Sorting device

Abstract

The utility model provides a sorting device which comprises at least two sets of material throwing assemblies, each set of material throwing assembly comprises a material receiving platform and a material throwing platform which have a height difference, and the height of the material receiving platform is lower than that of the material throwing platform; a first conveying piece is arranged between the material receiving platform and the material throwing platform; the conveying speed of the material receiving platform is different from that of the material throwing platform; wherein an object to be sorted is thrown to the material receiving platform from a high position, is moved to the material throwing platform through the first conveying piece, and is thrown by the material throwing platform. In this way, the disordered and piled express packages can be separated through material throwing of the at least two material throwing assemblies, the sorting efficiency is improved, and the labor intensity of operators is reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of sorting equipment, and in particular to a sorting device. Background Art

[0002] When sorting express parcels, especially when sorting mobile phone express parcels in the second-hand industry, express parcels vary in size and types, and incoming materials are in messy piles. Operators need to sort the parcels accurately, scan the parcel labels one by one and enter them into the system, and classify them according to the parcel type, which is labor-intensive. Utility Model Content

[0003] In view of this, the present application provides a sorting device that solves the problem of high labor intensity in parcel sorting operations.

[0004] In order to achieve the above objectives, this application provides the following technical solutions:

[0005] A sorting device comprises at least two sets of throwing components, each set of throwing components comprises:

[0006] A material receiving platform and a material throwing platform having a height difference, wherein the height of the material receiving platform is lower than the height of the material throwing platform; a first conveying member is arranged between the material receiving platform and the material throwing platform; and a conveying speed of the material receiving platform is different from a conveying speed of the material throwing platform;

[0007] The objects to be sorted are dropped from a high place to the receiving platform, moved to the throwing platform by the first conveying member, and dropped from the throwing platform.

[0008] Optionally, the two groups of material throwing assemblies include a first material throwing assembly located at an upstream position and a second material throwing assembly located at a downstream position;

[0009] Correspondingly, the objects to be sorted are thrown from the throwing platform of the first throwing component to the receiving platform of the second throwing component;

[0010] Wherein, the conveying speed of the material throwing platform of the first material throwing component is lower than the conveying speed of the material receiving platform of the second material throwing component.

[0011] Optionally, the sorting device further comprises: a second conveying member;

[0012] The second conveying member is located downstream of the second throwing assembly, and is used for receiving the objects to be sorted thrown from the throwing platform of the second throwing assembly, and continuing to transport the objects to be sorted downstream.

[0013] Optionally, there are multiple second conveying members, and different second conveying members have different conveying speeds.

[0014] Optionally, the sorting device further comprises: a straightening component, which is arranged downstream of the second conveying member and is used to receive the objects to be sorted delivered by the second conveying member.

[0015] Optionally, the straightening component includes:

[0016] a third conveying member, the width of which gradually decreases along the conveying direction of the objects to be sorted;

[0017] A guide member is arranged on a side of the third conveying member and is used to limit the movement of the objects to be sorted on the third conveying member.

[0018] Optionally, the sorting device further comprises: an identification component arranged downstream of the straightening component; the identification component recognizes the objects to be sorted by six-sided scanning.

[0019] Optionally, the sorting device further comprises: a material collection component disposed downstream of the identification element; the material collection component comprises:

[0020] A oscillating wheel machine, used for classifying the objects to be sorted into different categories;

[0021] A plurality of material receiving machines are used to respectively collect the different categories of the objects to be sorted after being sorted by the swing wheel machine.

[0022] Optionally, each set of throwing components also includes:

[0023] a first vibrator connected to the material receiving platform, the first vibrator acting on the material receiving platform to cause the objects to be sorted to vibrate on the material receiving platform;

[0024] and / or,

[0025] A second vibrator connected to the material throwing platform, the second vibrator acts on the material throwing platform to make the objects to be sorted vibrate on the material throwing platform.

[0026] The sorting device provided by the present application is provided with a throwing assembly including a receiving platform, a first conveying member and a throwing platform, and has a receiving platform and a throwing platform with a height difference, wherein the height of the receiving platform is lower than the height of the throwing platform; a first conveying member is provided between the receiving platform and the throwing platform; the conveying speed of the receiving platform is different from that of the throwing platform; wherein the objects to be sorted are thrown from a high place to the receiving platform, moved to the throwing platform by the first conveying member, and thrown from the throwing platform. In this way, the messy piles of express parcels can be separated by throwing materials from at least two throwing assemblies, thereby improving the sorting efficiency and reducing the labor intensity of the operators. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0027] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present application or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only embodiments of the present application. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on the provided drawings without paying any creative work.

[0028] Figure 1 A three-dimensional diagram of the sorting device provided for this embodiment;

[0029] Figure 2 A top view of the assembly and identification parts for alignment;

[0030] Figure 3 A three-dimensional diagram for aligning components;

[0031] Figure 4 It is a front view of the throwing component and the second conveying member.

[0032] exist Figure 1-Figure 4 middle:

[0033] 1-throwing component, 2-second conveying component, 3-straightening component, 4-identification component, 5-material separation and collection component, 6-objects to be sorted;

[0034] 11-material receiving platform, 12-first conveying member, 13-material throwing platform, 14-first vibrator, 15-second vibrator, 31-third conveying member, 32-guide member, 51-oscillating wheel machine, 52-material receiving machine. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0035] The present application also provides a sorting device.

[0036] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0037] See also Figure 1-Figure 4The present application provides a sorting device, which mainly includes at least two groups of throwing components 1 for conveying objects 6 to be sorted, and each group of throwing components 1 includes a receiving platform 11 and a throwing platform 13 with a height difference, and a first conveying member 12. The receiving platform 11 and the throwing platform 13 have a height difference, and the height of the receiving platform 11 is lower than the height of the throwing platform 13; a first conveying member 12 is arranged between the receiving platform 11 and the throwing platform 13; the conveying speed of the receiving platform 11 is different from that of the throwing platform 13; wherein the objects 6 to be sorted are thrown from a high place to the receiving platform 11, moved to the throwing platform 13 through the first conveying member 12, and thrown from the throwing platform 13. In this way, the stacked objects 6 to be sorted are transported to the first end of the first conveying member 12 through the receiving platform 11. The first conveying member 12 transports the objects 6 to be sorted from the first end to the second end, and moves the objects 6 to be sorted to the throwing platform 13 connected to the second end. The throwing platform 13 throws the goods out, thereby changing the objects 6 to be sorted with a higher stacking height into the objects 6 to be sorted with a lower stacking height, so as to achieve preliminary dispersion of the stacked objects 6 to be sorted.

[0038] The throwing assembly 1 includes at least two receiving platforms 11 located at the downstream station for receiving the objects to be sorted 6 thrown down by the throwing platform 13 located at the upstream station. Here, by providing at least two sequentially connected throwing assemblies 1 and throwing the objects to be sorted 6 at least twice, the height of the stacked objects to be sorted 6 can be further reduced, or the number of the stacked objects to be sorted 6 can be reduced.

[0039] It should be noted that the number of material throwing assemblies 1 is not limited here, and the material throwing assemblies 1 may be 2, 3, 4, 5, etc. connected in sequence. The more material throwing assemblies 1 there are, the better the effect of individually packaging the stacked objects 6 to be sorted.

[0040] It should also be noted that the objects to be sorted 6 refer to 3C products packed in express packaging boxes. 3C products are short for three types of electronic products: computers, communications and consumer electronic products. They include but are not limited to the following products: computers: including desktop computers, laptops, tablet computers, etc.; communications products: including mobile phones, landlines, wireless routers, etc.; consumer electronic products: including TVs, stereos, cameras, game consoles, etc.; in addition, there are some other 3C products, such as smart watches, smart home devices, e-book readers, etc. The objects to be sorted 6 here usually refer to second-hand 3C products packed in express boxes.

[0041] The sorting device of the above structure is provided with a throwing assembly 1 including a receiving platform 11, a first conveying member 12 and a throwing platform 13, and has a receiving platform 11 and a throwing platform 13 with a height difference, wherein the height of the receiving platform 11 is lower than the height of the throwing platform 13; a first conveying member 12 is provided between the receiving platform 11 and the throwing platform 13; the conveying speed of the receiving platform 11 is different from the conveying speed of the throwing platform 13; wherein the object 6 to be sorted is thrown from a high place to the receiving platform 11, moved to the throwing platform 13 by the first conveying member 12, and thrown from the throwing platform 13. In this way, the messy piles of express parcels can be separated by throwing materials from at least two throwing assemblies 1, thereby improving the sorting efficiency and reducing the labor intensity of the operators.

[0042] In some embodiments, the two groups of throwing components 1 include a first throwing component 1 located at an upstream position and a second throwing component 1 located at a downstream position; accordingly, the objects 6 to be sorted are thrown from the throwing platform 13 of the first throwing component 1 to the receiving platform 11 of the second throwing component 1; wherein, the transmission speed of the throwing platform 13 of the first throwing component 1 is less than the transmission speed of the receiving platform 11 of the second throwing component 1. Specifically, when the objects 6 to be sorted pass through at least two throwing components 1 in sequence, the throwing platform 13 located at the upstream station throws out the stacked objects 6 to be sorted, and the objects 6 to be sorted fall onto the receiving platform 11 located at the downstream station. Since the moving speed of the receiving platform 11 of the downstream station driving the objects 6 to be sorted is greater than the moving speed of the throwing platform 13 of the upstream station driving the objects 6 to be sorted, the number of objects 6 to be sorted stacked together can be reduced, and even the objects 6 to be sorted stacked together can be avoided, thereby further separating the stacked objects 6 to be sorted.

[0043] In some embodiments, the material throwing assembly 1 includes an upstream material throwing assembly 1 located at an upstream workstation and a downstream material throwing assembly 1 located at a downstream workstation; the number of the material throwing assembly 1 located at the upstream workstation is not limited herein, and the material throwing assembly 1 located at the upstream workstation can be one or more material throwing assemblies 1, and correspondingly, the number of the material throwing assembly 1 located at the downstream workstation is not limited herein, and the material throwing assembly 1 located at the downstream workstation can also be one or more material throwing assemblies 1.

[0044] In this embodiment, the sorting device further includes a second conveying member 2; the second conveying member 2 is located at the downstream position of the second throwing assembly 1, and is used to receive the objects to be sorted 6 thrown from the throwing platform 13 of the second throwing assembly 1, and continue to transport the objects to be sorted 6 downstream. Further, the sorting device further includes at least two second conveying members 2, and in the conveying direction of the objects to be sorted 6, at least two second conveying members 2 are connected in sequence and the conveying speed increases in sequence, and all the second conveying members 2 are arranged at the downstream station of the downstream throwing assembly 1, and receive the objects to be sorted 6 thrown from the throwing platform 13. Specifically, at least two second conveying members 2 are integrally arranged at the downstream station of the throwing component 1, and in the conveying direction of the objects 6 to be sorted, the second conveying members 2 receive the objects 6 to be sorted dropped by the downstream throwing component 1. In this way, by using at least two second conveying members 2 whose speeds increase successively in the conveying direction of the objects 6 to be sorted, the objects 6 to be sorted after being thrown by the above-mentioned throwing component 1 can be individually packaged, and cooperate with the throwing component 1 to pull the stacked objects 6 to be sorted into independent ones for conveying, so as to improve the sorting efficiency of subsequent devices.

[0045] Furthermore, there are multiple second conveying members 2, and the conveying speeds of different second conveying members 2 are different. For example, there may be 2, 3, 4, 5, etc. second conveying members 2; the conveying speeds of the multiple second conveying members 2 are not limited here, as long as it is ensured that in the conveying direction of the object 6 to be sorted, the conveying speed of the second conveying member 2 located at the downstream station is greater than the conveying speed of the second conveying member 2 located at the upstream station.

[0046] It should also be noted that the conveying direction of the object to be sorted 6 is Figure 1 The direction indicated by arrow A.

[0047] In some embodiments, the sorting device further includes a straightening component 3, which is arranged at a downstream station of at least two second conveyors 2 and is used to receive the objects to be sorted 6 delivered by at least two second conveyors 2. Specifically, the straightening component 3 can be a baffle, but at this time, the straightening component 3 straightens the objects to be sorted 6 and requires the cooperation of an operator to achieve the straightening of the objects to be sorted 6; the straightening component 3 can also be a moving component that reduces in size in the conveying direction of the objects to be sorted 6, and straightens the objects to be sorted 6 by reducing in size; the straightening component 3 can also be a manipulator that can identify the placement position of the objects to be sorted 6, and straightens the objects to be sorted 6 by the manipulator. The straightening component 3 is arranged at a downstream station of at least two second conveyors 2, so as to achieve the straightening of the objects to be sorted 6 delivered by the second conveyors 2 one by one in the same direction, so as to facilitate sorting at subsequent stations.

[0048] In some embodiments, the straightening assembly 3 includes a third conveying member 31 and a guide member 32. The third conveying member 31 is in the conveying direction of the object 6 to be sorted, and the width of the third conveying member 31 gradually decreases along the conveying direction of the object 6 to be sorted; the guide member 32 has a plurality of guide members 32 and is respectively arranged on the side of the third conveying member 31, and is used to limit the movement of the object 6 to be sorted on the third conveying member 31. The flared portion of the third conveying member 31 is connected to the second conveying member 2. Specifically, after the object 6 to be sorted is differentially moved by the second conveying member 2, it becomes a single object 6 to be sorted that moves along the sorting device. The object 6 to be sorted moves to the expanded portion of the third conveying member 31 of the straightening component 3. In the conveying direction of the object 6 to be sorted, the width of the third conveying member 31 gradually decreases, and the guide members 32 are arranged on the sides of the third conveying member 31 with gradually decreasing widths. In this way, under the guiding action of the guide members 32, the third conveying member 31 drives the object 6 to be sorted to move to the contracted portion of the third conveying member 31, thereby realizing the straightening of the object 6 to be sorted that is conveyed by the second conveying member 2 to the straightening component 3.

[0049] By setting the straightening component 3 as the third conveying member 31 and the guide member 32, the degree of automation of the straightening device in straightening the objects to be sorted 6 is improved, the efficiency of the array device in straightening the objects to be sorted 6 can be improved, and the efficiency of the sorting device in sorting the objects to be sorted 6 can be improved.

[0050] In some embodiments, the sorting device further includes an identification member 4 disposed at a downstream station of the straightening component 3 in the conveying direction of the object to be sorted 6. Specifically, the identification member 4 may be a six-sided scanning member to quickly realize the identification of information on the information identification surface of the object to be sorted 6, thereby improving the identification efficiency of the identification member 4 for the object to be sorted 6; the identification member 4 may further include a manipulator and a single-sided identifier, and the manipulator is used to direct the information identification surface of the object to be sorted 6 toward the single-sided identifier, so that the single-sided identifier identifies the information identification surface of the object to be sorted 6.

[0051] Furthermore, in some embodiments, the identification member 4 realizes the identification of the object to be sorted 6 by scanning on six sides. The identification member 4 is set as a six-side scanning member, and no matter the identification code of the object to be sorted 6 is set on any side of the object to be sorted 6, the six-side scanning member can realize the scanning of the object to be sorted 6, thereby improving the identification efficiency of the object to be sorted 6 of the identification member 4. And the six-side scanning can reduce the number of mechanical structures set in the identification member 4, making the layout of the sorting device more streamlined.

[0052] In some embodiments, the sorting device further includes a material separation and collection component 5 located at a downstream station of the identification component 4 in the conveying direction of the objects to be sorted 6. Specifically, after being identified by the identification component 4, the identification component 4 enters the identified information into the system, and the system collects different types of objects to be sorted 6 into different collection boxes according to the preset information of different types of objects to be sorted 6, so as to classify and collect the objects to be sorted 6.

[0053] In some embodiments, the material sorting and collecting component 5 includes a pendulum machine 51 and a material receiving machine 52; the pendulum machine 51 is used to classify different categories of objects to be sorted 6; there are multiple material receiving machines 52, which are used to collect different categories of objects to be sorted 6 after classification by the pendulum machine 51.

[0054] Exemplarily, three pendulum machines 51 are arranged in sequence in the conveying direction of the objects to be sorted 6, and a material receiver 52 is arranged on both sides of each pendulum machine 51. Since the system has received the information of the objects to be sorted 6 identified by the identification component 4, after the objects to be sorted 6 are moved to the required target pendulum machine 51, the pendulum machine 51 swings the corresponding objects to be sorted 6 to the material receiver 52 located on one side of the pendulum machine 51, thereby classifying the disordered objects to be sorted 6 into different categories.

[0055] It should be noted that the number of the pendulum machine 51 and the material receiving machine 52 is not limited here. The material receiving machine 52 is matched with the pendulum machine 51 to achieve the sorting and collection of the objects to be sorted 6 identified by the identification part 4, thereby completing the classification of different types of objects to be sorted 6.

[0056] In some embodiments, the throwing assembly 1 further includes a first vibrator 14 connected to the material receiving platform 11, and / or the throwing assembly 1 further includes a second vibrator 15 connected to the throwing platform 13; the first vibrator 14 acts on the material receiving platform 11 to make the objects 6 to be sorted vibrate on the material receiving platform 11; the second vibrator 15 acts on the throwing platform 13 to make the objects 6 to be sorted vibrate on the throwing platform 13. Specifically, the first vibrator 14 connected to the material receiving platform 11 is provided, so that after the material receiving platform 11 receives the material, the vibration of the first vibrator 14 can reduce the number of objects 6 to be sorted that are stacked together; at the same time, the second vibrator 15 connected to the throwing platform 13 is provided, so that when the throwing platform 13 throws the material downward, the vibration of the second vibrator 15 can also reduce the number of objects 6 to be sorted that are stacked together. By providing the first vibrator 14 connected to the material receiving platform 11 and the second vibrator 15 connected to the material throwing platform 13, the stacked objects 6 to be sorted can be further divided into individual objects 6 to be sorted.

[0057] The basic principles of the present application are described above in conjunction with specific embodiments. However, it should be noted that the advantages, strengths, effects, etc. mentioned in the present application are only examples and not limitations, and it cannot be considered that these advantages, strengths, effects, etc. are required by each embodiment of the present application. In addition, the specific details disclosed above are only for the purpose of illustration and ease of understanding, not for limitation, and the above details do not limit the present application to being implemented by adopting the above specific details.

[0058] The block diagrams of the devices, apparatuses, equipment, and systems involved in this application are only illustrative examples and are not intended to require or imply that they must be connected, arranged, and configured in the manner shown in the block diagram. As will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, these devices, apparatuses, equipment, and systems can be connected, arranged, and configured in any manner. Words such as "including", "comprising", "having", etc. are open words, referring to "including but not limited to", and can be used interchangeably with them. The words "or" and "and" used here refer to the words "and / or" and can be used interchangeably with them, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. The words "such as" used here refer to the phrase "such as but not limited to", and can be used interchangeably with them.

[0059] It should also be noted that in the apparatus, device and method of the present application, each component or each step can be decomposed and / or recombined. Such decomposition and / or recombination should be regarded as equivalent solutions of the present application.

[0060] The above description of the disclosed aspects is provided to enable any person skilled in the art to make or use the present application. Various modifications to these aspects will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein may be applied to other aspects without departing from the scope of the present application. Therefore, the present application is not intended to be limited to the aspects shown herein, but rather to the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

[0061] It should be understood that the qualifiers "first", "second", "third", "fourth", "fifth" and "sixth" used in the description of the embodiments of the present application are only used to more clearly explain the technical solutions and cannot be used to limit the scope of protection of the present application.

[0062] The above description has been given for the purpose of illustration and description. In addition, this description is not intended to limit the embodiments of the present application to the forms disclosed herein. Although multiple example aspects and embodiments have been discussed above, those skilled in the art will recognize certain variations, modifications, changes, additions and sub-combinations thereof.

Claims

1. A sorting device, characterized in that: It comprises at least two sets of throwing components, each set of throwing components comprises: A material receiving platform and a material throwing platform having a height difference, wherein the height of the material receiving platform is lower than the height of the material throwing platform; a first conveying member is arranged between the material receiving platform and the material throwing platform; and a conveying speed of the material receiving platform is different from a conveying speed of the material throwing platform; The objects to be sorted are dropped from a high place to the receiving platform, moved to the throwing platform by the first conveying member, and dropped from the throwing platform.

2. The sorting device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The two groups of material throwing assemblies include a first material throwing assembly located at an upstream position and a second material throwing assembly located at a downstream position; Correspondingly, the objects to be sorted are thrown from the throwing platform of the first throwing component to the receiving platform of the second throwing component; Wherein, the conveying speed of the material throwing platform of the first material throwing component is lower than the conveying speed of the material receiving platform of the second material throwing component.

3. The sorting device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The sorting device further comprises: a second conveying member; The second conveying member is located downstream of the second throwing assembly, and is used for receiving the objects to be sorted thrown from the throwing platform of the second throwing assembly, and continuing to transport the objects to be sorted downstream.

4. The sorting device according to claim 3, characterized in that: There are multiple second conveying members, and different second conveying members have different conveying speeds.

5. The sorting device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The sorting device further comprises: a straightening component, which is arranged downstream of the second conveying member and is used to receive the objects to be sorted delivered by the second conveying member.

6. The sorting device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The straightening assembly comprises: a third conveying member, the width of which gradually decreases along the conveying direction of the objects to be sorted; A guide member is arranged on a side of the third conveying member and is used to limit the movement of the objects to be sorted on the third conveying member.

7. The sorting device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The sorting device further comprises: an identification component arranged downstream of the straightening component; the identification component realizes identification of the to-be-sorted objects through six-sided scanning.

8. The sorting device according to claim 7, characterized in that: The sorting device further comprises: a material collection component disposed downstream of the identification element; the material collection component comprises: A oscillating wheel machine, used for classifying the objects to be sorted into different categories; A plurality of material receiving machines are used to respectively collect the different categories of the objects to be sorted after being sorted by the swing wheel machine.

9. The sorting device according to claim 1, characterized in that: Each set of throwing components also includes: a first vibrator connected to the material receiving platform, the first vibrator acting on the material receiving platform to cause the objects to be sorted to vibrate on the material receiving platform; and / or, A second vibrator connected to the throwing platform, the second vibrator acts on the throwing platform to make the objects to be sorted vibrate on the throwing platform.

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