Intelligent parcel sorting conveyor and sorting method

Abstract

The invention relates to the field of parcel sorting, and particularly discloses an intelligent parcel sorting conveyor and a sorting method.The intelligent parcel sorting conveyor comprises a chain conveyor and a plurality of belt conveyors, the belt conveyors are arranged side by side, the chain conveyor drives the belt conveyors to move in a closed loop mode, and a plurality of sorting outlets are formed in the two sides of the chain conveyor; a recognition mechanism is arranged on the inlet side of the belt conveyor and used for scanning packages to recognize package classification information and determining a sorting outlet of the packages, a sequence marking two-dimensional code is arranged on the belt conveyor, a first scanner is arranged at the inlet end of the chain conveyor, and a second scanner is arranged at the outlet end of the chain conveyor. According to the automatic parcel sorting system and method, automatic parcel sorting is achieved without shutdown, the parcel sorting efficiency is greatly improved, the automation degree is high, flexibility is good, the error rate is low, and the automatic parcel sorting system and method can adapt to sorting treatment of different types of parcels.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of parcel sorting, and in particular to an intelligent parcel sorting conveyor and a sorting method. Background Art

[0002] With the rapid development of e-commerce, the logistics industry is facing an increasing demand for parcel handling. With the rapid development of intelligence, parcel sorting is mostly automated by conveyor, using identification equipment to identify the QR code on the parcel, and then transporting it according to classification standards (such as the place of receipt). Patent application No. CN202211421860.3 discloses an intelligent express batch sorting belt conveyor, which includes: a belt conveyor mechanism, which is horizontally arranged in a straight line direction, and is used to transmit the parcels to be sorted in a straight line in one direction; an intelligent identification mechanism, which is arranged in the center of the belt conveyor mechanism, and is used to perform six-sided scanning of the parcels transmitted by the belt conveyor mechanism; a transfer mechanism, which includes a plurality of lateral transfer components and a same-direction transfer component, the same-direction transfer component and the belt conveyor mechanism are arranged in a colinear manner, and the lateral transfer component is arranged on the side of the same-direction transfer component; a gate reversing structure, which is arranged between the same-direction transfer component and the lateral transfer component, and communicates with the intelligent identification mechanism, and opens and closes the gate reversing structure according to the parcel surface information obtained by the intelligent identification mechanism, so that the parcel is transferred to the same-direction transfer component or the corresponding lateral transfer component to complete the sorting of the parcel. In this solution, after the intelligent identification mechanism scans the six sides of the package, the package enters the belt conveyor mechanism and the gate reversing structure is used to move the package to the transfer mechanism. Although this method can complete the sorting, it is difficult to unify the classification of the packages transported each time, which requires frequent opening and closing adjustments of the gate reversing structure, which greatly reduces the sorting efficiency of the packages. For this reason, the present application proposes an intelligent package sorting conveyor to solve the above problems. Summary of the invention

[0003] In view of the existing problems, the present invention provides an intelligent parcel sorting conveyor and a sorting method, which can effectively solve the problems raised in the background technology.

[0004] To solve the above problems, the present invention adopts the following technical solutions:

[0005] An intelligent parcel sorting conveyor comprises a chain conveyor and a belt conveyor, wherein the belt conveyors are arranged in multiple numbers and arranged side by side, the chain conveying mechanism drives the belt conveyor to move in a closed loop, a plurality of sorting outlets are arranged on both sides of the chain conveyor, an identification mechanism is arranged on the inlet side of the belt conveyor, the identification mechanism is used to scan and identify the parcel classification information of the parcel and determine the sorting outlet of the parcel, a serial QR code is arranged on the belt conveyor, a first scanner is arranged at the inlet end of the chain conveyor, and the first scanner scans the serial QR code to determine the distance from the belt conveyor to the sorting outlet.

[0006] As a further solution of the present invention: the transmission direction of the belt conveyor is perpendicular to the transmission direction of the chain conveyor.

[0007] As a further solution of the present invention: the sorting outlets are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the chain conveyor, and each of the sorting outlets is provided with an identification label, and the identification label is used to mark the classification information of the package.

[0008] As a further solution of the present invention: two serial QR codes are provided and are respectively arranged at the two ends of the belt conveyor, and a second scanner is provided at the sorting outlet. The second scanner is located above the serial QR code, and the second scanner scans the identification label and the serial QR code to determine that the serial QR code on the belt conveyor matches the identification label.

[0009] As a further solution of the present invention: proximity switches are provided on one side of both ends of the belt conveyor, and the proximity switches are used to sense the position of the package.

[0010] As a further solution of the present invention: the belt conveyor is driven by a continuously variable speed motor.

[0011] An intelligent parcel sorting method comprises the following steps:

[0012] 1) The recognition structure scans the package, identifies the classification information of the package, and determines the sorting outlet of the package;

[0013] 2) The parcel at the sorting outlet is determined to enter the belt conveyor from the entrance of the chain conveyor, and the first scanner scans the serial QR code on the belt conveyor to determine the distance between the belt conveyor and the parcel sorting outlet;

[0014] 3) The chain conveyor drives the belt conveyor to move, and the belt conveyor drives the package to move toward the sorting outlet until the package is at the end of the belt conveyor close to the sorting outlet;

[0015] 4) After the belt conveyor moves to the sorting outlet of the package, the belt conveyor starts to discharge the package from the sorting outlet.

[0016] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: the present invention identifies the classification information of the package through the identification mechanism, and uses the chain conveying mechanism to drive the belt conveyor to move to the sorting outlet, the belt conveyor discharges the package from the sorting outlet, and uses the scanner to scan the sequence QR code to determine the distance between the belt conveyor that has just received the package and the sorting outlet, the belt conveyor moves the package conveying outlet to a position close to the sorting outlet in advance, can quickly discharge the package, and realize automatic sorting of the package without stopping, which greatly improves the sorting efficiency of the package, has a high degree of automation, good flexibility, and a low error rate, and can adapt to the sorting processing of different types of packages. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 It is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the overall structure of an intelligent parcel sorting conveyor;

[0018] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the connection between a closed-loop chain drive structure and a belt conveyor in an intelligent parcel sorting conveyor;

[0019] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a belt conveyor in an intelligent parcel sorting conveyor.

[0020] In the figure: 1. Chain conveyor; 2. Belt conveyor; 3. Closed-loop chain drive structure; 4. Sorting outlet; 5. Identification mechanism; 6. Serial QR code; 7. First scanner; 8. Identification label; 9. Second scanner; 10. Proximity switch; 11. Continuously variable speed motor. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0022] Combination Figures 1 to 3The present embodiment is described. The present embodiment provides an intelligent parcel sorting conveyor, which includes a chain conveyor 1 and a belt conveyor 2. The belt conveyor 2 is arranged in multiple numbers and arranged side by side. The transmission direction of the belt conveyor 2 is perpendicular to the transmission direction of the chain conveyor 1. The chain conveyor 1 includes a closed-loop chain drive structure 3, and the belt conveyor 2 is driven to move in a closed loop through the closed-loop chain drive structure 3. A plurality of sorting outlets 4 are arranged on both sides of the chain conveyor 1. An identification mechanism 5 is arranged on the inlet side of the belt conveyor 2. The identification mechanism 5 is used to scan and identify the parcel classification information of the parcel and determine the sorting outlet 4 of the parcel. The belt conveyor 2 is provided with a serial QR code 6, which is used to record the serial number of the belt conveyor 2, which is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, ..., n in sequence, and the serial QR code 6 is not installed on the conveyor belt of the belt conveyor 2 to ensure that the serial QR code 6 moves along the conveying method of the chain conveyor 1. The serial QR code 6 can not only identify the position of the belt conveyor 2 but also determine whether the belt conveyor 2 has reached the designated position for receiving packages. A first scanner 7 is provided at the entrance end of the chain conveyor 1. The first scanner 7 scans the serial QR code 6 to determine the distance from the belt conveyor 2 to the sorting outlet 4.

[0023] The sorting outlets 4 are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the chain conveyor 1, and each of the sorting outlets 4 is provided with an identification label 8, which is used to mark the classification information of the package. Two serial number two-dimensional codes 6 are provided and are respectively arranged at both ends of the belt conveyor 2. A second scanner 9 is provided at the sorting outlet 4, and the second scanner 9 is located above the serial number two-dimensional code 6. The second scanner 9 scans the identification label 8 and the serial number two-dimensional code 6 to determine whether the serial number two-dimensional code 6 on the belt conveyor 2 matches the identification label 8, which is used to reconfirm whether the package is discharged from the sorting outlet 4 according to the classification.

[0024] A proximity switch 10 is provided on one side of both ends of the belt conveyor 2. The proximity switch 10 is used to sense the position of the package, so as to control the moving position of the package in time and prevent the package from being discharged from the belt conveyor frame.

[0025] The belt conveyor 2 is driven by a continuously variable speed motor 11 , which can adjust the transmission speed of the belt conveyor 2 according to the distance between the belt conveyor 2 and the sorting outlet 4 to ensure that the belt conveyor 2 can move the package to the end of the belt conveyor 2 .

[0026] Example 2

[0027] In this example, an intelligent parcel sorting method is provided, which includes the following steps:

[0028] 1) The recognition structure scans the package, identifies the classification information of the package, and determines the sorting outlet 4 of the package;

[0029] 2) The parcel at the sorting outlet 4 is determined to enter the belt conveyor 2 from the entrance of the chain conveyor 1, and the first scanner 7 scans the serial QR code 6 on the belt conveyor 2 to determine the distance between the belt conveyor 2 and the parcel sorting outlet 4;

[0030] 3) The chain conveyor 1 drives the belt conveyor 2 to move, and the belt conveyor 2 drives the package to move toward the sorting outlet 4 until the package is at one end of the belt conveyor 2 close to the sorting outlet 4;

[0031] 4) After the belt conveyor 2 moves to the sorting outlet 4 of the package, the belt conveyor 2 starts to discharge the package from the sorting outlet 4.

[0032] The working principle of the present invention is: the classification information of the package is identified by the identification mechanism 5, and the chain conveyor 1 is used to drive the belt conveyor 2 to move to the sorting outlet 4, the belt conveyor 2 discharges the package from the sorting outlet 4, and the scanner is used to scan the sequence QR code 6 to determine the distance between the belt conveyor 2 that has just received the package and the sorting outlet 4. The belt conveyor 2 moves the package conveying port to a position close to the sorting outlet 4 in advance, which can quickly discharge the package and realize automatic sorting of the package without stopping, which greatly improves the sorting efficiency of the package, has a high degree of automation, good flexibility, and a low error rate, and can adapt to the sorting processing of different types of packages.

[0033] It should be noted that, in this article, relational terms such as first and second, etc. are only used to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply any actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Moreover, the terms "include", "comprises" or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or apparatus that includes a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or apparatus.

[0034] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, and that the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. An intelligent parcel sorting conveyor, characterized in that: It includes a chain conveyor and a belt conveyor. The belt conveyors are arranged in multiple numbers and arranged side by side. The chain conveyor mechanism drives the belt conveyor to move in a closed loop. Several sorting outlets are arranged on both sides of the chain conveyor. An identification mechanism is arranged on the inlet side of the belt conveyor. The identification mechanism is used to scan and identify the classification information of the package and determine the sorting outlet of the package. A serial QR code is arranged on the belt conveyor. A first scanner is arranged at the inlet end of the chain conveyor. The first scanner scans the serial QR code to determine the distance from the belt conveyor to the sorting outlet.

2. The intelligent parcel sorting conveyor according to claim 1, characterized in that: The transmission direction of the belt conveyor is perpendicular to the transmission direction of the chain conveyor.

3. The intelligent parcel sorting conveyor according to claim 1, characterized in that: The sorting outlets are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the chain conveyor, and each of the sorting outlets is provided with an identification label, and the identification label is used to mark the classification information of the package.

4. The intelligent parcel sorting conveyor according to claim 3 is characterized in that: The two serial QR codes are arranged and are respectively arranged at the two ends of the belt conveyor. A second scanner is arranged at the sorting outlet. The second scanner is located above the serial QR code. The second scanner scans the identification label and the serial QR code to determine that the serial QR code on the belt conveyor matches the identification label.

5. The intelligent parcel sorting conveyor according to claim 1, characterized in that: A proximity switch is provided on one side of both ends of the belt conveyor, and the proximity switch is used to sense the position of the package.

6. The intelligent parcel sorting conveyor according to claim 1, characterized in that: The belt conveyor is driven by a stepless speed-changing motor.

7. An intelligent parcel sorting method, characterized in that: The intelligent parcel sorting conveyor according to any one of claims 1 to 6 comprises the following steps: 1) The recognition structure scans the package, identifies the classification information of the package, and determines the sorting outlet of the package; 2) The parcel at the sorting outlet is determined to enter the belt conveyor from the entrance of the chain conveyor, and the first scanner scans the serial QR code on the belt conveyor to determine the distance between the belt conveyor and the parcel sorting outlet; 3) The chain conveyor drives the belt conveyor to move, and the belt conveyor drives the package to move toward the sorting outlet until the package is at the end of the belt conveyor close to the sorting outlet; 4) After the belt conveyor moves to the sorting outlet of the package, the belt conveyor starts to discharge the package from the sorting outlet.

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