TW201607865A - Warehousing system and storing method, fetching method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

An invention provides a warehousing system. The warehousing system comprises a body, a primary storage device, a biaxial transfer device, and a buffered storage device. The biaxial transfer device which can be moved on X-axis and Z-axis is cooperated with the staggered structure of the first staggered bearing member, the second staggered bearing member, and the third staggered bearing member for providing the storing and the fetching of the material.

Description

Storage system, storage method thereof, and removal method

The invention relates to a storage system, in particular to a storage system for placing materials, a storage method thereof and a removal method.

Due to the development of the Internet, the economy of the home economy has become popular. Consumers can conduct online auctions and group purchases only through the Internet, which has led to the development and competition of the logistics industry.

The two most critical requirements for the logistics industry are the transportation system and the warehousing system, where the warehousing system is a combination of equipment and operational strategies used in material extraction or storage reception. From the early manual storage systems to the existing automated storage systems, the manual sorting and handling methods have gradually been replaced by automated management of machinery and equipment.

However, most of the general warehousing adopts the structure of the plane carrier transportation, and the space utilization rate is not high. While the vertically set storage effectively increases the space utilization rate, in order to prevent the material from accidentally falling or accurately moving the material, it must be constructed to constitute a compact mechanical transmission structure and an industrial control computer to ensure the removal or storage of materials.

Moreover, in the general storage area and the operation buffer, a complicated carrier transmission device is required to transport the materials, which not only causes difficulty in mounting, but also requires a large amount of materials to be moved regardless of storage or retrieval. It takes a lot of work time.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The object of the present invention is to provide a storage system, a storage method thereof, a removal method, and a defect of using a complicated structure in a conventional storage system, and the material can be transported only by a simple mechanical structure.

Another embodiment of the present invention provides a storage system for storing materials. The storage system includes a body, a main storage device, a dual shaft transmission device, and a buffer storage device. The body has a material storage port and a material take-out port. The main storage device is disposed in the body, the main storage device comprises a horizontal rotating carrier and a plurality of first staggered carriers, the first staggered carrier is disposed on the horizontal rotating carrier and is driven by the horizontal rotating carrier, and each first interlaced The carrier passes through a first virtual horizontal bearing surface that is parallel to one of the rotational directions of the horizontal rotating carrier. The dual-axis transmission device is disposed in the body relative to the main storage device. The dual-axis transmission device includes a first operating platform and a second interleaved carrier. The first operating platform is correspondingly moved between the material take-out port and the main storage device. , and can move in the direction of three axes. The second staggered carrier is disposed on the first running platform, and the second staggered carrier is interleaved with one of the first staggered carriers on the first virtual horizontal carrying surface to carry a material, and the first operating platform is moved to the material The outlet transfers the material on the second staggered carrier to the material take-out. The buffer storage device is disposed in the body relative to the main storage device and the biaxial transmission device. The buffer storage device comprises a second running platform, an upright displacement carrier and a plurality of third staggered carriers. The second operating platform is located at Material storage port. The upright displacement carrier is adjacent to the second running platform. The third interleaved carrier is disposed on the vertical displacement carrier and is driven by the vertical displacement carrier, and each of the third interleaved carriers passes through a second virtual horizontal bearing surface, and the second virtual horizontal bearing surface is perpendicular to the moving direction of one of the upright displacement carriers. The second interleaved carrier may be interleaved with one of the third interleaved carriers on the second virtual horizontal bearing surface to move the material from the third interleaved carrier to the first interleaved carrier.

In addition, a storage system according to an embodiment of the foregoing embodiments, wherein each of the first staggered carriers has a first fitting portion, and each of the second staggered carriers has a second mating portion, each of the third staggered carriers having The third fitting portion may be alternately interlaced with each of the first fitting portions or the third fitting portions. The number of the first fitting portions of each of the first staggered carriers and the third mating portions of the third staggered carriers is plural, and each of the second staggered carriers has a plurality of second fitting portions. The number of primary storage devices can be plural. Each of the first interleaved carriers is arranged around the horizontal rotating carrier, and the horizontal rotating carrier can be hexagonal.

A storage system according to an embodiment of the foregoing embodiments may further include an identification device and an identification tag, the identification device being disposed on the first running platform and controlling the second interleaved carrier. The identification tag is disposed on the material, and the identification device identifies the identification tag on the material to control the second interleaved carrier to interlace the material with the first interlaced carrier.

A storage system according to another embodiment of the foregoing embodiment may further include an identification device and an identification tag, and the identification device is disposed on the second running platform. The identification tag is placed on the material and the identification device is used to identify the identification tag on the material.

A storage system according to still another embodiment of the foregoing embodiment may further include an identification device and a plurality of identification tags, and the identification device is located in the first shipment. Turning on the platform and controlling the second interleaved carrier. The identification tags are respectively disposed on the first interlaced carriers, and the identification device identifies the identification tags of the first interlaced carriers to control the second interleaved carrier to interlace the materials with the first interlaced carrier.

A storage system according to still another embodiment of the foregoing embodiment may further include an identification device and a plurality of identification tags. The identification device is disposed on the second running platform. The identification tags are respectively disposed on the third interleaved carriers, and the identification device identifies the identification tags of the third interlaced carriers to control the interlaced materials of the third interlaced carriers and the second interlaced carriers.

Yet another embodiment of the present invention provides a method of removing a system for use in the foregoing storage system. The step of removing the method includes pre-positioning the material in one of the first staggered carriers. The first running platform is moved to interlace the second staggered carrier and the first staggered carrier on the first virtual horizontal bearing surface to stagger the carrying material. And moving the first running platform to send the material on the second staggered carrier to the material take-out port.

Yet another embodiment of the present invention provides a storage method for use in the foregoing storage system. The storage method includes the steps of: placing a material into a material storage port. Moving the second running platform conveys the material to the upright displacement carrier such that one of the third interleaved carriers carries the material. Moving the first running platform to interlace the second staggered carrier and the third staggered carrier on the second virtual horizontal bearing surface to carry the material. And moving the second staggered carrier to interlace the second staggered carrier and the first staggered carrier on the first virtual horizontal bearing surface to store material.

Therefore, the storage system of the foregoing embodiments and embodiments can be known, wherein the horizontal rotating carrier can perform positive or reverse rotation parallel to the first virtual horizontal bearing surface, and the vertical displacement carrier can perform vertical second virtual horizontal bearing surface. Raising or descending, thereby cooperating with the first interleaved carrier and the third interleaved carrier to respectively perform the action of taking objects or storing objects, so as to save the precision of the prior art construction. High cost of equipment and transmission equipment.

100‧‧ ‧ warehousing system

200‧‧‧ ontology

210‧‧‧ material storage and release port

220‧‧‧Materials for export

300‧‧‧Main storage device

310‧‧‧ horizontal rotating carrier

320‧‧‧First staggered carrier

321‧‧‧The first fitting department

400‧‧‧Dual-axis transmission

410‧‧‧First operating platform

420‧‧‧Second staggered carrier

421‧‧‧Second fitting

500‧‧‧buffer storage device

510‧‧‧second operating platform

520‧‧‧Upright displacement carrier

530‧‧‧ Third staggered carrier

531‧‧‧The third fitting department

600‧‧‧General Library

F1‧‧‧First virtual horizontal bearing surface

F2‧‧‧Second virtual horizontal bearing surface

C‧‧‧Rotation direction

G‧‧‧ moving direction

M‧‧‧Materials

T01~T03‧‧‧ steps

S01~S04‧‧‧Steps

1 is a schematic top view of a storage system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a side elevational view showing the main storage device and the dual-axis transmission device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic front view showing the configuration of a storage system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a schematic view showing the construction of the biaxial transmission device of the present invention.

Figure 5 is a schematic view showing the interleaving of the first interleaved carrier and the second interleaved carrier of the present invention.

Figure 6 is a schematic view showing the interleaving of the third interleaved carrier and the second interleaved carrier in Figure 1.

Figure 7 is a flow chart showing the storage system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 8A is a schematic view showing the first interleaved carrier and the second interleaved carrier interleaved in accordance with the present invention.

FIG. 8B is a schematic view showing the storage material of the second interleaved carrier carrying material according to the present invention.

Figure 9 is a flow chart showing the storage of a storage system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 10A is a schematic view showing the material carried by the second running platform according to the present invention.

FIG. 10B is a schematic view showing the third interleaved carrier and the second interleaved carrier interleaved according to the present invention.

Figure 10C is a schematic view showing the carrying material and movement of the first running platform according to the present invention.

Figure 10D is a cross-sectional view showing the first interleaved carrier and the second interleaved carrier in accordance with the present invention.

11 is a side view showing a configuration of a main storage device and a dual-axis transmission device according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 12 is a schematic view showing the application of a storage system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Please refer to Figure 1, Figure 2 and Figure 3 together. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the top view of a storage system according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a side view showing a configuration of a storage system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a schematic front view showing the configuration of a storage system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The storage system 100 is for storing materials. The storage system 100 includes a body 200, a main storage device 300, a dual-axis transmission device 400, and a buffer storage device 500. The materials referred to in this embodiment are different from the large packaging materials placed in general warehouses. The materials generally refer to the single materials such as books and raw materials.

The body 200 has a material storage port 210 and a material take-out port 220.

Please refer to Figure 4 and Figure 5 together, in which Figure 4 shows A schematic view of the construction of the biaxial transmission device of the present invention. Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view showing the first interleaved carrier and the second interleaved carrier of the present invention. The main storage device 300 is disposed in the body 200. The main storage device 300 includes a horizontal rotating carrier 310 and a plurality of first staggered carriers 320. The horizontal rotating carrier 310 is itself in the shape of a hexagonal column. It can be seen from Fig. 1 that the horizontal rotating carrier 310 has a hexagonal shape, and the rotating mechanical structure is well known in the art, and no longer Narration. Each of the first interleaved carriers 320 is disposed on the horizontal rotating carrier 310 and is cyclically driven by the horizontal rotating carrier 310, and each of the first interlaced carriers 320 passes through a first virtual horizontal bearing surface F1. The first virtual horizontal bearing surface F1 The direction of rotation C of one of the carriers 310 is rotated parallel to the horizontal. The direction of rotation C of the horizontal rotating carrier 310 is only used for illustration, and the horizontal rotating carrier 310 can also circulate in the other direction. And the setting pitch of each of the first staggered carriers 320 can be adjusted according to the height (thickness) of the material.

The dual-axis transmission device 400 is disposed in the body 200. The dual-axis transmission device 400 includes a first operating platform 410 and a second interleaved carrier 420. The first running platform 410 is correspondingly moved between the material taking-out port 220 and the main storage device 300, and is movable in the three-axis direction (ie, the X-axis direction, the Y-axis direction, and the Z-axis direction), and the rotating and tilting machines. The mechanical structure of the motion, the slide rails and the motor is no longer described in the text. The second staggered carrier 420 is disposed on the first running platform 410, and the second staggered carrier 420 is interleaved with one of the first staggered carriers 320 on the first virtual horizontal bearing surface F1 to stagger the carrier material. In more detail, at this time, due to the relationship of the direction of gravity, the material can be interlaced by the second interleaved carrier 420 and the first interleaved carrier 320, so that the material originally placed on the first interlaced carrier 320 is transferred. It is carried on the second staggered carrier 420. Then, when the first running platform 410 moves to the material take-out outlet 220, the material on the second staggered carrier 420 Transfer to material take exit 220.

The foregoing second interleaved carrier 420 may be interlaced with the first interleaved carrier 320 to mean that the two structures cooperate to not collide with each other when moving. As shown in FIG. 5, each of the first interleaving carriers 320 has a first fitting portion 321 along the first virtual horizontal bearing surface F1, and the second interlacing carrier 420 has a second embedding along the first virtual horizontal bearing surface F1. The joint portion 421 and the second fitting portion 421 are correspondingly interlaced with the first fitting portion 321 . Although the number and shape of the first fitting portion 321 of the first interlaced carrier 320 and the second mating portion 421 of the second staggered carrier 420 are shown, the present embodiment is not limited thereto, as long as it is When the first fitting portion 321 of the first interleaving carrier 320 and the second fitting portion 421 of the second interlacing carrier 420 are staggered, the mating structure for material transfer can be performed, that is, without departing from the scope of the invention of the embodiment.

Referring again to FIG. 6, a cross-sectional view of the third interleaved carrier and the second interleaved carrier in accordance with the present invention is shown. The buffer storage device 500 is disposed in the body 200 relative to the main storage device 300 and the biaxial transmission device 400. The buffer storage device 500 includes a second running platform 510, an upright displacement carrier 520, and a plurality of third interleaved carriers 530. The second running platform 510 is disposed at the material storage port 210. The upright displacement carrier 520 is adjacent to the second running platform 510, and the second running platform 510 can transport the material to the upright displacement carrier 520, and the upright displacement carrier 520 can be raised and lowered in the Z-axis direction. The third interleaved carrier 530 is disposed on the vertical displacement carrier 520 and is circulated by the vertical displacement carrier 520, and each of the third interleaved carriers 530 passes through a second virtual horizontal bearing surface F2, and the second virtual horizontal bearing surface F2 is perpendicular to the erect One of the displacement carriers 520 moves in the direction G, and the second interleaved carrier 420 can be interleaved with one of the third interleaved carriers 530 on the second virtual horizontal bearing surface F2 to carry the material from the third interlace by the first operating platform 410. Piece 530 moves to the first The carrier 320 is staggered. And the setting pitch of each of the third staggered carriers 530 can be adjusted according to the height (thickness) of the material.

The foregoing second interleaved carrier 420 may be interleaved with the third interleaved carrier 530 to mean that the two structures cooperate to not collide with each other when moving. As shown in FIG. 7 , each of the third interlaced carriers 530 has a third fitting portion 531 along the second virtual horizontal bearing surface F2 , and the second mating portions 421 are correspondingly staggered to the third fitting portion 531 . Although the number and shape of the third fitting portion 531 of the third staggered carrier 530 and the second mating portion 421 of the second staggered carrier 420 are shown, the embodiment is not limited thereto, as long as it is When the third fitting portion 531 of the third staggered carrier 530 and the second fitting portion 421 of the second staggered carrier 420 are staggered, the mating structure for material transfer can be performed, that is, without departing from the scope of the invention of the embodiment. Since the second fitting portions 421 of the second interleaving carrier 420 are respectively interlaced with the first fitting portions 321 of the first interleaving carrier 320 and the third fitting portions 531 of the third interlacing carrier 530, substantially the first The fitting portion 321 has the same structure as the third fitting portion 531.

Please refer to FIG. 7 , which is a flow chart of applying to the foregoing storage system 100 according to a take-out method. The method includes the following steps: Step T01 , the material is pre-placed on one of the first interleaved carriers. Step T02, moving the first running platform, so that the second staggered carrier and the first staggered carrier are interlaced on the first virtual horizontal bearing surface to stagger the carrying materials. And in step T03, moving the first running platform to send the material on the second staggered carrier to the material take-out port.

Please refer to FIG. 8A and FIG. 8B , which are respectively schematic diagrams of continuous operation in the flow chart of the foregoing extraction method. In the flow of the take-out method, when the horizontal rotating carrier 310 rotates in the rotation direction C thereof, the second staggered carrier 420 and the first staggered carrier 320 are interlaced with each other, and the first running is flat. The movement of the table 410 in the Z-axis direction continues to drive the second interleaved carrier 420 upward, so that the material M originally placed on the first interlaced carrier 320 is gravity transferred to the second interlaced carrier 420, and the second interleaved carrier 420 is To carry the material M, the first running platform 410 can be rotated to make the material M be sent to the material taking outlet 220.

Please refer to FIG. 9 , which is a flow chart of applying the storage method to the foregoing storage system 100 . The steps include: Step S01 , placing materials into the material storage port. In step S02, the second running platform is moved to transport the material to the upright displacement carrier, and one of the third interleaved carriers carries the material. Step S03, moving the second running platform, so that the second staggered carrier and the third staggered carrier are staggered to the second virtual horizontal bearing surface to carry the material. And in step S04, moving the second interleaved carrier to interlace the second interleaved carrier and the first interlaced carrier on the first virtual horizontal bearing surface to store the material.

Please refer to FIG. 10A, FIG. 10B, FIG. 10C and FIG. 10D, respectively, which are schematic diagrams showing the continuous operation in the flow chart of the foregoing extraction method. After the material M to be stored is sent to the material storage port 210, the second running platform 510 carries the material M to move closer to the vertical displacement carrier 520, so that the third interlaced carrier 530 will continue to carry the material M. Next, before moving the first running platform 410 to the vertical displacement carrier 520, the second interleaving carrier 420 and the third interleaving carrier 530 are interleaved to the second virtual horizontal bearing surface F2. Finally, before moving the first running platform 410 to the horizontal rotating carrier 310 again, the second staggered carrier 420 and the first staggered carrier 320 are staggered to the first virtual horizontal bearing surface F1 to store the material M.

In addition, according to other embodiments, the warehousing system can reuse the additionally set identification device and identification tag to accurately place the material to be stored or removed. Of course, the identification device can be installed in the dual-axis transmission device, the main storage device The identification tag can be disposed on the material, each of the first staggered carriers, and each of the third staggered carriers, for the identification device to distinguish between the dual-axis transmission device and the main storage device. Or buffer storage device for precise control. The identification device and the identification method of the identification tag can identify the inductive RFID tag and the bar code using a Barcode reader, a UHF antenna and a high frequency antenna (HF). Or the rest of the wireless sensing method that can be identified.

Please refer to FIG. 11 , which is a side view showing a configuration of a main storage device and a dual-axis transmission device according to still another embodiment of the present invention. Wherein, the main storage device 300 can be stacked and additionally provided with the elevated dual-axis transmission device 400 as needed, thereby vertically expanding the storage space of the storage system 100.

Please refer to FIG. 12, which is a schematic diagram showing the application of the storage system according to still another embodiment of the present invention. The present embodiment applies the warehousing system 100 to the sub-station book system. By cooperating with a plurality of warehousing systems 100 disposed at different locations, the user can easily pick up or retrieve from the interlaced circulating storage system 100. Books located in each of the warehousing systems 100, and a general library 600 dispatches the books in the interlaced cycle storage system 100 in accordance with the network requirements. Therefore, the present embodiment truly achieves a simple and systematic sub-station book system.

It can be seen that the interleaved cyclic storage system and the control method thereof of the foregoing embodiments and embodiments have the following effects:

1. The horizontal rotating carrier can perform the rotation direction of the positive rotation or the reverse rotation to select the storage space, and the conventional storage technology can only transport the articles in a single direction, which allows the operator to have more diverse transportation modes, and The limited space of the storage can be utilized more efficiently.

2. Additional buffer storage device can be inserted in the dual-axis transmission device When the object is taken, the storage buffering process is performed. When the biaxial transmission device is idle, the material placed in the buffer storage device is transferred to the main storage device for storage.

3. Using the movement of the two-axis transmission device on the X-axis, the Y-axis, and the Z-axis, the second fitting portion is respectively engaged with the first fitting portion and the third fitting portion to allow the first staggered carrier to be staggered, The three interleaved carrier and the second interleaved carrier enable the material to be moved or removed by gravity transfer, which can save the high cost of the conventional clamping device and the transmission device.

4. A plurality of main storage devices can be stacked horizontally and vertically, and the user can increase the number of main storage devices according to requirements, thereby expanding the horizontal and vertical space of the storage system with the dual-axis transmission device.

Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention, and the present invention can be modified and modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The scope is subject to the definition of the scope of the patent application attached.

100‧‧ ‧ warehousing system

200‧‧‧ ontology

210‧‧‧ material storage and release port

220‧‧‧Materials for export

300‧‧‧Main storage device

310‧‧‧ horizontal rotating carrier

320‧‧‧First staggered carrier

400‧‧‧Dual-axis transmission

500‧‧‧buffer storage device

510‧‧‧second operating platform

520‧‧‧Upright displacement carrier

530‧‧‧ Third staggered carrier

C‧‧‧Rotation direction

Claims (13)

A storage system, the material comprising: a body having a material storage port and a material take-out port; a main storage device disposed in the body, the main storage device comprising: a horizontal rotating carrier; a first staggered carrier, the first staggered carrier is disposed on the horizontal rotating carrier and is driven by the horizontal rotating carrier, and each of the first staggered carriers passes through a first virtual horizontal bearing surface, the first The virtual horizontal bearing surface is parallel to a rotation direction of the horizontal rotating carrier; a dual-axis transmission device is disposed in the body relative to the main storage device, the dual-axis transmission device includes: a first operating platform, and the corresponding movement Between the material take-out port and the main storage device, the three-axis direction can be moved; and a second staggered carrier disposed on the first running platform, and the second staggered carrier can be combined with one The first interleaved carrier is staggered on the first virtual horizontal bearing surface, the second interlaced carrier carries a material, and the first running platform moves to the material take-out port to the second interleaved carrier The material is transferred to the material take-out port; and a buffer storage device is disposed in the body relative to the main storage device and the biaxial transmission device, the buffer storage device comprises: a second running platform, which is provided a material storage port; an upright displacement carrier adjacent to the second running platform; and a plurality of third interleaved carriers, wherein the third interleaved carrier is disposed on the vertical displacement carrier and is driven by the vertical displacement carrier. And each of the third interleaved carriers passes through a second virtual horizontal bearing surface, the second virtual horizontal bearing surface is perpendicular to a moving direction of the one of the upright displacement carriers, the second The interleaved carrier may be interleaved with one of the third interleaved carriers on the second virtual horizontal bearing surface to move the material from the third interleaved carrier to the first interleaved carrier. The storage system of claim 1, wherein each of the first staggered carriers has a first fitting portion, the second staggered carrier has a second fitting portion, and each of the third staggered carriers has a first The three fitting portions may be alternately interlaced with each of the first fitting portions or the third fitting portions. The storage system of claim 2, wherein the first fitting portion of each of the first interleaved carriers and the third mating portion of each of the third interleaved carriers are plural, and the second interlacing The carrier member has a plurality of the second fitting portions corresponding to each other. The storage system of claim 1, further comprising: an identification device disposed on the first operating platform and controlling the second interleaved carrier; and an identification tag disposed on the material, the identification device The identification tag on the material is identified to control the second interleaved carrier to alternately carry the material with one of the first interleaved carriers. The storage system of claim 1, further comprising: an identification device disposed on the second operating platform; and an identification tag disposed on the material, the identification device for identifying the material Identify the label. The storage system of claim 1, further comprising: an identification device disposed on the first operating platform and controlling the second interleaved carrier; and a plurality of identification tags respectively disposed on the first interlaced bearers The identification device identifies the identification tag of each of the first interleaved carriers to control the second interleaved carrier to alternately carry the material with one of the first interleaved carriers. The storage system of claim 1, further comprising: an identification device disposed on the second operating platform; and a plurality of identification tags respectively disposed on the third interleaved carriers, the identification device identifying each of the The identification tag of the third interleaved carrier controls the third interleaved carrier to alternately carry the material with the second interleaved carrier. The storage system of claim 1, wherein the number of the primary storage devices is plural. The storage system of claim 1, wherein the number of the buffer storage devices is plural. The storage system of claim 1, wherein the first interleaved carriers are arranged to surround the horizontally rotating carrier. The storage system of claim 10, wherein the horizontal rotating carrier is hexagonal in view. A take-out method is applied to the storage system of claim 1, the step of removing the method comprising: pre-positioning the material in one of the first staggered carriers; moving the first running platform to make the second Interleaving the carrier and the first interleaved carrier are interlaced on the first virtual horizontal bearing surface to stagger the material; and moving the first operating platform to send the material on the second interleaved carrier to the material Export. A storage method is applied to the storage system of claim 1, wherein the storing method comprises: placing the material into the material storage port; moving the second running platform to transport the material to the vertical displacement carrier, And causing one of the third interleaved carriers to carry the material; moving the first running platform to interlace the second interlaced carrier and the third interlaced carrier on the second virtual horizontal bearing surface to carry the material; And moving the second staggered carrier to interlace the second staggered carrier and the first staggered carrier on the first virtual horizontal bearing surface to store the material.