CN111332678A

CN111332678A - Automatic household distribution system and method

Info

Publication number: CN111332678A
Application number: CN202010262681.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 林勇明
Original assignee: XIAMEN JINGTONG TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
Current assignee: XIAMEN JINGTONG TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
Priority date: 2020-04-03
Filing date: 2020-04-03
Publication date: 2020-06-26

Abstract

The invention is suitable for the technical field of logistics distribution, and provides an automatic household distribution system, which comprises: the parcel distribution point is used for storing parcels to be delivered and parcels to be sent and returned by users; the package conveying device is used for conveying the packages to a package lifting device corresponding to the building position according to the path planned by the package information or conveying the packages to a package distribution point from the package lifting device; the parcel lifting device is used for lifting the parcel to a set floor of a building or receiving the parcel from the set floor, and the parcel is taken by a receiver or sent out or returned by the receiver, and the parcel lifting device has the advantages that: it can realize automatic delivery through the delivery pipe network of parcel conveyor and parcel hoisting device etc. formation, and is efficient, and the delivery process is confined moreover, and unmanned person contacts, comparatively safety. Can be used for a long time in one-time construction. The express delivery vehicles at present can be reduced, and the pressure of urban traffic is reduced.

Description

Automatic household distribution system and method

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of logistics distribution, in particular to an automatic household distribution system and method.

Background

The last delivery link of express delivery or fresh takeaway all needs manual operation, and the ageing is slow, and is efficient. And the problems of loss and damage of the delivered articles and the like are easy to occur. During manual distribution, basically, a motorcycle or a tricycle is used as a vehicle, so that potential safety hazards are caused, and urban traffic pressure is increased. In addition, for public security and safety reasons, many cells do not allow distribution personnel to enter the cell, or the procedure for entering the cell is troublesome. Particularly, when an epidemic situation of an infectious disease or a special situation occurs, closed management is performed on the whole community, and foreign people are prohibited to enter the community, so that delivery of express or fresh goods cannot be completed, and the problem is solved by an unmanned automatic entering delivery mode urgently needed.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the invention aims to provide an automatic household delivery system and a method, aiming at solving the technical problems in the background technology.

The embodiment of the invention is realized in such a way that an automatic household delivery system comprises:

the parcel distribution point is used for storing parcels to be delivered and parcels to be sent and returned by users;

the package conveying device is used for conveying the packages to a package lifting device corresponding to the building position according to the path planned by the package information or conveying the packages to a package distribution point from the package lifting device; and

and the parcel lifting device is used for lifting the parcels to a set floor of the building or receiving the parcels from the set floor, so that the consignees can take the parcels or receive the parcels sent out or returned by the consignees.

As a further scheme of the invention: and a lifting pipeline is arranged outside the package lifting device, the package lifting device is packaged in the package lifting device, and a window is formed in the position, corresponding to each floor, of the lifting pipeline.

As a still further scheme of the invention: and a conveying pipeline is arranged outside the package conveying device and is packaged in the package conveying device, and the package conveying device and the conveying pipeline are positioned above or below the ground and are communicated with the lifting pipeline.

As a still further scheme of the invention: the package conveying device comprises:

the front end conveying assembly is connected with the parcel distribution point;

the tail end conveying assembly corresponds to the package lifting device and is used for receiving the packages output by the package lifting device or outputting the packages on the package lifting device to the package lifting device; and

and the material transferring assembly is used for transferring the packages on the front end conveying assembly to the corresponding tail end conveying assembly or transferring the packages on the corresponding tail end conveying assembly to the front end conveying assembly according to the planned path.

As a still further scheme of the invention: the material transferring assembly comprises a fixed frame and a movable frame, wherein a plurality of conveying rollers are mounted on the movable frame, the conveying rollers are driven to rotate by a conveying motor mounted on the movable frame, a rotor is movably matched in the fixed frame and fixedly connected with the movable frame, and the rotor is driven to rotate by a rotor motor arranged on the fixed frame.

As a still further scheme of the invention: the parcel lifting device comprises a lifting frame and a lifting assembly arranged on the lifting frame, wherein the lifting assembly is connected with a track sliding block, and the track sliding block is in sliding fit with a lifting track arranged on the lifting frame.

As a still further scheme of the invention: the track slider includes the main part, be equipped with the multilayer bearing fork in the main part, every layer of bearing fork's quantity is a plurality of, every all install out the material area on the bearing fork.

As a still further scheme of the invention: the terminal conveying assembly further comprises a transition assembly, the transition assembly comprises a plurality of transition rollers with gaps, and the transition rollers are staggered with the bearing fork positions.

Another objective of an embodiment of the present invention is to provide an automatic home delivery method, including the following steps:

acquiring information contained in a bar code of a package, wherein the information at least comprises a package destination and recipient information, and planning a movement path of the package according to the package destination;

putting the package into a conveying starting point, and conveying the package to a building position corresponding to the receiver by a package conveying device according to a planned path;

the parcel is lifted by the parcel lifting device corresponding to the building, so that the parcel is lifted to the corresponding floor position, the parcel is horizontally output outwards by the parcel lifting device, and a receiver can directly take the parcel.

As a further scheme of the invention: and a conveying pipeline and a lifting pipeline are respectively arranged outside the parcel conveying device and the parcel lifting device, the conveying pipeline and the lifting pipeline are communicated, and the conveying pipeline is positioned on the ground or buried under the ground.

Compared with the prior art, the invention has the beneficial effects that: it can realize automatic delivery through the delivery pipe network of parcel conveyor and parcel hoisting device etc. formation, and is efficient, and the delivery process is confined moreover, and unmanned person contacts, comparatively safety. Can be used for a long time in one-time construction. The express delivery vehicle at present can also be reduced, the pressure of urban traffic is reduced, and express delivery staff, the reduction delivery human cost.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an automatic home delivery system.

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a transfer component in an automatic home delivery system.

Fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a package lifting device in an automatic home delivery system.

Fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a track slider in an automatic household distribution system.

In the drawings: 1-parcel distribution point, 2-parcel conveying device, 201-front end conveying component, 202-material transferring component, 2021-fixed rack, 2022-movable rack, 2023-receiving roller, 2024-rotor, 2025-conveying motor, 2026-conveying roller, 2027-mounting surface, 2028-roller, 2029-mounting cross beam, 2030-rotor motor, 2031-driving bevel gear, 2032-driven bevel gear, 203-end conveying component, 204-transition component, 3-parcel lifting device, 301-lifting frame, 302-lifting track, 303-lifting component, 304-track slider, 3041-main body, 3042-bearing fork, 3043-material discharging belt, 4-lifting pipeline and 5-conveying pipeline.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more apparent, the present invention is described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not intended to limit the invention.

Specific implementations of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to specific embodiments.

As shown in fig. 1, a block diagram of an automatic home-entering distribution system provided for an embodiment of the present invention includes a parcel distribution point 1, a parcel conveying device 2 and a parcel lifting device 3, wherein the parcel distribution point 1 is used for storing parcels to be distributed and parcels to be sent and returned by users; the parcel conveying device 2 is used for conveying parcels to a parcel lifting device 3 corresponding to the building position according to a path planned by the parcel information, or conveying the parcels from the parcel lifting device 3 to a parcel distribution point 1; the parcel lifting device 3 is used for lifting the parcel to a set floor of a building or receiving the parcel from the set floor, and the parcel is taken by a receiver or the parcel sent or returned by the receiver is received.

In practical application, the parcel distribution point 1 is provided with a bar code acquisition device, when a parcel passes through the bar code acquisition device, the bar code information on the parcel can be acquired, so as to obtain a corresponding delivery destination and addressee/addressee information and the like, a parcel operation path can be planned according to the delivery destination, namely, a corresponding parcel conveying device 2 and a parcel lifting device 3 are selected to cooperatively operate to ensure that the parcel can be conveyed to a corresponding destination, after the path is planned, the parcel is conveyed to the parcel lifting device 3 corresponding to a building position through the parcel conveying device 2, then the parcel lifting device 3 lifts the parcel to the corresponding floor, the addressee can take the parcel from the parcel lifting device 3 (or push information to a user to remind the user of taking the parcel when the parcel is lifted to the corresponding floor by the parcel lifting device 3; or a logistics box can be arranged at the corresponding floor position, when the parcel lifting device 3 drives the parcels to reach a set floor, the back door of the logistics box is opened, the parcels are sent into the logistics box by the parcel lifting device 3 to be stored (a conveyor belt or a mechanical arm and the like can be arranged on the parcel lifting device), then the back door of the logistics box is closed, the control of the logistics box needs to be accessed into a control part of a distribution system, and a control panel, an electric control lock and the like can be arranged on the logistics box, so that the parcels can be conveniently taken; similarly, for the parcel to be sent and the parcel to be returned, the principle is similar, the parcel of the user or the parcel to be returned is put into the logistics box through the front door of the logistics box, then the parcel lifting device 3 moves to the corresponding floor within the set time period, the rear door of the logistics box is opened, the parcel moves from the inside of the logistics box to the parcel lifting device 3 (a mechanical push handle and the like can be arranged on the parcel lifting device; a conveyor belt, a manipulator and the like can also be arranged in the logistics box), then the rear door of the logistics box is closed (the door opened and closed by the user is the front door, and the door opened and closed in the logistics transmission is the rear door; the relative position of the front door and the rear door can be front and back or left and right), and the opening and closing of the front door and the rear door of the logistics box are completely opposite; that is, the front door and the rear door cannot be opened simultaneously in the design, and the rear door can be opened only under the condition that the front door is closed; otherwise, the front door can be opened only under the condition that the rear door is closed. The parcel lifting device 3 sends the parcels back to the parcel distribution point 1, an automatic bar code labeling device is arranged at the parcel distribution point 1, and the collected parcels are automatically labeled with labels such as bar code information. The packages may also be placed on dedicated pallets if desired during shipping or lifting.

If the existing packages need to be conveyed to a certain logistics box and the logistics box has the packages to be retrieved, the conveying system defaults to the principle of first retrieval and then conveying, namely, the logistics box is started to deliver when the logistics box is empty; once delivery is initiated; the main door of the logistics box is locked at the same time; the user can not open the device for use; the system will display that the package is in delivery; only after the delivery and the taking of the parts are finished; the user can send a mail, etc. The system may also set different time periods, in which only package dispatching or sending service is performed, or a package recycling line may be specially set to specially transport packages that need to be returned to the package distribution point 1, and no specific limitation is made here.

As shown in fig. 1, as a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a lifting pipe 4 is disposed outside the parcel lifting device 3, the parcel lifting device 3 is enclosed inside, and a window is disposed at a position of the lifting pipe 4 corresponding to each floor.

Lifting pipe 4 and parcel hoisting device 3 can be according to building establishment, and main aim at protects, also can set up access hole etc. on lifting pipe 4, makes things convenient for personnel to overhaul. The parcel conveying device and the pipeline can be provided with a visual video monitoring system and an infrared microwave security alarm system; so as to ensure the safe, automatic and efficient operation of the system.

As another preferred embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1, a conveying pipe 5 is provided outside the parcel conveying device 2, the parcel conveying device 2 is enclosed inside, and the parcel conveying device 2 and the conveying pipe 5 are located above or below the ground and are in communication with the lifting pipe 4.

Particularly when the parcel conveying device 2 and the conveying pipeline 5 are below the ground, the ground space can be better saved.

As shown in fig. 1 to 2, as another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the parcel conveying apparatus 2 includes a front end conveying assembly 201, a tail end conveying assembly 203 and a material transferring assembly 202, wherein the front end conveying assembly 201 is connected to the parcel distribution point 1; the end conveying assembly 203 corresponds to the parcel lifting device 3 and is used for receiving the parcels output by the parcel lifting device 3 or outputting the parcels thereon to the parcel lifting device 3; the material transferring assembly 202 is used for transferring the packages on the front end conveying assembly 201 to the corresponding tail end conveying assembly 203 or transferring the packages on the corresponding tail end conveying assembly 203 to the front end conveying assembly 201 according to the planned path.

In a case of this embodiment, the number of the parcel distribution point 1, the front end conveying component 201, the end conveying component 203 and the material transferring component 202 is multiple, and there is a connection relationship between the two components, because the number of the buildings and the number of the cells are multiple, each building has a parcel lifting device 3, therefore, in order to ensure that the parcels can reach each building, the number of the needed parcel distribution point 1, the number of the front end conveying component 201, the end conveying component 203 and the material transferring component 202 are also multiple, here, taking the piece dispatching process as an example, the material transferring component 202 mainly has a sorting function, and the parcels are respectively sent to the corresponding end conveying component 203.

As shown in fig. 1 to 2, as another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the material transferring assembly 202 includes a fixed frame 2021 and a movable frame 2022, wherein a plurality of conveying rollers 2026 are mounted on the movable frame 2022, the conveying rollers 2026 are driven by a conveying motor 2025 mounted on the movable frame 2022 to rotate, a rotor 2024 is movably fitted in the fixed frame 2021, the rotor 2024 is fixedly connected to the movable frame 2022, and the rotor 2024 is driven to rotate by a driving member provided on the fixed frame 2021, in this embodiment, the driving member is a rotor motor 2030 or a corner cylinder, etc., which is not limited specifically herein.

When the conveying motor 2025 acts, it can convey the parcels on the movable rack 2022 to other positions, and when the rotor motor 2030 outputs power, it can drive the rotor 2024 to rotate, and the angle of the movable rack 2022 can be changed here, and the parcels are sent to different terminal conveying assemblies 203, or the parcels are received from different terminal conveying assemblies 203, and then the parcels are sent back to the parcel distribution point 1.

Specifically, in this embodiment, the rotor 2024 and the fixed frame 2021 have a mounting surface 2027 with a stepped cross section, the mounting surface 2027 is provided with a plurality of rollers 2028, the rollers 2028 may be cylindrical rollers, and the like, which is not specifically limited herein, and the stepped mounting surface 2027 and the plurality of rollers 2028 thereon can ensure smooth relative movement between the fixed frame 2021 and the movable frame 2022.

In addition, the conveying motor 2025 is mounted on a mounting beam 2029 on the fixed frame 2021, the output end of the conveying motor 2025 is mounted with a driving bevel gear 2031, the driving bevel gear 2031 is in meshing transmission with a driven bevel gear 2032 fixed at the axis of the rotor 2024, in one case of the embodiment, the conveying motor 2025 is a stepping motor.

Preferably, the movable frame 2022 is further provided with a plurality of receiving rollers 2023, and the receiving rollers 2023 are located at two sides of the conveying roller 2026, i.e. power can be applied or no power can be applied, and the main purpose is to perform a transition function.

As shown in fig. 3, as another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the parcel lifting apparatus 3 comprises a lifting frame 301 and a lifting assembly 303 mounted on the lifting frame 301, the lifting assembly 303 is connected with a rail slider 304, and the rail slider 304 is slidably engaged with a lifting rail 302 provided on the lifting frame 301.

In one aspect of this embodiment, the lifting assembly 303 may be a conveyor belt or a lifting chain, etc., which is not specifically limited herein, and when it works, it can drive the track slider 304 to move up and down.

As shown in fig. 4, as another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the track sliding block 304 includes a main body 3041, a plurality of layers of bearing forks 3042 are disposed on the main body 3041, a plurality of bearing forks 3042 are disposed on each layer, and a discharging belt 3043 is disposed on each bearing fork 3042.

When lifting component 303 during operation, it can drive track slider 304 elevating movement, when track slider 304 moves to the floor of settlement, ejection of compact area 3043 began work this moment, outwards horizontally send out the parcel on ejection of compact area 3043, and the addressee directly take the parcel on the ejection of compact area 3043 this moment can, and is very convenient and safe.

As shown in fig. 1, as another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the end conveying assembly 203 further includes a transition assembly 204, and the transition assembly 204 includes a plurality of transition rollers having gaps, and the transition rollers are staggered with the bearing forks 3042.

The transition rolls are staggered from the load bearing forks 3042 so that the wraps on the transition rolls can be directly transferred onto the load bearing forks 3042 without interference from the separation and position crossing of the two.

The embodiment of the invention also provides an automatic home-entering distribution method, which comprises the following steps:

acquiring information contained in a bar code of a package, wherein the information at least comprises a package destination and recipient information, planning a movement path of the package according to the package destination, and acquiring the information contained in the bar code by a bar code acquisition device arranged at a corresponding position;

putting the packages into a conveying starting point, and conveying the packages to a building position corresponding to the receiver by a package conveying device 2 according to a planned path;

In addition, a conveying pipeline 5 and a lifting pipeline 4 are respectively arranged outside the parcel conveying device 2 and the parcel lifting device 3, the conveying pipeline 5 and the lifting pipeline 4 are communicated, and the conveying pipeline 5 is on the ground or buried under the ground.

When sending a parcel, the sender puts the parcel on the parcel lifting device 3 (or can input the parcel information through a panel on the parcel lifting device 3, etc.), and the parcel is defaulted as a parcel due to the absence of barcode information on the parcel, and the parcel lifting device 3 and the parcel conveying device 2 send the parcel back to the parcel distribution point 1. However, it is inevitable that there are packages to be dispatched and sent out by the user on the package lifting device 3 and the package conveying device 2 at the same time, and different time periods may be set at this time, and only package dispatching or sending service is performed in this time period, or a package recycling conveying line may be specially set, and packages that need to be returned to the package collecting and distributing point 1 are specially transported, and no specific limitation is made here.

It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present invention, the power supply, the controller, and the like are not specifically limited, but those skilled in the art will know or should know how to select the power supply, the controller, and the like in practical application. The controller mentioned here may be a PLC controller, and in addition, the controller needs to communicate with a cloud to obtain a path planning result, and the like, because the path planning needs to be calculated and planned by means of artificial intelligence, and here, how to plan the path and the like belongs to the prior art, and the embodiment of the present application does not specifically limit the path planning. In addition, the package in this embodiment may be an express package, a take-away package, a fresh package, or the like, and is not specifically limited herein.

It should be further noted that, in the embodiment of the present invention, in order to simplify the technical solution, it is convenient to understand that, the components of the barcode collecting device, the photoelectric sensing device, and the like at the parcel distribution point 1, the parcel conveying device 2, and the parcel lifting device 3 are not illustrated, but those skilled in the art know or should know how to arrange or select the type in practical application.

The embodiment of the invention provides an automatic household distribution system, and provides an automatic household distribution method based on the automatic household distribution system, a distribution pipe network formed by a parcel conveying device 2, a parcel lifting device 3 and the like can realize automatic distribution, the efficiency is high, the distribution process is closed, no personnel contact exists, and the distribution is safe. Can be used for a long time in one-time construction. The express delivery vehicle at present can also be reduced, the pressure of urban traffic is reduced, and express delivery staff, the reduction delivery human cost.

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 and improvements made within the spirit and principle of the present invention are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An automated home delivery system, comprising:

2. An automatic household delivery system according to claim 1, wherein the package lifting device is externally provided with a lifting pipe, the package lifting device is enclosed in the lifting pipe, and a window is formed on the lifting pipe at a position corresponding to each floor.

3. An automated home delivery system according to claim 2, wherein the package delivery device is externally provided with a delivery conduit enclosing the package delivery device, the package delivery device and the delivery conduit being above or below ground level and in communication with the lifting conduit.

4. An automated home delivery system according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the package delivery means comprises:

5. An automatic household delivery system according to claim 1, wherein the material transferring assembly comprises a fixed frame and a movable frame, wherein a plurality of conveying rollers are mounted on the movable frame, the conveying rollers are driven by a conveying motor mounted on the movable frame to rotate, a rotor is movably matched in the fixed frame, the rotor is fixedly connected with the movable frame, and the rotor is driven to rotate by a rotor motor arranged on the fixed frame.

6. An automated home delivery system according to claim 4, wherein the package lifting device comprises a lifting frame and a lifting assembly mounted on the lifting frame, the lifting assembly being coupled to a track block, the track block being in sliding engagement with a lifting track provided on the lifting frame.

7. An automatic household delivery system according to claim 6, wherein the track slider comprises a main body, a plurality of layers of bearing forks are arranged on the main body, the number of each layer of bearing forks is multiple, and each bearing fork is provided with a discharging belt.

8. An automated home delivery system according to claim 7, wherein the terminal conveyor assembly further comprises a transition assembly, the transition assembly comprising a plurality of transition rollers having gaps, the transition rollers being staggered with respect to the load bearing fork positions.

9. An automatic home distribution method, comprising the steps of:

10. An automatic home-entry distribution method according to claim 9, wherein the package conveying means and the package lifting means are externally provided with a conveying pipe and a lifting pipe, respectively, and the conveying pipe and the lifting pipe are kept in communication, and the conveying pipe is on the ground or buried under the ground.