CN213876925U - Storage device - Google Patents

Abstract

The application provides a storage device relates to the self-service equipment field. The storage device comprises a printing mechanism and a storage rack, wherein the storage rack is provided with a plurality of installation positions and a detection mechanism which is in one-to-one correspondence with the installation positions, and the detection mechanism triggers a trigger event of the installation positions, so that information of articles placed on a tray corresponding to the installation positions can be printed through the printing mechanism. Because the storing device can print the information sheet by oneself, the convenience of information sheet printing is improved to make the logistics personnel can correctly match the information sheet, improved the accuracy of logistics personnel operation. In addition, the storage device of this application can also set up the space size that article occupy through the installation position that the tray place that sets up the bearing article, has improved the flexibility that storage device used.

Description

Storage device

Technical Field

The application relates to the field of self-service equipment, in particular to a storage device.

Background

During the transportation process, the object is often required to be transported together with the corresponding information sheet, and the information sheet records the information related to the object. In the prior art, a sender manually writes an information sheet in advance and pastes the information sheet on the surface of an express mail, or after the sender places the information sheet on line, logistics personnel print the information sheet in advance and paste the information sheet on the express mail when picking up the express mail. The problem that the sender is inconvenient to operate when the sender fills and pastes the information sheet by himself exists, and the problem that the information sheet pasting errors can occur when logistics personnel frequently take a plurality of express mails at one time and need to print and carry a plurality of information sheets in advance when the logistics personnel print the information sheet in advance.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model provides a storing device to improve the convenience of posting the piece, and make the information list be difficult to paste the mistake.

The embodiment of the application is realized as follows:

in a first aspect, the present application provides a storage device, including a control mechanism, a printing mechanism, a storage rack and a tray, the tray is used for bearing articles, the storage rack is provided with a plurality of installation positions arranged at intervals along a vertical direction, the tray can be movably connected with the storage rack through the installation positions, the storage device further includes a plurality of detection mechanisms, the plurality of detection mechanisms correspond to the plurality of installation positions one by one, the printing mechanism and the plurality of detection mechanisms are electrically connected with the control mechanism, the detection mechanism is used for detecting whether a trigger event of the installation position corresponding to the detection mechanism occurs or not, and outputs a trigger signal when detecting the trigger event of the installation position corresponding to the detection mechanism occurs, and the printing mechanism is used for printing information of the articles stored on the tray installed at the installation position corresponding to the detection mechanism when the detection mechanism outputs the trigger signal.

In an alternative embodiment, the storage shelf comprises a first side wall and a second side wall which are oppositely arranged, a supporting mechanism is arranged on each mounting position, the supporting mechanism comprises a first supporting component arranged on the first side wall and a second supporting component arranged on the second side wall, the first supporting component and the second supporting component are oppositely arranged, and the first supporting component and the second supporting component together form a supporting surface for supporting the tray.

In an optional embodiment, the supporting mechanism further comprises a first limiting component arranged on the first side wall and a second limiting component arranged on the second side wall, the first limiting component and the first supporting component are arranged at intervals along the vertical direction, a first limiting groove used for installing the tray is formed between the first limiting component and the first supporting component, the second limiting component and the second supporting component are arranged at intervals along the vertical direction, and a second limiting groove used for installing the tray is formed between the second limiting component and the second supporting component.

In an alternative embodiment, the storage shelf further comprises a top panel and a bottom panel disposed opposite to each other, the top panel, the bottom panel, the first side wall and the second side wall of the storage shelf form a storage space for storing the articles, the storage shelf has a first side and a second side opposite to each other, the storage space has a first opening on the first side, the first opening is used for taking the articles out of the storage space, and the detection mechanism is disposed on the first side of the storage shelf.

In an alternative embodiment, the storage space further has a second opening at a second side of the storage shelf for placing items into the storage space.

In an optional embodiment, the storage device further includes a cabinet body, the storage rack and the tray are disposed in the cabinet body, the cabinet body includes a front wall and a rear wall which are disposed at an interval, the front wall is provided with a sending opening, the rear wall is provided with a taking opening, the taking opening is communicated with the first opening, the storage device further includes a sending door, a taking door and a delivery mechanism, the sending door is movably connected with the cabinet body and used for opening or closing the sending opening, the taking door is also movably connected with the cabinet body and used for opening or closing the taking opening, the delivery mechanism is disposed in the cabinet body, and the delivery mechanism is located between the storage rack and the sending opening and used for delivering articles between the sending opening and the storage rack.

In an alternative embodiment, the detection mechanism includes a mechanical sensor and a key cooperating with the mechanical sensor.

In an optional embodiment, the detection mechanism comprises a photoelectric sensor, the photoelectric sensor comprises a light generator and a light receiver, the light generator and the light receiver are arranged oppositely, an object stored on a tray mounted on a mounting position corresponding to the detection mechanism can cut off a light path between the light generator and the light receiver, and the light generator and the light receiver are both electrically connected with the control mechanism.

In an optional embodiment, the storage device further comprises a plurality of indicating mechanisms, the indicating mechanisms correspond to the mounting positions in a one-to-one manner, and the indicating mechanisms are electrically connected with the control mechanism and used for outputting indicating information to indicate that the information of the articles stored on the tray mounted in the mounting position corresponding to the indicating mechanism is printed.

In an optional implementation manner, the storage device further comprises a human-computer interaction mechanism, the human-computer interaction mechanism is arranged on the surface of the cabinet body and used for receiving information of the articles stored in the storage device, and the human-computer interaction mechanism is electrically connected with the control mechanism.

The beneficial effects of the embodiment of the application are that:

in this application embodiment, the storing device is provided with a printing mechanism and a plurality of installation positions, and each installation position corresponds to a detection mechanism, and whether the detection mechanism can detect the trigger event of the installation position corresponding to the detection mechanism and output a trigger signal when detecting the trigger event of the installation position corresponding to the detection mechanism occurs, and the printing mechanism can print the information of the articles stored on the tray installed on the installation position corresponding to the detection mechanism when the detection mechanism outputs the trigger signal. When the storage device is used for storing the express items, the express items can be stored on the tray installed at the installation position of the storage device, the express delivery person can trigger the trigger event of the installation position of the tray when taking out the express items stored on the tray, so that the detection mechanism corresponding to the installation position of the tray outputs the trigger signal, the printing mechanism is enabled to print the information of the express items stored on the tray, and therefore the express delivery person can obtain the express delivery list output by the printing mechanism (namely, the information list of the express items) and paste the express delivery list on the corresponding express items. Therefore, the information sheet can be printed by self through the storage device provided by the embodiment of the application, the convenience of printing the information sheet is improved, the problem that a sender fills in and pastes the information sheet by himself and is inconvenient to operate is solved, and logistics personnel can trigger a trigger event of a mounting position of a tray where an article is located when taking out the article, so that the printing mechanism can print the information of the express mail, the problem that the information sheet is mistakenly matched due to the fact that the logistics personnel acquire the information sheet corresponding to a plurality of articles at one time is avoided, the logistics personnel can correctly match the information sheet, and the accuracy of operation of the logistics personnel is improved. In addition, in the embodiment of the application, each installation position of the storage rack corresponds to one detection mechanism, and the tray can be movably connected with the storage rack through the installation position, so that the size of the space occupied by the articles can be set through the installation positions where the trays for bearing the articles are arranged, namely, the number of the installation positions occupied by the articles is set, and no matter how many installation positions are occupied by the articles, the printing mechanism can print the information of the articles through triggering events of the installation positions of the installation tray, and the use flexibility and the use convenience of the storage device are improved.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the drawings that are required to be used in the embodiments will be briefly described below, it should be understood that the following drawings only illustrate some embodiments of the present application and therefore should not be considered as limiting the scope, and for those skilled in the art, other related drawings can be obtained from the drawings without inventive effort.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a storage device in an embodiment of the present disclosure from a first perspective;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of an embodiment of a storage device of the present disclosure from a second perspective;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the interior of a storage device according to one embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a material access opening of a storage device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of an embodiment of the present disclosure with the tray removed;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of a portion VI of FIG. 5;

fig. 7 is a block diagram illustrating an embodiment of a storage device according to the present disclosure.

010-storage device; 100-a cabinet body; 110-front wall; 111-a mail sending port; 112-mail door; 113-human interaction mechanism; 120-rear wall; 121-a pick-up port; 122-pick-up gate; 200-a storage rack; 201-a first opening; 202-a second opening; 210-a first sidewall; 220-a second side wall; 230-a backplane; 240-installation site; 250-a support mechanism; 251-a first support member; 253-a first stop assembly; 254-a first retaining groove; 260-a tray; 270-a detection mechanism; 300-a printing mechanism; 400-temporary storage rack; 500-a delivery mechanism; 600-an indication mechanism; 700-control mechanism.

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.

It should be noted that: like reference numbers and letters refer to like items in the following figures, and thus, once an item is defined in one figure, it need not be further defined and explained in subsequent figures.

In the description of the present application, it should be noted that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings or orientations or positional relationships that the products of the present invention are conventionally placed in use, and are only used for convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, but do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed in a specific orientation, and be operated, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present application. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," "third," and the like are used solely to distinguish one from another and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

Furthermore, the terms "horizontal", "vertical" and the like do not imply that the components are required to be absolutely horizontal or pendant, but rather may be slightly inclined. For example, "horizontal" merely means that the direction is more horizontal than "vertical" and does not mean that the structure must be perfectly horizontal, but may be slightly inclined.

In the description of the present application, it is further noted that, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the terms "disposed," "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood in a specific case by those of ordinary skill in the art.

In the logistics field, articles are often conveyed together with corresponding information singles in the conveying process, and the information singles record the relevant information of the corresponding articles, so that a conveying party can conveniently classify and convey a plurality of articles, and a receiving party can conveniently identify and classify the articles. Therefore, before the article is sent out, an information sheet needs to be made and matched with the corresponding article. However, in the prior art, it is troublesome for the sender to create the information sheet, and when the information sheet is matched with the article, the matching is easy to be wrong. Taking the express industry as an example, when an express is transported between a sending address and a receiving address, an express bill (equivalent to an information bill corresponding to the express) is pasted on the surface of the express, and the information of a receiver, a sender, weight, price and the like of the express is recorded on the express bill. Before the express is sent out, the sender usually manually fills in the express bill in advance and pastes the express bill on the surface of the express, or after the sender places the bill on line, the courier prints the express bill in advance and pastes the express bill on the express when the express is taken. The problem that the sender is inconvenient to operate under the condition that the sender fills and pastes the express bill by himself exists, and the problem that the express bill is pasted wrongly can occur under the condition that the courier prints the express bill in advance because the courier frequently takes a plurality of couriers at one time and therefore needs to print and carry a plurality of express bills in advance. It can be seen that in the prior art, the sending operation may be inconvenient, and the information sheet and the article are easy to be matched incorrectly.

In order to improve the defects of the prior art, the embodiment of the application provides the storage device, an article to be mailed can be placed on the tray installed at the installation position in the storage device, and the information of the article is printed by triggering the triggering event of the installation position corresponding to the article. Therefore, the operation of making the information sheet is simplified, the information sheet can be accurately matched with the corresponding article, and errors are not easy to occur.

Fig. 1 is a schematic view of a storage device 010 from a first perspective according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; fig. 2 is a schematic view of a storage device 010 from a second perspective in an embodiment of the present disclosure; fig. 3 is a schematic view of the inside of the storage device 010 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Referring to fig. 1 to 3, the present embodiment provides a storage device 010, and the storage device 010 is used for storing articles to be sent out. The storage device 010 includes a cabinet 100, a printing mechanism 300, and a storage rack 200 and a tray 260 disposed in the cabinet 100. The printing mechanism 300 is used for printing the information sheet, and in the embodiment, the printing mechanism 300 is disposed outside the cabinet 100. The tray 260 is used for carrying articles, and the storage rack 200 is used for storing articles, in the embodiment, the storage rack 200 stores articles to be sent out by storing the tray 260 carrying the articles.

In the present embodiment, the cabinet 100 is shaped as a rectangular parallelepiped, and has a front wall 110 and a rear wall 120 disposed at intervals, where the front wall 110 and the rear wall 120 are respectively located at two opposite sides of the cabinet 100, namely a sending side (a side facing the arrow a) and a taking side (a side facing the arrow b). A sending opening 111 is formed in the front wall 110 of the cabinet 100, so that a user can put articles to be sent into the cabinet 100; the rear wall 120 of the cabinet 100 is provided with a pick-up opening 121 for logistics personnel to pick up the article to be mailed in the cabinet 100 for transportation.

In the present embodiment, a temporary storage rack 400 and a delivery mechanism 500 are further disposed in the cabinet 100, the temporary storage rack 400 is used for temporarily storing the empty tray 260, the delivery mechanism 500 is used for delivering the empty tray 260 on the temporary storage rack 400 to the mail port 111 so that the tray 260 receives the article dropped from the mail port 111, the delivery mechanism 500 is also used for delivering the tray 260 carrying the article at the mail port 111 to the storage rack 200 to store the article through the storage rack 200, and for delivering the empty tray 260 to the temporary storage rack 400 after the article stored on the storage rack 200 is removed. Specifically, the delivery mechanism 500 is located between the mail port 111 and the storage rack 200, the delivery mechanism 500 transports an empty tray 260 on the temporary storage rack 400 to the mail port 111, after the mail item is placed on the tray 260 from the mail port 111, the delivery mechanism 500 transports the tray 260 carrying the mail item to the storage rack 200, and the logistics worker can take out the mail item stored on the storage rack 200 through the mail taking port 121. In this embodiment, the storage device 010 further includes a sending door 112 and a fetching door 122, wherein the sending door 112 is movably connected to the cabinet 100 and is used for opening or closing the sending opening 111; the pickup door 122 is also movably connected to the cabinet 100 for opening or closing the pickup opening 121. In the present embodiment, the mail sending door 112 is a sliding door structure, and the mail taking door 122 includes two door panels hinged to the cabinet 100.

By arranging the sending opening 111 and the taking opening 121 on opposite sides of the cabinet 100, it is possible to facilitate the operation of senders and logistics personnel on different sides of the storage device 010. In some scenarios, the storage device 010 may be disposed in a wall, for example, in a wall of a parcel placing room, the parcel placing opening 111 and the parcel taking opening 121 are respectively located at two sides of the wall, the parcel placing opening 111 is located outside the parcel placing room, and the parcel taking opening 121 is located in the parcel placing room. Therefore, after the logistics personnel take the article, the corresponding operations such as classification, printing and the like are not easily interfered by the outside, and the article to be mailed is not easily lost.

In this embodiment, a human-computer interaction mechanism 113 is further disposed on the front wall 110 of the cabinet 100, and the human-computer interaction mechanism 113 is configured to receive information of the articles stored in the storage device 010. Typically, the sender enters information about the item to be sent via the human machine interface 113. The human-computer interaction mechanism 113 may include a touch display screen, a mechanical keyboard, a scanning head, an identification module, and the like.

Fig. 4 is a schematic view of the article taking port 121 of the storage device 010 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; fig. 5 is a schematic view of the storage device 010 without the tray 260 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 4 and 5, in the embodiment of the present application, the storage rack 200 is provided with a plurality of mounting positions spaced along a vertical direction (a direction indicated by an arrow ef), and the tray 260 can be movably connected with the storage rack 200 through the mounting positions. Specifically, the storage rack 200 includes a first side wall 210 and a second side wall 220 oppositely disposed in a first horizontal direction (indicated by arrow cd), and a tray 260 is movably connected to the first side wall 210 and the second side wall 220 through a mounting position 240. As shown in fig. 4, in the present embodiment, a plurality of mounting locations 240 between the first side wall 210 and the second side wall 220 are spaced apart in the vertical direction, each tray 260 is detachably disposed on one of the mounting locations 240, and a lattice for accommodating articles is formed between two adjacent trays 260 above and below and between the uppermost tray and a ceiling (not shown) of the storage rack 200. It should be understood that since the tray 260 is detachable, the height of the cell can be adjusted by adjusting the position of the mounting position 240 of the tray 260, and thus the storage rack 200 of the present embodiment can be used for storing articles with different height dimensions.

In the present embodiment, the storage rack 200 further comprises a top plate (not shown) and a bottom plate 230 which are oppositely arranged in the vertical direction, the top plate, the bottom plate 230, the first side wall 210 and the second side wall 220 of the storage rack 200 form a storage space for storing articles, the storage rack 200 has a first side and a second side which are opposite, and the storage space has a first opening 201 at the first side and a second opening 202 at the second side (as shown in fig. 3). Wherein the first opening 201 faces the rear wall 120 of the cabinet 100, that is, the first opening 201 is used for taking out articles from the storage space; the second opening 202 is toward the front wall 110 of the cabinet 100, that is, in accordance with the direction of arrow a in the figure, the second opening 202 is used for placing articles into the storage space. In the embodiment, the first opening 201 of the storage space is opposite to and communicated with the article taking port 121 on the cabinet 100, and the logistics personnel can take articles on the tray 260 on the storage rack 200 from the article taking port 121 and the first opening 201; the second opening 202 of the storage space is used for receiving the article to be mailed conveyed from the delivery mechanism 500. Of course, in other embodiments provided by the present invention, the storage device 010 may not be provided with the cabinet 100, for example, the storage rack 200 of the storage device 010 is provided indoors to temporarily store articles; alternatively, the storage device 010 is disposed on the cabinet 100, and the sending port 111 and the taking port 121 may be disposed on the same side of the cabinet 100, for example, the storage and taking of the article may be realized through an opening of the cabinet 100, in which case, the storage rack 200 may be disposed with only one opening communicating with the opening for storing and taking the article. The concrete structural style of above-mentioned storing device can refer to prior art, the utility model discloses do not restrict the cabinet body of storing device 010 and concrete form thereof.

In the present embodiment, a supporting mechanism 250 is disposed on each mounting position 240, and the supporting mechanism 250 includes a first supporting component 251 disposed on the first sidewall 210 and a second supporting component (not shown in the figure) disposed on the second sidewall 220, the first supporting component 251 and the second supporting component are disposed opposite to each other, and the first supporting component 251 and the second supporting component together form a supporting surface for supporting the tray 260. Along the arrangement direction of the first side wall 210 and the second side wall 220, the tray 260 has a first end and a second end opposite to each other, the first end of the tray 260 is movably connected with the first supporting component 251, and the second end of the tray 260 is movably connected with the second supporting component. In other alternative embodiments, the mounting locations 240 may be formed by providing opposing grooves on the first and second sidewalls 210 and 220, and the first and second ends of the tray 260 may be inserted into the grooves on the first and second sidewalls 210 and 220, respectively, to movably couple the first and second sidewalls 210 and 220.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged view of a portion VI in fig. 5. As shown in fig. 6, the first support member 251 includes a first support plate, and the second support member includes a second support plate, both of which extend in a second horizontal direction (direction indicated by arrow ab in fig. 5), and which form a support surface for supporting the tray 260. The first support plate is for supporting a first end of the tray 260 and the second support plate is for supporting a second end of the tray 260.

Further, the supporting mechanism 250 further includes a first limiting component 253 disposed on the first side wall 210 and a second limiting component (not shown) disposed on the second side wall 220, the first limiting component 253 and the first supporting component 251 are disposed at intervals along the vertical direction, a first limiting groove 254 for mounting the first end of the tray is formed therebetween, the second limiting component and the second supporting component are disposed at intervals along the vertical direction, and a second limiting groove for mounting the second end of the tray is formed therebetween. Specifically, in this embodiment, the first limiting component 253 includes a first limiting plate disposed on the first sidewall 210, the first supporting plate and the first limiting plate are disposed opposite to each other along the vertical direction, a first limiting groove 254 is formed between the first supporting plate and the first limiting plate, and the first limiting groove 254 is used for inserting the first end of the tray 260. Similar to the first limiting assembly 253, the second limiting assembly includes a second limiting plate disposed on the second sidewall 220, the second supporting plate and the second limiting plate are disposed opposite to each other, a second limiting groove is formed between the second supporting plate and the second limiting plate, and the second limiting groove is used for inserting the second end of the tray 260. Through forming first spacing groove 254 and second spacing groove, can improve the stability of tray 260 in vertical direction, realized loading and unloading tray 260 through the mode of push-and-pull simultaneously, improved tray 260's handling efficiency.

Further, a sliding element or a rolling element may be disposed in the first and second limiting grooves 254, and two ends of the tray 260 are movably connected to the first and second limiting grooves 254, 254 through the sliding element or the rolling element. This arrangement reduces the friction to which the tray 260 is pushed in or pulled out, thereby making it easy for the delivery mechanism 500 to mount the tray on or pull out the tray from the mounting site.

Preferably, the widths of the first supporting component 251, the second supporting component 253 and the second limiting component are far smaller than the distance between the first side wall 210 and the second side wall 220 along the arrangement direction of the first side wall 210 and the second side wall 220. This can reduce the space occupied by the supporting mechanism 250, and allow the first sidewall 210 and the second sidewall 220 to have enough space therebetween to accommodate the articles. When the article has a high height, a plurality of vertically continuous mounting positions 240 may be left vacant (no tray 260 is provided), so that a high bay is formed, and storage of a high article can be satisfied. That is, in the storage rack 200 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the installation positions 240 where the trays 260 for supporting the articles are located are provided, so that the articles occupy the installation positions 240, and thus the occupied space of the articles can be flexibly adjusted according to the height of the articles, and the space utilization rate of the storage rack 200 is improved.

In this embodiment, the storage device 010 further includes a plurality of detection mechanisms 270, the plurality of detection mechanisms 270 correspond to the plurality of mounting locations 240 one by one, and the detection mechanism 270 is configured to detect whether a trigger event of the mounting location 240 corresponding to the detection mechanism 270 occurs, and output a trigger signal when detecting that the trigger event of the mounting location 240 corresponding to the detection mechanism occurs, so that the printing mechanism 300 can print information of an article stored on the tray 260 mounted on the mounting location 240 corresponding to the detection mechanism 270 when the detection mechanism 270 outputs the trigger signal, thereby forming an information sheet corresponding to the article on the tray 260 corresponding to the mounting location 240.

In the present embodiment, the detecting mechanism 270 is disposed at a first side of the storage rack 200, i.e. a side where the first opening 201 is opened. Further, the detection mechanism 270 includes a mechanical sensor and a key cooperating with the mechanical sensor. By providing the detecting mechanism 270 at the first side of the storage rack 200, a user (e.g., a logistics worker) can conveniently operate the detecting mechanism during picking up the article, so as to trigger the triggering event corresponding to the mounting position 240, and print the information sheet. In this embodiment, the detection mechanism 270 includes a mechanical sensor (e.g., a micro switch) and a button cooperating with the mechanical sensor, when a user (e.g., a courier) wants to take out an article (e.g., a courier) stored in the storage device 010, a trigger event of the installation location 240 may be triggered by pressing the button corresponding to the installation location 240 where the tray 260 storing the article is located, and the mechanical sensor detects that the button is pressed and outputs a trigger signal, so that the printing mechanism 300 prints information of the article to form an information sheet. Optionally, the detection mechanism 270 is disposed on the first sidewall 210 or the second sidewall 220.

In addition to the triggering event that triggers the corresponding mounting location 240 by a key press, the detection mechanism 270 may be triggered by other means. For example, in alternative embodiments, the detection mechanism 270 includes a photoelectric sensor, the photoelectric sensor includes a light generator and a light receiver, the light generator and the light receiver are oppositely disposed, the light generator is disposed on one of the first side wall 210 and the second side wall 220, the light receiver is disposed on the other of the first side wall 210 and the second side wall 220, and the object stored on the tray 260 mounted on the mounting position 240 corresponding to the detection mechanism 270 can cut off the light path between the light generator and the light receiver. Therefore, when the tray 260 has the object, the optical receiver cannot receive the light generated by the light generator, the optical receiver outputs a first signal, when the object on the tray 260 is removed, the optical receiver receives the light generated by the light generator, and the optical receiver outputs a second signal, so that a user (e.g., a logistics worker) can trigger a trigger event of the installation location 240 by removing the object stored on the tray 260 installed on the installation location 240, and the photoelectric sensor detects that the object is removed and outputs a trigger signal (e.g., a trigger signal changed from the first signal to the second signal), so that the printing mechanism 300 prints the information of the object. In addition, the detection mechanism 270 may further include a pressure sensor disposed on the storage rack 200, such as a pressure sensor disposed on the first side wall 210 and the second side wall 220, and supporting the tray 260, wherein when the item on the tray 260 is removed, the pressure is reduced, thereby triggering a triggering event of the corresponding installation position 240 of the tray 260.

In this embodiment, the storage device 010 further includes a plurality of indicating mechanisms 600, the plurality of indicating mechanisms 600 correspond to the plurality of mounting locations 240 one by one, and the indicating mechanisms 600 are configured to output indicating information indicating that the information of the articles stored on the tray 260 mounted at the mounting location 240 corresponding thereto is printed. For example, the indication information may be used to indicate that the item on the tray 260 of the corresponding mounting location 240 requires printing of an information sheet, or that the information sheet indicating the item on the tray 260 of the corresponding mounting location 240 is being printed. Through setting up indicating mechanism 600, can instruct the position of the article that the information that printing mechanism 300 printed corresponds through indicating mechanism 600, when storing device 010 is used for saving the express mail, can make the express delivery person more accurately confirm the express delivery bill (promptly information bill) of printing mechanism 300 output and the corresponding relation of express mail through setting up indicating mechanism 600 to paste the express delivery bill correctly.

In an alternative embodiment, the indication mechanism 600 includes indicator lights, and when the detection mechanism 270 includes mechanical sensors and keys, each indicator light is fixedly connected to a key corresponding to the corresponding mounting location 240. That is, the indication mechanism 600 and the keys together form a key capable of emitting light, and the indication mechanism 600 can guide the user to press the corresponding key or prompt the user that the information of the article on the mounting position 240 corresponding to the key is being printed.

Fig. 7 is a block diagram illustrating an embodiment of a storage device 010. As shown in fig. 7, the storage device 010 further includes a control mechanism 700, and the human-computer interaction mechanism 113, the mail door 112, the delivery mechanism 500, the detection mechanism 270, the indication mechanism 600, and the printing mechanism 300 are all electrically connected to the control mechanism 700. The control mechanism 700 is used for receiving information fed back by the man-machine interaction mechanism 113 and the detection mechanism 270, and controlling the mail door 112, the delivery mechanism 500, the indicating mechanism 600 and the printing mechanism 300 to execute relevant operations. Specifically, when one of the detection mechanisms 270 outputs a trigger signal to the control mechanism 700, it indicates that the item on the tray 260 attached to the attachment position 240 corresponding to the detection mechanism 270 needs to be printed with an information sheet, and when the control mechanism 700 receives the trigger signal, it controls the printing mechanism 300 to print the information of the item to form the information sheet. It should be understood that the information of the item corresponding to the installation position 240 has been input through the human-machine interaction mechanism 113 when the sender delivers the item to the storage device 010, and the control mechanism 700 establishes the correspondence relationship between the information of the item and the installation position 240 where the tray 260 is placed, and stores the information for printing the information sheet when the logistics worker takes the item.

The embodiment of the application provides a using method and a working principle of a logistics cabinet as follows:

the sender inputs information of the item to be sent through the man-machine interaction mechanism 113, and puts the item into the tray 260 in the cabinet 100 at the mail mouth 111 from the mail mouth 111, the delivery mechanism 500 transports the tray 260 carrying the item from the mail mouth 111 to the storage rack 200, and enters the storage space of the storage rack 200 from the second opening 202 of the storage rack 200, and particularly, the item is put on the tray 260 mounted at one of the mounting positions 240. The control mechanism 700 at this time establishes and records the corresponding relationship between the installation position 240 corresponding to the article and the article information. When the logistics worker takes the article, the article is taken out from the storage device 010, the trigger event corresponding to the installation position 240 is triggered in a mode of pressing a key, and the control mechanism 700 further prints the information of the article corresponding to the installation position 240 to form an information sheet. The logistics personnel attach the information sheet corresponding to the article and then transport the article. The embodiment of the application realizes printing the information sheet by oneself through the storing device 010, the convenience of printing the information sheet is improved, the problem of inconvenient operation of a sender who fills in and pastes the information sheet by oneself is solved, and logistics personnel can trigger the trigger event of the installation position 240 of the tray 260 where the express mail is located when taking out an article, thereby the information of the express mail can be printed by the printing mechanism 300, the problem of error pasting of the information sheet caused by the information sheet that a plurality of articles to be posted are carried by the logistics personnel once is avoided, the information sheet that the express mail can be correctly pasted by the logistics personnel, and the accuracy of the operation of the logistics personnel is improved. In addition, in the embodiment of the present application, each mounting position 240 of the storage rack 200 corresponds to one detection mechanism 270, and the tray 260 can be movably connected to the storage rack 200 through the mounting position 240, so that, according to the embodiment of the present application, the size of the space occupied by the articles, that is, the number of the mounting positions 240 occupied by the articles can be set by setting the mounting position 240 where the tray 260 carrying the articles is located, and no matter how many mounting positions 240 are occupied by the articles, the printing mechanism 300 can print the information of the articles by triggering the trigger event of the mounting position 240 of the mounting tray 260, thereby improving the flexibility and convenience of the use of the storage device 010.

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.

Claims (10)

1. A storage device is characterized by comprising a control mechanism, a printing mechanism, a storage rack and a tray, the tray is used for bearing articles, the storage rack is provided with a plurality of mounting positions which are arranged at intervals along the vertical direction, the tray can be movably connected with the storage rack through the mounting positions, the storage device also comprises a plurality of detection mechanisms, the detection mechanisms are in one-to-one correspondence with the mounting positions, the printing mechanism and the plurality of detection mechanisms are electrically connected with the control mechanism, the detection mechanism is used for detecting whether the trigger event of the installation position corresponding to the detection mechanism occurs or not, and when detecting that the trigger event of the installation position corresponding to the detection mechanism occurs, outputting a trigger signal, wherein the printing mechanism is used for printing the information of the articles stored on the tray installed on the installation position corresponding to the detection mechanism when the detection mechanism outputs the trigger signal.

2. The storage device of claim 1 wherein said storage shelf includes first and second oppositely disposed side walls, a support mechanism disposed on each of said mounting locations, said support mechanism including a first support member disposed on said first side wall and a second support member disposed on said second side wall, said first and second support members being oppositely disposed, said first and second support members together forming a support surface for supporting a tray.

3. The storage device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the supporting mechanism further comprises a first limiting component disposed on the first side wall and a second limiting component disposed on the second side wall, the first limiting component and the first supporting component are spaced apart in a vertical direction to form a first limiting groove for mounting the tray therebetween, the second limiting component and the second supporting component are spaced apart in the vertical direction to form a second limiting groove for mounting the tray therebetween.

4. The storage device of claim 2, wherein said storage shelf further comprises opposing top and bottom panels, said top panel, said bottom panel, said first side wall and said second side wall of said storage shelf forming a storage space for storing items, said storage shelf having opposing first and second sides, said storage space having a first opening at said first side for allowing items to be removed from said storage space, said detection mechanism being disposed at said first side of said storage shelf.

5. A storage device as claimed in claim 4, wherein the storage space further has a second opening at a second side of the storage shelf for items to be placed into the storage space.

6. The storage device as claimed in claim 5, further comprising a cabinet, wherein the storage rack and the tray are disposed in the cabinet, the cabinet includes a front wall and a rear wall spaced apart from each other, the front wall is provided with a storage opening, the rear wall is provided with a pick-up opening, the pick-up opening is communicated with the first opening, the storage device further includes a pick-up door movably connected to the cabinet for opening or closing the storage opening, the pick-up door is also movably connected to the cabinet for opening or closing the pick-up opening, and a delivery mechanism disposed inside the cabinet and located between the storage rack and the storage rack for delivering the article between the storage rack and the storage rack.

7. Storage device according to claim 1, characterized in that said detection means comprise a mechanical sensor and a push-button cooperating with said mechanical sensor.

8. The storage device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the detection mechanism comprises a photoelectric sensor, the photoelectric sensor comprises a light generator and a light receiver, the light generator and the light receiver are arranged oppositely, an object stored on a tray mounted on the mounting position corresponding to the detection mechanism can cut off a light path between the light generator and the light receiver, and the light generator and the light receiver are both electrically connected with the control mechanism.

9. The storage device according to claim 1, further comprising a plurality of indication mechanisms, wherein the plurality of indication mechanisms correspond to the plurality of mounting positions one by one, and the indication mechanisms are electrically connected to the control mechanism and used for outputting indication information to indicate that the information of the articles stored on the tray mounted in the mounting position corresponding to the indication mechanism is printed.

10. The storage device according to claim 6, further comprising a human-computer interaction mechanism disposed on the surface of the cabinet for receiving information of the articles stored in the storage device, wherein the human-computer interaction mechanism is electrically connected to the control mechanism.

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