阅读说明：本技术 一种管子自动分拣分流装置及分流方法 (Automatic pipe sorting and distributing device and method ) 是由 唐兴华 刘鹏 顾胜 丛焕武 于津伟 潘慧君 孙斌 杨安海 于 2021-07-30 设计创作，主要内容包括：一种管子自动分拣分流装置及分流方法,包括上层料架,下层分流料架穿过上层料架的下方设置,上料顶升机构、承托升降装置和分拣识别装置设置于上层料架的后侧,分流输送系统位于承托升降装置的后方,上料顶升机构托起上层料架的管子；承托升降装置接收上料顶升机构顶升后滑落的管子,承托升降装置下降将管子滑落至下层分流料架；分流输送系统包括分流翻转装置,分流翻转装置动作将承托升降装置上的管子滑落至分流输送系统；本发明实现管子自动分拣分流,有效提高工作效率；适用范围广,上料顶升机构能精确托举各种不同规格的管子完成分流动作；自动化程度高,分拣识别安全可靠,分流分理有序；管子料架多层布置,空间利用率高,节省空间。(An automatic pipe sorting and distributing device and a distributing method comprise an upper material rack, wherein a lower distributing material rack penetrates through the lower part of the upper material rack, a feeding jacking mechanism, a bearing lifting device and a sorting and identifying device are arranged on the rear side of the upper material rack, a distributing and conveying system is positioned behind the bearing lifting device, and the feeding jacking mechanism supports pipes of the upper material rack; the supporting and lifting device receives the tubes which slide down after being lifted by the feeding and lifting mechanism, and the supporting and lifting device descends to slide the tubes to the lower-layer shunting material rack; the shunt conveying system comprises a shunt turnover device, and the shunt turnover device acts to slide the pipe on the bearing lifting device to the shunt conveying system; the invention realizes automatic sorting and shunting of the pipes and effectively improves the working efficiency; the application range is wide, and the feeding jacking mechanism can accurately lift various pipes with different specifications to complete the shunting action; the automation degree is high, the sorting identification is safe and reliable, and the distribution and sorting are orderly; the pipe work or material rest multilayer is arranged, and space utilization is high, saves space.)

1. The automatic pipe sorting and distributing device is characterized by comprising an upper-layer material rack, a lower-layer material distributing rack, a feeding jacking mechanism, a bearing lifting device, a sorting identification device and a distributing conveying system, wherein the lower-layer material distributing rack penetrates through the lower part of the upper-layer material rack;

the supporting and lifting device receives the tubes which slide down after being lifted by the feeding and lifting mechanism, and the supporting and lifting device descends to slide the tubes to the lower-layer shunting material rack;

the shunting conveying system comprises a shunting turnover device, and the shunting turnover device acts to slide the pipe on the bearing lifting device to the shunting conveying system.

2. The automatic pipe sorting and distributing device according to claim 1, wherein the upper rack comprises a rack body, a tail stop, a side stop and a head stop, the upper end face of the rack body is obliquely arranged, the tail stop, the side stop and the head stop are respectively arranged on three sides of the rack body, a space exists between the lower-layer branch rack and the upper rack, the upper end face of the lower-layer branch rack is obliquely arranged, and the oblique direction of the upper end face of the lower-layer branch rack is opposite to that of the upper end face of the upper rack.

3. The automatic pipe sorting and distributing device of claim 2, wherein the feeding and jacking mechanism comprises a lifting device, a horizontal traversing device and a jacking device, the feeding and jacking mechanism is located below the head stopper, the horizontal traversing device is located right above the jacking device, the lifting device is located above the horizontal traversing device, the upper end face of the lifting device is obliquely arranged, and a protrusion is arranged on one side of the lifting device and is close to the head stopper.

4. The automatic pipe sorting and distributing device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the jacking device jacks up a horizontal traversing device and a lifting device, the protrusion is inserted into a gap between adjacent pipes on the upper material rack, the pipes slide down along the inclined upper end surface of the lifting device onto the supporting and lifting device, the horizontal traversing device is driven by a servo motor, and the horizontal traversing device drives the lifting device to move along the direction perpendicular to the length direction of the pipes.

5. The automatic pipe sorting and distributing device according to claim 3 or 4, wherein a gap exists between the lifting device and the lower layer branch material rack, and the pipes branched by the supporting and lifting device slide down from the gap to the lower layer branch material rack.

6. The automatic pipe sorting and distributing device of claim 5, characterized in that, bearing elevating gear includes bearing roller table elevating platform, bearing roller table fixed station, tip positioner, lift support and fixed stay, bearing elevating gear is located the rear of material loading climbing mechanism, bearing roller table elevating platform and bearing roller table fixed station are parallel, bearing roller table elevating platform is close to material loading climbing mechanism, material loading climbing mechanism is kept away from to the bearing roller table fixed station, be equipped with a plurality of bearing roller tables between bearing roller table elevating platform and the bearing roller table fixed station, bearing roller table and bearing roller table elevating platform fixed connection, bearing roller table and bearing roller table fixed station are articulated, the fixed stay is with the lower extreme fixed connection of bearing roller table fixed station.

7. The automatic pipe sorting and distributing device according to claim 6, wherein the end positioning device is located at an end of the supporting roller way fixing table, the end positioning device is located at the same side of the side stop and has a certain distance from the side stop, a plurality of lifting supports are arranged below the supporting roller way lifting table through pin joints, the lifting supports drive the supporting roller way lifting table and the supporting roller way and the pipe to rotate around a hinge shaft connected with the supporting roller way and the supporting roller way fixing table, and the pipe slides from a gap between the lifting device and the lower layer shunting rack to the lower layer shunting rack.

8. The automatic pipe sorting and distributing device of claim 6, wherein the sorting and identifying device is located above the supporting and lifting device, the sorting and identifying device comprises a sorting and identifying gantry, a track, an end aligning and identifying device and a length identifying device, the track is located on a side plate of a middle cross beam of the sorting and identifying gantry, the end aligning and identifying device is located on one side of the sorting and identifying gantry far away from the end positioning device, the length identifying device is located on the other side of the sorting and identifying gantry near the end positioning device, and the end aligning and identifying device and the length identifying device reciprocate along the track.

9. The automatic pipe sorting and distributing device according to claim 1, wherein the distribution conveying system comprises a distribution turning device, a plurality of distribution turning arms, a distribution conveying medium, a plurality of distribution conveying support frames, a distribution conveying driving and driving medium, the distribution turning device is close to the bearing lifting device, the distribution turning arms are connected above the distribution turning device through pin shafts, the tail parts of the distribution turning arms are connected into a whole through rotating shafts, the rotating shafts are connected with the distribution conveying support frames through bearing seats and bearings, the distribution conveying medium is laid on the distribution conveying support frames, the distribution turning arms rotate around the rotating shafts under the action of the distribution turning device to lift and support pipes to slide onto the distribution conveying medium, the distribution conveying support frames are connected into a whole through the rotating shafts, and the distribution conveying driving device is arranged on one side of the distribution conveying support frame at the rearmost end, the shunt conveying drive is connected with the rotating shaft through a driving medium drive to drive the pipe to shunt and convey forwards.

10. The automatic pipe sorting and distributing method is characterized by comprising the following steps of:

step S1) arranging the tubes on an upper rack;

step S2), the pipe is jacked and supported from the upper material rack by the material loading jacking mechanism and slides to the supporting and lifting device;

step S3), the sorting and identifying device identifies the diameter, the wall thickness and the length information of the pipe, if the diameter, the wall thickness and the length information of the pipe all accord with the preset values, the step S4 is skipped; if any one of the information of the diameter, the wall thickness and the length of the pipe does not accord with the preset value, jumping to the step S5;

step S4), the shunt turnover device acts, and the pipe slides down and shunts to the shunt conveying system;

step S5), the supporting and lifting device descends, and the pipe slides down to the lower-layer material distributing frame.

Technical Field

The invention relates to the field of sorting and identification, in particular to an automatic sorting and distributing device and method for pipes.

Background

In the modern industrial production process, the use amount of various pipes is large, and the sorting, identification and distribution of the pipes are important links in the production and processing. During the sorting process, important information such as pipe diameter, wall thickness and length needs to be identified. The traditional method is that workers manually mark characters or numbers on the pipes for distinguishing, and manual or semi-automatic measuring equipment is used for measuring and comparing one by one before actual use. The method has the advantages of low efficiency, inevitable human errors, scattered production and difficult centralized and refined production management.

The problems that the sorting identification and the shunting sorting technology of the pipes in the traditional industrial production is laggard, the working efficiency is low, the production is dispersed, the concentration and the fine production management are not facilitated, and the like are solved. Therefore, it is very necessary to provide an automatic pipe sorting and distributing device and system, which solve the problems of the prior art.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide an automatic pipe sorting and distributing device and a distributing method.

In order to achieve the purpose, the technical scheme of the invention is as follows:

the automatic pipe sorting and distributing device is characterized by comprising an upper-layer material rack, a lower-layer material distributing rack, a feeding jacking mechanism, a bearing lifting device, a sorting identification device and a distributing conveying system, wherein the lower-layer material distributing rack penetrates through the lower part of the upper-layer material rack;

the supporting and lifting device receives the tubes which slide down after being lifted by the feeding and lifting mechanism, and the supporting and lifting device descends to slide the tubes to the lower-layer shunting material rack;

the shunting conveying system comprises a shunting turnover device, and the shunting turnover device acts to slide the pipe on the bearing lifting device to the shunting conveying system.

Further, the upper material frame comprises a material frame body, a tail stop, a side stop and a head stop, the upper end face of the material frame body is inclined, the tail stop, the side stop and the head stop are respectively arranged on three sides of the material frame body, a space exists between the lower layer shunt material frame and the upper material frame, the upper end face of the lower layer shunt material frame is inclined and arranged, and the inclination direction of the upper end face of the lower layer shunt material frame is opposite to that of the upper end face of the upper material frame.

Further, the material loading jacking mechanism comprises a lifting device, a horizontal traversing device and a jacking device, the material loading jacking mechanism is located below the head stop, the horizontal traversing device is located right above the jacking device, the lifting device is located above the horizontal traversing device, the upper end face of the lifting device is obliquely arranged, a protrusion is arranged on one side of the lifting device, and the protrusion is close to the head stop.

Furthermore, the jacking device jacks up the horizontal traversing device and the lifting device, the protrusions are inserted into gaps of the adjacent tubes of the upper-layer material rack, the tubes slide onto the supporting lifting device along the inclined upper end face of the lifting device, the horizontal traversing device is driven by a servo motor, and the horizontal traversing device drives the lifting device to move along the length direction perpendicular to the tubes.

Furthermore, a gap exists between the lifting device and the lower-layer flow distributing rack, and the pipe for supporting the flow distribution of the lifting device slides from the gap to the lower-layer flow distributing rack.

Further, bearing elevating gear includes bearing roll table elevating platform, bearing roll table fixed station, tip positioner, lift support and fixed stay, bearing elevating gear is located material loading climbing mechanism's rear, bearing roll table elevating platform and bearing roll table fixed station are parallel, bearing roll table elevating platform is close to material loading climbing mechanism, material loading climbing mechanism is kept away from to the bearing roll table fixed station, be equipped with a plurality of bearing roll tables between bearing roll table elevating platform and the bearing roll table fixed station, bearing roll table and bearing roll table elevating platform fixed connection, the bearing roll table is articulated with the bearing roll table fixed station, the lower extreme fixed connection of fixed stay and bearing roll table fixed station.

Further, tip positioner is located the tip of bearing roll table fixed station, tip positioner just has the certain distance with side backstop homonymy, the below of bearing roll table elevating platform is equipped with a plurality of lifts through the round pin hub connection and supports, lift support drive bearing roll table elevating platform and bearing roll table and pipe rotate around the hinge that bearing roll table and bearing roll table fixed station are connected, the pipe is from lifting the device and the lower floor divides the space landing between the work or material rest to the reposition of redundant personnel work or material rest of lower floor.

Furthermore, the sorting and identifying device is positioned above the bearing lifting device and comprises a sorting and identifying portal, a track, an end aligning and identifying device and a length identifying device, the track is positioned on a middle cross beam side plate of the sorting and identifying portal, the end aligning and identifying device is positioned on one side, far away from the end positioning device, of the sorting and identifying portal, the length identifying device is positioned on the other side, close to the end positioning device, of the sorting and identifying portal, and the end aligning and identifying device and the length identifying device move in a reciprocating mode along the track.

Further, reposition of redundant personnel conveying system carries the support frame, shunts and carries drive and drive medium including reposition of redundant personnel turning device, a plurality of reposition of redundant personnel upset arm, reposition of redundant personnel transport medium, a plurality of reposition of redundant personnel, reposition of redundant personnel turning device is close to bearing elevating gear, reposition of redundant personnel upset arm is through round pin hub connection in reposition of redundant personnel turning device's top, the afterbody of reposition of redundant personnel upset arm links into whole through the pivot, the pivot is passed through bearing frame, bearing and is carried the support frame and connect, the reposition of redundant personnel is carried the medium and is laid on reposition of redundant personnel transport support frame, reposition of redundant personnel upset arm revolves the rotation of axis and rises, hold up the pipe landing to reposition of redundant personnel transport medium under reposition of redundant personnel turning device effect.

Furthermore, the shunting conveying support frame is connected into a whole through the rotating shaft, a shunting conveying drive is arranged on one side of the shunting conveying support frame at the rearmost end, and the shunting conveying drive is connected with the rotating shaft through a driving medium drive to drive the pipe to be shunted and conveyed forwards.

The automatic pipe sorting and distributing method is characterized by comprising the following steps of:

step S1) arranging the tubes on an upper rack;

step S2), the pipe is jacked and supported from the upper material rack by the material loading jacking mechanism and slides to the supporting and lifting device;

step S3), the sorting and identifying device identifies the diameter, the wall thickness and the length information of the pipe, if the diameter, the wall thickness and the length information of the pipe all accord with the preset values, the step S4 is skipped; if any one of the information of the diameter, the wall thickness and the length of the pipe does not accord with the preset value, jumping to the step S5;

step S4), the shunt turnover device acts, and the pipe slides down and shunts to the shunt conveying system;

step S5), the supporting and lifting device descends, and the pipe slides down to the lower-layer material distributing frame.

The invention realizes automatic sorting and shunting of the pipes and effectively improves the working efficiency; the application range is wide, and the feeding jacking mechanism can accurately lift various pipes with different specifications to complete the shunting action; the automation degree is high, the sorting identification is safe and reliable, and the distribution and sorting are orderly; the pipe work or material rest multilayer is arranged, and space utilization is high, saves space.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of the overall structure of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a portion of the area of FIG. 1A;

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural view of an upper layer material rack and a lower layer split material rack according to the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural view of an upper layer material rack, a lower layer split material rack and a split flow conveying system of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of the upper layer rack of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a loading jacking mechanism according to the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of the construction of the present invention bearing lift device;

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of the sorting and identifying apparatus of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a schematic structural view of the split-flow delivery system of the present invention;

FIG. 10 is a schematic side view of the split stream delivery system of the present invention;

fig. 11 is a flow chart of the sorting and shunting method of the present invention.

Reference numerals:

1 an upper material rack,

101 upper material frame body, 102 tail part backstop, 103 side part backstop, 104 head part backstop,

2 a lower layer shunting material rack,

3 a feeding jacking mechanism,

301 lifting device, 302 horizontal traversing device, 303 lifting device,

4 supporting and lifting device,

401 supporting roller way lifting table, 402 supporting roller way fixing table, 403 supporting roller way, 404 end positioning device,

405 lifting support, 406 fixing support,

5 a sorting and identifying device,

501 sorting identification portal, 502 track, 503 end aligning and identifying device, 504 length identifying device,

6 a shunt conveying system,

601 diversion turnover device, 602 diversion turnover arm, 603 diversion conveying medium, 604 diversion conveying support frame,

605 shunt transport drive, 606 drive media.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions of the present invention will be described clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings, and it should be understood that the described embodiments are some, but not all embodiments of 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 invention.

The invention discloses an automatic pipe sorting and distributing device which comprises an upper layer material rack 1, a lower layer distributing material rack 2, a feeding jacking mechanism 3, a bearing lifting device 4, a sorting and identifying device 5 and a distributing and conveying system 6, as shown in figures 1-4.

As shown in fig. 5, the upper stack 1 includes an upper stack body 101, a tail stopper 102, a side stopper 103, and a head stopper 104. The upper surface of the upper-layer material frame body 101 is arranged at an inclined angle to adapt to the arrangement that the pipes slide down under the action of gravity, the upper-layer material frame body 101 is fixed on the ground, three sides of the upper-layer material frame body 101 are respectively provided with a tail stopper 102, a side stopper 103 and a head stopper 104, the tail stopper 102 and the head stopper 104 prevent the pipes from falling to the ground, and the side stopper 103 can play a role in aligning the ends of the pipes.

As shown in fig. 3, the reposition of redundant personnel work or material rest 2 of lower floor lays under last work or material rest 1, pass upper material rest 1, and leave certain safe space between the upper material rest 1, the reposition of redundant personnel work or material rest 2 upper surface of lower floor is inclination and arranges, the incline direction is opposite with the incline direction of upper material rest 1, it arranges from the safe space landing between upper material rest 1 and the reposition of redundant personnel work or material rest 2 to rely on the action of gravity to adapt to the pipe after the reposition of redundant personnel, lower floor reposition of redundant personnel work or material rest 2 sets up one side backstop, prevent that the pipe from dropping to ground.

As shown in fig. 6, the feeding and jacking mechanism 3 includes a lifting device 301, a horizontal traversing device 302 and a jacking device 303, the feeding and jacking mechanism 3 is close to the head stopper 104 of the upper material rack 1 and is located below the head stopper 104, the jacking device 303 is arranged and fixed on the ground, the horizontal traversing device 302 is located right above the jacking device 303, and the lifting device 301 is arranged above the horizontal traversing device 302 through threaded connection, has a certain inclination angle on the upper surface, and has a protruding structure near the head stopper 104.

The jacking device 303 jacks up the horizontal traversing device 302 and the lifting device 301, the convex structure of the lifting device 301 is inserted into the adjacent pipe gap of the upper layer rack 1 and lifts the most marginal pipe, and the most marginal pipe slides down onto the bearing lifting device 4 along the inclined upper end face of the lifting device 301.

Because the positions of the most marginal pipes on the upper layer material rack 1 are different due to different diameters of the pipes, the horizontal traversing device 302 drives the lifting device 301 to move along the direction vertical to the length direction of the pipes, so that the position of the most marginal pipe on the upper layer material rack 1 is adapted to different changes, and the most marginal pipe position is accurately found and the first most marginal pipe is lifted.

The horizontal traversing device 302 drives the lifting device 301 to move along the direction perpendicular to the length direction of the pipe, a gap is formed between the lifting device 301 and the lower layer shunting rack 2, and the pipe needing to be shunted by the bearing and lifting device 4 can slide from the gap onto the lower layer shunting rack 2.

The lifting device 301 is lifted to the highest point, at this time, the lowest point (the highest point of the upper surface inclined plane) of the convex structure is higher than the highest point of the head stopper 104 of the upper layer material rack 1, so that the pipe strides over the head stopper 104 of the upper layer material rack 1, is separated from the upper layer material rack 1 and falls onto the lifting device 301, and the horizontal traversing device 302 is preferably driven by a servo motor.

As shown in fig. 7, the supporting elevating device 4 includes a supporting roller table elevating table 401, a supporting roller table fixing table 402, a plurality of supporting roller tables 403, an end positioning device 404, a plurality of elevating supports 405, and a fixing support 406.

Bearing elevating gear 4 sets up in the rear of material loading climbing mechanism 3, bearing roll table elevating platform 401 and bearing roll table fixed station 402 parallel arrangement, and bearing roll table elevating platform 401 is located the one side that is close to material loading climbing mechanism 3, and bearing roll table fixed station 402 is located the opposite side of keeping away from material loading climbing mechanism 3.

The bearing roller way 403 is arranged between the bearing roller way lifting platform 401 and the bearing roller way fixing platform 402, the bearing roller way 403 is fixedly connected with the bearing roller way lifting platform 401, the bearing roller way 403 is hinged with the bearing roller way fixing platform 402, and the bearing roller way 403 can rotate around the central shaft of the bearing roller way 403.

The end positioning device 404 is arranged at the end of the supporting roller way fixing table 402, and the end positioning device 404 is arranged at the same side of the side stop 103 of the upper material frame 1 and has a certain distance.

The lifting support 405 is connected below the bearing roller way lifting table 401 through a pin, the lifting support 405 drives the bearing roller way lifting table 401, the bearing roller way 403 and the pipe to rotate around a hinge shaft connected with the bearing roller way fixing table 402 through the bearing roller way 403, and the pipe depends on self gravity to slide from a gap between the lifting device 301 and the lower-layer shunt rack 2 to the lower-layer shunt rack 2.

The fixed support 406 is arranged under the supporting roller way fixing table 402 and is fixed on the ground.

The supporting roller way elevator 401 is divided into several segments, with a certain gap between the segments, which is larger than the physical dimensions of the lifting device 301 and the horizontal traverse device 302.

The supporting roller way fixing table 402 is divided into several segments, and there is a certain gap between the segments, and the gap is larger than the overall dimensions of the shunt turning device 601 and the shunt turning arm 602 of the shunt conveying system 6.

Sorting recognition device 5 sets up in bearing elevating gear 4's top, and there is the distance between equal and bearing elevating gear 4 of sorting recognition device 5 along length direction and direction of height.

As shown in fig. 8, the sorting recognition device 5 includes a sorting recognition gantry 501, a rail 502, an end aligning and recognizing device 503, and a length recognizing device 504, both ends of the sorting recognition gantry 501 are fixed on the ground, the rail 502 is located on a side plate of a middle beam of the sorting recognition gantry 501, the end aligning and recognizing device 503 is located on one side of the sorting recognition gantry 501 far from the end positioning device 404, the length recognizing device 504 is located on the other side of the sorting recognition gantry 501 near the end positioning device 404, and the end aligning and recognizing device 503 and the length recognizing device 504 reciprocate along the rail 502.

The lower part of the end aligning and recognizing device 503 is provided with an aligning and recognizing mechanism, and the end aligning and recognizing device 503 moves the tube on the supporting roller table 403 to the end positioning device 404 along the rail 502 and recognizes the diameter and wall thickness specification information of the tube.

After the pipe reaches the position of the end positioning device 404, the end aligning and recognizing device 503 is retreated, the length recognizing device 504 moves along the rail 502 to recognize the length information of the pipe, the recognizing mechanism of the end aligning and recognizing device 503 is preferably visual image recognition, and the length recognizing device 504 is preferably a non-contact photoelectric sensor.

As shown in fig. 9 and 10, the diversion conveying system 6 is disposed behind the supporting and elevating device 4, and the diversion conveying system 6 includes a diversion overturning device 601, a plurality of diversion overturning arms 602, a diversion conveying medium 603, a plurality of diversion conveying support frames 604, a diversion conveying drive 605, and a drive medium 606.

Shunting turning device 601 is close to one side of bearing elevating gear 4 and with ground fixed mounting, and shunting turnover arm 602 is connected in shunting turning device 601's top through the round pin axle, and each shunting turnover arm 602 afterbody is connected into wholly through a pivot, and this pivot is passed through the bearing frame and the bearing and is connected with shunting transport support frame 604, and shunting transport support frame 604 is fixed subaerial.

The shunt conveying medium 603 is laid on the shunt conveying support frame 604 to form a closed ring, the shunt turnover arm 602 rotates around the rotating shaft under the action of the shunt turnover device 601 to lift and support the pipe to slide onto the shunt conveying medium 603, and a convex structure is arranged at the end part of the shunt turnover arm 602 to prevent the pipe from reversely sliding.

The shunt conveying support frames 604 are mutually independent and are connected into a whole through a rotating shaft, a shunt conveying drive 605 is arranged on one side of the shunt conveying support frame 604 at the rearmost end, and the shunt conveying drive 605 is in drive connection with the rotating shaft of each shunt conveying support frame 604 through a drive medium 606 to drive the pipes to be shunted and conveyed forwards.

The diversion conveyance medium 603 is preferably a combination of a chain and a sprocket, the diversion conveyance drive 605 is preferably a combination of a servo motor and a speed reducer, and the drive medium 606 is preferably a combination of a chain and a sprocket.

An automatic sorting and shunting method for pipes, as shown in fig. 11, includes the following steps:

step S1) arranging the tubes on the upper stage rack 1;

step S2), the loading and jacking mechanism 3 jacks and supports the pipe from the upper material rack 1 and slides the pipe onto the supporting and lifting device 4;

step S3) the sorting and identifying device 5 identifies the information of the diameter, the wall thickness and the length of the pipe, if the information of the diameter, the wall thickness and the length of the pipe all accord with the preset values, the step S4 is skipped; if any one of the information of the diameter, the wall thickness and the length of the pipe does not accord with the preset value, jumping to the step S5;

step S4), the shunt turnover device 601 acts, and the pipe slides down and shunts to the shunt conveying system 6;

step S5), the bearing lifting device 4 descends, and the pipe slides down to the lower layer material distributing rack 2.

Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, and not to limit the same; while the invention has been described in detail and with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some or all of the technical features may be equivalently replaced; and the modifications or the substitutions do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions depart from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.