Mobile sorting unit

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mobile sorting unit, in particular an automatic mobile sorting unit, for transporting parcels to be transported in a logistics area, a production area or the like, comprising a parcel receiving unit provided with a plurality of parcel transporters for receiving a plurality of parcels, characterized in that the parcel receiving unit is configured to automatically unload the plurality of parcels in any desired sequence by moving the plurality of parcel transporters to be unloaded to an unloading position. The present invention further relates to a method for delivering a plurality of parcels to at least two different stations in a logistics area, a production area or the like using an automatic mobile sorting unit.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention includes a luggage receiving unit provided with a plurality of luggage conveyors for receiving a plurality of luggage, and a mobile sorting unit for conveying luggage to be conveyed in a logistics management area, a production area, etc., particularly a mobile automatic sorting unit. The luggage receiving unit is configured to automatically unload luggage in any desired order by moving the luggage conveyor to be unloaded to the unloading position. The present invention further relates to each method for delivering luggage to at least two different stations in a logistics management area, a production area, etc. using the mobile sorting unit.

Background Art

[0002] Mobile robots are known from US Patent No. 10,437,255. The mobile robot includes a mobile robot base, a conveyor belt, and a drive system. The conveyor belt is configured to receive articles using the mobile robot and provide articles from the mobile robot. The transportation system supports the articles when moving the mobile robot within the operating environment. However, this disclosed robot has a drawback that when a plurality of articles are loaded on the robot, they cannot be unloaded in an arbitrary order, and can only be unloaded according to the arrangement on the conveyor belt.

Summary of the Invention

[0003] Therefore, the technical problem aimed at by the present invention is to provide a mobile robot having a high degree of flexibility and efficiency.

[0004] The above problems are solved by the features according to each independent claim. Further advantageous configurations are described in each dependent claim.

[0005] The mobile sorting unit according to the present invention for transporting packages to be transported in the fields of logistics management, production, etc., particularly the mobile automatic sorting unit, can be provided with a package receiving unit provided with a plurality of package conveyors for receiving a plurality of packages. Further, the package receiving unit can be configured to automatically unload the packages in any desired order by moving the package conveyor to be unloaded to the unloading position.

[0006] Another important advantage of the mobile sorting unit is that a large number of packages can be transported to various destinations in an unsorted order, and when arriving at a specific destination, the package receiving unit moves all the packages assigned to this specific destination to the unloading position, and the packages can be unloaded from the mobile sorting unit from this unloading position. This enables the transportation of these articles while allowing the sorting of a plurality of articles to be postponed, and the packages can be sorted at any time before the packages arrive at a specific unloading destination. Also, it is possible to reload the packages each time the loading space of each package conveyor becomes empty by intermediate unloading. Another important advantage of the present invention is therefore that the delivery route within the working area of the mobile sorting unit can be optimized without the need to follow a specific procedure when loading and unloading packages.

[0007] The mobile sorting unit can be provided with several unloading positions. For example, the mobile sorting unit can be provided with unloading positions on one side or two opposite sides. Therefore, the luggage transporter can be moved to the side of the mobile sorting unit. When unloading luggage from the side of the mobile sorting unit, the luggage transporter can be adjusted so that the luggage slides horizontally to the handover point of the delivery station or falls horizontally from the mobile sorting unit to the handover point of the delivery station. Furthermore, the mobile sorting unit can be provided with an unloading position at the lowest position that the luggage transporter can reach within the luggage receiving unit. This enables the luggage to be dropped from the luggage transporter at the bottom, and in particular, it can be dropped to a location located under the mobile sorting unit. Furthermore, when unloading the luggage to one side or both sides of the mobile sorting unit, the luggage transporter can be arranged at several levels arranged vertically in the luggage receiving unit, whereby the luggage can be unloaded simultaneously from several levels and / or to different delivery stations. Furthermore, it is possible to unload the luggage onto the top of the stacked receiving stack, whereby the height of the unloading can be continuously adapted according to the standard of the stack size. This mobile sorting device is further configured to measure the size of the stack when it arrives at the stack or to utilize the respective information regarding the last unloading operation. Therefore, it is assumed that the mobile unit can detect the loading level of the unloading station when analyzing the station, and it has the advantage that separate detection at the unloading station is not required. The information indicating that the unloading station is emptied can then be transmitted to the operator or the high-level control system. The mobile sorting unit can be loaded through several receiving positions. Considering loading the luggage onto the luggage transporter located at the top of the luggage receiving unit at that time by overloading the luggage. Furthermore, it is possible to load the luggage from the side of the mobile sorting unit onto each luggage transporter. Therefore, the unloading position on the side of the mobile sorting unit can be used as a receiving position as well.It is also possible to load the mobile sorting unit simultaneously from several receiving positions.

[0008] The mobile sorting unit can be an automated guided vehicle (AGV), an autonomous mobile robot (AMR), or a similar automated mobile unit. Therefore, by providing a control unit for the mobile sorting unit, it is possible to consider controlling the driving of the mobile sorting unit, whereby the mobile sorting unit can move along a desired path through a set work area. For example, the control unit can control the driving of the mobile sorting unit, whereby the mobile sorting unit moves to a number of stations within the work area according to predetermined criteria such as a predetermined procedure or the shortest distance. The control unit can also be designed to control the driving of the luggage receiving unit, whereby the selectable luggage transporter of the luggage receiving unit can be moved to the receiving position and / or the unloading position, and accordingly, the luggage transporter can be adjusted between the receiving position or the conveying position and the unloading position.

[0009] The luggage receiving unit can be configured to unload the luggage by gravity. Therefore, by the luggage transporter taking an angled posture to unload the luggage, it is possible for the luggage to fall obliquely towards the side or vertically downwards. For example, the luggage transporter can have a low-friction coating. Furthermore, the luggage transporter can be provided with a horizontally folding holding element for unloading the luggage at a specific time. Alternatively or additionally, each luggage transporter can have means for unloading the luggage by itself, particularly means for unloading in a horizontal unloading direction. For example, each transporter can be provided with a conveying device that moves relative to the transporter, particularly a conveying device attached to the transporter, such as a conveyor belt section or a cross-belt section.

[0010] The luggage receiving unit can be configured to receive luggage, especially automatically, by moving the luggage transporter to be loaded to the receiving position.

[0011] By making the distances between the luggage transporters different, it is possible to transport luggage of various sizes and especially to adapt to the height of the luggage.

[0012] Furthermore, the luggage receiving unit can be configured to receive the luggage in a substantially horizontal movement. For example, the mobile sorting unit can be brought close to the belt conveyor such that the top of the luggage transporter to be loaded and the belt conveyor are arranged at substantially the same height in the vertical direction. In some cases, it is possible to convey the luggage from the conveyor belt located vertically above the luggage transporter of the mobile sorting unit. In some cases, the luggage transporter can be placed stationary adjacent to the inclined table from which the luggage is delivered obliquely upward. The mobile sorting unit is provided with a stop portion facing the loading side surface of the luggage transporter, so that the luggage can be held on the transporter and the luggage can be prevented from slipping over the transporter.

[0013] Furthermore, the luggage transporter can be moved to the unloading position using a rotary conveying device, especially a rotary conveying device having a vertical rotation plane. The rotary conveying device can be moved in both directions. The rotary conveying device can also be moved steplessly. Alternatively, the rotary conveying device can have a number of positions corresponding to the number of luggage transporters that the rotary conveying device can approach with good reproducibility, and the rotary conveying device can be fixed to these positions. In this way, the luggage transporter can be continuously moved to several unloading positions, for example. For the purpose of preventing the luggage from falling from the mobile sorting unit, the mobile sorting unit can have a mechanism and / or control means for maintaining balance as a function of the changing centrifugal force acting on each piece of luggage by each individual luggage transporter.

[0014] In the mobile sorting unit according to any one of the above claims, each transporter can be configured to receive one piece of luggage. Optionally, by providing each piece of luggage with a detectable identifier such as a barcode or a QR code, each piece of luggage can be delivered to the intended unloading station. In some cases, as long as the same destination station is assigned to each element of the group, a group of luggage can be loaded onto the same luggage transporter. Furthermore, it is possible to load one piece of luggage onto two particularly adjacent luggage transporters. In this case, when receiving an unloading signal, the unloading mechanism of the luggage transporter can be controlled to start the unloading process for both of them simultaneously.

[0015] Furthermore, the luggage transporter can be a tiltable tray, and these trays can be tilted between the loading state and / or the transport state and the unloading state. The tray can have a flat surface. In some cases, the tray can be spherical. The inclined surface of the tray can particularly correspond to the rotation plane of the rotary transport device. In some cases, similar luggage conveying means, particularly pockets, etc., can be used instead of the tray.

[0016] Furthermore, it is conceivable that each tray is substantially horizontal in the loading state and / or the transport state, and each tray is tilted away from the horizontal plane in the unloading state. It is intended that all trays are maintained in the horizontal position when empty or when there is no planned unloading of the loaded ones. Particularly when moving the rotary transport device, the surface of the tray can always face upward. The tray is tilted or opened at the bottom for unloading only when an attempt is made to unload the tray and the tray is in the unloading position. When tilting the tray for unloading, the tilting operation can always be performed towards the outside of the mobile sorting unit.

[0017] It is also possible to incline each tray individually. A plurality of trays, particularly two trays, can be arranged side by side on the same shaft held by a rotary conveyor device. On the other hand, each tray can be inclined individually relative to one another. However, it is also possible to incline a plurality of trays simultaneously.

[0018] Furthermore, each tiltable tray can be fixed to the rotary conveyor device via a shaft disposed transversely to the transport direction (conveying direction) of the rotary conveyor device, each tray being tiltable relative to the shaft, and at least one tray being attached to each shaft.

[0019] Furthermore, the rotary conveyor device can comprise two parallel rotary conveying means spaced apart from one another, with a shaft mounted between these rotary conveying means. The parallel rotary conveying means can be disks rotatably mounted in a load receiving unit, whereby each shaft holding a load transporter can be distributed and arranged over the entire outer periphery of the disk, and these shafts are provided perpendicular to the disk. In some cases, it is also possible to implement the rotary conveying means with a belt conveyor, whereby each shaft is fixed to opposing belts, and each belt is guided by upper and lower deflection rollers. Alternative rotary means can be provided for the purpose of rotating the load transporter to a specific target position.

[0020] A plurality of shafts can be mounted at substantially equal intervals and spaced apart from one another over the outer periphery of the rotary conveyor device. Furthermore, it is possible to attach two tiltable trays to each shaft.

[0021] Furthermore, the rotary conveyor can be held using a mounting frame that is attached to or suspended from the mobile sorting unit. The mounting frame includes at least two vertical struts, and the rotary conveyor can be held between these vertical struts. It is possible to attach at least one, particularly horizontal, cross strut between these two vertical struts. For storage purposes, the luggage receiving unit can be separated from the base of the mobile sorting unit.

[0022] The rotary conveyor can be further driven by at least one drive shaft attached to the mounting frame. When designing the rotary conveyor as a belt conveyor, it is possible to attach both upper and lower deflection rollers to the mounting frame, whereby one roller, particularly the upper roller, is driven.

[0023] The present invention further relates to a method for delivering goods to at least two different stations in a logistics management area, a production area, etc. using an automatically mobile sorting unit. The method includes: · Loading a plurality of goods randomly or in a predetermined order, particularly from a horizontal loading direction, onto a plurality of goods transport machines related to the mobile sorting unit according to any one of claims 1 to 13; · Realizing an optimal delivery route, particularly the shortest delivery route, of the mobile sorting unit in a logistics management area, a production area, etc. by moving each goods transport machine to be unloaded to an unloading position on the mobile sorting unit; · Approaching the mobile sorting unit to at least two different goods delivery stations in order to unload the goods assigned to each of the at least two different goods delivery stations. is included.

[0024] Instead of the possibility of loading from a horizontal loading direction, it is also possible to perform loading using dropping means, particularly from above in a substantially vertical direction.

[0025] The loading of the goods transporter can be carried out from the receiving position at the top of the mobile sorting unit or from the receiving positions on each side of the mobile sorting unit.

[0026] After loading, the mobile sorting unit can pass through an identification device, which identifies the loaded goods and their positions on the mobile sorting unit, and in particular, the assignment of the goods to the goods transporter on which the loading is carried out is identified. In some cases, the goods can be pre-identified before or during loading. For example, scanning or identification can be carried out when introducing the transporter. In some cases, an identification unit is attached to and provided on the mobile sorting unit. It is possible to carry out identification by rotating the rotary transporter.

[0027] The information regarding the identified goods can be transmitted to the control unit of the mobile sorting unit. Furthermore, the control unit can receive information regarding the delivery position of the goods from the advanced goods management system. Based on these two types of information, the control unit can plan the optimal delivery route of the loading unit. Furthermore, in order to continuously update this planned route, it is possible to collect and process information regarding the goods loaded at each station approached so far.

[0028] The delivery station to be approached can be a ground-type delivery station or a side-type delivery station, and receives the goods through arrangements such as ramps and belt conveyors.

[0029] Approaching the delivery station includes intermediate loading or reloading of the goods onto the empty goods transporter.

[0030] It is also possible to realize the unloading of the goods by gravity.

Brief Description of the Drawings

[0031] Further features, advantages, and characteristics of the present invention are shown in the following description of the preferred embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings.

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Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

[0033] Figure 1 shows a first embodiment of a mobile sorting unit. The platform of this unit is realized by an AGV 13, which can automatically move the mobile sorting unit 1 among a plurality of loading stations, unloading stations, and package detection stations in the working area. A package receiving unit 2 is attached to the mobile sorting unit 1. The mobile sorting unit 1 includes a mounting frame 10 supported on the AGV 13 and has two vertical columns 11 between which a rotary conveying device 6 is held. The rotary conveying device 6 has a horizontal rotation axis and a vertical rotation axis. It is provided with two opposing rotary conveying means 9 realized as disks. A plurality of package conveyors 3 are vertically attached between these disks. Each package conveyor 3 is equipped with a shaft 8 rotatably mounted between the disks and two adjacent individually tiltable trays 7 rotatably attached to the shaft 8. The package conveyor 3 can rotate to any position of the package receiving unit 2. As shown in the figure, two packages 4 are placed on two of these trays. Each tray 7 of the mobile sorting unit 1 is accessible or reachable for loading the package 4 there when each package conveyor 3 is positioned at the upper or side position of the mobile sorting unit 1. As shown in the figure, the side position can be used for unloading the package. First, the corresponding tray 7 for unloading moves to the side unloading position 5. By tilting the tray for unloading towards the outside of the mobile sorting unit 1, the package on the tray 7 is unloaded by sliding or falling off the tray 7. For side unloading of the package, the tray 7 can be tilted about 45 degrees. In some cases, by tilting the tray about 90 degrees, the cargo can be unloaded almost vertically downward. It is possible to tilt only one of the trays 7 at the unloading position 5 or both trays 7. When the trays 7 are rotated by the rotary conveying device 6, these surfaces always remain facing upward. At the uppermost position of the rotary conveying device 6, in the illustrated embodiment, the trays 7 of two adjacent package conveyors 3 form a flat surface.This enables the tray 7 on the side of the mobile sorting unit 1 facing away from the loading device to be loaded at the same position of the rotary conveyor 1 as the side of the mobile sorting unit 1 facing the loading device.

[0034] Another embodiment of the present invention is illustrated in FIGS. 2, 3, and 4. The main difference is that the mobile sorting unit 1 according to the illustrated embodiment is provided with several side loading / unloading positions 5 on each side surface of the mobile sorting unit 1, which is due to the relatively large height of the structure of the luggage receiving unit 2. Also, the rotary conveying device 6 is embodied by two opposing belt conveyors. Each of these opposing conveyors 6 is provided with two deflection disks or pulleys 21, on which each belt 14 is guided. The two opposing pulleys 21 are both attached to the common shafts 12, 18 of the mounting frame 10, and one of these shafts, shaft 12, functions as a drive shaft. Each luggage transporter 3 is provided with a shaft 8, whereby the luggage transporter 3 is supported between the opposing rotary conveying devices 6. Both ends of the shaft 8 are rotatably attached to the opposing belts 14. The mounting frame 10 is provided with two vertical support portions 11, which are supported by the horizontal cross struts 15. The number of the horizontal struts 15 is adjustable, and in some cases, other structures such as walking sticks are possible. Each of the AGVs 13, which are driverless transport vehicles, is provided with wheels 20 for movement. In order to keep the tray 3 in an upright position so that the surface of the tray 7 is always upward except during the tilting operation for unloading, the holding belt 19 is arranged parallel to and outside one of the rotary conveying devices 6 and is slightly displaced downward in the vertical direction and, in some cases, is slightly displaced above it. The holding belt 19 is connected to the adjacent belt 14, and each substantially Z-shaped connecting rod 17 connected to each shaft 8 is rotatably fixed to the holding belt 19. When the rotary conveying device 6 rotates, the vertical displacement with respect to the holding belt 19 remains constant, and each connecting rod 17 always faces upward, so that the shaft 8 of the luggage transporter 3 is kept in the same direction. Each tray 7 rotatably attached to the shaft 8 can be activated by a solenoid switch or an individual motor, whereby an individual tilting process can be started. Each tray 7 can be attached to the shaft 8 via, for example, a tilting bearing cylinder 16.

[0035] Figure 4 shows the mobile sorting unit 1 during the unloading process. It shows how the unloading process is carried out simultaneously at two-level luggage receiving units 2, which are represented by the first height h1 and the second height h2 at two different unloading positions 5. It is assumed that these different luggage conveyors 3 can approach two vertically separated collecting units and supply luggage to different target destinations simultaneously. In the illustrated embodiment, it is possible to unload at a maximum of six unloading positions simultaneously. As shown, the unloading of the luggage 4 is achieved simply by tilting the tray 7 so that the luggage falls from the mobile sorting unit 1 by gravity F G and simply drops from the mobile sorting unit 1.

[0036] The embodiment illustrated in Figure 5 is essentially the same as the embodiment illustrated in Figure 1, but in the illustrated embodiment, there is a difference in that the vertical support 11 is higher, so that the luggage receiving unit can be operated at a higher position. The height of the vertical support 11 is simple and can be adjusted according to individual applications.

[0037] A further embodiment is illustrated in Figure 6. This is also based on the embodiment illustrated in Figure 1. The main difference lies in the design of the tray 7, which is equipped with a different unloading mechanism. At the same time, the unloading position 5 in the illustrated embodiment is not at the upper or side part of the rotary conveying device 6, but at the bottom. By this unloading mechanism, the luggage 4 is detached from the tray 7 and the luggage 4 falls towards the bottom of the tray 7. For this purpose, the tray 7 is provided with two central opening flaps, and the central opening flaps are hingedly connected to the side surface of the luggage conveyor 3 and are folded downward so that the luggage unit 4 protrudes downward. For this purpose, an opening base is provided in the mobile sorting unit 1 or the AGV13, and it is configured to be able to drop the luggage, for example, into the receiving device under the AGV13. The advantage of this embodiment is that the height at which the luggage 4 is dropped is low, which enables the transportation of delicate luggage.

[0038] FIG. 7 illustrates an example of a usage scenario assumed for the mobile sorting unit 1 according to the present invention. In a logistics management area 22 or a production area 22, several mobile sorting units 1 are used for conveyance between various stations 23, 24, 25, 26, 27. This indicates that a non-removable mounting conveyance system is not necessary. Station 23 is an automatic loading device where the goods to be conveyed arrive, and these goods are arranged so as to be sent to various belt conveyors. Also, the mobile sorting unit 1 can be installed so that the goods 4 conveyed by the belt conveyor can be loaded onto the topmost goods transporter 3 at that time. The rotary conveyance device 6 of each mobile sorting unit 1 can continuously rotate the position of the goods transporter 3 until all the trays 7 of the mobile sorting unit 1 are loaded. Station 24 is a manual loading station, which has essentially the same function as the above-described station 23, but the goods 4 are manually placed on each belt conveyor by an operator. After loading the mobile sorting unit 1, they pass through a goods recognition station 25 where barcodes and the like of individual goods are scanned, and for each individual good 4, each allocation regarding the tray 7 on which the good 4 is placed is determined. After receiving this information, the control unit of the mobile sorting unit 1 operates the mobile sorting unit 1 to pass through an optimized route for the earliest delivery possible for all the goods 4 and to unload the goods to be delivered at each arriving station.

[0039] Subsequently, the mobile sorting unit 1 activates one or more stations 26, 27 to deliver the individual packages 4 and then returns to the loading station 23 or 24. Station 26 is, for example, an unloading station provided with a receiving opening in the floor. Therefore, due to this opening, the unloading position 5 on the side or bottom of the mobile sorting unit 1 is used. On the other hand, station 27 is provided with an inclined table, and each package unloaded thereon slides into the assigned containers. Therefore, at these stations, the packages 4 can be unloaded from the side unloading position of the rotary conveyor 6 or from the upper position of the rotary conveyor 6.

[0040] FIG. 8 shows another embodiment of the mobile sorting unit 1, which is provided with a cross belt 28 provided on each package transporter 3 instead of or at least in addition to the tiltable tray 7. The cross belt 28 is configured to unload the package 4 without tilting the transporter out of the horizontal plane. The cross belt 28 is arranged so that it can unload the articles parallel to the rotation plane of the rotary conveyor 6. This is particularly useful for unloading onto a horizontally extending conveyor belt. The advantage of this embodiment is that unloading can be performed at the same height as the delivery surface, that is, the required space is relatively small. As shown, each of the package transporters 3 transports one article 3 or transports one article 3 together with an adjacent package transporter 3. In this case, the cross belts 28 of the adjacent package transporters can be controlled to perform the same operation simultaneously.

[0041] Each feature disclosed in the above description, claims and accompanying drawings can be a material for embodying the present invention in its various forms individually or in any combination.

Explanation of reference numerals

[0042] 1 Mobile sorting unit 2 Package receiving unit 3 Package transporter 4 pieces of luggage 5 luggage loading / unloading positions 6 Rotary conveying device 7 Tilting tray 8 Shaft 9 Rotary conveying means 10 Mounting frame 11 Vertical strut 12 Drive shaft 13 AGV 14 Belt 15 Cross strut 16 Tilted bearing cylinder 17 Connecting rod 18 Rotating shaft 19 Holding belt 19 20 Wheel 21 Pulley 22 Logistics management area, production area, etc. 23 Automatic loading station 24 Manual loading station 25 Luggage recognition unit 26 Floor loading / unloading station 27 Side loading / unloading station 28 Cross belt F G Gravity h1 First height h2 Second height

Claims

1. A mobile sorting unit for transporting packages to be transported in a logistics management area or a production area, particularly an automatic mobile sorting unit, comprising a package receiving unit (2) provided with a plurality of package conveyors (3) for receiving a plurality of packages (4), wherein the package receiving unit (2) is configured to automatically unload the plurality of packages (4) in any desired order by moving the plurality of package conveyors (3) to be unloaded to an unloading position (5) in a mobile sorting unit (1). The mobile sorting unit (1) is characterized in that the plurality of package conveyors (3) are moved to the unloading position (5) by a rotary conveyor (6).

2. The mobile sorting unit (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the package receiving unit (2) is configured to unload the plurality of packages (4) by gravity (FG).

3. The mobile sorting unit (1) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that each of the plurality of package conveyors (3) has means for unloading the plurality of packages (4) by itself, particularly means for unloading in a horizontal unloading direction.

4. The mobile sorting unit (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the package receiving unit (2) is configured to receive the plurality of packages by moving the plurality of package conveyors (3) to be loaded to a receiving position.

5. The mobile sorting unit (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the rotary conveyor (6) has a vertical rotation plane.

6. The mobile sorting unit (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that each of the plurality of package conveyors (3) is configured to receive one package (4).

7. The mobile sorting unit (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the plurality of package conveyors (3) are a plurality of tiltable trays (7), and the plurality of trays (7) are tiltable between a loaded state and / or a transport state and an unloading state.

8. The plurality of trays (7) are horizontal in the loading state and / or the transportation state, and the plurality of trays (7) are inclined away from the horizontal plane in the unloading state, characterized in that the mobile sorting unit (1) according to claim 7.

9. The mobile sorting unit (1) according to claim 7 or 8, characterized in that each of the plurality of trays (7) is individually tiltable.

10. Via a shaft (8) arranged transversely to the transport direction, each of the plurality of tiltable trays (7) is fixed to the rotary transport device (6), and the plurality of trays (7) are tiltable with respect to the shaft (8), and at least one tray (7) is attached to each of the shafts (8), characterized in that the mobile sorting unit (1) according to any one of claims 7 to 9.

11. The rotary transport device (6) is provided with two parallel rotary transport means (9) spaced apart from each other, and the shaft (8) is attached between the two parallel rotary transport means (9), characterized in that the mobile sorting unit (1) according to claim 10.

12. A plurality of shafts (8) are attached to the outer periphery of the rotary transport device (6) at substantially equal intervals and spaced apart from each other, characterized in that the mobile sorting unit (1) according to claim 10 or 11.

13. A mobile sorting unit (1) in which the rotary transport device (6) is held using a mounting frame (10), the mounting frame (10) is attached to or suspended from the mobile sorting unit (1), and the mounting frame (10) includes at least two vertical struts (11), and the rotary transport device (6) is held between the at least two vertical struts (11), characterized in that the mobile sorting unit (1) according to any one of claims 5 to 12.

14. The rotary transport device (6) is driven by at least one drive shaft (12) attached to the mounting frame (10), characterized in that the mobile sorting unit (1) according to claim 13.

15. A method of delivering a plurality of packages (4) to at least two different stations (26, 27) in a logistics management area and a production area (22) using an automatically mobile sorting unit (1). - Loading a plurality of goods (4) onto a plurality of goods conveyors (3) of the mobile sorting unit (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 14, randomly or in a predetermined order, particularly from a horizontal loading direction; - In the logistics management area and the production area (22), realizing an optimal delivery route, particularly the shortest delivery route, of the mobile sorting unit (1) by moving each of the plurality of goods conveyors (3) to be unloaded to an unloading position (5) on the mobile sorting unit (1); - Approaching the mobile sorting unit (1) to at least two different goods delivery stations (26, 27) for unloading a plurality of goods (4) respectively assigned to each of the at least two different goods delivery stations (26, 27); A method characterized by comprising the above steps.

16. The method according to claim 15, characterized in that the unloading of the plurality of goods (4) is realized by gravity.

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