Sorting device applied to electronic stock bin
By designing a sorting device with first and second sorting robots and a pushing mechanism, the problem of low tray extraction efficiency in electronic silos is solved, fast and efficient tray transportation and multi-scenario adaptation are achieved, and production efficiency and flexibility are improved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202423000425.0
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-12-06
- Publication Date
- 2025-09-30
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-12-06
AI Technical Summary
In the existing technology, the sorting device of the electronic silo has difficulty in quickly and efficiently extracting the material tray from the material rack and transporting it to the next equipment or workstation, and cannot flexibly adapt to the needs of manual material retrieval and AGV vehicle collaborative transportation.
A sorting device consisting of a first and a second sorting robot is designed. The first sorting robot transports the material tray from the outlet of the electronic silo to the second conveyor belt, the second sorting robot transports the material rack to the manual material retrieval platform, and the pushing mechanism pushes the material rack to the AGV vehicle, achieving flexible adaptation to various scenarios.
It improves the extraction efficiency of the material tray, reduces manual sorting work, improves production efficiency, and supports manual material collection and AGV vehicle collaborative handling, enhancing the flexibility of use.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of material storage, in particular to a sorting device used in an electronic material bin. Background Art
[0002] In order to further improve the storage technology of electronic material trays and optimize the storage space utilization of electronic material trays, electronic silos are currently used to store materials. The electronic silos are equipped with discharge ports and feed ports. In order to effectively improve the ability of material trays to be quickly sorted out from the electronic silos and transported to the equipment or workstations of the equipment, a corresponding sorting device needs to be designed. Utility Model Content
[0003] The purpose of the present invention is to provide a sorting device used in an electronic silo to solve the technical problems in the background art.
[0004] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present invention provides the following technical solutions:
[0005] A sorting device used in an electronic material silo includes a support frame with a frame structure, a first conveyor belt arranged longitudinally is installed above the support frame, which is connected to the feed port of the electronic material silo to convey the material racks, a second conveyor belt arranged transversely is provided in the support frame, and the second conveyor belt is below the first conveyor belt, a third conveyor belt arranged longitudinally is installed below the support frame and is parallel to the first conveyor belt, and the third conveyor belt is connected to the discharge port of the electronic material silo, a first sorting robot is also installed on the support frame to move the material tray on the material rack transported on the third conveyor belt to the second conveyor belt, and a second sorting robot is installed above the third conveyor belt to move the material racks on the third conveyor belt.
[0006] The first sorting robot includes a first fixed frame, a first driving wheel, a first driven wheel, a first driving plate, a first motor, a first cylinder and a first clamping assembly. The first motor is installed below the first fixed frame, and the first motor and the first driving wheel are driven and installed. The first driving plate is above the first fixed frame, and a first driving shaft is installed on one side of the lower end of the first driving plate. The first driven wheel is installed below the first driving shaft, and the first driven wheel is connected to the first driving wheel through a belt. The first motor drives the first driving shaft to rotate along the Z-axis direction. The first cylinder is installed above the first driving plate. The first cylinder and the first clamping assembly are installed to drive the up and down movement of the first clamping assembly, and the first clamping assembly clamps and grabs the material tray.
[0007] The first clamping assembly includes a first double-headed cylinder, and the two telescopic ends of the first double-headed cylinder are respectively equipped with first insert arms, the first insert arms are arranged along the vertical direction, and the two first insert arms are inserted into the center hole on the material tray. The bottom end of the first insert arm is provided with a conical guide surface.
[0008] The second sorting robot includes a second cylinder, a third cylinder and a second clamping assembly. The third cylinder is driven and installed with the second cylinder. The second clamping assembly is below the third cylinder and is driven and installed with the third cylinder. The second cylinder is fixed on the support frame. The second cylinder drives the third cylinder to move horizontally along the X-axis direction, and the third cylinder drives the second clamping assembly to move up and down along the Z-axis direction.
[0009] The second clamping assembly includes a second double-headed cylinder, and the telescopic ends of the second double-headed cylinder are respectively equipped with clamping arms, and a hook portion is provided under the clamping arm for clamping the material rack.
[0010] The third conveyor belt includes two conveyor rails, which are symmetrically installed in the support frame. A jacking mechanism is provided between the two conveyor rails for lifting the material rack conveyed on the third conveyor belt. The jacking mechanism is close to the discharge port of the electronic silo. The jacking mechanism is at the lower end of the first sorting robot. The jacking mechanism includes a second motor, a screw and a lifting rack. The second motor is fixed on the third conveyor belt. The second motor is driven and installed with the screw. The screw is arranged in a vertical direction. One end of the lifting rack is threadedly connected to the screw through a nut. The lifting rack moves up and down between the two conveyor rails.
[0011] The ejector rack includes two inverted U-shaped ejector rods and a connecting plate. The two ejector rods are spaced apart and vertically fixed to one end of the connecting plate. The other end of the connecting plate is provided with a nut connected to a screw rod.
[0012] A pushing mechanism is also provided between the two conveying guide rails. The pushing mechanism is at the front end of the lifting mechanism. The pushing mechanism pushes the material rack on the third conveyor belt away from the electronic material warehouse to the AGV vehicle.
[0013] The pushing mechanism includes a fourth cylinder, a fifth cylinder and a conveying plate. The fourth cylinder is fixed on the third conveyor belt. The fifth cylinder is driven and installed above the fourth cylinder. The fourth cylinder drives the fifth cylinder to move up and down along the Z axis. The fifth cylinder pushes the conveying plate between the two conveying guide rails. The fifth cylinder drives the conveying plate to convey along the Y axis direction.
[0014] Compared with the prior art, the present application discloses a sorting device used in an electronic silo with a compact structural layout. The first sorting robot with a rotating structure sorts the material racks coming out of the electronic silo, so that the material trays on the material racks can be quickly extracted from the material racks and automatically transported to the next equipment through the second conveyor belt, thereby reducing tedious manual sorting work and improving production efficiency. At the same time, when manual material retrieval is required, the second sorting robot will grab the material racks on the third conveyor belt and place them on the manual material retrieval platform. If it needs to be used in conjunction with an AGV vehicle, the material racks can be pushed to the AGV vehicle for transportation to other workstations through the pushing mechanism. That is, the sorting device in the present application can be applied to multiple different scenarios and has high flexibility in use. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0015] Figure 1 : A three-dimensional structural diagram of this application;
[0016] Figure 2 : Side view of the present application;
[0017] Figure 3 : 3D structural diagram of the first sorting robot;
[0018] Figure 4 : A three-dimensional structural diagram of the first clamping component;
[0019] Figure 5 : 3D structural diagram of the second sorting robot;
[0020] Figure 6 : Three-dimensional structural diagram of the third conveyor belt;
[0021] Figure 7 : Three-dimensional structure diagram of the third conveyor belt in another direction
[0022] Figure 8 : Three-dimensional structure diagram of material rack;
[0023] Figure 9 : Schematic diagram of the installation and use of this application and the electronic silo. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0024] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be described clearly and completely below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention.
[0025] Specific embodiment 1: Please refer to Figures 1 to 9In an embodiment of the present invention, a sorting device used in an electronic silo includes a support frame 1 of a frame structure. A first conveyor belt 2 arranged longitudinally is installed above the support frame 1 and is connected to the feed port 1101 of the electronic silo 11 to convey the material rack 9. A second conveyor belt 3 arranged transversely is provided in the support frame 1. The second conveyor belt 3 is below the first conveyor belt 2. A third conveyor belt 6 arranged longitudinally is installed below the support frame 1 and is parallel to the first conveyor belt 2. The third conveyor belt 6 is connected to the discharge port of the electronic silo 11. A first sorting robot 4 is also installed on the support frame 1 to transport the material tray 10 on the material rack 9 conveyed on the third conveyor belt 6 to the second conveyor belt 3. A second sorting robot 5 is installed above the third conveyor belt 6 to transport the material rack 9 on the third conveyor belt 6. The first conveyor belt 2, the second conveyor belt 3, and the third conveyor belt 6 in this application can be provided in multiple numbers as needed, and the first sorting robot 4 and the second sorting robot 5 can be added synchronously to perform operations.
[0026] The first sorting robot 4 includes a first fixed frame 408, a first driving wheel 402, a first driven wheel 403, a first driving plate 405, a first motor 401, a first cylinder 406 and a first clamping assembly 407. The first motor 401 is installed below the first fixed frame 408, and the first motor 401 and the first driving wheel 402 are driven and installed. The first driving plate 405 is above the first fixed frame 408. A first driving shaft is installed on one side of the lower end of the first driving plate 405, and the first driven wheel 403 is installed below the first driving shaft. The first driven wheel 403 is connected to the first driving wheel 402 through a belt. The first motor 401 drives the first driving shaft to rotate along the Z-axis direction. The first cylinder 406 is installed above the first driving plate 405. The first cylinder 406 and the first clamping assembly 407 are installed to drive the up and down movement of the first clamping assembly 407. The first clamping assembly 407 clamps and grabs the material tray 10.
[0027] The first clamping assembly 407 includes a first double-headed cylinder 407-1, and the two telescopic ends of the first double-headed cylinder 407-1 are respectively equipped with first arms 407-2, and the first arms 407-2 are arranged along the vertical direction. The two first arms 407-2 are inserted into the center hole 1001 on the material tray 10, and the bottom end of the first arm 407-2 is provided with a conical guide surface 407-3. When it is necessary to transport the material tray 10 in the material rack 9 on the third conveyor belt 6, the two first arms 407-2 on the first clamping assembly 407 are inserted into the center hole 1001 of the material tray 10, and the first double-headed cylinder 407-1 drives the two first arms 407-2 to move in opposite directions, that is, the two first arms 407-2 are tightly against the inner wall of the center hole 1001 of the material tray 10, and then the clamped material tray 10 is placed on the second conveyor belt 3 for transportation through the first cylinder 406. The second conveyor belt 3 is an existing belt transmission structure.
[0028] The second sorting robot 5 includes a second cylinder 501, a third cylinder 502 and a second clamping assembly 503. The third cylinder 502 is driven and installed with the second cylinder 501. The second clamping assembly 503 is below the third cylinder 502 and is driven and installed with the third cylinder 502. The second cylinder 501 is fixed on the support frame 1. The second cylinder 501 drives the third cylinder 502 to move horizontally along the X-axis direction, and the third cylinder 502 drives the second clamping assembly 503 to move up and down along the Z-axis direction.
[0029] The second clamping assembly 503 includes a second double-headed cylinder 503-1, and the telescopic ends of the second double-headed cylinder 503-1 are respectively equipped with clamping arms 503-2. A hook portion 503-3 is provided under the clamping arm 503-2 for clamping the material rack 9. When it is necessary to manually pick up the material rack 9, the entire material rack 9 is clamped and pushed to the manual picking platform on the outside by the second sorting robot 5. A boss 901 structure is provided on the outside of the material rack 9 for cooperating with the clamping arm 503-2. After the hook portion 503-3 on the clamping arm 503-2 is placed under the boss 901, it is driven by the second cylinder 501 to be moved along the X-axis direction.
[0030] In the present application, the third conveyor belt 6 includes two conveyor rails 601, which are symmetrically installed in the support frame 1. A lifting mechanism 7 is provided between the two conveyor rails 601 for lifting the material rack 9 conveyed on the third conveyor belt 6. The lifting mechanism 7 is close to the discharge port of the electronic material bin 11. The lifting mechanism 7 is at the lower end of the first sorting robot 4. The lifting mechanism 7 includes a second motor 701, a screw 702 and a lifting rack 704. The second motor 701 is fixed on the third conveyor belt 6. The second motor 701 and the screw 702 are driven and installed. The screw 702 is arranged in the vertical direction. One end of the lifting rack 704 is threadedly connected to the screw 702 through a nut 703, and the lifting rack 704 moves up and down between the two conveyor rails 601.
[0031] The material lifting rack 704 comprises two inverted U-shaped push rods 704-1 and a connecting plate 704-2. The two push rods 704-1 are spaced apart and vertically fixed to one end of the connecting plate 704-2. The other end of the connecting plate 704-2 is fixed with a nut 703 connected to the screw 702. The push rods 704-1 on the material lifting rack 704 are supported below the boss 901 of the material rack 9 to support and lift the material rack 9.
[0032] Whenever the first sorting robot 4 carries a material tray 10 , the lifting mechanism 7 lifts the material rack 9 placed on its upper end according to the set lifting distance, so that the first sorting robot 4 can carry the material tray 10 .
[0033] A pushing mechanism 8 is also provided between the two conveying rails 601. The pushing mechanism 8 is at the front end of the lifting mechanism 7. The pushing mechanism 8 pushes the material rack 9 on the third conveyor belt 6 away from the electronic material bin 11 to the AGV vehicle.
[0034] The pushing mechanism 8 includes a fourth cylinder 801, a fifth cylinder 802, and a conveyor plate 803. The fourth cylinder 801 is fixed to the third conveyor belt 6, and the fifth cylinder 802 is driven and installed above the fourth cylinder 801. The fourth cylinder 801 drives the fifth cylinder 802 to move up and down along the Z axis. The fifth cylinder 802 pushes the conveyor plate 803 between the two conveyor rails 601, and the fifth cylinder 802 drives the conveyor plate 803 to be transported along the Y axis. For the material rack 9 that needs to be transported and handled by the AGV, when the material rack 9 comes out of the electronic material warehouse 11, the fourth cylinder 801 lifts the conveyor plate 803 to support it under the material rack 9, and then the fifth cylinder 802 transports the supported material rack 9 to the exit position of the third conveyor belt 6. The AGV is placed at the exit position of the third conveyor belt 6 to receive the material rack 9.
[0035] Compared with the prior art, the present application discloses a sorting device used in an electronic silo with a compact structural layout. The first sorting robot with a rotating structure sorts the material racks coming out of the electronic silo, so that the material trays on the material racks can be quickly extracted from the material racks and automatically transported to the next equipment through the second conveyor belt, thereby reducing tedious manual sorting work and improving production efficiency. At the same time, when manual material retrieval is required, the second sorting robot will grab the material racks on the third conveyor belt and place them on the manual material retrieval platform. If it needs to be used in conjunction with an AGV vehicle, the material racks can be pushed to the AGV vehicle for transportation to other workstations through the pushing mechanism. That is, the sorting device in the present application can be applied to multiple different scenarios and has high flexibility in use.
[0036] It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the details of the foregoing exemplary embodiments and that the present invention can be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments should be considered in all respects as illustrative and non-restrictive, and the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims, not the foregoing description, and all variations within the meaning and range of equivalents of the claims are intended to be encompassed within the present invention. Any reference sign in a claim should not be construed as limiting the claim to which it relates.
[0037] In addition, it should be understood that although this specification is described in terms of implementation methods, not every implementation method contains only one independent technical solution. This narrative method of the specification is only for the sake of clarity. Those skilled in the art should regard the specification as a whole. The technical solutions in each embodiment can also be appropriately combined to form other implementation methods that can be understood by those skilled in the art.
Claims
1. A sorting device used in an electronic silo, characterized by: A support frame including a frame structure, wherein a first conveyor belt arranged longitudinally is installed above the support frame and is connected to the feed port of the electronic material warehouse to convey the material rack, a second conveyor belt arranged transversely is provided in the support frame, and the second conveyor belt is below the first conveyor belt, and a third conveyor belt arranged longitudinally is installed below the support frame and is parallel to the first conveyor belt, and the third conveyor belt is connected to the discharge port of the electronic material warehouse, and a first sorting robot is also installed on the support frame to move the material tray on the material rack transported on the third conveyor belt to the second conveyor belt, and a second sorting robot is installed above the third conveyor belt to move the material rack on the third conveyor belt.
2. The sorting device used in an electronic silo according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first sorting robot includes a first fixed frame, a first driving wheel, a first driven wheel, a first driving plate, a first motor, a first cylinder and a first clamping assembly. The first motor is installed below the first fixed frame, and the first motor and the first driving wheel are driven and installed. The first driving plate is above the first fixed frame, and a first driving shaft is installed on one side of the lower end of the first driving plate. The first driven wheel is installed below the first driving shaft, and the first driven wheel is connected to the first driving wheel through a belt. The first motor drives the first driving shaft to rotate along the Z-axis direction. The first cylinder is installed above the first driving plate. The first cylinder and the first clamping assembly are installed to drive the up and down movement of the first clamping assembly, and the first clamping assembly clamps and grabs the material tray.
3. The sorting device used in an electronic silo according to claim 2, characterized in that: The first clamping assembly includes a first double-headed cylinder, and the two telescopic ends of the first double-headed cylinder are respectively equipped with first insert arms, the first insert arms are arranged along the vertical direction, and the two first insert arms are inserted into the center hole on the material tray. The bottom end of the first insert arm is provided with a conical guide surface.
4. The sorting device used in an electronic silo according to claim 3, characterized in that: The second sorting robot includes a second cylinder, a third cylinder and a second clamping assembly. The third cylinder is driven and installed with the second cylinder. The second clamping assembly is below the third cylinder and is driven and installed with the third cylinder. The second cylinder is fixed on the support frame. The second cylinder drives the third cylinder to move horizontally along the X-axis direction, and the third cylinder drives the second clamping assembly to move up and down along the Z-axis direction.
5. The sorting device used in an electronic silo according to claim 4, characterized in that: The second clamping assembly includes a second double-headed cylinder, and the telescopic ends of the second double-headed cylinder are respectively equipped with clamping arms, and a hook portion is provided under the clamping arm for clamping the material rack.
6. The sorting device used in an electronic silo according to claim 5, characterized in that: The third conveyor belt includes two conveyor rails, which are symmetrically installed in the support frame. A jacking mechanism is provided between the two conveyor rails for lifting the material rack conveyed on the third conveyor belt. The jacking mechanism is close to the discharge port of the electronic silo. The jacking mechanism is at the lower end of the first sorting robot. The jacking mechanism includes a second motor, a screw and a lifting rack. The second motor is fixed on the third conveyor belt. The second motor is driven and installed with the screw. The screw is arranged in a vertical direction. One end of the lifting rack is threadedly connected to the screw through a nut. The lifting rack moves up and down between the two conveyor rails.
7. The sorting device used in an electronic silo according to claim 6, characterized in that: The ejector rack includes two inverted U-shaped ejector rods and a connecting plate. The two ejector rods are spaced apart and vertically fixed to one end of the connecting plate. The other end of the connecting plate is provided with a nut connected to a screw rod.
8. The sorting device used in an electronic silo according to claim 7, characterized in that: A pushing mechanism is also provided between the two conveying guide rails. The pushing mechanism is at the front end of the lifting mechanism. The pushing mechanism pushes the material rack on the third conveyor belt away from the electronic material warehouse to the AGV vehicle.
9. The sorting device used in an electronic silo according to claim 8, characterized in that: The pushing mechanism includes a fourth cylinder, a fifth cylinder and a conveying plate. The fourth cylinder is fixed on the third conveyor belt. The fifth cylinder is driven and installed above the fourth cylinder. The fourth cylinder drives the fifth cylinder to move up and down along the Z axis. The fifth cylinder pushes the conveying plate between the two conveying guide rails. The fifth cylinder drives the conveying plate to convey along the Y axis direction.