KR-102964372-B1 - Container withdrawal and delivery assembly, loading and unloading device, picking system, logistics sorting system, and method of withdrawing and delivering containers

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Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a container withdrawal and delivery assembly, a loading and unloading device, a picking system, and a method for withdrawing and delivering a container. The container withdrawal and delivery assembly comprises a base (1), and the base (1) comprises a bearing assembly (2) used as a receiving space for bearing a container; a withdrawal drop assembly (3) configured to load a container onto the bearing assembly (2) or to push a container located on the bearing assembly (2); a moving assembly (4) connected to the withdrawal drop assembly (3) and driving the withdrawal drop assembly (3) to move along a first movement trajectory and a second movement trajectory; and a driving assembly (5) driving the moving assembly (4) to move along the first movement trajectory and a second movement trajectory. In the present disclosure, the withdrawal drop assembly (3) can move along the second movement trajectory without occupying the space of the bearing assembly, thereby allowing the structure of the container withdrawal and delivery assembly to be more compact and adaptable to a narrow workspace.

Inventors

쑨, 친
이엔, 찌에
왕, 치밍
왕, 멍띠

Assignees

베이징 긱플러스 테크놀러지 씨오., 엘티디.

Dates

Publication Date: 20260512
Application Date: 20220905
Priority Date: 20211015

Claims (20)

In the container withdrawal and delivery assembly, Base and located on the base A bearing assembly configured to bear a container and having a receiving space formed to accommodate the container; A pull-out drop assembly configured to take a container out from a first target location and load it onto the bearing assembly, or to unload a container from the bearing assembly and place it at a second target location; The pull-out drop assembly includes a moving assembly driven to move along a first moving trajectory and a second moving trajectory, and Within the first movement trajectory, the movement assembly drives the pull-out drop assembly to move within the receiving space of the bearing assembly to load and unload containers, and In the second movement trajectory, the movement assembly is driven so that the withdrawal drop assembly is detached from the receiving space of the bearing assembly so that the container enters the receiving space and is bearing the bearing assembly, and The above-described moving assembly includes a guide mechanism and a sliding mechanism, wherein the guide mechanism includes a first guide portion and a second guide portion communicating with each other, the sliding mechanism is coupled with the guide mechanism, and the sliding mechanism is configured to move along the first guide portion and the second guide portion; the first guide portion and the second guide portion each define the first movement trajectory and the second movement trajectory of the sliding mechanism, and The above sliding mechanism includes a fixed part and a sliding part, and the fixed part and the sliding part are slidably coupled with each other so that the sliding part can slide relative to the fixed part by the action of an external force. The above-described pull-out drop assembly includes a suction device and a fixed sheet, the fixed sheet is connected to the sliding part of the sliding device, and the suction device is connected to the fixed sheet and configured to be coupled with the end surface of the container to load the container. The above container withdrawal delivery assembly further includes a detection device, and when the container moves to a second position, the detection device transmits a detection signal that the container is at a designated position, and the vacuum source of the suction device is blocked so that the suction device releases the container and places the container on the bearing assembly, and the second position is installed at a position where the first movement trajectory and the second movement trajectory are in communication, or is installed on the first movement trajectory adjacent to a position in communication with the second movement trajectory. A container withdrawal and delivery assembly characterized by the following.
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In Article 1, The first guide portion is configured to extend in a straight line in a horizontal direction, and the second guide portion is positioned in a direction different from the first guide portion; The above sliding mechanism is configured such that, during the process of moving along the first guide portion, the withdrawal drop assembly moves in a straight direction within the receiving space of the bearing assembly; The above sliding mechanism is configured to move along the first guide section to the second guide section, and then move in such a manner that the withdrawal drop assembly gradually moves out of the receiving space of the bearing assembly. After the above sliding mechanism moves to a designated position along the second guide portion, the withdrawal drop assembly moves to one of the sides of the bearing assembly to avoid the receiving space of the bearing assembly. A container withdrawal and delivery assembly characterized by the following.
In Paragraph 3, The second guide portion is configured to be positioned above the first guide portion, and after the moving assembly moves along the second guide portion to a designated position, the withdrawal drop assembly moves above the bearing assembly to avoid the receiving space of the bearing assembly. A container withdrawal and delivery assembly characterized by the following.
In Paragraph 3, The second guide portion is configured to be located below the first guide portion; and after the moving assembly moves to a designated position along the second guide portion, the withdrawal drop assembly moves below the bearing assembly to avoid the receiving space of the bearing assembly, and The above moving assembly is configured to move along the second guide portion until the withdrawal drop assembly is lower than the bearing surface of the bearing assembly, and The first guide part and the second guide part are guide grooves installed in a guide mechanism, and the second guide part is configured to extend downward at an angle from the end of the first guide part. A container withdrawal and delivery assembly characterized by the following.
In Article 5, The first guide part and the second guide part are located within the same plane; and the sliding mechanism A fixed part controlled by a driving assembly to move in a straight line in a direction parallel to the plane where the first guide part and the second guide part are located; It includes a sliding part that is slidably coupled with the fixed part and guidely coupled with the first guide part and the second guide part, The above withdrawal drop assembly is installed on the sliding part. A container withdrawal and delivery assembly characterized by the following.
In Article 6, The above drive assembly is a belt wheel structure, and the above fixed part is connected to a conveyor belt of the belt wheel structure, and The guide mechanism is equipped with a guide bar that is guided together with a fixed part; the fixed part is configured to move in a straight line along the extension direction of the guide bar under the driving of a conveyor belt. A container withdrawal and delivery assembly characterized by the following.
In Article 6, The above guide mechanism includes guide plates distributed vertically with respect to the bearing assembly, wherein the upper surface of the guide plates is lower than the bearing surface of the bearing assembly. A container withdrawal and delivery assembly characterized by the following.
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In Article 1, It further includes a positioning system installed on a base, said positioning system configured to position the relative position between a container withdrawal delivery assembly and a shelf. A container withdrawal and delivery assembly characterized by the following.
In any one of Article 1, Articles 3 through 8 and Article 10, The above container withdrawal delivery assembly includes a first opening end and a second opening end, the bearing assembly is a transport belt, and the transport belt is configured to move a container to the first opening end or the second opening end of the container withdrawal delivery assembly. A container withdrawal and delivery assembly characterized by the following.
In Article 1, The bearing assembly further comprises a transfer platform, wherein the transfer platform has a receiving end, an output end, and a transfer table surface located between the two, and the transfer platform is configured to move a classification target from the receiving end to the output end through the transfer table surface; The above-described withdrawal drop assembly further includes a capture mechanism, wherein the capture mechanism is configured to capture the classification target located outside the surface of the transfer table to the surface of the transfer table; The above-described moving assembly further includes an avoidance mechanism, wherein the avoidance mechanism controls the height of the capture mechanism such that the highest position of the capture mechanism is lower than the surface of the transfer table of the transfer platform, thereby configuring the classification target to move from the receiving end to the output end through the surface of the transfer table. A container withdrawal and delivery assembly characterized by the following.
In Article 12, The above delivery platform is, A pair of transport belts symmetrically assembled on the base, wherein the transport surface of the transport belts constitutes the surface of the transport table, and there is an avoidance space between the pair of transport belts, and the capture mechanism is located within the avoidance space. A container withdrawal and delivery assembly characterized by the following.
In Article 13, The above-mentioned capture mechanism is, A guide mechanism in which a guide trajectory connects the receiving end and the output end; and It includes a suction device that is guided and assembled to the guide device along the guide trajectory, wherein the suction device is configured to move the classification target along the guide trajectory. A container withdrawal and delivery assembly characterized by the following.
In Article 14, The above avoidance mechanism is, Includes a lifter installed on the above base, The guide mechanism has one end facing the receiving end as a fixed end and one end facing the output end as a movable end, the fixed end is assembled by hinge connecting it to the base so as to be lower than the surface of the transfer table, the lifter is controllably connected to the movable end, and the lifter is configured to controllably adjust the height of the movable end so that the capture mechanism is lower than the surface of the transfer table. The above lifter is, An extendable lever assembled by hinge-connecting to the above base; and The electric link includes a retractable end that is hinge-connected to one end of the electric link and the other end that is hinge-connected to the movable end. The above lifter is, A support link further comprising one end hinged to the base and the other end hinged to the extension end of the extension lever. A container withdrawal and delivery assembly characterized by the following.
In Article 14, The above avoidance mechanism is, It includes a second guide member connected to the guide mechanism, wherein one end of the extension trajectory of the second guide member is connected to the guide trajectory of the guide mechanism and the other end extends below the surface of the transfer table so that the capture mechanism can move below the surface of the transfer table along the extension trajectory. A container withdrawal and delivery assembly characterized by the following.
In a loading and unloading device, A shelf body having a container withdrawal and delivery assembly installed according to any one of claims 1, 3 through 8 and 10, wherein the container withdrawal and delivery assembly is configured to move on the shelf body. A loading and unloading device characterized by the following.
In Article 17, The above shelf body includes an X-axis track and a Y-axis track whose directions are perpendicular to each other, the Y-axis track is configured to move along the X-axis track, and the container withdrawal and delivery assembly is configured to move along the Y-axis track; The above-mentioned moving assembly is configured to move in the Z-axis direction within a first movement trajectory by driving a pull-out drop assembly to load a container onto a bearing assembly, and The shelf body includes a door frame assembly, the X-axis track includes a floor track structure and a ceiling track structure installed on the door frame assembly, and both ends of the Y-axis track are respectively guided and coupled together with the floor track structure and the ceiling track structure. A loading and unloading device characterized by the following.
In a picking system, A workstation area with a picking station installed inside; A shelf area configured to place shelves; and Includes a loading and unloading device according to Clause 17, said loading and unloading device configured to transport containers between a work station area and a shelf A picking system characterized by the following.
In Article 19, The above work station area further includes a transport line, said transport line used to receive containers transferred from a container withdrawal delivery assembly or to transport containers located on the transport line to a container withdrawal delivery assembly. A picking system characterized by the following.

Description

Container withdrawal and delivery assembly, loading and unloading device, picking system, logistics sorting system, and method of withdrawing and delivering containers (Related Applications) This application is related to the application filed with the Chinese Intellectual Property Office on October 15, 2021, with application number 202111205928.X, titled "Container withdrawal delivery assembly, loading/unloading device, picking system and method for withdrawing and delivering containers"; the application filed with the Chinese Intellectual Property Office on October 15, 2021, with application number 202122497170.3, titled "Container withdrawal delivery assembly, loading/unloading device and picking system"; the application filed with the Chinese Intellectual Property Office on October 15, 2021, with application number 202111205501.X, titled "Transfer device and logistics sorting system"; and the application filed with the Chinese Intellectual Property Office on October 15, 2021, with application number 202122495320.7, titled "Transfer device and logistics sorting system" in China Claiming priority of a patent application, the full contents thereof are incorporated herein by reference. The present disclosure relates to the field of logistics, more specifically to a container withdrawal and delivery assembly. The present invention also relates to a loading and unloading device, a picking system, a logistics sorting system, and a method for withdrawing and delivering a container, comprising the container withdrawal and delivery assembly. Currently, automated warehouse storage systems are being increasingly applied in various civil and industrial warehouse storage sectors. By utilizing conveying devices such as stacker cranes to shuttle aisles between shelves, they are replacing the manual picking and transport of goods on shelves. In dense warehouse storage systems, shelves are arranged compactly at high density, and current conveying devices cannot be used in such systems because they struggle to adapt to the narrow aisle spaces between shelves. The attached drawings, which are incorporated into and constitute part of this specification, are used to illustrate embodiments of the present disclosure and, together with their description, to explain the principles of the present disclosure. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the overall structure of a container withdrawal and delivery assembly provided by one embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the structure of a moving assembly and a driving assembly of a container withdrawal and delivery assembly provided by one embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing the structure of the withdrawal drop assembly and the moving assembly of a container withdrawal delivery assembly provided by one embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing that the withdrawal drop assembly of a container withdrawal delivery assembly provided by one embodiment of the present disclosure is located on a first movement trajectory. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing that the withdrawal drop assembly of a container withdrawal delivery assembly provided by one embodiment of the present disclosure is located on a second movement trajectory. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing the overall structure of a loading and unloading device provided by one embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram illustrating the principle of a picking system provided by one embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram illustrating the principle of a container withdrawal method provided by one embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram illustrating the principle of a container shipping method provided by one embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 10 is a front view showing a non-avoidance state of a container withdrawal delivery assembly provided by one embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 11 is a three-dimensional view showing the non-avoidance state of the container withdrawal delivery assembly illustrated in FIG. 10. FIG. 12 is a front view showing the local structure of the container withdrawal delivery assembly illustrated in FIG. 10 in a non-avoidance state. FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing the local structure of the container withdrawal delivery assembly illustrated in FIG. 10 in a non-avoidance state. FIG. 14 is a front view showing the avoidance state of a container withdrawal delivery assembly provided by one embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 15 is a three-dimensional view showing the avoidance state of the container withdrawal delivery assembly illustrated in FIG. 14. FIG. 16 is a front view showing the local structure of the container withdrawal delivery assembly illustrated in FIG. 14 in an avoidance state. FIG. 17 is a perspective view showing the local structure of the container withdrawal delivery asse