Emergency line changing method and system for double-outlet cigarette sorting line and interaction method

Abstract

The invention discloses a double-outlet cigarette carton sorting line emergency line changing method and system and an interaction method, and belongs to the technical field of computers.The method comprises the steps that equipment operation data of a double-outlet cigarette carton sorting line is continuously monitored, and a fault monitoring result is obtained; according to the fault monitoring result, the sorting operation of the sorting line and the warehouse-in and warehouse-out operation of the spare part warehouse are suspended; according to the fault monitoring result, the unissued orders on the fault side are transferred to the normal side for cross sorting, and the sorting operation is recovered until the replenishment condition of the delivered cigarette cartons on the replenishment line meets a preset first condition; a minimum sorting-unstarted serial number is obtained, and initialization processing is conducted on a replenishment line and a sorting line; and according to the minimum unstarted sorting serial number and the fault monitoring result, scheduling the unsorted orders again to complete emergency line change. According to the embodiment of the invention, rapid and flexible emergency line change of the double-outlet cigarette sorting line is realized, and the requirement of tobacco logistics on timeliness is met.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of computer technology, and particularly to an emergency line-changing method, system and interaction method for a double-outlet cigarette sorting line for cigarettes. Background Art

[0002] Tobacco logistics sorting lines usually adopt a double-outlet structure. By setting up two sorting lines or two sorting outlets, parallel sorting operations are realized, so that the order-sorted cigarettes on the two distribution lines are separated at the front end of sorting, and subsequent operations such as sorting, coding, packaging, labeling, and palletizing (cage car) are carried out from two different outlets to improve sorting efficiency and equipment utilization rate. However, equipment failures are inevitable. When a failure occurs on one side, it will cause the sorting machine to stop, affecting production efficiency and order interaction. Existing emergency solutions usually involve fully manual handling of the sorting work on the faulty side, with complex operations and low efficiency, unable to meet the requirements of tobacco logistics for timeliness. Summary of the Invention

[0003] To solve at least one of the above problems, the main purpose of the embodiments of the present application is to propose a fast and flexible emergency line-changing method, system and interaction method for a double-outlet cigarette sorting line for cigarettes.

[0004] To achieve the above object, on the one hand, an embodiment of the present application proposes an emergency line-changing method for a double-outlet cigarette sorting line for cigarettes, the method comprising:

[0005] Continuously monitor the equipment operation data of the double-outlet cigarette sorting line to obtain a fault monitoring result;

[0006] According to the fault monitoring result, suspend the sorting operation of the sorting line and the inbound and outbound operations of the spare parts warehouse;

[0007] According to the fault monitoring result, transfer the unfilled orders on the faulty side to the normal side for cross-sorting, and resume the sorting operation until the replenishment situation of the cigarettes that have been shipped out on the replenishment line meets a preset first condition; wherein, the faulty side refers to the side of the double-outlet cigarette sorting line that contains the faulty equipment; the normal side refers to the side of the double-outlet cigarette sorting line that does not contain the faulty equipment;

[0008] Obtain the smallest unfilled sorting serial number;

[0009] Perform initialization processing on the replenishment line and the sorting line;

[0010] According to the smallest unfilled sorting serial number and the fault monitoring result, reschedule the unfilled orders to complete the emergency line change.

[0011] In some embodiments, the step of suspending the sorting operation of the sorting line and the inbound and outbound operations of the spare parts warehouse according to the fault monitoring result includes the following steps:

[0012] When the device fails, obtain the operation data of the faulty device from the fault monitoring result;

[0013] Obtain a fault code according to the operation data;

[0014] Combined with the fault code, the operator arrives at the site to repair the faulty device;

[0015] Obtain the difficulty of fault repair feedback by the operator;

[0016] When the difficulty of fault repair meets the preset second condition, suspend the sorting operation of the sorting line and the inbound and outbound operations of the spare parts warehouse.

[0017] In some embodiments, according to the fault monitoring result, transfer the unfilled orders on the faulty side to the normal side for cross-sorting, resume the sorting operation until the replenishment situation of the cigarettes already out of the warehouse on the replenishment line meets the preset first condition, including the following steps:

[0018] Obtain the faulty device number from the fault monitoring result on the faulty side;

[0019] Determine the sub-line with a fault on the double-outlet cigarette sorting line according to the faulty device number as the faulty sub-line;

[0020] Take the side where the faulty sub-line is located as the faulty side and the other side as the normal side;

[0021] Obtain the last sorting serial number, unfilled orders on the faulty side and unfilled orders on the normal side;

[0022] Determine the cross-sorting start serial number according to the last sorting serial number;

[0023] Based on the principle of cross-sorting of orders on both sides and the corresponding relationship of sub-lines on both sides, generate the first sorting parameter according to the cross-sorting start serial number, the unfilled orders on the faulty side and the unfilled orders on the normal side;

[0024] Generate the first sorting instruction data according to the first sorting parameter;

[0025] According to the first sorting instruction data, perform cross-sorting on the normal side until the replenishment situation of the cigarettes already out of the warehouse on the replenishment line meets the preset first condition.

[0026] In some embodiments, the step of generating the first sorting parameter based on the principle of cross-sorting of orders on both sides and the corresponding relationship of sub-lines on both sides, according to the cross-sorting start serial number, the unfilled orders on the faulty side and the unfilled orders on the normal side, includes the following steps:

[0027] Replace the faulty sub-line in the unfilled order on the faulty side with the normal sub-line corresponding to the same cigarette bin.

[0028] Taking the unfilled order marked with the cross-sorting start serial number as the starting point, determine the first sorting order in the way of interspersing the unfilled orders on the faulty side and the unfilled orders on the normal side, and obtain the set of orders to be sorted.

[0029] Generate the first sorting parameters according to the first sorting order and the order details of the set of orders to be sorted.

[0030] In some embodiments, the rescheduling of the unsorted orders according to the minimum unsorted sorting serial number and the fault monitoring result to complete the emergency line change includes the following steps:

[0031] Determine the faulty equipment number according to the fault monitoring result.

[0032] Determine the faulty sub-line on the double-outlet cigarette sorting line as the faulty sub-line according to the faulty equipment number.

[0033] Take the side where the faulty sub-line is located as the faulty side and the other side as the normal side.

[0034] Eliminate all the sub-lines on the faulty side, and generate the second sorting parameters according to the minimum unsorted sorting serial number and the unsorted orders.

[0035] Generate the second sorting instruction data according to the second sorting parameters to obtain the rescheduling result.

[0036] In some embodiments, the step of eliminating all the sub-lines on the faulty side and generating the second sorting parameters according to the minimum unsorted sorting serial number and the unsorted orders includes the following steps:

[0037] Summarize the unsorted orders according to the delivery routes to obtain the sorting total amount and the second sorting order of each delivery route.

[0038] Starting from the minimum unsorted sorting serial number, number the orders to be processed according to the second sorting order.

[0039] Generate the second sorting parameters according to the numbering result, the second sorting order and the order details of the unsorted orders.

[0040] In some embodiments, before the step of transferring the unfilled orders on the faulty side to the normal side for cross-sorting according to the fault monitoring result and resuming the sorting operation until the replenishment situation of the cigarettes that have been shipped out on the replenishment line meets the preset first condition, the method further includes the step of notifying the operator to process the cigarette orders being sorted on the faulty side sorting line.

[0041] Before the step of initializing the replenishment line and the sorting line, the method further includes the step of notifying the operator to process the cigarette cases that have been shipped out but not yet replenished.

[0042] To achieve the above object, on the other hand, an embodiment of the present application provides an interaction method for emergency line change of a double - outlet cigarette sorting line, the method comprising:

[0043] When a device failure of the double - outlet cigarette sorting line is detected and the difficulty of fault repair meets a preset first condition, suspend the sorting operation of the sorting line and the inbound and outbound operations of the spare parts warehouse through the sorting monitoring system;

[0044] Send the fault monitoring result and the cross - sorting start serial number to the sorting information management system through the sorting monitoring system;

[0045] Generate a first sorting instruction according to the fault monitoring result and the cross - sorting start serial number through the sorting information management system;

[0046] Obtain the first sorting instruction through the execution device and perform cross - sorting on the normal side until the replenishment situation of the shipped - out cigarette cases on the replenishment line meets the first condition, and then forcibly end the sorting;

[0047] Obtain the smallest un - started sorting serial number through the sorting monitoring system;

[0048] Initialize the replenishment line and the sorting line through the sorting monitoring system;

[0049] Send the smallest un - started sorting serial number to the sorting information management system through the sorting monitoring system, and the sorting information management system re - schedules the un - sorted orders according to the smallest un - started sorting serial number and the fault monitoring result;

[0050] Send the scheduling result to the spare parts warehouse monitoring system, the sorting monitoring system and the execution device through the sorting information management system to complete the emergency line change.

[0051] To achieve the above object, on the other hand, an embodiment of the present application provides an interaction method for emergency line change of a double - outlet cigarette sorting line, comprising the following steps:

[0052] In response to an instruction to start the sorting monitoring system, display the work monitoring diagram and the operation area; wherein, the work monitoring diagram includes a replenishment line, a sorting line and sorting details;

[0053] In response to an operation to start the sorting system, display the sorting details obtained from the background on the replenishment line and the sorting line;

[0054] In response to detecting a device failure, change the status indication identifier corresponding to the faulty device in the work monitoring diagram; wherein, the device failure is obtained by the sorting monitoring system continuously monitoring the device operation data of the double - outlet cigarette sorting line.

[0055] In response to a trigger operation for transferring an unissued order, update the data of the sorting details displayed in the work monitoring diagram; wherein, the updated data of the sorting details is generated by the sorting information management system according to the fault monitoring result and the cross - sorting start serial number.

[0056] In response to an instruction for total clearing, clear the operation data in the work monitoring diagram.

[0057] To achieve the above object, another aspect of the embodiments of the present application proposes a double - outlet cigarette sorting line emergency line - changing system, including:

[0058] A sorting monitoring system, configured to continuously monitor the device operation data of the double - outlet cigarette sorting line to obtain a fault monitoring result; further configured to pause the sorting operation of the sorting line and the inbound and outbound operations of the spare parts warehouse according to the fault monitoring result; further configured to transfer the unissued orders on the faulty side to the normal side for cross - sorting according to the fault monitoring result, and resume the sorting operation until the replenishment situation of the cigarettes that have been shipped out on the replenishment line meets a preset first condition; wherein, the faulty side refers to the side of the double - outlet cigarette sorting line that includes the faulty device; the normal side refers to the side of the double - outlet cigarette sorting line that does not include the faulty device; further configured to obtain the smallest un - started sorting serial number; further configured to perform initialization processing on the replenishment line and the sorting line.

[0059] A sorting information management system, configured to generate sorting data required for sorting; further configured to reschedule the un - sorted orders according to the smallest un - started sorting serial number and the fault monitoring result.

[0060] A spare parts warehouse monitoring system, configured to replenish goods according to the sorting data generated by the sorting information management system.

[0061] To achieve the above object, another aspect of the embodiments of the present application proposes an electronic device, which includes a memory and a processor. The memory stores a computer program, and when the processor executes the computer program, the foregoing method is implemented.

[0062] To achieve the above object, another aspect of the embodiments of the present application proposes a computer - readable storage medium, which stores a computer program, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the foregoing method is implemented.

[0063] The embodiments of the present application at least include the following beneficial effects: The present application proposes a method, system and interaction method for emergency line change of a double - outlet cigarette sorting line. By continuously monitoring the operation data of the double - outlet cigarette sorting line and according to the fault detection results, the unfilled orders on the faulty side are transferred to the normal side for cross - sorting until the replenishment situation of the shipped cigarette cases on the replenishment line meets a preset first condition. It is possible to first process the shipped cigarette cases, which is beneficial for subsequent re - optimization and allocation. After initializing the replenishment line and the sorting line, the unfilled orders are rescheduled according to the smallest un - started sorting serial number and the fault monitoring results, which is conducive to realizing a fast and flexible emergency line change of the double - outlet cigarette sorting line.

[0064] The embodiments of the present application also provide an interaction method for emergency line change of a double - outlet cigarette sorting line. When a device fault is detected, the status indication mark corresponding to the faulty device is changed in the work monitoring diagram, which is convenient for the operator to visually view the fault location. The operation area is synchronously displayed in the work monitoring diagram, reducing page jumps, which is beneficial for the operator to use quickly, improving the efficiency and user experience of the emergency line change of the double - outlet cigarette sorting line, and further conducive to meeting the requirements of tobacco logistics for timeliness. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0065] The drawings are used to provide a further understanding of the technical solutions of the present application, and constitute a part of the specification. Together with the embodiments of the present application, they are used to explain the technical solutions of the present application, and do not constitute a limitation to the technical solutions of the present application.

[0066] Figure 1 It is a flowchart of a method for emergency line change of a double - outlet cigarette sorting line provided by the embodiments of the present application.

[0067] Figure 2 It is a flowchart of an interaction method for emergency line change of a double - outlet cigarette sorting line provided by the embodiments of the present application.

[0068] Figure 3 It is a flowchart of another interaction method for emergency line change of a double - outlet cigarette sorting line provided by the embodiments of the present application.

[0069] Figure 4 It is a page schematic diagram of a sorting monitoring system provided by the embodiments of the present application.

[0070] Figure 5 It is a work flowchart of a sorting information management system provided by the embodiments of the present application.

[0071] Figure 6 It is a work flowchart of a spare parts library monitoring system provided by the embodiments of the present application.

[0072] Figure 7 It is a general sorting operation flowchart provided by the embodiments of the present application.

[0073] Figure 8 It is the overall workflow diagram of the double - outlet cigarette sorting line provided by the embodiment of the present application.

[0074] Figure 9 It is the timing diagram of the emergency line change of the sorting line provided by the embodiment of the present application.

[0075] Figure 10 It is Figure 4 The fault display schematic diagram at (1) in

[0076] Figure 11 It is Figure 4 The partial enlarged view of the sorting machine belt in the sorting line of

[0077] Figure 12 It is Figure 4 The partial enlarged view at (6) in

[0078] Figure 13 It is Figure 4 The partial control - element switching schematic diagram of the operation area at (7) in

[0079] Figure 14 It is the module schematic diagram of an emergency line - change system for a double - outlet cigarette sorting line provided by the embodiment of the present application.

[0080] Figure 15 It is the architecture schematic diagram of an emergency line - change system for a double - outlet cigarette sorting line provided by the embodiment of the present application.

[0081] Figure 16 It is the hardware structure schematic diagram of the electronic device provided by the embodiment of the present application. Specific implementation manners

[0082] In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the present application clearer, the present application will be further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present application and are not used to limit the present application. When the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, unless otherwise indicated, the same numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements. The implementation manners described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all implementation manners consistent with the embodiments of the present application. They are only examples of devices and methods consistent with some aspects of the embodiments of the present application detailed in the appended claims.

[0083] Although the functional modules are divided in the system schematic diagram and the logical sequence is shown in the flowchart, in some cases, the steps shown or described can be executed in a different order from the module division in the system or the order in the flowchart. The terms "first / S100", "second / S200", etc. in the specification, claims and the above-mentioned drawings are used to distinguish similar objects and do not necessarily describe a specific order or sequence.

[0084] It can be understood that the terms "first", "second", etc. used in this application can be used in this document to describe various concepts, but unless otherwise specified, these concepts are not limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one concept from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the embodiments of this application, the first information can also be referred to as the second information, and similarly, the second information can also be referred to as the first information. Depending on the context, the words "if", "when" as used herein can be interpreted as "when...", "while...", or "in response to determining".

[0085] The terms "at least one", "a plurality of", "each", "any one", etc. used in this application, at least one includes one, two or more than two, a plurality of includes two or more than two, each refers to each of the corresponding plurality, and any one refers to any one of the plurality.

[0086] Referring to "embodiments" herein means that the specific features, structures or characteristics described in connection with the embodiments can be included in at least one embodiment of this application. The appearance of this phrase at various positions in the specification does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment, nor is it an independent or alternative embodiment mutually exclusive with other embodiments. Those skilled in the art explicitly and implicitly understand that the embodiments described herein can be combined with other embodiments.

[0087] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by those of ordinary skill in the technical field to which this application belongs. The terms used herein are only for the purpose of describing the embodiments of this application and are not intended to limit this application.

[0088] Before elaborating on the embodiments of this application in detail, some nouns and terms involved in the embodiments of this application are first explained, and the nouns and terms involved in the embodiments of this application are subject to the following explanations.

[0089] Cartons and cases of cigarettes: "Carton" and "case" are both measurement units in the tobacco industry. The specification of a case of cigarettes is usually 50 cartons per case; a carton of cigarettes refers to a single carton. Under standard packaging, a carton of cigarettes generally contains 10 packs, and each pack contains 20 cigarettes. There are also special packages in exceptional cases that may have different specifications.

[0090] Case cigarette warehousing: It refers to the process of storing cigarettes in units of cases (usually standard-packed boxes or cases) in the spare parts warehouse during the tobacco logistics process.

[0091] Replenishment: In the embodiments of the present application, replenishment is the process of unpacking the case cigarettes registered for outbound, entering different cigarette warehouses through the replenishment line, and replenishing the sorting line.

[0092] Tobacco sorting: During the tobacco sorting process, usually the case cigarettes registered for outbound are unpacked into cartons, and then sorted according to the different brands or specifications of cartons required by customer orders through cigarette warehouses and carton conveyor channels, etc. Finally, the sorted cartons are packed and labeled to obtain the goods required by the customer order. The sorted goods will be allocated to customers according to different distribution routes.

[0093] Outbound case cigarettes: It refers to the case cigarettes that have completed the outbound operation from the case cigarette warehouse or the zero-cigarette warehouse (spare parts warehouse) and entered the replenishment line trolley, as well as the case cigarettes being processed on the replenishment line belt conveyor.

[0094] Unissued order: It refers to an order that has generated a sorting task but has not been issued to the control system for sorting processing, but the required case cigarettes for it have been processed for outbound on the replenishment line. In the present application, these orders will be cross-sorted;

[0095] Issued order: It refers to an order that has been issued to the control system for sorting processing. The cartons of these orders may have been sorted, may still be on the belt conveyor of the sorting line, or in the corresponding cigarette warehouse of the sorting line.

[0096] Unsorted order: It refers to an order for which the required case cigarettes have not been processed for outbound and have not been issued to the control system for sorting processing. In the present application, these orders will be rescheduled.

[0097] In the related art, for the problem of faults in the double-outlet carton sorting line of tobacco logistics, it is usually handled manually, with complex operations and low efficiency, and cannot meet the requirements of tobacco logistics for timeliness.

[0098] In view of this, in the embodiments of the present application, a double-outlet carton sorting line emergency line change method, system and interaction method are provided. This solution continuously monitors the operation data of the double-outlet carton sorting line, and according to the fault detection results, transfers the unissued orders on the faulty side to the normal side for cross-sorting until the replenishment situation of the outbound case cigarettes on the replenishment line meets a preset first condition, which can first process the already outbound case cigarettes and is beneficial for subsequent re-optimized allocation; then, after initializing the replenishment line and the sorting line, reschedule the unsorted orders according to the smallest unsorted sorting serial number and the fault monitoring results, which is beneficial for realizing the rapid and flexible emergency line change of the double-outlet carton sorting line.

[0099] This application can be used in numerous general or special computer system environments or configurations. For example: personal computers, server computers, handheld or portable devices, tablet devices, multi-processor systems, microprocessor-based systems, set-top boxes, programmable consumer electronic devices, network PCs, minicomputers, mainframe computers, distributed computing environments including any of the above systems or devices, and so on. This application can be described in the general context of computer-executable instructions executed by a computer, such as program modules. Generally, program modules include routines, programs, objects, components, data structures, etc. that perform specific tasks or implement specific abstract data types. This application can also be practiced in a distributed computing environment where tasks are executed by remote processing devices connected through a communication network. In a distributed computing environment, program modules can be located in local and remote computer storage media including storage devices.

[0100] Figure 1 is an optional flowchart of an emergency line change method for a double-outlet cigarette sorting line provided by an embodiment of this application. Figure 1 The method in may include but is not limited to steps S1100 to S1600.

[0101] Step S1100, continuously monitor the device operation data of the double-outlet cigarette sorting line to obtain a fault monitoring result.

[0102] Step S1200, according to the fault monitoring result, suspend the sorting operation of the sorting line and the inbound and outbound operations of the spare parts warehouse.

[0103] Step S1300, according to the fault monitoring result, transfer the unissued orders on the faulty side to the normal side for cross-sorting, and resume the sorting operation until the replenishment situation of the cigarettes that have been shipped out on the replenishment line meets a preset first condition; wherein, the faulty side refers to the side of the double-outlet cigarette sorting line that contains the faulty device; the normal side refers to the side of the double-outlet cigarette sorting line that does not contain the faulty device.

[0104] Specifically, the first condition is used to ensure that the cigarettes that have been shipped out are about to be processed. Specifically, it can be preset that the cigarettes that have been shipped out are about to complete replenishment, and the quantity limit for completion can be set according to the actual situation. For example, if 95% of the cigarettes that have been shipped out have completed replenishment, it is considered that the replenishment is about to be completed. At this time, the sorting is suspended, and the operator is notified to handle the replenishment task for the remaining 5% of the cigarettes that have been shipped out (these cigarettes that have been shipped out may be on the trolley or the replenishment line).

[0105] Step S1400, obtain the smallest unstarted sorting serial number.

[0106] Specifically, the smallest unstarted sorting serial number refers to the smallest serial number that has not started sorting on the sorting line, which is used to anchor the inspiration serial number for subsequent rescheduling, so that the sorting tasks after rescheduling are coherent with the sorted tasks.

[0107] Step S1500, perform initialization processing on the replenishment line and the sorting line.

[0108] Step S1600, reschedule the unsorted orders according to the smallest unstarted sorting serial number and the fault monitoring result to complete the emergency line change.

[0109] Steps S1100 to S1600 illustrated in the embodiments of the present application, by continuously monitoring the operation data of the double - outlet cigarette sorting line, according to the fault detection result, transfer the unissued orders on the faulty side to the normal side for cross - sorting until the replenishment situation of the already - out - of - warehouse cigarette pieces on the replenishment line meets the preset first condition, so as to be able to process the already - out - of - warehouse cigarette pieces first, which is beneficial for subsequent re - optimization and allocation. After initializing the replenishment line and the sorting line, reschedule the unsorted orders according to the smallest unstarted sorting serial number and the fault monitoring result, which is beneficial for realizing the fast and flexible emergency line change of the double - outlet cigarette sorting line.

[0110] In some embodiments, step S1200 includes but is not limited to the following steps S1210 to S1250:

[0111] Step S1210, when a device fails, obtain the operation data of the faulty device from the fault monitoring result.

[0112] Step S1220, obtain a fault code according to the operation data.

[0113] Step S1230, in combination with the fault code, have the operator on - site repair the faulty device.

[0114] Step S1240, obtain the difficulty of fault repair feedback by the operator.

[0115] Specifically, the difficulty of fault repair can be determined according to the severity of the fault, the spare parts inventory situation of the repaired parts, and the ease of replacement, or can be quantified by the estimated fault repair time of the operator. In some embodiments, it can also be directly determined by the difficulty of fault repair feedback by the operator.

[0116] Step S1250, when the difficulty of fault repair meets the preset second condition, suspend the sorting operation of the sorting line and the inbound and outbound operation of the spare parts warehouse.

[0117] Specifically, the second condition refers to the condition that meets the emergency line change requirement. Exemplarily, the second condition can be set such that when the fault is relatively serious and the recovery time of adopting the solutions of maintenance, procurement, or replacement of spare parts is greater than 3 hours, it can be considered that the fault repair is difficult and emergency line change needs to be initiated to ensure the work. In some embodiments, the second condition can also be set such that when the operator feedbacks that the fault repair is difficult, emergency line change needs to be initiated. It should be noted that the above is only an example and can be set according to actual needs, and this application does not limit this.

[0118] In some embodiments, step S1300 includes but is not limited to the following steps S1310 to S1380:

[0119] Step S1310, obtain the faulty equipment number from the monitoring results of the faulty side.

[0120] Step S1320, determine the sub-line with a fault on the double-outlet cigarette sorting line according to the faulty equipment number as the faulty sub-line.

[0121] Specifically, the sub-line of the sorting line is composed of one or more groups of cigarette conveying lines in front of the cigarette storage machines, and is a unit for centralized command control of cigarette sorting by the control system. Usually, one sub-line corresponds to one replenishment trolley. The cigarette storage machine is a machine used to transfer the ordered cigarettes after the unpacking of the replenishment line to the cigarette sorting line. In the double-outlet cigarette sorting line, the same cigarette storage will correspond to the sub-lines on both sides of the outlet, and these two sub-lines on both sides are corresponding. In this embodiment, when a fault occurs, the orders originally arranged on the faulty side sub-line need to be arranged to the corresponding sub-line on the normal side for sorting.

[0122] Step S1330, take the side where the faulty sub-line is located as the faulty side, and the other side as the normal side.

[0123] Step S1340, obtain the last sorting serial number, the unfilled orders on the faulty side, and the unfilled orders on the normal side.

[0124] Specifically, the last sorting serial number refers to the last sorting serial number that has been issued when the equipment is paused.

[0125] Step S1350, determine the start serial number of cross-sorting according to the last sorting serial number.

[0126] Specifically, the next serial number of the last sorting serial number can be determined as the start serial number of cross-sorting.

[0127] Step S1360, based on the principle of cross-sorting of orders on both sides and the corresponding relationship between the sub-lines on both sides, generate the first sorting parameter according to the start serial number of cross-sorting, the unfilled orders on the faulty side, and the unfilled orders on the normal side.

[0128] Step S1370: Generate first sorting instruction data according to the first sorting parameter.

[0129] Step S1380: Perform cross-sorting on the normal side according to the first sorting instruction data until the replenishment status of the shipped cigarettes on the replenishment line meets a preset first condition.

[0130] Through the above steps S1310 to S1380, the unissued orders that have been arranged on the faulty side can be merged to the normal side for sorting, preparing for the subsequent re-scheduling of orders.

[0131] In some embodiments, step S1360 includes but is not limited to the following steps S1361 to S1363:

[0132] Step S1361: Replace the faulty side sub-line in the unissued orders on the faulty side with the corresponding normal side sub-line of the same tobacco bin.

[0133] Step S1362: Starting from the unissued order marked with the cross-sorting start serial number, determine the first sorting order in the way of interspersing the unissued orders on the faulty side and the unissued orders on the normal side, and obtain the set of orders to be sorted.

[0134] Step S1363: Generate the first sorting parameter according to the first sorting order and the order details of the set of orders to be sorted.

[0135] Through the above steps S1361 to S1363, after a fault occurs on the sorting line, most of the remaining shipped cigarettes on the replenishment line can be processed by machine, without the need to invest too much manpower for handling to deal with the fault, which is beneficial to saving labor costs.

[0136] In some embodiments, step S1600 includes but is not limited to the following steps S1610 to S1650:

[0137] Step S1610: Determine the faulty equipment number according to the fault monitoring result.

[0138] Step S1620: Determine the sub-line with a fault on the double-outlet cigarette sorting line according to the faulty equipment number, as the faulty sub-line.

[0139] Step S1630: Take the side where the faulty sub-line is located as the faulty side, and the other side as the normal side.

[0140] Step S1640: Eliminate all sub-lines on the faulty side, and generate the second sorting parameter according to the smallest unstarted sorting serial number and the unsorted orders.

[0141] Step S1650, generate second sorting instruction data according to the second sorting parameter to obtain a rescheduling result.

[0142] Through the above steps S1610 - S1650, rescheduling is performed by avoiding the faulty sub-line, achieving flexible emergency line change.

[0143] In some embodiments, step S1640 includes but is not limited to the following steps S1641 - S1643:

[0144] Step S1641, summarize the unsorted orders according to the delivery routes to obtain the sorting total and the second sorting order for each delivery route.

[0145] Step S1642, starting from the smallest unsorted serial number, number the orders to be processed according to the second sorting order.

[0146] Step S1643, generate the second sorting parameter according to the numbering result, the second sorting order, and the order details of the unsorted orders.

[0147] Through the above steps S1641 - S1643, the sorting tasks of the unsorted orders can be re-optimized to facilitate sorting after emergency line change.

[0148] In some embodiments, before step S1300, the method further includes the following step S1700:

[0149] Step S1700, notify the operator to process the cigarette cartons in the orders being sorted on the faulty sorting line.

[0150] In some embodiments, before step S1500, the method further includes the following step S1800:

[0151] Step S1800, before the step of initializing the replenishment line and the sorting line, the method further includes the step of notifying the operator to process the case cigarettes that have been shipped out but not yet completed replenishment.

[0152] Figure 2 It is an alternative flowchart of an interactive method for emergency line change of a double - outlet sorting line provided by an embodiment of the present application. The interactive method includes but is not limited to the following steps S2100 - S2800:

[0153] Step S2100, when a device failure of the double - outlet cigarette sorting line is detected and the difficulty of fault repair meets a preset first condition, pause the sorting operation of the sorting line and the inbound and outbound operations of the spare parts warehouse through the sorting monitoring system.

[0154] Step S2200: Send the fault monitoring result and the cross-sorting start serial number to the sorting information management system through the sorting monitoring system.

[0155] Step S2300: Generate a first sorting instruction according to the fault monitoring result and the cross-sorting start serial number through the sorting information management system.

[0156] Step S2400: Obtain the first sorting instruction through the execution device, perform cross-sorting on the normal side until the replenishment situation of the shipped cigarette cases on the replenishment line meets the first condition, and forcibly end the sorting.

[0157] Step S2500: Obtain the smallest unstarted sorting serial number through the sorting monitoring system.

[0158] Step S2600: Perform initialization processing on the replenishment line and the sorting line through the sorting monitoring system.

[0159] Step S2700: Send the smallest unstarted sorting serial number to the sorting information management system through the sorting monitoring system, and re-schedule the un-sorted orders according to the smallest unstarted sorting serial number and the fault monitoring result through the sorting information management system.

[0160] Step S2800: Send the scheduling result to the spare parts warehouse monitoring system, the sorting monitoring system and the execution device through the sorting information management system to complete the emergency line change involved in the above steps S1100 - S1600.

[0161] Through the interaction and processing of each system in the above steps S2100 - S2800, the division of labor is clear, which is conducive to realizing fast emergency line change.

[0162] Figure 3 It is an optional flowchart of another interactive method for emergency line change of a double-outlet cigarette sorting line provided by an embodiment of the present application. The method includes but is not limited to the following steps S3100 - S3500:

[0163] Step S3100: Respond to the instruction to start the sorting monitoring system and display the work monitoring diagram and the operation area; wherein, the work monitoring diagram includes the replenishment line, the sorting line and the sorting details.

[0164] Step S3200: Respond to the operation of starting the sorting system and display the sorting details obtained from the background on the replenishment line and the sorting line.

[0165] Step S3300, in response to detecting an equipment failure, changing the status indicator corresponding to the faulty equipment in the work monitoring diagram; wherein the equipment failure is obtained by the sorting monitoring system continuously monitoring the equipment operation data of the double-outlet cigarette sorting line.

[0166] Step S3400, in response to the triggering operation of transferring the unissued orders, updating the data of the sorting details displayed in the work monitoring diagram; wherein the updated data of the sorting details is generated by the sorting information management system according to the fault monitoring result and the cross sorting start serial number.

[0167] Step S3500, in response to an instruction to perform a total clear, clear the operating data in the work monitoring diagram.

[0168] Through the above steps S3100 to S3500, when a device failure is detected, the status indicator corresponding to the faulty device is changed in the work monitoring diagram, so that the operator can intuitively view the fault location. The operation area is displayed synchronously in the work monitoring diagram to reduce page jumps, which is conducive to quick use by the operator, improves the efficiency of emergency line change of the double-export cigarette sorting line and user experience, and is conducive to meeting the timeliness requirements of tobacco logistics.

[0169] Below, the solution of the embodiment of the present application is described in detail and explained in conjunction with a specific example of a double-outlet cigarette sorting line equipment failure scenario:

[0170] In an embodiment of the present application, a method for emergency line change of a double-outlet cigarette sorting line is provided, which can be used to perform fast and flexible emergency line change processing when there is an equipment abnormality on one side of the double-outlet cigarette sorting line. The double-outlet cigarette sorting line has two side outlets, which can be divided into an inner outlet and an outer outlet. Figure 4 As shown, Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the sorting monitoring system page provided by the embodiment of the present application. The sorting line includes a replenishment line, a cigarette bin and a cigarette conveyor line. In the figure, (2) indicates the replenishment line, (3) indicates the sorting line sub-line, which includes an inner sub-line and an outer sub-line, (4) indicates two groups of cigarette bins, and (5) indicates the sorting line belt conveyor. The outlets of the above two groups of cigarette bins correspond to the cigarette conveyor lines of the two side sub-lines at (3), which will convey the ordered cigarettes to the cigarette conveyor line of the inner sub-line or the cigarette conveyor line of the outer sub-line according to the instruction requirements. In addition, (1) indicates the environmental status display; (6) indicates an operation area; and (7) indicates another operation area.

[0171] The numbers on the replenishment line represent the numbers of the machines and equipment on the replenishment line, and the numbers on the sorting line represent the numbers of the belt conveyors on the sorting line. The registered cigarette pieces enter from the replenishment line, are broken into strips, and then are input from the cigarette warehouse into the sorting line for sorting.

[0172] In the embodiments of the present application, the sorting process involves a sorting information management system, a sorting monitoring system, a spare parts warehouse monitoring system, a control system, a No. 1 project system, and a packaging machine system. First, the above systems are introduced as follows:

[0173] Sorting information management system: As Figure 5 shown, the sorting information management system mainly receives customer orders, and according to the composition of the sorting line, processes the order data of retail customers, such as statistics, distribution of sorting units, and scheduling optimization, to form sorting instructions that can be executed by operating equipment. In some embodiments, the sorting instructions can adopt the instruction format of the No. 1 project. After the sorting information management system issues the sorting data to the lower-level system, the sorting equipment can accurately sort cigarettes according to the orders of retail customers.

[0174] Spare parts warehouse monitoring system: It can also be called the piece cigarette warehouse monitoring system. As Figure 6 shown, the main function of the spare parts warehouse monitoring system is to connect the automatic sorting system and the warehousing system, ensure the timely acquisition of goods and convey them to the sorting system. After the pallet is disassembled, the piece cigarettes can be automatically stored according to the product specifications. Receive the replenishment data issued by the sorting information management system, and according to the needs of order sorting, issue instructions to the PLC control system on time, in quantity, according to product specifications, and in sequence, and automatically convey the piece cigarettes to the strip cigarette sorting area. Product specification refers to the specifications or standards of goods.

[0175] Sorting monitoring system: As Figure 7 shown, the sorting monitoring system is mainly used to receive the optimized sorting data and replenishment data from the sorting information management system, and through interaction with the PLC control system, issue operation instructions to the control system, so that the control system sorts, conveys, replenishes, etc. the allocated order tasks according to the control logic. During the entire sorting process, the sorting monitoring system receives the status returned by the control system, records the data information returned by the operator, online monitors the operation of each sorting and transmission device, and gives a fault prompt in time, providing a necessary fault reset function.

[0176] Control system: The control system is used to receive the instructions from each monitoring system and control the equipment to perform corresponding operations.

[0177] Project No. 1: It includes the coding-to-case and order collection system. Project No. 1 is a network management platform for managing and standardizing the production and circulation of cigarettes. The coding-to-case and order collection system is used for the automatic identification and coding, precise positioning and printing, and data collection and association processing of the sorted case cigarettes. Specifically, for automatic identification and coding: Before coding, the scanning camera identifies the quality traceability code and sends data. The coding software analyzes the brand based on the collected case cigarette label data, automatically switches to the corresponding plan, and controls the coding device to print the label; for precise positioning and printing: For example, in the small-order sorting and coding system of the special-shaped cigarette line, the controller of the coding machine receives information such as the retail customer and the case cigarette sorting sequence sent by the sorting monitoring system, queries the product specification, barcode data, and retail customer code in the code segment pool stored in the coding industrial control computer, and performs automatic positioning and coding after associating these information; for data collection and association: After coding is completed, the fixed barcode reader collects the case cigarette label to complete the label data collection and association action. The coding system also collects the final authority and the coding quantity, calibrates and corresponds the data according to the retail customer unit to ensure that the coding quantity sent back to the coding software is exactly the same as the final coding quantity.

[0178] Packaging machine system: It is used for packaging processes such as film covering for the sorted order case cigarettes.

[0179] Based on this, the overall workflow diagram of the double-outlet case cigarette sorting line is as Figure 8 shown. First, the sorting information management system receives customer order data, generates a work plan. According to the work plan, it provides case cigarettes in the way of case cigarette out-of-storage or loose cigarette out-of-storage, automatically sorts the case cigarettes, and then automatically stacks and wraps the cigarettes according to the retail customer order to complete cigarette sorting.

[0180] Furthermore, when a fault occurs on one side of the sorting line, by merging the sorting tasks (unissued orders) that have not been sent to the control system from the faulty side to the normal side for cross-sorting, and re-optimizing the scheduling of the unsorted orders, the emergency line change of the sorting line is realized, which can ensure production efficiency and order interaction during equipment failures. Specifically, the emergency line change process includes the following contents:

[0181] During daily monitoring, the sorting monitoring system displays the monitoring situation of the environmental parameters in the sorting workshop, as Figure 4 shown at (1) of the figure, including sorting PLC, replenishment PLC, operating status, air pressure status, fault status, maintenance status, etc., and displays them on the front display page of the sorting monitoring system in the form of signal lights. When the sorting monitoring system detects an equipment fault, it will automatically trigger an emergency handling program and notify the operator for maintenance by emitting an audible and visual alarm or a communication message. At the same time, the signal light at the corresponding position of the equipment on the front display page turns red to remind relevant personnel of the location of the faulty equipment.

[0182] The fault types of the sorting system are divided into long-term faults and short-term faults. Some faults can be repaired through simple handling, while others may require replacing spare parts for repair. The sorting monitoring system continuously monitors the operation data of the sorting system. When a device fails, a fault code is obtained based on the operation data of the faulty device, and the operator is notified to go to the fault location for maintenance according to the fault code. After the operator's maintenance, the difficulty of fault repair is fed back. When the difficulty of fault repair meets a preset first condition, for example, the fault is relatively serious and the time required to restore by taking maintenance or procurement and replacement of spare parts is greater than or equal to 3 hours, the emergency line change plan is started, and the sorting operation of the sorting line and the inbound and outbound operations of the spare parts warehouse are suspended; based on the real-time inventory of the mixed lane, when the real-time inventory of the mixed lane is completely out of stock, the outbound of the spare parts warehouse is stopped, and no more replenishment is made to the sorting line. It should be noted that there are several brands involved in the daily orders in the logistics. According to the sorting volume, they are divided into large brands and small brands. In the spare parts warehouse, one brand occupies one lane for large brands, while several small brands share one lane, and this lane is called the mixed lane.

[0183] Specifically, please refer to Figure 9 as shown in Figure 9 FIG. is the timing diagram of the emergency line change process provided by the embodiment of the present application. After suspending the sorting operation, the page shows the suspended sorting status. The operator of the spare parts warehouse is notified to stop the inbound operation of the cigarette pieces in the mixed lane for the spare parts warehouse. Further, the operator can trigger the control for stopping the inbound on the front-end page of the spare parts warehouse monitoring system, and the suspended inbound status is displayed on the front-end page of the spare parts warehouse monitoring system. The operator of the sorting line is notified to process the order cigarette strips that have not been fully issued on the sorting machine belt on the faulty side, including coding, packaging, etc., until the processing is completed. Then, the operator triggers the control of "transferring the unissued order to the inner side" or "transferring the unissued order to the outer side" on the front-end page of the sorting monitoring system. After receiving the instruction, the sorting monitoring system transfers the unissued order cigarette strips to the normal-side sorting machine for cross-sorting.

[0184] Furthermore, the sorting machine monitoring system records the last sorting serial number, which is used as the starting serial number for cross-sorting, and sends the faulty equipment information and the starting serial number to the sorting information management system. The sorting information management system determines the faulty sub-line based on the equipment failure situation, and takes the side where the faulty sub-line is located as the faulty side, excluding all sub-lines on the faulty side. Based on the principle of cross-sorting of orders on both sides and the corresponding relationship between the sub-lines on both sides, the first sorting parameters are generated according to the cross-sorting starting serial number, the undistributed orders on the faulty side, and the undistributed orders on the normal side. The first sorting parameters include the execution order number, customer order number, cigarette warehouse number, quantity, exit, etc. Then, the first engineering data for cross-sorting is generated based on the first sorting parameters. The first engineering data is an equipment instruction that can be executed by the equipment. The coding location of the first project reads the above-mentioned first engineering data and checks the order information of the sorting monitoring system to ensure data consistency, completes the sorting of the undistributed orders, and pauses until the cigarettes to be sorted on the replenishment line are about to be replenished. Record the last replenishment serial number of each sub-line and each trolley, and notify the operator of the replenishment line to process the cigarettes that have not been replenished on the normal side of the replenishment line, including the cigarettes in the trolley, until the processing is completed.

[0185] Then, the sorting monitoring system enforces the instruction to complete the sorting and performs a clearing operation on the double-bin and multi-bin brands. The spare parts warehouse monitoring system deletes the task and performs a total clearing operation. The total clearing operation is to send an instruction to the control system to clear the running data and initialize.

[0186] The sorting information management system re-optimizes the sorting task, performs inventory generation and inventory transfer operations, updates the inventory data to the normal side exit, generates a new sorting instruction, and sends it to other systems.

[0187] Furthermore, the original sorting task evenly distributes the orders of each distribution line to the two exits according to the balance of the sorting tasks at both exits. After a fault occurs at one exit and it is no longer possible to continue sending instructions to sort from the sub-lines of that exit, the sorting information management system re-integrates the unsorted orders at both exits, generates a new sorting instruction to the normal exit, and sends it to each subsystem.

[0188] Specifically, the unsorted orders are summarized according to the distribution line to obtain the total sorting quantity and the second sorting order of each distribution line. Starting from the smallest unsorted serial number that has not started sorting, the pending orders are numbered according to the second sorting order. According to the numbering result, the second sorting order, and the order details of the unsorted orders, the second sorting parameters are generated.

[0189] After the sorting information management system generates the optimized sorting tasks, the sorting monitoring system, the spare parts warehouse monitoring system, the packaging machine system, and the coding system download the data and start to execute the new sorting tasks, so as to achieve a quick switch to the other side for sorting when a failure occurs on one side, ensuring production efficiency and order delivery.

[0190] The following is an example provided by the embodiment of the present application:

[0191] Exemplarily, there are known 6 delivery routes, namely: Route PA, PB, PC, PD, PE, PF. The sorting order is: ABCDEF. The customer information (10 customers for each route) is:

[0192] Customers A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A8, A9, A10;

[0193] Customers B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B6, B7, B8, B9, B10;

[0194] Customers C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6, C7, C8, C9, C10;

[0195] Customers D1, D2, D3, D4, D5, D6, D7, D8, D9, D10;

[0196] Customers E1, E2, E3, E4, E5, E6, E7, E8, E9, E10;

[0197] Customers F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6, F7, F8, F9, F10.

[0198] There are 6 * 10 = 60 orders in the order master table, as follows:

[0199] OA1, OA2, OA3,..., OA10;

[0200] OB1, OB2, OB3,..., OB10;

[0201] OC1, OC2, OC3,..., OC10;

[0202] OD1, OD2, OD3,..., OD10;

[0203] OE1, OE2, OE3,..., OE10;

[0204] OF1, OF2, OF3,..., OF10;

[0205] The order details table contains each brand and the number of items of each brand. The corresponding total number of items for each of the above orders is:

[0206] QA1, QA2, QA3 —— QA10;

[0207] QB1, QB2, QB3 —— QB10;

[0208] QC1, QC2, QC3 —— QC10;

[0209] QD1, QD2, QD3 —— QD10;

[0210] QE1, QE2, QE3 —— QE10;

[0211] QF1, QF2, QF3 —— QF10.

[0212] Assume that the total sorting quantities of the 6 lines are SumA, SumB, SumC, SumD, SumE, and SumF respectively. Then:

[0213] SumA = QA1 + QA2 + QA3 +... + QA10;

[0214] SumB = QB1 + QB2 + QB3 +... + QB10;

[0215] SumC = QC1 + QC2 + QC3 +... + QC10;

[0216] SumD = QD1 + QD2 + QD3 +... + QD10;

[0217] SumE = QE1 + QE2 + QE3 +... + QE10;

[0218] SumF = QF1 + QF2 + QF3 +... + QF10;

[0219] Therefore, the total sorting quantity Sum = SumA + SumB + SumC + SumD + SumE + SumF.

[0220] Taking the daily production of the workshop as about 100,000 as an example, assume that the sorting quantities of the lines are 18500, 18280, 18565, 17305, 18000, and 15000 respectively, that is, Sum = 105650;

[0221] There are two exits in the double - exit cigarette sorting line, so the parameter k = 2. Therefore, calculating Sum / k = 105650 / 2 = 52825, and the average quantity allocated to each exit is 52825; The results of distributing to each sub - line on both sides (taking 3 sub - lines on the inner and outer sides as an example) according to the sorting order ABCDE are as follows:

[0222] Exit 1 (inner side): 18500 (A); 17305 (D); 18000 (E);

[0223] Outlet 2 (outer side): 18280 (B); 18565 (C); 15000 (F).

[0224] Therefore, the total number of sorted orders for the inner and outer sides are: 53805 and 51845 respectively;

[0225] After normal scheduling, the inner and outer outlets sort according to the strict order of orders within their respective lines. The scheduling results are as follows:

[0226] Outlet 1 (inner side): OA1, OA2, OA3, …, OA10; OD1, OD2, OD3, …, OD10; OE1, OE2, OE3, …, OE10;

[0227] Outlet 2 (outer side): OB1, OB2, OB3, …, OB10; OC1, OC2, OC3, …, OC10; OF1, OF2, OF3, …, OF10.

[0228] So far, the scheduling is completed.

[0229] During the sorting process, when a part of the independent equipment at Outlet 1 (inner side) (for example, one of the sorting machine belts on the inner side) is sorting order OD2, and Outlet 2 is sorting OC4, the equipment fails and cannot continue production. During the sorting monitoring, all orders OD3, …, OD10; OE1, OE2, OE3, …, OE10 on the inner side are transferred to the outer side for sorting;

[0230] In this way, Outlet 2 will sort two lines, Line C and Line D, simultaneously. The production scheduling data is OD3, OC4, OD4, OC5 ……. At this time, the sorting line will enter the cross-sorting stage.

[0231] After the sorting monitoring system obtains the minimum serial number for cross-sorting, it generates the first project data for cross-sorting and sends it to its server for standby. Wait until the equipment for the first project is ready to start the cross-sorting stage.

[0232] Assume that after the cross-sorting is completed, for example, there are still 4 lines of orders left, which are: OC9, OC10; OD7, …, OD10; OE2, …, OE10; OF1, …, OF10;

[0233] At this time, the minimum unsorted serial number can be obtained, and a new schedule is made in the sorting information system, that is, the orders of the above remaining 4 lines are rescheduled, and the scheduling results are as follows:

[0234] Outlet 2 (outer side): OC9, OC10, OD7, OD8, OD9, OD10; OE2, …, OE10; OF1, …, OF10;

[0235] It should be noted that for the convenience of understanding, the serial numbers are not shown in the above examples, and the minimum sorting unit is only represented by the customer order code. In fact, a serial number is the minimum sorting unit. One customer corresponds to one customer code, one order, and one order corresponds to multiple serial numbers.

[0236] In some embodiments, in response to an instruction to start the sorting monitoring system, a work monitoring diagram and an operation area are displayed on the front-end page. The work monitoring diagram is as Figure 4 shown. In the work monitoring diagram, it includes a replenishment line, a sorting line, and sorting details. The sorting line consists of a cigarette warehouse and a carton cigarette conveyor line. The sorting line includes multiple sub-lines, and the environmental status can also be displayed. The sorting details include various operation data.

[0237] The schematic diagram of the fault display shown in the environmental status is as Figure 10 shown. When a device fault is detected, the status indication mark is updated in the fault column of the environmental status, and at the same time, the status indication mark near the faulty machine is also updated to the fault status.

[0238] The numbers on the replenishment line represent the machine position labels. The case cigarettes are transported from the replenishment line entrance to the cigarette warehouse entrance and are disassembled into carton cigarettes for sorting on the sorting line. The partial enlarged view of the sorting line is as Figure 11 shown. The numbers below the sorting machine belt in the figure represent the position numbers of the sorting machine belt. The numbers shown at the green marked area inside the sorting machine belt represent the serial number currently being processed, and the numbers shown at the yellow marked area inside represent the number of carton cigarettes of the current serial number. Figure 11 In it, the side of the sorting machine belts 220 and 213 is the entrance of one side of the double-export carton cigarette sorting line, and the side of the sorting machine belts 122 and 115 is the corresponding entrance of the other side of the carton cigarettes. A red mark appears at the sorting machine belt 118, indicating that the sorting machine belt encounters a sorting fault.

[0239] The operation area is as Figure 12 and Figure 13As shown in the figure, in response to triggering the key for total clearing of the sorting line, the above-mentioned running data displayed on the sorting line is cleared, and the sorting monitoring system is initialized; in response to triggering the key for total clearing of the replenishment line, the running data displayed on the sorting line is cleared, and the spare parts warehouse monitoring system is initialized; in response to triggering the operation of transferring unissued orders, the sorting system performs order transfer, transfers the unissued order cartons of cigarettes to the available sub-lines to prepare for cross-sorting. After the transfer is completed, the sorting details data displayed in the work monitoring diagram is updated. After the key to start the system is triggered, the monitoring work of the sorting monitoring system can be started. After being triggered, this key becomes the key to stop the system, and triggering it again can stop the work of the sorting monitoring system. The key to pause sorting is used to temporarily stop the sorting system from sorting cartons of cigarettes. After being triggered, this key becomes the key to resume sorting, and triggering it again can continue the work of the sorting system. After the key to start sorting is triggered, it becomes the key to complete sorting. In the state of pausing sorting, the key to complete sorting can be triggered to force the end of sorting.

[0240] In summary, the embodiments of the present application have at least the following beneficial effects:

[0241] 1. By continuously monitoring the running data of the double-outlet carton cigarette sorting line, according to the fault detection results, transfer the unissued orders on the faulty side to the normal side for cross-sorting until the replenishment situation of the out-of-stock cartons of cigarettes on the replenishment line meets the preset first condition. It is possible to first process the already out-of-stock cartons of cigarettes, use subsequent re-optimized allocation, and then initialize the replenishment line and the sorting line. According to the smallest unstarted sorting serial number and the fault monitoring results, reschedule the un-sorted orders, which is beneficial to realizing the fast and flexible emergency line change of the double-outlet carton cigarette sorting line.

[0242] 2. The sorting information management system generates cross-sorting parameters according to the equipment fault situation, and generates the first sorting instruction for cross-sorting, and integrates the orders on the faulty side to the normal side for sorting, which can realize the flexible and fast switching of the sorting line and ensure production efficiency and order delivery.

[0243] 3. When a device fault is detected, change the status indication mark corresponding to the faulty device in the work monitoring diagram, which is convenient for the operator to intuitively view the fault location. Synchronously display the operation area in the work monitoring diagram, reduce page jumps, which is beneficial for the operator to use quickly, improve the efficiency and user experience of the emergency line change of the double-outlet carton cigarette sorting line, and thus is beneficial to meeting the requirements of tobacco logistics for timeliness.

[0244] Please refer to Figure 14 , the embodiments of the present application also provide an emergency line change system for a double-outlet carton cigarette sorting line, which can implement the above method. The system includes:

[0245] The sorting monitoring system 1001 is used to continuously monitor the equipment operation data of the double - outlet cigarette sorting line to obtain a fault monitoring result; it is also used to suspend the sorting operation of the sorting line and the inbound and outbound operations of the spare parts warehouse according to the fault monitoring result; it is also used to transfer the unfilled orders on the faulty side to the normal side for cross - sorting according to the fault monitoring result, and resume the sorting operation until the replenishment situation of the cigarettes that have been shipped out on the replenishment line meets a preset first condition; wherein, the faulty side refers to the side of the double - outlet cigarette sorting line that contains faulty equipment; the normal side refers to the side of the double - outlet cigarette sorting line that does not contain the faulty equipment; it is also used to obtain the smallest unfilled sorting serial number; it is also used to perform initialization processing on the replenishment line and the sorting line.

[0246] The sorting information management system 1002 is used to generate sorting data required for sorting; it is also used to reschedule the unfilled orders according to the smallest unfilled sorting serial number and the fault monitoring result.

[0247] The spare parts warehouse monitoring system 1003 is used to replenish stock according to the sorting data generated by the sorting information management system.

[0248] It can be understood that the content in the above - mentioned method embodiments is applicable to the system embodiments of the present application. The functions specifically implemented by the system embodiments of the present application are the same as those of the above - mentioned method embodiments, and the beneficial effects achieved are also the same as those of the above - mentioned method embodiments.

[0249] In some embodiments, as Figure 15 shown, the architecture of the system can be divided into a presentation layer, an application layer, a data layer, a software support layer, an infrastructure layer, and an external interface. The application layer includes the above - mentioned sorting information management system, sorting monitoring system, and spare parts warehouse monitoring system.

[0250] The embodiment of the present application also provides an electronic device. The electronic device includes a memory and a processor. The memory stores a computer program, and when the processor executes the computer program, the above - mentioned method is implemented. The electronic device can be any intelligent terminal including a tablet computer, an in - vehicle computer, etc.

[0251] It can be understood that the content in the above - mentioned method embodiments is applicable to the device embodiments of the present application. The functions specifically implemented by the device embodiments of the present application are the same as those of the above - mentioned method embodiments, and the beneficial effects achieved are also the same as those of the above - mentioned method embodiments.

[0252] Please refer to Figure 16 , Figure 16 which schematically shows the hardware structure of an electronic device in another embodiment. The electronic device includes:

[0253] The processor 1004 can be implemented in the form of a general-purpose CPU (Central Processing Unit), a microprocessor, an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), or one or more integrated circuits, etc., and is used to execute relevant programs to implement the technical solutions provided in the embodiments of the present application.

[0254] The memory 1005 can be implemented in the form of a read-only memory (ROM), a static storage device, a dynamic storage device, or a random access memory (RAM), etc. The memory 1005 can store an operating system and other application programs. When implementing the technical solutions provided in the embodiments of this specification through software or firmware, the relevant program codes are stored in the memory 1005 and are called by the processor 1004 to execute an emergency line change method for a double-outlet cigarette sorting line in the embodiments of the present application.

[0255] The input / output interface 1006 is used to implement information input and output.

[0256] The communication interface 1007 is used to implement communication interaction between this device and other devices, and can achieve communication through wired means (such as USB, network cable, etc.) or wireless means (such as mobile network, WIFI, Bluetooth, etc.).

[0257] The bus 1008 transmits information between the various components of the device (such as the processor 1004, the memory 1005, the input / output interface 1006, and the communication interface 1007).

[0258] Among them, the processor 1004, the memory 1005, the input / output interface 1006, and the communication interface 1007 achieve communication connections with each other inside the device through the bus 1008.

[0259] The embodiments of the present application also provide a computer-readable storage medium, which stores a computer program, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the above method is implemented.

[0260] It can be understood that the content in the above method embodiments is applicable to the embodiments of this storage medium. The functions specifically implemented by the embodiments of this storage medium are the same as those of the above method embodiments, and the beneficial effects achieved are also the same as those of the above method embodiments.

[0261] As a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, the memory can be used to store non-transitory software programs and non-transitory computer-executable programs. In addition, the memory may include high-speed random access memory, and may also include non-transitory memory, such as at least one magnetic disk storage device, a flash memory device, or other non-transitory solid-state storage devices. In some embodiments, the memory may optionally include memories that are remotely located relative to the processor, and these remote memories can be connected to the processor through a network. Examples of the above networks include, but are not limited to, the Internet, an intranet, a local area network, a mobile communication network, and combinations thereof.

[0262] The embodiments described in the embodiments of the present application are for more clearly illustrating the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, and do not constitute a limitation on the technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present application. Those skilled in the art will know that with the evolution of technology and the emergence of new application scenarios, the technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present application are equally applicable to similar technical problems.

[0263] Those skilled in the art can understand that the technical solutions shown in the figures do not constitute a limitation on the embodiments of the present application, and may include more or fewer steps than shown in the figures, or combine certain steps, or different steps.

[0264] The system embodiments described above are merely illustrative. The units described as separate components may or may not be physically separated, that is, they may be located in one place, or may be distributed to multiple network units. Some or all of the modules can be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of this embodiment.

[0265] Those of ordinary skill in the art can understand that all or some of the steps in the methods disclosed above, and the functional modules / units in the systems and devices, can be implemented as software, firmware, hardware, and appropriate combinations thereof.

[0266] The terms "first", "second", "third", "fourth", etc. (if any) in the specification of the present application and the above figures are used to distinguish similar objects, and do not have to be used to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that such data can be interchanged under appropriate circumstances so that the embodiments of the present application described here can be implemented in an order different from those illustrated or described here. In addition, the terms "including" and "having" and any variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion. For example, a process, method, system, product, or device that includes a series of steps or units does not have to be limited to those steps or units clearly listed, but may include other steps or units not clearly listed or inherent to these processes, methods, products, or devices.

[0267] It should be understood that in this application, "at least one (item)" means one or more, and "a plurality" means two or more. "And / or" is used to describe the association relationship of associated objects, indicating that there can be three relationships. For example, "A and / or B" can mean: only A exists, only B exists, and both A and B exist at the same time. Among them, A and B can be singular or plural. The character " / " generally represents an "or" relationship between the associated objects before and after. "At least one (item) of the following" or its similar expression refers to any combination of these items, including any combination of single item (item) or plural items (items). For example, at least one (item) of a, b, or c can mean: a, b, c, "a and b", "a and c", "b and c", or "a and b and c", where a, b, and c can be single or multiple.

[0268] In several embodiments provided in this application, it should be understood that the disclosed devices and methods can be implemented in other ways. For example, the system embodiments described above are merely illustrative. For example, the division of the above units is only a logical function division. In actual implementation, there can be other division methods. For example, multiple units or components can be combined or integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored or not executed. Another point is that the displayed or discussed coupling or direct coupling or communication connection to each other can be through some interfaces. The indirect coupling or communication connection of devices or units can be in electrical, mechanical or other forms.

[0269] The units described above as separate components may or may not be physically separated. The components displayed as units may or may not be physical units, that is, they can be located in one place, or they can be distributed to multiple network units. Some or all of the units can be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of this embodiment.

[0270] In addition, the functional units in each embodiment of this application can be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit can exist physically alone, or two or more units can be integrated into one unit. The above integrated units can be implemented in the form of hardware or in the form of software functional units.

[0271] When the integrated unit is implemented in the form of a software functional unit and sold or used as an independent product, it can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. Based on such an understanding, the technical solution of this application, in essence, or the part that contributes to the prior art, or all or part of this technical solution, can be embodied in the form of a software product. This computer software product is stored in a storage medium and includes multiple instructions for causing a computer device (which may be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) to execute all or part of the steps of the methods of the various embodiments of this application. The aforementioned storage medium includes: various media that can store programs, such as USB flash drives, mobile hard disks, read-only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), magnetic disks, or optical discs.

[0272] The preferred embodiments of the embodiments of this application have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, and thus do not limit the scope of the rights of the embodiments of this application. Any modifications, equivalent replacements, and improvements made by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope and essence of the embodiments of this application shall be within the scope of the rights of the embodiments of this application.

Claims

1. An emergency line change method for a double-outlet cigarette sorting line, characterized in that: The following steps are involved: Continuously monitor the equipment operation data of the double-export cigarette sorting line to obtain fault monitoring results; According to the fault monitoring result, suspending the sorting operation of the sorting line and the storage and retrieval operation of the spare parts warehouse; According to the fault monitoring result, the unissued orders on the faulty side are transferred to the normal side for cross sorting, and the sorting operation is resumed until the replenishment of the shipped cigarettes on the replenishment line meets the preset first condition; wherein the faulty side refers to the side of the dual-outlet cigarette sorting line that contains the faulty equipment; the normal side refers to the side of the dual-outlet cigarette sorting line that does not contain the faulty equipment; Get the minimum unstarted sorting serial number; Initializing the replenishment line and the sorting line; According to the minimum unsorted serial number and the fault monitoring result, the unsorted orders are rescheduled to complete the emergency line change.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The method of suspending the sorting operation of the sorting line and the storage and retrieval operation of the spare parts warehouse according to the fault monitoring result includes the following steps: When a device fails, the operating data of the failed device is obtained from the failure monitoring result; Obtaining a fault code according to the operating data; In combination with the fault code, an operator is sent to the site to repair the faulty equipment; Obtain the fault repair difficulty reported by the operator. When the difficulty of repairing the fault meets the preset second condition, the sorting operation of the sorting line and the warehousing and unwarehousing operation of the spare parts warehouse are suspended.

3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that According to the fault monitoring result, the unissued orders on the fault side are transferred to the normal side for cross sorting, and the sorting operation is resumed until the replenishment of the cigarettes that have been shipped out of the replenishment line meets the preset first condition, including the following steps: Obtaining the faulty device number from the faulty side monitoring result; According to the faulty equipment number, a sub-line on the double-outlet cigarette sorting line with a fault is determined as the faulty sub-line; The side where the faulty sub-line is located is regarded as the faulty side, and the other side is regarded as the normal side; Get the last sorting serial number, the orders not issued on the faulty side, and the orders not issued on the normal side; Determine the cross sorting start serial number according to the last sorting serial number; Based on the principle of cross sorting of orders on both sides and the corresponding relationship between the sub-lines on both sides, a first sorting parameter is generated according to the cross sorting start serial number, the unissued orders on the faulty side, and the unissued orders on the normal side; generating first sorting instruction data according to the first sorting parameter; According to the first sorting instruction data, cross sorting is performed on the normal side until the replenishment situation of the shipped cigarette pieces on the replenishment line meets the preset first condition.

4. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that: The method of generating the first sorting parameter based on the principle of cross sorting of orders on both sides and the correspondence between the sub-lines on both sides, according to the cross sorting start serial number, the unissued orders on the faulty side, and the unissued orders on the normal side, comprises the following steps: Replace the faulty side sub-line in the unissued order on the faulty side with a normal side sub-line corresponding to the same cigarette bin; Taking the unissued orders marked with the cross sorting start serial number as the starting point, determining the first sorting sequence in a manner of interleaving the unissued orders on the faulty side with the unissued orders on the normal side, and obtaining a set of orders to be sorted; A first sorting parameter is generated according to the first sorting sequence and the order details of the set of orders to be sorted.

5. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The method of rescheduling the unsorted orders according to the minimum unsorted serial number and the fault monitoring result to complete the emergency line change includes the following steps: Determine the fault device number according to the fault monitoring result; Determine the faulty sub-line on the dual-outlet cigarette sorting line according to the faulty equipment number as the faulty sub-line; The side where the faulty sub-line is located is regarded as the faulty side, and the other side is regarded as the normal side; Eliminate all sub-lines on the faulty side, and generate a second sorting parameter according to the minimum unsorted serial number and unsorted orders; Generate second sorting instruction data according to the second sorting parameter to obtain a rescheduling result.

6. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that The step of removing all sub-lines on the faulty side and generating a second sorting parameter according to the minimum unstarted sorting serial number and the unsorted order comprises the following steps: Summarize the unsorted orders according to the delivery routes to obtain the total sorting amount and the second sorting order of each delivery route; Starting from the smallest unsorted serial number, the to-be-processed orders are numbered according to the second sorting sequence; A second sorting parameter is generated according to the numbering result, the second sorting sequence and the order details of the unsorted order.

7. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that Before the step of transferring the unissued orders on the faulty side to the normal side for cross sorting according to the fault monitoring result, and resuming the sorting operation until the replenishment of the shipped cigarette pieces on the replenishment line meets the preset first condition, the method also includes the step of notifying the operator to process the order cigarettes being sorted on the sorting line on the faulty side; Before the step of initializing the replenishment line and the sorting line, the method further includes the step of notifying the operator to process the cigarettes that have been shipped out but not replenished.

8. An interactive method for emergency line change of a double-outlet cigarette sorting line, characterized in that: The following steps are involved: When a failure of the equipment of the double-outlet cigarette sorting line is detected and the difficulty of repairing the failure meets the preset first condition, the sorting operation of the sorting line and the storage and retrieval operation of the spare parts warehouse are suspended through the sorting monitoring system; Sending the fault monitoring result and the cross sorting start serial number to the sorting information management system through the sorting monitoring system; Generate a first sorting instruction according to the fault monitoring result and the cross sorting start serial number through the sorting information management system; The first sorting instruction is obtained by executing the device, and cross sorting is performed on the normal side until the replenishment situation of the cigarettes that have been shipped out on the replenishment line meets the first condition, and the sorting is forcibly terminated; Obtaining the minimum unstarted sorting serial number through the sorting monitoring system; Initializing the replenishment line and the sorting line through the sorting monitoring system; Sending the minimum unstarted sorting serial number to the sorting information management system through the sorting monitoring system, and rescheduling the unsorted orders through the sorting information management system according to the minimum unstarted sorting serial number and the fault monitoring result; The scheduling result is sent to the spare parts warehouse monitoring system, the sorting monitoring system and the execution device through the sorting information management system to complete the emergency line change.

9. An interactive method for emergency line change of a double-outlet cigarette sorting line, characterized in that: The following steps are involved: In response to an instruction to start the sorting monitoring system, a work monitoring diagram and an operation area are displayed; wherein the work monitoring diagram includes a replenishment line, a sorting line and sorting details; In response to the operation of starting the sorting system, displaying the sorting details obtained from the background on the replenishment line and the sorting line; In response to monitoring a device failure, changing the status indicator corresponding to the failed device in the work monitoring diagram; wherein the device failure is obtained by the sorting monitoring system continuously monitoring the device operation data of the double-outlet cigarette sorting line; In response to the triggering operation of transferring the unissued orders, the data of the sorting details displayed in the work monitoring diagram is updated; wherein the updated data of the sorting details is generated by the sorting information management system according to the fault monitoring result and the cross sorting start serial number; In response to an instruction to perform a general clear, the operation data in the work monitoring diagram is cleared.

10. An emergency line change system for a double-outlet cigarette sorting line, characterized in that: include: Sorting monitoring system, used to continuously monitor the equipment operation data of the double-outlet cigarette sorting line and obtain fault monitoring results; It is also used to suspend the sorting operation of the sorting line and the storage and retrieval operation of the spare parts warehouse according to the fault monitoring result; It is also used to transfer the unissued orders on the faulty side to the normal side for cross sorting according to the fault monitoring result, and to resume the sorting operation until the replenishment of the shipped cigarette pieces on the replenishment line meets the preset first condition; wherein the faulty side refers to the side of the double-outlet cigarette carton sorting line that contains the faulty equipment; the normal side refers to the side of the double-outlet cigarette carton sorting line that does not contain the faulty equipment; it is also used to obtain the minimum unstarted sorting serial number; it is also used to initialize the replenishment line and the sorting line; A sorting information management system, used to generate sorting data required for sorting; and also used to reschedule unsorted orders according to the minimum unstarted sorting serial number and the fault monitoring result; The spare parts warehouse monitoring system is used to replenish the stock according to the sorting data generated by the sorting information management system.

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