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US 12,722,900 · App. 18/282,715 · Granted Sep 1, 2026

Sorting vehicle and sorting machine

Inventors: Wenjun Shan (Beijing, CN); Li Zhang (Beijing, CN); Guoku Song (Beijing, CN); Yuwen Tang (Beijing, CN); Bin Li (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: Beijing Jingdong Qianshi Technology Co., Ltd.
B65G17/067B65G17/345B65G35/06B60D1/62B65G17/30B65G47/96
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Patent No.
US 12,722,900
App. No.
18/282,715
Granted
Sep 1, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A sorting vehicle is provided that includes a wire harness structure and at least two vehicle bodies. The at least two vehicle bodies are pivotally connected to one another in sequence, the wire harness structure is connected to the two adjacent vehicle bodies, and the wire harness structure includes an elastic deformation portion located at a junction of the two adjacent vehicle bodies.

Claims (23)

1 . A sorting vehicle, comprising:

at least two vehicle bodies pivotally connected to one another in sequence; and

a wire harness structure connected to two adjacent vehicle bodies;

wherein the wire harness structure comprises a communication wire harness, the communication wire harness comprises a first elastic deformation portion and two first connecting portions respectively arranged at two ends of the first elastic deformation portion, the first elastic deformation portion is located at a junction of two adjacent vehicle bodies, each of the two first connecting portions comprises a first straight line segment, and two first straight line segments are fixed to the two adjacent vehicle bodies, respectively;

wherein each of the at least two vehicle bodies comprises a driver, and two first connecting portions of the communication wire harness are connected to drivers of two adjacent vehicle bodies respectively:

wherein the wire harness structure further comprises an electricity conductive wire harness, the electricity conductive wire harness comprises a second elastic deformation portion, and two second connecting portions respectively arranged at two ends of the second elastic deformation portion, the second elastic deformation portion is located at a junction of two adjacent vehicle bodies, each of the two second connecting portions comprises a second straight line segment, and two second straight line segments are fixed to two adjacent vehicle bodies, respectively.

2 . The sorting vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first elastic deformation portion and the second elastic deformation portion is a spiral structure.

3 . The sorting vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein at least three vehicle bodies are provided, the sorting vehicle further comprises a wire splitter, a split wire and a power supply, each of the at least three vehicle bodies is provided with a wire splitter connected to a corresponding driver via a split wire; a wire splitter of a vehicle body located in a middle of the at least three vehicle bodies is connected to second connecting portions of two electricity conductive wire harnesses adjacent to the wire splitter of the vehicle body located in the middle of the at least three vehicle bodies; and a wire splitter of a vehicle body at an end of the at least three vehicle bodies is connected to a power source, and a second connecting portion of an electricity conductive wire harness adjacent to the wire splitter of the vehicle body at the end of the at least three vehicle bodies.

4 . The sorting vehicle according to claim 3 , further comprising a fixing structure, wherein the fixing structure fixes a wire harness structure to a vehicle body, and the fixing structure comprises:

a mounting plate, arranged on a vehicle body;

a wire crimping member, in conjunction with the mounting plate, clamping the first straight line segment and the second straight line segment; and

a fixing member, fixing the mounting plate to the wire crimping member.

5 . The sorting vehicle according to claim 4 , wherein the wire crimping member is provided with accommodating recesses, and the first straight line segment and the second straight line segment are respectively accommodated in the accommodating recesses.

6 . The sorting vehicle according to claim 5 , wherein a lower end side of the wire crimping member is provided with the accommodating recesses, a lateral side of the wire crimping member is provided with longitudinal recesses respectively in communication with the accommodating recesses, and a bottom surface of each of the accommodating recesses is connected to a bottom surface of a respective one of the longitudinal recesses by an arc transition surface.

7 . A sorting machine, comprising the sorting vehicle according to claim 1 , and a track assembly, wherein the sorting vehicle is configured to move on the track assembly.

8 . The sorting machine according to claim 7 , wherein at least one of the first elastic deformation portion and the second elastic deformation portion is a spiral structure.

9 . The sorting machine according to claim 8 , wherein at least three vehicle bodies are provided, the sorting vehicle further comprises a wire splitter, a split wire and a power supply, each of the at least three vehicle bodies is provided with a wire splitter connected to a corresponding driver via a split wire; a wire splitter of a vehicle body located in a middle of the at least three vehicle bodies is connected to second connecting portions of two electricity conductive wire harnesses adjacent to the wire splitter of the vehicle body located in the middle of the at least three vehicle bodies; and a wire splitter of a vehicle body at an end of the at least three vehicle bodies is connected to a power source, and a second connecting portion of an electricity conductive wire harness adjacent to the wire splitter of the vehicle body at the end of the at least three vehicle bodies.

10 . The sorting machine according to claim 9 , wherein the sorting vehicle further comprises a fixing structure, wherein the fixing structure fixes a wire harness structure to a vehicle body, and the fixing structure comprises:

a mounting plate, arranged on a vehicle body;

a wire crimping member, in conjunction with the mounting plate, clamping the first straight line segment and the second straight line segment; and

a fixing member, fixing the mounting plate to the wire crimping member.

11 . The sorting machine according to claim 10 , wherein the wire crimping member is provided with accommodating recesses, and the first straight line segment and the second straight line segment are respectively accommodated in the accommodating recesses.

12 . The sorting machine according to claim 11 , wherein a lower end side of the wire crimping member is provided with the accommodating recesses, a lateral side of the wire crimping member is provided with longitudinal recesses respectively in communication with the accommodating recesses, and a bottom surface of each of the accommodating recesses is connected to a bottom surface of a respective one of the longitudinal recesses by an arc transition surface.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 18, 2023
From: SHAN, WENJUN; ZHANG, LI; SONG, GUOKU; TANG, YUWEN; LI, BIN
To: BEIJING JINGDONG QIANSHI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 202110291934.5 · Mar 18, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240157743A1 · May 16, 2024
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