CN109795834B - Storage cabinet and storage cabinet control method - Google Patents
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The invention relates to the technical field of logistics and discloses a storage cabinet and a storage cabinet control method. According to the storage cabinet provided by the invention, the first access port for the unmanned aerial vehicle to access the articles is arranged at the top of the cabinet body, so that the unmanned aerial vehicle is supported to access the articles, when the storage cabinet is used for temporarily storing the express items, the access efficiency of the express items can be improved, and the problem of low access efficiency of the express item cabinet in the related art caused by manual access of the express items is effectively solved. According to the control method of the storage cabinet provided by the invention, when the article access request information is the article access request information of the unmanned aerial vehicle, the driving device drives the delivery device to move in the delivery space, so that the delivery device receives or sends out articles through the first access opening, and the unmanned aerial vehicle can access the articles through the first access opening, so that when the storage cabinet is used for temporarily storing the express items, the access efficiency of the express items can be improved, and the problem of low access efficiency of the express item cabinet manually accessed in the related technology is effectively solved.
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Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of logistics, in particular to a storage cabinet and a storage cabinet control method.
Background
In recent years, with the rapid development of electronic commerce, the express industry is rapidly developed. The express delivery cabinet has the characteristics of no time and place limitation, labor saving, convenient transaction and the like, and is more and more widely applied. Express companies install express cabinets for temporarily storing express in public places such as residential districts, enterprises and public institutions and the like, and express couriers and express receiving and sending users of the express companies can deliver the express to the express cabinets or take the express out of the express cabinets.
The related art discloses an express delivery cabinet, as shown in fig. 1, the express delivery cabinet includes a cabinet 2 ' and a shelf disposed inside the cabinet 2 ', wherein a front panel of the cabinet 2 ' is provided with a human-computer interaction module 21 ' and a plurality of access ports 22 ', the shelf includes a plurality of grids for storing express items, the number of the access ports 22 ' is the same as the number of the grids, and corresponds to one-to-one, and each access port 22 ' corresponds to one access port 22 ', and the cabinet 2 ' is further provided with an access door 23 ' for opening or closing the corresponding access port 22 '. When the courier needs to deliver the express items to the express item cabinet or take out the express items from the express item cabinet, a cabinet opening command is input through the man-machine interaction module 21 ', an access door 23' of one access port 22 'is opened, and the express items are put into or taken out of the compartment corresponding to the access port 22'.
In the express item storing and taking process, the operation process is complex, the labor consumption is high, the express item storing and taking efficiency is low, and especially when the express item cabinet is installed in a remote area, an express delivery person needs to rush for a long time to store and take express items, so that the express item storing and taking efficiency is further reduced.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide a storage cabinet which has the advantage of high storage and taking efficiency.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a locker control method, by which the locker access efficiency can be improved.
The embodiment of the invention is realized by the following technical scheme:
a stowage bin, comprising: the unmanned aerial vehicle storage and taking cabinet comprises a cabinet body, wherein a first storage and taking port for storing and taking articles by an unmanned aerial vehicle is arranged at the top of the cabinet body, at least one second storage and taking port for manually storing and taking articles is arranged on the side face of the cabinet body, and a delivery space communicated with the first storage and taking port is arranged in the cabinet body; the goods shelf is arranged in the cabinet body and comprises a plurality of grids for storing goods, and the grids are communicated with the delivery space; a delivery device disposed within the delivery space; and a driving device in transmission connection with the delivery device, and used for driving the delivery device to move in the delivery space; wherein the delivery device is used for delivering the articles between the first access opening and each grid and/or between the second access opening and each grid.
Preferably, the number of the second access ports is the same as that of the grid ports, and the positions of the second access ports correspond to those of the grid ports one to one; the shelf is located between the delivery space and the second access opening.
Preferably, the shelf is cylindrical, and the inside of the shelf forms a delivery space.
Preferably, the second access port is in communication with the delivery space; the delivery space is located between the second access opening and the shelf.
Preferably, the delivery space is annular around the shelf; the shelf comprises at least one layer of storage mechanism; the storage mechanism comprises a supporting disc and a plurality of grids which are sequentially arranged along the circumferential direction of the supporting disc.
Preferably, the goods shelf further comprises a supporting disc driving mechanism connected with the supporting disc, and the supporting disc driving mechanism is used for driving the supporting disc to rotate.
Preferably, the number of the second access ports is the same as that of the storage mechanisms, and the positions of the second access ports correspond to those of the storage mechanisms one by one.
Preferably, the delivery device comprises a base frame, a platform, a first platform driving mechanism and a second platform driving mechanism; the base frame is in transmission connection with a driving device; the platform is movably connected with the base frame; the first platform driving mechanism is in transmission connection with the platform and is used for driving the platform to ascend or descend relative to the base frame; the second platform driving mechanism is in transmission connection with the platform and used for driving the platform to extend into the grid or separate from the grid.
Preferably, the storage cabinet further comprises a first access door corresponding to the first access opening, the first access door being used for opening or closing the first access opening; and/or the locker further comprises a second access door corresponding to the second access port, the second access door being for opening or closing the second access port.
A locker control method is used for controlling the locker, and comprises the following steps: receiving the request information of accessing the article; judging whether the article access request information is article access request information of an unmanned aerial vehicle or article access request information manually; when the article access request information is the article access request information of the unmanned aerial vehicle, controlling the driving device to drive the delivery device to move in the delivery space so that the delivery device receives or sends out the article through the first access port; when the article access request information is manual article access request information, controlling an access door of the second access port to be opened so as to manually put in or take out articles through the second access port; and/or controlling the driving device to drive the delivery device to move in the delivery space so that the delivery device receives or sends the articles out through the second access opening.
Preferably, when the article access request information is the article access request information of the unmanned aerial vehicle, judging that the article access request information of the unmanned aerial vehicle is article storage request information of the unmanned aerial vehicle or article taking-out request information of the unmanned aerial vehicle; when the request information for storing the article by the unmanned aerial vehicle is the request information for storing the article by the unmanned aerial vehicle, controlling the driving device to drive the delivery device to move to the first access port, receiving the article from the first access port by the delivery device, driving the delivery device to move to the target cell, and putting the article into the target cell by the delivery device; when the request information for the unmanned aerial vehicle to access the article is the request information for the unmanned aerial vehicle to take out the article, controlling the driving device to drive the delivery device to move to the target lattice, taking out the article from the target lattice by the delivery device, driving the delivery device to move to the first access opening by the driving device, and sending out the article from the first access opening by the delivery device; when the article access request information is manual article access request information, judging that the manual article access request information is manual article storage request information or manual article taking-out request information; when the article request information is manually stored, controlling the driving device to drive the delivery device to move to the second access port, receiving the article from the second access port by the delivery device, driving the delivery device to move to the target cell, and putting the article into the target cell by the delivery device; when the manual article access request information is the manual article access request information, the driving device is controlled to drive the delivery device to move to the target lattice, the delivery device takes out the article from the target lattice, the driving device drives the delivery device to move to the second access port, and the delivery device sends out the article from the second access port.
The technical scheme of the invention at least has the following beneficial effects:
according to the storage cabinet provided by the embodiment of the invention, the first access port for the unmanned aerial vehicle to access the articles is arranged at the top of the cabinet body, so that the unmanned aerial vehicle is supported to access the articles, the article access efficiency is improved, when the storage cabinet is used for temporarily storing the express items, the express item access efficiency can be improved, and the problem of low access efficiency of the express item cabinet in the related technology caused by manual express item access is effectively solved.
According to the locker control method provided by the embodiment of the invention, when the article access request information is the article access request information of the unmanned aerial vehicle, the driving device is controlled to drive the delivery device to move in the delivery space, so that the delivery device receives or sends out articles through the first access opening, and thus the unmanned aerial vehicle can access the articles through the first access opening, and the article access efficiency is improved.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a related art express mail cabinet;
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of an external structure of a storage cabinet according to embodiment 1 of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the internal structure of a storage cabinet according to embodiment 1 of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a driving device of a cabinet according to embodiment 1 of the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a delivery device of a storage cabinet provided in embodiment 1 of the present invention;
FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a storage cabinet according to embodiment 2 of the present invention;
FIG. 7 is a schematic view of an external structure of a storage cabinet according to embodiment 3 of the present invention;
FIG. 8 is a top view of the internal structure of a cabinet according to embodiment 3 of the present invention;
FIG. 9 is a schematic view of an external structure of a storage cabinet according to embodiment 4 of the present invention;
FIG. 10 is a top view of the internal structure of a cabinet according to embodiment 4 of the present invention;
FIG. 11 is a schematic block diagram of a locker control method according to embodiment 5 of the present invention.
In the figure: 2' -a cabinet; 21' -a human-computer interaction module; 22' -access port; 23' -an access door; 010-a locker; 100-a cabinet body; 110-a base plate; 120-a top plate; 121-a first access port; 122-a first access gate; 130-left side panel; 140-right side plate; 150-front panel; 151-second access port; 152-a second access gate; 160-side plate; 200-a shelf; 210-a cell; 211-a first support plate; 212-a second support plate; 213-a working channel; 220-a delivery space; 230-a support disk; 231-centre of rotation; 300-a delivery device; 310-a base frame; 311-a first opening; 312 — a second opening; 313-a third opening; 320-a platform; 400-a drive device; 410-a vertical drive mechanism; 411-a rack; 420-a horizontal drive mechanism; 421-an object stage; 430-support shaft; 440-an endless track; 020-cabinet; 030-Locker; 040-storing cabinet.
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In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be described clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings. It is to be understood that the embodiments described are only a few embodiments of the present invention, and not all embodiments.
Thus, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the invention is not intended to limit the scope of the invention as claimed, but is merely representative of some embodiments of the 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.
It should be noted that the embodiments of the present invention and the features and technical solutions thereof may be combined with each other without conflict.
It should be noted that: like reference numbers and letters refer to like items in the following figures, and thus, once an item is defined in one figure, it need not be further defined and explained in subsequent figures.
In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "first", "second", and the like are used only for distinguishing the description, and are not intended to indicate or imply relative importance.
In the description of the present invention, unless otherwise specified, the term "left-right direction" refers to the direction indicated by the ab arrow in the drawings, the term "front-back direction" refers to the direction indicated by the cd arrow in the drawings, the term "up-down direction" refers to the direction indicated by the ef arrow in the drawings, and the remaining directions are taken as reference bases.
In order to effectively solve the problem of low access efficiency of manual access of express delivery cabinets in the related art, the embodiment of the invention provides a storage cabinet and a storage cabinet control method. The storage cabinet provided by the embodiment of the invention has the advantage of high storage efficiency, so that when the storage cabinet is used for temporarily storing the express items, the storage efficiency of the express items can be improved, and the problem of low storage efficiency caused by manual storage of the express items in the express cabinet in the related technology is effectively solved; the storage cabinet control method provided by the embodiment of the invention can improve the storage and taking efficiency of the storage cabinet, so that when the storage cabinet is used for temporarily storing the express, the storage and taking efficiency of the express can be improved, and the problem of low storage and taking efficiency of the express cabinet in the prior art caused by manual storage and taking of the express is effectively solved.
Example 1:
fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of an external structure of the locker 010 of this embodiment, fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of an internal structure of the locker 010 of this embodiment, and fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a driving device 400 of the locker 010 of this embodiment. Referring to fig. 2, 3 and 4, in the present embodiment, the locker 010 is a express locker, and the locker 010 includes a cabinet 100, a shelf 200, a delivery device 300 and a driving device 400.
Referring to fig. 2 and 3, in the present embodiment, the cabinet 100 is a rectangular parallelepiped and includes a bottom plate 110, a top plate 120, a left side plate 130, a right side plate 140, a front side plate 150, and a rear side plate (not shown), wherein the bottom plate 110 and the top plate 120 are relatively parallel and spaced apart, the top plate 120 is located above the bottom plate 110, the left side plate 130, the right side plate 140, the front side plate 150, and the rear side plate are vertically connected between the bottom plate 110 and the top plate 120, the first access opening 121 is disposed on the top plate 120, and the plurality of second access openings 151 are disposed on the front side plate 150. First access port 121 is used for unmanned aerial vehicle access article, and second access port 151 is used for artifical access article. A first access door 122 for closing or opening the first access port 121 is provided at the first access port 121. The first access door 122 is drivingly connected to the top panel 120 by a drive assembly (not shown). The driving component connected to the first access door 122 may be various, and in this embodiment, the driving component connected to the first access door 122 is a linear driving component (e.g., a screw-nut pair). The first access door 122 is movable in a horizontal direction with respect to the first access opening 121 by the driving of the driving assembly, thereby opening or closing the first access opening 121. A second access door 152 for closing or opening the second access port 151 is provided at the second access port 151. The second access door 152 is drivingly connected to the front panel 150 via a drive assembly (not shown). The driving component connected to the second access door 152 may be various, and in this embodiment, the driving component connected to the second access door 152 is a rotation driving component (e.g., a motor). The second access door 152 is rotated by the driving of the driving assembly, thereby closing or opening the second access port 151. A safety lock (not shown) is further provided between the second access door 152 and the second access port 151, and when the second access door 152 closes the second access port 151, the safety lock is configured to lock the position of the second access door 152 to maintain the closed state of the second access port 151.
Referring to fig. 3, the shelf 200 includes a plurality of cells 210, the cells 210 are arranged in M rows and N columns, the number of the cells 210 is the same as that of the second access ports 151, and the positions of the cells are in one-to-one correspondence. The article can be manually (e.g., by a courier or a user) placed into or removed from the corresponding compartment 210 (hereinafter referred to as a target compartment) through the second access opening 151. Specifically, in this embodiment, the shelf 200 includes fifteen cells 210 arranged in five levels and three rows. Correspondingly, fifteen second access ports 151 are provided in the front side plate 150. Each of the cells 210 is provided therein with a first support plate 211 and a second support plate 212, the first support plate 211 and the second support plate 212 having the same height and being spaced apart in the left-right direction, with a working channel 213 formed therebetween. The first and second support plates 211 and 212 are used to support stored items.
The shelf 200 is spaced apart from the rear side panel in the front-rear direction, thereby forming a delivery space (not shown). The first access port 121 is located directly above the delivery space and communicates with the delivery space.
Referring to fig. 3 and 4, the delivering device 300 and the driving device 400 are both located in the delivering space, and the delivering device 300 is driven by the driving device 400 to move in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction so as to move to a position corresponding to the first access opening 121, receive the articles sent by the unmanned aerial vehicle or send the articles out for the unmanned aerial vehicle to take away, or move to a position corresponding to the target cell, and take away the articles in the target cell or put the articles into the target cell. The driving device 400 includes a vertical driving mechanism 410 and a horizontal driving mechanism 420. The vertical driving mechanism 410 is in transmission connection with the horizontal driving mechanism 420, and is used for driving the horizontal driving mechanism 420 to move in the up-and-down direction. The horizontal driving mechanism 420 is drivingly connected to the delivery device 300 for driving the delivery device 300 to move in the left-right direction. In the present embodiment, the vertical driving mechanism 410 includes two frames 411, a vertical driving part (not shown), and a vertical guiding part (not shown). The two racks 411 are spaced apart in the left-right direction. The vertical driving member is a belt driving member, which includes two belt pulleys respectively disposed at the upper end and the lower end of the frame 411, a motor driving the rotation of the belt pulleys, and a driving belt supported on the two belt pulleys. The vertical guide member is a long strip member fixed to the frame 411 and extending in the up-down direction. The horizontal driving mechanism 420 includes a stage 421 and a horizontal driving component (not shown in the figure), the stage 421 is used to support the delivery device 300, two ends of the stage 421 are slidably engaged with the vertical guiding mechanism up and down, and two ends of the stage 421 are respectively connected with the transmission belts on the two frames 411. The motor drives the belt wheel to rotate, the belt wheel drives the transmission belt to move, and the transmission belt drives the object stage 421 to move up and down along the rack 411, so as to drive the delivery device 300 to move along the vertical direction. A horizontal driving mechanism for driving the delivery device 300 to move on the stage 421 in the left-right direction is connected between the delivery device 300 and the stage 421. In this embodiment, the horizontal drive mechanism is a lead screw nut pair. Preferably, when the delivery device 300 is moved to the central position of the stage 421 in the horizontal direction and is moved to the maximum height in the vertical direction, the delivery device 300 is moved to a position corresponding to the first access port 121.
Fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a delivery device 300 of the storage cabinet 010 provided in this embodiment. Referring to fig. 5, the delivering apparatus 300 includes a base frame 310, a platform 320, a first platform driving mechanism (not shown), and a second platform driving mechanism (not shown). The base frame 310 includes a first opening 311 facing upward, and a second opening 312 and a third opening 313 spaced apart in the front-rear direction. When the delivery device 300 is located at a position corresponding to the first access opening 121, the first opening 311 is opposite to the first access opening 121, and the item can be put into the delivery device 300 or taken out of the delivery device 300 by the drone through the first access opening 121 and the first opening 311; when the delivery device 300 is in a position corresponding to the target bay, the second opening 312 is opposite the target bay, and the item can be placed into or removed from the target bay by the delivery device 300 through the second opening 312.
With reference to fig. 5, an opening is formed in the middle of the base frame 310 along the left-right direction; the platform 320 is located at the opening of the base frame 310, and the platform 320 is movably connected with the base frame 310; the first platform driving mechanism is used for driving the platform 320 to move in the vertical direction, so that the platform 320 is located at the falling position or the lifting position. When the platform 320 is located at the falling position, the height of the platform is lower than or equal to the height of the base frame 310, when an object is located in the delivery device 300, if the height of the platform 320 is lower than the height of the base frame 310, the object is supported by the base frame 310 and is not in contact with the platform 320, and if the height of the platform 320 is equal to the height of the base frame 310, the object is supported by both the platform 320 and the base frame 310 and is in contact with the platform 320; when the platform 320 is in the raised position, which is higher than the base frame 310 by a set distance, the platform 320 lifts the item in the delivery device 300 to a set height, thereby disengaging the item from the base frame 310; the second platform driving mechanism is used to drive the platform 320 to move in the forward and backward directions to extend or retract the delivery device 300 through the second opening 312 to reach the extended position or the retracted position. Wherein when the platform 320 is in the extended position, it extends out of the delivery device 300 and is positioned within the target cell, and wherein an item positioned on the platform 320 can be placed within the target cell, and when the platform 320 is in the retracted position, it is retracted within the delivery device 300, and wherein an item stored within the target cell can be removed into the delivery device 300.
When the delivering device 300 is located at a position corresponding to the first access opening 121, the control platform 320 is located at a lifting position, so that the platform 320 can receive the object placed by the unmanned aerial vehicle through the manipulator, or lift the object located in the delivering device 300 to a set height, so that the unmanned aerial vehicle can grab the object on the platform 320 through the manipulator. When the delivery device 300 is positioned at a location corresponding to a target cell and an article needs to be removed from the target cell, the second platform driving mechanism first drives the platform 320 to extend so that the platform 320 enters the target cell, and the platform 320 is positioned below the first support plate 211 and the second support plate 212. The first platform driving mechanism then drives the platform 320 to be raised, and the platform 320 passes through the working channel 213 between the first support plate 211 and the second support plate 212 to lift the object supported by the first support plate 211 and the second support plate 212. Then, the second platform driving mechanism drives the platform 320 to retract, so that the object is separated from the target cell and moves to the position above the base frame 310. Finally, the first platform driving mechanism drives the platform 320 to fall, so that the item enters the delivery device 300 and is supported by the base frame 310. When the delivering device 300 is located at a position corresponding to the target cell and an article needs to be stored in the target cell, the first platform driving mechanism drives the platform 320 to be lifted up, so as to lift the article to a set height. The second platform drive mechanism then drives the platform 320 to extend and deliver the article into the target cell, with the platform 320 positioned above the first support plate 211 and the second support plate 212. Then, the first platform driving mechanism drives the platform 320 to fall, the platform 320 passes through the working channel 213 between the first support plate 211 and the second support plate 212, and the articles on the platform 320 fall on the first support plate 211 and the second support plate 212. Finally, the second platform drive mechanism drives the platform 320 to retract into the delivery device 300.
The locker 010 that this embodiment provided owing to be provided with the first access hole 121 that is used for unmanned aerial vehicle access article on the roof, consequently, the locker 010 that this embodiment provided can use unmanned aerial vehicle access article, and article access efficiency is high.
Example 2:
fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a storage cabinet 020 according to the embodiment. Referring to fig. 6, the difference between the storage cabinet 020 of the present embodiment and the storage cabinet 010 of embodiment 1 is that a second access opening 151 is disposed on the front side plate 150 of the storage cabinet 020. The shelf 200 is spaced apart from the front side panel 150 in the front-rear direction, thereby forming a delivery space (not shown). When the delivery device 300 is located at a position corresponding to the second access opening 151, the second opening 312 is opposite to the second access opening 151, and the item can be manually put into the delivery device 300 or taken out of the delivery device 300 through the second access opening 151 and the second opening 312; when the delivery device 300 is located at a position corresponding to the target cell, the third opening 313 is opposite to the target cell, and the item can be placed into or taken out of the target cell by the delivery device 300 through the third opening 313.
The storage cabinet 020 of the embodiment is provided with only one second access opening 151 for manually accessing articles on the front side plate 150, the articles in all the compartments of the shelf 200 can be released and taken out through the second access opening 151, and the number of times of moving of a user can be reduced when the user accesses the articles in batch, so that the efficiency of accessing the articles can be further improved through the storage cabinet 020 provided by the embodiment. In addition, the storage cabinet 020 provided by the embodiment can place articles into the target cell through the delivery device 300, and can avoid irregular placement of articles caused by random placement of articles into the target cell manually, so that the performance of the storage cabinet 020 is improved. Furthermore, only one second access opening 151 is arranged, so that only one second access door 152 and one safety lock 153 are required to be arranged, and the purchase cost of the equipment is greatly reduced.
Example 3:
fig. 7 is an external structural schematic diagram of a locker 030 according to the present embodiment; fig. 8 is a top view of the internal structure of the locker 030 according to the embodiment. Referring to fig. 7 and 8, the locker 030 of the present embodiment differs from the locker 010 of embodiment 1 in that the cabinet 100 is cylindrical, the bottom plate 110 and the top plate 120 are circular, and a cylindrical side plate 160 is disposed between the bottom plate 110 and the top plate 120. The shelf 200 is cylindrical, and a delivery space 220 is formed inside the shelf 200. The driving device 400 includes a supporting shaft 430, a vertical movement driving mechanism (not shown), and a rotation driving mechanism (not shown), the supporting shaft 430 extends in the vertical direction, the delivery device 300 is movably connected to the supporting shaft 430, the vertical movement driving mechanism is used for driving the delivery device 300 to move up and down along the supporting shaft 430, and the rotation driving mechanism is used for driving the delivery device 300 to rotate around the supporting shaft 430. Shelf 200 includes at least one tier of storage mechanisms, wherein when shelf 100 includes multiple tiers of storage mechanisms, the multiple tiers of storage mechanisms are arranged one above the other; each layer of storage mechanism comprises a plurality of grids 210 arranged at intervals along the circumferential direction of the supporting shaft 430; the side plate 160 of the cabinet 100 is provided with a plurality of second access ports 151, the number of the second access ports 151 is the same as that of the grid openings 210, the positions of the second access ports 151 correspond to one another one by one, each second access port 151 is provided with a second access door 152, and each second access door 152 is arc-shaped. The second access door 152 can slide along the side plate 160 to open or close the second access port 151. A safety lock (not shown) is provided between each second access door 152 and the cabinet 100 for locking the second access door 152 in the closed position. The item may be manually placed into or removed from the corresponding compartment 210 via the second access opening 151 by a person (e.g., a courier or a user). The first access port 121 is located directly above the delivery device 300.
The second opening 312 and the third opening 313 of the delivery device 300 are spaced apart in a radial direction of the cabinet 100. When the delivery device 300 moves to the maximum height in the vertical direction, it moves to a position corresponding to the first access opening 121, and items can be put into the delivery device 300 or taken out of the delivery device 300 by the drone via the first access opening 121 and the first opening 311; when the delivery device 300 rotates about the support shaft 430, the second opening 312 or the third opening 313 may move to a position corresponding to the target cell, and when the second opening 312 moves to a position corresponding to the target cell, the second opening 312 is opposite to the target cell, and the article may be placed into or taken out of the target cell by the delivery device 300 through the second opening 312. When the third opening 313 is moved to a position corresponding to the target cell, the third opening 313 is docked with the target cell, and the item may be placed into or removed from the target cell by the delivery device 300 via the third opening 313.
The cabinet body 100 of the locker 030 of the embodiment is cylindrical, and the top plate 120 is circular, and since the top plate 120 of the locker 030 is circular, the unmanned aerial vehicle can be parked on the top plate 120 conveniently. Through the locker 030 of this embodiment, can improve the convenience of unmanned aerial vehicle access article.
Example 4:
fig. 9 is a schematic view of the external structure of the storage cabinet 040 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 10 is a plan view showing the internal structure of the cabinet 040 according to the present embodiment. Referring to fig. 9 and 10, the storage cabinet 040 of the present embodiment is different from the storage cabinet 030 of embodiment 3 in that the shelf 200 is cylindrical. The shelf 200 is spaced apart from the side panel 160, and an annular delivery space 220 is formed between the shelf 200 and the side panel 160. Delivery space 220 surrounds shelf 200. Shelf 200 includes at least one tier of storage mechanisms, which are arranged one above the other when shelf 100 includes multiple tiers of storage mechanisms; each layer of storage mechanism comprises a support disc 230 and a plurality of cells 210 arranged in sequence along the circumference of the support disc 230. The side plate 160 is provided with at least one second access port 151. When the shelf 200 includes a plurality of tiers of storage mechanisms and a plurality of second access ports 151, each second access port 151 corresponds to one tier of storage mechanisms. The driving device 400 includes an endless track 440, a bracket (not shown), an endless movement driving mechanism (not shown), and a vertical movement driving mechanism (not shown). The support extends along the vertical direction, the delivery device 300 is movably connected with the support, the support is connected with the annular track 440 through an annular movement driving mechanism, the annular movement driving mechanism is used for driving the support to move along the annular track 440 so as to drive the delivery device 300 to move along the annular track 440, and the vertical movement driving mechanism is used for driving the delivery device 300 to move up and down along the support so as to move along the vertical direction.
The second opening 312 and the third opening 313 of the delivery device 300 are spaced apart along the radial direction of the cabinet 100, wherein the second opening 312 is located outside the third opening 313. When the delivery device 300 moves to a position corresponding to the first access opening 121, the first opening 311 and the first access opening 121 are docked, and the item can be put into the delivery device 300 or taken out of the delivery device 300 by the drone through the first access opening 121 and the first opening 311; when the delivery device 300 is moved to a position corresponding to the second access opening 151, the second opening 312 is engaged with the second access opening 151, and the item can be manually put into the delivery device 300 or taken out of the delivery device 300 through the second access opening 151 and the second opening 312. When the delivery device 300 is in a position corresponding to the target cell, the third opening 313 is in abutment with the target cell, and the item can be placed into or removed from the target cell by the delivery device 300 via the third opening 313.
In the storage cabinet 040 of this embodiment, only one second access opening 151 for manually accessing the articles is provided on the side plate 160 corresponding to each layer of storage mechanism, and the articles in each cell 210 included in the storage mechanism corresponding to the layer can be loaded and unloaded through one second access opening 151, so that the number of times that the user moves when accessing the articles in batch can be reduced. In addition, only one second access port 151, one second access door 152 and a safety lock are arranged corresponding to each layer of storage mechanism, so that the purchase cost of the equipment is greatly reduced.
It should be further noted that the shelf 200 may further include a supporting tray driving mechanism (not shown), which is in driving connection with the supporting tray 230 for driving the supporting tray 230 to rotate around the rotation center 231 thereof. In this way, the driving device 400 can eliminate the circular track 440 and the bracket, and the delivering device 300 is driven by the vertical moving driving mechanism to move up and down, so that the articles can be accessed for each cell 210.
Example 5:
FIG. 11 is a schematic block diagram of a locker control method according to this embodiment. Referring to fig. 11, the locker control method of this embodiment is used to control any one of the lockers described in embodiments 1-4.
The locker control method comprises the following steps:
s01: receiving access item request information.
And receiving the article access request information by using a human-computer interaction unit of the locker. The man-machine interaction unit of the storage cabinet can be a touch display screen and a mechanical keyboard which are arranged on a front side plate of the storage cabinet, and can also be a communication module arranged in the storage cabinet.
S02: and judging whether the article access request information is unmanned aerial vehicle article access request information or manual article access request information.
The type of the article access request information received by the man-machine interaction unit comprises that the article access request information of the unmanned aerial vehicle and the article access request information of the man-machine interaction unit are novel, and the control unit of the storage cabinet judges whether the type of the article access request information received by the man-machine interaction unit is the article access request information of the unmanned aerial vehicle or the article access request information of the man-machine interaction unit. When the article access request information is the article access request information of the unmanned aerial vehicle, executing step S03; when the access item request information is manual access item request information, step S04 is executed.
S03: when the article access request information is the request information for the unmanned aerial vehicle to access the article, the control driving device 400 drives the delivering device 300 to move in the delivering space, so that the delivering device 300 receives or sends the article through the first access port 121.
When the article access request information is the article access request information of the unmanned aerial vehicle, the control unit further judges whether the article access request information of the unmanned aerial vehicle is the article storage request information of the unmanned aerial vehicle or the article taking-out request information of the unmanned aerial vehicle.
When the unmanned aerial vehicle access item request information indicates that the unmanned aerial vehicle stores the item request information, the control unit controls the driving device 400 to drive the delivery device 300 to move to the first access opening 121, the first access door 122 is opened, the delivery device 300 receives the item from the first access opening 121, the driving device 400 drives the delivery device 300 to move to the target cell, and the delivery device 300 puts the item into the target cell.
Preferably, the drone stores the article information in the article request information, for example, when the article is a express, the article information includes an express bill number, recipient information, sender information, and the like, the control unit determines the target slot according to a preset rule, for example, the preset rule is that any one slot selected from a plurality of free slots is used as the target slot, and after controlling the delivery device 300 to receive the article through the first access port 121 and place the article into the target slot, the drone associates the article information with the address of the target slot, and stores the associated information of the article information and the address of the target slot in a storage unit disposed inside the locker.
Preferably, the storage cabinet of the embodiment of the present invention may be applied to a logistics system, wherein the logistics system includes a central control device, a sorting device, an unmanned aerial vehicle, and a plurality of storage cabinets provided by the embodiment of the present invention, and the plurality of storage cabinets provided by the embodiment of the present invention are disposed at different locations and are used for temporarily storing express items. The logistics system stores the express into the target grid of the storage cabinet through the following work flow:
1) the central control equipment controls the sorting equipment to sort the plurality of express items to obtain the article information of each express item, and determines a storage cabinet for temporarily storing the express items according to the address of the addressee of each express item;
2) the central control equipment controls the unmanned aerial vehicle to convey a express to a storage cabinet for temporarily storing the express, stores the corresponding relation between the article information of the express and the storage cabinet, and sends the unmanned aerial vehicle storage article request information containing the article information of the express to the determined storage cabinet;
3) the man-machine interaction unit of the storage cabinet receives the information of the article storage request of the unmanned aerial vehicle sent by the central control device, the control unit of the storage cabinet controls the delivery device 300 to receive the express delivered by the unmanned aerial vehicle through the first access port 121 and place the express into the target cell according to the information of the article storage request of the unmanned aerial vehicle, and controls the storage unit of the storage cabinet to store the article information of the express and the associated information of the address of the target cell.
Through the steps, the storage cabinet provided by the embodiment of the invention can receive the unmanned aerial vehicle article storage request information sent by the central control device of the logistics system, receive the articles conveyed by the unmanned aerial vehicle according to the unmanned aerial vehicle article storage request information sent by the central control device and place the articles into the target grid. Since the unmanned aerial vehicle can place the articles into the target grid without sorting the articles after the articles are conveyed to the storage cabinet, sorting equipment is not required to be arranged on the storage cabinet provided by the embodiment of the invention, and the manufacturing cost of the storage cabinet is saved. Furthermore, only one set of sorting equipment is required to be arranged in the whole logistics system, so that the cost of the logistics system is saved.
When the unmanned aerial vehicle article access request information is the unmanned aerial vehicle article access request information, the control unit controls the driving device 400 to drive the delivery device 300 to move to the target bay, the delivery device 300 takes the article out of the target bay, the driving device 400 drives the delivery device 300 to move to the first access opening 121, the first access door 122 is opened, and the delivery device 300 sends the article out of the first access opening 121.
Preferably, the unmanned aerial vehicle takes out the article request message and includes article information, for example, when the article is a express mail, the article information includes an express mail order number, recipient information, sender information, and the like, and the control unit determines the target slot according to the article information and the associated information of the article information and the address of the target slot, so as to control the delivery device 300 to take out the article from the target slot and send the article out from the first access port 121.
Preferably, the storage cabinet of the embodiment of the present invention may be applied to a logistics system, wherein, as described above, the logistics system includes a central control device, a sorting device, an unmanned aerial vehicle, and a plurality of storage cabinets provided by the embodiments of the present invention, where the plurality of storage cabinets provided by the embodiments of the present invention are disposed at different locations for temporarily storing express items. The logistics system takes out the express from the target lattice of the storage cabinet through the following work flow:
1) the central control equipment determines a storage cabinet for temporarily storing the express to be taken out according to the article information of the express to be taken out and the corresponding relation between the article information of the express and the storage cabinet for temporarily storing the express;
2) the central control equipment controls the unmanned aerial vehicle to fly to a storage cabinet for temporarily storing the express to be taken out, and sends the unmanned aerial vehicle article taking-out request information containing article information of the express to be taken out to a human-computer interaction unit of the storage cabinet;
3) the man-machine interaction unit of the storage cabinet receives the request information of taking out the goods by the unmanned aerial vehicle sent by the central control device, the control unit of the storage cabinet determines the target lattice for temporarily storing the goods according to the goods information of the goods contained in the request information of taking out the goods by the unmanned aerial vehicle, and controls the delivery device 300 to take out the goods from the target lattice and send the goods out from the first access opening 121.
S04: when the article access request information is the manual article access request information, controlling a second access door 152 of the second access port 151 to open so that the articles are manually put in or taken out through the second access port 151; and/or controlling the driving device 400 to drive the delivering device 300 to move in the delivering space, so that the delivering device 300 receives or sends the item through the second access port 151.
When the article access request information is manual article access request information, further judging that the manual article access request information is manual article storage request information or manual article taking-out request information.
When the number of the second access ports 151 is the same as that of the slots 210 and the positions correspond to each other, no matter whether the manual article access request information is manual article storage request information or manual article taking request information, the control unit first determines a target slot to be operated currently and controls the second access door 152 corresponding to the target slot to be opened, so that the user can manually put an article into the target slot or take the article out of the target slot through the second access port 151.
When only one second access port 151 is provided, or one second access port 151 corresponds to a plurality of cells 210, if the article request information is manually stored, the second access door 152 is opened to receive the manually placed article. The control unit controls the driving device 400 to drive the delivering device 300 to move to the second access port 151, the delivering device 300 receives the article from the second access port 151, the driving device 400 drives the delivering device 300 to move to the target cell, and the delivering device 300 puts the article into the target cell. If the manual access item request message is a manual removal item request message, the control unit controls the driving device 400 to drive the delivery device 300 to move to the target bay, the delivery device 300 removes the item from the target bay, the driving device 400 drives the delivery device 300 to move to the second access opening 151, and the second access door 152 is opened, so that the item in the delivery device 300 can be removed manually.
Preferably, the manual deposit item request message and the manual removal item request message both include item information, for example, when the item is an express, the item information includes an express item number, recipient information, sender information, and the like. When the article request information is manually stored, the control unit determines a target grid according to a preset rule, associates the article information with the address of the target grid after the article is placed in the target grid, and stores the associated information of the article information and the address of the target grid into a storage unit arranged in the storage cabinet; when the manual access item request information is the manual retrieval item request information, the control unit determines the target bay based on the item information of the item to be retrieved and the association information of the item information and the address of the target bay, thereby controlling the second access door 151 corresponding to the target bay to be opened, or controlling the delivery device 300 to retrieve the item from the target bay and deliver the item to the second access door 151.
According to the locker control method provided by the embodiment of the invention, when the article access request information is the article access request information of the unmanned aerial vehicle, the driving device is controlled to drive the delivery device to move in the delivery space, so that the delivery device receives or sends out articles through the first access opening, and thus the unmanned aerial vehicle can access the articles through the first access opening, and the article access efficiency is improved.
According to the storage cabinet provided by the embodiment of the invention, the first access port for the unmanned aerial vehicle to access the articles is arranged at the top of the cabinet body, so that the unmanned aerial vehicle is supported to access the articles, the article access efficiency is improved, when the storage cabinet is used for temporarily storing the express items, the express item access efficiency can be improved, and the problem of low access efficiency of the express item cabinet in the related technology caused by manual express item access is effectively solved.
It should be understood that the above-described embodiments of the present invention are merely examples for clearly illustrating the present invention, and are not intended to limit the embodiments of the present invention. Other variations and modifications will be apparent to persons skilled in the art in light of the above description. And are neither required nor exhaustive of all embodiments. Any modification, equivalent replacement, and improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the claims of the present invention.
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1. A stowage bin, comprising:
the unmanned aerial vehicle storage and taking cabinet comprises a cabinet body, wherein a first storage and taking opening used for storing and taking articles by an unmanned aerial vehicle is formed in the top of the cabinet body, at least one second storage and taking opening used for manually storing and taking articles is formed in the side face of the cabinet body, and a delivery space communicated with the first storage and taking opening is formed in the cabinet body;
a shelf disposed within the cabinet body, the shelf including a plurality of compartments for storing items, the compartments being in communication with the delivery space;
a delivery device disposed within the delivery space; and
a driving device in transmission connection with the delivery device and used for driving the delivery device to move in the delivery space;
wherein the delivery device is for delivering items between the first access opening and each bay and/or between the second access opening and each bay;
the delivery device comprises a base frame, a platform and a first platform driving mechanism; the base frame is in transmission connection with the driving device; the platform is movably connected with the base frame;
the first platform driving mechanism is in transmission connection with the platform and is used for driving the platform to ascend or descend relative to the base frame, so that the platform has a lifting position and a falling position, and when the platform is located at the falling position, the height of the platform is lower than or equal to that of the base frame; when the platform is located at the lifting position, the height of the platform is higher than that of the base frame;
when the delivery device is located at a position corresponding to the first access opening and the platform is located at the lifting position, the unmanned aerial vehicle can place or grab an article on the platform.
2. The storage cabinet of claim 1, wherein:
the number of the second access ports is the same as that of the grid ports, and the second access ports correspond to the grid ports in position one to one;
the shelf is located between the delivery space and the second access opening.
3. The storage cabinet of claim 2, wherein:
the shelf is cylindrical, and the inner side of the shelf forms the delivery space.
4. The storage cabinet of claim 1, wherein:
the second access port is in communication with the delivery space;
the delivery space is located between the second access opening and the shelf.
5. The storage cabinet of claim 4, wherein:
the delivery space is annular around the shelf; the shelf comprises at least one layer of storage mechanism; the storage mechanism comprises a supporting disc and a plurality of grids which are sequentially arranged along the circumferential direction of the supporting disc.
6. The storage cabinet of claim 5, wherein:
the goods shelf further comprises a supporting disc driving mechanism connected with the supporting disc, and the supporting disc driving mechanism is used for driving the supporting disc to rotate.
7. The storage cabinet of claim 5, wherein:
the number of the second access ports is the same as that of the storage mechanisms, and the second access ports correspond to the storage mechanisms in position one to one.
8. The storage cabinet of claim 1, wherein:
the delivery device further comprises a second platform drive mechanism;
the second platform driving mechanism is in transmission connection with the platform and is used for driving the platform to stretch into the lattice opening or separate from the lattice opening.
9. The stowage cabinet of any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein:
the locker further comprises a first access door corresponding to the first access port, and the first access door is used for opening or closing the first access port; and/or the presence of a gas in the gas,
the storage cabinet also comprises a second access door corresponding to the second access opening, and the second access door is used for opening or closing the second access opening.
10. A locker control method for controlling the locker of claim 9, the locker being used in a logistics system comprising a central control device, wherein the control method comprises:
receiving the request information of accessing the article;
judging whether the article access request information is article access request information of an unmanned aerial vehicle or article access request information of manual work;
when the article access request information is the article access request information of the unmanned aerial vehicle, judging that the article access request information of the unmanned aerial vehicle is article taking-out request information of the unmanned aerial vehicle or article storing request information of the unmanned aerial vehicle sent by the central control equipment, so as to control the driving device to drive the delivery device to move in the delivery space, and enable the delivery device to send or receive articles through the first access port;
when the article access request information is the manual article access request information, controlling the second access door to be opened so as to manually put in or take out articles through the second access opening; and/or controlling the driving device to drive the delivery device to move in the delivery space so that the delivery device receives or sends out the articles through the second access port.
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