Automatic sorting equipment

Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of intelligent logistics sorting, and discloses automatic sorting equipment which comprises a supporting frame and a heightening frame, a rotary conveying module is arranged on the inner side wall of the supporting frame, the outer surface of the rotary conveying module is fixedly connected with a vertical conveying module through a connecting plate, and the heightening frame is arranged outside the supporting frame. A bar code recognition module is arranged on the upper surface of the heightening frame, a sorting channel module is arranged outside the supporting frame, and compared with traditional automatic sorting equipment, the automatic sorting equipment has remarkable advantages. Firstly, through cooperative operation of all the modules, sorting and conveying in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction are achieved in a small space, and intelligent sorting is completed while occupied space is saved; and secondly, due to the special design of the sorting channel module, the transfer bag is conveniently supported, the parcels can directly fall into the bag, the transfer bag is convenient to replace, the sorting efficiency is improved, the labor cost is reduced, and the automation development process of the logistics industry is powerfully promoted.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of intelligent logistics sorting, and more particularly, to automatic sorting equipment. Background Art

[0002] With the continuous improvement of the country's economic and technological levels and the rapid development of the Internet economy, express delivery, logistics and shopping have grown rapidly, which has given rise to the development of the logistics industry. The express delivery industry has also developed rapidly. Due to the many differences between different express deliveries or goods, such as different shapes, different volumes, and different mailing addresses, the sorting of express deliveries or goods requires that different types of express deliveries or goods, and express deliveries or goods mailed to different addresses be placed in different locations. The above process has brought huge manpower costs and management costs to the express delivery and logistics industries. The corresponding parcel sorting and processing efficiency is also low, and the degree of intelligence is low, which seriously affects the development of the express delivery or logistics industry towards full automation. Existing automatic sorting and conveying equipment has significant shortcomings: First, most of the equipment is unidirectional. If multiple sorting points are to be set up at a specific location or direction, a large number of sorting components are required, resulting in a large overall equipment footprint. This not only increases site usage costs but also limits its application in scenarios with limited space. Second, during the actual sorting process, sorted parcels often fall directly to the ground at the designated location and must be manually picked up and bagged. This not only increases labor costs but also reduces sorting efficiency, failing to meet the requirements of efficient and automated modern logistics. Therefore, there is an urgent need for an automatic sorting device to address the above issues. Summary of the Invention

[0003] (1) Technical problems solved In view of the above situation, in order to overcome the defects of the prior art, the present invention provides an automatic sorting device, which aims to solve the problems in the above background technology.

[0004] (2) Technical solution To achieve the above objectives, the present invention is implemented through the following technical solutions: an automatic sorting device, including a support frame and an elevated frame, characterized in that: a rotary conveying module is provided on the inner side wall of the support frame, the outer surface of the rotary conveying module is fixedly connected to a vertical conveying module through a connecting plate, the elevated frame is arranged on the outside of the support frame, a barcode recognition module is provided on the upper surface of the elevated frame, and a sorting channel module is provided on the outside of the support frame.

[0005] The present invention is further configured such that the rotary conveying module includes a driving motor, which is fixedly mounted on the inner side wall of the support frame; a first gear is provided at the output end of the driving motor; a second gear is rotatably connected to the inner top wall of the support frame; the upper surface of the second gear is fixedly connected to a rotating disk via a bearing; and the outer surface of the first gear is transmission-connected to the outer surface of the second gear.

[0006] The present invention is further configured such that the vertical conveying module includes an electric slide rail, the outer surface of the slider of the electric slide rail is fixedly connected to a consignment rack, the inner side wall of the consignment rack is provided with a consignment conveyor belt, and the electric slide rails, consignment racks and consignment conveyor belts are each provided in number and are evenly distributed in a circular array.

[0007] The present invention is further configured such that the barcode recognition module includes a package scanner, an image recognition component is provided at the upper end of the package scanner, a conveyor belt is provided on the upper surface of the package scanner, a buffer conveyor belt is provided at one end of the conveyor belt near the package scanner, and the image recognition component is provided above the conveyor belt.

[0008] The present invention is further configured as follows: the sorting channel module includes a sorting channel cage, the inner side wall of the sorting channel cage is provided with a partition, one end of the sorting channel cage is provided with a sorting channel, the outer surface of the sorting channel is fixedly connected with a connecting plate, the lower surface of the sorting channel cage is fixedly connected with a supporting leg, the lower surface of the sorting channel cage is provided with a discharge port, the inner side wall of the discharge port is rotatably connected with a rotating rod, the outer surface of the rotating rod is fixedly connected with a transfer bag hook, one end of the rotating rod is provided with a rectangular socket, the inner side wall of the rectangular socket is plugged with a rectangular rod, one end of the rectangular rod is fixedly connected with a crank, and the rear side of the crank is fixedly connected with a limit pin.

[0009] The present invention is further configured such that the sorting channels and connecting plates are provided with a plurality of them and are evenly distributed in a rectangular array, the rotating rods are provided with a plurality of them and are arranged in groups of two on the inner side wall of the discharge port, the transfer bag hooks are provided with two obliquely arranged on the outer surfaces of the two ends of each rotating rod, one end of the rotating rod passes through the outer surface of the discharge port, and the outer surface of the discharge port is provided with a limiting hole adapted to the limiting pin.

[0010] (3) Beneficial effects Compared with the prior art, the present invention provides an automatic sorting device with the following beneficial effects: 1. This automatic sorting equipment, through the arrangement of a rotary conveying module, a vertical conveying module, a barcode recognition module, and a sorting channel module, enables the automatic sorting equipment to achieve the effect of intelligent sorting while saving space. Through the coordinated arrangement of the rotary conveying module, the vertical conveying module, the barcode recognition module, and the sorting channel module, during use, the entire equipment can be concentrated in a smaller space to achieve sorting and conveying in the horizontal and vertical directions, thereby achieving the purpose of realizing intelligent sorting while saving space.

[0011] 2. This automatic sorting equipment, through the arrangement of the rotating rod, transfer bag hook, rectangular socket, rectangular rod and crank in the sorting channel module, enables the automatic sorting equipment to have the effect of facilitating the support of the transfer bag. Through the coordinated arrangement of the rotating rod, transfer bag hook, rectangular socket, rectangular rod and crank on the inner side of the discharge port, the opening of the express transfer bag can be supported on the inner wall of the discharge port during use, so that the express parcel can be directly delivered to the corresponding transfer bag, and the transfer bag can be quickly removed, thereby achieving the purpose of facilitating the support of the transfer bag. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0012] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the present invention; Figure 2 It is a structural schematic diagram of the rotary conveying module and the vertical conveying module of the present invention; Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the rotary conveying module of the present invention; Figure 4 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the vertical conveying module of the present invention; Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the barcode recognition module of the present invention; Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the first three-dimensional structure of the sorting channel module of the present invention; Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the second three-dimensional structure of the sorting channel module of the present invention; Figure 8 It is a structural schematic diagram of the three-dimensional cross-section of the discharge port of the present invention.

[0013] In the figure: 1. Support frame; 2. Drive motor; 3. First gear; 4. Rotating disk; 5. Second gear; 6. Connecting plate; 7. Electric slide rail; 8. Consignment rack; 9. Consignment conveyor belt; 10. Elevator rack; 11. Parcel scanner; 12. Image recognition component; 13. Conveyor belt; 14. Buffer conveyor belt; 15. Sorting channel cage; 16. Support leg; 17. Sorting channel; 18. Connecting plate; 19. Discharge port; 20. Rotating rod; 21. Transfer bag hook; 22. Rectangular socket; 23. Rectangular rod; 24. Crank handle; 25. Limit pin. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0014] It should be noted that, in the absence of conflict, the embodiments and features of the embodiments in this application can be combined with each other. The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and in combination with the embodiments.

[0015] It should be noted that, unless otherwise specified, all technical and scientific terms used in this application have the same meaning as commonly understood by ordinary technicians in the technical field to which this application belongs.

[0016] In the present invention, unless otherwise specified, directions such as "up" and "down" are generally used with respect to the directions shown in the drawings, or with respect to the vertical, perpendicular or gravity directions; similarly, for ease of understanding and description, "left" and "right" are generally used with respect to the left and right shown in the drawings; "inside" and "outside" refer to the inside and outside relative to the outline of each component itself, but the above-mentioned directions are not used to limit the present invention.

[0017] See also Figure 1-Figure 7 An automatic sorting device includes a support frame 1 and an elevated frame 10. The inner side wall of the support frame 1 is provided with a rotary conveying module. The outer surface of the rotary conveying module is fixedly connected to the vertical conveying module through a connecting plate 6. The elevated frame 10 is arranged on the outside of the support frame 1. The upper surface of the elevated frame 10 is provided with a barcode recognition module. The outside of the support frame 1 is provided with a sorting channel 17 module.

[0018] The rotary conveying module includes a drive motor 2, which is fixedly mounted on the inner wall of the support frame 1. A first gear 3 is provided at the output end of the drive motor 2. The inner top wall of the support frame 1 is rotatably connected to a second gear 5. The upper surface of the second gear 5 is fixedly connected to a rotating disk 4 through a bearing. The outer surface of the first gear 3 is transmission-connected to the outer surface of the second gear 5.

[0019] The vertical conveying module includes an electric slide rail 7, the outer surface of the slider of the electric slide rail 7 is fixedly connected to a consignment rack 8, and the inner side wall of the consignment rack 8 is provided with a consignment conveyor belt 9. There are several electric slide rails 7, consignment racks 8 and consignment conveyor belts 9, which are evenly distributed in a circular array.

[0020] The barcode recognition module includes a package scanner 11, an image recognition component 12 is provided at the upper end of the package scanner 11, a conveyor belt 13 is provided on the upper surface of the package scanner 11, a buffer conveyor belt 14 is provided at one end of the conveyor belt 13 of the package scanner 11, and the image recognition component 12 is provided above the conveyor belt 13.

[0021] The sorting channel 17 module includes a sorting channel cage 15, the inner side wall of the sorting channel cage 15 is provided with a partition, a sorting channel 17 is provided at one end of the sorting channel cage 15, a connecting plate 18 is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the sorting channel 17, a supporting leg 16 is fixedly connected to the lower surface of the sorting channel cage 15, a discharge port 19 is provided on the lower surface of the sorting channel cage 15, a rotating rod 20 is rotatably connected to the inner side wall of the discharge port 19, a transfer bag hook 21 is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the rotating rod 20, a rectangular socket 22 is provided at one end of the rotating rod 20, a rectangular rod 23 is inserted into the inner side wall of the rectangular socket 22, a crank handle 24 is fixedly connected to one end of the rectangular rod 23, and a limit pin 25 is fixedly connected to the back of the crank handle 24.

[0022] Specifically, in order to save space and achieve the effect of intelligent sorting, the rotary conveying module plays an important role as a key starting part. The driving motor 2 is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the support frame 1, and the first gear 3 at its output end is engaged with the second gear 5 rotatably connected to the inner top wall of the support frame 1. When the driving motor 2 is started, the first gear 3 rotates accordingly, driving the second gear 5 to rotate, thereby causing the rotating disk 4 fixedly connected to the second gear 5 through a bearing to rotate. This structural design enables the parcel placed on the rotating disk 4 to achieve horizontal rotary motion. The vertical conveying module cooperates closely with the rotary conveying module. The outer surface of the slider of the electric slide rail 7 is fixedly connected to the consignment rack 8, and a consignment conveyor belt 9 is set on the inner wall of the consignment rack 8. The electric slide rail 7, the consignment rack 8 and the consignment conveyor belt 9 are all distributed in a circular array. When the electric slide rail 7 is working, it can drive the slider to drive the consignment rack 8 to move in the vertical direction to adjust the height of the parcel. Position, for example, when the package rotates horizontally with the rotating disk 4 to a certain position and needs to adjust the height to reach the corresponding sorting channel 17, the electric slide rail 7 can play a role, and the barcode recognition module provides accurate information recognition for the entire sorting process. The image recognition component 12 on the upper end of the package scanner 11 recognizes the package barcode when the package is on the conveyor belt 13, and analyzes the information of the sorting channel 17 to which the package should be delivered. The conveyor belt 13 and the buffer conveyor belt 14 work together to transport the package smoothly to the consignment conveyor belt 9. The sorting channel 17 module receives the packages transferred by the rotary conveying module and the vertical conveying module. Multiple sorting channels 17 and connecting plates 18 are distributed in a rectangular array, which can efficiently connect packages from different positions. Through the coordinated operation of this series of modules, the entire equipment realizes horizontal and vertical sorting and transportation in a smaller space, thereby achieving the purpose of saving space occupancy and intelligent sorting.

[0023] See also Figure 1 、 Figure 6 、 Figure 7 and Figure 8The sorting channel 17 module includes a sorting channel cage 15, the inner side wall of the sorting channel cage 15 is provided with a partition, one end of the sorting channel cage 15 is provided with a sorting channel 17, the outer surface of the sorting channel 17 is fixedly connected with a connecting plate 18, the lower surface of the sorting channel cage 15 is fixedly connected with a supporting leg 16, and the lower surface of the sorting channel cage 15 is provided with a discharge port 19, the inner side wall of the discharge port 19 is rotatably connected with a rotating rod 20, the outer surface of the rotating rod 20 is fixedly connected with a transfer bag hook 21, one end of the rotating rod 20 is provided with a rectangular socket 22, the inner side wall of the rectangular socket 22 is inserted with a rectangular rod 23, one end of the rectangular rod 23 is fixedly connected with a crank 24, and the back of the crank 24 is fixedly connected to a limit pin 25.

[0024] There are several sorting channels 17 and connecting plates 18 and they are evenly distributed in a rectangular array. There are several rotating rods 20 and they are arranged in groups of two on the inner wall of the discharge port 19. Two transfer bag hooks 21 are obliquely arranged on the outer surfaces of the two ends of each rotating rod 20. One end of the rotating rod 20 passes through the outer surface of the discharge port 19, and the outer surface of the discharge port 19 is provided with a limiting hole adapted to the limiting pin 25.

[0025] Specifically, in realizing the function of supporting the transfer bag, the relevant structure of the sorting channel 17 module plays a key role. The inner wall of the discharge port 19 on the lower surface of the sorting channel cage 15 is rotatably connected to the rotating rod 20, and the outer surface of the rotating rod 20 is fixedly connected to the transfer bag hook 21, and two transfer bag hooks 21 are inclinedly arranged on the outer surface of the two ends of each rotating rod 20. This design can stably hang the transfer bag. Before use, the operator hangs the opening of the express transfer bag of the transfer package on the transfer bag hook 21. When the package falls from the sorting channel 17 through the discharge port 19, it will fall directly into the corresponding transfer bag. When the transfer bag is full of packages, it needs to be When removing the transfer bag, pull the crank 24 outward, and the limit pin 25 fixedly connected to the back of the crank 24 will disengage from the limit hole on the outer surface of the discharge port 19. At this time, the rotating rod 20 is no longer restricted and can rotate freely. As the gravity increases after the transfer bag is filled with packages, the rotating rod 20 will be driven to rotate, causing the transfer bag hook 21 to reverse downward, and the transfer bag will automatically fall. After that, the operator will hang a new transfer bag on the transfer bag hook 21, and then use the crank 24 to insert the limit pin 25 into the limit hole on the outer surface of the discharge port 19 to complete the replacement of the transfer bag. The entire operation process is simple and convenient, and it is easy to support and quickly replace the transfer bag.

[0026] In summary, when the overall equipment is in use: first, the automatic sorting equipment needs to be placed at one end of the logistics unloading conveyor belt, and the conveyor belt 13 needs to be accurately connected to the logistics unloading conveyor belt. When the express parcel arrives at the station, the staff needs to place the parcel neatly on the conveyor belt 13 with the barcode facing up. The parcel moves forward at a constant speed on the conveyor belt 13. At this time, the image recognition component 12 at the upper end of the parcel scanner 11 begins to play a role. It uses advanced image recognition technology to quickly and accurately scan and identify the parcel barcode, and through the built-in intelligent algorithm, it quickly analyzes the sorting channel 17 information corresponding to the parcel. Subsequently, the parcel passes through the conveyor belt in turn. 13 and the buffer conveyor belt 14, the buffer conveyor belt 14 plays the role of buffering and adjusting the posture of the package, ensuring that the package can be smoothly and accurately transported to the consignment conveyor belt 9 on the rear side. When the package is on the consignment conveyor belt 9, the drive motor 2 is started, and the first gear 3 at its output end rotates accordingly. The first gear 3 and the second gear 5 are engaged with each other, driving the second gear 5 to rotate, thereby causing the rotating disk 4 to start horizontal rotation, realizing the horizontal rotation movement of the package. At the same time, if the package needs to be adjusted in height in the vertical direction to reach the corresponding sorting channel 17, the electric slide rail 7 starts to work, and the slider of the electric slide rail 7 drives the consignment rack 8 to move accurately in the vertical direction, and the consignment rack The consignment conveyor belt 9 on the inner wall of the consignment rack 8 always keeps the package stably lifted. When the package is adjusted to the corresponding sorting channel 17 through horizontal rotation and vertical movement, the consignment conveyor belt 9 on the inner side of the consignment rack 8 is started to push the package out smoothly, so that the package falls accurately into the corresponding sorting channel 17. After that, the package falls from the discharge port 19 at the other end along the sorting channel 17. At this point, the intelligent sorting of the package is completed. It is worth mentioning that in order to further improve the efficiency during the sorting process, the staff can hang the opening of the express transfer bag of the transfer package on the transfer bag hook 21 in advance. In this way, the package falling from the discharge port 19 will fall directly After that, the staff will hang a new transfer bag on the transfer bag hook 21, and then use the crank 24 to insert the limit pin 25 into the limit groove on the outer surface of the discharge port 19. The whole operation is simple and smooth, which greatly improves the convenience of replacing transfer bags and the overall efficiency of sorting work.

[0027] In all the schemes mentioned above, the connection between the two parts can be selected according to actual conditions by welding, bolt and nut connection, bolt or screw connection or other well-known connection methods, which will not be described here one by one. In the above, all fixed connections are preferably considered to be welding. Although the embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it can be understood by ordinary technicians in this field that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention. The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. An automatic sorting device, comprising a support frame (1) and a heightening frame (10), characterized in that: The inner side wall of the support frame (1) is provided with a rotary conveying module, the outer surface of the rotary conveying module is fixedly connected to the vertical conveying module via a connecting plate (6), the raising frame (10) is provided on the outside of the support frame (1), the upper surface of the raising frame (10) is provided with a barcode recognition module, and the outside of the support frame (1) is provided with a sorting channel module.

2. The automatic sorting equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rotary conveying module comprises a driving motor (2), the driving motor (2) being fixedly mounted on the inner side wall of the support frame (1), the output end of the driving motor (2) being provided with a first gear (3), the inner top wall of the support frame (1) being rotatably connected to a second gear (5), the upper surface of the second gear (5) being fixedly connected to a rotating disk (4) via a bearing, and the outer surface of the first gear (3) being transmission-connected to the outer surface of the second gear (5).

3. The automatic sorting equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The vertical conveying module comprises an electric slide rail (7), the outer surface of the slider of the electric slide rail (7) is fixedly connected to a shipping rack (8), the inner side wall of the shipping rack (8) is provided with a shipping conveyor belt (9), and the electric slide rail (7), the shipping rack (8) and the shipping conveyor belt (9) are all provided in plurality and are evenly distributed in a circular array.

4. The automatic sorting equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The barcode recognition module includes a parcel scanner (11), an image recognition component (12) is provided at the upper end of the parcel scanner (11), a conveyor belt (13) is provided on the upper surface of the parcel scanner (11), a buffer conveyor belt (14) is provided at one end of the parcel scanner (11) located on the conveyor belt (13), and the image recognition component (12) is provided above the conveyor belt (13).

5. The automatic sorting equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The sorting channel module comprises a sorting channel cage (15), the inner side wall of the sorting channel cage (15) is provided with a partition, one end of the sorting channel cage (15) is provided with a sorting channel (17), the outer surface of the sorting channel (17) is fixedly connected with a connecting plate (18), the lower surface of the sorting channel cage (15) is fixedly connected with a supporting leg (16), the lower surface of the sorting channel cage (15) is provided with a discharge port (19), the inner side wall of the discharge port (19) is rotatably connected with a rotating rod (20), the outer surface of the rotating rod (20) is fixedly connected with a transfer bag hook (21), one end of the rotating rod (20) is provided with a rectangular socket (22), the inner side wall of the rectangular socket (22) is plugged with a rectangular rod (23), one end of the rectangular rod (23) is fixedly connected with a crank (24), and the rear of the crank (24) is fixedly connected with a limit pin (25).

6. The automatic sorting equipment according to claim 5, characterized in that: The sorting channels (17) and the connecting plates (18) are provided in a plurality and are evenly distributed in a rectangular array. The rotating rods (20) are provided in a plurality and are arranged in pairs on the inner side wall of the discharge port (19). Two transfer bag hooks (21) are obliquely provided on the outer surface of the two ends of each rotating rod (20). One end of the rotating rod (20) passes through the outer surface of the discharge port (19). The outer surface of the discharge port (19) is provided with a limiting hole adapted to the limiting pin (25).

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