Palletizing apparatus and palletizing method

Abstract

This application provides a palletizing device and a palletizing method. The palletizing device includes a frame, a carrier, a second transmission mechanism, a receiving mechanism, and a pusher plate. The frame includes a gantry and a support platform with multiple openings connected to one side of the gantry. The support platform is hollow inside and has a first transmission mechanism at its bottom that transmits along a first direction. The gantry has a first slide rail along its height. The carrier is placed on the first transmission mechanism and located inside the support platform. The carrier includes at least one stacking space. The second transmission mechanism includes a conveying component and a first driving component. The second transmission mechanism and the support platform are located on opposite sides of the gantry along a second direction, and the height of its transmission surface is greater than or equal to that of the support platform. The receiving mechanism includes a second driving component and multiple receiving platforms. The receiving platforms are slidably connected to the first slide rail, and the second driving component drives the receiving platforms to move along a third direction. The pusher plate is installed inside the support platform and slidably connected to the support platform to push out the carrier.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of box palletizing technology, and in particular to a palletizing device and palletizing method. Background Technology

[0002] Palletizing equipment automatically stacks boxes or containers, up to multiple layers, and then pushes them out for easy transport to the warehouse by forklift. Automated control enables intelligent operation and management, which can greatly reduce labor and labor intensity.

[0003] Currently, palletizing equipment has a complex structure and low automation efficiency. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The purpose of this application is to provide a palletizing device and a palletizing method to simplify the structure of the palletizing device and improve automation efficiency. The specific technical solution is as follows:

[0005] This application provides a palletizing device, comprising: a frame, the frame including a gantry and a support platform with multiple openings connected to one side of the gantry, the support platform being hollow internally, a first transmission mechanism for transmission along a first direction being provided at the bottom of the support platform, and a first slide rail being provided on the gantry along the height direction of the palletizing device; a carrier, placed on the first transmission mechanism and located within the support platform, for holding materials, the carrier including at least one stacking space; and a second transmission mechanism including a conveying component and a first driving component, the first driving component driving the conveying component to move along a second direction, the second transmission mechanism being connected to the support platform. The support frame is respectively installed on both sides of the gantry along the second direction, and the height of the transmission surface of the second transmission mechanism is greater than or equal to the height of the support frame; the receiving mechanism includes a second driving member and multiple receiving platforms, the receiving platforms being slidably connected to the first slide rail, the second driving member being used to drive the receiving platforms to reciprocate along a third direction, the third direction being the height direction of the palletizing equipment and perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction; the pushing mechanism includes a push plate and a third driving member, the push plate being installed inside the support frame and slidably connected to the support frame, the third driving member being used to push the push plate to reciprocate along the second direction.

[0006] In addition, the palletizing equipment provided in the first aspect of this application may also have the following technical features:

[0007] In some embodiments, the carrier includes two or more stacking spaces, each receiving platform includes two or more receiving channels, and the receiving channels are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence with the stacking spaces along the third direction; the transmitting component is provided with one or more baffles at one end near the receiving platform to form two or more transmission channels, and the transmission channels are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence with the receiving channels along the second direction.

[0008] In some embodiments, the receiving mechanism includes a primary receiving platform, a secondary receiving platform, ..., an N-level receiving platform arranged sequentially along the third direction, where N is an integer greater than or equal to 2. The N-level receiving platform is located at the top and is connected to the second driving component. The primary receiving platform, the secondary receiving platform, ..., the N-level receiving platform are slidably connected to the first slide rail via a first slider. The N-level receiving platform and the N-1-level receiving platform are softly connected via a connecting component. The connecting component enables the N-level receiving platform and the N-1-level receiving platform to have a first working state and a second working state. In the first working state, the N-level receiving platform can move upward independently. In the second working state, the N-level receiving platform can drive the N-1-level receiving platform to move together.

[0009] In some embodiments, the connecting component is a hook, the hook including a vertical portion extending along the third direction, and an abutment portion located at the top of the vertical portion and perpendicularly connected to the vertical portion along the third direction. The bottom end of the vertical portion is fixedly connected to the bottom of the first slider of the N-1 level receiving platform. In the first working state, there is a preset distance between the top end of the first slider of the N-level receiving platform and the abutment portion; in the second working state, the top end of the first slider of the N-level receiving platform abuts against the abutment portion.

[0010] In some embodiments, the receiving platform includes a support plate and a plurality of second rollers arranged side by side on the support plate along the first direction.

[0011] In some embodiments, the carrier includes a base plate and two connecting plates arranged perpendicularly to the base plate, and the connecting plates are arranged opposite to each other at both ends of the base plate along the first direction. One or more first partitions are provided between the two connecting plates to form two or more stacking spaces.

[0012] In some embodiments, a base plate, a connecting plate, and a first partition plate forming the stacking space are provided with "U"-shaped limiting plates at both ends along the second direction to restrict the material from being ejected from the stacking space along the second direction.

[0013] In some embodiments, the push plate has a "mountain" shaped structure, and when the push plate slides to abut against the "U" shaped limiting plate, it can push the vehicle out in the opposite direction of the second direction.

[0014] In some embodiments, the support frame is provided with a limiting beam on one side along the first direction, and the limiting beam is disposed on the support frame along the second direction to limit the movement distance of the vehicle along the first direction.

[0015] In some embodiments, the palletizing equipment further includes a guide member disposed above the support frame. The guide member includes a first side plate, a middle plate, and a second side plate connected in sequence. The first side plate and the second side plate are parallel and perpendicular to the middle plate. The guide member includes one or more second partitions to divide the guide member into two or more guide spaces. Along the second direction, the guide spaces are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence with the receiving channels.

[0016] In some embodiments, the first side plate has a first guide surface at one end near the transmission mechanism, and the second side plate has a second guide surface at one end near the transmission mechanism; the second partition has a guide portion at one end near the second transmission mechanism, the guide portion including a first inclined surface and a second inclined surface, the first inclined surface and the second inclined surface intersecting at one end near the second transmission mechanism to form a "V" shape, the first guide surface and the first inclined surface are inclined in the direction that increases the distance between the first side plate and the second partition; the second guide surface and the second inclined surface are inclined in the direction that increases the distance between the second side plate and the second partition.

[0017] A second aspect of this application provides a palletizing method using the palletizing equipment described above. The palletizing method includes the following steps:

[0018] The second driving component drives the receiving platform to move upwards until it is completely above the support frame.

[0019] The carrier is placed on the first transmission mechanism and transported into the support frame, opposite the receiving platform;

[0020] The material is fed into the side near the receiving platform by the second transmission mechanism.

[0021] The primary receiving platform descends to be flush with the transmission surface of the second transmission mechanism, and the material is transferred onto the primary receiving platform. Then, the primary receiving platform descends to the bottom of the carrier.

[0022] The secondary receiving platform descends to be flush with the transmission surface of the second transmission mechanism, and the material is transferred to the secondary receiving platform. Then, the secondary receiving platform descends above the primary receiving platform.

[0023] Repeat the above steps until the N-level receiving platform descends above the N-1-level receiving platform.

[0024] The third driving component drives the push plate to push the carrier with the material out, so that the material is separated from the carrier.

[0025] Beneficial effects of the embodiments in this application:

[0026] The palletizing equipment provided in this application embodiment includes a second conveying mechanism responsible for transporting materials from the workstation to the vicinity of the palletizing equipment, and enabling the materials to be transported to the receiving platform under the action of the second conveying mechanism. The receiving platform moves along a third direction or its opposite direction to a state flush with the conveying surface of the conveyor to receive materials. After the materials are transferred to the receiving platform, the receiving platform moves downwards along the opposite direction of the third direction to the bottom of the carrier. If the receiving mechanism includes multiple receiving platforms, another receiving platform slides to a state flush with the conveying surface of the conveyor to receive materials. After the materials are transferred to the receiving platform, the receiving platform moves along the opposite direction of the third direction to the top of the previous material for stacking. Similarly, the above steps are repeated. After the carrier is full, the third driving member drives the pusher plate to move in the opposite direction of the second direction, thereby causing the pusher plate to push the carrier and move the materials out of the support frame, so that the materials, carrier and receiving platform are separated, completing one stacking and packing process.

[0027] In this embodiment of the palletizing equipment, the gantry and support frame can be integrally formed or fixedly connected, the receiving mechanism is slidably connected to the gantry, and the second transmission mechanism can be easily spliced ​​with the gantry, further simplifying the structure of the palletizing equipment. Compared with traditional palletizing equipment, the palletizing equipment of this embodiment has the advantages of simple structure and easy operation, and can be fully automated, with a high degree of automation, reducing human intervention and lowering labor costs.

[0028] Of course, implementing any product or method of this application does not necessarily require achieving all of the advantages described above at the same time. Attached Figure Description

[0029] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of this application. For those skilled in the art, other embodiments can be obtained based on these drawings.

[0030] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the palletizing equipment provided in one embodiment of the present application;

[0031] Figure 2This is a schematic diagram of the push plate structure;

[0032] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the frame structure;

[0033] Figure 4 A schematic diagram of a structure where a vehicle is filled with materials;

[0034] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the carrier without any materials loaded on it.

[0035] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the transmission component of the second transmission mechanism;

[0036] Figure 7 A schematic diagram of the receiving mechanism from one perspective;

[0037] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the receiving mechanism from another perspective, where the distance between the receiving platforms is the greatest;

[0038] Figure 9 This is a schematic diagram of the receiving mechanism from another perspective, where the distance between the receiving platforms is less than the maximum value;

[0039] Figure 10 This is a structural schematic diagram of the guide component;

[0040] Figure 11 A schematic diagram of palletizing step S1 of the palletizing equipment;

[0041] Figure 12 This is a schematic diagram of the palletizing step S2 of the palletizing equipment;

[0042] Figure 13 A schematic diagram of palletizing step S3 of the palletizing equipment;

[0043] Figure 14 A schematic diagram of palletizing step S4 of the palletizing equipment;

[0044] Figure 15 A schematic diagram of palletizing step S5 of the palletizing equipment;

[0045] Figure 16 A schematic diagram of palletizing step S6 of the palletizing equipment;

[0046] Figure 17 This is a schematic diagram of step S7 of the palletizing equipment.

[0047] The attached figures are labeled as follows:

[0048] Frame 10; Gantry 11; First slide rail 111; Support frame 12; Limiting beam 121; First transmission mechanism 13;

[0049] 20; 20a; 21; 22; 23; 24; 25; 26; 27; 28; 29; 20; 20; 20; 20; 20; 20; 21; 22; 23; 24; 25; 20 ...

[0050] Conveyor 30; Conveyor channel 30a; First roller 31; Clamping plate 32; Baffle 33;

[0051] Receiving mechanism 40; receiving platform 41; receiving channel 41a; first slider 411; support plate 412; second roller 413; hook 42; vertical part 421; abutment part 422;

[0052] Push plate 50; Second slider 51;

[0053] Guide component 60; guide space 60a; first side plate 61; first guide surface 611; middle plate 62; second side plate 63; second guide surface 631; second partition 64; guide part 641; first inclined surface 6411; second inclined surface 6412; bottom support plate 65; material S; first direction X; second direction Y; third direction Z. Detailed Implementation

[0054] The technical solutions of the embodiments of this application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of this application, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of this application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on this application are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0055] This application provides a palletizing device, combined with Figure 1 , Figure 2 As shown, the palletizing equipment includes: a frame 10, a carrier 20, a second transfer mechanism, a receiving mechanism 40, and a pusher plate 50. Figure 3 As shown, the frame 10 includes a gantry 11 and a support platform 12 with multiple openings connected to one side of the gantry 11. The support platform 12 is hollow inside, and a first transmission mechanism 13 for transmission along a first direction X is provided at the bottom of the support platform 12. The gantry 11 is provided with a first slide rail 111 along the height direction. Figure 4 , Figure 5As shown, the carrier 20 is placed on the first transmission mechanism 13 and located within the support frame 12, and is used to hold materials S, such as shoe boxes or other packaging boxes. The carrier 20 includes at least one stacking space 20a. The second transmission mechanism includes a conveyor 30 and a first drive member. The first drive member is used to drive the conveyor 30 to move along the second direction Y. The second transmission mechanism and the support frame 12 are respectively located on both sides of the gantry 11 along the second direction Y, and the height of the transmission surface of the second transmission mechanism is greater than or equal to the height of the support frame 12. The receiving mechanism 40 includes multiple receiving platforms 41 and a second drive member. The receiving platforms 41 are slidably connected to the first slide rail 111, and the second drive member is used to drive the receiving platforms 41 to reciprocate along a third direction Z. The third direction Z is the height direction of the palletizing equipment and is perpendicular to the first direction X and the second direction Y. The push plate 50 is installed inside the support frame 12 and is slidably connected to the support frame 12. The push plate 50 can reciprocate along the second direction Y.

[0056] like Figure 3 As shown, the gantry 11 can be a square bracket, and the support platform 12 is connected to one side of the gantry 11. The second transmission mechanism is located on the side opposite to the support platform 12. The top of the support platform 12 is open, and there is at least one opening along the first direction X and at least one opening along the second direction Y around the perimeter of the support platform 12. Figure 3 The support platform 12 shown has an opening at the top and openings on all four sides. The height of the support platform 12 is less than or equal to the height of the transmission surface; for example, the height of the support platform 12 is slightly lower than the height of the internal carrier 20, but the difference is not significant, because the height of the support platform 12 determines the size of the stacking space 20a of the internal carrier 20. A first transmission mechanism 13 is provided at the bottom of the support platform 12 for transmitting the carrier 20 placed on it into the support platform 12. A first slide rail 111 is provided on the side wall of the gantry 11 along the height direction of the stacking equipment. The receiving platform 41 is slidably connected to the first slide rail 111 and reciprocates along the third direction Z under the drive of the second driving member.

[0057] The second transmission mechanism is responsible for transporting material S from the workstation to the vicinity of the palletizing equipment, and can also transport material S to the receiving platform 41 under the action of the second transmission mechanism. The receiving platform 41 moves along the third direction Z or its opposite direction to a state flush with the transmission surface of the conveyor 30 to receive material S. After material S is transferred to the receiving platform 41, the receiving platform 41 moves downward along the third direction Z, i.e., downward to the bottom of the carrier 20. If the receiving mechanism 40 includes multiple receiving platforms 41, another receiving platform 41 slides to a state flush with the transmission surface of the conveyor 30 to receive the material S. After the material S is transferred to the receiving platform 41, the receiving platform 41 moves in the opposite direction of the third direction Z to the previous material S for stacking. Similarly, the above steps are repeated. After the carrier 20 is full, the third driving member drives the push plate 50 to move in the opposite direction of the second direction Y, so that the push plate 50 pushes the carrier 20 to move the material S out of the support frame 12, so that the material S separates from the carrier 20 and the receiving platform 41, completing one stacking and packing process.

[0058] In this embodiment of the palletizing equipment, the gantry 11 and the support frame 12 can be integrally formed or fixedly connected. The receiving mechanism 40 is slidably connected to the gantry 11, and the second transmission mechanism can be easily spliced ​​with the gantry 11, further simplifying the structure of the palletizing equipment. Compared with traditional palletizing equipment, the palletizing equipment of this embodiment has the advantages of simple structure and easy operation, and can be fully automated, with a high degree of automation, reducing human intervention and lowering labor costs.

[0059] The first driving component and the second driving component can be motors.

[0060] Optionally, such as Figure 5 As shown, the carrier 20 includes two or more stacking spaces 20a, and each receiving platform 41 includes two or more receiving channels 41a. Along the third direction Z, the receiving channels 41a are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence with the stacking spaces 20a. The transmitting component 30 is provided with one or more baffles 33 at one end near the receiving platform 41 to form two or more transmission channels 30a. Along the second direction Y, the transmission channels 30a are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence with the receiving channels 41a.

[0061] When the carrier 20 includes two or more stacking spaces 20a, the conveyor 30 has a corresponding number of transmission channels 30a, and the receiving platform 41 has a corresponding number of receiving channels 41a, so that the palletizing equipment can stack multiple rows of materials S simultaneously, stack more materials S per unit time, and improve the working efficiency of the palletizing equipment.

[0062] For example, such as Figure 5As shown, the carrier 20 includes two stacking spaces 20a, each receiving platform 41 includes two receiving channels 41a, and the end of the transmitter 30 near the receiving platform 41 has two transmission channels 30a; the carrier 20 includes three stacking spaces 20a, each receiving platform 41 includes three receiving channels 41a, and the end of the transmitter 30 near the receiving platform 41 has three transmission channels 30a.

[0063] It should be noted that, as Figure 6 As shown, only at one end of the conveyor 30 near the receiving platform 41, two or more transmission channels 30a are formed by setting a baffle 33. The other positions of the conveyor 30 are all one transmission channel 30a. The material S is conveyed sequentially on the conveyor 30 and is divided into two or more paths before entering the receiving platform 41, and enters the corresponding receiving platform respectively.

[0064] The conveyor 30 can be a roller type or a conveyor belt type; this application does not impose any restrictions on this. Figure 6 The image shows a roller type. The conveyor 30 includes two clamping plates 32 spaced apart along the direction perpendicular to the conveying direction and a first roller 31 disposed between the two clamping plates 32. The first driving member is used to provide power to the power roller, that is, to drive the power roller to rotate.

[0065] Understandably, the first transmission mechanism 13 can also be a roller-type transmission mechanism or a conveyor belt-type transmission mechanism. For example... Figure 1 As shown, the first transmission mechanism 13 is a roller-type transmission mechanism.

[0066] like Figures 7-9 As shown, the receiving mechanism 40 includes a first-level receiving platform 41, a second-level receiving platform 41, ..., an N-level receiving platform 41 arranged sequentially along the third direction Z, where N is an integer greater than or equal to 2. The N-level receiving platform 41 is located at the top and is connected to the second driving component. The first-level receiving platform 41, the second-level receiving platform 41, ..., the N-level receiving platform 41 are slidably connected to the first slide rail 111 via the first slider 411. The N-level receiving platform 41 and the N-1-level receiving platform 41 are softly connected via a connecting component. The connecting component enables the N-level receiving platform 41 and the N-1-level receiving platform 41 to have a first working state and a second working state. In the first working state, the N-level receiving platform 41 can move upward independently. In the second working state, the N-level receiving platform 41 can drive the N-1-level receiving platform 41 to move together.

[0067] The number of receiving platforms 41 can be selected according to the size of the stacking space of the vehicle 20 along the third direction Z. When the stacking space of the vehicle 20 along the third direction Z is large, for example, four-level receiving platforms 41 or five-level receiving platforms 41 can be set. When the stacking space of the vehicle 20 along the third direction Z is small, for example, three-level receiving platforms 41 or two-level receiving platforms 41 can be set.

[0068] Regardless of the number of receiving platforms 41, the second drive unit is connected to the top-level N-stage receiving platform 41, driving it to move upwards or downwards. Because of the soft connection between the N-stage and N-1-stage receiving platforms 41, when this soft connection is eliminated (i.e., in the second operating state), the N-stage receiving platform 41 can move together with the N-1-stage receiving platform 41. When a soft connection exists between the N-stage and N-1-stage receiving platforms 41 (i.e., in the first operating state), the N-stage receiving platform 41 can move upwards independently.

[0069] By setting up a connecting component, the N-level receiving platform 41 is softly connected to the N-1-level receiving platform 41. Only one second driving component is needed, thereby enabling the position adjustment of the remaining receiving platforms 41 at each level. Furthermore, the spacing between each receiving platform 41 can be controlled by the connecting component, allowing the position of each receiving platform 41 to be changed synchronously and more precisely.

[0070] Optionally, such as Figures 7-9 As shown, the connecting component is a hook 42, which includes a vertical portion 421 extending along a third direction Z, and an abutment portion 422 located at the top of the vertical portion 421 and perpendicularly connected to the vertical portion 421 along the third direction Z. The bottom end of the vertical portion 421 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the first slider 411 of the N-1 level receiving platform 41. In the first working state, there is a preset distance between the top end of the first slider 411 of the N-1 level receiving platform 41 and the abutment portion 422. In the second working state, the top end of the first slider 411 of the N-1 level receiving platform 41 abuts against the abutment portion 422.

[0071] The bottom end of the vertical part 421 of the hook 42 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the first slider 411 of the N-1 level receiving platform 41. However, the abutting part 422 and the top of the first slider 411 of the N-1 level receiving platform 41 have two states: abutting or not abutting. When not abutting, the movement of the N-1 level receiving platform 41 will not affect the N-1 level receiving platform 41. When abutting, the N-1 level receiving platform 41 can drive the N-1 level receiving platform 41 to move upward.

[0072] Understandably, once the N-1 level receiving platform 41 and all subsequent receiving platforms 41 have been driven upwards, a second driving component is needed to drive the N-level receiving platform 41 downwards a certain distance so that the other receiving platforms 41 at each level can also descend to a certain distance.

[0073] The connecting component can also be a combination structure of a latch and a slot (not shown in the diagram). The primary receiving platform 41 is provided with a strip-shaped slot, and the secondary receiving platform 41 is provided with a latch. The latch is inserted into the slot. When the latch moves to the top of the slot and abuts against the top wall of the slot, it can drive the primary receiving platform 41 to rise synchronously. Of course, the secondary receiving platform 41 is provided with both a latch and a slot. The tertiary receiving platform 41 is similarly provided with both a slot and a latch. The latch is inserted into the slot of the secondary receiving platform 41, and so on up to the Nth receiving platform 41. The Nth receiving platform 41 only needs to have a latch, while the primary receiving platform 41 only needs to have a slot.

[0074] In some embodiments, such as Figures 7-9 As shown, the receiving platform 41 includes a support plate 412 and a plurality of second rollers 413 arranged side by side on the support plate 412 along the first direction X. The second rollers 413 can be unpowered rollers. When the push plate 50 pushes the carrier 20 to separate the material S from the receiving platform 41, the second rollers 413 can rotate, thereby reducing the friction between the bottom surface of the material S and the receiving platform 41, and reducing the power of the third drive member to drive the push plate 50.

[0075] The third driving component can be a power component such as a cylinder or an electric motor.

[0076] In some embodiments, such as Figure 5 As shown, the carrier 20 includes a base plate 21 and two connecting plates 22 arranged perpendicularly to the base plate 21. The connecting plates 22 are arranged opposite to each other at both ends of the base plate 21 along the first direction X. One or more first partitions 24 are provided between the two connecting plates 22 to form two or more stacking spaces 20a.

[0077] In this embodiment, the bottom plate 21 is provided with connecting plates 22 at both ends along the first direction X, and two or more stacking spaces 20a are formed by setting one or more first partitions 24 between the connecting plates 22. The stacking spaces 20a are used to store materials S. The stacking spaces 20a can be opened on both sides along the second direction Y to minimize the weight of the carrier 20 and facilitate the pusher plate 50 to push it out together with the materials S.

[0078] Optionally, such as Figure 5 As shown, the two connecting plates 22 may also be provided with strip-shaped openings 25 or strip-shaped grooves, so that users can easily pick them up by hand and move them.

[0079] In some embodiments, as Figure 5 shown, the bottom plate 21, the connecting plate 22 and the first partition plate 24 forming the stacking space 20a are provided with "U"-shaped limiting plates 23 at both ends along the second direction Y to prevent the material S from escaping from the stacking space 20a along the second direction Y.

[0080] Each stacking space 20a formed by the bottom plate 21, the connecting plate 22 and the first partition plate 24 is provided with "U"-shaped limiting plates 23 at both ends along the second direction Y. The "U"-shaped limiting plates 23 are used to block the stacking space 20a to a certain extent, so as to prevent the material S from escaping from the stacking space 20a along the second direction Y.

[0081] The "U"-shaped limiting plate 23 has a hollow structure in the middle, which can reduce the weight of the carrier 20 and at the same time prevent the material S from escaping.

[0082] In some embodiments, as Figure 2 shown, the push plate 50 has a "mountain" shape. When the push plate 50 slides to abut against the "U"-shaped limiting plate 23, it can push the carrier 20 in the opposite direction of the second direction Y.

[0083] The "mountain" shape in this embodiment refers to a structure similar to the "mountain" character, or can be understood as a structure in which the letter "E" is rotated 90° counterclockwise. The shape formed by the push plate 50 and the two "U"-shaped limiting plates 23 is roughly the same. Therefore, when the push plate 50 slides along the second direction Y, it can abut against the "U"-shaped limiting plate 23, thereby pushing the carrier 20 in the opposite direction of the second direction Y.

[0084] As Figure 2 shown, two second sliders 51 are provided at the top and bottom of the push plate 50 respectively. A second slide rail (not shown in the figure) is provided on the support platform 12, and the second sliders 51 are slidably connected to the second slide rail.

[0085] As shown in FIG. 1, a limiting beam 121 is provided on one side of the support platform 12 along the first direction X. The limiting beam 121 is arranged on the support platform 12 along the second direction Y to limit the movement distance of the carrier 20 along the first direction X.

[0086] The carrier 20 enters from one end of the support platform 12 along the first transmission mechanism 13, and the limiting beam 121 is arranged at the other end of the support platform 12. When the carrier 20 touches the limiting beam 121, it indicates that the input of the carrier 20 is in place. Therefore, the setting of the limiting beam 121 can play a reminder role.

[0087] In some embodiments, as Figure 10As shown, the palletizing equipment also includes a guide 60, which is disposed above the support frame 12. The guide 60 includes a first side plate 61, a middle plate 62, and a second side plate 63 connected in sequence. The first side plate 61 and the second side plate 63 are parallel and perpendicular to the middle plate 62. The guide 60 includes one or more second partitions 64 to divide the guide 60 into two or more guide spaces 60a. Along the second direction Y, the guide spaces 60a are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence with the receiving channels 41a.

[0088] When material S flows into the receiving platform 41 through two transmission channels 30a at the end of the second transmission mechanism, which is near the receiving structure, the guide space 60a of the guide member 60 guides material S to enter the two receiving channels 41a of the receiving platform 41 respectively. The middle plate 62 of the guide member 60 can also prevent material S from over-rushing and falling.

[0089] Optionally, such as Figure 10 As shown, the first side plate 61 has a first guide surface 611 at the end near the transmission mechanism, and the second side plate 63 has a second guide surface 631 at the end near the transmission mechanism; the second partition plate 64 has a guide portion 641 at the end near the second transmission mechanism, the guide portion 641 includes a first inclined surface 6411 and a second inclined surface 6412, the first inclined surface 6411 and the second inclined surface 6412 intersect at the end near the second transmission mechanism to form a "V" shape, the first guide surface 611 and the first inclined surface 6411 are inclined in the direction that increases the distance between the first side plate 61 and the second partition plate 64; the second guide surface 631 and the second inclined surface 6412 are inclined in the direction that increases the distance between the second side plate 63 and the second partition plate 64.

[0090] The arrangement of the first guide slope of the first side plate 61, the second guide slope of the second side plate 63, and the guide portion 641 of the second partition plate 64 enables the material S to enter the guide space 60a of the guide member 60 more smoothly.

[0091] More specifically, the guide member 60 also includes a bottom support plate 65, which is connected to the bottom of the first side plate 61 and the second side plate 63 respectively. The bottom support plate 65 is supported on the support frame 12 to improve the support stability.

[0092] The palletizing method of the palletizing equipment includes the following steps:

[0093] S1: The second driving component drives the receiving platform 41 to move upwards until it is completely above the support frame 12, such as... Figure 11 As shown;

[0094] S2: The carrier 20 is placed on the first transmission mechanism 13 and transported into the support frame 12, opposite to the receiving platform 41, as shown. Figure 12As shown;

[0095] S3: Material S is input by the second transmission mechanism to the side near the receiving platform 41, such as... Figure 13 As shown;

[0096] S4: The primary receiving platform 41 descends to be flush with the transmission surface of the second transmission mechanism, and the material S is transferred onto the primary receiving platform 41. Then, the primary receiving platform 41 descends to the bottom of the carrier 20, as shown. Figure 14 As shown;

[0097] S5: The secondary receiving platform 41 descends to be flush with the transmission surface of the second transmission mechanism, and the material S is transferred onto the secondary receiving platform 41. Then, the secondary receiving platform 41 descends above the primary receiving platform 41, as shown. Figure 15 As shown;

[0098] S6: Repeat the above steps until the N-level receiving platform 41 descends above the N-1-level receiving platform 41, such as Figure 16 As shown;

[0099] S7: The third driving component drives the push plate 50 to push the carrier 20, carrying the material S out, so that the material S separates from the carrier 20, as shown. Figure 17 As shown.

[0100] In this embodiment, due to the high degree of automation of the palletizing equipment, each step can be completed automatically, which greatly improves the efficiency of palletizing and packing.

[0101] It should be noted that, in this document, relational terms such as "first" and "second" are used only to distinguish one entity or operation from another, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Furthermore, the terms "comprising," "including," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such a process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitations, an element defined by the phrase "comprising one..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that includes said element.

[0102] The various embodiments in this specification are described in a related manner. Similar or identical parts between embodiments can be referred to mutually. Each embodiment focuses on describing the differences from other embodiments. In particular, the system embodiments are basically similar to the method embodiments, so the description is relatively simple; relevant parts can be referred to the descriptions of the method embodiments.

[0103] The above description is merely a preferred embodiment of this application and is not intended to limit the scope of protection of this application. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc., made within the spirit and principles of this application are included within the scope of protection of this application.

Claims

1. A palletizing apparatus characterized by comprising: The palletizing equipment includes: The frame (10) includes a gantry (11) and a support frame (12) with multiple openings connected to one side of the gantry (11). The support frame (12) is hollow inside. The bottom of the support frame (12) is provided with a first transmission mechanism (13) for transmission along a first direction (X). The gantry (11) is provided with a first slide rail (111) along the height direction of the palletizing equipment. The carrier (20) is placed on the first transmission mechanism (13) and conveyed to the support frame (12) for holding materials. The carrier (20) includes at least one stacking space (20a). The second transmission mechanism includes a transmission component (30) and a first driving component. The first driving component is used to drive the transmission component (30) to move along the second direction (Y). The second transmission mechanism and the support frame (12) are respectively located on both sides of the gantry (11) along the second direction (Y), and the height of the transmission surface of the second transmission mechanism is greater than or equal to the height of the support frame (12). The receiving mechanism (40) is used to receive the material conveyed by the second transmission mechanism. The receiving mechanism (40) includes a second driving member and a first-level receiving platform, a second-level receiving platform, ..., an N-level receiving platform arranged sequentially along a third direction (Z), where N is an integer greater than or equal to 2. The N-level receiving platform is located at the top and is connected to the second driving member. The first-level receiving platform, the second-level receiving platform, ..., the N-level receiving platform are slidably connected to the first slide rail (111) via a first slider (411). The second driving member is used to drive each level of the receiving platform to reciprocate along the third direction (Z). The third direction (Z) is the height direction of the palletizing equipment and is perpendicular to the first direction (X) and the second direction (Y). The N-level receiving platform and the N-1 level receiving platform are softly connected by a connecting component. The connecting component enables the N-level receiving platform and the N-1 level receiving platform to have a first working state and a second working state. In the first working state, the N-level receiving platform can move upward independently. In the second working state, the N-level receiving platform can drive the N-1 level receiving platform to move together. The pushing mechanism includes a push plate (50) and a third driving member. The push plate (50) is installed inside the support frame (12) and is slidably connected to the support frame (12). The third driving member is used to push the push plate (50) to reciprocate along the second direction (Y). The push plate (50) is used to push the carrier (20) out, so that the carrier (20) is detached from the receiving platform.

2. A palletizing apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that The carrier (20) includes at least two stacking spaces (20a), and each receiving platform includes at least two receiving channels (41a). Along the third direction (Z), the receiving channels (41a) are configured in a one-to-one correspondence with the stacking spaces (20a). The transmitting component (30) has at least one baffle (33) at one end near the receiving platform to form at least two transmission channels (30a), which are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence with the receiving channel (41a) along the second direction (Y).

3. The palletizing apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that, The connecting component is a hook (42), which includes a vertical part (421) extending along the third direction (Z) and an abutment part (422) located at the top of the vertical part (421) along the third direction (Z) and perpendicularly connected to the vertical part (421). The bottom end of the vertical part (421) is fixedly connected to the bottom of the first slider (411) of the N-1 level receiving platform. In the first working state, there is a preset distance between the top end of the first slider (411) of the N-level receiving platform and the abutment part (422). In the second working state, the top end of the first slider (411) of the N-level receiving platform abuts against the abutment (422).

4. The palletizing apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that, The receiving platform includes a support plate (412) and a plurality of second rollers (413) arranged side by side on the support plate (412) along the first direction (X).

5. The palletizing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein The carrier (20) includes a base plate (21) and two connecting plates (22) arranged perpendicularly to the base plate (21). The connecting plates (22) are arranged opposite to each other at both ends of the base plate (21) along the first direction (X). At least one first partition (24) is provided between the two connecting plates (22) to form at least two stacking spaces (20a).

6. A palletizing device according to claim 5, characterized in that, The base plate (21), connecting plate (22) and first partition plate (24) forming the stacking space (20a) are provided with "U"-shaped limiting plates (23) at both ends along the second direction (Y) to restrict the material from coming out of the stacking space (20a) along the second direction (Y).

7. A palletizing device according to claim 6, characterized in that, The push plate (50) has a "mountain" shaped structure. When the push plate (50) slides to abut against the "U" shaped limiting plate (23), it can push the carrier (20) out in the opposite direction of the second direction (Y).

8. A palletizing device according to any one of claims 2-7, characterized in that, The support frame (12) is provided with a limiting beam (121) on one side along the first direction (X), and the limiting beam (121) is provided on the support frame (12) along the second direction (Y) to limit the movement distance of the vehicle (20) along the first direction (X).

9. A palletizing device according to claim 2, 5, 6 or 7, characterized in that, The palletizing equipment also includes a guide (60), which is disposed above the support frame (12). The guide (60) includes a first side plate (61), a middle plate (62), and a second side plate (63) connected in sequence. The first side plate (61) and the second side plate (63) are parallel and perpendicular to the middle plate (62). The guide (60) includes at least one second partition (64) to divide the guide (60) into at least two guide spaces (60a). Along the second direction (Y), the guide spaces (60a) are arranged one-to-one with the receiving channel (41a).

10. A palletizing device according to claim 9, characterized in that, The first side plate (61) has a first guide surface (611) at one end near the transmission mechanism, and the second side plate (63) has a second guide surface (631) at one end near the transmission mechanism. The second partition (64) has a guide portion (641) near one end of the second transmission mechanism. The guide portion (641) includes a first inclined surface (6411) and a second inclined surface (6412). The first inclined surface (6411) and the second inclined surface (6412) intersect in a "V" shape near the end of the second transmission mechanism. The first guide surface (611) and the first inclined surface (6411) are inclined in the direction that increases the distance between the first side plate (61) and the second partition plate (64); The second guide surface (631) and the second inclined surface (6412) are inclined in the direction that increases the distance between the second side plate (63) and the second partition plate (64).

11. A palletizing method, using the palletizing equipment according to any one of claims 1-10, characterized in that, The receiving mechanism (40) of the palletizing equipment includes a first-level receiving platform, a second-level receiving platform...N-level receiving platforms arranged sequentially along the third direction (Z), where N is an integer greater than or equal to 2. The N-level receiving platform is located at the top. The palletizing method includes the following steps: The second driving component drives the receiving platform to move up until it is completely above the support frame (12); The carrier (20) is placed on the first transmission mechanism (13) and transported to the support frame (12), opposite to the receiving platform; The material is fed into the side closest to the receiving platform by the second transmission mechanism; The primary receiving platform descends to be flush with the transmission surface of the second transmission mechanism, the material is transferred to the primary receiving platform, and then the primary receiving platform descends to the bottom of the carrier (20); The secondary receiving platform descends to be flush with the transmission surface of the second transmission mechanism, and the material is transferred to the secondary receiving platform. Then the secondary receiving platform descends above the primary receiving platform. Repeat the above steps until the N-level receiving platform descends above the N-1-level receiving platform; The third driving component drives the push plate (50) to push the carrier (20) with the material out, so that the carrier (20) is separated from the receiving platform.

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