Loading Station Separating Inadmissible Goods from Conveying Stream
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conveyor facilities face inefficiencies and increased commissioning effort due to the presence of inadmissible goods in the conveying process, which are not suitable or intended for processing, leading to reduced throughput and increased complexity in sorting and handling.
Innovation Solution
A loading method and station that separates inadmissible goods from admissible ones before loading into conveying containers, utilizing a separation point, identification unit, and discharge point to automate the identification and discharge of inadmissible goods, ensuring efficient loading of only admissible goods into containers without reducing the overall throughput.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If all goods are loaded into conveying containers and divided into admissible and inadmissible goods in commissioning cycles, then the goods can be processed in batches, but the commissioning effort increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary identification and separation of admissible and inadmissible goods at the separation point before loading into conveying containers. This preliminary action eliminates the need for subsequent commissioning cycles to sort goods, reducing commissioning effort while maintaining batch processing capability
Solution Approach 2:
The goods stream is segmented into admissible and inadmissible portions at the separation point using identification units. This segmentation allows only admissible goods to proceed to loading, eliminating the need to load all goods and then sort them later, thereby reducing commissioning complexity
2Ease of operation
If all goods are conveyed to a packing place using conveying containers and inadmissible goods are sorted out there, then sorting can be performed, but additional sorting effort is required and conveying load increases
Solution Approach 1:
Inadmissible goods are extracted from the goods stream at the separation point before the packing place using identification units and discharge mechanisms. This extraction eliminates the need for additional sorting effort at the packing place and reduces the conveying load on the conveyor facility, maintaining high conveying efficiency
3Loss of time
If goods are separated immediately after the incoming goods zone, then admissible goods can be identified early, but the separation reduces efficiency due to interruptions and slows down the overall process
Solution Approach 1:
The separation process is integrated into the continuous goods flow at the separation point downstream of the feed unit. The identification units and discharge mechanisms operate continuously without stopping the goods flow, eliminating interruptions while achieving early identification of admissible goods, thus maintaining high overall process speed
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AI summary
A loading method for conveying containers with goods from a stream of goods includes feeding the stream of goods to a separation point. The stream of goods includes first goods and second goods. The first goods are admissible for loading into the conveying containers and the second goods are inadmissible for loading into the conveying containers. The method further includes separating the goods, automatically identifying the separated goods, discharging the second goods from the stream of goods, and loading the conveying containers with the first goods.