A multi-lane piece of tobacco sorting method and system
By assigning target addresses and coding confluence points to the cigarette packs on the shelves, the confluence and diversion of cigarette packs from multiple aisles are achieved using a conveyor mechanism, which solves the problem of low sorting efficiency caused by the complex design of multiple aisles and improves sorting efficiency.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Patents(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- SHENZHEN BRANCH OF CHINA NAT TOBACCO CORP
- Filing Date
- 2023-12-08
- Publication Date
- 2026-06-09
AI Technical Summary
The complex design of multi-lane cigarette sorting systems leads to low sorting efficiency.
A multi-lane cigarette sorting method is adopted. By assigning target addresses to cigarettes on the shelves and coding the merging point of each lane, the cigarettes are delivered to the corresponding merging point by the conveyor mechanism. After two merging and splitting processes, the cigarettes are delivered to the corresponding sorting line.
It simplifies the process, improves sorting efficiency, and is suitable for merging and splitting multiple lanes, ensuring that cigarette packs are accurately delivered to the corresponding sorting line.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This invention relates to the field of cigarette pack preparation technology, and in particular to a multi-lane cigarette pack sorting method and system. Background Technology
[0002] Cigarettes are distributed in different locations in the aisle according to certain rules. When needed on the sorting line, the system assigns tasks to different carts as evenly as possible to complete the cigarette shipment task in the shortest possible time. Then, the cigarettes are unloaded from different locations by the conveyor mechanism, and the different specifications of cigarettes are sorted to the corresponding sorting lines through merging and splitting.
[0003] However, for a cigarette pack preparation system with multiple lanes, if each lane corresponds to an independent merging and splitting sorting line, the design of the entire cigarette pack preparation system becomes very complex and redundant as the number of lanes increases, which will affect the sorting efficiency of cigarette packs. Summary of the Invention
[0004] In order to overcome the shortcomings of the existing technology, one object of the present invention is to provide a multi-lane cigarette sorting method to solve the problem of low sorting efficiency of cigarettes.
[0005] In order to overcome the shortcomings of the existing technology, one object of the present invention is to provide a multi-lane cigarette sorting system to solve the problem of low sorting efficiency of cigarettes.
[0006] The technical solution adopted by this invention to solve its technical problem is: a multi-lane cigarette sorting method, comprising the following steps:
[0007] S1: Assign target addresses to the cigarettes on the shelf. The target addresses are sorting line A, sorting line B, sorting line C and sorting line D respectively. Encode the four merging points of each aisle to get 1-X, 2-X, 3-X and 4-X, where 1-X represents the upper merging point corresponding to the left passage of the Xth aisle, 2-X represents the upper merging point corresponding to the right passage of the Xth aisle, 3-X represents the lower merging point corresponding to the left passage of the Xth aisle, and 4-X represents the lower merging point corresponding to the right passage of the Xth aisle.
[0008] S2: The conveying mechanism delivers the cigarette packs to the merging port corresponding to the cigarette pack code. The cigarette packs with the target address of sorting line B enter the upper-level merging channel through merging port 1-X, and the cigarette packs with the target address of sorting line D enter the upper-level merging channel through merging port 2-X. After merging, the X-M cluster is obtained.
[0009] The cigarette packs with the destination address of sorting line A enter the lower-level first-level merging channel through the merging port 3-X, and the cigarette packs with the destination address of sorting line C enter the lower-level first-level merging channel through the merging port 4-X. After merging, the X-N cluster is obtained.
[0010] S3: The upper-level oscillating belt conveyor separates the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line B and the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line D in the X-M cluster and transports them to different channels respectively; the lower-level oscillating belt conveyor separates the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line A and the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line C in the X-N cluster and transports them to different channels respectively.
[0011] S4: Combine the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line B and the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line A through the first upper and lower level secondary merging channel to obtain the X-L cluster; combine the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line D and the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line C through the second upper and lower level secondary merging channel to obtain the X-R cluster.
[0012] S5: The first upper and lower layer oscillating belt conveyor separates the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line B and the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line A in the X-L cluster, wherein the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line A are transported to sorting line A, and the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line B are transported to sorting line B; The second upper and lower layer oscillating belt conveyor separates the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line D and the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line C in the X-R cluster, wherein the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line D are transported to sorting line D, and the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line C are transported to sorting line C.
[0013] It is worth noting that in step S2, in step S1, the cigarettes on the shelf are assigned a sequence number; in step S2, in the same layer of merging port, the cigarettes enter the upper level merging channel or the lower level merging channel in order of increasing sequence number.
[0014] Optionally, step S2 further includes: before the conveying mechanism delivers the cigarette to the corresponding merging port, it will first detect whether the merging port is in an idle state, and only when the merging port is in an idle state will the corresponding cigarette be delivered to the merging port.
[0015] Preferably, in step S4, the cigarette packs that have been diverted by the upper or lower swaying belt conveyor in step S3 will be buffered in the corresponding channel and wait for the corresponding sorting line to be activated before entering the first or second upper and lower secondary merging channel.
[0016] Specifically, it also includes upper-level fault step S6. When the upper-level primary merging channel and / or the upper-level swaying belt conveyor fails, the execution of steps S2, S3 and S4 is stopped. After executing step S1, upper-level fault step S6 is called and executed. After executing step S6, step S5 is executed until the faults of the upper-level primary merging channel and the upper-level swaying belt conveyor are resolved.
[0017] The upper-level fault step S6 includes:
[0018] S61: The conveying mechanism delivers the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line B to the merging port 3-X, so that the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line B and the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line A share the same merging port 3-X. The conveying mechanism delivers the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line D to the merging port 4-X, so that the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line D and the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line C share the same merging port 4-X.
[0019] S62: After passing through the lower-level first-level merging channel, cigarettes with different numbers are merged in sequence;
[0020] S63: After being separated by the lower swing belt conveyor, the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line B and the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line A are sent to the same conveyor belt and pass through the first upper and lower level secondary merging channel, and the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line D and the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line C are sent to the same conveyor belt and pass through the second upper and lower level secondary merging channel.
[0021] It is worth noting that the lower-level fault step S7 is also included. When the lower-level primary merging channel and / or the lower-level swaying belt conveyor fails, the execution of steps S2, S3 and S4 is stopped. After executing step S1, the lower-level fault step S7 is called and executed. After executing step S7, step S5 is executed until the faults of the lower-level primary merging channel and the lower-level swaying belt conveyor are resolved.
[0022] The lower-level fault step S7 includes:
[0023] S71: The conveying mechanism delivers the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line A to the merging port 1-X, so that the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line B and the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line A share the same merging port 1-X. The conveying mechanism delivers the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line C to the merging port 2-X, so that the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line D and the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line C share the same merging port 2-X.
[0024] S72: After passing through the upper-level first-level merging channel, cigarettes with different numbers are merged in sequence;
[0025] S73: After being separated by the upper swing belt conveyor, the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line A and the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line B are sent to the same conveyor belt and pass through the first upper and lower level secondary merging channel, while the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line C and the target address of sorting line D are sent to the same conveyor belt and pass through the second upper and lower level secondary merging channel.
[0026] Specifically, a multi-lane cigarette sorting system uses the aforementioned multi-lane cigarette sorting method.
[0027] Preferably, the merging ports 1-X are connected to the upper-level merging channel through the first channel, the merging ports 2-X are connected to the upper-level merging channel through the second channel, the merging ports 3-X are connected to the lower-level merging channel through the third channel, and the merging ports 4-X are connected to the lower-level merging channel through the fourth channel.
[0028] The upper-level primary merging channel is connected to the input port of the upper-level gyratory belt conveyor, and the output port of the upper-level gyratory belt conveyor is provided with a fifth channel and a sixth channel. The lower-level primary merging channel is connected to the input port of the lower-level gyratory belt conveyor, and the output port of the lower-level gyratory belt conveyor is provided with a seventh channel and an eighth channel.
[0029] The fifth channel and the seventh channel are respectively connected to the input port of the first upper and lower level secondary merging channel, and the sixth channel and the eighth channel are respectively connected to the input port of the second upper and lower level secondary merging channel;
[0030] The output port of the first upper and lower level secondary confluence channel is connected to the input port of the first upper and lower level oscillating belt conveyor. The output ports of the first upper and lower level oscillating belt conveyor are respectively connected to sorting line A and sorting line B. The output port of the second upper and lower level secondary confluence channel is connected to the input port of the second upper and lower level oscillating belt conveyor. The output ports of the second upper and lower level oscillating belt conveyor are respectively connected to sorting line C and sorting line D.
[0031] The beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: The multi-lane cigarette sorting method can be applied to the centralized merging and diversion of cigarettes in multiple lanes. No matter how many lanes there are, it is only necessary to divide the merging port into upper and lower layers for processing. After two merging and diversion processes, the cigarettes can be transported to the corresponding sorting line, which simplifies the process and improves sorting efficiency. Attached Figure Description
[0032] Figure 1 This is a flowchart of a multi-lane cigarette sorting method in one embodiment of the present invention;
[0033] Figure 2 This is the first part of a flowchart of a multi-lane cigarette sorting method during normal operation in one embodiment of the present invention;
[0034] Figure 3 This is the second part of a flowchart of a multi-lane cigarette sorting method during normal operation in one embodiment of the present invention;
[0035] Figure 4 This is the third part of a flowchart of a multi-lane cigarette sorting method during normal operation in one embodiment of the present invention;
[0036] Figure 5This is the first part of a flowchart of a multi-lane cigarette sorting method in an embodiment of the present invention when the upper-level equipment fails;
[0037] Figure 6 This is the second part of a flowchart of a multi-lane cigarette sorting method in one embodiment of the present invention when the upper-level equipment fails;
[0038] Figure 7 This is the first part of a flowchart of a multi-lane cigarette sorting method in an embodiment of the present invention when the lower-level equipment fails;
[0039] Figure 8 This is the second part of a flowchart of a multi-lane cigarette sorting method in an embodiment of the present invention when the lower-level equipment fails;
[0040] Figure 9 This is a diagram showing the conveyor line distribution of a multi-lane cigarette sorting system in one embodiment of the present invention.
[0041] Figure 10 This is a schematic diagram of the receiving station and unloading station of a multi-lane cigarette sorting system in one embodiment of the present invention;
[0042] Figure 11 This is a schematic diagram of the upper-level merging channel of a multi-lane cigarette sorting system in one embodiment of the present invention;
[0043] Figure 12 This is a schematic diagram of the conveying mechanism, upper-level merging channel, and lower-level merging channel of a multi-lane cigarette sorting system according to one embodiment of the present invention.
[0044] In the diagram: 1 First channel; 2 Upper-level primary merging channel; 3 Upper-level gyratory belt conveyor; 4 Fifth channel; 5 First upper and lower level secondary merging channel; 6 First upper and lower level gyratory belt conveyor; 7 Second channel; 8 Sixth channel; 9 Second upper and lower level secondary merging channel; 10 Second upper and lower level gyratory belt conveyor; 11 Third channel; 12 Lower-level primary merging channel; 13 Lower-level gyratory belt conveyor; 14 Seventh channel; 15 Fourth channel; 16 Eighth channel; 17 Shuttle car; 18 Elevator. Detailed Implementation
[0045] The specific embodiments of the present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that these descriptions are for the purpose of aiding understanding the present invention, but do not constitute a limitation thereof. Furthermore, the technical features involved in the various embodiments of the present invention described below can be combined with each other as long as they do not conflict with each other.
[0046] It should be noted that, Figure 2 , Figure 3 and Figure 4These are the three parts belonging to the flowchart of the multi-lane cigarette sorting method during normal operation. Figure 2 , Figure 3 and Figure 4 Arranged in the order of process execution; Figure 5 and Figure 6 These are two parts of a flowchart for a multi-lane cigarette sorting method when upper-level equipment fails. Figure 5 and Figure 6 Arranged in the order of process execution; Figure 7 and Figure 8 These are two parts of a flowchart relating to a multi-lane cigarette sorting method in the event of a lower-level equipment failure. Figure 7 and Figure 8 Arranged in the order of process execution.
[0047] The sorting characteristics of the tobacco industry are that cigarettes are sorted after the cigarettes are scheduled. Therefore, the consumption order of cigarettes in the daily task is already determined. Thus, the replenishment and outbound order from the cigarette stocking system is also determined. If this order is not followed, there may be situations where cigarettes are consumed on the sorting line and replenishment is not timely. In addition, for multi-aisle designs, cigarettes are distributed in different locations in different aisles according to certain rules. That is, the same type of cigarettes is stored in different aisles. When the sorting line needs it, the system assigns tasks to different carts as evenly as possible to complete the cigarette outbound task in the shortest possible time.
[0048] like Figure 1 As shown in Figure 12, a multi-lane cigarette sorting method includes the following steps:
[0049] S1: Assign target addresses to the cigarettes on the shelf. The target addresses are sorting line A, sorting line B, sorting line C and sorting line D respectively. Encode the four merging points of each aisle to get 1-X, 2-X, 3-X and 4-X, where 1-X represents the upper merging point corresponding to the left passage of the Xth aisle, 2-X represents the upper merging point corresponding to the right passage of the Xth aisle, 3-X represents the lower merging point corresponding to the left passage of the Xth aisle, and 4-X represents the lower merging point corresponding to the right passage of the Xth aisle.
[0050] The cigarette pack preparation system includes X lanes, each lane is divided into a left single lane and a right lane. The left single lane and the right lane are picked up by a conveyor mechanism. Each single lane (left lane or right lane) includes an upper merging port and a lower merging port. The cigarette packs on the storage location are marked with the corresponding target sorting line. Then the conveyor mechanism will allocate the cigarette packs to different merging ports according to the different target sorting lines. In this embodiment, the conveyor mechanism includes a shuttle car 17 and a hoist 18. The shuttle car transports the cigarettes horizontally to the platform, and the hoist transports the cigarettes from the platform to the merging port.
[0051] S2: The conveying mechanism delivers the cigarette packs to the corresponding merging port. The cigarette packs with the target address of sorting line B enter the upper-level first-level merging channel 2 through merging port 1-X, and the cigarette packs with the target address of sorting line D enter the upper-level first-level merging channel 2 through merging port 2-X. After merging, the X-M cluster is obtained, where X represents the lane number and M represents the upper level.
[0052] The cigarettes destined for sorting line A enter the lower-level first-level merging channel 12 through merging port 3-X, and the cigarettes destined for sorting line C enter the lower-level first-level merging channel 12 through merging port 4-X. After merging, the X-N cluster is obtained, where X represents the lane number and N represents the lower level.
[0053] S3: The upper-level swaying belt conveyor 3 separates the cigarettes in the X-M cluster whose target address is sorting line B (i.e., cigarettes that pass through merging port 1-X) and the cigarettes whose target address is sorting line D (i.e., cigarettes that pass through merging port 2-X), and transports them to different channels respectively; the lower-level swaying belt conveyor 13 separates the cigarettes in the X-N cluster whose target address is sorting line A (i.e., cigarettes that pass through merging port 3-X) and the cigarettes whose target address is sorting line C (i.e., cigarettes that pass through merging port 4-X), and transports them to different channels respectively; in this way, cigarettes with different codes can be transported separately through four channels.
[0054] S4: The cigarettes with the target address of sorting line B (i.e., the cigarettes that pass through merging port 1-X) and the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line A (i.e., the cigarettes that pass through merging port 3-X) are merged through the first upper and lower level secondary merging channel 5 to obtain the X-L cluster (X represents the lane number, L represents the left lane). The cigarettes with the target address of sorting line D (i.e., the cigarettes that pass through merging port 2-X) and the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line C (i.e., the cigarettes that pass through merging port 4-X) are merged through the second upper and lower level secondary merging channel 9 to obtain the X-R cluster (X represents the lane number, R represents the right lane).
[0055] S5: The first upper and lower layer swing belt conveyor 6 separates the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line B (i.e., the cigarettes that pass through merging port 1-X) and the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line A (i.e., the cigarettes that pass through merging port 3-X) in the X-L cluster. The cigarettes with the target address of sorting line A are transported to sorting line A, and the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line B are transported to sorting line B. The second upper and lower layer swing belt conveyor 10 separates the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line D (i.e., the cigarettes that pass through merging port 2-X) and the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line C (i.e., the cigarettes that pass through merging port 4-X) in the X-R cluster. The cigarettes with the target address of sorting line D are transported to sorting line D, and the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line C are transported to sorting line C.
[0056] The multi-lane cigarette sorting method is applicable to the centralized merging and diversion of cigarettes in multiple lanes. Regardless of the number of lanes, it is only necessary to divide the merging port into upper and lower layers for processing. After two merging and diversion processes, the cigarettes can be transported to the corresponding sorting line, which simplifies the process and improves sorting efficiency.
[0057] It is worth noting that in step S1, the cigarettes on the shelf are assigned a sequence number; in step S2, in the same confluence channel (both upper or lower), the cigarettes enter the upper first-level confluence channel 2 or the lower first-level confluence channel 12 in order of increasing sequence number.
[0058] In this way, the target address of the combined cigarette pack will not be incorrect. For example, such as... Figure 10 As shown, taking two tunnels as an example, there will be eight merging points, namely 1-1, 2-1, 1-2, 2-2, 3-1, 4-1, 3-2, and 4-2. During operation, the upper and lower levels are operated separately. That is, the merging points corresponding to 1-1, 2-1, 1-2, and 2-2 form one group, and the merging points corresponding to 3-1, 4-1, 3-2, and 4-2 form another group. The merging points of different groups operate independently. Taking the merging points corresponding to 1-1, 2-1, 1-2, and 2-2 as an example, the merging points corresponding to 3-1, 4-1, 3-2, and 4-2 operate on the same principle.
[0059] Optionally, step S2 further includes: before the conveying mechanism delivers the cigarette to the corresponding merging port, it will first detect whether the merging port is in an idle state, and only when the merging port is in an idle state will the corresponding cigarette be delivered to the merging port.
[0060] Preferably, in step S4, the cigarette packs that have been diverted by the upper swing belt conveyor 3 or the lower swing belt conveyor 13 in step S3 will be buffered in the corresponding channel and wait for the corresponding sorting line to be activated before entering the first upper and lower level secondary merging channel 5 or the second upper and lower level secondary merging channel 9.
[0061] Specifically, when the corresponding sorting line needs cigarettes, the cigarettes are allowed to enter the first upper and lower level secondary confluence channel 5 or the second upper and lower level secondary confluence channel 9, which can prevent the cigarettes from clogging the first upper and lower level secondary confluence channel 5 or the second upper and lower level secondary confluence channel 9.
[0062] like Figure 10 As shown, the system has a receiving platform and a unloading platform. The conveying mechanism transports the cigarettes from the receiving platform to the unloading platform. The unloading platform is divided into an upper unloading platform and a lower unloading platform. The upper unloading platform can be further divided into left and right channels, thus forming a merging port corresponding to the left channel and a merging port corresponding to the right channel. Similarly, the lower unloading platform can also be divided into left and right channels, thus forming a merging port corresponding to the left channel and a merging port corresponding to the right channel.
[0063] It is worth noting that, such as Figure 5 and 6 As shown, it also includes an upper-level fault step S6. When the upper-level unloading platform, the upper-level primary merging channel 2 and / or the upper-level gyratory belt conveyor 3 malfunctions, the execution of steps S2, S3 and S4 is stopped. After executing step S1, the upper-level fault step S6 is called and executed. After executing step S6, step S5 is executed until the malfunctions of the upper-level primary merging channel 2 and the upper-level gyratory belt conveyor 3 are resolved.
[0064] The upper-level fault step S6 includes:
[0065] S61: The conveying mechanism delivers the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line B (i.e., the cigarettes that originally entered the merging port 1-X) to the merging port 3-X, so that the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line B and the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line A share the same merging port 3-X. The conveying mechanism delivers the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line D (i.e., the cigarettes that originally entered the merging port 2-X) to the merging port 4-X, so that the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line D and the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line C share the same merging port 4-X.
[0066] S62: After passing through the lower-level first-level merging channel 12, cigarettes with different numbers are merged in sequence;
[0067] S63: After being separated by the lower swing belt conveyor 13, the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line B and the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line A are sent to the same conveyor belt and pass through the first upper and lower level secondary merging channel 5, and the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line D and the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line C are sent to the same conveyor belt and pass through the second upper and lower level secondary merging channel 9.
[0068] like Figure 9 As shown, the first upper and lower level secondary merging channel 5 has two input channels. The fifth channel 4 is connected to the upper swing belt conveyor 3, and the seventh channel 14 is connected to the lower swing belt conveyor 13. Due to the failure of the upper level primary merging channel 2 and / or the upper swing belt conveyor 3, the fifth channel 4 is no longer conveying cigarettes. Therefore, when cigarettes with the target address of sorting line B and cigarettes with the target address of sorting line A pass through the first upper and lower level secondary merging channel 5, both cigarettes with these numbers are input from the seventh channel 14 into the first upper and lower level secondary merging channel 5. At this time, the first upper and lower level secondary merging channel 5 will not play the role of merging, but only the role of conveying.
[0069] Similarly, the second upper and lower level secondary merging channel 9 also has two input channels. The sixth channel 8 connects to the upper swing belt conveyor 3, and the eighth channel 16 connects to the lower swing belt conveyor 13. Due to the failure of the upper level primary merging channel 2 and / or the upper level swing belt conveyor 3, the sixth channel 8 is no longer conveying cigarettes. Therefore, when cigarettes with the target address D and cigarettes with the target address C pass through the second upper and lower level secondary merging channel 9, both cigarettes with these numbers are input from the eighth channel 16 into the second upper and lower level secondary merging channel 9. At this time, the second upper and lower level secondary merging channel 9 will not play a merging role, but only a conveying role.
[0070] Specifically, such as Figure 7 and 8 As shown, it also includes a lower-level fault step S7. When the lower-level unloading platform, the lower-level primary merging channel 12 and / or the lower-level gyratory belt conveyor 13 malfunctions, the execution of steps S2, S3 and S4 is stopped. After executing step S1, the lower-level fault step S7 is called and executed. After executing step S7, step S5 is executed until the malfunctions of the lower-level primary merging channel 12 and the lower-level gyratory belt conveyor 13 are resolved.
[0071] The lower-level fault step S7 includes:
[0072] S71: The conveying mechanism delivers the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line A (i.e., the cigarettes that originally entered the merging port 3-X) to the merging port 1-X, so that the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line B and the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line A share the same merging port 1-X. The conveying mechanism delivers the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line C (i.e., the cigarettes that originally entered the merging port 4-X) to the merging port 2-X, so that the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line D and the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line C share the same merging port 2-X.
[0073] S72: After passing through the upper-level first-level merging channel 2, cigarettes with different numbers are merged in sequence;
[0074] S73: After being separated by the upper swing belt conveyor 3, the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line A and the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line B are sent to the same conveyor belt and pass through the first upper and lower level secondary merging channel 5, and the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line C and the target address of sorting line D are sent to the same conveyor belt and pass through the second upper and lower level secondary merging channel 9.
[0075] The first upper and lower level secondary merging channel 5 has two input channels. The fifth channel 4 is connected to the upper level oscillating belt conveyor 3, and the seventh channel 14 is connected to the lower level oscillating belt conveyor 13. Due to the failure of the lower level primary merging channel 12 and / or the lower level oscillating belt conveyor 13, the seventh channel 14 is no longer conveying cigarettes. Therefore, when cigarettes with the target address of sorting line A and cigarettes with the target address of sorting line B pass through the first upper and lower level secondary merging channel 5, both cigarettes with these numbers are input from the fifth channel 4 into the first upper and lower level secondary merging channel 5. At this time, the first upper and lower level secondary merging channel 5 will not play the role of merging, but only the role of conveying.
[0076] Similarly, the second upper and lower level secondary merging channel 9 also has two input channels. The sixth channel 8 connects to the upper level oscillating belt conveyor 3, and the eighth channel 16 connects to the lower level oscillating belt conveyor 13. Due to the failure of the lower level primary merging channel 12 and / or the lower level oscillating belt conveyor 13, the eighth channel 16 is no longer conveying cigarettes. Therefore, when cigarettes with target address C and target address D pass through the second upper and lower level secondary merging channel 9, both cigarettes with these numbers are input from the sixth channel 8 into the second upper and lower level secondary merging channel 9. At this time, the second upper and lower level secondary merging channel 9 will not play a merging role, but only a conveying role.
[0077] It is worth noting that a multi-lane cigarette sorting system uses the aforementioned multi-lane cigarette sorting method.
[0078] The merging ports 1-X are connected to the upper-level first-stage merging channel 2 through the first channel 1, the merging ports 2-X are connected to the upper-level first-stage merging channel 2 through the second channel 7, the merging ports 3-X are connected to the lower-level first-stage merging channel 12 through the third channel 11, and the merging ports 4-X are connected to the lower-level first-stage merging channel 12 through the fourth channel 15.
[0079] The upper-level primary merging channel 2 is connected to the input port of the upper-level gyratory belt conveyor 3. The output port of the upper-level gyratory belt conveyor 3 is provided with a fifth channel 4 and a sixth channel 8. The lower-level primary merging channel 12 is connected to the input port of the lower-level gyratory belt conveyor 13. The output port of the lower-level gyratory belt conveyor 13 is provided with a seventh channel 14 and an eighth channel 16.
[0080] The fifth channel 4 and the seventh channel 14 are respectively connected to the input port of the first upper and lower level secondary merging channel 5, and the sixth channel 8 and the eighth channel 16 are respectively connected to the input port of the second upper and lower level secondary merging channel 9.
[0081] The output port of the first upper and lower level secondary confluence channel 5 is connected to the input port of the first upper and lower level swing belt conveyor 6. The output ports of the first upper and lower level swing belt conveyor 6 are respectively connected to sorting line A and sorting line B. The output port of the second upper and lower level secondary confluence channel 9 is connected to the input port of the second upper and lower level swing belt conveyor 10. The output ports of the second upper and lower level swing belt conveyor 10 are respectively connected to sorting line C and sorting line D.
[0082] The upper primary merging channel 2, lower primary merging channel 12, upper oscillating belt conveyor 3, lower oscillating belt conveyor 13, first upper and lower secondary merging channel 5, first upper and lower oscillating belt conveyor 6, second upper and lower secondary merging channel 9, and second upper and lower oscillating belt conveyor 10 are all existing structures. Figure 9 As shown in Figure 12, the cigarette pack destined for sorting line A passes through the merging port 3-X, the third channel 11, the lower first-level merging channel 12, the lower-level oscillating belt conveyor 13, the seventh channel 14, the first upper and lower level second-level merging channel 5, the first upper and lower level oscillating belt conveyor 6, and sorting line A in sequence; the cigarette pack destined for sorting line B passes through the merging port 1-X, the first channel 1, the upper first-level merging channel 2, the upper-level oscillating belt conveyor 3, the fifth channel 4, the first upper and lower level second-level merging channel 5, the first upper and lower level oscillating belt conveyor 6, and sorting line B in sequence. B; The cigarette pack destined for sorting line C passes through the merging port 4-X, the fourth channel 15, the lower first-level merging channel 12, the lower swing belt conveyor 13, the eighth channel 16, the second upper and lower level secondary merging channel 9, the second upper and lower level swing belt conveyor 10, and sorting line C in sequence; The cigarette pack destined for sorting line D passes through the merging port 2-X, the second channel 7, the upper first-level merging channel 2, the upper swing belt conveyor 3, the sixth channel 8, the second upper and lower level secondary merging channel 9, the second upper and lower level swing belt conveyor 10, and sorting line D in sequence.
[0083] The embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the described embodiments. For those skilled in the art, various changes, modifications, substitutions, and variations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, and these variations still fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
Claims
1. A method for sorting cigarette packs in multiple aisles, characterized in that, Includes the following steps: S1: Assign target addresses to the cigarettes on the shelf. The target addresses are sorting line A, sorting line B, sorting line C and sorting line D respectively. Encode the four merging points of each aisle to get 1-X, 2-X, 3-X and 4-X, where 1-X represents the upper merging point corresponding to the left passage of the Xth aisle, 2-X represents the upper merging point corresponding to the right passage of the Xth aisle, 3-X represents the lower merging point corresponding to the left passage of the Xth aisle, and 4-X represents the lower merging point corresponding to the right passage of the Xth aisle. S2: The conveying mechanism delivers the cigarette packs to the merging port corresponding to the cigarette pack code. The cigarette packs with the target address of sorting line B enter the upper-level merging channel through merging port 1-X, and the cigarette packs with the target address of sorting line D enter the upper-level merging channel through merging port 2-X. After merging, the X-M cluster is obtained. The cigarette packs with the destination address of sorting line A enter the lower-level first-level merging channel through the merging port 3-X, and the cigarette packs with the destination address of sorting line C enter the lower-level first-level merging channel through the merging port 4-X. After merging, the X-N cluster is obtained. S3: The upper-level oscillating belt conveyor separates the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line B and the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line D in the X-M cluster and transports them to different channels respectively; the lower-level oscillating belt conveyor separates the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line A and the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line C in the X-N cluster and transports them to different channels respectively. S4: Combine the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line B and the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line A through the first upper and lower level secondary merging channel to obtain the X-L cluster; combine the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line D and the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line C through the second upper and lower level secondary merging channel to obtain the X-R cluster. S5: The first upper and lower layer oscillating belt conveyor separates the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line B and the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line A in the X-L cluster, wherein the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line A are transported to sorting line A, and the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line B are transported to sorting line B; The second upper and lower layer oscillating belt conveyor separates the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line D and the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line C in the X-R cluster, wherein the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line D are transported to sorting line D, and the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line C are transported to sorting line C.
2. The multi-lane cigarette sorting method according to claim 1, characterized in that: In step S1, the cigarettes on the shelf are assigned a sequence number; in step S2, in the merging port on the same layer, the cigarettes enter the upper-level merging channel or the lower-level merging channel in order of their sequence numbers from smallest to largest.
3. The multi-lane cigarette sorting method according to claim 1, characterized in that: Step S2 further includes: before the conveying mechanism delivers the cigarette pack to the corresponding merging port, it will first check whether the merging port is in an idle state. Only when the merging port is in an idle state will the corresponding cigarette pack be delivered to the merging port.
4. The multi-lane cigarette sorting method according to claim 1, characterized in that: In step S4, the cigarette packs that have been diverted by the upper or lower swaying belt conveyor in step S3 will be buffered in the corresponding channel and wait for the corresponding sorting line to be activated before entering the first or second upper and lower secondary merging channel.
5. The multi-lane cigarette sorting method according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes the upper-level fault step S6. When the upper-level primary merging channel and / or the upper-level swaying belt conveyor fails, the execution of steps S2, S3 and S4 is stopped. After executing step S1, the upper-level fault step S6 is called and executed. After executing step S6, step S5 is executed until the fault of the upper-level primary merging channel and the upper-level swaying belt conveyor is resolved. The upper-level fault step S6 includes: S61: The conveying mechanism delivers the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line B to the merging port 3-X, so that the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line B and the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line A share the same merging port 3-X. The conveying mechanism delivers the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line D to the merging port 4-X, so that the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line D and the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line C share the same merging port 4-X. S62: After passing through the lower-level first-level merging channel, cigarettes with different numbers are merged in sequence; S63: After being separated by the lower swing belt conveyor, the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line B and the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line A are sent to the same conveyor belt and pass through the first upper and lower level secondary merging channel, and the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line D and the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line C are sent to the same conveyor belt and pass through the second upper and lower level secondary merging channel.
6. The multi-lane cigarette sorting method according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes a lower-level fault step S7. When the lower-level primary merging channel and / or the lower-level swaying belt conveyor fails, the execution of steps S2, S3 and S4 is stopped. After executing step S1, the lower-level fault step S7 is called and executed. After executing step S7, step S5 is executed until the faults of the lower-level primary merging channel and the lower-level swaying belt conveyor are resolved. The lower-level fault step S7 includes: S71: The conveying mechanism delivers the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line A to the merging port 1-X, so that the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line B and the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line A share the same merging port 1-X. The conveying mechanism delivers the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line C to the merging port 2-X, so that the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line D and the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line C share the same merging port 2-X. S72: After passing through the upper-level first-level merging channel, cigarettes with different numbers are merged in sequence; S73: After being separated by the upper swing belt conveyor, the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line A and the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line B are sent to the same conveyor belt and pass through the first upper and lower level secondary merging channel, while the cigarettes with the target address of sorting line C and the target address of sorting line D are sent to the same conveyor belt and pass through the second upper and lower level secondary merging channel.
7. A multi-lane cigarette sorting system, characterized in that: The multi-lane cigarette sorting method according to any one of claims 1-6.
8. A multi-lane cigarette sorting system according to claim 7, characterized in that: The merging ports 1-X are connected to the upper-level merging channel through the first channel, the merging ports 2-X are connected to the upper-level merging channel through the second channel, the merging ports 3-X are connected to the lower-level merging channel through the third channel, and the merging ports 4-X are connected to the lower-level merging channel through the fourth channel. The upper-level primary merging channel is connected to the input port of the upper-level gyratory belt conveyor, and the output port of the upper-level gyratory belt conveyor is provided with a fifth channel and a sixth channel. The lower-level primary merging channel is connected to the input port of the lower-level gyratory belt conveyor, and the output port of the lower-level gyratory belt conveyor is provided with a seventh channel and an eighth channel. The fifth channel and the seventh channel are respectively connected to the input port of the first upper and lower level secondary merging channel, and the sixth channel and the eighth channel are respectively connected to the input port of the second upper and lower level secondary merging channel; The output port of the first upper and lower level secondary confluence channel is connected to the input port of the first upper and lower level oscillating belt conveyor. The output ports of the first upper and lower level oscillating belt conveyor are respectively connected to sorting line A and sorting line B. The output port of the second upper and lower level secondary confluence channel is connected to the input port of the second upper and lower level oscillating belt conveyor. The output ports of the second upper and lower level oscillating belt conveyor are respectively connected to sorting line C and sorting line D.