Logistics sorting machine and sorting system

Abstract

The utility model discloses a kind of logistics sorting machine and sorting system, a kind of logistics sorting machine includes: conveying mechanism, including rack, walking track and conveying drive component, conveying drive component is installed on rack, the side of walking track is equipped with multiple discharge gates;Multiple sorting mechanism, each sorting mechanism includes conveying frame and belt conveyor, the output end of conveying drive component is connected with conveying frame, to drive conveying frame moves along walking track, belt conveyor is installed on conveying frame, and belt conveyor is used to convey package to discharge gate;Multiple guide mechanism, respectively corresponding one discharge gate, guide mechanism includes auxiliary plate and angle adjusting component, the upper end of auxiliary plate extends to discharge gate, the body of angle adjusting component is connected with rack, the output end of angle adjusting component is connected with auxiliary plate, to drive auxiliary plate adjustment inclination angle;Multiple storage frame, each storage frame is respectively arranged below the auxiliary plate of one guide mechanism.The utility model can improve the space utilization in storage frame.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of logistics sorting equipment technology, and in particular to logistics sorting machines and sorting systems. Background Technology

[0002] In the current express delivery industry, belt conveyors are a widely used sorting equipment. As the belt conveyor carries the express packages along the lateral direction, it can quickly move the express packages vertically to the designated storage box or receiving box at the designated location according to the requirements of the control system, thereby realizing the sorting of express packages.

[0003] Packages placed in the storage boxes are later transferred by workers or carts. However, because the packages fall into the storage boxes in basically the same place, they are piled up in a certain area of ​​the storage box, resulting in low space utilization. Workers need to quickly move the packages in the storage boxes so that the sorting equipment can continue sorting. Utility Model Content

[0004] The present invention aims to solve at least one of the technical problems existing in the prior art. To this end, the present invention proposes a logistics sorting machine and a sorting system.

[0005] The solution to the technical problem of this utility model is: Firstly, a logistics sorting machine is proposed, including: The conveying mechanism includes a frame, a traveling track, and a conveying drive component. The conveying drive component is mounted on the frame, and the traveling track has multiple discharge ports on its side. Multiple sorting mechanisms, each sorting mechanism including a conveyor frame and a belt conveyor, the output end of the conveyor drive component being connected to the conveyor frame to drive the conveyor frame to move along the travel track, the belt conveyor being mounted on the conveyor frame and used to convey packages to the discharge port; Multiple guiding mechanisms are provided, each corresponding to one of the discharge ports. Each guiding mechanism includes an auxiliary plate and an angle adjustment component. The upper end of the auxiliary plate extends toward the discharge port. The body of the angle adjustment component is connected to the frame. The output end of the angle adjustment component is connected to the auxiliary plate to drive the auxiliary plate to adjust the tilt angle. Multiple storage boxes, each of which is located below the auxiliary plate of one of the guide mechanisms.

[0006] This utility model has at least the following beneficial effects: the conveying mechanism can drive the sorting mechanism to move. When it moves to the discharge port corresponding to the package, the belt conveyor drives the package to leave the conveying mechanism through the discharge port and enter the guiding mechanism. The package can slide down the auxiliary plate to the storage box for placement. Because an angle adjustment component is provided, the tilt angle of the auxiliary plate can be adjusted. The package slides along the auxiliary plate at different tilt angles to reach different positions in the storage box, thereby making more reasonable use of the space in the storage box.

[0007] As a further improvement to the above technical solution, each of the guide mechanisms also includes two side plates, which are respectively disposed on both sides of the upper surface of the auxiliary plate and are perpendicular to the auxiliary plate.

[0008] As a further improvement to the above technical solution, each of the guiding mechanisms also includes a baffle, which is connected to the two side plates and forms a sliding channel with the auxiliary plate. The inlet end of the sliding channel faces the discharge port, and the outlet end of the sliding channel faces the storage frame. The distance between the baffle and the auxiliary plate gradually decreases from the side closer to the discharge port to the side closer to the storage frame.

[0009] As a further improvement to the above technical solution, the baffle includes a fixed plate, a telescopic plate, and a telescopic drive component. The fixed plate is connected to the side plate, and the fixed plate and the telescopic plate are arranged parallel to each other. The telescopic drive component is mounted on the fixed plate, and the output end of the telescopic drive component is connected to the telescopic plate to drive the telescopic plate to slide relative to the fixed plate. When the telescopic plate slides to the lower end and contacts the auxiliary plate, the outlet end of the sliding channel is closed.

[0010] As a further improvement to the above technical solution, the telescopic plate is stacked on the upper side of the fixed plate, and the telescopic drive component is installed on the upper surface of the fixed plate.

[0011] As a further improvement to the above technical solution, the telescopic drive component includes a drive motor, a lead screw, a nut, a limiting rod, and a limiting block. The lead screw and the limiting rod are respectively arranged along the extension direction of the fixed plate and are respectively connected to both sides of the fixed plate. The nut and the limiting block are respectively connected to both sides of the telescopic plate. The nut and the lead screw are connected by a threaded connection. The limiting block is sleeved on the outer periphery of the limiting rod. The drive motor is mounted on the fixed plate, and the output end of the drive motor is connected to the lead screw.

[0012] As a further improvement to the above technical solution, the lower surface of the fixed plate and the lower surface of the telescopic plate are respectively provided with buffer pads.

[0013] As a further improvement to the above technical solution, the fixing plate is detachably connected to the side plate.

[0014] As a further improvement to the above technical solution, the logistics sorting machine also includes multiple human body sensors. Each human body sensor is respectively located above the discharge port and facing the side where the storage frame is located. The human body sensor is electrically connected to the telescopic drive component. The telescopic drive component is configured such that when the human body sensor detects a human body, it drives the telescopic plate to extend downward and close the outlet end of the sliding channel.

[0015] A sorting system includes a logistics sorting machine as described in any of the above technical solutions.

[0016] Additional aspects and advantages of this application will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of this application. Attached Figure Description

[0017] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this utility model, the accompanying drawings used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly explained below. Obviously, the described drawings are only a part of the embodiments of this utility model, and not all of them. Those skilled in the art can obtain other design schemes and drawings based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0018] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the conveying mechanism and sorting mechanism according to an embodiment of the present utility model; Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the sorting mechanism according to an embodiment of the present utility model; Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the logistics sorting machine of this utility model, omitting the conveying mechanism; Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the auxiliary plate of the logistics sorting machine in another tilt angle according to an embodiment of the present utility model; Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the baffle according to an embodiment of the present utility model; Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the sliding channel according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0019] Reference numerals: 100, conveying mechanism; 200, sorting mechanism; 300, guiding mechanism; 310, angle adjustment component; 320, auxiliary plate; 330, side plate; 340, fixing plate; 350, telescopic plate; 360, drive motor; 361, lead screw; 362, nut; 363, limit rod; 364, limit block; 370, sliding channel; 400, storage frame. Detailed Implementation

[0020] The embodiments of this utility model are described in detail below. Examples of these embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals denote the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and are only used to explain this utility model, and should not be construed as limiting this utility model.

[0021] In the description of this utility model, the orientation descriptions, such as up, down, front, back, left, right, etc., are based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings. They are only for the convenience of describing this utility model and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be construed as limitations on this utility model.

[0022] In the description of this utility model, "several" means one or more, "multiple" means two or more, "greater than," "less than," and "exceeding" are understood to exclude the stated number, while "above," "below," and "within" are understood to include the stated number. If "first" or "second" is used in the description, it is only for the purpose of distinguishing technical features and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance, or implicitly indicating the number of indicated technical features, or implicitly indicating the order of the indicated technical features.

[0023] In the description of this utility model, unless otherwise explicitly defined, terms such as "setting," "installation," and "connection" should be interpreted broadly, and those skilled in the art can reasonably determine the specific meaning of the above terms in this utility model in conjunction with the specific content of the technical solution.

[0024] Obviously, the described embodiments are only some, not all, of the embodiments of this utility model. Other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of this utility model without creative effort are all within the scope of protection of this utility model. The various technical features of this utility model can be combined interactively without contradicting each other.

[0025] Reference Figures 1 to 6 Firstly, this utility model embodiment proposes a logistics sorting machine that can solve the problem of uneven packing within the storage box 400 at the sorting machine exit position in the prior art, thereby improving the space utilization rate of the storage box 400.

[0026] In this embodiment, the logistics sorting machine includes a conveying mechanism 100, multiple sorting mechanisms 200, multiple guiding mechanisms 300, and multiple storage boxes 400. Referring to... Figure 1 and Figure 2The conveying mechanism 100 includes a frame, a traveling track, and a conveying drive component. The conveying drive component is mounted on the frame, and multiple discharge ports are provided on the side of the traveling track. Each sorting mechanism 200 includes a conveyor frame and a belt conveyor. The output end of the conveying drive component is connected to the conveyor frame. Under the driving action of the conveying drive component, the conveyor frame can move along the traveling track. The belt conveyor is mounted on the conveyor frame and is used to convey packages to the discharge ports. When a package moves to the position of the corresponding discharge port under the driving action of the conveying drive component, the belt conveyor starts and drives the package to be conveyed to the discharge port, causing the package to leave the traveling track, thus realizing the sorting and conveying of the package.

[0027] Understandably, to facilitate subsequent transportation, storage boxes 400 are used to load packages sent from the same discharge port. It is worth noting that, referring to... Figure 3 and Figure 4 In this embodiment, a guide mechanism 300 is provided to facilitate more accurate placement of packages into the storage frame 400. Each guide mechanism 300 corresponds to a discharge port and includes an auxiliary plate 320 and an angle adjustment component 310. The upper end of the auxiliary plate 320 extends towards the discharge port and assists the packages in sliding from the discharge port into the storage frame 400. The body of the angle adjustment component 310 is connected to the frame, and its output end is connected to the auxiliary plate 320. Under the driving action of the angle adjustment component 310, the tilt angle of the auxiliary plate 320 can be adjusted, thereby guiding the packages to slide on the auxiliary plate 320 and reach different positions within the storage frame 400. This avoids packages stacking in one position within the storage frame 400 and greatly improves the space utilization of the storage frame 400.

[0028] In some embodiments, the angle adjustment component 310 is a motor that can directly control the rotation of the auxiliary plate 320. The angle adjustment component 310 can drive the auxiliary plate 320 to rotate a certain angle based on a timed interval or based on the number of packages passed. For example, in some embodiments, it is set that when two packages are discharged from the same outlet, the angle adjustment component 310 drives the auxiliary plate 320 to rotate 10° around the motor shaft. In this embodiment, the angle between the auxiliary plate 320 and the horizontal plane is greater than or equal to 30° and less than or equal to 70°.

[0029] It is understood that a belt conveyor includes a belt, a belt drive unit, and pulleys. The belt is tensioned on the outside of the pulleys. The belt drive unit is driven by one of the pulleys, and the pulley rotates under the drive of the belt drive unit, which in turn drives the belt to move, causing the packages on the belt to move relative to the conveyor frame. It is also understood that the direction of movement of the belt's upper surface is perpendicular to the direction of movement of the conveyor frame along the travel track.

[0030] In some embodiments, the conveying drive component is a chain conveyor.

[0031] In some embodiments, refer to Figure 3 , Figure 4 and Figure 6 Each guide mechanism 300 also includes two side plates 330, which are respectively disposed on both sides of the upper surface of the auxiliary plate 320 and are perpendicular to the auxiliary plate 320. It can be understood that the side plates 330 are used to prevent the package from sliding to both sides of the auxiliary plate 320, so as to ensure that the package can fall accurately into the storage frame 400 below the auxiliary plate 320.

[0032] In some embodiments, refer to Figure 5 and Figure 6 The guide mechanism 300 also includes a baffle, which is connected to two side plates 330 and forms a sliding channel 370 with the auxiliary plate 320. The inlet end of the sliding channel 370 faces the outlet and the outlet end of the sliding channel 370 faces the storage frame 400. The distance between the baffle and the auxiliary plate 320 gradually decreases from the side closer to the outlet to the side closer to the storage frame 400.

[0033] Understandably, the package enters the sliding channel 370 of the guide mechanism 300 under the action of the belt conveyor, and slides down the sliding channel 370 to the storage box 400. Since a baffle is provided, it can block the package and ensure that the package slides along the surface of the auxiliary plate 320.

[0034] In some embodiments, refer to Figure 5 and Figure 6 The baffle includes a fixed plate 340, a telescopic plate 350, and a telescopic drive component. The fixed plate 340 is connected to the side plate 330, and the fixed plate 340 and the telescopic plate 350 are arranged parallel to each other. The telescopic drive component is mounted on the fixed plate 340, and the output end of the telescopic drive component is connected to the telescopic plate 350. Under the driving action of the telescopic drive component, the telescopic plate 350 can slide relative to the fixed plate 340. When the telescopic plate 350 slides to the position where its lower end contacts the auxiliary plate 320, the outlet end of the sliding channel 370 closes, and the package that enters the sliding channel 370 through the belt conveyor cannot slide down but will be temporarily stored in the sliding channel 370.

[0035] Understandably, once the storage box 400 is full, workers need to manually or via conveyor to move the storage box 400, or directly remove the packages from the storage box 400, to facilitate subsequent package delivery. With this setup, when workers replace or remove packages from the storage box 400, the logistics sorting machine does not need to be stopped. Packages discharged from the corresponding outlet can be temporarily stored in the sliding channel 370, without affecting the sorting mechanism 200's sorting of packages.

[0036] In this embodiment, the side plate 330 is triangular. The edge of the side plate 330 used to install the fixing plate 340 is parallel to the telescopic direction of the telescopic plate 350, so it will not affect the telescopic action of the telescopic plate 350. Moreover, when the telescopic plate 350 is extended, the side plate 330 can cover both sides of the telescopic plate 350 to prevent the package from falling out.

[0037] In some embodiments, the telescopic plate 350 is stacked on top of the fixed plate 340, and the telescopic drive component is mounted on the upper surface of the fixed plate 340. This configuration makes assembly easier and reduces the difficulty of subsequent maintenance.

[0038] In some embodiments, refer to Figure 5 The telescopic drive component includes a drive motor 360, a lead screw 361, a nut 362, a limiting rod 363, and a limiting block 364. The lead screw 361 and the limiting rod 363 are respectively positioned along the extension direction of the fixed plate 340 and connected to both sides of the fixed plate 340. The nut 362 and the limiting block 364 are respectively connected to both sides of the telescopic plate 350. The nut 362 is threadedly connected to the lead screw 361. The limiting block 364 is fitted around the outer circumference of the limiting rod 363. The drive motor 360 is mounted on the fixed plate 340, and its output end is connected to the lead screw 361. Under the drive of the drive motor 360, the lead screw 361 rotates. Due to the limiting action of the limiting rod 363 and the limiting block 364, the nut 362 does not rotate with the lead screw 361 but instead drives the telescopic plate 350 to move along the extension direction of the lead screw 361, i.e., along the inclined direction of the fixed plate 340, thus achieving the telescopic effect of the baffle.

[0039] In some embodiments, the lower surface of the fixed plate 340 and the lower surface of the telescopic plate 350 are respectively provided with buffer pads. The buffer pads can be felt pads, rubber pads, silicone pads, etc., which can buffer the collision force between the package and the baffle and reduce the phenomenon of damage to the package caused by the collision.

[0040] In some embodiments, the fixed plate 340 and the side plate 330 are detachably connected to facilitate the disassembly of the entire baffle structure by an operator for maintenance or replacement, and also to facilitate cleaning of the interior of the sliding channel 370. It is understood that the detachable connection between the fixed plate 340 and the side plate 330 can be achieved through screws or other connecting components.

[0041] In some embodiments, the logistics sorting machine further includes multiple human body sensors, which can be infrared sensors, etc., without specific limitations. Each human body sensor is respectively located above the discharge port and facing the side where the storage frame 400 is located. When a human body approaches the storage frame 400, the human body sensor can detect the presence of a human body. The human body sensor is electrically connected to a telescopic drive component, which is configured such that when the human body sensor detects a human body, the telescopic drive component drives the telescopic plate 350 to extend downward and close the outlet end of the sliding channel 370.

[0042] Understandably, when a person approaches a package in the storage box 400 or changes the storage box 400, the telescopic drive component automatically closes the outlet end of the corresponding sliding channel 370, allowing the package sorted to the corresponding discharge port to be temporarily stored in the sliding channel 370.

[0043] In some embodiments, the telescopic drive component can also be controlled by a remote control.

[0044] Secondly, this utility model embodiment also proposes a sorting system, which includes a logistics sorting machine as proposed in any of the embodiments of the first aspect above. In some embodiments, the sorting system further includes other structures for sorting packages, such as image recognition mechanisms like cameras, which can be used to identify barcodes, QR codes, etc. on packages, and the logistics sorting machine sorts according to the recognition results. It is understood that the conveying mechanism 100 of the logistics sorting machine can be a linear conveyor or a circular conveyor, and no specific limitation is made here.

[0045] Since the sorting system uses the aforementioned logistics sorting machine, it also possesses all the beneficial effects brought about by the aforementioned logistics sorting machine, which will not be elaborated upon here.

[0046] The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described. Those skilled in the art can make various equivalent modifications or substitutions without departing from the spirit of the present invention. All such equivalent modifications or substitutions are included within the scope defined by the claims of this application.

Claims

1. A logistics sorting machine, characterized in that, include: The conveying mechanism includes a frame, a traveling track, and a conveying drive component. The conveying drive component is mounted on the frame, and the traveling track has multiple discharge ports on its side. Multiple sorting mechanisms, each sorting mechanism including a conveyor frame and a belt conveyor, the output end of the conveyor drive component being connected to the conveyor frame to drive the conveyor frame to move along the travel track, the belt conveyor being mounted on the conveyor frame and used to convey packages to the discharge port; Multiple guiding mechanisms are provided, each corresponding to one of the discharge ports. Each guiding mechanism includes an auxiliary plate and an angle adjustment component. The upper end of the auxiliary plate extends toward the discharge port. The body of the angle adjustment component is connected to the frame. The output end of the angle adjustment component is connected to the auxiliary plate to drive the auxiliary plate to adjust the tilt angle. Multiple storage boxes, each of which is located below the auxiliary plate of one of the guide mechanisms.

2. The logistics sorting machine according to claim 1, characterized in that, Each of the guide mechanisms also includes two side plates, which are respectively disposed on both sides of the upper surface of the auxiliary plate and are perpendicular to the auxiliary plate.

3. The logistics sorting machine according to claim 2, characterized in that, Each of the guiding mechanisms also includes a baffle connected to the two side plates and forming a sliding channel with the auxiliary plate. The inlet end of the sliding channel faces the discharge port, and the outlet end of the sliding channel faces the storage frame. The distance between the baffle and the auxiliary plate gradually decreases from the side closer to the discharge port to the side closer to the storage frame.

4. The logistics sorting machine according to claim 3, characterized in that, The baffle includes a fixed plate, a telescopic plate, and a telescopic drive component. The fixed plate is connected to the side plate and the fixed plate and the telescopic plate are arranged parallel to each other. The telescopic drive component is mounted on the fixed plate and its output end is connected to the telescopic plate to drive the telescopic plate to slide relative to the fixed plate. When the telescopic plate slides to its lower end and contacts the auxiliary plate, the outlet end of the sliding channel is closed.

5. The logistics sorting machine according to claim 4, characterized in that, The telescopic plate is stacked on top of the fixed plate, and the telescopic drive component is mounted on the upper surface of the fixed plate.

6. The logistics sorting machine according to claim 5, characterized in that, The telescopic drive component includes a drive motor, a lead screw, a nut, a limiting rod, and a limiting block. The lead screw and the limiting rod are respectively arranged along the extension direction of the fixed plate and are respectively connected to both sides of the fixed plate. The nut and the limiting block are respectively connected to both sides of the telescopic plate. The nut and the lead screw are connected by a threaded engagement. The limiting block is sleeved on the outer periphery of the limiting rod. The drive motor is mounted on the fixed plate, and the output end of the drive motor is connected to the lead screw.

7. The logistics sorting machine according to claim 4, characterized in that, The lower surface of the fixed plate and the lower surface of the telescopic plate are respectively provided with buffer pads.

8. The logistics sorting machine according to claim 4, characterized in that, The fixing plate is detachably connected to the side plate.

9. The logistics sorting machine according to claim 4, characterized in that, The logistics sorting machine also includes multiple human body sensors, each of which is located above the discharge port and facing the side where the storage frame is located. The human body sensor is electrically connected to the telescopic drive component, which is configured to drive the telescopic plate to extend downward and close the outlet end of the sliding channel when the human body sensor detects a human body.

10. A sorting system, characterized in that, Includes the logistics sorting machine as described in any one of claims 1 to 9.

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