CN113808335A - Express delivery cabinet and system, cargo transportation method, device, terminal and storage medium - Google Patents

Express delivery cabinet and system, cargo transportation method, device, terminal and storage medium Download PDF

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CN113808335A
CN113808335A CN202011289244.8A CN202011289244A CN113808335A CN 113808335 A CN113808335 A CN 113808335A CN 202011289244 A CN202011289244 A CN 202011289244A CN 113808335 A CN113808335 A CN 113808335A
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杨建民
严孝男
王茹
鞠万奎
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Abstract

The invention provides an express delivery cabinet, an express delivery system, a cargo transportation method, a cargo transportation device, a cargo transportation terminal and a cargo storage medium, wherein the express delivery cabinet comprises: the device comprises a cabinet body, a liftable pickup device and a driving assembly for driving the pickup device to ascend and descend; the cabinet body is provided with at least one taking and placing window; the pickup device is used for moving the packages to be picked up to the pick-and-place window under the driving of the driving assembly and moving the packages to be sent to an underground conveying device in a logistics system. Drive assembly through the express delivery cabinet and get a device and will wrap up the transmission between express delivery cabinet and underground transmission device to realize sending in real time and getting a piece, reduce the delivery cost, improve and send a piece and get an efficiency, guarantee to send an ageing, thereby improve user experience.

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Express delivery cabinet and system, cargo transportation method, device, terminal and storage medium
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of Internet of things, in particular to an express delivery cabinet, an express delivery system, a cargo transportation method, a cargo transportation device, a cargo transportation terminal and a storage medium.
Background
With the rapid development of the internet and e-commerce platform, online shopping is more and more common, express sending and express management problems are more and more serious, the 'last kilometer' for delivering express packages occupies the great delivery cost of an express company, a large amount of social resources such as manpower, vehicles, time and the like are consumed in the 'last kilometer', the traffic and environmental pressure of cities is increased, and the distribution efficiency and the service quality are required to be improved.
In order to solve the dilemma of the last kilometer, the express cabinet gradually enters the life of people, the application of the express cabinet is favorable for saving the time of a courier, and a person taking the express can conveniently take the express according to the time. The express delivery cabinet is usually arranged in a public place, a courier is required to deliver express packages to the express delivery cabinet in a specified place, the system sends information to a mobile phone of a pickup person, and the pickup person picks up the packages by self according to the information.
However, the existing express cabinet only has a storage function, and is usually provided with a plurality of grids for storing packages, when sending a package, a sender needs to put the package into the grids, and then the courier operates the package to take in the package, once the courier does not finish taking the package on time, the logistics timeliness of a user who sends the package can be affected, so that the user experience is poor, and the courier needs to manually sort the package to store the packages into the grids during distribution, and the courier is informed, so that the efficiency is low, and mistakes are easily made.
Disclosure of Invention
The embodiment of the invention provides an express delivery cabinet and system, a cargo transportation method, a cargo transportation device, a cargo transportation terminal and a cargo storage medium, and aims to overcome the defects of low delivery and pickup efficiency and the like in the prior art.
In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides an express delivery cabinet, including:
the device comprises a cabinet body, a liftable pickup device and a driving assembly for driving the pickup device to ascend and descend;
the cabinet body is provided with at least one taking and placing window;
the pickup device is used for moving the packages to be picked up to the pick-and-place window under the driving of the driving assembly and moving the packages to be sent to an underground conveying device in a logistics system.
In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a logistics system, including: the underground system at least comprises an underground logistics unit and an underground transmission device, and the above-ground system comprises at least one express cabinet;
the underground transmission device is positioned between the underground logistics unit and the express delivery cabinet;
the pickup device is used for moving the packages to be picked up conveyed by the underground conveying device to the pickup window under the driving of the driving assembly, and is used for moving the packages to be picked up from the pickup window to the underground conveying device;
the underground transmission device is used for transmitting the parcel to be picked up at the underground logistics unit to the pickup device and transmitting the parcel to be picked up to the underground logistics unit.
In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a transportation method for goods, including:
acquiring operation information of a user;
if the operation information corresponds to a mail sending request, sending the mail sending request to a server so that the server controls a trigger driving assembly to drive a mail taking device to move downwards and transmit a to-be-sent package on the mail taking device to an underground transmission device below an express cabinet;
and if the operation information corresponds to a pickup request, sending the pickup request to a server so that the server controls an underground system to transmit the to-be-picked package of the user to a pickup device of the express cabinet, and controlling the driving assembly to drive the pickup device to move upwards so as to transmit the to-be-picked package of the user to a pickup window of the express cabinet.
In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a transportation method for goods, including:
receiving a service request sent by a first express delivery cabinet;
if the service request is a delivery request, controlling to trigger a driving assembly of the first express delivery cabinet to drive a delivery device to move downwards, and transferring a package to be delivered on the delivery device to an underground transmission device below the express delivery cabinet;
and if the service request is a pickup request, controlling an underground system to transmit the package to be picked up of the user to a pickup device of the first express cabinet, controlling a driving assembly of the first express cabinet to drive the pickup device to move upwards, and transmitting the package to be picked up of the user to a pickup window of the express cabinet.
In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a transportation device for goods, including:
the acquisition module is used for acquiring the operation information of a user;
the first processing module is used for sending a mail sending request to a server if the operation information corresponds to the mail sending request, so that the server controls a trigger driving assembly to drive a mail taking device to move downwards, and packages to be sent on the mail taking device are transmitted to an underground transmission device of an underground logistics unit below an express delivery cabinet;
and the second processing module is used for sending a pickup request to a server if the operation information corresponds to the pickup request, so that the server controls the underground logistics unit to transmit the to-be-picked package of the user to a pickup device of the express cabinet, controls the driving assembly to drive the pickup device to move upwards, and transmits the to-be-picked package of the user to a pickup window of the express cabinet.
In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a transportation device for goods, including:
the receiving module is used for receiving a service request sent by the first express delivery cabinet;
the first control module is used for controlling and triggering the driving assembly of the first express delivery cabinet to drive the pickup device to move downwards and transmitting the parcel to be posted on the pickup device to the underground transmission device below the express delivery cabinet if the service request is a posting request;
and the second control module is used for controlling an underground system to transmit the package to be taken of the user to the package taking device of the first express cabinet if the service request is the package taking request, controlling a driving assembly of the first express cabinet to drive the package taking device to move upwards, and transmitting the package to be taken of the user to a taking and placing window of the express cabinet.
In a seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a terminal, including: at least one processor and memory;
the memory stores computer-executable instructions;
the at least one processor executing the computer-executable instructions stored by the memory causes the at least one processor to perform the method as set forth in the third aspect above and in various possible designs of the third aspect.
In an eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a terminal, including: at least one processor and memory;
the memory stores computer-executable instructions;
the at least one processor executing the computer-executable instructions stored by the memory causes the at least one processor to perform the method as set forth in the fourth aspect and various possible designs of the fourth aspect above.
In a ninth aspect, the present invention provides a computer-readable storage medium, in which computer-executable instructions are stored, and when the computer-executable instructions are executed by a processor, the method according to the third aspect and various possible designs of the third aspect is implemented.
In a tenth aspect, embodiments of the present invention provide a computer-readable storage medium, in which computer-executable instructions are stored, and when the computer-executable instructions are executed by a processor, the method according to the fourth aspect and various possible designs of the fourth aspect is implemented.
According to the express delivery cabinet, the logistics system, the cargo transportation method and device, the terminal and the storage medium provided by the embodiment of the invention, when a user sends or receives a parcel, the pickup device is driven by the driving assembly to move up and down, the parcel is transmitted between the express delivery cabinet and the underground logistics unit through the pickup device and the underground transmission device, the real-time sending and pickup are realized, the distribution cost is reduced, the sending and pickup efficiency is improved, the sending and pickup time effectiveness is ensured, and therefore the user experience is improved.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a logistics system according to an embodiment of the invention;
fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of an express delivery cabinet according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 3 is a schematic view of an internal structure of an express delivery cabinet according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of an express delivery cabinet and an underground transport device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 5 is a schematic structural view of an express delivery cabinet according to another embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 6 is an exploded schematic view of an express delivery cabinet according to another embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 7 is another exploded schematic view of an express delivery cabinet according to another embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 8 is a schematic side internal structure view of an express delivery cabinet according to another embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 9 is a schematic view of another exploded structure of an express delivery cabinet according to another embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of a logistics system provided in another embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 11 is a schematic top view of an underground transportation device and an express delivery cabinet in a logistics system according to another embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 12 is a schematic structural diagram of a self-storage unit in a logistics system according to another embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 13 is a schematic flow chart of a transportation method of goods according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 14 is a schematic flow chart of a cargo transportation method according to another embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 15 is a schematic flow chart of a cargo transportation method according to still another embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 16A is a schematic view of an interactive transport apparatus in relation to a pickup conveyor according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 16B is a schematic view of an alternative interactive transporter and pickup conveyor according to one embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 17 is a schematic structural view of a cargo transporter according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 18 is a schematic structural view of a cargo transporter according to another embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 19 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 20 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
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10-express delivery cabinet; 11-a cabinet body; 12-a pick-and-place window; 13-a pick-up device; 14-a drive assembly; 14 a-a push rod; 14 b-an electric machine; 15-a processing system; 16-a display screen; 17-positioning plate; 17 a-a first positioning plate; 17 b-a second positioning plate; 17 c-avoidance ports; 18-a limit clip; 19-position switch;
20-underground conveying means; 21-a mail transfer belt; 22-a pick-off conveyor;
201-a parcel to be mailed; 202-wrapping to be taken;
30-a self-storage unit;
40-a mechanical arm;
50. 50 a-a pushing assembly; 51-a push arm; 52-push plate;
60-interactive transport means; 61-a first conveyor belt; 62-a second conveyor belt;
70-a ground flow unit;
70a, 70 b-a transport device; 71 a-an acquisition module; 72 a-a first processing module; 73 a-a second processing module;
71 b-a receiving module; 72 b-a first control module; 73 b-a second control module;
80. 90-a terminal; 91. 81-a processor; 92. 82-memory.
With the above figures, certain embodiments of the invention have been illustrated and described in more detail below. The drawings and written description are not intended to limit the scope of the disclosed concepts in any way, but rather to illustrate the concepts of the invention by those skilled in the art with reference to specific embodiments.
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In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are some, but not all, embodiments of the present invention. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
Present express delivery cabinet only stores the function, is provided with a plurality of check mouths of depositing the parcel usually, needs the sender to put into the check mouth with the parcel when sending the piece, is pulled the receipts by courier operation with the parcel again, but if the courier did not accomplish on time and get the piece, will influence the commodity circulation ageing of sending the piece user, lead to user experience relatively poor, and also need courier's manual sorting to deposit the check mouth with the parcel during the delivery, and inform and get the piece person, the efficiency is lower and make mistakes easily.
Aiming at the problems in the prior art, the inventor carries out creative research and discovers that the express cabinet in the prior art needs manual participation of couriers to send and take parcels, so that the efficiency is low and mistakes are easy to make.
The express delivery cabinet and the cargo transportation method provided by the embodiment of the invention are suitable for a scene with an underground logistics unit and an underground transmission device in a logistics system, or can also be suitable for a scene with an underground transmission device in a logistics system. In this embodiment, a description will be given specifically taking a scenario in which an underground transportation device and an underground logistics unit are provided in a logistics system as an example.
Fig. 1 is a schematic overall architecture diagram of a logistics system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to fig. 1, the overall architecture may include at least one courier cabinet 10, a server, and an underground system, which may include an underground transport device 20 and an underground logistics unit 70.
The server may be a single server or a server cluster, and the underground system may include an underground transmission device 20 communicated with the express delivery cabinets 10, a self-storage unit 30 for storing parcels corresponding to each express delivery cabinet 10, a mechanical arm 40 for carrying parcels, an industrial personal computer for controlling the operation of the mechanical arm 40, a conveyor belt, and the like.
The express cabinet 10 is provided with corresponding terminal processing system and display screen, and the display screen is used for interacting with the user, realizes posting the operation of getting the piece to communicate with the server, accomplish posting the corresponding processing procedure of getting the piece, the server is according to posting the request or getting the request of getting of express cabinet 10, through the movements such as industrial computer control arm 40, underground transmission device 20, drive assembly, realizes posting the transmission of parcel and gets a transmission.
The express cabinet 10 is further provided with a pick-and-place window 12 for a user to take out or place a parcel, the pick-and-place window 12 can be provided with an openable window, and when the user needs to take out or place a parcel, the user can manually open and close the window, or the user can automatically control the opening and closing of the window. In order to realize parcel transmission between the express delivery cabinet 10 and the underground conveying device 20, the express delivery cabinet 10 is further provided with a pickup device 13 capable of moving up and down, and the pickup device 13 is driven by a driving component (such as an electric push rod) to move up and down. The pickup device 13 is used for moving the parcel 202 to be picked up to the pickup window 12 under the drive of the drive assembly, and is used for moving the parcel 201 to be picked up to the underground conveying device 20 in the logistics system.
The top of drive assembly with get a device 13 fixed connection, the lower extreme is fixed underground, drive assembly uses electric putter as an example, and electric putter is by motor drive, changes the rotary motion of motor into the straight reciprocating motion of push rod to the parcel that the drive was got on the device 13 transmits between express delivery cabinet 10 and underground transmission device 20. Through express delivery cabinet 10 and 20 intercommunications of underground transmission device, realized sending in real time and get the piece, reduce the delivery cost, improve and send a piece and get an efficiency, guarantee to send an ageing to improve user experience.
In a possible implementation, the underground conveying device 20 may include a sending conveyor belt 21 and a taking conveyor belt 22, different conveyor belts may be disposed on the same layer or different layers, and the sending conveyor belt 21 and the taking conveyor belt 22 are disposed on different layers in fig. 1.
Furthermore, the terms "first", "second", etc. are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. In the description of the following examples, "plurality" means two or more unless specifically limited otherwise.
The following several specific embodiments may be combined with each other, and details of the same or similar concepts or processes may not be repeated in some embodiments. Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
An embodiment of the invention provides an express cabinet 10, which supports a user to send and take an express in real time.
Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of the express delivery cabinet 10 provided in this embodiment. This express delivery cabinet 10 can include: the cabinet body 11, the inside of the cabinet body 11 is hollow, at least one pick-and-place window 12 is opened on the cabinet body 11, the pick-and-place window 12 communicates the inside and the outside of the cabinet body 11, as shown in fig. 2, one pick-and-place window 12 is opened on the cabinet body 11, and in some other examples, a plurality of pick-and-place windows 12 are opened on the cabinet body 11.
Wherein, the cabinet body 11 size of express delivery cabinet 10 can set up length and width height according to actual demand, gets the one side that the window 12 setting made things convenient for user operation at the cabinet body 11 for the user will be waited to send parcel 201 and put on getting a device 13 in the express delivery cabinet 10 when sending, and get the parcel of waiting to get from getting a device 13 in the express delivery cabinet 10 when getting. The size of the pick-and-place window 12 can be set according to practical requirements, for example, 60 × 60 cm.
In this embodiment, referring to fig. 2, the express delivery cabinet 10 further includes: the liftable get a device 13 to and be used for driving the drive assembly 14 that gets a device 13 and go up and down, promptly in this embodiment, get a structure that a device 13 is liftable, for example, get a device 13 and can rise in express delivery cabinet 10, also can descend in express delivery cabinet 10, specifically, in this embodiment, get a device 13 oscilaltion through drive assembly 14 drive. For example, referring to FIG. 2, the driving assembly 14 may be located below the pickup device 13, and one end of the driving assembly 14 is connected to the pickup device 13, and the driving assembly 14 drives the pickup device 13 to move up and down in the courier cabinet 10.
Wherein the driving assembly 14 may be located below the cabinet 11, for example, the driving assembly 14 may be located underground, or the bottom end portion of the cabinet 11 is located underground, and the driving assembly 14 is located on the inner bottom surface of the bottom end of the cabinet 11. Alternatively, in some examples, the driving assembly 14 may be located at the top inside the cabinet 11, so that the pickup device 13 can move up and down from the top to the bottom inside the cabinet 11. In this embodiment, the installation position of the driving assembly 14 is not limited in this embodiment, and is specifically set according to actual situations.
In the present embodiment, referring to fig. 3, the pickup device 13 is used for moving the to-be-picked package 202 to the pickup window 12 under the driving of the driving assembly 14, and for moving the to-be-picked package 201 to the underground transportation device 20 (see fig. 1) in the logistics system, for example, referring to fig. 4, when picking up, the pickup device 13 first descends to the underground transportation device 20, and after the to-be-picked package 202 is pushed onto the pickup device 13, the pickup device 13 ascends to the pickup window 12 for the user to pick up. When a parcel is to be sent (see fig. 1), the pickup device 13 firstly moves to the pickup window 12, when a user places a parcel 201 to be sent on the pickup device 13, the pickup device 13 moves downwards and moves to descend to the underground conveying device 20, the parcel 201 to be sent is pushed onto the underground conveying device 20, and the parcel is conveyed to the underground logistics unit 70 through the underground conveying device 20 to be sent.
By arranging the pickup device 13, the parcel is transmitted between the express cabinet 10 and the underground transmission device 20 through the pickup device 13, so that a courier is not required to participate in sending and picking up the parcel, the sending and picking-up efficiency is effectively improved, and the user experience is improved.
In this embodiment, one implementation manner of the driving assembly 14 is as follows: referring to fig. 2, the drive assembly 14 includes: a motor 14b and at least one push rod 14a, wherein one end of the push rod 14a is connected with the pickup device 13, and the other end of the push rod 14a is connected with the motor 14 b. The motor 14b drives the picking device 13 to move up and down through the driving push rod 14 a. Of course, in some other examples, the driving assembly 14 may also drive the pickup device 13 to move up and down in a pneumatic or hydraulic manner. In the following description of the present embodiment, a description will be given mainly taking as an example a manner in which the driving assembly 14 includes the motor 14b and the push rod 14 a.
The number of the push rods 14a may be one or more. For example, a push rod 14a can be connected to the middle position of the bottom surface of the pickup device 13 to push the pickup device 13, or two parallel push rods 14a can be arranged on the bottom surface of the pickup device 13 to push the pickup device 13 together, so that the lifting stability is improved.
In this embodiment, the pickup device 13 may be a supporting plate as shown in fig. 3, and the supporting plate is fixedly connected to one end of the push rod 14a (e.g., by welding, clipping, screwing, or fastening with a fastener). Or in this embodiment, the pickup device 13 may also be a clamp, which is similar to a clamping device and can clamp or clamp the package, wherein when the pickup device 13 is a clamp, the package is clamped and held between the pickup window 12 and the underground conveying device 20 by the pickup device 13, so that the package is not easy to drop during the conveying process between the pickup window 12 and the underground conveying device 20.
In the present embodiment, the taking device 13 is specifically taken as a supporting plate for explanation, wherein the shape of the horizontal cross section of the taking device 13 includes, but is not limited to, a square, a rectangle, a circle, an ellipse, and the like.
In this embodiment, the height of the express delivery cabinet 10 can be set according to actual needs, the express delivery cabinet 10 can be located on the ground, or the express delivery cabinet 10 can also go deep into the underground, wherein, when the express delivery cabinet 10 is located the underground, the top of the cabinet body 11 can be set up and put the window 12.
In this embodiment, each express delivery cabinet 10 may be correspondingly provided with one underground transport device 20, or, as shown in fig. 4, a plurality of express delivery cabinets 10 may share one underground transport device 20 (only a pickup conveyor belt 22 is shown in fig. 4), for example, an express delivery cabinet a, an express delivery cabinet B, and an express delivery cabinet C may share a pickup conveyor belt 22 in one underground transport device 20.
In this embodiment, the pickup device 13 and the underground conveying device 20 are transferred by a pushing assembly (e.g., a pushing rod 14a) or a mechanical arm, for example, a package 202 to be picked up on the underground conveying device 20 may be pushed onto the pickup device 13 by the pushing assembly or the mechanical arm, and a package 201 to be forwarded on the pickup device 13 may be pushed onto the underground conveying device 20 by the pushing assembly or the mechanical arm.
In this embodiment, a user sends or receives a mail through a user terminal, for example, as shown in fig. 1, for the mail, the user may log in an express system through a terminal (e.g., a mobile phone) web page or a specific application program, fill in information such as sender information, recipient information, etc., select the current express cabinet 10, and trigger a mail request, the terminal sends the mail request to a server, the server generates mail order information according to the mail request and sends the mail order information to the terminal, the server displays the mail order information to the user, the server drives a push rod 14a to move through an industrial personal computer control motor 14b, the push rod 14a pushes the pickup device 13 to a pickup window 12, the user places the package 201 to be sent to the pickup device 13 through the window 12, and the pickup device 13 can be triggered by the user, so that the push rod 14a drives the pickup device 13 to move downward to transfer the package 201 to an underground transmission device 20, and the parcel 201 to be sent is pushed to a sending conveyor belt 21 of the underground transmission device 20, and the parcel is put into an underground logistics unit 70 and is transported to an express delivery cabinet 10 in the area of the addressee through the underground logistics unit 70.
The specific transportation mode of the underground logistics unit 70 can be any existing mode, and is not described herein.
Referring to fig. 1, for picking, a user can send a picking request to a server through a terminal, the picking request includes a single number or a pick number, the server determines a target position of a parcel to be picked by the user according to the picking request, the mechanical arm 40 is controlled by an industrial personal computer to pick and place the parcel to a corresponding picking conveyor belt 22, the parcel is conveyed to the position below an express cabinet 10 where the user is located through the picking conveyor belt 22 and pushed to a picking device 13 from the picking conveyor belt 22, a push rod 14a is controlled to push the picking device 13 to a picking window 12 of the express cabinet 10, and the user can pick the parcel on the picking device 13 through the picking window 12.
Optionally, the user may also send a mail to the processing system and the display screen of the express delivery cabinet 10 to trigger the mail sending request or the mail taking request, and it can be understood that the processing system and the display screen of the express delivery cabinet 10 are equivalent to a terminal, and the specific operation thereof is similar to that of the terminal, and is not described in detail herein.
The express delivery cabinet 10 that this embodiment provided realizes putting into and taking out of parcel through getting put window 12, drives through drive assembly 14 and gets a transmission that device 13 realized the parcel between express delivery cabinet 10 and underground transmission device 20, based on secret logistics unit 70, has realized sending in real time and has got a, reduces the delivery cost, improves and sends a and gets an efficiency, guarantees to send an ageing to improve user experience.
In order to ensure that the pickup device 13 can accurately move to the pickup window 12, so as to facilitate a user to pick and place a package at the pickup window 12, in this embodiment, referring to fig. 5, the express delivery cabinet 10 further includes: at least one positioning plate 17, the positioning plate 17 is established in the cabinet body 11 and is close to the window 12 of getting and putting. The positioning plate 17 is used for positioning the picking device 13 so that the picking device 13 stops moving when moving to the pick-and-place window 12. In this way, the positioning plate 17 can prevent the picking device 13 from moving too high to facilitate the user to pick and place the package from the picking and placing window 12. The positioning plate 17 plays a limiting role in the up-and-down movement of the pickup device 13.
In this embodiment, when the positioning plates 17 are disposed in the cabinet 11, one end of one positioning plate 17 of the at least one positioning plate 17 is connected to a surface of the cabinet 11, on which the pick-and-place window 12 is formed, for example, as shown in fig. 5, the pick-and-place window 12 is formed on the side surface 11a of the cabinet 11, the positioning plate 17 is connected to the side surface 11a of the positioning plate 17, on which the pick-and-place window 12 is formed, and is close to the pick-and-place window 12, so that the pick-and-place device 13 moves to the position of the positioning plate 17, and the positioning plate 17 is disposed between the pick-and-place device 13 and the inner wall of the cabinet 11, which also prevents the package on the pick-and-place device 13 from falling from the gap between the pick-and-place device 13 and the inner wall of the cabinet 11 during pick-and-place.
In this embodiment, one positioning plate 17 may be disposed as shown in fig. 5, or in some examples, as shown in fig. 6, fig. 6 is a schematic perspective view of the cabinet 11 after two parts are cut along the access window 12, as shown in fig. 6, the number of the positioning plates 17 is two, the two positioning plates 17 are respectively a first positioning plate 17a and a second positioning plate 17b, one end of each of the first positioning plate 17a and the second positioning plate 17b is connected to two opposite inner side walls of the cabinet 11, and the other end of each of the first positioning plate 17a and the second positioning plate 17b defines an escape opening 17c through which the pickup device 13 can pass. In this embodiment, referring to fig. 6, one end of the first positioning plate 17a is disposed near the access window 12. The shape of the escape opening 17c is specifically set according to the shape of the pickup device 13.
Through setting up first locating plate 17a and second locating plate 17b, can all carry on spacingly like this on the one hand to getting the whole periphery of putting the device, on the other hand, when getting the device and removing first locating plate 17a and second locating plate 17b, get and have first locating plate 17a and second locating plate 17b between device and the internal wall of cabinet 11, the parcel of getting on the device like this is difficult when getting to put taking takes place to drop from getting the clearance between device and the internal wall of cabinet 11, has ensured the accurate transmission of parcel.
It should be noted that, in the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 6, a small gap may be formed between partial regions of the first positioning plate 17a and the second positioning plate 17b and the inner wall of the cabinet 11, so as to facilitate the installation of the first positioning plate 17a and the second positioning plate 17b in the cabinet 11, or in some examples, there may be no gap between the first positioning plate 17a and the second positioning plate 17b and the inner wall of the cabinet 11.
As a practical way, on the basis of the above embodiment, referring to fig. 6, the express delivery cabinet 10 may further include: a processing system 15 and a display screen 16, the display screen 16 being electrically connected to the processing system 15.
The display screen 16 is used for acquiring operation information of a user; and the processing system 15 is used for responding to the operation information of the user and sending a mail sending request or a mail taking request to the server so as to enable the server to control the driving assembly 14 to drive the mail taking device 13 to move from a first position close to the pick-and-place window 12 to a second position below the express cabinet 10 and close to the underground conveying device 20, or move from the second position to the first position.
In particular, the user may interact with the processing system 15 via the display screen 16 to send or retrieve items. For example, when sending a mail, the processing system 15 may automatically obtain the location or identification of the cabinet 10 by inputting sender information (such as the name, contact, address, etc.) and recipient information (such as the name, contact, address, etc.) via the display 16, or the user may select the location or identification from the interface. The processing system 15 obtains the operation information of the user, generates a mail request and sends the mail request to the server, so that the server controls the driving component 14, such as the push rod 14a, to drive the pickup device 13 to move downwards, and the package on the pickup device 13 is transferred to the mail conveyer belt 21 in the underground conveying device 20 below the express delivery cabinet 10. When picking up, a picking-up request can be initiated by operations such as code scanning or picking-up number input on an interface, the processing system 15 of the express cabinet 10 sends the picking-up request to the server, the server determines a target position of a package according to the picking-up request, controls corresponding equipment to transfer the package from the target position to the picking-up device 13 of the express cabinet 10, and controls the driving component 14 to drive the picking-up device 13 to move upwards so as to transfer the package of a user to the picking-up and placing window 12 of the express cabinet 10.
As another practical way, the limiting of the moving process of the pickup device 13 can also be performed in an automatic way, for example, in this embodiment, as shown in fig. 7, the limiting further includes: at least one position switch 19, the position switch 19 is arranged at one end of the positioning plate 17 facing the pickup device 13, or the position switch 19 is arranged at one end of the pickup device 13 facing the positioning plate 17. In fig. 7, the position switch 19 is provided on the second positioning plate 17b, but of course, in some examples, the position switch 19 may also be provided on the first positioning plate 17 a.
In operation, when the take-out device 13 moves flush with the positioning plate 17, the position switch 19 is triggered to control the take-out device 13 to stop moving. The operation principle of the position switch 19 is prior art and will not be described in detail herein.
In this embodiment, the distance between the positions where the pickup device 13 needs to stop may be obtained in advance, the current position of the pickup device 13 may be maintained in real time, the distance that the driving component 14 needs to move may be determined according to the current position of the pickup device 13 and the position where the pickup device needs to stop, and the stop of the driving component 14 may be controlled by controlling the moving distance of the driving component 14.
In a possible implementation manner, the position switch 19 is used to limit the position of the pickup device 13 mechanically, and in this embodiment, referring to fig. 7, the method further includes: the limiting clamp 18 and the limiting clamp 18 are arranged at one end, facing the part taking device 13, of the positioning plate 17, and as shown in fig. 8, the limiting clamp 18 vertically limits the moving distance of the part taking device 13, so that the part taking device 13 is prevented from exceeding the taking and placing window 12 when moving vertically.
In one possible implementation, the position switch 19 may be provided on the limit catch 18.
In another possible implementation manner, the positioning plate 17 may also be configured as shown in fig. 9, two ends of the positioning plate 17 are respectively connected to two opposite side walls in the cabinet 11, and the positioning plate 17 is provided with an escape opening 17c through which the pickup device 13 can pass.
An embodiment of the present invention further provides a logistics system, as shown in fig. 10, the logistics system may include an underground system and an above-ground system, the underground system includes at least an underground logistics unit 70 and an underground transmission device 20, the above-ground system includes at least one express delivery cabinet 10 according to any one of the above embodiments, for example, in fig. 10, the above-ground system includes 3 express delivery cabinets 10, such as an express delivery cabinet a, an express delivery cabinet B, and an express delivery cabinet C. Each express cabinet 10 is correspondingly provided with an underground transmission device 20. The underground transport 20 is located between the underground logistics unit 70 and the courier cabinet 10.
The pickup device 13 is used for moving the packages 202 to be picked up conveyed by the underground conveying device 20 to the pickup window 12 under the driving of the driving assembly 14, and is used for moving the packages 201 to be picked up taken from the pickup window 12 to the underground conveying device 20; the underground conveying device 20 is used for conveying the packages 202 to be taken at the underground logistics unit 70 to the pickup device 13 and for conveying the packages 201 to be sent to the underground logistics unit 70.
The logistics system provided by the embodiment comprises an underground system and an aboveground system, wherein the underground system at least comprises an underground logistics unit 70 and an underground transmission device 20, the aboveground system comprises at least one express delivery cabinet 10, the underground transmission device 20 is positioned between the underground logistics unit 70 and the express delivery cabinet 10, so that the pickup device 13 moves the parcel 202 to be picked up, which is transmitted by the underground transmission device 20, to the pick-and-place window 12 under the driving of the driving assembly 14, and the pickup device 13 moves the parcel 201 to be picked up, which is picked up from the pick-and-place window 12, to the underground transmission device 20, the underground transmission device 20 is used for transmitting the parcel 202 to be picked up at the underground logistics unit 70 to the pickup device 13 and transmitting the parcel 201 to be picked up to the underground logistics unit 70, thereby enabling the pickup of the parcel without the participation of a courier, effectively improving the pickup efficiency of the parcel, thereby improving the user experience, and therefore, the embodiment of the invention provides an express cabinet 10 and a cargo transportation method, and overcomes the defects that in the prior art, the sending and taking efficiency is low, mistakes are easy to make, and the like.
In this embodiment, referring to fig. 10, the underground conveying apparatus 20 may include: a transmission belt 21 and a transmission belt 22 of getting for sending, send the one end that transmission belt 21 is close to getting a device 13 and get the one end that transmission belt 22 is close to getting a device 13 and be located the both sides of getting a device 13 respectively, get the both sides of device 13 and arrange respectively and get a transmission belt 22 and send a transmission belt 21. The picking conveyor belt 22 can convey the packages 202 to be picked at the underground logistics unit 70 to the picking device 13, and the packages are conveyed to the picking window 12 through the picking device 13 to finish picking; the parcel delivery conveyor 21 can convey the parcel 201 to be delivered on the pickup device 13 to the underground logistics unit 70, and the parcel delivery is completed.
In this embodiment, in order to quickly transfer the package 202 to be taken to the express delivery cabinet 10 to complete the pickup operation, referring to fig. 10 and 11, the underground system further includes: at least one self-storage unit 30, the self-storage unit 30 is used for storing the package 202 to be taken, which is transported on the underground transportation device 20, and the package 202 to be taken is transported between the storage unit 30 and the express delivery cabinet 10 through the underground transportation device 20. That is, in this embodiment, the package 202 to be taken may be temporarily stored in the self-storage unit 30 in advance, when the user takes the package, the package may be directly taken from the self-storage unit 30 and transferred to the express delivery cabinet 10, and the user may take the package 202 to be taken in a short time from the self-storage unit 30.
In this embodiment, the self-storage unit 30 may be a wall-mounted structure, for example, as shown in fig. 12, the self-storage unit 30 has a plurality of storage positions in a vertical direction, each storage position has a corresponding number (see numbers 1 to 30 in fig. 12), for example, when the package 202 to be taken has the storage position No. 20, the system records that the storage position No. 20 of the package 202 to be taken on the self-storage unit 30, and when a user needs to take the package 202 to be taken, the mechanical arm 40 grabs and places the package 202 to be taken on the storage position No. 20 onto the pickup conveyor 22, transmits the package to be taken to the pickup device 13 through the pickup conveyor 22, and lifts to the pickup window 12 through the pickup device 13 to complete pickup. The package 202 to be fetched may be temporarily stored in the corresponding storage location according to the control instruction. Of course, in some examples, the package 202 to be taken may also be staged in a flat-laying manner.
When the self-storage unit 30 is set, one self-storage unit 30 or two self-storage units 30 may be set for each express cabinet 10, or one self-storage unit 30 may also be set for a plurality of express cabinets 10, wherein when the self-storage unit 30 is set, the self-storage unit 30 may be set near the pickup device 13 of the express cabinet 10, and of course, in some examples, the self-storage unit 30 may also be set far from the pickup device 13.
In the present embodiment, referring to fig. 11, the self-storage unit 30 is located on the side of the pickup conveyor 22 away from the mailing conveyor, however, the self-storage unit 30 may also be located between the pickup conveyor 22 and the mailing conveyor 21, so that the to-be-mailed packages 201 on the to-be-mailed conveyors may also be temporarily stored at the self-storage unit 30.
In this embodiment, referring to fig. 10, when there are a plurality of express delivery cabinets 10, a plurality of self-storage units 30 are correspondingly disposed, and an interactive transportation device 60 is disposed between two adjacent self-storage units 30. The transfer of parcels between adjacent self-storage units 30 may be facilitated by the interactive transporter 60 such that when one of the self-storage units 30 is filled with parcels, the parcels may be temporarily stored adjacent self-storage units 30 by the interactive transporter 60.
Referring to fig. 10, the interactive transporter 60 includes: at least two first 61 and second 62 conveyors with opposite conveying directions. For example, when the self-storage unit 30 corresponding to the express delivery cabinet B is full of the to-be-taken packages 202, the to-be-taken packages 202 may be transferred to the self-storage unit 30 corresponding to the express delivery cabinet a by the first conveyor belt 61 for temporary storage. When the self-storage unit 30 corresponding to the express cabinet a is full of the packages 202 to be taken, the packages 202 to be taken can be transmitted to the self-storage unit 30 corresponding to the express cabinet B through the second conveyor belt 62 for temporary storage.
In this embodiment, as shown in fig. 11, the method further includes: at least one retractable pushing assembly 50, the pushing assembly 50 being located on a side of the pickup conveyor 22 away from the delivery conveyor 21, the pushing assembly 50 being configured to drive the to-be-delivered packages 202 transported by the pickup conveyor 22 to move onto the pickup device 13 and to drive the to-be-delivered packages 201 on the pickup device 13 to move onto the delivery conveyor 21. That is, in this embodiment, the package to be mailed 201 on the pickup device 13 may be pushed onto the mail conveyor 21 by the pushing assembly 50, and the package to be picked 202 on the pickup conveyor 22 may be pushed onto the pickup device 13 by the pushing assembly 50.
In this embodiment, referring to fig. 11, the pushing assembly 50 includes a pushing plate 52 and a pushing arm 51, one end of the pushing arm 51 is connected to the pushing plate 52, the pushing arm 51 is a telescopic pushing arm, and when the package 202 to be taken or the package 201 to be forwarded needs to be pushed, the pushing arm 51 extends outwards to drive the pushing plate 52 to push the package 202 to be taken or the package 201 to be forwarded. Of course, in some examples, pushing assembly 50 may also include only pushing arm 51, pushing either to-be-taken package 202 or to-be-sent package 201 via pushing arm 51.
As shown in fig. 11, the method further includes: at least one robot arm 40, the robot arm 40 being disposed proximate to the pickup conveyor 22, and the robot arm 40 being configured to move the to-be-picked packages 202 on the pickup conveyor 22 to the self-storage unit 30 and to move the to-be-picked packages 202 from the storage unit 30 to the pickup conveyor 22. That is, in this embodiment, the to-be-picked packages 202 are transferred between the pickup conveyor 22 and the self-storage unit 30 through the mechanical arm 40, the to-be-picked packages 202 on the pickup conveyor 22 can be moved to the self-storage unit 30 through the mechanical arm 40, and when a user picks up a package, the mechanical arm 40 picks up and moves the to-be-picked packages 202 temporarily stored in the storage unit 30 onto the pickup conveyor 22.
In this embodiment, the pickup conveyor 22, the delivery conveyor 21, and the pickup device 13 may be arranged between the packages by using the robot arm 40. For example, the robot arm 40 may pick and place the package to be picked 202 on the pickup conveyor 22 onto the pickup device 13, or pick and place the package to be mailed 201 on the pickup device 13 onto the mailer conveyor 21.
In this embodiment, in order to monitor each package, in this embodiment, the logistics system further includes: a plurality of scanning devices (not shown) are provided at the junctions of the underground transport device 20 with the underground logistics unit 70 and the pickup device 13, and at the junctions between the cross transportation device 60 and two adjacent self-storage units 30. For example, scanning devices are disposed at the access window 12 of the courier cabinet 10, at the junction between the courier cabinet 10 and the conveyor belt, at the junction between the conveyor belt and other parts of the underground logistics unit 70, and so on.
Wherein, the scanning device can be an infrared scanner or a sensor.
The position of the package can be positioned through the scanning device, so that a user can conveniently find the position of the package. And may document the package node information to drive corresponding actions.
It should be noted that the respective implementable modes in the embodiment may be implemented individually, or may be implemented in combination in any combination without conflict, and the present invention is not limited thereto.
The present invention further provides a transportation method for goods, which is used for sending and receiving goods in real time based on the express delivery cabinet 10 and the underground logistics unit 70 provided in the above embodiments. The main execution body of the embodiment is a transportation device for goods, and the device can be arranged in the express delivery cabinet 10.
As shown in fig. 13, a schematic flow chart of a transportation method of goods provided in this embodiment is provided, where the method includes:
step 101, obtaining operation information of a user.
Specifically, when a user sends a mail, the information of the sender (such as the name, the contact way, the address, and the like of the sender), the information of the recipient (such as the name, the contact way, the address, and the like of the recipient), and the like can be input through the operation interface of the express cabinet 10, and the position or the identifier of the express cabinet 10 can be automatically obtained or selected by the user at the interface, and after the information is filled, a similar button such as "confirm mail" and the like can be clicked to trigger a mail sending request. When picking up, a picking-up request can be initiated by scanning the two-dimensional code of the operation interface of the code express cabinet 10 or inputting a picking-up number on the interface.
Step 102, if the operation information corresponds to a mail sending request, sending the mail sending request to the server, so that the server controls the trigger driving component 14 to drive the pickup device 13 to move downwards, and transmitting the package 201 to be sent on the pickup device 13 to the mail sending conveyor belt 21 below the express cabinet 10.
When a user triggers a delivery request, the processing system 15 of the express delivery cabinet 10 acquires the operation information of the user, generates a delivery request and sends the delivery request to the server, so that the server controls the driving component 14 to drive the delivery device 13 to move downwards, and packages on the delivery device 13 are transferred to the delivery conveyor belt 21 below the express delivery cabinet 10.
Alternatively, the structure of the drive assembly 14 may refer to the above-described embodiment.
Step 103, if the operation information corresponds to a pickup request, sending the pickup request to the server, so that the server controls the underground logistics unit 70 to transfer the package of the user to the pickup device 13 of the express delivery cabinet 10, and controls the driving component 14 to drive the pickup device 13 to move upwards, and transfer the package 202 to be picked up of the user to the pickup window 12 of the express delivery cabinet 10.
When a user triggers a pickup request, the processing system 15 of the express cabinet 10 sends the pickup request to the server, the server determines a parcel target position according to the pickup request, controls corresponding equipment to transfer a parcel from the target position to the pickup device 13 of the express cabinet 10, controls the driving component 14 to drive the pickup device 13 to move upwards, transfers a parcel 202 to be picked up by the user to the pickup window 12 of the express cabinet 10, and the user can pick up the parcel.
Optionally, scanning devices are provided at all channel intersections, and package node information can be recorded by scanning packages so as to drive corresponding actions. Such as waiting at the cabinet 10 access window 12, at the junction of the cabinet 10 and the conveyor, and at the junction of the conveyor and the remainder of the underground logistics unit 70.
For example, after a user takes a package, the scanning device may send a message about a node related to the package to the server, and if the server obtains that the package has been taken, the server may update logistics information of the package, and may also push related information about that the package has been delivered to the user.
Illustratively, in the sending process, when a user places a package on the pickup device 13, the scanning device scans the package and sends a corresponding message to the server, and the server can know that the push rod 14a needs to be triggered to move downwards, and then can send a corresponding message to the industrial personal computer, and the industrial personal computer sends a corresponding control instruction to the first motor driving the push rod 14a according to the message of the server, so that the first motor rotates according to the control instruction and drives the push rod 14a to move downwards, thereby driving the pickup device 13 and the package thereon to move downwards to the corresponding sending conveyor belt 21. When the package arrives at the edge of the sending conveyor belt 21, the node information of the scanned packages of the scanning device at the edge is reported to the server, the server pushes the packages to the sending conveyor belt 21 through the industrial personal computer control pushing assembly 50, and after the packages are scanned by the scanning device at the sending conveyor belt 21 side, the operation of the sending conveyor belt 21 is triggered through the server control, the packages are thrown into the underground logistics unit 70 and are transported to a receiver. The specific working principle of the scanning device and the working principle of the conveyor belt are the prior art, and are not described in detail herein.
Optionally, the sending request at least comprises sender information and recipient information input by the user; the method further comprises the following steps:
and step A, receiving the mail sending order information returned by the server.
And step B, displaying the mail order information to the user.
Specifically, after receiving a sending request sent by the express delivery cabinet 10, the server may generate sending order information according to sender information, recipient information, and the like included in the sending request, where the sending order information may include a single number, the sender information, the recipient information, and the like, and may be specifically set according to actual requirements. After the delivery order information is generated, the delivery order information can be sent to the express delivery cabinet 10 to be displayed to the user.
Optionally, the server may further send payment page data to the express delivery cabinet 10, so that the express delivery cabinet 10 displays a payment page to the user, where the payment page may include a two-dimensional code for payment, and the user may perform payment by scanning the two-dimensional code. After the payment is successful, the server controls the push rod 14a to push the pickup device 13 to the pickup window 12, so that the user can put the packages in the pickup window.
Optionally, the express delivery cabinet 10 may have a function of printing out an express delivery document, and print the delivery order information into a delivery document, which is attached to a package by a user and then placed in the pick-and-place window 12, and the delivery document may be provided with identification information that can be scanned and identified by the scanning device.
Alternatively, after the user puts the package into the pick-and-place window 12, the express delivery cabinet 10 automatically prints and attaches a corresponding mail order identifier to the package.
Optionally, express delivery cabinet 10 can also have the packing function, and the user accomplishes the online back of posting an operation, will wait to post article and put into express delivery cabinet 10, and express delivery cabinet 10 will wait to post article packing automatically. Particularly, the user can select to wait to send article size and the packing mode (bag or case) that needs, and express delivery cabinet 10 is provided with the corresponding position of placing the package bag or package case, can snatch through the manipulator and wait to send the article and put into corresponding package bag or package case to accomplish the packing action, place the parcel that will pack and get a device 13. The packaging operation can be that the processing system 15 of the express delivery cabinet 10 controls a corresponding manipulator to execute through an industrial personal computer, or the express delivery cabinet 10 and a server are interactively controlled.
The transportation method of goods that this embodiment provided, when the user sent or got the piece, got a device 13 through drive assembly 14 drive and reciprocate, will wrap up and transmit through getting a device 13 and underground transmission device 20 between express delivery cabinet 10 and secret logistics unit 70, realize sending in real time and get the piece, reduce the delivery cost, improve and send a efficiency of getting, guarantee to send an ageing to improve user experience.
The present invention further provides a transportation method for goods, which is used for sending and receiving goods in real time based on the express delivery cabinet 10 and the underground logistics unit 70 provided in the above embodiments. The execution subject of this embodiment is a transportation device of goods, and the device may be disposed in a server, and the server may be a single server device or a server cluster.
As shown in fig. 14, a schematic flow chart of a transportation method of goods provided in this embodiment is provided, where the method includes:
step 301, receiving a service request sent by a first express delivery cabinet.
Specifically, the service request may be a mail sending request or a mail fetching request, and the triggering manner of the mail sending request and the mail fetching request has been described in detail in the above embodiments, and is not described herein again.
Step 302, if the service request is a delivery request, controlling to trigger the driving component 14 of the first express delivery cabinet to drive the delivery device 13 to move downwards, and transferring the package on the delivery device 13 to the delivery conveyor 21 below the express delivery cabinet 10.
Specifically, if a delivery request is received, where the delivery request includes sender information, recipient information and other related information, the server may control the driving component 14 that triggers the first delivery cabinet (e.g., the delivery cabinet a in fig. 10), such as the pushing rod 14a to drive the pickup device 13 to move downward, and deliver the package on the pickup device 13 to the delivery conveyor 21 below the delivery cabinet 10.
It can be understood that the user is also required to complete the operations of payment and parcel placement before the push rod 14a of the first courier cabinet is controlled to move the pickup device 13 downwards. Specifically, after receiving a mail sending request, the server may generate mail sending order information, send the mail sending order information to the express cabinet 10 or push the mail sending order information to the user terminal, and display a payment interface to the user, after the user payment is completed, the server controls the push rod 14a to push the pickup device 13 to the pickup window 12, and may prompt the user to put in a package, after the user puts in the package, the scanning device on one side of the pickup device 13 may scan package node information and report the package node information to the server, and the server may control the trigger push rod 14a to drive the pickup device 13 to move downward, and transfer the package on the pickup device 13 to the conveyor belt of the underground logistics unit 70 below the express cabinet 10.
Step 303, if the service request is a pickup request, controlling the underground system to transfer the package 202 to be picked up of the user to the pickup device 13 of the first express delivery cabinet, and controlling the driving component 14 of the first express delivery cabinet to drive the pickup device 13 to move upwards, and transferring the package of the user to the pickup window 12 of the express delivery cabinet 10.
Specifically, if the pickup request is received, the order number or the pickup number included in the pickup request can be acquired, and the server manages the corresponding relationship among the order number, the pickup number and the storage position. The target position of the parcel storage can be determined according to the single number or the goods taking number, the corresponding mechanical arm 40 is controlled to grab and place the parcel from the target position on the delivery conveying belt 22 which is conveyed to the first express cabinet, when the parcel arrives at the lower part of the first express cabinet, the parcel is pushed to the delivery device 13 of the first express cabinet through the pushing assembly 50, and the driving assembly 14, such as the push rod 14a, is controlled to push the delivery device 13 to the delivery window 12 of the first express cabinet.
It will be appreciated that before the package is pushed to the pickup device 13 of the first cabinet, it is necessary to determine whether the pickup device 13 is at the edge of the pickup conveyor 22, and if not, it is necessary to control the push rod 14a to bring the pickup device 13 to the edge of the pickup conveyor 22, so that the pushing assembly 50 pushes the package to the pickup device 13 of the first cabinet.
The transportation method of goods that this embodiment provided, when the user sent or got, got a device 13 and reciprocated through control push rod 14a drive, will wrap up the transmission between express delivery cabinet 10 and secret logistics unit 70, realized sending in real time and get a piece, reduce the distribution cost, improve and send a piece and get an efficiency, guarantee to send an ageing to improve user experience.
The method provided by the above embodiment is further described in an additional embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in fig. 15, a schematic flow chart of a transportation method of goods according to this embodiment is provided.
As a practical way, on the basis of the above embodiment, optionally, the sending request at least includes sender information and recipient information input by the user; the method further comprises the following steps:
step 4011, generating a mail order message according to the mail request.
Step 4012, the order information of the mail is sent to the first express cabinet, so that the order information of the mail is displayed to the user by the first express cabinet.
Optionally, the method further comprises:
and step C, pushing the mail order information to the user.
The specific operations of steps 4011 and 4012 have been described in detail in the above-mentioned embodiment of the express delivery cabinet 10 side, and are not described again in detail.
As another practicable manner, on the basis of the above embodiment, optionally, the pickup request at least includes a single number or a pickup number; the method further comprises the following steps:
step 4021, if the parcel is a pickup request, determining the target position of the parcel of the user according to the pickup request.
Correspondingly, the underground system is controlled to transfer the user packages to the pickup device 13 of the first express delivery cabinet, and the device comprises
According to the target position, the mechanical arm 40 is controlled to grab and place the user package on the pickup conveyor belt 22, and when the package is transferred to the lower part of the first express cabinet, the push rod 14a is controlled to push the package from the pickup conveyor belt 22 to the pickup device 13 of the first express cabinet.
Specifically, if the pickup request is received, the order number or the pickup number included in the pickup request can be acquired, and the server manages the corresponding relationship among the order number, the pickup number and the storage position. Can be according to the single number or get the goods number, confirm the target location that the parcel was deposited, control corresponding arm 40 snatchs the parcel from the target location and place and transmit to the conveyer belt 22 of getting that first express delivery cabinet corresponds on, specifically can get on the conveyer belt 22, when arriving first express delivery cabinet below, push rod 14a will wrap up and push away to the device 13 of getting of first express delivery cabinet, control push rod 14a will get a device 13 and push away to the window 12 department of getting of first express delivery cabinet.
It will be appreciated that before the package is pushed to the pickup device 13 of the first express delivery cabinet, it is necessary to determine whether the pickup device 13 is at the edge of the pickup conveyor 22, and if not, it is necessary to control the push rod 14a to drive the pickup device 13 to the edge of the pickup conveyor 22, so that the pushing assembly 50 pushes the package 202 to be picked up to the pickup device 13 of the first express delivery cabinet.
The confirmation of the position of the pickup device 13 may be that the server maintains the current position information of the pickup device 13 in real time, for example, the current position information of the pickup device 13 is updated after each operation of the control drive assembly 14. When there is a further user pick-up or delivery, the current position of the pick-up device 13 can be confirmed and the drive assembly 14 can be controlled on the basis of the current position. For example, after the user a takes a package, the taking device 13 is driven to the taking and placing window 12, the server may record the current position of the taking device 13, when the user B also takes a package, the taking conveyor 22 needs to transfer the package 202 to be taken to the taking device 13, and the current taking device 13 is located at the taking and placing window 12 and not at the edge of the conveyor, so that the driving assembly 14 needs to be controlled to drive the taking device 13 to the edge of the taking conveyor 22. When the stroke of the drive unit 14 is limited by the position switches 19, the position of the flapper may be determined by the state of each position switch 19. The method can be specifically set according to actual requirements.
Optionally, according to the target position, the controlling of the robot arm 40 to pick up and place the package of the user to the conveyor belt specifically includes:
step 4031, if the target location is in a first self-storage unit of the first courier cabinet (e.g., the self-storage unit 30 corresponding to the courier cabinet a), controlling the robotic arm 40 of the first self-storage unit to grasp and place the user's parcel on the pickup conveyor belt 22 corresponding to the first self-storage unit;
step 4032, if the target location is in the second self-storage unit of the second self-storage cabinet (e.g., the self-storage unit 30 corresponding to the second self-storage cabinet B), the mechanical arm 40 of the second self-storage unit is controlled to grasp and place the user's parcel onto the pickup conveyor belt 22 corresponding to the second self-storage unit, and after the user's parcel is transferred to the lower side of the second self-storage cabinet, the user's parcel is transferred to the first self-storage cabinet through the interactive transport device 60 between the second self-storage cabinet and the first self-storage cabinet.
It is understood that steps 4031 and 4032 are in parallel and not in sequence.
Specifically, each express delivery cabinet 10 has its corresponding self-storage unit 30 below the ground for temporarily storing and delivering packages, which can replace the storage compartment of the above-ground express delivery cabinet 10 in the prior art. And adjacent or neighboring courier cabinets 10 may have alternate shipping lanes as alternate storage points, e.g., a courier a full from storage unit 30 may be placed in a self-storage unit 30 adjacent to a courier cabinet B, waiting for a user to pick up the courier. Based on this, when a user takes a parcel, the user needs to first judge which self-storage unit 30 of the express delivery cabinet 10 the target position of the parcel of the user belongs to, if the user takes the parcel in the first express delivery cabinet at present, whether the target position is in the first self-storage unit corresponding to the first express delivery cabinet is judged, if so, the mechanical arm 40 of the first self-storage unit can be controlled to grab the parcel of the user and place the parcel on the first self-storage unit corresponding pickup conveyor belt 22, and the parcel is transmitted to the first express delivery cabinet and pushed to the pickup window 12. If there is no second self-storage unit corresponding to the first self-storage unit but the adjacent second express delivery cabinet, the mechanical arm 40 of the second self-storage unit needs to be triggered to pick up and place the user's parcel onto the pickup conveyor belt 22 corresponding to the second self-storage unit, and after the parcel is transferred to the lower part of the second express delivery cabinet (for example, the express delivery cabinet B), the user's parcel is transferred to the first express delivery cabinet through the interactive transportation device 60 between the second express delivery cabinet and the first express delivery cabinet.
In this embodiment, the underground logistics unit 70 is an underground logistics network, and the underground logistics unit 70 may be located underground or above ground, wherein when the underground logistics unit 70 is located above ground, the liftable pickup device 13 may be disposed between the underground transmission device 20 and the underground logistics unit 70.
Alternatively, the pickup conveyor 22 of the courier cabinet 10 and the interactive transporter 60 of the courier cabinet 10 and the adjacent courier cabinet 10 may be on the same floor or on different floors.
Illustratively, as shown in fig. 16A, a schematic view of the relationship between an interactive transport device 60 and a pickup conveyor 22 is provided for this embodiment. Referring to fig. 16A, the interactive transportation device 60 is on the same layer as the pickup conveyor 22, and may be a hand-over below the express delivery cabinet 10, the user picks up the parcel in the express delivery cabinet B, the parcel is stored in the self-storage unit 30 of the express delivery cabinet a, the parcel is delivered to the lower part of the express delivery cabinet a through the pickup conveyor 22 of the express delivery cabinet a, the parcel is pushed from the pickup conveyor 22 of the express delivery cabinet a to the second conveyor 62 in the interactive transportation device 60 of the express delivery cabinet B and the express delivery cabinet a by the pushing component 50, the parcel is delivered to the lower part of the express delivery cabinet B by the second conveyor 62 of the interactive transportation device 60, and the parcel is pushed from the second conveyor 62 of the interactive transportation device 60 to the pickup device 13 of the express delivery cabinet B by the pushing component 50a, so that the parcel of the express delivery cabinet a from the storage unit 30 is picked up from the express delivery cabinet B.
Illustratively, another alternate transport device 60 is provided for this embodiment in relation to the pickup conveyor 22, as shown in FIG. 16B. The interactive transport device 60 is on a different level than the pickup conveyor 22. The delivery can be performed through the delivery device 13 of the delivery cabinet B. The user takes the parcel from the express cabinet A, the parcel is stored in the self-storage unit 30 of the express cabinet B, the parcel is transmitted to the lower part of the express cabinet B through the parcel taking conveyor belt 22 of the express cabinet B, the parcel is pushed to the parcel taking device 13 of the express cabinet B through the pushing assembly 50 under the express cabinet B, the parcel taking device 13 is moved to the layer where the interactive conveying device 60 is located through the push rod 14a of the express cabinet B, the parcel is pushed to the first conveyor belt 61 in the interactive conveying device 60 of the express cabinet B and the express cabinet A from the parcel taking device 13 of the express cabinet B through the pushing assembly, the parcel is transmitted to the lower part of the express cabinet A through the first conveyor belt 61 of the interactive conveying device 60, the parcel is pushed to the parcel taking device 13 of the express cabinet A from the first conveyor belt 61 of the interactive conveying device 60 through the pushing assembly 50, and the parcel taking of the express cabinet B from the storage unit 30 is achieved from the express cabinet A.
Optionally, the interactive transportation device 60 may also be implemented in other ways, and the embodiment is not limited.
Alternatively, each of the courier cabinets 10 may have a respective address-based label, and the label may be encoded by a national standard address, for example, the number 3 courier cabinet 10 of a building in the beijing daxing district or the economic development district may be defined according to a national standard address id: 1-2810-51081-a, after the underground logistics network sorts the parcels belonging to the express delivery cabinet 10 for multiple times by changing addresses, the parcels are finally transported to the express delivery cabinet 10, such as the express delivery cabinet a, by the pickup conveyor 22.
As another practicable manner, on the basis of the foregoing embodiment, optionally, the method further includes:
if the first parcel is detected to reach a first self-storage unit of the first express cabinet, judging whether the first self-storage unit has a vacancy, and if so, controlling a mechanical arm 40 of the first self-storage unit to grab and place the first parcel in the first vacancy of the first self-storage unit; sending a pickup message to a user corresponding to the first package; the pickup message includes a pickup number corresponding to the first slot.
If the first self-storage unit has no vacancy, judging whether a second self-storage unit of a second express cabinet adjacent to the first express cabinet has a vacancy, if so, controlling a mechanical arm 40 corresponding to the first self-storage unit to grab and place the first parcel to a conveyor belt leading to the second self-storage unit, and after reaching the second self-storage unit, controlling the mechanical arm 40 of the second self-storage unit to grab and place the first parcel to the second vacancy of the second self-storage unit; sending a pickup message to a user corresponding to the first package; the pickup message includes a pickup number corresponding to the second slot.
Specifically, a sensor may be provided in the self-storage unit 30 of each courier cabinet 10 for detecting the arrival of a parcel. When a sensor detects that a certain parcel arrives at the self-storage unit 30 (first self-storage unit) of the express cabinet A (namely, a first express cabinet), the parcel can be reported to the server, the server judges whether the first self-storage unit of the express cabinet A is full according to the current state of the maintained self-storage unit 30, if the first self-storage unit is not full, the mechanical arm 40 of the first self-storage unit can be controlled to place the parcels to the specified number position in sequence, recording is carried out, and pickup information and corresponding pickup numbers are sent to a user. If express delivery A's first from the storage unit is full, the server can judge whether express delivery cabinet A's express delivery cabinet 10 that closes on has the vacancy from storage unit 30, if, then can transmit the parcel to closing on express delivery cabinet 10 from storage unit 30 through the mutual conveyer 60 between the express delivery cabinet 10 and deposit to record the position and send the information of getting a delivery and get the goods number to the user. Such as: your express delivery has arrived express delivery cabinet B (express delivery cabinet B concrete position), please arrive the assigned position and get goods, get the goods sign indicating number: 123456.
alternatively, the processing system 15 of the courier cabinet 10 may maintain its own storage from the storage unit 30 and may report the status to the server. When a parcel arrives at the self-storage unit 30 of the express cabinet a, the processing system 15 of the express cabinet a judges whether the self-storage unit 30 is full, if so, an inquiry request is sent to a plurality of express cabinets B, express cabinets C and the like adjacent to the parcel, if the return result of the express cabinet B is support, the parcel can be stored in the self-storage unit 30 of the express cabinet B through the interactive transportation device 60, the position is recorded, and a pickup message and a pickup number are sent to a user. If the plurality of adjacent courier cabinets 10 are full, the processing system 15 of the courier cabinet a may send the query request again to query the courier cabinet 10 that is next to the adjacent courier cabinet 10 (i.e., another courier cabinet 10 that is separated from the courier cabinet a by one courier cabinet 10), such as the adjacent courier cabinet C of the courier cabinet a. And so on until the package is placed into the self-storage unit 30 of a particular courier cabinet 10. The interaction principle between the express delivery cabinets 10 is similar to that described above, and the description thereof is omitted.
It should be noted that the respective implementable modes in the embodiment may be implemented individually, or may be implemented in combination in any combination without conflict, and the present invention is not limited thereto.
The transportation method of goods that this embodiment provided, when the user sent or got the piece, got a device 13 through drive assembly 14 drive and reciprocate, will wrap up and transmit through getting a device 13 and underground transmission device 20 between express delivery cabinet 10 and secret logistics unit 70, realize sending in real time and get the piece, reduce the delivery cost, improve and send a efficiency of getting, guarantee to send an ageing to improve user experience. Through the interactive transportation device 60 between the express delivery cabinets 10, the user can take and send the express delivery through the express delivery cabinets 10.
In another embodiment, the present invention provides a cargo transportation device for performing the method of the above-mentioned express delivery cabinet 10 side embodiment.
Fig. 17 is a schematic structural view of the cargo transporter according to this embodiment. Referring to fig. 17, the cargo transporter 70a includes an acquisition module 71a, a first processing module 72a, and a second processing module 73 a.
The acquiring module 71a is configured to acquire operation information of a user; the first processing module 72a is configured to send a mail sending request to the server if the operation information corresponds to the mail sending request, so that the server controls the trigger driving component 14 to drive the pickup device 13 to move downward, and transfer the package on the pickup device 13 to the conveyor belt of the underground logistics unit 70 below the express delivery cabinet 10; the second processing module 73a is configured to send a pickup request to the server if the operation information corresponds to the pickup request, so that the server controls the underground logistics unit 70 to transfer the user's parcel to the pickup device 13 of the express delivery cabinet 10, and controls the driving component 14 to drive the pickup device 13 to move upward, and transfer the user's parcel to the pickup window 12 of the express delivery cabinet 10.
The specific manner in which the respective modules perform operations has been described in detail in relation to the apparatus in this embodiment, and will not be elaborated upon here.
According to the conveyer of goods that this embodiment provided, when the user is posted or is got, drive through drive assembly 14 and get a device 13 and reciprocate, will wrap up the transmission between express delivery cabinet 10 and secret logistics unit 70, realize posting in real time and get a piece, reduce the delivery cost, improve and post and get an efficiency, guarantee to post an ageing to improve user experience.
The device provided by the above embodiment is further described in an additional embodiment of the present invention.
As a practical way, on the basis of the above embodiment, optionally, the sending request at least includes sender information and recipient information input by the user; the obtaining module 71a is further configured to receive the mail order information returned by the server; the first processing module is also used for displaying the sending order information to the user.
The specific manner in which the respective modules perform operations has been described in detail in relation to the apparatus in this embodiment, and will not be elaborated upon here.
It should be noted that the respective implementable modes in the embodiment may be implemented individually, or may be implemented in combination in any combination without conflict, and the present invention is not limited thereto.
According to the conveyer of goods of this embodiment, when the user is posted or is got, drive through drive assembly 14 and get a device 13 and reciprocate, will wrap up the transmission between express delivery cabinet 10 and secret logistics unit 70, realize posting in real time and get a piece, reduce the delivery cost, improve and post and get an efficiency, guarantee to post an ageing to improve user experience.
Yet another embodiment of the present invention provides a cargo transportation device for performing the method of the server-side embodiment.
Fig. 18 is a schematic structural view of the cargo transporter according to the present embodiment. Referring to fig. 18, the cargo transporter 70b includes a receiving module 71b, a first control module 72b, and a second control module 73 b.
The receiving module 71b is configured to receive a service request sent by a first express delivery cabinet; the first control module 72b is configured to control to trigger the driving assembly 14 of the first express delivery cabinet to drive the pickup device 13 to move downward if the service request is a delivery request, and transfer the package on the pickup device 13 to the conveyor belt of the underground logistics unit 70 below the express delivery cabinet 10; the second control module 73b is configured to, if the service request is a pickup request, control the underground logistics unit 70 to transfer the user's package to the pickup device 13 of the first express delivery cabinet, and control the driving component 14 of the first express delivery cabinet to drive the pickup device 13 to move upward, so as to transfer the user's package to the pickup window 12 of the express delivery cabinet 10.
The specific manner in which the respective modules perform operations has been described in detail in relation to the apparatus in this embodiment, and will not be elaborated upon here.
According to the conveyer of goods that this embodiment provided, when the user is posted or is got, drive through drive assembly 14 and get a device 13 and reciprocate, will wrap up the transmission between express delivery cabinet 10 and secret logistics unit 70, realize posting in real time and get a piece, reduce the delivery cost, improve and post and get an efficiency, guarantee to post an ageing to improve user experience.
The device provided by the above embodiment is further described in an additional embodiment of the present invention.
As a practical way, on the basis of the above embodiment, optionally, the sending request at least includes sender information and recipient information input by the user; a first control module 72b further configured to:
generating a sending order message according to the sending request;
and sending the order information to the first express cabinet so that the order information is sent to the user by the first express cabinet.
Optionally, the first control module 72b is further configured to push the mail order information to the user.
As another practicable manner, on the basis of the above embodiment, optionally, the pickup request at least includes a single number or a pickup number; the second control module 73b is further configured to determine a target position where the user's parcel is located according to the pickup request;
correspondingly, the second control module 73b is specifically configured to control the robot arm 40 to grab and place the user's parcel onto the pickup conveyor 22 according to the target position, and control the pushing assembly 50 to push the parcel from the pickup conveyor 22 to the pickup device 13 of the first express delivery cabinet when the parcel is delivered to the lower side of the first express delivery cabinet.
Optionally, the second control module 73b is specifically configured to:
if the target position is in the first self-storage unit of the first express delivery cabinet, controlling a mechanical arm 40 of the first self-storage unit to grab and place the package of the user on a conveyor belt corresponding to the first self-storage unit;
if the target position is in the second self-storage unit of the second express delivery cabinet, the mechanical arm 40 controlling the second self-storage unit grabs and places the user's parcel on the conveyor belt corresponding to the second self-storage unit, and after the parcel is transferred to the lower part of the second express delivery cabinet, the user's parcel is transferred to the first express delivery cabinet through the interactive transportation device 60 between the second express delivery cabinet and the first express delivery cabinet.
As another practicable manner, on the basis of the foregoing embodiment, optionally, the second control module 73b is further configured to:
if the first parcel is detected to reach a first self-storage unit of the first express cabinet, judging whether the first self-storage unit has a vacancy, and if so, controlling a mechanical arm 40 of the first self-storage unit to grab the first parcel and place the first parcel in the first vacancy; sending a pickup message to a user corresponding to the first package; the pickup message comprises a pickup number corresponding to the first vacancy;
if the first self-storage unit has no vacancy, judging whether a second self-storage unit of a second express cabinet adjacent to the first express cabinet has a vacancy, if so, controlling a mechanical arm 40 of the first self-storage unit to grab and place the first parcel to a conveyor belt leading to the second self-storage unit, and after reaching the second self-storage unit, controlling a mechanical arm 40 of the second self-storage unit to grab and place the first parcel to the second vacancy of the second self-storage unit; sending a pickup message to a user corresponding to the first package; the pickup message includes a pickup number corresponding to the second slot.
The specific manner in which the respective modules perform operations has been described in detail in relation to the apparatus in this embodiment, and will not be elaborated upon here.
It should be noted that the respective implementable modes in the embodiment may be implemented individually, or may be implemented in combination in any combination without conflict, and the present invention is not limited thereto.
According to the conveyer of goods of this embodiment, when the user is posted or is got, drive through drive assembly 14 and get a device 13 and reciprocate, will wrap up the transmission between express delivery cabinet 10 and secret logistics unit 70, realize posting in real time and get a piece, reduce the delivery cost, improve and post and get an efficiency, guarantee to post an ageing to improve user experience. Through the interactive transportation device 60 between the express delivery cabinets 10, the user can take and send the express delivery through the express delivery cabinets 10.
In another embodiment of the present invention, a terminal is provided for executing the method provided in the above-mentioned express delivery cabinet 10 side embodiment.
As shown in fig. 19, a schematic structural diagram of the terminal provided in this embodiment is shown. The terminal 80 includes: at least one processor 81 and a memory 82.
The memory 82 stores computer-executable instructions; the at least one processor 81 executes computer-executable instructions stored by the memory, causing the at least one processor to perform the method as provided by any of the terminal-side embodiments above. The technical effects are the same as or similar to the above, and are not described in detail herein.
Another embodiment of the present invention provides a terminal, configured to execute the method provided in the server-side embodiment.
As shown in fig. 20, a schematic structural diagram of the terminal provided in this embodiment is shown. The terminal 90 includes: at least one processor 91 and a memory 92.
Memory 92 stores computer-executable instructions; the at least one processor 91 executes the memory-stored computer-executable instructions to cause the at least one processor to perform the method as provided by any of the server-side embodiments above.
Yet another embodiment of the present invention provides a computer-readable storage medium, in which computer-executable instructions are stored, and when a processor executes the computer-executable instructions, the method provided by any one of the above embodiments of the express delivery cabinet 10 is implemented.
Yet another embodiment of the present invention provides a computer-readable storage medium, in which computer-executable instructions are stored, and when the processor executes the computer-executable instructions, the method provided by any one of the above server-side embodiments is implemented.
In another embodiment, the present invention provides a cargo transportation system, which includes the express delivery cabinet 10 provided in any of the above embodiments, and an underground transportation device 20.
Optionally, the cargo transportation system may further include the terminal provided in any of the above embodiments, and the terminal is specifically the server provided in the above embodiment.
Optionally, the cargo transportation system may further include the push rod 14a, the push assembly 50, the industrial personal computer, the scanning device, and other devices according to the above embodiments.
It should be noted that the detailed functions and operations of the components in the cargo transportation system have been described in detail in the above embodiments, and the same beneficial effects as those in the above embodiments can be achieved, which are not described in detail herein.
In the embodiments provided in the present invention, it should be understood that the disclosed apparatus and method may be implemented in other ways. For example, the above-described apparatus embodiments are merely illustrative, and for example, a division of a unit is merely a logical division, and an actual implementation may have another division, for example, a plurality of units or components may be combined or integrated into another system, or some features may be omitted, or not executed. In addition, the shown or discussed mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection may be an indirect coupling or communication connection through some interfaces, devices or units, and may be in an electrical, mechanical or other form.
Other embodiments of the disclosure will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the disclosure disclosed herein. This application is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the disclosure following, in general, the principles of the disclosure and including such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice within the art to which the disclosure pertains. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit of the disclosure being indicated by the following claims.
It will be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the precise arrangements described above and shown in the drawings and that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.

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1. An express delivery cabinet, comprising:
the device comprises a cabinet body, a liftable pickup device and a driving assembly for driving the pickup device to ascend and descend;
the cabinet body is provided with at least one taking and placing window;
the pickup device is used for moving the packages to be picked up to the pick-and-place window under the driving of the driving assembly and moving the packages to be sent to an underground conveying device in a logistics system.
2. The courier cabinet of claim 1, wherein the drive assembly includes: the device comprises a motor and at least one push rod, wherein one end of the push rod is connected with the pickup device, and the other end of the push rod is connected with the motor.
3. The courier cabinet of claim 2, wherein the pick-up device is a pallet;
or the pickup device is a clamp, and the clamp is used for clamping the package to be picked up or the package to be sent;
and the push rod is connected with the supporting plate or the clamp.
4. The courier cabinet of any of claims 1-3, further comprising: the positioning plate is arranged in the cabinet body and is close to the taking and placing window;
the positioning plate is used for positioning the pickup device so that the pickup device stops moving when moving to the pickup window.
5. The express cabinet of claim 4, wherein the number of the positioning plates is two, and the two positioning plates are a first positioning plate and a second positioning plate respectively;
one end of the first positioning plate and one end of the second positioning plate are respectively connected with two opposite inner side walls of the cabinet body;
and the other ends of the first positioning plate and the second positioning plate enclose an avoidance opening for the pickup device to pass through.
6. The cabinet according to claim 4, wherein one end of one of the at least one positioning plate is connected to a surface of the cabinet body on which the pick-and-place window is formed.
7. The courier cabinet of claim 4, further comprising: at least one position switch, wherein the position switch is arranged at one end of the positioning plate facing the pickup device, or the position switch is arranged at one end of the pickup device facing the positioning plate;
the position switch is used for being triggered when the picking device moves to be flush with the positioning plate so as to stop the picking device from moving.
8. The courier cabinet of claim 7, further comprising: the limiting clamp is arranged on one end of the positioning plate facing the piece taking device, and the position switch is arranged on the limiting clamp.
9. The courier cabinet of any of claims 1-3, further comprising:
the processing system and the display screen are connected with the processing system, and the display screen is positioned on the cabinet body;
the display screen is used for acquiring operation information of a user;
the processing system is used for responding to operation information of a user, sending a sending request or a fetching request to the server, so that the server controls the driving assembly to drive the fetching device to move a package to be sent to the underground transmission device, or move the package to be fetched to the fetching and placing window.
10. A logistics system, comprising: an underground system and an above-ground system, the underground system comprising at least an underground logistics unit and an underground transport device, the above-ground system comprising at least one express cabinet according to any one of the preceding claims 1-9;
the underground transmission device is positioned between the underground logistics unit and the express delivery cabinet;
the pickup device is used for moving the packages to be picked up conveyed by the underground conveying device to the pickup window under the driving of the driving assembly, and is used for moving the packages to be picked up from the pickup window to the underground conveying device;
the underground transmission device is used for transmitting the parcel to be picked up at the underground logistics unit to the pickup device and transmitting the parcel to be picked up to the underground logistics unit.
11. The logistics system of claim 10, wherein the underground system further comprises: the self-storage unit is used for storing the packages to be taken transmitted on the underground transmission device, and the packages to be taken are transmitted between the self-storage unit and the express delivery cabinet through the underground transmission device.
12. The logistics system of claim 11, wherein the number of the express delivery cabinets is multiple, each express delivery cabinet is provided with one self-storage unit, and an interactive transportation device is arranged between two adjacent self-storage units.
13. The logistics system of claim 12, wherein the interactive conveyance device comprises: at least two first conveyor belts and two second conveyor belts with opposite conveying directions.
14. The logistics system of any one of claims 10-13, wherein the underground transport device comprises: send a conveyer belt and get a conveyer belt, send a conveyer belt be close to get one end of a device with get a conveyer belt be close to get one end of a device be located respectively get the both sides of a device.
15. The logistics system of claim 14, further comprising: the pushing assembly is used for driving the packages to be sent transmitted by the taking conveyor belt to move to the taking device and driving the packages to be sent on the taking device to move to the sending conveyor belt.
16. The logistics system of claim 14, further comprising: at least one mechanical arm, the mechanical arm is close to the picking conveyor belt, and the mechanical arm is used for moving the to-be-picked packages on the picking conveyor belt to the self-storage unit, and is used for moving the to-be-picked packages on the self-storage unit to the picking conveyor belt.
17. The logistics system of any one of claims 10-13, further comprising: the underground conveying device and the joints of the underground logistics units and the pickup devices, and the joints of the interactive conveying devices and the adjacent two self-storage units are provided with the scanning devices.
18. A method of transporting cargo, comprising:
acquiring operation information of a user;
if the operation information corresponds to a mail sending request, sending the mail sending request to a server so that the server controls a trigger driving assembly to drive a mail taking device to move downwards and transmit a to-be-sent package on the mail taking device to an underground transmission device below an express cabinet;
and if the operation information corresponds to a pickup request, sending the pickup request to a server so that the server controls an underground system to transmit the to-be-picked package of the user to a pickup device of the express cabinet, and controlling the driving assembly to drive the pickup device to move upwards so as to transmit the to-be-picked package of the user to a pickup window of the express cabinet.
19. The method of claim 18, wherein said mail request includes at least a sender message and a recipient message entered by a user;
the method further comprises the following steps:
receiving a mail sending order message returned by the server;
and displaying the mail order information to the user.
20. A method of transporting cargo comprising
Receiving a service request sent by a first express delivery cabinet;
if the service request is a delivery request, controlling to trigger a driving assembly of the first express delivery cabinet to drive a delivery device to move downwards, and transferring a package to be delivered on the delivery device to an underground transmission device below the express delivery cabinet;
and if the service request is a pickup request, controlling an underground system to transmit the package to be picked up of the user to a pickup device of the first express cabinet, controlling a driving assembly of the first express cabinet to drive the pickup device to move upwards, and transmitting the package to be picked up of the user to a pickup window of the express cabinet.
21. A method according to claim 20, wherein said mail request includes at least sender information and recipient information entered by the user; the method further comprises the following steps:
generating a sending order message according to the sending request;
sending the order information of the mail to the first express cabinet so that the first express cabinet displays the order information of the mail to the user.
22. The method of claim 21, further comprising:
and pushing the mail order information to the user.
23. The method of any of claims 20-22, wherein the pickup request includes at least a single number or a pickup number;
the method further comprises the following steps:
determining the target position of the parcel to be taken of the user according to the pickup request;
the underground control system transmits the package to be taken of the user to a taking device of the first express delivery cabinet, and the underground control system comprises:
and controlling a mechanical arm to grab and place the to-be-taken package of the user onto an underground transmission device according to the target position, and controlling a pushing assembly to push the package onto a pickup device of the first express delivery cabinet from the underground transmission device when the package is transferred to the position below the first express delivery cabinet.
24. The method of claim 23, wherein controlling a robotic arm to grasp and place the user's parcel to be taken to an underground transport device based on the target location comprises:
if the target position is in a first self-storage unit of the first express delivery cabinet, controlling a mechanical arm of the first self-storage unit to grab and place the package to be taken of the user to an underground transmission device corresponding to the first self-storage unit;
and if the target position is in a second self-storage unit of a second express delivery cabinet, controlling a mechanical arm of the second self-storage unit to grab and place the package to be picked up of the user to an underground transmission device corresponding to the second self-storage unit, and after the package to be picked up of the user is transmitted to the lower part of the second express delivery cabinet, transmitting the package to be picked up of the user to the first express delivery cabinet through an interactive transportation device between the second express delivery cabinet and the first express delivery cabinet.
25. The method according to any one of claims 20-22, further comprising:
if the first parcel is detected to reach a first self-storage unit of a first express cabinet, judging whether the first self-storage unit has a vacancy, and if so, controlling a mechanical arm of the first self-storage unit to grab the first parcel and place the first parcel in the first vacancy; sending a pickup message to a user corresponding to the first parcel; the pickup message comprises a pickup number corresponding to the first vacancy;
if the first self-storage unit has no vacancy, judging whether a second self-storage unit of a second express cabinet adjacent to the first express cabinet has a vacancy, if so, controlling a mechanical arm of the first self-storage unit to grab and place the first parcel to an underground conveying device leading to the second self-storage unit, and after reaching the second self-storage unit, controlling the mechanical arm of the second self-storage unit to grab and place the first parcel to a second vacancy of the second self-storage unit; sending a pickup message to a user corresponding to the first parcel; the pickup message includes a pickup number corresponding to the second slot.
26. A device for transporting cargo, comprising:
the acquisition module is used for acquiring the operation information of a user;
the first processing module is used for sending a mail sending request to a server if the operation information corresponds to the mail sending request, so that the server controls a trigger driving assembly to drive a mail taking device to move downwards, and packages to be sent on the mail taking device are transmitted to an underground transmission device of an underground logistics unit below an express delivery cabinet;
and the second processing module is used for sending a pickup request to a server if the operation information corresponds to the pickup request, so that the server controls the underground logistics unit to transmit the to-be-picked package of the user to a pickup device of the express cabinet, controls the driving assembly to drive the pickup device to move upwards, and transmits the to-be-picked package of the user to a pickup window of the express cabinet.
27. A device for transporting cargo, comprising:
the receiving module is used for receiving a service request sent by the first express delivery cabinet;
the first control module is used for controlling and triggering the driving assembly of the first express delivery cabinet to drive the pickup device to move downwards and transmitting the parcel to be posted on the pickup device to the underground transmission device below the express delivery cabinet if the service request is a posting request;
and the second control module is used for controlling an underground system to transmit the package to be taken of the user to the package taking device of the first express cabinet if the service request is the package taking request, controlling a driving assembly of the first express cabinet to drive the package taking device to move upwards, and transmitting the package to be taken of the user to a taking and placing window of the express cabinet.
28. A terminal, comprising: at least one processor and memory;
the memory stores computer-executable instructions;
the at least one processor executing the computer-executable instructions stored by the memory causes the at least one processor to perform the method of any one of claims 18-19.
29. A terminal, comprising: at least one processor and memory;
the memory stores computer-executable instructions;
the at least one processor executing the computer-executable instructions stored by the memory causes the at least one processor to perform the method of any one of claims 20-25.
30. A computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a processor, implement the method of any one of claims 18-19.
31. A computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a processor, implement the method of any one of claims 20-25.
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