CN117622756A - Warehouse system, article sorting method and device, computing equipment and medium - Google Patents

Abstract

The embodiment of the invention provides a warehouse system, an article sorting method and device, a computing device and a medium, wherein the article sorting method comprises the following steps: acquiring article information of a target article which is picked by a picking station; scheduling a transfer object based on the item information, and transferring the target item from the picking station to a transfer station of the target distribution station; and the target sowing equipment is used for scheduling the target sowing stations and sowing the target articles from the transfer positions to the target sowing walls of the target sowing stations. Through the article sorting method, the sorting flexibility can be improved, the article sorting is applicable to various scenes, the number of available sorting grids is increased under the condition of ensuring the occupied area, and the sorting efficiency is improved.

Description

Warehouse system, article sorting method and device, computing equipment and medium

Technical Field

The embodiment of the invention relates to the technical field of automatic logistics, in particular to a warehousing system, a method and a device for sorting articles, computing equipment and a medium.

Background

With the development of automated logistics, "goods-to-people" picking has become the mainstream way of warehouse logistics picking at present. In this way, logistics robotic devices are widely used for handling items to be picked in front of operators. However, in many logistics industries, the sorted goods require secondary sorting operations according to different forms (e.g., orders, store, users, packaging, and logistics carriers).

In the related art, secondary sorting is performed manually or through automatic distributing equipment, and a manual mode has the problems of human resource waste and warehouse ground waste, and pickers need to walk and operate repeatedly, so that the efficiency of the pickers can be wasted. The automatic sorting and sowing equipment is limited by large occupied area and few sorting grids, and the single automatic sorting and sowing equipment cannot be applied to various scenes, so that the sorting efficiency and flexibility have a lifting space.

Therefore, a new article sorting method is needed to improve the sorting flexibility, be applicable to various scenes, increase the number of available sorting grids under the condition of ensuring the occupied area, and improve the sorting efficiency.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of this, the embodiment of the invention provides an article sorting method. One or more embodiments of the present invention also relate to a warehouse system, an article sorting device, a computing device, a computer-readable storage medium, and a computer program that address the technical shortcomings of the prior art.

According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an article sorting method applied to a dispatch terminal of a warehouse system, where the warehouse system includes a dispatch terminal, at least one picking station, and a plurality of distributing stations, where a distribution manner of the plurality of distributing stations is set based on a scene attribute of the at least one picking station, the distributing stations include a distributing device and an expandable sowing wall, and the sowing wall is distributed around the distributing device; the article sorting method comprises the following steps:

Acquiring article information of a target article which is picked by a picking station;

scheduling a transfer object based on the item information, and transferring the target item from the picking station to a transfer station of the target distribution station;

and the target sowing equipment is used for scheduling the target sowing stations and sowing the target articles from the transfer positions to the target sowing walls of the target sowing stations.

According to a second aspect of the embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an article sorting apparatus applied to a dispatch terminal of a warehouse system, the warehouse system including a dispatch terminal, at least one picking station and a plurality of distributing stations, wherein a distribution manner of the plurality of distributing stations is set based on a scene attribute of the at least one picking station, the distributing stations include distributing equipment and expandable sowing walls, and the sowing walls are distributed around the distributing equipment; the article sorting apparatus includes:

an acquisition module configured to acquire item information of a target item for which a picking station has completed picking;

the scheduling module is configured to schedule the transfer object based on the article information and transfer the target article from the picking station to the transfer position of the target distributing station; and the target sowing equipment is used for scheduling the target sowing stations and sowing the target articles from the transfer positions to the target sowing walls of the target sowing stations.

According to a third aspect of embodiments of the present invention, there is provided a warehousing system including a dispatch end, at least one picking station, and a plurality of dispensing stations;

the distribution mode of the plurality of sub-sowing stations is set based on scene attribute of at least one picking station, the sub-sowing stations comprise sub-sowing equipment and expandable sowing walls, and the sowing walls are distributed around the sub-sowing equipment;

the dispatching end is used for acquiring article information of the target article which is picked by the picking station; scheduling a transfer object based on the item information, and transferring the target item from the picking station to a transfer station of the target distribution station; and the target sowing equipment is used for scheduling the target sowing stations and sowing the target articles from the transfer positions to the target sowing walls of the target sowing stations.

According to a fourth aspect of embodiments of the present invention, there is provided a computing device comprising:

a memory and a processor;

the memory is configured to store computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, perform the steps of the article sorting method described above.

According to a fifth aspect of embodiments of the present invention, there is provided a computer readable storage medium storing computer executable instructions which, when executed by a processor, implement the steps of the above-described method of sorting items.

According to a sixth aspect of embodiments of the present invention, there is provided a computer program, wherein the computer program, when executed in a computer, causes the computer to perform the steps of the above-described method of sorting articles.

According to the article sorting method provided by the invention, on one hand, the scene attribute of at least one sorting station corresponds to different sorting scenes, and the distribution mode of the sorting stations is ensured to be applicable to the current sorting scene through the distribution mode of the sorting stations determined by the scene attribute of at least one sorting station, so that the sorting flexibility is improved; on the other hand, the article information of the target article which is picked by the picking station is obtained, a transfer object is scheduled based on the article information, the target article is transferred from the picking station to a transfer position of a target sowing station, the sowing station comprises sowing equipment and expandable sowing walls, the sowing walls are distributed around the sowing equipment, and the purpose that the expandable sowing walls can be fully arranged in the sowing station under the condition that the occupied area is not increased so that the number of available sorting grids is increased is achieved; in still another aspect, the sorting efficiency can be improved by scheduling the target sorting equipment of the target sorting station on the basis of an increase in the number of available sorting grids and sorting the target articles from the transfer station to the target sowing wall of the target sorting station.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a warehouse system configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of another warehousing system configuration according to one embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 3 is a flow chart of a method of sorting articles according to one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic illustration of a sort scenario in which one sort station is provided in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic illustration of a sorting scenario in which one number of sorting stations is another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic illustration of a sort scenario in which the number of sort stations is multiple, provided in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of a sorting scenario in which a transfer object is a robot type according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 8 is a schematic diagram of a sorting scenario in which distribution stations are arranged in parallel according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a schematic flow chart of sorting, seeding and carrying articles according to one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 10 is a schematic view of a station structure for use in a method of sorting articles according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 11 is a schematic structural view of an article sorting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 12 is a block diagram of a computing device provided by one embodiment of the invention.

Detailed Description

In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. The present invention may be embodied in many other forms than those herein described, and those skilled in the art will readily appreciate that the present invention may be similarly embodied without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof, and therefore the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed below.

The terminology used in the one or more embodiments of the invention is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the one or more embodiments of the invention. As used in one or more embodiments of the invention and the appended claims, the singular forms "a," "an," and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should also be understood that the term "and/or" as used in one or more embodiments of the present invention refers to and encompasses any or all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

It should be understood that, although the terms first, second, etc. may be used in one or more embodiments of the invention to describe various information, these information should not be limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one type of information from another. For example, a first may also be referred to as a second, and similarly, a second may also be referred to as a first, without departing from the scope of one or more embodiments of the invention. The word "if" as used herein may be interpreted as "at … …" or "at … …" or "responsive to a determination", depending on the context.

Furthermore, it should be noted that, the user information (including, but not limited to, user equipment information, user personal information, etc.) and the data (including, but not limited to, data for analysis, stored data, presented data, etc.) according to one or more embodiments of the present invention are information and data authorized by the user or sufficiently authorized by each party, and the collection, use and processing of the relevant data is required to comply with relevant laws and regulations and standards of relevant countries and regions, and is provided with corresponding operation entries for the user to select authorization or rejection.

First, terms related to one or more embodiments of the present invention will be explained.

Sorting: refers to the process of sorting and distributing the mixed goods according to a target location or order according to specific rules and requirements.

Sowing: referring to the process of placing goods from an original location to a designated target location, in some embodiments of the invention, seeding is also referred to as secondary sorting.

VSW: i.e. Vertical Sortation System, stereoscopic distribution equipment. Is an automatic logistics device which can sort articles and is generally composed of a mechanical structure, a conveyor belt system, a sensor, a control system and the like. The three-dimensional sub-sowing equipment can move single articles from one area to another area through actions such as vertical lifting, horizontal movement and rotation, and efficient and accurate sorting operation is achieved.

And (5) a bag supply table: a table for holding the target items transported by the transport mechanism, the VSW may sort the target items on the supply station.

Sowing the wall: a wall structure with a plurality of grid openings or sowing boxes is used for receiving goods sown by a three-dimensional sowing device VSW.

Belt sorting robot: a robot using a belt conveyor structure for conveying packages.

Workbin robot: a robot specially adapted for transporting containers.

Latent robot: the robot is provided with a rotary jacking system, is submerged into the bottom of the skip, and can automatically hang and separate to realize material delivery and recovery operation.

AMR: i.e. Autonomous Mobile Robot, autonomous mobile robots.

With the development of automated logistics, "goods-to-people" picking has become the mainstream way of warehouse logistics picking at present. In this way, logistics robotic devices are widely used for handling items to be picked in front of operators. However, in many logistics industries, the sorted goods are required to be sorted according to different forms (such as orders, stores, users, packages, and logistics carriers). In the related art, sorting is performed manually or through automatic distributing equipment, and a manual mode has the problems of human resource waste and warehouse ground waste, and pickers need to walk and operate repeatedly, so that efficiency of the pickers can be wasted. The automatic sorting and sowing equipment is limited by large occupied area and few sorting grids, and the single automatic sorting and sowing equipment cannot be applied to various scenes, so that the sorting efficiency and flexibility have a lifting space. Therefore, a new article sorting method is needed to improve the sorting flexibility, be applicable to various scenes, increase the number of available sorting grids under the condition of ensuring the occupied area, and improve the sorting efficiency.

In view of the above problems, in the present invention, there is provided an article sorting method, and in the present invention, the present invention relates to an article sorting apparatus, a warehouse system, a computing device, and a computer-readable storage medium, which are described in detail in the following embodiments one by one.

Referring to fig. 1, fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a warehouse system structure according to an embodiment of the present invention, where the warehouse system includes a dispatching end 102, at least one picking station 104 and a plurality of distributing stations 106, a distributing manner of the distributing stations 106 is set based on a scene attribute of the at least one picking station 104, the distributing stations 106 include a distributing device 1062 and an expandable sowing wall 1064, and the sowing wall 1064 is distributed around the distributing device 1062; a dispatching end 102, configured to obtain item information of a target item that is picked by a picking station 104; scheduling transfer objects based on the item information, transfer positions for transferring the target items from the picking station 104 to the target distribution station 106; the target dispensing device 1062 of the target dispensing station 106 is scheduled to dispense the target item from the transfer station onto the target sowing wall 1064 of the target dispensing station.

According to the warehousing system, further, the scene attribute includes at least a number of at least one picking station.

In practical application, the scene attribute is used for representing the distribution condition of at least one picking station in the warehouse scene, and comprises information such as the number of the picking stations, the distribution density of the picking stations, the orientation of the picking stations and the like. In one embodiment of the present invention, the scene attribute includes at least two cases, namely, there is one picking station in the warehouse system, or there are multiple picking stations in the warehouse system.

According to the warehousing system, further, the transfer object is a transmission mechanism; the distribution mode of the plurality of sub-sowing stations is set based on the mechanism type of the transmission mechanism and the type of the picking station; the mechanism type includes a conveyor belt type and a robot type. Referring to fig. 2, fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of another warehouse system structure according to an embodiment of the present invention, where the warehouse system includes a picking station 202, a mechanism of a conveyor belt type, and the conveyor mechanism includes a conveyor belt 204 perpendicular to the picking station, where the conveyor belt 204 transports the target objects from the picking station 202 to a distributing station 206, and the distributing device 2062 distributes the target objects to a sowing wall 2064.

According to the warehouse system, further, the number of the picking stations is one, and the mechanism type is a conveyor belt type; the transmission mechanism comprises at least one transmission belt; at least one conveying belt is perpendicular to the picking stations, and a plurality of distributing stations are distributed on one side or two sides of the conveying belt.

In practical applications, the picking station may be provided with a plurality of picking points, which may correspond to the number of conveyor belts, for example two conveyor belts may be provided, two picking points being provided correspondingly, each picking point being assigned a sorter or a picking device.

In a specific embodiment of the invention, the picking points are allocated with picking equipment, and taking the picking equipment as a mechanical arm for example, the mechanical arm can pick the target objects in the picking station onto the picking points. The conveyor belt then conveys the target items at the picking points to the distribution station.

According to the warehouse system, further, the number of the picking stations is at least two, the mechanism type is a conveyor belt type, each picking station is correspondingly provided with a conveyor belt perpendicular to the picking station, and the plurality of sub-sowing stations are distributed on one side or two sides of the conveyor belt.

According to the warehousing system, further, under the condition that a plurality of sub-sowing stations are distributed on one side of the conveying belt, the sub-sowing stations are perpendicular to the conveying belt; and under the condition that the plurality of sub-sowing stations are distributed on two sides of the conveying belt, the sub-sowing stations are parallel to the conveying belt.

According to the warehouse system, further, the plurality of sub-sowing stations are distributed in parallel, and two adjacent sub-sowing stations share a picking station.

According to the warehousing system, on one hand, scene attributes of at least one picking station correspond to different sorting scenes, and the distribution mode of the sub-sowing stations determined by the scene attributes of at least one picking station can be ensured to be applicable to the current sorting scene, so that the sorting flexibility is improved; on the other hand, the article information of the target article which is picked by the picking station is obtained, a transfer object is scheduled based on the article information, the target article is transferred from the picking station to a transfer position of a target sowing station, the sowing station comprises sowing equipment and expandable sowing walls, the sowing walls are distributed around the sowing equipment, and the purpose that the expandable sowing walls can be fully arranged in the sowing station under the condition that the occupied area is not increased so that the number of available sorting grids is increased is achieved; in still another aspect, the sorting efficiency can be improved by scheduling the target sorting equipment of the target sorting station on the basis of an increase in the number of available sorting grids and sorting the target articles from the transfer station to the target sowing wall of the target sorting station.

Referring to fig. 3, fig. 3 shows a flowchart of an article sorting method according to an embodiment of the present invention, where the article sorting method is applied to a dispatching end of a warehouse system, the warehouse system includes the dispatching end, at least one picking station, and a plurality of distributing stations, and a distributing manner of the plurality of distributing stations is set based on a scene attribute of the at least one picking station, and the distributing stations include a distributing device and an expandable sowing wall, and the sowing wall is distributed around the distributing device, and specifically includes the following steps.

Step 302: article information of the target article of which the picking station finishes picking is acquired.

The article information may be a unique identifier of the target article, such as a barcode, a QR (Quick Response) code, etc., and the article information may include name information, size and weight information, destination address information, recipient information, article status, location information of a related warehouse or shelf, etc. of the target article, so as to facilitate sorting, transferring, or storing, etc. of the target article by the subsequent warehouse system.

In practical applications, the warehouse system dispatching end generally uses various detection devices, such as a camera, a laser scanner, a bar code scanner or a depth sensor, to detect a target object in a picking station, and obtain object information such as a target bin of the target object.

In a specific embodiment of the present invention, the warehouse system dispatching end uses a camera as a detection device, and shoots an image of a target object, and analyzes and processes the image based on a preset image processing algorithm to extract a feature image including a barcode, a two-dimensional code, etc., and then the warehouse system dispatching end extracts object information from the feature image based on the result of image processing.

In another embodiment of the invention, the surface of the target object is carried with a bar code, the warehouse system dispatching end uses a bar code scanner as detection equipment, and the warehouse system dispatching end can directly scan the bar code on the surface of the target object in the picking station and directly acquire object information such as destination address information, addressee information, object state, position information of a related warehouse or goods shelf and the like of the target object indicated by the bar code.

Further, the scene attribute includes at least a number of at least one picking station.

In practical application, the scene attribute is used for representing the distribution condition of at least one picking station in the warehouse scene, and comprises information such as the number of the picking stations, the distribution density of the picking stations, the orientation of the picking stations and the like. In one embodiment of the present invention, the scene attribute includes at least two cases, namely, there is one picking station in the warehouse system, or there are multiple picking stations in the warehouse system. Wherein each picking station independently stores a target item.

In an embodiment of the present invention, taking the number of picking stations as one example and taking the transfer object as a conveying belt as an example, referring to fig. 4, fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a sorting scenario with one number of picking stations according to an embodiment of the present invention, where the picking stations 402 correspond to two conveying belts 406, the two conveying belts 406 are vertically distributed with the picking stations 402, and a plurality of distributing stations 404 are distributed outside the two conveying belts 406, that is, the distributing stations are respectively located on non-adjacent sides of the two conveying belts, and each distributing station 404 includes a distributing device 4042 and a sowing wall 4044.

Referring to fig. 5, taking the number of picking stations as one example and taking a transfer object as a conveying belt as an example, fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of a sorting scenario with one number of picking stations according to another embodiment of the present invention, where two conveying belts 506 are disposed on the picking station 502, the conveying belt located above conveys the target object in the picking station 502 to the dispensing station 504 far from the picking station 502, the conveying belt located below conveys the target object in the picking station 502 to the dispensing station 504 near to the picking station, and the dispensing station 504 includes a sowing wall 5042.

Referring to fig. 6, taking the number of picking stations as a plurality of examples and taking a transfer object as a conveyor belt as an example, fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of a sorting scenario with a plurality of picking stations according to an embodiment of the present invention, where each picking station is correspondingly configured with a conveyor belt perpendicular to the picking station, a plurality of sub-sowing stations are distributed on two sides of the conveyor belt, and the sub-sowing stations include sub-sowing devices and sowing walls.

Referring to fig. 7, taking the number of picking stations as one example and taking a transfer object as a robot as an example, fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of a sorting scenario with a transfer object as a robot type according to an embodiment of the present invention, where the scenario includes a picking station 702, at least one distributing station 704, and at least one handling robot 706, and the distributing station 704 includes a distributing device 7042 and a sowing wall 7044.

Referring to fig. 8, taking the number of picking stations as a plurality and being distributed in parallel as an example, fig. 8 is a schematic diagram of a sorting scenario in which sorting stations are distributed in parallel according to one embodiment of the present invention, three picking stations are distributed in parallel, an adjacent sorting station 1 and an adjacent sorting station 2 share a picking station a, an adjacent sorting station 2 and an adjacent sorting station 3 share a picking station B, an adjacent sorting station 3 and an adjacent sorting station 4 share a picking station C, the picking station a corresponds to a sowing wall a and a sowing wall B, the picking station B corresponds to a sowing wall C and a sowing wall d, the picking station C corresponds to a sowing wall e and a sowing wall f, and two sowing walls corresponding to each picking station respectively belong to different sorting stations. For example, the sowing wall a corresponding to the picking station a and the sowing wall b corresponding to the picking station a belong to the sub-sowing station 1 and the sub-sowing station 2, respectively.

In a specific embodiment of the invention, when a plurality of picking stations are distributed in parallel, a goods shelf carrying robot can carry goods to the picking stations, or a box carrying robot with a box taking device and a lifting box taking device is matched with a latent type robot, so that the lifting box carrying robot can take out a box carrying the goods to be picked on a goods shelf high-rise layer to be placed on a temporary storage position at the bottom of the goods shelf, the latent type robot takes a corresponding box from the temporary storage position of the goods shelf, and carries a single box carrying the goods to be picked to the picking stations.

Further, the transfer object is a transmission mechanism; the distribution mode of the plurality of sub-sowing stations is set based on the mechanism type of the transmission mechanism and the type of the picking station; the mechanism type includes a conveyor belt type and a robot type.

The conveyor belt type consists of one or more conveyor belts for transporting the target articles from the picking station to the distribution station, on which the target articles can be placed, guided and positioned during transport by rollers on the conveyor belt, vertical transplants or guides. The robot-type transport mechanism may include a belt sorting robot, a hidden robot, or the like, which may perform tasks such as handling, sorting, storing, and loading of items in a warehouse or logistics environment according to a preset path, rule, or navigation system.

In a specific embodiment of the invention, taking the number of picking stations as one and taking a mechanism type as an example, the conveying belt can transport target objects in the picking stations to each target distributing station; each picking station may be provided with a conveyor belt which may transport the target items in the corresponding picking station to a target dispensing station; taking the mechanism type as a robot type as an example, the robot can transport the target objects in the picking station to the target distributing station in a mode of mechanical arm grabbing, tray pushing and the like.

Based on the above, through different types of picking stations and conveying mechanisms, the automation and collaborative operation of a plurality of links such as processing, operating, conveying and sorting of the articles can be realized according to the demands and requirements of logistics operation. The method is beneficial to improving the efficiency and accuracy of the logistics flow and adapting to logistics scenes with different scales and demands.

Further, the number of the picking stations is one, and the mechanism type is a conveyor belt type; the transmission mechanism comprises at least one transmission belt; at least one conveying belt is perpendicular to the picking stations, and a plurality of distributing stations are distributed on one side or two sides of the conveying belt.

Referring to fig. 4, fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a sorting scenario with one sorting station and one mechanism type of conveyor belt type according to an embodiment of the present invention, where the sorting station 402 corresponds to two conveyor belts 406, the two conveyor belts 406 are vertically distributed with the sorting station 402, and a plurality of distributing stations 404 are distributed on the outer sides of the two conveyor belts 406, that is, the distributing stations are respectively located on non-adjacent sides of the two conveyor belts, and each distributing station 404 includes a distributing device 4042 and a sowing wall 4044.

Referring to fig. 5, fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of a sorting scenario with one number of picking stations and a mechanism type of a conveyor belt type, where the picking stations 502 are correspondingly provided with two conveyor belts 506 distributed up and down, the upper conveyor belt transports the target objects in the picking stations 502 to a sub-sowing station 504 far from the picking stations 502, the lower conveyor belt transports the target objects in the picking stations 502 to a sub-sowing station 504 near to the picking stations, and the sub-sowing station 504 includes a sowing wall 5042.

In practical application, the picking station may be provided with a plurality of picking points, the picking points may correspond to the number of the conveyor belts, and in general, two conveyor belts may be provided, two picking points are provided correspondingly, and each picking point is assigned to one sorter or one picking device. The distribution stations may be located on either side or both sides of a conveyor belt when one is present and on both sides of two conveyor belts for the purpose of saving floor space when two are present, as illustrated with reference to the distribution of distribution stations in fig. 4.

In one embodiment of the invention, two picking points are taken, each of which is assigned a sorter as an example. The sorter may take the target articles from the picking stations and place them on respective conveyor belts, which transport the target articles to the sorting stations.

Based on the above, the configuration of the plurality of distributing stations can enable the sorter to effectively process and operate the objects in the logistics process, so that the accuracy and the high efficiency of logistics operation are realized.

Further, the number of the picking stations is at least two, the mechanism type is a conveyor belt type, each picking station is correspondingly provided with a conveyor belt perpendicular to the picking stations, and the plurality of the distributing stations are distributed on one side or two sides of the conveyor belt.

Referring to fig. 6, fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of a sorting scenario with at least two sorting stations and a mechanism type of a conveyor belt type according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein each sorting station is correspondingly provided with a conveyor belt perpendicular to the sorting station, a plurality of sub-sowing stations are distributed on two sides of the conveyor belt, and the sub-sowing stations include sub-sowing equipment and sowing walls.

In practical application, the plurality of sub-sowing stations are positioned on different sides of the conveying belt, so that the occupied area can be saved.

Based on the above, through the combined configuration of at least two picking stations and the conveying mechanisms of the conveying belt type, each picking station corresponds to a corresponding conveying belt, and the distributing stations are distributed on two sides of each conveying belt, so that the objects of the picking stations can be conveyed to the corresponding distributing stations through the corresponding conveying belt. The distribution and the allocation of the plurality of sub-sowing stations can improve the efficiency and the accuracy of logistics operation, and are suitable for scenes with larger quantity of articles, larger quantity of articles and low degree of overlapping of orders, and larger profit under the condition of directly picking the orders.

Step 304: and scheduling a transfer object based on the item information, and transferring the target item from the picking station to a transfer position of the target distributing station.

Where the picking station is the place where the picking equipment or the logistics sorter performs the picking operation, the picking station is typically equipped with equipment such as a workstation, computer, scanning equipment, weighing machine, etc. In an automated logistics process, the picking stations are used to receive, inspect, sort, package and tag items, perform associated data input and processing, and the like. A transport mechanism refers to a device or system for moving and transporting items in a logistical environment. The transport mechanism may be AMR, conveyor belt, conveyor line, transfer robot, drone, etc. for transporting items from one location (e.g., picking station or loading point) to another location (e.g., dispensing station or packaging area) for movement and transport of items during logistical operations. A sorting station is a specific area for sorting and handling items, and is typically equipped with sorting racks, work stations, seeding walls, computers and associated tools and equipment, where items are sorted, grouped, packed or marked, etc. in preparation for being sent to their target locations. The transfer station refers to a space or area dedicated to the placement of the objects to be processed or targeted at the distribution station to ensure that the objects are orderly ready for subsequent sorting processes. A transfer object refers to a physical object that transfers a target item. The transfer position refers to a position for temporarily caching the target object, and can be a cache table, a cache panel and the like arranged on the target distributing station, or can be a space position in a three-dimensional space, and the distributing equipment in the distributing station can distribute the target object on the transfer position to a sowing wall.

In practical applications, the transfer object may be a conveyor belt, a robot, a mechanical arm, or a sorter. Firstly, determining the position or number of a target distribution station by a warehouse system scheduling end according to article information of a target article, wherein the position or number can be matched through sorting rules or priorities and the like related to the article information; secondly, a warehouse system dispatching end dispatches proper transfer objects such as AMR, a conveyor belt or an unmanned carrying robot and the like according to the position of the target distribution station so as to realize the transmission of target objects; then, the transfer object takes out the target article from the picking station and transfers the article to the transfer position of the target distributing station according to a preset path; finally, once the items reach the transfer location of the target distribution station, the transfer mechanism or other devices in the target distribution station will place the target items on the transfer location and update the relevant data, e.g., the target items include updated item status, location information, for further processing and monitoring by the warehouse system scheduling end.

In a specific embodiment of the invention, firstly, a warehouse system scheduling end determines a target distributing station matched with article information of a target article according to a preset sorting rule, then a conveying belt is scheduled to convey the target article in a picking station to the target distributing station, and finally, a clamping device or a stirring device in the target distributing station clamps or stirs the target article on the conveying belt to a switching position of the target distributing station.

In another embodiment of the invention, firstly, a warehouse system dispatching end determines a target distributing station matched with article information of a target article according to a preset sorting rule, then dispatches an automatic carrying trolley carrying a mechanical arm to convey the target article in the sorting station to the target distributing station, and finally places the target article on the trolley on a transfer position of the target distributing station through the mechanical arm by the automatic carrying trolley.

In another embodiment of the present invention, first, the warehouse system dispatching end determines a target sorting station matching with the article information of the target article according to a preset sorting rule, and then the dispatching mechanical arm directly carries the target article in the picking station to the transfer position of the target sorting station.

In yet another embodiment of the present invention, first, the warehouse system scheduling end determines a target distribution station matching with the item information of the target item according to a preset sorting rule, and then sends an indication message to a sorter. And the sorter directly conveys the target objects in the picking station to the transfer position of the target distributing station according to the indication information.

Further, a transplanting unit is arranged on the transmission belt; under the condition that a plurality of sub-sowing stations are distributed on two sides of the conveying belt, based on article information, scheduling a transfer object, and transferring a target article from a picking station to a transfer station of the target sub-sowing station, wherein the transfer station comprises: scheduling a conveyor belt based on the article information, and conveying the target articles from the picking station to a target transplanting station, wherein the target transplanting station is a target position, from which the target articles are to be moved out, on the conveyor belt; the scheduling and transplanting unit is used for transferring the target object from the target transplanting position to a transfer position of a target sub-sowing station, wherein the target sub-sowing station is one of the sub-sowing stations positioned on two sides of the target transplanting position.

The transplanting unit is a unit for transferring the target object from the conveying belt to the transfer position, and can be designed integrally with the conveying belt, for example, a mechanical arm, a clamping device or a pushing device which are arranged on the conveying belt, and at the moment, the transplanting unit is a part of the conveying belt, and the transplanting unit can also be designed independently from the conveying belt, for example, a mechanical arm which is arranged outside the conveying belt. The transplanting unit can be provided with a pushing structure, a pulling interface, a mechanical arm and other mechanisms for moving the target object on the conveying belt from the target transplanting position to the transfer position of the target distributing station.

In practical application, firstly, according to article information, a warehouse system scheduling end determines a target distribution station corresponding to a target article; secondly, a dispatching end of the warehousing system dispatches the conveying belt to enable the target article to move from the picking station to a target transplanting position along the conveying belt, wherein the target transplanting position is a position on the conveying belt; once the target object reaches the target transplanting position, the warehouse system scheduling end schedules the transplanting unit to transfer the target object from the target transplanting position to the transfer position of the target sub-sowing station. The transplanting unit grabs, clamps or pushes the target object from the target transplanting position according to the dispatching instruction of the dispatching end of the warehousing system, and moves the target object to the transfer position of the target distributing station.

In a specific embodiment of the present invention, taking a transplanting unit as a clamping device on a conveying belt as an example, firstly, determining a target distribution station corresponding to a target object by a warehouse system scheduling end according to object information; secondly, a warehouse system dispatching end dispatches the conveying belt to enable the target articles to move from the picking station to the target transplanting position along the conveying belt; finally, once the target object reaches the target transplanting position, the warehouse system dispatching end sends a dispatching instruction to the clamping device, and the clamping device responds to the dispatching instruction to clamp the target object positioned at the target transplanting position and transfer the target object from the target transplanting position to the transfer position of the target distributing station.

In another embodiment of the present invention, taking a transplanting unit as a pushing device on a conveying belt as an example, firstly, determining a target distribution station corresponding to a target object by a warehouse system scheduling end according to object information; secondly, a warehouse system dispatching end dispatches the conveying belt to enable the target articles to move from the picking station to the target transplanting position along the conveying belt; finally, once the target object reaches the target transplanting position, the warehouse system dispatching end sends a dispatching instruction to the pushing device, and the pushing device pushes the target object positioned at the target transplanting position in response to the dispatching instruction, so that the target object is pushed from the target transplanting position to the transfer position of the target distributing station.

In another embodiment of the present invention, taking a transplanting unit as an example of a mechanical arm carrying a reversible container, firstly, determining a target distribution station corresponding to a target object by a warehouse system dispatching end according to object information; secondly, a dispatching end of the warehousing system dispatches the conveying belt to enable the target object to move from the picking station to the target transplanting station along the conveying belt, a container with an opening direction opposite to the conveying direction of the conveying belt exists on the target transplanting station, and the container is clamped by the mechanical arm; finally, the target object reaches the target transplanting position, enters the container clamped by the mechanical arm under the action of the conveying belt, after the change of the weight of the container is detected, the dispatching end of the warehousing system sends a dispatching instruction to the mechanical arm, the mechanical arm responds to the dispatching instruction to clamp the container to move to the position above the transfer position of the target distributing station, and the container is turned over to enable the target object to be placed on the transfer position.

In yet another embodiment of the invention, the transplanting unit may be a small rotatable section of the conveyor belt with the transfer position in one plane, and the transplanting unit is driven to rotate horizontally by 90 ° so that the conveying direction of the section of the conveyor belt on the transplanting unit is aligned with the transfer position when there is a target article to be transferred to the transfer position, and then the target article is transferred to the transfer position by the conveyor belt rotation of the transplanting unit.

In the case that the conveyor belt and the transfer position are in one plane, the transplanting unit may also be a pulling structure which is normally contracted in the transfer position, and when there is a target article to be transferred to the transfer position, the pulling structure is unfolded and fixes the target article by the fixing sub-structure, pulling the target article to the transfer position.

In the case where the conveyor belt and the transfer station are in one plane, the transplanting unit may also be a pushing structure that locks the target article to push the target article onto the transfer station when there is a target article to be transferred to the transfer station.

Under the condition that the conveying belt and the transfer position are not on the same plane, the transplanting unit can be a lifting mechanism with a pushing structure and a pulling structure, when a target object is to be transferred to the transfer position, the lifting mechanism obtains the target object through the pulling structure, transfers the target object to the same plane with the transfer position, then horizontally rotates by 90 degrees, and pushes the target object to the transfer position through the pushing structure.

In yet another embodiment of the invention, the transplanting unit is a robot arm that can grasp the target object to the transfer position when there is a target object to be transferred to the transfer position.

Based on this, the transfer position for transporting the target item from the picking station to the target distribution station is accurately achieved.

Further, the mechanism type is a robot type; scheduling transfer objects based on item information, transfer stations for transferring target items from a picking station to a target dispensing station, comprising: determining a target transfer robot and a transfer path of the target transfer robot based on the article information, a first distance between each of the sorting stations and the picking station, and a second distance between each of the transfer robots and the picking station; and dispatching the target carrying robot to transfer the target object from the picking station to the transfer position of the target distributing station according to the carrying path.

Referring to fig. 7, fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of a sorting scenario with a robot type mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention, where the scenario includes a sorting station 702, at least one distributing station 704, and at least one handling robot 706, and the distributing station 704 includes a distributing device 7042 and a sowing wall 7044.

In practical application, when the mechanism type is a robot type, the transfer position can be a spatial position of the distribution station applied to the docking robot. Firstly, determining a target distribution station corresponding to a target object according to object information; secondly, according to a first distance between the picking station and each sub-sowing station and a second distance between each carrying robot and the picking station, calculating an optimal target carrying robot and a carrying path, wherein the shortest carrying distance, the balanced working load, the order priority of each target object, the carrier of each target object, the goods source of each target object or other scheduling strategies can be considered, so that the sorting efficiency and the sorting accuracy are improved; then, once the target transfer robot and the transfer path are determined, the target transfer robot is scheduled to perform moving and transfer operations, the target transfer robot moves to the position of the picking station according to the transfer path and the instruction, and the target article is extracted or grabbed from the picking station; finally, the target carrying robot moves the target object to the transfer position of the target distributing station according to the carrying path so as to carry out subsequent sorting work.

In a specific embodiment of the present invention, taking a carrying robot as an example of a belt sorting robot, firstly, determining a target distribution station corresponding to a target object according to object information; secondly, calculating an optimal target belt sorting robot and a carrying path according to a first distance between the sorting station and each sub-sowing station and a second distance between each belt sorting robot and the sorting station; then, once the target belt sorting robot and the carrying path are determined, the target belt sorting robot is scheduled to execute moving and carrying operations, and the target belt sorting robot moves to the position of the picking station according to the carrying path and the instruction, and receives target articles in a belt or manual mode; finally, the target belt sorting robot moves the target articles to the transfer position of the target sorting station according to the conveying path, and places the target articles at the correct position through the belt so as to carry out subsequent sorting work.

In another embodiment of the present invention, taking a transfer robot as a latent robot as an example, first, determining a target distribution station corresponding to a target object according to object information; secondly, calculating an optimal target hidden type robot and a carrying path according to a first distance between the picking station and each sub-sowing station and a second distance between each hidden type robot and the picking station; then, once the target latent robot and the carrying path are determined, the target latent robot is scheduled to execute moving and carrying operations, and the target latent robot moves to the position of the picking station according to the carrying path and the instruction, and receives the target object by a rotary jacking system or a manual mode; finally, the target latent robot moves the target object to the transfer position of the target distributing station according to the carrying path, and places the target object at the correct position in a manual mode so as to carry out subsequent sorting work.

Based on this, can realize automatic commodity circulation operation, improve article letter sorting's efficiency and accuracy. In the whole process, according to the planning of the article information and the scheduling strategy, the robot executes corresponding movement and operation according to the instruction, so that the accurate positioning and transmission of the articles are realized.

Further, a plurality of sub-sowing stations are distributed in parallel, and two adjacent sub-sowing stations share a picking station; scheduling transfer objects based on item information, transfer stations for transferring target items from a picking station to a target dispensing station, comprising: and scheduling a transfer object based on the article information, and transferring the target article from the picking station to the transfer position of the target sorting station in two adjacent sorting stations sharing the picking station according to the preset sorting priority.

Referring to fig. 8, fig. 8 is a schematic diagram of a sorting scenario with juxtaposing distribution of sowing stations according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which three sorting stations are juxtaposed and two adjacent sowing stations share a sorting station (A, B, C), each sorting station corresponds to two sowing walls (a and b, c and d, e and f) and respectively belongs to different sowing stations. For example, the sowing wall a corresponding to the picking station a and the sowing wall b corresponding to the picking station a respectively belong to different sub-sowing stations.

In practical application, under the condition that a plurality of distributing stations are distributed in parallel, the transfer object is a sorter or a sorting mechanical arm. Firstly, determining a target distribution station corresponding to a target object according to object information; secondly, dispatching a transfer object to enable the target object to move from the picking station to the target picking station, wherein the picking station is positioned between two adjacent sub-picking stations under the condition that the sub-picking stations are distributed in parallel; then, once the target article reaches the target picking station, determining a transfer object according to a preset sorting priority, wherein the transfer object can be a mechanical arm or a sorter responsible for delivering the article from the picking station to two adjacent sorting stations; and finally, dispatching the transfer object, taking out the target object from the target picking station according to the sorting priority and the requirement of the target sorting station, and transferring the target object to the target sorting station in two adjacent sorting stations sharing the target picking station, so that the target object can be distributed to the adjacent sorting stations for subsequent sorting operation.

In a specific embodiment of the present invention, taking a transfer object as a sorter or a mechanical arm, taking a target picking station as an example, firstly, determining a target distribution station corresponding to a target article according to article information; next, a sorter or robotic arm located at the destination picking station a takes the destination item from the destination picking station a and delivers it to the destination dispensing station on a designated side of the destination picking station a.

Based on the method, the sub-sowing stations are distributed in parallel, so that the sorting stations between every two sub-sowing stations are effectively utilized, sequential sorting and centralized package supply of articles can be realized, sorting efficiency is improved, and space occupation is reduced.

Further, the target article carries target grid information; the method further comprises the steps of: determining a target sowing wall corresponding to the target object based on the target grid information; and dispatching the transfer object to transfer the target object from the picking station to a target transfer position of a target sowing station corresponding to the target sowing wall.

The target bin information may be information indicating to which bin the target item should be delivered.

In practical application, firstly, determining a target sowing wall corresponding to a target object by a warehouse system scheduling end according to target grid information; and secondly, according to the position of the target sowing wall, the warehouse system dispatching end dispatches the transfer object to take out the target object from the target picking station corresponding to the target sowing wall, and delivers the target object to the target transfer position of the corresponding target sowing station.

In a specific embodiment of the invention, taking a grid as a seeding box as an example, firstly, determining a target seeding wall corresponding to a target object by a warehouse system scheduling end according to target seeding box information; and secondly, according to the position of the target sowing wall, the warehouse system dispatching end dispatches the transfer object to take out the target object from the target picking station corresponding to the target sowing wall, and delivers the target object to the corresponding target distributing station.

Based on the method, the object is transferred to accurately extract and deliver the objects from the target picking station to the target distributing station according to the target grid information, the target sowing wall position and the scheduling strategy, so that the sorting requirement is met.

Step 306: and the target sowing equipment is used for scheduling the target sowing stations and sowing the target articles from the transfer positions to the target sowing walls of the target sowing stations.

In practical application, firstly, according to the position or number of a target multicast station, proper target multicast equipment is scheduled, wherein the target multicast equipment can be an automatic sorting machine, a sorting mechanical arm or a VSW (virtual switch) and the like; secondly, determining a target sowing wall area around target sowing equipment according to the position of a target sowing station, wherein the target sowing wall is usually composed of a plurality of grid openings; then, the target distribution equipment sorts the target objects to corresponding grid openings on the target sowing wall by using a proper mechanical arm, a conveying system or other mechanisms; finally, after sorting is finished, the sorting system dispatching end performs relevant data updating and recording, such as the current position of the target object on the sowing wall, and the data can be used for subsequent operation, inquiry, statistics, analysis and the like.

In one implementation manner of the embodiment of the invention, an inclined plane structure can be arranged above a grid port of a sowing wall, taking a target sowing device as a VSW as an example, firstly, when a target object reaches a transfer position of a target sowing station, a warehouse system scheduling end determines a corresponding VSW device in the target sowing station and the sowing wall; then, the scheduling VSW device places the target object on the transfer position on the inclined plane above the target grid port, so that the target object can slide down the inclined plane into the target grid port under the action of gravity.

Further, the warehouse system further includes a fetching unit, a target distributing device for scheduling a target distributing station, and distributing the target objects from the transfer position to a target sowing wall of the target distributing station, including: the target multicast equipment for scheduling the target multicast station moves to a position matched with the transfer position; the object taking unit is used for taking out the target object from the transfer position to the target distribution equipment; and the target distributing equipment is scheduled to move to a target grid of a target sowing wall in the target distributing station, and target objects are delivered to the target grid.

The object taking unit can be a mechanical arm, a clamping device or a pushing device which is positioned at the distributing station or the transmission mechanism and is used for moving the target object on the transferring position from the transferring position to a position which is positioned at the adapting position.

In practical application, firstly, a warehouse system dispatching end dispatches target multicast equipment to a position matched with a transfer position, wherein the matched position is usually a position which is positioned around the target transfer position and is convenient for the operation or movement of a fetching unit; secondly, the warehouse system dispatching end dispatches the object taking unit to move to the position above the transfer position, and the object taking unit can take out the target object from the transfer position by using a proper mechanical arm, a fixture and other tools and move to the target distributing equipment; finally, the target sowing device is scheduled to move to the target grid position of the target sowing wall in the target sowing station, and the target sowing device delivers the target object to the target grid on the target sowing wall by using a proper mechanical arm, a conveyer belt and other tools.

In a specific embodiment of the present invention, taking the object taking unit as a clamping device located on the target multicast equipment as an example, firstly, the warehouse system scheduling end schedules the target multicast equipment to move to a position adapted to the transfer position; secondly, a storage system dispatching end dispatches a clamping device of the target distributing equipment to move to the position above the transfer position, clamps the target article, takes the target article out of the transfer position and moves to the target distributing equipment; finally, the target distributing equipment is scheduled to move to the target grid position of the target sowing wall in the target distributing station, and the target distributing equipment delivers the target object to the target grid through the clamping device.

In another embodiment of the present invention, taking the object taking unit as a pushing device located on the transmission mechanism, taking the target distribution device as the VSW carrying the tray as an example, firstly, the warehouse system dispatching end dispatches the target VSW, and moves the tray of the VSW to a position adapted to the transfer position; secondly, a pushing device of a dispatching transmission mechanism of the warehouse system dispatching end is aligned to a target object positioned at the transfer position, and the target object is pushed to a tray of the VSW; finally, the VSW pushes the target item into a target pocket in the seed wall.

In another embodiment of the present invention, taking the object taking unit as an adsorption device located on the target multicast equipment as an example, firstly, the warehouse system dispatching end dispatches the target multicast equipment to a position adapted to the transfer position; secondly, the storage system dispatching end dispatches the adsorption device of the target sub-sowing equipment to move to the position above the transfer position, adsorbs the target object, takes out the target object from the transfer position and places the target object on the target sub-sowing equipment; finally, the target distributing equipment is scheduled to move to the target grid position of the target sowing wall in the target distributing station, and the target distributing equipment places the target object to the target grid through the adsorption device.

Based on this, the target articles are moved and sorted step by step according to the scheduling and operation of the apparatus, improving the flexibility and accuracy of the operation.

Further, after the target distribution device that schedules the target distribution station distributes the target items from the transfer station to the target sowing wall of the target distribution station, the method further includes: and responding to a full box instruction of a target grid on the target seeding wall, dispatching a processing object, and processing the objects in the target grid, wherein the full box instruction is generated by detecting a sensor arranged in the target grid.

The processing object may be an object for transporting the target bin, such as a sorter or an automatic transporting apparatus, and the full bin instruction is an instruction indicating that the object in the target bin is full.

In practical application, firstly, a sensor or other detection devices can be arranged on a target grid of a target sowing wall in advance and used for monitoring whether articles in the grid are full, when the number of the articles in the target grid reaches a preset warning line or a full box condition, the sensor generates a full box instruction to indicate that the grid needs to be further processed or scheduled, and the detection devices can be devices such as a sensor, an infrared scanner and a camera; secondly, once the full box instruction is generated, the warehouse system dispatching end dispatches a processing object according to the instruction, wherein the processing object can be a sorter or automatic carrying equipment, such as an automatic carrying robot; finally, the warehouse system dispatching end assigns the processing object to the target grid, the processing object processes the articles in the target grid, and the processing operation can comprise the operation of removing the full box.

In a specific embodiment of the present invention, the processing object is AMR, and the processing operation is a handling operation, firstly, when the number of the articles in the target grid port reaches the full box condition, the sensor generates the full box instruction; secondly, once a full bin instruction is generated, a warehouse system scheduling end schedules AMR corresponding to a target grid port according to the full bin instruction; and finally, carrying the full boxes in the target grid openings by AMR according to the scheduling instruction, so that the target grid openings are free, and the subsequent multicast operation can be continued.

In a further embodiment of the present invention, taking a processing object as a sorter and a detection device as an infrared scanner as an example, first, when the infrared scanner detects that the height of an article in a target bin reaches a full bin condition, a full bin instruction is generated; secondly, once the full box instruction is generated, the warehouse system dispatching end dispatches the sorter corresponding to the target grid port according to the full box instruction; and finally, carrying the full boxes in the target grid by the sorter according to the scheduling instruction, so that the target grid is free, and continuing the sub-sowing operation.

Based on the method, the normal operation of the target distribution station can be kept, and interruption or delay caused by the situation that the target grid is full of boxes is avoided.

Further, before the objects to be processed are scheduled to be processed, the method further includes: generating full box prompt information to prompt that a target grid port on a target seeding wall is in a full box state; scheduling the processing object to process the object in the target grid, including: under the condition that the full box confirmation information is received, scheduling a processing object to process the articles in the target grid; or when the non-full box confirmation information is received, the full box state of the target grid is released.

In general, the positions of the delivered target articles in the target grids are irregular, for example, the articles are stacked in a certain half area of the target grids, so that the target articles in the half area are excessively stacked, and a full box prompt is triggered at the moment, so that a sorter is required to process the articles in the target grids, send non-full box prompt information, and release the full box state of the target grids, so that the target grids can continuously receive the target articles, and space resources and transportation resources are avoided being wasted.

In practical application, firstly, when the number of articles in a target grid reaches a set full box condition, a warehouse system dispatching end generates full box prompt information which is usually displayed on a display screen of a target distribution station or a working area of a sorter in a screen display, sound alarm or other suitable modes, wherein the prompt information can comprise characters, icons or other forms of prompts so as to draw the attention of the sorter and inform the sorter that the target grid is in a full box state and needs to be further processed; secondly, under the condition that full box confirmation information sent by a sorter is received, the warehouse system dispatching end carries out next full box processing operation on a dispatching processing object, or if the target grid port is considered to be not full box after arrangement, non-full box confirmation information can be sent to the warehouse system dispatching end, and the non-full box confirmation information can be input by the sorter through a scanner, an operation terminal or other tools; when the sorter confirms that the target bin is not full, the sorting operator can adjust the placement position, the placement height and the like of the articles in the target bin, and send non-full bin confirmation information to the warehouse system dispatching end, and the warehouse system can release the full bin state of the target bin after receiving the non-full bin confirmation information, so that the target bin can continue to sort the articles.

Based on the method, timely processing and management of the full box condition can be realized, smooth operation of the warehouse system is kept, unnecessary interruption or influence on the sorting work is avoided when the target grid is not full, and meanwhile, the flexibility and efficiency of operation are improved, and the grid utilization rate is improved.

Further, the warehousing system also comprises a containing grid; the method further comprises the steps of: and under the condition that the target object reaches the preset accommodating condition, the accommodating object is scheduled, and the target object is transported from the transfer position to the accommodating grid for storage.

The preset accommodating condition may be a condition that the current target grid is full, the target object is too large to be placed into the target grid, and the target object such as the target grid does not exist in the sowing wall and cannot be normally delivered into the target grid.

In practical application, firstly, detecting the quantity of articles or other specific standards on a transfer position through a sensor or other detection equipment in a warehouse system, and triggering a containing process when the quantity of target articles or other standards reach preset containing conditions; secondly, after the target object reaches the preset accommodating condition, the warehouse system scheduling end distributes proper accommodating objects for carrying out object transportation and storage, wherein the accommodating objects can be manual sorters, automatic loading equipment, robots and the like; then, according to the dispatch of the dispatching end of the warehouse system, carrying out the picking and placing operation of the articles on the appointed transfer position, loading the target articles from the transfer position to a proper transport means, such as a trolley, a conveyor belt or other automatic equipment, and transporting the target articles to the appointed accommodating grid openings by the accommodating objects; the object to be accommodated stores the target object into the accommodating lattice according to the appointed position and organization, and the accommodating lattice can be a special lattice on a specially designed storage rack, a storage box or a sowing wall for temporarily storing the target object.

In a specific embodiment of the present invention, a target bin corresponding to a target object is not present, a receiving object is a manual sorter, and a receiving bin is a specific bin located on a seeding wall, and first, a bar code on the target object is scanned by a bar code identifier in a warehouse system to obtain the target bin corresponding to the target object; secondly, if the target grid port does not exist, namely after the preset accommodating condition is met, the storage system scheduling end processes the target object by a scheduling sorter; finally, the sorter takes out the target object at the appointed transfer position according to the dispatch of the dispatching end of the warehouse system, loads the target object from the transfer position to a proper transport tool and transports the target object to a specific accommodating grid on the sowing wall.

Based on this, it can be ensured that when a part of the target items cannot be delivered, unnecessary interruption or influence of the sorting work is not caused.

Further, after the object is dispatched, the object is transported from the transfer station to the storage compartment for storage, the method further comprises: and if the accommodating lattice opening reaches the full box state, sending a shutdown instruction to the accommodating object.

The shutdown instruction is an instruction for instructing the storage object to stop the storage operation.

In practical application, firstly, the quantity of articles in the accommodating grid openings or other specific conditions are monitored in real time through a sensor, a counter or other detection equipment in the storage system, and the storage system can judge whether the full-box condition is met or not, namely, the accommodating grid openings already store enough articles; secondly, if the storage grid port is detected to reach a full box state, the storage system scheduling end sends a shutdown instruction to the related storage object, wherein the shutdown instruction can be sent in a communication mode of the control system, such as a display screen, terminal equipment or voice prompt of the storage object; finally, after receiving the stop instruction, the accommodating object stops continuously transporting the articles from the transfer position to the accommodating grid port of the full box, and the accommodating object may wait for further instructions to perform other operations, such as temporarily storing the articles of the full box in other areas, emptying the articles of the full box, and the like.

Based on the method, excessive accumulation of articles can be avoided, the reasonable capacity of the accommodating grid openings is maintained, and the running stability and safety of the system are ensured.

Further, after the object is dispatched, the object is transported from the transfer station to the storage compartment for storage, the method further comprises: and under the condition that the target object in the accommodating compartment reaches the preset processing condition, the accommodating object is scheduled, the target object is taken out from the accommodating compartment, and the target object is subjected to post-processing according to the preset post-processing strategy.

The preset processing conditions may be conditions that the target object in the accommodating compartment stays for too long time, the target object in the accommodating compartment needs to be delivered continuously, and the like, and the preset post-processing policy corresponds to the preset processing conditions, for example, the target object is carried to the transfer position again or other operations.

In practical application, firstly, when a target object reaches a preset processing condition, a warehouse system scheduling end assigns a proper accommodating object to take out the target object from a corresponding accommodating grid; and secondly, taking out the target object to carry out subsequent processing operation according to a preset post-processing strategy, wherein the post-processing strategy may comprise the operations of sending the target object to a sorting area of the next stage, carrying out quality inspection, re-boxing, marking or other customization, and the like, and the specific flow and method of the post-processing operation are determined according to actual application and business requirements.

In a specific embodiment of the present invention, taking a preset processing condition as an example that a target article can be delivered again, firstly, a target bin corresponding to the target article can be delivered again, that is, when the preset processing condition is reached, a storage system scheduling end will assign a sorter to take out the target article from the corresponding bin; and delivering the target object to the corresponding target grid again by the sorter according to the instruction of the scheduling end of the storage system.

Based on the method, the target objects in the accommodating grid openings can be ensured to be processed according to a specified processing flow, so that the requirements of subsequent sorting work or other requirements can be met.

According to the article sorting method provided by the invention, on one hand, the scene attribute of at least one sorting station corresponds to different sorting scenes, and the distribution mode of the sorting stations is ensured to be applicable to the current sorting scene through the distribution mode of the sorting stations determined by the scene attribute of at least one sorting station, so that the sorting flexibility is improved; on the other hand, the article information of the target article which is picked by the picking station is obtained, a transfer object is scheduled based on the article information, the target article is transferred from the picking station to a transfer position of a target sowing station, the sowing station comprises sowing equipment and expandable sowing walls, the sowing walls are distributed around the sowing equipment, and the purpose that the expandable sowing walls can be fully arranged in the sowing station under the condition that the occupied area is not increased so that the number of available sorting grids is increased is achieved; in still another aspect, the sorting efficiency can be improved by scheduling the target sorting equipment of the target sorting station on the basis of an increase in the number of available sorting grids and sorting the target articles from the transfer station to the target sowing wall of the target sorting station.

The method for sorting objects provided by the present invention will be further described with reference to fig. 9, by taking an application of the method for sorting objects, seeding and transporting as an example. Fig. 9 is a schematic flow chart of sorting, seeding and carrying of articles according to an embodiment of the present invention, which specifically includes the following steps.

Step 902: and carrying the target object from the picking station to the automatic distributing equipment.

In one implementation, the VSW may be distributed in a single-station expansion manner (i.e., the number of picking stations is one), and referring to fig. 4, this distribution manner may double the expansion of the number of slots, and adapt to the normal enterprise-oriented and personal-oriented e-commerce operation with picking as the main aspect or the commodity picking and sorting scenario.

In another implementation, the VSWs may be distributed in a multi-station and multi-mode expansion (i.e., multiple picking stations), as shown with reference to fig. 6, in which the number of seed wall gates is infinitely expanded, and the vertical transplanting mechanism is used to split the seeds to two sides. The equipment is continuously adapted to the scene with larger income under the condition that the order is directly selected, wherein the scene has more commodity orders, more commodity numbers and low order overlap ratio.

In yet another implementation, the warehousing system may employ a robot (i.e., the mechanism type is a robot type) to transport the target items to the VSW, as illustrated in fig. 7, and take the belt sorting robot as an example, the target items are transported by using the robot, which is more flexible and lower in cost, and the packages can be directly delivered to the distribution station in a nearest manner by using the robot scheduling algorithm, or can be delivered simultaneously.

In still another implementation, referring to fig. 8, the VSWs are distributed in parallel, and with the rs+robot scheme, a single sorting device corresponds to two sorting stations, two sets of sorting stations are used by two persons on both sides, and one sorting device is shared, so that the occupied area of the sorting stations is saved, and the efficiency of the sorting stations is matched more flexibly. Furthermore, the manual sowing and the equipment sowing can be carried out separately, part of the manual sowing and the equipment sowing can be carried out manually and used for delivering special commodities or special articles, and the whole part of the manual sowing and the equipment sowing can be delivered by the separate sowing equipment only by carrying out one-key switching on a system interface.

The layout of the distributing stations can be shown with reference to fig. 10, and fig. 10 is a station structure schematic diagram applied to an article sorting method according to an embodiment of the present invention, and indicates the structures of horizontal stations, vertical stations one, vertical stations two, tray loading stations, returning type picking stations, 2×4 simple stations, 4*2 simple stations, 2*3 simple stations under the condition of respectively matching with a small robot and a large robot.

Step 904: the automatic sowing device sows the target articles into the grid openings of the sowing wall.

The specific seeding is described with reference to the foregoing embodiments, and will not be described in detail here.

Step 906: and when the goods in the grid is full, a finishing prompt is initiated.

In one implementation, first, the sensor detects once after delivery is completed, and if the box is not full, the next cycle is entered; if the box is full, the screen and the electronic tag flash lamp prompt are linked, and one is operated and the other is automatically synchronized; if the operator decides that the manual work is not processed and the full box is processed directly, clicking a button of 'full box' to confirm that the system is full; if the operator decides to perform manual processing, and the operation is finished to release the full box state, the putting belt receives a put object at the moment, detection confirmation before putting is needed to be added, and only the non-full box state is confirmed, the delivery is continued; if a full box condition is detected, there should be a compartment to accommodate the box to unload the box. It can be appreciated that whether manual full boxes are enabled is confirmed as a configuration item, available for configuration.

Step 908: and conveying the target articles which can be removed by the non-target pocket to the accommodating pocket for unloading.

In one implementation, for online items, when no destination pocket is available for a variety of reasons, it should go to a receiving pocket for unloading. The specific seeding is described with reference to the foregoing embodiments, and will not be described in detail here.

Step 910: the storage grid is full of the box to initiate a processing reminder.

In one implementation, if the accommodating grid is full, stopping the machine to prompt personnel that the processing is finished, and then continuing the next operation, and blocking the whole flow; the articles fed into the receiving compartment should be able to be returned to the distribution station, and the batch of articles should be disposed of by a corresponding process. The specific seeding is described with reference to the foregoing embodiments, and will not be described in detail here.

Step 912: the carrying grid leaves the automatic distributing device.

In one implementation, after the full box is reconfirmed by the grid, the corresponding transport object is scheduled to transport the grid away from the automatic distribution equipment for further processing.

Corresponding to the method embodiment, the invention also provides an embodiment of the article sorting device, which is used for a dispatching end of a warehouse system, the warehouse system comprises the dispatching end, at least one picking station and a plurality of distributing stations, wherein the distributing mode of the distributing stations is set based on the scene attribute of the at least one picking station, the distributing stations comprise distributing equipment and expandable sowing walls, the sowing walls are distributed around the distributing equipment, and fig. 11 shows a structural schematic diagram of the article sorting device provided by one embodiment of the invention. As shown in fig. 11, the apparatus includes:

An acquisition module 1102 configured to acquire item information of a target item that the picking station has completed picking;

the scheduling module 1104 is configured to schedule transfer objects, transfer target objects from the picking station to the transfer station of the target dispensing station, schedule target dispensing equipment of the target dispensing station, and dispense target objects from the transfer station to a target sowing wall of the target dispensing station based on the object information.

Optionally, a transplanting unit is arranged on the transmission belt; in the case where a plurality of unicast stations are distributed on both sides of the conveyor belt, the scheduling module 1104 is further configured to: scheduling a conveyor belt based on the article information, and conveying the target articles from the picking station to a target transplanting station, wherein the target transplanting station is a target position, from which the target articles are to be moved out, on the conveyor belt; the scheduling and transplanting unit is used for transferring the target object from the target transplanting position to a transfer position of a target sub-sowing station, wherein the target sub-sowing station is one of the sub-sowing stations positioned on two sides of the target transplanting position.

Optionally, the mechanism type is a robot type, and the scheduling module 1104 is further configured to: determining a target transfer robot and a transfer path of the target transfer robot based on the article information, a first distance between each of the sorting stations and the picking station, and a second distance between each of the transfer robots and the picking station; and dispatching the target carrying robot to transfer the target object from the picking station to the transfer position of the target distributing station according to the carrying path.

Optionally, the scheduling module 1104 is further configured to: the target multicast equipment for scheduling the target multicast station moves to a position matched with the transfer position; the object taking unit is used for taking out the target object from the transfer position to the target distribution equipment; and the target distributing equipment is scheduled to move to a target grid of a target sowing wall in the target distributing station, and target objects are delivered to the target grid.

Optionally, the plurality of sub-sowing stations are distributed in parallel, and two adjacent sub-sowing stations share a picking station, and the scheduling module 1104 is further configured to schedule the transfer object based on the item information, and transfer the target item from the picking station to the transfer position of the target sub-sowing station in two adjacent sub-sowing stations sharing the picking station according to the preset sub-sowing priority.

Optionally, the warehouse system further includes a fetching unit, and the scheduling module 1104 is further configured to schedule the target multicast device of the target multicast station to move to a position adapted to the transfer position; the object taking unit is used for taking out the target object from the transfer position to the target distribution equipment; and the target distributing equipment is scheduled to move to a target grid of a target sowing wall in the target distributing station, and target objects are delivered to the target grid.

Optionally, the target article carries target dock information, and the scheduling module 1104 is further configured to determine a target sowing wall corresponding to the target article based on the target dock information; and dispatching the transfer object to transfer the target object from the picking station to a target transfer position of a target sowing station corresponding to the target sowing wall.

Optionally, the scheduling module 1104 is further configured to schedule the processing object to process the item in the target bin in response to a full bin instruction of the target bin on the target seeding wall, wherein the full bin instruction is generated for sensor detection provided in the target bin.

Optionally, the scheduling module 1104 is further configured to generate full box prompt information to prompt that the target grid port on the target seeding wall is in a full box state, and schedule the processing object to process the objects in the target grid port when receiving the full box confirmation information; or when the non-full box confirmation information is received, the full box state of the target grid is released.

Optionally, the warehouse system further includes a housing compartment, and the scheduling module 1104 is further configured to schedule the housing object to transport the target object from the transfer location to the housing compartment for storage if the target object reaches a preset housing condition.

Optionally, the scheduling module 1104 is further configured to send a shutdown instruction to the accommodation object if the accommodation compartment has reached a full box state.

Optionally, the scheduling module 1104 is further configured to schedule the accommodating object, take the target object out of the accommodating pocket, and perform post-processing on the target object according to a preset post-processing policy, if the target object in the accommodating pocket reaches a preset processing condition.

According to the article sorting device, on one hand, scene attributes of at least one sorting station correspond to different sorting scenes, and the distribution mode of the sorting stations determined by the scene attributes of at least one sorting station can be ensured to be applicable to the current sorting scene, so that the sorting flexibility is improved; on the other hand, the article information of the target article which is picked by the picking station is obtained, a transfer object is scheduled based on the article information, the target article is transferred from the picking station to a transfer position of a target sowing station, the sowing station comprises sowing equipment and expandable sowing walls, the sowing walls are distributed around the sowing equipment, and the purpose that the expandable sowing walls can be fully arranged in the sowing station under the condition that the occupied area is not increased so that the number of available sorting grids is increased is achieved; in still another aspect, the sorting efficiency can be improved by scheduling the target sorting equipment of the target sorting station on the basis of an increase in the number of available sorting grids and sorting the target articles from the transfer station to the target sowing wall of the target sorting station.

The above is an exemplary version of an article sorting apparatus of the present embodiment. It should be noted that, the technical solution of the article sorting device and the technical solution of the article sorting method belong to the same concept, and details of the technical solution of the article sorting device, which are not described in detail, can be referred to the description of the technical solution of the article sorting method.

Fig. 12 illustrates a block diagram of a computing device 1200 provided in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. The components of computing device 1200 include, but are not limited to, memory 1210 and processor 1220. Processor 1220 is coupled to memory 1210 by bus 1230 and database 1250 is used to store data.

The computing device 1200 also includes an access device 1240, the access device 1240 enabling the computing device 1200 to communicate via the one or more networks 1260. Examples of such networks include public switched telephone networks (PSTN, public Switched Telephone Network), local area networks (LAN, local Area Network), wide area networks (WAN, wide Area Network), personal area networks (PAN, personal Area Network), or combinations of communication networks such as the internet. The access device 1240 may include one or more of any type of network interface, wired or wireless, such as a network interface card (NIC, network interface controller), such as an IEEE802.11 wireless local area network (WLAN, wireless Local Area Network) wireless interface, a worldwide interoperability for microwave access (Wi-MAX, worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) interface, an ethernet interface, a universal serial bus (USB, universal Serial Bus) interface, a cellular network interface, a bluetooth interface, near field communication (NFC, near Field Communication).

In one embodiment of the invention, the above-described components of computing device 1200, as well as other components not shown in FIG. 12, may also be connected to each other, such as by a bus. It should be understood that the block diagram of the computing device illustrated in FIG. 12 is for exemplary purposes only and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Those skilled in the art may add or replace other components as desired.

Computing device 1200 may be any type of stationary or mobile computing device, including a mobile computer or mobile computing device (e.g., tablet, personal digital assistant, laptop, notebook, netbook, etc.), mobile phone (e.g., smart phone), wearable computing device (e.g., smart watch, smart glasses, etc.), or other type of mobile device, or a stationary computing device such as a desktop computer or personal computer (PC, personal Computer). Computing device 1200 may also be a mobile or stationary server.

Wherein the processor 1220 is configured to execute computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, perform the steps of the article sorting method described above.

The foregoing is a schematic illustration of a computing device of this embodiment. It should be noted that, the technical solution of the computing device and the technical solution of the article sorting method belong to the same concept, and details of the technical solution of the computing device, which are not described in detail, can be referred to the description of the technical solution of the article sorting method.

An embodiment of the present invention also provides a computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, implement the steps of the method for sorting items described above.

The above is an exemplary version of a computer-readable storage medium of the present embodiment. It should be noted that, the technical solution of the storage medium and the technical solution of the article sorting method belong to the same concept, and details of the technical solution of the storage medium which are not described in detail can be referred to the description of the technical solution of the article sorting method.

An embodiment of the present invention also provides a computer program, wherein the computer program, when executed in a computer, causes the computer to perform the steps of the above-mentioned method for sorting articles.

The above is an exemplary version of a computer program of the present embodiment. It should be noted that, the technical solution of the computer program and the technical solution of the article sorting method belong to the same concept, and details of the technical solution of the computer program, which are not described in detail, can be referred to the description of the technical solution of the article sorting method.

The foregoing describes certain embodiments of the present invention. Other embodiments are within the scope of the following claims. In some cases, the actions or steps recited in the claims can be performed in a different order than in the embodiments and still achieve desirable results. In addition, the processes depicted in the accompanying figures do not necessarily require the particular order shown, or sequential order, to achieve desirable results. In some embodiments, multitasking and parallel processing are also possible or may be advantageous.

The computer instructions include computer program code that may be in source code form, object code form, executable file or some intermediate form, etc. The computer readable medium may include: any entity or device capable of carrying the computer program code, a recording medium, a U disk, a removable hard disk, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a computer Memory, a Read-Only Memory (ROM), a random access Memory (RAM, random Access Memory), an electrical carrier signal, a telecommunications signal, a software distribution medium, and so forth. It should be noted that the content of the computer readable medium can be increased or decreased appropriately according to the requirements of the patent practice, for example, in some areas, according to the patent practice, the computer readable medium does not include an electric carrier signal and a telecommunication signal.

It should be noted that, for simplicity of description, the foregoing method embodiments are all described as a series of combinations of actions, but it should be understood by those skilled in the art that the embodiments of the present invention are not limited by the order of actions described, as some steps may be performed in other order or simultaneously in accordance with the embodiments of the present invention. Further, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the embodiments described in the specification are presently preferred, and that the acts and modules referred to are not necessarily all required in the embodiments of the invention.

In the foregoing embodiments, the descriptions of the embodiments are emphasized, and for parts of one embodiment that are not described in detail, reference may be made to the related descriptions of other embodiments.

The preferred embodiments of the invention disclosed above are intended only to assist in the explanation of the invention. Alternative embodiments are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise form disclosed. Obviously, many modifications and variations are possible in light of the teachings of the embodiments of the present invention. The embodiments were chosen and described in order to best explain the principles of the embodiments and the practical application, to thereby enable others skilled in the art to best understand and utilize the invention. The invention is limited only by the claims and the full scope and equivalents thereof.

Claims (25)

1. The article sorting method is characterized by being applied to a dispatching end of a warehouse system, wherein the warehouse system comprises the dispatching end, at least one picking station and a plurality of distributing stations, the distributing mode of the distributing stations is set based on scene attributes of the at least one picking station, the distributing stations comprise distributing equipment and extensible sowing walls, and the sowing walls are distributed around the distributing equipment; the method comprises the following steps:

Acquiring article information of the target article which is picked by the picking station;

scheduling a transfer object based on the item information, and transferring the target item from the picking station to a transfer station of a target distribution station;

and the target sowing equipment of the target sowing station is used for scheduling and sowing the target objects from the transfer position to a target sowing wall of the target sowing station.

2. The method of item sorting according to claim 1, wherein the scene attribute comprises at least a number of the at least one picking station.

3. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein the transfer object is a transport mechanism; the distribution mode of the plurality of sub-sowing stations is set based on the mechanism type of the transmission mechanism and the type of the picking station; the mechanism type comprises a conveyor belt type and a robot type.

4. A method of sorting articles according to claim 3, wherein the number of picking stations is one and the type of mechanism is a conveyor type; the conveying mechanism comprises at least one conveying belt; the at least one conveying belt is perpendicular to the picking stations, and the plurality of sub-sowing stations are distributed on one side or two sides of the conveying belt.

5. A method of sorting articles according to claim 3, wherein the number of picking stations is at least two, the mechanism type is of the conveyor type, each picking station is assigned a conveyor perpendicular to the picking station, and the plurality of sorting stations are distributed on one or both sides of the conveyor.

6. The method of sorting articles according to claim 4 or 5, wherein a transplanting unit is provided on the conveyor belt; under the condition that the plurality of distributing stations are distributed on two sides of the conveying belt, the transferring object is scheduled based on the object information, and the target object is transferred from the picking station to the transferring position of the target distributing station, and the transferring station comprises:

scheduling the conveyor belt based on the item information, and conveying the target item from the picking station to a target transplanting position, wherein the target transplanting position is a target position on the conveyor belt from which the target item is to be moved out;

and dispatching the transplanting unit to transfer the target object from the target transplanting position to a transfer position of a target sub-sowing station, wherein the target sub-sowing station is one of sub-sowing stations positioned at two sides of the target transplanting position.

7. A method of sorting articles according to claim 3, wherein the mechanism type is a robotic type; the transferring object is scheduled based on the object information, and the transferring position for transferring the target object from the picking station to the target distributing station comprises the following steps:

determining a target transfer robot and a transfer path of the target transfer robot based on the item information, a first distance between each of the sorting stations and the picking station, and a second distance between each of the transfer robots and the picking station;

and dispatching the target carrying robot, and transmitting the target object from the picking station to a transfer position of a target distributing station according to the carrying path.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the warehousing system further comprises a pick unit, wherein the target distribution device that dispatches the target items from the transfer station to a target seeding wall of the target distribution station comprises:

the target multicast equipment of the target multicast station is scheduled to move to a position matched with the transfer position;

the object taking unit is scheduled, and the target object is taken out from the transfer position to the target distribution equipment;

And dispatching the target sub-sowing equipment, moving to a target grid of a target sowing wall in the target sub-sowing station, and delivering the target object to the target grid.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of sorting stations are arranged side-by-side and two adjacent sorting stations share a picking station;

the transferring object is scheduled based on the object information, and the transferring position for transferring the target object from the picking station to the target distributing station comprises the following steps:

and scheduling a transfer object based on the article information, and transferring the target article from the picking station to a transfer position of a target sorting station in two adjacent sorting stations sharing the picking station according to a preset sorting priority.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the target item carries target bin information; the method further comprises the steps of:

determining a target sowing wall corresponding to the target object based on the target grid information;

and dispatching a transfer object to transfer the target object from the picking station to a target transfer position of a target sowing station corresponding to the target sowing wall.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein after the target distribution device that scheduled the target distribution station distributes the target items from the transfer station to a target seeding wall of the target distribution station, the method further comprises:

and responding to a full box instruction of a target grid on the target seeding wall, dispatching a processing object, and processing the objects in the target grid, wherein the full box instruction is generated for detecting a sensor arranged in the target grid.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein prior to the scheduling the processing object to process the items in the target bin, the method further comprises:

generating full box prompt information to prompt that a target grid port on the target seeding wall is in a full box state;

the scheduling processing object processes the articles in the target lattice, and the scheduling processing object comprises:

under the condition that the full box confirmation information is received, dispatching a processing object to process the articles in the target grid;

or when receiving the non-full box confirmation information, releasing the full box state of the target grid.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the warehousing system further comprises a receiving bay; the method further comprises the steps of:

and under the condition that the target object reaches a preset accommodating condition, an accommodating object is scheduled, and the target object is transported from the transfer position to the accommodating grid for storage.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein after the scheduling of the receiving object, transporting the target object from the transfer station to the receiving bin for storage, the method further comprises:

and if the accommodating grid opening reaches the full box state, sending a shutdown instruction to the accommodating object.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein after the scheduling of the receiving object, transporting the target object from the transfer station to the receiving bin for storage, the method further comprises:

and under the condition that the target object in the accommodating compartment reaches the preset processing condition, the accommodating object is scheduled, the target object is taken out from the accommodating compartment, and the target object is subjected to post-processing according to a preset post-processing strategy.

16. The article sorting device is characterized by being applied to a dispatching end of a warehouse system, wherein the warehouse system comprises the dispatching end, at least one picking station and a plurality of distributing stations, the distributing mode of the distributing stations is set based on scene attributes of the at least one picking station, the distributing stations comprise distributing equipment and extensible sowing walls, and the sowing walls are distributed around the distributing equipment; the device comprises:

an acquisition module configured to acquire item information of a target item for which the picking station has completed picking;

a scheduling module configured to schedule transfer objects based on the item information, transfer the target item from the picking station to a transfer station of a target distribution station; and the target sowing equipment of the target sowing station is used for scheduling and sowing the target objects from the transfer position to a target sowing wall of the target sowing station.

17. A warehousing system, characterized in that the warehousing system comprises a dispatching end, at least one picking station and a plurality of distributing stations;

the distribution mode of the plurality of sub-sowing stations is set based on scene attributes of the at least one picking station, the sub-sowing stations comprise sub-sowing equipment and expandable sowing walls, and the sowing walls are distributed around the sub-sowing equipment;

The dispatching end is used for acquiring article information of the target article which is picked by the picking station; scheduling a transfer object based on the item information, and transferring the target item from the picking station to a transfer station of a target distribution station; and the target sowing equipment of the target sowing station is used for scheduling and sowing the target objects from the transfer position to a target sowing wall of the target sowing station.

18. The warehousing system of claim 17 wherein the scene attribute includes at least a number of the at least one picking station.

19. The item warehousing system of claim 17 or 18, wherein the transfer object is a transport mechanism; the distribution mode of the plurality of sub-sowing stations is set based on the mechanism type of the transmission mechanism and the type of the picking station; the mechanism type comprises a conveyor belt type and a robot type.

20. The warehousing system of claim 19 wherein the number of picking stations is one and the mechanism type is a conveyor type; the conveying mechanism comprises at least one conveying belt; the at least one conveying belt is perpendicular to the picking stations, and the plurality of sub-sowing stations are distributed on one side or two sides of the conveying belt.

21. The warehousing system of claim 19 wherein the number of picking stations is at least two, the mechanism type is a conveyor type, each picking station is correspondingly arranged with a conveyor perpendicular to the picking stations, and the plurality of dispensing stations are distributed on one or both sides of the conveyor.

22. The warehousing system of claim 20 or 21 wherein the plurality of distribution stations are disposed perpendicular to the conveyor belt with the distribution stations distributed on one side of the conveyor belt; and under the condition that the plurality of sub-sowing stations are distributed on two sides of the conveying belt, the sub-sowing stations are parallel to the conveying belt.

23. The warehousing system of claim 17 wherein the plurality of dispensing stations are arranged side-by-side and adjacent two dispensing stations share a picking station.

24. A computing device, comprising:

a memory and a processor;

the memory is configured to store computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, perform the steps of the method of sorting items of any one of claims 1 to 15.

25. A computer readable storage medium, characterized in that it stores computer executable instructions which, when executed by a processor, implement the steps of the method of sorting articles according to any one of claims 1-15.