Sorting device for electric energy meters

Abstract

The invention discloses an electric energy meter sorting device, belongs to the technical field of electric energy meter sorting, and solves the problem of low efficiency caused by manual distinguishing of electric energy meters of different manufacturers. According to the technical scheme for solving the problem, the electric energy meter sorting device mainly comprises a rack, and the rack is provided with a conveying assembly, a lifting assembly, a pushing-away assembly, a control system and a recognizer; the rack is provided with sorting channels, the lifting assemblies and the push-off assemblies are arranged in a one-to-one mode with the sorting channels, the lifting assemblies are arranged below the conveying assembly, the push-off assemblies push the electric energy meters into the sorting channels, and the control system is electrically connected with the recognizer, the lifting assemblies and the push-off assemblies. The recognizer is used for scanning two-dimensional codes of the electric energy meters to recognize manufacturer information, and the control system controls the lifting assembly and the push-away assembly to push the electric energy meters into the corresponding sorting channels according to the received manufacturer information. The replacement efficiency of the shell and the nameplate is mainly improved, and then the detection and maintenance efficiency of the electric energy meter is improved on the whole.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of electricity meter sorting, and particularly to a sorting device for electricity meters. Background Art

[0002] At present, the full life cycle management mode is adopted for electricity meters. The detection and sorting of the retrieved electricity meters is an important link in the operation and management of electricity meters, which is related to the correctness of the electricity supply and sales volume and whether the electricity meters can be reinstalled and used again. It is an important basis for the whole life management and quality supervision of electricity meter assets.

[0003] At present, many power supply companies have a large number of faulty meters. The workload of recycling and processing is large, the method is simple, and the efficiency is low. Therefore, many power supply companies contract the retrieved electricity meters to other enterprises for maintenance and detection. Since the electricity meters produced by different companies have certain similarities in appearance, the enterprises conducting fault detection will receive electricity meters from different manufacturers.

[0004] In order to improve the detection efficiency, the detection of the functions of the retrieved electricity meters or the detection of whether the shells are worn is carried out uniformly for all enterprises' electricity meters. In this detection situation, the electricity meters of each enterprise are mixed together. However, when it is detected that the shell or the nameplate on the electricity meter needs to be replaced, corresponding replacements need to be made according to different manufacturers. Although manual selection can be carried out among a large number of electricity meters, the efficiency is too low, which greatly reduces the detection and repair efficiency of electricity meters. Summary of the Invention

[0005] The purpose to be achieved by the present invention is to provide a sorting device for electricity meters, which solves the problem of low efficiency caused by manually distinguishing electricity meters of different manufacturers, classifies the electricity meters according to the manufacturers before replacing the shells or nameplates, improves the replacement efficiency of the shells and nameplates, and thus improves the detection and repair efficiency of electricity meters as a whole.

[0006] To achieve the above purpose, the present invention adopts the following technical solution: A sorting device for electricity meters, including a frame, on which a conveying component, a lifting component, a pushing-off component, a control system and an identifier are provided. There are multiple sorting channels on the frame respectively used for storing electricity meters of different manufacturers. The lifting component and the pushing-off component are both provided in multiple numbers and are set in one-to-one correspondence with the multiple sorting channels. The lifting component is arranged below the conveying component and is used to lift the electricity meter at the entrance of the sorting channel so that the electricity meter is separated from the conveying component. The pushing-off component pushes the electricity meter separated from the conveying component into the sorting channel. The control system is electrically connected to the identifier, multiple lifting components and multiple pushing-off components. The identifier is used to scan the two-dimensional code of the electricity meter to identify the manufacturer information. The control system controls the lifting component and the pushing-off component to push the electricity meter into the corresponding sorting channel according to the received manufacturer information.

[0007] After adopting the above technical solution, the present invention has the following advantages: During the production process of the electricity meter, a nameplate is attached to the electricity meter, and a two-dimensional code is placed on the nameplate. After scanning the two-dimensional code, information such as the manufacturer, manufacturer address, model, production date, and service life of the electricity meter can usually be obtained. When the electricity meters retrieved by multiple companies enter the factory, after fault detection, the electricity meters that need to replace the outer shell and nameplate need to be placed on the conveying component one by one. When the electricity meter is conveyed below the identifier, the two-dimensional code on the nameplate is scanned by the identifier, and the manufacturer and related information of the electricity meter are obtained through the two-dimensional code. After the control system obtains the information, it confirms the corresponding information and corresponding sorting channel of the electricity meter inside the control system, and the control system issues a control signal. When the electricity meter reaches the entrance of the corresponding sorting channel along with the conveying component, the lifting component is activated to drive the electricity meter away from the conveying component, and then the pushing component is activated to push the electricity meter on the lifting component into the sorting channel; the information is confirmed by the identifier, the sorting channel is confirmed by the control system, and then the electricity meter is pushed into the corresponding sorting channel through the lifting component and the pushing component, so as to sort the electricity meters according to the manufacturer, classify the confused electricity meters according to the manufacturer, facilitate the subsequent replacement of the outer shells and nameplates of different manufacturers, improve the replacement efficiency of the outer shells and nameplates of the electricity meters, and thus improve the detection and maintenance efficiency of the electricity meters as a whole.

[0008] Further, a blocking component is provided on the frame, and the blocking component is arranged between the identifier and the lifting component. The blocking component blocks the electricity meter directly below the identifier so that the identifier can scan the two-dimensional code on the electricity meter.

[0009] By adopting the foregoing technical solution, by providing a blocking component on the frame to block the electricity meter before sorting, it is ensured that the identifier and the electricity meter are in a relatively static state during the identification process, avoiding the influence of the movement of the electricity meter on the identification accuracy, and at the same time avoiding the situation that the control system cannot make an accurate sorting signal due to the failure of the identifier to identify.

[0010] Further, a limit switch is provided on the frame directly below the identifier. The limit switch is electrically connected to the control system. The blocking component includes a blocking plate and a blocking driving member. The blocking driving member is electrically connected to the control system and drives the blocking plate to lift. When the electricity meter contacts the limit switch, the limit switch issues a blocking signal. After the control system receives the blocking signal, it activates the blocking driving member to drive the blocking plate to rise. After the control system receives the identification information, it activates the blocking driving member to drive the blocking plate to descend.

[0011] The above-mentioned technical scheme is adopted, by setting a limit switch below the identifier on the frame, when the electric energy meter reaches the limit switch position and contacts the limit switch, the limit switch sends a blocking signal, and the control system starts the blocking drive according to the blocking signal, so that the blocking drive drives the blocking plate to rise to block the electric energy meter. Under the blocking action of the blocking plate, the electric energy meter pauses and remains relatively still with the identifier, so that the identifier can scan the QR code on the electric energy meter and confirm that the identifier can scan the QR code and obtain information. After the control system receives the identification information of the identifier, the control system starts the blocking drive to drive the blocking plate to descend, so as to avoid the blocking plate continuously blocking the electric energy meter and affecting the sorting efficiency of the electric energy meter. Through the coordinated action of the limit switch, the control system and the blocking plate, the accuracy of the identifier scanning is improved and the possibility of missed identification of the electric energy meter is reduced.

[0012] Furthermore, an auxiliary blocking member is provided on the frame, the auxiliary blocking member is located on the side of the blocking component away from the lifting component, the auxiliary blocking member is electrically connected to the control system, and the auxiliary blocking member separates two contacting electric energy meters.

[0013] With the aforementioned technical solution, the electric energy meter needs to pause while the electric energy meter identifier is scanning the QR code and identifying the electric energy meter, while the conveying component is maintaining the conveying. In this case, it is easy to cause the unidentified electric energy meter to be continuously conveyed and the two electric energy meters to be in contact with each other on the conveying component. When the electric energy meter located below the identifier is identified and continues to be conveyed forward, the other electric energy meter in contact may not be identified and directly enter the sorting area, resulting in the unidentified electric energy meter being unable to be effectively sorted. When the two electric energy meters are in contact with each other under the identifier, the blocking drive component may be activated by the signal of the limit switch of the control system to form a blockage, and the electric energy meter to be identified may be blocked. If the meter fails to completely pass through the blocking component, the electric energy meter located directly above the blocking component may tip over during the startup of the blocking component; an auxiliary blocking member is arranged on the rack, and the auxiliary blocking member blocks the electric energy meter with the QR code to be identified on the side of the blocking component away from the lifting component, thereby separating the two contacting electric energy meters, preventing the electric energy meters from entering the sorting area without being identified by the identifier, and in addition, preventing the blocking component from lifting the electric energy meter and causing it to tip over; through the further blocking effect of the auxiliary blocking member, the electric energy meter can be prevented from missing identification and the adjacent electric energy meters can be prevented from tipping over, thereby ensuring that the identification of the electric energy meter can be carried out more smoothly.

[0014] Furthermore, the distance between the auxiliary blocking member and the blocking assembly is the same as the width of the electric energy meter in the conveying direction of the conveying assembly.

[0015] With the foregoing technical solution, when setting the auxiliary blocking member and the blocking assembly, the distance between the auxiliary blocking member and the blocking assembly is set to the width of the electricity meter, so that the auxiliary blocking member is exactly inserted between two adjacent electricity meters in contact during the rising process, ensuring that the two adjacent electricity meters are separated, and also avoiding the situation that the electricity meter is toppled due to the auxiliary blocking member jacking up the electricity meter during the rising process.

[0016] Further, the auxiliary blocking member includes a blocking block and an auxiliary driving member. The auxiliary driving member is electrically connected to the control system. When the control system receives the identification information from the identifier, it first starts the blocking assembly and then the auxiliary driving member to drive the blocking block to descend, so as to convey the electricity meter to directly below the identifier.

[0017] With the foregoing technical solution, the auxiliary blocking member is set in the form of a blocking block and an auxiliary driving member. Through the electrical connection between the auxiliary driving member and the control system, it is convenient to control the lifting of the blocking block, so as to conveniently control the blocking block to separate two adjacent electricity meters in contact. And the blocking assembly is started first, and then the auxiliary driving member is started to ensure that the identified electricity meter is conveyed first, so that there is a certain distance between the electricity meters to be identified and the identified electricity meters, providing a certain reaction gap for the control system to receive the blocking signal and start the blocking driving member again to drive the blocking plate to rise and block the electricity meter to be identified, so as to facilitate the blocking of the electricity meter to be identified by the blocking assembly.

[0018] Further, the thickness of the upper end of the blocking block in the conveying direction of the conveying assembly gradually decreases from top to bottom, so that the blocking block can be inserted between two adjacent electricity meters in contact during the rising process.

[0019] With the foregoing technical solution, when setting the blocking block, the thickness of the blocking block gradually decreases from top to bottom, so that the upper end of the blocking block is in the form of a smaller end, which is convenient for the blocking block to be inserted between two adjacent electricity meters in contact during the rising process to separate the two adjacent electricity meters in contact.

[0020] Further, the conveying assembly includes two parallel and spaced conveyor belts. The electricity meter is supported on the two conveyor belts, and the lifting assembly is located between the two conveyor belts to smoothly lift the electricity meter upward.

[0021] With the foregoing technical solution, the conveying assembly is set in the form of two parallel and spaced conveyor belts. The electricity meter is supported by the two conveyor belts for conveying, improving the stability of the electricity meter during the conveying process and reducing the possibility of the electricity meter falling off the conveyor belt during the conveying process. The lifting assembly is arranged between the two conveyor belts, which is convenient for the lifting assembly to smoothly lift the electricity meter and reduce the possibility of the electricity meter toppling during the lifting process.

[0022] Further, the lifting assembly includes a lifting driving member and a lifting table. The lifting driving member is disposed below the conveyor belt, and the lifting table is located between the two conveyor belts. The lifting driving member drives the lifting table to rise until the upper surface of the lifting table is higher than the upper surface of the conveyor belt.

[0023] With the foregoing technical solution, the lifting assembly is configured in the form of a lifting driving member and a lifting table. Through the electrical connection between the lifting driving member and the control system, it is convenient for the control system to control the lifting table. After receiving the start signal, the lifting driving member drives the lifting table to move upward so that the upper surface of the lifting table is above the upper surface of the conveyor belt, thereby stopping the watt-hour meter during the conveying process, so that the subsequent pushing assembly can push the watt-hour meter into the corresponding sorting channel to complete the sorting.

[0024] Further, the sorting channel is perpendicular to the conveying assembly, and baffles are provided on both sides of the sorting channel. The baffles are provided with guiding portions at the entrances of the sorting channel.

[0025] With the foregoing technical solution, the sorting channel is arranged perpendicular to the conveying assembly, which is convenient for the pushing assembly to push the watt-hour meter into the sorting channel for classified storage. The setting of the baffles avoids the situation where the watt-hour meters in adjacent two sorting channels are mixed. The guiding portions are provided at the entrances of the baffles, and the guiding portions play a guiding role in guiding the watt-hour meter into the sorting channel, improving the accuracy of the watt-hour meter entering the sorting channel and avoiding the watt-hour meter colliding with the baffles at the entrance of the sorting channel. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0026] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings:

[0027] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of a sorting device for a watt-hour meter according to the present invention;

[0028] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the sorting of the watt-hour meter in the sorting channel according to the present invention;

[0029] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the blocking assembly according to the present invention;

[0030] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the blocking assembly and the auxiliary blocking member according to the present invention;

[0031] Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the lifting assembly according to the present invention;

[0032] Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the pushing assembly according to the present invention;

[0033] Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the sorting channel according to the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

[0034] To make the objectives, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the following will clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Apparently, the described embodiments are only some, but not all, of the embodiments of the present invention.

[0035] The terms "first", "second", etc. (if any) in the specification and claims of the present invention are used to distinguish similar objects, rather than to describe a specific order or sequence. Even if "second" is used to distinguish a certain technical feature, it does not necessarily imply the existence of "first". It should be understood that in the present invention, "including" and "having" and any variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion. It should be understood that in the present invention, "a plurality of" means two or more. "And / or" is merely a description of the relationship between related objects, indicating that three relationships may exist. For example, X and / or Y may represent: X exists alone, X and Y exist simultaneously, and Y exists alone. The character " / " generally indicates that the related objects before and after are in an "or" relationship. "Comprising X, Y, and Z", "comprising X, Y, Z" means that all of X, Y, and Z are included, "comprising X, Y, or Z" means that one of X, Y, and Z is included, and "comprising X, Y, and / or Z" means that any one or any two or all three of X, Y, and Z are included.

[0036] The following will specifically describe the technical solutions of the present invention with specific embodiments. These several specific embodiments can be combined or replaced according to actual situations, and the same or similar concepts or processes may not be repeated in some embodiments.

[0037] Such as Figure 1 and Figure 2As shown in the figure, the present invention provides a sorting device for electric energy meters, which includes a frame 1. On the frame 1, there are provided a conveying component 2, a lifting component 3, a pushing-away component 4, a control system 9 and an identifier 8. The frame 1 has a plurality of sorting channels 5 respectively used for storing electric energy meters 11 of different manufacturers during the sorting process. The control system 9 marks and records the plurality of sorting channels 5 according to different manufacturers. There are a plurality of lifting components 3 and a plurality of pushing-away components 4, and they are arranged one-to-one. Moreover, the plurality of lifting components 3 and the plurality of pushing-away components 4 are arranged one-to-one with the plurality of sorting devices. The corresponding lifting component 3 and pushing-away component 4 are both located at the entrance of the corresponding sorting channel 5. Specifically, the plurality of sorting channels 5 are distributed along the direction in which the conveying component 2 drives the electric energy meter 11 to be conveyed. The sorting channels 5 are perpendicular to the conveying component 2 and the entrances of the sorting channels 5 are horizontally arranged. The corresponding lifting component 3 and pushing-away component 4 to the sorting channel 5 are located at the entrance of the corresponding sorting channel 5. The conveying component 2 includes a conveying area 21, an identification area 22 and a sorting area 23 distributed along the conveying direction. The identifier 8 is located directly above the identification area 22. After the electric energy meter 11 enters the identification area 22 from the conveying area 21, the two-dimensional code on the electric energy meter 11 is scanned by the identifier 8 in the identification area 22 to obtain the manufacturer information of the electric energy meter 11. And the identifier 8 transmits the information to the control system 9. After the control system 9 obtains the manufacturer information, it corresponds to the sorting channel 5 and makes preparations for starting the corresponding lifting component 3 and pushing-away component 4 of the sorting channel 5. When the electric energy meter 11 reaches the corresponding sorting channel 5, the lifting component 3 drives the electric energy meter 11 upward to separate from the conveying component 2, and then the pushing-away component 4 pushes the electric energy meter 11 on the lifting component 3 into the corresponding sorting channel 5, realizing the classification of electric energy meters 11 by manufacturers, avoiding the mixing of electric energy meters 11 of different manufacturers, and being inconvenient for replacing the outer shell and nameplate of the electric energy meter 11 according to the manufacturer. In order to push the electric energy meter 11 on the lifting component 3 into the sorting channel 5, the sorting channel 5 and the pushing-away component 4 are respectively arranged on both sides of the conveying component 2 to ensure that the electric energy meter 11 enters the sorting channel 5 during the pushing process. And in the form of the sorting channel 5 and the pushing-away component 4 being respectively arranged on both sides, the components are reasonably arranged to avoid the operation of the pushing-away component 4 affecting the sorting channel 5 and the electric energy meter 11.

[0038] In this embodiment, as Figure 1 shown, a blocking component 6 is arranged on the frame 1. The blocking component 6 is located between the identification area 22 and the sorting area 23. The blocking component 6 blocks the electric energy meter 11 to be identified in the identification area 22. Specifically, the blocking component 6 is located between the identifier 8 and the lifting component 3, and is between the identifier 8 and the lifting component 3 closest to the identifier 8, ensuring that the electric energy meter 11 is located directly below the identifier 8 and is in a relatively static state with the identifier 8 during the identification process, facilitating the identifier 8 to scan the two-dimensional code on the electric energy meter 11, ensuring that the identifier 8 can identify the information, thereby improving the accuracy of the identifier 8 in identifying the information and improving the sorting effect and efficiency. Further, as Figure 3 andFigure 4 As shown, the frame 1 is provided with a limit switch 63 located below the identifier 8, the upper surface of the limit switch 63 is flush with the upper surface of the conveying component 2, the limit switch 63 is electrically connected to the control system 9, the blocking component 6 includes a blocking plate 62 and a blocking drive 61, the blocking drive 61 is electrically connected to the control system 9 and drives the blocking plate 62 to rise and fall, when the electric energy meter 11 contacts the limit switch 63 during transportation, the limit switch 63 sends a blocking signal, the control system 9 starts the blocking drive 61 according to the received blocking signal, so that the blocking drive 61 drives the blocking plate 62 to rise, so that the upper end of the blocking plate 62 rises to above the upper surface of the conveying component 2, thereby blocking the electric energy meter 11, after receiving the identification information, the control system 9 starts the blocking drive 61 to drive the blocking plate 62 to descend, after the upper end of the blocking plate 62 descends to below the upper surface of the conveying component 2, the electric energy meter 11 enters the sorting area 23 with the conveying component 2. Furthermore, there is a certain distance between the limit switch 63 and the blocking plate 62, and this distance enables the blocking plate 62 to rise to block the electric energy meter 11, ensuring that the identifier 8 is in a relatively static state with the electric energy meter 11 during the identification process.

[0039] During the process of the identifier 8 of the electric energy meter 11 scanning the QR code and identifying it, the electric energy meter 11 needs to pause the scanning and identification, while the conveying component 2 keeps on conveying. In this case, it is easy to cause the unidentified electric energy meter 11 to be continuously conveyed and the two electric energy meters 11 to contact each other on the conveying component 2. When the electric energy meter 11 located below the identifier 8 is identified and continues to be conveyed forward, the other electric energy meter 11 in contact may not be identified and directly enter the sorting area 23, resulting in the electric energy meter being unidentified and unable to be sorted. When the two electric energy meters 11 come into contact with each other below the identifier 8, the blocking drive 61 may be started to form a blockage under the signal of the limit switch 63 of the control system 9, and the unidentified electric energy meter 11 may abut against the lower surface of the unidentified electric energy meter 11 under the blocking signal of the limit switch 63, resulting in the electric energy meter 11 located directly above the blocking component 6 may tip over during the start-up process of the blocking component 6, thereby affecting the sorting efficiency of the electric energy meter 11. In order to avoid the above situation, the frame 1 is provided with an auxiliary blocking member 7, which is located on the side of the blocking component 6 away from the lifting component 3. More specifically, the auxiliary blocking member 7 is located between the conveying area and the identification area 22, and the auxiliary blocking member 7 is electrically connected to the control system 9. The auxiliary blocking member 7 separates the two contacting electric energy meters 11; or the auxiliary blocking member 7 blocks the electric energy meter 11 in the identification area 22 in the conveying area during the identification process, so as to prevent the electric energy meter 11 in the conveying area 21 from contacting the electric energy meter 11 in the identification area 22 during the identification process.

[0040] In another embodiment, if Figure 4As shown, the distance between the auxiliary blocking member 7 and the blocking assembly 6 is set to be the same as the width of the electricity meter 11 in the conveying direction of the conveying assembly 2; with the same width setting, when the auxiliary blocking member 7 is activated, the auxiliary blocking member 7 is located between two adjacent electricity meters 11 in contact. When the auxiliary blocking member 7 is activated, it is inserted between two adjacent electricity meters 11 in contact, preventing the auxiliary blocking member 7 from abutting against the lower surface of the electricity meter 11 and causing the electricity meter 11 to tip over.

[0041] Specifically, as Figure 4 shown, the auxiliary blocking member 7 includes a blocking block 72 and an auxiliary driving member 71. The auxiliary driving member 71 is electrically connected to the control system 9. After the control system 9 receives the recognition information from the recognizer 8, it first activates the blocking driving member 61. During the process of the blocking plate 62 descending, it then activates the auxiliary driving member 71 to drive the blocking block 72 to descend; in the case where the conveying assembly 2 continues to convey, it ensures that the recognized electricity meters 11 are conveyed first, so that there is a certain distance between the electricity meters 11 to be recognized and the recognized ones, providing a certain reaction gap for the control system 9 to receive the blocking signal and activate the blocking driving member 61 again to drive the blocking plate 62 to rise and block the electricity meters 11 to be recognized, preventing the electricity meters 11 to be recognized from being jacked up by the blocking plate 62 and causing the electricity meters 11 to be recognized to tip over.

[0042] To prevent the electricity meter 11 from tipping over during the rising process of the blocking block 72, as Figure 4 shown, the thickness of the upper end of the blocking block 72 in the conveying direction of the conveying assembly 2 gradually decreases from top to bottom. The outer shell of the electricity meter 11 generally has a certain rounded corner during setting. Due to the existence of the rounded corner, there is a certain contact gap 111 between two adjacent electricity meters 11. With the setting of the smaller thickness of the upper end of the blocking block 72, the blocking block 72 can be inserted between two adjacent electricity meters 11 through the contact gap 111 between the two electricity meters 11, thereby separating the two electricity meters 11. Guided by the contact gap 111 formed by the rounded corner, the possibility of the electricity meter 11 tipping over during the process of separating two adjacent electricity meters 11 is reduced.

[0043] In another embodiment, as Figure 1 and Figure 2 shown, the conveying assembly 2 includes two parallel and spaced conveyor belts 24. The two ends of the electricity meter 11 are supported on the two conveyor belts 24, making the electricity meter 11 more stable during the conveying process and reducing the possibility of the electricity meter 11 falling off the conveyor belts 24 during the conveying process; the lifting assembly 3 is located between the two conveyor belts 24; specifically, as Figure 5As shown, the lifting assembly 3 includes a lifting drive member 31 and a lifting platform 32. The lifting drive member 31 is arranged below the conveyor belt 24, and the lifting platform 32 is located between the two conveyor belts 24. When the electric energy meter 11 reaches the corresponding sorting channel 5, the control system 9 starts the lifting drive member 31, and the lifting drive member 31 drives the lifting platform 32 to move upward until the upper surface of the lifting platform 32 is located on the upper surface of the conveyor belt 24, thereby driving the electric energy meter 11 to leave the conveyor belt 24.

[0044] Specifically, Figure 1 and Figure 6 As shown, the pushing assembly 4 includes a pushing driving member 41 and a pushing block 42. The pushing driving member 41 is electrically connected to the control system 9. The pushing block 42 is arranged at the driving end of the pushing driving member 41. After the electric energy meter 11 is separated from the conveyor belt 24, the pushing driving member 41 is started, so that the pushing block 42 moves toward the electric energy meter 11 and pushes the electric energy meter 11 on the lifting platform 32 into the sorting channel 5, thereby completing the sorting of the electric energy meter 11.

[0045] like Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 7 As shown, in order to avoid confusion between the electric energy meters 11 in adjacent sorting channels 5, baffles 51 are provided on both sides of the sorting channels 5. The baffles 51 allow the adjacent sorting channels 5 to form a relatively independent space, thereby avoiding confusion between the electric energy meters 11 in two adjacent sorting channels 5; further, the baffles 51 are provided with guide portions 511 at the entrance of the sorting channels 5, and the width between the guide portions 511 on both sides gradually decreases in the direction away from the conveyor belt 24. The setting of the guide portions 511 guides the electric energy meter 11 into the sorting channel 5 when the electric energy meter 11 has a certain deviation, thereby reducing the possibility of a head-on collision between the electric energy meter 11 and the baffle 51.

[0046] It should be noted that the blocking drive member 61, the auxiliary drive member 71, the lifting drive member 31 and the pushing drive member 41 in the present invention only drive the corresponding blocking plate 62, the blocking block 72, the lifting platform 32 and the pushing block 42 to move in a straight line direction. Therefore, the operating principles of the blocking drive member 61, the auxiliary drive member 71, the lifting drive member 31 and the pushing drive member 41 are relatively simple, and can be realized by existing servo drives or stepper drives. Therefore, in this embodiment, no further detailed description is given for the blocking drive member 61, the auxiliary drive member 71, the lifting drive member 31 and the pushing drive member 41.

[0047] In addition to the above-mentioned preferred embodiments, the present invention also has other implementation modes. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making any creative work are within the scope of protection requested by the present invention.

Claims

1. A sorting device for electric energy meters, characterized in that: The invention comprises a frame, on which a conveying component, a lifting component, a pushing component, a control system and an identifier are provided. The frame has a plurality of sorting channels for storing electric energy meters from different manufacturers respectively. A plurality of lifting components and a pushing component are provided and are arranged one-to-one with the plurality of sorting channels. The lifting component is provided below the conveying component and is used to lift the electric energy meter located at the entrance of the sorting channel to separate the electric energy meter from the conveying component. The pushing component pushes the electric energy meter separated from the conveying component into the sorting channel. The control system is electrically connected to the identifier, the plurality of lifting components and the plurality of pushing components. The identifier is used to scan the QR code of the electric energy meter to identify the manufacturer information. The control system controls the lifting component and the pushing component according to the received manufacturer information to push the electric energy meter into the corresponding sorting channel.

2. The electric energy meter sorting device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The frame is provided with a blocking component, which is arranged between the identifier and the lifting component. The blocking component blocks the electric energy meter just below the identifier so that the identifier can scan the two-dimensional code on the electric energy meter.

3. The electric energy meter sorting device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The frame is provided with a limit switch located directly below the identifier, the limit switch is electrically connected to the control system, the blocking assembly includes a blocking plate and a blocking drive, the blocking drive is electrically connected to the control system and drives the blocking plate to rise and fall, when the electric energy meter contacts the limit switch, the limit switch sends a blocking signal, after receiving the blocking signal, the control system starts the blocking drive to drive the blocking plate to rise, and after receiving the identification information, the control system starts the blocking drive to drive the blocking plate to fall.

4. The electric energy meter sorting device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The frame is provided with an auxiliary blocking member, which is located at the side of the blocking component away from the lifting component, and is electrically connected to the control system. The auxiliary blocking member separates two contacting electric energy meters.

5. The electric energy meter sorting device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The distance between the auxiliary blocking member and the blocking assembly is the same as the width of the electric energy meter in the conveying direction of the conveying assembly.

6. The electric energy meter sorting device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The auxiliary blocking member includes a blocking block and an auxiliary driving member, which is electrically connected to the control system. When the control system receives the identification information of the identifier, it successively starts the blocking component and the auxiliary driving member to drive the blocking block to descend, so that the electric energy meter is transported to the bottom of the identifier.

7. The electric energy meter sorting device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The thickness of the upper end of the blocking block in the conveying direction of the conveying assembly gradually decreases from top to bottom, so that the blocking block can be inserted between two contacting electric energy meters during the rising process.

8. The electric energy meter sorting device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The conveying assembly comprises two parallel and spaced-apart conveying belts, the electric energy meter is supported on the two conveying belts, and the lifting assembly is located between the two conveying belts to lift the electric energy meter upward stably.

9. The electric energy meter sorting device according to claim 8, characterized in that: The lifting assembly includes a lifting drive and a lifting platform. The lifting drive is arranged below the conveyor belt, and the lifting platform is located between the two conveyor belts. The lifting drive drives the lifting platform to rise until the upper surface of the lifting platform is higher than the upper surface of the conveyor belt.

10. The electric energy meter sorting device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The sorting channel is perpendicular to the conveying assembly, and baffles are arranged on both sides of the sorting channel. The baffles are provided with guiding parts at the entrance of the sorting channel.

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