CN216937121U - Picking system - Google Patents
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The application belongs to the technical field of sorting automation and discloses a sorting system, wherein the sorting system is deployed in a sorting operation area, and the sorting operation area comprises a first parking position and a sorting station; the picking system includes: the first container conveying mechanism and the first container taking and placing mechanism are arranged on the first container conveying mechanism; the first container pick and place mechanism is used for taking at least one first target container from the first goods shelf and transferring the container to the first container conveying mechanism after the first carrying equipment loaded with the first goods shelf arrives at the first stopping position; the first container conveying mechanism is used for conveying the first target container to the picking station so as to pick the goods of the first target container at the picking station. Through this application embodiment, can further promote the efficiency that goods arrived people's selection system.
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Technical Field
The application relates to the technical field of picking automation, in particular to a picking system.
Background
In the logistics center link, the speed and accuracy of the picking operation often determine the order fulfillment efficiency and the customer service quality, and the picking speed is directly the competitiveness of the logistics enterprises. The picking is an operation in which a worker picks an article from a shelf according to an order. To reduce the time that workers find items to improve work efficiency, "person-to-person" picking systems have come to mind. In the so-called goods-to-person picking system, during picking operation in a logistics center, racks loaded with goods are conveyed to a station where a picking operator is located by an automatic conveying device for picking. The mode can greatly reduce the walking distance of the picking operation personnel, realize the picking efficiency which is several times higher than the mode of 'person to goods', greatly reduce the labor intensity and simultaneously have outstanding advantages in the aspects of storage density, labor saving and the like.
The operation principle of the goods-to-person picking system in the prior art is that a storage system receives order information transmitted by platforms such as e-commerce and the like, an optimal goods picking scheme is given according to the order information, then a carrying device assigned by a carrying device control system automatically carries a goods shelf where goods are located to a goods picking station, and goods picking operators take down the goods with a specified goods location on the goods shelf according to the order information. After the system is completed, the carrying equipment carries the goods shelf to drive back to the goods shelf area to wait for receiving the next system instruction.
Although the walking workload of many personnel is reduced in the goods-to-person picking system in the prior art, when the carrying equipment transports the goods shelf, the carrying equipment needs to be parked at a designated picking station to wait for goods picking operators to identify goods, pick goods, check orders and the like, and after a series of picking operations are completed, the carrying equipment can return, so that the parking time of the carrying equipment at the goods picking station is longer, and the utilization rate of the carrying equipment is influenced. In addition, for some goods stored on the shelves at higher positions or goods stored on the shelves at lower positions, it is difficult for workers to directly take the goods, who have to climb by using auxiliary tools or need to bend over, and the like, which causes a lot of waste of time and also causes certain loss of physical functions of the workers who operate the goods.
Therefore, how to further improve the efficiency of the goods-to-people picking system is a technical problem to be solved by the technical personnel in the field.
Disclosure of Invention
The application provides a system of selecting can further promote the efficiency of goods to people system of selecting.
The application provides the following scheme:
a kind of picking system is disclosed, which comprises a picking device,
the picking system is deployed in a picking operation area, and the picking operation area comprises a first parking position and a picking station;
the picking system includes: the first container conveying mechanism and the first container taking and placing mechanism are arranged on the first container conveying mechanism;
the first container pick and place mechanism is used for removing at least one first target container from the first goods shelf and transferring the container to the first container conveying mechanism after the first carrying equipment loaded with the first goods shelf reaches the first parking position;
the first container conveying mechanism is used for conveying the first target container to the picking station so as to pick the goods of the first target container at the picking station.
Wherein the picking operation area further comprises: a second parked position;
the first container conveying mechanism comprises an inlet end and an outlet end; the first container taking and placing mechanism is positioned at the inlet end of the first container conveying mechanism;
the picking system further comprises: the second container taking and placing mechanism is positioned at the outlet end of the first container conveying mechanism;
the first container conveying mechanism is specifically used for forming a conveying path for the first target container to enter from the inlet end and leave towards the outlet end after being conveyed to the picking station;
the second container picking and placing mechanism is used for transferring at least one second target container which is finished to pick the goods and reaches the outlet end to the free goods position of the first goods shelf after the first carrying device reaches the second parking position.
Wherein the second target container is removed from the second racking by the first container pick and place mechanism and transferred to the first container transport mechanism after the second handling apparatus loaded with the second racking is docked at the first docking location;
the second handling apparatus reaches the first parking position earlier than the first handling apparatus.
The first container picking and placing mechanism and the second container picking and placing mechanism are respectively associated with a control mechanism and used for controlling the first container picking and placing mechanism or the second container picking and placing mechanism to move to a goods position to be picked and placed according to a control instruction provided by a server so as to complete picking and placing operations of the containers.
The control instruction further comprises identification information of the first target container to be taken down;
the first target container is associated with a graphic code, and the graphic code is generated according to the identification information of the first target container;
the first container pick-and-place mechanism is also associated with a visual identification mechanism;
and the visual identification mechanism is used for identifying the graphic code associated with the first target container after the control instruction is moved to the cargo position of the first target container, and confirming the correctness of the first target container to be taken down.
The second target container is associated with a graphic code, and the graphic code is generated according to the identification information of the second target container;
the second container pick-and-place mechanism is also associated with a visual identification mechanism;
the visual recognition mechanism is used for recognizing the graphic code of the second target container and providing the recognized identifier of the second target container to the server so that the server can update the corresponding relation between the goods position in the first goods shelf and the container.
Wherein the picking system further comprises: a picking robot located at the picking station;
the picking mechanical arm is associated with a visual recognition mechanism and used for picking target goods from the first target goods box.
Wherein the picking system further comprises: a second container transport mechanism located at the picking station;
the second container conveying mechanism is used for forming a conveying path for a picking container to move at the picking station, and the picking container is used for storing goods picking results corresponding to a single order.
According to the specific embodiments provided herein, the present application discloses the following technical effects:
through this application embodiment, can select the operation area to be equipped with first parking position and select the station to in selecting the system be equipped with first packing box conveying mechanism, and first packing box pick and place mechanism. In this way, after the first transfer device loaded with the first racks reaches the first parking position, at least one first target container may be removed from the first racks by the first container pick and place mechanism and transferred to the first container transport mechanism, at which point the first transfer device may continue to travel without having to wait at the first parking position. The first container conveying mechanism can convey the taken-off first target container to the picking station. In this way, the goods picking main body can directly pick the goods in the first target goods box on the picking station without executing the operation of manually taking the goods box off the goods shelf, so that the bending of the picking operator or the occurrence of the condition of a climbing tool and the like can be reduced, and the loss of the physical function of the picking operator is reduced. In addition, the first carrying device can continue to move as long as the first target container is taken down from the first shelf, and the completion of the picking of the goods in the first container does not need to wait, so that the picking efficiency can be improved.
In a preferred embodiment, the picking station may further include a second parking position, and a second container pick and place mechanism is provided in the picking system at the exit end of the first container transport mechanism. In this way, after the first transfer device reaches the second parking position, at least one second target container that has finished picking the goods and reached the exit end can be transferred to the free goods position of the first rack by the second container pick and place mechanism. Thus, although each carrier needs to be stopped twice in one carrying process, the waiting time for each stop includes only the time required for taking a container off a rack or putting a container on the rack, and the waiting time for picking out a specific article from the container is not required, so that the waiting time of the carrier can be shortened, thereby improving the picking efficiency.
In addition, the containers carried by the front carrying equipment can be returned to the goods shelves carried by the rear carrying equipment, so that seamless connection between the carrying equipment in the operation process is ensured. And each handling device, after delivering one or more containers, may also receive one or more containers previously delivered by the other handling devices. Thereby realize the high-efficient turnover of packing box to can make full use of haulage equipment's transport capacity, avoid causing the transport capacity extravagant.
Further, in an alternative embodiment, more automated picking may also be achieved by providing robotic arms at the picking station.
Of course, it is not necessary for any product embodying the present application to reach all of the above-described preferred stations simultaneously.
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FIG. 1 is an isometric view of a picking system provided by an embodiment of the present application;
FIG. 2 is a top view of a picking system provided by embodiments of the present application;
fig. 3 is an isometric view of a picking system including a second container pick and place mechanism provided by an embodiment of the present application;
fig. 4 is a top view of a picking system including a second container pick and place mechanism according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
fig. 5 is a rear view of a picking system including a second container pick and place mechanism according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
FIG. 6 is an isometric view of a picking system including a picking robot provided by embodiments of the present application;
FIG. 7 is a top view of a picking system including a picking robot as provided by embodiments of the present application.
In the figure: a picking system 10, a first stop location 101, a second stop location 102, a picking station 103, a first container transport mechanism 104, a first container pick and place mechanism 105, a second container pick and place mechanism 106, a picking robot arm 107, a second container transport mechanism 108, first pallets 201, second pallets 202, a first handling apparatus 301, a second handling apparatus 302.
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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 only a part of the embodiments of the present application, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments that can be derived from the embodiments given herein by a person of ordinary skill in the art are intended to be within the scope of the present disclosure.
In the embodiment of the application, in order to improve the picking work efficiency, a first parking position can be configured in the picking work area. After the carrying device carries the goods shelf and reaches the first stopping position, as long as the specific container is taken down from the goods shelf, the carrying device can continue to move forwards without waiting for the completion of the picking of the specific goods in the taken-down goods shelf. The goods picking main body only needs to pick goods in the goods box taken down from the goods shelf, and the goods taking operation does not need to be carried out by bending down or using a climbing tool and the like. In addition, the first carrying device can continue to move as long as the first target container is taken down from the first shelf, and the completion of the picking of the goods in the first container does not need to wait, so that the picking efficiency can be improved.
Wherein the target containers for picking can be returned to the pallet area uniformly by the individual handling devices. Alternatively, in another preferred implementation manner, two parking positions of the handling device may be configured in the picking operation area, which are the first parking position and the second parking position, respectively. In this way, after the carrier apparatus carries the rack to the first stop position, the carrier apparatus can continue to move forward without waiting for the completion of the sorting of the specific articles in the removed containers as long as the specific containers are removed from the rack. And when the carrying equipment advances to the second stop position, the carrying equipment can stop again to wait for the containers which are selected to be placed in the free goods position on the goods shelf, and then the carrying equipment carries the specific goods shelf back to the goods shelf area.
The pallet loaded by the same handling device may be different from a container removed from the pallet at the first stop position and a container placed in the pallet at the second stop position. For example, the handling device a reaches the first stop position at a certain time t, the container 1 on the pallet loaded by the handling device a is removed, after which the handling device a continues to travel to the second stop position, at which point the container 1 may not have been sorted, but the container 2 is transported by the handling device B before the time t, at which point the handling device a reaches the second stop position the container 2 may have been sorted, so that the container 2 can be placed on the pallet loaded by the handling device a, after which the handling device a can return to the pallet area.
Thus, although each carrier needs to be parked twice in one carrying process, the waiting time for each parking includes only the time required to remove a container from a rack or place a container on a rack (which time is usually completed within several seconds), and there is no need to wait for the process of picking out a specific item from a container, and therefore, the waiting time of the carrier can be shortened, thereby improving the picking efficiency.
In particular implementation, in order to achieve the above purpose, the embodiment of the application provides a novel picking system, wherein the picking system can be deployed in the picking operation area. In particular, the picking system may further include a first container transport mechanism, a first container pick and place mechanism located at an inlet end of the first container transport mechanism, and in a preferred embodiment, a second container pick and place mechanism located at an outlet end of the first container transport mechanism. The inlet end may also correspond to a first parked position, and the outlet end may correspond to a second parked position. The first container conveying mechanism can be used for connecting a first stop position, a picking station and a second stop position.
The following describes in detail a specific technical solution provided in an embodiment of the present application.
This embodiment provides a picking system, see fig. 1, 2, the picking system 10 being deployed in a picking operation area comprising a first parking position 101, and a picking station 103;
the picking system 10 includes: a first container transport mechanism 104, and a first container pick and place mechanism 105;
the first container pick and place mechanism 105 is configured to remove at least one first target container from the first pallet 201 and transfer the at least one first target container to the first container transfer mechanism 104 after the first handling apparatus 301 loaded with the first pallet 201 reaches the first parking position 101;
the first container conveying mechanism 104 is configured to convey the first target container to the picking station 103 for picking the first target container at the picking station.
That is, in the embodiment of the present application, after the first carrying device loads the first rack to the first parking position, the first target container may be removed from the first rack by the first container pick and place mechanism, and then is transported to the picking station by the first container transporting mechanism, and then the first carrying device may continue to travel, for example, may return to the rack area to perform the next carrying task. Accordingly, the picking body may perform a picking operation on the goods at the picking station. After the goods sorting of the first target container is finished, the first target container can be returned to a specific goods shelf in various ways. For example, one way may be to cooperate with a handling device dedicated to the handling of containers, by which the first target containers that have been picked are returned to the rack area.
Alternatively, in another mode, as shown in fig. 3, 4, and 5, the picking operation area may further include: a second parking position 102; at this point, the first container transport mechanism 104 includes an inlet end and an outlet end, and the first container pick and place mechanism 105 may be located at the inlet end of the first container transport mechanism 104. Accordingly, the picking system may further comprise: a second container pick and place mechanism 106 located at the outlet end of the first container transport mechanism 104. The first container transport mechanism 104 is specifically configured to form a transport path for the first target container to enter from the entrance end, to exit toward the exit end after being transported to the picking station. The second container pick and place mechanism 106 is particularly configured to transfer at least one second target container, which has finished picking the goods and arrives at the outlet end, to the free storage space of the first pallet 201 after the first handling device 301 arrives at the second stop position 102.
That is, after the first handling apparatus 301 loaded with the first pallet 201 is parked at the first parking position 101, at least one first target container may be removed from the first pallet 201 by the first container pick and place mechanism 105 and transferred to the first container transfer mechanism 104. Such a first container transport mechanism 104 may transport the first target container to the picking station 103 for picking a particular item from the first target container by a particular picking master, and may then transport the particular first target container to the egress end. However, the first conveyance device 301 may continue to move forward while the first target container is being conveyed and picked without waiting for the items in the first target container to be picked.
After the first transporting apparatus is parked at the second parking position, at least one second target container that has finished picking the goods and reached the exit end can be transferred to the free goods position of the first rack 201 by the second container picking and placing mechanism 106.
As described above, the second target container may be removed from the second pallet 202 by the first container pick and place mechanism 105 and transferred to the first container transport mechanism 104 after the second handling apparatus 302 loaded with the second pallet 202 is docked at the first docking position 101. However, since the second handling device 302 arrives at the first stop position 101 earlier than the first handling device 301, it is picked earlier, and thus, when the first handling device 301 arrives at the second stop position 102, the second target container may have already been picked, and therefore, the second target container is directly placed in the free cargo space of the first rack 201. When the second transfer device 302 reaches the second stop position 102, a container delivered from another transfer device that has reached the first stop position 101 earlier than the second transfer device 302 may be placed in an empty cargo space of the second transfer device 302, and so on.
That is, the container carried by the front carrying device can be returned to the rack carried by the rear carrying device, so as to ensure seamless connection between the carrying devices in the operation process. And each handling device, after delivering one or more containers, may also receive one or more containers previously delivered by the other handling devices. Thereby realize the high-efficient turnover of packing box to can make full use of haulage equipment's transport capacity, avoid causing the transport capacity extravagant.
In addition, the first container conveying mechanism in the middle can play a role in storing water, and the conveying rhythm and speed of the containers can be controlled to avoid pause.
It should be noted that, in a specific implementation, which container needs to be taken off from the first pallet by the specific first container pick-and-place mechanism, and which cargo space of the first pallet needs to be returned by the specific completely picked container by the second container pick-and-place mechanism can be determined in various ways. For example, in one mode, the first container pick-and-place mechanism 105 and the second container pick-and-place mechanism 106 may be provided with a manual control mechanism, and a picking operator manually controls the first container pick-and-place mechanism 105 and the second container pick-and-place mechanism 106 to move in the vertical and horizontal directions to pick and place the containers.
Alternatively, in another mode, automatic control of the first container pick and place mechanism 105 and the second container pick and place mechanism 106 may also be implemented. For example, the first container pick and place mechanism 105 and the second container pick and place mechanism 106 may be provided with automatic control mechanisms, and may receive a remote control command sent by the server, where the specific remote control command may include position information of a first target container on the first shelf that needs to be removed specifically, or position information of an empty goods space of the first shelf, and then the first container pick and place mechanism and the second container pick and place mechanism may automatically move in the up-down, left-right, and other directions according to the received control command to reach corresponding positions to perform the removal or placement process of the container.
The server may be a server in a specific handling equipment control system, and when the specific implementation is performed, the server may include a correspondence relationship between multiple goods shelves, goods locations, containers, goods, and the like. In the specific work flow, the server can pick the order of goods according to specific needs, determine the goods that specifically need to pick the goods, then, according to above-mentioned corresponding relation, determine the packing box that the goods is located, information such as goods shelves that the packing box is located to, can distribute the transport task to specific haulage equipment, every haulage equipment can carry one of them goods shelves at every turn, advance to this application embodiment first stop the position. That is, the server may know the identification of the rack being carried by a particular carrying device, the container on which the item to be picked is located on the rack, the information of the cargo space of the container on the rack, and so on.
After the first transporting device moves to the first stop position, a notification message may be sent to the server, or the server may automatically determine that the first transporting device reaches the first stop position according to a positioning mechanism provided in the first transporting device. At this time, the server can know that the first rack loaded by the first transporting apparatus is transported to the first parking position. Then, a goods taking instruction can be generated according to the goods position information of the container where the goods needing to be picked in the first goods shelf are located, and the goods taking instruction is sent to the first container taking and placing mechanism. The control mechanism of the first container pick and place mechanism can move to a specific goods position after receiving the goods pick instruction, then perform specific goods pick and place processing, and transfer the taken-off container to the first container conveying mechanism.
It should be noted that, in an alternative embodiment, the pickup instruction provided by the specific server may further include identification information such as an ID of the first target container, and the specific first target container may also be associated with a graphic code such as a two-dimensional code, where the graphic code carries information such as the ID of the first target container. In this case, the first container pick and place mechanism may be associated with a visual recognition mechanism (not shown), and after the visual recognition mechanism moves to a specified position, the visual recognition mechanism may acquire the identifier of the container stored in the position by scanning a graphic code of the container stored in the position, or the like. And then, the target container to be taken down can be confirmed by comparing the identifier with the container identifier carried in the goods taking instruction.
The first container pick and place mechanism 105 may pick the first target container from the first racking 201 and place the first target container at the inlet end of the first container transport mechanism 104. thereafter, the first container transport mechanism 104 may transport the first target container to the picking station 103, and after the picking of the goods from the first target container by the picking body, the first target container may be transported toward the outlet end of the first container transport mechanism 104.
In addition, after the first container pick and place mechanism takes the first target container on the first goods shelf down, a notification message may be provided to the server, or the server may determine whether the first target container has been taken down from the first goods shelf by means of image recognition or the like according to a visual recognition mechanism or the like provided in the first container pick and place mechanism. Then, the server can send an instruction for continuing to travel to the first handling equipment. That is, the first handling device may continue to travel forward with the first pallet as long as the first target container is removed from the first pallet.
After the first transporting device reaches the second parking position, the server may also be notified of the arrival, or the server may also perform position determination through a positioning mechanism associated with the first transporting device. Then, since the service end can record the cargo space of the first target container on the first shelf 201, and after the first target container is removed, the cargo space becomes the free cargo space on the first shelf 201, the service end can also record the position of the free cargo space on the first shelf 201. In this way, when the first transfer device 301 reaches the second stop position 102, the server generates a control command based on the position information of the empty cargo space in the first rack 201, and sends the control command to the second container pick and place mechanism 106. In this way, the second container pick and place mechanism 106, under the control of the automated control mechanism, places the second target container that has been currently picked and has been delivered to the exit end of the first container delivery mechanism 104 into the empty cargo space.
It should be noted that, in a specific implementation, the second container pick and place mechanism 106 may also be associated with a visual recognition mechanism (not shown in the figure), and when a second target container is placed in a specified empty cargo space in the first shelf, a graphic code associated with the second target container may also be recognized, an identifier of the second target container may be recognized, and may be submitted to the server, so that the server may update the corresponding relationship between the cargo space in the first shelf 201 and the identifier of the container.
It should be noted that the specific configurations of the first container pick and place mechanism 105 and the second container pick and place mechanism 106, the manner of picking and placing a container, the manner of controlling the vertical and horizontal movement in front of the pallet, and the like can be realized in various manners, and this is not a focus of the embodiment of the present application, and therefore, the details thereof are not described here.
In an alternative embodiment, as shown in fig. 6 and 7, a specific picking system may further include: a picking robot 107 at the picking station 103, the picking robot 107 further having associated therewith a visual recognition mechanism (not shown) by which a first target container and items therein may be recognized and targeted items may be picked from the first target container by the picking robot 107. That is, the particular item is removed from the first target container and placed in another container.
It should be noted that the server may also provide information to the picking robot 107 such as the identity of the particular item and the container in which it is located. Therefore, after a specific first target container reaches a picking station, the picking mechanical arm 107 can recognize the specific first target container through modes of scanning the graphic code of the first target container and the like, and then can learn what specific goods need to be picked from the first target container according to information provided by the server, and can determine the specific goods to be picked through modes of scanning the graphic code in the first target container or image recognition and the like, and perform picking operation.
In addition, during specific implementation, the picking mechanical arm can be used as a picking main body, a manual picking mode can be supported, and the picking mechanical arm and the manual picking mode can exist at the same time, so that semi-automatic goods picking is performed. In addition, the switching between the full-automatic mode and the semi-automatic mode can be flexibly carried out.
In addition, in order to further improve the picking efficiency, as shown in fig. 6 and 7, a specific picking system may further include: a second container transport mechanism 108 at the picking station 103. The second container transport mechanism 108 may be used to form a transport path for picking containers used to deposit the item picking results corresponding to a single order to move at the picking station 103. That is, since the picking process is usually performed in order units, the picking results of the respective different orders need to be separately stored, packaged for shipment, and the like. Thus, in particular implementations, there may also be picking receptacles that may be used to store items associated with the same order, such that the picking body may be placed in the picking receptacle for a particular order pair after picking an item from the first target container. In the process, the picking containers may be conveyed by the second magazine conveyor 108, so that the finished picking containers leave the picking station in time, new picking containers enter the picking station, and so on. Through this kind of second container conveying mechanism 108, can adapt to the container circulation of picking of high flow better, further promote the picking efficiency.
In summary, through the embodiment of the application, the first parking position and the picking station can be arranged in the picking operation area, and the first container conveying mechanism and the first container picking and placing mechanism can be arranged in the picking system. In this way, after the first transfer device loaded with the first racks reaches the first parking position, at least one first target container may be removed from the first racks by the first container pick and place mechanism and transferred to the first container transport mechanism, at which point the first transfer device may continue to travel without having to wait at the first parking position. The first container conveying mechanism can convey the taken-off first target container to the picking station. In this way, the goods picking main body can directly pick the goods in the first target goods box on the picking station without executing the operation of manually taking the goods box off the goods shelf, so that the bending of the picking operator or the occurrence of the condition of a climbing tool and the like can be reduced, and the loss of the physical function of the picking operator is reduced. In addition, the first carrying device can continue to move as long as the first target container is taken down from the first shelf, and the completion of the picking of the goods in the first container does not need to wait, so that the picking efficiency can be improved.
In a preferred embodiment, the picking station may further include a second parking position, and a second container pick and place mechanism is provided in the picking system at the exit end of the first container transport mechanism. In this way, after the first transfer device reaches the second parking position, at least one second target container that has finished picking the goods and reached the exit end can be transferred to the free goods position of the first rack by the second container pick and place mechanism. Thus, although each carrier needs to be stopped twice in one carrying process, the waiting time for each stop includes only the time required for taking a container off a rack or putting a container on the rack, and the waiting time for picking out a specific article from the container is not required, so that the waiting time of the carrier can be shortened, thereby improving the picking efficiency.
In addition, the containers carried by the front carrying equipment can be returned to the goods shelves carried by the rear carrying equipment, so that seamless connection between the carrying equipment in the operation process is ensured. And each handling device, after delivering one or more containers, may also receive one or more containers previously delivered by the other handling devices. Thereby realize the high-efficient turnover of packing box to can make full use of haulage equipment's transport capacity, avoid causing the transport capacity extravagant.
It is noted that, herein, relational terms such as first and second, and the like may be used solely to distinguish one entity or action from another entity or action without necessarily requiring or implying any actual such relationship or order between such entities or actions. Also, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising an … …" does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element.
The above description is only for the preferred embodiment of the present application, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present application. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement and the like made within the spirit and principle of the present application are included in the protection scope of the present application.
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1. A sorting system, characterized in that,
the picking system is deployed in a picking operation area, and the picking operation area comprises a first parking position and a picking station;
the picking system includes: the first container conveying mechanism and the first container taking and placing mechanism are arranged on the first container conveying mechanism;
the first container pick and place mechanism is used for removing at least one first target container from the first goods shelf and transferring the container to the first container conveying mechanism after the first carrying equipment loaded with the first goods shelf reaches the first parking position;
the first container conveying mechanism is used for conveying the first target container to the picking station so as to pick the goods of the first target container at the picking station.
2. The picking system of claim 1,
the picking operation area further comprises: a second parked position;
the first container conveying mechanism comprises an inlet end and an outlet end; the first container picking and placing mechanism is positioned at the inlet end of the first container conveying mechanism;
the picking system further comprises: the second container taking and placing mechanism is positioned at the outlet end of the first container conveying mechanism;
the first container conveying mechanism is specifically used for forming a conveying path for the first target container to enter from the inlet end and leave towards the outlet end after being conveyed to the picking station;
the second container picking and placing mechanism is used for transferring at least one second target container which is finished to pick the goods and reaches the outlet end to the free goods position of the first goods shelf after the first carrying device reaches the second parking position.
3. The picking system of claim 2,
the second target container is removed from the second pallet by the first container pick and place mechanism and transferred to the first container transfer mechanism after the second handling apparatus loaded with the second pallet is parked at the first parking position;
the second handling apparatus reaches the first parking position earlier than the first handling apparatus.
4. The picking system of claim 2,
the first container picking and placing mechanism and the second container picking and placing mechanism are respectively associated with a control mechanism and used for controlling the first container picking and placing mechanism or the second container picking and placing mechanism to move to a goods position to be picked and placed according to a control instruction provided by a server so as to complete picking and placing operations of the containers.
5. The picking system of claim 4,
the control instruction further comprises identification information of the first target container to be taken down;
the first target container is associated with a graphic code, and the graphic code is generated according to the identification information of the first target container;
the first container taking and placing mechanism is also associated with a visual identification mechanism;
and the visual identification mechanism is used for identifying the graphic code associated with the first target container after the control instruction is moved to the cargo position of the first target container, and confirming the correctness of the first target container to be taken down.
6. The picking system of claim 4,
the second target container is associated with a graphic code, and the graphic code is generated according to the identification information of the second target container;
the second container taking and placing mechanism is also associated with a visual identification mechanism;
the visual recognition mechanism is used for recognizing the graphic code of the second target container and providing the recognized identifier of the second target container to the server so that the server can update the corresponding relation between the goods position in the first goods shelf and the container.
7. The picking system of claim 1,
the picking system further comprises: a picking robot at the picking station;
the picking mechanical arm is associated with a visual recognition mechanism and used for picking target goods from the first target goods box.
8. The picking system of claim 1,
the picking system further comprises: a second container transport mechanism located at the picking station;
the second container conveying mechanism is used for forming a conveying path for a picking container to move at the picking station, and the picking container is used for storing goods picking results corresponding to a single order.
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