WO2024153304A1

WO2024153304A1 - Shipment delivery method

Info

Publication number: WO2024153304A1
Application number: PCT/EA2024/050002
Authority: WO
Inventors: Антон ИЩЕНКО; Илья ИЩЕНКО
Original assignee: Антон ИЩЕНКО
Priority date: 2023-01-22
Filing date: 2024-01-21
Publication date: 2024-07-25
Also published as: WO2024153304A4

Abstract

The invention relates to the field of logistics, and more particularly to the delivery of different shipments (goods), as well as postal correspondence, packets, parcels, etc., from a sender to a receiver. The technical result consists in speeding up the delivery of postal items and small shipments between towns while reducing the cost thereof through the use of existing transport routes and inexpensive improvements to structural elements of existing transport vehicles. A method for delivering shipments from a point A to a point B consists in that a sender places a shipment into a container at point A, locks the container using a code and transmits the relevant code to a receiver, and the container is transported to the receiver at point B. Said container is mounted inside a vehicle or on a surface thereof that is accessible from the street, wherein the vehicle is one that is used on an existing transport route from point A to point B, and the container is in the form of at least one automatic locker or a module with lockers of the same or different sizes.

Description

METHOD OF CARGO DELIVERY

Field of technology

The invention relates to the field of logistics, namely the delivery of various cargo (goods), as well as postal items - correspondence, parcels, parcels, etc. from the sender to the recipient.

Prior Art

Various methods of postal and courier delivery of goods and/or correspondence are known from the prior art.

Methods for delivering cargo using unmanned aerial vehicles are known (see patents for invention of the Russian Federation No. 2693138 V64S 39/02, publ. 07/01/2019, No. 2726244, MIK V64S 39/00, publ. 07/10/2020, RF No. 2739508, V64S 39 /02, published 12/25/2020, US patent No. 10435156, published 10/08/2019).

However, such methods involve the creation of specialized infrastructure, the development and creation of specialized vehicles equipped with complex software solutions, which significantly increases the capital costs of organizing such delivery. The carrying capacity of such aircraft is limited by technical characteristics; delivery over long distances will be limited by a significant increase in cost. In addition, in most countries of the world, the full-scale launch of this form of delivery will be limited by uncertainty and unresolved regulatory issues related to the use of unmanned vehicles and airspace.

There is a known method for performing work related to delivery (see RF patent for invention No. 2651782, IPC V64S 39/00, publ. 04/23/2018), which includes attaching a unique identifier and a delivery area made in the form of a mechanism to the outside of an apartment building on the façade of an apartment building. installed outside on the facade of an apartment building. The delivery area receives the destination ID information and the cargo from the unmanned aerial vehicle, then moves the cargo inside the apartment building and leaves the said cargo near the ID belonging to the destination located inside the apartment building. The functionality of unmanned aerial vehicles during delivery is expanded, as well as the identification of addresses of apartments in an apartment building from the side of the building facade.

Despite the more comfortable delivery conditions for the consumer directly to the recipient’s home, this method has the same disadvantages, that delivery by conventional unmanned aerial vehicles (see above), as well as additional characteristics that worsen the prospects for its use, since home delivery infrastructure - special mechanisms with which homes are equipped significantly increases capital costs, which will directly affect the cost of delivering cargo to the consumer .

There is a known method for delivering small cargo (up to 15 kg) within the city or between cities in an automated manner without direct human intervention. The system contains terminals for receiving and issuing cargo, air routes connecting these terminals, and hanging containers for placing cargo, configured to move along air routes. Each container contains a housing for placing cargo, a lid, a wheel part for moving along air routes, a drive electric motor, a battery, a control processor and a wireless communication device (see RF patent for invention No. 2721814, B65G 37/02, publ. 05/22/2020) .

However, this method of cargo delivery can only be used for light, small-sized cargo. The movement of goods and correspondence between populated areas will require significant capital investments in the construction of long highways with a large number of routes.

The known method of delivering correspondence/cargo is Sberlogistics (https://sberlogistics.ru/7ysclid-lcucu9891s239570636). The client fills in information about the parcel, sender and recipient in the calculator. Pays online. Packs the parcel yourself or at the receiving point. Takes the parcel to a convenient collection point or calls a courier. Tracks the status of the shipment online using the track number until delivery. The cargo arrives at its destination and is stored in a parcel locker or with an operator. The recipient picks up the cargo from the parcel terminal (box) using a code.

However, this method requires the mandatory participation of personnel of the delivery company in transportation, which increases the cost of delivery. Sending cargo and mail to many destinations at once at one point requires sorting correspondence according to transportation directions, which complicates and increases the cost of the process and increases delivery time.

There is a known terminal for the automated receipt/receipt of goods ordered through online stores, as well as various correspondence, parcels, parcels from legal entities and individuals and the method of its operation, containing a room with round-the-clock access to the courier/recipient, having a warehouse area and a goods receiving/receiving area, in which at least one display device in the form of a touch screen is installed to control the process of receiving/receiving goods using a unique access code and a receiving/receiving window order with a mechanism for loading/issuing an order, as well as at least one means of payment for the order, a computer hardware-software control unit with a communication device, a rack with cells for storing orders and an automatic mechanism for moving an order from the window for receiving/receiving an order to a specific cell rack for storing this order (see RF patent for invention No. 2716907, B65G37/02, published 05.22.2020).

However, this delivery method requires maintaining your own courier service to carry out logistics, renting premises located in densely populated areas, which significantly increases the cost of delivery.

The closest to the proposed method is the method of transporting cargo from the shipper to the consignee, which includes the stages of loading cargo into a container, locking the container, placing a designation in the form of a bar code, entering information about the transaction regarding the cargo, the consignor and the consignee into the computer memory, transporting the container to the consignee, in this case, the container is installed directly on the rail track and the container is transported to the consignee directly along this rail track (see RF patent for invention No. 2415063, B65D88/12, published on March 27, 2011).

However, this method of transportation requires the participation of representatives of the cargo carrier both at the stage of loading the container and at the stage of its unloading. Sending letters or small cargo using this method is impractical due to the excessive costs of renting a large container and the services of a specialized organization.

Disclosure of the Invention

The technical problem is the development of a method for delivering goods/correspondence from the sender to the recipient without performing a number of intermediate operations and support personnel.

The technical result consists in accelerating the delivery of postal items and small cargo between populated areas while reducing costs through the use of existing transport routes and insignificantly costly improvement of structural elements of existing vehicles.

The result is achieved by the fact that in the method of delivering goods from point A to point B, including loading the cargo by the sender at point A into a container, locking the container using a code, transferring the corresponding code to the recipient, transporting the container to the consignee to point B, according to the decision, the container is installed inside or on the surface of a vehicle accessible from the street on a valid route from point A to point B, while at least one automatic cell or module with cells of the same or different sizes is used as a container.

The container can be built into the vehicle or mounted, mounted on top of the vehicle skin and serve as the external protective skin of the vehicle. The container can be made removable with the possibility of replacing it with another one.

The vehicle chosen is a railway carriage or an intercity bus or a car van.

A pin code or barcode or QR code or encoded card is used as a code for opening and closing the container.

Inside the cell(s), predetermined transportation conditions are maintained at a certain temperature, humidity, pressure, illumination, sound insulation, for example for transporting animals and other organisms.

Brief description of drawings

The invention is illustrated by drawings, which show options for placing built-in cells on a vehicle; Fig. Figure 1 shows an option for placing cells of different sizes on the outside of a railway car. In fig. 2 - placement of a hinged module with cells of the same size. Positions in the drawings indicate:

1. Control panel for entering and reading the code;

2. Cells of different sizes;

3. Mounted module;

4. Cells of the same size.

Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

The method is carried out as follows. 1. Delivery of mail and/or cargo is carried out using automatic cells equipped on vehicles. The method involves installing cells of the same or different sizes on the surfaces of vehicles accessible from the street (for example, a railway car or an intercity bus). Cells 4 can be designed either built into the vehicle (Fig. 1) or made in the form of a mounted module 3 (Fig. 2) mounted on top of the vehicle skin. Each cell is equipped with a locking device that can be closed or opened without operator intervention using a QR code, bar code, numeric code or other method. The cell closing/opening process is controlled from the control panel 1 located on the vehicle next to the cells or on a mounted module.

At the point of departure, the sender of the cargo independently places mail or cargo in box 2, 4, closes it using a locking device from control panel 1. After the vehicle arrives at the destination, the recipient independently opens the box and removes mail or cargo from it.

For example, knowing the exact schedule for the departure of a train from point A to point B, while parked at the railway station of point A, the sender independently places a postal item in the cell of the module mounted on the outside of the car. Next, the module is closed using the code. The code is sent to the recipient. Upon arrival of the train at the railway station at point B at a predetermined time, the recipient independently opens it using a code and removes the postal item from the box. The freed cell can then be reused. Upon arrival at the destination, the module can be disconnected from the vehicle and left for unloading, and an empty one can be attached in its place.

Claims

Formula of invention METHOD OF CARGO DELIVERY

1. A method of delivering goods from point A to point B, including loading by the sender at point A into a container of cargo, locking the container using a code, transferring the corresponding code to the recipient, transporting the container to the consignee to point B, characterized in that the container is installed on an accessible street surface of a vehicle on a valid route from point A to point B, wherein at least one automatic cell or module with cells of the same or different sizes is used as a container, and the container is built-in into the vehicle or mounted, mounted on top of the vehicle skin , performing the function of the external protective skin of the vehicle.

2. The method of delivering goods according to claim 1, characterized in that the container is removable and can be replaced with another.

3. The method of delivering goods according to claim 1, characterized in that the vehicle chosen is a railway car or an intercity bus or a car van.

4. The method of delivering goods according to claim 1, characterized in that a PIN code or a bar code or a QR code or an encoded card is used as a code for opening and closing the container.

5. The method of delivering goods according to claim 1, characterized in that pre-established transportation conditions are maintained inside the cell at a certain temperature, humidity, pressure, illumination, and sound insulation.

6. The method of delivering goods according to claim 1, characterized in that conditions are created inside the cell for transporting animals and other organisms.

7. The method of delivering goods according to claim 1, characterized in that the cell closing process is controlled from a control panel located next to the cells.