CN112122138A - Array type unmanned sorting and conveying system - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides an array type unmanned sorting and conveying system, which comprises: the sorting and conveying balance wheel machine matrix system is used for identifying and sorting the packages and leading out the packages at a package sorting outlet; the goods preprocessing system is used for identifying the parcel bar code veneers and upwards placing the bar codes into the inlet of the sorting and conveying balance wheel machine matrix system for the sorting and conveying balance wheel machine matrix system to identify and sort; the sorting and conveying swing wheel machine matrix system is in a rectangular array structure consisting of at least one independent swing wheel sorting unit. The array type unmanned sorting and conveying system has the following advantages: (1) only simple serial-parallel combinations are needed to accommodate various application scenarios and scales. (2) The sorting efficiency and accuracy are greatly improved. (3) Each sorting and conveying unit can be cascaded in multiple stages, addresses can be automatically allocated, quick response can be achieved, and error correction can be automatically achieved. (4) The system reliability is high. (5) The whole sorting process of the packages is completely automatic without manual operation.

Description

Array type unmanned sorting and conveying system

Technical Field

The invention particularly relates to an array type unmanned sorting and conveying system.

Background

With the development of internet economy, express delivery is indispensable in people's life, and more people are shopping instead of shopping, and the first is quick, and the second is convenient. Especially, the quantity of online shopping is multiplied due to the outbreak of new coronary pneumonia epidemic situation. The prospective industry research institute predicts that express delivery traffic will exceed 700 hundred million in 2020 and business income approaches 8000 hundred million yuan. 2018 and 2020, the composite growth rate of express service is more than 20%, and the composite growth rate of service income is 15.4%. The express service in China is in a continuous high-rise period, and the development prospect is wide. The express logistics sorting system sorts random, different types and different destination parcels according to destinations through a conveying link. Originally, sorting centers of express companies in various areas mainly rely on a large amount of manpower to sort and convey each mail item beside a conveyor belt according to different addressees, and the rapid development of the industry cannot be adapted.

The existing popular balance wheel type automatic sorting device is that mail item bar codes are manually placed upwards at an inlet of a conveyor belt and sent into the conveyor belt, bar code information is read, and if mail items move along the conveyor belt at a constant speed, a mechanical balance wheel is controlled to deflect to unload the mail items or turn the mail items to another conveying direction by calculating a time point of reaching a certain sorting outlet position, so that automatic sorting is realized. However, because of the accumulated error caused by the relative displacement between the driving wheel (or belt) and the article, the time for controlling the action of the mechanical arm can make a random error, the transmission distance is limited, the speed efficiency is low, and obviously, the method cannot adapt to the increasing industrial requirements. In addition, sorting conveyor belt deployment is linear, and site utilization is not high.

In recent years, the intelligent development of the express delivery industry in China is very rapid, and sorting robots are used in many places. The express sorting robot trolley with the automatic navigation moving function loads the bar codes upwards to the position of the camera through the navigation positioning system after the bar codes are manually loaded, the system reads the bar codes on the objects, after the destination address information is acquired, the trolley is automatically moved to the corresponding goods outlet position through wireless notification to unload the objects, the sorting and carrying robot can save manpower, and can also improve the speed of goods delivery, so that the operation efficiency and the overall performance in the logistics field are improved. But due to the characteristics of high manufacturing cost, complex technology, high maintenance cost, high energy consumption (long charging time consumption) and the like, the method is difficult to popularize and popularize in express sorting centers of a large number of two-line, three-line and four-line cities.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention is directed to overcome the shortcomings of the prior art and to provide an array type automated sorting conveyor system, which can solve the above problems.

In order to meet the requirements, the technical scheme adopted by the invention is as follows: there is provided an array type unmanned sorting conveyor system, including: the sorting and conveying balance wheel machine matrix system is used for identifying and sorting the packages and leading out the packages at a package sorting outlet; the goods preprocessing system is used for identifying the parcel bar code veneers and upwards placing the bar codes into the inlet of the sorting and conveying balance wheel machine matrix system for the sorting and conveying balance wheel machine matrix system to identify and sort; the sorting and conveying swing wheel machine matrix system is a rectangular array structure consisting of at least one independent swing wheel sorting unit.

Preferably, the independent balance sorting unit comprises a mechanical balance system and a detection control system.

Preferably, the detection control system includes: the camera module is used for capturing and reading the package bar code information; and the balance wheel sorting mechanical control module is used for controlling the mechanical balance wheel system according to the captured package bar code information.

Preferably, the sorting transport balance machine matrix system further comprises: and the server is used for realizing data exchange between each independent balance wheel sorting unit and the main control system.

Preferably, the detection control system further includes: and the network communication module is used for realizing signal transmission between each independent balance wheel sorting unit and the server.

Preferably, the goods preprocessing system is in a structure with a bar code recognition device and a package turning device.

Preferably, the bar code recognition device is a camera component, and the package turning device is a sucker type mechanical arm.

Preferably, the sorting and conveying balance wheel machine matrix system is in a rectangular array structure, three sides of the sorting and conveying balance wheel machine matrix system are parcel sorting outlets, and one side of the sorting and conveying balance wheel machine matrix system is a parcel sorting inlet.

Preferably, the sorting and conveying balance wheel machine matrix system is provided with a rechecking channel and an abnormal package outlet channel.

Preferably, the mechanical balance system is a four-way mechanical transmission mechanism with a horizontal upper end face.

The array type unmanned sorting and conveying system has the following advantages:

(1) the sorting and conveying system is highly flexible in configuration, can adapt to various application scenes and scales only by simple serial-parallel combination, does not need hardware or mechanical structure change when being redeployed, and only needs simple adjustment and splicing of the distribution matrix of the sorting units.

(2) The efficiency and the accuracy of sorting are greatly improved by adopting the distributed multi-point intelligent recognition control terminal.

(3) Independently identifying the article barcode address: each sorting and conveying unit can be cascaded in multiple stages, addresses can be automatically allocated, quick response can be achieved, and error correction can be automatically achieved.

(4) The system has high reliability, and the fault unit can be immediately detected by the control computer, so that the goods are controlled to bypass, and the continuous operation of the whole sorting process is not influenced.

(5) The whole sorting process of the packages is completely automatic without manual operation.

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The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the application and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application, illustrate embodiment(s) of the application and together with the description serve to explain the application and not to limit the application. In the drawings:

fig. 1 schematically illustrates a structural view of an array type unmanned sorting conveyor system according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 2 schematically illustrates a system block diagram of a standalone balance sorting unit of a ganged unmanned sorting conveyor system according to one embodiment of the present application.

Figure 3 schematically illustrates a schematic structural view of a cargo preparation system of an array-type unmanned sorting conveyor system according to one embodiment of the present application.

Wherein: 1. sorting and conveying a swing wheel machine matrix system; 2. a package sorting portal; 3. a package sorting outlet; 4. a rechecking channel; 5. an exception exit channel; 6. parcel turning device.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present application more apparent, the present application will be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

In the following description, references to "one embodiment," "an embodiment," "one example," "an example," etc., indicate that the embodiment or example so described may include a particular feature, structure, characteristic, property, element, or limitation, but every embodiment or example does not necessarily include the particular feature, structure, characteristic, property, element, or limitation. Moreover, repeated use of the phrase "in accordance with an embodiment of the present application" although it may possibly refer to the same embodiment, does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment.

Certain features that are well known to those skilled in the art have been omitted from the following description for the sake of simplicity.

According to an embodiment of the present application, there is provided an array type unmanned sorting conveyor system, as shown in fig. 1 to 3, including: the sorting and conveying balance wheel machine matrix system is used for identifying and sorting the packages and leading out the packages at a package sorting outlet; and the goods preprocessing system is used for identifying the parcel bar code veneers and placing the bar codes upwards into a certain inlet of the sorting and conveying swing wheel machine matrix system for further identifying and sorting by the sorting and conveying swing wheel machine matrix system.

According to one embodiment of the present application, the sorting transport swing wheel matrix system of the arrayed unmanned sorting transport system is a rectangular array structure composed of at least one independent swing wheel sorting unit.

According to one embodiment of the present application, the independent balance wheel sorting unit of the arrayed unmanned sorting conveyance system includes a mechanical balance wheel system and a detection control system.

According to one embodiment of the present application, the inspection control system of the array type unmanned sorting conveyance system includes: the camera module is used for capturing the package bar code information; and the balance wheel sorting mechanical control module is used for controlling the mechanical balance wheel system according to the captured package bar code information.

According to an embodiment of the present application, the sorting transport balance machine matrix system of the arrayed unmanned sorting transport system further includes: and the server is used for realizing data exchange between each independent balance wheel sorting unit and the background main control system.

According to an embodiment of the present application, the inspection control system of the array type unmanned sorting conveyance system further includes:

and the network communication module is used for realizing signal transmission between each independent balance wheel sorting unit and the server.

According to one embodiment of the application, the goods preprocessing system of the array type unmanned sorting conveying system is a structure with a bar code identification device and a package turning device.

According to one embodiment of the application, the bar code recognition device of the array type unmanned sorting conveying system is a camera component, and the parcel turning device is a sucker type mechanical arm.

According to one embodiment of the application, the sorting conveying swing wheel machine matrix system of the array type unmanned sorting conveying system is in a rectangular array structure, three sides of the sorting conveying swing wheel machine matrix system are parcel sorting outlets, and one side of the sorting conveying swing wheel machine matrix system is a parcel sorting inlet.

According to one embodiment of the application, the sorting and conveying balance wheel machine matrix system of the arrayed unmanned sorting and conveying system is provided with a rechecking channel and an abnormal outlet channel.

According to one embodiment of the present application, the mechanical balance system of the arrayed unmanned sorting conveyance system is a four-way mechanical transfer mechanism with a horizontal upper end face.

According to an embodiment of the application, when the arrayed unmanned sorting and conveying system is used, packages can be conveyed to a goods pretreatment system by using a sorting and conveying belt, one side of each package with a bar code is upwards placed into a sorting and conveying balance wheel machine matrix system under the combined action of a bar code recognition device and a package turning device, each independent balance wheel sorting unit in the sorting and conveying balance wheel machine matrix system captures package bar code information according to a corresponding camera module, and then each package is designed to be led out to a channel, in the structure shown in fig. 1, five package sorting inlets, sixteen package sorting outlets, a rechecking channel and an abnormal outlet channel are arranged, each independent balance wheel sorting unit can axially control balance wheels to convey the packages placed above the independent balance wheel sorting units in four directions, namely, the packages can be conveyed from one position to the front and the back and the left and the right, so that each package can be sequentially conveyed by a plurality of independent balance wheel sorting units in the sorting and conveying balance wheel machine matrix system The parcel sorting outlet is directed out to realize the final sorting of the parcels, the system reasonably utilizes the horizontal area more than the traditional conveying belt sorting structure, and the sorting efficiency is higher.

According to one embodiment of the application, as shown in fig. 2, the sorting conveying swing wheel matrix system of the arrayed unmanned sorting conveying system is based on an independent swing wheel sorting unit, and an embedded visual identification control terminal is designed: the identification control terminal of each sorting unit comprises three specific functional modules: the intelligent camera module, the network communication module and the balance wheel sorting mechanical control module are arranged in the box body; each sorting unit can individually identify the information of the one-dimensional code/the two-dimensional code on the goods and control the sorting and conveying direction of the balance wheel through software.

According to one embodiment of the application, the cargo pre-processing system of the array type unmanned sorting conveying system works as follows: sorting begins, and the express delivery is listed on, and once discernment is accomplished, if the express delivery is listed on not, the arm snatchs the parcel, adsorbs fast, aims at the camera and discerns the face A that is just right on the parcel fast, if express delivery list information is at the face A, discernment completion. The A surface has no express bill, the mechanical arm rotates by 90 degrees, the B, C, D surfaces are aligned with the camera in sequence, and if the express bill is found on any one surface, the identification is completed. If still not discerning, arm upset discernment bottom E face discovers the express delivery list, accomplishes the discernment, and the conveyer belt is sent into the letter sorting mouth, and the letter sorting process is accomplished.

According to one embodiment of the application, the array type unmanned sorting conveying system can enable a plurality of sorting units to form a sorting machine array according to actual demand scenes, the visual identification control module is connected with a main control computer (brain) through a communication network, and real-time sorting conveying paths under various sorting demand scenes are automatically generated, combined and operated automatically through programming control of each matrix module.

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

Claims (10)

1. An array-type unmanned sortation conveyor system, comprising:

the sorting and conveying balance wheel machine matrix system is used for identifying and sorting the packages and leading out the packages at a package sorting outlet;

the goods preprocessing system is used for identifying the parcel bar code veneers and upwards placing the bar codes into the inlet of the sorting and conveying balance wheel machine matrix system for the sorting and conveying balance wheel machine matrix system to identify and sort;

the sorting and conveying swing wheel machine matrix system is in a rectangular array structure consisting of at least one independent swing wheel sorting unit.

2. The array unmanned sortation conveyor system of claim 1, wherein: the independent balance wheel sorting unit comprises a mechanical balance wheel system and a detection control system.

3. The array unmanned sortation conveyor system of claim 2, wherein: the detection control system includes:

the camera module is used for capturing and reading the package bar code information;

and the balance wheel sorting mechanical control module is used for controlling the mechanical balance wheel system according to the captured package bar code information.

4. The array unmanned sortation conveyor system of claim 1, wherein: the sorting transfer wobbler machine matrix system further comprises:

and the server is used for realizing data exchange between each independent balance wheel sorting unit and the main control system.

5. The array unmanned sortation conveyor system of claim 4, wherein: the detection control system further includes:

and the network communication module is used for realizing signal transmission between each independent balance wheel sorting unit and the server.

6. The array unmanned sortation conveyor system of claim 1, wherein: the goods preprocessing system is of a structure with a bar code recognition device and a package turning device.

7. The array unmanned sortation conveyor system of claim 5, wherein: the bar code recognition device is a camera component, and the package overturning device is a sucker type mechanical arm.

8. The array unmanned sortation conveyor system of any of claims 1 to 7, wherein: the sorting and conveying balance wheel machine matrix system is of a rectangular array structure, and the three sides of the sorting and conveying balance wheel machine matrix system are parcel sorting outlets, and one side of each parcel sorting inlet is a parcel sorting inlet.

9. The array unmanned sortation conveyor system of any of claims 1 to 7, wherein: the sorting and conveying balance wheel machine matrix system is provided with a rechecking channel and an abnormal package outlet channel.

10. The array unmanned sortation conveyor system of any of claims 1 to 7, wherein: the mechanical balance wheel system is a four-way mechanical transmission mechanism with a horizontal upper end face.

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