Multi-Row Sorting Vehicle Layout for Compact High-Throughput Transfer
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Solution Overview
Problem
The logistics industry, particularly online shopping and express delivery, faces challenges in efficiently sorting items due to the limitations of existing sorting apparatuses, which struggle to handle high volumes and require complex sorting routes and mechanisms.
Innovation Solution
A sorting apparatus and method featuring a plurality of transportation vehicles distributed on multiple rows, where control instructions guide vehicles to move and transfer items between adjacent rows, utilizing conveyor belts or robotic arms, with a control module determining optimal sorting routes based on item information and processing results to enhance efficiency and accuracy.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If traditional circular cross-belt sorters are used, then sorting capacity is maintained, but the sorting route becomes complex and processing time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The sorting system is divided into multiple independent transportation rows, each capable of autonomous operation. Items are sorted by transferring between vehicles on different rows rather than following a complex circular route, simplifying the overall sorting path while maintaining high throughput capacity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from a traditional single-loop circular sorter to a multi-row two-dimensional arrangement. Transportation vehicles operate on multiple parallel rows and can transfer items between rows, creating a planar sorting structure that reduces route complexity compared to the vertical circular path
2Productivity
If traditional sorting apparatuses are used, then sorting function is provided, but processing time is long and efficiency is low
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple transportation vehicles operate simultaneously on multiple rows, with each vehicle continuously transporting items toward its destination. The parallel operation of multiple vehicles eliminates idle time and ensures continuous sorting throughput, significantly reducing total processing time compared to sequential single-loop systems
Solution Approach 2:
The control module pre-calculates optimal sorting routes and assigns target positions for items before they enter the sorting system. Transportation vehicles are pre-positioned and prepared to receive items, eliminating waiting time and ensuring immediate processing when items arrive
3Productivity
If more transportation vehicles and rows are added to improve capacity, then sorting capability increases, but space occupation and field requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple transportation rows and vehicles are merged into a compact integrated system where vehicles on adjacent rows can transfer items directly. This consolidation allows the system to achieve high sorting capacity through coordinated multi-vehicle operation within a reduced footprint compared to expanding a single large circular loop
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AI summary
A sorting apparatus, comprising: transportation vehicles for moving, on the basis of a control instruction, along a direction of a transportation row to a target position indicated by the control instruction, such that an object to be sorted is transferred from the current transportation vehicle on which the object is currently placed to a next-row transportation vehicle, wherein the transportation row where the next-row transportation vehicle is located is adjacent to the transportation row where the current transportation vehicle is located in a direction away from a feed inlet. The sorting apparatus occupies a small space, has low requirements on sites, and can be widely applied. Also comprised are a sorting method for a control module of the sorting apparatus, and ac electronic device and a computer-readable storage medium for implementing the sorting method.