CN219906894U - Cargo identification assembly and fork cargo transportation device - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a cargo identification assembly and a fork cargo transportation device. The fork freight transportation device also comprises a device main body and a fork assembly, wherein the fork assembly is movably arranged on the device main body. The goods recognition component comprises a detection component and a fixing piece, the detection component is arranged on the fork component, the fixing piece is arranged on the equipment main body, the detection component is provided with a rotating wheel capable of rotating around the axis of the detection component, and the fixing piece is used for being abutted against the rotating wheel and enabling the rotating wheel to rotate on the rotating wheel so as to limit the detection component. By the mode, the friction force born by the detection assembly can be reduced.

Description

Cargo identification assembly and fork cargo transportation device

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of transportation equipment, in particular to a cargo identification component and fork cargo transportation equipment.

Background

With the development of the age, people continuously put forward new requirements on production efficiency, industries such as manufacturing industry, logistics industry and the like are fully popularized and mechanized, various transportation equipment is put into use, convenience is brought to people, and labor burden is reduced. Among them, the fork freight transportation apparatus is a wheel type handling apparatus for handling, stacking and transporting goods in a pallet, which is widely used in various industries. In order to accurately carry the goods, a detection assembly for identifying and positioning the goods is generally arranged on the fork goods conveying equipment.

However, the fork truck apparatus moves relative to the main body of the apparatus when the truck is used to fork the load, resulting in a high frictional force experienced by the sensing assembly.

Disclosure of Invention

The utility model mainly solves the technical problem of providing a cargo identification component and fork cargo transportation equipment, which can reduce the friction force born by a detection component.

In order to solve the technical problems, the first technical scheme adopted by the utility model is as follows: a cargo identification assembly is provided for placement in a fork cargo transportation apparatus. The fork freight transportation device also comprises a device main body and a fork assembly, wherein the fork assembly is movably arranged on the device main body. The goods recognition component comprises a detection component and a fixing piece, the detection component is arranged on the fork component, the fixing piece is arranged on the equipment main body, the detection component is provided with a rotating wheel capable of rotating around the axis of the detection component, and the fixing piece is used for being abutted against the rotating wheel and enabling the rotating wheel to rotate on the rotating wheel so as to limit the detection component.

In order to solve the technical problems, a second technical scheme adopted by the utility model is as follows: there is provided a forklift delivery apparatus comprising an apparatus body, a forklift assembly and a cargo identification assembly according to the first aspect. The fork assembly is movably arranged on the equipment main body. The goods recognition component is arranged on the fork component.

The beneficial effects of the utility model are as follows: the device is different from the prior art, the goods are identified and positioned by arranging the goods identification component on the fork goods conveying equipment, wherein the goods identification component comprises a detection component and a fixing piece, and the fixing piece is used for limiting the detection component. The detection component is provided with the runner, and the runner can rotate around self axis, and mounting and runner butt are spacing in order to carry out detection component, and when detection component had the trend of moving for the mounting or when relative mounting moved, the runner can rotate on the mounting, effectively reduces the frictional force that detection component received, reduces wearing and tearing, increase life to noise when can effectively alleviate the use.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of an embodiment of a fork lift transport apparatus of the present utility model;

FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of the cargo identification assembly shown in FIG. 1;

fig. 3 is a front view of the cargo identification assembly shown in fig. 2.

Detailed Description

The following description of the embodiments of the present utility model will be made clearly and fully with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which it is evident that the embodiments described are only some, but not all embodiments of the utility model. 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.

The fork freight transportation device loads, stacks and transports the finished pallet goods in a short distance through a fork assembly arranged on the device main body. In order to accurately carry goods, a detection assembly is usually arranged on the fork goods conveying equipment, the goods are identified and positioned through the detection assembly, and then the goods are forked through the fork assembly of the fork goods conveying equipment, so that the work is efficiently and reliably completed. However, when the fork assembly is used for picking up goods and carrying the goods, the fork assembly is usually required to move relative to the main body of the equipment, and the detection assembly is driven by the fork assembly to move relative to the main body of the equipment or move relative to the main body of the equipment, so that the detection assembly is subjected to great friction force and is easy to wear. Based on this, the present utility model proposes the following embodiments to solve the above technical problems.

The following embodiments of the fork-lift transport apparatus of the present utility model describe an exemplary configuration of the fork-lift transport apparatus.

As shown in fig. 1, the fork shipment apparatus 1 includes an apparatus body 100, a fork assembly 200, and a cargo identification assembly 300. The fork assembly 200 is movably provided to the apparatus main body 100, and can perform a lifting motion and a tilting motion with respect to the apparatus main body 100. The cargo identification assembly 300 is used for identifying and positioning cargo that is being forks by the fork assembly 200.

The fork cargo transportation device 1 can be used for loading, unloading and transporting cargoes in workshops, warehouses, wharfs, stations, yards and the like, and is used for performing tasks such as navigation driving and carrying cargoes. The fork-lift conveyor 1 can be AGV (Automated Guided Vehicle), for example. The fork truck transporting device 1 may comprise a fork truck, a clamping truck, a tractor, a fork lift, a front crane, a storage robot, etc. The goods may include cargo cages, trays and the like and carried articles. The fork truck conveying equipment 1 can run according to a set route, or automatically identify the external environment of the fork truck conveying equipment 1 to autonomously plan a safe running path so as to perform intelligent obstacle avoidance running. The fork truck 1 can be driven, for example, in an autonomous mode, without any person, or in a manual mode, by an external operator.

As shown in fig. 1, the apparatus body 100 has a self-walking function, and the apparatus body 100 includes a door frame 110, a driving mechanism 120, a communication apparatus 130, a safety apparatus 140, and a controller 150.

The mast 110 is used to connect the fork assembly 200, and the controller 150 can control the fork assembly 200 to perform lifting and tilting movements relative to the mast 110 to fork and load the goods, thereby transferring the goods when the apparatus body 100 moves. Alternatively, the fork assembly 200 has a fork end 210 remote from the apparatus body 100, and the fork assembly 200 is capable of tilting movement relative to the apparatus body 100 such that the fork end 210 is capable of being either near or remote from the bottom of the apparatus body 100. The tilting motion may include both a forward tilting motion and a rearward tilting motion to facilitate the fork assembly 200 finding the proper angle for the forks to be engaged. Optionally, the fork assembly 200 includes a carriage 220 and two fork arms 230, the carriage 220 is slidably connected to the mast 110 so as to perform lifting motion relative to the mast 110, the two fork arms 230 are arranged side by side at intervals, one end of the two fork arms 230 is connected to the carriage 220, the other end extends in a direction away from the carriage 220, and the end extending in a direction away from the carriage 220 is the fork end 210.

The driving mechanism 120 is used to realize the self-walking function of the apparatus main body 100, and the controller 150 controls the speed, direction, braking, etc. of the driving mechanism 120. The driving mechanism 120 may include wheels, a decelerator, a brake, a driving motor, a speed controller, etc., to implement the self-walking function of the apparatus body 100. Wherein the drive motor is used to power the travel of the device body 100, and may be a servo motor or a stepper motor, for example.

The communication device 130 is used for realizing information exchange between the fork truck conveying equipment 1 and a control console or monitoring equipment, so as to realize comprehensive control over the use condition of the fork truck conveying equipment 1 and ensure the normal operation of the fork truck conveying equipment 1.

The safety device 140 is used for protecting the fork truck conveying apparatus 1 from a fault occurring in the fork truck conveying apparatus 1 or a collision occurring when an obstacle exists in a working route, and may include an obstacle detection device, an obstacle avoidance device, an alarm, a warning device, an emergency stop device, etc., for example, an anti-collision safety touch edge, an obstacle avoidance laser sensor, a clearance lamp, etc. are disposed on the fork truck conveying apparatus 1.

The controller 150 is used for performing navigation calculation, controlling the lifting and tilting movement of the fork assembly 200, controlling the operation of the driving mechanism 120, etc., so as to realize the functions of running, loading and unloading goods, etc., of the fork cargo transporting apparatus 1.

As shown in fig. 2, the cargo identifying assembly 300 includes a detecting assembly 310 and a fixing member 320, wherein the fixing member 320 is used for limiting the detecting assembly 310. The detecting assembly 310 is disposed on the fork assembly 200, and can be driven by the fork assembly 200 to move relative to the fixing member 320. The fixing member 320 is provided to the apparatus body 100. The detecting assembly 310 is provided with a rotating wheel 311 rotatable about its own axis, and the fixing member 320 is used to abut against the rotating wheel 311 and allow the rotating wheel 311 to rotate thereon, so as to limit the detecting assembly 310 in the height direction of the apparatus main body 100. When the detecting component 310 and the fixing component 320 move relatively, or have a tendency to move relatively, the rotating wheel 311 can abut against the fixing component 320 and rotate, so that friction is effectively reduced, abrasion is further reduced, and noise in use is effectively reduced.

Optionally, when the fork assembly 200 performs tilting motion, the detecting assembly 310 follows the fork assembly 200 to perform tilting motion or has a tendency to perform tilting motion relative to the fixing member 320, and at this time, the rotating wheel 311 can rotate on the fixing member 320 to adapt to different angle changes, and the rolling friction replaces the sliding friction, so that the friction force applied to the detecting assembly 310 is effectively reduced, the abrasion is reduced, and the service life is prolonged.

Further, as shown in fig. 2, the detection assembly 310 includes a connector 312, a mounting 313, and a sensing assembly 314. The connecting piece 312 is fixedly connected with the fork assembly 200, the mounting piece 313 is slidably connected with the connecting piece 312, the rotating wheel 311 is arranged on the mounting piece 313, and the rotating wheel 311 and the sensing assembly 314 are respectively arranged on two opposite sides of the mounting piece 313. The sensing assembly 314 is used for identifying and positioning the goods on the fork assembly 200, is disposed on the mounting member 313 and is spaced from the connecting member 312, and the detection direction of the sensing assembly 314 faces between the two fork arms 230, i.e. faces the direction of the goods to be transported, so as to detect the goods carried by the fork arms 230.

Optionally, the coupler 312 and the mount 313 are slidably coupled to be capable of sliding relative to one another in the lifting direction of the fork assembly 200. The detecting assembly 310 includes a linkage block 317, where the linkage block 317 is fixedly connected to the connecting member 312, so as to be driven by the connecting member 312 to slide relative to the mounting member 313. The mount 313 is provided with a stopper 3134. The linkage block 317 is located between the sensing component 314 and the limiting block 3134, and when the relative mounting member 313 moves to be abutted to the limiting block 3134, the linkage block 317 can drive the mounting member 313 to lift together through the limiting block 3134, so that the sensing component 314 and the fork component 200 are driven to lift synchronously, and the sensing component 314 can continuously identify and position the goods on the fork component 200.

Alternatively, when the fork assembly 200 performs the elevating movement in the height direction of the apparatus main body 100 within the preset range, the linkage block 317 is separated from the stopper 3134, and the link 312 and the mount 313 are in the first state, at which time the link 312 and the mount 313 can relatively move in the height direction of the apparatus main body 100, i.e., the link 312 follows the fork assembly 200 to perform the elevating movement in the height direction of the apparatus main body 100, while the mount 313 and the sensing assembly 314 remain stationary in the height direction of the apparatus main body 100. When the fork assembly 200 moves up and down along the height direction of the apparatus main body 100 outside the preset range, the linkage block 317 abuts against the limiting block 3134, the connecting piece 312 and the mounting piece 313 are in a second state, the connecting piece 312 and the mounting piece 313 are in linkage limiting in the height direction of the apparatus main body 100, that is, the connecting piece 312 and the mounting piece 313 can move up and down together, that is, when the connecting piece 312 follows the fork assembly 200 to move up and down along the height direction of the apparatus main body 100, the mounting piece 313 is kept relatively stationary by the linkage limiting action between the linkage block 317 and the limiting block 3134 and the connecting piece 312, and then the sensing assembly 314 is driven to synchronously follow the fork assembly 200 to move up and down, so that the sensing assembly 314 can identify and position the fork assembly 200 and the fork-loaded goods thereof at different positions in the height direction of the apparatus main body 100, and the detection range of the sensing assembly 314 is increased. In addition, when the coupler 312 and the mount 313 are in the second state, synchronous lifting movement is performed between the fork assembly 200 and the sensor assembly 314 to remain relatively stationary so that the sensor assembly 314 can detect more accurately.

Further, as shown in fig. 2, the fixing member 320 includes a fixing plate 321 and a support plate 322. The fixing plate 321 is fixedly provided to the apparatus body 100, and the support plate 322 and the fixing plate 321 are bent and connected. The mounting member 313 is provided in a plate shape and is disposed opposite to the fixing plate 321. The connecting piece 312 and the sensing component 314 are arranged on one side of the mounting piece 313 away from the fixed plate 321, and the rotating wheel 311 is arranged on one side of the mounting piece 313 facing the fixed plate 321 and is supported on the supporting plate 322. Through setting up runner 311 in the opposite side of fixed plate 321 that is opposite to connecting piece 312 and sensing component 314, can effectively reduce the interference between runner 311 and the sensing component 314, effectively ensure the normal operating of sensing component 314, ensure to carry out accurate discernment location to the goods.

Further, as shown in fig. 2, the support plate 322 extends beyond the mounting member 313 near an end of the support plate 322 to extend from a side of the mounting member 313 toward the fixing plate 321 to a side of the mounting member 313 away from the fixing plate 321. That is, the rotating wheel 311 is supported on the supporting plate 322 and has a certain distance from the edge of the supporting plate 322, so that the rotating wheel 311 is effectively guaranteed to rotate relatively, and is not separated from the supporting plate 322 when rotating, so as to continuously provide supporting force for the detecting assembly 310 and ensure the normal operation of the detecting assembly 310.

Further, as shown in fig. 2, a side of the mounting member 313 facing the fixed plate 321 is provided with a avoiding groove 3131 for avoiding the rotating wheel 311, the mounting member 313 is provided with a rotating support block 3132 at the periphery of the avoiding groove 3131, the rotating wheel 311 is rotatably supported on the rotating support block 3132, and part of the rotating support block is located in the avoiding groove 3131. Dodge groove 3131 and rotate supporting shoe 3132 can make runner 311 pivoted axis be close to mounting 313 more, make runner 311's support more stable, thereby cause the rocking of mounting 313 when avoiding runner 311 to rotate to influence sensing assembly 314 and discern the location to the goods, and dodge groove 3131 can provide pivoted space for runner 311's rotation is more smooth.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 2, the mounting member 313 is provided with a weight-reducing hole 3133, and the weight of the mounting member 313 can be reduced by the weight-reducing hole 3133, thereby saving materials and reducing costs. The detection assembly 310 also includes a lead member 315. The lead member 315 is disposed on a side of the mounting member 313 facing the fixed plate 321 and spaced from the rotating wheel 311, a lead channel 316 extending along the lifting direction of the fork assembly 200 is defined between the lead member 315 and the mounting member 313, and the wires of the sensor assembly 314 extend to a side of the mounting member 313 facing the fixed plate 321 through the weight-reducing hole 3133 and are led through the lead channel 316. The lead channels 316 formed between the lead members 315 and the mounting members 313 may protect the wires of the sensing assembly 314 and facilitate the management of the gauge wires.

Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 3, the sensing assembly 314 includes a mounting block 3141 and a sensor 3142.

The sensor 3142 is used to identify the cargo on the pallet fork assembly 200. In some embodiments, the sensor 3142 may be a laser radar or a camera, where the laser radar is used to collect point cloud data of an external environment, and the camera is used to collect image data of the external environment, where the external environment has goods that are to be forked by the fork assembly 200, so that the positions of the goods that need to be forked by the fork assembly 200 or that have been forked by the fork assembly 200 are identified by positioning methods such as laser positioning or visual positioning, so as to achieve accurate forking and handling of the goods by the fork assembly 200.

The mounting bracket 3141 includes a mounting portion 31411 and a support plate 31412 coupled to the mounting portion 31411, and a detection cavity 31413 facing the fork assembly 200 is formed between the mounting portion 31411 and the support plate 31412. The sensor 3142 includes a body portion 31421 and a detection portion 31422 that are interconnected, the body portion 31421 being disposed within the mounting portion 31411, the detection portion 31422 extending into the detection chamber 31413 for identifying and positioning the cargo on the fork assembly 200, and the mounting portion 31411 and the detection portion 31422 being configured to identify and position the cargo on the fork assembly 200 while protecting the sensor 3142. Wherein, the installation department 31411 is the fretwork setting and can promotes the radiating effect, increases sensor 3142's life.

In summary, the cargo identifying assembly 300 is disposed on the fork transporting apparatus 1 to identify and position the cargo that is forked by the fork assembly 200, where the cargo identifying assembly 300 includes the detecting assembly 310 and the fixing member 320, and the fixing member 320 is used to limit the detecting assembly 310. The detection component 310 is provided with the runner 311, and the runner 311 can rotate around self axis, and mounting 320 and runner 311 butt are in order to carry out spacingly to detection component 310, and when detection component 310 has the trend of moving for mounting 320 or when moving for mounting 320, runner 311 can rotate on mounting 320, effectively reduces the frictional force that detection component 310 receives, reduces wearing and tearing, increases life to noise when can effectively alleviate the use.

The foregoing description is only illustrative of the present utility model and is not intended to limit the scope of the utility model, and all equivalent structures or equivalent processes or direct or indirect application in other related technical fields are included in the scope of the present utility model.

Claims (10)

1. The goods identifying assembly is characterized by being arranged on fork goods conveying equipment, wherein the fork goods conveying equipment further comprises an equipment main body and a fork assembly, and the fork assembly is movably arranged on the equipment main body;

the goods identification component comprises a detection component and a fixing piece; the detection assembly is arranged on the fork assembly; the fixing piece is arranged on the equipment main body; the detection assembly is provided with a rotating wheel capable of rotating around the axis of the detection assembly; the fixing piece is used for abutting against the rotating wheel and enabling the rotating wheel to rotate on the fixing piece so as to limit the detection assembly.

2. The cargo identification assembly of claim 1 wherein,

the fork assembly having a fork end remote from the apparatus body; the fork assembly can perform tilting motion relative to the equipment main body, so that the fork end can be close to or far away from the bottom of the equipment main body; the wheel can rotate on the mount during tilting of the fork assembly.

3. The cargo identification assembly of claim 2 wherein,

the fork assembly is also capable of lifting relative to the apparatus body; the detection assembly comprises a connecting piece, a mounting piece and a sensing assembly; the connecting piece is fixedly connected with the fork assembly; the mounting piece is connected with the connecting piece; the sensing assembly is used for identifying and positioning cargoes on the fork assembly, is arranged on the mounting piece and is arranged at intervals with the connecting piece; the rotating wheel is arranged on the mounting piece, and the rotating wheel and the sensing assembly are respectively arranged on two opposite sides of the mounting piece.

4. The cargo identification assembly of claim 3 wherein,

the fixing piece comprises a fixing plate and a supporting plate, and the fixing plate is fixedly arranged on the equipment main body; the supporting plate is connected with the fixing plate in a bending way; the mounting piece is plate-shaped and is arranged opposite to the fixed plate; the connecting piece and the sensing component are arranged on one side of the mounting piece, which is away from the fixed plate; the rotating wheel is arranged on one side of the mounting piece, which faces the fixing plate, and is supported by the supporting plate.

5. The cargo identification assembly of claim 4 wherein,

the support plate extends beyond an end of the mounting member adjacent the support plate to extend from a side of the mounting member facing the mounting plate to a side of the mounting member facing away from the mounting plate.

6. The cargo identification assembly of claim 4 wherein,

an avoidance groove for avoiding the rotating wheel is formed in one side, facing the fixed plate, of the mounting piece; the outer periphery of the avoidance groove of the mounting piece is provided with a rotary supporting block; the rotating wheel is rotatably supported on the rotating supporting block and is partially positioned in the avoidance groove.

7. The cargo identification assembly of claim 3 wherein,

the connecting piece and the mounting piece are slidably connected so as to be capable of sliding relatively in the lifting direction of the fork assembly; the detection assembly comprises a linkage block; the linkage block is fixedly connected with the connecting piece; the mounting piece is provided with a limiting block; the linkage block is positioned between the sensing assembly and the limiting block; when the linkage block moves relative to the mounting piece to be abutted against the limiting block, the mounting piece can be driven to lift together through the limiting block.

8. The cargo identification assembly of claim 3 wherein,

the sensing assembly comprises a mounting frame and a sensor; the sensor is used for identifying and positioning cargoes on the fork assembly; the mounting frame comprises a mounting part and a supporting plate, wherein the mounting part is hollowed out, and the supporting plate is connected with the mounting part; a detection cavity facing the fork assembly is formed between the mounting part and the supporting plate; the sensor comprises a main body part and a detection part which are connected with each other; the main body part is arranged in the mounting part; the detection portion extends into the detection cavity for identifying and positioning the cargo on the fork assembly.

9. The cargo identification assembly of claim 3 wherein,

the equipment main body comprises a portal, and the fork assembly comprises a sliding frame and two fork arms; the sliding frame is slidably connected with the door frame so as to be capable of lifting relative to the door frame; the two fork arms are arranged side by side at intervals; one end of each fork arm is connected with the sliding frame, and the other end extends in a direction away from the sliding frame; the detection direction of the sensing component faces to the position between the two fork arms.

10. A fork-handling transport apparatus, comprising:

an apparatus main body;

a fork assembly movably disposed at the apparatus body;

the cargo identification assembly of claims 1-9, wherein the cargo identification assembly is disposed on the fork assembly.