CN218859202U - Distribution box and distribution robot - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model belongs to the technical field of the commodity circulation transportation, especially, relate to a delivery case and delivery robot. The distribution box comprises a locking assembly, a box body with a storage space and storage objects for storing goods; the locking assembly comprises a driving piece, a transmission rod, a plurality of locking pieces and a plurality of cams sleeved on the transmission rod; when the driving piece drives the cam to rotate through the transmission rod until the triggering part of the locking piece is inserted into the groove, the lock tongue of the locking piece is inserted into the lock hole, so that the storage piece is locked in the storage space; when the driving piece drives the cam to rotate to the convex part to abut against the triggering part of the locking piece through the transmission rod, the lock tongue of the locking piece retracts from the lock hole to release the locking of the storage piece. The utility model discloses in, drive the rotation of a plurality of cams through a driving piece and a transfer line, can realize the unblock function of a plurality of locking pieces, reduced the manufacturing cost of this delivery case, and be convenient for the operation of unblock to a plurality of locking pieces.

Description

Distribution box and distribution robot

Technical Field

The utility model belongs to the technical field of the commodity circulation transportation, especially, relate to a delivery case and delivery robot.

Background

With the development of technology, a distribution robot such as an unmanned distribution vehicle appears, and the distribution robot can automatically move to a specified position of a user to be received, so that the user to be received can shop without going to a fixed shopping place, and the shopping experience of the user is improved; and the delivery robot can automatically move to the loading position, and a worker or a manipulator or the like can place the goods on the delivery robot.

The distribution robot has the advantages that the distribution robot can distribute goods in various shapes, so that the goods need to be installed on the distribution robot through the tray or the storage box, and after the distribution robot drives the goods to be conveyed to the hands of users, the users only need to take the goods away without moving the tray or the storage box; when the distribution robot loads goods, the old tray or the storage box needs to be taken out, and then a new tray or the storage box storing the goods is installed on the distribution robot. Therefore, a locking structure is required to lock the storage box or the tray in the storage compartment of the dispensing robot. In the prior art, each tray or each storage box needs to be provided with a locking piece for locking the tray or each storage box in a storage bin of a distribution robot, and each locking piece needs to be provided with a driving piece for driving the locking piece to unlock or unlock; however, the design of multiple locking members and multiple driving members increases the manufacturing cost of the dispensing robot and increases the weight of the dispensing robot.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model discloses each tray or storing box to delivery robot among the prior art all need set up a lock piece, and each lock piece all will dispose its technical problem who unblanks or the driving piece of unblock of drive, provides a delivery case and delivery robot.

In view of the above technical problems, an embodiment of the present invention provides a distribution box, which includes a locking assembly, a box body having a storage space, and a storage member for storing goods;

the locking assembly comprises a driving piece, a transmission rod, a plurality of locking pieces and a plurality of cams sleeved on the transmission rod, the transmission rod is rotatably installed on the box body, and the driving piece is connected with the transmission rod; each cam is provided with a convex part used for triggering the locking piece, and a groove is formed in each convex part;

the locking piece is installed on the box body, a lock hole is formed in the object storage piece, and the object storage piece is installed in the object storage space;

when the driving piece drives the cam to rotate through the transmission rod until the triggering part of the locking piece is inserted into the groove, the lock tongue of the locking piece is inserted into the lock hole, so that the storage piece is locked in the storage space;

when the driving piece drives the cam to rotate to the convex part to abut against the triggering part of the locking piece through the transmission rod, the lock tongue of the locking piece retracts from the lock hole to unlock the storage object.

Optionally, two opposite groove edges of the groove are an unlocking groove edge and a locking groove edge respectively; the opening radians of the grooves are sequentially increased along the axial direction of the transmission rod; wherein the opening radian is an radian value between the unlocking groove edge and the locking groove edge;

all the locking groove edges are coincident in a plane perpendicular to the axis of the transmission rod.

Optionally, the distribution box further comprises an induction assembly, the induction assembly comprises a first position sensor mounted on the box body and a first disc sleeved on the transmission rod, the first disc is annularly provided with a first reset notch and a plurality of unlocking notches which are distributed at intervals, the first reset notch is used for representing that all the locking pieces are in a locking state, and each unlocking notch is used for ensuring that one locking piece is in an unlocking state;

and the first position sensor is provided with a first sensing groove for sensing the first reset notch and the unlocking notch.

Optionally, the sensing assembly further comprises a second disc, a sleeve and a second position sensor mounted on the box, the first disc and the second disc being mounted at opposite ends of the sleeve; a second reset notch used for representing that all the locking pieces are in a locking state is arranged on the second disc; the sleeve and the second disc are sleeved on the transmission rod, and a second induction groove used for inducing the second reset notch is formed in the second position inductor.

Optionally, the storage article is a storage box, and the outer wall of the storage box is provided with the lock hole.

The utility model discloses another embodiment still provides a delivery robot, including robot and foretell delivery case, the last installation space that is equipped with of robot, the box is installed in the installation space.

Optionally, the dispensing robot further comprises a driving assembly mounted on the robot body, and the driving assembly is used for driving the box body to move out of or into the mounting space.

Optionally, the driving assembly includes a motor, a gear and a rack mounted on an outer wall of the box body, the motor is mounted on the robot body, the gear is mounted on an output shaft of the motor, and the gear is engaged with the rack.

Optionally, the distribution robot further comprises a guide rail mounted on an inner wall of the mounting space, and a slider mounted on an outer wall of the box body; the sliding block is connected with the guide rail in a sliding manner; the driving assembly is used for driving the box body to slide on the guide rail through the sliding block.

Optionally, the dispensing robot further comprises a trigger mounted on the box, the trigger being electrically connected to the driving assembly.

The utility model discloses in, work as the driving piece passes through the transfer line drives all the cam rotates, all pegs graft corresponding until the trigger part of all lock fittings during in the recess of cam, the spring bolt of lock fitting is in the lock state (the spring bolt can retract and pop out), and at this moment, the storage article quilt the lock fitting locking is in among the storing space, and the spring bolt of each lock fitting will peg graft in the lockhole of the storing piece that corresponds.

When the driving piece drives all the cams to rotate through the transmission rod until the triggering portion of one locking piece abuts against the convex portion of the corresponding cam, the lock tongue of the locking piece retracts from the lock hole of the storage piece, the locking piece in the lock tongue retracting state releases the locking state of the corresponding storage piece, and therefore a user can take out the unlocked storage piece from the storage space. And the transmission rod is sleeved with and sleeved with a plurality of cams. Each cam can trigger one locking piece, and each locking piece can lock one storage piece in the storage space. The utility model discloses in, drive the rotation of a plurality of cams through a driving piece and a transfer line, can realize the unblock function of a plurality of lock stops, reduced the manufacturing cost of this delivery case, and be convenient for a plurality of the operation of unblock of lock stop.

Drawings

The present invention will be further explained with reference to the drawings and examples.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a distribution box according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a locking assembly of a distribution box according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a schematic view of a locking assembly of a distribution box according to an embodiment of the present invention locking a storage object;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a locking assembly of a dispensing box according to one embodiment of the present invention unlocking a storage member;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a cam of a dispensing box according to one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a sensing assembly of a dispensing box according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a dispensing robot component according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The reference numerals in the specification are as follows:

10. a delivery box; 1. a locking assembly; 11. a drive member; 12. a transmission rod; 13. a locking member; 131. a trigger section; 132. a latch bolt; 14. a cam; 141. a convex portion; 142. a groove; 143. unlocking the slot edge; 144. locking the groove edge; 2. a box body; 21. a storage space; 3. storing the articles; 31. a lock hole; 4. an inductive component; 41. a first position sensor; 411. a first sensing groove; 42. a first disc; 421. a first reset notch; 422. unlocking the notch; 43. a second disc; 431. a second reset notch; 44. a sleeve; 45. a second position sensor; 20. a robot body; 30. a drive assembly; 301. a motor; 302. a rack; 40. a slider; 50. and a trigger.

Detailed Description

In order to make the technical problem, technical solution and advantageous effects solved by the present invention more clearly understood, the following description is given in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments to illustrate the present invention in further detail. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to limit the invention.

It is to be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "front", "rear", "middle", and the like, indicate orientations or positional relationships that are based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, are merely for convenience in describing the present invention and to simplify the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed in a particular orientation, and be operated, and therefore, are not to be construed as limiting the invention.

As shown in fig. 1 to 3, a distribution box 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a locking assembly 1, a box body 2 having a storage space 21, and a storage member 3 for storing goods; it is understood that the storage object 3 includes, but is not limited to, a tray, a storage box, etc., and the storage space 21 may be formed by a plurality of storage compartments distributed at intervals, or may be an integral space; when the storage space 21 is a plurality of storage bins distributed at intervals, each output bin can store one storage object 3; when the storage space 21 is an integral space, a plurality of storage objects 3 can be installed in the storage space 21 in a stacked manner, and the heights of different storage objects 3 can be designed according to actual requirements, so that a user can install different storage objects 3 in the storage space 21 in different combination manners.

The locking assembly 1 comprises a driving member 11, a transmission rod 12, a plurality of locking members 13 and a plurality of cams 14 sleeved on the transmission rod 12, wherein the transmission rod 12 is rotatably installed on the box body 2, and the driving member 11 is connected with the transmission rod 12; each cam 14 is provided with a convex part 141 for triggering the triggering part 131 of the locking piece 13, and the convex part 141 is provided with a groove 142; it can be understood that the driving member 11 includes, but is not limited to, a rotating motor 301, etc., the number of the locking members 13 and the number of the cams 14 can be designed according to actual requirements, for example, 3, 4, 5, etc. are provided for each of the locking members 13 and the cams 14, and the number of the locking members 13 is equal to the number of the cams 14.

The locking piece 13 is arranged on the box body 2, a locking hole 31 is arranged on the storage object 3, and the storage object 3 is arranged in the storage space 21; it can be understood that the locking member 13 is provided with a locking tongue 132 inserted into the locking hole 31, and the locking member 13 is further provided with a trigger portion 131 opposite to the convex portion 141 of the cam 14.

As shown in fig. 3, when the driving member 11 drives the cam 14 to rotate through the transmission rod 12 until the triggering portion 131 of the locking member 13 is inserted into the groove 142, the locking tongue 132 of the locking member 13 is inserted into the locking hole 31, so that the storage object 3 is locked in the storage space 21; it can be understood that when the triggering portion 131 of the locking member 13 is located in the groove 142 of the cam 14, the locking member 13 is in a locking state (i.e., a free state), and the locking tongue 132 of the locking member 13 is inserted into the locking hole 31 of the storage object 3, so that the storage object 3 is locked in the storage space 21, and at this time, the user cannot take out the storage object 3 from the storage space 21.

As shown in fig. 4, when the driving member 11 drives the cam 14 to rotate through the transmission rod 12 until the convex portion 141 abuts against the triggering portion 131 of the locking member 13, the latch 132 of the locking member 13 retracts from the locking hole 31 to unlock the storage 3. As can be understood, when the convex portion 141 of the cam 14 abuts against the trigger portion 131 of the lock member 13, the latch tongue 132 of the lock member 13 will retract into the housing of the lock member 13 (the lock member 13 is in the unlocked state), that is, the lock member 13 will retract from the lock hole 31 of the storage object 3, so that the lock member 13 releases the locked state of the storage object 3; at this time, the user can take out the storage 3 from the storage space 21.

The utility model discloses in, work as driving piece 11 passes through transfer line 12 drives all cam 14 rotates, all pegs graft corresponding until the trigger part 131 of all locks 13 in the recess 142 of cam 14, the spring bolt 132 of lock 13 is in the locking state (spring bolt 132 can retract and pop out), and at this moment, storage article 3 quilt the locking of lock 13 is in among the storing space 21, and the spring bolt 132 of each lock 13 will peg graft in the lockhole 31 of the storage article 3 that corresponds.

When the driving member 11 drives all the cams 14 to rotate through the transmission rod 12 until the triggering portion 131 of one of the locking members 13 abuts against the corresponding convex portion 141 of the cam 14, the locking tongue 132 of the locking member 13 will be retracted from the locking hole 31 of the article storage member 3, and the locking member 13 in the retracted state of the locking tongue 132 will release the locking state of the corresponding article storage member 3, so that the user can take out the article storage member 3 unlocked from the article storage space 21. The drive rod 12 is fitted and removed with a plurality of cams 14. Each cam 14 can trigger a locking element 13, and each locking element 13 can lock a storage object 3 in the storage space 21. The utility model discloses in, drive the rotation of a plurality of cams 14 through a driving piece 11 and a transfer line 12, can realize the unblock function of a plurality of lock pieces 13, reduced the manufacturing cost of this delivery case 10, and be convenient for a plurality of the operation of unblock of lock piece 13.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 5, the two opposite groove edges of the groove 142 are an unlocking groove edge 143 and a locking groove edge 144; the opening radians a of the plurality of grooves 142 are sequentially increased along the axial direction of the transmission rod 12; wherein the opening radian a is a radian value between the unlocking groove edge 143 and the locking groove edge 144; it will be appreciated that the locking notch edge 144 and the unlocking notch edge 143 are both transitions of the protrusion 141 and the recess 142; specifically, from bottom to top, the opening arcs of the plurality of grooves 142 sequentially increase, that is, the opening arc of the cam 14 positioned at the lowermost position is the largest, and the opening arc of the cam 14 positioned at the uppermost position is the smallest. In the process of rotating the cam 14, the triggering portion 131 of the locking member 13 slides over the locking groove edge 144 to abut against the convex portion 141, and the triggering portion 131 of the locking member 13 slides over the unlocking groove edge 143 to be inserted into the groove 142; that is, during the rotation of the cam 14, the locking groove edge 144 is a trigger point for the locking member 13 to transition from the unlocked state to the locked state, and the unlocking groove edge 143 is a trigger point for the locking member 13 to transition from the locked state to the unlocked state.

In a plane perpendicular to the axis of the drive rod 12, all the detent edges 144 coincide. It can be understood that, during the rotation of all the cams 14 by the driving rod 12, all the locking groove edges 144 trigger the locking members 13 at the same time, i.e. all the locking members 13 are changed from the unlocked state to the locked state at the same time. In addition, under the condition of no external force, the triggering part 131 of the locking member 13 and the bolt 132 are both in an extended state, the triggering part 131 of the locking member 13 retracts into the housing of the locking member 13 under the action of thrust, and when the thrust on the triggering part 131 of the locking member 13 is contacted, the triggering part 131 of the locking member 13 is reset to the extended state; the latch tongue 132 of the latch member 13 retracts into the housing of the latch member 13 under the action of a pushing force, and when the pushing force on the latch tongue 132 of the latch member 13 is contacted, the latch tongue 132 of the latch member 13 is reset to an extended state.

Specifically, in the process that the driving member 11 drives all the cams 14 to rotate through the transmission rod 12, the convex portion 141 of the uppermost cam 14 first contacts the triggering portion 131 of the uppermost locking member 13, and the latch tongue 132 of the uppermost locking member 13 retracts from the lock hole 31 of the uppermost article storage member 3, so that the user can take out the uppermost article storage member 3 from the article storage space 21; the transmission rod 12 continues to drive all the cams 14 to rotate, and the cams 14 below the transmission rod sequentially unlock the corresponding locking pieces 13 until all the cams 14 drive all the locking pieces 13 to be in an unlocked state; and when the lock member 13 below is in the unlocked state, the lock member 13 above is also in the unlocked state. The transmission rod 12 continues to drive all the cams 14 to rotate, and when the locking groove edges 144 of all the cams 14 slide over the triggering portions 131 of the locking members 13 at the same time, the triggering portions 131 of all the locking members 13 are inserted into the corresponding grooves 142 of the cams 14 at the same time, so that all the locking members 13 are in a locking state at the same time.

In this embodiment, in the process that the driving member 11 drives the transmission rod 12 to rotate, the locking members 13 are sequentially unlocked by the corresponding cams 14 from top to bottom, the user can sequentially take out the storage objects 3 from the storage space 21 from top to bottom, and all the locking members 13 are locked by all the cams 14 at the same time, so as to control the unlocking function of the distribution box 10. Especially, when the storage space 21 is an integral space, the plurality of storage objects 3 are stacked in the storage space 21, a user can sequentially take out the storage objects 3 in the storage space 21 from top to bottom, and the storage objects 3 with different heights can be stored in the storage space 21 according to actual requirements, when the upper part of the storage space 21 is in an empty state, or one of the storage objects 3 is higher in height, the locking tongue 132 of the locking piece 13 in the locking state is inserted into the air hole or abutted against the outer side wall of the storage object 3 with higher height.

In an embodiment, as shown in fig. 1, fig. 2 and fig. 6, the distribution box 10 further includes a sensing assembly 4, where the sensing assembly 4 includes a first position sensor 41 mounted on the box body 2 and a first disk 42 sleeved on the transmission rod 12, the first disk 42 is provided with a first reset notch 421 and a plurality of unlocking notches 422 which are distributed at intervals in an annular shape, the first reset notch 421 is used to indicate that all the locking members 13 are in the locked state, and each of the unlocking notches 422 is used to indicate that one of the locking members 13 is in the unlocked state; it is understood that each of the unlocking notches 422 corresponds to one of the locking groove edges 144 of the cam 14, and the first reset notch 421 is used to indicate that all the locking members 13 are in the locking state, that is, the triggering portions 131 corresponding to all the locking members 13 are inserted into the grooves 142 of the corresponding cam 14.

The first position sensor 41 is provided with a first sensing recess 411 for sensing the first reset notch 421 and the unlock notch 422. It can be understood that, a laser emitter and a laser receiver are respectively disposed on two opposite inner walls of the first sensing groove 411, when the solid part of the first disc 42 rotates into the first sensing groove 411, the laser emitted by the laser emitter will be blocked by the first disc 42, so that the laser receiver will not receive the laser emitted by the laser emitter; when the first reset notch 421 or the unlocking notch 422 of the first disk 42 rotates into the first sensing groove 411, the laser emitted by the laser emitter will pass through the notch and be received by the laser receiver, so that the first position sensor 41 senses the position of the first disk 42 after rotating according to the principle. In this embodiment, the cam 14, the locking member 13 and the unlocking notch 422 are all in one-to-one correspondence.

Specifically, when the first reset notch 421 rotates into the first sensing groove 411 of the first position sensor 41 during the process that the transmission rod 12 drives all the cams 14 and the first disk 42 to rotate, it indicates that all the locking members 13 are in the locked state (i.e., the triggering portions 131 of the locking members 13 are inserted into the grooves 142 of the corresponding cams 14); when one of the unlocking notches 422 of the first disk 42 is rotated into the first sensing recess 411 of the first position sensor 41, it indicates that the corresponding locking member 13 is in the unlocked state. It should be noted that, along the rotation direction of the first disc 42, the first unlocking notch 422 adjacent to the first resetting notch 421 corresponds to the topmost locking member 13, and the first disc 42 drives the unlocking notch 422 to sequentially enter the first sensing groove 411 of the first position sensor 41, so as to know the unlocking states of all the locking members 13. In this embodiment, the unlocked state of all the locking members 13 can be sensed by the design of one first position sensor 41 and one first disk 42, thereby further reducing the manufacturing cost of the dispensing box 10.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 1, 2 and 6, the sensing assembly 4 further includes a second disc 43, a sleeve 44 and a second position sensor 45 mounted on the box body 2, wherein the first disc 42 and the second disc 43 are mounted at opposite ends of the sleeve 44; a second reset notch 431 for representing that all the locking pieces 13 are in a locking state is arranged on the second disc 43; the sleeve 44 and the second position sensor 45 are both sleeved on the transmission rod 12, and a second sensing groove for sensing the second reset notch 431 is formed in the second position sensor 45. It will be appreciated that the first disk 42, the sleeve 44, and the second disk 43 are integrally formed structural members; in a plane perpendicular to the axis of the transmission rod 12, the first return notch 421 and the second return notch 431 coincide. Specifically, when the notch of the first disc 42 rotates into the first sensing groove 411 of the first position sensor 41, the first position sensor 41 corresponds to a signal of "1", and when the solid portion of the first disc 42 rotates into the first sensing groove 411, the first position sensor 41 corresponds to a signal of "0"; similarly, when the notch of the second disk 43 rotates into the first sensing groove 411 of the second position sensor 45, the second position sensor 45 corresponds to a "1" signal, and when the solid portion of the second disk 43 rotates into the second sensing groove, the second position sensor 45 corresponds to a "0" signal.

In this embodiment, only when the first reset notch 421 of the first disk 42 rotates to the first sensing groove 411 of the first position sensor and the second reset notch 431 of the second disk 43 rotates to the second sensing groove of the second position sensor 45, it is able to sense that all the locking members 13 are in the locked (i.e., reset) state; the opening radians of the grooves 142 of all the cams 14 are sequentially increased along the axis of the transmission rod 12, so that the unlocking states of all the locking members 13 can be sequentially obtained only when the transmission rod 12 drives the cams 14, the first disk 42 and the second disk 43 to rotate. In this embodiment, the unlocking states of all the locking members 13 can be obtained according to the "0" and "1" signals of the first position sensor 41 and the second position sensor 45, so that the performance requirements of the first position sensor 41 and the second position sensor 45 are reduced.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 7, the storage object 3 is a storage box, and the outer wall of the storage box is provided with the locking hole 31. It can be understood that the front of the storage box is an opening structure, the outer side wall of the storage box is provided with the lock hole 31, and a plurality of storage boxes are stored in the storage space 21 in a stacking manner. In this embodiment, the storing box can be followed the effect of protection object all around, has avoided the accident of rubbing each other takes place for the object of its storage.

As shown in fig. 7, another embodiment of the present invention further provides a distribution robot, which includes a robot body 20 and the distribution box 10, wherein an installation space is provided on the robot body 20, and the box body 2 is installed in the installation space. It will be appreciated that the dispensing robot may be an unmanned robot that automatically moves the dispensing box 10 and the objects therein.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 7, the dispensing robot further includes a driving assembly 30 mounted on the robot body 20, and the driving assembly 30 is used to drive the housing 2 to move out of or into the mounting space. It is understood that the drive assembly 30 includes, but is not limited to, a linear motor 301, a pneumatic cylinder, a hydraulic cylinder, a lead screw and nut mechanism, and the like.

Specifically, when the dispensing robot moves to the loading station, the driving assembly 30 drives the box body 2 to move out of the installation space until the box body is in butt joint with the docking bin, the driving member 11 drives all the cams 14 to rotate through the transmission rod 12, all the cams 14 sequentially drive the locking members 13 to be in the unlocking state, so that after the external mechanical arm and the like can sequentially take out the old storage members 3 from the storage space 21 from top to bottom, the external mechanical arm and the like can install the new storage members 3 in the storage space 21 from bottom to top; the driving assembly 30 then retracts the housing 2 into the installation space, thereby completing the loading step of the dispensing robot. In this embodiment, the driving assembly 30 is designed to improve the automation degree of the dispensing robot.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 7, the driving assembly 30 includes a motor 301, a gear (not shown) and a rack 302 mounted on an outer wall of the housing 2, the motor 301 is mounted on the robot body 20, the gear is mounted on an output shaft of the motor 301, and the gear is engaged with the rack 302. Specifically, the motor 301 drives the gear to rotate, and the gear is moved by the rack 302, so that the rack 302 drives the box 2 to move into or out of the installation space. In this embodiment, the driving assembly 30 has a simple structure and a low manufacturing cost.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 7, the dispensing robot further includes a guide rail (not shown) installed on an inner wall of the installation space, and a slider 40 installed on an outer wall of the cabinet 2; the sliding block 40 is connected with the guide rail in a sliding manner; the driving assembly 30 is used for driving the box body 2 to slide on the guide rail through the sliding block 40. It can be understood that the sliding block 40 can be installed on the outer side wall of the box body 2, and the box body 2 slides on the guide rail through the sliding block 40 during the movement of the box body 2 driven by the driving assembly 30, thereby ensuring the stability of the movement of the box body 2.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 1, the dispensing robot further includes a trigger 50 mounted on the housing 2, and the trigger 50 is electrically connected to the driving assembly 30. As can be appreciated, the trigger 50 is electrically connected to the drive assembly 30 via a controller; the trigger 50 is installed at the front end of the box body 2, the driving assembly 30 drives the box body 2 to move out of the installation space, when the trigger 50 abuts against the connection cabin, the trigger 50 sends a stop signal to the controller, and the controller controls the driving assembly 30 to stop driving the box body 2 to move, so that the case body 2 is prevented from falling from the installation space, and the automation degree of the distribution robot is further improved.

The above embodiments are only examples of the delivery box and the delivery robot of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention, and any modifications, equivalent replacements, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. A distribution box is characterized by comprising a locking assembly, a box body with a storage space and storage objects for storing goods;

the locking assembly comprises a driving piece, a transmission rod, a plurality of locking pieces and a plurality of cams sleeved on the transmission rod, the transmission rod is rotatably installed on the box body, and the driving piece is connected with the transmission rod; each cam is provided with a convex part used for triggering the locking piece, and the convex part is provided with a groove;

the locking piece is arranged on the box body, a locking hole is formed in the storage object, and the storage object is arranged in the storage space;

when the driving piece drives the cam to rotate through the transmission rod until the triggering part of the locking piece is inserted into the groove, the lock tongue of the locking piece is inserted into the lock hole, so that the storage piece is locked in the storage space;

when the driving piece drives the cam to rotate to the convex part to abut against the triggering part of the locking piece through the transmission rod, the lock tongue of the locking piece retracts from the lock hole to release the locking of the storage object.

2. The dispensing box of claim 1 wherein the opposing sides of the recess are an unlocking side and a locking side, respectively; the opening radians of the grooves are sequentially increased along the axial direction of the transmission rod; wherein the opening radian is an radian value between the unlocking groove edge and the locking groove edge;

all the locking groove edges are coincident in a plane perpendicular to the axis of the transmission rod.

3. The distribution box of claim 1, further comprising a sensing assembly, wherein the sensing assembly comprises a first position sensor mounted on the box body and a first disk sleeved on the transmission rod, the first disk is provided with a first reset notch and a plurality of unlocking notches, the first reset notch and the unlocking notches are distributed at intervals in a ring shape, the first reset notch is used for indicating that all the locking pieces are in the locking state, and each unlocking notch is used for indicating that one locking piece is in the unlocking state;

and the first position sensor is provided with a first sensing groove for sensing the first reset notch and the unlocking notch.

4. The dispensing box of claim 3 wherein said sensing assembly further comprises a second disk, a sleeve, and a second position sensor mounted on said housing, said first disk and said second disk being mounted on opposite ends of said sleeve; a second reset notch used for representing that all the locking pieces are in a locking state is arranged on the second disc; the sleeve and the second disc are sleeved on the transmission rod, and a second induction groove used for inducing the second reset notch is formed in the second position inductor.

5. The dispensing box of claim 1 wherein the storage member is a storage box, and the outer wall of the storage box is provided with the locking hole.

6. A delivery robot comprising a robot body provided with an installation space and a delivery box according to any one of claims 1 to 5, the box being installed in the installation space.

7. The dispensing robot of claim 6, further comprising a driving assembly mounted on the robot body for driving the housing to move out of or into the mounting space.

8. The dispensing robot as recited in claim 7, wherein the drive assembly includes a motor mounted to the robot body, a gear mounted to an output shaft of the motor, and a rack mounted to an outer wall of the housing, the gear engaging the rack.

9. The dispensing robot as claimed in claim 7, further comprising a guide rail installed on an inner wall of the installation space, and a slider installed on an outer wall of the case; the sliding block is connected with the guide rail in a sliding manner; the driving assembly is used for driving the box body to slide on the guide rail through the sliding block.

10. The dispensing robot of claim 7, further comprising a trigger mounted on the housing, the trigger being electrically connected to the drive assembly.

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