CN218808708U - A kind of conveying device and material conveying system - Google Patents

Abstract

The embodiment of the application provides a conveying device and a material conveying system. The conveyor body includes: a support mechanism; the conveying mechanism is mounted on the supporting mechanism, a fork tooth opening for inserting fork teeth of the pallet fork is formed in the conveying mechanism, and an included angle is formed between the extending direction of the fork tooth opening and the conveying direction of the conveying mechanism. In the embodiment of the application, the conveying device can be matched with the stacking machine for use, so that materials of types such as roll-shaped materials are conveyed between the conveying device and the stacking machine, and the conveying efficiency of the materials of the types is improved.

Description

Conveying device and material conveying system

Technical Field

The application belongs to the field of warehouse logistics, and particularly relates to a conveying device and a material conveying system.

Background

With the rapid development of the technology of storing materials, more and more devices are used for storing and transporting materials in order to improve the efficiency of storing and transporting materials. For example, in order to improve the efficiency of warehousing and ex-warehouse of materials, stackers and conveying devices are often used in combination. The stacker is used for shuttling back and forth between roadways of the stereoscopic warehouse, conveying materials located at the road junction to the goods shelf, or taking out the materials on the goods shelf and placing the materials at the road junction. The conveying device can convey materials among all lane openings, warehousing points and ex-warehousing points.

However, in the prior art, when materials with a certain length (such as fabric rolls, paper rolls, or rolled materials like round bars) are put in or taken out of a warehouse, the existing conveying device is difficult to cooperate with a stacker to convey the materials, so that the storage and transportation efficiency of the materials is greatly reduced.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The application aims to provide a conveyor and a material management system to solve the problem of low storage and transportation efficiency of existing materials of types such as rolled materials.

In order to solve the technical problem, the present application is implemented as follows:

in a first aspect, the present application discloses a conveyor apparatus, comprising:

a support mechanism;

the conveying mechanism is mounted on the supporting mechanism, a fork tooth opening for inserting fork teeth of the pallet fork is formed in the conveying mechanism, and an included angle is formed between the extending direction of the fork tooth opening and the conveying direction of the conveying mechanism.

Optionally, the included angle is 90 °.

Optionally, at least part of the conveying section of the conveying mechanism is recessed downwardly forming the tine opening.

Optionally, the conveying mechanism includes a driving wheel, a driven wheel and a conveying belt, and the conveying belt is wound around the driving wheel and the driven wheel;

the supporting mechanism is provided with a first concave opening along the conveying direction of the conveying mechanism;

at least part of the driven wheel is arranged along the side wall of the first opening, and the driven wheel is used for guiding the conveyor belt to move along the side wall of the first opening so as to form the fork tooth opening.

Optionally, the conveyor belt comprises any one of a belt, a chain, and a roller.

Optionally, along the conveying direction of the conveying mechanism, the conveying mechanism includes at least two conveying sections arranged at intervals, and the interval between two adjacent conveying sections forms the fork tooth mouth.

Optionally, the number of the conveying mechanisms is at least two, and the at least two conveying mechanisms are arranged in parallel.

Optionally, each of the conveying mechanisms is provided with the fork tooth openings, and the fork tooth openings of each of the conveying mechanisms are aligned along a direction perpendicular to the conveying direction of the conveying mechanism.

Optionally, the delivery device further comprises: and the driving mechanism is connected with the at least two conveying mechanisms and is used for driving the at least two conveying mechanisms to move synchronously.

Optionally, the conveying device further comprises a side protection mechanism, wherein the side protection mechanism is installed on two sides of the conveying mechanism along the conveying direction of the conveying mechanism.

Optionally, the side guard mechanism is provided with a second opening opposite the tine opening, the second opening being used to avoid the tine.

Optionally, the side guard mechanism is movably connected to the support mechanism.

Optionally, the delivery device further comprises: the in-place detection sensor is mounted on the supporting mechanism or the side protection mechanism of the conveying mechanism, and is used for detecting whether the rolled materials exist on the conveying mechanism or not.

Optionally, the conveying device comprises a feeding end and a discharging end which are arranged in a deviating manner; wherein,

the in-situ detection sensor is arranged close to the feeding end;

or the in-place detection sensor is respectively arranged close to the feeding end and the discharging end;

or the in-place detection sensors are arranged at intervals along the conveying direction of the conveying mechanism in sequence.

In a second aspect, the present application further discloses a material conveying system, comprising: a stacker and the conveyor apparatus according to any one of the first aspect; wherein,

the conveying device comprises a conveying mechanism, the conveying mechanism is provided with a fork tooth port for inserting fork teeth of a pallet fork, and the fork teeth of the stacker are inserted into the fork tooth port along the extension direction of the fork tooth port;

the extending direction of the fork tooth mouth and the conveying direction of the conveying mechanism form an included angle.

Optionally, the number of the fork teeth is at least two, the number of the fork tooth openings on the conveying mechanism is one, and the at least two fork teeth are inserted into the same fork tooth opening.

Optionally, the number of fork pockets on the conveyor mechanism is the same as the number of tines of the fork, one tine being inserted into each fork pocket.

Optionally, the fork tines are provided with a plurality of cargo spaces for containing the rolled material;

in the case where the conveying device includes at least two conveying mechanisms arranged in parallel, the distance between two adjacent conveying mechanisms is equal to the distance between two adjacent cargo spaces.

In the embodiment of the application, the conveying mechanism is provided with a fork tooth opening for inserting the fork tooth of the pallet fork. Under the condition that the conveying device is matched with a stacker for use, fork teeth of a fork of the stacker can be inserted into the fork tooth openings, so that materials such as rolled materials can be transferred between the conveying device and the stacker. The fork teeth of the fork can be inserted into the fork tooth openings along the extending direction of the fork tooth openings, and the extending direction of the fork tooth openings forms an included angle with the conveying direction of the conveying mechanism. Correspondingly, when conveying materials such as rolled materials, the fork teeth of the fork can form an included angle with the axial direction of the materials on the conveying mechanism, so that the fork can conveniently pick and place the materials, and the connection reliability of the materials on the fork teeth of the fork is improved.

Additional aspects and advantages of the invention 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 the invention.

Drawings

The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:

FIG. 1 is an angular schematic view of a conveyor according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the conveying apparatus shown in FIG. 1 at another angle

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a further angle of the conveyor shown in FIG. 1;

fig. 4 is a schematic view of the conveying apparatus shown in fig. 1 from a further angle.

Reference numerals are as follows: 10-supporting legs, 11-supporting mechanism, 12-conveying mechanism, 121-driving wheel, 122-conveying belt, 123-driven wheel, 13-fork tooth port, 14-driving mechanism, 141-driving member, 142-output shaft, 15-side protection mechanism, 151-second opening, 16-in-place detection device and 20-rolled material.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to the embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are exemplary only for the purpose of explaining the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the present invention. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.

The features of the terms first and second in the description and in the claims of the present application may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of those features. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless otherwise specified. In addition, "and/or" in the specification and claims means at least one of connected objects, a character "/" generally means that a preceding and succeeding related objects are in an "or" relationship.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", and the like, indicate the orientation or positional relationship indicated based on the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.

With the development of Intelligent technologies such as internet of things, artificial intelligence and big data, the requirement for transformation and upgrading of the traditional Logistics industry by using the Intelligent technologies is stronger, and Intelligent Logistics (ILS) becomes a research hotspot in the Logistics field. The intelligent logistics utilizes artificial intelligence, big data, various information sensors, radio frequency identification technology, global Positioning System (GPS) and other Internet of things devices and technologies, is widely applied to basic activity links of material transportation, storage, delivery, packaging, loading and unloading, information service and the like, and realizes intelligent analysis and decision, automatic operation and high-efficiency optimization management in the material management process. The technology of the internet of things comprises sensing equipment, radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, laser infrared scanning, infrared induction Identification and the like, the internet of things can effectively connect materials in logistics with a network, the materials can be monitored in real time, environmental data such as humidity and temperature of a warehouse can be sensed, and the storage environment of the materials is guaranteed. All data in logistics can be sensed and collected through a big data technology and uploaded to an information platform data layer, operations such as filtering, mining and analyzing are carried out on the data, and accurate data support is finally provided for business processes (such as links of transportation, warehousing, storing, picking, packaging, sorting, ex-warehouse, inventory, distribution and the like). The application direction of artificial intelligence in logistics can be roughly divided into two types: 1) The method is characterized in that the artificial intelligence technology is used for endowing intelligent equipment such as an unmanned truck, an Automatic Guided Vehicle (AGV), an Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR), a forklift, a shuttle car, a stacker, an unmanned distribution Vehicle, an unmanned aerial Vehicle, a service Robot, a mechanical arm, an intelligent terminal and the like to replace part of manpower; 2) The labor efficiency is improved through software systems such as a transportation equipment management system, a storage management system, an equipment scheduling system, an order distribution system and the like driven by technologies or algorithms such as computer vision, machine learning, operation optimization and the like. With the research and progress of intelligent logistics, the technology is applied to a plurality of fields, such as retail and electric commerce, electronic products, tobacco, medicine, industrial manufacturing, shoes and clothes, textile, food and the like.

The embodiment of the application provides a conveying device, conveying device can be used for material conveying system, material conveying system specifically can include: a stacker and a conveyor; the stacker and the conveying device are matched for use to realize warehousing and ex-warehousing of materials.

Specifically, the stacker can be used for shuttling back and forth between roadways of a stereoscopic warehouse, conveying materials located at a road junction to a goods shelf, or taking out the materials on the goods shelf and placing the materials at the road junction. The conveying device can realize the conveying of materials among all lane openings, warehousing points and ex-warehousing points.

Optionally, the conveying device provided by the embodiment of the present application may be used for conveying cylindrical materials with a certain length, such as rolled materials (fabric rolls, paper rolls, round bars, etc.), or may be used for conveying other materials with a certain length that need to be stored or conveyed individually (cannot be placed in a stack); the specific type of the conveyed materials is not limited by the embodiment of the application. For convenience of description, the following embodiments are described by taking the conveyed material as a rolled material, however, the conveyed material by the conveying device provided by the embodiments of the present application is not limited to only rolled materials, but may also be other materials that need to be individually placed, and the embodiments of the present application are not listed.

Referring to fig. 1, a schematic structural diagram of a conveying device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure at an angle is shown, referring to fig. 2, a schematic structural diagram of the conveying device shown in fig. 1 at another angle is shown, referring to fig. 3, a schematic structural diagram of the conveying device shown in fig. 1 at yet another angle is shown, and referring to fig. 4, a schematic structural diagram of the conveying device shown in fig. 1 at yet another angle is shown. Specifically, the conveying device may specifically include: a support mechanism 11; the conveying mechanism 12 is mounted on the supporting mechanism 11, a fork tooth opening 13 for inserting fork teeth of a fork is arranged on the conveying mechanism 12, and the extending direction of the fork tooth opening 13 forms an included angle with the conveying direction (the direction shown by an arrow in fig. 3) of the conveying mechanism 13.

In the embodiment of the application, the transport mechanism 12 is provided with a fork tine opening 13 for insertion of the fork tines of the fork. Under the condition that the conveying device is matched with a stacking machine for use, fork teeth of a fork of the stacking machine can be inserted into the fork tooth openings 13, so that transfer of the rolled materials 20 between the conveying device and the stacking machine is realized. The fork teeth of the fork can be inserted into the fork tooth openings 13 along the extension direction of the fork tooth openings 13, because the extension direction of the fork tooth openings 13 forms an angle with the conveying direction of the conveying mechanism 13. Accordingly, the tines of the fork may be angled with respect to the axial direction of the rolled material 20 on the conveyor mechanism 13 as the rolled material 20 is conveyed to facilitate handling of the rolled material 20 by the fork and to improve the reliability of the attachment of the rolled material 20 to the tines of the fork.

Specifically, the conveying device may further include a leg 10, and the leg 10 may be connected to a bottom of the supporting mechanism 11 for supporting the supporting mechanism 11. The support mechanism 11 may be a structural body of the conveyor, and supports the conveying mechanism 12. The conveying mechanism 12 may include, but is not limited to, at least one of a belt conveying mechanism, a chain machine, and a roller mechanism, and the embodiment of the present application is not limited thereto.

Alternatively, the conveying direction of the conveying mechanism 12 and the axial direction of the rolled material 20 may be parallel, which not only can improve the connection reliability of the rolled material 20 on the conveying mechanism 12, but also facilitates the stacker to pick and place the rolled material 20.

Specifically, the axial direction of the rolled material 20 is the center line direction of the longitudinal direction thereof. In the case where the rolled material 20 is a cylinder, the axial direction of the rolled material 20 is the direction of the center line of the cylinder.

Alternatively, the extending direction of the fork tooth openings 13 and the conveying direction of the conveying mechanism 12 can form an included angle of 90 degrees, so as to further improve the convenience of taking and placing the coiled material 20 by the fork and improve the connection reliability of the coiled material 20 on the fork.

In a specific application, in order to facilitate the cooperation between the conveying device and the stacker, the stacker may be disposed close to the conveying device. Specifically, the stacker may be further disposed near the fork tooth mouth 13, so as to place the coil material 20 on the conveying device through the fork, or transfer the coil material 20 on the conveying device to the stacker. In the embodiment of the present application, the fork teeth 13 are arranged on the side of the conveying device, and the extending direction of the fork teeth 13 is perpendicular to the conveying direction of the conveying mechanism 12, so that the inserting direction of the fork teeth of the pallet fork into the fork teeth 13 can be perpendicular to the conveying direction of the conveying mechanism 12.

In practical applications, the angle between the extending direction of the fork tine port 13 and the conveying direction of the conveying mechanism 12 may be other values according to actual needs, for example, 60 degrees, 75 degrees, or 110 degrees, and the angle between the extending direction of the fork tine port 13 and the conveying direction of the conveying mechanism 12 is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

It should be noted that the present embodiment only shows the case where the number of the tine ports 13 is 2. In practical applications, the number of tine openings 13 may be set according to practical conditions. For example, the number of the tine openings 13 may be 1, 4, or 5, and the like, and the number of the tine openings 13 is not particularly limited in the embodiment of the present application. In another example of this application, a,

alternatively, at least part of the conveying section of the conveying means 12 is recessed downwards to form the fork tooth mouth 13, the fork tooth mouth 13 being formed in a simpler manner.

In a particular application, the coil material 20 may be moved along a conveying section of the conveyor mechanism 12 during the conveyance of the coil material 20 by the conveyor mechanism 12. Due to the long length of the coil 20, the coil 20 may remain in its previous state of motion, i.e., along the top of the recessed location, under the influence of inertia as it passes through the downwardly recessed location. In this way, at least part of the coil 20 is exposed to the recess. When the rolled materials on the conveying mechanism 12 need to be forked, the fork teeth of the pallet fork are directly inserted into the fork tooth openings 13.

In the embodiment of the present application, the conveying mechanism specifically includes a driving wheel 121, a driven wheel 123 and a conveying belt 122, and the conveying belt 122 is wound around the driving wheel 121 and the driven wheel 123; the support mechanism 11 is provided with a recessed first opening 121 in the conveying direction along the conveying mechanism 12; at least a portion of driven wheel 123 is disposed along a sidewall of first opening 121, and driven wheel 123 may be used to guide conveyor belt 122 along the sidewall of first opening 121 to form fork pockets 13.

Specifically, due to the nip guide function of the driven wheel 123, the driven wheel 123 may nip and guide the conveying belt 122 to the side wall of the first opening 121, so that the conveying belt 122 moves along the side wall of the first opening 121. In practical application, the fork mouth 13 which is integrally concave downwards is formed on the conveying mechanism 12, and the structure is simple and easy to implement. Moreover, the driven wheel 123 at the end of the conveying mechanism 12 and the driven wheel 123 at the first opening 121 can be driven by the same driving wheel 121, and an additional driving mechanism is not required, which is beneficial to the layout of parts of the conveying mechanism 12 and the reduction of the volume of the conveying mechanism 12.

For example, the conveying belt 122 may include, but is not limited to, any one of a belt, a chain and a roller, and the embodiment of the present application is not limited to the specific form of the conveying belt 122.

In some alternative embodiments of the present application, the conveying mechanism 12 may include at least two conveying sections arranged at intervals along the conveying direction of the conveying mechanism 12, and the interval between two adjacent conveying sections forms the fork tooth mouth 13. Thus, the operation of opening the supporting mechanism 11 and adding a driven wheel to the opening can be avoided, and accordingly, the structure of each conveying section in the conveying mechanism 12 is simpler.

In practice, the number of conveying sections in the conveying mechanism 12 may be determined according to the number of the fork tines 12. For example, in the case of a number of 2 fork openings 13, the number of conveying sections in the conveying means 12 can be 3, and in the case of a number of 1 fork openings 13, the number of conveying sections in the conveying means 12 can be 2.

In some alternative embodiments of the present application, the number of the conveying mechanisms 12 is at least two, and at least two conveying mechanisms 12 are arranged in parallel. Since the conveyor apparatus may include at least two conveyor mechanisms 12 arranged in parallel, in the case of the conveyor apparatus conveying a coil material 20, each conveyor mechanism 12 may be used to transport at least one coil material 20 to effect simultaneous conveyance of a plurality of coil materials 20. Like this, through setting up two at least conveying mechanism 12 to set up fork tooth mouth 13 on every conveying mechanism 12, can be convenient for conveyor with stacker cooperation uses, carries out simultaneously getting of a plurality of coil-like material 20 and puts and transport, very big improvement coil-like material 20's warehousing and transportation efficiency.

For example, in the case where the conveyor includes 4 conveyor mechanisms 12, as shown in fig. 1, the conveyor may simultaneously convey 4 rolled materials 20 while conveying the rolled materials 20.

In practical applications, particularly when warehousing rolled materials 20, it is often necessary to place the rolled materials 20 at a designated location on a shelf, and a certain gap should be maintained between two adjacent rolled materials 20. Specifically, the shelf may be provided with at least two receiving portions arranged at intervals, one receiving portion is used for receiving one rolled material 20, and a gap between two adjacent receiving portions is a first gap. In the conveyer of this application embodiment, adjacent two clearance between the conveying mechanism 12 can be the second clearance, moreover, the second clearance with first clearance adaptation to the fork can directly transport the roll material 20 of carrying on conveying mechanism 12 to suitable position on the goods shelves, avoids carrying on roll material 20's position adjustment again on the goods shelves, improves roll material 20's warehouse entry efficiency.

Specifically, the adapting of the second gap and the first gap may specifically include: the second gap is arranged corresponding to the first gap, and the width of the second gap is the same as or basically the same as that of the first gap.

It should be noted that, in the drawings of the embodiment of the present application, only the case where the number of the conveying mechanisms 12 is 4 is shown, but in practical applications, the number of the conveying mechanisms 12 may also be 2, 3, or 6, and the number of the conveying mechanisms 12 is not particularly limited in the embodiment of the present application.

In the embodiment of the present application, in the case that the conveying device includes a plurality of conveying mechanisms 12 arranged in parallel, each conveying mechanism 12 is provided with a fork tooth port 13, and the fork tooth ports 13 on each conveying mechanism 12 are aligned along a conveying direction perpendicular to the conveying mechanism 13, so that the fork teeth of the fork simultaneously fork the rolled materials on the plurality of conveying mechanisms 12.

In this embodiment, the conveying device may further include: and the driving mechanism 14 is connected with the at least two conveying mechanisms 12, and is used for driving the at least two conveying mechanisms 12 to move synchronously so as to achieve the purpose of synchronously conveying the rolled materials 20, so that the fork teeth of the fork can simultaneously carry out pick-and-place operation on a plurality of rolled materials 20.

Specifically, the driving mechanism 14 may include, but is not limited to, at least one of an electric driving mechanism, a pneumatic driving mechanism, and a hydraulic driving mechanism, and the specific content of the driving mechanism 14 may not be limited in the embodiments of the present application.

Alternatively, the drive mechanism 14 may include: a drive 141 and an output shaft 142; the driving element 141 is connected to the output shaft 142 to drive the output shaft 142 to rotate; the output shafts 142 are respectively connected with the driving wheels 121 of the at least two conveying mechanisms 12 to drive the at least two driving wheels 121 to rotate synchronously. Thus, the conveyor belts 122 of at least two of the conveyor mechanisms 12 can be rotated synchronously to convey a plurality of rolled materials 20 simultaneously.

For example, as shown in fig. 1 to 4, in the case that the conveying device includes 4 conveying mechanisms 12, the output shaft 142 of the driving mechanism 14 may be connected to the driving wheels 121 of the 4 conveying mechanisms 12 to drive the 4 driving wheels 121 to rotate synchronously, so as to achieve the purpose of synchronously conveying the rolled materials 20.

It should be noted that, in a specific application, a plurality of output shafts 142 may also be provided in the embodiment of the present application, and each output shaft 142 is connected to one driving wheel 121 to individually drive the driving wheel 121 to rotate. The embodiment of the present application does not specifically limit the way that the driving mechanism 14 drives the driving wheel 121 to rotate.

In some optional embodiments of the present application, the delivery device may further comprise: and side protection mechanisms 15, wherein the side protection mechanisms 15 are arranged on two sides of the conveying mechanism 12 along the conveying direction of the conveying mechanism 12. The side guard mechanism 15 may be used to achieve side protection of the conveyor mechanism 12 to prevent the rolled material 20 on the conveyor mechanism 12 from falling off to improve safety when the conveyor apparatus is conveying the rolled material 20.

For example, as shown in fig. 1, in the case where 4 conveying mechanisms 12 are provided on the conveying device, a side guard mechanism 15 may be provided on each of both sides of each conveying mechanism 12, respectively, to prevent the rolled material 20 on the conveying mechanism 12 from falling. Namely, the conveying device may be provided with 4 pairs of side guard mechanisms 15.

Specifically, the side protection mechanism 15 may be any one of a metal side protection mechanism and a nonmetal side protection mechanism, and the specific material of the side protection mechanism 15 in the embodiment of the present application may not be limited. Moreover, the side protection mechanism 15 may be detachably connected to the supporting mechanism 11, or may be fixedly connected to the supporting mechanism 11 through a connection manner such as clamping, fastening, and the like, and the connection manner of the side protection mechanism 15 and the supporting mechanism 11 is not particularly limited in the embodiment of the present application.

Optionally, the side guard mechanism 15 is provided with a second opening 151 at a position opposite to the tine opening 13, and the second opening 151 may be used to clear the tines of the fork to facilitate insertion of the tines of the fork into the fork tine opening 13.

Specifically, the side guard protection mechanism 15 may be a baffle or a guardrail, and the specific form of the side guard protection mechanism 15 in the embodiment of the present application may not be limited.

For example, the side shielding mechanisms 15 may be provided in pairs on both sides of the conveying mechanism 12 to laterally shield the conveying mechanism 12 from both sides of the conveying mechanism 12. Specifically, the two sides of the conveying mechanism 12 refer to two sides parallel to the conveying direction.

Alternatively, the side guards 15 may be movably attached to the support mechanism 11 to facilitate adjustment of the width between the side guards 15 arranged in pairs to accommodate different diameters of the rolled material 20.

For example, in the case where the diameter of the material conveyed by the conveying mechanism 12 is small, the width between the side guard mechanisms 15 provided in pairs may be adjusted to be small; in the case of a larger diameter of the material conveyed by the conveyor means 12, the width between the side guards 15 arranged in pairs can be adjusted correspondingly larger.

For example, the side protection mechanism 15 may be movably connected to the supporting mechanism 11 by an elastic connection, a sliding connection, or the like, and the embodiment of the present application is not particularly limited to the way that the side protection mechanism 15 is movably connected to the supporting mechanism 11.

Optionally, the conveying device may further include: the in-place detection sensor 16, the in-place detection sensor 16 mounted to the support mechanism 11 or mounted to the side guard mechanism 15 of the conveyor mechanism 12, the in-place detection sensor 16 may be used to detect the presence of the rolled material 20 on the conveyor mechanism 12. In the presence of the coil stock 20 on the conveyor mechanism 12, the conveyor may be programmed to further convey the coil stock 20 until the coil stock 20 is delivered to a location where the forks can pick or put the product.

For example, the presence detection sensor 16 may be a photoelectric sensor, such as an infrared sensor, a photoelectric encoder, and the like, and the embodiments of the present application may not be limited to the specific content of the presence detection sensor 16.

Alternatively, the in-place detecting sensor 16 may be mounted to the side guarding means 15, so as to facilitate the position detection of the rolled material 20 by the in-place detecting sensor 16, and avoid the interference between the in-place detecting sensor 16 and other components on the supporting means 11, thereby improving the safety of the in-place detecting sensor 16.

Of course, the in-place detection sensor 16 may also be disposed at other positions on the conveying device, such as the supporting mechanism 11, etc., as required, and the specific position of the in-place detection sensor 16 in the embodiment of the present application may not be limited.

In some optional embodiments of the present application, the conveying device may comprise a feed end and a discharge end arranged away from each other; the in-place detection sensor 16 is arranged close to the feeding end, so that once the rolled material 20 enters the conveying mechanism 11 from the feeding end, the rolled material can be detected by the in-place detection sensor 16, and the detection efficiency is high. The in-place detection sensors 16 may be disposed near the feeding end and the discharging end, respectively, so that the roll material can be detected when entering or leaving the conveying mechanism 12, and the detection accuracy is high. Alternatively, the in-place detection sensors 16 may be sequentially arranged at intervals along the conveying direction of the conveying mechanism 12 to realize multi-point detection, so as to further improve the detection accuracy.

In summary, the conveyor according to the embodiments of the present application may include at least the following advantages:

in the embodiment of the application, the conveying mechanism is provided with a fork tooth opening for inserting the fork tooth of the pallet fork. Under the condition that the conveying device is matched with the stacking machine for use, fork teeth of a fork of the stacking machine can be inserted into the fork tooth openings, so that materials can be transferred between the conveying device and the stacking machine. The fork teeth of the fork can be inserted into the fork tooth openings along the extending direction of the fork tooth openings, and the extending direction of the fork tooth openings forms an included angle with the conveying direction of the conveying mechanism. Correspondingly, when the materials are conveyed, the fork teeth of the fork can form an included angle with the axial direction of the materials on the conveying mechanism, so that the fork can conveniently pick and place the materials, and the connection reliability of the materials on the fork teeth of the fork is improved.

The embodiment of the present application further provides a material conveying system, the material conveying system may specifically include: a stacker and a conveyor apparatus as described in any of the above embodiments; the conveying device comprises a conveying mechanism, the conveying mechanism is provided with a fork tooth port for inserting fork teeth of a pallet fork, and the fork teeth of the stacker are inserted into the fork tooth port along the extension direction of the fork tooth port; the extending direction of the fork tooth mouth and the conveying direction of the conveying mechanism form an included angle.

In the embodiment of the application, the conveying mechanism is provided with a fork tooth opening for inserting the fork tooth of the pallet fork. Under the condition that the conveying device is matched with the stacking machine for use, fork teeth of a fork of the stacking machine can be inserted into the fork tooth openings, so that transfer of the rolled materials between the conveying device and the stacking machine is realized. The fork teeth of the fork can be inserted into the fork tooth openings along the extending direction of the fork tooth openings, and the extending direction of the fork tooth openings forms an included angle with the conveying direction of the conveying mechanism. Correspondingly, when the coiled material is conveyed, the fork teeth of the pallet fork can form an included angle with the axial direction of the coiled material on the conveying mechanism, so that the pallet fork can take and place the coiled material, and the connection reliability of the coiled material on the fork teeth of the pallet fork is improved.

In the embodiment of the present application, the structure of the conveyor is the same as that of the conveyors in the foregoing embodiments, and the beneficial effects thereof are also similar, which are not described herein again.

In some alternative embodiments of the present application, the number of the fork tines is at least two, the number of the fork openings on the conveying mechanism is one, and the at least two fork tines are inserted into the same fork opening, so that the number of the fork openings can be reduced.

In other alternative embodiments of the present application, the number of fork tooth openings on the transport mechanism is the same as the number of tines of the fork, one tine being inserted into each fork tooth opening to reduce the size of the individual fork tooth openings.

In the embodiment of the application, a plurality of goods spaces for containing rolled materials are arranged on the fork teeth; in the case where the conveying device includes at least two conveying mechanisms arranged in parallel, the distance between two adjacent conveying mechanisms is equal to the distance between two adjacent cargo spaces. Therefore, when the fork forks the coiled materials on the conveying mechanisms simultaneously, each goods position can be aligned to one coiled material, and the efficiency of taking the coiled materials by the fork forks is greatly improved.

Optionally the material conveying system further comprises: the storage rack is provided with at least two accommodating parts which are arranged at intervals, one accommodating part is used for accommodating one rolled material, and a gap between every two adjacent accommodating parts is a first gap; and under the condition that the conveying device comprises at least two conveying mechanisms which are arranged in parallel, the gap between every two adjacent conveying mechanisms is a second gap, and the second gap is matched with the first gap. Therefore, the goods fork can directly convey the rolled materials conveyed by the conveying device to a proper position on the goods shelf, the position adjustment of the rolled materials on the goods shelf is avoided, and the warehousing efficiency of the rolled materials is improved.

In practical application, the material conveying system is used for storing materials in rolls and other types. Firstly, the fork teeth of the fork of the stacker can be inserted into the fork tooth openings of the conveying mechanism of the conveying device, and the material can be taken down from the conveying mechanism, so that the material can be transferred between the conveying device and the stacker. The fork tooth is provided with a plurality of goods positions for containing materials, the distance between two adjacent conveying mechanisms is equal to the distance between two adjacent goods positions, and therefore when the fork forks the materials on the plurality of conveying mechanisms at the same time, the efficiency of the fork forks to fetch the materials is greatly improved.

Then, the stacker can be used to lift or drop the materials so as to transfer the materials to a proper position on a shelf, and the warehousing of the materials is completed. Due to the fact that the first gap between the two adjacent containing parts on the goods shelf is matched with the second gap between the two adjacent goods positions on the goods fork, the materials on the goods fork can be directly conveyed to the proper position on the goods shelf, the position adjustment of the materials on the goods shelf is avoided, and the warehousing efficiency of the materials is high.

In the description herein, references to the description of the term "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an illustrative embodiment," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples" or the like mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

While embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

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1. A delivery device, characterized in that the delivery device comprises: support mechanism; The conveying mechanism installed on the support mechanism, the conveying mechanism is provided with a fork opening for the insertion of the tines of the pallet fork, and the extending direction of the fork opening has an included angle with the conveying direction of the conveying mechanism. 2. The conveying device according to claim 1, wherein the included angle is 90°. 3. The conveying device according to claim 1, wherein at least part of the conveying section of the conveying mechanism is recessed downwards to form the fork mouth. 4. The conveying device according to claim 3, wherein the conveying mechanism comprises a driving wheel, a driven wheel and a conveyor belt, and the conveyor belt is wound around the driving wheel and the driven wheel; The supporting mechanism is provided with a concave first opening along the conveying direction of the conveying mechanism; At least part of the driven wheels are arranged along the side wall of the first opening, and the driven wheels are used to guide the conveyor belt to move along the side wall of the first opening. 5. The conveying device according to claim 4, wherein the conveying belt comprises any one of a belt, a chain and a roller. 6. The conveying device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, along the conveying direction of the conveying mechanism, the conveying mechanism comprises at least two conveying sections arranged at intervals, and two adjacent conveying sections The space between forms the mouth of the tines. 7. The conveying device according to any one of claims 1-5, characterized in that, the number of the conveying mechanisms is at least two, and the at least two conveying mechanisms are arranged in parallel. 8. The conveying device according to claim 7, characterized in that, each of the conveying mechanisms is provided with the fork mouth, along the conveying direction perpendicular to the conveying mechanism, each of the conveying mechanisms Align the tines of the forks. 9. The conveying device according to claim 7, characterized in that, the conveying device further comprises: a driving mechanism connected to the at least two conveying mechanisms for driving the at least two conveying mechanisms synchronized movement. 10. The conveying device according to any one of claims 1-5, characterized in that the conveying device further comprises a side protection mechanism, wherein the side protection mechanism is installed on the side along the conveying direction of the conveying mechanism. Both sides of the conveying mechanism. 11. The conveying device according to claim 10, characterized in that, the side protection mechanism is provided with a second opening at a position opposite to the mouth of the fork, and the second opening is used to avoid the fork . 12. The conveying device according to claim 11, wherein the side protection mechanism is movably connected to the support mechanism. 13. The conveying device according to any one of claims 1-5, characterized in that, the conveying device further comprises: an in-position detection sensor, the in-position detection sensor is installed on the support mechanism or on the As for the side protection mechanism of the conveying mechanism, the presence detection sensor is used to detect whether there is roll material on the conveying mechanism. 14. The conveying device according to claim 13, characterized in that, the conveying device comprises a feed end and a discharge end arranged away from each other; wherein, The in-position detection sensor is set close to the feeding end; Alternatively, the in-position detection sensors are arranged close to the feeding end and the discharging end respectively; Alternatively, the presence detection sensors are sequentially arranged at intervals along the conveying direction of the conveying mechanism. 15. A material conveying system, characterized in that the material conveying system comprises: a stacker and the conveying device according to any one of claims 1 to 14; wherein, The conveying device includes a conveying mechanism, the conveying mechanism is provided with a fork opening for the insertion of the fork of the pallet, and the fork of the stacker is inserted into the fork opening along the extending direction of the fork opening; Wherein, the extending direction of the fork mouth has an included angle with the conveying direction of the conveying mechanism. 16. The material conveying system according to claim 15, wherein the number of the forks is at least two, the number of the fork openings on the conveying mechanism is one, and the at least two forks are inserted into the same fork mouth; Alternatively, the number of fork tine openings on the conveying mechanism is the same as the number of fork tine of the pallet fork, and one fork tine is inserted into one fork tine opening. 17. The material conveying system according to any one of claims 15-16, characterized in that, the fork tines are provided with a plurality of cargo spaces for accommodating rolled materials; In the case where the conveying device includes at least two conveying mechanisms arranged in parallel, the distance between two adjacent conveying mechanisms is equal to the distance between two adjacent cargo spaces.

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