CN216718728U

CN216718728U - Container stacking deviation detection device

Info

Publication number: CN216718728U
Application number: CN202123059126.0U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 朱疆; 姚厚森; 龙建维; 石毅; 周希实
Original assignee: GAC Toyota Motor Co Ltd
Current assignee: GAC Toyota Motor Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-12-07
Filing date: 2021-12-07
Publication date: 2022-06-10
Anticipated expiration: 2031-12-07

Abstract

The utility model discloses a container box stacking deviation detection device which comprises a carrier loader, a portal frame and an installation rod, wherein the carrier loader is used for transporting a plurality of container boxes stacked on a transport carrier along a first direction, the installation rod is installed on the portal frame, the axis of the installation rod extends along the first direction, at least two sensors are installed on the installation rod at intervals along the first direction and are used for detecting the container boxes, and the distance between the two sensors is equal to the length of the transport carrier. The utility model can avoid the problem of safety accidents of collision of containers in the storage area caused by the fact that the size of the whole mountain finally put in storage exceeds the size of the storage area due to the fact that the container box put in storage in the prior art has deviation, and ensures the safety of the containers in the storage area.

Description

Container stacking deviation detection device

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of detection devices, in particular to a container stacking deviation detection device.

Background

Containers are used to store equipment such as automobile parts, and generally require that the containers be stacked in a garage. Some large enterprises have standard size limits for the standard library area and the non-standard library area, and the size of the standard container box and the non-standard container box cannot be larger than that of the storage library area. In practical application, a supplier has the condition that the container boxes are irregularly stacked, not bound in a standard manner and offset is caused by transportation bump, so that the phenomenon that the size of the whole mountain finally put in storage exceeds the size of a storage area is caused, and the risk of safety accidents of container collision in the storage area is caused, therefore, the offset detection of the container boxes before the storage becomes more important.

The existing method is to judge whether the container box has deviation by human visual inspection, and to put the container box in storage after the container box is judged to have deviation, and the method for judging deviation has the defects that the accuracy is completely influenced by human factors and the storage area collision accident is not completely avoided because the uncertainty is large.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model mainly aims to provide a container box stacking deviation detection device, and aims to solve the problem that the final warehousing whole mountain size exceeds the size of a warehouse area due to deviation of warehousing container boxes, so that safety accidents of container collision in the warehouse area are caused.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a container stacking deviation detecting device for detecting a plurality of containers stacked on a transport carrier, the container stacking deviation detecting device including:

a carrier for transporting a plurality of said container boxes stacked on said transport vehicle in a first direction; and

the gantry comprises a gantry frame and an installation rod, wherein the installation rod is installed on the gantry frame and extends in the first direction, at least two sensors are installed on the installation rod at intervals in the first direction and are used for detecting the container box, and the distance between the two sensors is equal to the length of the transport carrier.

Preferably, four sensors are mounted on the mounting rod at intervals along a first direction, and each sensor is slidably mounted on the mounting rod along the first direction.

Preferably, the mounting rod is provided with a sliding rail along a first direction, the sensor is provided with a sliding groove in sliding fit with the sliding rail, and the sensor slides along the sliding rail through the sliding groove.

Preferably, the sensor is a lidar scanner.

Preferably, the container stacking deviation detecting device further comprises a supporting rod and two pull ropes, one end of the supporting rod is installed on the portal frame, the supporting rod is perpendicular to the installing rod and located on the same plane, one end of one of the pull ropes is connected with the installing rod, the other end of the pull rope is connected with the other end of the supporting rod, one end of the other pull rope is connected with the portal frame, and the other end of the other pull rope is connected with the other end of the supporting rod.

Preferably, the portal frame comprises a transverse frame and two vertical frames, the transverse frame is horizontally supported and connected to the two vertical frames, one end of the installation rod is installed on the transverse frame, and the support rod and the installation rod are installed on the transverse frame.

Preferably, two fixing support legs are installed at the lower end of the vertical frame at intervals.

Preferably, the container stacking deviation detecting device further comprises a controller and two alarms, the two alarms are respectively mounted at two ends of the transverse frame, and the two alarms and the sensor are both electrically connected with the controller.

Preferably, the alarm comprises an indicator light or a buzzer.

Preferably, the container stacking deviation detecting device further comprises a control cabinet, the control cabinet is installed on the gantry, and the controller is installed in the control cabinet.

In the technical scheme of the utility model, the container box stacking deviation detection device comprises a carrier loader, a portal frame and an installation rod, wherein the carrier loader is used for transporting a plurality of container boxes stacked on a transport carrier along a first direction, the installation rod is installed on the portal frame, the axis of the installation rod extends along the first direction, at least two sensors are installed on the installation rod at intervals along the first direction and are used for detecting the container boxes, and the distance between the two sensors is equal to the length of the transport carrier. When the container box detection device is used, a plurality of container boxes are stacked on a transport carrier, the transport carrier transports the plurality of container boxes stacked on the transport carrier to a preset position below the sensor, the two sensors start to work, two ends of the plurality of container boxes stacked on the transport carrier along a first direction are detected, and when at least one sensor can detect the container box, namely the end part of the container box exceeds the transport carrier, the plurality of container boxes stacked on the transport carrier cannot be put in storage, and the positions of the plurality of container boxes stacked on the transport carrier need to be adjusted; when the two sensors fail to detect the container, it is determined that the end of the container does not extend beyond the transport carrier, and therefore, the containers stacked on the transport carrier can be stored. The container box stacking deviation detection device can accurately detect whether the container box entering the warehouse has deviation or not, so that the situation that the size of the whole mountain finally entering the warehouse exceeds the size of the warehouse area and the collision safety accident of the container in the warehouse area is finally caused is avoided.

Drawings

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

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a container stack deviation detecting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a front view of a container stack deflection detection arrangement provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a left side view of the container box stacking deviation detecting apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

The reference numbers illustrate:

reference numerals	Name (R)	Reference numerals	Name (R)
				100	Container stacking deviation detection device	133	Fixing support leg
110	Carrier loader	140	Sensor with a sensor element
				111	Transport vehicle	150	Mounting rod
120	Container box	160	Support rod
				130	Portal frame	170	Pull rope
131	Transverse frame	180	Alarm device
				132	Vertical rack	190	Control cabinet

The implementation, functional features and advantages of the objects of the present invention will be further explained with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be obtained by a person skilled in the art without inventive step based on the embodiments of the present invention, are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

It should be noted that all the directional indicators (such as upper, lower, left, right, front and rear … …) in the embodiment of the present invention are only used to explain the relative position relationship between the components, the movement situation, etc. in a specific posture (as shown in fig. 1), and if the specific posture is changed, the directional indicator is changed accordingly.

In addition, the descriptions related to "first", "second", etc. in the present invention are only for descriptive purposes and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means at least two, e.g., two, three, etc., unless specifically limited otherwise.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the terms "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly, and for example, "secured" may be a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral part; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be directly connected or indirectly connected through intervening media, or they may be connected through the internal structure of two elements or through the interaction of two elements unless otherwise specifically limited. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

In addition, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention may be combined with each other, but it must be based on the realization of those skilled in the art, and when the technical solutions are contradictory or cannot be realized, such a combination of technical solutions should not be considered to exist, and is not within the protection scope of the present invention.

The utility model provides a container stacking deviation detection device 100.

Referring to fig. 1, in an embodiment of the present invention, the container stacking deviation detecting apparatus 100 includes a carrier loader 110, a gantry 130, and a mounting rod 150.

The carrier loader 110 is configured to transport a plurality of container boxes 120 stacked on the carrier loader 111 along a first direction (i.e., a front-back direction in fig. 1), the mounting rod 150 is mounted on the gantry 110, an axis of the mounting rod 150 extends along the first direction, at least two sensors 140 are mounted on the mounting rod 150 at intervals along the first direction, and the sensors 140 are configured to detect the container boxes 120, wherein a distance between the two sensors 140 is equal to a length of the carrier loader 111.

When the container box storage device is used, the container boxes 120 are stacked on the transport carrier 111, the transport carrier 110 transports the container boxes 120 stacked on the transport carrier 111 to a preset position below the sensors 140, the two sensors 140 start to work, two ends of the container boxes 120 stacked on the transport carrier 111 along the first direction are detected, and when at least one sensor 140 can detect the container box 120, it is determined that the end of the container box 120 exceeds the transport carrier 111, so that the container boxes 120 stacked on the transport carrier 111 cannot be stored in a warehouse, and the positions of the container boxes 120 stacked on the transport carrier 111 need to be adjusted.

When the two sensors 140 fail to detect the container 120, it is determined that the end of the container 120 does not extend beyond the carrier 111, and therefore, the containers 120 stacked on the carrier 111 can be stored. The container box stacking deviation detection device 100 can accurately detect whether the warehousing container box 120 has deviation or not, so that the situation that the final warehousing size of the whole mountain exceeds the size of a warehouse area and finally the occurrence of a collision safety accident of the warehouse area container is avoided.

In one embodiment, the length of the containers 120 is stacked on the transport carrier 111 along a first direction, and in a standard state, two ends of each container 120 in the length direction are flush with two ends of the transport carrier 111; the sensor 140 is a lidar scanner, which can scan a plane perpendicular to the first direction. Of course, it is understood that the distance between the two sensors 140 may be slightly larger than the length of the transport vehicle 111, and the sensors 140 may be other types of devices, as long as they can detect the container 120 on the transport vehicle 111, and the utility model is not limited thereto.

In the container stacking deviation detecting apparatus 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention, referring to fig. 1 and fig. 2, four sensors 140 are mounted on the mounting rod 150 at intervals along the first direction, and the four sensors 140 are mounted on the mounting rod 150 in a sliding manner along the first direction. In use, the distance between the two intermediate sensors 140 is determined based on the detected length of the container 120, and the positions of the other two sensors 140 are determined based on the maximum allowable displacement from the transport vehicle 111.

When neither of the two sensors 140 in the middle detects the container 120 on the transport carrier 111, the container 120 is determined to be a standard container, and the container 120 on the transport carrier 111 can enter a storage area for storing the standard container; when two sensors 140 in the middle detect the container 120 on the transport carrier 111 and the other two sensors 140 do not detect the container 120 on the transport carrier 111, it is determined that the container 120 is a non-standard container, and the container 120 on the transport carrier 111 can enter a storage area for storing the non-standard container; otherwise, the container box 120 is determined to be an abnormal box and cannot enter the storage area.

In the container stacking deviation detecting device 100 provided by the embodiment of the present invention, further, a sliding rail along the first direction is disposed on the mounting rod 150, a sliding groove matched with the sliding rail is disposed on the sensor 140, and the sensor 140 slides along the sliding rail through the sliding groove. For container boxes 120 with different lengths, the position of the sensor 140 needs to be adjusted, and therefore, the sensor 140 can slide along the slide rail through the slide groove, so that the position of the sensor 140 can be adjusted conveniently.

In an embodiment, the mounting rod 150 is made of square steel, one end of the mounting rod 150 is welded to the gantry 130, and the first direction is perpendicular to the gantry 130, that is, the mounting rod 150 is perpendicular to the gantry 130, but it is understood that the mounting rod 150 may be made of other materials, and the mounting rod 150 may be mounted to the gantry 130 by other methods, which is not limited herein.

The container stacking deviation detecting device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention further includes a supporting rod 160 and two pulling ropes 170, one end of the supporting rod 160 is installed on the portal frame 130, the supporting rod 160 is perpendicular to the installing rod 150 and located on the same plane, one end of one pulling rope 170 is connected to the installing rod 150, the other end of the one pulling rope is connected to the other end of the supporting rod 160, one end of the other pulling rope 170 is connected to the portal frame 130, and the other end of the other pulling rope is connected to the other end of the supporting rod 160. Because the four sensors 140 are installed on the installation rod 150, the support rod 160 and the two pull ropes 170 are additionally arranged, and the pull ropes 170 provide pulling force for the installation rod 150, so that the situation that the installation rod 150 deforms under the action of gravity to influence the normal use of the container stacking and deviation detecting device 100 is avoided.

In an embodiment, the support rod 160 is also made of square steel, the pull rope 170 is made of steel wire, one end of the mounting rod 150 is welded to the lower side of the portal frame 130, and one end of the support rod 160 is welded to the upper side of the portal frame 130.

Further, referring to fig. 1 and 3, the portal frame 130 includes a transverse frame 131 and two vertical frames 132, the transverse frame 131 is horizontally supported and connected to the two vertical frames 132, one end of the mounting rod 150 is mounted on the transverse frame 131, the support rod 160 and the mounting rod 150 are both mounted on the transverse frame 131, and the lower end of the vertical frame 132 is further mounted with two fixing support legs 133. When the container stacking deviation detecting device 100 provided by the embodiment of the utility model reaches the detection position, the container stacking deviation detecting device 100 provided by the embodiment of the utility model can be placed on the ground through the fixing support legs 133 arranged at the lower ends of the vertical frames 132, so that the container stacking deviation detecting device 100 provided by the embodiment of the utility model is prevented from being displaced during detection, and the detection accuracy of the container stacking deviation detecting device 100 is prevented from being influenced.

Preferably, the fixing legs 133 include a leg bar and a leg base, one end of the leg bar is connected with the vertical frame 132, and the other end of the leg bar is sleeved with the leg base. The supporting foot seat increases the contact area of the fixing supporting foot 133 and the ground, so as to reduce the pressure of the container stacking deviation detecting device 100 provided by the embodiment of the utility model on the ground.

The container stacking deviation detecting device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention further includes a controller and two alarms 180, wherein the two alarms 180 are respectively installed at two ends of the transverse frame 131, and both the two alarms 180 and the sensor 140 are electrically connected to the controller. When the sensor 140 is abnormal, the controller controls the alarm 180 to give an alarm to remind an operator to repair the container stacking deviation detecting device 100 in time, so that the container stacking deviation detecting device 100 works normally.

In an embodiment, the alarm 180 includes an indicator light for providing a light alarm or a buzzer for providing an audio alarm, which is only a preferred solution of the embodiment of the present invention. Of course, it is understood that the alarm 180 may include other components, which are only required to alert the operator when an abnormality occurs in the sensor 140, and is not limited herein.

In the container stacking deviation detecting device 100 provided in the embodiment of the present invention, further, the container stacking deviation detecting device 100 further includes a control cabinet 190, the control cabinet 190 is installed on the gantry 130, and the controller is installed in the control cabinet 190. The control cabinet 190 is used for installing a controller, when the container stacking deviation detecting device 100 reaches a preset position and starts to perform detection work, the control cabinet 190 controls the sensor 140 to be started, when the container stacking deviation detecting device 100 finishes detection, the control cabinet 190 controls the sensor 140 to be closed, and when the sensor 140 is abnormal, the controller controls the alarm 180 to give an alarm to remind an operator to timely overhaul the container stacking deviation detecting device 100.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and all modifications and equivalents of the present invention, which are made by the contents of the present specification and the accompanying drawings, or directly/indirectly applied to other related technical fields, are included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A container stack offset detection device for detecting a plurality of containers stacked on a transport vehicle, comprising:

the installation pole install in the portal frame, and the installation pole is followed the first direction extends, install two at least sensors along the first direction interval on the installation pole, the sensor is used for detecting the container box, wherein two the interval of sensor equals transport carrier's length.

2. The container stack misalignment detection device of claim 1, wherein four of the sensors are mounted on the mounting bar at intervals along the first direction, and each of the sensors is slidably mounted on the mounting bar along the first direction.

3. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the mounting bar is provided with a slide rail extending in the first direction, and the sensor is provided with a slide groove slidably engaged with the slide rail.

4. The container stack misalignment detection device of claim 2, wherein the sensor is a lidar scanner.

5. The container stacking deviation detecting device of claim 1, further comprising a support rod and two pull ropes, wherein one end of the support rod is mounted to the gantry, and the support rod is perpendicular to and in the same plane as the mounting rod, one end of one of the pull ropes is connected to the mounting rod, the other end of the pull rope is connected to the other end of the support rod, one end of the other pull rope is connected to the gantry, and the other end of the other pull rope is connected to the other end of the support rod.

6. The apparatus for detecting stacking deviation of containers according to claim 5, wherein said gantry comprises a horizontal frame and two vertical frames, said horizontal frame is horizontally supported and connected to said two vertical frames, one end of said mounting rod is mounted on said horizontal frame, and said supporting rod and said mounting rod are mounted on said horizontal frame.

7. The apparatus for detecting stacking deviation of containers according to claim 6, wherein said vertical frame has two fixed legs spaced apart from each other at a lower end thereof.

8. The apparatus for detecting stacking deviation of container boxes according to claim 6, further comprising a controller and two alarms, wherein said two alarms are respectively mounted on both ends of said transversal frame, and wherein said two alarms and said sensor are electrically connected to said controller.

9. The container stack misalignment detection device of claim 8, wherein the alarm comprises an indicator light or a buzzer.

10. The container stack offset detection apparatus of claim 9, further comprising a control cabinet, wherein said control cabinet is mounted to said gantry, and wherein said controller is mounted in said control cabinet.