Vertical sorter

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11267657-B2
Application number	US-201816497159-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 4, 2018
Priority date	May 5, 2017
Publication date	Mar 8, 2022
Grant date	Mar 8, 2022

Abstract

A vertical sorter having a track with at least two straight portions and at least two curved portions is disclosed. A linear motor primary coil is mounted on the at least two straight portions, and two adjacent straight potions are connected by at least one curved portion. Supply tables are disposed at ends of the at least two straight portions respectively and used for providing goods to each straight portion; chutes are disposed along two sides of the at least two straight portions and used for transporting the goods on each straight portion to corresponding areas; a sorting trolley is used for conveying the goods on the supply table to a corresponding chute; and a secondary magnet is mounted on the sorting trolley, wherein the linear motor primary coil and the secondary magnet cooperate to drive the sorting trolley to move along the track.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vertical sorter, comprising:
a track, comprising at least two straight portions and at least two curved portions, a linear motor primary coil being mounted on each of the at least two straight portions, and two adjacent straight portions being connected by at least one curved portion and being overlapped in a vertical direction, wherein the vertical direction is a direction perpendicular to a surface of the at least two adjacent straight portions;
a supply table, disposed at an end of each of the at least two straight portions and used for providing goods for each of the straight portions;
a chute, disposed along each of two sides of each of the at least two straight portions and used for transporting the goods on the each straight portion to a corresponding area;
and a sorting trolley, configured to move on the surface and convey the goods on the supply table to a corresponding chute,
a secondary magnet being mounted on the sorting trolley, wherein the linear motor primary coil and the secondary magnet are configured to cooperate to drive the sorting trolley to move along the track.

2. The vertical sorter according to claim 1 , wherein the vertical sorter comprises a plurality of sorting trolleys, and any two adjacent sorting trolleys are hinged to each other and move along the track circularly.

3. The vertical sorter according to claim 2 , wherein each of the at least two straight portions and the sorting trolleys is provided with a wireless communication device and a wireless power supply unit, and the wireless communication device and the wireless power supply unit are respectively used for providing a communication signal and power for the sorting trolley.

4. The vertical sorter according to claim 3 , wherein each of the at least two straight portions is provided with a wireless communication cable, and the sorting trolley is provided with a communication antenna; and
each of the at least two straight portions is provided with a wireless power supply cable or a slide wire, and the sorting trolley is provided with an induction-coil plate or an electric brush.

5. The vertical sorter according to claim 1 , wherein different chutes in the same straight portion are used for conveying goods to different areas.

6. The vertical sorter according to claim 1 , wherein chutes in different straight portions are used for conveying goods to different areas; and
at least one chute in any of the at least two straight portions is connected to the supply table in another straight portion.

7. The vertical sorter according to claim 1 , wherein the supply table is provided with a barcode scanning device.

8. The vertical sorter according to claim 1 , wherein the track is made of extruded aluminum profiles.

9. The vertical sorter according to claim 1 , further comprising a support frame, wherein the support frame is used for supporting the track.

10. The vertical sorter according to claim 9 , wherein the track is mounted on the support frame by a supporting leg, and a shock-absorbing part is provided on a contact area between the supporting leg and the support frame.

11. The vertical sorter according to claim 2 , further comprising a support frame, wherein the support frame is used for supporting the track.

12. The vertical sorter according to claim 3 , further comprising a support frame, wherein the support frame is used for supporting the track.

13. The vertical sorter according to claim 4 , further comprising a support frame, wherein the support frame is used for supporting the track.

14. The vertical sorter according to claim 5 , further comprising a support frame, wherein the support frame is used for supporting the track.

15. The vertical sorter according to claim 6 , further comprising a support frame, wherein the support frame is used for supporting the track.

16. The vertical sorter according to claim 7 , further comprising a support frame, wherein the support frame is used for supporting the track.

17. The vertical sorter according to claim 8 , further comprising a support frame, wherein the support frame is used for supporting the track.

Assignees

• Beijing Jingdong Qianshi Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Wang Guopeng

Classifications

• B07C3/08

  using arrangements of conveyors {(transport of sheets B65H; transport in general B65G)} · CPC title

• H02J50/10

  using inductive coupling · CPC title

• B65G35/08

  comprising trains of unconnected load-carriers, e.g. belt sections, movable in a path, e.g. a closed path, adapted to contact each other and to be propelled by means arranged to engage each load-carrier in turn · CPC title

• B65G54/02

  electrostatic, electric, or magnetic · CPC title

• H01R41/00

  Non-rotary current collectors for maintaining contact between moving and stationary parts of an electric circuit (end pieces terminating in a hook or the like H01R11/12; current collectors for power supply lines of electrically-propelled vehicles B60L5/00) · CPC title