CN110902230A

CN110902230A - Container and automatic guide car that material was delivered

Info

Publication number: CN110902230A
Application number: CN201911192088.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 方松翔; 王馨浩
Original assignee: Shanghai Quicktron Intelligent Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Shanghai Quicktron Intelligent Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-09-17
Filing date: 2019-11-28
Publication date: 2020-03-24
Also published as: CN211495523U

Abstract

The present invention provides a container for material delivery, the container comprising: a case having an opening portion on a side surface thereof; the turnover plate is hinged to the box body, a space above the turnover plate is a material storage space, the turnover plate can pivot between a first position and a second position, and the material storage space is isolated from the opening part at the first position; in the second position, the material storage space is communicated with the opening part; and the turner is arranged on the box body and can control the turning plate to pivot between the first position and the second position. The invention also provides an automatic guided vehicle comprising the container. According to the implementation mode of the invention, materials stacked at a certain height can be transported and accurately delivered, so that the transportation efficiency is improved, and the delivery error is reduced.

Description

Container and automatic guide car that material was delivered

Technical Field

The invention relates to the field of storage, in particular to a container and an automatic guiding vehicle for material delivery.

Background

In warehousing systems and logistics transportation, Automatic Guided Vehicles (AGVs) have been increasingly used to replace or supplement manual labor. The automatic guided vehicle can automatically receive the object conveying task, reaches the first position under the control of a program, acquires the object, then travels to the second position, unloads the object, and continues to execute other tasks.

When the automatic guide vehicle transports materials stacked at a certain height, particularly materials in plastic bags, the materials can topple over or slide down; when the automatic guided vehicle delivers the transported materials, the materials fall to the two sides of the slide way or are clamped in the slide way. The traditional material delivery container adopts a plate turning mechanism, only one material can be delivered at one time, and the edge of the turning plate is very short, so that the material with a certain height after being stacked cannot be transported, and the material delivery according to the preset direction cannot be guaranteed.

How to design a container which can transport and stack materials with a certain height and can accurately deliver the materials has important significance for improving the transportation efficiency and reducing the delivery error.

The statements in the background section are merely prior art as they are known to the inventors and do not, of course, represent prior art in the field.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of at least one of the drawbacks of the prior art, the present invention aims to provide an improved solution that can be used for material delivery.

In one aspect, there is provided a container useful for material delivery, comprising:

a case having an opening portion on a side surface thereof;

the turnover plate is hinged to the box body, a space above the turnover plate is a material storage space, the turnover plate can pivot between a first position and a second position, and the material storage space is isolated from the opening part at the first position; in the second position, the material storage space is communicated with the opening part; and

the turnover device is arranged on the box body and can control the turnover plate to pivot between the first position and the second position.

In one embodiment, the case has an upper case and a lower case, wherein the upper case is closed at the periphery, the lower case is closed at three sides, and one side constitutes the opening.

In one embodiment, the flap is located between the upper and lower boxes, wherein in the first position the flap is in a horizontal state; in the second position, the turning plate is in an inclined state and exposes the opening part.

In one embodiment, the turner comprises a push rod and a motor, one end of the push rod is fixed on the box body, the other end of the push rod is hinged with the turning plate, and the motor is coupled with the push rod to drive the push rod to extend or retract so as to control the turning plate to pivot between a first position and a second position.

In one embodiment, the container further comprises one or more fluency strips provided on the flap, the flap being hinged at its ends or in its middle to the box.

In another aspect, there is also provided an automatic guided vehicle comprising:

a chassis; and

a container disposed on the chassis, the container comprising:

a case having an opening portion on a side surface thereof;

In one embodiment, the box further comprises one or more fluency strips disposed on the flap, the flap being hinged to the box at an end or in a middle thereof.

In one embodiment, the automatic guided vehicle further includes a box upright disposed on the chassis, the box supported on the box upright, and a control unit coupled with the motor and operating the motor to drive the push rod to extend or retract.

The invention also relates to a method for carrying goods by using the automatic guided vehicle, which comprises the following steps:

when the turning plate is at the first position, goods are placed in the material storage space;

controlling the automatic guided vehicle to travel to a target position;

and controlling the turner to pivot the turning plate to a second position, so that the goods are moved out of the material storage space through the opening part.

According to the implementation mode of the invention, materials stacked at a certain height can be transported and accurately delivered, so that the transportation efficiency is improved, and the delivery error is reduced.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate an embodiment of the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the invention and not to limit the invention. In the drawings:

FIG. 1 shows a schematic view of a container that may be used for material delivery according to one embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 2 shows a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 shows a schematic view of a flap of a container useful for material delivery in a horizontal state according to one embodiment of the present invention;

4-5 show a schematic view of a flap of a container usable for material delivery in an inclined state according to one embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 6 shows a schematic view of a fluent strip of a container that may be used for material delivery, according to one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 shows a schematic view of an automatic guided vehicle according to one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 shows a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A of FIG. 7; and

fig. 9 illustrates a method of controlling an automated guided vehicle for cargo handling according to one embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

In the following, only certain exemplary embodiments are briefly described. As those skilled in the art will recognize, the described embodiments may be modified in various different ways, all without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. Accordingly, the drawings and description are to be regarded as illustrative in nature, and not as restrictive.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", and the like, indicate orientations and positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are used only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, should not be considered as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, features defined as "first", "second", may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the described features. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically defined otherwise.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that unless otherwise explicitly stated or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection, either mechanically, electrically, or in communication with each other; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, "above" or "below" a first feature means that the first and second features are in direct contact, or that the first and second features are not in direct contact but are in contact with each other via another feature therebetween. Also, the first feature being "on," "above" and "over" the second feature includes the first feature being directly on and obliquely above the second feature, or merely indicating that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature includes the first feature being directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply meaning that the first feature is at a lesser level than the second feature.

The following invention provides many different embodiments or examples for implementing different features of the invention. In order to simplify the invention, specific example components and arrangements are described below. Of course, they are merely examples and are not intended to limit the present invention. Furthermore, the present invention may repeat reference numerals and/or letters in the various examples, such repetition is for the purpose of simplicity and clarity and does not in itself dictate a relationship between the various embodiments and/or configurations discussed. In addition, the present invention provides examples of various specific processes and materials, but one of ordinary skill in the art may recognize applications of other processes and/or uses of other materials.

The preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, and it will be understood that they are described herein for the purpose of illustration and explanation and not limitation.

The present invention provides a container that may be used for material delivery, and one embodiment of the present invention is described in detail below with reference to fig. 1-6.

Fig. 1 shows a schematic view of a container 100 that may be used for material delivery according to an embodiment of the invention. As shown in fig. 1, the container 100 includes: the box 1, turn over board 2 and turner 3. The side of the box 1 has an opening 11 (see fig. 3), through which opening 11 material can be delivered. The turning plate 2 is hinged on the box body 1. As shown in fig. 4, said flap 2 is hinged at one of its ends to the box 1. Alternatively, flap 2 may also be hinged to box 1 at its central position.

The turning plate 2 divides the space in the box body 1 into an upper space and a lower space, the space above the turning plate 2 is a material storage space and can be used for storing materials in the process of transporting the materials, the turning plate 2 can pivot between a first position and a second position, when the turning plate is pivoted to the first position, the material storage space is separated from the opening part 11, the materials cannot fall out of the material storage space, when the turning plate 2 pivots from the first position to the second position, the material storage space is gradually communicated with the opening part 11, when the turning plate 2 pivots to the second position, the material storage space is completely communicated with the opening part 11, and the materials can slide out of the opening part 11 for delivery. Fig. 2 shows a cross-section in the direction a-a of fig. 1, and as shown in fig. 2, the flipper 3 is disposed on the box 1, and the flipper 3 controls the flap 2 to pivot between the first position and the second position. In fig. 2, the flap 2 is in a first position, for example a horizontal position.

The box 1 comprises an upper box 12 and a lower box 13, the flap 2 is located between the upper box 12 and the lower box 13, and the opening 11 is located on one side of the lower box 13, for example. Fig. 3 shows a schematic view of the flap of a container 100 for material delivery according to one embodiment of the invention in a horizontal state. As shown in fig. 3, the periphery of the upper box body is enclosed by a barrier, when the turning plate 2 is located at the first position, the turning plate is in a horizontal state, and because the space of the upper box body of the turning plate 2 has a certain height, the container for delivering the materials can bear the materials with a certain height after being stacked, such as clothes, bed sheets and/or quilt covers packaged by plastic bags, and meanwhile, the materials can be ensured not to fall out of the box body 1 in the transportation process.

Fig. 4-5 show a flap 2 of a container 100 for material delivery according to an embodiment of the invention in a tilted state, schematically shown in fig. 4, the lower box being closed on three sides, one side having the opening 11. When the turning plate 2 is located at the second position, the turning plate is in an inclined state, as shown in fig. 5, the opening part 11 is completely exposed in the space above the turning plate 2, so that the material can slide out of the box body 1 from the turning plate 2 in the inclined state through the opening part 11, and the material cannot fall from two sides or be clamped in a slide way in the sliding process.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1 to 4, the inverter 3 includes: the push rod and the motor, push rod one end through turn over board articulated shaft 5 with turn over board 2 and articulate through box articulated shaft 6 the other end on box 1, the motor with the push rod coupling, the motor can drive the push rod extends or moves back, control turn over board 2 carry out the pivot between the first position with the second position. When the motor drives the push rod to extend, the push rod pushes the turning plate 2 to pivot along the direction from the second position to the first position through the turning plate hinge shaft 5, and when the turning plate 2 reaches the first position, the turning plate 2 is in a horizontal state, so that the container can bear materials, and the materials cannot fall out of the box body 1; when the push rod is driven by the motor to retract, the push rod pulls the turning plate 2 to pivot along the direction from the first position to the second position through the turning plate hinge shaft 5, when the turning plate 2 reaches the second position, the turning plate 2 is in an inclined state, the opening part 11 is completely exposed in the space above the turning plate 2, materials can slide out of the box body 1 from the turning plate 2 in the inclined state through the opening part 11, and the materials cannot fall from two sides or be clamped in a slide way in the sliding process.

The above describes an embodiment in which the inverter 3 includes a push rod and a motor. The person skilled in the art will readily understand that the flipper 3 can also be implemented in other ways, for example using a servomotor drive.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the container 100 further comprises: one or more flow strips 4 arranged on the flap 2, the flow strips 4 being used to guide and accelerate the movement of the material. The fluency strip 4 can be used as a slideway and/or a guardrail of the material, so that the material runs smoothly and moves in the direction of the slideway, the material conveying and delivering efficiency is improved, and the error of the delivering direction is reduced. The fluency strip 4 can be made of plastic or aluminum alloy materials, the fluency strip 4 can be a smooth cylinder or a quick-sliding strip, and the number, the manufacturing materials and the types of the fluency strips 4 are not limited in any way.

The invention also provides an automatic guided vehicle having said material delivery container, and a further embodiment of the invention is described in detail below with reference to figures 7-9.

Figure 7 shows a schematic view of an automatic guided vehicle 200 according to one embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 7, the automatic guided vehicle 200 includes: a chassis 7 and said container 100 arranged on said chassis 7. The container 100 includes: the box 1, turn over board 2 and turner 3. The side surface of the box body 1 is provided with an opening part 11, and the turning plate 2 is hinged on the box body 1; the turning plate 2 divides the space in the box body 1 into an upper space and a lower space, the upper space can be a material storage space, and the turning plate 2 can pivot between a first position and a second position, wherein the material storage space is isolated from the opening part 11 in the first position, and the material storage space is communicated with the opening part 11 in the second position; the turner 3 is connected to the box body through a box body hinge shaft 6 and is connected with the turning plate 2 through a turning plate hinge shaft 5, and the turner 3 can control the turning plate 2 to pivot between the first position and the second position.

Fig. 8 shows a cross-sectional view along the line a-a in fig. 7. As shown in fig. 8, the automatic guided vehicle 200 further includes: a control unit (not shown). The control unit is coupled with a motor of the turner, and the control unit drives the push rod to extend or retract by controlling the motor. When the control unit controls the motor to drive the push rod to extend, the turning plate 2 moves along the direction from the second position to the first position, when the turning plate 2 moves to the first position, the turning plate 2 is in a horizontal state, the automatic guided vehicle 200 is in a bearing state, and at the moment, the automatic guided vehicle 200 can bear materials, and the materials cannot fall out of the container 100; when the control unit controls the motor to drive the push rod to retreat, the turning plate 2 moves along the direction from the first position to the second position, when the turning plate moves to the second position, the opening part 11 is completely exposed in the space above the turning plate 2, the turning plate 2 is in an inclined state, the automatic guiding vehicle 200 is in a material delivery state, so that materials can slide out of the container 100 from the turning plate 2 in the inclined state through the opening part 11, and the materials cannot fall from two sides or be clamped in a slide way in the sliding process.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the automated guided vehicle 200 further comprises: the box body upright post 8 is arranged on the chassis 7, and the box body 1 of the container 100 is arranged on the box body upright post 8. The container 100 may be designed to be detached from the box upright 8, the container 100 may be mounted on the box upright 8, or may be designed to be integral with, and inseparable from, the box upright 8. The box body upright column can be a cylinder or a prism, and the shape of the box body upright column is not limited in any way.

In addition, other features of the container 100 of fig. 1-6 may be incorporated into the automated guided vehicle 200 and will not be described in detail herein.

According to the implementation mode of the invention, the automatic guided vehicle can be used for transporting the materials stacked at a certain height and realizing accurate delivery, thereby improving the transportation efficiency and reducing the delivery error.

Fig. 9 illustrates a method 300 of controlling an automated guided vehicle, such as the automated guided vehicle 200 described above, for cargo handling according to one embodiment of the present invention. Described in detail below with reference to fig. 9. As shown in fig. 9, the method 300 includes:

in step S301, when the flap is at the first position, goods are placed in the material storage space.

For example, the automatic guided vehicle 200 is first controlled to travel to the pickup position and the flap 2 is controlled to be in the first position so that the material storage space is isolated from the opening. In this state, goods such as laundry are placed in the material storage space while the goods do not slip out.

In step S302, the automatic guided vehicle is controlled to travel to a target position.

The automatic guided vehicle is controlled to run to a target position through a motor, wheels, a track and other traveling mechanisms of the automatic guided vehicle, and the goods are prepared to be unloaded.

In step S303, the turnover device is controlled to pivot the turnover plate to a second position, so that the goods are moved out of the material storage space through the opening portion.

At this moment, for example, through the motor of turner, the push rod of drive turner contracts to make the board of turning over rotate downwards, expose opening 11, make material storage space and opening 11 intercommunication, through the inclination of bottom half, make the goods slide out easily. According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the container further comprises one or more fluency strips arranged on the flap, so that when the bottom of the box body or the flap is inclined, the fluency strips assist the goods on the flap to slide out.

The above description is only for the purpose of illustrating the preferred embodiments of the present invention and is not to be construed as limiting the invention, and any modifications, equivalents, improvements and the like that fall within the spirit and principle of the present invention are intended to be included therein.

Finally, it should be noted that: although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that changes may be made in the embodiments and/or equivalents thereof without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A container useful for material delivery, comprising:

a case having an opening portion on a side surface thereof;

2. The container of claim 1, wherein the housing has an upper housing and a lower housing, wherein the upper housing is closed on all sides and the lower housing is closed on three sides, one side defining the opening.

3. The container of claim 2, wherein the flap is located between the upper and lower boxes, wherein in the first position the flap is in a horizontal state; in the second position, the flap is in an inclined state.

4. The container according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the flipper comprises a push rod having one end fixed to the box and the other end hinged to the flap, and a motor coupled to the push rod to drive the push rod to extend or retract to control the flap to pivot between the first and second positions.

5. A container according to any of claims 1-3, further comprising one or more fluent strips provided on the flap, the flap being hinged to the box at its ends or in its middle,

wherein the container is a container for delivering clothing.

6. An automated guided vehicle, comprising:

a chassis; and

a container disposed on the chassis, the container comprising:

a case having an opening portion on a side surface thereof;

7. The automated guided vehicle of claim 6, wherein the housing has an upper housing and a lower housing, wherein the upper housing is closed on all sides, the lower housing is closed on three sides, and one side forms the opening.

8. The automated guided vehicle of claim 7, wherein the flap is located between the upper and lower boxes, wherein in the first position the flap is in a horizontal state; in the second position, the turning plate is in an inclined state and exposes the opening part.

9. The automated guided vehicle of any one of claims 6-8, wherein the flipper comprises a push rod having one end fixed to the housing and the other end hinged to the flap, and a motor coupled to the push rod to drive the push rod to extend or retract to control the flap to pivot between the first and second positions.

10. The automated guided vehicle of any one of claims 6-8, further comprising one or more fluent strips disposed on the flap, the flap being hinged to the box at an end or at a middle thereof,

wherein the container is a container for delivering clothing.

11. The automated guided vehicle of claim 9, further comprising a box upright disposed on the chassis, the box supported on the box upright, and a control unit coupled to the motor and operating the motor to drive the push rod to extend or retract.

12. A method of cargo handling using the automated guided vehicle of any of claims 6-11, comprising:

controlling the automatic guided vehicle to travel to a target position;