CN108275426B

CN108275426B - Automatic train luggage loading system

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Publication number: CN108275426B
Application number: CN201810027515.9A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 于才峻; 于辉
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2018-01-11
Filing date: 2018-01-11
Publication date: 2020-08-14
Anticipated expiration: 2038-01-11
Also published as: CN108275426A

Abstract

The invention provides an automatic train luggage loading system, which comprises: a conveyor belt assembly provided on a luggage rack of a train; a lift for transporting luggage onto the conveyor assembly; and a controller that receives information of baggage access and controls movement of the elevator and conveyor assembly. The system can facilitate the taking and placing of luggage by passengers, and improves the trip experience.

Description

Automatic train luggage loading system

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of equipment for trains, provides a mechanical device for automatic placement and extraction and a control system thereof for taking and placing a train luggage case, and particularly relates to an automatic loading system for train luggage.

Background

The existing train luggage rack types comprise a high-speed rail luggage rack, a sleeper luggage rack, a hard seat luggage rack and the like, and the distance between the luggage rack and the ground of a carriage is generally about 2.1 meters. According to the basic status of national physique published in 2014, the average height of an adult is 171.9 cm. In addition, 20 kg of articles can be carried by each passenger for free, 10 kg of articles can be carried by children (including free children) for free, and 35 kg of articles can be carried by outworkers for free. The disabled can carry the vehicle for free, and the range of 20 kilograms of articles carried for free is not taken into account.

From the viewpoint of average height, height of the luggage rack and weight of luggage carried by a person, many people have the problem that the luggage is difficult to take and put. In fact, people also have more or less trouble in this respect when traveling by train. Especially when the luggage is heavy, it is difficult to take the luggage rack with high height on the luggage tray and take the luggage off from the luggage rack with high height, and the danger that the luggage falls or collides with other passengers easily occurs in the process of taking the luggage on and off. In addition, when a large number of passengers get on the vehicle, the storage of the luggage is inconvenient, the delay time is long, the phenomenon of short-time congestion and the feeling of congestion are easily caused, and even the vehicle is driven without the luggage arranged, so that dangerous situations such as falling of the passengers or dropping of the luggage are caused. When getting off the bus, get luggage and need other passengers to assist and give off the space many times, because get luggage in a hurry sometimes, easily collide with or hit other passengers near the luggage rack to cause to fight for a quarrel or even the scene of giving out the hand greatly, perhaps because can not in time take off luggage and lead to the result that the passenger can not in time get off, experience when having reduced the passenger and going on a journey.

Disclosure of Invention

Aiming at part or all of the technical problems in the prior art, the invention provides the automatic train luggage loading system which can facilitate the taking and placing of luggage by passengers and improve the travel experience.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an automatic train baggage loading system having the following structure, including:

a conveyor belt assembly provided on a luggage rack of a train;

a lift for transporting luggage onto the conveyor assembly; and

a controller that receives information of baggage access and controls movement of the elevator and conveyor assembly.

In the present invention, the baggage can be transported to a corresponding position on the baggage rack according to a set rule or sequence by the elevator and the conveyor assembly. Through the controller, can realize depositing and taking out of corresponding luggage, make things convenient for the passenger to get greatly and put luggage, owing to eliminated potential luggage and collided with or dropped and pound luggage owner or other passenger's danger moreover, can improve passenger's trip and experience.

In one embodiment, the controller is provided with an information identification module, and the information identification module corresponds the luggage information with the identified effective information by identifying tickets, two-dimensional codes, effective certificate information or by a face brushing technology. The baggage information here includes the position of the baggage on the conveyor assembly, etc. The recognized effective information includes ticket corresponding information of the passenger, information corresponding to the effective identification card, information recognized by swiping the face, and the like, and when the luggage is stored, the position information of the luggage and the recognized information are both corresponding, and when the luggage is taken out, the luggage of the passenger can be taken out only by scanning the corresponding information again. The technology or algorithm for associating the baggage information with the passenger information may be directly applied to the existing technology or the existing algorithm, and thus will not be described herein.

In one embodiment, a detection sensor is disposed on the conveyor belt assembly, and the sensor transmits the position information of the baggage and the vacant position information to the controller. Corresponding luggage information is sent to the controller in time in the storing and taking process so as to facilitate subsequent storing and taking and timely obtaining the vacant position information on the luggage rack.

In one embodiment, the conveyor belt assembly comprises a double row of conveyor belts arranged on the luggage rack and a first pushing mechanism, the moving directions of the double row of conveyor belts are opposite, and the first pushing mechanism is arranged at two ends of the double row of conveyor belts and used for pushing luggage from one side of the conveyor belt to the other side of the conveyor belt. In this embodiment, by providing two rows of conveyor belts, access to luggage is facilitated and more storage space is provided.

In one embodiment, the conveyor assembly includes an endless conveyor belt disposed on a roof rack and a conveyor belt drive mechanism coupled to the controller.

In one embodiment, the conveyor assembly includes a single row of conveyor belts disposed on the roof rack and a manipulator engaged with the single row of conveyor belts, both of which are coupled to the controller. The storage and taking of the luggage are assisted by a manipulator. Especially, the conveyer belt is used as a main conveying tool with a large number of luggage storage and taking at a starting station or a large station, and the manipulator is used as an auxiliary means for small station or less luggage storage and taking, so that the energy consumption can be greatly reduced, and the storage and taking waiting time can be reduced.

In one embodiment, the conveyor belt assembly comprises several small conveyor belts or blocks, which are connected by connecting beams.

In one embodiment, the first pushing mechanism includes a first pushing block and a linear driving module that drives the first pushing block.

In one embodiment, the elevator comprises:

a lifting drive mechanism connected with the controller;

the upper and lower conveying mechanisms are connected with the lifting driving mechanism to realize up-and-down movement; and

and the lifting assembly is connected with the upper and lower conveying mechanisms, and is provided with a position sensor and a second pushing mechanism for pushing the luggage onto the conveyor belt assembly.

In one embodiment, the second pushing mechanism includes a roller row and a motor for driving the roller row to rotate forward and reverse.

In one embodiment, the system further comprises a control cabinet, wherein the elevator and the controller are arranged in the control cabinet, and a luggage access port and a conveying port communicated with the conveying belt assembly are respectively arranged on two corresponding sides of the control cabinet.

In one embodiment, when storing the luggage, the luggage is put into the elevator through the luggage access opening, the controller is triggered, the luggage is lifted to the corresponding height of the conveyor belt assembly by the elevator and is pushed onto the conveyor belt assembly, and the conveyor belt assembly conveys the luggage to a designated position; when the luggage is taken out, the controller is triggered, and the corresponding luggage is conveyed to the conveying opening, pushed onto the elevator and taken out from the luggage access opening.

In one embodiment, the baggage carrier is a closed bin baggage carrier having an entrance and exit, and the conveyor belt assembly is provided with an anti-collision mechanism for preventing baggage collisions and a noise reduction mechanism for reducing baggage transportation noise.

Compared with the prior art, the automatic train luggage loading system has the advantages that:

according to the automatic train luggage loading system, the lifter and the conveyor belt assembly are arranged, so that luggage can be automatically conveyed onto the luggage rack and automatically taken down from the luggage rack, convenience is provided, potential danger caused by a mode of manually lifting and taking the luggage in the prior art is eliminated, and the traveling experience of passengers can be improved. In addition, as the luggage rack adopts the closed bin, the luggage can be taken and placed only from the unique access, and the ticket or the effective certificate information of the passenger is corresponding to the luggage through the controller, so that the risk of losing or taking the luggage by mistake under the condition of more passengers such as spring transportation, holidays and the like can be avoided to a great extent. In addition, the control cabinet can inform passengers of taking luggage in advance by associating tickets with mobile phone information, and the condition of losing luggage is avoided.

Drawings

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the attached drawing figures, wherein:

fig. 1 shows a schematic structural view of one embodiment of the automatic train baggage loading system of the present invention;

fig. 2 shows a schematic structural view of the elevator of fig. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the construction of one embodiment of the conveyor belt assembly of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of one of the first pushing mechanisms of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural view of a linear drive module of the first pushing mechanism of FIG. 4;

fig. 6 is a schematic structural view of the transport block in fig. 3.

In the drawings, like parts are provided with like reference numerals. The figures are not drawn to scale.

Detailed Description

In order to make the technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more apparent, exemplary embodiments of the present invention are described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It is clear that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the invention, and not an exhaustive list of all embodiments. And the embodiments and features of the embodiments may be combined with each other without conflict.

The inventor notices that the height of a luggage rack on the existing train is high, the problem of inconvenience in taking and placing luggage generally exists, and the danger that the luggage falls or collides with other passengers exists in the luggage taking and placing process.

In view of the above disadvantages, an embodiment of the present invention provides an automatic loading system for train baggage, which is described in detail below.

Fig. 1 shows one embodiment of the automatic train baggage loading system of the present invention, in which the automatic train baggage loading system of the present invention mainly includes: a conveyor belt assembly 1, a lift 2, and a controller 3. Wherein the conveyor belt assembly 1 is provided on a luggage rack of a train. The elevator 2 is used to transport luggage onto the conveyor assembly 1. The controller 3 receives baggage access information and controls the movement of the elevator 2 and the conveyor assembly 1. It is noted that in the present invention, the general access includes two processes of storage (or placing) and taking out (or retrieving), i.e., putting the luggage on the luggage rack and taking the luggage out of the luggage rack. The information to be accessed includes information on storage of the baggage and information on removal of the baggage.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 1, the automatic train baggage loading system of the present invention is further provided with a control cabinet 4, the control cabinet 4 being provided at one end of the baggage rack, and the lifter 2 and the controller 3 being installed in the control cabinet 4. The whole control cabinet 4 is square, one side of the control cabinet 4 is provided with an entrance 4.1 for storing and taking out luggage, and the corresponding side of the entrance 4.1 of the control cabinet 4 is provided with a conveying port 4.2 communicated with the conveying belt assembly 1. In a preferred embodiment, the access opening 4.1 of the control cabinet 4 is provided with a monitor or access window in the upper part or side. Preferably, the access window is arranged on the same side of the access opening 4.1, and the monitor is arranged on the side face of the access opening 4.1 of the control cabinet 4.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 2, the elevator 2 basically includes: a lifting driving mechanism 2.1, an up-down conveying mechanism 2.2 and a lifting assembly 2.3. The lifting driving mechanism 2.1 is connected with the controller 3 and receives a control signal of the controller 3. The up-down conveying mechanism 2.2 is mechanically connected with the lifting driving mechanism 2.1. The lifting component 2.3 is mechanically connected with the upper and lower conveying mechanisms 2.2, and when the lifting driving mechanism 2.1 drives the upper and lower conveying mechanisms 2.2 to move, the upper and lower conveying of the luggage on the lifting component 2.3 is realized. The basic operating principle of the elevator 2 is prior art and will not be further described here. In a preferred embodiment, the lifting driving mechanism 2.1 mainly comprises a forward and reverse rotation three-phase motor with an encoder, a connecting component and the like, and the up-and-down conveying mechanism 2.2 comprises a synchronous belt and the like.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 2, the lifting assembly 2.3 is provided with a position sensor and a second pushing mechanism to push the luggage case onto the conveyor belt assembly 1. In a preferred embodiment, as shown in fig. 2, the second pushing mechanism mainly includes a roller row and a motor for driving the roller row. The roller row does not rotate during the up and down movement of the elevator 2. When the position sensor detects that the lifting assembly 2.3 is lifted to the position corresponding to the conveyor assembly 1, the position sensor sends information to the controller 3 and the motor drives the row of rollers to rotate so as to push the baggage onto the conveyor assembly 1. In addition, the motor can drive the roller row to rotate forwards and backwards, the motor can drive the roller row to rotate towards the direction of the conveyor belt assembly 1 when the luggage is stored, and the rotation direction of the roller row is opposite when the luggage is taken out.

In a preferred embodiment, in order to reduce the influence of brake or vibration on the elevator 2 and the transported luggage during the running of the train, the elevator 2 is further provided with a counterweight 2.4 and a luggage blocking frame 2.5. The balancing weight 2.4 is connected on the main bearing frame of the lifter 2, and the luggage blocking frame 2.5 is arranged on the lifting component 2.3 and corresponds to the main bearing frame of the lifter 2.

Since the conventional train is installed on a train and generally has a limit to the volume and weight of luggage, the carrying capacity of the installed elevator 2 may be set by taking the limit of the train into consideration and setting a certain margin, and thus the elevator 2 is relatively small in size. In addition, the control cabinet 4 is preferably arranged for use on new trains, and the movable or foldable lifter 2 can be used for old trains, so that the space can be saved after the loading is finished. Of course, it is also possible to envisage retrofitting the control cabinet 4 with a reasonable space arrangement on an old train.

In one embodiment, the controller 3 is provided with an information identification module. The information identification module corresponds the luggage information with the identified effective information of the passenger by identifying one of ticket information, two-dimensional code information on a mobile phone, two-dimensional code information on a ticket and identification effective identification card (such as a second generation resident identification card) information, and then sends the identified information to the controller 3 to complete the storage or the taking out of the luggage. The number of pieces of luggage and the identified valid information may be in many-to-one correspondence, for example, one passenger may store two or three pieces of luggage by scanning a ticket once, and the like. When the luggage is taken out, all the luggage cases which are correspondingly stored can be taken out at one time by brushing the ticket at one time, so that the luggage taking and the putting of the luggage of the passengers who go out by taking the family as a unit or accompany with the trip are facilitated.

In one embodiment, the controller 3 is provided with an information recognition module, which corresponds the baggage information to the face information of the passenger by using a face-brushing recognition technology, and then transmits the recognized information to the controller 3 to complete the storage or retrieval of the baggage.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 3, the conveyor assembly 1 mainly comprises a double row conveyor belt 1.1 provided on the luggage rack and a first pushing mechanism provided at both ends of the double row conveyor belt 1.1. The double row of conveyor belts 1.1 moves in the opposite direction, for example from left to right on the outside (in the direction of the paper in fig. 3, on the side closer to the viewer) and from right to left on the inside. The first pushing mechanisms are arranged at two ends of the double-row conveying belt 1.1, and the first pushing mechanism at the right end is used for pushing the luggage from one side conveying belt (the outer side conveying belt in the figure 3) to the other side conveying belt (the inner side conveying belt in the figure 3). The first pushing mechanism at the left end is used for pushing the luggage from the inner conveyor belt to the outer conveyor belt.

In one embodiment, one specific embodiment of the first pushing mechanism is shown in fig. 3, 4 and 5. In this embodiment, the first pushing mechanism mainly includes a roller assembly 1.2, a first pushing block 1.3, and a linear driving module 1.4 for driving the first pushing block 1.3. As shown in fig. 4, the first pushing block 1.3 mainly includes three small connecting blocks and a connecting push beam connecting the three small connecting blocks, the first pushing block 1.3 spans over the roller assembly 1.2, the three small pushing blocks are respectively located between the roller gaps, one of the small pushing blocks is connected to the driving slider 1.41 of the linear driving module 1.4, and the first pushing block 1.3 is driven to move back and forth when the linear driving module 1.4 drives the driving slider 1.41 to move back and forth.

In an embodiment not shown, the conveyor assembly 1 essentially comprises an endless conveyor belt arranged on a luggage rack and a conveyor belt drive mechanism, which is connected to the controller 3. The endless conveyor here refers to a portion located above the roof rack for conveying the luggage, and does not include a conveyor located below the roof rack.

In an embodiment not shown, the conveyor assembly 1 essentially comprises a single row of conveyor belts arranged on a luggage rack and a manipulator cooperating with the single row of conveyor belts, wherein the manipulator and the single row of conveyor belts are both connected to the controller 3. Here, the robot mainly functions to take out and deliver a part of the luggage, most of the luggage at the start station or the end station can be transported by forward and reverse movements of the single-row conveyor, and the storage and the taking out of the part of the luggage in the middle can be realized by the robot. It should be noted here that the baggage racks need to have a space for the robot to move, for example, above or on one side of the baggage rack.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 6, the conveyor assembly 1 mainly comprises several small conveyor belts or conveyor blocks 1.11, which several small conveyor belts or conveyor blocks 1.11 are connected via connecting beams 1.5 to form a conveyor belt capable of conveying baggage from one end of the baggage rack to the other. Here, the conveying blocks 1.11 in the same row are all rotated and matched in the same direction under the action of the rotating shafts 1.12 to finish the conveying of the luggage.

In one embodiment, the conveyor belt assembly 1 is provided with a detection sensor, as shown in fig. 3 and 6, and one sensor may be provided on each conveyor block 1.11. The sensors send the position information of the baggage and the vacant position information to the controller 3 so that the controller 3 can make a reasonable arrangement.

In one embodiment, when storing the baggage, the baggage is loaded into the elevator 2 through the baggage gate 4.1, the controller 3 is triggered by scanning the ticket two-dimensional code or the second generation identification card, and the conveyor belt assembly 2 transports the baggage to a designated location after the elevator 2 lifts the baggage to a height corresponding to the conveyor belt assembly 1 and pushes the baggage onto the conveyor belt assembly 1. When the luggage is taken out, the controller 3 is triggered by scanning the ticket two-dimensional code or the second-generation identification card, the corresponding luggage is conveyed to the conveying port 4.2 by the conveying belt assembly 1 and is pushed onto the lifter 2, and finally, the luggage is taken out from the luggage access port 4.1.

In a preferred embodiment, the roof racks are closed bin roof racks with only one side access opening. In order to meet emergency situations, an emergency cabin door specially controlled by a crew is further arranged on the control cabinet 4 or the closed cabin luggage rack, and when special situations occur, such as passenger ticket loss or electrical failure, the closed cabin luggage rack or the elevator can be opened by a key and the like to take out luggage.

In a preferred embodiment, the conveyor belt assembly 1 is provided with an anti-collision mechanism for preventing collision of baggage and a noise reduction mechanism for reducing noise of baggage transportation. For example, a soft partition or the like is provided between the conveying blocks 1.11, and a silencer or the like is provided in the closed bin.

In one embodiment, taking a luggage box as an example, the working principle of the automatic loading system for train luggage mainly comprises:

when luggage is put, a passenger puts the luggage box into the roller row of the lifting assembly 2.3 of the elevator 2, and then scans the two-dimensional code of the ticket through the two-dimensional code scanner connected with the information identification module of the control cabinet 4, and the controller 3 records the corresponding relation between the ticket information of the passenger and the luggage box. After the passenger selects the option of laying the suitcase, the three-phase motor of controller 3 control lift 2 rotates, hold-in range messenger through transport mechanism 2.2 from top to bottom lifts subassembly 2.3 and takes luggage to rise, and position sensor's existence can obtain the information of lifting subassembly 2.3 rise height, and 2.4 counterweights have then reduced the impact to three-phase motor when driving and parking, and transport mechanism 2.2 guarantees to lift 2.3 straight line steady lifts from top to bottom. After rising to the preset height, the elevator 2 stops and keeps power, and meanwhile, the motor on the lifting assembly 2.3 drives the roller rows to rotate to convey the luggage cases to the double-row conveying belt 1.1. The entrance of the double-row conveying belt 1.1 is provided with an infrared geminate transistor for recording the number of the luggage cases. The controller 3 controls the double-row conveying belt 1.1 and the first pushing mechanism to move the luggage case on the double-row conveying belt 1.1 according to the comprehensive information, and reasonably arranges the position for placing the luggage case.

When taking luggage, the two-dimensional code of the ticket is scanned by the two-dimensional code scanner, and the controller 3 searches the record of the corresponding relation between the identified information and the luggage case. Then the controller 3 controls the double-row conveying belt 1.1 and the first pushing mechanism to move so as to move the luggage case to the lifting assembly 2.3, and the number of the luggage cases can be updated in real time through the infrared pair tubes in the process. The controller 3 then controls the elevator 2 to be lowered and the presence of the position sensor gives information on the height of the lifting assembly 2.3. When the luggage case descends to a preset position, the three-phase motor stops and keeps power, and passengers take down the luggage case.

It should be noted that the luggage in the present invention is not limited to the square suitcase, but generally refers to various shapes of suitcases, packing cases, backpacks, etc. commonly used in trains.

While preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described, additional variations and modifications in those embodiments may occur to those skilled in the art once they learn of the basic inventive concepts. Therefore, the appended claims are intended to be construed to include preferred embodiments and all such changes and/or modifications as fall within the scope of the invention, and all such changes and/or modifications as are made to the embodiments of the present invention are intended to be covered by the scope of the invention.

Claims

1. An automatic train baggage loading system, comprising:

a conveyor belt assembly provided on a luggage rack of a train;

a hoist for transporting luggage from below onto the conveyor assembly of a train luggage rack; and

a controller that receives baggage access information and controls movement of the elevator and conveyor belt assembly;

the controller is provided with an information identification module, and the information identification module corresponds the luggage information with the identified effective information by identifying tickets, two-dimensional codes and effective certificate information or by a face brushing technology;

the conveyor belt assembly is provided with a detection sensor, and the sensor sends the position information of the luggage and the spare position information to the controller;

the conveying belt assembly comprises double rows of conveying belts and a first pushing mechanism, the double rows of conveying belts are arranged on the luggage rack, the moving directions of the double rows of conveying belts are opposite, the first pushing mechanism is arranged at two ends of the double rows of conveying belts and used for pushing luggage from one side of the conveying belts to the other side of the conveying belts, the first pushing mechanism comprises a roller assembly, a first pushing block and a linear driving module for driving the first pushing block, the first pushing block comprises three small connecting blocks and a connecting pushing beam for connecting the three connecting blocks, the first pushing block stretches across the roller assembly, the three small connecting blocks are respectively positioned between gaps of a roller, one of the small connecting blocks is connected to a driving sliding block of the linear driving module, and the first pushing block is driven to move back and forth in the process that the linear driving module drives the driving sliding block to move back and forth;

the system also comprises a control cabinet, the lifter and the controller are arranged in the control cabinet, and a luggage access and a conveying port communicated with the conveying belt assembly are respectively arranged on two corresponding sides of the control cabinet; the luggage rack is a closed bin luggage rack provided with an inlet and an outlet.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the elevator comprises:

a lifting drive mechanism connected with the controller;

the upper and lower conveying mechanisms are connected with the lifting driving mechanism; and

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the second pushing mechanism comprises a roller row and a motor for driving the roller row in forward and reverse rotation.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein when storing the baggage, the baggage is loaded into the elevator through the baggage port, the controller is triggered, and the conveyor belt assembly transports the baggage to a designated location when the elevator lifts the baggage to a height corresponding to the conveyor belt assembly and pushes the baggage onto the conveyor belt assembly; when the luggage is taken out, the controller is triggered, and the corresponding luggage is conveyed to the conveying opening, pushed onto the elevator and taken out from the luggage access opening.

5. The system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the baggage racks are closed bin baggage racks provided with only one entrance/exit port, and the conveyor belt assembly is provided with a collision prevention mechanism for preventing collision of baggage and a noise reduction mechanism for reducing noise of baggage transportation.