Automatic sorting system for large and small pieces
An automated sorting system combining a line laser stereo camera and an RGB-D stereo camera with a swing wheel sorter solves the problem of low efficiency in handling items of different sizes, achieving efficient sorting of large and small items and classification of small items, adapting to various scenario requirements.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202520333834.8
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-02-27
- Publication Date
- 2026-02-27
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-02-27
AI Technical Summary
Existing technologies are inefficient in handling items of varying sizes and cannot effectively differentiate between different types of small items, resulting in low work efficiency and a high error rate.
Line laser stereo cameras and RGB-D stereo cameras are used to classify items by size. Combined with a swing wheel sorter, automatic sorting is achieved. The line laser stereo camera distinguishes between large and small items, the RGB-D stereo camera scans the type of small items, and the swing wheel sorter performs precise classification.
It achieves efficient automatic sorting of large and small items and classification of small item types, improving sorting efficiency and accuracy, meeting the needs of high-speed sorting, and supporting modular installation to adapt to different scenarios.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of logistics sorting equipment, and particularly relates to an automatic sorting system for large and small pieces. BACKGROUND
[0002] In the logistics industry, the processing of large and small pieces of goods usually requires different equipment and personnel configuration, and if mixed processing is adopted, the work efficiency will be greatly reduced. Many small piece goods sorting devices rely on manual selection and classification, and this method is inefficient and prone to errors, increasing the difficulty of subsequent work.
[0003] After searching, the patent document with the name of a small piece sorting equipment with the publication number CN220258786U is found, which comprises a support frame, a large and small sorting device and a small piece classification device. The utility model sets up size identification mechanism and classification identification mechanism, and through setting a counter on the side wall of the classification conveyor belt, the number of small pieces can be counted after being screened according to different weight intervals.
[0004] The above-mentioned embodiment still has the following defects:
[0005] The above-mentioned embodiment adopts a roller sorting mechanism, and the sorting efficiency and accuracy of large and small pieces are low by controlling the start and stop of the roller sorting mechanism; and the above-mentioned embodiment can only roughly classify small pieces by measuring the weight of the small pieces, and cannot distinguish the types of small pieces. SUMMARY
[0006] In view of the above-mentioned technical deficiencies, the utility model aims to provide an automatic sorting system for large and small pieces, which realizes the sorting of large and small pieces of goods and the classification of small piece goods.
[0007] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme:
[0008] An automatic sorting system for large and small pieces comprises a conveyor belt, an identification device and a sorting device. The conveyor belt comprises a first conveyor belt, a second conveyor belt, a large piece conveyor belt, a first small piece classification conveyor belt and a second small piece classification conveyor belt. The identification device comprises a line laser stereo camera for large and small piece classification and an RGB-D stereo camera for small piece type classification. The sorting device is a balance wheel sorting machine.
[0009] Preferably, the conveyor belt, i.e. the first conveyor belt, the second conveyor belt, the large piece conveyor belt, the first small piece classification conveyor belt and the second small piece classification conveyor belt have the same structure, are provided with a motor, a baffle on both sides and a fixing frame at the bottom.
[0010] Preferably, the conveying belt comprises a belt, a rotating shaft and rollers, the rollers are arranged at the front and rear ends of the conveying belt, the belt is attached to the surface of the rollers, the rotating shaft is arranged at the center of the rollers, and the rotating shaft is connected with the baffle.
[0011] Preferably, the first conveying belt is provided with a first mounting frame, a wire laser stereo camera is arranged in the middle cross beam of the first mounting frame, and a control device is arranged on the outer side of the first mounting frame.
[0012] Preferably, the wire laser stereo camera is embedded and fixed below the first mounting frame through a mounting piece, and the wire laser stereo camera is provided with two interfaces.
[0013] Preferably, the rear end of the first conveying belt is provided with a balance wheel sorting machine, the balance wheel sorting machine comprises a balance wheel, a heat dissipation hole and a support frame, the balance wheel is arranged at the upper portion of the balance wheel sorting machine, the heat dissipation hole is arranged on the outer wall of the balance wheel sorting machine, and the support frame is arranged at the bottom of the balance wheel sorting machine.
[0014] Preferably, the rear end of the balance wheel sorting machine is provided with a second conveying belt, the other side is provided with a large piece conveying belt, the second conveying belt is provided with a second mounting frame, an RGB-D stereo camera is arranged on the upper portion of the second mounting frame, and a control device is arranged on the outer side of the second mounting frame.
[0015] Preferably, the RGB-D stereo camera is provided with a mounting hole above the body and a network port on the outer side.
[0016] Preferably, the rear end of the second conveying belt is provided with a balance wheel sorting machine, and the balance wheel sorting machine is provided with a first small piece classification conveying belt and a second small piece classification conveying belt on the two sides.
[0017] Preferably, the balance wheel sorting machine is electrically connected to the control device.
[0018] Preferably, the wire laser stereo camera and the RGB-D stereo camera are electrically connected to the control device, and the control device comprises a processor, a control unit, a network module, a display screen, an operation button and the like.
[0019] The utility model has the advantages that:
[0020] The utility model discloses a wire laser stereo camera for large and small piece classification and an RGB-D stereo camera for small piece type classification are arranged, so that large and small piece goods can be distinguished, and the types of small piece goods can be classified.
[0021] The balance wheel sorting machine of the sorting mechanism meets the demand of high-speed sorting speed.
[0022] The balance wheel sorting machine and the conveying belt can be modularly installed, and the system can be conveniently disassembled and installed according to different demand scenes. Attached Figure Description
[0023] Figure 1 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the present invention;
[0024] Figure 2 For the present utility model Figure 1 Enlarged structural diagram at point A in the middle;
[0025] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the installation of the centerline laser stereo camera of this utility model;
[0026] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the installation of the RGB-D stereo camera in this utility model;
[0027] Legend: 1. First conveyor belt; 2. First mounting frame; 3. Line laser stereo camera; 31. Interface; 32. Mounting component; 4. Swing wheel sorter; 41. Swing wheel; 42. Heat dissipation hole; 43. Support frame; 5. Large item conveyor belt; 6. Second conveyor belt; 7. Second mounting frame; 8. RGB-D stereo camera; 81. Mesh port; 82. Mounting hole; 9. First small item sorting conveyor belt; 10. Second small item sorting conveyor belt; 11. Fixing frame; 12. Baffle; 13. Control equipment; 14. Belt; 15. Rotating shaft; 16. Roller. Detailed Implementation
[0028] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific preferred embodiments, but this does not limit the scope of protection of the present invention.
[0029] Example
[0030] like Figure 1 As shown, this embodiment provides an automatic sorting system for large and small items, including a conveyor belt, an identification device, and a sorting device. The conveyor belt includes a first conveyor belt 1, a second conveyor belt 6, a large item conveyor belt 5, a first small item sorting conveyor belt 9, and a second small item sorting conveyor belt 10. The identification device includes a line laser stereo camera 3 for sorting large and small items and an RGB-D stereo camera 8 for sorting small item types. The sorting device is a swing wheel sorter 4.
[0031] The conveyor belts, namely the first conveyor belt 1, the second conveyor belt 6, the large item conveyor belt 5, the first small item sorting conveyor belt 9, and the second small item sorting conveyor belt 10, have the same structure. They all use their own motors, have baffles 12 on both sides, and have fixed frames 11 at the bottom. The fixed frames are located around the bottom and can be freely adjusted in height and disassembled for installation.
[0032] The conveying belt comprises a belt 14, a rotating shaft 15 and rollers 16, the rollers 16 are arranged at the front and rear ends of the conveying belt, the belt 14 is attached to the surface of the rollers 16, the rotating shaft 15 is arranged in the center of the rollers 16, and the rotating shaft 15 is connected with the baffle 12.
[0033] The first conveying belt 1 is provided with a first mounting frame 2, a line laser stereo camera 3 is mounted below the middle cross beam of the first mounting frame 2, and a control device 13 is mounted on the outer side of the first mounting frame 2. The control device 13 can be used to control the line laser stereo camera 3 to detect the volume of the goods on the first conveying belt 1 and distinguish between large and small goods.
[0034] The line laser stereo camera 3 is embedded and fixed below the first mounting frame 2 through a mounting piece 32, and the line laser stereo camera 3 is provided with two interfaces 31; the fixing mode of the mounting piece can be changed according to requirements.
[0035] The first conveying belt 1 is provided with a balance wheel sorting machine 4 at the rear end, the balance wheel sorting machine 4 comprises a balance wheel 41, a heat dissipation hole 42 and a support frame 43, the balance wheel 41 is arranged at the upper part of the balance wheel sorting machine 4, the heat dissipation hole 42 is arranged on the outer wall of the balance wheel sorting machine 4, and the support frame 43 is arranged at the bottom of the balance wheel sorting machine 4.
[0036] The balance wheel sorting machine 4 is provided with a second conveying belt 6 at the rear end, and a large conveying belt 5 is arranged on the other side, the second conveying belt 6 is provided with a second mounting frame 7, the RGB-D stereo camera 8 is mounted on the upper part of the second mounting frame 7, and the control device 13 is mounted on the outer side of the second mounting frame 7.
[0037] The RGB-D stereo camera 8 is provided with a mounting hole 82 above the machine body and a network port 81 on the outer side; the interfaces 31 and the network port 81 are collectively referred to as a network interface, which generally includes a power interface and a network interface.
[0038] The balance wheel sorting machine 4 is arranged at the rear end of the second conveying belt 6, and the first small piece classification conveying belt 9 and the second small piece classification conveying belt 10 are arranged on both sides of the balance wheel sorting machine 4. After the small pieces are scanned by the RGB-D stereo camera 8, the control device 13 classifies the types of the small pieces, and controls the balance wheel sorting machine 4 to classify and sort the small pieces. Subsequent sorting conveying belts can be arranged according to requirements.
[0039] The balance wheel sorting machine 4 is electrically connected to the control device 13.
[0040] The line laser stereo camera 3 and the RGB-D stereo camera 8 are electrically connected to the control device 13, and the control device is composed of a processor, a control unit, a network module, a display screen, an operation button and the like.
[0041] System workflow: after the installation of each component according to the sorting requirement, the goods are placed on the first conveying belt 1, scanned by the linear laser stereo camera 3, and then the balance wheel 41 of the balance wheel sorting machine 4 is controlled to rotate by the control equipment 13, so that the large goods are pushed to the large conveying belt 5, and the small goods are pushed to the second conveying belt 6; the small goods are scanned by the RGB-D stereo camera 8 on the second conveying belt 6, the type of the small goods to be sorted is set by the control equipment 13, and different types of goods are pushed to the subsequent first small goods classification conveying belt 9 and the second small goods classification conveying belt 10 by the balance wheel sorting machine 4, and conveying belts or the next step of sorting process can be added according to the requirement.
[0042] The above is only the preferred specific implementation manner of the present application, but the protection scope of the present application is not limited to this, any skilled person in the art can make equivalent replacement or change according to the technical scheme and the inventive concept of the present application within the technical range disclosed by the present application, which should be covered in the protection scope of the present application.
Claims
1. A size case automatic sorting system characterized by: The application relates to a sorting system, which comprises a conveying belt, an identification device and a sorting device, wherein the conveying belt comprises a first conveying belt (1), a second conveying belt (6), a large piece conveying belt (5), a first small piece classification conveying belt (9) and a second small piece classification conveying belt (10), the identification device comprises a line laser stereo camera (3) for large piece classification and an RGB-D stereo camera (8) for small piece type classification, and the sorting device is a balance wheel sorting machine (4).
2. An automatic size sorting system as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that The conveying belt, i.e. the first conveying belt (1), the second conveying belt (6), the large piece conveying belt (5), the first small piece classification conveying belt (9) and the second small piece classification conveying belt (10) have the same structure, are provided with a motor, are provided with a baffle (12) on both sides and are provided with a fixing frame (11) at the bottom.
3. An automatic size sorting system as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that The conveying belt comprises a belt (14), a rotating shaft (15) and a roller (16), the roller (16) is arranged at the front end and the rear end of the conveying belt, the belt (14) is attached to the surface of the roller (16), the rotating shaft (15) is arranged at the center of the roller (16), and the rotating shaft (15) is connected with the baffle (12).
4. The system of claim 1, wherein, The first conveying belt (1) is provided with a first mounting frame (2), the line laser stereo camera (3) is arranged on the middle cross beam of the first mounting frame (2), and the control device (13) is arranged on the outer side of the first mounting frame (2).
5. An automatic size sorting system as claimed in claim 4, characterized in that The line laser stereo camera (3) is embedded and fixed below the first mounting frame (2) through a mounting piece (32), and the line laser stereo camera (3) is provided with two interfaces (31).
6. An automatic size sorting system as claimed in claim 1, wherein, The first conveying belt (1) is provided with the balance wheel sorting machine (4) at the rear end, the balance wheel sorting machine comprises a balance wheel (41), a heat dissipation hole (42) and a support frame (43), the balance wheel (41) is arranged at the upper portion of the balance wheel sorting machine (4), the heat dissipation hole (42) is arranged on the outer wall of the balance wheel sorting machine (4), and the support frame (43) is arranged at the bottom of the balance wheel sorting machine (4).
7. An automatic size sorting system as claimed in claim 1, wherein, The balance wheel sorting machine (4) is provided with the second conveying belt (6) at the rear end and the large piece conveying belt (5) at the other side, the second conveying belt (6) is provided with a second mounting frame (7), the RGB-D stereo camera (8) is arranged on the upper portion of the second mounting frame (7), and the control device (13) is arranged on the outer side of the second mounting frame (7).
8. An automatic size sorting system as claimed in claim 7, characterized in that The RGB-D stereo camera (8) is provided with a mounting hole (82) above the machine body and a network port (81) on the outer side.
9. An automatic size sorting system as claimed in claim 1, wherein, The second conveying belt (6) is provided with the balance wheel sorting machine (4) at the rear end, and the first small piece classification conveying belt (9) and the second small piece classification conveying belt (10) are arranged on both sides of the balance wheel sorting machine (4).
10. The system of claim 1, wherein, The balance wheel sorting machine (4) is electrically connected to the control device (13). The line laser stereo camera (3) and the RGB-D stereo camera (8) are electrically connected to the control device (13), and the control device is composed of a processor, a control unit, a network module, a display screen and an operation button.
Citation Information
Patent Citations
Small piece sorting equipment
CN220258786U