Full-automatic parcel collecting system

Abstract

According to the full-automatic parcel collecting system, small parcel automatic collecting, packaging and conveying schemes matched with different types of sorting lines for use are provided, and the purposes that parcel collecting operation automation and efficient operation are achieved, the transfer site conveying efficiency is improved, and existing sorting systems of various types are compatible are expected to be achieved. Comprising a sorting conveying line which is communicated in a closed-loop mode and used for conveying goods, a plurality of package building stations are arranged in the side direction of the sorting conveying line, and each package building station is composed of a set of box turning devices and package building devices which are connected in pairs; the box turning device turns over the cargoes to pour the cargoes into a bag collecting bag at the packing device, and the cargoes collected by the bag collecting bag are packed and collected at the packing device; at least one group of lattice opening box pushing devices are connected between the sorting conveying line and the packaging station, the no-load material boxes receive sorted goods and change the sorted goods into full material boxes, the full material boxes are pushed to the piece conveying station through the box pushing assembly, then the full material boxes reach the box turning device through the full box line, and finally packaging and collecting are completed at the packaging device.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to a novel fully automatic parcel collection system, which belongs to the field of automation control and logistics warehousing. Background Art

[0002] In the transportation and sorting operation site of the logistics and warehousing industry, there are high requirements for the accuracy and efficiency of the sorting process. With the rapid development of the domestic e-commerce industry, automated sorting equipment has improved the operation of logistics transfer sites while raising new issues on how to efficiently implement package collection operations.

[0003] At present, the manual packaging method is still used at home and abroad, that is, a number of empty storage bags are placed manually before the goods are sorted, and then they are manually dispersed and packaged one by one after the bags are full. The efficiency from sorting to packaging is low and the production and operation costs are high. In contrast, many prior public technical documents have been upgraded and improved.

[0004] For example, the patent publication number is CN117262401A, and its name is automatic bag building device and its control method. It adopts a new bag building execution component to realize the multi-station sequential execution of bag hanging, connecting parts, and closing cycle operations. The automatic bag building device includes an upper turntable component, an array of bag support components arranged on the upper turntable component and rotatable around the vertical axis and used to hang and position the bag. This solution drives the frame to rotate through the bottom drive motor. Although it realizes automatic rotation, when a large transfer yard needs to set up multiple bag building stations, on the one hand, it causes higher equipment costs, and on the other hand, the drive component is located at the bottom of the equipment, which increases the difficulty of maintenance and replacement and correspondingly prolongs the downtime, thereby affecting the overall operation efficiency of the transfer site.

[0005] For example, the patent publication number is CN117339890A, and its name is automatic package collection system and control method thereof. It transfers the sorted batch packages to the designated centralized package building point through the circulation conveyor line, and one operator handles the control method for multiple sorting grids at one package building point. The automatic package collection system includes a package collection component, a turnover box circulation component, a package building component, and a turnover box; the package collection component includes a drop grid chute connected to each sorting grid of the cross-belt sorting machine, a package collection unit located vertically below the drop grid chute, and a full box conveyor line and an empty box conveyor line symmetrically connected to both sides of the package collection unit. However, the package collection system proposed by it is only applicable to a specific cross-belt sorting equipment, and is not suitable for and does not match other different types of existing cross-belt sorting systems.

[0006] With the increasing application of small-piece cross-belt sorting machines, express delivery transfer sites and e-commerce distribution centers are increasingly tending to be managed unmanned, so the market demand for fully automatic package collection solutions is becoming increasingly urgent. In view of this, this patent application is hereby filed. Summary of the invention

[0007] The fully automatic parcel collection system described in the present application aims to solve the problems existing in the above-mentioned prior art and to propose a small parcel automatic collection and packaging and transportation solution for use with different types of sorting lines, in order to achieve the purpose of automating and efficiently operating the package collection operation, improving the transportation efficiency of the transfer site and being compatible with various existing sorting systems.

[0008] To achieve the above-mentioned design objectives, the fully automatic parcel collection system comprises a closed-loop connected sorting conveyor line for conveying goods, the sorting conveyor line having a plurality of sorting grids, and obtaining the contents of the goods labels through information scanning and / or image recognition devices to distribute the goods to different sorting grids and deliver them to designated material boxes; a plurality of bag building stations are arranged on the side of the sorting conveyor line, and each bag building station is composed of a group of box turning devices and bag building devices connected in pairs; when a full-loaded material box is conveyed to the box turning device via the full-box line, the box turning device turns it over to dump the goods into the bag collecting bag at the bag building device, and the goods collected by the bag collecting bag are packed at the bag building device. The empty material box returns to the sorting conveyor line via the empty box line to receive the goods from the sorting grid later; at least one group of grid pushing box devices is connected between the sorting conveyor line and the bag building station, and each group of grid pushing box devices includes a receiving conveying station connected to the sorting conveyor line on both sides of the pushing box assembly to receive the full material box, and a delivering conveying station connected to the box turning device via the full box line; at the sorting grid, the empty material box receives the sorted goods and becomes a full box, which is transported to the receiving conveying station, pushed to the delivering conveying station via the pushing box assembly, and then reaches the box turning device by the full box line, and finally completes the packaging and collection at the bag building device.

[0009] Furthermore, the sorting conveyor line is a cross-belt sorting loop line, a roller sorting line or a swing wheel sorting line.

[0010] Furthermore, the sorting conveyor line is a U-shaped, elliptical or L-shaped closed-loop conveyor line body.

[0011] Furthermore, a centralized bag building area consisting of a plurality of bag building stations is arranged on the side of the conveying loop of the sorting conveying line, and a parallel or series connection structure is adopted between two adjacent centralized bag building areas.

[0012] Furthermore, in two adjacent centralized package building areas, the first centralized package building area is provided with several package building stations whose two ends are respectively connected to the first empty box line and the first full box line, and the second centralized package building area is provided with several package building stations whose two ends are respectively connected to the second empty box line and the second full box line; the first empty box line and the second empty box line are not connected to each other but are respectively connected to the sorting conveying line, and the first full box line and the second full box line are not connected to each other but are respectively connected to the grid pushing device.

[0013] Furthermore, two groups of parallelly distributed grid pushing devices are arranged on both sides of the sorting conveyor line, and the centralized package building area includes several package building stations respectively connected to the total empty box line and the total full box line at both ends; the total empty box line distributes the empty box material boxes to the sorting grids on both sides of the sorting conveyor line through the first empty box line and the second empty box line; the two groups of grid pushing devices are respectively connected to the total full box line through the first full box line and the second full box line to distribute the full material boxes to the centralized package building area; the sorting grids on both sides of the sorting conveyor line are connected in series with the centralized package building area through the total empty box line and the total full box line.

[0014] In summary, the fully automatic parcel collection system proposed in this application has the following advantages:

[0015] 1. This application includes equipment with modular structures at each workstation and fully automatic conveyor lines connected according to the process. Each link works together, is efficient and realizes an automated processing flow, and can be matched and applied to all current cross-belt sorting loops.

[0016] 2. This application uses a conveyor line to transfer the sorted batch parcels to the designated package building station. One operator can control multiple sorting grids at the same time, which greatly reduces the walking distance and labor intensity of the operators, further achieving cost reduction and efficiency improvement.

[0017] 3. This application realizes a fully automatic material box circulation process, which can effectively ensure that the fully loaded material box is automatically and timely transported to the next workstation such as the box turning workstation, thereby efficiently running the continuous operation of the sorting grid, significantly shortening the locking time and improving the sorting efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] The present application will now be further described with reference to the following drawings;

[0019] Figure 1 The fully automatic parcel collection system configured with a U-shaped cross-belt sorting line as described in Example 1;

[0020] Figure 2 The layout diagram of the parallel processing solution for the case turning station;

[0021] Figure 3 The layout diagram of the box turning station adopting the serial processing solution;

[0022] Figure 4 This is a flow chart of the bin turnover of the fully automatic parcel collection system;

[0023] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the box pushing device at the opening;

[0024] Figure 6 The fully automatic parcel collection system configured with an elliptical cross-belt sorting line as described in Example 2;

[0025] Figure 7 The fully automatic parcel collection system configured with an L-shaped cross-belt sorting line as described in Example 3; DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] Embodiment 1, as Figures 1 to 5 As shown, the present application proposes a novel fully automatic parcel collection system, which includes a sorting conveyor line 100 for conveying goods in a U-shaped closed loop, and the sorting conveyor line 100 has a plurality of sorting grids, and obtains the label content of the express goods through information scanning and / or image recognition devices to distribute the goods to different sorting grids and deliver them to designated material boxes; the sorting conveyor line can preferably be a cross-belt sorting loop line, a roller sorting line, a swing wheel sorting line and other equipment;

[0027] Several bag-building stations 200 are arranged on the side of the sorting conveyor line 100, and each bag-building station 200 is composed of a group of box-turning devices 300 and bag-building devices 400 connected in pairs; when a full-loaded material box is conveyed to the box-turning device 300 via the full-box line 700, the box-turning device 300 turns it over to dump the goods into the bag-collecting bag at the bag-building device 400, and the goods collected by the bag-collecting bag are packaged and collected at the bag-building device 400; the empty material box returns to the sorting conveyor line 100 via the empty box line 600 to receive the goods from the sorting grid later;

[0028] At least one group of box pushing devices 500 is connected between the sorting conveyor line 100 and the bag building station 200. Figure 5 As shown, each group of grid opening box pushing devices 500 includes a receiving conveying station 502 connected to the sorting conveying line 100 on both sides of the box pushing assembly 501 to receive full-loaded material boxes, and a delivering conveying station 503 connected to the box turning device 300 through the full box line 700; at the sorting grid opening, the empty material box receives the sorted goods and becomes a full box. The full box is transported to the receiving conveying station 502, pushed to the delivering conveying station 503 via the box pushing assembly 501, and then reaches the box turning device 300 through the full box line 700, and finally completes the packaging and collection at the packaging device 400.

[0029] As mentioned above, the fully automatic parcel collection system adopts a continuous automated package collection solution of unified transportation, classified delivery and centralized packaging. The various workstations and transportation links work together to significantly improve the operational efficiency of the transfer site, save labor costs and reduce labor intensity. Specifically, the sorting conveyor line 100 is used to uniformly transport goods in batches, and the goods are delivered to the designated sorting grid according to the order sorting requirements. The material box circulates between the sorting conveyor line 100 and the packaging station 200; the empty material box reaches the sorting conveyor line 100 via the empty box line 600 to receive the goods from the sorting grid, and the full material box enters the full box line 700 through the grid pushing box device 500 and arrives at the box turning device 300, and finally completes the packaging and collection at the packaging device 400.

[0030] like Figures 1 to 3 As shown, the sorting conveyor line 100 has a U-shaped conveyor loop, and a centralized bag building area consisting of a plurality of bag building stations 200 is arranged at least on two side areas of the conveyor loop, and two adjacent centralized bag building areas can be connected in parallel or in series.

[0031] like Figure 2 As shown, the first centralized package building area 1000 is provided with package building stations 11, 12, ..., 1N, whose two ends are respectively connected to the first empty box line 601 and the first full box line 701, and the second centralized package building area 2000 is provided with package building stations 21, 22, ..., 2N, whose two ends are respectively connected to the second empty box line 602 and the second full box line 702, and so on;

[0032] The first empty box line 601 and the second empty box line 602 are not connected to each other but are respectively connected to the sorting conveying line 100, that is, they are connected in parallel between the sorting conveying line 100 and the centralized package building area; similarly, the first full box line 701 and the second full box line 702 are not connected to each other but are respectively connected to the slot box pushing device 500, that is, they are connected in parallel between the slot box pushing device 500 and the centralized package building area;

[0033] like Figure 3 As shown, two groups of parallelly distributed grid pushing devices 500 are arranged on both sides of the sorting conveyor line 100, and the centralized package building area includes package building stations 11, 12, ..., 1N, which are respectively connected to the total empty box line 603 and the total full box line 703 at both ends; the total empty box line 603 distributes the empty box material boxes to the sorting grids on both sides of the sorting conveyor line 100 through the first empty box line 604 and the second empty box line 605, and the two groups of grid pushing devices 500 are respectively connected to the total full box line 703 through the first full box line 704 and the second full box line 705 to distribute the full material boxes to the centralized package building area; the sorting grids on both sides of the sorting conveyor line 100 are connected in series with the centralized package building area through the total empty box line 603 and the total full box line 703.

[0034] Embodiment 2, as Figure 6 As shown, a novel fully automatic parcel collection system includes a sorting conveyor line 100 for conveying goods in an elliptical closed loop, and the sorting conveyor line 100 has a plurality of sorting grids; the sorting conveyor line can preferably be a cross-belt sorting loop line, a roller sorting line, a swing wheel sorting line and other equipment;

[0035] Several bag building stations 200 are arranged outside the sorting conveyor line 100, and each bag building station 200 is composed of a group of box turning devices and bag building devices connected in pairs; when a full box is conveyed to the box turning device via the full box line 700, the box turning device turns it over to dump the goods into the bag collecting bag at the bag building device, and the goods collected by the bag collecting bag are packaged and collected at the bag building device; the empty box returns to the sorting conveyor line 100 via the empty box line 600 to receive goods from the sorting grid later;

[0036] At least one group of grid opening box pushing devices 500 is connected between the sorting conveyor line 100 and the packaging station 200, and each group of grid opening box pushing devices 500 includes a receiving conveying station connected to the sorting conveyor line 100 on both sides of the box pushing assembly to receive full-loaded material boxes, and a delivery conveying station connected to the box turning device through a full box line 700; at the sorting grid, the empty material box receives the sorted goods and becomes a full box. The full box is transported to the receiving conveying station, pushed to the delivery conveying station via the box pushing assembly, and then reaches the box turning device through the full box line 700, and finally completes the packaging and collection at the packaging device.

[0037] The same design scheme as in Example 1 is that, although the sorting conveyor line 100 has an elliptical conveyor loop, at least a centralized bag building area consisting of a plurality of bag building stations 200 is arranged on its outer side, and two adjacent centralized bag building areas can be connected in parallel or in series.

[0038] Embodiment 3, as Figure 7 As shown, a novel fully automatic parcel collection system includes a sorting conveyor line 100 for conveying goods in an L-shaped closed loop, and the sorting conveyor line 100 has a plurality of sorting grids; the sorting conveyor line can preferably be a cross-belt sorting loop line, a roller sorting line, a swing wheel sorting line and other equipment;

[0039] Several bag building stations 200 are arranged outside the sorting conveyor line 100, and each bag building station 200 is composed of a group of box turning devices and bag building devices connected in pairs; when a full box is conveyed to the box turning device via the full box line 700, the box turning device turns it over to dump the goods into the bag collecting bag at the bag building device, and the goods collected by the bag collecting bag are packaged and collected at the bag building device; the empty box returns to the sorting conveyor line 100 via the empty box line 600 to receive goods from the sorting grid later;

[0040] At least one group of grid opening box pushing devices 500 is connected between the sorting conveyor line 100 and the packaging station 200, and each group of grid opening box pushing devices 500 includes a receiving conveying station connected to the sorting conveyor line 100 on both sides of the box pushing assembly to receive full-loaded material boxes, and a delivery conveying station connected to the box turning device through a full box line 700; at the sorting grid, the empty material box receives the sorted goods and becomes a full box. The full box is transported to the receiving conveying station, pushed to the delivery conveying station via the box pushing assembly, and then reaches the box turning device through the full box line 700, and finally completes the packaging and collection at the packaging device.

[0041] The same design scheme as in Example 1 is that, although the sorting conveyor line 100 has an L-shaped conveyor loop, at least a centralized bag building area consisting of a plurality of bag building stations 200 is arranged on its outer side, and two adjacent centralized bag building areas can be connected in parallel or in series.

[0042] The above contents and the embodiments given in the accompanying drawings are only preferred solutions for achieving the purpose of the present invention. Those skilled in the art can be inspired by this and directly deduce other alternative structures that conform to the design concept of the present invention. Other structural features obtained thereby should also belong to the scope of the solution described in the present invention.

Claims

1. A fully automatic parcel collection system, characterized by: It includes a sorting conveyor line for conveying goods in a closed loop, the sorting conveyor line has a plurality of sorting slots, and the goods are allocated to different sorting slots and delivered to designated material boxes by obtaining the contents of the goods labels through information scanning and / or image recognition devices; Several bag-building stations are arranged on the side of the sorting conveyor line, and each bag-building station consists of a group of box-turning devices and bag-building devices connected in pairs; when a full-loaded material box is conveyed to the box-turning device via the full-box line, the box-turning device turns it over to dump the goods into the bag-collecting bag at the bag-building device, and the goods collected by the bag-collecting bag are packaged and collected at the bag-building device; the empty material box returns to the sorting conveyor line via the empty box line to receive goods from the sorting grid later; At least one group of grid opening box pushing devices is connected between the sorting conveyor line and the packaging station, and each group of grid opening box pushing devices includes a receiving conveying station connected to the sorting conveyor line on both sides of the box pushing assembly to receive full-loaded material boxes, and a delivering conveying station connected to the box turning device through the full box line; at the sorting grid, the empty material box receives the sorted goods and becomes a full box, and the full box is transported to the receiving conveying station, pushed to the delivering conveying station via the box pushing assembly, and then reaches the box turning device through the full box line, and finally completes the packaging and collection at the packaging device.

2. The fully automatic package collection system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The sorting conveyor line is a cross-belt sorting loop line, a roller sorting line or a swing wheel sorting line.

3. The fully automatic package collection system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The sorting conveyor line is a U-shaped, elliptical or L-shaped closed-loop conveyor line body.

4. The fully automatic package collection system according to claim 1, characterized in that: A centralized bag building area consisting of several bag building stations is arranged on the side of the conveying loop of the sorting conveyor line, and a parallel or series connection structure is adopted between two adjacent centralized bag building areas.

5. The fully automatic package collection system according to claim 4, characterized in that: In two adjacent centralized package building areas, the first centralized package building area is provided with a plurality of package building stations respectively connected to the first empty container line and the first full container line at both ends, and the second centralized package building area is provided with a plurality of package building stations respectively connected to the second empty container line and the second full container line at both ends; The first empty box line and the second empty box line are not connected to each other but are respectively connected to the sorting conveying line; the first full box line and the second full box line are not connected to each other but are respectively connected to the box pushing device at the grid.

6. The fully automatic package collection system according to claim 4, characterized in that: Two sets of parallel box-pushing devices are set up on both sides of the sorting conveyor line. The centralized bag-building area includes several bag-building stations connected to the total empty box line and the total full box line at both ends. The total empty box line distributes the empty box material boxes to the sorting grids on both sides of the sorting conveying line through the first empty box distribution line and the second empty box distribution line; The two groups of grid pushing devices are connected to the total full box line through the first full box line and the second full box line respectively to distribute the full material boxes to the centralized package building area; the sorting grids on both sides of the sorting conveyor line are connected in series with the centralized package building area through the total empty box line and the total full box line.

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