SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
Therefore, the application provides an automatic trade cabinet device, and is simple feasible, can automize the loading and unloading goods shelves, improves handling efficiency, reduces the human cost.
Some embodiments of the present application provide an automatic cabinet changing device, including: a cabinet changing platform; the container can be laterally loaded and unloaded to the unmanned vehicle, and a magnetic strip component is arranged on the side wall of the container facing the container changing platform; the cabinet changing mechanism comprises a movable sliding table, the movable sliding table is arranged on the cabinet changing platform along the X direction, and the output end of the movable sliding table is provided with a magnetic attraction fixer; the magnetic attraction fixer can tightly attract the magnetic attraction strip component to be connected with the container.
On one hand, the automatic cabinet changing device in the embodiment of the application can be used for automatically loading and unloading the container in an unmanned logistics operation in a magnetic suction mode, is simple and feasible, improves the loading and unloading efficiency and reduces the labor cost; on the other hand, the container replacing mechanism loads and unloads the container in a mode of pushing and pulling the container laterally, and can realize the loading and unloading operation of the container with larger weight under the same output power.
In addition, the automatic cabinet changing device according to the embodiment of the application also has the following additional technical characteristics:
according to some embodiments of the application, the automatic cabinet-changing apparatus further comprises a first proximity detection assembly, the first proximity detection assembly comprising: the distance sensor is arranged at the front end of the cabinet changing platform; a reflector plate mounted to the unmanned vehicle; when the unmanned vehicle stops at the cabinet changing platform, the distance sensor detects the reflecting plate and sends a stop in-place signal, and the movable sliding table responds to the stop in-place signal and drives the magnetic attraction fixing device to move forwards. Through first detection assembly that is close, can detect that unmanned car parks and targets in place, realize automatic loading and unloading operation.
According to some embodiments of the present application, the magnetically attractive bar assembly comprises: a mounting plate slidably mounted to the container; the magnetic suction strip is arranged on the mounting plate. Through this kind of form, can adjust position tolerance, make the magnetism inhale the strip and inhale the fixer with magnetism and have the biggest magnetism area of contact.
According to some embodiments of the application, the mounting plate is slidably engaged to the side wall of the container by a Y-guide rail. Through this kind of form, can adjust the position of inhaling the strip in y direction, when goods distribute unevenly in the packing cupboard, can adjust the position of inhaling the strip of inhaling to come equilibrium application of force in the packing cupboard.
According to some embodiments of the present application, the automatic cabinet-changing apparatus further comprises a second proximity detection assembly, the second proximity detection assembly comprising: the electromagnetic proximity switch is fixed on the magnetic attraction fixer; the induction sheet is fixed on the magnetic suction strip component; when the electromagnetic proximity switch contacts with the induction sheet, the electromagnetic proximity switch can send the magnetic attraction fixer energizing signal, the movable sliding table responds to the magnetic attraction fixer energizing signal and stops running, and the magnetic attraction fixer responds to the magnetic attraction fixer energizing signal and is energized. Through the second detection assembly that is close, can detect magnetism and inhale the fixer and move forward and target in place, realize automatic loading and unloading operation.
According to some embodiments of the application, the bottom of the packing cupboard can with trade the upper surface sliding fit of cabinet platform to make the packing cupboard easily dragged, reduce the requirement to magnetic attraction.
According to some embodiments of the application, the upper surface of the cabinet exchange platform is provided with two protection strips, the two protection strips are arranged at intervals in a direction perpendicular to the sliding direction of the container, each protection strip extends along the X direction, and a loading and unloading area for the sliding of the container is constructed between the two protection strips. Two protection strips can play the guide effect at the packing cupboard slip in-process, prevent that the packing cupboard from slope and slip off and trade the cabinet platform in handling operation.
According to some embodiments of the application, the bottom of the container further comprises a roller assembly, the roller assembly is used for being in sliding fit with the upper surface of the container changing platform, walking between the container groove and the container changing platform is achieved through the roller assembly, and the container changing platform is simple in structure and easy to achieve.
According to some embodiments of the application, the bottom of the packing container is provided with a limiting block, and when the packing container is positioned in the packing container groove, the limiting block is matched with the unmanned vehicle to position the packing container. Through stopper and unmanned car cooperation, can avoid the packing cupboard to be promoted excessively in order to damage unmanned car forward.
According to some embodiments of the present application, the automatic cabinet-changing apparatus further comprises a third proximity detection assembly, the third proximity detection assembly comprising: the proximity sensor is arranged in a container groove of the unmanned vehicle; the marking piece is arranged on the container; when the container completely enters the container slot, the proximity sensor can detect the marking piece and send a loading in-place signal, and the magnetic attraction fixer responds to the loading in-place signal and is powered off. Through the third detection assembly that is close, can accurately judge whether the packing cupboard gets into the packing cupboard groove completely to instant release packing cupboard.
Additional aspects and advantages of the present application will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the present application.
Detailed Description
In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present application clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are some embodiments of the present application, but not all embodiments. The components of the embodiments of the present application, generally described and illustrated in the figures herein, can be arranged and designed in a wide variety of different configurations.
Thus, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present application, presented in the accompanying drawings, is not intended to limit the scope of the claimed application, but is merely representative of selected embodiments of the application. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.
Referring to fig. 1, the automatic cabinet-changing device 100 of the embodiment of the present application includes a cabinet-changing platform 10, a container 30 and a cabinet-changing mechanism 40. The container 30 can be loaded and unloaded laterally from the unmanned vehicle 20, the side wall of the container 30 facing the changing platform 10 is defined as a container side wall 32, and the container side wall 32 is provided with a magnetic strip attracting assembly 33. The cabinet replacing mechanism 40 comprises a movable sliding table 41 and a magnetic attraction fixer 42, the movable sliding table 41 is installed on the cabinet replacing platform 10 along the X direction, the magnetic attraction fixer 42 is arranged at the output end of the movable sliding table 41, and the magnetic attraction fixer 42 can tightly attract the magnetic attraction strip assembly 33 to be connected with the container 30.
In some embodiments of the present application, an unmanned vehicle parking space 11 is disposed at the front side of the cabinet changing platform 10 for the unmanned vehicle 20 to park, and a container slot (not shown) for laterally accommodating the container 30 is opened at the unmanned vehicle side wall 21 of the unmanned vehicle 20. When the unmanned vehicle 20 is parked in the unmanned vehicle parking space 11, the tank exchange mechanism 40 can pull out the tank 30 from the tank slot to the tank exchange platform 10, and push the tank 30 from the tank exchange platform 10 to the tank slot.
In other embodiments, the container 30 may be loaded and unloaded directly onto the chassis of the drone vehicle 20 without a container slot.
On one hand, the automatic cabinet changing device 100 in the embodiment of the application can automatically load and unload the container 30 in a magnetic attraction manner in unmanned logistics operation, is simple and feasible, improves the loading and unloading efficiency and reduces the labor cost; on the other hand, the container exchange mechanism 40 loads and unloads the container by pushing and pulling the container 30 sideways, and the operation of loading and unloading the container 30 having a large weight can be performed with the same output power.
The following description describes the structure and the driving relationship of the components of the automatic cabinet-changing device 100 according to the embodiment of the present application.
Referring to FIG. 2, the exchange platform 10 includes a frame 12 and an exchange platform 13, the exchange platform 13 is supported on the frame 12, and an upper surface of the exchange platform 13 is an upper surface 131 of the exchange platform for slidably supporting the container 30 during the loading and unloading of the container 30.
The front side of the cabinet changing platform 10 is provided with an unmanned vehicle parking space 11, and the cabinet changing mechanism 40 can move to the cabinet changing platform front end 14 to be in butt joint with the unmanned vehicle 20.
Referring to fig. 2 and 3, the container changing mechanism 40 includes a movable sliding table 41 and a magnetic attraction fixer 42, the movable sliding table 41 is mounted on the container changing table 13 of the container changing platform 10 along the X direction, the magnetic attraction fixer 42 is mounted at the output end of the movable sliding table 41, and the magnetic attraction fixer 42 can be connected to the container 30.
The movable sliding table 41 extends along the x direction and can drive the magnetic attraction fixer 42 to approach or depart from the front end 14 of the cabinet changing platform.
In some embodiments of the present application, the moving sliding table 41 is a linear guide rail, and has a simple structure and reliable and stable transmission.
In other embodiments, the moving slide table 41 may also be a nut screw mechanism, a linear cylinder, or an electric push rod.
Driven by the moving slide 41, the magnetically attractive holder 42 is movable in the x-direction to have a front limit position near the front end 14 of the changing table and a rear limit position near the rear end 15 of the changing table. When the magnetic attraction fixer 42 reaches the front limit position, the magnetic attraction fixer 42 is used for butting with the container 30 or pushing the container 30 into the container groove of the unmanned vehicle 20; when the magnetically attractive holder 42 reaches the rear limit position, the container 30 is completely pulled out of the container slot and on the exchange table 13, or in the initial position.
Referring to fig. 4, optionally, the automatic cabinet-changing device 100 includes a control box 80 to implement automatic loading and unloading operations.
In some embodiments of the present application, the control box 80 is mounted to the cabinet changing table 13 and electrically connected to the moving slide table 41.
In other embodiments, the control box 80 may be disposed at other positions, and the automatic loading and unloading operation is realized by wireless signal transmission.
Referring to fig. 4, further, the automatic cabinet-changing device 100 further includes a first proximity detection assembly 50, and the first proximity detection assembly 50 is used for detecting that the unmanned vehicle 20 is parked in place.
In some embodiments of the present application, the first proximity detection assembly 50 includes a distance sensor 51 and a reflective plate 52, the distance sensor 51 being mounted to the changing platform front end 14, the reflective plate 52 being mounted to the drone vehicle 20.
The first proximity detection assembly 50 operates as follows:
when the unmanned vehicle 20 stops at the cabinet changing platform 10, the distance sensor 51 detects the reflection plate 52 and sends a stop-in-place signal to the control box 80;
the movable slide table 41 responds to the parking position signal and drives the magnetic attraction holder 42 to move forward from the rear limit position.
Referring to FIGS. 5 and 6, in some embodiments of the present application, the container side wall 32 has magnetic attraction bar assemblies 33, and the magnetic attraction holder 42 can attract the magnetic attraction bar assemblies 33 to connect with the container 30.
The container 30 is driven to move by the magnetic attraction way, which is not only stable and reliable, but also simplifies the structure of the magnetic attraction fixer 42.
In other embodiments, a common robot may be used instead of the magnetically attractive holder 42, and the container side wall 32 is provided with corresponding structures to facilitate gripping by the robot.
In some embodiments of the present application, the magnetic attraction bar assembly 33 comprises a mounting plate 331 and a magnetic attraction bar (not shown), the mounting plate 331 being slidably mounted to the container 30, the magnetic attraction bar being mounted to the mounting plate 331.
Specifically, the mounting plate 331 is fixed to the container side wall 32 and slidably engages the unmanned vehicle side wall 21 in the yz plane. When the container 30 is pulled by the magnetic fixer 42 along the x direction, the mounting plate 331 can slide on the yz plane, so that the magnetic strip and the magnetic fixer 42 have the maximum magnetic contact area by adjusting the position tolerance.
Referring to FIG. 6, for example, the mounting plate 331 can be slidably engaged to the container side wall 32 by a y-guide rail 332 extending in the y-direction. Through this kind of form, can adjust the position of inhaling the strip in y direction, when goods distribute inequality in packing cupboard 30, can adjust the position of inhaling the strip of inhaling to come equilibrium application of force in packing cupboard 30.
In other embodiments, the magnetic strip can be fixed on the side wall 32 of the container and has a magnetic area significantly larger than that of the magnetic fixer, so as to ensure that the magnetic fixer 42 is stably connected with the magnetic strip when the power is turned on.
In some embodiments of the present application, the automatic cabinet changing apparatus 100 further includes a second proximity detecting assembly 60, and the second proximity detecting assembly 60 is used for detecting that the magnetic attraction fixture 42 moves forward to a certain position.
Referring to fig. 4, the second proximity detecting assembly 60 includes an electromagnetic proximity switch 61 and a sensing piece (not shown), the electromagnetic proximity switch 61 is fixed to the magnetic attraction holder, and the sensing piece is fixed to the magnetic attraction bar assembly 33.
Specifically, the electromagnetic proximity switch 61 is fixed to the magnetic attraction holder, the electromagnetic proximity switch 61 is electrically connected to the control box 80, and the sensor sheet is fixed to the mounting plate 331.
The second proximity detection assembly 60 operates as follows:
when the magnetic attraction fixer reaches the front limit position, the detection surface of the electromagnetic proximity switch 61 is contacted with the induction sheet;
when the electromagnetic proximity switch 61 is in contact with the induction sheet, the electromagnetic proximity switch 61 can send a magnetic attraction fixer energizing signal to the control box 80;
the movable sliding table 41 responds to the power-on signal of the magnetic attraction fixer and stops running, and the magnetic attraction fixer responds to the power-on signal of the magnetic attraction fixer and is powered on, so that the magnetic attraction fixer attracts the side wall 32 of the container.
In other embodiments, the second proximity detection assembly 60 may also be a ranging assembly similar to the first proximity detection assembly 50.
The container 30 has a loading position in the container slot and an unloading position pulled out into position by the dragging of the container changing mechanism 40.
Referring to fig. 5, optionally, the container bottom 31 is provided with a bottom rail 34 (only the mounting frame of the bottom rail 34 is shown), and the bottom rail 34 is provided with a groove extending along the x-direction inside to avoid the portion of the container changing mechanism 40 protruding from the upper surface 131 of the container changing platform.
Optionally, the container bottom 31 is provided with stops 36, the stops 36 cooperating with the drone 20 to position the container 30 when the container 30 is in the container slot loading position.
By the stopper 36 cooperating with the unmanned vehicle 20, it can be avoided that the container 30 is pushed forward too much to damage the unmanned vehicle 20.
Further, the unmanned vehicle 20 is provided with a matching structure, and the automatic cabinet replacing apparatus 100 further comprises a third approach detection component to accurately determine whether the container 30 completely enters the container slot, and immediately release the container 30.
When the container 30 arrives at the loading position, the limiting block 36 is abutted against the matching structure, the third approach detection assembly detects that the container 30 is loaded in place and sends a loading in-place signal to the control box 80, the movable sliding table 41 responds to the loading in-place signal to stop further forward movement, the magnetic attraction fixer 42 responds to the loading in-place signal and is powered off, and the container 30 is released.
For example, the third proximity detection assembly includes a proximity sensor and a marker mounted to the surface of the container 30, the proximity sensor being mounted within the container slot. When the container 30 completely enters the container slot, the limit block 36 abuts against the matching structure, the proximity sensor detects the mark piece and sends a loading in-place signal to the control box 80.
In some embodiments of the present application, the container bottom 31 can be a sliding fit with the upper surface 131 of the exchange platform.
When the tank changing mechanism 40 drags the tank 30 to move, the tank bottom 31 and the upper surface 13 of the tank changing platform1The sliding fit is used for bearing the weight of the container 30 through the container changing platform 10, and the container 30 is easy to drag through the sliding fit of the container changing platform 10 and the container 30, so that the requirement on magnetic attraction is reduced.
In some embodiments of the present application, the container bottom 31 further comprises roller assemblies 35, the roller assemblies 35 being adapted to slidably engage the upper surface 131 of the exchange platform.
When the unmanned vehicle 20 is parked in the unmanned vehicle parking space 11 of the tank changing platform 10, the upper surface 131 of the tank changing platform is flush with the bottom wall of the tank, and the tank 30 can travel between the tank and the tank changing platform 10 through the roller assemblies 35.
In one embodiment, the roller assemblies 35 are arranged in two rows, each row of roller assemblies 35 comprises a roller mounting plate 351 and a plurality of rollers (not shown in the figure), the roller mounting plate 351 is mounted on the container bottom 31, and the plurality of rollers are mounted on the roller mounting plate 351 at intervals along the x direction. The two rows of roller assemblies 35 are spaced in the y-direction to evenly bear the weight of the container 30.
In other embodiments, the container 30 and the changing platform 10 may be slidably engaged by a rail assembly extending in the x-direction.
Referring to FIG. 2, optionally, a protection assembly 70 is disposed on the upper surface 131 of the platform, and the protection assembly 70 can guide the container 30 during the sliding process along the x direction to prevent the container 30 from tilting and sliding off the platform 10 during the loading and unloading operation.
In some embodiments of the present application, the guard assembly 70 includes two guard bars, a first guard bar 71 and a second guard bar 72, the first guard bar 71 and the second guard bar 72 are spaced in a y-direction, the y-direction is perpendicular to the x-direction, and a loading and unloading area 73 configured to slide the supply cabinet 30 is between the first guard bar 71 and the second guard bar 72.
The two guard bars have the same structure, and for example, the first guard bar 71 is extended along the x direction, and the first guard bar 71 is fixed on the first side 16 of the cabinet-changing platform and is higher than the upper surface 131 of the cabinet-changing platform. Similarly, a second guard bar 72 is secured to the changing platform second side 17.
With this configuration, the space of the cabinet changing platform 10 can be utilized reasonably.
The distance between the first protective strip 71 and the second protective strip 72 is L, the contour width of the container in the y direction is W, L is larger than or equal to W, and when the container 30 slides in the loading and unloading area 73 along the x direction, the sliding path of the container 30 can be effectively limited to be consistent with the x direction.
The automatic cabinet changing device 100 works as follows:
a cabinet unloading process:
when the unmanned vehicle 20 arrives at the unmanned vehicle parking space 11, the first approach detection assembly 50 sends a parking in-place signal to the control box 80, and the movable sliding table 41 drives the magnetic attraction fixer 42 to move forwards;
the second approach detection component 60 sends a magnetic attraction fixer electrifying signal to the control box 80, the magnetic attraction fixer 42 reaches the front limit position and stops, and the magnetic attraction fixer 42 attracts the container 30;
the movable sliding table 41 drives the magnetic attraction fixer 42 to move backwards to the rear limit position, and the container 30 is dragged out to the container changing platform 10, so that the container unloading process is completed.
The process of loading the cabinet:
the magnetic absorption fixer 42 absorbs the container, and the sliding table 41 is moved to drive the magnetic absorption fixer 42 to push the container 30 forwards;
the third approach detection component sends a loading in-place signal to the control box 80, the magnetic attraction fixer 42 reaches the front limit position and stops, the magnetic attraction fixer 42 releases the container 30, and the limiting block 36 is matched with the unmanned vehicle 20 to complete the loading process.
The automatic cabinet-changing device 100 according to the embodiment of the present application can be used to automatically load and unload the cargo container 30, and can also be used to load and unload the cargo container 30 having a large weight with the same output power.
It should be noted that the features of the embodiments in the present application may be combined with each other without conflict.
The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present application and is not intended to limit the present application, and various modifications and changes may be made by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement and the like made within the spirit and principle of the present application shall be included in the protection scope of the present application.