CN217837010U - Storage system - Google Patents
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The utility model discloses a warehouse system, it has the storage area and is in including setting up a plurality of first goods shelves of storage area, form a plurality of roadways of going and the first traffic way in the intercommunication tunnel of going between the first goods shelves that face each other, wherein, warehouse system is still including setting up the second goods shelves that are in the upper space of first traffic way and lie in the extension line both sides in the tunnel of going, and the height that highly is higher than the minimum goods position of first goods shelves of the minimum goods position of second goods shelves. According to the utility model discloses storage system sets up the goods position in the sky at the first traffic way that supplies the robot to switch the tunnel, neither influences access robot and switches the tunnel, can improve storage capacity and space utilization again.
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Technical Field
The utility model relates to an intelligent storage technical field particularly, relates to a storage system.
Background
The intelligent storage is an important link of logistics, and the application of the intelligent storage is beneficial to improving the efficiency and the accuracy of each link of the storage system management, and continuously makes new breakthroughs in the aspects of storage capacity and space utilization rate.
However, the existing smart warehousing system is not perfect. Referring to fig. 1, fig. 1 shows a schematic top layout view of a conventional warehousing system of the "container-to-person" picking type, in which a robot is used to transfer a container, which is to be loaded and unloaded, from a rack to a picking station, and a person or robot picks the product on the container to an order box. As shown in fig. 1, the conventional warehousing system comprises a plurality of shelves 1, wherein a plurality of layers of cargo spaces with different heights are arranged on the shelves 1 for storing containers; lanes 2 are formed between the shelves 1 facing each other, and different lanes 2 are communicated with each other through a passage 3; the access robot a travels in the lane 2 and the aisle 3 to access the respective racks 1, and performs a container access operation with respect to the cargo spaces of the racks 1 at different heights. The storage robot can also transport containers between the racks 1 and picking stations ws or other docking devices provided in the warehousing system. Furthermore, a freeway passage can also be provided between the rack 1 and the picking station ws, and the warehousing system also comprises a handling robot b for handling containers between, for example, a buffer bay, buffer rack or other docking device and the picking station ws. As can be seen from the top view of fig. 1, the storage system in which the shelves are arranged only in a partial position has limited storage capacity and space utilization.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
It is an object of the present invention to provide a storage system to at least partially overcome the deficiencies in the prior art.
According to an aspect of the utility model, a warehouse system is provided, warehouse system has the memory area, and warehouse system is including setting up the memory area: the storage system comprises a plurality of first goods shelves, a plurality of driving lanes formed between the first goods shelves facing each other, and a first traffic channel communicated with the driving lanes, wherein the storage system further comprises second goods shelves arranged in the upper space of the first traffic channel and positioned on two sides of the extension line of the driving lanes, and the height of the lowest goods level of the second goods shelves is higher than that of the lowest goods level of the first goods shelves.
Advantageously, the highest cargo level of the first shelf may be substantially the same height as the highest cargo level of the second shelf.
Advantageously, the warehousing system may further include a first warehousing robot having a liftable gantry configured to be liftable between a first height and a second height so that the first warehousing robot can perform access operations within a corresponding height range, the second height being greater than the first height, wherein the first warehousing robot operates at least in the driving lane and the first traffic lane, and the height of the lowest cargo space of the second rack is higher than the first height.
Advantageously, the warehousing system further has a work area, and the warehousing system may further include: the storage area is provided with a first cross passage which is arranged in the storage area and is adjacent to the operation area, and a first goods shelf which is arranged in the upper space of the first cross passage.
Advantageously, the highest cargo level of the first shelf may be substantially the same height as the highest cargo level of the third shelf.
Advantageously, the height of the lowest cargo level of the third shelf may be lower than the height of the lowest cargo level of the second shelf.
Advantageously, the warehousing system may further comprise a second warehousing robot operating at least in the driving lane and the second traffic lane and having a lowest cargo level of the third rack arranged to allow passage thereunder of a second warehousing robot carrying containers, wherein a container is a container capable of being stored in a cargo level of at least one of the first, second and third racks.
Advantageously, the lowest cargo level of the first racking may be a buffer cargo level, the second warehousing robot handling containers between the buffer cargo level and the working area, wherein the first racking is configured such that the second warehousing robot carrying containers can pass under the first racking and between the buffer cargo levels.
In some embodiments, the third racks may be disposed at both sides of the extension line of the driving lane.
In other embodiments, the third racks may be disposed at both sides of the second traffic lane, additional lanes are formed between the third racks facing each other, and the second racks are disposed at regions where the first traffic lane and the second traffic lane cross each other.
According to the utility model discloses warehouse system sets up the goods position at the overhead first traffic way that supplies the robot to switch the tunnel, neither influences the access robot and switches the tunnel, can improve storage capacity and space utilization again.
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Other features, objects and advantages of the invention will become more apparent upon reading of the detailed description of non-limiting embodiments made with reference to the following drawings:
FIG. 1 is a schematic top view of a prior art warehousing system;
fig. 2 is a schematic perspective view of an access robot that may be used with a warehousing system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
fig. 3 is a schematic top view of an example of a warehousing system according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a schematic front view of the warehousing system shown in FIG. 3;
fig. 5 is a schematic top view of another example of a warehousing system according to an embodiment of the present invention; and
fig. 6 is a partial schematic view of a first shelf that may be used in a warehousing system according to an embodiment of the invention.
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The present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples. It is to be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the relevant invention and not restrictive of the invention. For convenience of description, only portions related to the invention are shown in the drawings. It should be noted that the embodiments and features of the embodiments in the present application may be combined with each other without conflict.
According to the utility model discloses warehouse system is based on the access robot of a liftable and designs and obtain.
By way of example only, fig. 2 illustrates an access robot 10 that may be used in a warehousing system according to embodiments of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 2, the access robot 10 has a liftable gantry 11, and the liftable gantry 11 is configured to be able to be at a first lower height H 1 (see graph (a) in FIG. 2) and a higher second height H 2 (see graph (b) in fig. 2) so that the accessing robot 10 can perform the accessing operation within a corresponding height range. In the example shown in fig. 2, the liftable gantry 11 of the access robot 10 comprises a first gantry 11a and a second gantry 11b, wherein the second gantry 11b is movable up and down with respect to the first gantry 11 a: when the second mast 11b is lowered to the lowermost position, the access robot 10 has the above-mentioned first height H 1 When the second mast 11b is raised to the uppermost position, the access robot 10 has the above-mentioned second height H 2 . By way of example only, the first height H 1 May be, for example, around 5m, and the second height H 2 May be around 8 m.
In the existing warehousing system, the storing and taking robot with the liftable door frame is used for expanding the capacity of the existing goods shelf (see the goods shelf 1 shown in fig. 1), for example, the goods shelf used together with the storing and taking robot 10 can be increased from the height of about 5m to the height of about 8m, thereby greatly increasing the capacity of the original goods shelf.
According to the utility model discloses storage system then can further utilize the liftable portal of above-mentioned access robot to improve the storage capacity and the space utilization of system. A warehousing system according to an embodiment of the invention will now be described with reference to fig. 3-6.
Fig. 3 and 4 show a schematic top view and a front view, respectively, of an example of a warehousing system according to an embodiment of the invention. As shown in fig. 3, the stocker system 100 has a storage area 100a, and the stocker system 100 includes a plurality of first racks 111 disposed in the storage area 100a, a plurality of driving lanes 120 formed between the first racks 111 facing each other, and a first traffic passage 131 communicating with the driving lanes 120. As shown in fig. 4, the stocker system 100 further includes a second shelf 112 provided in the upper space of the first cross-way 131, and as can be seen from fig. 3, the second shelf 112 is disposed on both sides of the extension line of the driving lane 120.
The height of the lowest cargo level of the first shelf 111 is the first lowest cargo level height HL 1 (see FIG. 6). As shown in FIG. 4, the height of the lowest cargo space of the second shelf 112 is the second lowest cargo space height HL 2 . According to the present invention, the height of the lowest cargo level of the second shelf 112 (i.e., the second lowest cargo level height HL) 2 ) A height higher than the lowest cargo level of the first shelf 111 (i.e., a first lowest cargo level height HL) 1 )。
The warehousing system 100 may include an access robot 10 as shown in fig. 2. As shown in fig. 3, the access robot 10 may operate at least in the driving lane 120 and the first traffic lane 131, and the access robot 10 may operate in the entire working height range thereof (corresponding to the second height H) 2 And below) access to the first racks 111 disposed at both sides of the driving lane 120 can be performed within a range of a higher working height (corresponding to the first height H) 1 And a second height H 2 In between) to access the second shelf 112 disposed at the upper space of the first cross passage 131 and can be lowered to the first height H at the portal 11 1 While passing through the first traffic lane 131 to switch between different travel lanes 120.
It can be seen that the second rack 112 constructed and arranged as described above can both allow the access robot 10 to pass under the second rack 112 in the first traffic lane 131 to switch between different driving lanes 120 and allow the access robot 10 to perform access operations to the cargo space of the second rack 112 at an elevated height.
It should be understood that although the shelf configuration and arrangement of the warehousing system 100 is described above in connection with an access robot having a liftable portal, it should be understood that a warehousing system according to embodiments of the invention is not limited to implementation and use in connection with such an access robot having a liftable portal. By way of example only, where the access robot has a fixed mast height, the warehousing system may be configured with a hanging device dedicated to high-rise cargo levels above the working height of the access robot that may perform access operations with respect to the high-rise cargo levels and interface with, for example, the access robot. For example, the suspension device receives a container to be stored from the access robot and deposits the container into the high-rise cargo space, or the suspension device takes a container out of the high-rise cargo space and delivers the container to the access robot.
In a word, according to the utility model discloses storage system sets up the goods position above supplying the robot to switch the first traffic way in tunnel, neither influences access robot and switches the tunnel, can improve storage capacity and space utilization again.
Advantageously, as shown in fig. 4, the height of the highest cargo level of the first shelf 111 is substantially the same as the height of the highest cargo level of the second shelf 112.
As shown in fig. 3, the warehousing system 100 may also have a work area 100b within which work such as picking the goods in the containers may be performed. A picking work ws, for example, may be set in the work area 100 b. However, the warehousing system according to embodiments of the present invention is not limited to any particular arrangement of the work area 100 b.
As shown in fig. 3 and 4, the stocker system 100 may further include a second cross-aisle 132 disposed in the storage area 100a and adjacent to the working area 100b, and a third shelf 113 disposed in an upper space of the second cross-aisle 132. As shown in FIG. 4, the height of the lowest cargo level of the third shelf 113 (i.e., the third lowest cargo level height HL) 3 ) Height HL higher than the lowest cargo level of the first shelf 111 1 。
Preferably, the highest cargo level of the first shelf 111 is substantially the same height as the highest cargo level of the third shelf 113.
Preferably, the height of the lowest cargo level of the third shelf 113 (i.e., the third lowest cargo level height HL) 3 ) A height lower than the lowest cargo level of the second shelf 11 (i.e., a third lowest cargo level height HL) 2 ) As shown in fig. 4.
As shown in fig. 3 and 4, the stocker system 100 thus constructed and arranged may be used in conjunction with the transfer robot 20. In particular, the stocker system 100 may include a transfer robot20, the transfer robot 20 operates at least in the driving lane 120 and the second traffic lane 132, and the height HL of the lowest cargo space of the third rack 132 3 Arranged to allow the transfer robot 20 loaded with containers to pass thereunder. Preferably, the transfer robot 20 can travel in different directions in the second traffic lane 132 (not limited to the direction parallel or perpendicular to the travel lane 120 shown in the drawing), so that the second traffic lane 132 becomes an expressway lane for the transfer robot 20 between each rack and the work area 100 b.
In the example shown in fig. 3 and 4, the third racks 113 are disposed in the upper space of the second cross aisle 132 and located on both sides of the extension line of the driving lane 120. In this way, the access robot 10 can enter the first traffic channel 131 and the second traffic channel 132 along the extending direction of the driving lane 120 and perform an access operation with respect to the cargo space of the second shelf 112 and the third shelf 113.
Fig. 5 is a schematic top view of another example of a warehousing system according to an embodiment of the invention. The warehousing system 100' shown in fig. 5 is substantially the same in construction and arrangement as the warehousing system 100 described above in connection with fig. 3-4, except that: in the example shown in fig. 5, the second traffic channel 132 is arranged parallel to the driving lane 120; the third racks 113 are disposed at both sides of the second cross channel 132, and additional lanes 132a are formed between the third racks 113 facing each other. As shown in fig. 5, the area where the first cross passage 131 and the second cross passage 132 cross each other may be provided according to the first cross passage 131, that is, the second rack 112 is provided. In other examples, a third shelf 113 may also be partially disposed in the intersection area. For example, in the three crossing areas of the left, middle and right shown in fig. 5, the second shelf 112 may be provided in at least one of the crossing areas, and the third shelf 113 may be provided in at least one of the crossing areas. Alternatively or additionally, a second shelf 112 is provided on the side of the at least one intersection area remote from the working area 100b, and a third shelf 113 is provided on the side close to the working area 100 b.
Finally, a preferred example of a first shelf that can be used in a warehousing system according to an embodiment of the invention is described with reference to fig. 6. Fig. 6 is a partial schematic view of a preferred example of the first shelf.
As shown in FIG. 6, the first shelf 111 has a plurality of cargo spaces S having different height positions, wherein the lowest cargo space S having the lowest height is the lowest cargo space S 0 May be configured to cache the cargo space. Here, the "buffer cargo space" refers to a cargo space for temporarily storing the cargo containers C provided for docking/transferring the cargo containers between the access robot 10 and the transfer robot 20. When a container C in the working area 100b needs to be stored in one of the shelves (any one of the first shelf 111, the second shelf 112, and the third shelf 113), the container C may be first transferred from the working area 100b by the transfer robot 20 and stored in a buffer storage space S of the first shelf 111 0 Then the access robot 10 retrieves the goods space S from the buffer 0 Taking away the packing box C and storing the packing box C on a target goods position of a target goods shelf; when it is necessary to take out the container C stored in the pallet and send it to the work area 100b, the above-described process is reversed, and the description thereof is omitted.
Preferably, as shown in fig. 6, the first rack 111 is configured such that the transfer robot 20 loaded with the container C can be below the first rack 111 and at the buffer cargo space S 0 To pass through. For example, the height HL of the first goods shelf 111 at its lowest goods level 1 On can be only partially provided with a buffer storage space S 0 This means that other positions of the height are vacant and open so that the transfer robot 20 carrying the container C can pass through.
The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the application and is illustrative of the principles of the technology employed. It will be appreciated by a person skilled in the art that the scope of the invention as referred to in the present application is not limited to the embodiments with a specific combination of the above-mentioned features, but also covers other embodiments with any combination of the above-mentioned features or their equivalents without departing from the inventive concept. For example, the above features may be replaced with (but not limited to) features having similar functions disclosed in the present application.
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1. A warehousing system having a storage area, the warehousing system comprising disposed at the storage area: a plurality of first racks, a plurality of driving lanes formed between the first racks facing each other, and a first traffic channel communicating the driving lanes,
the warehousing system is characterized by further comprising second goods shelves arranged in the upper space of the first traffic channel and positioned on two sides of the extension line of the driving roadway, wherein the height of the lowest goods position of each second goods shelf is higher than that of the lowest goods position of each first goods shelf; and is provided with
The warehousing system further comprises a first warehousing robot, wherein the first warehousing robot at least runs in the driving roadway and the first traffic channel and is used for performing access operation at least relative to one part of the first goods shelf.
2. The warehousing system of claim 1, wherein the highest cargo level of said first rack is substantially the same height as the highest cargo level of said second rack.
3. The warehousing system of claim 1, wherein said first warehousing robot has a liftable gantry configured to be liftable between a first height and a second height to enable access operations by said first warehousing robot within a corresponding range of heights, said second height being greater than said first height, and wherein the height of the lowest cargo level of said second rack is greater than said first height.
4. The warehousing system of any of claims 1-3, wherein said warehousing system further has a work area, and said warehousing system further comprises: the storage area is provided with a first cross passage which is arranged in the storage area and is adjacent to the operation area, and a first goods shelf which is arranged in the upper space of the first cross passage.
5. The warehousing system of claim 4, wherein the highest cargo level of said first shelf is substantially the same height as the highest cargo level of said third shelf.
6. The warehousing system of claim 4, wherein the lowest cargo level of said third rack is lower than the lowest cargo level of said second rack.
7. The warehousing system of claim 4, further comprising a second warehousing robot operating in at least the drive lanes and the second traffic lane and having a lowest cargo level of the third rack configured to allow passage thereunder of the second warehousing robot carrying containers, wherein a container is a container capable of being stored in the cargo level of at least one of the first, second and third racks.
8. The warehousing system of claim 7, wherein the lowest cargo space of said first racking is a buffer cargo space, said second warehousing robot handling containers between said buffer cargo space and said work area, wherein said first racking is configured such that said second warehousing robot with containers can pass under said first racking and between said buffer cargo spaces.
9. The warehousing system of claim 4, wherein said third racks are disposed on both sides of an extension of said roadway.
10. The warehousing system of claim 4, wherein said third racks are disposed on both sides of said second intersection, forming additional lanes between third racks facing each other, and said second racks are disposed in areas where said first and second intersections intersect each other.
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