TWM626522U - Article transportation device - Google Patents

Abstract

This creation relates to an article transporting device, including: a main body, a conveying unit and a carrying unit; the carrying unit includes a carrying part, a toggle piece and a driving unit, the carrying part is arranged on one of the inputs of the main body Between the port and the conveying unit, the carrying portion has a discharge port at an outlet end that communicates with the conveying unit and the input port, the discharge port defines an opening direction, the toggle member is arranged on the carrying portion, the driving The unit is linked with the toggle member to selectively drive the toggle member to move between a first position and a second position relative to the carrying portion in a first direction for driving at least one article placed on the carrying portion, The first direction is transverse to the opening direction.

Description

item transport device

This creation is related to the transport of objects, especially a device for transporting objects.

Usually, returning books at the library relies on staff at the counter. This method also requires contact with the service staff when returning the book; in addition, the counter staff also needs to manually place the book body on the cart, and then push the cart to carry the book body to the corresponding bookshelf. Not only is it labor-intensive, but it also takes a lot of time for the whole book and placing it on the cart, resulting in high labor and time costs.

Therefore, it is necessary to provide a novel and progressive article transport device to solve the above problems.

The main purpose of the present invention is to provide an article transporting device, which provides a toggle portion that can drive at least one article to switch the moving path of the at least one article.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present invention provides an article transportation device, including: a main body, which includes an accommodating space and an input port connected to the accommodating space; a conveying unit, which is arranged in the accommodating space; a bearing The unit includes a bearing part, a toggle piece and a driving unit, the bearing part is arranged between the input port and the conveying unit, the bearing part includes an inlet end and an outlet relative to the inlet end an end, the inlet end is close to the input port, the outlet end is close to the conveying unit, the bearing part has a discharge port at the outlet end that communicates with the conveying unit and the input port, and the discharge port defines an opening direction , the toggle member is arranged on the carrying portion, and the driving unit is linked to the toggle member to selectively drive the toggle member to move between a first position and a second position relative to the carrying portion in a first direction For driving at least one article placed on the carrying portion, the first direction is transverse to the opening direction; a driving mechanism includes at least one driving wheel, and the at least one driving wheel is arranged on the main body.

The following examples only illustrate the possible implementation of this creation, but are not intended to limit the scope of protection of this creation, and will be described first.

Please refer to FIGS. 1 to 9 and FIG. 3A , which show a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The article transporting device of the present invention includes a main body 1 , a conveying unit 2 and a carrying unit 3 .

The main body 1 includes an accommodating space 11 and an input port 12 communicating with the accommodating space 11 ; the conveying unit 2 is disposed in the accommodating space 11 ; the carrying unit 3 includes a carrying portion 31 and a toggle member 32 and a driving unit 33, the bearing portion 31 is arranged between the input port 12 and the conveying unit 2, the bearing portion 31 includes an inlet end portion 34 and an outlet end portion 35 opposite to the inlet end portion 34, the The inlet end 34 is close to the input port 12 , the outlet end 35 is close to the conveying unit 2 , and the bearing portion 31 has a discharge port 311 at the outlet end 35 that communicates with the conveying unit 2 and the input port 12 . The outlet 311 defines an opening direction A, the toggle member 32 is disposed on the bearing portion 31 , and the driving unit 33 links the toggle member 32 to selectively drive the toggle member 32 relative to the bearing portion along a first direction L1 31 moves between a first position and a second position for driving (eg, toggle) at least one item 4 placed on the carrying portion 31 , and the at least one item 4 can be a package, a book, or a product or other items, the first direction L1 is transverse to the opening direction A. Specifically, the body 1 includes a first side portion 13 and two second side portions 14 disposed on two opposite sides. The first side portion 13 is connected between the two second side portions 14 . The accommodating space 11 is formed by the portion 13 and the two second side portions 14 , and the input port 12 is provided on the first side portion 13 ; the toggle member 32 includes a pivot portion 321 and a connecting portion 321 A toggle portion 322, the bearing portion 31 is provided with a top surface 312, the top surface 312 is provided with the at least one article 4, the pivot portion 321 of the toggle member 32 is pivotally connected to the bearing portion 31, the toggle The toggle portion 322 of the component 32 is disposed on the top end surface 312 and swings between the first position and the second position on the top end surface 312 with the pivot portion 321 as the center of rotation; When the toggle member 32 is in the first position, the toggle portion 322 is close to one of the second side portions 14; when the toggle portion 32 is in the second position, the toggle portion 322 is close to the other second side portion 14. Accordingly, the at least one article 4 can be automatically driven to change the moving path of the at least one article, and when a large number of articles need to be stored, a plurality of the articles 4 can be sent to different positions of the conveying unit 2 respectively, and the moving path of the at least one article can be changed. High storage capacity.

The article transporting device further includes a detection and control module 5, the detection and control module 5 includes a detection unit 51 and a control unit 52, the body 1 defines a receiving area 16 located downstream of the discharge port 311, the conveying unit 2. Define a carrying section 21 located in the receiving area 16. The carrying section 21 is used to receive the at least one article 4 sent out from the discharge port 311. The carrying section 21 includes at least two placing areas 22 along the first direction L1. ; wherein, when the toggle member 32 is located at the first position, the at least one article 4 on the carrying portion 31 passes through the discharge port 311 on a first path to one of the placement areas 22; when the toggle When the moving member 32 is located at the second position, the at least one article 4 on the bearing portion 31 passes through the discharge port 311 to another placement area 22 on a second path different from the first path; wherein The detection unit 51 detects that each of the placement areas 22 of the carrying section 21 is in a state of full loading of articles and generates a full load information, and the control unit 52 receives (by wire or wireless) the full load information to control the conveying unit 2. Drive the carrying section 21 away from the receiving area 16 in a second direction L2, the second direction L2 is transverse to the first direction L1; in this embodiment, the detection unit 51 is disposed on the main body 1 and located on the carrying area 16 Between the section 31 and the conveying unit 2, when the detecting unit 51 detects the at least one article 4 placed in each of the placing areas 22 of the carrying section 21, the control unit 52 controls the conveying unit 2 The carrying section 21 is driven away from the receiving area 16 in the second direction L2; that is, the conveying unit 2 can take the fully loaded carrying section 21 away from the receiving area 16, so that the conveying unit 2 will not place the A section of at least one article 4 is brought to the receiving area 16 and continues to receive the at least one article 4 to increase the storage capacity. To further explain, the state of being fully loaded with items means that the height (or quantity) of the plurality of items 4 placed in each of the placing areas 22 reaches a maximum height (or quantity).

The toggle member 32 includes two connecting rods 323 and a channel 324. The two connecting rods 323 are spaced apart and form the channel 324 together with the bearing portion 31 therebetween. The connecting rod 325, the channel 324 for the at least one article 4 to pass through, the channel 324 is connected to the input port 12 and the discharge port 311, the two connecting rods 323 can be limited to two opposite outer sides of the at least one article 4, so as to smoothly The at least one object 4 located in the channel 324 is driven to maintain a predetermined position to prevent the at least one object 4 from being excessively skewed during the process.

The carrying unit 3 further includes a driving member 6, the driving member 6 is disposed on the main body 1, the conveying unit 2 and the carrying portion 31 are disposed in a height direction H1, the first direction L1 is transverse to the height direction H1, The carrying portion 31 is disposed above the conveying unit 2 at intervals, the carrying portion 31 is pivotally connected to the main body 1 , and the driving member 6 can drive the carrying portion 31 to move relative to the main body 1 and the conveying unit 2 with a pivot 313 . The height direction H1 swings between an initial position and an inclined position; in this way, the inclination of the bearing portion 31 can be automatically changed.

When the bearing portion 31 is in the initial position, the bearing portion 31 is slightly horizontal, so that the at least one article 4 placed on it is not easy to slide relative to the bearing portion 31 , and the toggle member 32 drives the at least one article 4 to the After the first position or the second position, the carrying portion 31 swings to the inclined position, allowing the at least one article 4 to slide down freely on the carrying portion 31 . Specifically, the control unit 52 is electrically connected to the driving unit 33 and the driving member 6 , the control unit 52 drives the toggle member 32 to move to the first position or the second position, and then drives the driving member 6 The carrying portion 31 is driven to move from the initial position to the inclined position.

The article transporting device further includes a connecting platform 7, the connecting platform 7 is arranged between the carrying portion 31 and the conveying unit 2, the connecting platform 7 extends obliquely to the carrying portion 31 and the conveying unit 2, and can buffer the The bearing portion 31 slides down the at least one article 4 at a speed, and guides the angle and direction of the at least one article 4 to fall on the conveying unit 2 to achieve the effect of placing the at least one article 4 smoothly on the conveying unit 2 .

The main body 1 further includes a limit frame 18 , the limit frame 18 is provided with the input port 12 , when the at least one item 4 is put into the input port 12 , it can be limited to the range of the limit frame 18 and accurately fall within the limit frame 18 . on the carrying portion 31 .

The article transportation device in this case is an autonomous mobile robot (AMR, Autonomous Mobile Robot), which is a trackless transportation device with a built-in automatic path planning, navigation and monitoring management system. A plurality of sensors 8 can be arranged on the article transporting device, and obstacles can be automatically avoided by detecting obstacles in the environment through the plurality of sensors 8 .

The article transporting device further includes a driving mechanism 9 . The driving mechanism 9 includes at least one driving wheel 91 , a driving device 92 , a rod 93 and a guide wheel 94 . The at least one driving wheel 91 is disposed on the main body 1 . Specifically, the main body 1 further includes a base 19 , a drive shaft of the driving device 92 is assembled with the at least one driving wheel 91 , the rod 93 is assembled with the base 19 , and the guide wheel 94 is arranged on the base 19 . One end of the rod 93 is far away from the driving device 92; the conveying unit 2 is arranged between the base 19 and the bearing part 31; the driving wheel 91 can be driven to rotate by the rotation of the driving shaft of the driving device 92 and can move autonomously . In addition, the rods 93 can swing relative to the base 19 respectively. When the article transporting device travels on rough roads such as uphill (the maximum climbing angle is 12 degrees) or downhill, the guide wheel 94 and the driving force can be ensured. The wheel 91 can move smoothly to avoid over-shock and overturn, so that the article transport device can be driven on rough roads, outdoor roads, and barrier-free slopes to improve comfort and stability.

The article transporting device further includes a reading unit 10 and a printing unit 20, the reading unit 10 is electrically connected to the printing unit 20, the reading unit 10 is arranged on the main body 1 and is exposed outside the main body 1, the The printing unit 20 is arranged outside the main body 1 , and the reading unit 10 can read an identification label 41 (such as a barcode) of the at least one item 4 to read an information corresponding to the item 4 (such as a book title, return time, borrowing and borrower information, etc.), the printing unit 20 receives the information and prints a corresponding list receipt.

The detection module 5 further includes a weight sensing unit 40 , the weight sensing unit 40 is disposed in the conveying unit 2 , the conveying unit 2 can place a plurality of the articles 4 , and the control unit 52 is electrically connected to the driving device 92 and the weight sensing unit 40, the control unit 52 defines a maximum load-bearing weight (such as more than 25 kg); wherein, the weight sensing unit 40 senses a total weight of the plurality of items 4 placed on the conveying unit 2 Then, a weight data information is generated. When the control unit 52 determines that the weight data information is greater than or equal to the maximum load-bearing weight (that is, in a fully loaded state), it drives the driving device 92 to travel according to a return path, and can automatically detect the load on the conveying unit 2 . The total weight of the plurality of items 4 is automatically moved to a predetermined position (eg a counter) when fully loaded.

In this embodiment, the driving member 6 , the driving device 92 and the driving unit 33 are respectively driving motors.

1: Ontology

10: Read unit

11: Accommodating space

12: Input port

13: First side

14: Second side

16: Undertaking area

18: Limit box

19: Pedestal

2: Conveying unit

20: Print Unit

21: Bearing segment

22: Placement area

3: Bearing unit

31: Bearing part

311: discharge port

312: Top face

313: Pivot

32: toggle

321: Pivot part

322: toggle

323: connecting rod

324: channel

325: connecting rod

33: Drive unit

34: Inlet end

35: Exit end

4: Items

40: Weight Sensing Unit

41: Identifying labels

5: Detection and control module

51: Detection unit

52: Control unit

6: Drivers

7: Connecting table

8: Sensor

9: Drive mechanism

91: Drive Wheel

92: Drive

93: Rods

94: Guide wheel

A: Open direction

L1: first direction

L2: Second direction

H1: height direction

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the creation. FIG. 2 is an exploded view of a preferred embodiment of the invention. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the internal structure of a preferred embodiment of the invention. FIG. 3A is an enlarged view of a preferred embodiment of the creation. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a carrying portion in an initial position according to a preferred embodiment of the creation. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a carrying portion in an inclined position according to a preferred embodiment of the invention. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a fully loaded bearing portion of a preferred embodiment of the creation. FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a toggle member driving an object according to a preferred embodiment of the creation. FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a use state of a preferred embodiment of the invention. FIG. 9 is a block diagram of a preferred embodiment of the invention.

1: Ontology

12: Input port

10: Read unit

20: Print Unit

8: Sensor

Claims (10)

An article transporting device, comprising: a main body, including an accommodating space and an input port communicating with the accommodating space; a conveying unit, arranged in the accommodating space; and a bearing unit, including a bearing part, a A moving part and a driving unit, the bearing part is arranged between the input port and the conveying unit, the bearing part includes an inlet end and an outlet end opposite to the inlet end, the inlet end is close to the input a port, the end of the outlet is close to the conveying unit, the bearing part has a discharge port at the end of the outlet that communicates with the conveying unit and the input port, the discharge port defines an opening direction, and the toggle element is arranged on the carrying part , the driving unit is linked with the toggle member to selectively drive the toggle member to move between a first position and a second position relative to the carrying portion in a first direction for driving at least one placed on the carrying portion an article, the first direction is transverse to the opening direction; a driving mechanism includes at least one driving wheel, and the at least one driving wheel is arranged on the main body. The article transporting device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the main body comprises a first side portion and two second side portions disposed on two opposite sides, the first side portion is connected between the two second side portions, the The first side portion and the two second side portions constitute the accommodating space, and the input port is arranged on the first side portion; the toggle member includes a pivot portion and a toggle portion connected to the pivot portion, The carrying portion is provided with a top surface, the top surface is provided with the at least one article, the pivoting portion of the toggle member is pivotally connected to the carrying portion, the toggle portion of the toggle member is disposed on the top surface and is connected with The pivoting portion is the center of rotation and swings between the first position and the second position on the top surface; when the toggle member is in the first position, the toggle portion is close to one of the second positions a side portion; when the toggle element is in the second position, the toggle portion is close to the other second side portion. The article transporting device according to claim 1, wherein the carrying unit further comprises a driving member, the driving member is disposed on the main body, the conveying unit and the carrying portion are disposed in a height direction, the first The direction is transverse to the height direction, the carrying portion is spaced above the conveying unit, the carrying portion is pivotally connected to the main body, and the driving member can drive the carrying portion to a pivot relative to the main body and the conveying unit at the height The direction swings between an initial position and an inclined position. The article transporting device according to claim 1, further comprising a connecting platform, the connecting platform is arranged between the carrying portion and the conveying unit, and the connecting platform extends obliquely to the carrying portion and the conveying unit. The article transporting device according to claim 1, wherein the toggle element comprises two connecting rods and a channel, the two connecting rods are arranged at intervals and form the channel therebetween, and the channel allows the at least one article to pass through, The passage communicates with the input port and the discharge port. The article transporting device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising a detection and control module, the detection and control module includes a detection unit and a control unit, and the body defines a a receiving area, the conveying unit defines a carrying section located in the receiving area, the carrying section is used for receiving the at least one article sent out from the discharge port, and the carrying section includes at least two placing areas along the first direction; wherein, When the toggle member is located at the first position, the at least one article on the bearing portion passes through the discharge port on a first path to one of the placement areas; when the toggle member is located at the second position , the at least one article in the carrying portion passes through the discharge port on a second path different from the first path to the other placing area; wherein the detecting unit detects each placement of the carrying section The storage area is in a fully loaded state and generates a full load information. The control unit receives the full load information and controls the conveying unit to drive the carrying section away from the receiving area in a second direction, the second direction being transverse to the first direction. The article transporting device according to claim 6, wherein the detection unit is disposed on the main body and is located between the carrying portion and the conveying unit, when the detecting unit detects each position placed on the carrying section When placing the at least one article in the area, the control unit controls the conveying unit to drive the carrying section away from the receiving area in the second direction. The article transporting device according to claim 1, wherein the body further comprises a base, the driving mechanism comprises a driving device, a rod and a guide wheel, the driving device is assembled with the at least one driving wheel, the rod The component is assembled on the base, and the guide wheel is arranged on one end of the rod away from the driving device. The article transporting device according to claim 8, further comprising a detection module, the detection module includes a weight sensing control unit and a control unit, the weight sensing unit is arranged on the conveying unit, and the conveying unit can For placing a plurality of the articles, the control unit is electrically connected to the driving device and the weight sensing unit, and the control unit defines a maximum bearing weight; wherein, the weight sensing unit senses the position of the plurality of articles placed on the conveying unit A total weight generates a weight data information, and the control unit drives the driving device to travel according to a return path when the control unit determines that the weight data information is greater than or equal to the maximum bearing weight. The article transporting device according to claim 2, wherein the carrying unit further comprises a driving member, the driving member is disposed on the main body, the conveying unit and the carrying portion are disposed in a height direction, and the first direction is transverse to the In the height direction, the carrying portion is spaced above the conveying unit, the carrying portion is pivotally connected to the main body, and the driving member can drive the carrying portion to a pivot relative to the main body and the conveying unit in the height direction. swings between the initial position and an inclined position; the article transport device further includes a connecting platform, the connecting platform is arranged between the carrying portion and the conveying unit, and the connecting platform extends obliquely to the carrying portion and the conveying unit; The toggle element includes two connecting rods and a channel. The two connecting rods are spaced apart and form the channel together with the bearing portion. The channel communicates with the input port and the discharge port. A connecting rod is pivotally connected; the main body further includes a limit frame, the limit frame is provided with the input port; the main body further includes a base, the driving mechanism includes a driving device, a rod and a guide wheel, the A driving shaft of the driving device is assembled with the at least one driving wheel, the rod is assembled on the base, the guide wheel is set at an end of the rod away from the driving device; the conveying unit is set on the base and the bearing part between; the article transport device further includes a detection and control module, the detection and control module includes a detection unit and a control unit, the body defines A receiving area located downstream of the discharge port, the conveying unit defines a bearing section located in the receiving area, the carrying section is used for receiving the at least one article sent out from the discharge port, the carrying section along the first direction includes at least one Two placement areas; wherein, when the toggle element is located at the first position, the at least one article on the carrying portion travels through the discharge port on a first path to one of the placement areas; when the toggle is moved When the piece is located at the second position, the at least one article in the carrying portion passes through the discharge port to the other placement area on a second path different from the first path; wherein the detection unit detects Each of the placement areas of the carrying section is in a fully loaded state and generates a full load information. The control unit receives the full load information and controls the conveying unit to drive the carrying section away from the receiving area in a second direction. The second direction is transverse in the first direction; the detection unit is arranged on the main body and is located between the carrying part and the conveying unit, when the detecting unit detects the at least one of the placing areas placed in the carrying section When the article is loaded, the control unit controls the conveying unit to drive the carrying section away from the receiving area in the second direction; the detection module includes a weight sensing unit, the weight sensing unit is arranged in the conveying unit, and the conveying unit A plurality of the articles can be placed, the control unit is electrically connected to the driving device and the weight sensing unit, the control unit defines a maximum bearing weight; wherein, the weight sensing unit senses the plurality of articles placed on the conveying unit A total weight is used to generate weight data information, and the control unit drives the drive device to travel according to a return path when the control unit determines that the weight data information is greater than or equal to the maximum bearing weight.

Images