CN112407744A - Warehousing system article ex-warehouse control method, warehousing control system and warehousing system - Google Patents

Warehousing system article ex-warehouse control method, warehousing control system and warehousing system Download PDF

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CN112407744A
CN112407744A CN202011259479.2A CN202011259479A CN112407744A CN 112407744 A CN112407744 A CN 112407744A CN 202011259479 A CN202011259479 A CN 202011259479A CN 112407744 A CN112407744 A CN 112407744A
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The application discloses warehouse system article warehouse-out control method, warehouse control system and warehouse system, and the method comprises the following steps: allocating a first carrier carrying a first turnaround box containing a first category of articles to a storage area; according to the order information, taking out a target first transfer box to be delivered out of the warehouse, and if the target first transfer box is stored, sorted and allocated for the whole box, distributing the target first transfer box to be directly transferred from a racking area to a racking area of the allocation area; if the zero-removing storage sorting and distribution are carried out, the distribution target first transfer box seeds in a first seeding area associated with the storage area and then transfers the seeded first transfer box to a racking area of the distribution area; and/or distributing a second carrying device bearing a second transfer box containing a second type of articles to a distribution area according to the order information, and distributing a target second transfer box to the racking area of the distribution area if the whole box is distributed; and if the distribution is the mixed box distribution, distributing the second transfer box after the distribution target seeds in a second seeding area associated with the distribution area and then distributing the second transfer box after seeding.

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Warehousing system article ex-warehouse control method, warehousing control system and warehousing system
Technical Field
The present invention relates to a warehousing system, and more particularly, to a method for controlling the delivery of articles from a warehousing system, a warehousing control system and a warehousing system.
Background
Currently, the warehouse goods sorting refers to a process of sorting and centralizing the goods from a goods sorting area or a storage area according to the requirement of an ex-warehouse order or a distribution plan, and classifying and centralizing the goods according to a certain mode. At present, a batch sorting method is generally adopted, and the method can be summarized as follows: sorting types and then sorting quantity, and classifying and gathering each shipment item of a plurality of shipment lists or picking lists by the storage background server; then, appointing special equipment to extract the goods in batches according to the goods types and conveying the goods to a goods sorting area; finally, the quantity of each order is sorted out from the single-variety batch goods by the staff in the sorting area, and the goods are packed and delivered out of the warehouse, but the sorting efficiency is low, if the goods are too many and various, the goods are stacked in the sorting area, most processes are manually realized, the intelligent degree of management is not high, or the sorting is blocked because of crowding among the staff, the work efficiency is lower, and mistakes are easy to make.
Disclosure of Invention
In view of the above, a warehousing system article delivery control method, a warehousing control system and a warehousing system with higher intelligent management degree and improved warehousing work efficiency are provided.
In one aspect of the embodiment of the present application, a method for controlling goods leaving of a warehousing system is provided, which is applied to a warehousing control system, the warehousing system includes the warehousing control system, a temporary storage area, a storage area and a distribution area, and the method includes:
acquiring turnover box identification information and carrying device identification information, identifying the types and the number of articles in the turnover box according to the turnover box identification information, forming an association relationship between a first carrying device and a turnover box according to the stacking position relationship between the first carrying device in the temporary storage area and a first turnover box filled with first type articles stacked on the first carrying device, and forming an association relationship between a second carrying device and a turnover box according to the stacking relationship between a second carrying device in the temporary storage area and a second turnover box filled with second type articles stacked on the second carrying device;
distributing the first carrying device bearing the first transfer box containing the first type of articles to the storage area, storing the first carrying device in a corresponding storage position of the storage area, and acquiring the storage position information of the first transfer box in the storage area;
according to the order information acquired by the warehousing control system and the position information of the first transfer box in the storage area, taking out a target first transfer box to be delivered out of the warehouse, and judging whether the target first transfer box to be delivered out of the warehouse belongs to whole-box sorting allocation or zero-splitting sorting allocation; if the whole box is stored, sorted and allocated, the target first transfer box is allocated to be directly transferred from the racking area to the racking area of the allocation area, and the target first transfer box is allocated in the racking area; if the zero-removing storage sorting distribution is carried out, distributing the target first transfer box, sowing the target first transfer box in a first sowing area associated with the storage area, transferring the sowed first transfer box to the racking area of the distribution area, and distributing the sowed first transfer box in the racking area; and/or the presence of a gas in the gas,
according to the order information, distributing the second carrying device bearing the second transfer box containing the second category of articles to the distribution area, and judging whether the target second transfer box on the target second carrying device belongs to whole box distribution or mixed box distribution; if the whole box is allocated, allocating the target second transfer box to the racking area of the allocation area, acquiring the association relation between the second carrying device and a second racking port in the racking area of the allocation area, and allocating the target second transfer box in the racking area; and if the mixed boxes are allocated, distributing the target second transfer box to the second sowing area associated with the distribution area, and then distributing the second transfer box after sowing.
In a second aspect of the embodiments of the present application, a warehousing control system is provided, including a tag reading device, a processor and a memory, where the tag reading device is configured to detect transfer container identification information and carrier identification information, and send the transfer container identification information and the carrier identification information to the processor, and the memory stores a computer program, and when the computer program is executed by the processor, the steps of the warehousing system article ex-warehouse control method according to any embodiment of the present application are executed.
In a third aspect of the embodiments of the present application, a warehousing system is provided, including a warehousing control system, a temporary storage area, a storage area, and a distribution area, where the temporary storage area includes a plurality of carriers for carrying a plurality of turnover box stacking towers, each carrier is provided with a carrier tag, each turnover box is provided with a turnover box tag, each turnover box on each carrier is used for accommodating articles of the same category, all turnover boxes on at least one carrier are first turnover boxes for accommodating articles of a first category, all turnover boxes on at least another carrier are second turnover boxes for accommodating articles of a second category, and the first category of articles are different from the second category of articles;
the storage area comprises a cargo hold area, an upper shelving area, a lower shelving area and a first sowing area, wherein the upper shelving area and the lower shelving area are positioned on one side of the cargo hold area, the cargo hold area is used for storing a first transfer box containing a first type of articles, and the upper shelving area and the lower shelving area are used for shelving and shelving operation of the first transfer box in the storage area;
the distribution area comprises a designated delivery position, a shelving area, a second seeding area, a track frame and a distribution robot, wherein the designated delivery position, the shelving area and the second seeding area are defined according to different order receivers;
the warehousing control system is configured to control the first transfer boxes to be stored in the cargo compartment area of the storage area, take out the corresponding first transfer boxes according to order information, and determine that the target first transfer boxes to be taken out of the warehouse are subjected to whole-box sorting and sorting or zero-splitting sorting and sorting; if the whole box is stored, sorted and allocated, the corresponding first transfer box is transferred to the racking area of the allocation area for allocation; if the zero-removing storage sorting and distribution are carried out, the corresponding first transfer boxes are transported to a first sowing area of the storage area for sowing, and then the sowed first transfer boxes are transported to the racking area of the distribution area for distribution; and/or the presence of a gas in the gas,
the warehousing control system is configured to allocate a target carrier carrying a target second transfer box containing a second class of articles to the distribution area according to the order information, and determine that the target second transfer box on the target carrier is distributed in a whole box or mixed box; if the whole box is allocated, allocating a corresponding target second turnaround box to be allocated in the racking area of the allocation area; and if the distribution is the mixed box distribution, distributing the corresponding target second transfer box in a second sowing area of the distribution area and then distributing the sowed second transfer box.
The warehousing system article ex-warehouse control method, the warehousing control system and the warehousing system provided in the above embodiments at least have the following characteristics:
firstly, a storage system is divided into a temporary storage area, a storage area and a distribution area, the storage and distribution are carried out according to different article types, the first type of articles are transferred from the temporary storage area to the storage area for storage, then transferred to the distribution area for distribution by adopting a corresponding distribution scheme according to order information, the second type of articles are transferred from the temporary storage area to the distribution area and distributed by adopting a corresponding distribution scheme according to the order information, and all the articles are uniformly distributed and managed through a storage control system, so that the storage system is functionally divided according to the article types to form a highly intelligent management storage system integrating classification, sorting, storage and distribution, and the articles can be tracked and managed in a full flow after being classified and identified from the temporary storage area, thereby greatly reducing the manual working procedures and improving the working efficiency and the accuracy of the storage system;
secondly, different carrying devices are respectively used according to different article types, the corresponding carrying devices can be adopted to distinguish the transfer of the articles of different types among different areas, and the position tracking of the articles in the transfer process can be realized through the incidence relation between the carrying devices and the transfer box, so that the real-time intelligent tracking management of the classified, selected, stored and distributed states of the articles in the warehousing system can be realized conveniently;
thirdly, according to the characteristics of the first class of articles, a whole-box storage, picking and distribution scheme and a zero-splitting storage, picking and distribution scheme are formed according to the implementation mode of automatically distributing the first class of articles according to order information, the first class of articles are stored in a storage area and then distributed according to the order information by adopting the corresponding distribution scheme, aiming at the zero-splitting storage, picking and distribution scheme, a first seeding area is arranged in the storage area for seeding, and the first class of articles are finally distributed in a unified way through the distribution area; according to the characteristic of second class article, will form whole case and allocate the scheme and mix the case and allocate the scheme according to the implementation mode of the automatic delivery second class article of order information, allocate the scheme to mixing the case, set up the second seeding district in the district of allocating and sow, second class article are finally allocated in unison through allocating the district, through designing multiple allocation scheme respectively to different class article, in order to satisfy the automatic delivery of nimble changeable all kinds of orders, allocate in unison through allocating the district, can improve warehousing and storage system's reuse rate, so that optimize the transportation management after allocating.
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Fig. 1 is a flow chart of an embodiment of a warehousing system article discharge control method.
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of one embodiment of a tote;
FIG. 3 is a flow diagram of one embodiment of a transfer robot transferring totes to designated shipment locations within a staging area;
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of one embodiment of a warehouse control system;
FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of one embodiment of a warehousing system;
FIG. 6 is a flow chart of one embodiment of the warehousing system's out-warehousing of items.
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Before the embodiments are described in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and the arrangements of components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of embodiments in other forms of implementation. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology used herein is for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting. The use of "including," "comprising," "having," and the like, herein is meant to encompass the items listed thereafter and equivalents thereof as well as additional items. In particular, when "a certain element" is described, the present invention is not limited to the number of the element being one, and may include a plurality of the elements.
Referring to fig. 1, an embodiment of the present application provides a method for controlling goods leaving from a warehousing system, which is applied to a warehousing control system, wherein the warehousing system includes the warehousing control system, a temporary storage area, a storage area, and a distribution area, and the method includes the following steps:
s101, acquiring turnover box identification information and carrying device identification information, identifying the types and the quantity of articles in the turnover box according to the turnover box identification information, forming an association relationship between a first carrying device and a turnover box according to the stacking position relationship between the first carrying device in the temporary storage area and a first turnover box filled with first type articles stacked on the first carrying device, and forming an association relationship between a second carrying device and a turnover box according to the stacking relationship between a second carrying device in the temporary storage area and a second turnover box filled with second type articles stacked on the second carrying device.
The turnover boxes are box bodies used for storing articles, each turnover box can be used as an independent unit for sorting, storing and distributing the articles, and the articles are loaded into the turnover boxes for storing, sorting and distributing, so that management is convenient. The turnover box identification is a label arranged on the turnover box, corresponds to the turnover box one by one and is used for uniquely representing the identity of each turnover box. The turnover box identifier is a bar code tag, a two-dimensional code tag, an electronic tag or the like, and in some embodiments, the turnover box identifier may be a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID). In general, a container can be used as a minimum unit for storing classified articles, a specified number of articles of the same type and the same variety can be stored in the same container, for convenience of management, the articles are counted in parts, each part can comprise the same number of the same articles or each part can comprise the same weight of the same articles, and the same container can store the specified number of articles of the same type and the same variety. Optionally, a storage grid is arranged in the turnover box, the storage grid divides the space in the turnover box into a plurality of separated cells, and one article is correspondingly placed in each cell. Referring to fig. 2, which is a schematic view of a circulation box 20 according to an optional embodiment of the present disclosure, the circulation box 20 is rectangular as a whole, at least one side of the circulation box 20 is provided with an opening and includes a side door capable of rotating relative to the opening to open or close the opening, a storage grid 21 is disposed in the circulation box 20, the storage grid 21 forms a separated cell 210 by a space in the circulation box 20, each cell 210 is used for storing one article, upper and lower ends of the storage grid 21 are hollowed out, and when the storage grid 21 is pulled out from the opening in the circulation box 20, each article in each cell 210 can fall down from the hollowed out below. As can be appreciated, the smallest unit of distribution of the articles is distributed according to the number of copies through the arrangement of the storage grids in the turnover box. The carrying device is a device capable of carrying one or more turnover boxes to be transferred between different areas of the warehousing system, such as one or more turnover boxes are carried from the temporary storage area to the storage area, from the upper and lower shelf areas of the storage area to the first seeding area, from the storage area to the distribution area, from the temporary storage area to the distribution area and the like. The carrying device identification information refers to labels arranged on the carrying devices, corresponds to the carrying devices one by one and is used for uniquely representing the identity of each carrying device. The carrier identifier may also be a barcode tag, a two-dimensional code tag, an electronic tag, or the like, and in some embodiments, the carrier identifier may also be a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID).
Acquire turnover case identification information and shiies device identification information, can indicate that the turnover case splendid attire is transported to the district of keeping in or article in the turnover case of keeping in the district partial shipment, when the district of keeping in piled up the turnover case to the shiies device that corresponds on, adopt label reading device to read the label on the turnover case respectively and correspond the label on the shiies device to acquire turnover case identification information and shiies device identification information. The tag reading device can be a stand-alone device for reading tags, or a device for reading tags, which is arranged at a designated position of the temporary storage area. The label reading device acquires identification information of the turnover box and identification information of the carrying devices and sends the identification information to the storage control system, the storage control system stores the identification information of the turnover box and the information of the corresponding articles such as the type, the quantity and the variety of the articles in the turnover box in advance, the storage control system returns the information of the corresponding articles such as the type, the quantity and the variety of the articles after acquiring the identification information of the turnover box, workers for carrying the turnover box select to stack the turnover box onto the corresponding first carrying device or second carrying device according to the type of the articles, and the storage control system binds the carrying devices and labels of the turnover box stacked on the carrying devices with each other to correspondingly form and store the association relationship between the carrying devices and the turnover box. Specifically, optionally, the warehousing control system forms an association relationship between the first carrier device and the turnover box according to a stacking position relationship between the first carrier device located in the temporary storage area and the first turnover box stacked on the first carrier device and filled with the first type of articles, and forms an association relationship between the second carrier device and the turnover box according to a stacking relationship between the second carrier device located in the temporary storage area and the second turnover box stacked on the second carrier device and filled with the second type of articles.
S103, distributing the first carrying device bearing the first transfer box containing the first class of articles to the storage area, storing the first carrying device in the corresponding storage position of the storage area, and acquiring the storage position information of the first transfer box in the storage area.
In the embodiment of the present application, the transfer box containing the first type of articles is referred to as a first transfer box, and the carrier device carrying the first transfer box is referred to as a first carrier device. The distribution means that the warehousing control system is internally set to transfer the first type of articles to the storage area for storage through the first carrying device, and whether the first type of articles reach the storage area or not and whether the first type of articles are stored in the corresponding storage positions in the storage area or not is tracked by identifying the identification information of the first carrying device and/or the first transfer box. Wherein, the mode of transporting can be including two kinds, and first kind, the artifical first carrying device that will pile good first week case transports the storage area from the scratch, and the second kind transports the storage area from the scratch according to setting for the route through the first carrying device that can walk with the first carrying device that piles good first week case. For the first type, the warehousing control system allocates the first carrying device bearing the first transfer box containing the first type of articles to the storage area, and executes the allocation action by tracking and identifying whether the first type of articles reach the storage area.
The storage control system can be predetermined according to the whole capacity of the storage area, the current storage condition of the articles in the storage area and the current condition of the articles to be stored, when the first circulation box reaches the storage area, the storage control system controls the goods taking robot in the storage area to convey the goods to the corresponding storage position for storage according to the predetermined storage position, and finally forms the association relation of the storage positions of the first circulation box in the storage area according to the storage position information of the first circulation box in the storage area. As another optional embodiment, each first circulation box containing a first type of article is located at a corresponding storage position in the storage area, or the warehousing control system may divide an approximate storage area according to only the type of the article in the first circulation box, and when the first circulation box reaches the storage area, the warehousing control system controls the pick-up robot in the storage area to transport the pick-up robot to any position of the predetermined storage area for storage, and obtains the storage position information of the first circulation box in the storage area, so as to finally form an association relationship between the first circulation box and the storage position in the storage area.
S105, according to the order information acquired by the warehousing control system and the position information of the first transfer box in the storage area, taking out a target first transfer box to be delivered out of the warehouse, and judging whether the target first transfer box to be delivered out of the warehouse belongs to whole-box sorting allocation or zero-splitting sorting allocation; if the whole box is stored, sorted and allocated, the target first circulation box is allocated to be directly transferred to the racking area of the allocation area from the racking area, and the target first circulation box is allocated in the racking area; if the zero-removing storage sorting distribution is carried out, distributing the target first transfer box, sowing the target first transfer box in a first sowing area associated with the storage area, transferring the sowed first transfer box to the racking area of the distribution area, and distributing the sowed first transfer box in the racking area; and/or the presence of a gas in the gas,
according to the order information, distributing the second carrying device bearing the second transfer box containing the second category of articles to the distribution area, and judging whether the target second transfer box on the target second carrying device belongs to whole box distribution or mixed box distribution; if the whole box is allocated, allocating the target second transfer box to the racking area of the allocation area, acquiring the association relation between the second carrying device and a second racking port in the racking area of the allocation area, and allocating the target second transfer box in the racking area; and if the mixed boxes are allocated, distributing the target second transfer box to the second sowing area associated with the distribution area, and then distributing the second transfer box after sowing.
The warehousing control system acquires order information, counts the quantity of various first articles of a first article type required in the order information, and takes out first transfer boxes of the first article type meeting the corresponding quantity according to the position information of the first transfer boxes in the storage area. The warehousing control system forms a whole-box storage, picking, allocating scheme and a zero-splitting storage, picking and allocating scheme according to the implementation mode of automatically distributing the first-class articles according to order information according to the characteristics of the first-class articles, stores the first-class articles in a storage area, allocates the first-class articles according to the order information by adopting the corresponding allocating scheme, arranges a first seeding area in the storage area for seeding according to the zero-splitting storage, allocating the articles originally contained in the first transfer box by seeding, takes out the first-class articles with corresponding quantity, allocates the first-class articles in the corresponding first transfer box, directly conveys the first-class articles to the allocating area for allocating according to the whole-box storage, picking and allocating scheme, and can be suitable for the requirements of any order by forming the whole-box storage, picking, allocating the scheme and the zero-splitting storage, picking and allocating scheme. And the warehousing control system counts the quantity of the second type of articles required in the order information according to the order information, and conveys the second transfer boxes of the temporary storage area to the distribution area for distribution. The warehousing control system forms a whole-box distribution scheme and a mixed-box distribution scheme according to the characteristics of second-class objects and the implementation mode of automatically distributing the second-class objects according to order information, a second sowing area is arranged in the distribution area for sowing aiming at the mixed-box distribution scheme, the objects originally contained in a second transfer box are split through sowing, the first-class objects with corresponding quantity are taken out and distributed after being subpackaged into corresponding first transfer boxes, and the whole-box distribution scheme is directly conveyed to a racking area of the distribution area for distribution.
The storage area is provided with a loading and unloading area, the loading and unloading area is used for supplying a first transfer box to be in loading or unloading operation of the storage area, when the first transfer box is transferred to the storage area, the first transfer box is firstly transferred to each loading and unloading opening of the loading and unloading area, and each loading and unloading opening is provided with a label reading device which can identify identification information of the first transfer device reaching the loading and unloading opening and/or identification information of the first transfer box reaching the loading and unloading opening, so that the storage control system can track the state of a first type of articles distributed to the storage area from the temporary storage area. The goods robot of getting in the storage area can operate in between each frame mouth and each storage position in the storage area about each in frame district, then draw first transfer case from the corresponding frame mouth about the frame district and transport and correspond the storage position and deposit when putting on the shelf, then draw first transfer case from the corresponding storage position in the storage area and transport and correspond frame mouth about when putting off the shelf. The number of the first upper and lower rack openings of the upper and lower rack areas is multiple, the functions of the upper and lower rack areas can be set according to time period differentiation, for example, the first upper and lower rack openings of the upper and lower rack areas are set to be used as upper racks in a certain time period, and the first upper and lower rack openings of the upper and lower rack areas are set to be used as lower racks in another time period; optionally, the warehousing control system may set each first upper and lower rack opening of the upper and lower rack areas to be currently used as an upper rack or a lower rack according to a current need of loading and unloading the articles.
The distribution area is provided with a racking area, and the racking area is used for racking and distributing a first transfer box for storing, sorting and distributing the whole boxes, a second transfer box for distributing the whole boxes and a first transfer box after sowing in the distribution area. When the first transfer box to be sorted and distributed for the whole box, the second transfer box to be distributed for the whole box and the first transfer box after sowing are transferred to a distribution area, the first transfer boxes are firstly transferred to each shelf-loading opening of the shelf-loading area, and each shelf-loading opening is provided with a label reading device which can identify the identification information of the transfer device reaching the shelf-loading opening and/or the identification information of the transfer box reaching the shelf-loading opening, so that the storage control system can track the state of corresponding category articles distributed to the distribution area. The distribution robot in the distribution area can operate between each racking port of the racking area and each appointed goods discharging position in the distribution area, a first transfer box to be subjected to whole box sorting and distribution, a second transfer box to be subjected to whole box distribution and a first transfer box after sowing are subjected to racking distribution operation in the distribution area, and the transfer boxes are extracted from the corresponding racking ports of the racking area through the distribution robot in the distribution area and conveyed to the corresponding appointed goods discharging positions. The number of the second racking openings contained in the racking area is multiple.
The warehousing system article ex-warehouse control method provided by the embodiment of the application has the following advantages:
firstly, a storage system is divided into a temporary storage area, a storage area and a distribution area, the storage and distribution are carried out according to different article types, the first type of articles are transferred from the temporary storage area to the storage area for storage, then transferred to the distribution area for distribution by adopting a corresponding distribution scheme according to order information, the second type of articles are transferred from the temporary storage area to the distribution area and distributed by adopting a corresponding distribution scheme according to the order information, and all the articles are uniformly distributed and managed through a storage control system, so that the storage system is functionally divided according to the article types to form a highly intelligent management storage system integrating classification, sorting, storage and distribution, and the articles can be tracked and managed in a full flow after being classified and identified from the temporary storage area, thereby greatly reducing the manual working procedures and improving the working efficiency and the accuracy of the storage system;
secondly, different carrying devices are respectively used according to different article types, the corresponding carrying devices can be adopted to distinguish the transfer of the articles of different types among different areas, and the position tracking of the articles in the transfer process can be realized through the incidence relation between the carrying devices and the transfer box, so that the real-time intelligent tracking management of the classified, selected, stored and distributed states of the articles in the warehousing system can be realized conveniently;
thirdly, according to the characteristics of the first class of articles, a whole-box storage, picking and distribution scheme and a zero-splitting storage, picking and distribution scheme are formed according to the implementation mode of automatically distributing the first class of articles according to order information, the first class of articles are stored in a storage area and then distributed according to the order information by adopting the corresponding distribution scheme, aiming at the zero-splitting storage, picking and distribution scheme, a first seeding area is arranged in the storage area for seeding, and the first class of articles are finally distributed in a unified way through the distribution area; according to the characteristic of second class article, will form whole case and allocate the scheme and mix the case and allocate the scheme according to the implementation mode of the automatic delivery second class article of order information, allocate the scheme to mixing the case, set up the second seeding district in the district of allocating and sow, second class article are finally allocated in unison through allocating the district, through designing multiple allocation scheme respectively to different class article, in order to satisfy the automatic delivery of nimble changeable all kinds of orders, allocate in unison through allocating the district, can improve warehousing and storage system's reuse rate, so that optimize the transportation management after allocating.
In some embodiments, assigning the first carrier of the first tote carrying the first category of items to the storage area for storage at the corresponding storage location in the storage area comprises: and acquiring the incidence relation between the first carrying device and a first upper and lower rack opening in the upper and lower rack areas of the storage area, and controlling the goods taking robot in the storage area to transfer the first transfer box from the corresponding first upper and lower rack opening to the corresponding storage position of the storage area according to the incidence relation between the first carrying device and the transfer box.
When the first carrying device reaches any first upper and lower rack openings of the upper and lower rack areas of the storage area, the label reading device at the first upper and lower rack openings can identify the identification information of the first carrying device, and the first upper and lower rack openings are bound with the first carrying device in a mutual correlation mode. The warehousing control system can track the current state of each turnover box in the storage area according to the incidence relation between each upper and lower rack opening and the first carrying device and the incidence relation between the first carrying device and the first turnover box, and control the goods taking robot in the storage area to transfer the first turnover box from the corresponding first upper and lower rack opening to the corresponding storage position of the storage area.
Through the setting of going up the lower carriage district, can provide dedicated, independent operating area for the automation mechanized operation that article were deposited in the storage area, were drawed, form the storage area that intelligent degree is high.
In some embodiments, the storage control system is a warehousing control system of a central warehouse, the central warehouse is used for allocating goods for stores, the order information is store order information, and different shipment positions are formed in the distribution area according to different store divisions, wherein the distributing of the target first transfer box, the seeded first transfer box, the target second transfer box and/or the seeded second transfer box comprises:
and controlling the distribution robots in the distribution area to pick up corresponding turnover boxes and respectively transport the turnover boxes to the appointed goods discharging positions in the distribution area.
The step of allocating the target first turnaround box refers to a step of allocating the target first turnaround box in the shelving area in a whole box storage, sorting and allocating scheme for the first turnaround box. The step of allocating the first seeded tote is a step of allocating the first seeded tote in the racking area in a zero-removing, sorting and allocating scheme for the first tote. The step of allocating the target second turnaround box refers to a step of allocating the target second turnaround box in the shelving area in a whole box allocation scheme of the second turnaround box. The step of allocating the second transfer box after seeding refers to a step of allocating the target second transfer box to a second seeding region associated with the allocation region and then allocating the second transfer box after seeding in a mixed box allocation scheme of the second transfer box. The distribution robot of the distribution area can operate between the shelf area and each appointed shipment position in the distribution area, and corresponding turnover boxes are picked up by the distribution robot and are respectively transferred to the appointed shipment positions in the distribution area to complete distribution steps.
The racking area is arranged through the distribution area, and the target first transfer box, the seeded first transfer box, the target second transfer box and the seeded second transfer box are uniformly distributed through the distribution area, so that the reuse rate of the warehousing system can be improved, and the transportation management after distribution is optimized.
In some embodiments, the allocating area includes a track frame located above the shipment location and the racking area, and the allocating robot moves along the track frame, wherein, referring to fig. 3, controlling the allocating robot in the allocating area to pick up corresponding transfer containers and transfer the transfer containers to the designated shipment location in the allocating area respectively includes:
s201, acquiring the weight of the transfer box detected after the transfer robot picks up the corresponding transfer box;
s203, determining the target stacking position and the target stacking sequence of the turnover box at the specified delivery position according to the position distribution information and the weight information of the existing turnover box at the specified delivery position to which the turnover box is to be transferred.
The distribution robot can be provided with a weight sensor, and the weight of the turnover box can be detected after the turnover box is picked up from the shelf loading area of the distribution area and is sent to the storage control system. The warehousing control system can calculate the appointed shipment position to which each turnover box is transferred according to the order information, the incidence relation between the frame opening and the carrying device and the incidence relation between the transfer device and the turnover box. After the transfer box is picked up by the transfer robot, the warehousing control system determines the target stacking position and the target stacking sequence of the transfer box at the appointed shipment position according to the weight of the transfer box detected by the transfer robot and the position distribution information and the weight information of the existing transfer box at the appointed shipment position to which the transfer box is to be transferred.
The warehousing control system calculates the target stacking position and the target stacking sequence of the turnover boxes at the appointed shipment position by acquiring the weight of the turnover boxes so as to optimize the stacking mode of the turnover boxes and ensure the stability of the turnover boxes after stacking.
Optionally, the distribution area is including being located the shipment position with go up the track frame of shelf area top, the distribution robot is followed the guide rail frame removes, wherein, control distribution robot in the distribution area picks up corresponding turnover case and transports respectively extremely appointed shipment position in the distribution area includes:
acquiring the type of articles contained in the turnover box and the detected weight of the turnover box, which are identified after the corresponding turnover box is picked up by the allocating robot;
and determining the target stacking position and the target stacking sequence of the turnover box at the specified delivery position according to the position distribution information and the weight information of the existing turnover box containing similar article types at the specified delivery position to which the turnover box is to be transferred.
The distribution robot can be provided with a weight sensor, and the weight of the turnover box can be detected after the turnover box is picked up from the racking area of the distribution area and is sent to the storage control system; the distribution robot can also be provided with a label reading device, and identification information of the turnover box can be identified after the turnover box is picked up from the racking area of the distribution area and is sent to the storage control system. The warehousing control system can calculate the appointed shipment position to which each turnover box is transferred according to the order information, the incidence relation between the frame opening and the carrying device and the incidence relation between the transfer device and the turnover box. After the transfer box is picked up by the transfer robot, the warehousing control system determines the type and the weight of the articles in the transfer box according to the weight of the transfer box detected by the transfer robot and the identification information of the transfer box, and determines the target stacking position and the target stacking sequence of the transfer box at the designated shipment position according to the position distribution information and the weight information of the existing transfer box at the designated shipment position to which the transfer box is to be transferred.
The warehousing control system calculates the target stacking position and the target stacking sequence of the turnover box at the appointed shipment position by acquiring the weight of the turnover box and the types of articles in the turnover box so as to optimize the stacking mode of the turnover box, avoid damage of the articles due to improper stacking and ensure the stability of the turnover box after stacking.
In some embodiments, the controlling the allocation robot in the allocation area to pick up the corresponding turnover boxes and transfer the turnover boxes to the designated shipment positions in the allocation area respectively includes:
determining a walking track of the corresponding allocating robot on the track frame according to the position of the current circulation box to be placed, the target overlapping position of the circulation box at the appointed shipment position and the target overlapping sequence;
and controlling the distribution robot to pick up corresponding turnover boxes according to the walking tracks, then respectively transferring the turnover boxes to the target stacking positions of the appointed shipment positions in the distribution area, and stacking the turnover boxes on the corresponding third carrying devices according to the target stacking sequence.
When the distribution area distributes the target first turnover box, the seeded first turnover box, the target second turnover box and/or the seeded second turnover box, and after the distribution robot picks up the turnover boxes, the warehousing control system calculates the walking track of the distribution robot on the track frame of the distribution area according to the position of the current to-be-placed turnover box, the target stacking position of the turnover boxes at the specified delivery position and the target stacking sequence, so that the distribution robot can quickly and accurately pick up the turnover boxes, and stack the turnover boxes to the specified delivery position according to the target stacking position and the target stacking sequence. The third carrying devices are respectively placed at each delivery position in the distribution area, and the distribution of the target first transfer box, the seeded first transfer box, the target second transfer box and/or the seeded second transfer box means that the target first transfer box, the seeded first transfer box, the target second transfer box and the seeded second transfer box are respectively stacked to corresponding positions on the third carrying devices, so that the distribution of commodities according to stores is completed.
In some embodiments, said allocating said target first turnaround box is transferred directly from a staging area to said staging area of said distribution area where said target first turnaround box is distributed comprises:
the first turnover box of target transports extremely after the district of putting on the shelf of allocated district, acquire to bear and hold first target turnover box first carrier with the incidence relation of putting on the shelf mouth in the district of putting on the shelf of second, control allocation robot in the allocated district picks up respectively transport extremely after the turnover case that corresponds appoint the shipment position in the allocated district.
The warehousing control system allocates the first transfer box of the target to be directly transferred to the racking area of the distribution area from the racking area, namely, the warehousing control system sets the first transfer box of the target to be transferred to the racking area of the distribution area from the racking area to complete subsequent distribution actions, the transfer can be realized by manually transferring the first transfer box of the target to the racking area of the distribution area, and the warehousing control system determines the execution result of the allocation step by tracking the state that the first transfer box of the target reaches the racking area of the distribution area.
In some embodiments, said assigning said target first tote to sow said first tote associated with said storage area prior to transferring said sowed tote to said staging area of said staging area comprises:
controlling a first seeding wall of the first seeding area to send seeding reminding information according to order information, and distributing and transferring the seeded first turnover box to a racking area of the distribution area after the objects in the target first turnover box are split and thrown into the first turnover box on the first seeding wall according to the seeding reminding information and the box packing is completed.
The warehousing control system sets a first transfer box in the zero-splitting, sorting and allocating scheme to be conveyed to a first sowing area associated with the storage area for sowing, the first transfer box can be conveyed to the first sowing area manually, and the warehousing control system determines the execution result of the allocation step by tracking the state of the first transfer box reaching the first sowing area. In the implementation process of sowing in the first sowing area, after the warehousing control system detects that the first revolving box reaches the first sowing area, the positions of the first sowing wall, to which the objects in the first revolving box to be sown need to be detached, can be determined according to order information, and the first sowing wall of the first sowing area is controlled to send sowing reminding information, so that the corresponding positions, to which the objects are detached to be thrown onto the first sowing wall, can be indicated.
Optionally, the controlling the first sowing wall to send out sowing reminding information according to the order information includes:
and controlling the position corresponding to the first turnover box needing to be sown in the first sowing wall to emit light to remind and display the quantity of the articles needing to be put in according to the order information and the article information in the target first turnover box.
The sowing reminding information comprises the steps of controlling the position, corresponding to the first revolving box to be sown, in the first sowing wall to emit light to remind and display the quantity of the articles to be put in, so that the sowing can be directly put in the corresponding position after the articles with the corresponding quantity are taken out from the current first revolving box to be sown according to the prompt of a system.
Optionally, after the objects in the target first circulation box are split according to the sowing reminding information and put into the first circulation box on the first sowing wall, and the packing is completed, the method includes:
detecting the operation of throwing a corresponding amount of articles into the first transfer box, and controlling the corresponding first transfer box to send out alarm information if the articles are thrown into the wrong first transfer box and/or the articles are thrown into the corresponding first transfer box in wrong amount; and if the boxing of the first circulation box is finished, controlling the corresponding first circulation box to send out finishing prompt information.
The positions corresponding to the first turnover boxes needing to be sown in the first sowing wall can be respectively provided with a detection device, and the detection devices are used for detecting whether actions of throwing articles into the corresponding turnover boxes exist or not and whether the quantity of the articles thrown into the turnover boxes is accurate or not within a specified time after sowing reminding information of the positions corresponding to the first turnover boxes needing to be sown in the first sowing wall is sent out. The detection device can comprise an infrared sensor and a weight sensor, wherein the infrared sensor is used for sensing whether the action of throwing the articles is available, and the weight sensor is used for sensing whether the articles with the corresponding number of portions are thrown. Alternatively, the detection device may be an image recognition device or the like, and is configured to analyze the captured image of the position corresponding to the first revolving box to be sown according to the need to recognize whether there is an action of the input article and whether the corresponding number of input articles are input. The warehousing control system detects the operation of throwing the corresponding amount of articles into the first transfer box, and controls the corresponding first transfer box to send out alarm information if the articles are thrown into the wrong first transfer box and/or the articles are thrown into the corresponding first transfer box in wrong amount. The alarm information can be a luminous prompt, a text prompt and/or a sound prompt. And if the alarm information is luminous reminding, the light color of the alarm information is different from that of the sowing reminding information so as to be distinguished. The warehousing control system detects the operation of putting the corresponding quantity of articles into the first transfer box, and controls the corresponding first transfer box to send out completion prompt information if the first transfer box is filled. The completion prompt information can also be luminous prompt, character prompt and/or sound prompt, if the completion prompt information is luminous prompt, the light color of the completion prompt information is different from the light color of the alarm information and the light color of the seeding prompt information so as to be distinguished.
In the above embodiment, the warehousing control system intelligently indicates and monitors the seeding process, and intelligently sends out the seeding reminding information, the warning information and the completion prompting information to guide the rapid and accurate completion of seeding.
In the mixed box distribution scheme, the mode of sowing the target second transfer box in the second sowing area of the distribution area by the warehousing control system is similar to the mode of sowing the target first transfer box in the first sowing area of the storage area by the warehousing control system in the zero-splitting sorting distribution scheme. Specifically, in some embodiments, assigning the target second turnaround box to sow a second seeding zone associated with the distribution zone prior to the second turnaround box being sown comprises:
and controlling a second sowing wall of the second sowing area to send sowing reminding information according to the order information, and distributing and transferring the sowed second turnover box to another shelving area associated with the second sowing area after the objects in the target second turnover box are separated and thrown into a second turnover box of the second sowing wall according to the sowing reminding information and the boxing is finished.
The warehousing control system sets a second transfer box in the mixed box distribution scheme to be transferred to a second seeding area associated with the distribution area for seeding, the transfer can be realized by manually transferring the second transfer box to the second seeding area, and the warehousing control system determines the execution result of the allocation step by tracking the state of the second transfer box reaching the second seeding area. In the implementation process of sowing in the second sowing area by the second transfer box, after the warehousing control system detects that the second transfer box reaches the second sowing area, the positions of the second sowing wall to which the articles in the second transfer box to be sown need to be detached can be determined according to the order information, and the second sowing wall of the second sowing area is controlled to send sowing reminding information at the corresponding positions, so that the corresponding positions of the second sowing wall to which the articles are detached to be thrown can be indicated. And after the warehousing control system divides and drops the articles in the target second turnover box into second turnover boxes of the second sowing wall according to the sowing reminding information and boxing is completed, distributing and transferring the second turnover box after sowing to another shelving area associated with the second sowing area, so that the transfer robot in the distribution area can pick up the corresponding turnover box from the shelving area and then transfer the turnover box to a specified delivery position in the distribution area.
Optionally, the controlling the second sowing wall to send out sowing reminding information according to the order information includes:
and controlling a position corresponding to the second transfer box to be sowed in the second sowing wall to emit light to remind and display the quantity of the articles to be input according to the order information and the article information in the target second transfer box.
Optionally, after the objects in the target second transfer box are split and thrown into the second transfer box on the second sowing wall according to the sowing reminding information and the boxing is completed, the method includes:
detecting the operation of throwing the corresponding quantity of the articles into the second transfer box, and controlling the corresponding second transfer box to send out alarm information if the article is put into the wrong second transfer box and/or the quantity of the articles put into the corresponding second transfer box is wrong; and if the second transfer box is filled into the box, controlling the corresponding second transfer box to send out a finish prompt message.
The sowing reminding information comprises the steps of controlling the position, corresponding to the first revolving box to be sown, in the first sowing wall to emit light to remind and display the quantity of the articles to be put in, so that the sowing can be directly put in the corresponding position after the articles with the corresponding quantity are taken out from the current first revolving box to be sown according to the prompt of a system.
The positions corresponding to the first turnover boxes needing to be sown in the first sowing wall can be respectively provided with a detection device, and the detection devices are used for detecting whether actions of throwing articles into the corresponding turnover boxes exist or not and whether the quantity of the articles thrown into the turnover boxes is accurate or not within a specified time after sowing reminding information of the positions corresponding to the first turnover boxes needing to be sown in the first sowing wall is sent out. As an alternative embodiment, the detecting device may include an infrared sensor for sensing whether there is an action of throwing the articles, and a weight sensor for sensing whether there is a corresponding number of articles thrown. The warehousing control system detects the operation of putting a corresponding number of articles into the first transfer box, and controls the corresponding first transfer box to send out alarm information if the articles are put into the wrong first transfer box and/or the articles are put into the corresponding first transfer box with wrong number; and if the boxing of the first circulation box is finished, controlling the corresponding first circulation box to send out finishing prompt information. The alarm information and the completion prompt information can be respectively luminous prompt, character prompt and/or sound prompt, if the alarm information and the completion prompt information are luminous prompt, the light color of the completion prompt information is different from the light color of the alarm information and the light color of the seeding prompt information in pairs so as to be convenient for distinguishing.
In the above embodiment, the warehousing control system intelligently indicates and monitors the seeding process, and intelligently sends out the seeding reminding information, the warning information and the completion prompting information to guide the rapid and accurate completion of seeding.
In another aspect of the embodiment of the present application, please refer to fig. 4, further providing a warehousing control system, which includes a tag reading device 143, a processor 142, and a memory 141, where the tag reading device 143 is configured to detect transfer container identification information and carrier identification information, and send the transfer container identification information and the carrier identification information to the processor 142, and the memory 141 stores a computer program, and when the computer program is executed by the processor 142, the steps of the warehousing system article warehousing control method provided in any embodiment of the present application are executed. The tag reading device 143, the processor 142, and the memory 141 may respectively include one or more, the warehousing control system may serve as a platform for uniformly controlling processes of storing, distributing, and the like of the articles in the warehousing system, and may include a plurality of physically separated servers, terminal devices, and the like, and the steps of the warehousing system article ex-warehouse control method are jointly implemented by respectively installing computer programs for implementing the warehousing system article ex-warehouse control method provided in the embodiment of the present application, and by mutual communication and interaction between the servers, between the terminal devices, and between the servers and the terminal devices.
On another aspect of the embodiment of the present application, please refer to fig. 5 and 6 in combination, further disclose a warehousing system, which includes a warehousing control system, a temporary storage area 51, a storage area 52, and a distribution area 53, where the temporary storage area 51 includes a plurality of carriers for carrying a plurality of turnover box stacking towers, each carrier is provided with a carrier tag, each turnover box is provided with a turnover box tag, each turnover box on each carrier is used for accommodating articles of the same category, all turnover boxes on at least one carrier are first turnover boxes for accommodating articles of a first category, all turnover boxes on at least another carrier are second turnover boxes for accommodating articles of a second category, and the articles of the first category are different from the articles of the second category; the storage area 52 comprises a cargo area 520, an upper and lower rack area 521 and a first seeding area 522, the cargo area 520 is used for storing a first turnaround box containing a first type of goods, and the upper and lower rack area 521 is used for the upper and lower rack operation of the first turnaround box in the storage area 52; the distribution area 53 comprises a designated delivery position 530, a shelving area 533, a second sowing area 532, a track frame positioned above the designated delivery position 530, the shelving area 533 and the second sowing area 532, and a distribution robot capable of moving along the track frame.
The warehousing control system is configured to control the first transfer boxes to be stored in the cargo compartment area 520 of the storage area 52, take out the corresponding first transfer boxes according to the order information, and determine that the target first transfer boxes to be taken out of the warehouse are in whole-box sorting allocation or zero-splitting sorting allocation; if the whole box is sorted and allocated, the corresponding first turnover box is transferred to the upper rack area 533 of the allocation area 53 for allocation; if the sorting and sorting are performed for the zeroing removal, the corresponding first transfer boxes are transported to the first sowing area 522 of the storage area 52 for sowing, and then the first transfer boxes which are sown are transported to the racking area 533 of the sorting area 53 for sorting; and/or the warehousing control system is configured to allocate a target carrier carrying a target second turnaround box containing a second category of articles to the distribution area 53 according to the order information, and determine the target second turnaround box on the target carrier to be a whole-box distribution or a mixed-box distribution; if the whole box is allocated, allocating a corresponding target second turnaround box to allocate in the racking area 533 of the allocation area 53; if the mixed box is allocated, the corresponding target second transfer box is allocated to be allocated after being sowed in the second sowing area 532 of the allocating area 53.
The warehousing control system may be as described in the foregoing embodiments, and is not described herein again. The warehousing system is divided into a temporary storage area 51, a storage area 52 and a distribution area 53, the first type of articles and the second type of articles are conveyed to the temporary storage area 51 and can be contained in a turnover box, and when a first turnover box containing the first type of articles and a second turnover box containing the second type of articles are conveyed to the warehousing system, the first turnover box and the second turnover box firstly reach the temporary storage area 51; or the first type of articles and the second type of articles are transported to the buffer 51 and are loaded in other ways and loaded into the turnaround box at the buffer 51. A plurality of carrying devices for carrying a plurality of turnover box stacking towers are placed in the temporary storage area 51, each carrying device is provided with a carrying device label, each turnover box is provided with a turnover box label, after the turnover boxes are sorted in the temporary storage area 51, a first turnover box is stacked on the first carrying device, and a second turnover box is stacked on the second carrying device. The storage area 52 is used for storing first-class articles, the warehousing control system distributes the first carrying devices sorted in the temporary storage area 51, the first carrying devices are transferred to the storage area 52 and then stored in corresponding storage positions of the cargo hold area 520, and after the warehousing control system receives orders, the warehousing control system picks corresponding first-class articles from the storage area 52 according to order information and then transfers the first-class articles to the designated shipment position 530 matched with corresponding orders after being allocated by the allocation area 53. The distribution area 53 is used for distributing the first category items and the second category items to the specified delivery positions 530 matched with the corresponding orders. The warehouse-out control flow of the articles in the warehousing system comprises the following steps: s1, the articles arrive at the temporary storage area; s2, sorting in the temporary storage area, and stacking different types of articles on the carrying devices and associating with the corresponding carrying devices; s3, judging whether the item type is a first type item or a second type item, if so, executing S31, and if so, executing S32; s31, transferring the first circulation box of the first type of articles to an upper rack area and a lower rack area of the storage area through a carrying device, and storing the first circulation box of the first type of articles into corresponding storage positions in the cargo hold area through a cargo taking robot of the storage area; s311, receiving order information, and extracting a first transfer tank from the cargo compartment area according to the order information; s312, judging that the whole box is sorted or the zero-splitting sorting is carried out; s313, if the whole box is stored, sorted and allocated, the box is transferred to an allocation area from an upper shelf area to a lower shelf area and allocated to a specified delivery position; s314, if the zero-removing, storing, sorting and distributing are carried out, seeding is carried out on the first seeding wall, and the seeds are transferred to a distributing and distributing area to be distributed to a specified delivery position after the seeding is finished; s32, receiving the order information, and determining that the second transfer box is a whole box distribution or a mixed box distribution according to the order information; s321, if the whole boxes are distributed, transferring the second transfer boxes of the second class of articles to a racking area of the distribution area through the carrying devices, and distributing the second transfer boxes to the designated shipment position on the racking area; and S322, if the mixed box is distributed, transferring the second transfer box of the second category of articles to a second sowing wall for sowing, transferring the second transfer box to a corresponding position of a racking area of the distribution area after the sowing is finished, and distributing the second transfer box to a specified delivery position at the corresponding position of the racking area.
Optionally, the carrier device which carries the first turnaround box containing the first type of articles in the temporary storage area 51 is a tray, the carrier device which carries the second turnaround box containing the second type of articles and determined as a whole box transfer is a tray in the temporary storage area 51, and the carrier device which carries the second turnaround box containing the second type of articles and determined as a mixed box transfer in the temporary storage area 51 is a small box car. The tray can adopt fork truck to realize transporting, the little boxcar can include wheel and handle, can directly stimulate the handle and realize transporting.
Optionally, the first seeding region 522 includes a first seeding wall, the first seeding wall includes a shelf and the first revolving boxes disposed on the shelf for being seeded, and a display lamp and/or a display panel is disposed on the first seeding wall at a position corresponding to each first revolving box. Optionally, the second sowing area 532 includes a second sowing wall, the second sowing wall includes a shelf and the second transfer boxes disposed on the shelf for sowing seeds, and a display lamp and/or a display panel is disposed on the second sowing wall corresponding to the position of each second transfer box. The goods shelves of the first sowing wall and the second sowing wall can be respectively placed with empty turnover boxes corresponding to the objects to be sown and put in corresponding number of the objects, and the display lamp and/or the display panel are used for displaying sowing reminding information, warning information, finishing reminding information and the like under the control of the storage control system.
Optionally, the distribution robot is a four-way operation robot, and moves above the rail rack, lifts each transfer container to be distributed from below the rail rack to above the rail rack, and moves to the corresponding designated shipment position 530 for placement, wherein the distribution robot has a transfer container accommodating area, and the top of the transfer container accommodating area is open, so that the transfer container transported by the distribution robot can protrude out of the top of the distribution robot. The distribution machine can move along the transverse direction and the longitudinal direction of the track frame above the track frame, so that the turnover boxes are picked up and conveyed to various positions in the distribution area 53. The distribution robot is placed in the turnover box containing area after picking up the turnover box, and the top of the turnover box containing area is provided with an opening, so that the distribution robot can pick up and stack any turnover boxes with the height larger than the height of the turnover box containing area per se for transportation.
Optionally, the first category of articles are articles with a shelf life meeting a set requirement, and the second category of articles are articles with a shelf life lower than the set requirement. The setting requirement may be determined according to actual conditions, in an optional embodiment of the present application, the first category of articles are general articles of non-fresh type that can be stored, the second category of articles are fresh articles, and the fresh articles cannot be stored for too long time, so that when the fresh articles are delivered out of the warehouse through unified allocation of the warehousing system, after being sorted in the temporary storage area 51, the fresh articles are directly transferred to the distribution area 53 by using a corresponding distribution scheme according to order information and then delivered out of the warehouse, while the general articles of non-fresh types may be transferred to the temporary storage area 51 in advance, and after being sorted in the temporary storage area 51, the general articles are stored in the storage area 52 of the warehousing system, and after receiving an order, the articles in required number are extracted from the storage area 52 and then transferred to the distribution area 53 for distribution and then delivered out of the warehouse.
In the above embodiment, the storage system is divided into the temporary storage area 51, the storage area 52 and the distribution area 53, the storage and the distribution are performed according to different article categories, the storage system is functionally divided, so that the highly intelligent management storage system integrating classification, sorting, storage and distribution is formed, the articles can be tracked and managed in a full flow after being classified and identified from the temporary storage area 51, the manual work procedures are greatly reduced, and the storage work efficiency and the accuracy of the storage system are improved. The warehousing control system forms a whole-box warehousing and sorting distribution scheme and a zero-splitting warehousing and sorting distribution scheme according to the implementation mode of automatically distributing the first category of articles according to order information, forms a whole-box distribution scheme and a mixed-box distribution scheme according to the implementation mode of automatically distributing the second category of articles according to the order information, and can improve the reuse rate of the warehousing system by respectively designing various distribution schemes for different categories of articles to meet the automatic distribution of various flexible orders and uniformly distribute the various orders through the distribution area 53 so as to optimize transportation management after distribution. Therefore, the storage system realizes intelligent warehouse-out management of the articles by optimizing the setting and division of the functional areas, optimizing the warehouse-out flow of various articles, controlling the operation of the articles in the storage system and tracking the states of the articles in the storage system in real time, not only saves a large amount of labor cost, but also greatly improves the efficiency and accuracy of warehouse-in and warehouse-out of the articles of the warehousing system.
The concepts described herein may be embodied in other forms without departing from the spirit or characteristics thereof. The particular embodiments disclosed should be considered illustrative rather than limiting. The scope of the invention is, therefore, indicated by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description. Any changes which come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are to be embraced within their scope.

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1. A warehouse system goods delivery control method is applied to a warehouse control system, the warehouse system comprises the warehouse control system, a temporary storage area, a storage area and a distribution area, and the method comprises the following steps:
acquiring turnover box identification information and carrying device identification information, identifying the types and the number of articles in the turnover box according to the turnover box identification information, forming an association relationship between a first carrying device and a turnover box according to the stacking position relationship between the first carrying device in the temporary storage area and a first turnover box filled with first type articles stacked on the first carrying device, and forming an association relationship between a second carrying device and a turnover box according to the stacking relationship between a second carrying device in the temporary storage area and a second turnover box filled with second type articles stacked on the second carrying device;
distributing the first carrying device bearing the first transfer box containing the first type of articles to the storage area, storing the first carrying device in a corresponding storage position of the storage area, and acquiring the storage position information of the first transfer box in the storage area;
according to the order information acquired by the warehousing control system and the position information of the first transfer box in the storage area, taking out a target first transfer box to be delivered out of the warehouse, and judging whether the target first transfer box to be delivered out of the warehouse belongs to whole-box sorting allocation or zero-splitting sorting allocation; if the whole box is stored, sorted and allocated, the target first circulation box is allocated to be directly transferred to the racking area of the allocation area from the racking area, and the target first circulation box is allocated in the racking area; if the zero-removing storage sorting distribution is carried out, distributing the target first transfer box, sowing the target first transfer box in a first sowing area associated with the storage area, transferring the sowed first transfer box to the racking area of the distribution area, and distributing the sowed first transfer box in the racking area; and/or the presence of a gas in the gas,
according to the order information, distributing the second carrying device bearing the second transfer box containing the second category of articles to the distribution area, and judging whether the target second transfer box on the target second carrying device belongs to whole box distribution or mixed box distribution; if the whole box is allocated, allocating the target second transfer box to the racking area of the allocation area, acquiring the association relation between the second carrying device and a second racking port in the racking area of the allocation area, and allocating the target second transfer box in the racking area; and if the mixed boxes are allocated, distributing the target second transfer box to the second sowing area associated with the distribution area, and then distributing the second transfer box after sowing.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein assigning the first carrier of the first turnaround box carrying a first category of articles to the storage area for storage at a corresponding storage location of the storage area comprises: and acquiring the incidence relation between the first carrying device and a first upper and lower rack opening in the upper and lower rack areas of the storage area, and controlling the goods taking robot in the storage area to transfer the first transfer box from the corresponding first upper and lower rack opening to the corresponding storage position of the storage area according to the incidence relation between the first carrying device and the transfer box.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the storage control system is a warehousing control system of a central warehouse, the central warehouse is used for distributing stores, the order information is store order information, different shipment locations are formed in the distribution area according to different store divisions, and the distributing the target first transfer box, the seeded first transfer box, the target second transfer box, and/or the seeded second transfer box comprises:
and controlling the distribution robots in the distribution area to pick up corresponding turnover boxes and respectively transport the turnover boxes to the appointed goods discharging positions in the distribution area.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein the staging area includes a track shelf above the shipment location and the racking area, the staging robot moving along the track shelf, wherein controlling the staging robot within the staging area to pick up corresponding totes and transfer to designated shipment locations within the staging area, respectively, comprises:
acquiring the weight of the transfer box detected after the transfer robot picks up the corresponding transfer box;
and determining the target stacking position and the target stacking sequence of the turnover box at the specified delivery position according to the position distribution information and the weight information of the existing turnover box at the specified delivery position to which the turnover box is to be transferred.
5. The method of claim 3, wherein the staging area includes a track frame positioned above the shipment location and the racking area, the staging robot moving along the track frame, wherein controlling the staging robot within the staging area to pick up corresponding totes and transfer to designated shipment locations within the staging area, respectively, comprises:
acquiring the type of articles contained in the turnover box and the detected weight of the turnover box, which are identified after the corresponding turnover box is picked up by the allocating robot;
and determining the target stacking position and the target stacking sequence of the turnover box at the specified delivery position according to the position distribution information and the weight information of the existing turnover box containing similar article types at the specified delivery position to which the turnover box is to be transferred.
6. The method according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the controlling the distribution robots in the distribution area to pick up the corresponding turnover boxes and respectively transport the turnover boxes to the designated shipment positions in the distribution area comprises:
determining a walking track of the corresponding allocating robot on the track frame according to the position of the current circulation box to be placed, the target overlapping position of the circulation box at the appointed shipment position and the target overlapping sequence;
and controlling the distribution robot to pick up corresponding turnover boxes according to the walking tracks, then respectively transferring the turnover boxes to the target stacking positions of the appointed shipment positions in the distribution area, and stacking the turnover boxes on the corresponding third carrying devices according to the target stacking sequence.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein said allocating said target first turnaround box is transferred directly from a staging area to said staging area of said distribution area where said target first turnaround box is distributed comprises:
the first turnover box of target transports extremely after the district of putting on the shelf of allocated district, acquire to bear and hold first target turnover box first carrier with the incidence relation of putting on the shelf mouth in the district of putting on the shelf of second, control allocation robot in the allocated district picks up respectively transport extremely after the turnover case that corresponds appoint the shipment position in the allocated district.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein said assigning the target first tote to transfer the seeded tote to the staging area of the staging area after seeding a first seeding area associated with the storage area comprises:
controlling a first seeding wall of the first seeding area to send seeding reminding information according to order information, and distributing and transferring the seeded first turnover box to a racking area of the distribution area after the objects in the target first turnover box are split and thrown into the first turnover box on the first seeding wall according to the seeding reminding information and the box packing is completed.
9. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein said controlling said first sowing wall to send out sowing reminding information according to the order information comprises:
and controlling the position corresponding to the first turnover box needing to be sown in the first sowing wall to emit light to remind and display the quantity of the articles needing to be put in according to the order information and the article information in the target first turnover box.
10. The method of claim 9, wherein after the splitting and boxing the items in the target first turnaround box into first turnaround boxes on the first seeding wall according to the seeding alert information, comprises:
detecting the operation of throwing a corresponding amount of articles into the first transfer box, and controlling the corresponding first transfer box to send out alarm information if the articles are thrown into the wrong first transfer box and/or the articles are thrown into the corresponding first transfer box in wrong amount; and if the boxing of the first circulation box is finished, controlling the corresponding first circulation box to send out finishing prompt information.
11. The method of claim 1, wherein assigning the target second turnaround box to further sort the second sown turnaround box associated with the sorting area after sowing the second sown turnaround box comprises:
and controlling a second sowing wall of the second sowing area to send sowing reminding information according to the order information, and distributing and transferring the sowed second turnover box to another shelving area associated with the second sowing area after the objects in the target second turnover box are separated and thrown into a second turnover box of the second sowing wall according to the sowing reminding information and the boxing is finished.
12. The method as claimed in claim 11, wherein said controlling said second sowing wall to issue sowing reminding information according to the order information comprises:
and controlling a position corresponding to the second transfer box to be sowed in the second sowing wall to emit light to remind and display the quantity of the articles to be input according to the order information and the article information in the target second transfer box.
13. The method as claimed in claim 12, wherein after the items in the target second transfer box are split and dropped into the second transfer box on the second sowing wall according to the sowing reminder information and the boxing is completed, the method comprises:
detecting the operation of throwing the corresponding quantity of the articles into the second transfer box, and controlling the corresponding second transfer box to send out alarm information if the article is put into the wrong second transfer box and/or the quantity of the articles put into the corresponding second transfer box is wrong; and if the second transfer box is filled into the box, controlling the corresponding second transfer box to send out a finish prompt message.
14. A warehouse control system comprising tag reading means for detecting tote identification information and carrier identification information sent to the processor, a processor, and a memory storing a computer program that, when executed by the processor, performs the steps of the method of any one of claims 1 to 13.
15. The warehousing system is characterized by comprising a warehousing control system, a temporary storage area, a storage area and a distribution area, wherein the temporary storage area comprises a plurality of carrying devices for carrying a plurality of turnover box stacking towers, each carrying device is provided with a carrying device label, each turnover box is provided with a turnover box label, the turnover boxes on each carrying device are used for accommodating the same type of articles, all the turnover boxes on at least one carrying device are first turnover boxes for accommodating a first type of articles, all the turnover boxes on at least one other carrying device are second turnover boxes for accommodating a second type of articles, and the first type of articles are different from the second type of articles;
the storage area comprises a cargo hold area, an upper shelving area, a lower shelving area and a first sowing area, wherein the upper shelving area and the lower shelving area are positioned on one side of the cargo hold area, the cargo hold area is used for storing a first transfer box containing a first type of articles, and the upper shelving area and the lower shelving area are used for shelving and shelving operation of the first transfer box in the storage area;
the distribution area comprises a designated delivery position, a shelving area, a second seeding area, a track frame and a distribution robot, wherein the designated delivery position, the shelving area and the second seeding area are defined according to different order receivers;
the warehousing control system is configured to control the first transfer boxes to be stored in the cargo compartment area of the storage area, take out the corresponding first transfer boxes according to order information, and determine that the target first transfer boxes to be taken out of the warehouse are subjected to whole-box sorting and sorting or zero-splitting sorting and sorting; if the whole box is stored, sorted and allocated, the corresponding first transfer box is transferred to the racking area of the allocation area for allocation; if the zero-removing storage sorting and distribution are carried out, the corresponding first transfer boxes are transported to a first sowing area of the storage area for sowing, and then the sowed first transfer boxes are transported to the racking area of the distribution area for distribution; and/or the presence of a gas in the gas,
the warehousing control system is configured to allocate a target carrier carrying a target second transfer box containing a second class of articles to the distribution area according to the order information, and determine that the target second transfer box on the target carrier is distributed in a whole box or mixed box; if the whole box is allocated, allocating a corresponding target second turnaround box to be allocated in the racking area of the allocation area; and if the distribution is the mixed box distribution, distributing the corresponding target second transfer box in a second sowing area of the distribution area and then distributing the sowed second transfer box.
16. The warehousing system of claim 15 wherein the carriers carrying the first turnaround case containing the first type of articles in said staging area are trays, the carriers carrying the second turnaround case containing the second type of articles in said staging area and designated as a full-case transfer are trays, and the carriers carrying the second turnaround case containing the second type of articles in said staging area and designated as a mixed-case transfer are box cars.
17. The warehousing system of claim 15, wherein said first seeding area comprises a first seeding wall, said first seeding wall comprises a shelf and said first turnaround boxes disposed on said shelf for being seeded, and a display light and/or a display panel is disposed on said first seeding wall corresponding to each first turnaround box.
18. The warehousing system of claim 15, wherein said second seeding area comprises a second seeding wall, said second seeding wall comprises a shelf and said second turnaround boxes disposed on said shelf for seeding, and a display light and/or a display panel is disposed on said second seeding wall corresponding to the position of each second turnaround box.
19. The warehousing system of claim 15, wherein the allocating robot is a four-way robot moving above the track rack, lifting each tote to be allocated from below the track rack to above the track rack, moving to a corresponding designated shipment location, and lowering, wherein the allocating robot has a tote receiving area with a top open so that the tote transported by the allocating robot can protrude out of the top of the allocating robot.
20. The warehousing system of claim 15, wherein the first category of items are items having a shelf life meeting a set requirement and the second category of items are items having a shelf life below the set requirement.
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