WO2021203755A1

WO2021203755A1 - Goods unified distribution system and goods unified distribution method

Info

Publication number: WO2021203755A1
Application number: PCT/CN2020/141407
Authority: WO
Inventors: 朱建强
Original assignee: 浙江立镖机器人有限公司
Priority date: 2020-04-10
Filing date: 2020-12-30
Publication date: 2021-10-14
Also published as: TWM619330U; CN212291492U

Abstract

Disclosed are a goods unified distribution system and a goods unified distribution method. The goods unified distribution system comprises: a goods transportation site (1), which is provided with a positioning device; a plurality of self-navigating trolleys (2); goods shelves (3), which are distributed at the periphery of the goods transportation site and/or a hollow position in the middle of the goods transportation site; and a plurality of goods outlets (4). An allocation server controls, according to a goods (50) purchase list of the same customer provided by an ordering server, the self-navigating trolley to travel to the side of a goods shelf of goods listed in the goods purchase list, the goods are sent onto a goods storage platform of the self-navigating trolley manually or by a goods sending device (5), and when all the goods in the goods purchase list have been collected, the self-navigating trolley conveys, according to an instruction of the allocation server, all the goods to a designated goods outlet for unloading. The goods unified distribution system has the advantageous effects of having a simple structure, being low-cost, being convenient in terms of goods distribution and having high work efficiency.

Description

Cargo distribution system and cargo distribution method

Cross-references to related applications

This disclosure claims the priority of a Chinese patent application filed with the China Patent Office on April 10, 2020, with an application number of 202020516875.8 and titled "Cargo Distribution System", the entire content of which is incorporated into this disclosure by reference.

Technical field

The present disclosure relates to the field of logistics transportation technology, and in particular to a cargo unified distribution system and a cargo unified distribution method.

Background technique

In the field of e-commerce logistics, a merchant, such as an e-commerce company, will have many products for sale online. During the online shopping process, users will choose different products to place an order. After receiving the order, the merchant needs to select these products from their stores and warehouses. , Packaged and sent to users in a unified manner. However, if the overall distribution of goods is implemented manually, the cost will be significantly increased.

Summary of the invention

The purpose of the present disclosure includes, for example, providing a cargo unified distribution system, which improves the deficiencies of the prior art, can improve the efficiency of commodity cargo unified distribution, and has a high degree of automation.

The purpose of the present disclosure also includes providing a method for the unified distribution of goods, which can efficiently and accurately complete the collection of multiple goods in the customer’s goods purchase list and transport them to the designated outlet for unloading, so as to be packaged and sent to customer.

The embodiments of the present disclosure are implemented as follows:

The embodiment of the present disclosure provides a cargo unified distribution system, including:

The freight yard is equipped with a positioning device;

The self-navigation trolley is equipped with multiple vehicles, which can be located on the freight yard and can be located by the positioning device. The self-navigation trolley is equipped with a cargo storage platform;

There are multiple shelves, which are distributed on the periphery of the freight yard and/or hollowed out in the middle of the freight yard. The multiple shelves are used to store goods of different categories or the same category and different specifications, and goods sending devices are set on the shelves;

There are multiple outgoing ports, which are distributed on the periphery of the freight yard and/or hollowed out in the middle of the freight yard;

Allocation server, which is wirelessly connected to the navigation car, wired or wirelessly connected to the goods sending device and the order server;

The deployment server controls the self-navigation trolley to drive to the shelves of the goods listed in the goods purchase list according to the goods purchase list of the same customer provided by the order server, and the goods are sent to the goods storage platform of the self-navigation trolley by manual or goods sending device. After collecting all the goods in the goods purchase list, the self-navigation car will transport all the goods to the designated outgoing port for unloading according to the instructions of the deployment server.

The beneficial effects of this technical solution include:

The goods distribution system of the present disclosure can complete the distribution of the list purchased by the same customer at one time, and it is completed by the self-navigating trolley, which greatly improves the efficiency. In addition, there are multiple delivery ports of the cargo unified distribution system of the present disclosure, which are distributed on the periphery of the freight yard and/or hollowed out positions in the middle of the freight yard. Itinerary; and the location of the outbound port is also the starting point of the self-navigation car, so the efficiency of distribution is further improved. In summary, the cargo unified distribution system of the present disclosure has a high degree of automation, significantly improves the efficiency of distribution, and improves the low efficiency, time-consuming and labor-consuming technical problems caused by manual distribution in the prior art.

Optionally, more than two cargo storage boxes are placed on the cargo storage platform of the self-navigation trolley, and these cargo storage boxes are set with numbers, and the same cargo storage box can store goods in the same goods purchase list, and the same self-navigation trolley It can store goods with more than two goods purchase lists, and the deployment server can send the serial number information of the goods storage box to the self-navigating trolley or the goods sending device.

It should be noted that the beneficial effects of this technical solution include: if a self-navigating car only picks up a customer’s purchase list, sometimes the efficiency will be very low, and there may only be one piece of goods at a time. If there are more than two goods storage Box, two or more customers can run once, which greatly saves time. It should be noted that since the positioning of the self-navigation trolley is very accurate, under the premise that the delivery point of the goods sending device is determined, each customer’s goods can be Accurately put in its cargo storage box.

Optionally, the goods sending device includes:

Cargo platform

The cargo box is installed above the cargo box platform, the top and bottom of the cargo box are open, and the stacked multi-layer goods can be installed in the cargo box, and the bottommost goods in the cargo box fall on the cargo box platform;

The actuator, which is fixed on the cargo container platform, and the actuator can only push the goods at the bottom of the cargo container out of the cargo container platform and drop onto the self-navigating trolley;

The controller can receive the trigger signal of the deployment server and can drive the actuator to act.

Optionally, the actuator includes a linear drive assembly;

The linear drive assembly drives the sliding block to move linearly, so that the sliding block can push the bottommost goods in the cargo box out of the cargo box platform and fall onto the self-navigating trolley.

Optionally, the executing agency includes:

A push rod motor whose shell is fixed on the cargo box platform, and the push rod of the push rod motor is fixed with a sliding block, and the sliding block can push the goods at the bottom of the cargo box out of the cargo box platform and fall into the self-navigation On the trolley, the push rod motor is electrically connected to the controller.

Optionally, the executing agency includes:

The cylinder body is fixed on the cargo box platform, and the piston rod of the cylinder is fixed with the sliding block. The sliding block can push the goods at the bottom of the cargo box out of the cargo box platform and fall onto the self-navigating trolley. The solenoid valve and the air pump are sequentially connected through the pipeline, and the solenoid valve is connected to the controller.

Optionally, the actuator includes a rotary drive assembly;

The slewing drive assembly drives the sliding block to make a slewing motion, so that the sliding block can be driven to push the bottommost goods in the cargo box out of the cargo box platform and fall onto the self-navigating trolley.

Optionally, the executing agency includes:

The servo motor has a housing fixed on the cargo box platform via a bracket, and the servo motor is connected to the controller.

The sliding block is fixed with the rotating shaft of the servo motor, and the rotating shaft of the servo motor rotates once, and the sliding block can push the goods at the bottom of the cargo box out of the cargo box platform and fall onto the self-navigation trolley.

Optionally, the actuator includes a screw drive assembly;

The spiral drive assembly drives the spiral steel wire to make a spiral movement, thereby driving the goods at the bottom of the cargo box to push out the cargo box platform along the length direction of the spiral steel wire and fall onto the self-navigating trolley.

Optionally, the executing agency includes:

A spiral steel wire, which is placed on the cargo box platform, one end of the spiral steel wire is bent into a straight section with a center of the spiral;

A screw servo motor, the housing of which is fixed to the cargo platform, and the rotating shaft of the screw servo motor is fixed to the straight section;

The left splint and the right splint are fixed on the cargo box platform and clamped on both sides of the spiral steel wire. The spiral steel wire can rotate with the spiral servo motor. Many goods are placed in the spiral neutral position of the spiral steel wire. One rotation of the rotating shaft can move multiple goods along the spiral steel wire by one step, and the most edge goods can escape from the spiral steel wire and fall onto the self-navigation trolley.

Optionally, the goods sending device includes:

The voice prompt device can prompt the manual delivery of the goods to the self-navigation trolley where the goods are picked up.

Optionally, the goods sending device includes:

The display device can prompt the manual delivery of the goods to the self-navigation trolley where the goods are picked up.

Optionally, the goods sending device includes:

A basket, which is placed on the shelf, and the goods are stored neatly arranged in the basket;

A horizontal moving component, which is fixed on the frame, the horizontal moving component includes a horizontal servo motor, a horizontal hollow rod and a horizontal sliding block; along the length direction of the horizontal moving component, the horizontal sliding block passes through the horizontal servo motor Movably arranged on the horizontal hollow rod;

A vertical movement assembly, the vertical movement assembly includes a vertical servo motor, a vertical hollow rod and a vertical slider, the vertical hollow rod is fixed on the horizontal slider; along the vertical hollow rod In the height direction of, the vertical slider is movably set on the vertical hollow rod through the vertical servo motor;

A vacuum chuck, the vacuum chuck is connected to the vertical slider through a vertical rod, and the vacuum chuck is connected to the solenoid valve and the vacuum pump via a hose in turn;

A controller, which is connected to the horizontal servo motor, the vertical servo motor, the solenoid valve, and the deployment server, and can control the vacuum suction cup to lift and transport the goods in the basket to the self-navigating trolley superior.

Optionally, the horizontal movement assembly further includes a first timing belt wheel, a second timing belt wheel and a horizontal timing belt;

The first timing belt wheel is rotatably fixed on the left part of the horizontal hollow rod;

The second timing belt wheel is rotatably fixed on the right part of the horizontal hollow rod;

The horizontal synchronous belts are both connected with the first synchronous belt wheel and the second synchronous belt wheel;

The housing of the horizontal servo motor is fixed to the horizontal hollow rod, and the rotating shaft of the horizontal servo motor is fixed to the central axis of the first synchronous belt wheel or the second synchronous belt wheel;

The horizontal slider sets the horizontal synchronous belt.

Optionally, the horizontal hollow rod is provided with a horizontal open end, and two outer sides of the horizontal hollow rod are provided with horizontal grooves;

The horizontal slider includes symmetrically arranged inner card protrusions, and a connecting protrusion close to the horizontal synchronous belt;

The inner card protrusion can be inserted into the horizontal groove of the horizontal hollow rod, the horizontal sliding block can only move back and forth along the length direction of the horizontal hollow rod, and the connecting protrusion of the horizontal sliding block is inserted The horizontal open end of the horizontal hollow rod is fixed to the horizontal timing belt;

The horizontal servo motor can control the horizontal movement of the horizontal slider.

Optionally, the vertical movement assembly further includes an upper timing belt wheel, a lower timing belt wheel, and a vertical timing belt; the upper timing belt wheel is rotatably fixed at the top of the vertical hollow rod; The lower timing belt wheel is rotatably fixed at the bottom of the vertical hollow rod; the vertical timing belt is connected with the upper timing belt wheel and the lower timing belt wheel;

The housing of the vertical servo motor is fixed to the vertical hollow rod, and the rotating shaft of the vertical servo motor is fixed to the central axis of the upper synchronous belt wheel or the lower synchronous belt wheel;

The vertical sliding block is arranged on the vertical timing belt.

Optionally, the vertical hollow rod is provided with a vertical open end, two outer sides of the vertical hollow rod are provided with vertical grooves, and the vertical hollow rod is fixed to the horizontal slider;

The vertical sliding block is provided with symmetrically arranged vertical inner locking protrusions and a connecting protrusion close to the vertical timing belt; the vertical inner locking protrusions can be inserted into the vertical grooves of the vertical hollow rod , The vertical sliding block can only move back and forth along the length direction of the vertical hollow rod, and the connecting protrusion of the vertical sliding block is inserted into the vertical opening end of the vertical hollow rod and the vertical hollow rod. The timing belt is fixed;

The vertical servo motor can control the vertical sliding block to move up and down.

Optionally, the positioning device includes:

Two or more wireless positioning transmitters, which are fixed around or above the freight yard, and the wireless positioning transmitter is wirelessly connected to the self-guided car, so that the self-guided car can be positioned; or,

The freight yard is provided with a landmark, and the self-navigation trolley is provided with a landmark collection device, and the landmark collection device can collect the information of the landmark, so that the self-navigation trolley can be positioned.

Optionally, the allocation server or the order server performs classified management on the goods purchase list, and adjusts the order of the goods distribution.

It should be noted that the beneficial effects of this technical solution include: the purchase list of each customer may be the same or different. If the same purchase list is arranged in different cargo storage boxes of the same self-navigation trolley, it can save a lot of money. Picking time.

The embodiment of the present disclosure also provides a method for unifying goods, the method including:

The deployment server controls the self-navigation cart to drive to the shelf of the goods listed in the goods purchase list according to the goods purchase list of the same customer provided by the order server, and sends the goods to the goods manually or by the goods sending device. On the cargo storage platform of the self-navigation trolley; when all the goods in the goods purchase list are collected, the self-navigation trolley transports all the goods to the designated outgoing port for unloading according to the instructions of the deployment server.

Compared with the existing technology, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure can achieve the following beneficial effects, for example:

To sum up, the goods unifying system and goods unifying method provided by the present disclosure, when in use, control the automatic navigation trolley to drive to the target shelf through the deployment server, and then send the goods to the self-guided trolley through manual or goods sending device On the cargo storage platform. When all the goods in the goods purchase list are collected, the self-navigation car will transport all the goods to the designated outgoing port for unloading according to the instructions of the deployment server. Through this kind of goods distribution system, it is possible to efficiently and accurately complete the collection of the goods in the target list from the shelves one by one, and then transport all the goods to the designated outgoing port for unloading after the collection of all goods is completed, so as to be uniformly packaged to the user. In this way, the entire cargo distribution process is highly automated, and the movement of the self-navigating trolley and the collection of the cargo are coordinated with the deployment server, thus ensuring the accuracy and reliability of the cargo collection process, and at the same time realizing the intelligent, intelligent and integrated distribution of the cargo. Dataization realizes the system's fine Internet of Things management.

The additional technical features and advantages of the present disclosure will be more apparent in the following description, or can be understood through specific practices of the present disclosure.

Description of the drawings

In order to explain the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure more clearly, the following will briefly introduce the drawings that need to be used in the embodiments. It should be understood that the following drawings only show certain embodiments of the present disclosure, and therefore do not It should be regarded as a limitation of the scope. For those of ordinary skill in the art, other related drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative work.

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the cargo unified distribution system of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the structure when the actuator of the present disclosure is a linear drive assembly;

3 is a schematic diagram of the structure when the actuator of the present disclosure is a rotary drive assembly;

4 is a schematic structural diagram of the actuator of the present disclosure when it is a screw drive assembly;

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of the structure when the goods sending device of the present disclosure includes horizontal moving components;

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the horizontal movement assembly of the present disclosure;

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram from another perspective of the horizontal movement component of the present disclosure.

Icon: 1-freight yard; 2-self-navigation trolley; 3-shelf; 4-outgoing port; 5-cargo delivery device; 50-cargo; 51-cargo box; 52-actuator; 53-cargo box platform; 61 -Spiral steel wire; 62-Screw servo motor; 71-Horizontal moving component; 72-Vertical moving component; 73-Vertical rod; 74-Hose; 75-Vacuum suction cup; 76-Basket; 1121-Horizontal servo motor; 1122-First timing pulley; 1123-Horizontal slider; 1124-Horizontal hollow rod; 1125-Horizontal timing belt; 1126-Horizontal open end; 1127-Inner card bump.

Detailed ways

In order to make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of the present disclosure clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure will be described clearly and completely in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Obviously, the described embodiments These are a part of the embodiments of the present disclosure, but not all of the embodiments. The components of the embodiments of the present disclosure generally described and illustrated in the drawings herein may be arranged and designed in various different configurations.

Therefore, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present disclosure provided in the accompanying drawings is not intended to limit the scope of the claimed present disclosure, but merely represents selected embodiments of the present disclosure. Based on the embodiments in the present disclosure, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative work shall fall within the protection scope of the present disclosure.

It should be noted that similar reference numerals and letters indicate similar items in the following figures. Therefore, once a certain item is defined in one figure, it does not need to be further defined and explained in subsequent figures.

In the description of the present disclosure, it should be noted that if the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer" appear The orientation or positional relationship indicated by "" is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, or the orientation or positional relationship usually placed when the product of the invention is used. It is only for the convenience of describing the present disclosure and simplifying the description, rather than indicating It may also imply that the pointed device or element must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation of the present disclosure.

In addition, if the terms "first", "second", "third", etc. appear, they are only used for distinguishing description, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance.

In addition, the appearance of the terms "horizontal", "vertical", "overhanging", etc. does not mean that the component is required to be absolutely horizontal or overhanging, but may be slightly inclined. For example, "horizontal" only means that its direction is more horizontal than "vertical", and it does not mean that the structure must be completely horizontal, but can be slightly inclined.

In the description of the present disclosure, it should also be noted that, unless otherwise clearly defined and limited, the terms “setup”, “installation”, “connected”, “connected”, etc. should be interpreted broadly, for example, The fixed connection can also be a detachable connection or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, and it can be a connection between two components. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above-mentioned terms in the present disclosure can be understood in specific situations.

It should be noted that, in the case of no conflict, the features in the embodiments of the present disclosure can be combined with each other.

In the field of e-commerce logistics, a merchant (e.g. e-commerce) will have many products for sale online. During the online shopping process, users will choose different products to place an order. After receiving the order, the merchant needs to remove these products from its store or warehouse. Selected from among them, packaged and sent to users in a unified manner.

The prior art usually manually collects multiple commodities in the same order from a warehouse, and then manually transports the multiple commodities to the designated unloading area, thereby manually completing the unified packaging of the multiple commodities and expressing them to the user. That is, the manual implementation of the unified distribution of goods has significantly increased the cost, and at the same time, there are technical problems of low efficiency and high error rate.

In order to improve the above-mentioned technical problems, in the following embodiments, a cargo unified allocation system and a cargo unified allocation method are provided.

Example 1

As shown in Fig. 1 to Fig. 7, a cargo unified distribution system is provided for the embodiment of the present disclosure. The cargo unified distribution system of the present disclosure will be further explained with reference to the accompanying drawings:

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of a cargo unified distribution system according to an embodiment of the disclosure. As shown in Figure 1, a cargo unified distribution system includes a freight yard 1, a self-navigating trolley 2, a shelf 3, a shipping port 4, and a deployment server.

Freight yard 1, which is equipped with a positioning device;

The self-navigation trolley 2 is equipped with multiple vehicles, and it is driven on the freight yard 1, and can be positioned by a positioning device, and the self-navigation trolley 2 is provided with a cargo storage platform;

There are multiple shelves 3, which are distributed on the periphery of the freight yard 1 and/or in the hollow position in the middle of the freight yard 1. The multiple shelves 3 are used to store goods of different categories or the same category and different specifications, and the shelves 3 are provided with goods to send Device 5;

There are multiple outgoing ports 4, which are distributed on the periphery of the freight yard 1 and/or hollow positions in the middle of the freight yard 1;

Allocation server, which is wirelessly connected to the navigation car 2, wired or wirelessly connected to the goods sending device 5 and the order server;

The deployment server controls the self-navigation trolley 2 to drive to the shelf 3 of the goods 50 listed in the goods purchase list according to the goods purchase list of the same customer provided by the order server, and the goods 50 are sent to the self-navigation trolley 2 by the manual or goods sending device 5 On the cargo storage platform, when all the goods 50 in the goods purchase list are collected, the self-navigation car 2 will transport all the goods 50 to the designated outgoing port 4 for unloading according to the instructions of the deployment server.

The cargo unified distribution system of the present disclosure can efficiently and accurately complete the collection of the goods 50 in the target list from the shelves one by one, and after the collection of all the goods 50 is completed, they will be transported to the designated outgoing port 4 for unloading, so as to be uniformly packaged to the user. . In this way, the entire cargo 50 unified allocation process is highly automated, and the movement of the self-navigation trolley 2 and the collection of the cargo 50 are coordinated with the allocation server, thus ensuring the accuracy and reliability of the cargo 50 collection process, and at the same time realizing the unified allocation of the cargo The intelligentization and dataization of the system realizes the fine Internet of Things management of the system.

Further, more than two cargo storage boxes are placed on the cargo storage platform of the self-navigating trolley 2 of the embodiment of the present disclosure. These cargo storage boxes are provided with numbers, and the same cargo storage box can store goods in the same goods purchase list, so the same self-navigation trolley 2 can store more than two goods in the goods purchase list. The deployment server can send the serial number information of the cargo storage box to the self-navigation trolley 2.

Since such a self-navigation car 2 has more than two cargo storage boxes, and each cargo storage box has a specific number, it can be composed of the number of the self-navigation car, the cargo storage box number, the purchase list number, and the cargo number. The data-based unified configuration system realizes the Internet of Things operation of the entire unified configuration process.

On the other hand, the same cargo storage box of the same self-guided vehicle 2 can have multiple cargoes 50 in the same cargo purchase list. In this way, the same self-navigation trolley 2 can use the same cargo storage box to collect multiple goods 50, which improves the ability of the cargo storage box to collect goods; also enables the same self-navigation trolley 2 to use different cargo storage boxes to collect different goods lists at the same time The ability of the self-navigation trolley 2 to collect goods 50 is improved.

The arrangement of multiple cargo storage boxes significantly improves the intelligence, integration and automation of the cargo unified distribution system.

Further, the cargo sending device 5 of the embodiment of the present disclosure includes a cargo box platform 53, a cargo box 51, an actuator 52, and a controller.

The cargo box 51 is installed above the cargo box platform 53, the top and bottom of the cargo box 51 are open, and the stacked multi-layer cargo 50 can be installed in the cargo box 51. The bottom layer of the cargo 50 in the cargo box 51 falls on the cargo box platform 53 superior;

The actuator 52 is fixed on the cargo container platform 53, and the actuator 52 can only push the cargo 50 located at the bottom of the cargo container 51 out of the cargo container platform 53 and drop onto the self-navigation trolley 2;

The controller can receive the trigger signal of the deployment server and can drive the actuator 52 to act.

The cargo sending device 5 receives an instruction from the deployment server through the controller, and uses the actuator 52 to push the articles in the cargo box 51 to the cargo storage box of the corresponding self-navigation trolley 2. Through such a goods sending device 5, the efficiency of the goods collection system of the goods distribution system can be improved; at the same time, the coordination server and the controller cooperate to ensure the accuracy of the goods collection system of the goods distribution system.

Please refer to FIG. 2, the actuator 52 of the present disclosure includes a linear drive assembly; the linear drive assembly drives the slider to move linearly, thereby driving the slider to push the goods 50 at the bottom of the container 51 out of the container platform 53 and drop Enter from the navigation car 2.

Optionally, the linear drive assembly of the present disclosure includes a push rod motor. The housing of the push rod motor is fixed on the platform 53 of the cargo box, and the push rod is fixed with the sliding block. The sliding block can push the goods 50 at the bottom of the box 51 out of the box platform 53 and drop onto the self-navigation trolley 2. The pole motor is electrically connected to the controller.

Specifically, the push rod motor includes a housing and a push rod. Along the length direction of the push rod motor, the push rod is movably arranged on the housing. The sliding block is connected with the end of the push rod away from the shell.

When in use, the slider is facing the bottom of the cargo box 51. The extension of the push rod drives the slider to move forward, so as to push the goods 50 located at the bottom of the cargo box 51 from the bottom of the cargo box 51. The push rod continues to extend so that the sliding block pushes the cargo 50 to continue and move along the cargo platform 53 and fall onto the self-navigation trolley 2.

Optionally, the linear drive assembly of the present disclosure includes an air cylinder. The cylinder body of the air cylinder is fixed on the platform of the cargo box platform 53, and the piston rod of the air cylinder is fixed with the sliding block. The sliding block can push the cargo 50 located at the bottom of the cargo box 51 out of the cargo box platform 53 and drop onto the self-navigation trolley 2. The cylinder is connected to the solenoid valve and the air pump through the pipeline, and the solenoid valve is electrically connected to the controller.

Specifically, the cylinder includes a cylinder block and a piston rod. The piston rod is telescopically arranged in the cylinder, and the sliding block is connected with the end of the piston rod away from the cylinder.

When in use, the slider is facing the bottom of the cargo box 51. The extension of the piston rod drives the slider to move forward, so as to push the goods 50 at the bottom of the cargo box 51 from the bottom of the cargo box 51. The piston rod continues to extend so that the sliding block pushes the cargo 50 to continue and move along the cargo platform 53 and fall onto the self-navigation trolley 2.

It should be noted that in other embodiments of the present disclosure, the linear drive assembly may also be a conveyor belt structure, a gear structure, etc., as long as the linear drive assembly moves linearly through the drive slider to push the bottommost goods 50 out of the cargo box platform 53 And fall into the self-navigation car 2.

Please refer to FIG. 3, in another embodiment of the present disclosure, the actuator 52 includes a rotary drive assembly; the rotary drive assembly drives the sliding block to make a rotary motion, so that the sliding block can drive the cargo 50 at the bottom of the cargo box 51. The cargo container platform 53 is pushed out and dropped onto the self-navigation trolley 2.

Optionally, the slewing drive assembly includes:

The servo motor has its shell fixed on the platform of the cargo box platform 53 via a bracket, and the servo motor is connected to the controller.

The slider is fixed with the rotating shaft of the servo motor. The rotating shaft of the servo motor rotates once, and the slider can push the goods 50 at the bottom of the cargo box 51 out of the cargo box platform 53 and drop onto the self-navigation cart 2.

Specifically, the slider is arranged on the peripheral wall of the rotating shaft of the servo motor. The extension direction of the sliding block and the axial direction of the rotating shaft are perpendicular to each other, and the sliding block is driven to rotate when the rotating shaft rotates.

When in use, the servo motor is located on the side of the cargo box 51. The rotating shaft of the servo motor rotates to drive the slider to rotate a preset angle from the initial position along the circumferential direction of the rotating shaft, so as to push the goods 50 at the bottom of the cargo box 51 out of the bottom of the cargo box 51 and fall off the cargo platform 53 Enter from the navigation car 2. Subsequently, the rotating shaft of the servo motor rotates the above-mentioned preset angle and returns to the initial position to wait for the next action.

It should be noted that in other embodiments of the present disclosure, the slewing drive assembly may also be an eccentric shaft structure, a gear structure, etc., as long as the slewing drive assembly makes a slewing movement through the drive slider to push the bottommost goods 50 out of the cargo box platform. 53 and fall into the self-navigation car 2.

4, in another embodiment of the present disclosure, the actuator 52 includes a spiral drive assembly; the spiral drive assembly drives the spiral steel wire 61 to make a spiral movement, thereby driving the goods 50 located at the bottom of the cargo box 51 along the spiral steel wire The cargo box platform 53 is pushed out in the length direction of 61 and falls onto the self-navigation trolley 2.

Optionally, the screw drive assembly includes:

The spiral steel wire 61 is placed on the cargo box platform 53, and one end of the spiral steel wire 61 is bent into a straight section passing through the center of the spiral;

The screw servo motor 62 has its shell fixed to the cargo box platform 53, and the rotating shaft of the screw servo motor 62 is fixed to the straight section;

The left splint and the right splint are fixed on the cargo box platform 53 and clamped on both sides of the spiral steel wire 61 respectively. The spiral steel wire 61 can follow the spiral servo motor 62 to rotate, and multiple goods 50 are placed in the spiral neutral position of the spiral steel wire 61 Inside. When in use, the rotating shaft of the spiral servo motor 62 rotates once to move multiple goods 50 along the spiral steel wire 61 by one step. The rotating shaft continues to rotate, so that the goods 50 at the extreme edge can escape from the spiral steel wire 61 and fall onto the self-navigation trolley 2.

The cargo sending device 5 of the present disclosure also includes a voice prompting device that can prompt to manually send the cargo 50 to the self-navigation cart 2 for picking up the cargo by emitting a sound.

Optionally, the goods sending device 5 further includes a display device, which can prompt to manually send the goods 50 to the self-navigation trolley 2 for picking up goods by displaying images.

Through the sound prompt device and/or the display device, sensory signals can be sent to prompt the manual completion of the operation of sending the corresponding goods 50 to the corresponding self-navigation trolley 2 for picking up the goods, thereby ensuring the accuracy and efficiency of the goods collection.

Referring to FIG. 5, FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, in another embodiment of the present disclosure, the goods sending device 5 includes:

The cargo basket 76 is placed on the shelf 3, and the neatly arranged goods 50 are stored in the cargo basket 76;

The horizontal moving assembly 71 is fixed on the frame. The horizontal moving assembly 71 includes a horizontal servo motor 1121, a horizontal hollow rod 1124 and a horizontal slider 1123; along the length of the horizontal moving assembly 71, the horizontal slider 1123 passes through the horizontal servo motor 1121 It can be movably set on the horizontal hollow pole 1124;

The vertical moving assembly 72 includes a vertical servo motor, a vertical hollow rod and a vertical sliding block. The vertical hollow rod is fixed on the horizontal sliding block 1123; along the height direction of the vertical hollow rod, the vertical hollow rod The straight sliding block can be movably arranged on the vertical hollow rod by the vertical servo motor;

The vacuum chuck 75 is connected to the vertical slider through the vertical rod 73, and the vacuum chuck 75 is connected to the solenoid valve and the vacuum pump through the hose 74 in turn;

The controller is connected to the horizontal servo motor 1121, the vertical servo motor, the solenoid valve, and the deployment server, and can control the vacuum suction cup 75 to lift the goods 50 in the basket 76 and transport them to the self-navigation cart 2.

The cargo delivery device 5 here utilizes the horizontal movement component 71 and the vertical movement component 72 to automatically move above the cargo basket 76, and then the cargo 50 is sucked and lifted from the cargo basket 76 by the vacuum suction cup 75 and placed on the self-navigating trolley 2 . The horizontal moving component 71 is used to drive the vacuum chuck 75 to move horizontally, and the vertical moving component 72 is used to drive the vacuum chuck 75 to move up and down.

It should be noted that the horizontal moving component 71 is fixed on a rack, where the rack can be a shelf 3 or a support stand separately set on the ground, and its purpose is to provide support for the horizontal moving component 71 to ensure the operation of the goods sending device 5 The stability of the time.

Optionally, the horizontal moving assembly 71 further includes a first timing belt wheel 1122, a second timing belt wheel, and a horizontal timing belt 1125. The horizontal hollow rod 1124 is fixed on the frame. The horizontal hollow rod 1124 is provided with a horizontal open end 1126, and the two outer sides of the horizontal hollow rod 1124 are provided with horizontal grooves.

As shown in the figure, the first timing belt wheel 1122 is rotatably fixed on the left part of the horizontal hollow rod 1124; the second timing belt wheel is rotatably fixed on the right part of the horizontal hollow rod 1124. The horizontal timing belt 1125 is respectively connected with the first timing belt wheel 1122 and the second timing belt wheel. The housing of the horizontal servo motor 1121 is fixed to the horizontal hollow rod 1124, and the rotating shaft of the horizontal servo motor 1121 is fixed to the central axis of the first synchronous belt wheel 1122 or the second synchronous belt wheel.

The horizontal sliding block 1123 includes symmetrical inner card protrusions 1127 and connecting protrusions close to the horizontal synchronous belt 1125. The inner card protrusion 1127 can be inserted into the horizontal groove of the horizontal hollow rod 1124. The horizontal slider 1123 can only move back and forth along the length of the horizontal hollow rod 1124. The connecting protrusion of the horizontal slider 1123 is inserted into the horizontal opening of the horizontal hollow rod 1124. The end 1126 is fixed to the horizontal synchronous belt 1125. In this way, the horizontal servo motor 1121 can control the horizontal slider 1123 to move horizontally.

Optionally, the vertical movement assembly 72 further includes an upper timing belt wheel, a lower timing belt wheel and a vertical timing belt. The vertical hollow rod is provided with a vertical open end, the two outer sides of the vertical hollow rod are provided with vertical grooves, and the vertical hollow rod is fixed with the horizontal slider 1123.

Further, the upper timing pulley is rotatably fixed at the top of the vertical hollow rod; the lower timing pulley is rotatably fixed at the bottom of the vertical hollow rod; the vertical timing belt is respectively connected to the upper timing pulley and the lower synchronization With wheels. The housing of the vertical servo motor is fixed with the vertical hollow rod, and the rotating shaft of the vertical servo motor is fixed with the central axis of the upper synchronous belt wheel or the lower synchronous belt wheel.

The vertical sliding block is provided with symmetrically arranged vertical inner card convex blocks and a connecting convex block close to the vertical synchronous belt. The vertical inner card protrusion can be inserted into the vertical groove of the vertical hollow rod, the vertical slider can only move back and forth along the length of the vertical hollow rod, and the protrusion of the vertical slider is inserted into the vertical hollow rod. The straight open end is fixed with the vertical timing belt. In this way, the vertical servo motor can control the vertical slider to move up and down.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the positioning device includes a wireless positioning transmitting device. There are more than two wireless positioning transmitters. The wireless positioning transmitter is fixed around or above the freight yard 1. The wireless positioning transmitter is wirelessly connected to the self-navigation car 2 so that the self-navigation car 2 can be positioned.

Optionally, the positioning device includes a landmark and a landmark collection device. The landmark is set on the freight yard 1. A landmark collection device is provided on the self-navigation trolley 2. The landmark collection device can collect landmark information, so that the self-navigation car 2 can be positioned.

Further, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the deployment server or the order server performs classification management on the goods purchase list, and adjusts the order of the goods distribution. Optionally, the deployment server or the ordering server arranges the same purchase list in different cargo storage boxes of the same self-navigation trolley 2 to collect.

It should be noted that, because each customer's purchase list may be the same or different, if the same purchase list is arranged in different cargo storage boxes of the same self-navigating trolley 2, it can greatly save the time of distribution.

Example 2

The present disclosure provides a method for unifying goods, and the method for unifying goods includes:

The deployment server controls the self-navigation trolley 2 to drive to the shelf 3 of the goods 50 listed in the goods purchase list according to the goods purchase list of the same customer provided by the order server, and the goods 50 are sent to the self-navigation trolley 2 by the manual or goods sending device 5 On the cargo storage platform;

When all the goods 50 in the goods purchase list are collected, the self-navigation car 2 will transport all the goods 50 to the designated outgoing port 4 for unloading according to the instructions of the deployment server.

The integrated goods distribution method of the present disclosure can complete the distribution of the goods purchased by the same customer at one time, and the goods are completed by the self-navigating trolley 2, which greatly improves the efficiency. In addition, the process of cargo collection is coordinated by the deployment server and the order server, which guarantees the accuracy and reliability of the overall distribution of goods, and can realize the precise management of the Internet of Things.

The above are only preferred embodiments of the present disclosure and are not used to limit the present disclosure. For those skilled in the art, the present disclosure may have various modifications and changes. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present disclosure shall be included in the protection scope of the present disclosure.

Industrial applicability:

In summary, the present disclosure provides a cargo unified distribution system and a cargo unified method. Under the control of the deployment server and the order server, the self-navigation cart completes the list purchased by the same customer to complete the distribution at one time, which greatly improves the distribution efficiency and improves the existing technology with high labor cost and low efficiency. problem. At the same time, the cargo unified distribution system has multiple shipping ports, which are distributed on the periphery of the freight yard and/or hollowed out in the middle of the freight yard, so that the self-navigation trolley can unload the goods nearby, which greatly shortens the journey of the self-navigation trolley. The position is also the starting position of the self-navigating trolley. Therefore, the efficiency of distribution is further improved and the economic benefits are more significant.

Claims

A cargo unified distribution system, which is characterized in that it includes:

The freight yard (1), which is provided with a positioning device;

A self-navigation trolley (2) is provided with a plurality of vehicles, which can run on the freight yard (1) and can be positioned by the positioning device, and the self-navigation trolley (2) is provided with a cargo storage platform;

There are a plurality of shelves (3), which are distributed on the periphery of the freight yard (1) and/or hollow positions in the middle of the freight yard (1), and the plurality of shelves (3) are used to store different types or For goods (50) of the same category and different specifications, a goods sending device (5) is provided on the shelf (3);

There are multiple outgoing ports (4), which are distributed on the periphery of the freight yard (1) and/or hollow positions in the middle of the freight yard (1);

An allocation server, which is wirelessly connected to the self-navigating trolley (2), and is wired or wirelessly connected to the goods sending device (5) and the order server;

The deployment server controls the self-navigation trolley (2) to drive to the shelf (3) of the goods (50) listed in the goods purchase list according to the purchase list of the same customer’s goods (50) provided by the order server. Or the goods sending device (5) sends the goods (50) to the goods storage platform of the self-navigation trolley (2); when all goods (50) in the goods purchase list are collected, the self-navigation The trolley (2) transports all the goods to the designated outgoing port (4) for unloading according to the instructions of the deployment server.
The cargo unified distribution system according to claim 1, wherein more than two cargo storage boxes are placed on the cargo storage platform of the self-navigating trolley (2); the cargo storage boxes are all set There is a number, the same cargo storage box can store goods (50) in the same goods purchase list, the same self-navigation trolley (2) can store more than two goods (50) in the goods purchase list, and the deployment server can The serial number information of the cargo storage box is sent to the self-navigating trolley (2) or the cargo sending device (5).
A cargo unified distribution system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the cargo sending device (5) comprises:

Cargo container platform (53);

A cargo box (51) installed above the cargo box platform (53), the top and bottom of the cargo box (51) are open, and stacked multi-layer cargo (50) can be installed in the cargo box (51) , The bottommost goods (50) in the cargo box (51) fall on the cargo box platform (53);

The actuator (52) is fixed on the cargo box platform (53), and the actuator (52) can only push the goods (50) at the bottom of the cargo box (51) out of the cargo box The platform (53) is dropped onto the self-navigation car (2);

The controller can receive the trigger signal of the deployment server and can drive the execution mechanism (52) to act.
The cargo unified distribution system according to claim 3, characterized in that the actuator (52) comprises a linear drive assembly;

The linear drive assembly drives the sliding block to move linearly, so that the sliding block can push the goods (50) at the bottom of the cargo box (51) out of the cargo box platform (53) and fall into the cargo box (53). The description is from the navigation car (2).
The cargo unified distribution system according to claim 4, wherein the actuator includes a push rod motor; the shell of the push rod motor is fixed on the cargo box platform (53) platform, and the The push rod of the push rod motor is fixed with the sliding block, and the sliding block can push the goods at the bottom of the cargo box (51) out of the cargo box platform (53) and fall into the self-navigating trolley (2) Above, the push rod motor is electrically connected to the controller.
The cargo unified distribution system according to claim 4, wherein the actuator (52) includes a cylinder; the cylinder of the cylinder is fixed on the cargo box platform (53), and the cylinder The piston rod is fixed with a slider, and the slider can push the goods (50) located at the bottom of the cargo box (51) out of the cargo box platform (53) and fall into the self-navigating trolley (2) On; the cylinder is connected to the solenoid valve and the air pump via the pipeline, and the solenoid valve is electrically connected to the controller.
The cargo unified distribution system according to claim 3, characterized in that, the actuator (52) comprises a rotary drive assembly;

The rotary drive assembly drives the sliding block to make a rotary motion, so as to drive the sliding block to push the goods (50) at the bottom of the cargo box (51) out of the cargo box platform (53) and fall into the cargo box (53). The description is from the navigation car (2).
The cargo unified distribution system according to claim 7, wherein the execution mechanism (52) comprises:

A servo motor, the housing of which is fixed on the cargo box platform (53) via a bracket, and the servo motor is connected to the controller;

A slider, which is fixed with the rotating shaft of the servo motor, the rotating shaft of the servo motor rotates one circle, and the slider can push the goods (50) at the bottom of the cargo box (51) out of the The cargo container platform (53) is dropped onto the self-navigation trolley (2).
The cargo unified distribution system according to claim 3, characterized in that the execution mechanism (52) comprises a screw drive assembly;

The spiral drive assembly drives the spiral steel wire (61) to make a spiral movement, thereby driving the goods (50) located at the bottom of the cargo box (51) to push out the cargo box along the length direction of the spiral steel wire (61) The platform (53) falls on the self-navigation car (2).
The cargo unified distribution system according to claim 9, characterized in that the execution mechanism (52) comprises:

A spiral steel wire (61), which is placed on the cargo box platform (53), one end of the spiral steel wire (61) is bent into a straight section passing through the center of the spiral;

A screw servo motor (62), the housing of which is fixed to the cargo platform (53), and the rotating shaft of the screw servo motor (62) is fixed to the straight section;

The left splint and the right splint are fixed on the cargo platform (53) and clamped on both sides of the spiral steel wire (61) respectively, and the spiral steel wire (61) can follow the spiral servo motor (62) ) Rotates, multiple goods (50) are placed in the spiral neutral of the spiral steel wire (61); the rotating shaft of the spiral servo motor (62) rotates once, and the multiple goods (50) can be moved along The spiral steel wire (61) is displaced by one step, and the goods (50) on the outermost edge can escape from the spiral steel wire (61) and fall onto the self-navigation trolley (2).
The cargo unified distribution system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, the cargo sending device (5) comprises a voice prompting device, and the voice prompting device can prompt the manual cargo (50) by emitting a sound. Send it to the self-navigation car (2) where the goods are picked up.
The cargo unified distribution system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, the cargo sending device (5) includes a display device, and the display device can prompt to send the cargo (50) manually by displaying an image. On the self-navigation trolley (2) for picking up goods.
A cargo unified distribution system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the cargo sending device (5) comprises:

A basket (76), which is placed on the shelf (3), and the goods (50) arranged neatly are stored in the basket (76);

The horizontal moving component (71) is fixed on the frame, the horizontal moving component (71) includes a horizontal servo motor (1121), a horizontal hollow rod (1124) and a horizontal sliding block (1123); the horizontal moving component (1123) In the length direction of (71), the horizontal slider (1123) is movably set on the horizontal hollow rod (1124) through the horizontal servo motor (1121);

A vertical moving component (72), the vertical moving component (72) includes a vertical servo motor, a vertical hollow rod and a vertical slider, the vertical hollow rod is fixed on the horizontal slider (1123) Up; along the height direction of the vertical hollow rod, the vertical slider is movably set on the vertical hollow rod through the vertical servo motor;

A vacuum chuck (75), the vacuum chuck (75) is connected to the vertical slider through a vertical rod (73), and the vacuum chuck (75) is connected to the solenoid valve and the vacuum pump via a hose (74) in sequence;

A controller, which is connected to the horizontal servo motor (1121), the vertical servo motor, the solenoid valve, and the deployment server, and can control the vacuum suction cup (75) to remove the goods in the basket (76) (50) Lift and transport to the self-navigation trolley (2).
The cargo unified distribution system according to claim 13, characterized in that the horizontal moving assembly (71) further comprises a first timing belt wheel (1122), a second timing belt wheel and a horizontal timing belt (1125);

The first timing belt wheel (1122) is rotatably fixed on the left part of the horizontal hollow rod (1124);

The second timing belt wheel is rotatably fixed on the right part of the horizontal hollow rod (1124);

The horizontal synchronous belt (1125) is connected with the first synchronous belt wheel (1122) and the second synchronous belt wheel;

The housing of the horizontal servo motor (1121) is fixed to the horizontal hollow rod (1124), and the rotating shaft of the horizontal servo motor (1121) is connected to the first synchronous belt wheel (1122) or the second synchronous belt The central axis of the wheel is fixed;

The horizontal slider (1123) sets the horizontal synchronous belt (1125).
The cargo unified system according to claim 14, wherein the horizontal hollow rod (1124) is provided with a horizontal open end (1126), and two outer sides of the horizontal hollow rod (1124) are provided with Horizontal groove

The horizontal sliding block (1123) includes symmetrically arranged inner card protrusions (1127), and a connecting protrusion close to the horizontal timing belt (1125);

The inner card protrusion (1127) can be inserted into the horizontal groove of the horizontal hollow rod (1124), and the horizontal sliding block (1123) can only go back and forth along the length direction of the horizontal hollow rod (1124) Move, the connecting protrusion of the horizontal sliding block (1123) is inserted into the horizontal open end (1126) of the horizontal hollow rod (1124) and fixed to the horizontal timing belt (1125);

The horizontal servo motor (1121) can control the horizontal sliding block (1123) to move horizontally.
The cargo unified distribution system according to claim 13, wherein the vertical moving assembly (72) further comprises an upper synchronous belt wheel, a lower synchronous belt wheel and a vertical synchronous belt; the upper synchronous belt wheel It is rotatably fixed at the top of the vertical hollow rod; the lower timing belt wheel is rotatably fixed at the bottom of the vertical hollow rod; both the vertical timing belt and the upper timing belt wheel Connect with the lower synchronous pulley;

The housing of the vertical servo motor is fixed to the vertical hollow rod, and the rotating shaft of the vertical servo motor is fixed to the central axis of the upper synchronous belt wheel or the lower synchronous belt wheel;

The vertical sliding block is arranged on the vertical timing belt.
The cargo unified distribution system according to claim 16, wherein the vertical hollow rod is provided with a vertical open end, and two outer sides of the vertical hollow rod are provided with vertical grooves, so The vertical hollow rod is fixed to the horizontal slider (1123);

The vertical sliding block is provided with symmetrically arranged vertical inner locking protrusions (1127) and a connecting protrusion close to the vertical timing belt; the vertical inner locking protrusions (1127) can be embedded in the vertical hollow rod In the vertical groove, the vertical sliding block can only move back and forth along the length direction of the vertical hollow rod, and the connecting protrusion of the vertical sliding block is inserted into the vertical opening of the vertical hollow rod The end is fixed to the vertical timing belt;

The vertical servo motor can control the vertical sliding block to move up and down.
The cargo unified distribution system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the positioning device comprises:

There are two or more wireless positioning transmitting devices, which are fixed around or above the freight yard (1), and the wireless positioning transmitting device is wirelessly connected with the self-navigating trolley (2), so that the self-navigating trolley can be (2) Positioning; or,

The freight yard (1) is provided with landmarks, the self-navigation trolley (2) is provided with a landmark collection device, and the landmark collection device can collect the information of the landmark, so that the self-navigation vehicle (2) can be position.
The goods unified distribution system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the distribution server or the order server performs classification management on the goods purchase list, and adjusts the order of distribution.
A method for unifying goods, characterized in that the method for unifying goods is based on the system for unifying goods according to any one of claims 1-19, and comprising:

The deployment server controls the self-navigation trolley (2) to drive to the shelf (3) of the goods (50) listed in the goods purchase list according to the goods purchase list of the same customer provided by the order server, by manual or The goods sending device (5) sends the goods (50) to the goods storage platform of the self-navigating trolley (2); when all the goods (50) in the goods purchase list are collected, the self-navigating trolley (2) Transport all the goods (50) to the designated outgoing port (4) for unloading according to the instructions of the deployment server.