CN217222461U - Seeding mechanism and sorting system - Google Patents

Abstract

The application relates to the technical field of warehouse logistics equipment, and the embodiment of the application provides a sowing mechanism and a sorting system. The seeding mechanism at least comprises a seeding assembly and a driving device, the seeding assembly comprises a transfer device for conveying materials, the driving device drives the seeding assembly to move between a transfer position and a seeding position, and after the transfer device accepts the materials at the transfer position, the driving device drives the seeding assembly to the seeding position and seeds the materials by utilizing acting force generated between the transfer device and the materials running at a preset speed. The seeding assembly is continuously driven to the transfer position through the driving device, and the seeding assembly can still continuously receive materials. Because the transfer equipment in the seeding assembly bears the material through accepting the action and seeds the material through the acting force generated between the transfer equipment and the material, the action processes can be reduced. Therefore, by utilizing the motion characteristic of the seeding assembly, a plurality of processes are avoided, and the seeding efficiency is improved.

Description

Seeding mechanism and sorting system

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of storage logistics equipment, in particular to a sowing mechanism and a sorting system.

Background

In the field of warehousing, a seeding mechanism is generally utilized to seed sorted materials to a seeding wall, and the seeding wall can be used for storing the sorted materials. In the related art, after the bearing device of the sowing mechanism receives the material, when the bearing device is moved to the sowing position, the bearing device needs to be rotated to discharge the material to complete sowing, and when the bearing device of the sowing mechanism receives the next material, the bearing device needs to be rotated to reset. In this process, many processes are generated, resulting in low seeding efficiency.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

Based on this, it is necessary to provide a seeding mechanism and a sorting system to improve seeding efficiency.

According to one aspect of the present application, embodiments of the present application provide a sowing mechanism, comprising:

the seeding assembly comprises a transfer device for conveying materials; and

the driving device is used for driving the sowing assembly to move between the transferring position and the sowing position;

wherein the sowing assembly is in the transfer position and the transfer device is used for receiving materials;

the seeding subassembly is in the seeding position, the transfer apparatus is used for shifting out the material and realizes the seeding.

In one embodiment, the transfer device comprises a conveyor belt;

the sowing assembly further comprises at least two first blocking pieces, and the first blocking pieces are arranged on the conveying belt at intervals along the conveying direction of the conveying belt.

In one embodiment, two of the first barriers are bonded to the conveyor belt.

In one embodiment, the seeding assembly further comprises two second barriers;

the two second blocking pieces are oppositely arranged on two sides of the conveying belt along the width direction of the conveying belt.

In one embodiment, the seeding assembly further comprises:

the conveying belt is sleeved on the rollers; and

and the driving part is in transmission connection with one of the rollers so as to enable the conveyor belt to move by means of the rollers.

In one embodiment, the planting mechanism further comprises a first rail and a second rail;

the second guide rail is connected to the first guide rail in a sliding mode along a first direction, and the sowing assembly is connected to the second guide rail in a sliding mode along a second direction;

the driving device is used for driving the sowing assembly to move on the second guide rail along the second direction and driving the second guide rail to move on the first guide rail along the first direction.

According to another aspect of the application, the application embodiment also provides a sorting system, which comprises the sowing mechanism.

In one embodiment, the sorting system further comprises a buffer mechanism disposed at the transfer location;

the buffer memory mechanism is used for bearing and buffering the material and transporting to the transfer equipment of the seeding subassembly.

In one embodiment, the buffer mechanism comprises a transfer unit; or

The buffer memory mechanism comprises a plurality of sequentially connected transmission units; the plurality of conveying units are used for receiving and conveying materials to the transfer equipment of the sowing assembly in sequence.

In one embodiment, the caching mechanism comprises a first transmission unit and a second transmission unit which are adjacently arranged along a third direction;

the first conveying unit is used for bearing materials and conveying the materials to the second conveying unit along the third direction, and the second conveying unit is used for bearing the materials output from the first conveying unit and conveying the materials to the transferring equipment of the sowing assembly along the fourth direction.

In one embodiment, the sorting system further comprises a seeding wall;

the seeding mechanism corresponds to the two seeding walls, the two seeding walls are arranged oppositely, and the seeding mechanism is positioned between the two seeding walls.

Among the above-mentioned seeding mechanism and letter sorting system, seeding mechanism includes seeding subassembly and drive arrangement at least, and the seeding subassembly is including the transfer equipment that is used for carrying the material, and drive arrangement drive seeding subassembly moves between transfer position and seeding position, and after the material was accepted at transfer position to the transfer equipment, through drive arrangement drive seeding subassembly to seeding position to the effort seeding material that produces between transfer equipment and the material with the speed operation of predetermineeing is utilized. The seeding assembly is continuously driven to the transfer position through the driving device, and the seeding assembly can still continuously receive materials. Because the transfer equipment in the seeding assembly bears the material through accepting the action and seeds the material through the acting force generated between the transfer equipment and the material, the action processes can be reduced. Therefore, by utilizing the motion characteristic of the sowing assembly, a plurality of processes are avoided, and the sowing efficiency is improved.

Additional aspects and advantages of embodiments of the present application will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of embodiments of the present application.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic top view of a sowing mechanism in one embodiment of an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of a seeding assembly according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a seeding assembly in one embodiment of an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a conveyor belt in an embodiment of the present application in cooperation with a first stop;

FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view of a sowing mechanism in one embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram illustrating a seeding mechanism and a caching mechanism used in cooperation in one embodiment of an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 7 is a schematic top view of a sorting system in accordance with one embodiment of the present application;

fig. 8 is a schematic side view of a sorting system according to an embodiment of the present application.

Notation of elements for simplicity:

a sowing mechanism 100;

a sowing assembly 110, a conveyor belt 111, a first stopping piece 112, a second stopping piece 113, a roller 114 and a driving piece 115;

a first guide rail 120;

a second guide rail 130;

a first drive element 141, a second drive element 142;

a buffer mechanism 200, a first transfer unit 210, a second transfer unit 220;

a seeding wall 300;

a sorter 400;

an information code reading device 500;

a transfer position a, a seeding position b, a feeding station c and an abnormal station d;

a conveying direction S, a width direction W, a first direction F1, a second direction F2, a third direction F3, a fourth direction F4;

the velocity component v 1.

Detailed Description

In order to make the aforementioned objects, features and advantages of the present application more comprehensible, specific embodiments of the present application are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth to provide a thorough understanding of embodiments of the present application. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the present application and are not intended to limit the present application. The embodiments of the present application can be implemented in many different ways than those described herein, and those skilled in the art can make similar modifications without departing from the spirit of the present invention, and therefore, the embodiments of the present application are not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed below.

It is to be understood that the terms "first," "second," and the like as used herein may be used herein to describe various terms of art, and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicit ly indicating a number of technical features being indicated. However, these terms are not intended to be limiting unless specifically stated. These terms are only used to distinguish one term from another. For example, the first and second bearing devices are different bearing devices, the first and second surfaces are different surfaces, and the first, second, third, and fourth planes are different planes, without departing from the scope of the present application. In the description of the embodiments of the present application, "a plurality" or "a plurality" means at least two, e.g., two, three, etc., unless specifically defined otherwise.

In the description of the embodiments of the present application, unless otherwise explicitly stated or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," "fixed," and the like are to be construed broadly and may, for example, be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be directly connected or indirectly connected through intervening media, or they may be connected internally or in any other suitable relationship, unless expressly stated otherwise. The specific meanings of the above terms in the embodiments of the present application can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to specific situations.

In the description of the embodiments of the present application, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, a first feature "on" or "under" a second feature may be directly contacting the first and second features or indirectly contacting the first and second features through an intermediate. Also, a first feature "on," "above," and "over" a second feature may mean that the first feature is directly above or obliquely above the second feature, or that only the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature may be directly under or obliquely below the second feature, or may simply mean that the first feature is at a lesser level than the second feature.

It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "secured to" or "disposed on" another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. When an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or intervening elements may also be present.

Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application belongs. The terminology used in the description of the present application in the present application is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the application.

In the field of warehousing, a seeding mechanism is generally utilized to seed sorted materials to a seeding wall, and the seeding wall can be used for storing the sorted materials. In the related art, after the bearing device of the sowing mechanism receives the material, when the bearing device is moved to the sowing position, the bearing device needs to be rotated to discharge the material to complete sowing, and when the bearing device of the sowing mechanism receives the next material, the bearing device needs to be rotated to reset.

The inventor of the present application has noticed that in this process, the carrying device needs to go through the processes of turning, resetting, turning, resetting … …, etc., resulting in more processes, thereby resulting in low sowing efficiency.

Based on this, this application embodiment can avoid leading to sowing efficiency to hang down because of overturning repeatedly through the seeding action of improving seeding mechanism. The following describes the sowing mechanism provided in the embodiments of the present application in connection with the related description of some embodiments.

FIG. 1 illustrates a schematic top view of a sowing mechanism 100 in one implementation of an embodiment of the present application; for ease of illustration, only portions relevant to the embodiments of the present application are shown. For example, to facilitate the description of the transfer position a and the planting position b, fig. 1 shows the planting assembly 110 at the transfer position a and the planting assembly 110 at the planting position b. It will be appreciated that fig. 1 illustrates two states of the seeding assembly 110.

Referring to fig. 1, the present embodiment provides a sowing mechanism 100, the sowing mechanism 100 includes a sowing assembly 110, the sowing assembly 110 includes a transfer device for conveying materials, the transfer device can be a conveyor belt 111 (refer to fig. 2 shown later), and a driving device for driving the sowing assembly 110 to move between a transfer position a and a sowing position b. Wherein the sowing assembly 110 is at a transfer position a, and the transfer device is used for receiving materials; the sowing assembly 110 is in the sowing position b, and the transfer device is used for moving the materials out to realize sowing.

It should be noted that the greater the conveying speed of the transfer device, the greater the distance the material is thrown. Thus, the preset speed is set according to the characteristics (e.g., size, weight, etc.) of the material. For example, when the transfer device includes the conveyor belt 111, assuming that the conveyor belt 111 runs at a first speed when the sowing assembly 110 is at the transfer position a, the conveyor belt 111 runs at a second speed (i.e., the preset speed described above) when the sowing assembly 110 is at the sowing position b. At this time, the first speed may be set to be lower than the second speed. In the transfer position a the first speed is needed to ensure that the material is on the conveyor 111 and in the sowing position b the second speed is needed to ensure that the material can be removed from the conveyor 111 for sowing. The running speed of the conveyor belt 111 may be changed gradually or directly from the transfer position a to the sowing position b. For example, when the running speed of the conveyor belt 111 is changed from the first speed to the second speed, the first speed may be set before the conveyor belt 111 reaches the sowing position b, and the second speed may be set after the conveyor belt 111 reaches the sowing position b, or the first speed may be increased before the conveyor belt 111 reaches the sowing position b, and the second speed may be increased when the conveyor belt 111 reaches the sowing position b. The running speed of the conveyor belt 111 may be varied gradually or directly from the sowing position b to the transfer position a. Reference may be made in particular to the above-mentioned process from the transfer position a to the sowing position b, in contrast to which it is necessary to reduce the running speed of the conveyor belt 111, which will not be described in detail herein. In some embodiments, the first speed is zero, i.e. the conveyor 111 may be configured to be inoperative when the conveyor 111 reaches the transfer position a, only to receive material, and the conveyor 111 remains inoperative during the transfer position a to the sowing position b, in order to prevent material from falling off the conveyor 111. Of course, in other embodiments, the first speed may be configured to be the same as the second speed, after the conveyor belt 111 receives the material, the conveyor belt 111 may be decelerated, and after the seeding position b, the speed is increased to the second speed to remove the material. Therefore, as long as the progress of the seeding process can be satisfied, this embodiment of the present application is not particularly limited thereto.

After the material is received by the conveyor belt 111 at the transfer position a, the sowing assembly 110 is driven to the sowing position b by the driving device, and the material is sown by the acting force generated between the conveyor belt 111 and the material. The sowing assembly 110 can continue to receive the material by continuing to drive the sowing assembly 110 to the transferring position a through the driving device. Because the conveyor belt 111 in the sowing assembly 110 bears the material through the receiving action and seeds the material through the acting force generated between the conveyor belt 111 and the material, the action processes can be reduced. Thus, by utilizing the motion characteristic of the sowing assembly 110, a plurality of processes are avoided, and the sowing efficiency is improved.

FIG. 2 illustrates a perspective view of a seeding assembly 110 in one embodiment of an embodiment of the present application; FIG. 3 illustrates a cross-sectional structural view of the seeding assembly 110 in one embodiment of an embodiment of the present application; FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating the structure of a conveyor belt 111 used in conjunction with a first blocking member 112 in one embodiment of the present application; for convenience of explanation, only portions related to the embodiments of the present application are shown.

In order to further realize accurate control of the seeding action of the seeding mechanism 100, in some embodiments, referring to fig. 2 to 4, the seeding assembly 110 further includes two first blocking members 112, and the two first blocking members 112 are disposed on the conveyor belt 111 at intervals along the conveying direction S of the conveyor belt 111. The sowing assembly 110 is in the transfer position a, with the two first blocking members 112 located on the same side of the conveying plane of the conveyor belt 111, blocking the material running onto the conveyor belt 111 to prevent it from moving out of the conveyor belt 111. The sowing assembly 110 is in the sowing position b, and the first blocking member 112 located upstream and the first blocking member 112 located downstream are respectively located on different sides of the conveying plane of the conveyor belt 111 in the conveying direction S of the conveyor belt 111, so that the material can be removed from the conveyor belt 111. Specifically, in some embodiments, two first blocking members 112 are bonded to the conveyor belt 111. Of course, the first blocking member 112 may be fixed to the conveyor belt 111 by other means, such as plugging, and this is not particularly limited in the embodiment of the present application. The number of the first blocking members 112 may be two or more, and the specific number is determined according to the requirement.

It should be noted that, taking fig. 4 as an example, a case where two first stoppers 112 are located on the upper side of the conveying plane of the conveyor belt 111, that is, a case where "two first stoppers 112 are located on the same side of the conveying plane of the conveyor belt 111" is included schematically. Continuing with fig. 4 as an example, the first blocking member 112 located upstream is the first blocking member 112 located on the left side in the figure, the first blocking member 112 located downstream is the first blocking member 112 located on the right side in the figure, and when the first blocking member 112 located on the left side is located on the upper side (i.e., the upper side of the conveying plane) of the conveyor belt 111 and the first blocking member 112 located on the right side is located on the right side or the lower side (i.e., the lower side of the conveying plane) of the conveyor belt 111, it is one of the cases included in "the first blocking member 112 located upstream and the first blocking member 112 located downstream are respectively located on different sides of the conveying plane of the conveyor belt 111". Of course, the distance between the two first blocking members 112 may be set according to the actual situation of the material to meet the use requirement, and this is not specifically limited in the embodiment of the present application.

Thus, as the conveyor belt 111 runs, the first blocking member 112 located upstream and the first blocking member 112 located downstream are respectively located on different sides of the conveying plane of the conveyor belt 111, the first blocking member 112 located upstream can block slipping materials, and the first blocking member 112 located downstream can avoid the materials. So, can prevent to produce the skew because of during the conveyer belt 111 operation, produce the influence to material movement track, and then realize going on in order to seeding action more accurate control, having guaranteed seeding action. Namely, the sowing efficiency is ensured in the aspect of orderliness.

In some embodiments, with continued reference to fig. 2, the seeding assembly 110 further includes two second stoppers 113. The two second stoppers 113 are oppositely disposed on both sides of the belt 111 in the width direction W thereof. The width direction W of the conveyor belt 111 is perpendicular to the conveying direction S of the conveyor belt 111. So, can further realize preventing that the material from dropping from the both sides of conveyer belt 111 to the control to the material gesture to also can realize acting more accurate control to the seeding.

In some embodiments, with continued reference to fig. 2 and 3, the planting assembly 110 further includes at least two oppositely disposed and rotatable rollers 114 and a drive 115. The conveyor belt 111 is sleeved on the roller 114. The driving member 115 is drivingly connected to one of the rollers 114 to enable the belt 111 to move by means of the roller 114. Alternatively, the driving member 115 may be a motor. In this manner, the conveyor belt 111 can be made to run by the driving structure of the driving member 115 and the rollers 114.

FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view of a sowing mechanism 100 in one embodiment of an embodiment of the present application; FIG. 6 is a schematic structural view showing a sowing mechanism 100 used in cooperation with a caching mechanism 200 illustrated later in one embodiment of the present application; for convenience of explanation, only portions related to the embodiments of the present application are shown.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 5 and 6 in combination with fig. 1, the sowing mechanism 100 further comprises a first rail 120 and a second rail 130. The second rail 130 is slidably coupled to the first rail 120 in a first direction F1, and the sowing assembly 110 is slidably coupled to the second rail 130 in a second direction F2. The first direction F1 and the second direction F2 are perpendicular to each other. The driving device is used for driving the sowing assembly 110 to move on the second guide rail 130 along the second direction F2, and is used for driving the second guide rail 130 to move on the first guide rail 120 along the first direction F1. In this manner, movement of the planter assemblies 110 between the transfer position a and the planting position b is accomplished by movement control in both the first direction F1 and the second direction F2.

It should be noted that the driving device may be an integrated driving device, or may be a split driving device. For example, fig. 5 illustrates a case where the first driving element 141 is disposed on the first rail 120 and the second driving element 142 is disposed on the second rail 130, in this case, the first rail 120 and the first driving element 141 may be integrated into a linear module, and the second rail 130 and the second driving element 142 may also be integrated into a linear module. The first driving element 141 and the second driving element 142 may be motors or other driving structures, and the motors may be stepper motors or servo motors. Of course, other structural forms such as a structural form of a slider and a guide rail, a structural form of a ball screw, and the like may also be adopted to implement the linear reciprocating motion, and this is not particularly limited in the embodiment of the present application. Continuing with fig. 5 as an example, fig. 5 illustrates a situation where the first guide rail 120 is disposed on the upper side of the second guide rail 130, but of course, the first guide rail 120 may also be disposed on the lower side of the second guide rail 130, which is not specifically limited in the embodiment of the present application.

Based on the same inventive concept, the embodiment of the present application further provides a sorting system, which includes the sowing mechanism 100 in the above embodiment. The seeding mechanism 100 has high seeding efficiency, so that the operation efficiency of the sorting system can be improved.

FIG. 7 illustrates a schematic top view of a sorting system in one implementation of an embodiment of the present application; FIG. 8 is a schematic side view of a sorting system in one embodiment of the present application; for convenience of explanation, only portions related to the embodiments of the present application are shown.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 7 and 8 in combination with fig. 1, the sorting system further includes a buffer mechanism 200 disposed at the transfer location a. The buffer mechanism 200 is used for receiving and buffering the materials and transferring the materials to the conveyor belt 111 of the sowing assembly 110. Thus, the sowing mechanism 100 can be adapted to the output speed of the material to be sown in the sorting system, and the action efficiency is improved. In particular, in some embodiments, the buffer mechanism 200 includes one transfer unit or a plurality of sequentially connected transfer units. The plurality of conveying units are used for receiving and sequentially conveying the materials to the conveying belt 111 of the sowing assembly 110. That is, the setting of the number of conveying units can be made according to the output speed of the material to be sown and the sowing speed of the sowing mechanism 100. In this manner, the transfer function and the buffer function of the buffer mechanism 200 can be realized by a plurality of transfer units.

In order to achieve the aforesaid transferring function and buffering function and reduce the overall floor area of the sorting system, in some embodiments, referring to fig. 1 in combination with fig. 7 and 8, the buffering mechanism 200 includes a first conveying unit 210 and a second conveying unit 220 adjacently disposed along the third direction F3. The first transfer unit 210 is adapted to receive material and to convey the material in a third direction F3 to the second transfer unit 220, and the second transfer unit 220 is adapted to receive material output from the first transfer unit 210 and to convey the material in a fourth direction F4 onto the conveyor belt 111 of the sowing assembly 110. Wherein the third direction F3 and the fourth direction F4 are perpendicular to each other. That is, by providing two conveying units (i.e., the first conveying unit 210 and the second conveying unit 220) and vertically arranging the conveying directions of the two conveying units, the floor space can be reduced while the buffer function is realized to ensure the sorting process. In other words, the sorting system in some embodiments provided herein can utilize its compact arrangement to achieve a more efficient mode of action for different sorting systems with the same footprint. Meanwhile, since the first conveying unit 210 and the second conveying unit 220 both carry the materials through receiving actions, action processes can be further reduced, and sorting efficiency is improved. Of course, in other embodiments, the transmission direction of the first transmission unit 210 and the transmission direction of the second transmission unit 220 may also be set at other included angles, which may be selected according to actual situations, and this is not specifically limited in this embodiment of the present application.

The plurality of transfer units may be the same device or different devices. The transfer speeds at which the plurality of transfer units are arranged may be the same, may be different, or may not be completely the same. For example, in some embodiments, the transfer unit may be a belt conveyor, and the output of the material is achieved by friction generated between the belt conveyor and the material. Based on different materials, the belt conveyor can be configured to have different conveying speeds, so that the materials can be output to different positions. For another example, for the first conveying unit 210 and the second conveying unit 220 illustrated in fig. 1, the conveying speeds of the first conveying unit 210 and the second conveying unit 220 may be the same or different, and may be configured according to a specific sorted material and a sorting process, which is not specifically limited in this embodiment of the present application.

The inventor of the present application has noted that in the related art, an Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV) is generally used to sort the materials. When a large amount of materials need sort, it is more to sort the mouth, needs a plurality of unmanned vehicles to carry out work simultaneously. Therefore, the situations that a plurality of unmanned transport vehicles are jammed easily occur on the sorting path, the sorting efficiency is reduced, and the operation efficiency is influenced.

In some embodiments, with continued reference to fig. 7 and 8, the sorting system includes a sorter 400, a plurality of the seed planting mechanisms 100 in some of the embodiments described above, and a plurality of the buffer mechanisms 200 in some of the embodiments described above. Sorter 400 is used to move material along a transport path. A plurality of sowing mechanisms 100 are arranged alongside the sorter 400 along the conveying path of the sorter 400. Each buffer mechanism 200 is connected between the sorting machine 400 and a corresponding sowing mechanism 100, the buffer mechanism 200 is used for receiving the materials output from the sorting machine 400 and transporting the materials to the corresponding sowing mechanism 100, and the sowing mechanism 100 is used for sowing the materials transported by the buffer mechanism 200.

In particular to some embodiments, the sorter 400 includes one of a crossbelt sorter 400, a tumble sorter 400, a slider sorter 400, a baffle sorter 400, a tape-out sorter 400, a roller 114-out sorter 400, and a slat-inclined sorter 400. By way of example, fig. 7 illustrates a sorter 400 that is a slat inclined sorter 400. That is, as long as the sorting machine 400 has a function of outputting materials, the setting may be performed according to actual requirements, which is not specifically limited in the embodiment of the present application.

The transport path may be closed or not. By closed loop transport path is meant that the transport path is end-to-end and the transport path may be rectangular, circular, elliptical or a combination of curved and straight lines. The non-closed loop conveying path means that the ends of the conveying path are not connected, and the conveying path may have other shapes such as a straight line shape and a curved line shape. The setting can be performed according to the requirement, and this is not particularly limited in the embodiment of the present application. For example, fig. 7 illustrates a case where the conveyance path is formed of two arc-shaped sections and two straight lines, and the buffer mechanisms 200 are arranged at intervals along the length direction of the straight line path in the conveyance path. The side of sorter 400 is bounded by the outside of the closed loop conveying path. Sorter 400 moves material along its closed loop conveying path. That is, after the material enters the sorting machine 400, the material moves along the closed-loop conveying path, the output action of the sorting machine 400 can move the material to the corresponding buffer mechanism 200, and the buffer mechanism 200 carries the material through the receiving action. The transferring action of the buffer mechanism 200 can move the material to the corresponding sowing mechanism 100. The sowing mechanism 100 performs a sowing operation on the material according to the storage position of the material.

By providing the conveying path of the sorter 400 in a closed loop shape, the sorter 400 can sequentially transfer the materials on the conveying path of its closed loop shape. Since the plurality of sowing mechanisms 100 are provided outside the sorting machine 400 in a matching manner, sowing operations are performed independently among the sowing mechanisms 100, and further, the situation that congestion occurs due to the use of a plurality of automated guided vehicles is avoided. Meanwhile, the buffer mechanism 200 for buffering is arranged, so that the buffer mechanism can be adapted to the output speeds of different sorting machines 400, and the buffer mechanism 200 bears materials through receiving actions, so that the action processes are further reduced. From this, through changing arrangement form and letter sorting mode, improved letter sorting system's letter sorting efficiency, and then improved the operating efficiency.

To further take advantage of the conveying action of the first conveyor unit 210, in some embodiments, with continued reference to fig. 1 and with combined reference to fig. 3, the material output by the sizer 400 to the first conveyor unit 210 has a velocity component v1 in the third direction F3. Because the sorting machine 400 can generate acting force in the transferring direction on the material when transferring the material along the conveying path of the sorting machine 400, when the material is output from the sorting machine 400, the material has not only the original speed in the transferring direction but also the speed in the direction in which the sorting machine 400 outputs to the first conveying unit 210 under the action of inertia. When the original speed in the transfer direction is the same as the third direction F3, the first transfer unit 210 can receive the material conveniently, and the transfer operation of the first transfer unit 210 can be better utilized.

To further improve the efficiency of the operation, in some embodiments, with continued reference to fig. 1 and 2, the sorting system further includes a plurality of seeding walls 300, and the seeding walls 300 are used for storing the materials. Each seeding mechanism 100 is engaged between the corresponding buffer mechanism 200 and at least one seeding wall 300 to seed the material transferred by the buffer mechanism 200 to the seeding wall 300. Optionally, the sowing wall 300 comprises at least one layer of carriages, each layer of carriages being used for placing at least one material carrier for placing material. The material supporting body can be set up to the turnover case, and the turnover case is uncovered form, and conveyer belt 111 can be thrown the material from one end and fall to the turnover case in. In particular, in some embodiments, each sowing mechanism 100 corresponds to two sowing walls 300. The two sowing walls 300 are disposed opposite to each other, and the sowing mechanism 100 is located between the two sowing walls 300. So, can obtain more seeding mouths, the continuity of operation of being convenient for improves letter sorting system's operating efficiency. As exemplified by the case where the sowing mechanism 100 includes the first rail 120 and the second rail 130 illustrated in some of the foregoing embodiments, the sowing walls 300 may be provided on both sides of the first rail 120 in the first direction F1. Since the conveyor belt 111 in the sowing assembly 110 can be configured to move bidirectionally, that is, the conveyor belt 111 can move in the conveying direction S as well as in the direction opposite to the conveying direction S. As such, the material can be sown into the sowing wall 300 on either side of the first guide rail 120 through the conveyor belt 111 of the sowing assembly 110. Thereby, more seeding openings are obtained, the operation efficiency of the seeding mechanism 100 is improved, and the floor area of the seeding mechanism 100 is reduced.

It should be noted that the first direction F1, the second direction F2, the third direction F3, the fourth direction F4 and the conveying direction S may be set according to actual use requirements. For example, in some embodiments, by taking fig. 1 to 8 illustrated in the embodiments of the present application as an example, a case where the third direction F3 and the fourth direction F4 are perpendicular to each other, the first direction F1, the second direction F2 and the conveying direction S are perpendicular to each other two by two, the conveying direction S and the third direction F3 are parallel to each other, and the first direction F1 and the fourth direction F4 are parallel to each other is illustrated. In this way, a tangential arrangement of the plurality of sowing mechanisms 100 perpendicular to the closed loop conveying path of the sorter 400 and a compact arrangement between the buffer mechanisms 200 can be achieved, which can reduce the floor space while improving the working efficiency. Of course, in other embodiments, the sowing mechanism 100 can be disposed at an acute angle to the sorting machine 400, and correspondingly, the buffer mechanism 200 can also be disposed at an acute angle to the sorting machine 400. In yet other embodiments, a plurality of sowing mechanisms 100 may be respectively disposed on at least one side of the sorting machine 400, and when a plurality of sowing mechanisms 100 are respectively disposed on at least two sides of the sorting machine 400, the number of sowing mechanisms 100 on each side may be the same or different. For example, fig. 7 illustrates a case where eight sowing mechanisms 100 are respectively provided on opposite sides of the sorter 400. The sowing mechanism 100 can be arranged according to actual use requirements, and the embodiment of the present application is not particularly limited in this respect.

In some embodiments, with continued reference to fig. 7, along the conveying path of the sorting machine 400, a loading station c for placing the material on the sorting machine 400 and an abnormal station d for outputting the abnormal material are further provided outside the sorting machine 400. The sorter 400 is provided with an information code reading device 500, and correspondingly, the materials are provided with information labels. The information label contains basic information of the material. So, can carry out the material loading through setting up personnel or relevant equipment (not shown in the figure) on material loading station c, through set up material receiving equipment (not shown in the figure) at unusual station d, read the discernment of sign indicating number equipment 500 to the material with the help of the information, sorting machine 400 can export unusual material (for example the material of material loading mistake or the material that damages etc.) to material receiving equipment according to the signal of its feedback, guarantee going on smoothly of sorting system overall action. Fig. 1 illustrates a situation in which two loading stations c and two exception stations d are provided. Of course, other numbers of loading stations c and abnormal stations d can be set according to the use requirement, and the embodiment of the present application does not specifically limit this. Alternatively, the industrial control system of the sorting system may be controlled using a PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) to achieve cooperation between components in the sorting system. Of course, the action of the sorting system can also be controlled by combining the upper computer and the lower computer.

In the following, with reference to the relevant contents in some embodiments described above, and taking fig. 7 as an example, the operation flow steps of the sorting system provided in the embodiment of the present application are exemplarily described.

S110, feeding the materials to be sorted to a sorting machine 400 at a feeding station c;

s120, the sorting machine 400 transfers the materials to the position of the information code reading equipment 500, and after the information code reading equipment 500 reads the information labels of the materials, the basic information of the materials is obtained;

s130, if the information code reading equipment 500 judges that the basic information of the material is correct, the upper computer feeds back a control signal distributed to the position where the caching mechanism 200 is correspondingly arranged to the sorting machine 400 according to the basic information of the material and by combining with the content of the order, if the information code reading equipment 500 judges that the basic information of the material is wrong, the sorting machine 400 transfers the material to an abnormal station d for rejection according to the fed-back signal, the rejected material is judged manually, and the material is fed again after being processed;

s140, when the sorting machine 400 transfers the materials to the position where the cache mechanism 200 is correspondingly arranged, the sowing mechanism 100 moves to the transfer position a, the sorting machine 400 outputs the materials to the cache mechanism 200, and the cache mechanism 200 transfers the materials to the sowing mechanism 100;

s150, the sowing mechanism 100 sowing the received materials to corresponding positions on the sowing wall 300 according to task instructions of the upper computer;

s160, when the seeding wall 300 is fully sowed, the upper computer sends out prompt information, the seeding wall 300 is pulled out manually, and the materials are packaged and delivered.

To sum up, among the seeding mechanism 100 and the letter sorting system that this application embodiment provided, seeding mechanism 100 includes seeding subassembly 110 and drive arrangement, and seeding subassembly 110 is including the conveyer belt 111 that is used for carrying the material, and drive arrangement drive seeding subassembly 110 moves between transfer position a and seeding position b, and after the conveyer belt 111 accepts the material at transfer position a, through drive arrangement drive seeding subassembly 110 to seeding position b to utilize the effort seeding material that produces between conveyer belt 111 and the material. The sowing assembly 110 can continue to receive the material by continuing to drive the sowing assembly 110 to the transfer position a through the driving device. Because the conveyor belt 111 in the sowing assembly 110 bears the material through the receiving action and seeds the material through the acting force generated between the conveyor belt 111 and the material, the action processes can be reduced. Thus, by utilizing the motion characteristic of the sowing assembly 110, a plurality of processes are avoided, and the sowing efficiency is improved. As the sowing assembly 110 in the sowing mechanism 100 comprises the conveyor belt 111 and the conveying unit in the buffer mechanism 200 can also be set to be in the structural form of the conveyor belt 111, a plurality of processes are avoided by utilizing the movement characteristic of the conveyor belt 111, and the control of the material sowing process is realized by arranging the blocking piece in the sowing assembly 110. And because one sowing mechanism 100 corresponds to two sowing walls 300, the two-way transmission characteristic can be realized by utilizing the conveying belt 111, the sowing mechanism 100 is further fully utilized, and the position for storing the sorted materials is expanded. Thus, the sowing efficiency of the sowing mechanism 100 is improved. The sorting system includes at least a sorting machine 400, a plurality of sowing mechanisms 100, a plurality of buffer mechanisms 200, and a plurality of sowing walls 300. The sorter 400 moves along a conveying path of a closed loop shape, and the buffer mechanism 200 is engaged between the sorter 400 and the sowing mechanism 100. By setting the conveying path of the sorter 400 to a closed loop shape, a plurality of sowing mechanisms 100 can be cooperatively disposed outside the sorter 400, avoiding a situation in which a jam occurs due to the use of a plurality of automated guided vehicles. Meanwhile, through mutual matching of all the parts in the sorting system, the sorting system improves the operation efficiency.

The technical features of the above embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, and for the sake of brevity, all possible combinations of the technical features in the above embodiments are not described, but should be considered as the scope of the present specification as long as there is no contradiction between the combinations of the technical features.

The above-mentioned embodiments only express several embodiments of the present application, and the description thereof is more specific and detailed, but not construed as limiting the scope of the utility model. It should be noted that, for a person skilled in the art, several variations and modifications can be made without departing from the concept of the present application, which falls within the scope of protection of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present patent shall be subject to the appended claims.

Claims (10)

1. A sowing mechanism, comprising:

the seeding assembly comprises a transfer device for conveying materials; and

the driving device is used for driving the sowing assembly to move between the transferring position and the sowing position;

wherein the sowing assembly is in the transfer position and the transfer device is used for carrying material;

the seeding subassembly is in the seeding position, the transfer apparatus is used for shifting out the material and realizes the seeding.

2. A sowing mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the transfer device comprises a conveyor belt;

the seeding subassembly still includes two at least first parts that stop, first parts that stop along the direction of transfer of conveyer belt interval set up in on the conveyer belt.

3. The planting mechanism of claim 2, wherein the planting assembly further comprises two second stops;

the two second blocking members are oppositely arranged on two sides of the conveyor belt along the width direction of the conveyor belt.

4. The planting mechanism of claim 3, wherein the planting assembly further comprises:

the conveying belt is sleeved on the rollers; and

and the driving part is in transmission connection with one of the rollers so as to enable the conveyor belt to move by means of the rollers.

5. The seed planting mechanism of any one of claims 1-4, further comprising a first rail and a second rail;

the second guide rail is connected to the first guide rail in a sliding mode along a first direction, and the sowing assembly is connected to the second guide rail in a sliding mode along a second direction;

the driving device is used for driving the sowing assembly to move on the second guide rail along the second direction and driving the second guide rail to move on the first guide rail along the first direction.

6. A sorting system comprising a sowing mechanism according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

7. The sortation system as claimed in claim 6, wherein said sortation system further comprises a buffer mechanism disposed at said divert location;

the buffer mechanism is used for bearing and buffering materials and transferring the materials to the transfer equipment of the sowing assembly.

8. The sortation system as claimed in claim 7, wherein said buffer mechanism includes a transfer unit; or,

the buffer memory mechanism comprises a plurality of sequentially connected transmission units; the plurality of conveying units are used for receiving and conveying materials to the transfer equipment of the sowing assembly in sequence.

9. The sortation system as claimed in claim 8, wherein said buffer mechanism includes a first transfer unit and a second transfer unit disposed adjacent in a third direction;

the first conveying unit is used for bearing materials and conveying the materials to the second conveying unit along the third direction, and the second conveying unit is used for bearing the materials output from the first conveying unit and conveying the materials to the transferring equipment of the sowing assembly along the fourth direction.

10. The sortation system as claimed in claim 6, wherein said sortation system further comprises a seeding wall;

the seeding mechanism corresponds to the two seeding walls, the two seeding walls are arranged oppositely, and the seeding mechanism is positioned between the two seeding walls.

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