CN117085952A

CN117085952A - Warehouse sorting method and sorting device thereof

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Publication number: CN117085952A
Application number: CN202311112613.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 姜涛
Original assignee: Qingdao Goode Logistics System Engineering Co ltd
Current assignee: Qingdao Goode Logistics System Engineering Co ltd
Priority date: 2023-08-31
Filing date: 2023-08-31
Publication date: 2023-11-21

Abstract

The invention discloses a warehouse sorting method and a sorting device thereof, which relate to the technical field of warehouse sorting, and comprise a controller, a conveyor belt structure, a man-machine interaction interface, a second inclination angle adjusting assembly and a scanner, wherein the conveyor belt structure is divided into a first transmission assembly and a transferring transmission assembly along the length direction of the conveyor belt structure, the second inclination angle adjusting assembly is arranged at the bottom of the transferring transmission assembly and used for adjusting the inclination angle of the transferring transmission assembly, the scanner is arranged at the bottom of the man-machine interaction interface through the first inclination angle adjusting assembly, and the first inclination angle adjusting assembly is a meshing structure of a gear and a rack, and the invention has the advantages that: the second inclination angle adjusting component acting on the stock box body is arranged, and the first inclination angle adjusting component acting on the scanner is arranged, so that the scanner can realize horizontal and vertical multi-azimuth scanning on the label code on the side part of the stock box body; after manual sorting is finished, a grabbing weighing assembly, a transmission frame and a weight sensor are arranged, and the accuracy of manual sorting is checked by utilizing the weighing mode of residual goods in the inventory box body.

Description

Warehouse sorting method and sorting device thereof

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of warehouse sorting, in particular to a warehouse sorting method and a sorting device thereof.

Background

Warehouse sorting refers to the process of sorting, sorting and distributing goods according to certain rules in a large warehouse or logistics center. The system is an important ring in a logistics system, and directly influences the efficiency and accuracy of article delivery. When the goods arrive at the warehouse, the goods need to be checked in and registered. Checking the quantity, quality and appearance of goods, recording the goods in a system, classifying and storing the goods in different stock boxes, and ensuring the goods to be consistent with the information of the transportation bill; classifying the cargoes according to the characteristics of the types, the sizes, the weights and the like, and marking a label or an identification code on each inventory box so as to facilitate the subsequent sorting work; when the goods are delivered, the goods with the specified quantity in different inventory boxes are collected by utilizing the sorting boxes, the inventory boxes are transported to the sorting position in a form of a conveying belt, and the goods are placed into the sorting boxes by manually installing the goods taking instruction; finally, the selected goods in the sorting bin are packaged and packed according to different requirements.

The existing goods sorting is completely dependent on manpower, a large amount of manpower investment is needed, the demand of the goods handling on the labor force is high, compared with automatic equipment, the speed of manually sorting the goods is relatively low, the manual operation is limited by factors such as personnel skill, physical strength and fatigue degree, and the high speed and high efficiency of the machine equipment cannot be achieved; if semi-automatic sorting equipment is adopted, a certain subjectivity exists in labeling on the side part of the stock box in a manual mode, and although the label can be kept as horizontal as possible, the specific labeling position of the label on the side part of the stock box cannot be determined, so that the scanning equipment is easy to have the condition that scanning cannot be performed, and the type of goods in the current stock box cannot be identified; the existing semi-automatic sorting equipment does not have a corresponding machine checking and checking structure after manual goods taking is completed, and does not check and check the selected goods after sorting is completed, so that the accuracy and consistency of the selected goods with order information cannot be ensured, and further the phenomena of wrong shipment and missing of the goods exist.

Disclosure of Invention

Aiming at the defects of the prior art, the invention provides a warehouse sorting method and a sorting device thereof, which solve the problems in the prior art.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the invention is realized by the following technical scheme:

a warehouse sorting device, comprising:

the conveying belt structure is used for conveying inventory boxes, a second transmission assembly is arranged at the end part of the tail end of the conveying belt structure, and a plurality of sorting boxes used for collecting specified cargoes are arranged on a first conveying belt of the second transmission assembly;

the man-machine interaction interface is suspended above the conveyor belt structure and is used for displaying the residual quantity of the goods read out from each stock box body and the pick-up quantity of the goods to the sorting box body;

the conveying belt structure is divided into a first conveying assembly and a transferring assembly along the length direction of the conveying belt structure, a longitudinal and transverse alternate conveying structure is arranged in the transferring assembly, the second inclination adjusting assembly is arranged at the bottom of the transferring assembly and used for adjusting the inclination angle of the transferring assembly, the transferring assembly generates an angle inclination for facilitating an operator to pick up goods in the stock box, and a baffle plate used for limiting the stock box is additionally arranged at the end part of the transferring assembly;

the scanner is arranged at the bottom of the man-machine interaction interface through a first inclination angle adjusting component, the first inclination angle adjusting component is of a meshing structure of a gear and a rack, the first inclination angle adjusting component is declined when being positioned at a high position and used for scanning side labels of an inclined stock box, the first inclination angle adjusting component is horizontal when being positioned at a low position and used for carrying out secondary scanning on the side labels of the stock box after being restored to the horizontal state, and the transferring and transmitting component drives the stock box to move along the length direction of the scanner so as to improve the comprehensiveness of scanning;

and the signal input end of the controller is electrically connected with the scanner and the man-machine interaction interface, and the signal output end of the controller is electrically connected with the first conveyor belt, the first transmission assembly, the transfer transmission assembly, the first inclination angle adjusting assembly and the second inclination angle adjusting assembly respectively.

Based on the technical scheme, the proximity switches are arranged at the corresponding short-time stay positions of the stock box body and used for detecting whether the stock box body is in place or not, if so, the proximity switches are electrically connected with the controller, and the signal output end of the controller is electrically connected with the indicator light and the alarm.

Preferably, the automatic conveying device also comprises a conveying frame, wherein the conveying frame is arranged at the end part of the conveying assembly and is arranged in a longitudinal and transverse cross way, a plurality of diameter-adjusting rollers for conveying the stock box bodies are arranged on the conveying frame, and the diameter-adjusting rollers share the same rotation source through a transmission chain wheel; the grabbing weighing assembly is arranged above the transmission frame, a weight sensor electrically connected with the controller is arranged in the grabbing weighing assembly, and the grabbing weighing assembly consists of a lifter and a pneumatic clamping jaw for grabbing the inventory box body; the diameter-adjusting roller is internally provided with a connecting rod type diameter-expanding structure and a driving structure for controlling the action of the diameter-expanding structure, after the weight sensor performs sorting and checking, the diameter-adjusting roller axially pushes out the empty stock box body through the diameter-expanding movement, and the diameter-adjusting roller conveys the non-empty stock box body back through the reverse rotation.

Preferably, the device further comprises a frame, wherein the frame consists of a base and a mounting frame arranged above the base, a sliding sleeve which is in sliding connection with the mounting frame is arranged at the top of the human-computer interaction interface, the base is used for supporting the transmission frame, the first transmission assembly and the second inclination angle adjusting assembly through bolts in positioning connection; a plurality of first conveying rollers are arranged in the first conveying assembly at equal intervals along the length direction, a rotating source of each first conveying roller is electrically connected to the controller, and first guide rods used for guiding and limiting the inventory box body are arranged on two sides of the upper portion of the first conveying assembly along the length direction of the first conveying assembly.

Preferably, the transfer transmission assembly comprises second conveying rollers and second conveying belts which are alternately distributed, the distribution directions of the second conveying rollers and the second conveying belts are the same, each second conveying belt is connected with a first air cylinder, and the first air cylinder is used for adjusting the installation height of the second conveying belt, so that the second conveying rollers and the second conveying belts can alternately act on the stock box body; the second inclination angle adjusting assembly comprises two groups of single-acting cylinders, the base ends of the second inclination angle adjusting assembly are arranged on the base, the air arms of the second inclination angle adjusting assembly are connected to the bottom of the transfer transmission assembly, the position, corresponding to the eccentric position of the transfer transmission assembly, on the base is provided with an abutting piece, and the transfer transmission assembly is inclined through the abutting piece after the force of the single-acting cylinders is removed; the first inclination angle adjusting component comprises a vertical toothed plate fixedly arranged at the bottom of the human-computer interaction interface, the vertical toothed plate is vertically matched with a sliding piece in a sliding mode, a first motor is integrated on the sliding piece, the output end of the first motor is connected with a first gear, one end of the first gear is meshed with a serrated surface of the vertical toothed plate, a second gear is additionally arranged on the back of the scanner, the scanner is rotatably connected with the sliding piece, and the second gear is meshed with the other end of the first gear.

Preferably, the abutting piece comprises a vertical plate and a turning plate which is rotationally connected with the vertical plate, the turning plate is connected with a second motor for adjusting the inclination angle through a gear set, the second motor is electrically connected with the controller, the abutting piece adjusts the inclination angle through adjusting the inclination angle so as to adjust the inclination angle of the stock box, and meanwhile, the inclination center of the stock box is changed; the abutting piece further comprises a pneumatic plug pin, the vertical plate is provided with a plurality of limiting holes along the arc of the top of the vertical plate at equal intervals, an electric valve of the pneumatic plug pin is electrically connected to the controller, and the pneumatic plug pin is used for realizing the fixation of the inclination angle by inserting the specified limiting holes; the butt piece still includes crimping piece and lead screw, turns over the board tip and has seted up the operation chamber, and its inside regulation chamber of having offered the side direction and switching on, and the lead screw is located operation chamber and regulation intracavity, and is equipped with the knob that is used for the silk to connect adjustment lead screw projecting amount in the regulation intracavity, and the operation intracavity sliding is equipped with crimping piece, and is equipped with the first spring that is used for buffering and roll adjustment between crimping piece and the tip of lead screw.

Preferably, the diameter-adjusting roller comprises a rotating shaft, a plurality of arc-shaped covers are circumferentially distributed on the outer side of the rotating shaft at equal intervals, one end of the inner side of each arc-shaped cover is rotationally connected with the rotating shaft through a V-shaped structure supporting rod, and the other end of the inner side of each arc-shaped cover is rotationally connected with the first annular sleeve through a buffer push rod; the first annular sleeve is axially sleeved on the outer side of the rotating shaft in a sliding mode, a first guide groove is formed in the peripheral surface of the rotating shaft in the axial direction, and a limit protrusion which is connected with the first guide groove in a sliding mode and used for preventing turnover is arranged on the inner side of the first annular sleeve.

Preferably, the diameter-adjusting roller further comprises a second annular sleeve axially sleeved on the outer side of the rotating shaft in a sliding manner, the second annular sleeve is rotatably connected with the first annular sleeve through annular clamping jaws, the second annular sleeves are integrated into a whole and connected with the air arm end of a second air cylinder in parallel, and the second air cylinder is electrically connected with the controller; the top of the transmission frame, which is close to one side of the second annular sleeve, is provided with a second guide rod acting on the stock box body, and the height of the frame at the other side of the transmission frame is lower than the height of the top end of the arc-shaped cover.

Preferably, the buffer push rod is divided into a first rod body and a second rod body which are mutually connected in a sliding way, and a second spring for buffering is arranged between the first rod body and the second rod body.

A warehouse sorting method comprising the steps of:

s001, any stock box is led into the first transmission assembly and is conveyed along a specified direction under the action of the two first guide rods;

s002, enabling part of the to-be-stocked box body to enter the transferring and conveying assembly, triggering a corresponding proximity switch, controlling the single-acting cylinder of the second inclination angle adjusting assembly to unload force, and forcing the stocked box body and the transferring and conveying assembly to incline under the unbalanced abutting action of the abutting pieces;

s003, the end part of the transferring and conveying assembly is abutted against the baffle, and a scanner obliquely placed during the process performs primary scanning on labels on the side part of the inventory box body;

s004, the first motor controls the first gear to rotate, the sliding piece and the scanner descend to a height, and inclination angle adjustment is carried out on the scanner in the descending process, namely, the scanner carries out vertical second scanning on the side part of the inventory box body with a constant angle;

s005, the scanner is in a horizontal state when descending to the limit position, the controller controls the single-acting cylinder of the second inclination angle adjusting assembly to push out the air arm, so that the stock box body and the transfer transmission assembly are restored to the horizontal state, and the side part of the stock box body is still abutted against the baffle plate;

s006, the first cylinder stretches out of the air arm, so that a second conveyor belt acts on the bottom of the inventory box body, the second conveyor belt rotates to enable the inventory box body to translate along the length direction of a scanner, and the scanner scans the side part of the inventory box body transversely for the third time;

if the transverse scanning is carried out on different vertical parts, the inclination angle and the height of the scanner can be adjusted by adjusting the descending height of the scanner, so that the transverse scanning can be carried out on different heights of the side part of the stock box body;

s007, after the code scanning is completed, the controller identifies the number of the stock box body, displays the residual quantity of the same type of goods in the stock box body and the quantity required to be taken out on a human-computer interaction interface, and takes out the goods with the corresponding quantity in a manual mode and places the goods into a sorting box body;

s008, after the picking of the parts is completed, sorting and checking the stock box body, transferring the stock box body into a diameter-adjusting roller under the action of a second conveyor belt, and controlling the diameter-adjusting roller to rotate by a transmission chain so that the stock box body moves under the grabbing weighing assembly;

s009, controlling a pneumatic clamping jaw to fall by the lifter, clamping the stock box body to the high altitude by the pneumatic clamping jaw, detecting the weight of goods in the stock box body by using a weight sensor, and further judging whether the residual stock number and the deduced sorting number are accurate;

s010, if the sorting quantity is inaccurate, executing the step, and controlling the indicator lamp and the alarm to act by the controller;

s011, if the sorting quantity is accurate and goods remain in the stock box body, executing the step, and slowly descending the lifter to enable the stock box body to return to the initial position in the original path under the reverse rotation of the diameter-adjusting roller wheel;

and S011, if the sorting quantity is accurate and no goods remain in the stock box body, executing the step, and retracting the air return arm by the second air cylinder to enable the diameter-adjusting roller wheel to be opened unidirectionally, opening the pneumatic clamping jaw to enable the stock box body to fall down, and discharging the stock box body in a directional manner under the oblique guiding effect of the diameter-adjusting roller wheel.

The invention provides a warehouse sorting method and a sorting device thereof, which have the following beneficial effects:

1. the second inclination angle adjusting component acting on the stock box body is arranged, and the first inclination angle adjusting component acting on the scanner is arranged, so that the scanner can realize horizontal and vertical multi-azimuth scanning on the label code on the side part of the stock box body, and further, the identification efficiency and accuracy are improved;

2. according to the invention, after manual sorting is finished, a grabbing weighing assembly, a transmission frame and a weight sensor are arranged, and the accuracy of manual sorting is checked by utilizing a weighing mode of residual goods in an inventory box body;

3. the diameter-adjusting roller is arranged in the invention, and the opening and closing angle of the arc-shaped cover is adjusted by using the second cylinder, so that the pneumatic clamping jaw can release empty boxes of the stock box body in a suspended manner, the directional discharge of the empty boxes is realized, and the automation level of the device is further improved.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a warehouse sorting device according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a first transmission assembly configuration of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a configuration of a transit assembly according to the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a second embodiment of the transfer assembly of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the structure of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of an abutment according to the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a second embodiment of an abutment according to the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of an abutment structure according to the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a schematic view of a first recliner assembly of the present invention;

FIG. 10 is an exploded view of a first recliner assembly structure of the present invention;

FIG. 11 is an exploded view of the transfer assembly structure of the present invention;

FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of a transport frame structure of the present invention;

FIG. 13 is an exploded view of a portion of the structure of FIG. 12 in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 14 is a schematic side view of a diameter-adjusting roller according to the present invention;

FIG. 15 is a schematic view of a diameter-adjusting roller according to the present invention;

FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view of a diameter-adjustable roller structure according to the present invention;

FIG. 17 is an exploded view of the diameter-adjusting roller structure of the present invention;

FIG. 18 is a schematic view of a buffer push rod according to the present invention;

FIG. 19 is a second cross-sectional view of the diameter-adjustable roller structure of the present invention;

FIG. 20 is a third cross-sectional view of the diameter-adjusting roller structure of the present invention;

fig. 21 is an electrical schematic of the present invention.

In the figure:

1. a frame; 2. a transfer transport assembly; 3. a first transmission assembly; 4. a second transmission assembly; 5. diameter-adjusting roller; 6. a stock box; 7. a first recliner assembly; 8. grabbing a weighing assembly; 9. a second recliner assembly; 10. a human-computer interaction interface; 11. a transmission frame; 12. a weight sensor; 13. sorting the box body; 14. a controller; 15. a scanner; 101. a mounting frame; 102. a base; 201. a baffle; 202. a second conveying roller; 203. a second conveyor belt; 204. a first cylinder; 301. a first guide bar; 302. a first conveying roller; 401. a first conveyor belt; 501. a rotating shaft; 502. an arc-shaped cover; 503. buffering the push rod; 504. a first annular sleeve; 505. a second annular sleeve 506, a second cylinder; 507. v-shaped structural support rods; 5011. a first guide groove; 5012. a second guide groove; 5031. a first rod body; 5032. a second rod body; 5033. a second spring; 5041. a limit protrusion; 5051. an annular claw; 701. a first motor; 702. a first gear; 703. a second gear; 704. a slider; 705. vertical toothed plates; 801. a lifter; 802. pneumatic clamping jaws; 901. a single-acting cylinder; 902. an abutment; 9021. a vertical plate; 9022. a second motor; 9023. a limiting hole; 9024. turning plate; 9025. a press-connection block; 9026. a screw rod; 9027. a knob; 9028. a first spring; 9029. pneumatic bolts; 90241. a regulating chamber; 90242. an operation cavity; 1001. a sliding sleeve; 1101. and a second guide bar.

Detailed Description

Embodiments of the present invention are described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples. The following examples are illustrative of the invention but are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.

Example 1: referring to fig. 1 to 11 and fig. 21, the embodiment discloses a warehouse sorting device, which comprises a frame 1, a man-machine interface 10, a second inclination adjusting assembly 9, a scanner 15, a controller 14 and a conveyor belt structure for transporting inventory boxes 6, wherein the end part of the end of the conveyor belt structure is provided with a second transmission assembly 4, a plurality of sorting boxes 13 for collecting specified cargoes are placed on the second transmission assembly 4, the man-machine interface 10 is suspended above the conveyor belt structure and is used for displaying the surplus quantity of the cargoes read out from each inventory box 6 and the pick-up quantity in the sorting boxes 13, the conveyor belt structure is divided into a first transmission assembly 3 and a transfer transmission assembly 2 along the length direction, the transfer transmission assembly 2 is internally provided with a longitudinal and transverse alternate transmission structure, the second inclination adjusting assembly 9 is arranged at the bottom of the transfer transmission assembly 2 and is used for adjusting the inclination angle of the transfer transmission assembly 2, the transfer transmission assembly 2 is inclined at an angle for facilitating the operator to pick up the cargoes in the inventory boxes 6, a baffle 201 for limiting the inventory boxes 6 is additionally arranged at the end of the transfer transmission assembly 2, and the transfer transmission assembly is used for accurately scanning the side of the inventory boxes 6 along the inclination angle by using the second adjusting assembly 9 and the first inclination adjusting assembly 7, and further accurate scanning of the inventory boxes 6 is realized.

The scanner 15 is arranged at the bottom of the human-computer interaction interface 10 through the first inclination angle adjusting component 7, the first inclination angle adjusting component 7 is of a meshing structure of a gear and a rack, the first inclination angle adjusting component 7 is in a declination shape when being in a high position and used for scanning side labels of the inclined stock box 6, the first inclination angle adjusting component 7 is in a horizontal shape when being in a low position and used for carrying out secondary scanning on the side labels of the stock box 6 after being restored to the horizontal state, and the transferring and transmitting component 2 drives the stock box 6 to move along the length direction of the scanner 15 so as to further promote the comprehensiveness of scanning;

the signal input end of the controller 14 is electrically connected to the scanner 15 and the man-machine interface 10, and the signal output end thereof is electrically connected to the first conveyor 401, the first transmission assembly 3, the transfer transmission assembly 2, the first inclination angle adjusting assembly 7 and the second inclination angle adjusting assembly 9, respectively.

The frame 1 comprises base 102 and the mounting bracket 101 of locating the base 102 top, and human-computer interaction interface 10 top is equipped with the slip sleeve 1001 that meets with the mounting bracket 101 slip, and pass through bolt positioning connection between the two, and base 102 is used for supporting transmission frame 11, first transmission subassembly 3 and second inclination adjustment subassembly 9, and a plurality of first transfer roller 302 has been laid to the equidistant length direction in the first transmission subassembly 3, and the rotation source electrical property of first transfer roller 302 is connected in controller 14, and the upper portion both sides of first transmission subassembly 3 are equipped with along its length direction to be used for carrying out the spacing first guide bar 301 of direction to stock box 6.

The transfer and transmission assembly 2 comprises second conveying rollers 202 and second conveying belts 203 which are alternately arranged, the arrangement directions of the second conveying rollers and the second conveying belts 203 are the same, each second conveying belt 203 is connected with a first air cylinder 204, and the first air cylinders 204 are used for adjusting the installation height of the second conveying belts 203 so as to realize the alternate action of the second conveying rollers 202 and the second conveying belts 203 on the inventory box body 6;

the second inclination angle adjusting assembly 9 comprises two groups of single-acting cylinders 901, the base ends of the single-acting cylinders are arranged on the base 102, the air arms of the single-acting cylinders are connected to the bottom of the transfer transmission assembly 2, the base 102 is provided with an abutting piece 902 at a position corresponding to the eccentric position of the transfer transmission assembly 2, and the transfer transmission assembly 2 is inclined through the abutting piece 902 after the single-acting cylinders 901 are subjected to force unloading;

the first inclination angle adjusting component 7 comprises a vertical toothed plate 705 fixedly arranged at the bottom of the human-computer interaction interface 10, the vertical toothed plate 705 is vertically and slidably matched with a sliding part 704, a first motor 701 is integrated on the sliding part 704, the output end of the first motor 701 is connected with a first gear 702, one end of the first gear 702 is meshed with a serrated surface of the vertical toothed plate 705, a second gear 703 is additionally arranged on the back of the scanner 15, the scanner 15 is rotatably connected with the sliding part 704, and the second gear 703 is meshed with the other end of the first gear 702.

The abutting piece 902 comprises a vertical plate 9021 and a turning plate 9024 which is rotationally connected with the vertical plate 9021, the turning plate 9024 is connected with a second motor 9022 for adjusting the inclination angle through a gear set, the second motor 9022 is electrically connected with the controller 14, the abutting piece 902 is used for adjusting the inclination angle of the stock box 6 through adjusting the inclination angle, meanwhile, the inclination center of the stock box 6 is changed, the abutting piece 902 further comprises a pneumatic plug 9029, a plurality of limit holes 9023 are formed in the vertical plate 9021 along the arc shape of the top of the vertical plate, an electric valve of the pneumatic plug 9029 is electrically connected with the controller 14, the pneumatic plug 9029 is used for realizing the fixation of the inclination angle through inserting the specified limit holes 9023, the abutting piece 902 further comprises a pressing block 9025 and a lead screw 9026, an operation cavity 90242 is formed in the end portion of the pressing block, an adjustment cavity 90241 is formed in the inside of the pressing block, the lead screw 9026 is arranged in the adjustment cavity 90241, the lead screw 9027 is used for adjusting the extending quantity of the lead screw 9026, and the pressing block is arranged in the adjustment cavity 90242, and a buffer spring 9028 is arranged between the pressing block and the end portion of the pressing block 9025 and the end portion of the lead screw 9028.

Example 2: referring to fig. 12 to 21, based on the above embodiment, the warehouse sorting device further includes a transmission frame 11, a grabbing weighing assembly 8, and diameter-adjusting rollers 5, wherein the transmission frame 11 is disposed at an end of the transferring and transmitting assembly 2 and is disposed longitudinally and transversely to the end of the transferring and transmitting assembly 2, the transmission frame 11 is disposed with a plurality of diameter-adjusting rollers 5 for transporting the inventory box 6, the diameter-adjusting rollers 5 share a same rotation source through a driving sprocket, the grabbing weighing assembly 8 is internally provided with a weight sensor 12 electrically connected to a controller 14, the grabbing weighing assembly 8 is composed of a lifter 801 and a pneumatic clamping jaw 802 for grabbing the inventory box 6, the diameter-adjusting rollers 5 are internally provided with a connecting rod type diameter-expanding structure and a driving structure for controlling the action of the diameter-expanding structure, after the weight sensor 12 performs sorting and checking, the diameter-adjusting rollers 5 push the empty inventory box 6 axially through the diameter-expanding motion, the empty inventory box 6 is transported back through reverse rotation of the diameter-adjusting rollers 5, the grabbing weighing assembly 8 is utilized to perform sorting checking, and the follow-up three different types of actions are performed by utilizing the diameter-adjusting rollers 5.

The diameter-adjusting roller 5 comprises a rotating shaft 501, a plurality of arc covers 502 are circumferentially equidistantly arranged on the outer side of the rotating shaft 501, one end of the inner side of each arc cover 502 is rotationally connected with the rotating shaft 501 through a V-shaped structure supporting rod 507, the other end of the inner side of each arc cover is rotationally connected with a first annular sleeve 504 through a buffer push rod 503, the first annular sleeve 504 is axially sleeved on the outer side of the rotating shaft 501 in a sliding mode, a first guide groove 5011 is axially formed in the circumferential surface of the rotating shaft 501, and a limit protrusion 5041 which is in sliding connection with the first guide groove 5011 and is anti-turnover is arranged on the inner side of the first annular sleeve 504.

The diameter-adjusting roller 5 further comprises a second annular sleeve 505 axially sleeved on the outer side of the rotating shaft 501 in a sliding manner, the second annular sleeve 505 is rotatably connected with the first annular sleeve 504 through annular claws 5051, the second annular sleeves 505 are integrated into a whole and are connected with the air arm end of a second air cylinder 506 in parallel, the second air cylinder 506 is electrically connected with the controller 14, a second guide rod 1101 acting on the inventory box 6 is arranged at the top of one side of the transmission frame 11, close to the second annular sleeve 505, of the structure, the frame height of the other side of the transmission frame is lower than the top height of the arc-shaped cover 502, the buffer push rod 503 is divided into a first rod body 5031 and a second rod body 5032 which are mutually connected in a sliding manner, and a second spring 5033 used for buffering is arranged between the buffer push rod 503 and the first rod body 5031.

Example 3: referring to fig. 1 to 21, based on the above embodiment, the present embodiment discloses a warehouse sorting method, which includes the following steps:

s001, any stock box 6 is led into the first transmission assembly 3 and is conveyed along a designated direction under the action of two first guide rods 301;

s002, the part of the box body 6 to be stored enters the transferring and conveying assembly 2, a corresponding proximity switch is triggered, and the controller 14 controls the single-acting cylinder 901 of the second inclination angle adjusting assembly 9 to unload force and forces the box body 6 to be stored and the transferring and conveying assembly 2 to incline under the unbalanced abutting action of the abutting piece 902;

s003, the end part of the transfer transmission assembly 2 is abutted against the baffle 201, and the scanner 15 which is obliquely placed during the process performs preliminary scanning on the labels on the side part of the inventory box 6;

s004, a first motor 701 controls a first gear 702 to rotate, a sliding piece 704 and a scanner 15 descend to a height, and in the descending process, the scanner 15 performs inclination angle adjustment, namely the scanner 15 performs vertical second scanning on the side part of the inventory box 6 with a constant angle;

s005, the scanner 15 is in a horizontal state when descending to the limit, the controller 14 controls the single-acting cylinder 901 of the second inclination angle adjusting assembly 9 to push out the air arm, so that the stock box 6 and the transferring and conveying assembly 2 are restored to the horizontal state, and the side part of the stock box 6 is still abutted against the baffle 201;

s006, a first air cylinder 204 extends out of an air arm, so that a second conveyor belt 203 acts on the bottom of the inventory box 6, the second conveyor belt 203 rotates to enable the inventory box 6 to translate along the length direction of a scanner 15, and the scanner 15 scans the side part of the inventory box 6 for the third time transversely;

if the transverse scanning is performed on different vertical positions, the inclination angle and the height of the scanner 15 can be adjusted by adjusting the descending height of the scanner 15, so that the transverse scanning can be performed on different heights of the side part of the inventory box 6;

s007, after the code scanning is completed, the controller 14 identifies the number of the stock box 6, displays the residual quantity of the same type of goods in the stock box 6 and the quantity required to be taken out on the man-machine interaction interface 10, and takes out the corresponding quantity of goods in a manual mode to be put into the sorting box 13;

s008, after the picking up of the parts is completed, sorting and checking are carried out on the stock box 6, the stock box 6 is transferred into the diameter-adjusting roller 5 under the action of the second conveyor belt 203, and the transmission chain controls the diameter-adjusting roller 5 to rotate so that the stock box 6 moves under the grabbing weighing assembly 8;

s009, the lifter 801 controls the pneumatic clamping jaw 802 to fall, the pneumatic clamping jaw 802 clamps the inventory box 6 to the high altitude, the weight sensor 12 is utilized to detect the weight of goods in the inventory box 6, and then the residual inventory number is judged and whether the sorting number is accurate is deduced;

s010, if the sorting quantity is inaccurate, executing the step, and controlling the indicator lamp and the alarm to act by the controller 14;

s011, if the sorting quantity is accurate and goods remain in the stock box 6, executing the step, slowly lowering the lifter 801 to enable the stock box 6 to return to the initial position in the original way under the reverse rotation of the diameter-adjusting roller 5;

and S011, if the sorting quantity is accurate and no goods remain in the stock box 6, executing the step, and retracting the air return arm by the second air cylinder 506 to enable the diameter-adjusting roller 5 to be opened unidirectionally, opening the pneumatic clamping jaw 802 to enable the stock box 6 to fall down, and discharging the stock box in a directional manner under the oblique guiding effect of the diameter-adjusting roller 5.

The embodiments of the invention have been presented for purposes of illustration and description, and are not intended to be exhaustive or limited to the invention in the form disclosed. Many modifications and variations will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art. The embodiments were chosen and described in order to best explain the principles of the invention and the practical application, and to enable others of ordinary skill in the art to understand the invention for various embodiments with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated.

Claims

1. A warehouse sorting method, comprising the steps of:

s001, guiding any stock box body (6) into the first transmission assembly (3), and conveying the stock box body along a specified direction under the action of two first guide rods (301);

s002, enabling part of the box body (6) to be stored to enter the transferring and conveying assembly (2) and triggering a corresponding proximity switch, wherein the controller (14) controls the single-acting cylinder (901) of the second inclination angle adjusting assembly (9) to unload force and forces the box body (6) to be stored and the transferring and conveying assembly (2) to incline under the unbalanced abutting action of the abutting piece (902);

s003, the end part of the transferring and conveying assembly (2) is abutted against the baffle (201), and a scanner (15) obliquely placed during the process performs primary scanning on labels on the side part of the inventory box body (6);

s004, a first motor (701) controls a first gear (702) to rotate, a sliding piece (704) and a scanner (15) descend to a height, and the scanner (15) performs inclination angle adjustment in the descending process, namely, the scanner (15) vertically scans the side part of the inventory box body (6) with a constant angle for the second time;

s005, when the scanner (15) descends to the limit, the scanner is in a horizontal state, and the controller (14) controls the single-acting cylinder (901) of the second inclination angle adjusting assembly (9) to push out the air arm, so that the stock box (6) and the transfer transmission assembly (2) are restored to the horizontal state, and the side part of the stock box (6) is still abutted against the baffle (201);

s006, a first air cylinder (204) stretches out of an air arm, so that a second conveyor belt (203) acts on the bottom of an inventory box body (6), the second conveyor belt (203) rotates to enable the inventory box body (6) to translate along the length direction of a scanner (15), and the scanner (15) scans the side part of the inventory box body (6) transversely for the third time;

if the transverse scanning of different vertical parts is carried out, the inclination angle and the height of the scanner (15) can be adjusted by adjusting the descending height of the scanner (15), so that the transverse scanning can be carried out for different heights of the side part of the stock box body (6);

s007, after the code scanning is completed, the controller (14) identifies the number of the stock box (6), displays the residual quantity of the same type of goods in the stock box (6) and the quantity required to be taken out on the man-machine interaction interface (10), and takes out the corresponding quantity of goods in a manual mode and puts the goods into the sorting box (13);

s008, after the picking up of the parts is completed, sorting and checking are carried out on the stock box body (6), the stock box body (6) is transferred into the diameter-adjusting roller wheel (5) under the action of the second conveyor belt (203), and the transmission chain controls the diameter-adjusting roller wheel (5) to rotate so that the stock box body (6) moves under the grabbing weighing assembly (8);

s009, the lifter (801) controls the pneumatic clamping jaw (802) to fall, the pneumatic clamping jaw (802) clamps the inventory box body (6) to the high altitude, the weight sensor (12) is used for detecting the weight of goods in the inventory box body (6), and then whether the residual inventory number and the deduced sorting number are accurate or not is judged;

s010, executing the step if the sorting quantity is inaccurate, and controlling the indicator lamp and the alarm to act by the controller (14);

s011, if the sorting quantity is accurate and cargoes remain in the stock box (6), the step is executed, and the lifter (801) slowly descends, so that the stock box (6) returns to the initial position in the original path under the reverse rotation of the diameter-adjusting roller (5);

and S011, if the sorting quantity is accurate and no goods remain in the stock box body (6), executing the step, and retracting the air return arm by the second air cylinder (506) to enable the diameter-adjusting roller wheel (5) to be opened unidirectionally, opening the pneumatic clamping jaw (802) to enable the stock box body (6) to fall down, and discharging the stock box body in a directional manner under the oblique guiding effect of the diameter-adjusting roller wheel (5).

2. A warehouse sorting apparatus, comprising:

the conveying belt structure is used for conveying inventory boxes (6), a second conveying assembly (4) is arranged at the tail end of the conveying belt structure, and a plurality of sorting boxes (13) used for collecting specified cargoes are arranged on a first conveying belt (401) of the second conveying assembly (4);

the man-machine interaction interface (10) is suspended above the conveyor belt structure and is used for displaying the residual quantity of the goods read out from the stock boxes (6) and the pick-up quantity of the goods to the sorting boxes (13);

the conveying belt structure is divided into a first conveying component (3) and a transferring conveying component (2) along the length direction of the conveying belt structure, a longitudinal and transverse alternate conveying structure is arranged in the transferring conveying component (2), the second inclination adjusting component (9) is arranged at the bottom of the transferring conveying component (2) and used for adjusting the inclination angle of the transferring conveying component, the transferring conveying component (2) is inclined at an angle and used for facilitating an operator to pick up goods in the stock box (6), and a baffle (201) used for limiting the stock box (6) is additionally arranged at the end part of the transferring conveying component (2);

the scanner (15) is arranged at the bottom of the human-computer interaction interface (10) through a first inclination angle adjusting component (7), the first inclination angle adjusting component (7) is of a meshing structure of a gear and a rack, the first inclination angle adjusting component (7) is in a declination shape when being in a high position and used for scanning side labels of the inclined stock box (6), the first inclination angle adjusting component (7) is in a horizontal shape when being in a low position and used for performing secondary scanning on the side labels of the stock box (6) after being restored to the horizontal position, and the transferring and conveying component (2) drives the stock box (6) to move along the length direction of the scanner (15), so that the scanning comprehensiveness is improved;

and a signal input end of the controller (14) is electrically connected with the scanner (15) and the man-machine interaction interface (10), and a signal output end of the controller is electrically connected with the first conveyor belt (401), the first transmission assembly (3), the transfer transmission assembly (2), the first inclination angle adjusting assembly (7) and the second inclination angle adjusting assembly (9) respectively.

3. The warehouse sorting device according to claim 2, further comprising a transmission frame (11), wherein the transmission frame (11) is arranged at the end part of the transferring and conveying assembly (2) and is arranged longitudinally and transversely with the end part of the transferring and conveying assembly, a plurality of diameter-adjusting rollers (5) for conveying the warehouse box (6) are arranged on the transmission frame (11), and the diameter-adjusting rollers (5) share the same rotation source through a transmission chain wheel;

the grabbing weighing assembly (8) is arranged above the transmission frame (11) and internally provided with a weight sensor (12) electrically connected with the controller (14), and the grabbing weighing assembly (8) consists of a lifter (801) and a pneumatic clamping jaw (802) for grabbing the inventory box body (6);

the automatic sorting and checking device is characterized in that a connecting rod type expanding structure and a driving structure for controlling the action of the expanding structure are arranged in the diameter-adjusting roller (5), after sorting and checking are carried out by the weight sensor (12), the diameter-adjusting roller (5) axially pushes out the empty stock box (6) through expanding movement, and the diameter-adjusting roller (5) moves the empty stock box (6) back through reverse rotation.

4. A warehouse sorting device according to claim 3, further comprising a frame (1) composed of a base (102) and a mounting rack (101) arranged above the base (102), wherein a sliding sleeve (1001) slidably connected with the mounting rack (101) is arranged at the top of the man-machine interface (10), and the base (102) is used for supporting the transmission frame (11), the first transmission assembly (3) and the second inclination angle adjusting assembly (9) through bolt positioning connection;

a plurality of first conveying rollers (302) are arranged in the first conveying assembly (3) at equal intervals along the length direction, a rotating source of the first conveying rollers (302) is electrically connected with the controller (14), and first guide rods (301) used for guiding and limiting the inventory box (6) are arranged on two sides of the upper portion of the first conveying assembly (3) along the length direction.

5. A warehouse sorting device according to claim 4, characterized in that the transfer and transfer assembly (2) comprises second conveyor rollers (202) and second conveyor belts (203) which are alternately arranged, the arrangement directions of the two conveyor belts are the same, each second conveyor belt (203) is connected to a first cylinder (204), and the first cylinders (204) are used for adjusting the installation height of the second conveyor belt (203) so as to realize the alternate action of the second conveyor rollers (202) and the second conveyor belt (203) on the warehouse box (6);

the second inclination angle adjusting assembly (9) comprises two groups of single-acting air cylinders (901), the base ends of the single-acting air cylinders are arranged on the base (102), the air arms of the single-acting air cylinders are connected to the bottom of the transfer transmission assembly (2), the base (102) is provided with an abutting piece (902) at a position corresponding to the eccentric position of the transfer transmission assembly (2), and the transfer transmission assembly (2) is inclined through the abutting piece (902) after the single-acting air cylinders (901) are subjected to force unloading;

the first inclination angle adjusting assembly (7) comprises a vertical toothed plate (705) fixedly arranged at the bottom of the human-computer interaction interface (10), a sliding piece (704) is vertically and slidably matched with the vertical toothed plate (705), a first motor (701) is integrated on the sliding piece (704), a first gear (702) is connected to the output end of the first motor, one end of the first gear (702) is meshed with a serrated surface of the vertical toothed plate (705), a second gear (703) is additionally arranged at the back of the scanner (15), the scanner (15) is rotatably connected to the sliding piece (704), and the second gear (703) is meshed with the other end of the first gear (702).

6. The warehouse sorting device according to claim 5, characterized in that the abutment (902) comprises a vertical plate (9021) and a turning plate (9024) rotatably connected with the vertical plate (9021), the turning plate (9024) is connected with a second motor (9022) for adjusting the inclination angle through a gear set, the second motor (9022) is electrically connected with the controller (14), and the abutment (902) adjusts the inclination angle of the stock box (6) through adjusting the inclination angle, and simultaneously changes the inclination center of the stock box (6);

the abutting piece (902) further comprises a pneumatic plug pin (9029), the vertical plate (9021) is provided with a plurality of limit holes (9023) along the arc shape of the top of the vertical plate at equal intervals, an electric valve of the pneumatic plug pin (9029) is electrically connected to the controller (14), and the pneumatic plug pin (9029) is used for realizing the fixation of an inclination angle by being inserted into the designated limit holes (9023);

the butt piece (902) further comprises a press-connection block (9025) and a screw rod (9026), a working cavity (90242) is formed in the end portion of the turning plate (9024), a laterally-conducted adjusting cavity (90241) is formed in the turning plate, the screw rod (9026) is arranged in the working cavity (90242) and the adjusting cavity (90241), a knob (9027) for adjusting the extending amount of the screw rod (9026) in a threaded manner is arranged in the adjusting cavity (90241), the press-connection block (9025) is arranged in the working cavity (90242) in a sliding manner, and a first spring (9028) for buffering and adjusting the distance is arranged between the press-connection block (9025) and the end portion of the screw rod (9026).

7. A warehouse sorting device according to claim 3, characterized in that the diameter-adjusting roller (5) comprises a rotating shaft (501), a plurality of arc-shaped covers (502) are circumferentially and equidistantly arranged on the outer side of the rotating shaft (501), one end of the inner side of the arc-shaped cover (502) is rotationally connected with the rotating shaft (501) through a V-shaped structure supporting rod (507), and the other end of the inner side of the arc-shaped cover is rotationally connected with the first annular sleeve (504) through a buffer push rod (503);

the first annular sleeve (504) is axially sleeved on the outer side of the rotating shaft (501) in a sliding mode, a first guide groove (5011) is formed in the circumferential surface of the rotating shaft (501) in the axial direction, and a limit protrusion (5041) which is in sliding connection with the first guide groove (5011) and is used for preventing turnover is arranged on the inner side of the first annular sleeve (504).

8. The warehouse sorting device according to claim 7, characterized in that the diameter-adjusting roller (5) further comprises a second annular sleeve (505) axially slidably sleeved outside the rotating shaft (501), the second annular sleeve (505) is rotatably connected with the first annular sleeve (504) through an annular claw (5051), and each second annular sleeve (505) is integrated and connected with an air arm end of a second air cylinder (506), and the second air cylinder (506) is electrically connected with the controller (14);

the top of one side of the transmission frame (11) close to the second annular sleeve (505) is provided with a second guide rod (1101) acting on the stock box body (6), and the height of the frame at the other side of the transmission frame is lower than that of the top end of the arc-shaped cover (502).

9. A warehouse sorting device as claimed in claim 7, characterised in that the buffer push rod (503) is divided into a first rod body (5031) and a second rod body (5032) which are slidably connected to each other, and a second spring (5033) is arranged between them for buffering.