is provided with a plurality of positioning grooves, the plurality of positioning grooves are arranged in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of baffle plates respectively, and the lifting drive is used for driving the corresponding baffle plate to lift; the carrier pushing mechanism comprises a plurality of pushing modules arranged in parallel, and the plurality of pushing modules are arranged in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of baffle plates respectively.

[0013] Further, the material receiving area is provided with a carrier positioning mechanism two.

[0014] Further, the carrier positioning mechanism one further comprises a plurality of sensors arranged on the positioning plate, and the plurality of sensors are arranged in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of positioning grooves respectively.

[0015] Further, the sorting mechanism one or / and the sorting mechanism two comprises a sorting positioning module, a sorting pushing module and a sorting blocking module, the sorting positioning module and the sorting pushing module are arranged in a stack, and the sorting blocking module is arranged at the discharging end of the sorting positioning module.

[0016] Further, the backflow pushing mechanism comprises a backflow pushing module and a fifth blocking mechanism arranged at the discharging end of the first conveying line respectively, and the backflow pushing module is arranged in correspondence with the third buffer area.

[0017] The application further provides a sorting method based on the application of the above sorting and carrier backflow conveying machine, which comprises the following method steps:

[0018] A. The carrier positioning mechanism one positions the empty carrier in the standby area of the second conveying line;

[0019] B. The external transfer manipulator can pick up at least one batch of products to be sorted;

[0020] C. The pushing carrier mechanism pushes the empty carrier in the standby area of the second conveying line and corresponding to the position of the product to be sorted picked up by the external transfer manipulator into the receiving area of the first conveying line;

[0021] D. The carrier positioning mechanism two positions the carrier in the receiving area;

[0022] E. The external transfer manipulator picks up one batch of products to be sorted to the corresponding carrier in the receiving area;

[0023] F. The carrier positioning mechanism two releases the positioning of the carrier, and the first conveying line conveys the carrier with the products;

[0024] G. When the first conveying line conveys the carrier with the products of the previous batch to the quantitative dispensing area, the first blocking mechanism blocks the carrier with the products of the next batch;

[0025] H. The quantitative dispensing mechanism quantitatively conveys the carrier in the quantitative dispensing area, so that the carrier with the products is conveyed to the sorting area one;

[0026] I. The sorting mechanism one sorts the carrier with the products one to the buffer area two of the second conveying line, and the external product one manipulator or manual operation takes away the product one in the buffer area two, and then the remaining carrier is conveyed to the sorting area two;

[0027] J. The sorting mechanism two sorts the carrier with the products two to the buffer area four of the third conveying line, and the external product two manipulator or manual operation takes away the product two in the buffer area four, and then the remaining carrier is conveyed to the sorting area three;

[0028] K, the third outside product is taken away by the third mechanical arm or the artificial from the third sorting area;

[0029] L, the empty carrier on the second conveying line is conveyed to the standby area on the second conveying line.

[0030] M, the empty carrier on the third conveying line is conveyed to the convergence area of the second conveying line, and the empty carrier in the convergence area is conveyed to the standby area, so that the empty carrier is circulated and conveyed.

[0031] The present application has the advantages that the present application realizes pipeline sorting, can sort multiple defective products (such as batteries) at one time, the defective products in different batches are not confused, the empty carrier can be circulated, the efficiency of sorting products is improved, the cost is greatly reduced, and the structure of the present application is long and narrow, and the area occupied by the equipment in the width is small. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0032] Figure 1 It is a top view of the present application.

[0033] Figure 2 It is a schematic view of the carrier positioning mechanism one and the carrier pushing mechanism of the present application.

[0034] MARKED EXPLANATION:

[0035] 1, first conveying line; 2, second conveying line; 3, third conveying line; 4, carrier positioning mechanism one; 5, carrier pushing mechanism; 6, first material blocking mechanism; 7, quantitative material distribution mechanism; 8, sorting mechanism one; 9, sorting mechanism two; 10, circulation pushing mechanism; 11, material receiving area; 12, buffer area one; 13, quantitative material distribution area; 14, sorting area one; 15, sorting area two; 16, sorting area three; 17, buffer area two; 18, convergence area; 19, standby area; 20, second material blocking mechanism; 21, buffer area three; 22, buffer area four; 23, third material blocking mechanism; 24, fourth material blocking mechanism; 25, quantitative blocking module; 26, baffle; 28, positioning plate; 29, moving driver; 30, positioning groove; 31, pushing module; 32, carrier positioning mechanism two; 33, sensor; 34, sorting positioning module; 35, sorting pushing module; 36, circulation pushing module; 37, fifth material blocking mechanism; 38, sixth material blocking mechanism; 39, sorting blocking module; 40, carrier. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0036] In order to facilitate the understanding of those skilled in the art, the present application will be further described below in conjunction with the embodiments and the drawings, and the content mentioned in the embodiments is not a limitation of the present application.

[0037] AsFigure 1 and Figure 2 As shown in the figure, the application provides a sorting and carrier backflow conveying machine, which comprises a first conveying line 1, a second conveying line 2, a third conveying line 3, a carrier positioning mechanism 4, a carrier pushing mechanism 5, a first material blocking mechanism 6, a quantitative material distributing mechanism 7, a sorting mechanism 8, a sorting mechanism 9 and a backflow pushing mechanism 10. The first conveying line 1, the second conveying line 2 and the third conveying line 3 are arranged side by side in sequence. The conveying direction of the second conveying line 2 and the conveying direction of the third conveying line 3 are opposite to the conveying direction of the first conveying line 1. The conveying direction of the first conveying line 1 is divided into a material receiving area 11, a buffer area 12, a quantitative material distributing area 13, a sorting area 14, a sorting area 15 and a sorting area 16. The first material blocking mechanism 6 is arranged at the outlet end of the buffer area 12. The quantitative material distributing mechanism 7 is arranged in the quantitative material distributing area 13. The sorting mechanism 8 is arranged in the sorting area 14. The sorting mechanism 9 is arranged in the sorting area 15. The backflow pushing mechanism 10 is arranged in the sorting area 16. The conveying direction of the second conveying line 2 is divided into a buffer area 17, a confluence area 18 and a material waiting area 19. The output end of the third conveying line 3 communicates with the confluence area 18. The carrier positioning mechanism 4 and the carrier pushing mechanism 5 are both arranged in the material waiting area 19. The carrier positioning mechanism 4 and the carrier pushing mechanism 5 are arranged in superposition. The conveying direction of the third conveying line 3 is divided into a buffer area 21 and a buffer area 22. The buffer area 22 is arranged corresponding to the sorting mechanism 9. The buffer area 21 is arranged corresponding to the backflow pushing mechanism 10.

[0038] The application is particularly suitable for the bad sorting of batteries. The embodiment is described by taking the sorting of bad batteries as an example. Since the batteries need to be tested for various performances in the process, the bad batteries in different performance tests need to be sorted out. In actual application, the carriers 40 can be circularly conveyed between the first conveying line 1, the second conveying line 2 and the third conveying line 3, the standby area 19 of the second conveying line 2 carries a plurality of empty carriers 40, the carrier positioning mechanism one 4 positions the plurality of carriers 40 to ensure the positional accuracy and stability of the plurality of carriers 40 on the second conveying line 2, the external transfer manipulator picks up a batch of bad batteries to the corresponding carriers 40, so that the bad batteries are carried on the carriers 40 at the corresponding positions, after the carriers 40 at the corresponding positions carry the bad batteries, the carrier pushing mechanism 5 pushes the carriers 40 carrying the batteries to the receiving area 11 of the first conveying line 1, after the first conveying line 1 conveys the carriers 40 carrying the batteries of the previous batch to the quantitative distribution area 13, the first blocking mechanism 6 blocks the carriers 40 carrying the batteries of the next batch, so as to avoid the confusion of the bad batteries of the previous batch with the bad batteries of the next batch, the quantitative distribution mechanism 7 quantitatively conveys the carriers 40 in the quantitative distribution area 13, so that the carriers 40 carrying the bad batteries are conveyed to the sorting area one 14, the sorting mechanism one 8 sorts the batteries carrying the bad products one to the buffer area two 17 of the second conveying line 2, the external bad product one manipulator or manual operation takes away the batteries carrying the bad products one in the buffer area two 17, and then the remaining carriers 40 are conveyed to the sorting area two 15, the sorting mechanism two 9 sorts the batteries carrying the bad products two to the buffer area four 22 of the third conveying line 3, the external bad product two manipulator or manual operation takes away the batteries carrying the bad products two in the buffer area four 22, and then the remaining carriers 40 are conveyed to the sorting area three 16, the external bad product three manipulator or manual operation takes away the batteries carrying the bad products three in the sorting area three 16, the empty carriers 40 are pushed by the backflow pushing mechanism 10 to the buffer area three 21 of the third conveying line 3, the empty carriers 40 on the second conveying line 2 are conveyed to the standby area 19 on the second conveying line 2, the empty carriers 40 on the third conveying line 3 are conveyed to the confluence area 18 of the second conveying line 2, and the empty carriers 40 in the confluence area 18 are conveyed to the standby area 19, so as to realize the backflow and circular conveying of the empty carriers 40. The application can sort a plurality of bad products (such as batteries) at one time, the bad products in different batches are not confused, the backflow of the empty carriers 40 is realized, the efficiency of sorting products is improved, the cost is greatly reduced, and the structure of the application is long and narrow, so the area occupied by the equipment in the width is small.

[0039] In the embodiment, the discharge end of the buffer area two 17 is provided with a second material blocking mechanism 20. The second material blocking mechanism 20 blocks the carriers 40 in the buffer area two 17, so that the carriers 40 can be temporarily buffered in the buffer area two 17, facilitating the control of the backflow conveying of the carriers 40 and avoiding collision between the carriers 40 output from the buffer area two 17 and the carriers 40 conveyed in the third conveying line 3.

[0040] In the embodiment, the discharge end of the buffer area three 21 is provided with a third material blocking mechanism 23, which blocks the carriers 40 in the buffer area three 21, so that the carriers 40 can be temporarily buffered in the buffer area three 21, facilitating the control of the conveying of the carriers 40; the discharge end of the buffer area four 22 is provided with a fourth material blocking mechanism 24, which blocks the carriers 40 in the buffer area four 22, so that the carriers 40 can be temporarily buffered in the buffer area four 22, facilitating the control of the conveying of the carriers 40.

[0041] In the embodiment, the quantitative material distributing mechanism 7 includes at least two quantitative blocking modules 25 arranged along the conveying direction of the first conveying line 1; preferably, the number of the quantitative blocking modules 25 is three, and the quantitative blocking module 25 can adopt a blocking air cylinder. The adjacent two quantitative blocking modules 25 can accommodate a preset number of carriers 40, and all the quantitative blocking modules 25 work cooperatively to realize stable conveying of a fixed number of carriers 40.

[0042] In the embodiment, the carrier positioning mechanism one 4 includes a plurality of baffles 26 arranged between the first conveying line 1 and the second conveying line 2, a plurality of lifting drivers respectively drivingly connected with the plurality of baffles 26, a positioning plate 28 movably arranged above the second conveying line 2, and a moving driver 29 drivingly connected with the positioning plate 28, the moving driver 29 being used to drive the positioning plate 28 to move close to or away from the baffles 26, the positioning plate 28 being provided with a plurality of positioning grooves 30, the plurality of positioning grooves 30 being respectively arranged in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of baffles 26, and the lifting driver being used to drive the corresponding baffle 26 to lift; the carrier pushing mechanism 5 includes a plurality of pushing modules 31 arranged side by side, the plurality of pushing modules 31 being respectively arranged in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of baffles 26; the lifting driver can adopt a vertically arranged air cylinder, the moving driver 29 can adopt a horizontally arranged air cylinder, and the pushing module 31 can adopt a horizontally arranged pushing air cylinder.

[0043] In actual application, when the carriers 40 are located between the baffles 26 and the positioning plates 28, and the carriers 40 need to be positioned, the moving driver 29 drives the positioning plates 28 to move towards the baffles 26, and the positioning plates 28 cooperate with the baffles 26 to position the carriers 40, so that each carrier 40 is located in the corresponding positioning groove 30. After positioning, when the external transfer robot picks up a batch of defective batteries on the corresponding carrier 40, the lifting driver corresponding to the carrier 40 carrying the batteries drives the corresponding baffle 26 to descend, so that the baffle 26 descends to the below of the conveying surface of the second conveying line 2, and the corresponding pushing module 31 pushes the corresponding carrier 40 to the first conveying line 1, so that the first conveying line 1 conveys the carrier 40 carrying the batteries.

[0044] In another embodiment, the receiving area 11 is provided with a carrier positioning mechanism two 32; preferably, the carrier positioning mechanism two 32 has the same structure as the carrier positioning mechanism one 4. In actual application, the carriers 40 can be cyclically conveyed between the first conveying line 1, the second conveying line 2 and the third conveying line 3, the standby area 19 of the second conveying line 2 carries a plurality of empty carriers 40, the carrier positioning mechanism one 4 and the carrier positioning mechanism two 32 can position the carriers 40 to ensure the positional accuracy and stability of different carriers 40 on the second conveying line 2 and the first conveying line 1, the external transfer robot can pick up at least one batch of defective batteries, the carrier pushing mechanism 5 pushes the empty carrier 40 in the standby area 19 of the second conveying line 2 and corresponding to the position of the battery picked up by the external transfer robot to the receiving area 11 of the first conveying line 1, then the carrier positioning mechanism two 32 positions the carrier 40 in the receiving area 11, then the external transfer robot picks up one batch of defective batteries to the corresponding carrier 40 in the receiving area 11, so that the defective batteries are carried on the carrier 40 in the corresponding position, then the carrier positioning mechanism two 32 releases the positioning of the carrier 40, the first conveying line 1 conveys the carrier 40, when the first conveying line 1 conveys the carrier 40 carrying the batteries of the previous batch to the quantitative dispensing area 13, the first blocking mechanism 6 blocks the carrier 40 carrying the batteries of the next batch, to avoid the confusion of the defective batteries of the previous batch with the defective batteries of the next batch, the quantitative dispensing mechanism 7 quantitatively conveys the carrier 40 in the quantitative dispensing area 13, so that the carrier 40 carrying the defective batteries is conveyed to the sorting area one 14, the sorting mechanism one 8 sorts the batteries carrying the defective products one to the buffer area two 17 of the second conveying line 2, the external defective product one robot takes away the batteries of the defective products one in the buffer area two 17, then the remaining carrier 40 is conveyed to the sorting area two 15, the sorting mechanism two 9 sorts the batteries carrying the defective products two to the buffer area four 22 of the third conveying line 3, the external defective product two robot takes away the batteries of the defective products two in the buffer area four 22, then the remaining carrier 40 is conveyed to the sorting area three 16, the external defective product three robot takes away the batteries of the defective products three in the sorting area three 16, the empty carrier 40 is pushed to the buffer area three 21 of the third conveying line 3 by the backflow pushing mechanism 10, the empty carrier 40 on the second conveying line 2 is conveyed to the standby area 19 on the second conveying line 2, the empty carrier 40 on the third conveying line 3 is conveyed to the confluence area 18 of the second conveying line 2, and the empty carrier 40 in the confluence area 18 is conveyed to the standby area 19 to realize the backflow and cyclic conveying of the empty carrier 40.

[0045] Further, the carrier positioning mechanism 4 further comprises a plurality of sensors 33 arranged on the positioning plate 28, the plurality of sensors 33 are arranged in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of positioning grooves 30 respectively, the plurality of sensors 33 are electrically connected with the plurality of pushing modules 31 respectively, and the plurality of lifting drivers are electrically connected with the plurality of sensors 33 respectively. Each sensor 33 respectively senses the battery in one positioning groove 30, when the sensor 33 detects that there is a battery in the positioning groove 30, the corresponding lifting driver drives the corresponding baffle 26 to descend, and the corresponding pushing module 31 pushes the carrier 40 with the battery to the first conveying line 1, so as to realize accurate pushing of the carrier 40.

[0046] In the embodiment, the sorting mechanism 8 or / and the sorting mechanism 9 comprises a sorting positioning module 34, a sorting pushing module 35 and a sorting blocking module 39, the sorting blocking module 39 can adopt a pneumatic cylinder, the sorting positioning module 34 and the sorting pushing module 35 are arranged in a superposed manner, and the sorting blocking module 39 is located at the discharging end of the sorting positioning module 34. The structure of the sorting positioning module 34 is the same as that of the carrier positioning mechanism 4, and the structure of the sorting pushing module 35 is the same as that of the carrier pushing mechanism 5. In actual application, after the quantitative feeding mechanism 7 supplies a preset number of carriers 40 to the sorting mechanism 8, the sorting blocking module 39 blocks the front carrier 40, the sorting positioning module 34 positions the carrier 40, and the sorting pushing module 35 pushes the carrier 40 carrying the battery of the defective product one to the second conveying line 2 according to the type of the battery carried by the carrier 40. The remaining carriers 40 are supplied to the sorting mechanism 9, and the working principle of the sorting mechanism 9 is the same as that of the sorting mechanism 8. The sorting mechanism 9 pushes the carrier 40 carrying the battery of the defective product two to the third conveying line 3, and the remaining carriers 40 are supplied to the sorting area three 16, so that the batteries in the sorting area three 16 are the defective product three, so as to realize sorting of different types of defective products. Preferably, the structure of the sorting mechanism 8 is the same as that of the sorting mechanism 9. The structure design is conducive to stable sorting of batteries, and the structure of the application has good universality, is convenient to maintain, and further reduces the cost.

[0047] In the embodiment, the backflow pushing mechanism 10 comprises a backflow pushing module 36 and a fifth material blocking mechanism 37 arranged at the discharging end of the first conveying line 1 respectively, and the backflow pushing module 36 is arranged in correspondence with the buffer area three 21. Preferably, the backflow pushing module 36 can adopt a backflow pushing pneumatic cylinder.

[0048] Preferably, the number of the third conveying line 3 is at least one, and the number of the sorting mechanism 9 is at least one. One third conveying line 3 is arranged in correspondence with one sorting mechanism 9. The structure design increases the types of defective batteries sorted, for example, when the number of the third conveying line 3 is two, the batteries of the defective product four can also be sorted.

[0049] Specifically, the discharge end of the second conveying line 2 is provided with a sixth material blocking mechanism 38. The sixth material blocking mechanism 38 blocks the carriers 40 in the standby area 19 on the second conveying line 2, thereby improving the stability of the carriers 40 in the standby area 19.

[0050] Preferably, the first material blocking mechanism 6, the second material blocking mechanism 20, the third material blocking mechanism 23, the fourth material blocking mechanism 24, the fifth material blocking mechanism 37, and the sixth material blocking mechanism 38 can all be material blocking air cylinders.

[0051] The application also provides a sorting method based on the application of the above sorting and carrier backflow conveyor, which comprises the following method steps:

[0052] A. The carrier positioning mechanism one 4 positions the empty carriers 40 in the standby area 19 of the second conveying line 2, thereby ensuring the position accuracy and stability of the carriers 40;

[0053] B. The external transfer robot can pick up at least one batch of products to be sorted (such as defective batteries);

[0054] C. The carrier pushing mechanism 5 pushes the empty carriers 40 in the standby area 19 of the second conveying line 2, which correspond to the positions of the products to be sorted picked up by the external transfer robot, into the receiving area 11 of the first conveying line 1;

[0055] D. The carrier positioning mechanism two 32 positions the carriers 40 in the receiving area 11, thereby ensuring the position accuracy and stability of the carriers 40;

[0056] E. The external transfer robot picks up a batch of products to be sorted onto the corresponding carriers 40 in the receiving area 11;

[0057] F. The carrier positioning mechanism two 32 releases the positioning of the carriers 40, and the first conveying line 1 conveys the carriers 40 carrying the products;

[0058] G. When the first conveying line 1 conveys the carriers 40 carrying the products of the previous batch to the quantitative dispensing area 13, the first material blocking mechanism 6 blocks the carriers 40 carrying the products of the next batch, thereby avoiding the mixing of the products of the previous batch with the products of the next batch;

[0059] H. The quantitative dispensing mechanism 7 quantitatively conveys the carriers 40 in the quantitative dispensing area 13, so that the carriers 40 carrying the products are conveyed to the sorting area one 14;

[0060] I. The sorting mechanism 8 sorts the carriers 40 carrying the products (such as the batteries of defective products) into the buffer area 17 of the second conveying line 2, and an external product mechanical arm or a worker takes the products in the buffer area 17, and then the remaining carriers 40 are conveyed to the sorting area 15;

[0061] J. The sorting mechanism 2 sorts the carriers 40 carrying the products (such as the batteries of defective products) into the buffer area 17 of the second conveying line 2, and an external product mechanical arm or a worker takes the products in the buffer area 17, and then the remaining carriers 40 are conveyed to the sorting area 15;

[0062] K. An external product mechanical arm or a worker takes the products (such as the batteries of defective products) in the sorting area 16.

[0063] L. The empty carriers 40 are pushed to the buffer area 21 of the third conveying line 3 by the backflow pushing mechanism 10, and the empty carriers 40 on the second conveying line 2 are conveyed to the standby area 19 on the second conveying line 2.

[0064] M. The empty carriers 40 on the third conveying line 3 are conveyed to the convergence area 18 of the second conveying line 2, and the empty carriers 40 in the convergence area 18 are conveyed to the standby area 19, so that the empty carriers 40 are backflowed and circulated.

[0065] The sorting method realizes pipeline sorting, can sort multiple products of different types at a time, the sorting of products in different batches does not confuse, facilitates monitoring of the products, and can realize backflow of the empty carriers, improve the efficiency of sorting products, and greatly reduce the cost.

[0066] All the technical features in the embodiment can be freely combined according to actual needs.

[0067] The above embodiment is a preferred implementation of the present application, in addition to this, the present application can be realized in other ways, without departing from the technical scheme concept of the present application, any obvious replacement is within the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A singulator and carrier reflow conveyor characterized by: The device comprises a first conveying line (1), a second conveying line (2), a third conveying line (3), a carrier positioning mechanism (4), a carrier pushing mechanism (5), a first material blocking mechanism (6), a quantitative material distributing mechanism (7), a sorting mechanism (8), a sorting mechanism (9) and a backflow pushing mechanism (10). The first conveying line (1), the second conveying line (2) and the third conveying line (3) are arranged side by side in sequence. The conveying direction of the second conveying line (2) and the conveying direction of the third conveying line (3) are opposite to the conveying direction of the first conveying line (1). The conveying direction of the first conveying line (1) is divided into a material receiving area (11), a buffer area (12), a quantitative material distributing area (13), a sorting area (14), a sorting area (15) and a sorting area (16). The first material blocking mechanism (6) is arranged at the outlet end of the buffer area (12). The quantitative material distributing mechanism (7) is arranged in the quantitative material distributing area (13). The sorting mechanism (8) is arranged in the sorting area (14). The sorting mechanism (9) is arranged in the sorting area (15). The backflow pushing mechanism (10) is arranged in the sorting area (16). The conveying direction of the second conveying line (2) is divided into a buffer area (17), a confluence area (18) and a standby area (19). The output end of the third conveying line (3) is communicated with the confluence area (18). The carrier positioning mechanism (4) and the carrier pushing mechanism (5) are arranged in the standby area (19). The carrier positioning mechanism (4) and the carrier pushing mechanism (5) are arranged in a superposed manner. The material receiving area (11) is provided with a carrier positioning mechanism (32). The conveying direction of the third conveying line (3) is divided into a buffer area (21) and a buffer area (22). The buffer area (22) is arranged corresponding to the sorting mechanism (9). The buffer area (21) is arranged corresponding to the backflow pushing mechanism (10). The quantitative material distributing mechanism (7) comprises at least two quantitative blocking modules (25) arranged along the conveying direction of the first conveying line (1). The carrier positioning mechanism one (4) comprises a plurality of baffle plates (26) arranged between the first conveying line (1) and the second conveying line (2) in a lifting manner, a plurality of lifting drives respectively in driving connection with the plurality of baffle plates (26), a positioning plate (28) arranged above the second conveying line (2) in a moving manner, and a moving drive (29) in driving connection with the positioning plate (28) and used to drive the positioning plate (28) to move close to or away from the baffle plates (26), the positioning plate (28) is provided with a plurality of positioning grooves (30) arranged in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of baffle plates (26), and the lifting drive is used to drive the corresponding baffle plate (26) to lift; the carrier pushing mechanism (5) comprises a plurality of pushing modules (31) arranged side by side, and the plurality of pushing modules (31) are arranged in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of baffle plates (26); the sorting mechanism one (8) or / and the sorting mechanism two (9) comprises a sorting positioning module (34), a sorting pushing module (35) and a sorting blocking module (39), the sorting positioning module (34) and the sorting pushing module (35) are arranged in a superimposed manner, the sorting blocking module (39) is located at a discharging end of the sorting positioning module (34), the structure of the sorting positioning module (34) is the same as that of the carrier positioning mechanism one (4), and the structure of the sorting pushing module (35) is the same as that of the carrier pushing mechanism (5).

2. A singulator and carrier reflow conveyor as in claim 1, wherein: The discharging end of the buffer area two (17) is provided with the second material blocking mechanism (20).

3. A singulator and carrier backflow conveyor as in claim 1, wherein: The discharging end of the buffer area three (21) is provided with the third material blocking mechanism (23), and the discharging end of the buffer area four (22) is provided with the fourth material blocking mechanism (24).

4. A singulator and carrier reflow conveyor as in claim 1, wherein: The carrier positioning mechanism one (4) further comprises a plurality of sensors (33) arranged on the positioning plate (28), and the plurality of sensors (33) are arranged in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of positioning grooves (30).

5. A singulator and carrier reflow conveyor as in claim 1, wherein: The backflow pushing mechanism (10) comprises a backflow pushing module (36) and a fifth material blocking mechanism (37) arranged at the discharging end of the first conveying line (1) respectively, and the backflow pushing module (36) is arranged in correspondence with the buffer area three (21).

6. A method of sorting, characterized by: Based on the application of the sorting and carrier backflow conveying machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5, the method steps comprise: A. The carrier positioning mechanism one (4) positions the empty carrier (40) in the standby area (19) of the second conveying line (2); B. The external transfer robot can pick up at least one batch of products to be sorted; C. The carrier pushing mechanism (5) pushes the empty carrier (40) in the standby area (19) of the second conveying line (2) and corresponding to the position of the product to be sorted picked up by the external transfer robot into the receiving area (11) of the first conveying line (1); D. The carrier positioning mechanism two (32) positions the carrier (40) in the receiving area (11); E. The external transfer robot picks up a batch of products to be sorted onto the corresponding carrier (40) in the receiving area (11); F. The carrier positioning mechanism two (32) releases the positioning of the carrier (40), and the first conveying line (1) conveys the carrier (40) carrying the products. G. When the first conveyor line (1) transports the previous batch of carriers (40) carrying products to the quantitative distribution area (13), the first blocking mechanism (6) will block the next batch of carriers (40) carrying products. H. The quantitative feeding mechanism (7) transports the carrier (40) located in the quantitative feeding area (13) in a fixed quantity, so that the carrier (40) carrying the product is transported to the sorting area (14). I. The sorting mechanism (8) sorts the carrier (40) carrying product I into the buffer area (17) of the second conveyor line (2), removes product I from the buffer area (17), and then the remaining carrier (40) is conveyed to the sorting area (15). J. The sorting mechanism 2 (9) sorts the carrier (40) carrying product 2 to the buffer area 4 (22) of the third conveyor line (3), removes product 2 from the buffer area 4 (22), and then the remaining carrier (40) is conveyed to the sorting area 3 (16). K. Take away product 3 from sorting zone 3 (16); L. The return feeding mechanism (10) pushes the empty carrier (40) to the buffer area three (21) of the third conveyor line (3), and the empty carrier (40) on the second conveyor line (2) is transported to the waiting area (19) on the second conveyor line (2); M. Empty carriers (40) on the third conveyor line (3) are transported to the confluence area (18) of the second conveyor line (2). The empty carriers (40) in the confluence area (18) are transported to the waiting area (19), so that the empty carriers (40) are returned and circulated.

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