Straight line crossed belt sorting machine

Abstract

The utility model relates to a linear crossed narrow-band sorting machine which comprises a logistics sorting vehicle body and an electrical control device, the electrical control device comprises a strong current control cabinet, an upper computer, a main control unit, a sorting unit, a sorting port processing unit, a camera, a sorting trolley control unit, a photoelectric sensor, a servo motor driver, a sorting port sensor and an ID sensor, and the strong current control cabinet and the camera are both connected with the upper computer; the upper computer, the sorting port processing unit, the photoelectric sensor and the servo motor driver are all connected to the main control unit through cables, the sorting unit is wirelessly connected to the main control unit, the sorting trolley control unit and the ID detection sensor are connected to the sorting unit, the sorting port sensor is connected to the sorting port processing unit, and the servo motor driver is connected to the sorting trolley control unit. The camera trigger port is connected to the main control unit; efficient and accurate logistics sorting is achieved, the stacking accident between feeding and conveying and the stacking accident at a sorting opening are prevented, and long goods are effectively recognized.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of logistics sorting, in particular to a linear cross-belt sorting machine. Background Art

[0002] Sorting is the operation of stacking items in categories according to their varieties and the order of incoming and outgoing storage. Sorting is a preparatory work for improving delivery and supporting delivery. It is an inevitable extension for different distribution enterprises to compete and improve their economic benefits during delivery. Therefore, it can also be said that sorting is an inevitable requirement for the development of delivery to a higher form.

[0003] As a key equipment for logistics automation, the linear cross-belt sorting machine has important significance for improving logistics efficiency with its high-efficiency and accurate sorting ability. However, in the actual use process, users may encounter some common problems. The cross-belt sorting machine is a commonly used logistics sorting equipment, including a feeding part, a main line part and a sorting port processing part. Personnel carry out feeding at the feeding section. After being photographed and processed by the camera at the feeding section, it falls on the sorting trolley on the main line section. The trolley is sorted to the sorting port processing part after passing through the designated sorting port of the goods. The goods slide to the corresponding sorting port after passing through the sorting port processing part. However, the commonly used linear cross-belt sorting device is prone to jamming due to the inconsistent feeding speed and the main line running speed, and it is also prone to complex sorting logic and unreasonable settings due to the driving of each sorting trolley on the main line section, resulting in low sorting efficiency. In addition, inaccurate detection at the sorting port is likely to cause some sorting ports to be full, resulting in stacking accidents.

[0004] In the prior art: 1. In order to enable personnel to feed effectively, the commonly used linear cross sorting machine adopts multi-stage acceleration in the feeding part, which is actually cumbersome, complex and prone to faults such as material stacking and jamming; 2. For the drive of the main line part, linear motors are mostly used; 3. The communication method of the commonly used linear cross-belt sorting machine is leaky cable wireless communication, and the communication channel is relatively limited. The number of trolleys controlled by each sorting unit is large, and the cost is high; 4. In the sorting port processing part, the common distance between each sorting port is 1000mm, and the control accuracy is low. Summary of the Invention

[0005] The utility model provides a linear cross-belt sorting machine, which realizes the high efficiency and accuracy of the logistics sorting machine, makes the feeding belt speed consistent with the main line running speed, prevents the stacking accident between feeding and transporting, and also prevents the stacking accident at the sorting port. It can effectively identify long goods and also reduces the equipment cost.

[0006] In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical solutions:

[0007] A linear cross-belt sorting machine includes a logistics sorting vehicle equipment body and an electrical control device. The logistics sorting vehicle equipment body includes a main line section, a loading section, sorting trolleys, and sorting ports. The loading section is connected to the main line section. The sorting ports are arranged on both sides of the main line section, and the sorting trolleys are arranged on the main line section. The electrical control device includes a high-voltage control cabinet, a host computer, a main control unit, a sorting unit, a sorting port processing unit, a camera, a sorting trolley control unit, a photoelectric sensor, a servo motor driver, a sorting port sensor, and an ID sensor. The high-voltage control cabinet is connected to the host computer through an RS485 communication line. The camera is connected to the host computer through a network cable. The host computer, the sorting port processing unit, the photoelectric sensor, and the servo motor driver are all connected to the main control unit through cables. The sorting unit is wirelessly connected to the main control unit. The sorting trolley control unit and the ID detection sensor are connected to the sorting unit. The sorting port sensor is connected to the sorting port processing unit. The camera trigger port is connected to the main control unit;

[0008] The at most 4 sequentially arranged sorting trolley control units are grouped into one set, which is matched with one sorting unit and one ID detection sensor;

[0009] The photoelectric sensors include a main line photoelectric sensor, a loading photoelectric sensor, a center hole spacing photoelectric sensor for the loading belt, and a long piece detection photoelectric sensor. The main line photoelectric sensor is arranged on the main line belt conveyor frame. The loading photoelectric sensor is arranged on the transmission shaft of the loading belt conveyor. The center hole spacing photoelectric sensor for the loading belt is arranged inside the loading belt conveyor. The long piece detection photoelectric sensor is arranged on both sides of the loading belt.

[0010] Furthermore, it also includes an overhead rack, which is arranged between the loading section and the sorting port, and the camera is arranged on the overhead rack.

[0011] Furthermore, the main line photoelectric sensor and the long piece detection photoelectric sensor adopt opposed type photoelectric sensors. The loading photoelectric sensor adopts a slot type optocoupler sensor. The center hole spacing photoelectric sensor for the loading belt adopts a diffuse reflection type photoelectric sensor.

[0012] Furthermore, the ID detection sensor is arranged on the first sorting trolley controlled by the sorting unit.

[0013] Furthermore, it also includes a sorting port indicator light and a sorting port button. The button is connected to the input port of the sorting port processing unit to prohibit goods from being sorted to this sorting port. The indicator light is connected to the output port of the sorting port processing unit. The sorting port indicator light includes red, yellow, and green indicator lights, which respectively indicate the abnormal state, full bag state, and normal sorting state of the sorting port.

[0014] Furthermore, the sorting port processing unit is connected to at most 8 indicator lights, buttons and sorting port sensors of the sorting ports.

[0015] Furthermore, the sorting port sensor uses a diffuse reflection photoelectric sensor.

[0016] Furthermore, the sorting unit is wirelessly connected to the main control unit, using a wireless 433 communication method. The main control unit communicates with the upper computer using an RS232 serial cable, and the main control unit communicates with the sorting port processing unit using RS485 communication.

[0017] Furthermore, the main line segment is driven by an AC motor.

[0018] Furthermore, the distance between the sorting ports is set to be 700 - 800 mm.

[0019] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present utility model are as follows:

[0020] 1) By connecting the main line photoelectric sensor, the feeding photoelectric sensor, the servo motor driver and the main control unit, the rotation speed of the feeding belt is made consistent with the running speed of the main line, preventing the stacking accident between feeding and transporting materials;

[0021] 2) By connecting the photoelectric sensor for the center hole distance of the feeding belt and the camera to the main control unit to trigger the camera to take pictures of the feeding goods, it is ensured that the goods falling onto the sorting trolley are the same as the feeding goods;

[0022] 3) The long goods on the feeding line are accurately identified by the long piece detection photoelectric sensor;

[0023] 4) By connecting the sorting port sensor, the indicator light, the button and the sorting port processing unit, the efficient sorting of the sorting port is ensured, and the stacking accident at the sorting port is avoided;

[0024] 4) The efficient and accurate sorting task of the logistics sorting machine is realized through this device;

[0025] 5) The main line segment is driven by an AC motor to drive the chain, and the communication uses a 433 wireless communication method, which reduces the equipment cost and makes the price more economical;

[0026] 6) The distance between the sorting ports of this device is 700 - 800 mm, and the control is more accurate. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0027] Figure 1 is the structural schematic diagram of the present utility model.

[0028] Figure 2 is the structural schematic diagram of the electrical control device of the present utility model.

[0029] Figure 3It is a schematic diagram of the position of the photoelectric sensor described in the present utility model.

[0030] In the figure: 1. Loading section; 2. Main line section; 3. Sorting trolley; 4. Sorting outlet; 5. Overhead rack; 6. Camera; 7. Main line photoelectric sensor; 8. Goods; 9. Long-piece detection photoelectric sensor Specific embodiments

[0031] The following further describes the specific embodiments of the present utility model in conjunction with the accompanying drawings:

[0032] See Figure 1 , which is a schematic structural diagram of the present utility model. A linear cross-belt sorting machine of the present utility model includes a logistics sorting trolley body and an electrical control device. The logistics sorting trolley body includes a loading section 1, a main line section 2, a sorting trolley 3, and a sorting outlet 4. The loading section 1 is connected to the main line section 2, and the sorting trolley 3 is arranged on the main line section 2. The main line section 2 is driven by an AC motor. An overhead rack 5 is arranged between the loading section 1 and the main line section 2, so that the goods 8 can pass smoothly under the overhead rack 5 on the belt. The sorting trolley 3 sorts the goods 8 to the corresponding sorting outlets 4. The sorting outlets 4 are connected to the middle main line section 2 and are inclined and arranged on both sides of the middle main line section 2. The distance between the sorting outlets 4 is 750 mm;

[0033] See Figure 2 , the electrical control device includes a strong electricity control cabinet, a host computer, a main control unit, a sorting unit, a sorting outlet processing unit, a camera 6, a sorting trolley control unit, a photoelectric sensor, a servo motor driver, a sorting outlet sensor, an ID sensor, a sorting outlet indicator light, and a sorting outlet button. The camera 6 is arranged on the overhead rack 5. The strong electricity control cabinet is connected to the host computer through an RS485 communication line. The camera 6 is connected to the host computer through a network cable. The host computer is connected to the main control unit through an RS232 serial port line. The sorting outlet processing unit is connected to the main control unit through an RS485 communication line. The photoelectric sensor and the servo motor driver are both connected to the main control unit through a cable. The sorting unit is connected to the main control unit through a wireless 433 communication line. The sorting trolley control unit and the ID detection sensor are connected to the sorting unit. The sorting outlet sensor is connected to the sorting outlet processing unit. The sorting outlet sensor uses a diffuse reflection photoelectric sensor. The trigger port of the camera 6 is connected to the main control unit;

[0034] The button is connected to the input port of the sorting outlet processing unit to prohibit the sorting of the goods 8 to the sorting outlet 4. The indicator light is connected to the output port of the sorting outlet processing unit. The sorting outlet indicator light includes red, yellow, and green indicator lights, which respectively indicate the abnormal state, bag full state, and normal sorting state of the sorting outlet 4. One sorting outlet processing unit can be connected to at most 8 indicator lights, buttons, and sorting outlet sensors of the sorting outlets 4;

[0035] The 4 sequentially arranged sorting trolley control units form a group, which is matched with a sorting unit and an ID detection sensor. The ID detection sensor is arranged on the first sorting trolley 3 controlled by the sorting unit;

[0036] See Figure 3 , the photoelectric sensors include a main line photoelectric sensor 7, a loading photoelectric sensor, a center hole spacing photoelectric sensor of the loading belt, and a long part detection photoelectric sensor 9. The main line photoelectric sensor 7 is arranged on the main line belt conveyor frame, the loading photoelectric sensor is arranged on the transmission shaft of the loading belt conveyor, the center hole spacing photoelectric sensor of the loading belt is arranged inside the loading belt conveyor, and the long part detection photoelectric sensor 9 is arranged on both sides of the loading belt of the loading section 1;

[0037] The main line photoelectric sensor 7 and the long part detection photoelectric sensor 9 adopt opposed photoelectric sensors, the loading photoelectric sensor adopts a slot-type optocoupler sensor, and the center hole spacing photoelectric sensor of the loading belt adopts a diffuse reflection photoelectric sensor;

[0038] Working principle: Manual loading is adopted in the loading section 1. During the operation of the loading belt, personnel place the goods 8 with the label side up. After being detected by the long part detection photoelectric sensor 9, the goods enter the camera 6 for photo identification area. After identification, they run with the loading belt to the junction of the main line section 2. The main line section 2 is composed of multiple trolleys in parallel combination. The goods 8 processed by photo in the loading section 1 fall onto the main line trolleys. After the trolley passes through the specific sorting port 4, the goods 8 are sorted to the sorting port 4. When the goods 8 in the sorting port 4 accumulate to a certain height, that is, the sorting port 4 is full, the goods 8 block the diffuse reflection photoelectric sensor of the sorting port, and the color of the indicator light of this sorting port changes to yellow state, and no more parts are unloaded from this sorting port, which is convenient for personnel to process each sorting port.

[0039] The high-voltage control cabinet converts the 380V industrial electricity into the electricity required by each unit, and realizes the start of the collection equipment from the operation panel or the host computer of the high-voltage unit. The operator realizes the start and stop of the whole machine equipment and the fault viewing through the human-machine interaction interface. The main control unit controls the running speed of the belt in the feeding section 1, controls the photographing time of the camera 6, integrates the data while conducting wired data communication with the host computer, and sends the data to each sorting unit through wireless communication. The sorting unit receives the trolley sorting information transmitted from the main control unit through wireless communication, controls the trolley to perform sorting actions at its corresponding sorting port 4, and records the sorting data and transmits the data back to the main control unit at a specific position on the main line to achieve information closed-loop. The sorting port processing unit displays the current state of the sorting port 4 through an indicator light. Green indicates the normal state of the sorting port 4, and the goods 8 can be sorted to this sorting port 4. Yellow indicates the bag full state, and the goods 8 will no longer be sorted to this sorting port 4. Red indicates the abnormal state of the sorting port 4, indicating that the operator presses the operation button or the host computer prohibits the goods 8 from being sorted to this sorting port 4;

[0040] The sorting control process is as follows:

[0041] 1. Power on the high-voltage control cabinet equipment, and the host computer starts the whole machine equipment through software;

[0042] 2. The main control unit detects the running speed of the main line section 2 through the main line photoelectric sensor 7, detects the belt speed of the feeding part through the feeding photoelectric sensor, and controls the servo motor of the feeding part to make the rotation speed of the feeding belt consistent with the running speed of the main line;

[0043] 3. Manually place the goods 8 face-up at the partition of the feeding belt by the operator;

[0044] 4. The main control unit detects the center hole spacing of the feeding belt through the center hole spacing photoelectric sensor of the feeding belt, thereby triggering the camera 6 to take pictures. The long goods detection photoelectric sensor 9 can be used to identify the long goods 8;

[0045] 5. The camera 6 performs recognition processing on the taken pictures, and transmits the information of the face sheet data with goods 8 and barcodes recognized to the host computer;

[0046] 6. The host computer integrates the data, and sends the sorting data of the trolley number corresponding to the goods 8 and the sorting port 4 number to which the goods 8 are to be sorted to the main control unit through the RS232 serial cable;

[0047] 7. The main control unit receives the sorting data sent by the host computer and sends it to each sorting unit through wireless 433 communication at a specific time interval;

[0048] 8. The sorting unit judges the sorting data sent by the main control unit to judge whether it is within the trolley range it controls. If so, it saves it; if not, it discards it;

[0049] 9. The sorting unit detects sorting port No. 4 through the ID detection sensor. If sorting port No. 4 matches the required sorting port No. 4 for the goods 8 on the vehicle, it controls the sorting control box of the current trolley to perform sorting actions and records the sorting action data of the trolley.

[0050] 10. After the sorting unit reaches a specific position, it transmits the sorting data to the main control unit via wireless 433 communication. The main control unit then transmits the sorting data to the host computer, and the host computer analyzes the data and displays whether the sorting is successful or a fault occurs.

[0051] 11. The main control unit periodically polls the sorting port processing unit to check the status of the sorting port sensor and button. According to the status of sorting port No. 4, the main control unit integrates and uploads the data to the host computer. The host computer can control whether the sorting unit continues to sort the goods 8 to sorting port No. 4 based on the actual situation analysis. The sorting port processing unit can display the current sorting status of sorting port No. 4 through an indicator light.

[0052] The above embodiments are implemented on the premise of the technical solution of the present utility model, and detailed implementation manners and specific operation processes are given. However, the protection scope of the present utility model is not limited to the above embodiments. The methods used in the following embodiments are all conventional methods unless otherwise specified.

Claims

1. A linear cross belt sorting machine, comprising a logistics sorting vehicle equipment body and an electrical control device, wherein the logistics sorting vehicle equipment body comprises a main line segment, a loading segment, a sorting trolley and a sorting port, wherein the loading segment is connected to the main line segment, the sorting port is arranged on both sides of the main line segment, and the sorting trolley is arranged on the main line segment, characterized in that: The electrical control device includes a strong electric control cabinet, a host computer, a main control unit, a sorting unit, a sorting port processing unit, a camera, a sorting trolley control unit, a photoelectric sensor, a servo motor driver, a sorting port sensor and an ID sensor. The strong electric control cabinet is connected to the host computer through an RS485 communication line, the camera is connected to the host computer through a network cable, the host computer, the sorting port processing unit, the photoelectric sensor and the servo motor driver are all connected to the main control unit through cables, the sorting unit is wirelessly connected to the main control unit, the sorting trolley control unit and the ID detection sensor are connected to the sorting unit, the sorting port sensor is connected to the sorting port processing unit, and the camera trigger port is connected to the main control unit; The at most 4 sequentially arranged sorting trolley control units form a group, matching one sorting unit and one ID detection sensor; The photoelectric sensors include a main line photoelectric sensor, a feeding photoelectric sensor, a feeding belt center hole spacing photoelectric sensor and a long piece detection photoelectric sensor. The main line photoelectric sensor is arranged on the main line belt conveyor frame, the feeding photoelectric sensor is arranged on the feeding belt conveyor drive shaft, the feeding belt center hole spacing photoelectric sensor is arranged in the feeding belt conveyor, and the long piece detection photoelectric sensors are arranged on both sides of the feeding belt.

2. A linear cross belt sorting machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes an elevated frame, which is arranged between the loading section and the sorting port, and the camera is arranged on the elevated frame.

3. A linear cross belt sorting machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The main line photoelectric sensor and the long piece detection photoelectric sensor are through-beam photoelectric sensors, the feeding photoelectric sensor is a slot-type optical coupler sensor, and the feeding belt center hole spacing photoelectric sensor is a diffuse reflection photoelectric sensor.

4. A linear cross belt sorting machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The ID detection sensor is arranged on the first sorting trolley controlled by the sorting unit.

5. A linear cross belt sorting machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes a sorting port indicator light and a sorting port button, wherein the button is connected to the input port of the sorting port processing unit to prohibit the goods from being sorted to the sorting port, and the indicator light is connected to the output port of the sorting port processing unit. The sorting port indicator light includes red, yellow and green indicator lights, which respectively indicate the abnormal state of the sorting port, the bag full state and the normal sorting state.

6. A linear cross belt sorting machine according to claim 5, characterized in that: The sorting port processing unit is connected to indicator lights, buttons and sorting port sensors of at most 8 sorting ports.

7. A linear cross belt sorting machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The sorting port sensor adopts a diffuse reflection photoelectric sensor.

8. A linear cross belt sorting machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The sorting unit is wirelessly connected to the main control unit using a wireless 433 communication method. The main control unit communicates with the host computer using an RS232 serial line. The main control unit communicates with the sorting port processing unit using RS485.

9. A linear cross belt sorting machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The main line segment is driven by an AC motor.

10. A linear cross belt sorting machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The sorting ports are arranged at intervals of 700 to 800 mm.

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