CN103086111B - Three-dimensional intelligent compact storage system based on conveyor belts - Google Patents

Abstract

Three-dimensional intelligent compact storage system based on conveyor belt The present invention relates to a kind of three-dimensional intelligent compact storage system. Multi-layer compact arrangement is realized in three-dimensional directions. Each item can be taken out quickly: the loop conveyor belt moves the items placed on it from the inside of the rack to the access surface of the rack, and the stacker picks up the item from the access surface at the front of the rack to the access point. The method of storing goods is: the stacker puts the goods on the head space of the designated conveyor belt, and then uses the loop conveyor belt to send the goods to the designated storage location. The storage system can be used in product distribution centers, three-dimensional garages, and container terminals, etc., which can greatly improve the utilization of land and space. The system is fully automated and can also be managed through the Internet of Things.

Description

Three-dimensional intelligent compact storage system based on conveyor belt

technical field

The invention relates to a three-dimensional intelligent compact storage system based on a conveyor belt, belonging to the technical field of storage equipment.

Background technique

The storage system includes parking lots, product distribution centers, enterprise warehouses, container terminals, libraries and supermarkets, etc. They are the storers of goods in real life and the main organizers of logistics activities.

In today's society, the increasing scarcity of land resources has affected the sustainable development of many cities and even the entire society. Traditional storage systems, such as urban ground parking lots, storage centers full of aisles, and multi-aisle low-level stacking systems at container terminals, have become bottlenecks in the development of many cities. In addition, the existing systems, including some three-dimensional garages, cannot make full use of various existing automation technologies and information technologies, and do not fully consider the connection with the Internet of Things in the future.

Contents of the invention

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a three-dimensional intelligent and compact storage device with moderate cost, intelligent, easy management, easy installation and maintenance. The storage system introduces a large number of loopable conveyor belts and installs them in the shelves to extend the storage depth direction, realize multi-layer stacking in the depth direction, and increase the storage density of goods. This system is fully automatic and can also be managed by the Internet of Things. It can not only save manpower and material resources, but also adjust the supply of goods, reduce storage time, speed up capital turnover, and increase profits by reducing costs. The invention can be used in product distribution centers, three-dimensional garages, container terminals and the like. Compared with the existing storage system, this design system has brand-new advantages: (1) The storage system has no aisles, and the goods are put together by three-dimensional codes, which can greatly improve the utilization rate of storage space. (2) The warehousing system has a set of operating mechanisms to ensure that each item can be freely accessed to a designated location without transferring other items. (3) This system can use information technology to arrange a large number of sensors, which can ensure that each cargo is located, tracked and managed in real time, and can be seamlessly connected with the future Internet of Things.

The design and implementation of the system for the compact warehouse built according to the present invention are as follows.

The most basic mechanical structure of this system scheme includes storage shelves (1), stacker (including upright column (3), cargo platform (4), ground transverse track (5), cargo platform height direction track (6), cargo fork (7), etc.) (2), a series of loop conveyor belts (9). The storage shelf (1) is a cuboid; the storage shelf (1) is composed of multiple layers, and each layer is sequentially placed with a plurality of loop conveyor belts (9) from left to right, and the access table of each loop conveyor belt (9) forms a Cargo access surface (8); two rows of goods can be stacked in the depth direction on each loop conveyor belt (9), and then the movement of the conveyor belt device can form a loop rotation to transfer the goods from the cargo access surface (8) to The inside of the shelf, or transfer from the inside of the shelf to the cargo access surface (8); spaced apart by a column width, and parallel to the horizontal direction of the storage shelf (1); the stacker (2) is responsible for moving the goods placed on the cargo platform (4) horizontally back and forth along the horizontal track (5) on the ground The cargo fork (7) of the stacker (2) can get the goods positioned on the cargo access surface (8) to the load platform (4) of the stacker (2), and also the load platform (4) ) is placed on the cargo access surface (8); the track on the column (3) can be responsible for the cargo placed on the loading platform (4) to move back and forth vertically along the track (6) in the height direction of the loading platform .

The first type is based on the three-dimensional intelligent compact storage system of gravity loop conveyor belt. The conveyor belt moves to the empty cargo slot (12) and rotates the retrieved goods to the storage surface, and the crane uses the elevator and pallet to take the goods and put them into the entrance and exit; when the goods are stored, the designated goods pass through the above Devices are stored in reverse order.

The second type is the three-dimensional intelligent compact storage system based on the power loop conveyor belt. When retrieving goods, the power conveyor belt will rotate and move the goods placed on any position on it to receive the retrieval command and move them out to the cargo access surface where the crane stays (8) , the stacker (2) uses the loading platform (4) and the fork (7) to take away the goods and put them into the entrance and exit; when the goods are stored, the designated goods are stored in reverse order through the above-mentioned devices.

The technical implementation plan is as follows:

The realization scheme of the storage and retrieval of goods in the present invention is: when the system receives an inventory order, the designated conveyor belt and stacker (2) with vacancy run simultaneously; the stacker (2) starts from the system entrance Use the fork (7) to put the goods on the loading platform (4), and then move to the loop conveyor belt (9) of the designated stock (moving occurs simultaneously on its horizontal and vertical tracks); at the same time, the corresponding loop conveyor belt (9) Transfer the designated space to its access platform; when the designated space meets the loading platform (4) of the stacker (2), the fork (7) moves the goods to the loop conveyor belt (9) On the access table; the conveyor belt moves the goods to the designated storage location after receiving the goods. The system retrieval goods order is the reverse process of the inventory order.

If computer control is to be performed on the goods, sensors can be placed on the pallets of each goods, and the sensors can be used to transmit the goods information to the computer control system, and the computer system can then use the information to control automatic access to goods.

If the system is to be connected to the Internet, the information of the computer can be connected to the Internet, and then the customer can use the mobile phone to access the Internet, communicate with their own goods and computer control, send instructions to their own goods, and request the system to access operation etc.

The invention adopts the technology of intelligent three-dimensional storage equipment, and the storage capacity of goods in the same occupied area can be increased several times, which greatly improves the utilization rate of land resources.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of the present invention, that is, a three-dimensional intelligent compact storage system based on a conveyor belt.

Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the operation of the gravity loop conveyor belt.

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of the operation of the power loop conveyor belt.

In Fig. 1: storage rack 1, stacker 2, column 3, cargo platform 4, ground transverse rail 5, cargo platform height direction rail 6, fork 7 storage and retrieval surface 8, loop conveyor belt 9.

Among Fig. 2: gravity loop conveyor belt 10, lifting device 11, cargo slot 12, control switch 13 on the gravity conveyor belt.

Among Fig. 3: cargo slot position 14, power loop conveyor belt 15 on the power transmission belt.

Detailed ways:

Referring to Figure 1, the present invention is described as a three-dimensional compact storage system based on a conveyor belt, which allows goods to be arranged in multiple layers in the three-dimensional directions of depth, width and height of the shelf, and maximizes the use of storage space. The system is mainly composed of a storage shelf (1), a stacker (2), and a series of loop conveyor belts (9).

Figure 2 depicts the flow of operation of the gravity-based loop conveyor belt (10) of the present invention. When the brake switch (13) is non-braking and the lifting device (11) is working, the goods on the conveyor belt can continuously move on the conveyor belt consisting of two loops, which can ensure that each cargo is transferred to the conveyor belt. on the platform. For example, to take goods, you can turn on the brake switch (13) to brake and let the lifting device (11) work, the gravity conveyor belt starts to rotate and move the goods, and when the goods on other goods slots run to the conveyor belt access platform position, The lifting device (11) stops working, and a braking device locks the goods at the conveyor belt access platform position. The goods are then further processed by the stacker.

Figure 3 depicts the operational flow of the electric-based loop conveyor belt (15) of the present invention. When utilizing the power transmission belt to retrieve the goods on the cargo slot (14), the power transmission belt (15) rotates the goods from the inside of the shelf to the storage surface on the side of the stacker (2) of the shelf; (2) deliver the goods to the front vacancy such as the conveyor belt that needs to be stored from the front of the shelf, and then use the power conveyor belt (15) to rotate the goods from the front of the shelf to the designated storage position.

Claims (6)

1. A three-dimensional intelligent compact storage system based on conveyor belts, which includes storage shelves (1), stackers (2), and a series of loop conveyor belts (9); it is characterized in that: the stacker (2) includes columns (3), cargo platform (4), ground transverse track (5), cargo platform height direction track (6), cargo fork (7); storage shelf (1) is a cuboid; storage shelf (1) consists of multi-layer Composition; the stacker (2) can be responsible for the movement of goods in the horizontal and vertical directions at the same time; the loading platform (4) on the stacker (2) is responsible for placing the goods on it along the horizontal track (5) on the ground Carry out horizontal back-and-forth movement; the ground transverse track (5) of the stacker is located on the ground at the front end of the storage shelf (1) and is separated from the cargo access surface (8) by a cargo column width, and is horizontal to the storage shelf (1). Parallel; the cargo fork (7) on the stacker (2) can put the goods on the cargo access surface (8) on the loading platform (4) of the stacker (2), and also can put the cargo The goods on the platform (4) are placed on the cargo access surface (8); the track on the column (3) is responsible for vertically moving the goods placed on the cargo platform (4) along the rail (6) in the height direction of the cargo platform. direction; the loop conveyor belt (9) is installed on each layer of storage shelves from left to right according to the storage size, and the access table of each loop conveyor belt (9) forms the cargo access surface (8); The loop conveyor belt (9) is divided into a gravity loop conveyor belt (10) and a power loop conveyor belt (15); The gravity loop conveyor belt (10) is composed of two long gravity conveyor belts, a cargo conveyor switching device and a lifting device (11), forming a loop; the two long gravity conveyor belts are installed at a certain oblique angle to ensure that the goods Move on the gravity loop conveyor belt (10) under the action of gravity; when the control switch (13) is activated, all devices are in the state of moving goods, providing a moving loop for the goods; each gravity loop conveyor belt must have an empty cargo slot bit. 2. A class of three-dimensional intelligent compact storage system based on conveyor belts according to claim 1, wherein the power loop conveyor belt (15) is composed of two long power conveyor belts, a cargo conveyor switching device and an access platform , forming a loop; two long power conveyor belts are placed in parallel, one long power conveyor belt is responsible for moving the goods on it to the cargo access surface (8) in the depth direction, and the other long power conveyor belt is responsible for moving the goods in the cargo slots on the Move toward the inner side of the shelf in the depth direction. 3. The warehousing method of a class of conveyor belt-based three-dimensional intelligent compact storage system according to claim 1, characterized in that: when the system receives an inventory order, the designated loop conveyor belt with an empty cargo slot (9) and the stacker (2) run simultaneously; the stacker (2) puts the goods on the loading platform (4) from the system entrance with the fork (7), and then puts the goods on the designated loop conveyor belt ( 9) on; at the same time, the corresponding loop conveyor belt (9) transfers the designated empty cargo slot to the cargo access surface (8); when the designated empty cargo slot meets the loading platform (4) , the fork (7) moves the goods to the goods access surface (8); the loop conveyor belt (9) moves the goods to the designated storage location after receiving the goods; the system retrieval goods order is the reverse process of the inventory order. 4. The storage method of a class of three-dimensional intelligent compact storage system based on conveyor belts according to claim 3, characterized in that: the storage system can randomly store and retrieve goods; when storing goods, the stacker (2 ), the loading platform (4) and the loop conveyor belt (9) run simultaneously; when retrieving goods, the stacker (2), the loading platform (4) and the loop conveyor belt (9) run simultaneously. 5. The storage method of a class of conveyor belt-based three-dimensional intelligent compact storage system according to claim 4, characterized in that: when the control switch (13) is non-braking and the lifting device (11) is working, the gravity circuit The goods on the conveyor belt (10) are constantly moving on the circuit formed by two long gravity conveyor belts, which can ensure that each goods is transferred to the goods access surface (8); when receiving the order to pick up goods, open the control switch ( 13) Braking allows the lifting device (11) to work, and the gravity loop conveyor belt (10) starts to rotate and move the goods; when the goods on other cargo slots run to the cargo access surface (8), let the lifting device (11) Stop working, and the goods are locked on the goods access surface (8) by the braking device; then the goods are taken out by the cargo fork (7). 6. The warehousing method of a class of conveyor belt-based three-dimensional intelligent compact storage system according to claim 4, characterized in that: when a retrieval instruction is received, the power loop conveyor belt (15) is used to retrieve the goods on the cargo slot , the power loop conveyor belt (15) rotates the goods from the inside of the storage shelf (1) to the goods access surface (8); when storing goods, the stacker (2) puts the goods on the front of the storage shelf (1). On the empty goods slot position in the front of the conveyer belt of depositing, then use electric loop conveyer belt (15) to turn goods from goods access surface (8) to the designated storage position.