CN219708031U - Cargo management system - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a goods management system, which is characterized in that after a central control device receives a warehouse-in instruction, a target height of a corresponding goods to be carried at a target storage position is determined according to information of the goods to be carried in the warehouse-in instruction, so that a carrying instruction comprising the information of the goods to be carried, a starting position and the target height is generated, and the carrying instruction is sent to the corresponding target carrying device, so that the target carrying device carries the goods to be carried from the starting position to the target height, wherein the target carrying device is at least one of a plurality of carrying devices, and the maximum carrying heights of different carrying devices are different. Compared with the prior art, the central control device drives the carrying devices with different maximum carrying heights to carry the goods according to different target storage positions, so that the carrying time for carrying the goods with overhigh storage heights can be reduced, and the carrying efficiency is improved.

Description

Cargo management system

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of automation, in particular to a cargo management system.

Background

In the prior art, a stacking mode is generally adopted for saving the space of a storage area when goods are stored, and the goods have certain thickness, so that a certain stacking height is formed when the goods are stacked and stored, and the goods are transported by using a transporting device capable of forking the target goods from the target height, but if all the goods are transported by using a special transporting device with the transporting height capable of meeting the transporting requirement of the goods, the transporting task of the special transporting device is too heavy, and the operation efficiency of transporting the goods is seriously affected.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the utility model discloses a cargo management system which can reduce the carrying time of cargoes with a certain storage height and improve the carrying efficiency.

The embodiment of the utility model discloses a cargo management system, which comprises a plurality of carrying devices and a central control device, wherein the central control device is respectively connected with each carrying device, and the cargo management system comprises: the central control equipment is used for receiving a warehousing instruction, wherein the warehousing instruction comprises information of goods to be carried and a starting position of the goods to be carried, determining a target storage height of the goods to be carried at a target storage position according to the information of the goods to be carried, generating a first carrying instruction according to the information of the goods to be carried, the starting position and the target storage height, and sending the first carrying instruction to target carrying equipment, wherein the target carrying equipment is at least one of a plurality of carrying equipment, and the maximum carrying heights of different carrying equipment are different; the target conveying equipment is used for receiving and responding to the first conveying instruction and conveying the goods to be conveyed from the initial position to the target storage height.

In one embodiment, the cargo management system further comprises a conveyor line, wherein the conveyor line is connected with the central control device; the conveying line is used for conveying the goods to be conveyed, and sending the warehousing instruction to the central control equipment when the goods to be conveyed reach the offline position, wherein the initial position of the goods to be conveyed in the warehousing instruction is the offline position of the conveying line; and the central control equipment is used for receiving the warehousing instruction from the conveying line.

In one embodiment, the goods to be carried are goods placed on a tray, and the tray comprises at least two pairs of fork-in holes, and the at least two pairs of fork-in holes are symmetrically distributed along the central axis of the tray.

In one embodiment, the object handling device includes a fork, through which an object insertion hole is inserted, for obtaining the object on the conveying line, the object insertion hole being a pair of insertion holes away from the central axis.

In one embodiment, the difference between the width of the fork and the aperture of the fork entry hole is less than a threshold value.

In one embodiment, a tray identifier is arranged on the tray, and the target handling equipment comprises code scanners which are arranged at the root parts of the forks; the code scanner is used for collecting the tray identification and confirming the goods to be carried through the tray identification. In one embodiment, the plurality of handling devices includes a first handling device and a second handling device, a first maximum handling height of the first handling device is greater than a second maximum handling height of the second handling device, and the target handling device is any one of the first handling device and the second handling device when the target height is less than or equal to the second maximum handling height; and when the target height is larger than the second maximum conveying height, the target conveying equipment is the first conveying equipment.

In one embodiment, the target handling device comprises a mast, the mast comprises a mast body, a fork carriage, a lifting mechanism and a tilting mechanism, the mast body is arranged on a frame of the target handling device, the fork carriage is connected with the mast body in a sliding manner and is provided with a fork, the lifting mechanism is used for driving the fork to lift on the mast body, and the tilting mechanism is used for driving the mast body to tilt relative to the frame of the target handling device.

In one embodiment, the mast further comprises a side shifting mechanism for driving the forks to move laterally relative to the mast body.

In one embodiment, the conveyor line comprises an in-place detector, the in-place detector is arranged at opposite positions on two sides of the conveyor line, and the in-place state of the goods to be conveyed is detected through the in-place detector.

In the above cargo management system, after receiving the warehouse-in command, the central control device determines the target height of the corresponding cargo to be carried at the target storage position according to the information of the cargo to be carried in the warehouse-in command, thereby generating a carrying command comprising the information of the cargo to be carried, the starting position and the target height, and sends the carrying command to the corresponding target carrying device, so that the target carrying device carries the cargo to be carried from the starting position to the target height, wherein the target carrying device is at least one of a plurality of carrying devices, and the maximum carrying heights of different carrying devices are different. Compared with the prior art, the central control device drives the carrying devices with different maximum carrying heights to carry the goods according to different target storage positions, so that the carrying time for carrying the goods with overhigh storage heights can be reduced, and the carrying efficiency is improved.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present utility model, the following description will briefly explain the drawings needed in the embodiments, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and other drawings can be obtained according to these drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a cargo management system according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a cargo management system according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a tray according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural view of a target handling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a cargo management system according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of a scenario of another cargo management system disclosed in an embodiment of the present utility model.

Detailed Description

The following description of the embodiments of the present utility model will be made clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which it is apparent that the embodiments described are only some embodiments of the present utility model, but not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the utility model without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the utility model.

It should be noted that the terms "comprises" and "comprising," along with any variations thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, system, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of steps or elements is not necessarily limited to those steps or elements expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus, but may include other steps or elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.

It will be understood that the terms first, second, etc. as used herein may be used to describe various elements, but these elements are not limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one element from another element.

The embodiment of the utility model discloses a cargo management system which can reduce the labor intensity of workers and improve the transportation efficiency.

The following detailed description will be given with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a cargo management system according to an embodiment of the present utility model, and as shown in fig. 1, the cargo management system may include a plurality of handling devices 20 and a central control device 10, where the central control device 10 is communicatively connected to each of the handling devices 20.

The central control device 10 is configured to receive a warehousing instruction, where the warehousing instruction includes information of a to-be-transported cargo and a start position of the to-be-transported cargo, determine a target height of the to-be-transported cargo at a target storage position according to the information of the to-be-transported cargo and the start position, generate a first transportation instruction according to the information of the to-be-transported cargo, the start position and the target height, and send the first transportation instruction to a target transportation device, where the target transportation device is at least one of a plurality of transportation devices 20, and the maximum transportation heights of different transportation devices are different;

and the target conveying equipment is used for receiving and responding to the first conveying instruction and conveying the goods to be conveyed from the starting position to the target height.

In the implementation process, after receiving the warehousing instruction, the central control device 10 determines the target storage position of the corresponding to-be-carried goods according to the information of the to-be-carried goods in the warehousing instruction, so as to generate a first carrying instruction including the information of the to-be-carried goods, the starting position and the target storage position, and sends the first carrying instruction to the corresponding target carrying device, wherein the target carrying device is at least one of the plurality of carrying devices 20, and the maximum carrying heights of different carrying devices are different, so that the target carrying device can be determined to be at least one of the plurality of carrying devices 20 according to the target height at the target storage position, so that the target carrying device carries the to-be-carried goods from the starting position to the target storage height.

Alternatively, the target handling device may be any one of the plurality of handling devices 20, and the target handling device may be selected according to a difference between a maximum handling height of each handling device and the target height, for example, the plurality of handling devices 20 includes a first handling device 21 and a second handling device 22, the maximum handling height of the first handling device 21 is a first maximum handling height, the maximum handling height of the second handling device 22 is a second maximum handling height, and if the first maximum handling height is smaller than the second maximum handling height, the target handling device is the first handling device 21 when the target height is within the range of the first maximum handling height; when the target height is outside the first maximum conveying height range, i.e., the target conveying apparatus is the second conveying apparatus 22.

Alternatively, if the first maximum conveying height of the first conveying apparatus 21 is greater than the second maximum conveying height of the second conveying apparatus 22, the target conveying apparatus may be any one of the first conveying apparatus 21 and the second conveying apparatus 22 when the target height is less than or equal to the second maximum conveying height; when the target height is greater than the second maximum conveyance height, the target conveyance device may be the first conveyance device 21.

Illustratively, if the first maximum conveyance height of the first conveyance device 21 is 5 meters and the second maximum conveyance height of the second conveyance device 22 is 3 meters, the target conveyance device may be either one of the first conveyance device 21 and the second conveyance device 22 when the target height indicated in the warehouse-in instruction is 2 meters; when the target height indicated in the warehouse entry instruction is 4 meters, the target conveyance device is the first conveyance device 21.

Alternatively, the target handling device may be a plurality of handling devices 20, and the target handling device may be selected according to a difference between a maximum handling height of each handling device and the target height, for example, the plurality of handling devices 20 includes a first handling device 21 and a second handling device 22, the maximum handling height of the first handling device 21 is a first maximum handling height, the maximum handling height of the second handling device 22 is a second maximum handling height, and if the target height is within a corresponding range of the first maximum handling height and is outside a corresponding range of the second maximum handling height, the target handling device is the first handling device 21; if the target height is within the corresponding range of the first maximum conveying height and within the corresponding range of the second maximum conveying height, the target conveying apparatus is the first conveying apparatus 21 and the second conveying apparatus 22.

Alternatively, the plurality of handling apparatuses 20 may be vehicles that do not require human control for cargo transportation. In some embodiments, the plurality of handling devices 20 includes, but is not limited to, an unmanned forklift, such as an autonomous guided forklift (Automated Guided Vehicle, AGV).

Alternatively, each of the carrying devices 20 and the central control device 10 may be connected through any one of Wi-Fi, third generation mobile communication technology (the 3rd Generation mobile communication technology,3G), fourth generation mobile communication technology (the 4th generation mobile communication technology,4G), and fifth generation mobile communication technology (the 5th generation mobilecommunication technology,5G). In some embodiments, each handling device 20 may be provided with an automatic mode, which is a mode that does not require manual operation, and a manual mode, which is a mode that requires manual operation. The central control device 10 may include, but is not limited to, a cell phone, tablet computer, wearable device, notebook computer, personal computer (Personal Computer, PC), etc. In addition, the operating system of the central control device 10 may include, but is not limited to, an Android operating system, an apple operating system (iPhone Operating System, iOS), a plug (Symbian) operating system, a blackberry (blackberry) operating system, an eighth microsoft Phone (Windows Phone 8) operating system, and the like, which are not limited to the embodiments of the present utility model.

Alternatively, the central control device 10 may include a first serial port and a second serial port, where the central control device 10 is communicatively connected to the transmission line through the first serial port, and the central control device 10 is communicatively connected to each handling device 20 through the second serial port.

Alternatively, the first serial port may be transmitted using a serial communication (Modbus) bus protocol, and when data is transmitted using the Modbus bus protocol, each frame of transmission data includes a header and a check code for verifying identity information, so that communication security between the central control device 10 and the transmission line may be improved.

Optionally, the second serial port may be a wireless communication serial port, where the central control device 10 has a plurality of wireless communication serial ports, and the plurality of wireless communication serial ports are in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of handling devices 20, that is, the central control device 10 may send a handling instruction to the handling device a through the wireless communication serial port a, and send the handling instruction to the handling device B through the wireless communication serial port B, so as to implement targeted sending of the handling instruction, and avoid error sending of the handling instruction.

Optionally, the central control device 10 may further include a processor and a memory, where the memory is used to store code instructions; the processor is used for running code instructions to execute the steps of determining the target height of the goods to be carried at the target storage position according to the information of the goods to be carried, and generating a first carrying instruction according to the information of the goods to be carried, the starting position and the target height.

In one embodiment, each handling device 20 may be configured to receive a handling instruction sent by the central control device 10 and in an automatic mode, to handle a load to be handled according to the handling instruction to a target location, and may be configured to operate the handling device manually by a technician operating a lever of the handling device in a manual mode.

Optionally, the target storage location is located in the cargo storage area, the cargo storage area includes a plurality of stacking areas, the target storage location is any one of the stacking areas, and an interval exists between each stacking area, so that the target carrying device cannot collide with the cargo when carrying the cargo. Preferably, the left-right spacing between each stacking area is greater than or equal to 200 millimeters and the fore-aft spacing is greater than or equal to 100 millimeters, thereby improving the storage capacity of the cargo storage area while ensuring handling safety.

In the above-mentioned cargo management system, after receiving the warehouse-in command, the central control device 10 determines the target height of the corresponding cargo to be carried at the target storage position according to the information of the cargo to be carried in the warehouse-in command, thereby generating a carrying command including the information of the cargo to be carried, the starting position and the target height, and sends the carrying command to the corresponding target carrying device, so that the target carrying device carries the cargo to be carried from the starting position to the target height, wherein the target carrying device is at least one of the plurality of carrying devices 20, and the maximum carrying heights of the different carrying devices 22 are different. Compared with the prior art, the utility model drives the carrying equipment with different maximum carrying heights to carry the goods according to different target storage positions through the central control equipment 10, so that the carrying time for carrying the goods with overhigh storage height can be reduced, and the carrying efficiency can be improved.

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of another cargo management system according to an embodiment of the present utility model, and as shown in fig. 2, the cargo management system may further include a conveying line 30, where the conveying line 30 is connected to the central control device 10.

A conveying line 30, configured to convey a to-be-conveyed cargo, and send a warehousing instruction to the central control device 10 when the to-be-conveyed cargo reaches a offline position, where a starting position of the to-be-conveyed cargo in the warehousing instruction is the offline position of the conveying line;

the central control device 10 is used for receiving a warehouse-in instruction from the conveying line 30.

In the implementation process, the conveying line 30 transmits the goods to the offline position, when the conveying line 30 detects the warehouse-in goods at the offline position, a warehouse-in instruction can be automatically generated, the warehouse-in instruction comprises identification information of the goods to be conveyed and the offline position of the conveying line 30, after receiving the warehouse-in instruction, the central control device 10 determines the target height of the goods to be conveyed at the target storage position according to the identification information of the goods to be conveyed and the offline position of the conveying line 30, further generates a conveying instruction according to the identification information, the target height and the offline position of the conveying line 30, and sends the conveying instruction to the target conveying device, so that the target conveying device completes the conveying flow of the goods to be conveyed.

Optionally, the goods to be carried are goods placed on a tray, the tray comprises at least two pairs of fork holes, and the at least two pairs of fork holes are symmetrically distributed along the central axis of the tray, so that the fork holes are selected according to the size of the goods placed on the tray.

As shown in fig. 3, the tray includes at least two pairs of fork holes, namely, a fork hole a and a fork hole B which are a first pair of fork holes, and a fork hole C and a fork hole D which are a second pair of fork holes, wherein the fork hole a and the fork hole B are symmetrically distributed along a central axis of the tray, the fork hole C and the fork hole D are symmetrically distributed along the central axis of the tray, and the target handling device may determine a fork hole pair to be taken according to information of the goods to be handled in the warehouse-in command, where the target handling device prestores a correspondence between the information of the goods to be handled and the fork hole pair.

Alternatively, the object handling device includes a fork, through which the object insertion hole is inserted, and the object on the conveyor line 30 is obtained, where the object insertion hole is a pair of insertion holes away from the central axis. When the fork is used for forking a pair of fork-in holes far away from the central axis, the target handling equipment can be ensured to be distributed at the two ends of the plate-shaped goods when forking the plate-shaped goods, so that the two ends of the plate-shaped goods cannot be bent downwards due to the fact that the two ends of the plate-shaped goods cannot be stressed, and the two ends of the plate-shaped goods are deformed.

Optionally, the difference between the width of the fork and the aperture of the fork insertion hole is smaller than a threshold value, so that the fork and the fork insertion hole can be contacted with each other when the fork and the fork insertion hole are matched with each other, and the fork cannot be displaced in the fork insertion hole. Optionally, a tray identifier may be provided on the tray, and the target handling device may include a code scanner, where the code scanner is provided at a root of the pallet fork, so as to scan the code for identifying the cargo before forking the cargo. The code scanner is used for collecting tray marks and confirming goods to be carried through the tray marks.

Alternatively, the conveyor line 30 may include in-place detectors disposed at opposite positions on both sides of the conveyor line 30, and the in-place state of the goods to be carried is detected by the in-place detectors.

In some embodiments, the in-place detector may include a transmitter and a receiver, the transmitter transmits infrared light to the receiver in real time, when the in-place detector is in the warehouse goods to be carried, the receiver cannot receive the infrared light transmitted by the transmitter, and the sensing signal of the receiver changes to determine that the warehouse goods exist.

In the above cargo management system, by arranging the conveying line 30 and sending a warehouse entry instruction to the central control device 10 when the conveying line 30 detects that the cargo to be conveyed is in a position state, the central control device 10 executes a process of sending the conveying instruction to the target conveying device, so that the conveying efficiency is further improved.

Fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a target handling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present utility model, as shown in fig. 4, the target handling apparatus may include a gantry and a frame 207, wherein the gantry is provided at one side of the frame 207, the gantry includes a gantry body 201, a fork frame 202, a lifting mechanism 204 and a tilting mechanism 205, the gantry body 201 is provided on the frame 207 of the target handling apparatus, the fork frame 202 is slidably connected to the gantry body 201, a fork 203 is mounted on the fork frame 202, the lifting mechanism 204 is used for driving the fork 203 to lift on the gantry body 201, and the tilting mechanism 205 is used for driving the gantry body 201 to tilt relative to the frame 207 of the target handling apparatus.

In the implementation process, the target carrying device controls the lifting mechanism 204 and the tilting mechanism 205, so that the lifting mechanism 204 drives the fork frame 202 with the fork 203 to lift and descend along the gantry body 201, and the tilting mechanism 205 drives the gantry body 201 to tilt towards the direction of the goods relative to the frame 207 of the target carrying device until the fork 203 is adjusted to a proper position where the goods can be forked.

Then, the target handling apparatus travels forward so that the fork 203 forks to the bottom of the cargo, and the lifting mechanism 204 is activated so that the fork 203 lifts slightly upward, so that the cargo is smoothly taken out.

Finally, the target handling device is retracted to a suitable distance, the lifting mechanism 204 is started, so that the fork 202 drives the fork 203 to descend to a required height, for example, when the goods need to be unloaded, the fork 202 can be lowered to a position 300mm away from the ground, and the process of fork taking and unloading of the goods can be completed.

It should be noted here that the above-described workflow is merely an exemplary flow of the target conveyance apparatus to pick up the goods, and does not mean that the target conveyance apparatus of the present disclosure can operate only in accordance with the above-described procedure. For example, after the fork 203 is inserted into the bottom of the cargo, the tilting mechanism 205 may be started first to make the cargo lean backward, and then the lifting mechanism 204 is started to lift the cargo upwards, where a person skilled in the art can flexibly operate according to experience, and the present utility model is not limited to the sequence of the above operation process.

Optionally, a leveling mechanism may be disposed on the fork frame 202, and the leveling mechanism is connected to the fork 203, and the leveling mechanism on the fork frame 202 adjusts the fork 203 to maintain the fork plane thereof horizontal all the time while the mast body 201 is tilted.

Optionally, the gantry may further include a cargo baffle 208, where the cargo baffle 208 is fixedly connected to the fork 202, and is used to support the cargo when the gantry body 201 is tilted backward, and ensure that the cargo does not contact the fork 202 during the process of taking the cargo by the target handling device, so as to avoid damage caused by collision between the cargo and the fork 202; in some embodiments, the target handling apparatus may further include an in-place detector, which may be disposed on the pallet 208, for determining whether the cargo is in place by determining whether the cargo is in contact with the in-place detector at the pallet 208 when the target handling apparatus forks the cargo, e.g., a detection signal may be generated that the cargo is out of place when the cargo is not in contact with the in-place detector at the pallet 208; when the cargo comes into contact with the in-place detector at the pallet 208, a detection signal may be generated that the cargo is in place.

Alternatively, the in-place detector may be disposed at the root of the fork 203, so as to determine whether the cargo is in place by determining whether the cargo reaches the root of the fork 203 when the target handling device forks the cargo, for example, when the cargo does not reach the root of the fork 203, i.e. the cargo is not in contact with the in-place detector, a detection signal of the cargo not in place may be generated; when the cargo reaches the root of fork 203, i.e., contacts the cargo with the in-place detector, a detection signal is generated that the cargo is in place.

Optionally, the mast may further comprise a side shifting mechanism for driving the fork to move laterally relative to the mast body. For example, after the target carrying device moves to the target storage position, the side shifting parameters of the side shifting mechanism can be adjusted to enable the fork to transversely move relative to the portal frame body according to the side shifting parameters so as to further adjust the fork taking position of the fork.

Among the above-mentioned object handling equipment, through the cooperation of elevating system and tilting mechanism, can realize the left and right side slope of portal body, fore-and-aft slope and the upward and downward movement etc. multiple motion modes of fork, the mutual cooperation of these motion modes can fork the goods of getting different positions, and the fork is got the scope greatly, and the flexibility is strong, consequently can improve handling equipment's work efficiency. Finally, in the process that the portal of target handling equipment is inclined, the fork goods face of the fork is always kept at the horizontal position through the leveling mechanism, so that the bottom of the goods can be conveniently forked into, the goods can be prevented from sliding down, and the safety is high.

Fig. 5 is a schematic view of a cargo management system according to an embodiment of the present utility model, and as shown in fig. 5, the cargo management system may include a conveying line 30, a first conveying device 21, a second conveying device 22, and a central control device 10, where the central control device 10 is communicatively connected to the conveying line 30, the first conveying device 21, and the second conveying device 22, respectively. Wherein the first maximum carrying height of the first carrying device 21 is greater than the second maximum carrying height of the second carrying device 22.

The method comprises the steps that a conveying line 30 detects a warehouse-in goods A, a warehouse-in instruction is generated and sent to a central control device 10, after the central control device 10 receives the warehouse-in instruction, the information of the warehouse-in goods A in the warehouse-in instruction and the goods taking position of the conveying line 30 are combined, the target height of the warehouse-in goods A at a target storage position is determined, a first conveying instruction is generated according to the information of the warehouse-in goods A, the goods taking position of the conveying line 30 and the target height, and when the target height is in the range of a second maximum conveying height, the first conveying instruction is sent to one of second conveying devices 22 or first conveying devices 21; when the target height is within the range of the first maximum conveying height of the first conveying apparatus 21 and outside the range of the second maximum conveying height of the second conveying apparatus 22, a first conveying instruction is sent to the first conveying apparatus 21.

When the target handling equipment receives the first handling instruction, firstly identifying the goods to be forked at the goods taking position of the conveying line 30 through the scanner, wherein the identification mode is that the target handling equipment scans a target tray code of the target tray through the scanner, the target tray is a tray for placing the warehouse-in goods A, the information of the target goods corresponding to the target tray code is searched in the corresponding relation between the preset tray code and the goods through identifying the target tray code, the information of the target goods is compared with the information of the warehouse-in goods A in the first handling instruction, and when the information of the target goods is consistent with the information of the warehouse-in goods A, the target goods is determined to be the warehouse-in goods A. And the target carrying equipment controls the fork to fork the target goods.

In the process of forking the warehouse-in goods A by the target conveying equipment, the warehouse-in goods A are forked by the target conveying equipment through the fork inlet at the outermost side of the forking target tray, so that the warehouse-in goods A are ensured to be kept stable in the forking process. When the in-place detector of the target conveying apparatus detects that the warehouse-in goods a contact the fork 202, it is determined that the warehouse-in goods a are completely picked up, and a travel process from the pick-up position of the conveyor line 30 to the target storage position is performed.

When the target storage position is reached, the target carrying equipment drives the lifting mechanism 204 to lift according to the target height in the first carrying instruction so as to lift the warehouse-in goods A, and when the target height is reached, the warehouse-in goods A is unloaded, so that the carrying process of the warehouse-in goods A is completed.

Fig. 6 is a schematic view of a cargo management system according to an embodiment of the present utility model, and as shown in fig. 6, the cargo management system may include a cargo storage area 40, a conveyor line 30, a first handling device 21, a second handling device 22, and a central control device 10, where the central control device 10 is communicatively connected to the conveyor line 30, the first handling device 21, and the second handling device 22, respectively. Wherein the first maximum carrying height of the first carrying device 21 is greater than the second maximum carrying height of the second carrying device 22. The cargo storage area 40 includes a plurality of storage locations therein, each having a left-to-right spacing of greater than or equal to 200 millimeters and a front-to-back spacing of greater than or equal to 100 millimeters.

The method comprises the steps that a conveying line 30 detects a warehouse-in cargo B, a warehouse-in command is generated and sent to a central control device 10, after the central control device 10 receives the warehouse-in command, the information of the warehouse-in cargo B in the warehouse-in command and the picking position of the conveying line 30 are combined, the target height of the warehouse-in cargo B at a target storage position is determined, a first conveying command is generated according to the information of the warehouse-in cargo B, the picking position of the conveying line 30 and the target height, and when the target height is in the range of a second maximum conveying height, the first conveying command is sent to a second conveying device 22 and a first conveying device 21, so that the second conveying device 22 and the first conveying device 21 can simultaneously carry out conveying work of the warehouse-in cargo B; when the target height is within the range of the first maximum conveying height of the first conveying apparatus 21 and outside the range of the second maximum conveying height of the second conveying apparatus 22, a first conveying instruction is sent to the first conveying apparatus 21.

When the target handling equipment receives the first handling instruction, firstly identifying the goods to be forked at the goods taking position of the conveying line 30 through the scanner, wherein the identification mode is that the target handling equipment scans a target tray code of the target tray through the scanner, the target tray is a tray for placing the warehouse-in goods B, the information of the target goods corresponding to the target tray code is searched in the corresponding relation between the preset tray code and the goods through identifying the target tray code, the information of the target goods is compared with the information of the warehouse-in goods B in the first handling instruction, and when the information of the target goods is consistent with the information of the warehouse-in goods B, the target goods are determined to be the warehouse-in goods B. And the target carrying equipment controls the fork to fork the target goods.

In the process of forking the warehouse-in goods B by the target conveying equipment, the warehouse-in goods B are forked by the target conveying equipment through the fork inlet at the outermost side of the forked target tray, so that the warehouse-in goods B are ensured to be kept stable in the forking process. When the in-place detector of the target conveying apparatus detects that the warehouse-in cargo B contacts the root of the fork 203, it is determined that the warehouse-in cargo B is completely picked up, and a travel process from the pickup position of the conveyor line 30 to the target storage position is performed.

When the target storage position at the cargo storage area 40 is reached, the target carrying device drives the lifting mechanism 204 to lift according to the target height in the first carrying instruction so as to lift the warehouse-in cargo B, and when the target height is reached, the warehouse-in cargo B is unloaded, so that the carrying process of the warehouse-in cargo B is completed.

It should be appreciated that reference throughout this specification to "one embodiment" or "an embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment of the present utility model. Thus, the appearances of the phrases "in one embodiment" or "in an embodiment" in various places throughout this specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments. Those skilled in the art will also appreciate that the embodiments described in the specification are alternative embodiments and that the acts and modules referred to are not necessarily required for the present utility model.

In various embodiments of the present utility model, it should be understood that the sequence numbers of the foregoing processes do not imply that the execution sequences of the processes should be determined by the functions and internal logic of the processes, and should not be construed as limiting the implementation of the embodiments of the present utility model.

The units described above as separate components may or may not be physically separate, and components shown as units may or may not be physical units, may be located in one place, or may be distributed over a plurality of network units. Some or all of the units may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the embodiment.

In addition, each functional unit in the embodiments of the present utility model may be integrated in one processing unit, or each unit may exist alone physically, or two or more units may be integrated in one unit. The integrated units may be implemented in hardware or in software functional units.

The integrated units described above, if implemented in the form of software functional units and sold or used as stand-alone products, may be stored in a computer-accessible memory. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of the present utility model, or a part contributing to the prior art or all or part of the technical solution, may be embodied in the form of a software product stored in a memory, comprising several requests for a computer device (which may be a personal computer, a server or a network device, etc., in particular may be a processor in a computer device) to execute some or all of the steps of the above-mentioned method of the various embodiments of the present utility model.

Those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that all or part of the steps of the various methods of the above embodiments may be implemented by a program that instructs associated hardware, the program may be stored in a computer readable storage medium including Read-Only Memory (ROM), random access Memory (Random Access Memory, RAM), programmable Read-Only Memory (Programmable Read-Only Memory, PROM), erasable programmable Read-Only Memory (Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory, EPROM), one-time programmable Read-Only Memory (OTPROM), electrically erasable programmable Read-Only Memory (EEPROM), compact disc Read-Only Memory (Compact Disc Read-Only Memory, CD-ROM) or other optical disk Memory, magnetic disk Memory, tape Memory, or any other medium that can be used for carrying or storing data that is readable by a computer.

The foregoing has outlined a detailed description of a cargo management system according to embodiments of the present utility model, and specific examples have been provided herein to illustrate the principles and embodiments of the present utility model, the above examples being provided only to assist in understanding the method and core concepts of the present utility model. Meanwhile, as those skilled in the art will have variations in the specific embodiments and application scope in accordance with the ideas of the present utility model, the present description should not be construed as limiting the present utility model in view of the above.

Claims (10)

1. A cargo management system comprising a plurality of handling devices and a central control device, the central control device being connected to each of the handling devices, wherein:

the central control equipment is used for receiving a warehousing instruction, wherein the warehousing instruction comprises information of goods to be carried and a starting position of the goods to be carried, determining a target height of the goods to be carried at a target storage position according to the information of the goods to be carried, generating a first carrying instruction according to the information of the goods to be carried, the starting position and the target height, and sending the first carrying instruction to target carrying equipment, wherein the target carrying equipment is at least one of a plurality of carrying equipment, and the maximum carrying heights of different carrying equipment are different;

the target conveying equipment is used for receiving and responding to the first conveying instruction and conveying the goods to be conveyed to the target height from the starting position.

2. The cargo management system of claim 1, further comprising a conveyor line connected to the central control device;

the conveying line is used for conveying the goods to be conveyed, and sending the warehousing instruction to the central control equipment when the goods to be conveyed reach the offline position, wherein the initial position of the goods to be conveyed in the warehousing instruction is the offline position of the conveying line;

and the central control equipment is used for receiving the warehousing instruction from the conveying line.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the load to be handled is a load placed on a pallet, the pallet including at least two pairs of access prongs symmetrically distributed along a central axis of the pallet.

4. A system for managing cargo in accordance with claim 3 wherein said target handling device comprises a fork through which a target access opening is inserted for access to cargo on said conveyor line, said target access opening being a pair of access openings remote from said central axis.

5. The cargo management system of claim 4, wherein a difference between a width of the fork and an aperture of the fork access opening is less than a threshold.

6. The cargo management system of claim 4, wherein the pallet is provided with pallet marks, and the target handling devices each comprise a code scanner arranged at the root of the pallet fork;

the code scanner is used for collecting the tray identification and confirming the goods to be carried through the tray identification.

7. The cargo management system of claim 6, wherein the target handling device comprises a mast and a carriage, the mast being provided with the mast on one side of the carriage, the mast comprising a mast body provided on the carriage of the target handling device, a fork carriage slidably connected to the mast body and having the fork mounted thereon, a lifting mechanism for driving the fork to lift on the mast body, and a tilting mechanism for driving the mast body to tilt relative to the carriage.

8. The cargo management system of claim 7 wherein said mast further comprises a side shifting mechanism for driving said forks to move laterally relative to said mast body.

9. The cargo management system of any one of claims 1-8, wherein the plurality of handling devices includes a first handling device and a second handling device, a first maximum handling height of the first handling device being greater than a second maximum handling height of the second handling device, the target handling device being any one of the first handling device and the second handling device at the target height being less than or equal to the second maximum handling height; and when the target height is larger than the second maximum conveying height, the target conveying equipment is the first conveying equipment.

10. The cargo management system of claim 2, wherein the conveyor line includes in-place detectors disposed at opposite sides of the conveyor line, the in-place detector detecting an in-place condition of the cargo to be handled.