CN115447938A

CN115447938A - Container conveying method and device, storage medium and electronic equipment

Info

Publication number: CN115447938A
Application number: CN202211252818.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 夏士洁; 何龙
Original assignee: Beijing Jingdong Qianshi Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Beijing Jingdong Qianshi Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-10-13
Filing date: 2022-10-13
Publication date: 2022-12-09

Abstract

The utility model provides a container conveying method and device, storage medium and electronic equipment, be applied to the double-deck three-dimensional transfer chain including the line of warehousing and the line of leaving warehouse, because the empty case supply line in people's district sets up on the line of warehousing, people's district is chosen goods purpose container and is thrown the line mouth and set up on the line of leaving warehouse, people's district's empty case supply line and people's district are chosen goods purpose container and are thrown the line mouth and be located same spatial zone, thereby can be with the leading-in empty container of stream selection import platform workstation conveying to people's district empty case supply line through the line of warehousing, realize collecting and collecting the empty container of leading-in platform workstation of collection and collection, and the picker can use empty container to carry out commodity selection, the container after picking commodity is thrown into people's district and is chosen goods purpose container and is thrown the line mouth, carry to stream and select import platform workstation or arbitrary one bullet export through the line, and need not artifical transport empty container to people's district workstation and carry out goods to pick, a large amount of manpower resources have been saved, and double-deck three-dimensional transfer chain saves warehouse and compare space more in the single-layer large-loop line.

Description

Container conveying method and device, storage medium and electronic equipment

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of warehouse logistics technology, and in particular, to a method and an apparatus for transporting containers, a storage medium, and an electronic device.

Background

In the prior art, the automatic warehousing system generally carries out warehousing and ex-warehouse sorting processes through a single-layer large loop line, empty containers are sorted at a flow sorting lead-in station workstation, the empty containers need to be manually carried to a person area workstation by virtue of a warehouse trolley for commodity sorting, manual carrying needs a large amount of manpower resources, and the design of the single-layer large loop line occupies warehouse space.

Disclosure of Invention

The application provides a container conveying method and device, a storage medium and electronic equipment, and aims to solve the problems that manual conveying needs to spend a large amount of human resources, and warehouse space is occupied due to the design of a single-layer large loop line.

In order to achieve the above object, the present application provides the following technical solutions:

a container conveying method is applied to a double-layer three-dimensional conveying line, the double-layer three-dimensional conveying line comprises a warehousing line arranged on a first layer and a ex-warehousing line arranged on a second layer, and the method comprises the following steps:

detecting whether a first lead-in platform butt-joint branch line on the warehousing line has an empty container led in by a flow-picking lead-in platform workstation;

when detecting that empty containers led in by a flow picking lead-in table workstation exist in the first lead-in table butt-joint branch line, controlling to convey the empty containers to a person area empty box supply line so that a picker can pick the commodities by using the empty containers, and throwing the containers after the commodities are picked into a person area goods picking destination container throwing port; the human-area empty box supply line is arranged on the warehousing line, the human-area goods-picking destination container throwing line port is arranged on the warehousing line, and the human-area empty box supply line and the human-area goods-picking destination container throwing line port are located in the same space area;

when detecting that a person area goods picking destination container exists at the person area goods picking destination container line throwing port, controlling to convey the person area goods picking destination container to the stream picking lead-in table workstation or any one of the ejection ports; the person area goods picking destination container is a container for picking personnel to pick goods.

The above method, optionally, further includes:

when detecting that a first container exists at a warehousing line inlet, controlling to convey the first container to any warehousing butt joint branch line or any bullet outlet; the warehousing butt joint branch line and the warehousing line throwing port are arranged on the warehousing line, and the bullet outlet is arranged on the warehouse outlet line.

The above method, optionally, the controlling and conveying the first container to any one warehousing docking branch or any one ejection outlet includes:

controlling delivery of the first container to a first request point on the warehousing line;

when the first container is successfully conveyed to the first request point, acquiring a destination address of the first container through the first request point;

if the destination address is a warehousing butt joint branch line, controlling to convey the first container to any warehousing butt joint branch line;

if the destination address is a first target ejection port, the first container is conveyed to the first target ejection port through a second request point and a third request point on the delivery line; the first target ejection opening is one of a plurality of ejection openings.

In the above method, optionally, after the controlling and conveying the first container to any one warehousing butt joint branch line, the method further includes:

if the first container is successfully conveyed to any warehousing butt-joint branch line, controlling to convey the first container to a warehousing abnormal port connected with a warehousing butt-joint branch line when the first container does not successfully enter a loading and unloading device butted with the warehousing butt-joint branch line;

if the first container is not successfully conveyed to any one warehousing butt joint branch line, controlling to convey the first container to the first request point through a small loop line on the warehousing line, and returning to execute the step of acquiring the destination address point of the first container through the first request point when the first container is successfully conveyed to the first request point; or controlling and conveying the first container to the warehousing line throwing port, and returning to execute the step of controlling and conveying the first container to the first request point on the warehousing line.

The above method, optionally, further includes:

when a second container is detected to exist on any delivery butt joint branch line, controlling to convey the second container to the stream picking and leading-in table working station, the gathering single working station or the machine area empty box removing port; the machine area empty box rejecting port is arranged on the warehouse-out line, and the collection single workstation, the machine area empty box rejecting port and the warehouse-in route throwing port are located in the same space area.

The method described above, optionally, the controlling and conveying the second container to the stream picking and introducing station workstation, the gathering station workstation, or the machine area empty box removing opening includes:

controlling to convey the second container to a second request point on the delivery line;

after the second container is successfully conveyed to the second request point, acquiring a destination address of the second container through the second request point;

if the destination address of the second container is the stream picking import platform workstation, the second container is conveyed to the stream picking import platform workstation through a third request point on the delivery line and a second import platform butt branch line;

if the destination address of the second container is a collection single workstation or an empty box removing port of the machine area, the second container is conveyed to the collection single workstation or the empty box removing port of the machine area through a fourth request point on the ex-warehouse line; and the second container conveyed to the machine area empty box rejection port is used for warehousing and box reversing, and is put into the warehousing line-feeding port.

The method described above, optionally, the controlling of the transportation of the people picking destination containers to the stream picking lead-in station workstation or any one of the ejection outlets includes:

controlling to convey the people-area picking destination containers to a second request point on the delivery route;

obtaining a destination address of the human area pick-up destination container through the second request point when the human area pick-up destination container is successfully delivered to the second request point;

if the destination address of the person area goods picking destination container is a stream picking lead-in table workstation, the person area goods picking destination container is conveyed to the stream picking lead-in table workstation through a third request point on the delivery line and a second lead-in table butt branch line;

and if the destination address of the people-area goods picking destination container is a second target ejection opening, the people-area goods picking destination container is conveyed to the second target ejection opening through the third request point and a second guide-in table butt branch line, and the second target ejection opening is one of a plurality of ejection openings.

The utility model provides a container conveyor, is applied to double-deck three-dimensional transfer chain, double-deck three-dimensional transfer chain is including setting up in the warehouse entry circuit on first layer and setting up in the line of leaving warehouse on second floor, the device includes:

the detection unit is used for detecting whether empty containers led in by the flow sorting lead-in station work station exist in the first lead-in station butt-joint branch line on the warehousing line;

the first conveying unit is used for controlling and conveying the empty containers to a human area empty box supply line when detecting that empty containers led in by the flow picking lead-in table workstation exist in the first lead-in table butt-joint branch line, so that a picker can pick the commodities by using the empty containers, and the containers after the commodities are picked are thrown into a delivery port of a picking target container in the human area; the human-area empty box supply line is arranged on the warehousing line, the human-area goods-picking destination container throwing line port is arranged on the warehousing line, and the human-area empty box supply line and the human-area goods-picking destination container throwing line port are located in the same space area;

the second conveying unit is used for controlling and conveying the human area goods picking destination containers to the stream picking import platform workstation or any one of the ejection outlets when the human area goods picking destination containers are detected to exist at the line throwing port of the human area goods picking destination containers; the person area goods picking destination container is a container for picking personnel to pick goods.

A storage medium storing a set of instructions, wherein the set of instructions when executed by a processor implement the method of container transport as described above.

An electronic device, comprising:

a memory for storing at least one set of instructions;

a processor for executing the set of instructions stored in the memory, the method for container delivery as described above being implemented by executing the set of instructions.

Compared with the prior art, the method has the following advantages:

the utility model provides a container conveying method and device, storage medium and electronic equipment, the method is applied to the double-deck three-dimensional conveying line including the line of warehousing and the line of leaving warehouse, because the empty case supply line in people's district is set up on the line of warehousing, people's district is chosen the purpose container mouth of throwing on the line of leaving warehouse, people's district's empty case supply line and people's district are chosen the purpose container mouth of throwing on the line, thereby can be with the empty container that flow sorting import platform workstation inducted to the empty case supply line in people's district through the line of warehousing, realize the collection of the empty container of flow sorting import platform workstation, and the picker can use empty container to carry out the commodity, the container after picking the commodity is thrown in people's district and is chosen purpose container mouth, then via the line of leaving warehouse and carry to flow sorting import platform workstation or arbitrary one bullet export, and need not the empty container of manual handling to people's district workstation and pick the commodity, has saved a large amount of resources, thereby the efficiency of commodity sorting and conveying line is saved more to the double-deck three-dimensional conveying line in single-round-loop line.

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

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an automated warehousing system provided herein;

FIG. 2 is a flow chart of a method of transporting a container as provided herein;

FIG. 3 is a flow chart of yet another method of a method of transporting a container provided herein;

FIG. 4 is a flow chart of yet another method of a method of transporting a container provided herein;

FIG. 5 is a flow chart of yet another method of a method of transporting a container provided herein;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a container transfer device according to the present application;

fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device provided in the present application.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, 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 application.

The term "including" and variations thereof as used herein is intended to be open-ended, i.e., "including but not limited to". The term "based on" is "based, at least in part, on". The term "one embodiment" means "at least one embodiment"; the term "another embodiment" means "at least one additional embodiment"; the term "some embodiments" means "at least some embodiments". Relevant definitions for other terms will be given in the following description.

It should be noted that the terms "first", "second", and the like in the disclosure of the present application are only used for distinguishing different devices, modules or units, and are not used for limiting the order or interdependence of the functions performed by the devices, modules or units.

It is noted that references to "a", "an", and "the" modifications in the disclosure herein are exemplary rather than limiting, and those skilled in the art will understand that "one or more" will be understood unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

The application is operational with numerous general purpose or special purpose computing device environments or configurations. For example: personal computers, server computers, hand-held or portable devices, tablet-type devices, multi-processor apparatus, distributed computing environments that include any of the above devices or equipment, and the like.

Referring to fig. 1, an embodiment of the present application provides an automated warehousing system, which specifically includes:

the system comprises a double-layer three-dimensional conveying line, a single gathering workstation 3, a stream picking and leading-in platform workstation 10 and loading and unloading equipment;

in this embodiment, the double-deck three-dimensional transfer chain is including setting up in the warehouse entry circuit on first layer and setting up in the line of leaving warehouse on second floor. Wherein the first layer is shown in dashed lines in fig. 1 and the second layer is shown in solid lines in fig. 2.

The warehousing system comprises a warehousing line, a warehousing inlet 4, a human-area empty-box supply line 6, at least one warehousing butt-joint branch line 9, a warehousing abnormal port 12 connected with the warehousing butt-joint branch line 9, a first lead-in platform butt-joint branch line 13 and a small loop line 8, wherein the warehousing line is provided with a warehousing inlet 4, a human-area empty-box supply line 6; the warehouse-out line is provided with at least one warehouse-out butt joint branch line 5, at least one bullet outlet 11, a person area goods picking destination container line throwing port 7, a second guide-in platform butt joint branch line 14, a machine area empty box removing port2 and a bottom pocket abnormal port 1.

Wherein, the personnel area empty box supply line 6 and the personnel area goods picking destination container line throwing port 7 are positioned in the same space area; the machine area empty box rejection port2, the collection sheet work 3 and the warehousing line throwing port 4 are located in the same space area, namely adjacent positions in the same space.

The double-layer three-dimensional conveying line is respectively connected with an aggregation single work 3, a flow sorting lead-in table work station 10 and a handling device 13, specifically, the aggregation single work station 3 is connected with a warehousing incoming line port 4 on a warehousing line in the double-layer three-dimensional conveying line, the flow sorting lead-in table work station 10 is respectively connected with a second lead-in table butt joint branch line 14 on a delivery line in the double-layer three-dimensional conveying line and connected with a first lead table butt joint branch line 13 on a warehousing line, the handling device comprises warehousing handling devices (namely warehousing inlet happort 1, warehousing inlet happort 2 and warehousing inlet happort 3 in the figure 1) and delivery handling devices (namely delivery port haport 1, delivery port haport 2 and delivery port haport 3 in the figure 1), the handling devices are connected with one warehousing butt joint branch line 9 on the warehousing line in the double-layer three-dimensional conveying line, the conveying line is connected with two warehousing butt joint branch lines 9 on the warehousing line in the double-layer three-dimensional conveying line and used for conveying containers to the handling device, and the containers are conveyed to the handling device; the delivery handling equipment is connected with a group of delivery butt-joint branch lines 5 on the delivery line in the double-layer three-dimensional conveying line, namely two delivery butt-joint branch lines 5 on the delivery line in the double-layer three-dimensional conveying line.

In this embodiment, because a plurality of groups of warehousing butt-joint branch lines are provided, the number of each group of warehousing butt-joint branch lines is 2, and the probability that the container enters the handling equipment is increased.

In this embodiment, also referring to fig. 1, the warehousing abnormal port 12 is connected to one group of warehousing butt-joint branch lines, that is, the warehousing abnormal port 12 is connected to two warehousing butt-joint branch lines 9.

In this embodiment, a first request point (i.e., the machine container area request BCR1105 in fig. 1) is set on the warehousing line, and a second request point (i.e., the machine container area request BCR1202 in fig. 1), a third request point (i.e., the request import station pattern BCR1203 in fig. 1), and a fourth request point (i.e., the pick-up destination container request BCR1 in fig. 1) are set on the ex-warehouse line.

In this embodiment, an ultrahigh detection point 15 is further disposed on the warehousing line.

Note that, a rectangular solid on the double-layer three-dimensional conveying line in fig. 1 indicates a container.

It should be noted that the intersection point of the warehousing line and the ex-warehouse line is point a in fig. 1, and the containers on the warehousing line can be conveyed to the ex-warehouse line through point a.

The embodiment of the application provides a container conveying method, which can be applied to a double-layer three-dimensional conveying line in an automatic warehousing system, wherein the double-layer three-dimensional conveying line comprises a warehousing line arranged on a first layer and a delivery line arranged on a second layer, and a flow chart of the method is shown in fig. 2 and specifically comprises the following steps:

s201, detecting whether empty containers led in by a flow picking lead-in station work station exist in a first lead-in station butt-joint branch line on a warehousing line.

In this embodiment, the flow sorting import station workstation is connected to the first import station butt branch line in the warehousing line, and the flow sorting import station workstation is configured to sort the containers conveyed to the flow sorting import station workstation, and import the empty containers sorted to the first import station butt branch line on the warehousing line.

Preferably, the number of the stream picking lead-in table workstations is two, two first lead-in table butt-joint branch lines are arranged on the warehousing line, and each stream picking lead-in table workstation is connected with one first lead-in table butt-joint branch line of the warehousing line.

In this embodiment, whether an empty container imported by the flow picking import station workstation exists in the first import station butt branch line on the warehousing line is detected in real time, that is, whether an empty container exists in any one first import station butt branch line on the warehousing line is detected in real time.

S202, when detecting that empty containers led in by the flow picking lead-in station workstation exist in the first lead-in station butt-joint branch line, controlling to convey the empty containers to a person area empty box supply line so that a picker can pick the commodities by using the empty containers, and throwing the containers after the commodities are picked into a person area goods picking destination container throwing line port.

In this embodiment, when it is detected that there is an empty container led in by the flow sorting lead-in station workstation in the first lead-in station butt-joint branch line, the warehousing line in the double-layer three-dimensional conveying line controls to convey the empty container to the empty container supply line in the human district, and empty container collection is performed, so that a picker at the human district workstation can pick a commodity by using the empty container according to a picking task, that is, pick the commodity into the empty container, and after the commodity picking is completed, the container after the commodity picking is thrown into the container throwing port of the human district goods picking purpose.

The human-area empty box supply line is arranged on the warehousing line, the human-area goods-picking destination container throwing line port is arranged on the warehousing line, and the human-area empty box supply line and the human-area goods-picking destination container throwing line port are located in the same space area, namely, the human-area empty box supply line is adjacent to the space position of the human-area goods-picking destination container throwing line port.

It should be noted that the line-throwing port of the container for picking in the people area is connected with the people area workstation.

Referring to fig. 1, the conveying line for conveying the empty containers to the empty box supply line in the manned area is controlled by the warehousing line in the double-layer three-dimensional conveying line as follows: and the air is conveyed to a manned space empty box supply line 6 through a BCR1103 and a BCR1104 in an warehousing line.

S203, when detecting that the person area goods picking destination container exists at the person area goods picking destination container line throwing port, controlling the person area goods picking destination container to be conveyed to the stream picking lead-in table work station or any one of the ejection ports.

In this embodiment, whether the person area goods picking destination container exists at the line throwing port of the person area goods picking destination container or not is detected in real time, wherein the person area goods picking destination container is a container after goods are picked for a picker, that is, a container after goods are picked by the picker at the person area workstation.

In this embodiment, when it is detected that the person area destination container exists at the person area destination container delivery port, the person area destination container is controlled to be conveyed to the stream picking lead-in table workstation or any one of the ejection outlets. In this embodiment, before the person area picking destination container is put into the person area picking destination container line throwing port, the destination address of the person area picking destination container is pre-entered, or the destination address of the person area picking destination container and the task type of the picking task are pre-entered.

In this embodiment, the delivery person area is controlled to deliver the picking destination containers to the stream picking import station or any of the ejection outlets according to the destination addresses.

It should be noted that, the task types corresponding to different ejection outlets are preset, so that when the destination address is an ejection outlet, the person area picking destination container is controlled to be conveyed to the ejection outlet corresponding to the task type based on the task type of the picking task corresponding to the person area picking destination container.

Referring to fig. 3, the process of controlling the container to be delivered to the picking and guiding station or any one of the ejection outlets in the people area includes the following steps:

s301, controlling the delivery person area to pick the destination container to a second request point on the delivery line.

In this embodiment, when the presence of the human area order picking destination container at the human area order picking destination container routing port is detected, the human area order picking destination container is controlled to be conveyed to the second request point on the delivery route, that is, the human area order picking destination container is controlled to be conveyed to the airport area box request BCR1202 through the BCR1201 on the delivery route.

And S302, when the people area order picking destination container is successfully conveyed to the second request point, the destination address of the people area order picking destination container is obtained through the second request point.

When the person area sort destination container is successfully conveyed to the second request point, the destination address of the person area sort destination container is obtained through the second request point. The destination address includes a stream pick lead-in station workstation or a pop-out port.

And S303, if the destination address of the person area picking destination container is the stream picking lead-in table workstation, the person area picking destination container is conveyed to the stream picking lead-in table workstation through a third request point on the delivery line and a second lead-in table butt branch line.

In this embodiment, if the destination address of the person area picking destination container is the stream picking import station workstation, the person area picking destination container is conveyed to the stream picking import station workstation through the third request point on the delivery line and the second import station docking branch line, and specifically, the person area picking destination container is controlled to the third request point on the delivery line, that is, the request import station mode BCR1203, since the destination address of the person area picking destination container is obtained, the third request point analyzes the destination address, the destination address is obtained as the stream picking import station workstation, the person area picking destination container is controlled to the second import station docking branch line on the delivery line, and the second import station docking branch line controls the person area picking destination container to the docked stream picking import station workstation.

It is noted that the people area pick destination containers are controlled to one of a plurality of stream pick induct station workstations.

In this embodiment, the person-area goods picking destination containers conveyed to the stream picking import station workstation are picked, and after being picked to be empty, the empty containers are imported to the first import station butt branch line on the warehousing line.

And S304, if the destination address of the person area picking destination container is the second target ejection outlet, the person area picking destination container is conveyed to the second target ejection outlet through the third request point and the second lead-in table butt branch line.

In this embodiment, if the destination address of the people area picking destination container is the second target ejection opening, the people area picking destination container is conveyed to the second target ejection opening through the third request point on the delivery line and the second docking branch line of the import station, where the second target ejection opening is one of the plurality of ejection openings, that is, the ejection opening corresponding to the task type of the picking task corresponding to the people area picking destination container in the plurality of ejection openings.

Specifically, the delivery person area picking destination container is controlled to reach a third request point on the delivery line, that is, the delivery person area picking destination container is controlled to reach a request lead-in table mode BCR1203 on the delivery line, and as the destination address of the delivery person area picking destination container is obtained, the third request point analyzes the destination address, so that the destination address is obtained as a second target ejection port, and the delivery person area picking destination container is controlled to reach the second target ejection port on the delivery line and is ejected from the second target ejection port.

Optionally, every bullet export can dock the baling press to people district selects the back through second target bullet export to goods in the goods purpose container can directly be packed to people district selects goods, realizes full-automatic production of leaving warehouse.

In the embodiment of the application, the plurality of ejection outlets are arranged on the delivery line, so that containers can be classified according to task types, and possibility is provided for automatic schemes such as follow-up automatic packaging.

Optionally, if the person area picking destination container is not successfully conveyed to the stream picking import station or the second target ejection port, the person area picking destination container is controlled to be conveyed to the abnormal bottom opening.

The container conveying method provided by the embodiment of the application comprises the steps that a person area empty box supply line is arranged on a warehousing line, a person area goods picking target container throwing line port is arranged on a warehousing line, the person area empty box supply line and the person area goods picking target container throwing line port are located in the same space area, so that empty containers guided by a flow sorting guide-in platform workstation can be conveyed to the person area empty box supply line through a warehousing line, collection of empty containers of the flow sorting guide-in platform workstation is achieved, and sorting personnel can use the empty containers to pick goods, the containers after goods are picked are thrown into the person area goods picking target container throwing line port and then conveyed to the flow sorting guide-in platform workstation or any one of the popup ports through the warehousing line, and the empty containers do not need to be manually conveyed to the person area workstation to pick goods, a large amount of human resources are saved, so that goods sorting and conveying efficiency is improved, and compared with a double-layer three-dimensional ring line, the space of a warehouse is saved, the peak conveying line pressure is effectively relieved, and warehousing efficiency is guaranteed.

The container conveying method provided by the embodiment of the application can further comprise the following steps of:

and when detecting that the first container exists at the warehousing line inlet, controlling to convey the first container to any warehousing butt joint branch line or any bullet outlet.

In this embodiment, the warehousing entry line port and the warehousing butt-joint branch line are arranged on the warehousing line, the bullet outlet is arranged on the warehousing exit line, and when the first container is detected to exist at the warehousing entry line port, the first container is controlled to be conveyed to any warehousing butt-joint branch line or any bullet outlet.

It should be noted that the first container includes an empty container sorted by the collection order workstation, a container placed in storage and returned to the storage, or a container for picking destination in the machine area, where the empty container needs to be stored in the storage, the container placed in storage and returned to the storage needs to be stored in the storage, and the container for picking destination in the machine needs to reach a corresponding ejection opening to be ejected.

Before the first container is put into the warehousing line-feeding port, the destination address of the first container needs to be recorded in the airport workstation.

Specifically, referring to fig. 4, the process of controlling the first container to be conveyed to any one warehousing docking branch or any one ejection outlet includes the following steps:

s401, controlling to convey the first container to a first request point on the warehousing line.

In this embodiment, when it is detected that the first container exists at the warehousing entry line port, the first container is controlled to be conveyed to the first request point on the warehousing line, that is, the BCR1105 is controlled to be requested by the machine zone container for conveying the first container to the warehousing line.

Specifically, the first container existing at the warehousing projection port is controlled to be conveyed to the ultrahigh detection point for ultrahigh detection through the BCR1101, and the first container is controlled to be conveyed to the BCR1105 through the BCR1102, the BCR1103 and the BCR1104 under the condition that the ultrahigh detection is met.

S402, when the first container is successfully conveyed to the first request point, the destination address of the first container is obtained through the first request point.

In this embodiment, when the first container is successfully delivered to the first request point, the destination address of the first container is obtained through the first request point, that is, the first request point requests to obtain the destination address of the first container.

In this embodiment, if the first container is an empty container picked by the manifolding workstation, the destination address of the first container is the warehousing butt-joint branch line, if the first container is a container after warehousing and box-dumping, the destination address of the first container is the warehousing butt-joint branch line, and if the first container is a picking destination container in the machine area, the destination address of the first container is the first target ejection opening. The first target ejection opening is one of the ejection openings, namely, the ejection opening matched with the task type corresponding to the first container in the plurality of ejection openings.

And S403, if the destination address is the first target ejection outlet, the first container is conveyed to the first target ejection outlet through the second request point and the third request point on the warehouse outlet line.

In this embodiment, if the destination address is a first target ejection outlet, the first container is conveyed to the first target ejection outlet through a second request point and a third request point on the warehouse outlet line, where the first target ejection outlet is one of the multiple ejection outlets, that is, an ejection outlet of the multiple ejection outlets, which is matched with the task type corresponding to the first container.

Specifically, the first container is controlled to be conveyed to a third request point on the delivery line, namely, the request is sent to the import table mode BCR1203, since the destination address of the first container is obtained, the third request point analyzes the destination address, so that the destination address is obtained as a first target ejection port, and the container is controlled to be conveyed to the first target ejection port on the delivery line and ejected from the first target ejection port.

In this embodiment, every bullet export can dock the baling press to after first container popped out through first target bullet export, the baling press can directly be packed the commodity in the first container.

Optionally, if the first container is not successfully transported to the first target ejection opening, the first container is controlled to the abnormal inlet of the pocket bottom.

S404, if the destination address is an warehousing butt joint branch line, controlling to convey the first container to any warehousing butt joint branch line.

In this embodiment, if the destination address of the first container is the warehousing butt-joint branch line, the first container is controlled to be conveyed to any warehousing butt-joint branch line, and since the warehousing line is provided with a plurality of groups of warehousing butt-joint branch lines, the number of each group of warehousing butt-joint branch lines is two, so that the probability that the first container enters the warehousing butt-joint branch line is increased, and the probability that the first container enters the handling equipment is further increased.

S405, whether the first container is successfully conveyed to any one warehousing butt joint branch line is judged, if yes, S406 is executed, and if not, S407 or S408 is executed.

It should be noted that, if the first container is not successfully conveyed to any one of the warehousing docking branch lines, step S407 or S408 is executed according to a preset rule, where the preset rule is a manually set rule.

S406, when the first container does not successfully enter the loading and unloading device butted with the warehousing butt joint branch line, controlling to convey the first container to a warehousing abnormal port connected with the warehousing butt joint branch line.

In this embodiment, if the first container is successfully conveyed to any one warehousing butt joint branch line, further determining whether the first container successfully enters the handling device docked with the warehousing butt joint branch line, when the first container successfully enters the handling device docked with the warehousing butt joint branch line, the handling device carries the first container to the handling device, and the handling device transports the first container to the warehouse for warehousing; and when the first container does not successfully enter the loading and unloading equipment butted with the warehousing butt joint branch line, controlling to convey the first container to a warehousing abnormal port connected with the warehousing butt joint branch line, and realizing abnormal processing.

S407, controlling to convey the first container to a first request point through a small loop line on the warehousing line, and returning to execute S402.

In this embodiment, if the first container is not successfully transported to any one of the warehousing butt-joint branch lines, a bottom rotation attempt is performed on the first container, wherein one implementation manner of the bottom rotation attempt is as follows: and controlling to convey the first container to the first request point through a small loop line on the warehousing line, specifically, conveying the first container to the BCR1105 through the small loop line 8, and returning to execute the step S402.

And S408, controlling to convey the first container to the warehousing line feeding port, and returning to execute S401.

In this embodiment, another implementation manner of the bottom pocket rotation attempt is as follows: and controlling to convey the first container to the warehousing entry line port and returning to execute the step S401, specifically, entering the ex-warehouse line through the intersection A, reaching the warehousing entry line port 4 through the RCR1102 and the collection single workstation in the ex-warehouse line, and returning to execute the step S401.

It should be noted that, a threshold value of the number of bottom rotation attempts may be preset, and when the number of bottom rotation attempts is greater than the threshold value, the first container is controlled to be conveyed to the bottom abnormal port.

In the container conveying method provided by the embodiment of the application, empty containers existing at the warehousing input line port and containers after warehousing box-reversing can be conveyed to the warehousing butt joint branch line, and the containers for picking purposes in the machine area existing at the warehousing input line port can be conveyed to the corresponding ejection outlet. The warehouse entry line is provided with a plurality of groups of warehouse entry butt joint branch lines, and each group of warehouse entry butt joint branch lines is two, so that the probability of the first container entering the warehouse entry butt joint branch lines is increased, the probability of the first container entering the handling equipment is further increased, and the pocket bottom rotating ring attempt is performed instead of the pocket bottom rotating ring attempt when the first container is not successfully conveyed to any warehouse entry butt joint branch line, so that the probability of the first container entering the warehouse entry butt joint branch lines is further improved, and a plurality of missile outlets are arranged on the warehouse exit line, so that the containers can be classified according to task types, and the possibility is provided for automatic schemes such as follow-up automatic packaging.

The method for transporting a container according to the embodiment of the present application may further include the following steps:

when a second container is detected to exist on any delivery abutting branch line, the second container is controlled to be conveyed to a flow sorting lead-in table work station, a collection single work station or an empty box removing port in a machine area; the machine area empty box rejecting port is arranged on the warehouse-out line, and the collection single workstation, the machine area empty box rejecting port and the warehouse-in route throwing port are located in the same space area.

In this embodiment, the second container includes an empty container and an ex-warehouse container, the ex-warehouse container contains goods, and if the second container is an empty container, the second container needs to be conveyed to an empty box removing port in the machine area to be supplied to the warehouse for box-changing, and if the second container is an ex-warehouse container, the ex-warehouse container is conveyed to a stream picking introduction station or a collection single station for goods picking.

Specifically, referring to fig. 5, the process of transporting the second container to the stream picking inducting station workstation, the gathering single workstation or the machine area empty box removing port is controlled, which includes the following steps:

s501, controlling to convey the second container to a second request point on the warehouse-out line.

In this embodiment, when it is detected that the second container exists on any one of the outbound docking branch lines, the second container is controlled to be transported to the second request point on the outbound line.

And S502, when the second container is successfully conveyed to the second request point, acquiring the destination address of the second container through the second request point.

In this embodiment, when the second container is successfully transported to the second request point, the destination address of the second container is obtained through the second request point, that is, the destination address of the second container is requested to be obtained through the second request point, where if the second container is an empty container, the destination address of the second container is an empty machine area box rejection port, and if the second container is an ex-warehouse container, the destination address of the second container is a stream picking import station workstation or a collection single workstation.

And S503, if the destination address of the second container is the stream picking import station workstation, the second container is conveyed to the stream picking import station workstation through a third request point on the warehouse-out line and a second import station butt branch line.

In this embodiment, if the destination address of the second container is the stream-picking lead-in station workstation, the second container is transported to the stream-picking lead-in station workstation through the third request point on the delivery line and the second lead-in station butt branch line to pick up the commodity, specifically, the destination address is obtained as the stream-picking lead-in station workstation by controlling the transport of the second container to the third request point on the delivery line, namely, the request lead-in station mode BCR1203, since the destination address of the second container is obtained, the third request point analyzes the destination address, and the second lead-in station butt branch line on the delivery line is controlled by the second lead-in station butt branch line to transport the second container to the butted stream-picking lead-in station workstation.

And S504, if the destination address of the second container is the collection single workstation or the machine area empty box removing port, the second container is conveyed to the collection single workstation or the machine area empty box removing port through a fourth request point on the warehouse-out line.

In this embodiment, if the destination address of the second container is the collection single workstation or the machine area empty box rejection port, the second container is transported to the collection single workstation or the machine area empty box rejection port through the fourth request point on the ex-warehouse line, specifically, if the destination address of the second container is the collection single workstation, the second container is controlled to be transported to the fourth request point BCR1 on the ex-warehouse line, and since the destination address of the second container is obtained as the collection single workstation, the second container is directly controlled to be transported to the collection single workstation for commodity sorting; and if the destination address of the second container is the machine area empty box rejection port, controlling to convey the second container to a fourth request point BCR1 on the delivery line, and directly controlling to convey the second container to the empty box rejection port for rejection as the destination address of the second container acquired is the machine area empty box rejection port, and feeding the second container to a warehouse for box dumping.

In the container conveying method provided by the embodiment of the application, the machine area empty box rejection port, the collection list workstation and the warehousing wiring port are arranged in the same space area, so that empty containers are rejected from the machine area empty box rejection port and can be stored and returned for use in an empty warehouse, and the containers at the warehousing wiring port can be fed through the warehousing wiring port and conveyed to the warehousing butt-joint branch line through the warehousing line for warehousing treatment, so that the warehousing efficiency is improved.

It should be noted that while operations are depicted in a particular order, this should not be understood as requiring that such operations be performed in the particular order shown or in sequential order. Under certain circumstances, multitasking and parallel processing may be advantageous.

It should be understood that the various steps recited in the method embodiments disclosed herein may be performed in a different order and/or performed in parallel. Moreover, method embodiments may include additional steps and/or omit performing the illustrated steps. The scope of the disclosure is not limited in this respect.

Corresponding to the method shown in fig. 1, an embodiment of the present application further provides a container conveying apparatus, which is used for implementing the method shown in fig. 1, and a schematic structural diagram of the apparatus is shown in fig. 6, and specifically includes:

a detecting unit 601, configured to detect whether an empty container imported by a flow picking import station workstation exists in a first import station butt-joint branch line on the warehousing line;

a first conveying unit 602, configured to, when it is detected that an empty container introduced by the stream picking and introducing station workstation exists in the first introducing station butt-joint branch line, control to convey the empty container to a person area empty box supply line, so that a picker uses the empty container to pick a commodity, and drops the container after the commodity is picked to a person area picking destination container drop port; the human-area empty box supply line is arranged on the warehousing line, the human-area goods-picking destination container throwing line port is arranged on the warehousing line, and the human-area empty box supply line and the human-area goods-picking destination container throwing line port are located in the same space area;

a second conveying unit 603, configured to control to convey the human area picking destination container to the stream picking and importing station workstation or any one of the ejection outlets when the human area picking destination container is detected to be present at the human area picking destination container delivery port; the person area goods picking destination container is a container for picking personnel to pick goods.

The embodiment of the application provides a container conveying device, because the empty box supply line is arranged on the route of going into storage, the person district selects the empty container of goods and throws the line mouth and sets up on the route of going out of storage, empty box supply line and person district select the container of goods and throw the line mouth and be in same spatial region, thereby can select the empty container that the import platform workstation was imported into with the stream through the route of warehousing and carry to the person district empty box supply line, realize the collection of the empty container of import platform workstation is selected to the stream, and picker can use empty container to carry out goods selection, throw the container of goods after picking into the person district and select the container of goods purpose and throw the line mouth, then carry to the stream through the route of going out of storage and select import platform workstation or arbitrary one of bullet export, and need not to carry empty container to the person district workstation to carry out goods selection by hand, a large amount of manpower resources have been saved, thereby the efficiency of picking goods and carrying has been improved, and the three-dimensional transfer chain of double-layer has compared in single-loop line in single-layer has saved warehouse space and effectively alleviated peak period transfer line pressure, the delivery efficiency of going out of warehousing has been guaranteed.

In an embodiment of the present application, based on the foregoing solution, the method may further include:

the third conveying unit is used for controlling and conveying the first container to any warehousing butt joint branch or any bullet outlet when detecting that the first container exists at the warehousing line inlet; the warehousing butt joint branch line and the warehousing line throwing port are arranged on the warehousing line, and the bullet outlet is arranged on the warehouse outlet line.

In an embodiment of the present application, based on the foregoing solution, the third conveying unit is specifically configured to:

if the destination address is a first target ejection outlet, the first container is conveyed to the first target ejection outlet through a second request point and a third request point on the warehouse outlet line; the first target ejection opening is one of a plurality of ejection openings.

In an embodiment of the present application, based on the foregoing solution, the third conveying unit is further configured to:

if the first container is successfully conveyed to any one warehousing butt joint branch line, controlling to convey the first container to a warehousing abnormal port connected with the warehousing butt joint branch line when the first container does not successfully enter the loading and unloading equipment butted with the warehousing butt joint branch line;

In an embodiment of the present application, based on the foregoing scheme, the method may further include:

the fourth conveying unit is used for controlling and conveying the second container to the stream picking and leading-in table working station, the gathering single working station or the machine area empty box removing port when the second container is detected to exist on any delivery and butting branch line; the machine area empty box rejecting port is arranged on the warehouse-out line, and the set single workstation, the machine area empty box rejecting port and the warehouse-in route throwing port are located in the same space area.

In an embodiment of the present application, based on the foregoing solution, the fourth conveying unit is specifically configured to:

controlling the second container to be conveyed to a second request point on the delivery line;

when the second container is successfully delivered to the second request point, acquiring a destination address of the second container through the second request point;

if the destination address of the second container is a collection single workstation or an empty box removing port of the machine area, the second container is conveyed to the collection single workstation or the empty box removing port of the machine area through a fourth request point on the ex-warehouse line; and the second container conveyed to the machine area empty box rejection port is used for warehousing and box reversing, and is put into the warehousing line-throwing port.

In an embodiment of the present application, based on the foregoing solution, the second conveying unit 603 is specifically configured to:

controlling the conveying of the people-area picking destination containers to a second request point on the delivery line;

and if the destination address of the people-area goods picking destination container is a second target ejection port, the people-area goods picking destination container is conveyed to the second target ejection port through the third request point and a second guide-in table butt branch line, and the second target ejection port is one of the ejection ports.

The present embodiments also provide a storage medium storing a set of instructions, wherein the container transportation method as disclosed in any of the above embodiments is performed when the set of instructions is executed.

An electronic device is further provided in the embodiments of the present application, and a schematic structural diagram of the electronic device is shown in fig. 7, and specifically includes a memory 701 configured to store at least one set of instruction sets; a processor 702 for executing the set of instructions stored in the memory, for implementing a method of container delivery as disclosed in any of the embodiments above by executing the set of instructions.

Although the subject matter has been described in language specific to structural features and/or methodological acts, it is to be understood that the subject matter defined in the appended claims is not necessarily limited to the specific features or acts described above. Rather, the specific features and acts described above are disclosed as example forms of implementing the claims.

While several specific implementation details are included in the above discussion, these should not be construed as limiting the scope of the disclosure. Certain features that are described in the context of separate embodiments can also be implemented in combination in a single embodiment. Conversely, various features that are described in the context of a single embodiment can also be implemented in multiple embodiments separately or in any suitable subcombination.

The foregoing description is only exemplary of the preferred embodiments disclosed herein and is illustrative of the principles of the technology employed. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the scope of the disclosure herein is not limited to the particular combination of features described above, but also encompasses other arrangements formed by any combination of the above features or their equivalents without departing from the spirit of the disclosure. For example, the above features and the technical features (but not limited to) having similar functions disclosed in the present disclosure are mutually replaced to form the technical solution.

Claims

1. A container conveying method is characterized by being applied to a double-layer three-dimensional conveying line, wherein the double-layer three-dimensional conveying line comprises a warehousing line arranged on a first layer and an ex-warehouse line arranged on a second layer, and the method comprises the following steps:

detecting whether an empty container imported by a flow picking import station workstation exists in a first import station butt-joint branch line on the warehousing line;

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

when detecting that a first container exists at a warehousing line inlet, controlling to convey the first container to any warehousing butt joint branch line or any bullet outlet; the warehousing butt joint branch line and the warehousing line-feeding port are arranged on the warehousing line, and the bullet outlet is arranged on the warehousing outlet line.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein said controlling the delivery of said first container to any one of said warehousing docking legs or any one of said ejection outlets comprises:

4. The method of claim 3, wherein after controlling the transport of the first container to any one of the warehousing docking legs, further comprising:

if the first container is not successfully conveyed to any one warehousing butt-joint branch line, controlling to convey the first container to the first request point through a small loop line on the warehousing line, and returning to execute the step of acquiring the destination address point of the first container through the first request point when the first container is successfully conveyed to the first request point; or controlling and conveying the first container to the warehousing line throwing port, and returning to execute the step of controlling and conveying the first container to the first request point on the warehousing line.

5. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

6. The method of claim 5, wherein said controlling delivery of said second container to said stream pick induct station, muster station or bay empty bin reject port comprises:

if the destination address of the second container is a collection single workstation or an engine area empty box rejection port, the second container is conveyed to the collection single workstation or the engine area empty box rejection port through a fourth request point on the ex-warehouse line; and the second container conveyed to the machine area empty box rejection port is used for warehousing and box reversing, and is put into the warehousing line-feeding port.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said controlling delivery of said human pick destination containers to said stream pick induct station or any of the ejection outlets comprises:

8. The utility model provides a container conveying device which characterized in that is applied to double-deck three-dimensional transfer chain, double-deck three-dimensional transfer chain is including setting up in the warehouse entry circuit on first layer and setting up in the out-of-warehouse circuit on second floor, the device includes:

9. A storage medium, characterized in that it stores a set of instructions, wherein said set of instructions, when executed by a processor, implements the method of container transport according to any of claims 1-7.

10. An electronic device, comprising:

a memory for storing at least one set of instructions;

a processor for executing a set of instructions stored in the memory, the set of instructions being executable to implement the method of container delivery of any of claims 1-7.