CN113795430A

CN113795430A - Cargo box, cargo box dismounting system, cargo box unfolding method and cargo box folding method

Info

Publication number: CN113795430A
Application number: CN201980094121.8A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 周鹏跃
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2019-03-15
Filing date: 2019-03-15
Publication date: 2021-12-14
Also published as: WO2020186374A1

Abstract

A cargo box (100) comprises a base (110), side plates (120) and a cover body (130), wherein one sides of the side plates (120) are rotatably connected with the base (110), each side plate (120) can rotate to a first surface (122) of each side plate (120) to face a bottom plate (112), the side plates (120) can also rotate to form an accommodating cavity together with the base (110), and the first surfaces (122) of the side plates are cavity walls of the accommodating cavity; the cover body (130) can be detachably covered on the base (110) and can accommodate the side plates (120) together with the base (110), the cover body (130) can also be detachably covered on one side, away from the base (110), of the side plates (120) and can shield the accommodating cavity, and when the cover body (130) is covered on the base (110), the first surface of each side plate (120) faces the bottom plate (112).

Description

Cargo box, cargo box dismounting system, cargo box unfolding method and cargo box folding method

Technical Field

The invention relates to a cargo box and a disassembly and assembly system thereof, an unfolding method of the cargo box and a folding method of the cargo box.

Background

Cargo box is used for accomodating or packing article usually, and present cargo box is the carton usually, and intensity is not enough, have certain intensity, base that can reuse or have fixed base shape, when not using, need great space to place, and also do not be favorable to the transportation, or be scattered part, need assemble scattered part during the use, if there is the part to lose the equipment that can direct influence the base, and part assembly and dismantlement are all comparatively loaded down with trivial details.

Disclosure of Invention

Therefore, it is necessary to provide a cargo box which can be repeatedly used, is easy to disassemble and assemble, is convenient to place and transport and has no problem of part loss.

In addition, the cargo box dismounting system, the cargo box unfolding method and the cargo box folding method are further provided.

A cargo box comprising:

a base having a bottom plate;

the side plates are arranged along the edge of the bottom plate in a circle, one sides of the side plates are rotatably connected with the base, each side plate is provided with a first surface, each side plate can rotate to the first surface and face the bottom plate, the side plates can also rotate to form an accommodating cavity together with the base in an enclosing mode, and the first surfaces of the side plates are cavity walls of the accommodating cavity; and

the cover body can be detachably covered on the base and can be used for containing a plurality of side plates together with the base, the cover body can also be detachably covered on one side, away from the base, of the side plates and shielding the containing cavity, and when the cover body is covered on the base, the first surfaces of the side plates face the bottom plate.

A system for removing and installing cargo containers, comprising:

a support assembly;

the disassembly and assembly component is arranged on the supporting component and comprises a grabbing mechanism, the grabbing mechanism can drive a plurality of side plates of the cargo box to rotate, so that the side plates can rotate to be enclosed into an accommodating cavity together with a base of the cargo box, the side plates can rotate to the extent that the first surfaces of the side plates face the bottom plate of the base, and the grabbing mechanism can grab and release a cover body of the cargo box; and

the locking assembly comprises a locking piece, and the locking piece can lock and unlock the first locking assembly of the cargo box and the matching piece.

A method of deploying a cargo box, comprising the steps of:

placing the cargo box at the preset disassembly and assembly station of the disassembly and assembly system of the cargo box;

the grabbing mechanism grabs the cover body of the cargo box at the preset disassembly and assembly station, and places the cover body in a temporary storage position to separate the cover body from the base;

the grabbing mechanism sequentially drives the side plates of the cargo box to rotate, so that the side plates and the base are jointly enclosed into the accommodating cavity;

the grabbing mechanism grabs the cover body from the temporary storage position, drives the cover body to move to the preset disassembly and assembly station, and covers the cover body on one side of the side plates far away from the base so as to enable the cover body to shield the accommodating cavity.

A method of folding a cargo box comprising the steps of:

placing the cargo box at a preset disassembly and assembly station of a disassembly and assembly system of the cargo box;

the grabbing mechanism grabs the cover body of the cargo box and places the cover body in a temporary storage position so as to separate the cover body of the cargo box from the side plate;

the grabbing mechanism sequentially drives the side plates to rotate so that the first surface of each side plate faces the bottom plate of the base of the cargo box;

the grabbing mechanism grabs the cover body from the temporary storage position, drives the cover body to move to the preset disassembly and assembly station, and covers the cover body on the base, so that the cover body and the base jointly accommodate the side plates.

The details of one or more embodiments of the invention are set forth in the accompanying drawings and the description below. Other features, objects, and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the description and drawings, and from the claims.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings of the embodiments can be obtained according to the drawings without creative efforts.

FIG. 1 is a schematic illustration of an expanded configuration of one embodiment of a cargo box;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural view of the cargo box of FIG. 1 shown in an expanded configuration with the cover and a side panel omitted;

FIG. 3 is a schematic illustration of the cargo box of FIG. 2 in another condition during deployment;

FIG. 4 is a schematic illustration of the cargo box of FIG. 2 in another condition during deployment;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of section I of FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the cargo box of FIG. 1 after folding;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of another angled configuration of the cover of the cargo box of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of another angle of the cover shown in FIG. 6;

FIG. 9 is a schematic illustration of the cargo box of FIG. 2 in another condition during deployment;

FIG. 10 is an enlarged view of section II of FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a schematic view of a plurality of stacked cargo containers of FIG. 6;

FIG. 12 is a schematic view of a cargo box of an embodiment of the system for attaching and detaching a cargo box;

FIG. 13 is a schematic view of the assembly and disassembly elements of the system for assembling and disassembling cargo tanks shown in FIG. 12 and the cargo tank with the cover omitted;

FIG. 14 is a schematic view of the pulling side panels of the detachment assembly of the cargo box detachment system of FIG. 12;

FIG. 15 is a schematic view of the side plate of the disassembly and assembly system of the cargo box of FIG. 12;

FIG. 16 is an enlarged view of section III of FIG. 15;

FIG. 17 is a schematic view of the locking assembly of the system for removing and installing cargo tanks of FIG. 12;

FIG. 18 is a schematic view of the cargo box of FIG. 17 having a plurality of stacked cargo boxes disposed therein;

FIG. 19 is a schematic view of the locking assembly of FIG. 17 with the cargo box disposed therein;

FIG. 20 is a schematic illustration of another embodiment cargo box in an expanded configuration;

FIG. 21 is a schematic view of the cargo box of FIG. 20 with the mating structure and the first locking assembly installed;

FIG. 22 is a schematic structural view of the first locking assembly of the cargo box of FIG. 21;

FIG. 23 is a schematic structural view of the cargo box of FIG. 20 in a collapsed condition;

FIG. 24 is a schematic view of another embodiment cargo box in an expanded configuration;

FIG. 25 is an enlarged view of section IV of FIG. 24;

FIG. 26 is an enlarged view of VI of FIG. 24;

fig. 27 is a schematic view showing a plurality of stacked cargo boxes in a folded state shown in fig. 24.

Detailed Description

To facilitate an understanding of the invention, the invention will now be described more fully with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in fig. 1, in an embodiment of the cargo box 100, the cargo box 100 may be used as a packing box for express delivery of cargo, for example, in the field of intelligent express delivery such as unmanned aerial vehicles and unmanned vehicles, the cargo box 100 may also be used as a storage box in a home, and the cargo box 100 may be reused. Specifically in the illustrated embodiment, cargo box 100 is square. It is understood that the shape of cargo box 100 is not limited to being square, for example, cargo box 100 may also be a structure having a triangular, pentagonal, etc. cross-section, and the shape of cargo box 100 may be selected as desired. Cargo box 100 includes a base 110, side panels 120, and a cover 130.

Referring to fig. 2, the base 110 is a plastic base. The base 110 includes a bottom plate 112 and a sidewall 114 disposed around the edge of the bottom plate 112. Specifically, the side walls 114 of the base 110 are plural and are connected end to end. Specifically, in the illustrated embodiment, the number of the sidewalls 114 of the base 110 is four, and two sidewalls are opposite to each other. It will be appreciated that the number of side walls 114 of base 110 may be adjusted according to the desired shape of cargo box 100.

Referring to fig. 3, the side plate 120 is a plastic plate. The number of the side plates 120 is multiple, the plurality of side plates 120 are arranged around the edge of the bottom plate 112, one side of each of the plurality of side plates 120 is rotatably connected with the base 110, each side plate 120 has a first surface 122, and each side plate 120 can rotate until the first surface 122 faces the bottom plate 112, which is a folded state; the side plates 120 can also rotate to enclose an accommodating cavity (not shown) with the base 110, and the first surfaces 122 of the side plates 120 are all the cavity walls of the accommodating cavity, which is in an unfolded state. Specifically, the plurality of side panels 120 are each located inside a structure enclosed by the plurality of side walls 114 of the base 110. When the plurality of side plates 120 and the base 110 together enclose the accommodating cavity, the side plates 120 are higher than the side walls 114 of the base 110 relative to the bottom plate 112. Each side panel 120 is pivotally connected to the base 110 by a hinge. Each side panel 120 may be hinged to the bottom panel 112 of the base 110 and may also be hinged to the inside of the side wall 114 of the base 110.

Specifically, the plurality of side plates 120 can be sequentially connected to form an annular structure having two opposite openings, the first surfaces 122 of the plurality of side plates 120 form an inner wall of the annular structure, and the base 110 is disposed on one opening of the annular structure to form an accommodating cavity together with the annular structure. Specifically, in the illustrated embodiment, the number of the side plates 120 is four, and four side plates 120 are arranged opposite to each other in pairs. And the positions of the four side plates 120 correspond to the positions of the four side walls 114 of the base 110. The annular structure is a square ring. It will be appreciated that the number of side panels 120 may be adjusted depending on the desired shape of cargo box 100, and that the number of side panels 120 and the number of side walls 114 of base 110 may not be equal.

Specifically, in the illustrated embodiment, the inner surfaces of the side walls 114 of the base 110 are perpendicular to the bottom plate 112. When the plurality of side plates 120 and the base 110 together enclose the accommodating cavity, the first surface 122 of each side plate 120 is perpendicular to the bottom plate 112. The first surface 122 of each side panel 120 is parallel to the bottom panel 112 or inclined with respect to the bottom panel 112 when the first surface 122 of the side panel 120 faces the bottom panel 112.

Referring to fig. 4, specifically, each side plate 120 has a connecting end 123 and a free end 124 opposite to the connecting end 123, the connecting end 123 is rotatably connected to the base 110, and when the first surface 122 of the side plate 120 faces the bottom plate 112, the free end 124 is spaced apart from the side wall 114 of the base 110 to form a gap, so that an operator or a machine can pull the side plate 120 to rotate through the free end 124 of the side plate 120.

Further, each side plate 120 can stretch out and draw back, so that the distance between the free end 124 and the connecting end 123 can be adjusted, and therefore the height of the side plates 120 can be adjusted and increased when the cargo box 100 is in the unfolded state, and the height of the accommodating cavity can be adjusted according to the size of the cargo in the cargo box 100. Specifically, each side plate 120 includes a fixing portion (not shown) and a telescopic portion (not shown) movably connected to the fixing portion (not shown), the telescopic portion can extend or retract relative to the fixing portion, and the telescopic portion can be fixed to the fixing portion after extending or retracting, so as to increase the length of the side plate.

Specifically, a first engaging portion 116 is disposed on the side wall 114 of the base 110, each side plate 120 further has a second surface 125 opposite to the first surface 122, a second engaging portion 127 capable of elastically engaging with the first engaging portion 116 is disposed on the second surface 125 of each side plate 120, when the first surface 122 of the side plate 120 faces the bottom plate 112, the second engaging portion 127 is separated from the first engaging portion 116, and when the plurality of side plates 120 and the base 110 together form an accommodating cavity, the second engaging portion 127 engages with the first engaging portion 116, so that the structure of the plurality of side plates 120 expanding is more stable. In the illustrated embodiment, the first engaging portion 116 is a slot, and the second engaging portion 127 is a protrusion. It is understood that in other embodiments, the first engaging portion 116 can be a protrusion, and the second engaging portion 127 can be a slot.

Specifically, each side plate 120 is provided with at least one second engaging portion 127, and the number of the first engaging portions 116 corresponds to the number of the second engaging portions 127.

It should be noted that, in order to realize that the structure of the plurality of side plates 120 is more stable and is not limited to the manner of adopting the snap-fit, for example, a first connecting member (not shown) is disposed on the side wall, a second connecting member (not shown) capable of being magnetically connected with the first connecting member is disposed on the side plate 120, and when the plurality of side plates 120 and the base 110 together enclose into the accommodating cavity, the side plate 120 is magnetically connected with the first connecting member through the second connecting member.

Referring to fig. 5, further, one of the two adjacent side plates 120 is provided with a clamping protrusion 128, and the other is provided with a clamping groove 129 capable of clamping with the clamping protrusion 128, when the plurality of side plates 120 and the base 110 together enclose into a containing cavity, the clamping protrusion 128 and the clamping groove 129 are clamped to fix the adjacent side plates 120, and when the first surface 122 of the side plate 120 faces the bottom plate 112, the clamping protrusion 128 and the clamping groove 129 are separated.

Further, when the first surfaces 122 of the side plates 120 face the bottom plate 112, the orthographic projection of each side plate 120 falls on the bottom plate 112, and the orthographic projections of the side plates 120 on the bottom plate 112 are overlapped, a distance is kept between one side of each side plate 120 connected with the base 110 and the bottom plate 112, and a distance is kept between one side of each side plate 120 connected with the base 110 and the bottom plate 112.

Further, a sequence indicator is provided on the first surface 122 of each side panel 120 to remind the user to fold the side panels 120 in sequence. Specifically, the sequential identification may be a number, a letter, or the like.

The cover 130 is a plastic cover. The cover 130 can be detachably covered on the base 110 and together with the base 110 accommodates the plurality of side panels 120, as shown in fig. 6; when the cover 130 is disposed on the base 110, the first surface 122 of each side plate 120 faces the bottom plate 112. The cover 130 can also be detachably disposed on a side of the side plates 120 away from the base 110 and cover the accommodating cavity, as shown in fig. 1. When the cover 130 is disposed on the base 110, the first surface 122 of each side plate 120 faces the bottom plate 112. Specifically, the cover 130 can cover the opening of the ring structure away from the base 110 to shield the accommodating cavity.

Referring to fig. 7, in particular, the cover 130 includes a cover plate 132 and a sidewall 134 disposed around an edge of the cover plate 132. When the cover 130 is disposed on the base 110 or the side plate 120, the inner surface of the cover 132 faces the base 110.

Further, the cover 130 is provided with a gripping part 136 for gripping by hands or external devices such as an unmanned aerial vehicle. Specifically, the gripping portion 136 is located on the cover plate 132, and the gripping portion 136 is flush with the outer surface of the cover plate 132. In the illustrated embodiment, the cover 130 has a groove (not shown), the grip portion 136 has a strip shape, and two ends of the grip portion 136 are fixedly connected to an opening edge of the groove.

Further, at least one of the base 110 and the cover 130 is provided with a tag (not shown), which is an NFC tag or a two-dimensional code tag, so that the external device can identify the cargo information.

Referring to fig. 8, further, the cover 130 further includes a limiting protrusion 138 disposed on the cover plate 132, the limiting protrusion 138 and the side wall 134 of the cover 130 are located on the same side of the cover plate 132, the limiting protrusion 138 and the side wall 134 of the cover 130 are disposed at an interval to form a gap 139 between the limiting protrusion 138 and the side wall 134 of the cover 130, when the cover 130 is covered on the side plate 120, one side of the side plate 120, which is far away from the base 110, is received in the gap 139, so as to prevent the side plate 120 from rotating due to an external force, which is beneficial to stabilizing the structure of the cargo box 100 in the unfolded state. In the illustrated embodiment, the stop tab 138 is a rectangular ring structure. It is understood that the limiting protrusion 138 is not limited to the above structure, and in other embodiments, the limiting protrusion 138 may be a plurality of limiting protrusions 138, and the limiting protrusions 138 are spaced apart from each other and collectively form a ring structure.

Referring to fig. 9, the cargo box 100 further includes a first locking member 150 and a mating member 160 capable of being locked with the first locking member 150. The first locking assembly 150 and the mating member 160 can respectively lock and fix the base 110 and the side plate 120 with the cover 130.

In the illustrated embodiment, the first locking assembly 150 is mounted on both the base 110 and at least a portion of the side panel 120, and the mating member 160 is mounted on the cover 130. Specifically, the first locking assemblies 150 are mounted on the outer sides of two opposite side walls of the base 110, wherein the first locking assemblies 150 are mounted on two opposite side plates 120, and the number of the mating members 160 on the cover 130 is two.

Referring to fig. 10, in particular, the first locking assembly 150 includes a fixing base 152 and a locking member 154 slidably mounted on the fixing base 152, wherein the locking member 154 can extend into the engaging member 160 to lock the first locking assembly 150 and the engaging member 160 to fasten the cover 130 and the base 110 or fasten the cover 130 and the side plate 110. The fixing seat 152 of the first locking component 150 on the base 110 is fixed on the outer side of the base 110, and the fixing seat 152 of the first locking component 150 on the side plate 120 is fixed on the second surface 125 of the side plate 120. In the illustrated embodiment, the latches 154 are generally bar-shaped.

Furthermore, the fitting element 160 is provided with a viewing hole 162, the locking element 154 is provided with a marking area (not shown), and when the first locking component 150 and the fitting element 160 are locked, the position of the marking area corresponds to the position of the viewing hole 162, so that a user or an external device can detect whether the locking is in place. Specifically, the indicia area has a color that is different from the color of the remaining areas of the latch 154.

Further, the first locking assembly 150 further includes a reinforcing member 156 spaced apart from the fixing base 152, and the locking member 154 can be partially inserted through the engaging member 160 and then received in the reinforcing member 156, so that the cover 130 can be more stably connected to the base 110 or the side plate 120. Specifically, the reinforcing member 156 of the first locking assembly 150 on the base 110 is fixed to the outer side of the base 110, and the reinforcing member 156 of the first locking assembly 150 on the side plate 120 is fixed to the second surface 125 of the side plate 120. One end of the locking member 154 is received in the reinforcement member 156 after passing through the engagement member 160.

Furthermore, the fixing base 152 is provided with a limiting groove 152a, the limiting groove 152a extends along the sliding direction of the locking member 154, two ends of the limiting groove 152a in the length direction are provided with groove walls 152b, the locking member 154 is provided with a protruding portion 154a, the protruding portion 154a penetrates through the limiting groove 152a and can slide along the limiting groove 152a, and the protruding portion 154a can abut against the groove walls 152b at the two ends of the limiting groove 152a to prevent the locking member 154 from continuously sliding. Specifically, the protrusion 154a is located at one end of the locking member 154, and the other end of the locking member 154 can be received in the reinforcing member 156 after passing through the fitting 160.

Specifically, the position of the fitting element 160 corresponds to the position of the gap between the reinforcement 156 and the fixing seat 152, so that when the cover 130 is covered on the base 110 or the side plate 120, the fitting element 160 is located between the reinforcement 156 and the fixing seat 152 of the first locking component 150 of the base 110 or the side plate 120. It should be noted that the first locking component 150 and the fitting piece 160 are not limited to the above structure, and the first locking component 150 and the fitting piece 160 may also be in the form of a snap.

Referring again to fig. 7, further, the cargo box 100 further includes a second locking assembly 170 and a mating structure 180 capable of locking with the second locking assembly 170, one of the second locking assembly 170 and the mating structure 180 is disposed on the base 110, and the other is disposed on the cover 130, and the second locking assembly 170 of one cargo box 100 is locked with the mating structure 180 of the other cargo box 100 to stack and fix the two cargo boxes 100, thereby achieving stacking and fixing of the plurality of cargo boxes 100 in the unfolded or folded state, as shown in fig. 11, so as to facilitate the overall handling or storage of the plurality of cargo boxes 100. In the illustrated embodiment, the second locking assembly 170 is mounted to the cover 130 and the mating structure 180 is mounted to the base 110.

Specifically, the mating structures 180 can be slidably mounted on the side walls 114 of the base 110, the mating structures 180 can be partially protruded from the outer surface of the bottom plate 112 (as shown in fig. 11, the mating structures 180 of the cargo box 100 located at the upper part), and the mating structures 180 can also be completely located between the outer surface of the bottom plate 112 and the side of the side walls 114 of the base 110 away from the bottom plate 112 (as shown in fig. 9) when the cargo box 100 is not required to be stacked and fixed, so as to facilitate the stable placement of the base 110; when the mating structure 180 protrudes from the outer surface of the bottom plate 112, the second locking assembly 170 can be inserted into the mating structure 180, so as to fix the stacked cargo boxes 100 to facilitate the integral handling or storage of the cargo boxes 100. In the illustrated embodiment, the second locking assembly 170 is identical in construction to the first locking assembly 150 and the engagement structure 180 is identical in construction to the engagement member 160.

It should be noted that the second locking assembly 170 and the mating structure 180 are not limited to the above-mentioned structures, and the installation manner is not limited to the above-mentioned structures, and the second locking assembly 170 and the mating structure 180 may also be in the form of a snap-fit, etc. The second latch assembly 170 and the mating structure 180 may be omitted, in which case the cargo box 100 does not have the stacking securing function. Alternatively, the first locking member 150 and the engaging member 160 may be omitted, and the cargo box 100 may be used as a home storage box.

It can be understood that the base 110 is not limited to the above structure, and the base 110 may be a plate-shaped structure, that is, the base 110 has no side wall, at this time, the base 110 includes a bottom plate 112, the side plates 120 are rotatably connected with the bottom plate 112, the cover 130 is covered on the bottom plate 112 to form a containing cavity for containing the plurality of side plates 120 together, the plurality of side plates 120 are unfolded and then are matched with each other through the slots and the engaging protrusions on the side plates 120 to maintain a ring-shaped structure, and the first locking assembly 150 and the matching structure 180 on the base 110 are both installed at the side of the bottom plate 112. Alternatively, the cover 130 is not limited to the above structure, and the cover 130 is a plate-shaped structure, i.e. the cover 130 has no side wall, and the cover 130 includes a cover 132, and at this time, the base 110 still has a structure with a bottom plate 112 and a side wall, and the second locking assembly 170 and the fitting 160 on the cover 130 are both installed on the side edge of the cover 132.

The cargo box 100 described above has at least the following advantages:

(1) because one side of each of the plurality of side plates 120 of the cargo box 100 is rotatably connected to the base 110, each of the side plates 120 can rotate to the position where the first surface 122 faces the bottom plate 112, the cover 130 can be detachably covered on the base 110 and together with the base 110 shields the plurality of side plates 120, so as to achieve folding of the cargo box 100, so as to facilitate storage and transportation of the cargo box 100 when no cargo is placed in the cargo box, the plurality of side plates 120 can also rotate to jointly enclose with the base 110 to form an accommodating cavity, the first surfaces 122 of the plurality of side plates 120 are all cavity walls of the accommodating cavity, and the cover 130 can also be detachably covered on one side of the plurality of side plates 120 away from the base 110 and shields the accommodating cavity, so as to achieve unfolding of the cargo box 100, so as to achieve a cargo storage function of the cargo box 100; through the dismouting of lid 130 and the rotation of curb plate 120, can realize the folding and the expansion of cargo box 100, simplified the moving mechanism of cargo 100, be convenient for fold and expand the operation and reduce cargo box 100's manufacturing cost, and do not have the part to lose the problem, still ensured cargo box 100 at folding or expansion state down overall structure's firm simultaneously. And above-mentioned lid 130 formula design as an organic whole can cover and locate on base 110 or curb plate 120, is favorable to promoting the rain-proof water performance of cargo box 100.

(2) The cover 130 is further provided with a gripping portion 136, which facilitates the cargo box 100 to be gripped by a human hand or an external device (e.g., a drone, etc.) in a folded or unfolded state. And grabbing portion 136 is located apron 132, and grabbing portion 136 is flush with the surface of apron 132, not only can be convenient for operator or external equipment (e.g. unmanned aerial vehicle etc.) snatch, can also be convenient for stacking of a plurality of cargo boxes 100.

(3) By installing the second locking assembly 170 on the cover 130 and installing the matching structure 180 on the base 110, which can be locked with the second locking assembly 170, the multiple cargo boxes 100 in the unfolded or folded state can be stacked and fixed, so as to facilitate the overall handling or storage of the multiple cargo boxes 100.

(4) The locking member 154 of the first locking assembly 150 is slidably mounted on the fixing base 152, and the locking member 154 is slid to extend into the mating member 160 to lock the first locking assembly 150 and the mating member 160, which is beneficial to realizing automatic locking and unlocking of the external device.

(5) By forming the observation hole 162 on the mating member 160 and forming the identification area on the locking member 154, when the first locking component 150 and the mating member 160 are locked, the position of the identification area corresponds to the position of the observation hole 162, thereby facilitating the user or the external device to detect whether the locking is in place.

As shown in fig. 12, the cargo box attaching/detaching system according to an embodiment is a system for attaching/detaching the cargo box 100, and the attaching/detaching system can automatically attach/detach the cargo box 100, for example, by combining and locking the lid 130 and the base 110, unlocking and separating the lid 130 and the base 110, unfolding or folding the cargo box 100, and stacking and fixing or separating a plurality of cargo boxes 100 in the unfolded or folded state. The cargo box disassembling and assembling system includes a supporting assembly (not shown), a disassembling and assembling assembly 300, and a locking assembly 400.

The support assembly is provided with a preset disassembly and assembly station and a temporary storage station for placing the cargo box 100. The support assembly includes a work box 210. The predetermined disassembly and assembly station and the temporary storage station are located inside the work box 210. Work box 210 has an opening 212 for access to cargo box 100. The work box 210 is a dismounting work place for the cargo box 100, and the work box 210 can also be used for storing the cargo box 100, the work box 210 can be integrated in an automatic cargo access system, so as to package the cargo when the automatic cargo access system provides the empty cargo box 100 for a user to send, or recover the empty cargo box 100 which is not used after the user finishes taking the cargo, and can fold and fix a plurality of empty cargo boxes 100 and store the empty cargo boxes in the automatic cargo access system, and separate out the single empty cargo box 100 and automatically expand when the empty cargo box 100 is needed to be provided for the user. Specifically, in the illustrated embodiment, the work box 210 is a generally square housing.

Referring to fig. 13, the assembly/disassembly unit 300 can be used to disassemble and assemble the cargo box 100. The disassembly and assembly 300 is mounted on the support assembly. Specifically, the detachment assembly 300 is installed inside the work box 210. The dismounting assembly 300 includes a guide 310, a slider 320, an adjusting arm 330, and a grasping mechanism 340.

The guide 310 is fixedly mounted on the support assembly. Specifically, the guide 310 is fixedly installed within the work box 210. In the illustrated embodiment, the guide 310 is rod-shaped. The guides 310 are two, and the two guides 310 are parallel and spaced apart.

The slider 320 is slidably coupled to the guide 310 and is slidable in a first direction. Specifically, the sliding member 320 is rod-shaped, and both ends of the sliding member 320 are slidably connected to the two guiding members 310, respectively. The slider 320 extends in a second direction. In the illustrated embodiment, the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction.

Adjustment arm 330 is slidably coupled to slider 320, adjustment arm 330 being slidable with slider 320 in a first direction, and adjustment arm 330 being slidable relative to slider 320 in a second direction. I.e. the adjustment arm 330 is able to slide in the extension direction of the slider 320.

The grasping mechanism 340 is pivotally connected to the adjustment arm 330. The grabbing mechanism 340 can drive the plurality of side plates 120 of the cargo box 100 to rotate, so that the plurality of side plates 120 can rotate to enclose into an accommodating cavity together with the base 110 of the cargo box 100, or the plurality of side plates 120 all rotate to the first surfaces 122 of the side plates 120 to face the bottom plate 112 of the base 110, and the grabbing mechanism 340 can grab and release the cover 130 of the cargo box 100.

The adjusting arm 330 can also drive the grabbing mechanism 340 to move in a third direction, the third direction is intersected with the second direction, and the first direction is different from the third direction. Specifically, the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction, and the third direction is perpendicular to a plane in which the first direction and the second direction are located. More specifically, the first direction and the second direction are both horizontal directions, and the third direction is a vertical direction.

Specifically, the adjusting arm 330 can slide in the third direction relative to the slider 320, so that the adjusting arm 330 can also move the grabbing mechanism 340 in the third direction. It can be understood that the movement of the grabbing mechanism 340 by the adjusting arm 330 in the third direction is not limited to a sliding manner, and the adjusting arm 330 may also be a telescopic member capable of being extended and retracted in the third direction.

Referring to fig. 14, in particular, the grabbing mechanism 340 can clamp the grabbing portion 136 of the cover 130 to grab the cover 130. The grasping mechanism 340 includes a mount 342 and a movable arm 344.

The mounting base 342 is pivotally connected to one end of the adjustment arm 330. Specifically, the mounting seat 342 is provided with a camera (not shown), the camera can identify the two-dimensional code on the cargo box 100, and the camera can detect the cargo condition inside the cargo box 100 after the cover 130 is removed.

The movable arm 344 is rotatably mounted on the mounting seat 342, the movable arm 344 can pull one side of the side plate 120 away from the base 110 to rotate the plurality of side plates 120 to form an accommodating cavity together with the base 110, and the movable arm 344 can further push the second surface 125 of the side plate 120 to rotate the side plate 120 until the first surface 122 faces the bottom plate 112.

Referring to fig. 15 and 16, in particular, the movable arm 344 includes a connecting rod portion 344a, a bent rod portion 344b, and a hook portion 344c, one end of the connecting rod portion 344a is rotatably connected to the mounting seat 342, the bent rod portion 344b is bent and extended from the other end of the connecting rod portion 344a, the bent rod portion 344b can push the side plate 120 to rotate, so that the side plate 120 rotates until the first surface 122 faces the bottom plate 112, the hook portion 344c is located at an end of the bent rod portion 344b away from the connecting rod portion 344a, and the hook portion 344c can pull the side plate 120 to rotate, so that the side plates 120 rotate to surround the base 110 to form an accommodating cavity. In the illustrated embodiment, the connecting rod portion 344a and the bent rod portion 344b collectively form an L-shaped structure, and the hook portion 344c is located inside the L-shaped structure. It will be appreciated that the movable arm 344 is not limited to the above-described structure, and the connecting rod portion 344a and the bent rod portion 344b may be structures that together form a V-shaped structure or a structure similar to a V-shaped structure.

Specifically, the number of the movable arms 344 is multiple, the plurality of movable arms 344 are all rotatably connected with the mounting seat 342, the plurality of movable arms 344 can cooperate with the grabbing portion 136 of the clamping cover 130 to grab the cover 130, and at least one movable arm 344 can pull the side plate 120 and push the side plate 120 to rotate. Specifically in the illustrated embodiment, there are two movable arms 344. It will be appreciated that the number of movable arms 344 may be set as desired.

It should be noted that the mechanism for driving the grabbing mechanism 340 to move by the disassembling and assembling assembly 300 is not limited to the above structure, for example, the disassembling and assembling assembly 300 may include a multi-degree-of-freedom robot arm, the grabbing mechanism 340 is disposed at the end of the robot arm, and the robot arm drives the grabbing mechanism 340 to move, in this case, the guide 310, the sliding member 320, and the adjusting arm 330 may be omitted.

The locking assembly 400 is installed in the work box 210. The locking assembly 400 includes a locking member 410, and the locking member 410 can lock and unlock the first locking assembly 150 of the cargo box 100 with the mating member 160. Specifically, the locking member 410 can slide the locking member 154 to lock and unlock the locking member 154 and the engaging member 160. In the illustrated embodiment, the locking member 410 is slidable in a direction parallel to the sliding direction of the locking member 154 of the cargo box 100, such that the locking member 410 can slide the locking member 154. The sliding direction of the locking member 154 of the cargo box 100 is parallel to the first direction.

Further, the locking actuator 410 is also capable of locking and unlocking the second locking assembly 170 and the mating structure 180. Specifically, the locking member 410 can slide in a direction parallel to the sliding direction of the mating structure 180 of the cargo box 100, such that the locking member 410 can bring the mating structure 180 into sliding motion. Specifically, the sliding direction of the mating structure 180 of the cargo box 100 is parallel to the third direction.

Referring to fig. 17 to 19, in particular, the locking assembly 400 further includes a sliding frame 420, a working arm 430 and a transmission 440.

The carriage 420 is slidably disposed on the support assembly. Specifically, the carriage 420 is slidably provided in the work box 210. Specifically, the carriage 420 is slidably provided in the work box 210 in a direction parallel to the sliding direction of the fitting structure 160 of the cargo box 100. The sliding direction of the sliding frame 420 is parallel to the third direction. Specifically in the illustrated embodiment, the carriage 420 has a generally rectangular frame configuration. Specifically, the carriage 420 is slidably coupled to the inner wall of the work box 210. Opposite sides of the carriage 420 are slidably coupled to inner walls of the work box 210, respectively.

The arm 430 is slidably mounted on the carriage 420 with respect to the carriage 420. Specifically, the work arm 430 is slidable in a direction parallel to the second direction with respect to the carriage 420. Wherein, the locking member 410 is mounted on the working arm 430, and the locking member 410 can slide the locking member 154 to lock and unlock the locking member 154 and the engaging member 160.

In the illustrated embodiment, the sliding direction of the arm 430 relative to the carriage 420 is perpendicular to the sliding direction of the latch 154, and the latch 154 is slidable relative to the arm 430 in a direction parallel to the sliding direction of the latch 154. It will be appreciated that the locking member 410 is not limited to being slidable relative to the work arm 430, and that the locking member 410 need not be slidable relative to the work arm 430 when the locking member 154 is slid in a direction parallel to the mating structure 180.

The transmission 440 is disposed on the carriage 420. The actuator 440 is capable of sliding the work arm 430 relative to the carriage 420 such that the work arm 430 is also capable of sliding toward or away from the cargo box 100 and bringing the locking member 410 into or out of contact with the locking member 154 or the mating structure 160.

Further, two work arms 430 are provided, and the two work arms 430 are both mounted on the sliding frame 420, so that the two work arms 430 can slide along with the sliding frame 420 in a direction parallel to the sliding direction of the mating structure 160 of the cargo box 100, and the transmission device 440 can drive the two work arms 430 to slide in opposite or reverse directions, so that the two work arms 430 can simultaneously approach or simultaneously move away from the cargo box 100. In the illustrated embodiment, there are two locking members 410, and the two locking members 410 are respectively mounted on the two working arms 430 to correspondingly lock or unlock the first locking assembly 150 and the mating member 160, and the second locking assembly 170 and the mating structure 180 on both sides of the cargo box 100.

Specifically, the transmission 440 includes a screw 442, a motor (not shown), a guide rod 444, a first slider 445, and a second slider 446.

The lead screw 442 is rotatably provided on the carriage 420, and the lead screw 442 extends in a direction perpendicular to a sliding direction of the arm 430 with respect to the carriage 420. Specifically, the lead screw 442 is a positive and negative tooth lead screw. Both ends of the lead screw 442 are rotatably mounted on the carriage 420.

The motor is in transmission connection with the screw rod 442, and the motor can drive the screw rod 442 to rotate.

The guide rod 444 is fixedly disposed on the carriage 420, and the extending direction of the guide rod 444 is parallel to the extending direction of the lead screw 442. Both ends of the guide rod 444 are fixedly connected with the sliding frame 420.

The first slider 445 and the second slider 446 are sleeved on the screw rod 442 and the guide rod 444, the first slider 445 and the second slider 446 are in threaded fit with the screw rod 442, and the first slider 445 and the second slider 446 can slide relative to the guide rod 444. The sliding directions of the first slider 445 and the second slider 446 are opposite, wherein the two working arms 430 are fixedly connected with the first slider 445 and the second slider 446 respectively, so that the two working arms 430 can slide along with the first slider 445 and the second slider 446 respectively, and the distance between the two working arms 430 can be adjusted.

In the illustrated embodiment, there are two transmission devices 440, two transmission devices 440 are disposed on the sliding frame 420, the lead screws 442 of the two transmission devices 440 are spaced in parallel, two ends of one working arm 430 are respectively fixed to the first sliding blocks 445 of the two transmission devices 440, and two ends of the other working arm 430 are respectively fixed to the second sliding blocks 446 of the two transmission devices 440.

It can be understood that the transmission device 440 is not limited to the above structure, for example, the transmission device 440 is a telescopic rod, two ends of the telescopic rod are respectively fixed with the two working arms 430, and the telescopic movement of the transmission device 440 realizes the adjustable distance between the two working arms 430; alternatively, the carriage 420 may be omitted, and in other embodiments, both the working arms 430 are telescopic members, one end of each working arm 430 is slidably mounted in the working box 210 in the third direction, the other ends of the two working arms 430 are movable in a direction to approach or separate from each other, and the locking member 410 is disposed at the end of each working arm 430 remote from the working box 210.

Referring to fig. 17 again, further, the locking assembly 400 further includes a camera 450, and the camera 450 can detect the position of the locking member 410 and the locking state of the first locking assembly 150 and the mating member 160. Specifically, the camera 450 may be used to measure the position of the locking member 410 relative to the cargo box 100 to assist in accurately positioning the locking member 410 and to detect the locking state of the first locking assembly 150 and the mating member 160. Further, the camera 450 can also detect the locking state of the second locking assembly 170 and the mating structure 180. Specifically, a mount 460 is mounted on each work jib 430, and a camera 450 is mounted on each mount 460.

The disassembly and assembly system of the cargo box at least has the following advantages:

the disassembly and assembly system of the cargo box can automatically realize the combination and locking of the cover body 130 and the base 110 of the cargo box 100, the unlocking and separation of the cover body 130 and the base 110, the unfolding or folding of the cargo box 100, and the stacking and fixing or separation of a plurality of cargo boxes 100 under the unfolding or folding state, has a relatively simple structure, and can effectively reduce the cost of the deployment and maintenance of the disassembly and assembly system.

A method for unfolding a cargo box 100 according to an embodiment is a method for unfolding a cargo box 100 in a folded state using the cargo box attaching and detaching system, the method including:

step S11: the cargo box 100 is placed in a predetermined disassembly and assembly station.

At this time, each cargo box 100 is in a folded state as shown in fig. 6.

Specifically, the step of placing cargo box 100 at the predetermined disassembly and assembly station is performed by an external device. In one embodiment, the predetermined disassembly/assembly station is located below the disassembly/assembly component 300 and near the opening of the work box 210.

Further, in order to facilitate the cargo box 100 to be placed in the preset disassembly and assembly station, before the step of placing the cargo box 100 in the preset disassembly and assembly station, the method further comprises: the locking assembly 400 is raised away from the predetermined disassembly station.

Step S13: the grabbing mechanism 340 grabs the cover 130 of the cargo box 100 at a preset disassembly and assembly station, and the grabbing mechanism 340 places the cover 130 at a temporary storage position to separate the cover 130 from the base 110.

Step S13 specifically includes: the locking member 410 unlocks the first locking assembly 150 and the engaging member 160, and the grasping mechanism 340 grasps the grasping portion 136 of the cover 130 and places the cover 130 in the temporary storage position to separate the cover 130 from the base 110.

As shown in fig. 11, when a plurality of cargo boxes 100 are stacked and fixed in a folded state, the mating structure 180 on the base 110 of the upper cargo box 100 of two adjacent cargo boxes 100 is locked with the second locking assembly 170 on the cover 130 of the lower cargo box 100. Further, after the step of placing the cargo box 100 at the preset disassembly and assembly station, before the step of grabbing the cover 130 of the cargo box 100 at the preset disassembly and assembly station by the grabbing mechanism 340, the method further comprises disassembling the stacked and fixed cargo box 100 to realize the disassembly of the stacked and fixed cargo box 100.

Specifically, the step of disassembling the stack-secured cargo box 100 includes: the locking member 410 of the locking assembly 400 unlocks the second locking assembly 170 on the cover 130 of the bottom-most cargo box 100 from the mating structure 180 of the cargo box 100 adjacent to the bottom-most cargo box 100, and drives the mating structure 180 to slide, so that the mating structure 180 is entirely located between the outer surface of the bottom plate 112 and the side of the side wall 114 of the base 110 away from the bottom plate 112; the grasping mechanism 340 grasps the grasping portion 136 of the cargo box 100 located at the topmost layer and moves the other cargo boxes 100 except for the cargo box 100 located at the bottommost layer to the temporary storage position. Specifically, the temporary storage location is located in the work box 210 and close to the preset disassembly and assembly station, and the temporary storage location is farther away from the opening of the work box 210 relative to the preset disassembly and assembly station.

Step S14: the grabbing mechanism 340 sequentially drives the plurality of side plates 120 to rotate, so that the plurality of side plates 120 and the base 110 together enclose a containing cavity.

The first surfaces 122 of the side plates 120 are all cavity walls of the accommodating cavity.

Specifically, the step of the grabbing mechanism 340 sequentially driving the plurality of side plates 120 to rotate is specifically: the hook 344c of the movable arm 344 of the grabbing mechanism 340 hooks the free end 124 of each side plate 120, as shown in fig. 14, the grabbing mechanism 340 moves to drive the side plates 120 to rotate until the first engaging portion 116 is engaged with the second engaging portion 127. Specifically, during the movement of the grabbing mechanism 340 to drive the side plate 120 to rotate, the movable arm 344 hooking the side plate 120 rotates relative to the mounting seat 342 at the same time, so that the bent rod portion 344b is perpendicular to the driven side plate 120.

Specifically, when the side plates 120 and the base 110 together enclose an accommodating cavity, the engaging protrusions and the engaging grooves of the adjacent side plates 120 are engaged with each other.

Step S15: the grabbing mechanism 340 grabs the cover 130 from the temporary storage position, drives the cover 130 to move to a preset dismounting station, and covers the cover 130 on one side of the side plates 120 away from the base 110 to shield the accommodating cavity by the cover 130.

After step S15, the base 110 and the cover 130 are respectively located on two openings of the ring structure surrounded by the side plates 120, as shown in fig. 1.

Step S16: the cargo box 100 located at the preset disassembly and assembly station is moved out of the preset disassembly and assembly station.

Specifically, the step of moving the cargo box 100 located at the preset disassembling and assembling station out of the preset disassembling and assembling worker may be operated by an external device.

Specifically, after step S16, the method further includes the step of moving the cargo box 100 located at the temporary storage location out of the temporary storage location. The step of moving the cargo box 100 located at the temporary storage position out of the temporary storage position may also be operated by an external device.

The method is simple to operate, and realizes the automatic operation of the splitting of the stacked and fixed cargo box 100 and the unfolding of the folded cargo box 100.

A method for folding a cargo box 100 according to an embodiment is a method for folding a cargo box 100 using the cargo box attaching and detaching system described above, and includes:

step S21: the cargo box 100 is placed in a predetermined disassembly and assembly station.

At this time, as shown in fig. 1, the cargo box 100 is in the unfolded state, and the side plate 120 and the cover 130 are fixed by the first locking assembly 150 and the fitting member 160.

Specifically, the step of placing cargo box 100 at the predetermined disassembly and assembly station is performed by an external device. In one embodiment, the predetermined disassembly/assembly station is located below the disassembly/assembly component 300 and corresponds to the position of the locking component 400. The preset disassembling station is positioned below the disassembling component 300.

Step S22: the grasping mechanism 340 grasps the cover 130 and places the cover 130 in the temporary storage position to separate the cover 130 of the cargo box 100 from the side plate 120.

Step S22 specifically includes: the grasping mechanism 340 grasps the grasping portion 136 of the cover 130 to grasp the cover 130, and moves the cover 130 to the temporary storage position to separate the cover 130 from the side plate 120.

Specifically, before the grabbing mechanism 340 grabs the cover 130, the locking member 410 is further included to unlock the first locking assembly 150 and the engaging member 160 for fixing the cover 130 and the side plate 120.

Step S24: the grasping mechanism 340 in turn rotates the plurality of side plates 120 such that the first surface 122 of each side plate 120 faces the bottom plate 112.

Specifically, the step of the grabbing mechanism 340 sequentially driving the plurality of side plates 120 to rotate is specifically: the bent rod portion 344b of the movable arm 344 of the grabbing mechanism 340 pushes against the second surface 125 of the side plate 120 (as shown in fig. 15 and 16), the grabbing mechanism 340 moves to drive the side plate 120 to rotate, and the first engaging portion 116 is separated from the second engaging portion 127 while the side plate 120 rotates. In the process that the grabbing mechanism 340 moves to drive the side plate 120 to rotate, the movable arm 344 of the abutting side plate 120 rotates relative to the mounting seat 342 at the same time, so that the bent rod portion 344b is kept attached to the abutting side plate 120.

Specifically, in the process that the grabbing mechanism 340 slides to drive the side plates 120 to rotate, the clamping protrusions and the clamping grooves of the adjacent side plates 120 are separated.

Step S25: the grabbing mechanism 340 grabs the cover 130 from the temporary storage position, drives the cover 130 to move to a preset dismounting station, and covers the cover 130 on the base 110, so that the cover 130 and the base 110 jointly accommodate the plurality of side plates 120.

After step S25, the plurality of side panels 120 are received in the receiving cavity surrounded by the base 110 and the cover 130 (as shown in fig. 6).

Specifically, after the step of covering the cover 130 on the base 110, the step of locking the first locking assembly 150 and the mating member 160 by the locking member 410 to fix the cover 130 and the base 110 is further included.

Further, the step of covering the cover 130 on the base 110 further includes the steps of grasping the cargo box 100 by the grasping mechanism 340, stacking a plurality of cargo boxes 100, and locking the second locking assembly 170 and the mating structure 180 of the adjacent cargo box 100 by the locking assembly 400.

Specifically, the method comprises the following steps: the grabbing mechanism 340 grabs and lifts the cargo box 100 to empty the preset disassembly and assembly station, the external device places other cargo boxes 100 on the preset disassembly and assembly station, the grabbing mechanism 340 places the grabbed cargo box 100 on other cargo boxes 100, and the locking member 410 drives the engaging structure 180 to slide, so that the engaging structure 180 partially protrudes out of the outer surface of the bottom plate 112 and is locked with the second locking assembly 170, so as to fix the cargo box 100 with other cargo boxes 100.

Specifically, external equipment is then included to move the stacked and secured cargo boxes 100 out of the predetermined disassembly and assembly station and to transport them to another area for storage or transportation.

The method is simple to operate, and realizes the automatic operation of folding the cargo box 100 and combining and stacking a plurality of cargo boxes 100.

As shown in fig. 20, the cargo box 500 of another embodiment has substantially the same structure as the cargo box 100, except that the first locking assembly 550, the fitting member 560, the second locking assembly 570 and the fitting structure 580 of this embodiment are different from the first locking assembly 150, the fitting member 160, the second locking assembly 170 and the fitting structure 180 of the cargo box 100 in structure and installation manner. In this embodiment, the first locking assembly 550 is mounted on the cover 530, and the mating member 560 is mounted on the base 510 and at least a portion of the side panel 520.

Referring to fig. 21 and 22, in particular, the first locking assembly 550 includes a fixed base 552, a resilient latch 554 and a movable member 556.

The fixing base 552 is mounted on the cover 530.

The resilient latches 554 are movably mounted on the fixing base 552, and the resilient latches 554 can extend into the mating member 560 to lock the first locking assembly 550 and the mating member 560, so as to fasten the cover 530 and the base 510 or fasten the cover 530 and the side plate 510. Wherein, the mating member 560 can push the resilient latch 554 to move so that the resilient latch 554 can extend into the mating member 560.

Specifically, the resilient latch 554 can be received in the fixing base 552, and the resilient latch 554 can also partially extend out of the fixing base 552 so that the resilient latch 554 can extend into the mating member 560. In a normal state, the resilient catch 554 partially protrudes out of the fixing base 552.

The movable member 556 is mounted on the fixed seat 552, and the movable member 556 can move and can drive the elastic latch 554 to move, so that the elastic latch 554 can be disengaged from the mating member 560. At this time, the locking member 410 of the cargo box disassembling and assembling system can drive the movable member 556 to move so that the elastic locking buckle 554 can be disengaged from the mating member 560. Specifically, the movable member 556 can drive the elastic latch 554 to move, so that the elastic latch 554 is received in the fixing seat 552, and the elastic latch 554 is disengaged from the mating member 560. More specifically, the movable member 556 can slide relative to the fixed seat 552 so that the elastic lock 554 is received in the fixed seat 552.

Further, the first locking assembly 550 further includes a resilient member (not shown) mounted in the fixing base 552, the resilient member being elastically connected to the resilient latch 554, and the resilient member is capable of providing a resilient restoring force to the resilient latch 554, so that the resilient latch 554 is always kept partially extended out of the fixing base 552 when no external force is applied.

Specifically, in the illustrated embodiment, there are two corresponding mating elements 560 of each first locking assembly 550, two mating elements 560 are spaced apart from each other, a gap capable of accommodating the fixing seat 552 is formed between the two mating elements 560, two elastic latches 554 of each first locking assembly 550 correspond to the two mating elements 560, the two elastic latches 554 can respectively extend into the two mating elements 560, so as to lock the first locking assembly 550 and the mating elements 560 to fasten the cover 530 and the base 510 or fasten the cover 530 and the side plate 510, the movable element 556 is connected to both the two elastic latches 554, and the movable element 556 can drive the two elastic latches 554 to move. And when the first locking assembly 550 and the mating member 560 are locked, the fixing seat 552 is located between the two mating members 560.

Further, the movable member 556 is provided with a rough surface 556a engaged with the locking member 410, the rough surface 556a is a surface contacting with the locking member 410, and the rough surface 556a can increase the friction force between the movable member 556 and the locking member 410.

Further, the first locking assembly 550 further includes a limiting mechanism (not shown) capable of preventing the movable member 556 from sliding, so as to prevent an erroneous operation. Specifically, the limiting mechanism may be a limiting protrusion or the like, for example, the movable member 556 can be slid by pressing the movable member 556.

Further, the fitting member 560 is provided with a viewing hole 562, and the viewing hole 562 corresponds to the position of the resilient latch 554 when extending into the fitting member 560, so that a user or an external device can detect whether the resilient latch is locked in place.

The second locking assembly 570 is mounted to the base 510 and the engagement structure 580 is mounted to the cover 530. The second locking assembly 570 can be slidably mounted on the side wall of the base 510, the second locking assembly 570 can be partially raised from the outer surface of the bottom panel (not shown) of the base 510, and the second locking assembly 570 can be fully located between the outer surface of the bottom panel and the side of the side wall 514 of the base 510 away from the bottom panel to facilitate smooth placement of the base 510 when the cargo box 100 is not to be stacked and secured, as shown in fig. 23. The second locking element 570 can extend into the mating structure 580 to be locked with the mating structure 580, and the second locking element 570 can be released from the mating structure 580, wherein the second locking element 570 can extend into the mating structure 580 when the second locking element 570 partially protrudes out of the outer surface of the bottom plate.

In the illustrated embodiment, the engagement structure 580 is identical to the engagement element 560, and the second locking assembly 570 is substantially identical to the first locking assembly 550.

The structure of the cargo box 500 is substantially the same as that of the cargo box 100, and therefore, the cargo box 100 has similar effects. And the cargo box 500 can be unlocked by the sliding movable member 556, so that the cargo box 500 can be disassembled and assembled by the locking assembly 400 of the corresponding cargo box disassembling and assembling system performing two-degree-of-freedom motion. At this time, the locking member 410 can slide along a direction parallel to the sliding direction of the movable member 556 of the cargo box 500, so that the locking member 410 can drive the movable member 556 to slide to unlock the locking member 552 and the mating member 560 of the cargo box 500. The locking member 410 does not need to slide relative to the work jib 430, i.e. the locking member 410 is fixed to the work jib 430.

As shown in fig. 24 to 26, the cargo box 600 of another embodiment has substantially the same structure as the cargo box 500, except that the second locking member (not shown) and the engaging structure 680 of the present embodiment are different from the second locking member 570 and the engaging structure 580 of the cargo box 500 in structure and installation manner.

In this embodiment, the matching structure 680 is a locking hole formed on a bottom plate (not shown), the second locking assembly is disposed on the cover 630, the second locking assembly includes an elastic latch 672 and a moving member 674 connected to the elastic latch 672, the elastic latch 672 can be movably mounted on the cover 630, the elastic latch 672 can extend into the matching structure 680 to be locked with the matching structure 680, the moving member 674 can drive the elastic latch 672 to move so that the elastic latch 672 is disengaged from the matching structure 680, and an edge of the matching structure 680 can push the elastic latch 672 to move so that the elastic latch 672 can extend into the matching structure 612. At this time, the locking member 410 of the cargo box disassembling and assembling system can drive the movable member 674 to move, so that the elastic locking buckle 672 can be disengaged from the matching structure 680.

Specifically, the sliding direction of the movable member 674 is the same as the sliding direction of the movable member (not shown) of the first locking assembly (not shown). It is understood that in other embodiments, the sliding direction of movable member 674 and the sliding direction of the movable member (not shown) of the first locking assembly (not shown) can be different; alternatively, the first locking assembly and mating member of the cargo box 600 may be the same as the first locking assembly 150 and mating member 160 of the cargo box 100, respectively.

Further, in the illustrated embodiment, the cover plate (not shown) has an inner surface and an outer surface 632a opposite to the inner surface, and when the cover 630 is covered on the plurality of side plates 620, the inner surface of the cover plate faces the accommodating cavity, the cover plate is provided with an installation protrusion 636 arranged along the edge of the outer surface 632a of the cover plate, the installation protrusion 636 is provided with a side surface 636a connected with the outer surface 632a of the cover plate, the elastic lock catch 672 can movably penetrate through the side surface 636a, the elastic lock catch 672 can move towards the inside of the installation protrusion 636 to enable the elastic lock catch 672 to be disengaged from the matching structure 680, the edge of the bottom plate is provided with an accommodating groove 612a capable of accommodating the installation protrusion 636, the matching structure 680 is arranged on the side wall of the accommodating groove 612a, when two cargo boxes 600 are stacked and fixed, the mounting protrusion 636 of one cargo box 600 is received in the receiving groove 612a of another cargo box 600, as shown in fig. 27.

In the illustrated embodiment, there are two mounting protrusions 636 on the cover plate, the two mounting protrusions 636 are respectively disposed along the edge of the outer surface 632a of the cover plate, the two mounting protrusions 636 are opposite and parallel, the two mounting protrusions 636 are respectively mounted with an elastic latch 672, and the two elastic latches 636 on the two mounting protrusions 636 are respectively mounted on the opposite sides of the two mounting protrusions 636. There are two receiving grooves 612a on the bottom plate.

It is understood that the installation protrusion 636 and the receiving groove 612a are not limited to the above structure, and in other embodiments, the installation protrusion 636 surrounds the edge of the cover plate for a circle, and correspondingly, the receiving groove 612a surrounds the edge of the bottom plate for a circle.

The structure of the cargo box 600 is substantially the same as that of the cargo box 500, and therefore, the cargo box 500 also has similar effects. And because the elastic latch 672 of the cargo box 600 can be movably mounted on the cover 630, the elastic latch 672 can extend into the mating structure 680 and lock with the mating structure 680, the movable member 674 can drive the elastic latch 672 to move so that the elastic latch 672 is disengaged from the mating structure 680, and the edge of the mating structure 680 can push against the elastic latch 672 to move so that the elastic latch can extend into the mating structure 612, then, when two cargo boxes 600 are stacked and fixed, the mating structure 680 corresponds to the elastic latch 672, when the base 610 of one cargo box 600 is placed on the cover 630 of another cargo box 600, the elastic latch 672 can directly slide into the mating structure 680 and lock with the mating structure 680, thereby realizing automatic locking, and the stacking and fixing of the cargo boxes 600 are more convenient. In addition, the mutual cooperation between the installation protrusion 636 and the receiving groove 612a makes the stacking and fixing of the cargo box 100 more stable, and the receiving groove 612a formed at the edge of the bottom plate 112 of the cargo box 100 is also beneficial to external devices to lift the cargo box 100 placed on a plane by supporting the walls of the receiving groove 612 a.

The technical features of the embodiments described above may be arbitrarily combined, and for the sake of brevity, all possible combinations of the technical features in the embodiments described above are not described, but should be considered as being within the scope of the present specification as long as there is no contradiction between the combinations of the technical features.

The above-mentioned embodiments only express several embodiments of the present invention, and the description thereof is more specific and detailed, but not construed as limiting the scope of the invention. It should be noted that, for a person skilled in the art, several variations and modifications can be made without departing from the inventive concept, which falls within the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present patent shall be subject to the appended claims.

Claims

A cargo box comprising:

a base having a bottom plate;

the side plates are arranged along the edge of the bottom plate in a circle, one sides of the side plates are rotatably connected with the base, each side plate is provided with a first surface, each side plate can rotate to the first surface and face the bottom plate, the side plates can also rotate to form an accommodating cavity together with the base in an enclosing mode, and the first surfaces of the side plates are cavity walls of the accommodating cavity; and

the cover body can be detachably covered on the base and can be used for containing a plurality of side plates together with the base, the cover body can also be detachably covered on one side, away from the base, of the side plates and shielding the containing cavity, and when the cover body is covered on the base, the first surfaces of the side plates face the bottom plate.
The cargo box of claim 1, wherein the base further includes a sidewall disposed around an edge of the bottom plate, the sidewall having a first engaging portion thereon, each of the side plates further having a second surface opposite to the first surface, the second surface having a second engaging portion thereon for elastically engaging with the first engaging portion, the second engaging portion being separated from the first engaging portion when the first surface of the side plate faces the bottom plate, and the second engaging portion being engaged with the first engaging portion when the plurality of side plates and the base together define the receiving cavity;

or, the base still including encircleing the edge of bottom plate sets up the lateral wall of a week, be equipped with first connecting piece on the lateral wall, every be equipped with on the curb plate can with the second connecting piece that first connecting piece magnetism is connected, it is a plurality of the curb plate with the base encloses jointly and establishes into when the holding chamber, the curb plate pass through the second connecting piece with first connecting piece magnetism is connected.
The cargo box of claim 1, wherein one of the two adjacent side plates is provided with a clamping protrusion, the other side plate is provided with a clamping groove capable of clamping with the clamping protrusion, when the side plates and the base together enclose the accommodating cavity, the clamping protrusion and the clamping groove are clamped to fixedly connect the adjacent side plates, and when the first surfaces of the side plates face the bottom plate, the clamping protrusion and the clamping groove are separated;

and/or, the base still including encircle the bottom plate edge sets up the lateral wall of a week, every the curb plate has the link and with the free end that the link is relative, the link with the base rotates to be connected, when the first surface of curb plate was towards the bottom plate, the free end with the lateral wall interval of base is in order to form the clearance.
The cargo box of claim 1, further comprising a first locking assembly and a mating member capable of being locked with the first locking assembly, wherein the first locking assembly and the mating member are capable of locking and fixing the base and the side plate with the cover respectively.
The cargo box of claim 4, wherein the first locking assembly is mounted to the base and at least a portion of the side panels, the mating member is mounted to the cover, the first locking assembly includes a holder and a locking member slidably mounted to the holder, the locking member is capable of partially extending into the mating member to lock the first locking assembly to the mating member; the first locking assembly and the matching piece are locked, the position of the identification area corresponds to the position of the observation hole.
The cargo box of claim 4, wherein the mating members are mounted to the base and at least a portion of the side panels, and the first locking assembly is mounted to the cover;

the first locking assembly comprises a fixed seat, an elastic lock catch and a moving part, the fixed seat is installed on the cover body, the elastic lock catch can be movably installed on the fixed seat, the elastic lock catch can extend into the matching piece to enable the first locking assembly and the matching piece to be locked, the moving part is installed on the fixed seat, the moving part can move and can drive the elastic lock catch to move so that the locking piece can be detached from the matching piece, and the matching piece can abut against and push the elastic lock catch to move so that the elastic lock catch can extend into the matching piece.
The cargo box of claim 1, further comprising a second locking assembly and a mating structure lockable with the second locking assembly, one of the second locking assembly and the mating structure being disposed on the base and the other one of the second locking assembly and the mating structure being disposed on the cover, the second locking assembly of one of the cargo boxes being lockable with the mating structure of the other of the cargo boxes to secure the two cargo boxes in a stacked configuration.
The cargo box of claim 7, wherein the mating structure is a locking hole formed in the bottom plate, the second locking assembly is disposed on the cover, the second locking assembly includes an elastic latch and a moving member connected to the elastic latch, the elastic latch is movably mounted on the cover, the elastic latch can extend into the mating structure to be locked to the mating structure, the moving member can move and can drive the elastic latch to move so that the elastic latch is disengaged from the mating structure, and an edge of the mating structure can push against the elastic latch to move so that the elastic latch can extend into the mating structure.
The cargo box of claim 8, wherein the cover includes a cover panel having an inner surface and an outer surface opposite the inner surface, when the cover body is covered on the side plates, the inner surface of the cover plate faces the accommodating cavity, the cover plate is provided with a mounting bulge arranged along the edge of the outer surface of the cover plate, the mounting bulge is provided with a side surface connected with the outer surface of the cover plate, the elastic lock catch can movably penetrate through the side surface, the elastic lock catch can move towards the inside of the mounting bulge so that the elastic lock catch can be separated from the matching structure, the bottom plate is provided with a containing groove capable of containing the mounting protrusion, the matching structure is arranged on the side wall of the containing groove, when the two cargo boxes are stacked and fixed, the mounting protrusion of one of the cargo boxes is received in the receiving groove of the other of the cargo boxes.
The cargo box of claim 7, wherein the second locking assembly is partially insertable into the engagement structure to lock with the engagement structure, the second locking assembly is further releasable from the engagement structure, the base further comprises a side wall disposed around an edge of the base, the engagement structure is slidably mounted on the side wall of the base, the engagement structure is partially protrudable from an outer surface of the base, the engagement structure is further entirely positionable between the outer surface of the base and a side of the side wall of the base distal from the base, and the second locking assembly is protrudable from the outer surface of the base into the engagement structure;

or, the matching structure is fixedly installed on the cover body, the second locking assembly can be slidably installed on the base, the second locking assembly can partially protrude out of the outer surface of the bottom plate, the second locking assembly can also be completely located between the outer surface of the bottom plate and one side, far away from the bottom plate, of the side wall of the base, the second locking assembly can extend into the matching structure to be locked with the matching structure, and the second locking assembly can also be pulled out of the matching structure, wherein when the second locking assembly partially protrudes out of the outer surface of the bottom plate, the second locking assembly can extend into the matching structure.
The cargo box of any one of claims 1 to 8 and 10, wherein the cover includes a cover plate, a side wall surrounding an edge of the cover plate, and a limiting protrusion disposed on the cover plate, the limiting protrusion and the side wall of the cover are located on the same side of the cover plate, the limiting protrusion and the side wall of the cover are disposed at an interval to form a gap between the limiting protrusion and the side wall of the cover, and when the cover is covered on the side plate, one side of the side plate, which is away from the base, is received in the gap.
The cargo box of any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein when the first surfaces of the side panels face the bottom panel, an orthographic projection of each side panel falls on the bottom panel, and orthographic projections of a plurality of side panels on the bottom panel overlap, and distances from a side of the plurality of side panels connected to the base to the bottom panel are different.
A cargo box as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 10 wherein the cover is provided with a gripping portion.
A system for removing and installing cargo containers, comprising:

the supporting assembly is provided with a preset dismounting station for placing the cargo box;

the disassembly and assembly component is arranged on the supporting component and comprises a grabbing mechanism, the grabbing mechanism can drive a plurality of side plates of the cargo box to rotate, so that the side plates can rotate to be enclosed into an accommodating cavity together with a base of the cargo box, the side plates can rotate to the extent that the first surfaces of the side plates face the bottom plate of the base, and the grabbing mechanism can grab and release a cover body of the cargo box; and

the locking assembly comprises a locking piece, and the locking piece can lock and unlock the first locking assembly of the cargo box and the matching piece.
The system for disassembling and assembling goods according to claim 14, wherein the grabbing mechanism includes a rotatable movable arm, the movable arm includes a connection rod portion, a bending rod portion and a hook portion, one end of the connection rod portion is rotatably connected to the mounting seat, the bending rod portion extends from the other end of the connection rod portion in a bending manner, the bending rod portion can push the side plate to rotate, the hook portion is located at one end of the bending rod portion, which is far away from the connection rod portion, and the hook portion can pull the side plate to rotate.
The system for disassembling and assembling cargo of claim 15, wherein the number of the movable arms is plural, the plural movable arms are all rotatably connected to the mounting base, the plural movable arms can cooperate together to clamp the grabbing portion of the cover, and at least one of the movable arms can drive the side plate to be pulled and the side plate to be pushed to rotate.
The system of claim 14, wherein the locking assembly comprises a carriage slidably disposed on the support assembly, a work arm slidably mounted on the carriage relative to the carriage, and a transmission drivingly connected to the work arm, the transmission being operable to cause the work arm to slide relative to the carriage, the locking member being mounted on the work arm; the locking piece can drive the locking piece to slide so as to lock and unlock the locking piece and the matching piece, or the locking piece can drive the moving piece to move so that the elastic lock catch can be disengaged from the matching piece.
The system of claim 14, wherein the locking assembly further comprises a camera, the camera is capable of detecting the position of the locking member and detecting the locking state of the first locking assembly with the mating member.
A method of deploying a cargo box, comprising the steps of:

placing the cargo box of any one of claims 1 to 13 at the predetermined disassembly and assembly station of the disassembly and assembly system of any one of claims 15 to 18;

the grabbing mechanism grabs the cover body of the cargo box at the preset disassembly and assembly station, and places the cover body at a temporary storage position so as to separate the cover body from the base;

the grabbing mechanism sequentially drives the side plates of the cargo box to rotate, so that the side plates and the base are jointly enclosed into the accommodating cavity;

the grabbing mechanism grabs the cover body from the temporary storage position, drives the cover body to move to the preset disassembly and assembly station, and covers the cover body on one side of the side plates far away from the base so as to enable the cover body to shield the accommodating cavity.
The method for unfolding a cargo box according to claim 19, wherein after the step of placing the cargo box at the predetermined mounting and dismounting station, the step of grasping the cover of the cargo box at the predetermined mounting and dismounting station by the grasping mechanism further comprises the step of detaching the stacked and fixed cargo box.
A method of folding a cargo box comprising the steps of:

placing the cargo box of any one of claims 1 to 13 at a predetermined disassembly and assembly station of the disassembly and assembly system of any one of claims 15 to 18;

the grabbing mechanism grabs the cover body of the cargo box and places the cover body in a temporary storage position so as to separate the cover body of the cargo box from the side plate;

the grabbing mechanism sequentially drives the side plates to rotate so that the first surface of each side plate faces the bottom plate of the base of the cargo box;

the grabbing mechanism grabs the cover body from the temporary storage position, drives the cover body to move to the preset disassembly and assembly station, and covers the cover body on the base, so that the cover body and the base jointly accommodate the side plates.
The method of folding a cargo box according to claim 21 wherein said step of positioning said cover over said base further comprises the step of said grasping mechanism grasping said cargo box and stacking a plurality of said cargo boxes, said latching assembly latching said second latch assembly of adjacent ones of said cargo boxes to said mating structure.