CN113734671A

CN113734671A - Material storage equipment

Info

Publication number: CN113734671A
Application number: CN202010929890.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 黄政毅
Original assignee: Mirle Automation Corp
Current assignee: Mirle Automation Corp
Priority date: 2020-05-29
Filing date: 2020-09-07
Publication date: 2021-12-03
Also published as: JP2021187676A; CN212402323U; JP7137796B2; KR20210148811A

Abstract

The invention discloses a material storage device, which comprises a conveying device, a material storage device, a material storing and taking device and a control device. The conveying device is used for conveying materials. The material storage device comprises a first material storage module and a second material storage module. The first material storage module comprises a first rotating unit and a first material storage unit. The second storage module comprises a second rotating unit and a second storage unit. First rotary unit can drive first storage unit and rotate, and second rotary unit can drive second storage unit and rotate. The control device is electrically connected to the material storage device and the material storing and taking device. The control device can control the first rotating unit and/or the second rotating unit according to an execution command so as to drive the first material storage unit to rotate and/or drive the second material storage unit to rotate. Therefore, the material storing and taking speed of the material storing equipment is increased, and the material storing volume of the material storing equipment is increased.

Description

Material storage equipment

Technical Field

The invention relates to a material storage device, in particular to a material storage device with high volume and high access speed.

Background

First, the material access speed and the material storage amount in the storage equipment (such as the warehousing system) in the prior art are still to be improved. In addition, the opening direction of the storage trough in the storage equipment in the prior art is all towards the access clamping jaw, so that when the storage equipment stops running due to power failure, a user cannot easily access the materials in the storage trough.

Therefore, how to improve the material storing and taking speed of the material storing equipment and the material storing volume of the material storing equipment by improving the structural design to overcome the above-mentioned defects has become one of the important subjects to be solved by the technology.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to solve the technical problem of providing a material storage device for storing and taking materials, which aims to overcome the defects of the prior art.

In order to solve the above technical problems, one of the technical solutions of the present invention is to provide a material storage apparatus for storing and taking out materials, where the material storage apparatus includes a conveying device, a material storage device, and a control device. The conveying device is used for conveying the materials. The storing device is adjacent to conveyor, storing device includes a first storing module and a second storing module, first storing module includes a first rotary unit and one sets up first storing unit on the first rotary unit, second storing module includes a second rotary unit and one sets up second storing unit on the second rotary unit, wherein, first rotary unit can drive first storing unit rotates, just the second rotary unit can drive second storing unit rotates. The material access device is adjacent to the material storage device and the conveying device, the material access device is located between the first material storage module and the second material storage module, the material access device comprises a lifting displacement module, a rotating module and a material access module arranged on the lifting displacement module and the rotating module, wherein the lifting displacement module can drive the material access module to move along a first moving direction, and the rotating module can drive the material access module to rotate along a main shaft. The control device is electrically connected to the material storage device and the material storing and taking device. When the control device receives an execution command, the control device can control the first rotating unit and/or the second rotating unit according to the execution command so as to drive the first material storage unit to rotate along a first central shaft of the first rotating unit and/or drive the second material storage unit to rotate along a second central shaft of the second rotating unit, so that the first material storage unit rotates to a first material storage position and the second material storage unit rotates to a second material storage position. When the control device receives the execution command, the control device can control the lifting displacement module and/or the rotating module according to the execution command, and the material storing and taking module is driven to a preset position to store and take the material.

Furthermore, the first storage unit comprises a plurality of first storage troughs which surround the first central shaft and are sequentially stacked, and the second storage unit comprises a plurality of second storage troughs which surround the second central shaft and are sequentially stacked; the direction of an opening of each first storage tank faces the direction far away from the first central shaft, and the direction of an opening of each second storage tank faces the direction far away from the second central shaft.

Furthermore, the material includes a material that waits to store and a material that waits to take out, conveyor includes a first transport module and a second transport module, first transport module can carry wait to store the material, the second transport module can carry wait to take out the material, just first storage unit reaches second storage unit can deposit respectively wait to store the material and wait to take out the material.

Furthermore, the control device can control the material access module to move the material to be stored on the first conveying module to the first storage unit or the second storage unit according to the execution command, and the control device can control the material access module to move the material to be taken out on the first storage unit or the second storage unit to the second conveying module according to the execution command.

Furthermore, the material access module comprises a base and a material access mechanism arranged on the base, the control device can control the material storing and taking mechanism to obtain the materials to be stored on the first conveying module according to the execution command, the control device can control the first rotating unit and/or the second rotating unit to drive the first material storage unit to rotate to the first material storage and taking position and/or drive the second material storage unit to rotate to the second material storage and taking position according to the execution command, the control device can control the lifting displacement module and/or the rotating module to drive the material access module to the preset position according to the execution command, and the control device can control the material storing and taking mechanism to put the materials to be stored into the first storage unit or the second storage unit according to the execution command.

Furthermore, the material access module includes a base, a first material access mechanism disposed on the base, and a second material access mechanism disposed on the base, wherein an extending direction of the first material access mechanism relative to the base is opposite to an extending direction of the second material access mechanism relative to the base.

Furthermore, the control device can control the first material access mechanism to obtain the material to be stored on the first conveying module according to the execution command, the control device can control the first rotating unit and/or the second rotating unit to drive the first material storage unit to rotate to the first material storage and taking position and/or drive the second material storage unit to rotate to the second material storage and taking position according to the execution command, the control device can control the lifting and shifting module and/or the rotating module to drive the material access module to the preset position according to the execution command, the control device can control the first material access mechanism to place the material to be stored in the first material storage unit or the second material storage unit according to the execution command, and the control device can control the second material access mechanism to be located in the first material storage unit or the second material storage unit according to the execution command The material storage unit or the material to be taken out in the second material storage unit is moved to the second conveying module.

Still further, the storage device further comprises a third storage module, a fourth storage module, a fifth storage module and a sixth storage module, the first storage module, the third storage module and the fifth storage module are arranged along a first arc line, the second storage module, the fourth storage module and the sixth storage module are arranged along a second arc line, and the circle center of the first arc line and the circle center of the second arc line are located on the main shaft.

Furthermore, the material access device further comprises a horizontal displacement module, the material access module is arranged on the horizontal displacement module, the horizontal displacement module can drive the material access module to displace along a second moving direction, and the first moving direction and the second moving direction are perpendicular to each other.

Furthermore, the material storage device further comprises a third material storage module, a fourth material storage module, a fifth material storage module and a sixth material storage module, wherein the first material storage module, the third material storage module and the fifth material storage module are arranged along a first straight line perpendicular to the first central shaft, the second material storage module, the fourth material storage module and the sixth material storage module are arranged along a second straight line perpendicular to the second central shaft, and the first straight line and the second straight line are parallel to each other; the first moving direction is parallel to the first central axis and the second central axis, and the second moving direction is parallel to the first straight line and the second straight line.

Furthermore, the material storing device further comprises a first alignment sensing module, and the material storing and taking device further comprises a second alignment sensing module corresponding to the first alignment sensing module.

One of the benefits of the present invention is that the material storage device provided by the present invention can improve the material storage and retrieval speed of the material storage device and increase the material storage volume of the material storage device by the technical solutions of "the first material storage unit can rotate along a first central axis of the first rotating unit" and "the second material storage unit can rotate along a second central axis of the second rotating unit".

For a better understanding of the features and technical content of the present invention, reference should be made to the following detailed description of the invention and accompanying drawings, which are provided for purposes of illustration and description only and are not intended to limit the invention.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a first embodiment of a storing device according to the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a functional block diagram of a stocker according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is another schematic perspective view of the magazine apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a further perspective view of the storing device according to the first embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged schematic view of a portion V of fig. 3.

Fig. 6 is another functional block diagram of the stocker according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 7 is another perspective view of the magazine apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 8 is a further perspective view of the magazine apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 9 is a schematic perspective view of a second embodiment of the storing device according to the invention.

Fig. 10 is another perspective view of the magazine apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 11 is a further perspective view of the magazine apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

The following is a description of the embodiments of the present disclosure relating to a "stocker" with specific examples, and those skilled in the art can understand the advantages and effects of the present disclosure from the disclosure of the present disclosure. The invention is capable of other and different embodiments and its several details are capable of modification and various changes in detail without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The drawings of the present invention are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to be drawn to scale. The following embodiments will further explain the related art of the present invention in detail, but the disclosure is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

It will be understood that, although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used herein to describe various elements, these elements should not be limited by these terms. These terms are used primarily to distinguish one element from another. In addition, the term "or" as used herein should be taken to include any one or combination of more of the associated listed items as the case may be.

First embodiment

First, referring to fig. 1 and fig. 2, fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a material storing apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and fig. 2 is a functional block diagram of the material storing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The first embodiment of the present invention provides a material storage apparatus U for storing and taking out a material P, wherein the material storage apparatus U includes a conveying device 1, a material storage device 2, a material storage device 3, and a control device 4. The control device 4 may be electrically connected to the conveying device 1, the material storage device 2 and/or the material storage device 3 to control the operation of the conveying device 1, the material storage device 2 and/or the material storage device 3. In addition, for example, the material P can be an electronic roll material (or called an electronic component roll material tray), the conveying device 1 can be used for conveying the material P, the storage device 2 can be used for storing the material P, and the material access device 3 can be used for transferring the material P. However, it should be noted that, although the storage device U of the present invention is illustrated as storing electronic roll material, in other embodiments, the material P may be other material pieces, and the present invention is not limited to the specific form of the material P.

Bearing the above, storage device 2 is adjacent to conveyor 1 and sets up, and material access arrangement 3 is adjacent to storage device 2 and conveyor 1 and sets up to make material access arrangement 3 can move material P from conveyor 1 and move to storage device 2 or move material P from storage device 2 and move to conveyor 1. In addition, the material P may include a material PA to be stored and a material PB to be taken out, and it should be noted that the material PA to be stored and the material PB to be taken out are mainly used to illustrate the difference of the states of the material P, that is, the material PA to be stored may be used as the material PB to be taken out after being stored in the storage device 2, and the material PB to be taken out may be used as the material PA to be stored when being stored back into the storage device 2 after being taken out from the storage device 2.

As mentioned above, for example, the storage device 2 includes a first storage module 21 and a second storage module 22, the first storage module 21 includes a first rotary unit 211 and a first storage unit 212 disposed on the first rotary unit 211, and the second storage module 22 includes a second rotary unit 221 and a second storage unit 222 disposed on the second rotary unit 221. The first storage unit 212 and the second storage unit 222 can store the material to be stored PA and the material to be taken out PB respectively. Further, the first rotating unit 211 can drive the first storage unit 212 to rotate, and the second rotating unit 221 can drive the second storage unit 222 to rotate. For example, the first rotating unit 211 may be a motor for driving the first magazine 212 to rotate along a first central axis C1 of the first rotating unit 211, and the second rotating unit 221 may be a motor for driving the second magazine 222 to rotate along a second central axis C2 of the second rotating unit 221, although the invention is not limited to the form of the first rotating unit 211 and the second rotating unit 221. It should be noted that, in other embodiments, the magazine 2 may include not only two magazine modules (the first magazine module 21 and the second magazine module 22), but also more magazine modules, and the invention is not limited to the number of magazine modules. In addition, it should be noted that the present invention is only illustrated by providing a portion of the material P in the first storage unit 212.

As shown in fig. 1 and fig. 2, and also in fig. 3 to fig. 5, fig. 3 and fig. 4 are respectively perspective views of the material storing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and fig. 5 is an enlarged view of a portion V of fig. 3. The first magazine 212 includes a plurality of first magazines 2120, the plurality of first magazines 2120 are sequentially stacked around the first central axis C1, and an opening 2120S of each first magazine 2120 is oriented away from the first central axis C1. In addition, the second storage unit 222 includes a plurality of second storage troughs 2220, the plurality of second storage troughs 2220 are stacked in sequence around the second central axis C2, and an opening 2220S of each second storage trough 2220 faces a direction away from the second central axis C2. In other words, the opening 2120S of the first stock trough 2120 and the opening 2220S of the second stock trough 2220 are oriented towards the outside.

In view of the above, in the first embodiment, the conveying device 1 may include a first conveying module 11 and a second conveying module 12, the first conveying module 11 can convey the material PA to be stored, and the second conveying module 12 can convey the material PB to be taken out. Furthermore, the material access device 3 may be disposed between the first conveying module 11 and the second conveying module 12, and the first conveying module 11 and the second conveying module 12 may be disposed between the first magazine module 21 and the second magazine module 22. That is, the first magazine module 21 and the second magazine module 22 are disposed outside the magazine U with respect to the conveyor 1 and the material storage/retrieval device 3. Therefore, since the first magazine module 21 and the second magazine module 22 are disposed outside the magazine U relative to the conveying device 1 and the material access device 3, the first magazine unit 212 and the second magazine unit 222 can rotate along the first central axis C1 and the second central axis C2, respectively, and the direction of the opening 2120S of the first magazine 2120 and the direction of the opening 2220S of the second magazine 2220 face outward. Therefore, when the operation of the storage facility U is stopped due to a power failure, the user can easily access the material P in the first storage tank 2120 and/or the second storage tank 2220 directly, or the user can easily maintain the storage device 2.

Next, referring to fig. 3 and fig. 4 again, the material storing and taking device 3 may be located between the first storage module 21 and the second storage module 22, and the material storing and taking device 3 includes a lifting and lowering module 31, a rotating module 32, and a material storing and taking module 33 disposed on the lifting and lowering module 31 and the rotating module 32. The elevation displacement module 31 can drive the material access module 33 to displace along a first moving direction (e.g., Y direction), and the rotation module 32 can drive the material access module 33 to rotate along a main axis a. Therefore, the material storing and taking module 33 can store and take the materials P in the first material storing module 21 and the second material storing module 22 which are arranged around the material storing and taking device 3 or on both sides. In addition, according to the first embodiment, the material access apparatus 3 further includes a horizontal displacement module 34, the material access module 33 is disposed on the horizontal displacement module 34, the horizontal displacement module 34 can drive the material access module 33 to displace along a second moving direction (e.g., X direction), and the first moving direction (e.g., Y direction) and the second moving direction (e.g., X direction) are perpendicular to each other. For example, the elevation displacement module 31 and the horizontal displacement module 34 may be respectively composed of a slide rail, and the elevation displacement module 31 and the horizontal displacement module 34 can drive the material access module 33 to move.

In view of the above, for example, the material access module 33 may include a base 331 and a material access mechanism 332 disposed on the base 331, and the material access mechanism 332 may be a fork (fork) for carrying the material P and moving the material P. However, it should be noted that although the material access mechanism 332 is illustrated as a fork, in other embodiments, the material access mechanism 332 may be a gripper or a suction cup, and the present invention is not limited to the specific configuration of the material access mechanism 332. That is, the material accessing mechanism 332 can be replaced or adjusted according to the material P.

Next, please refer to fig. 6, wherein fig. 6 is another functional block diagram of the material storing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It should be noted that, in one embodiment, the stocker 2 may further include a first alignment sensing module 27, the material access device 3 may further include a second alignment sensing module 35 corresponding to the first alignment sensing module 27, the first alignment sensing module 27 may be disposed adjacent to the first stocker module 21 and/or the second stocker module 22, and the second alignment sensing module 35 may be disposed adjacent to the material access module 33. For example, the first and second

alignment sensing modules

27 and 35 may be configured to detect relative positions among the first and

second stockers

21 and 22 and the material storage module 33, so as to determine or confirm whether the first stocker unit 212 of the first stocker 21 and/or the second stocker unit of the second stocker 22 rotate to the appropriate first and/or second storage positions, respectively, and determine or confirm whether the material storage module 33 moves to the appropriate predetermined position. For example, the first alignment sensing module 27 and the second alignment sensing module 35 can be a photo sensor, but the invention is not limited thereto.

Next, referring to fig. 1 to 4 again, when the control device 4 receives an execution command, the control device 4 can control the first rotating unit 211 and/or the second rotating unit 221 according to the execution command, so as to drive the first storing unit 212 to rotate along the first central axis C1 of the first rotating unit 211 and/or drive the second storing unit 222 to rotate along the second central axis C2 of the second rotating unit 221, so that the first storing unit 212 rotates to a first storing and fetching position and the second storing unit 222 rotates to a second storing and fetching position. In addition, when the control device 4 receives the execution command, the control device 4 can control the elevation displacement module 31 and/or the rotation module 32 according to the execution command, and drive the material access module 33 to a predetermined position to access the material P.

For example, the control device 4 can control the material access module 33 to move the material to be stored PA located on the first transporting module 11 to the first storage unit 212 or the second storage unit 222 according to the execution command, and the control device 4 can control the material access module 33 to move the material to be taken PB located on the first storage unit 212 or the second storage unit 222 to the second transporting module 12 according to the execution command.

For example, in the embodiment shown in fig. 1 to 4, the control device 4 can control the material access mechanism 332 to obtain the material PA to be stored on the first conveying module 11 according to the execution command, and the control device 4 can control the first rotating unit 211 and/or the second rotating unit 221 to drive the first material storage unit 212 to rotate to the first material storage position and/or drive the second material storage unit 222 to rotate to the second material storage position according to the execution command. In addition, the control device 4 can control the elevation displacement module 31 and/or the rotation module 32 to drive the material access module 33 to the predetermined position according to the execution command, and the control device 4 can control the material access mechanism 332 to place the material PA to be stored into the first storage unit 212 or the second storage unit 222 according to the execution command.

In view of the above, in one embodiment, when the control device 4 receives an warehousing command, the following steps may be performed, for example, the to-be-stored material PA may be conveyed by the first conveying module 11, the first storage unit 212 and/or the second storage unit 222 may be rotated to the first storage position and/or the second storage position by the first rotating unit 211 and/or the second rotating unit 221, respectively, and the material access module 33 may transfer the to-be-stored material PA located on the first conveying module 11 to the first storage unit 212 and/or the second storage unit 222. Therefore, in the conveying process of the material to be stored PA, the first storage unit 212 and/or the second storage unit 222 can greatly improve the hourly capacity (UPH) under the condition that the first storage unit and/or the second storage unit are/is respectively rotated to the first storage and taking position and/or the second storage and taking position. In addition, when the control device 4 receives a discharging command, the following steps may be performed, for example, the first storage unit 212 and/or the second storage unit 222 may be rotated to the first storage position and/or the second storage position by the first rotating unit 211 and/or the second rotating unit 221, the material access module 33 may transfer the material PB to be discharged in the first storage unit 212 and/or the second storage unit 222 to the second conveying module 12, and the material PB to be discharged may be conveyed by the second conveying module 12. However, it should be noted that the actions performed in the above steps are only exemplary, and the invention is not limited thereto.

Next, referring to fig. 4 again, and referring to fig. 7 together, fig. 7 is a schematic perspective view of a material storing apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention. As can be seen from a comparison of fig. 7 and 4, the biggest difference between fig. 7 and 4 is in the form of the material access module 33. As shown in fig. 7, for example, the material access module 33 may include a base 331, a first material access mechanism 332A disposed on the base 331, and a second material access mechanism 332B disposed on the base 331, and an extending direction (e.g., a negative Z direction) of the first material access mechanism 332A relative to the base 331 and an extending direction (e.g., a positive Z direction) of the second material access mechanism 332B relative to the base 331 are opposite to each other. In other words, the extending direction of the first material access mechanism 332A and the extending direction of the second material access mechanism 332B form an angle of 180 degrees. In addition, it should be noted that the first material access mechanism 332A and the second material access mechanism 332B are taken as forks for illustration, but in other embodiments, the first material access mechanism 332A and the second material access mechanism 332B may be a clamping jaw or a suction cup, and the present invention is not limited by the specific configuration of the first material access mechanism 332A and the second material access mechanism 332B. Therefore, the present invention can utilize a plurality of material access mechanisms (the first material access mechanism 332A and the second material access mechanism 332B) to increase the access speed of the material P.

It should be noted that, the first material access mechanism 332A and the second material access mechanism 332B of the present invention are both disposed on the base 331, so that when the base 331 of the material access module 33 rotates along the main axis a, the first material access mechanism 332A and the second material access mechanism 332B can rotate simultaneously. In addition, since the first material access mechanism 332A and the second material access mechanism 332B can rotate simultaneously, the first material access mechanism 332A and the second material access mechanism 332B do not interfere with each other. It should be noted that, in other embodiments, more material access mechanisms may be included, such as a third material access mechanism (not shown) and a fourth material access mechanism (not shown), and the included angle between each adjacent material access mechanism in the material access module 33 is equal to each other, but the invention is not limited thereto.

For example, in the embodiment shown in fig. 7, the control device 4 can control the first material access mechanism 332A to obtain the material PA to be stored on the first conveying module 11 according to the execution command, the control device 4 can control the first rotating unit 211 and/or the second rotating unit 221 to drive the first material storage unit 212 to rotate to the first material storage position and/or drive the second material storage unit 222 to rotate to the second material storage position according to the execution command, the control device 4 can control the elevation displacement module 31 and/or the rotating module 32 to drive the material access module 33 to the predetermined position according to the execution command, the control device 4 can control the first material access mechanism 332A to place the material PA to be stored into the first material storage unit 212 or the second material storage unit 222 according to the execution command, and the control device 4 can control the second material access mechanism 332B to place the material PB to be stored in the first material storage unit 212 or the second material storage unit 222 according to the execution command To the second conveyor module 12.

Next, please refer to fig. 8, wherein fig. 8 is a schematic perspective view of a material storing apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention. As can be seen from a comparison of fig. 8 and fig. 1, in the embodiment of fig. 8, the magazine 2 further comprises a plurality of magazine modules, for example, the magazine 2 further comprises a third magazine module 23, a fourth magazine module 24, a fifth magazine module 25 and a sixth magazine module 26. The first magazine module 21, the third magazine module 23 and the fifth magazine module 25 are arranged along a first straight line L1 perpendicular to the first central axis C1, the second magazine module 22, the fourth magazine module 24 and the sixth magazine module 26 are arranged along a second straight line L2 perpendicular to the second central axis C2, and the first straight line L1 and the second straight line L2 are parallel to each other. It should be noted that, in the first embodiment, the first moving direction (e.g., Y direction) of the vertical shifting module 31 is parallel to the first central axis C1 and the second central axis C2, and the second moving direction (e.g., X direction) of the horizontal shifting module 34 is parallel to the first straight line L1 and the second straight line L2. In other words, the first magazine module 21, the second magazine module 22, the third magazine module 23, the fourth magazine module 24, the fifth magazine module 25, and the sixth magazine module 26 may be arranged in order along a direction parallel to the second moving direction (e.g., the X direction).

Second embodiment

First, referring to fig. 9 and 10, fig. 9 and 10 are schematic perspective views of a storage apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention. The second embodiment of the present invention provides a storage device U, as can be seen from a comparison between fig. 9 and fig. 1, the greatest difference between the second embodiment and the first embodiment is that: the arrangement of the first and

second stocker modules

21 and 22 and the arrangement of the material access modules 33 in the second embodiment are different from those in the first embodiment. In addition, it is to be noted that other components in the second embodiment are similar to those in the first embodiment, and are not described herein again.

In light of the above, the material storage device U includes a conveying device 1, a material storage device 2, a material storing and taking device 3, and a control device 4. The control device 4 may be electrically connected to the conveying device 1, the material storage device 2 and/or the material storing and taking device 3. The magazine 2 is adjacent to the conveyor 1, and the magazine 2 comprises a first magazine module 21 and a second magazine module 22. The first storage module 21 includes a first rotary unit 211 and a first storage unit 212 disposed on the first rotary unit 211, and the second storage module 22 includes a second rotary unit 221 and a second storage unit 222 disposed on the second rotary unit 221, the first rotary unit 211 can drive the first storage unit 212 to rotate, and the second rotary unit 221 can drive the second storage unit 222 to rotate. Furthermore, the material access device 3 is adjacent to the storage device 2 and the conveying device 1, and the material access device 3 is located between the first storage module 21 and the second storage module 22. The material access device 3 includes a lifting displacement module 31, a rotation module 32, and a material access module 33 disposed on the lifting displacement module 31 and the rotation module 32. The elevation displacement module 31 can drive the material access module 33 to displace along a first moving direction (e.g., Y direction), and the rotation module 32 can drive the material access module 33 to rotate along a main axis a.

Next, please refer to fig. 9 and 10 together with fig. 11, and fig. 11 is a schematic perspective view of a storage apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention. As can be seen from a comparison between fig. 10 and fig. 4, the material access device 3 of the second embodiment may not include the horizontal displacement module 34 because the first magazine module 21 and the second magazine module 22 of the second embodiment are arranged around the material access device 3. In addition, the material access module 33 may include a base 331, a first material access mechanism 332A disposed on the base 331, and a second material access mechanism 332B disposed on the base 331, and an extending direction (e.g., a negative Z direction) of the first material access mechanism 332A relative to the base 331 and an extending direction (e.g., a positive Z direction) of the second material access mechanism 332B relative to the base 331 are opposite to each other. It should be noted that the first material access mechanism 332A and the second material access mechanism 332B of the present invention are both disposed on the base 331, so that when the base 331 of the material access module 33 rotates along the main axis a, the first material access mechanism 332A and the second material access mechanism 332B can rotate simultaneously. In addition, since the first material access mechanism 332A and the second material access mechanism 332B can rotate simultaneously, the first material access mechanism 332A and the second material access mechanism 332B do not interfere with each other.

In view of the above, in the second embodiment, the stocker 2 further includes a third stocker module 23, a fourth stocker module 24, a fifth stocker module 25, and a sixth stocker module 26. The first one of the magazine modules 21, the third one of the magazine modules 23 and the fifth one of the magazine modules 25 are arranged along a first arc R1, and the second one of the magazine modules 22, the fourth one of the magazine modules 24 and the sixth one of the magazine modules 26 are arranged along a second arc R2. In addition, in one embodiment, the center (not shown) of the first arc R1 and the center (not shown) of the second arc R2 may be located on the main axis a, but the invention is not limited thereto.

Advantageous effects of the embodiments

One of the advantages of the present invention is that the storage device U provided by the present invention can improve the material P storing and taking speed of the storage device U and the material P storing amount of the storage device U by the technical solutions that the first storage unit 212 can rotate along a first central axis C1 of the first rotating unit 211 and the second storage unit 222 can rotate along a second central axis C2 of the second rotating unit 221. In other words, by the above technical features, the storage quantity of the materials can be increased to the maximum in the limited space, and at the same time, when the operation of the storage device U is stopped due to a power failure, the user can easily directly access the materials P in the first storage tank 2120 and/or the second storage tank 2220, or the user can easily maintain the storage device 2.

The disclosure is only a preferred embodiment of the invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the claims, so that all technical equivalents and modifications using the contents of the specification and drawings are included in the scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A storage equipment for accessing a material, characterized in that, storage equipment includes:

a conveying device for conveying the material;

the storing device is adjacent to the conveying device and comprises a first storing module and a second storing module, the first storing module comprises a first rotating unit and a first storing unit arranged on the first rotating unit, the second storing module comprises a second rotating unit and a second storing unit arranged on the second rotating unit, wherein the first rotating unit can drive the first storing unit to rotate, and the second rotating unit can drive the second storing unit to rotate;

the material access device is adjacent to the material storage device and the conveying device and is positioned between the first material storage module and the second material storage module, and the material access device comprises a lifting displacement module, a rotating module and a material access module arranged on the lifting displacement module and the rotating module, wherein the lifting displacement module can drive the material access module to displace along a first moving direction, and the rotating module can drive the material access module to rotate along a main shaft; and

the control device is electrically connected with the material storage device and the material storing and taking device;

when the control device receives an execution command, the control device can control the first rotating unit and/or the second rotating unit according to the execution command so as to drive the first material storage unit to rotate along a first central shaft of the first rotating unit and/or drive the second material storage unit to rotate along a second central shaft of the second rotating unit, so that the first material storage unit rotates to a first material storage and taking position and the second material storage unit rotates to a second material storage and taking position;

when the control device receives the execution command, the control device can control the lifting displacement module and/or the rotating module according to the execution command, and the material access module is driven to a preset position to access the material.

2. The stock storage facility of claim 1, wherein the first stock unit comprises a plurality of first stock chutes which are sequentially stacked around the first central axis, and the second stock unit comprises a plurality of second stock chutes which are sequentially stacked around the second central axis; the direction of an opening of each first storage tank faces the direction far away from the first central shaft, and the direction of an opening of each second storage tank faces the direction far away from the second central shaft.

3. The storing equipment as claimed in claim 1, wherein the material includes a material to be stored and a material to be taken out, the conveying device includes a first conveying module and a second conveying module, the first conveying module can convey the material to be stored, the second conveying module can convey the material to be taken out, and the first storing unit and the second storing unit can respectively store the material to be stored and the material to be taken out.

4. The storing equipment as claimed in claim 3, wherein the control device can control the material access module to move the material to be stored on the first conveying module to the first storing unit or the second storing unit according to the execution command, and the control device can control the material access module to move the material to be taken out on the first storing unit or the second storing unit to the second conveying module according to the execution command.

5. The storing device as claimed in claim 4, wherein the material storing and taking module includes a seat body and a material storing and taking mechanism disposed on the seat body, the control device can control the material storing and taking mechanism to obtain the material to be stored on the first conveying module according to the execution command, the control device can control the first rotating unit and/or the second rotating unit to drive the first storing unit to rotate to the first storing and taking position and/or drive the second storing unit to rotate to the second storing and taking position according to the execution command, the control device can control the lifting and lowering module and/or the rotating module to drive the material storing and taking module to the predetermined position according to the execution command, and the control device can control the material storing and taking mechanism to place the material to be stored in the first storing unit according to the execution command Or in the second storage unit.

6. The magazine apparatus as claimed in claim 4, wherein the material access module comprises a housing, a first material access mechanism disposed on the housing, and a second material access mechanism disposed on the housing, and the extending direction of the first material access mechanism relative to the housing and the extending direction of the second material access mechanism relative to the housing are opposite to each other.

7. The storing equipment as claimed in claim 6, wherein the control device can control the first material access mechanism to obtain the material to be stored on the first conveying module according to the execution command, the control device can control the first rotating unit and/or the second rotating unit to drive the first storing unit to rotate to the first storing and fetching position and/or drive the second storing unit to rotate to the second storing and fetching position according to the execution command, the control device can control the lifting and lowering module and/or the rotating module to drive the material access module to the predetermined position according to the execution command, the control device can control the first material access mechanism to place the material to be stored in the first storing unit or the second storing unit according to the execution command, and the control device can control the second material storing and taking mechanism to move the material to be taken out in the first material storing unit or the second material storing unit to the second conveying module according to the execution command.

8. The storing equipment as claimed in claim 1, wherein the storing device further comprises a third storing module, a fourth storing module, a fifth storing module and a sixth storing module, the first storing module, the third storing module and the fifth storing module are arranged along a first arc, the second storing module, the fourth storing module and the sixth storing module are arranged along a second arc, and the circle center of the first arc and the circle center of the second arc are located on the main shaft.

9. The storing equipment as claimed in claim 1, wherein the material storing and taking device further comprises a horizontal displacement module, the material storing and taking module is disposed on the horizontal displacement module, the horizontal displacement module can drive the material storing and taking module to displace along a second moving direction, and the first moving direction and the second moving direction are perpendicular to each other.

10. The magazine apparatus as claimed in claim 9, wherein the magazine further comprises a third magazine module, a fourth magazine module, a fifth magazine module and a sixth magazine module, the first magazine module, the third magazine module and the fifth magazine module are arranged along a first line perpendicular to the first central axis, the second magazine module, the fourth magazine module and the sixth magazine module are arranged along a second line perpendicular to the second central axis, and the first line and the second line are parallel to each other; the first moving direction is parallel to the first central axis and the second central axis, and the second moving direction is parallel to the first straight line and the second straight line.

11. The storing equipment as claimed in claim 1, wherein the storing device further comprises a first aligning sensing module, and the material storing and taking device further comprises a second aligning sensing module corresponding to the first aligning sensing module.