Equipment in-place installation detection device and method

The invention discloses an equipment in-place installation detection device which can be used for detecting whether a material box mechanism of sorting equipment is installed in place or not in the sorting equipment. The detection device comprises an inflation flow channel arranged on a material box mechanism and a ventilation flow channel arranged on sorting equipment, and when the material box mechanism is installed in place in the sorting equipment, the inflation flow channel and the ventilation flow channel are communicated with each other to form a closed cavity. An air pressure detector is arranged in the closed cavity and used for detecting the air pressure in the closed cavity. When an external air source inflates or exhausts air into the closed cavity, if it is detected that the air pressure in the closed cavity does not have expected changes, an alarm signal is sent out to prompt that the material box mechanism is not installed in place. The device is reasonable in space layout, low in manufacturing