CN210794858U

CN210794858U - Intelligent sorting system

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Publication number: CN210794858U
Application number: CN201921243414.1U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 陈宇奇; 李小龙
Original assignee: Shenzhen Hairou Innovation Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Hai Robotics Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-07-31
Filing date: 2019-07-31
Publication date: 2020-06-19
Anticipated expiration: 2029-07-31

Abstract

The utility model relates to an intelligence logistics technology field especially relates to an intelligence letter sorting system, including first storage robot, first storage robot includes first storage device and handling device, first workbin and/or second workbin can be deposited to workbin storage unit, handling device is changed first workbin into the second workbin of first storage device storage has realized utilizing the robot to carry out workbin change operation, has promoted the efficiency of goods letter sorting.

Description

Intelligent sorting system

[ technical field ] A method for producing a semiconductor device

The application relates to the technical field of intelligent logistics, in particular to an intelligent sorting system.

[ background of the invention ]

With the increasing development of artificial intelligence and online shopping, a great development opportunity is brought to the intelligentization of the warehousing, sorting and logistics of goods, and in recent years, the technology for transporting goods and sorting goods based on the warehousing robot 10 is becoming mature. In the prior art, the warehousing robot 10 can transport goods in a warehouse of the warehoused goods according to a predetermined route, for example, the goods are transported to an operation table from a goods shelf, and the goods are correspondingly sorted according to orders by a human, and when a bin receiving the sorted goods is full, the goods need to be manually moved.

The inventor discovers that in the process of realizing the application, the bin is moved mainly by manpower in the related art, and the goods sorting efficiency is influenced.

[ Utility model ] content

In order to solve the technical problem, the embodiment of the utility model provides an intelligence letter sorting system utilizes the robot to carry out the workbin and changes the operation, has promoted the efficiency of goods letter sorting.

The embodiment of the utility model provides a solve its technical problem and adopt following technical scheme:

the utility model provides an intelligence letter sorting system, the system includes the storage robot, the storage robot includes workbin storage unit and handling subassembly, the handling subassembly is with first workbin change for the second workbin that workbin storage unit stored.

Optionally, the warehousing robot further comprises a moving device, and the moving device carries the storage unit and the carrying assembly;

after the moving device moves to the second bin storage position, the carrying assembly stores the second bin to the bin storage unit.

Optionally, the system comprises a sorting cell, the first bin being located at the sorting cell;

the bin storage unit comprises a first bin storage unit;

after the moving device moves to the sorting cell, the carrying assembly carries the first material box to the first material box storage unit and carries the second material box to the sorting cell.

Optionally, the number of the first bins and the number of the sorting grids are multiple, and each first bin corresponds to one sorting grid;

the bin storage unit comprises a plurality of layers of second bin storage units, the number of the second bins is multiple, and each second bin storage unit stores one corresponding second bin;

after the mobile device moves to any one sorting grid at the position of the first material box, the carrying assembly carries the first material box corresponding to the first material box storage unit and carries the second material box corresponding to the sorting grid, and therefore the second material box is carried to the corresponding sorting grid until any one sorting grid is carried to the corresponding sorting grid.

Optionally, the sorting cell is provided with a locking device;

and after the warehousing robot carries the second material box to the sorting grid, the locking device in the locking state is released.

Optionally, the warehousing robot comprises a visual recognition device, and the first bin is provided with identification information and image information;

the visual recognition device acquires identification information on the first bin and/or collects image information of the first bin.

Optionally, the system comprises a preset shelf, and the preset shelf is arranged at a preset position;

the preset position is used for placing the first material box, and the preset position corresponds to a delivery destination of the first material box.

Optionally, the system further comprises a sorting robot;

the sorting robot conveys sorted goods to the first bin, the sorted goods being taken out of the goods to be sorted and/or of the containers in which the goods to be sorted are stored.

Optionally, the warehousing robot transports the goods to be sorted and/or the containers storing the goods to be sorted to a goods sorting area.

Optionally, the system further comprises a processing terminal;

the processing terminal instructs the warehousing robot to replace the first material box with a second material box, and/or instructs the warehousing robot to convey goods to be sorted and/or store containers of the goods to be sorted to a goods sorting area, and/or instructs the sorting robot to convey the sorted goods to the first material box.

Compared with the prior art, this neotype embodiment of reality provides system of intelligence letter sorting goods includes the storage robot, the storage robot includes first storage device and handling device, first workbin and/or second workbin can be deposited to workbin memory cell, handling device is changed first workbin into the second workbin of first storage device storage has realized utilizing the robot to carry out workbin change operation, has promoted the efficiency of goods letter sorting.

[ description of the drawings ]

One or more embodiments are illustrated in drawings corresponding to, and not limiting to, the embodiments, in which elements having the same reference number designation may be represented as similar elements, unless specifically noted, the drawings in the figures are not to scale.

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an intelligent sorting system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating an intelligent sorting system according to another embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a first warehousing robot of the intelligent sorting system shown in fig. 1;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural view of a second warehousing robot of the intelligent sorting system shown in fig. 1;

fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a sorting robot of the intelligent sorting system shown in fig. 1;

fig. 6 is a schematic structural view of another state of the sorting robot shown in fig. 5.

[ detailed description ] embodiments

In order to facilitate understanding of the present invention, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "secured to" another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. When an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or intervening elements may be present. The terms "vertical," "horizontal," "left," "right," "inner," "outer," and the like as used herein are for descriptive purposes only.

Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. The terminology used in the description of the invention herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used herein, the term "and/or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

Furthermore, the technical features mentioned in the different embodiments of the invention described below can be combined with each other as long as they do not conflict with each other.

Referring to fig. 1, fig. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an intelligent sorting system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The system 100 for intelligently sorting goods comprises a warehousing robot 10 and a processing terminal 30, wherein the warehousing robot 10 can be connected to the processing terminal 30 through a network, and the network can be a wired network or a wireless network. The warehousing robot 10 comprises the bin storage unit 11 and the carrying assembly 12, and the warehousing robot 10 replaces the first bin with the second bin stored in the bin storage unit 11 through the carrying assembly 12. The number of the first workbin and the number of the second workbin are respectively multiple.

The warehousing robot 10 further comprises a moving device 13, and the bin storage unit 11 and the handling assembly 12 are both mounted on the moving device 13. The first moving device 13 is a movable chassis, and the first moving device 13 is configured to drive the first warehousing robot 10 to move according to the planned path. The bin storage unit 11 comprises a plurality of storage units for storing the first bin and/or the second bin. The carrier assembly 12 is movable in a vertical direction relative to the moving device 13a such that the carrier assembly 12 is positioned horizontally opposite any one of the storage units. After the warehousing robot 10 travels to the second bin storage position through the moving device 13, the carrying assembly 12 stores the second bin to the bin storage unit 11; when the moving device 13 travels to the position of the first bin, the handling assembly 12 replaces the first bin with the second bin stored by the bin storing unit 11.

The intelligent sorting system 100 comprises the sorting cell 50 and the first bin is located in the sorting cell 50. The sorting compartment 50 is provided with a locking device for locking the sorting compartment 50 such that when the sorting compartment 50 is in a locked state, the sorting of goods is no longer performed on the sorting compartment 50. The number of the sorting grids 50 is multiple, the first bins are respectively located at different sorting grids 50, and each first bin corresponds to one sorting grid 50.

The first bin may be a bin that receives sorted goods and may be referred to as a target bin when it is determined that the bin needs to be replaced when the bin is full of its received goods, the bin has been overweight, or the sorting of the goods is complete. The second bin is an empty bin for replacing the first bin, it being generally understood that after the first bin is full, a new empty bin needs to be replaced to continue sorting the goods.

To determine which bin is full or overweight, the sensor can sense the situation and send a sensing signal indicating the corresponding status, such as a full or overweight signal, to report to the processing terminal 30. When the work bin needs to be replaced, the processing terminal 30 receives a signal which further includes position information of the first work bin, for example, the first work bin, such as the sorting cell 50, so that the warehousing robot 10 finds the first work bin to be replaced according to the position information, and meanwhile, the sorting cell 50 of the first work bin can be locked to stop sorting the goods of the first work bin.

The signal received by the processing terminal 30 may further include identification information on the first bin, and the identification information may be used to confirm whether the identification information is consistent with the identification information on the first bin to be replaced, so as to determine the first bin to be replaced, and/or align the position of the first bin according to the identification information. In addition, in order to align the position of the first bin, the position of the first bin may also be identified by a visual identification method, where the warehousing robot 10 includes a visual identification device (not shown), for example, a camera, collects image information of the first bin through the camera, aligns the first bin according to the image information, where the image information may be image frames in a recorded video, and determines the position of the first bin through changes of the image frames during the traveling process of the warehousing robot 10.

The signal received by the processing terminal 30 further includes information about a second bin storage position, the warehousing robot 10 further travels to the second bin storage position through the moving device 13, and the carrying assembly stores the second bin in the bin storage unit. The storage position of the second bin may be a specific place where the second bin is specially stored, the storage robot 10 may travel to the place, the carrying assembly may grab the second bin, and place the second bin in the bin storage unit, in some embodiments, the bin storage unit may be multiple, in this process, the storage robot 10 may grab one second bin at a time in the storage place of the second bin, place the second bin in the corresponding bin storage unit, and grab the second bin according to the number of the first bins that need to be replaced, so as to improve the efficiency of replacing the bins.

In this embodiment, the bin storing unit 11 may store the first bin and/or the second bin, may be referred to as the first bin storing unit when the first bin is stored, and may be referred to as the second bin storing unit when the second bin is stored, and the bin storing unit 11 includes multiple layers of the first bin storing unit and multiple layers of the second bin storing unit. Each of the first bin storage units may store a corresponding one of the first bins, and each of the second bin storage units may store a corresponding one of the second bins. The first bin storage unit needs to be left empty before the warehousing robot 10 replaces the first bin, so that the handling assembly 12 of the warehousing robot 10 can carry the first bin to the first bin storage unit.

After the moving device 13 drives the warehousing robot 10 to move to the sorting cell 50, the carrying assembly 12 carries the first bin to the first bin storage unit and the second bin to the sorting cell 50. When there are a plurality of first bins to be replaced, the warehousing robot 10 may move to the corresponding sorting cell 50 of each first bin, complete the transportation of the first bin to the first bin storage unit at the sorting cell 50, and transport the second bin to the sorting cell 50, and then move to the next sorting cell 50.

In this embodiment, there may be a plurality of first bins that need to be replaced, and a plurality of bins are located different respectively the letter sorting bin 50, and each first bin corresponds one letter sorting bin 50, in order to reduce the number of times that the warehouse robot 10 changes the first bin, the warehouse robot 10 may include a multi-layer bin storage unit, and a vacant bin storage unit may be included in the multi-layer bin storage unit, and is used for storing the first bin that is changed, and may be called as the first bin storage unit, and the rest of the bin storage units are used for storing the second bin, and this second bin is empty, and is used for changing the first bin that is equipped with goods, i.e. the target bin. When the warehousing robot 10 changes the first bin, the moving device 13 moves to any sorting grid 50 where the first bin is located, so that the sorting grid can be called as the first bin No. 1, the carrying assembly carries the first bin No. 1 to the first bin storage unit, so that the sorting grid 50 corresponding to the first bin can be called as the first bin storage unit No. 1, and any one of the second bins can be called as the second bin No. 1, and carries the second bin to 1, and updates the second bin storage unit where the second bin No. 1 is located to the first bin storage unit, so that the second bin No. 2 can be called as the first bin storage unit No. 2, when the first bin is changed, that is, when the first bin No. 2 is changed, the first bin No. 2 can be placed to the first bin No. 2 storage unit, and put No. 2 the second workbin No. 2 first workbin place sort bin 50, according to this mode, until a plurality of the second workbin that second workbin storage unit stored put respectively to the difference the first workbin corresponds sort bin 50, and, when all of second workbin storage unit put to the difference after sorting bin 50, will change all first workbin transports to the destination.

In the process of replacing the bin, the locking device of the sorting cell 50 is in a locking state, and when the bin replacement is completed, namely after the second bin is conveyed to the sorting cell 50, in order to continue sorting the goods, the goods are sorted into the second bin, and the locking device of the sorting cell 50 is released. Before the workbin is replaced, the first workbin needs to be replaced, the sorting bin 50 is locked, when the first workbin is replaced and completed, namely the second workbin is carried to the sorting bin 50, in order to continue cargo sorting, the cargo is sorted in the second workbin, so that the locking state of the sorting bin 50 can be relieved correspondingly, and the sorting bin 50 can be used for sorting the cargo again after the locking is relieved.

Referring to fig. 2, fig. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating an intelligent sorting system 100 according to some other embodiments of the present invention. In some other embodiments, the intelligent sorting system 100 includes a preset shelf 60, the preset shelf 60 being set at a preset location. The warehousing robot 10 transports the first bin to the destination, wherein the destination may include a delivery buffer location or a delivery packing location of the first bin, and the delivery buffer location or the delivery device location may be located at a preset location on a preset shelf 60, the preset location being used for placing the first bin, the preset location corresponding to the delivery destination of the first bin, and the preset shelf 60 may be a fluent shelf. The temporary delivery position or the loading position of the first material box and the first material box have a preset corresponding relation, so that the receiving address of the goods in the first material box can be determined according to the goods order information, and different receiving addresses correspond to corresponding delivery areas or delivery positions, so that the material box filled with the goods can be sent to a delivery area through the warehousing robot 10, the human input is further liberated, and the intelligent degree of the logistics of the goods is enhanced.

Preferably, preset goods shelves 60 is the fluent goods shelves, can further promote the efficiency of goods letter sorting, moreover, the fluent goods shelves include multilayer goods shelves, and every layer of goods shelves includes a plurality of preset positions, and every preset position is used for holding rather than corresponding target workbins and/or goods, every layer of goods shelves comprises many fluent strips, and every fluent strip both ends have certain slope, so that target workbins and/or goods are by the relatively higher one end free landing of fluent strip to relatively lower one end because fluent goods shelves itself have certain slope, like this, on transporting goods shelves target workbins and/or goods can utilize the gravity of target workbins and/or goods is by oneself sliding down.

In order to achieve that the target bin and/or goods are placed at the corresponding preset positions, the corresponding relationship between the target bin and/or goods and the preset positions can be established through identification information, for example, the target bin and/or goods information includes first identification information of the target bin and/or goods, each preset position includes respective second identification information, and the corresponding relationship between the target bin and/or goods and the preset positions is established by establishing the corresponding relationship between the first identification information and the second identification information. In order to realize that the delivery destinations of the order goods are centralized at a preset position, each preset position can comprise a plurality of storage units, each storage unit is used for storing the target bin and/or goods, and meanwhile, the plurality of storage units at each preset position correspond to the same delivery destination, so that the time for transporting the target bin and/or goods to the transport vehicle corresponding to the delivery destination can be further saved. The target bin and/or goods information may include a storage location of the target bin and/or goods, and the warehousing robot 10 may further instruct the handling device 12 to transfer the target bin and/or goods from the storage location to the storage unit. For the target bin and/or goods to be transported, the target bin and/or goods may also be manually transported from the location where the target bin and/or goods are stored to the storage device 11 of the warehousing robot 10, wherein the target bin and/or goods may be moved to the location where the target bin and/or goods are stored by the warehousing robot 10 before the target bin and/or goods are manually transported, and of course, the target bin and/or goods may also be transported to the storage device 11 of the warehousing robot 10 by a robot, for example, a robotic arm.

In order to place the transported target bin and/or goods to the corresponding delivery position, the target bin and/or goods information may include first identification information of the target bin and/or goods, and meanwhile, each preset position on the preset shelf 20 may include second identification information, and the first identification information corresponds to the second identification information, wherein when the preset position includes a plurality of storage units, the plurality of first identification information may correspond to one second identification information, and at this time, the number of the first identification information is consistent with the number of the storage units at the preset position, so as to ensure that each target bin and/or goods has a corresponding storage unit. In this way, since the preset position corresponds to the delivery destination of the target bin and/or the goods, the target bin and/or the goods can be placed to the corresponding delivery area only by placing the target bin and/or the goods to the preset position corresponding to the second identification information according to the first identification information.

The system 100 for intelligently sorting goods further comprises a supply console 40 and/or a robotic arm, wherein the supply console 40 and/or the robotic arm are used for sorting goods to be sorted and/or containers storing goods to be sorted. When sorting the goods, the goods to be sorted need to be transported to the position area of the operation table 40 or the mechanical arm, so that the goods can be sorted through the operation table 40 or the mechanical arm.

After the goods to be sorted are sorted on the operation table 40 or the mechanical arm, the sorted goods can be transported to the sorting compartments 50 by the sorting robot 20, and each sorting compartment 50 can be placed with a bin, which can correspond to a receiving party. After sorting is complete, the bins may be transported to an delivery area for shipment. The sorted goods are taken out of the goods to be sorted and/or the container storing the goods to be sorted, wherein the goods to be sorted can be stored in a container, such as a container. Wherein the bins comprise a first bin and a second bin, the first bin being located at the sorting bin 50.

Referring to fig. 3 to 6, the system 100 for intelligently sorting goods further includes a fixed rack and/or a movable rack, the containers include the movable rack, containers on the fixed rack and/or containers on the movable rack, the warehousing robot 10 includes a first warehousing robot 101 and/or a second warehousing robot 102, the first warehousing robot 101 is used for transporting the goods to be sorted from the fixed rack and/or containers storing the goods to be sorted to a goods sorting area, and the second warehousing robot 102 is used for transporting the movable rack storing the goods to be sorted and/or containers storing the goods to be sorted to a goods sorting area.

In the first stocker robot 101, the first stocker robot 101 includes the bin storage unit 11a, a carrying assembly 12a, the moving device 13a, and the lifting device 14. The bin storage unit 11a, the handling assembly 12a and the lifting device 14 are all mounted to the moving device 13 a. The moving device 13a is a movable chassis, and the moving device 13a is used for driving the first warehousing robot 10 to move according to the planned path. The bin storage unit 11a is used for storing goods to be sorted and/or containers for storing goods to be sorted, and in some other embodiments, the bin storage unit 11a may include a plurality of goods storage units, each of which may hold one or more goods. The carrier assembly 12a is movable in a vertical direction relative to the moving device 13a such that the carrier assembly 12a is positioned horizontally opposite any one of the cargo storage units. The handling assembly 12a can handle the goods to be sorted and/or the containers storing the goods to be sorted from the fixed rack to the bin storage unit 11a, and the first storage robot can transport the goods to be sorted and/or the containers storing the goods to be sorted to the first target position by the moving device 13a thereof. The lifting device 14 is used for driving the carrying assembly 12a to move relative to the bin storage unit 11a along the vertical direction, and the lifting assembly 40 comprises a lifting transmission mechanism and a lifting driving mechanism. Wherein the lifting driving mechanism is used for providing a second driving force for moving the carrying assembly 12a relative to the bin storage unit 11a along the vertical direction, and the lifting transmission mechanism is used for transmitting the second driving force to the carrying assembly 12 a.

In the second stocker robot 102, the second stocker robot 102 includes the storage device 11b, another moving device 13b, and a lifting device 15, the lifting device 15 is mounted to the moving device 13b, and the storage device 11b is mounted to the lifting device 15. The moving device 13b includes a plurality of first driving wheels installed at a bottom end of the second warehousing robot 102, and the moving device 13b drives the second warehousing robot 102 to move in the work space, for example, a warehouse, by the first driving wheels. The bin storage unit 11a is a tray, and the bin storage unit 11a is used for placing a movable shelf which stores goods to be sorted and/or containers of the goods to be sorted. The lifting device 15 is movable in a vertical direction relative to the moving device 13b, and the lifting device 15 drives the tray to be lifted to jack up the moving rack. The moving device 13b moves to the lower part of the moving rack, the lifting device 15 drives the tray to be lifted to jack up the moving rack, and the second warehousing robot 102 delivers the moving rack to the first target position through the moving device 13b thereof.

The system 100 for intelligently sorting goods further comprises the sorting robot 20 for transporting the sorted goods to the location of the bin, i.e. transporting the sorted goods to the sorting cell 50 where the bin is located. The sorting robot 20 delivers the sorted goods to the sorting bay 50 for receipt, and then travels from the sorting bay 50 to a goods sorting area, such as a supply station or a robot area, for receiving the sorted goods from the goods to be sorted by the supply station or the robot.

The sorting robot 20 includes a moving assembly 21, a storage assembly 22, and a dumping device 23, and both the storage assembly 22 and the dumping device 23 are mounted to the moving assembly 21. The moving assembly 21 includes at least two second driving wheels installed at a bottom end of the sorting robot 20, the moving assembly 21 drives the sorting robot 20 to travel along a planned path by the second driving wheels, and the sorting robot 20 delivers the sorted goods to a second target location by the moving assembly 21. The storage assembly 22 is a rotatable tray, and the storage assembly 22 is used for storing sorted goods. The dumping device 23 is a link mechanism, and the dumping device 23 can rotate relative to the moving assembly 21 to drive the storage assembly 22 to dump the sorted goods stored in the storage assembly 22 into the bin of the sorting cell 50.

The sorting robot 20 further comprises a detecting device (not shown) for detecting whether the received sorted goods match the sorted goods type and/or the goods quantity; and if the goods are matched, the sorted goods are conveyed to the second target position, and the second target position is the sorting grid corresponding to the received goods. And if not, feeding back the unmatched information to the operation table, the mechanical arm and/or the processing terminal. It is understood that the detecting device may be set according to actual requirements, for example, a visual sensing device, and the type and/or quantity of the goods put into the sorting robot may be determined by shooting images, or the quantity of the goods put into the sorting robot may be determined by other sensing devices, such as a weight sensor, and it is only necessary that the detecting device can detect the type and/or quantity of the goods put into the sorting robot.

The processing terminal 30 is configured to instruct the warehousing robot to transport the goods to be sorted and/or the containers storing the goods to be sorted to the first target location, and/or instruct the sorting robot to transport the sorted goods to the second target location. Wherein the first target position is located in the area of the supply station 40 and/or robot position and the second target position is located in the sorting compartment 50.

The processing terminal 30 is further configured to:

determining the quantity of goods to be sorted according to the quantity of the goods required by the order;

determining the type of the sorted goods according to the goods type information of the order;

determining the quantity of the sorted goods according to the quantity information of the goods of the order and/or the capacity information of the sorting robot;

determining the first target position according to information of goods to be sorted and/or the container information;

determining the second target location according to the order destination;

and according to the type, the quantity and the second target position of the sorted goods, instructing the sorting robot 20 to reach a third target position to receive the sorted goods and transporting the sorted goods to the second target position.

The third target position may be a specific position where the supply console 40 and/or the robot arm delivers the sorted goods, for example, a stop point of the sorting robot 20 in the area of the supply console and/or the robot arm, so as to stop at the position to receive the sorted goods.

The processing terminal 30 is further configured to:

and instructing the warehousing robot to convey goods to be sorted and/or containers storing the goods to be sorted to a first target position according to the inventory information stored in the system, the received order information and the dynamic information of the first warehousing robot and/or the second warehousing robot.

The processing terminal 30 may count the quantity of each type of goods on the order to be sorted to determine the quantity of each type of goods to be sorted. The processing terminal 30 may determine the number of sorted goods directly according to the information on the number of goods on the order or the capacity information of the sorting robot, wherein the sorted goods are taken out from the goods to be sorted; the processing terminal 30 may determine the first target position according to the information of the goods to be sorted and/or the information of the containers, and different goods to be sorted and/or containers may have different first target positions, which are all located in the area of the supply console 40 or the robot arm, so as to sort the goods to be sorted by the supply console 40 or the robot arm. The processing terminal 30 may also determine the second target location according to the order destination; different orders have different delivery destinations, and therefore the second destination locations are also located at different sorting bays. The processing terminal 30 may further instruct the sorting robot 20 to receive the sorted goods or to deliver the sorted goods according to the sorted goods type, the sorted goods quantity, and the second target position.

The first storage device 11a of the first warehousing robot 101 may be used for placing the first bin and/or the second bin, may be referred to as a first bin storage unit when the first bin is placed, may be referred to as a second bin storage unit when the second bin is placed, and the first storage device 11a includes multiple layers of the first bin storage unit and multiple layers of the second bin storage unit. Each of the first bin storage units may store a corresponding one of the first bins, and each of the second bin storage units may store a corresponding one of the second bins. The first bin storage unit needs to be left empty before the warehousing robot 10 replaces the first bin, so that the handling assembly 12a of the warehousing robot 10 can carry the first bin to the first bin storage unit.

After the first moving device 12a drives the first warehousing robot 101 to move to the sorting cell 50, the carrying assembly 12a carries the first bin to the first bin storage unit and the second bin to the sorting cell 50. When there are a plurality of first bins to be replaced, the first warehousing robot 101 may respectively go to the corresponding sorting cell 50 of each first bin, complete the transportation of the first bin to the first bin storage unit at the sorting cell 50, and transport the second bin to the sorting cell 50, and then proceed to the next sorting cell 50.

In this embodiment, there may be a plurality of first bins that need to be replaced, and a plurality of bins are located in different sorting gates 50, and each first bin corresponds to one sorting gate 50, in order to reduce the number of times that the first bin is replaced by the first warehousing robot 101, the first warehousing robot 101 may include a multi-layer bin storage unit, and the multi-layer bin storage unit may include an empty bin storage unit for storing the replaced first bin, which may be referred to as the first bin storage unit, and the remaining bin storage units are used for storing the second bin, which is an empty bin, for replacing the first bin with goods, that is, the target bin. When the first storage robot 101 changes the first bin, the first moving device 12a moves to any one of the sorting grid 50 where the first bin is located, which may be referred to as a first bin No. 1, the carrying assembly 12a carries the first bin No. 1 to the first bin storage unit, which may be referred to as a first bin storage unit No. 1, and any one of the second bins, which may be referred to as a second bin No. 1, to the sorting grid 50 corresponding to the first bin No. 1, and updates the second bin storage unit where the second bin No. 1 is located to the first bin storage unit, which may be referred to as a first bin storage unit No. 2, and when the second bin is changed, which is referred to as a first bin No. 2, the first bin No. 2 can be placed to the first bin No. 2, and put No. 2 the second workbin No. 2 first workbin place sort bin 50, according to this mode, until a plurality of the second workbin that second workbin storage unit stored put respectively to the difference the first workbin corresponds sort bin 50, and, when all of second workbin storage unit put to the difference after sorting bin 50, will change all first workbin transports to the destination.

When the sorting bay 50 is in the locked state, the goods are no longer sorted for that sorting bay 50, and at this time, the locked sorting bay 50 will not be able to serve as the traveling destination of the sorting robot 20, i.e., the goods cannot be sorted for that locked sorting bay 50.

The intelligent sorting system 100 further comprises a preset shelf 60, wherein the preset shelf 60 is arranged at a preset position. Preferably, preset goods shelves 60 is the fluent goods shelves, can further promote the efficiency of goods letter sorting, moreover, the fluent goods shelves include multilayer goods shelves, and every layer of goods shelves includes a plurality of preset positions, and every preset position is used for holding rather than corresponding target workbins and/or goods, every layer of goods shelves comprises many fluent strips, and every fluent strip both ends have certain slope, so that target workbins and/or goods are by the relatively higher one end free landing of fluent strip to relatively lower one end because fluent goods shelves itself have certain slope, like this, on transporting goods shelves target workbins and/or goods can utilize the gravity of target workbins and/or goods is by oneself sliding down.

The first warehousing robot 101 transports the first bin to the destination, wherein the destination may include a delivery buffer location or a delivery packing location of the first bin, and the delivery location or the delivery device location may be located at a preset location on a preset shelf 60, the preset location being used for placing the first bin, and the preset location corresponding to the delivery destination of the first bin. The temporary delivery position or the loading position of the first material box and the first material box have a preset corresponding relation, so that the receiving address of the goods in the first material box can be determined according to the goods order information, and different receiving addresses correspond to corresponding delivery areas or delivery positions, so that the material box filled with the goods can be sent to a delivery area through the first warehousing robot 101, the human input is further liberated, and the intelligent degree of the goods logistics is enhanced.

The first warehousing robot 101 may also instruct the handling assembly 13 to carry the target bin and/or cargo from the storage location to the storage unit. For the target bin and/or goods to be transported, the target bin and/or goods may also be manually transported from the location where the target bin and/or goods are stored to the first storage device 11a of the first warehousing robot 101, wherein the target bin and/or goods may be moved to the location where the target bin and/or goods are stored by the first warehousing robot 101 before the target bin and/or goods are manually transported, and of course, the target bin and/or goods may also be transported to the first storage device 11a of the first warehousing robot 101 by a robot, for example, a robotic arm.

The system 100 for intelligently sorting goods further comprises a goods transfer device, which is used for transferring goods in goods boxes at preset positions of the preset shelf 60 into corresponding containers respectively so as to convey the goods to a first goods box and/or a delivery destination corresponding to the goods, and the containers can be various boxes suitable for packaging and transporting the goods, such as cartons, and equipment for transporting the containers can be various robots or AGV trolleys with transportation functions.

The system 100 for intelligently sorting goods further includes an empty box collecting device for collecting empty boxes at each preset position after the goods are transferred by the goods transferring device, so that the first warehousing robot 101 transports the empty boxes to a preset destination. In order to facilitate the collection and management of the empty containers after the goods in the containers at the predetermined positions of the predetermined shelves 60 are transferred to the corresponding containers, the empty containers may be collected by an empty container collecting device and then transported to a predetermined destination by the first warehousing robot 101.

Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, and not to limit the same; within the context of the present application, where technical features in the above embodiments or in different embodiments can also be combined, the steps can be implemented in any order and there are many other variations of the different aspects of the present application as described above, which are not provided in detail for the sake of brevity; although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it should be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some technical features may be equivalently replaced; and the modifications or the substitutions do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions depart from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application.

Claims

1. The utility model provides an intelligence letter sorting system, its characterized in that, the system includes the storage robot, the storage robot includes workbin storage unit and handling subassembly, the handling subassembly is with first workbin change for the second workbin that workbin storage unit stored.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the warehousing robot further comprises a mobile device carrying the storage unit and the handling assembly;

3. The system of claim 2, comprising a sorting bay, the first bin being located at the sorting bay;

the bin storage unit comprises a first bin storage unit;

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the number of first bins and the number of sorting bays are each a plurality, one for each first bin;

5. A system according to claim 3, characterized in that the sorting cubicle is provided with locking means;

6. The system of claim 4, wherein the warehousing robot includes a visual recognition device, the first bin having identification information and image information thereon;

7. The system of claim 1, comprising a preset shelf, the preset shelf being located at a preset position;

8. The system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising a sorting robot;

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the warehousing robot transports goods to be sorted and/or containers storing goods to be sorted to a goods sorting area.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the system further comprises a processing terminal;