WO2019095860A1

WO2019095860A1 - Storage box, intelligent logistics cabinet and control method for intelligent logistics cabinet

Info

Publication number: WO2019095860A1
Application number: PCT/CN2018/107369
Authority: WO
Inventors: 迟晓刚; 刘凯; 孙建宇; 丛强滋
Original assignee: 山东新北洋信息技术股份有限公司
Priority date: 2017-11-17
Filing date: 2018-09-25
Publication date: 2019-05-23
Also published as: CN109795835A; CN109795835B

Abstract

A storage box comprises: disposed on the storage box, an article access opening and a mating portion. The mating portion comprises grooves or protrusions disposed at two sides of the article access opening on the side walls, and the grooves or protrusions are configured to be fitted to an unmanned aerial vehicle.

Description

Storage box, intelligent logistics cabinet and intelligent logistics cabinet control method

This application claims the priority of the Chinese patent application entitled "Storage Box, Intelligent Logistics Cabinet and Intelligent Logistics Cabinet Control Method" on November 17, 2017, application number 201711144977.0, the entire content of which is The citations are incorporated herein by reference.

Technical field

The present disclosure relates to the field of logistics technology, for example, to a storage box, an intelligent logistics cabinet, and a control method of an intelligent logistics cabinet.

Background technique

In recent years, with the booming of e-commerce, the express delivery industry has also developed rapidly. The express cabinet has more and more applications due to its limitations on time and place, saving manpower and facilitating transactions. The courier company installs the courier cabinet in the public places such as the residential quarters, enterprises and institutions, and the courier of the courier company and the user who sends and receives the courier can deliver the courier to the courier cabinet or take out the courier from the courier cabinet.

The related art discloses a courier cabinet, as shown in FIG. 1, the courier cabinet includes a cabinet 2' and a shelf disposed inside the cabinet 2', wherein a man-machine interaction module 21' is disposed on the front panel of the cabinet 2' and a plurality of access ports 22', the shelf includes a plurality of storage spaces configured to store the fasteners, the number of the access ports 22' being the same as the number of the storage spaces and the positions are in one-to-one correspondence, corresponding to each of the access ports 22' Also provided on the cabinet 2' is an access door 23' configured to open or close the corresponding access opening 22'. When the courier needs to deliver the courier to the courier cabinet or take out the courier from the courier cabinet, input the opening command through the human-computer interaction module 21', open an access door 23' of the access port 22', and A quickener is placed in the storage space corresponding to the mouthpiece 22' or a shipment in the storage space is taken out.

In the above-mentioned express delivery process, the operation process is cumbersome, the manpower consumption is large, and the distribution efficiency is low, especially when the courier cabinet is installed in a remote area, the courier needs to travel for a long time to access the express mail, further reducing the express delivery efficiency. Therefore, the related art express delivery also has a problem of low efficiency.

Summary of the invention

The present disclosure provides a storage box that can cooperate with a drone to carry out the distribution of articles, and helps to improve the distribution efficiency of the articles.

The present disclosure also provides an intelligent logistics cabinet, which has the advantages of high efficiency of item distribution.

The present disclosure also provides a method for controlling an intelligent logistics cabinet, which can improve the distribution efficiency of articles.

In one embodiment, a storage box is provided, including an article access opening and a fitting portion disposed on the storage box; wherein the engaging portion includes a groove disposed on a side wall of the article access opening The projections, grooves or projections are configured to mate with the drone.

An intelligent logistics cabinet includes: a cabinet, a shelf disposed in the cabinet, a storage box transporting device, and any one of the above storage boxes; the top of the cabinet is configured to be configured for the drone to access the storage a first access opening of the box, the side of the cabinet is provided with at least one second access port configured to manually access the item; the shelf comprises a plurality of storage spaces configured as temporary storage boxes; the storage box The transport device is configured to deliver the storage box along at least one of the following: between the first access opening and the storage space, and between the second access opening and the storage space.

An intelligent logistics cabinet control method for controlling the above intelligent logistics cabinet, the control method comprising: receiving an access request information; determining that the access request information is a drone access request information or a manual access request information Controlling the storage box transport device to move within the cabinet when the access request information is the drone access request information, so that the storage box transport device delivers the storage between the first access port and the storage space box.

DRAWINGS

1 is a schematic structural view of a courier cabinet of the related art;

2 is a schematic diagram showing the external structure of the intelligent logistics cabinet provided in the first embodiment;

3 is a schematic diagram showing the internal structure of the intelligent logistics cabinet provided in the first embodiment;

4 is a schematic view showing the external structure of the storage box provided in the first embodiment;

Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view showing the internal structure of the storage box provided in the first embodiment;

6 is a schematic structural view of a delivery device of an intelligent logistics cabinet provided in Embodiment 1;

7 is a schematic partial structural view of an intelligent logistics cabinet provided in Embodiment 1;

8 is a schematic structural diagram of a platform of an intelligent logistics cabinet provided in Embodiment 1;

9 is a schematic block diagram of a method for controlling an intelligent logistics cabinet provided in Embodiment 2;

FIG. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of an intelligent logistics cabinet provided in Embodiment 3.

In the figure: 2'-cabinet; 21'-human-computer interaction module; 22'-access port; 23'-access door; 010-smart logistics cabinet; 100-cabinet; 101-first access port; - second access port; 103 - second access door; 110 - bottom plate; 120 - top plate; 130 - left side plate; 140 - right side plate; 150 - front side plate; 151 - intermediate panel; 153-right panel; 160-human-computer interaction unit; 200-shelf; 210-storage compartment; 211-first support panel; 212-second support panel; 220-turn grid; 221-first pallet; - second pallet; 300 - storage box; 301 - article access opening; 310 - bottom wall; 320 - top wall; 330 - left wall; 340 - right wall; 350 - rear wall; 360 - mating portion; - bearing surface; 362 - transition surface; 363 - guiding surface; 370 - hand insertion space; 400 - delivery device; 410 - first opening; 420 - platform; 430 - pedestal; 431 - bottom plate; 500 - driving device; Bracket; 510-vertical moving mechanism; 520-horizontal moving mechanism; 521-stage; 600-transceiver; 610-lifting platform; 620-lifting platform driver; 700, first platform driving mechanism; 710, second Platform drive mechanism.

Detailed ways

It should be noted that similar reference numerals and letters indicate similar items in the following figures, and therefore, once an item is defined in a drawing, it is not necessary to further define and explain it in the subsequent drawings.

In the description of the present application, it should be noted that the terms "first", "second", etc. are used only to distinguish the description, and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

In the description of the present application, unless otherwise specified, the term "left-right direction" refers to the direction indicated by the arrow ab in the figure, the term "front-to-back direction" refers to the direction indicated by the cd arrow in the figure, and the term "up-and-down direction" refers to the direction indicated by the arrow ab in the figure. In the figure, the direction indicated by the ef arrow and the other directions are based on the above directions.

Embodiment 1:

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the external structure of the intelligent logistics cabinet 010 according to the embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the intelligent logistics cabinet 010 according to the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the intelligent logistics cabinet 010 provided in this embodiment includes a cabinet 100, a shelf 200 disposed inside the cabinet 100, a storage box 300 configured to store articles, and configured to deliver storage. The storage box transporting device of the box 300, the top of the cabinet 100 is provided with a first access port 101 for the drone to access the storage box 300, and the side of the cabinet 100 is provided with at least one for manually accessing the item. Two access ports 102; the shelf 200 includes a plurality of storage spaces configured as temporary storage boxes 300; the storage box transport device is configured to be between the first access port 101 and the storage space and/or the second access The storage box 300 is delivered between the mouth 102 and the storage space. Hereinafter, for convenience of description, unless specifically stated, the storage box 300 may be either a storage box 300 containing an article or an empty storage box 300. In this embodiment, the item refers to a shipment.

The cabinet 100 includes a bottom plate 110, a top plate 120, a left side plate 130, a right side plate 140, a front side plate 150, and a rear side plate (not shown), wherein the bottom plate 110 and the top plate 120 are relatively parallel and spaced apart, and the top plate 120 Located above the bottom plate 110, the left side plate 130, the right side plate 140, the front side plate 150 and the rear side plate are vertically connected between the bottom plate 110 and the top plate 120, and the left side plate 130 and the right side plate 140 are relatively spaced apart from each other. The front side plate 150 and the rear side plate are disposed in parallel with each other. The first access port 101 is disposed on the top plate 120, and the first access port 101 is further provided with a first access door (not shown), and a security lock (not shown), the first access door is configured to close or open the first access port 101, the first security lock is configured to lock the first access door in the closed position; The access port 102 is disposed on the front side panel 150, and the second access port 102 is further provided with a second access door (not shown) and a second security lock (not shown), and the second access The door is configured to close or open the second access port 102, and the second security lock is configured to lock the second access door in the closed position.

In this embodiment, the front side panel 150 includes an intermediate panel 151 and left and

right panels

152 and 153 on the left and right sides of the intermediate panel 151. The upper end of the intermediate panel 151 is fixedly connected to the top panel 120, and the lower end of the middle panel 151 is connected to the bottom panel. The fixed connection 100, the cabinet 100 includes a second access opening 102, and the second access opening 102 is disposed on the intermediate panel 151. In an embodiment, the intermediate panel 151 is further provided with a human-machine interaction unit 160. The human-machine interaction unit 160 may include a touch screen, a button, a scanner, and the like; the left panel 152 and the right panel 153 are located on both sides of the intermediate panel 151 and In the split arrangement, the upper and lower ends of the left panel 152 and the right panel 153 are respectively pivotally connected to the top panel 120 and the bottom panel 110, and the left panel 152 and the right panel 153 are rotatable about the axes of the respective pivot axes, both having an open position and a closed position. When the left panel 152 and/or the right panel 153 are rotated to the open position, the cabinet 100 can be opened, so that the maintenance operation of the internal equipment of the cabinet 100 (such as the storage box transport device) can be performed, and the maintainability of the device can be improved. When the left panel 152 and the right panel 153 are both in the closed position, the left panel 152 and the right panel 153 are in the same plane as the middle panel 151, and the cabinet 100 is completely closed. The cabinet 100 also includes a third security lock (not shown) that is configured to lock the left panel 152, the right panel 153 in the closed position.

The plurality of storage spaces of the shelf 200 include N storage compartments 210 and a turnover compartment 220, wherein the storage compartments 210 are configured as temporary storage compartments 300, and the N storage compartments 210 are arranged in rows and columns. The storage compartments 210 have a cubic spatial structure with a set width, depth and height. In one embodiment, the height of each row of storage cells 210 is the same, the width of each column of storage cells 210 is the same, and the depth of all of the storage compartments 210 is the same. Each of the storage compartments 210 includes a first support plate 211 and a second support plate 212 spaced apart in a horizontal direction, the first support plate 211 and the second support plate 212 being configured to support the storage box 300, and the first support plate A first delivery channel of the storage box 300 is formed between the 211 and the second support plate 212. The turnover grid 220 is located below the first access port 101 and is in communication with the first access port 101. The turnover grid 220 is configured to temporarily store the storage box 300 pre-delivered to the drone or the storage sent by the drone. The object box 300 includes a first tray 221 and a second tray 222 spaced apart in a horizontal direction, and a second delivery passage of the storage box 300 is formed between the first tray 221 and the second tray 222. In an embodiment, the width of the first delivery channel of the storage compartment 210 is the same as the width of the second delivery channel of the turnover grid 220.

The storage box 300 is configured to hold an item, such as a shipment or item. The intelligent logistics cabinet 010 includes M empty storage boxes 300, where 1≤M≤N-1. 4 is a schematic view showing the external structure of the storage box 300 according to the embodiment, and FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing the internal structure of the storage box 300 according to the embodiment. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the storage box 300 is a cubic structure with one side open, and an article access opening 301 is formed at the opening. The storage box 300 includes a bottom wall 310, a top wall 320, a left wall 330, a right wall 340, and a rear wall 350, wherein the bottom wall 310 and the top wall 320 are spaced apart from each other in the up and down direction, the left wall 330 and the right wall 340 Arranged in parallel in the left-right direction and connected between the bottom wall 310 and the top wall 320, the rear wall 350 is vertically connected to the bottom wall 310, the top wall 320, the left wall 330 and the right wall 340, forming an item access in front. The box structure of the port 301. Therein, the distance between the outer wall of the left wall 330 and the outer wall of the right wall 340 is greater than the width of the second delivery channel of the perimeter grid 220 and the first delivery channel of the storage compartment 210.

The size of the article access opening 301 of the storage box 300 is adapted to the size of the second access opening 102. Since the four walls of the storage box 300 have a certain thickness, the storage box 300 located inside the cabinet 100 is The inner wall of the cabinet 100 (ie, the inner wall of the intermediate panel 151) is blocked from moving to the outside of the cabinet 100 through the second access opening 102, that is, the illegal element cannot remove the storage box 300 from the second access opening 102. Therefore, the storage box 300 can be prevented from being lost; the outer shape of the storage box 300 is smaller than the first access opening 101, so that the storage box 300 placed or taken by the drone can be passed by the first access opening 101.

When the storage box 300 is placed in the storage compartment 210 or the turnover grid 220, the article access opening 301 of the storage box 300 faces forward, and the storage box 300 is supported by the first support plate 211 and the second support of the storage compartment 210. The plate 212 is supported or supported by the first pallet 221 and the second pallet 222 of the revolution grid 220.

The storage box 300 is provided with a fitting portion 360, and the fitting portion 360 is configured to cooperate with the drone. When the mating portion 360 cooperates with the grasping structure of the drone, the storage box 300 is coupled to the drone, and the storage box 300 moves with the drone, that is, the drone can transport the storage box 300. The drone is provided with a claw hand (not shown), and the fitting portion 360 includes a groove or a protrusion provided on a side wall of the article access opening 301, and the groove or the protrusion is configured to be unmanned The claws of the machine cooperate. In the embodiment, the fitting portion 360 is a groove. The claws of the drone are inserted into the grooves, thereby achieving the cooperation of the storage box 300 with the drone. In an embodiment, two recesses are respectively disposed on the left wall 330 and the right wall 340 of the storage box 300. In an embodiment, the two grooves are symmetrically disposed about the center of the width of the storage box 300. In the present embodiment, the inner surface of the groove includes a bearing surface 361, a transition surface 362, and a guiding surface 363 in order from top to bottom. Wherein, the bearing surface 361 faces downward and extends in the horizontal direction, the upper end of the transition surface 362 is perpendicularly connected to the inner end of the bearing surface 361, the lower end of the transition surface 362 extends downward, and the upper end of the guiding surface 363 and the lower end of the transition surface 362 In connection, the lower end of the guiding surface 363 gradually extends downward and outward to form an inclined surface.

Wherein, the bearing surface 361 extends in the horizontal direction to ensure maximum force when mating with the claws of the drone, so that the claws of the drone can reliably grasp the storage box 300; the guiding surface 363 extends obliquely, without When the claw of the human machine is separated from the storage box 300, the claws of the drone can be guided to move, so that the claws of the drone are smoothly separated from the grooves of the storage box 300. In addition, the guide faces 363 of the two grooves extend obliquely, so that two insertion spaces 370 are formed inside the storage box 300, and the user or the courier takes out the shipment in the storage box 300 or puts it into the storage box 300. When entering the shipment, the hands can be respectively inserted into the two hand insertion spaces 370 to smoothly take out the shipment or put the shipment.

The storage box 300 provided in this embodiment is a box structure having an article access opening 301, and the storage box 300 is provided with a fitting portion 360. The storage box 300 provided by the embodiment can be placed in the storage box 300 as long as the size of the shipment is smaller than the storage space of the storage box 300, and the storage box 300 can cooperate with the drone. Delivered. Therefore, compared with the express delivery method in the related art, the express delivery efficiency is improved. In an embodiment, since the shape and size of the storage box 300 are uniform, the claws on the drone that are used in conjunction with the storage box 300 can also be in a single form, which reduces the requirements for the grabbing structure of the drone. In an embodiment, the shipment is placed in the storage box 300 provided in this embodiment during the delivery process to enhance the protection of the shipment and prevent the shipment from being damaged during the delivery process.

In the present embodiment, the cartridge transport device includes a delivery device 400 and a drive device 500. The delivery device 400 is in driving connection with a drive device 400 that is configured to move within the cabinet 100 under the drive of the drive device 500, thereby between the transition grid 220 and each of the storage compartments 210 and/or the second access A storage box 300 is delivered between the mouth 102 and each of the storage compartments 210. In the present embodiment, in the front-rear direction, the delivery device 400 is located between the front side panel 150 and the shelf 200, and the delivery device 400 is movable in the horizontal and vertical directions to move to the storage compartment 210, the turnover grid 220 or the The location corresponding to the two access ports 102.

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a delivery device 400 of the intelligent logistics cabinet 010 according to the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 6 , the delivery device 400 includes a first opening 410 facing forward and a second opening facing backward (not shown in the drawing). ). When the delivery device 400 is located at a position corresponding to the second access port 102 and the storage box 300 is placed in the delivery device 400, the first opening 410 is opposite to the second access port 102, and the article access port of the storage box 300 The 301 is in communication with the second access port 102, and the user can remove the shipment in the storage box 300 in the delivery device 400 through the first opening 410 or place a shipment in the storage box 300; when the delivery device 400 is located and stored When the grid 210 corresponds to the position, the second opening is opposite the storage compartment 210, and the delivery device 400 can place the storage box 300 in the storage compartment 210 or remove the storage compartment 300 in the storage compartment 210. When the delivery device 400 is in a position corresponding to the turnover grid 220, the second opening is opposite the turnover grid 220, the delivery device 400 can place the storage box 300 into the turnover grid 220, or remove the storage box 300 within the turnover grid 220. During the positional transfer of the storage box 300 described above, the article access opening 301 of the storage box 300 is always kept forward.

In an embodiment, the delivery device 400 includes a base frame 430, a platform 420, a first platform drive mechanism (not shown), and a second platform drive mechanism (not shown), wherein in the left and right direction, An opening is provided in a central portion of the bottom plate 431 of the base frame 430. The platform 420 is located at the opening of the bottom plate 431, the width of the platform 420 in the left-right direction is smaller than the width of the second delivery channel of the turnover grid 220 and the first delivery channel of the storage compartment 210, and the platform 420 is movably coupled to the base frame 430. As shown in FIG. 8, the first platform drive mechanism is configured to drive the platform 420 to move in a vertical direction such that the platform 420 is in a lowered position or a raised position. Wherein, when the platform 420 is in the falling position, the height of the platform 420 is lower than or equal to the height of the bottom plate 431. When the storage box 300 is located in the delivery device 400, if the height of the platform 420 is lower than the height of the bottom plate 431, then The bottom wall 310 of the storage box 300 is supported by the bottom plate 431, and the storage box 300 is not in contact with the platform 420. If the height of the platform 420 is equal to the height of the bottom plate 431, the storage box 300 is supported by the platform 420 and the bottom plate 431, and The storage box 300 is in contact with the platform 420. When the platform 420 is in the raised position, the platform 420 is positioned higher than the bottom plate 431, and the platform 420 lifts the storage box 300 to the set height, thereby disengaging the storage box 300 from the bottom plate 431; as shown in FIG. The second platform drive mechanism is configured to move the drive platform 420 in the front-rear direction to extend or retract the base frame 430 via the second opening to reach the extended or retracted position. Wherein, when the platform 420 is in the extended position, the platform 420 protrudes from the base frame 430 and is located inside the storage compartment 210 or the rotating compartment 220; when the platform 420 is in the retracted position, the platform 420 is retracted to the inside of the base frame 430. .

When the delivery device 400 is in a position corresponding to the storage compartment 210 or the turnover grid 220, and the storage compartment 300 needs to be removed from the storage compartment 210 or the turnover grid 220, first the second platform drive mechanism drives the platform 420 to extend, causing the platform 420 enters the storage compartment 210 or the turnover grid 220, at which time the platform 420 is located below the first delivery channel of the storage compartment 210 or below the second delivery channel of the turnover grid 220. The first platform drive mechanism drive platform 420 is then lifted, the platform 420 passes through the first delivery channel of the storage compartment 210 or the second delivery channel of the turnover grid 220, and the storage compartment 300 within the storage compartment 210 or the rotating compartment 220 Lift up. Then, the second platform drive mechanism drives the platform 420 to retract, disengaging the storage compartment 300 from the storage compartment 210 or the turnover grid 220 and moving over the base frame 430. Finally, the first platform drive mechanism drives the platform 420 to fall, so that the storage box 300 is supported by the bottom plate 431. When the delivery device 400 is located at a position corresponding to the storage compartment 210 or the turnover grid 220, and the storage box 300 needs to be stored in the storage compartment 210 or the turnover grid 220, first the first platform drive mechanism driving platform 420 is lifted up, The storage box 300 is raised to the set height. The second platform drive mechanism drives the platform 420 to extend, and the storage box 300 is fed into the storage compartment 210 or the rotating compartment 220, at which time the platform 420 is located in the first delivery channel of the storage compartment 210 or the second of the rotating compartment 220. Above the delivery channel. Then, the first platform drive mechanism drives the platform 420 to fall, the platform 420 passes through the first delivery channel of the storage compartment 210 or the second delivery channel of the turnover grid 220, and the storage box 300 on the platform 420 falls on the storage compartment 210 Or within the turnover grid 220. Finally, the second platform drive mechanism drive platform 420 is retracted into the opening in the middle of the bottom plate 431.

FIG. 7 is a partial schematic structural diagram of the intelligent logistics cabinet 010 provided by the embodiment. As shown in Figure 7, the drive device 500 is configured to carry the delivery device 400 such that the delivery device 400 can be moved in a horizontal and vertical direction. The driving device 500 includes a vertical moving mechanism 510 and a horizontal moving mechanism 520, wherein the vertical moving mechanism 510 includes two brackets 511, a vertical driving mechanism (not shown), and a vertical guiding mechanism (not shown in the drawing) The two brackets 511 are spaced apart in the left-right direction; the horizontal movement mechanism 520 includes a stage 521 and a horizontal driving mechanism (not shown), and the stage 521 is configured to support the delivery device 400, the stage 521 The two ends are engaged with the two brackets 511 by a vertical guiding mechanism. Under the driving of the vertical driving mechanism, the stage 521 can move up and down along the bracket 511 to drive the delivery device 400 to move in the vertical direction; the horizontal driving mechanism is connected Between the delivery device 400 and the stage 521, the horizontal drive mechanism is configured to drive the delivery device 400 to move on the stage 521 in a horizontal direction.

Referring to FIG. 3 again, in the intelligent logistics cabinet 010 provided in this embodiment, the storage box transport apparatus further includes a transceiver 600. The transceiver device 600 is located in the cabinet 100 and disposed under the turnover grid 220, and is configured to send the storage box 300 in the turnover grid 220 from the first access port 101 to the cabinet 100 for removal by the drone. Alternatively, the first access port 101 extends to the outside of the cabinet 100 to receive the storage box 300 delivered by the drone, and is taken back to the storage box 300 by the first access port 101 and stored in the turnover grid 220. The transceiver device 600 includes a lifting platform 610 and a lifting platform driving member 620. The lifting platform 610 has an extended position and a retracted position under the driving of the lifting platform driving member 620, wherein when the lifting platform 610 is in the retracted position, The lifting platform 610 is located below the turnover grid 220; when the lifting platform 610 is in the extended position, the lifting platform 610 extends from the first access opening 101 to the outside of the cabinet 100.

In this implementation, the intelligent logistics cabinet 010 further includes a controller (not shown) configured to receive data transmitted by the logistics center of the intelligent logistics cabinet 010 provided by the embodiment, and control the execution of the plurality of devices. Operate accordingly.

The intelligent logistics cabinet 010 also includes a storage device (not shown) configured to store a control program of the intelligent logistics cabinet 010, and data and variables generated during the running of the program, the storage device being further configured to store each Whether the storage compartment 210 is empty, the relationship between each storage compartment 210 and the shipment, and the relationship between the empty storage compartment 300 in the intelligent logistics cabinet 010 and the storage compartment 210. The storage device stores the association relationship between each storage compartment 210 and the express shipment by storing a comparison table of the shipment ticket number and the ID number of the storage compartment 210.

The intelligent logistics cabinet 010 provided in this embodiment can be used in conjunction with a drone. Compared with the delivery method in the related art, the article distribution efficiency is improved. In one embodiment, since the storage box 300 is used to store items during the dispensing process, the protection of the items is enhanced and the items are protected from damage. In an embodiment, the user directly places the item in the storage box 300 or directly removes the item from the storage box 300 when the piece is picked up or picked up, thereby improving the convenience of the user to send and retrieve the item. In an embodiment, since the shape and size of the storage box 300 are uniform, the grasping structure on the drone that is used in conjunction with the storage box 300 can also adopt a single form, which reduces the requirements for the grabbing structure of the drone.

Embodiment 2

The embodiment provides a smart logistics cabinet control method, and FIG. 8 is a schematic block diagram of the intelligent logistics cabinet control method provided by the embodiment. Referring to FIG. 8, the intelligent logistics cabinet control method provided in this embodiment is used to control the above-mentioned intelligent logistics cabinet 010.

The intelligent logistics cabinet control method comprises the following steps:

In S10, the access request information is received.

The controller of the intelligent logistics cabinet 010 receives the access request information. The access request information may be from a communication module inside the intelligent logistics cabinet 010, or may be from a human-machine interaction unit 160 of the intelligent logistics cabinet 010. The human-machine interaction unit 160 may be a touch display screen or a mechanical keyboard disposed on the front side panel 150 of the cabinet 100.

In S20: determining that the access request information is the drone access request information or the manual access request information.

The type of the access request information received by the controller of the intelligent logistics cabinet 010 includes the drone access request information and the manual access request information, and the control unit of the intelligent logistics cabinet 010 determines that the human interaction unit 160 receives the information. The type of the access request information is the drone access request information or the manual access request information. When the access request information is the drone access request information, S30 is performed; when the access request information is the manual access request information, S40 is performed.

In S30: when the access request information is the drone access request information, the storage box transport device is moved within the cabinet 100 so that the storage box transport device is at the first access port 101 and stored. A storage box 300 is delivered between the spaces.

When the access request information is the drone access request information, the controller further determines that the drone access request information is the drone storage request information or the drone pickup request information.

When the drone delivers the express mail, the staff of the logistics center puts the express mail into the storage box 300 provided in the embodiment, and controls the claw of the drone to be engaged with the mating portion 360 of the storage box 300 with the express mail. The logistics center controls the drone to take off to the target intelligent logistics cabinet 010, and sends the drone storage request information to the controller of the target intelligent logistics cabinet 010, and the drone flies with the storage box 300 to the target intelligent logistics cabinet. Above the 010, and opposite to the first access port 101 of the intelligent logistics cabinet 010, the controller of the intelligent logistics cabinet 010 controls the first access door to open after receiving the request for the drone storage, and controls the transceiver device 600. The lifting platform driving member 620 drives the lifting platform 610 to move to the extended position, so that the lifting platform 610 extends out of the cabinet 100, and the drone mounts the storage box 300 with the express member on the lifting platform 610, and the controller controls the lifting platform. The driving member 620 drives the lifting platform 610 to move to the retracted position. When the lifting platform 610 is in the retracted position, the lifting platform 610 is located below the first pallet 221 and the second pallet 222 of the rotating compartment 220, so the storage box 300 The first pallet 2 that is placed on the turnover grid 220 21 and the second pallet 222, then the controller controls the delivery device 400 to move to a position corresponding to the revolution compartment 220, and the platform 420 controlling the delivery device 400 takes the cartridge-equipped storage box 300 in the revolution compartment 220, and And being stored in an empty storage compartment 210, the storage device stores the association relationship between the shipment and the storage compartment 210, and stores the storage compartment 210 in a non-empty state, and at the same time, the controller controls An access door is closed.

In an embodiment, the drone inventory request information includes item information. For example, when the item in the storage box 300 is a shipment, the item information includes a shipment order number, recipient information, and sender information. The control unit determines the target storage compartment 210 according to a preset rule. For example, the preset rule is that any one of the plurality of free storage compartments 210 is selected as the target storage compartment 210, and the delivery device 400 is controlled. Receiving the storage box 300 from the turnover grid 220, and placing the storage box 300 in the target storage compartment 210, associating the item information with the address of the target storage compartment 210, and associating the item information with the target storage compartment 210 The associated information of the address is stored in a storage device provided inside the intelligent logistics cabinet 010.

The intelligent logistics cabinet 010 of the present embodiment can be applied to a logistics system, wherein the logistics system includes a logistics center, a drone, and a plurality of intelligent logistics cabinets 010 provided by the embodiment, wherein a plurality of intelligent logistics provided by the embodiment Cabinet 010 is located at a different location and is configured to temporarily store the shipment. The logistics center includes central control equipment and sorting equipment. The logistics system deposits the shipment into the target storage space of the locker through the following workflow:

1) The central control device controls the sorting device to sort the plurality of shipments, loads the shipment into the storage box 300, obtains the item information of each shipment, and determines to temporarily store the shipment according to the recipient address of each shipment. Intelligent logistics cabinet 010;

2) The central control device controls the drone to transport the storage box 300 containing the shipment to the intelligent logistics cabinet 010 temporarily storing the shipment, and stores the correspondence between the item information of the shipment and the intelligent logistics cabinet 010, and will include The drone inventory request information of the item information of the shipment is sent to the determined intelligent logistics cabinet 010;

3) The communication module of the intelligent logistics cabinet 010 receives the drone storage request information sent by the central control device, and the controller of the intelligent logistics cabinet 010 controls the delivery device 400 to be received by the first access port 101 according to the drone inventory request information. The storage box 300 carried by the drone and the storage box 300 are placed in the target storage compartment 210, and the storage device controlling the intelligent logistics cabinet 010 stores the association information of the item information of the shipment with the address of the target storage compartment 210.

Through this step, the intelligent logistics cabinet 010 provided in this embodiment can receive the drone storage request information sent by the central control device of the logistics system, and receive the information according to the drone storage request information sent by the central control device. The human-made storage box 300, and the storage box 300 are placed in the target storage compartment 210. Since the drone transports the storage box 300 to the intelligent logistics cabinet 010, the storage box 300 can be placed in the target storage compartment 210 without sorting the articles. Therefore, the intelligent logistics cabinet 010 provided in this embodiment does not The sorting equipment needs to be set, which saves the manufacturing cost of the intelligent logistics cabinet 010. In one embodiment, since only one set of sorting equipment is required in the entire logistics system, the cost of the logistics system is saved.

When the drone picks up the shipment, the logistics center sends the drone pickup request information to the controller of the target intelligent logistics cabinet 010, and controls the drone to fly to the target intelligent logistics cabinet 010; the controller of the target intelligent logistics cabinet 010 is Upon receiving the drone pickup request, the delivery device 400 is controlled to move to the target storage compartment 210 and the platform 420 of the delivery device 400 is controlled to be removed based on the association between the shipment stored by the storage device and the storage compartment 210. The storage box 300 containing the shipment in the storage compartment 210, and the storage box 300 is sent to the turnover grid 220 for storage, and then the controller controls the first access door to open, and controls the lifting platform driver of the transceiver unit 600. The 620 drives the lifting platform 610 to move to the extended position. In the process, the lifting platform 610 lifts the storage box 300 and sends it to the outside of the cabinet 100. The gripping portion of the hand of the drone and the storage box 300 360 In conjunction with the snapping, the drone takes off the storage box 300 with the shipment, the controller controls the first access door to close, and the storage device stores the storage compartment 210 in an empty state.

In an embodiment, the unmanned object pickup request information includes item information. For example, when the item is a shipment, the item information includes a shipment order number, a recipient information, a sender information, and the like, and the control unit is based on the item information. And the association information of the item information and the address of the target storage compartment 210 determines the target storage compartment 210, thereby controlling the delivery device 400 to take out the storage compartment 300 containing the article from the target storage compartment 210, and the storage compartment 300 is An access port 101 is sent out.

The intelligent logistics cabinet 010 of the present embodiment can be applied to a logistics system, wherein, as described above, the logistics system includes a logistics center, a drone, and a plurality of intelligent logistics cabinets 010 provided by the embodiment. The provided intelligent logistics cabinet 010 is disposed at different locations and is configured to temporarily store the shipment. The logistics center includes central control equipment and sorting equipment. The logistics system retrieves the shipment from the target storage compartment 210 of the intelligent logistics cabinet 010 through the following workflow:

1) The central control device determines the smart logistics cabinet 010 temporarily storing the shipment to be taken out according to the item information of the shipment to be taken out, and the correspondence between the item information of the shipment and the intelligent logistics cabinet 010 of the temporary storage;

2) The central control device controls the drone to fly to the intelligent logistics cabinet 010 that temporarily stores the shipment to be taken out, and transmits the drone pickup request information containing the item information of the shipment to be taken out to the communication of the intelligent logistics cabinet 010 Module

3) The communication module of the intelligent logistics cabinet 010 receives the drone pick-up request information sent by the central control device, and the controller of the intelligent logistics cabinet 010 determines to temporarily store the express mail according to the item information of the express mail included in the drone pick-up request information. The target storage compartment 210, and controls the delivery device 400 to remove the storage compartment 300 containing the shipment from the target storage compartment 210 and to deliver the storage compartment 300 from the first access opening 101.

In S40: when the access request information is the manual access request information, the storage box transport device is controlled to move within the cabinet 100, so that the storage box transport device removes the storage box 300 from the second access port. The 102 is transported to the target storage space or the storage box 300 is transported from the target storage space to the second access opening 102.

When the access request information is the manual access request information, it is further determined that the manual access request information is the manual deposit request information or the manual pickup request information.

When the user deposits the courier, the user inputs the manual deposit request information through the human-machine interaction unit 160, and the controller controls the delivery device 400 to move according to the association relationship between the empty storage box 300 and the storage compartment 210 stored by the storage device. Up to the storage compartment 210 of the empty storage box 300, and controlling the delivery device 400 to take the empty storage box 300, and then controlling the delivery device 400 to move to a position corresponding to the second access opening 102, And controlling the second access door to open, at this time, the article access port 301 of the storage box 300 is in communication with the second access port 102, and the user can place the shipment into the storage box 300 through the second access port 102. Then, the controller controls the second access door to close, controls the delivery device 400 to move to a position corresponding to the empty storage compartment 210, and then places the cartridge-equipped storage box 300 in the storage compartment 210 for storage. At the same time, the storage device stores the association relationship between the shipment and the storage compartment 210.

When the user picks up the shipment, the user inputs the manual pickup request information through the human-machine interaction unit 160, and the controller controls the delivery device 400 to move to the target storage compartment 210 according to the association relationship between the shipment stored by the storage device and the storage compartment 210. At the same time, the platform 420 of the control delivery device 400 removes the cartridge-equipped storage box 300 in the storage compartment 210, then controls the delivery device 400 to move to a position corresponding to the second access opening 102, and controls the second The access door is opened, and the user can remove the shipment placed in the storage box 300 through the second access port 102. When the user removes the shipment in the storage box 300 through the second access port 102, the controller controls The second access door is closed and controls the delivery device 400 to move to a position corresponding to the original storage compartment 210, placing an empty storage box 300 within the storage compartment 210, while the storage device stores the empty storage The relationship between the object box 300 and the storage compartment 210.

In an embodiment, both the manual deposit request information and the manual pickup request information include item information. For example, when the item is a shipment, the item information includes a shipment order number, recipient information, sender information, and the like. When the manual access request information is the manual storage request information, the controller determines the target storage compartment 210 according to the preset rule, and after the storage box 300 containing the article is placed in the target storage compartment 210, the article is placed The information is associated with the address of the target storage compartment 210, and the associated information of the item information and the address of the target storage compartment 210 is stored in the storage device; when the manual access request information is the manual retrieval request information, the controller The target storage compartment 210 is determined based on the item information to be retrieved, and the associated information of the item information and the address of the target storage compartment 210, thereby controlling the delivery device 300 to remove the storage box 300 containing the item from the target storage compartment 210.

In an embodiment, when the number of empty storage boxes 300 in the cabinet 100 of the intelligent logistics cabinet 010 is less than a set value, the controller also sends a warning message to the logistics center that the storage box 300 is about to be exhausted, and the logistics The center will control the drone to deliver the empty storage box 300 to the intelligent logistics cabinet 010. The delivery process is the same as the process of delivering the express mail by the above-mentioned drone, and will not be described herein.

The control method of the intelligent logistics cabinet provided by the embodiment can be used together with the drone. Compared with the delivery method in the related art, the article distribution efficiency is improved. Since the storage box 300 is used to store the articles during the delivery process, the protection of the articles is enhanced and the articles are prevented from being damaged; when the user picks up or picks up the articles, the articles are directly placed in the storage box 300 or directly by the storage. The article 300 removes the articles, thereby improving the convenience of the user to send and retrieve the components; since the shape and size of the storage box 300 are uniform, the grasping structure on the drone that is used together with the storage box 300 can also adopt a single structure. Form, reducing the requirements for the drone structure.

Embodiment 3:

FIG. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of an intelligent logistics cabinet 010 according to the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 9 , the difference between the embodiment and the first embodiment is that, in this embodiment, the cabinet 100 includes N second access ports 102 , and the N second access ports 102 and the shelf The N storage compartments 210 of the 200 are in one-to-one correspondence, and each of the second access ports 102 is provided with a second access gate 103 and a second security lock, and the second access gate 103 is configured to be opened. Or correspondingly closing the second access port 102, the second security lock is configured to lock the second access door 103 in the closed position.

In the anterior-posterior direction, the delivery device 400 is disposed between the rear side panel and the shelf 200, and the delivery device 400 is configured to deliver the storage bin 300 between the storage compartment 210 and the turnover grid 220.

The working process of the intelligent logistics cabinet 010 provided by the embodiment is described below.

The working process of the delivery and pick-up of the drone is the same as that of the drone delivery and pick-up of the first embodiment, and will not be described here.

When the user delivers the shipment, the user inputs the manual deposit request information through the human-machine interaction unit 160, and the controller controls the second access gate 103 corresponding to the storage compartment 210 of the empty storage box 300 to be opened, and the user can pass The second access port 102 puts the shipment into the storage box 300 opposite to the second access port 102. After the user puts the shipment into the storage box 300, the storage device stores the shipment and the storage compartment 210. Relationship.

When the user picks up the shipment, the user inputs the manual pickup request information through the human-machine interaction unit 160, and the controller controls the second access gate 103 corresponding to the storage compartment 210 on which the target shipment is placed to be opened, and the user can pass the second storage. The mouthpiece 102 takes away the shipment placed in the storage box 300. After the user removes the shipment in the storage box 300, the storage device stores the association relationship between the storage compartment 210 and the empty storage box 300.

The intelligent logistics cabinet 010 in this embodiment includes a plurality of second access ports 102, and the plurality of second access ports 102 are connected to the plurality of storage compartments 210. When the user sends and picks up the components, the controller directly controls The second access door 103 of the corresponding second access port 102 is opened, and the user can directly remove the express mail from the storage box 300 or deliver the express mail to the storage box 300, thereby improving the express delivery efficiency.

Claims

A storage box includes: an article access opening and a mating portion disposed on the storage box;

Wherein the fitting portion comprises a groove or a protrusion disposed on a side wall of the article access opening, the groove or the protrusion being configured to cooperate with the drone.
A storage box according to claim 1 wherein:

The groove includes a bearing surface and a guiding surface arranged from top to bottom;

Wherein the bearing surface is configured to cooperate with a claw of the drone; the lower end of the guiding surface gradually extends downward and outward, and forms an intervening space inside the storage box.
An intelligent logistics cabinet comprising: a cabinet, a shelf disposed in the cabinet, a storage box transport device, and the storage box according to claim 1 or 2;

The top of the cabinet is provided with a first access port for the drone to access the storage box, and the side of the cabinet is provided with at least one second access port for manually accessing the item;

The shelf includes a plurality of storage spaces, the storage space being configured to temporarily store the storage box;

The storage box transport device is configured to deliver the storage box along at least one of: between the first access opening and the storage space, and at the second access opening Between storage spaces.
The intelligent logistics cabinet of claim 3 wherein:

The item access opening is configured to oppose the second access port when the storage box transport device delivers the storage box to the second access opening, to facilitate a user to pass the The second access port places the item in the storage box or removes the item in the storage box.
The intelligent logistics cabinet of claim 4 wherein:

The storage box is configured to be blocked by the inner wall of the cabinet when the article access opening is opposite to the second access opening, so that the storage box cannot pass through the second access port Move to the outside of the cabinet.
The intelligent logistics cabinet of claim 3 wherein:

The plurality of storage spaces include a turnover grid and a plurality of storage compartments, and the turnover grid is in communication with the first access port;

The cartridge transport device is further configured to deliver the storage box between the storage compartment and the turnover compartment.
The intelligent logistics cabinet of claim 3 wherein:

The cartridge transport device includes a delivery device and a drive device, the delivery device including a base frame, a platform, a first platform drive mechanism, and a second platform drive mechanism; the base frame is in driving connection with the drive device; a platform movably coupled to the base frame; the first platform drive mechanism is drivingly coupled to the platform, the first platform drive mechanism configured to drive the platform to move in a vertical direction relative to the base frame Lifting or lowering the storage box; the second platform driving mechanism is drivingly connected to the platform, and the second platform driving mechanism is configured to drive the platform to move in a horizontal direction and extend into the storage space Take it inside or take it into the storage box.
The intelligent logistics cabinet of claim 3 wherein:

The storage box transporting device includes a transceiver device including a lifting platform movably coupled to the cabinet and a lifting platform driving member coupled to the lifting platform; the lifting platform driving member is configured to be driven The lifting platform moves between an extended position and a retracted position; the lifting platform is configured to be located outside one of the storage spaces when the lifting platform is in the retracted position; and when the lifting When the table is in the extended position, the lifting platform extends through the storage space from the first access opening to the cabinet.
An intelligent logistics cabinet control method for controlling the intelligent logistics cabinet according to any one of claims 3-8, comprising:

Receiving access request information;

Determining that the access request information is a drone access request information or a manual access request information;

Controlling the storage box transport device to move within the cabinet when the access request information is the drone access request information, so that the storage box transport device is at the first The storage box is delivered between the access opening and the storage space.
The intelligent logistics cabinet control method according to claim 9, further comprising:

Controlling the storage box transport device to move within the cabinet when the access request information is requesting information for the manual access device, so that the storage box transport device removes the storage box The second access port is transported to the target storage space, or the storage box is transported from the target storage space to the second access port.
The intelligent logistics cabinet control method according to claim 9, wherein:

When the number of the storage boxes empty in the intelligent logistics cabinet is less than a set value, the warning information that the storage box is about to be exhausted is issued.