Conveying equipment with automatic counting function for express sorting

Abstract

The utility model discloses an automatic counting express sorting conveying device which comprises a mounting base, a feeding conveying belt, an inclined balance wheel sorting machine and a connecting conveying belt are fixedly arranged at the top of the mounting base, a mounting frame is fixedly arranged at the top of the mounting base, and a counting assembly used for express sorting is arranged on the surface of the mounting frame. And a buffer assembly is arranged in the mounting frame. The express parcels push the counting assembly to move, whether the express parcels enter the mounting frame or not is judged according to the resistance change of the slide rheostat in the counting assembly, and each express parcel can cause the blocking change and one-time resetting of the slide rheostat, so that the express parcels can be counted according to the resistance change and the resetting times; the situation that the photoelectric tube is easily blocked by dust and needs to be cleaned frequently is avoided, and the situation that counting errors occur due to the fact that a photoelectric sensor has large counting errors on transparent adhesive tapes, metal foil packages and other reflective and light-transmitting material packages is avoided.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the technical field of conveyor equipment for express sorting, and in particular to an express sorting conveyor equipment that can automatically count. Background Technology

[0002] Express parcel sorting is a crucial link in the logistics industry. It primarily involves categorizing parcels by attributes such as destination, size, and weight, either automatically or manually, to improve transportation efficiency and reduce error rates. Parcels enter the sorting system via conveyor belts or manual handling, with barcode scanners potentially used at the front end to identify parcel information. The system then matches this parcel information with sorting rules to generate corresponding sorting paths.

[0003] When sorting express packages, conveyor equipment is needed to transport them to counting and scanning mechanisms. The counting mechanism counts the number of packages, allowing for comparison and preventing omissions. The scanning mechanism scans the barcodes of the packages to obtain their information, facilitating sorting based on this information, such as grouping packages destined for the same area together.

[0004] When counting express packages, photoelectric sensors are generally used. However, there are some problems with using photoelectric sensors. First, the photoelectric tubes are easily blocked by dust and need to be cleaned frequently. Second, the photoelectric sensors have a large counting error when dealing with reflective and translucent materials such as transparent tape and metal foil packaging. Third, the visual recognition system may also cause image blurring due to reflection, affecting the counting accuracy. Based on the above problems, this application proposes an automatic counting express package sorting conveyor. Utility Model Content

[0005] To address the shortcomings of existing technologies, this utility model provides an automatic counting conveyor for express delivery sorting, which solves the problems mentioned in the background section.

[0006] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention adopts the following technical solution:

[0007] An automatic counting express sorting conveyor includes a mounting base, on the top of which a feeding conveyor belt, a slant wheel sorter, and a connecting conveyor belt are fixedly mounted. On the top of the mounting base, a mounting frame is fixedly mounted, and the surface of the mounting frame is provided with a counting component for express sorting. A buffer component is provided inside the mounting frame. On the top of the mounting base, a fixing frame is fixedly mounted, and a scanning component is provided inside the fixing frame.

[0008] Preferably, the counting component includes a movable frame, a rotating shaft is disposed inside the movable frame, a roller is fixedly disposed on the surface of the rotating shaft, a spring is connected between the top of the movable frame and the upper side wall of the mounting frame, a movable rod is fixedly disposed on the top of the movable frame, the movable rod is slidably disposed inside the movable frame, a push plate is fixedly disposed on the top of the movable rod, a connecting rod is fixedly disposed on the top of the push plate, a mounting vertical plate is disposed in front of the connecting rod, the mounting vertical plate is fixedly disposed on the top of the mounting frame, a sliding rheostat is fixedly disposed on the rear side of the mounting vertical plate, and the slider of the sliding rheostat is connected to the front end of the connecting rod.

[0009] Preferably, the buffer assembly includes a buffer cylinder fixedly installed inside the mounting frame, a piston plate slidably disposed inside the buffer cylinder, a through hole being provided through the surface of the piston plate, a piston rod being fixedly disposed on the top of the piston plate, the piston rod being slidably connected to the buffer cylinder, an installation rod being fixedly disposed on the top of the piston rod, and the installation rod being fixedly connected to the movable frame.

[0010] Preferably, the scanning assembly includes an electric push rod fixedly mounted on the top of the mounting frame, a fixed plate fixedly mounted on the output end of the electric push rod, a guide rod fixedly mounted on the top of the fixed plate, the guide rod being slidably mounted inside the mounting frame, and an express barcode scanner fixedly mounted inside the fixed plate.

[0011] Preferably, a protective cover is fixedly installed on the top of the mounting bracket, and the sliding rheostat is located inside the protective cover.

[0012] Preferably, there are several rollers arranged in a linear array, and a protective pad is fixedly provided on the surface of each roller. The protective pad is made of elastic rubber.

[0013] Preferably, there are several inclined wheel sorters and several connecting conveyor belts, and the several inclined wheel sorters and several connecting conveyor belts are distributed in a linear array.

[0014] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows: When the express parcels are conveyed to the mounting frame by the feeding conveyor belt, the parcels push the counting component to move. By measuring the resistance change of the sliding rheostat in the counting component, it is determined whether an express parcel has entered the mounting frame. Moreover, each express parcel causes the sliding rheostat to change its resistance and reset once. The number of times the resistance changes and resets is measured can be used to count the express parcels. This avoids the situation where the photoelectric tube is easily blocked by dust and requires frequent cleaning. It also avoids the situation where the photoelectric sensor has a large counting error when dealing with reflective and light-transmitting materials such as transparent tape and metal foil packaging, which can lead to counting errors. Attached Figure Description

[0015] Figure 1 This is an isometric drawing of the structure of this utility model;

[0016] Figure 2 This is a partial structural diagram of the present invention;

[0017] Figure 3 for Figure 2 Enlarged view of the structure at point A;

[0018] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the scanning component structure of this utility model.

[0019] In the diagram: 1. Mounting base; 2. Feeding conveyor belt; 3. Inclined wheel sorter; 4. Connecting conveyor belt; 5. Mounting frame; 6. Moving frame; 7. Rotating shaft; 8. Roller; 9. Spring; 10. Moving rod; 11. Push plate; 12. Connecting rod; 13. Mounting vertical plate; 14. Sliding rheostat; 15. Buffer cylinder; 16. Piston plate; 17. Through hole; 18. Piston rod; 19. Mounting rod; 20. Fixed frame; 21. Electric push rod; 22. Fixed plate; 23. Guide rod; 24. Express barcode scanner. Detailed Implementation

[0020] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of the present utility model.

[0021] Reference Figure 1-4An automatic counting express sorting conveyor device includes a mounting base 1. A feeding conveyor belt 2, a slanted wheel sorter 3, and a connecting conveyor belt 4 are fixedly mounted on the top of the mounting base 1. A mounting frame 5 is fixedly mounted on the top of the mounting base 1. A counting component for express sorting is mounted on the surface of the mounting frame 5. A buffer component is installed inside the mounting frame 5. A fixed frame 20 is fixedly mounted on the top of the mounting base 1. A scanning component is installed inside the fixed frame 20. The counting component includes a movable frame 6. A rotating shaft 7 is installed inside the movable frame 6. The rotating shaft 7... A number of rollers 8 are fixedly installed on the surface of the frame 6, and these rollers 8 are arranged in a linear array. Protective pads made of elastic rubber are fixedly installed on the surface of each roller 8. A spring 9 connects the top of the movable frame 6 and the upper side wall of the mounting frame 5. A movable rod 10 is fixedly installed on the top of the movable frame 6 and slides inside the frame 6. A push plate 11 is fixedly installed on the top of the movable rod 10, and a connecting rod 12 is fixedly installed on the top of the push plate 11. A mounting vertical plate 13 is installed in front of the connecting rod 12. Plate 13 is fixedly installed on the top of mounting bracket 5. A sliding rheostat 14 is fixedly installed on the rear side of mounting plate 13. The slider of the sliding rheostat 14 is connected to the front end of connecting rod 12. When the express enters the mounting bracket 5, the express drives the moving bracket 6 through roller 8 and rotating shaft 7 to compress spring 9, so that moving rod 10 drives the slider of sliding rheostat 14 to slide on its surface through pushing plate 11 and connecting rod 12. When the express moves out from the bottom of roller 8, spring 9 drives roller 8 to move downward through moving bracket 6 and rotating shaft 7, so that... The moving rod 10 drives the slider of the sliding rheostat 14 to reset via the push plate 11 and the connecting rod 12. The resistance of the sliding rheostat 14 and the reset count one. The number of times the resistance of the sliding rheostat 14 changes and resets can be used to continuously count the packages. Counting packages by the number of resistance changes and resets avoids the situation where the phototube is easily blocked by dust and needs frequent cleaning. It also avoids the situation where the photoelectric sensor has a large counting error due to the wrapping of reflective and light-transmitting materials such as transparent tape and metal foil packaging.

[0022] Specifically, the buffer assembly includes a buffer cylinder 15 fixedly installed inside the mounting frame 5. A piston plate 16 is slidably disposed inside the buffer cylinder 15. A through hole 17 is provided through the surface of the piston plate 16. A piston rod 18 is fixedly disposed on the top of the piston plate 16. The piston rod 18 is slidably connected to the buffer cylinder 15. An installation rod 19 is fixedly disposed on the top of the piston rod 18. The installation rod 19 is fixedly connected to the movable frame 6. During the movement of the movable frame 6, the movable frame 6 will drive the installation rod 19 to move, so that the installation rod 19 drives the piston rod 18 to move, so that the piston rod 18 drives the piston plate 16 to slide inside the damping fluid filled in the buffer cylinder 15. The damping fluid provides a damping effect on the piston plate 16, so that when the spring 9 pushes the movable frame 6 to reset, the rebound speed of the movable frame 6 is reduced, preventing the movable frame 6 from driving the roller 8 to shake through the rotating shaft 7, and preventing the roller 8 from shaking and hitting the express.

[0023] Specifically, the scanning component includes an electric push rod 21 fixedly installed on the top of the fixed frame 20. A fixed plate 22 is fixedly mounted on the output end of the electric push rod 21. A guide rod 23 is fixedly mounted on the top of the fixed plate 22 and slidably disposed inside the fixed frame 20. A courier barcode scanner 24 is fixedly mounted inside the fixed plate 22. There are several inclined wheel sorting machines 3 and several connecting conveyor belts 4, all arranged in a linear array. After the courier count is completed, the courier is transported to the inside of the fixed frame 20 via the feeding conveyor belt 2. The courier barcode scanner 24 scans the courier barcode and simultaneously determines the courier's location based on its position. The height of the barcode is adjusted by the electric push rod 21, which drives the fixed plate 22 to move. This causes the fixed plate 22 to slide the guide rod 23 inside the fixed frame 20, thus moving the express barcode scanner 24. The height of the express barcode scanner 24 is adjusted so that it can scan barcodes at different positions. After scanning the barcode, the loading conveyor belt 2 transports the express to the inclined wheel sorting machine 3, which then transports the express to different positions. By using several inclined wheel sorting machines 3 and several connecting conveyor belts 4, multiple types of express can be sorted.

[0024] Specifically, a protective cover is fixedly installed on the top of the mounting bracket 5, and the sliding rheostat 14 is located inside the protective cover. The protective cover can protect the sliding rheostat 14 and prevent dust from adhering to the surface of the sliding rheostat 14 and affecting its use.

[0025] This automatically counting express sorting conveyor is connected to 220V AC mains power, and the main controller can be a conventional known device such as a computer for control.

[0026] In use: Place the packages to be sorted on the feeding conveyor belt 2. The feeding conveyor belt 2 transports the packages. When the packages enter the mounting frame 5, the packages push the roller 8 upward, causing the roller 8 to drive the rotating shaft 7 upward. The rotating shaft 7 then drives the moving frame 6 upward, causing the moving frame 6 to compress the spring 9. At the same time, the moving frame 6 pushes the moving rod 10 upward, which in turn drives the push plate 11 upward. This causes the connecting rod 12 to drive the sliding plate of the sliding rheostat 14 to slide on its surface. When the sliding plate slides upward, the sliding... When the resistance of the variable resistor 14 increases, and the package moves out from the bottom of the roller 8, the spring 9 pushes the moving frame 6 to reset, causing the moving frame 6 to drive the roller 8 downward through the rotating shaft 7. This causes the moving frame 6 to drive the moving rod 10 downward, which in turn drives the connecting rod 12 downward through the push plate 11. This causes the connecting rod 12 to drive the slider of the variable resistor 14 to reset, and the resistance of the variable resistor 14 drops to its minimum value. At this time, the package count is one item. When the resistance of the variable resistor 14 changes again and resets, the count is two items, and the package count can be continuously maintained.

[0027] It should be noted that, in this document, relational terms such as "first" and "second" are used only to distinguish one entity or operation from another, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Furthermore, the terms "comprising," "including," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.

[0028] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, the scope of which is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. An automatic counting express sorting conveyor, comprising a mounting base (1), characterized in that, The mounting base (1) is fixedly provided with a feeding conveyor belt (2), a slanted wheel sorting machine (3) and a connecting conveyor belt (4) on its top. The mounting base (1) is fixedly provided with a mounting frame (5). The mounting frame (5) is provided with a counting component for express sorting on its surface. The mounting frame (5) is provided with a buffer component inside its interior. The mounting base (1) is fixedly provided with a fixing frame (20). The fixing frame (20) is provided with a scanning component inside its interior.

2. The express sorting conveyor equipment with automatic counting capability according to claim 1, characterized in that, The counting component includes a movable frame (6), a rotating shaft (7) is disposed inside the movable frame (6), a roller (8) is fixedly disposed on the surface of the rotating shaft (7), a spring (9) is connected between the top of the movable frame (6) and the upper side wall of the mounting frame (5), a movable rod (10) is fixedly disposed on the top of the movable frame (6), the movable rod (10) is slidably disposed inside the movable frame (6), a push plate (11) is fixedly disposed on the top of the movable rod (10), a connecting rod (12) is fixedly disposed on the top of the push plate (11), a mounting vertical plate (13) is disposed in front of the connecting rod (12), the mounting vertical plate (13) is fixedly mounted on the top of the mounting frame (5), a sliding rheostat (14) is fixedly disposed on the rear side of the mounting vertical plate (13), and the slider of the sliding rheostat (14) is connected to the front end of the connecting rod (12).

3. The express sorting conveyor equipment with automatic counting capability according to claim 1, characterized in that, The buffer assembly includes a buffer cylinder (15) fixedly installed inside the mounting frame (5). A piston plate (16) is slidably arranged inside the buffer cylinder (15). A through hole (17) is provided through the surface of the piston plate (16). A piston rod (18) is fixedly arranged on the top of the piston plate (16). The piston rod (18) is slidably connected to the buffer cylinder (15). An installation rod (19) is fixedly arranged on the top of the piston rod (18). The installation rod (19) is fixedly connected to the movable frame (6).

4. The express sorting conveyor equipment with automatic counting capability according to claim 1, characterized in that, The scanning assembly includes an electric push rod (21) fixedly installed on the top of the mounting frame (20). The output end of the electric push rod (21) is fixedly provided with a mounting plate (22). A guide rod (23) is fixedly provided on the top of the mounting plate (22). The guide rod (23) is slidably disposed inside the mounting frame (20). A courier barcode scanner (24) is fixedly disposed inside the mounting plate (22).

5. The express sorting conveyor equipment with automatic counting capability according to claim 2, characterized in that, The mounting bracket (5) is fixedly equipped with a protective cover on its top, and the sliding rheostat (14) is located inside the protective cover.

6. The express sorting conveyor equipment with automatic counting capability according to claim 2, characterized in that, The number of rollers (8) is several, and the rollers (8) are arranged in a linear array. A protective pad is fixedly provided on the surface of the rollers (8), and the protective pad is made of elastic rubber material.

7. The express sorting conveyor equipment with automatic counting capability according to claim 1, characterized in that, The number of inclined wheel sorting machines (3) and connecting conveyor belts (4) are both several, and the several inclined wheel sorting machines (3) and several connecting conveyor belts (4) are all distributed in a linear array.

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