Material transporting and sorting system with four-direction warehouse-out function

By designing four-way out-of-stock components in the material sorting system, four-way sorting and transportation of materials are realized, and the problem of single sorting flow at the same level in the existing system is solved, and the sorting efficiency and the operating efficiency of the overall system are improved.

CN120054872APending Publication Date: 2025-05-30SUZHOU PAIXUN INTELLIGENT TECH CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202510400613.2
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Applications(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-04-01
Publication Date
2025-05-30

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Technical Problem

The existing material sorting system flows to a single flow when sorting at the same level, resulting in waste of material transportation processes and inefficient sorting.

Method used

A material transportation and sorting system with four-way out-of-warehousing is designed. By setting up a four-way out-of-warehousing assembly in the raw material out-of-warehousing system, including a four-way de-stacking station and multiple out-of-warehousing stations, the four-way sorting and transportation of materials is realized.

Benefits of technology

Four-way sorting of materials during the sorting process at the same level is realized, sorting efficiency is improved, waste of material transportation process is reduced, and the efficiency of the overall sorting system is further improved through the residual material recycling system.

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Abstract

According to the specific structure, the material transporting and sorting system comprises a raw material flow line and a finished product flow line, the raw material flow line comprises a raw material warehouse-in system and a raw material warehouse-out system, an excess material recycling system is arranged on one side of the raw material warehouse-out system, and the finished product flow line comprises a finished product warehouse-in system and a finished product warehouse-out system; the raw material warehouse-out system comprises a four-direction warehouse-out assembly, the four-direction warehouse-out assembly comprises a four-direction unstacking station, a spot check station is arranged on one side of the four-direction unstacking station, warehouse-out stations are arranged in the other three directions of the four-direction unstacking station respectively, and the warehouse-out stations are provided with empty nut support return warehouses in the directions facing the warehouse-out stations. The efficient sorting effect is achieved by arranging the sorting system and the process structure.
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Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a material transportation system, and more particularly to a material transportation and sorting system with four-way outbound. Background Art

[0002] In the field of logistics material transportation, classifying and diverting materials are key points of the logistics system. A good logistics system can reasonably classify products and improve the outbound efficiency of products.

[0003] In a material sorting system, various elevators are usually configured to classify materials vertically. An elevator is a machine that can lift different types of materials to different levels, and can lift materials in the vertical space, thereby achieving the effect of placing materials with different functions on different levels in a complex logistics control area.

[0004] In the existing material sorting system, materials at different levels can be sorted by elevators, but materials at the same level can only be loaded onto the material transportation line singly. And a sorting system at the same level with more demand functions generally has multiple workstations with the same level of priority in multiple directions. At this time, single-line transportation will waste a large amount of material transportation process on the transportation route and reduce the sorting efficiency. Therefore, the existing material sorting system has the problem of single sorting flow direction at the same level. Summary of the Invention

[0005] The object of the present invention is to provide a material transportation and sorting system with four-way outbound, which can perform four-way sorting and transportation during the sorting process at the same level and improve the sorting efficiency.

[0006] To achieve the above object, the present invention provides the following technical solution: A material transportation and sorting system with four-way outbound, including a raw material flow line and a finished product flow line. The raw material flow line includes a raw material warehousing and a raw material outbound system. A surplus material recovery system is arranged on one side of the raw material outbound system. The finished product flow line includes a finished product warehousing system and a finished product outbound system. The raw material outbound system includes a four-way outbound component. The four-way outbound component includes a four-way palletizing and depalletizing station. A sampling inspection station is arranged on one side of the four-way palletizing and depalletizing station. The other three directions of the four-way palletizing and depalletizing station are respectively provided with outbound stations. An empty master pallet return warehouse is arranged in the direction of the outbound station facing the outbound station.

[0007] Preferably, the raw material warehousing system includes an inbound elevator. A floor crane elevator is arranged on one side of the inbound elevator. An inbound flow line is arranged between the inbound elevator and the floor crane elevator. A master pallet folding and unfolding machine is arranged on one side of the floor crane elevator.

[0008] Preferably, the material transporting horizontal planes of the ground bull elevator and the storage elevator are staggered, and the ground bull elevator is provided with a lifting module capable of lifting and lowering the material tray.

[0009] Preferably, an AGV docking elevator is provided on one side of the mother tray destacking machine.

[0010] Preferably, the raw material outbound system comprises an outbound elevator, and a return elevator is provided on one side of the outbound elevator.

[0011] Preferably, a sub-tray collection station is provided in the lower transmission of the outbound elevator and the return elevator, and a sub-tray collection flow line is provided on one side of the sub-tray collection station, and the sub-tray collection flow line is oriented in the direction of the four-way destacking station.

[0012] Preferably, the finished product warehousing system includes a finished product warehousing flow line, and a finished product packaging line is arranged at the bottom of the finished product warehousing flow line.

[0013] Preferably, the finished product delivery system and the raw material delivery system have the same structural components.

[0014] The beneficial effects of the present invention are:

[0015] 1. Set up a four-way outbound component, which can be directed toward the sampling station and three outbound stations with different functions respectively, so as to realize the formation of a high-efficiency sorting system that can classify and store materials in four directions.

[0016] 2. Set up finished product flow lines at different levels, and coordinate the finished product flow lines with the raw material storage flow lines to achieve more functional sorting operations.

[0017] 3. A residual material recovery system is set up to recover the excess residual materials when the raw materials are shipped out and then put them into storage for processing, thereby improving the sorting efficiency of the overall sorting system. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the raw material flow line of a material transportation and sorting system with four-way outbound delivery according to the present invention;

[0019] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the finished product flow line of a material transportation and sorting system with four-way outbound delivery according to the present invention;

[0020] Figure 3 is a system flow chart of the present invention;

[0021] Figure 4 This is the extended system flow chart of S3 in this system.

[0022] In the figure:

[0023] 1. Raw material flow line; 11. Raw material warehousing system; 111. Four-way outbound component; 112. Four-way palletizing removal station; 113. Inbound elevator; 114. Pallet jack elevator; 115. Inbound flow line; 12. Raw material outbound system; 121. Outbound elevator; 122. Returning elevator; 123. Sub-pallet collection station; 124. Sub-pallet collection flow line; 13. Sampling inspection station; 14. Outbound station; 15. Return of empty master pallets; 151. Master pallet folding machine; 152. AGV connection elevator

[0024] 2. Finished product flow line; 21. Finished product warehousing system; 211. Finished product inbound flow line Specific implementation mode

[0025] In order to make the objectives, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention clearer and more understandable, the present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present invention and are not used to limit the present invention

[0026] Reference Figure 1 , a raw material flow line 1 and a finished product flow line 2 are set. Among them, the raw material flow line 1 is in the upper layer level, and the finished product flow line 2 is in the lower layer level. The raw material flow line 1 can perform outbound processing on raw materials, and the finished product flow line 2 can process the raw materials. After the processing is completed, it becomes a finished product and undergoes an inbound and outbound process

[0027] The raw material flow line 1 includes a raw material inbound and a raw material outbound system 12. Among them, the raw material inbound system 11 can control the inbound of raw materials, and the raw material outbound system 12 can sort and outbound the inbound raw materials. A surplus material recovery system is provided on one side of the raw material outbound system 12. The surplus material recovery can re-collect and warehouse the surplus materials at the raw material outbound port. The finished product flow line 2 includes a finished product inbound system 21 and a finished product outbound system. The finished product inbound system 21 can process, feed and warehouse the outbound raw materials, and then perform outbound sorting again through the finished product outbound system

[0028] The raw material outbound system 12 includes a four-way outbound component 111. The four-way outbound component 111 can perform outbound in four directions. The four-way outbound component 111 includes a four-way palletizing removal station 112. The four-way palletizing removal station 112 can split the raw materials, separate the raw materials with different functions into four categories, and transport them in four directions. A sampling inspection station 13 is provided on one side of the four-way palletizing removal station 112. The sampling inspection station 13 can inspect the raw materials transported in four directions. Three outbound stations 14 are respectively provided in the other three directions of the four-way palletizing removal station 112. The three outbound stations 14 have different raw material functions. An empty master pallet return 15 is provided in the direction facing the outbound station 14, which can recycle the empty master pallets remaining after the raw materials are outbounded

[0029] The raw material warehousing system 11 includes a warehousing elevator 113. The warehousing elevator 113 can lift and lower at different levels and can transport raw materials to the finished product flow line 2. A pallet jack elevator 114 is arranged on one side of the warehousing elevator 113. A warehousing flow line 115 is arranged between the warehousing elevator 113 and the pallet jack elevator 114. The pallet jack elevator 114 is used for warehousing. The pallet jack elevator 114 can lift and lower to correct the heights of pallets at different heights. A mother pallet folding and disassembling machine 151 is arranged on one side of the pallet jack elevator 114. The material transportation horizontal planes of the pallet jack elevator 114 and the warehousing elevator 113 are arranged in a staggered manner. A lifting module capable of lifting the material tray is arranged on the pallet jack elevator 114.

[0030] An AGV connection elevator 152 is arranged on one side of the mother pallet folding and disassembling machine 151. The AGV connection elevator 152 can perform connection operations and transport raw materials to the finished product flow line 2.

[0031] The raw material outbound system 12 includes an outbound elevator 121, which can perform outbound operations after selecting raw materials and transport them towards the finished product flow line 2. A return warehouse elevator 122 is arranged on one side of the outbound elevator 121. Unused raw materials will be returned to the warehouse through the return warehouse elevator 122. A sub-pallet collection station 123 is arranged under the transmission of the outbound elevator 121 and the return warehouse elevator 122. A sub-pallet collection flow line 124 is arranged on one side of the sub-pallet collection station 123. After the raw material transportation is completed, the remaining sub-pallets are collected by the sub-pallet collection station and recycled through the sub-pallet collection flow line 124. The sub-pallet collection flow line 124 faces the four-way palletizing and depalletizing station 112 and transports back to the four-way palletizing and depalletizing station 112 to reload the raw materials at the four-way palletizing and depalletizing station 112.

[0032] The finished product flow line 2 includes a finished product warehousing system 21 and a finished product outbound system. The finished product warehousing system 21 has a processing line for raw materials. After processing, it can ensure the warehousing of finished products waiting for sorting. The finished product warehousing system 21 includes a finished product warehousing flow line 211. The finished products move along the finished product warehousing flow line 211. After the raw materials are processed, they will enter the finished product warehousing flow line 211 for warehousing and storage. A finished product packaging line is arranged at the bottom of the finished product warehousing flow line 211. The structural components of the finished product outbound system and the raw material outbound system 12 are the same.

[0033] The sorting process of this sorting system is as follows:

[0034] S1: The AGV carries a whole stack of mother pallets and transports them to the AGV connection elevator 152. The height is adjusted by the connection elevator for transportation.

[0035] S2: Detect the material pallet and perform warehousing. The system determines to enter the four-way shuttle warehouse.

[0036] S3: Transport to the outbound workstations 14 in each direction through the four-way shuttle vehicle for processing.

[0037] S4: After leaving the warehouse, it is sent to the sampling workstation for sampling the materials. At this time, the remaining materials return to the warehouse area along the original route.

[0038] S5: The empty mother pallets and the remaining materials from palletizing are returned to the warehouse by the four-way shuttle vehicle.

[0039] S6: The inspected materials are processed into finished products on the finished product production line 2 and then stored in the warehouse. They are transported and classified for inspection through the finished product warehouse entry system 21.

[0040] S7: The finished products are shipped out through the finished product shipping out system, and the remaining materials are returned to the finished product warehouse entry system 21 for re-warehousing to form a cyclic shipping out effect.

[0041] In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, terms such as "connected", "joined", "fixed", etc. shall be understood in a broad sense. For example, it may be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or integrated; it may be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it may be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and it may be the internal connection of two components or the interaction relationship between two components. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0042] The above embodiments are used to further illustrate the present invention, but do not limit the present invention to these specific embodiments. Any modifications, equivalent replacements, and improvements made within the spirit and principle of the present invention shall be understood to be within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A material transport and sorting system with four-way outbound delivery, characterized by: The invention comprises a raw material flow line (1) and a finished product flow line (2), wherein the raw material flow line (1) comprises a raw material inlet and a raw material outlet system (12), and a surplus material recovery system is arranged on one side of the raw material outlet system (12); the finished product flow line (2) comprises a finished product inlet system (21) and a finished product outlet system, and the raw material outlet system (12) comprises a four-way outlet assembly (111), and the four-way outlet assembly (111) comprises a four-way depalletizing station (112), and a sampling station (13) is arranged on one side of the four-way depalletizing station (112), and outlet stations (14) are arranged in the other three directions of the four-way depalletizing station (112), and an empty carrier return warehouse (15) is arranged in the direction of the outlet station (14) toward the outlet station (14).

2. A material transport and sorting system with four-way outbound delivery according to claim 1, characterized in that: The raw material storage system (11) comprises a storage elevator (113), a ground bull elevator (114) is arranged on one side of the storage elevator (113), a storage flow line (115) is arranged between the storage elevator (113) and the ground bull elevator (114), and a mother tray destacking machine (151) is arranged on one side of the ground bull elevator (114).

3. A material transport and sorting system with four-way outbound delivery according to claim 2, characterized in that: The material transporting horizontal planes of the ground bull elevator (114) and the storage elevator (113) are staggered, and the ground bull elevator (114) is provided with a lifting module capable of lifting and lowering the material tray.

4. The material transport and sorting system with four-way outbound delivery according to claim 1, characterized in that: An AGV connecting elevator (152) is arranged on one side of the mother tray destacking machine (151).

5. The material transport and sorting system with four-way outbound delivery according to claim 1, characterized in that: The raw material outbound system (12) comprises an outbound elevator (121), and a return elevator (122) is arranged on one side of the outbound elevator (121).

6. A material transport and sorting system with four-way outbound delivery according to claim 5, characterized in that: A sub-tray collection station (123) is provided under the outbound elevator (121) and the return elevator (122), and a sub-tray collection flow line (124) is provided on one side of the sub-tray collection station (123), and the sub-tray collection flow line (124) is oriented toward the four-way depalletizing station (112).

7. The material transport and sorting system with four-way outbound delivery according to claim 1, characterized in that: The finished product storage system (21) comprises a finished product storage flow line (211), and a finished product packaging line is arranged at the bottom of the finished product storage flow line (211).

8. A material transport and sorting system with four-way outbound delivery according to claim 7, characterized in that: The finished product delivery system and the raw material delivery system (12) have the same structural components.