CN113816052B

CN113816052B - Conveying system and conveying method

Info

Publication number: CN113816052B
Application number: CN202110839522.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 何胜斌; 杨长方
Original assignee: Shenzhen MTC Co Ltd
Current assignee: Shenzhen MTC Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-07-23
Filing date: 2021-07-23
Publication date: 2023-02-07
Anticipated expiration: 2041-07-23
Also published as: CN113816052A

Abstract

The application discloses a conveying system and a conveying method. The conveying system comprises a plurality of conveying modules which are respectively positioned in the multilayer storage space. The conveying module comprises a suspended conveyor and a rotary conveyor, the conveying surface of the suspended conveyor and the conveying surface of the rotary conveyor are respectively positioned above and below the storage space, the conveying surface of the suspended conveyor is inclined with the horizontal plane, in two adjacent conveying modules, the rotary conveyor in the first conveying module rotates to a preset first butt joint position, the conveying surface of the rotary conveyor is enabled to be flush with the conveying surface of the suspended conveyor, the rotary conveyor rotates to a preset second butt joint position, the conveying surface of the rotary conveyor is enabled to be flush with the conveying surface of the suspended conveyor in the second conveying module, so that conveying channels can be formed among all the conveying modules, the conveying channels can convey finished products, the finished products can be rapidly moved in the multilayer storage space, the warehousing efficiency is improved, and the labor cost can be reduced.

Description

Conveying system and conveying method

Technical Field

The invention relates to the field of cargo transportation, in particular to a conveying system and a conveying method.

Background

At present, various products are manufactured and packaged to form finished products, and the finished products need to be stored in a warehouse (namely, put in storage) to wait for the next transportation. The warehouse has the multilayer floor usually, and prior art generally is through the manual work with a plurality of finished products pile up neatly good back on the pallet, and rethread fork truck lifts up the pallet, with a plurality of finished products of producing in the appointed floor in elevator transport to the warehouse, and the handling is repeated loaded down with trivial details, leads to finished product warehouse entry inefficiency, and the cost of labor is high.

Disclosure of Invention

The application provides a conveying system and a conveying method, which aim to solve the problem that in the prior art, finished products are conveyed to a specified floor of a warehouse manually, and the warehousing efficiency is low.

In one aspect, the present application provides a conveying system for a warehouse having a plurality of storage spaces in communication with each other, the conveying system comprising: a plurality of conveying modules respectively located in the plurality of layers of the storage spaces;

the conveying module comprises a suspended conveyor and a rotating conveyor, the conveying surface of the suspended conveyor and the conveying surface of the rotating conveyor are respectively positioned above and below the storage space, and the conveying surface of the suspended conveyor is obliquely arranged with the horizontal plane;

in two adjacent conveying modules, the rotary conveyor in the first conveying module is used for rotating to a preset first butt joint position, so that the conveying surface of the rotary conveyor is flush with the conveying surface of the suspended conveyor in the first conveying module;

the rotary conveyor in the first conveying module is used for rotating to a preset second butt joint position, so that the conveying surface of the rotary conveyor is flush with the conveying surface of the suspended conveyor in the second conveying module.

In some possible implementations, the rotating conveyor includes a support, a first conveyor rotatably coupled to the support, and a drive coupled to the first conveyor.

In some possible implementations, the rotating conveyor further includes two stops connected to the first conveyor and located on either side of the conveying surface of the first conveyor.

In some possible implementations, the blocking member includes a blocking frame connected to the support frame, and a rolling member connected to a side of the blocking frame adjacent to the conveying surface of the first conveyor.

In some possible implementations, the overhead conveyor includes a carrier and a second conveyor coupled to the carrier, the carrier being mounted in the warehouse above the storage space.

In some possible implementations, the second conveyor is a belt conveyor, and a surface of a conveying belt of the belt conveyor has anti-slip lines.

In some possible implementation manners, the conveying system further comprises at least one warehousing module, the warehousing module comprises a transverse moving machine, the transverse moving machine comprises a base, a warehousing conveyor movably connected with the base, and a power part connected with the warehousing conveyor;

the power part is used for driving the warehousing conveyor to move to a preset receiving position on the base along a preset direction, so that the warehousing conveyor is in butt joint with the rotary conveyor in one conveying module.

In some possible implementation manners, the warehousing module further comprises a plurality of temporary storage pieces located on one side of the traversing machine, and a stacker crane located above the plurality of temporary storage pieces.

In some possible implementation manners, the warehousing module further comprises a sliding rail located between the traversing machine and the temporary storage piece, and a belt beating machine slidably connected with the sliding rail, wherein the moving direction of the belt beating machine is parallel to the moving direction of the warehousing conveyor.

On the other hand, the application also provides a conveying method, which is applied to the conveying system, and the method comprises the following steps:

in two adjacent conveying modules, the rotary conveyor in the first conveying module rotates to a preset first butt joint position, so that the conveying surface of the rotary conveyor is flush with the conveying surface of the suspended conveyor in the first conveying module;

the overhead conveyor in the first one of the conveyor modules transports the finished product onto the rotary conveyor in the first one of the conveyor modules;

the rotary conveyor in the first conveying module rotates to a preset second butt joint position, so that the conveying surface of the rotary conveyor is flush with the conveying surface of the suspended conveyor in the second conveying module;

the rotary conveyor in the first conveying module conveys the finished product to the overhead conveyor in the second conveying module.

The conveying system provided by the application comprises a plurality of conveying modules which are respectively positioned in a multi-layer storage space. The conveying modules comprise a suspended conveyor and a rotating conveyor, the conveying surface of the suspended conveyor and the conveying surface of the rotating conveyor are respectively positioned above and below the storage space, the conveying surface of the suspended conveyor is obliquely arranged with the horizontal plane, in two adjacent conveying modules, the rotating conveyor in the first conveying module is used for rotating to a preset first butt joint position, the conveying surface of the rotating conveyor is enabled to be flush with the conveying surface of the suspended conveyor in the first conveying module, or the rotating conveyor is enabled to be rotated to a preset second butt joint position, the conveying surface of the rotating conveyor is enabled to be flush with the conveying surface of the suspended conveyor in the second conveying module, so that a conveying channel can be formed between the two adjacent conveying modules, and further a conveying channel can be formed between all the conveying modules, the conveying channel can convey a finished product, the finished product can be quickly moved in a multilayer storage space, so that the finished product can be quickly conveyed to a specified storage space, the warehousing efficiency is improved, and the labor cost can be reduced.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art to obtain other drawings based on these drawings without creative efforts.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a delivery system provided by an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a rotary conveyor of a conveying system provided in accordance with an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of an warehousing module of a transport system provided by an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 4 is a flowchart of a method of conveying according to an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

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 only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. 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.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", etc. indicate orientations or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, but do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, should not be considered as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" 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. Thus, features defined as "first", "second", may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the described features. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically defined otherwise.

In the description of the present application, it is to be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; may be mechanically connected, may be electrically connected or may be in communication with each other; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art as appropriate.

The utility model provides a conveying system can be applied to in the warehouse, the warehouse has the multilayer storage space of intercommunication each other, the space of one deck storage space correspondence one deck floor, a plurality of transport modules are located multilayer storage space respectively, in two adjacent transport modules, the rotation conveyer in the first transport module is used for rotating to predetermine first butt joint position, make the conveying face of rotation conveyer flush with the conveying face of the unsettled conveyer in the first transport module, or, rotate to predetermine second butt joint position, make the conveying face of rotation conveyer flush with the conveying face of the unsettled conveyer in the second transport module, thereby can make and form transfer passage between two adjacent transport modules, and then make and form transfer passage between all transport modules, this transfer passage can transport the finished product, make the finished product can remove in multilayer storage space (being multilayer floor) fast, with transporting the finished product to appointed storage space (being appointed floor) fast, thereby improve warehousing efficiency, and can also reduce the cost of labor.

Referring to fig. 1 to 3, in an embodiment of the present application, a conveying system is provided for a warehouse, the warehouse having a plurality of interconnected multi-level storage spaces 100, the conveying system includes: a plurality of transport modules 1 respectively located in the multi-layered storage space 100;

the conveying module 1 comprises a suspended conveyor 11 and a rotating conveyor 12, the conveying surface of the suspended conveyor 11 and the conveying surface of the rotating conveyor 12 are respectively positioned above and below the storage space 100, and the conveying surface of the suspended conveyor 11 is obliquely arranged with the horizontal plane;

in two adjacent conveying modules 1, the rotary conveyor 12 in the first conveying module 1 is used for rotating to a preset first butt-joint position, so that the conveying surface of the rotary conveyor 12 is flush with the conveying surface of the suspended conveyor 11 in the first conveying module 1;

the rotary conveyor 12 in the first conveyor module 1 is configured to rotate to a predetermined second docking position, such that the conveying surface of the rotary conveyor 12 is flush with the conveying surface of the overhead conveyor 11 in the second conveyor module 1.

It should be noted that, a one-floor storage space 100 of the warehouse corresponds to a one-floor space, and the plurality of conveying modules 1 respectively located in the multi-floor storage space 100 may mean that one conveying module 1 is located in the one-floor storage space 100. The conveying surface of the overhead conveyor 11 and the conveying surface of the rotary conveyor 12 in one conveying module 1 are respectively located above and below the storage space 100, that is, the conveying surface of the overhead conveyor 11 in one conveying module 1 is located above the conveying surface of the rotary conveyor 12, in two adjacent conveying modules 1, the rotary conveyor 12 in the first conveying module 1 is used for rotating to a preset first butt joint position, so that the conveying surface of the rotary conveyor 12 is flush with the conveying surface of the overhead conveyor 11 in the first conveying module 1, that is, butt joint is performed, or the rotary conveyor 12 is rotated to a preset second butt joint position, so that the conveying surface of the rotary conveyor 12 is flush with the conveying surface of the overhead conveyor 11 in the second conveying module 1, that is, butt joint is performed, so that a conveying channel can be formed between two adjacent conveying modules 1, and further a conveying channel can be formed between all the conveying modules 1, the conveying channel can convey the finished products 200, so that the finished products 200 can be quickly moved in the multi-layer storage space 100 (that is, so that the conveying efficiency is improved, and the cost of manual warehousing can be reduced.

In this embodiment, the multi-storied storage spaces 100 are communicated with each other, which means that openings can be formed in the walls of the adjacent two stories to communicate the two stories. The rotary conveyor 12 is correspondingly positioned at the opening hole so as to be convenient for butting the overhead conveyor 11 in the adjacent conveying module 1.

In this embodiment, in one conveyor module 1, the overhead conveyor 11 has one end adjacent to the rotating conveyor 12 and the other end adjacent to the rotating conveyor 12 of the other conveyor module 1. That is, of the two adjacent floors, the rotating conveyor 12 at the high floor is simultaneously close to the ends of the two flying conveyors 11 at the high floor and at the low floor.

In this embodiment the transport system further comprises at least one feeder 3, which feeder 3 interfaces with a rotary conveyor 12 in one of the transport modules 1. The feeding device 3 is used to transport the manufactured and packaged finished product 200 to a rotary conveyor 12 in a conveying module 1, and the rotary conveyor 12 rotates according to the designated storage space 100 corresponding to the finished product 200 to transport the package upwards or downwards.

Furthermore, the rotary conveyor 12 can be rotated into a predetermined third docking position, so that the conveying surface of the rotary conveyor 12 is flush with the conveying surface of the workpiece supply device 3.

In this embodiment, the feeding device 3 may be a belt conveyor, a roller conveyor or a chain conveyor, as long as it is a mechanism capable of transporting the packages, and the application is not limited herein.

In this embodiment, the number of the parts feeding devices 3 may be multiple, and each part feeding device 3 is butted with the rotary conveyor 12 in one conveying module 1, so that the conveying modules 1 may sequentially transport the plurality of finished products 200 according to the parts feeding sequence of the plurality of finished products 200, so as to further improve the warehousing efficiency.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 1 and 2, the rotary conveyor 12 includes a frame 121, a first conveyor 122 rotatably coupled to the frame 121, and a drive member 123 coupled to the first conveyor 122. The driving element 123 can drive the first conveyor 122 to rotate on the bracket 121, so that the first conveyor 122 rotates to a preset first butt-joint position or a preset second butt-joint position, so that a conveying channel is formed between two adjacent conveying modules 1, and the warehousing efficiency is improved.

In this embodiment, the driving member 123 is a driving motor, and an output end of the driving motor is connected to the first conveyor 122. Of course, the driving member 123 may be another mechanism, for example, one end of a piston rod of a driving cylinder is connected to the first conveyor 122. The first conveyor 122 can be rotatably connected with the bracket 121 through the cooperation of a rotating shaft and a bearing.

In this embodiment, the rotating conveyor 12 further includes two blocking members 124 connected to the first conveyor 122 and located on either side of the conveying surface of the first conveyor 122. When the product 200 is transported to the first conveyor 122, the two blocking members 124 can prevent the product 200 from falling from the two sides of the first conveyor 122, so as to ensure that the first conveyor 122 can stably transport the product 200, thereby further improving the warehousing efficiency.

In this embodiment, the blocking member 124 includes a blocking frame 1241 connected to the first conveyor 122, and a rolling member 1242 connected to a side of the blocking frame 1241 near the conveying surface of the first conveyor 122. When the finished product 200 is transported to the first conveyor 122 and contacts with the blocking member 124, the rolling member 1242 may abut against the finished product 200, and the finished product 200 may drive the rolling member 1242 to rotate synchronously when moving, so that the first conveyor 122 may not be affected in transporting the finished product 200, and meanwhile, the finished product 200 may be prevented from falling from both sides of the first conveyor 122, so as to further improve the warehousing efficiency.

In this embodiment, the blocking frames 1241 may be rotatably connected to the bracket 121, so that the inclination angles of the blocking frames 1241 may be adjusted to adjust the distance between the two blocking frames 1241, and therefore, the distance between the two blocking frames 1241 may be adjusted according to the size of the product 200, so that the two blocking members 124 may also clamp the product 200, thereby improving the transportation stability of the product 200.

In this embodiment, the first conveyor 122 may be a belt conveyor, and the surface of the conveying belt of the belt conveyor has anti-slip lines to prevent the product 200 from slipping on the first conveyor 122. Of course, the surface of the conveying belt may not be provided with the anti-slip lines, but the anti-slip layer made of a material with a high friction coefficient may be attached to the conveying belt, for example, a carbon fiber friction material, which is not limited herein. The conveying surface of the rotary conveyor 12 is referred to as the conveying surface of the belt conveyor.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 1, the overhead conveyor 11 includes a carriage 111 and a second conveyor 112 connected to the carriage 111, and the carriage 111 is installed in the warehouse and located above the storage space 100. For example, the carrier 111 is installed on the ceiling such that the second conveyor 112 is suspended in the storage space 100, so that one end of the second conveyor 112 is adjacent to the rotary conveyor 12 and the other end is adjacent to the rotary conveyor 12 of another conveyor module 1, so that a conveying path is formed between the adjacent two conveyor modules 1, thereby improving the warehousing efficiency.

In this embodiment, the overhead conveyor 11 further includes two blocking members 124 connected to the second conveyor 112 and located on two sides of the conveying surface of the second conveyor 112, and when the product 200 is conveyed onto the second conveyor 112, the two blocking members 124 can prevent the product 200 from falling off from two sides of the second conveyor 112, so as to ensure that the second conveyor 112 can stably convey the product 200, and further improve the warehousing efficiency. In addition, the blocking member 124 has the same structure as the blocking member 124 in the rotary conveyor 12, and will not be described herein.

In this embodiment, the carrier 111 includes a plurality of carrier bars having different heights, which are arranged in order from high to low, so that the second conveyor 112 is disposed to be inclined from a horizontal plane.

In addition, the inclination directions of the second conveyors 112 of two adjacent conveyor modules 1 are opposite, for example, the second conveyor 112 in the first conveyor module 1 is inclined towards the left side, and the second conveyor 112 in the second conveyor module 1 is inclined towards the right side, so that the two second conveyors 112 in the two adjacent conveyor modules 1 are arranged in a V shape, and the orthographic projection areas of the two second conveyors 112 in the storage space 100 are the same or approximately the same, so as to improve the space utilization rate.

In this embodiment, the second conveyor 112 is a belt conveyor, and the surface of the conveying belt of the belt conveyor has anti-slip lines to prevent the product 200 from sliding on the second conveyor 112. Of course, the surface of the conveying belt may not be provided with the anti-slip lines, but the anti-slip layer made of a material with a high friction coefficient may be attached to the conveying belt, for example, a carbon fiber friction material, which is not limited herein. The conveying surface of the overhead conveyor 11 is referred to as the conveying surface of the belt conveyor.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 1 and fig. 3, the conveying system further includes at least one warehousing module 2, the warehousing module 2 includes a traversing machine 21, the traversing machine 21 includes a base 211, a warehousing conveyor 212 movably connected to the base 211, and a power member 213 connected to the warehousing conveyor 212, the power member 213 is configured to drive the warehousing conveyor 212 to move to a preset receiving position on the base 211 along a preset direction, so that the warehousing conveyor 212 is butted with a rotary conveyor 12 in one of the conveying modules 1, the rotary conveyor 12 can transport the produced product 200 onto the warehousing conveyor 212, the warehousing conveyor 212 is located in the designated storage space 100 of the produced product 200, and the power member 213 further drives the warehousing conveyor 212 to move on the base 211 along the preset direction, so as to transport the produced product 200 to a designated storage position in the designated storage space 100, thereby further improving the warehousing efficiency.

In this embodiment, the preset direction may be perpendicular to the conveying direction of the warehousing conveyor 212. The warehousing conveyor 212 may be a belt conveyor, a roller conveyor or a chain conveyor, as long as the mechanism can transport packages, and the present application is not limited herein.

In this embodiment, at least one guide rail may be disposed on the base 211, and the warehousing conveyor 212 is slidably connected with the guide rail to realize the movable connection between the warehousing conveyor 212 and the base 211.

In this embodiment, the power member 213 may include a motor, a synchronous wheel connected to the motor, and a synchronous belt connected to the synchronous wheel, the synchronous belt is connected to the warehousing conveyor 212, the motor drives the synchronous wheel to rotate to drive the synchronous belt to rotate, and the moving direction of the synchronous belt is a preset direction, so as to drive the warehousing conveyor 212 to move along the preset direction.

In this embodiment, the number of the warehousing modules 2 may be multiple, and multiple warehousing modules 2 may be respectively located in the multi-layer storage space 100. One rotary conveyor 12 may dock two warehousing conveyors 212, that is, the two warehousing conveyors 212 are respectively located at both sides of one rotary conveyor 12, and the rotary conveyor 12 may transport the finished product 200 to one of the two warehousing conveyors 212 through the forward and reverse rotation of the conveying belt.

In this embodiment, referring to fig. 1 and 3, the warehousing module 2 further includes a plurality of temporary storage members 22 located at one side of the cross conveyor 21, and a stacker 23 located above the plurality of temporary storage members 22. Every temporary storage piece 22 corresponds a parking position, power component 213 drive warehouse entry conveyer 212 moves along the direction of predetermineeing on base 211, can dock with a plurality of temporary storage pieces 22 respectively, thereby can transport product 200 to appointed temporary storage piece 22 on, appointed temporary storage piece 22 corresponds the appointed parking position of product 200, hacking machine 23 moves appointed temporary storage piece 22 top again, snatch product 200 and in order to produce product 200 pile up neatly to appointed pallet, so that follow-up transport will produce product 200, thereby further improve warehouse entry efficiency.

In this embodiment, the buffer 22 may be a roller set having a plurality of rollers arranged in parallel. The drum may be a powered drum or an unpowered drum.

In this embodiment, the stacker crane 23 may include a support frame, a first frame slidably connected to the support frame, a second frame slidably connected to the first frame, a third frame slidably connected to the second frame, and a grasping member connected to the third frame, where the grasping member may be a clamp or a suction cup, the first frame may slide along an X direction of a three-dimensional coordinate system, the second frame may slide along a Y direction, and the third frame may slide along a Z direction, so as to drive the grasping member to move to a position where the grasping member abuts against the product 200.

In this embodiment, referring to fig. 1 and fig. 3, the warehousing module 2 further includes a slide rail 24 located between the traverse machine 21 and the temporary storage 22, and a belt-beating machine 25 slidably connected to the slide rail 24, wherein the moving direction of the belt-beating machine 25 is parallel to the moving direction of the warehousing conveyor 212. In the process that the warehousing conveyor 212 transports the finished products 200 to different temporary storage pieces 22, the strapping machine 25 moves to the movement path of the finished products 200, so that the finished products 200 pass through the strapping machine 25, and the strapping machine 25 binds the finished products 200 through strapping tapes, so that the finished products 200 are reinforced, and the condition that external packages of the finished products 200 are opened in the carrying process or storage process is prevented. The strapping machine 25 may be an existing strapping machine 25 as long as the function of bundling the strapping tape is realized.

In this embodiment, referring to fig. 1 and fig. 3, the warehousing module 2 further includes a plurality of docking roller sets 26 located at two sides of the belt-beating machine 25, and the docking roller sets 26 have a plurality of power rollers arranged in parallel. Every two connection roller sets 26 on two sides of the strapping machine 25 and one temporary storage piece 22 are arranged in a straight line, the warehousing conveyor 212 firstly conveys the finished product 200 to the connection roller set 26 on one side of the strapping machine 25, the connection roller set 26 is then conveyed to the connection roller set 26 on the other side of the strapping machine 25, and in the conveying process, the strapping machine 25 moves to the movement path of the finished product 200, so that the finished product 200 passes through the strapping machine 25, and the strapping machine 25 is convenient to bind the finished product 200 through a strapping tape.

In some embodiments, the conveying system further includes a main control system, such as an MES system (manufacturing execution system), and the parts supply device 3, the plurality of conveying modules 1, and the warehousing module 2 are connected to the main control system, and the main control system controls the operations of the parts supply device 3, the plurality of conveying modules 1, and the warehousing module 2.

In addition, the conveying module 1 and the warehousing module 2 are also provided with a plurality of sensors, such as photoelectric sensors or laser sensors, which can be triggered by the produced product 200 to send signals to the main control system, so that the main control system can know the position of the produced product 200, and the main control system can control the work of the supply device 3, the plurality of conveying modules 1 and the warehousing module 2 conveniently.

The workflow of the conveying system of the present application is explained below:

the main control system controls the feeding device 3 to transport the finished product 200 to the rotary conveyor 12 in one of the conveying modules 1, and at this time, the conveying module 1 can be located in the nth layer of storage space 100;

if the designated storage space 100 of the finished product 200 can be the (n + 1) th layer of storage space 100, the main control system controls the rotary conveyor 12 to rotate upwards according to the designated storage space 100, and the rotary conveyor 12 is controlled to convey the finished product 200 to the suspended conveyor 11 by abutting with the suspended conveyor 11 of the nth layer of storage space 100;

the main control system controls the rotating conveyor 12 of the (n + 1) th layer of storage space 100 to rotate downwards, and the rotating conveyor 12 is in butt joint with the suspended conveyor 11 of the nth layer of storage space 100, and controls the suspended conveyor 11 of the nth layer of storage space 100 to convey the finished product 200 to the rotating conveyor 12 of the (n + 1) th layer of storage space 100.

Referring to fig. 4, based on the above conveying system, the present application further provides a conveying method applied to the above conveying system, the conveying method includes:

step S1, in two adjacent conveying modules 1, a rotary conveyor 12 in a first conveying module 1 rotates to a preset first butt joint position, so that the conveying surface of the rotary conveyor 12 is flush with the conveying surface of a suspended conveyor 11 in the first conveying module 1;

s2, the suspension conveyor 11 in the first conveying module 1 conveys the finished product 200 to the rotary conveyor 12 in the first conveying module 1;

s3, rotating the rotary conveyor 12 in the first conveying module 1 to a preset second butt joint position to enable the conveying surface of the rotary conveyor 12 to be flush with the conveying surface of the suspended conveyor 11 in the second conveying module 1;

and S4, the rotary conveyor 12 in the first conveying module 1 conveys the finished product 200 to the suspended conveyor 11 in the second conveying module 1.

It should be noted that, the conveying method can form a conveying channel between two adjacent conveying modules 1, so that all the conveying modules 1 form a conveying channel, and the conveying channel can convey the finished product 200, so that the finished product 200 can move in the multilayer storage space 100 quickly, and the finished product 200 is conveyed to the designated storage space 100 quickly, thereby improving the warehousing efficiency and also reducing the labor cost.

In the above embodiments, the descriptions of the respective embodiments have respective emphasis, and parts that are not described in detail in a certain embodiment may refer to the above detailed descriptions of other embodiments, and are not described herein again.

In a specific implementation, each component or structure may be implemented as an independent entity, or may be combined arbitrarily and implemented as one or several entities, and the specific implementation of each component or structure may refer to the foregoing embodiments, which are not described herein again.

The above detailed description is provided for a conveying system and a conveying method provided by the embodiments of the present invention, and the principle and the implementation of the present invention are explained in the present text by applying specific examples, and the description of the above embodiments is only used to help understanding the method of the present invention and the core idea thereof; meanwhile, for those skilled in the art, according to the idea of the present invention, the specific embodiments and the application range may be changed, and in summary, the content of the present specification should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

Claims

1. A conveying system for use in a warehouse having interconnected multi-level storage spaces, comprising: a plurality of conveying modules respectively located in the plurality of layers of the storage spaces;

2. The conveyor system of claim 1, wherein the rotary conveyor includes a frame, a first conveyor rotatably coupled to the frame, and a drive member coupled to the first conveyor.

3. The conveyor system of claim 2 wherein the rotary conveyor further comprises two stops connected to the first conveyor and positioned on opposite sides of the conveying surface of the first conveyor.

4. The conveyor system of claim 3, wherein the blocking member includes a stop frame coupled to the frame and a roller coupled to a side of the stop frame adjacent the conveying surface of the first conveyor.

5. The conveyor system of claim 1, wherein the overhead conveyor includes a carrier and a second conveyor coupled to the carrier, the carrier being mounted in the warehouse above the storage space.

6. The conveyor system of claim 5, wherein the second conveyor is a belt conveyor having a conveyor belt with non-slip surface features.

7. The conveying system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising at least one warehousing module comprising a traversing machine comprising a base, a warehousing conveyor movably connected to the base, and a power element connected to the warehousing conveyor;

8. The conveyor system of claim 7, wherein the staging module further comprises a plurality of buffers on one side of the cross-conveyor and a stacker above the plurality of buffers.

9. The conveying system of claim 8, wherein the warehousing module further comprises a slide rail between the traversing machine and the temporary storage member, and a belt-striking machine slidably connected with the slide rail, wherein the moving direction of the belt-striking machine is parallel to the moving direction of the warehousing conveyor.

10. A conveying method, characterized by being applied to a conveying system according to any one of claims 1 to 9, the method comprising: