CN105279665A - Automatic supermarket system - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses an automated supermarket system. The supermarket system includes an upper layer and a lower layer. The upper layer includes a work area, and the work area includes a temporary storage area, an offline retail goods sorting device and an online commodity delivery system; the lower layer Including the inbound service area, outbound service area, warehousing area and retail shipping area; the temporary storage inbound area includes cargo pallets, the first cargo information registration device, the first inbound service desk and the inbound conveying device. An RFID label is affixed, and the first cargo information registration device is used to establish a corresponding relationship between the cargo information and the cargo pallet for registration, and the first warehouse-in service station includes a first computer and a first RFID detection device. This system is highly automated, which can greatly reduce the number of employees and reduce a lot of labor costs.

Description

An automated supermarket system

technical field

The invention belongs to the technical field of storage systems and the technical field of supermarket intelligent shopping, and more specifically relates to an automated supermarket system.

Background technique

Supermarkets are generally built in densely populated areas. In recent years, with the continuous increase in land prices and labor costs, the operating costs of supermarkets have continued to increase. How to control costs is an urgent problem for supermarket operators. At the same time, the time for customers to purchase goods is generally concentrated. The supermarket has a large passenger flow in a certain period of time, and customers have to waste a lot of time in the process of purchasing and checking out. Passenger flow is also a problem that needs to be solved at present.

At present, many domestic designs are intended to reduce customer settlement time, and then increase the passenger flow of the supermarket, such as: the supermarket self-service settlement shopping system and method thereof with the publication number CN200710018785 provide a shopping cart with a settlement system, the cart A gravity sensor, a barcode reader, a payment card reader and a touch display are installed. The shopping cart uses the barcode of the commodity and the weight information of the commodity as the commodity information code to determine a commodity. The settlement system on the shopping cart detects the shopping cart The weight of the goods on the website and the barcode scanned by the customer to determine whether the customer has settled for the goods that have not been seen; the public number is CN201320163479 The supermarket intelligent shopping system based on RFID technology, its shopping cart includes a display module, a keyboard module and an RFID identification module , these modules are respectively connected with the settlement computer and the data control center through the wireless network. The RFID identification module on the shopping cart obtains commodity price information by scanning the RFID and displays it on the display module. The customer chooses whether to buy through the keyboard module, and the settlement computer performs settlement. After the shopping is completed, you can pay and settle at the cash register; the self-service shopping system and its control method with the publication number CN201510011323 have a microprocessor module in the shopping cart, and the input end of the microprocessor module is connected to a barcode scanning module and a button module. The output end of the microprocessor is connected with a wireless transmitting module, a display module, a voice module and an RFID tag, and the checkout terminal of the supermarket has a wireless receiving module and an RFID recognizer; the microprocessor stores the product information scanned by the barcode scanning module into the RFID tag, and at the same time It is transmitted to the wireless receiving module at the checkout terminal through the wireless transmitting module. When checking out, the information in the scanned RFID tag is compared with the information received by the wireless receiving module. If the information is consistent, the payment can be made and a receipt can be printed. There are many similar patents, and these patents help customers to check out by transforming shopping carts, reducing the time for customers to check out, thereby improving the operating efficiency of supermarkets.

The public number is CN201410349099, which is an intelligent shopping guide system and positioning method for supermarkets based on WIFI indoor positioning. It provides hotspot APs and terminal devices installed everywhere in the supermarket. The location information of the product is sent to the server. When the user inquires about a product through the terminal, the server sends the specific location of the product and other relevant information to the terminal device for the user to view after calculation and analysis.

Publication No. CN201020523961 is an electronic voucher-based electronic supermarket shopping system, which provides the separation of the purchase and payment terminal from the pick-up terminal. After the user selects the desired item on the display of the purchase terminal and pays, the user will get an electronic voucher. Electronic voucher to pick up the goods at the designated location. Operators only need to be a platform for purchase and payment, and merchants can sell goods after joining the platform, similar to e-commerce. This patent is convenient for merchants to manage, but customers do not get a faster shopping method and a better shopping experience.

The public number is CN201320608655, a smart supermarket management system based on Internet of Things technology, which provides the use of radio frequency identification technology to manage the storage of goods, the use of electronic shelves to manage the labels of goods, and the use of radio frequency identification technology and shopping guides to help customers choose and payment. Similar patents for supermarket integrated management system with publication number CN201310375302, a supermarket logistics supply system with publication number CN201220496481, and product data management system for supermarkets with publication number CN201220238800 are all obtained by improving supply logistics and Optimize the commodity management system to improve the management efficiency of the supermarket, so as to achieve the effect of reducing costs.

At present, most of the patents related to supermarkets that are being applied for or authorized are about how to transform shopping carts, help customers shop and checkout, reduce customer checkout queuing time, and reduce the number of cashiers, so as to achieve the purpose of reducing costs and increasing supermarket profits. . However, the above invention only solves the problem of users waiting in line at the checkout. Customers still need to spend a lot of time to buy commodities, and customers cannot understand the prices of commodities and related promotional information at the first time, and the staff cannot understand the commodities at the same time. If the product is sold out, it cannot be replenished in the first time, which will affect the purchase of customers. At the same time, there is currently no invention on how to reduce the land use of supermarkets. Supermarkets still need a lot of land to build. Land prices are also a very important cost input in the early stage of supermarkets. How to reduce the input of land costs without reducing the sales scale of supermarkets , is also a problem that needs to be solved.

Contents of the invention

In view of the above defects or improvement needs of the prior art, the present invention provides an automated supermarket, the supermarket system can effectively reduce the supermarket land and the number of employees, and reduce operating costs. At the same time, the online and offline sales models enable customers to purchase goods more efficiently and conveniently.

To achieve the above object, according to the present invention, an automated supermarket system is provided, characterized in that: the supermarket system includes an upper floor and a lower floor, wherein,

The upper layer includes a work area, and the work area includes a temporary storage area, an offline retail goods sorting device and an online product delivery system;

The lower layer includes an inbound service area, an outbound service area, a storage area and a retail delivery area for exchanging goods with the upper layer;

The temporary storage area includes a cargo pallet, a first cargo information registration device, a first storage service desk, and a storage delivery device, wherein the cargo pallet is affixed with an RFID label, and the first cargo information registration device The device is used to establish a corresponding relationship between the cargo information and the cargo pallet for registration, and the first storage service desk includes a first computer and a first RFID detection device, and the first RFID detection device can identify the RFID tag on the cargo pallet The cargo information is transmitted to the first computer, and the first computer can assign a cargo location number to the cargo according to the cargo information corresponding to the pallet number, and the storage conveying device sends the cargo to the storage area on the lower floor.

Preferably, the upper layer also includes a customer area, the customer area is separated from the work area, and the customer area is provided with a rest and waiting area for customers, a self-sale area for small items, a temporary storage and handling area for customer goods, a line Online product temporary storage area, offline product shipping area, offline order operation area, return area and customer operation terminal.

Preferably, the work area also includes an unpacking retail manual replenishment area, and the unpacking retail manual replenishment area includes a cargo box, a cargo box recovery system, a second cargo information registration device, a cargo code tray, and a second RFID detection device, the second warehousing service desk, the outbound conveying device and the retail manual replenishment system, and the cargo box recovery system is used to transport the cargo box to the unpacked retail manual replenishment area for delivery when retail shipments are made. Replenishment use; a barcode is affixed on the cargo box, and the second cargo information registration device is used to establish a corresponding relationship between the cargo information and the barcode on the cargo box for registration; the size of the cargo code plate and the size of the cargo box Corresponding; the second inbound service desk includes a second computer, and the second RFID detection device is used to scan the RFID label on the cargo pallet conveyed by the outbound conveying device, and transmit it to the second computer, so that the second computer can The relevant information of the goods on the cargo pallet is displayed on the cargo pallet, and the second computer can assign a cargo location number to the cargo according to the cargo information corresponding to the barcode on the cargo code tray, and store the relevant cargo location and cargo information in the second computer.

Preferably, the storage area includes a storage rack, a stacker, an inbound conveying system and an outbound conveying system, wherein,

The storage shelves are used for storing goods;

The warehousing conveying system includes a first roller main conveyor, a sorting device, a first diverting roller conveyor and a third RFID detection device, and the first roller main conveyor is connected with the upper storey warehousing conveying device to use In order to receive the goods sent by the storage conveying device on the upper floor, there are multiple first diverting roller conveyors, and each first diverging roller conveyor corresponds to a sorting device and a third RFID detection device. Three RFID is used to detect the RFID tags on the cargo pallet and sort the goods to the corresponding diverting roller conveyor through the sorting device. The end of each diverting roller conveyor is equipped with an electromagnetic brake. When the goods reach the end of the diverting roller conveyor At this time, the electromagnetic brake works, the goods stop, and then the goods are put into the warehouse through the stacker;

The outbound conveying system includes a second diverter roller conveyor and a second roller main conveyor, each second diverter roller conveyor has a rounded end so that the goods are automatically sent to the second roller main conveyor , the second roller main conveyor is connected to the upper outbound conveying device for sending goods to the upper outbound conveying device;

The stacker is used to transport the goods on the first diverting roller conveyor in the inbound conveying system to the predetermined position in the storage shelf, and at the same time transport the goods in the set position in the storage shelf to the outbound conveying system on the second diverting roller conveyor in the middle.

Preferably, the retail delivery area includes retail shelves, a retail delivery conveyor system, a shuttle system and a cargo lifting system, wherein,

The retail shelf includes a plurality of compartments for storing retail goods, and an electric drum, a belt drive and a photoelectric counter are arranged in the compartment, wherein the electric drum can drive the belt after rotating at a set angle. The transmission device is used for shipment, and the photoelectric counter is installed at the exit of the cargo grid to record the shipment quantity;

The retail delivery conveying system includes a hierarchical belt conveying device, a screw conveying device and a main conveying device, wherein the hierarchical belt conveying device is arranged at the outlet of the retail shelf goods, and the hierarchical belt conveying device is provided with multi-layer And the end of the level belt conveying device of each layer is connected to the screw conveying device, and the screw conveying device is used to collectively convey the goods of different layers to the main conveying device;

The main conveying device includes an online commodity conveyor belt and an offline commodity conveyor belt, and the offline commodity conveyor belt is connected with the offline retail goods sorting device on the upper floor to deliver the commodities ordered offline to the upper floor On the offline retail goods sorting device, so that the goods ordered offline can be shipped on the upper floor, and the online commodity conveyor belt is connected with the online commodity delivery system on the upper floor, so as to transport the goods ordered online Go to the upper-level online commodity shipping system to ship the goods ordered online;

The shuttle car system includes a shuttle car, a shuttle car guide rail and a shuttle car lifting device, the shuttle car guide rail is set on the side of the retail shelf corresponding to the location of the level conveyor belt, and two retail shelves share a shuttle The car guide rail is used for the movement guidance of the shuttle car on the same layer of the shelf, and the shuttle car lifting device is arranged at one end of the shuttle car guide rail for transporting the shuttle car to different layers of the retail shelf;

The cargo lifting system includes a cargo buffer shelf and a cargo lifting device. One end of the cargo buffer rack is connected to the cargo lifting device, the other end is connected to the shuttle car lifting device, and the other end of the cargo lifting device is connected to the unpacking retail store. The retail manual replenishment system in the manual replenishment area is connected, and the other end of the shuttle car lifting device is connected with the shuttle car guide rail.

Preferably, the supermarket system also includes an automatic control system, the automatic control system includes an online service management system and an offline automatic control system; the online service management system includes online ordering, online payment, supermarket database management and personnel information management; the offline automatic control system includes a storage area control system and a retail delivery area control system.

Preferably, the offline automatic control system includes a management layer, a monitoring layer and an execution layer, wherein,

The management layer includes warehousing management, warehousing management, inventory management, query statistics, and job scheduling, etc.; the monitoring layer receives instructions from the management layer, and controls the logistics equipment to complete the tasks specified in the instructions according to the instructions. At the same time, the monitoring layer can real-time Monitor the system status information of the execution layer accurately, and feed back the monitored information to the management to provide reference for the management's scheduling decision;

The execution layer includes logistics machinery and equipment. The controller of the logistics machinery equipment receives instructions from the monitoring layer to perform various actions. Send instructions to ensure that the offline automatic control system will not continue to run in an error state.

Preferably, the supermarket system also includes an automatic control system, the automatic control system includes an online service management system and an offline automatic control system; the online service management system includes online ordering, online payment, supermarket database management and personnel information management; the offline automatic control system includes a storage area control system and a retail delivery area control system;

The storage area control system controls the stacker, storage delivery system and delivery delivery system through a storage monitoring computer; each stacker uses a stacker PLC as a controller, and communicates via wireless Ethernet The module and the switch communicate wirelessly with the storage monitoring computer; the storage delivery system and the storage delivery system select a delivery system PLC as a controller, and communicate with the storage monitoring computer through the switch in a wired manner;

The retail delivery area control system includes a retail replenishment control system and a retail delivery control system, wherein,

The retail replenishment control system includes a shuttle car control system, a shuttle car lifting device control system, a goods buffer shelf control system, and a goods lifting device control system. The above four control systems are controlled by separate PLCs and monitored by retail areas. Computer coordination to avoid conflicts;

The retail delivery control system is divided into an online order delivery control system and an offline order delivery control system according to different order types, and uses an online PLC to control the delivery of online orders, and uses a master control PLC to control online orders. The order delivery control system and the offline order delivery control system are in charge of the overall control to realize the separate delivery control of online orders and offline orders.

Preferably, the supermarket system also includes an automatic control system, the automatic control system includes an online service management system and an offline automatic control system; the online service management system includes online ordering, online payment, supermarket database management and personnel information management; the offline automatic control system includes a storage area control system and a retail delivery area control system;

The retail delivery area control system includes a retail replenishment control system and a retail delivery control system, wherein,

The retail replenishment control system includes a shuttle car control system, a shuttle car lifting device control system, a goods buffer shelf control system, and a goods lifting device control system. The above four control systems are controlled by separate PLCs and monitored by retail areas. Computer coordination to avoid conflicts;

The retail delivery control system is divided into an online order delivery control system and an offline order delivery control system according to different order types, and uses an online PLC to control the delivery of online orders, and uses a master control PLC to control online orders. The order delivery control system and the offline order delivery control system are in charge of the overall control to realize the separate delivery control of online orders and offline orders;

Each retail shelf in the retail delivery area is controlled by the delivery PLC to deliver goods from the compartment, the level belt conveyor device corresponding to each retail shelf is controlled by the level belt PLC, and each shuttle system is controlled by the shuttle Car PLC control, each cargo lifting system is controlled by lifting PLC;

The monitoring computer in the retail area communicates with the shuttle PLC controlling the shuttle system and the lifting PLC controlling the goods lifting system in the form of wireless Ethernet, and communicates with the delivery PLC controlling the delivery of goods from the cargo compartment and the control layer belt transmission The hierarchical band PLC of the device, the online PLC controlling the online order, the general control PLC and the PLC controlling the lifting device of the shuttle car use wired Ethernet to communicate.

Preferably, the retail shipping area control system converts customer orders into shipping instructions to control each system to correctly ship; Sort by shipping time, and then check whether the current shipping system is full, if it is full, wait, if not, enter the shipping queue in the order after sorting, assign a shipping window to the new order added to the queue, and then notify the master controller PLC, and send the list of new orders entering the queue to the corresponding retail shelf PLC; if an order is completed in the shipping queue, the retail area monitoring computer will receive the feedback signal from the master control PLC. At this time, the retail area monitoring computer will pass the voice The broadcast or LED screen reminds the customer to pick up the goods at the designated window. The customer goes to the window to pick up the goods with the verification code. After receiving the customer's pick-up application, the monitoring computer in the retail area notifies the master control PLC to send the goods out.

Generally speaking, compared with the prior art, the above technical solutions conceived by the present invention can achieve the following beneficial effects:

1) To achieve a high degree of automation in the supermarket, through the automated logistics system to realize the functions of warehousing, automatic warehousing, cargo retrieval, loading and picking, and transportation of goods in the logistics and distribution link of the supermarket; at the same time, it can realize online ordering, on-site pickup, automatic on-site purchase, On-site pickup, valet paid storage and other advanced functions. It realizes the automatic processing of goods on the shelf, tallying, shelving, and pricing, and realizes the connection with the Internet, providing two sales modes, online and offline. The control system of the automated supermarket realizes the automatic access control function of commodities according to the user's online or offline operation terminal and control server.

2) The system is highly automated, which can greatly reduce the number of employees and reduce a lot of labor costs.

3) The system is highly automated and can establish a dense storage system, which can effectively reduce the land area; at the same time, the storage area is built underground, which can effectively reduce the price of land per unit area and effectively reduce the cost of land use.

4) This system adopts the shopping mode of online and offline coexistence. Compared with traditional offline supermarket shopping, it can enhance shopping efficiency and reduce the time spent by customers shopping. At the same time, customers can also conveniently and comprehensively understand the promotion information of the supermarket. It is convenient for customers to know the total purchase price at one time; compared with traditional online e-commerce, it does not need to spend logistics transportation costs and logistics transportation time, which can effectively reduce customers' shopping costs.

5) This system adopts the shopping mode of online and offline coexistence, which expands the sales and operation mode of the supermarket for supermarket operators, and indirectly can effectively increase the passenger flow of the supermarket without increasing the scale of the supermarket, and can effectively increase operating income .

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is a top view of the upper internal structure of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a top view of the lower internal structure of the present invention;

Fig. 3 is a hierarchical structure diagram of the automated supermarket system network;

Fig. 4 is a topological structure diagram of an automated supermarket communication network;

Fig. 5 is a network structure diagram of the retail area control system;

Figure 6 is a network structure diagram of the storage area control system;

In the figure: 1: Unpacking retail manual replenishment area; 1-1: Carton recycling system; 1-2: Outbound conveyor device; 1-3: Retail manual replenishment system; 2: Temporary storage area; 2 -1: storage conveying device; 2-2: cargo temporary storage conveying device; 3: stairwell; 4: elevator; 5: online commodity temporary storage area; 5-1: online commodity shipping system; 5- 2: online product temporary storage shelf; 6: customer area; 6-1: customer goods temporary storage processing area; 6-2: offline product shipping area; 6-3: customer rest and waiting area; 6-4: line Operation area for placing orders; 6-5: self-sale area for small items; 6-6: return area; 7: offline retail goods sorting device; 8: storage area; 8-1: storage shelves; 8-2: Outbound conveyor system; 8-3: Inbound conveyor system; 8-4: Stacker; 9: Outbound service area; 10: Retail shipping area; 10-1: Screw conveyor; 10-2: Offline Commodity conveyor belt; 10-3: Online commodity conveyor belt; 10-4: Hierarchical belt conveyor; 10-5: Retail shelf; 10-6: Shuttle car; 10-7: Shuttle car lifting device; 10-8: Goods cache shelf; 10-9: cargo lifting device; 11: storage service area.

detailed description

Referring to Figures 1 to 6, an automated supermarket system, the supermarket system includes an upper floor and a lower floor, wherein,

The upper layer includes a customer area 6 and a work area, wherein the work area includes a temporary storage area 2, an unpacking retail manual replenishment area 1, an offline retail goods sorting device 7, and an online product delivery system 5-1 , the elevator room 4 and the stairwell 3, the temporary storage area 2 and the unpacking retail manual replenishment area 1 are respectively provided with a user operation terminal and a tray for storing goods; the customer area 6 and the work area Separated, the customer area 6 is equipped with a customer rest and waiting area 6-3, a small commodity self-sale area 6-5, a customer goods temporary storage area 6-1, an online commodity temporary storage area 5, and offline commodity shipments Area 6-2, offline order operation area 6-4, return area 6-6 and customer operation terminal;

The lower floor includes a warehouse-in service area 11, a warehouse-out service area 9, a storage area 8 and a retail delivery area 10, and an elevator that can lead to the upper floor is provided in the warehouse-in service area 11 and the warehouse-out service area 9. room 4 and stairwell 3.

Preferably, the temporary storage area 2 includes a cargo pallet, a first cargo information registration device, a warehouse-in conveying device 2-1 and a first warehouse-in service desk, wherein the cargo pallet is affixed with an RFID label, The first cargo information registration device is used to establish a corresponding relationship between the cargo information and the cargo pallet for registration, and the first warehouse-in service station includes a first computer and a first RFID detection device, and the first RFID detection device The goods information that can identify the RFID tag on the goods pallet is sent to the first computer, and the first computer can assign the goods location number to the goods according to the goods information corresponding to the pallet number; the storage conveying device 2-1 sends the goods to the lower layer storage area 8.

Further, the unpacking and retail manual replenishment area 1 includes a cargo box, a cargo box recovery system 1-1, a second cargo information registration device, a cargo code tray, a second RFID detection device, a second storage service desk, a Storehouse conveying device 1-2 and retail manual replenishment system 1-3, described cargo box reclaiming system 1-1 is used for when the retail shipment is delivered to the described unpacking retail manual replenishment area 1 for the cargo box. Replenishment use; a barcode is affixed on the cargo box, and the second cargo information registration device is used to establish a corresponding relationship between the cargo information and the barcode on the cargo box for registration; the size of the cargo code plate and the size of the cargo box Corresponding; the second warehouse-in service station includes a second computer, and the second RFID detection device is used to scan the RFID label on the cargo pallet conveyed by the warehouse delivery device 1-2, and transmit it to the second computer for The relevant information of the goods on the cargo pallet is displayed on the second computer, and the second computer can assign a cargo location number to the cargo according to the cargo information corresponding to the barcode on the cargo code tray, and store the relevant cargo location and cargo information in the second computer. in the computer.

Further, the storage area 8 includes a storage rack 8-1, a stacker 8-4, an inbound conveying system 8-3 and an outbound conveying system 8-2, wherein,

The storage shelf 8-1 is used for storing goods;

The warehousing conveying system 8-3 includes a first roller main conveyor, a sorting device, a first diverting roller conveyor and a third RFID detection device, and the first roller main conveyor and the upper warehousing conveying device 2 -1 connected to receive the goods sent by the upper storage conveying device 2-1, the first diverging roller conveyor is multiple, and each first diverging roller conveyor corresponds to a sorting device and a first Three RFID detection devices, the third RFID is used to detect the RFID tags on the cargo pallet and sort the goods to the corresponding diverting roller conveyor through the sorting device, and the end of each diverting roller conveyor is equipped with an electromagnetic brake, When the goods reach the end of the diverting roller conveyor, the electromagnetic brake works, the goods stop running, and then the goods are put into storage by the stacker 8-4;

The outbound conveying system 8-2 includes a second diverting roller conveyor and a second roller main conveyor, each of the second diverging roller conveyors has a rounded end so that the goods are automatically sent to the second rollers On the main conveyor, the second roller main conveyor is connected to the upper outbound conveying device 1-2 for delivering goods to the upper outbound conveying device 1-2;

The stacker 8-4 is used to transport the goods on the first diverting roller conveyor in the storage delivery system 8-3 to the predetermined cargo position in the storage rack 8-1, and also transfer the goods in the storage rack 8-1 to the storage rack 8-1. The goods of setting goods position are transported on the second diverting roller conveyor in the outbound conveying system 8-2.

Further, the retail delivery area 10 includes a retail shelf 10-5, a retail delivery delivery system, a shuttle vehicle 10-6 system and a cargo lifting system, wherein,

The retail shelf 10-5 includes many grids for automatic delivery of retail goods, and the electrical drums, belt transmissions and photoelectric counters are arranged in the grids, wherein the electrical drums can rotate at a set angle Afterwards, the belt transmission device is driven for shipment, and the photoelectric counter is installed at the exit of the cargo grid to record the shipment quantity;

The retail delivery conveying system includes a layered belt conveying device 10-4, a screw conveying device 10-1 and a main conveying device, wherein the layered belt conveying device 10-4 is arranged at the goods outlet of the retail shelf 10-5 , the hierarchical belt conveyor 10-4 is provided with multiple layers and the end of the hierarchical belt conveyor 10-4 of each layer is connected to the screw conveyor 10-1, and the screw conveyor 10-1 is used to The goods of different layers are collectively transferred to the main conveying device;

The main conveying device includes an online commodity conveyor belt 10-3 and an offline commodity conveyor belt 10-2, and the offline commodity conveyor belt 10-2 is connected to the upper offline retail goods sorting device 7 for Send the goods ordered offline to the upper-level offline retail goods sorting device 7, so that the goods ordered offline are shipped in the offline goods delivery area 6-2, and the online goods conveyor belt 10-3 It is connected with the upper-level online product delivery system 5-1, so as to transport the online-ordered goods to the upper-level online product delivery system 5-1, so that the online-ordered goods can be shipped;

The shuttle car 10-6 system includes a shuttle car 10-6, a shuttle car 10-6 guide rail and a shuttle car lifting device 10-7, and the shuttle car 10-6 guide rail is arranged on the retail shelf 10-5 and the level The conveyor belt is set on the corresponding side of the position, and the two retail shelves 10-5 share a shuttle car 10-6 guide rail for the movement guidance of the shuttle car 10-6 on the same floor of the shelf. The shuttle car lifting device 10 -7 is arranged at one end of the guide rail of the shuttle car 10-6 for transporting the shuttle car 10-6 to different layers of the retail shelf 10-5;

The cargo lifting system includes a cargo buffer shelf 10-8 and a cargo lifting device 10-9, one end of the cargo buffer rack 10-8 is connected to the cargo lifting device 10-9, and the other end is connected to the shuttle car lifting device 10-9. 7, the other end of the cargo lifting device 10-9 is connected to the retail manual replenishment system 1-3 in the unpacking retail manual replenishment area 1, and the other end of the shuttle car lifting device 10-7 is connected to the The shuttle car 10-6 guide rail is connected, and the shuttle car 10-6 guide rail is connected with the retail shelf 10-5, and each layer of the retail shelf 10-5 is connected with the shuttle car 10-6 guide rail.

Further, the supermarket system also includes an automatic control system, the automatic control system includes an online service management system and an offline automatic control system; the online service management system includes online ordering, online payment, supermarket database management and Personnel information management; the offline automatic control system includes a storage area 8 control system and a retail delivery area 10 control system.

Further, the offline automatic control system includes a management layer, a monitoring layer and an execution layer, wherein,

The management layer includes warehousing management, warehousing management, inventory management, query statistics, and job scheduling, etc.; the monitoring layer receives instructions from the management layer, and controls the logistics equipment to complete the tasks specified in the instructions according to the instructions. At the same time, the monitoring layer can real-time Monitor the system status information of the execution layer accurately, and feed back the monitored information to the management to provide reference for the management's scheduling decision;

The execution layer includes logistics machinery and equipment. The controller of the logistics machinery equipment receives instructions from the monitoring layer to perform various actions. Send instructions to ensure that the offline automatic control system will not continue to run in an error state.

Further, the supermarket system also includes an automatic control system, the automatic control system includes an online service management system and an offline automatic control system; the online service management system includes online ordering, online payment, supermarket database management and Personnel information management; the offline automatic control system includes a storage area 8 control system and a retail delivery area 10 control system;

The storage area 8 control system controls the stacker 8-4, the storage delivery system 8-3 and the delivery delivery system 8-2 through the storage monitoring computer; each stacker 8-4 selects one The stacker 8-4PLC is used as a controller, and communicates wirelessly with the storage monitoring computer through a wireless Ethernet communication module and a switch; the inbound conveying system 8-3 and the outbound conveying system 8-2 use a conveying system PLC as the control The controller communicates with the warehouse monitoring computer through the switch in a wired manner.

Further, the control system of the retail delivery area 10 includes a retail replenishment control system and a retail delivery control system, wherein,

The retail replenishment control system includes a shuttle car 10-6 control system, a shuttle car lifting device 10-7 control system, a goods buffer shelf 10-8 control system and a goods lifting device 10-9 control system, the above four control systems Each is controlled by a separate PLC, and coordinated through the retail area monitoring computer to avoid conflicts;

The retail delivery control system is divided into an online order delivery control system and an offline order delivery control system according to different order types, and uses an online PLC to control the delivery of online orders, and uses a master control PLC to control online orders. The order delivery control system and the offline order delivery control system are in charge of the overall control to realize the separate delivery control of online orders and offline orders;

Each retail shelf 10-5 of the retail delivery area 10 controls the goods to be shipped from the grid through the delivery PLC, and the level belt conveyor 10-4 corresponding to each retail shelf 10-5 is controlled by the level belt PLC. Control, each shuttle car 10-6 system is controlled by the shuttle car 10-6 PLC, and each cargo lifting system is controlled by the lifting PLC;

The retail area monitoring computer communicates with the shuttle car 10-6PLC controlling the shuttle car 10-6 system and the lifting PLC controlling the goods lifting system in a wireless Ethernet manner, and communicates with the delivery PLC controlling the delivery of goods from the cargo compartment. The hierarchical belt PLC controlling the hierarchical belt conveying device 10-4, the online PLC controlling the online order, the general control PLC, and the PLC controlling the shuttle car lifting device 10-7 use wired Ethernet to communicate.

Further, the control system in the retail delivery area 10 converts customer orders into shipping instructions to control the correct delivery of each system; after the control system in the retail delivery area 10 receives a new order, it converts the orders generated within a period of time according to the optimal order. Sort the shipping time, and then check whether the current shipping system is full, if it is full, wait, if not, enter the shipping queue in the order after sorting, assign a shipping window to the newly added order, and then notify the general manager Control the PLC, and send the list of newly entered order goods to the corresponding retail shelf 10-5PLC; if an order is completed in the shipping queue, the retail area monitoring computer will receive the feedback signal from the master control PLC. At this time, the retail area monitoring The computer reminds the customer to pick up the goods at the designated window through voice broadcast or LED screen. The customer goes to the window to pick up the goods with the verification code. After receiving the customer's pick-up application, the monitoring computer in the retail area notifies the master control PLC to deliver the goods.

For the upper layer, the main function is that the customer completes the order and pick-up, the customer's item is temporarily stored, the staff completes the storage, retail replenishment, online order sorting and putting into the online product temporary storage shelf 5-2, and return processing Waiting for work. The lower layer includes the inbound service area 11, the outbound service area 9, the storage area 8 and the retail shipping area 10. For the lower layer, the main function is to complete the retail shipment after the customer places an order, and complete the automatic replenishment after the goods are sold out. Inbound and outbound and temporary storage of goods, etc., the specific implementation methods are as follows:

The implementation of offline ordering and retail shipment by customers is as follows:

1. The customer selects the product in the offline order operation area 6-4 of the customer area 6 and places an order for payment. After the payment is successful, the customer is fed back a proof of successful payment, which includes the purchased product information and the QR code of the payment information. The customer holds this certificate and waits for the number to be called to pick up the goods in the customer rest waiting area 6-3.

2. The offline order operation area 6-4 sends the order information to the monitoring computer in the retail area. The monitoring computer in the retail area first judges whether the order is an online order or an offline order. Certain optimization rules are sorted to form a shipping queue, and each order is assigned a shipping window, and then the monitoring computer in the retail area notifies the master control PLC, and sends the order information of the shipping queue to the retail shelf 10-5PLC, and the retail shelf 10-5 5PLC controls shipment.

3. The retail shelf 10-5 PLC controls the delivery of the corresponding goods on the retail shelf 10-5, and the goods are transported through the hierarchical belt conveyor 10-4, the screw conveyor 10-1 and the offline commodity conveyor belt 10-2 of the main conveyor to the upper floor.

4. After the goods arrive at the upper floor, they are sent to the offline retail goods sorting device 7. The offline retail goods sorting device 7 scans the barcode on the box and sorts the goods to different shipping windows through the sorting mechanism. , the goods are separated from the boxes at the delivery window, and the boxes are recycled through the box recycling system 1-1.

5. When all the goods on an order are shipped, the monitoring computer in the retail area receives the feedback signal sent by the master control PLC, and the monitoring computer in the retail area prompts the customer to pick up the goods at the designated shipping window by controlling the voice broadcast and the LED screen. The customer completes confirmation and picks up the goods by scanning the QR code at the designated shipping window.

The implementation methods for customers to place orders and retail shipments online are as follows:

1. Customers place an order and pay for goods through online clients (such as mobile APP or computer webpage, etc.), and get feedback information (such as QR codes and temporary shelf numbers, etc.) after successful payment.

2. Online orders are shipped when the automated supermarket system is idle. The shipping process is roughly the same as the offline order shipping process, except that the goods are transported to the upper floor through the online commodity conveyor belt 10-3 of the main conveyor device. After reaching the upper floor Through the online commodity delivery system 5-1, the staff packs the online commodities and puts them into the online commodity temporary storage shelf 5-2 designated by the system, waiting for the customers who place orders online to pick up the goods.

3. Based on the feedback information, the customer picks up the goods by scanning the QR code at the designated temporary storage shelf 5-2.

Retail replenishment is implemented as follows:

1. When the goods in the compartments of the retail shelf 10-5 are out of stock, the retail shelf 10-5PLC will feed back the out-of-stock signal to the monitoring computer in the retail area, and the retail area monitoring computer will feed back the out-of-stock signal to the unpacking retail manual replenishment area 1 staff and wait for the replenishment signal.

2. After receiving the out-of-stock signal, the staff sends the goods information that needs to be replenished to the warehouse monitoring computer, and the warehouse monitoring computer sends the out-of-warehouse signal to the stacker 8-4PLC, and the stacker 8-4PLC controls the stacker 8- 4 Pick up the goods from the designated storage shelf 8-1 and put them on the outbound conveying system 8-2, and send them to the upper outbound conveying device 1-2 through the outbound conveying system 8-2, and the upper outbound conveying The device 1-2 sends the goods to the unpacking retail manual replenishment area 1, and the staff manually unpacks and replenishes the goods.

3. The staff will pack and register the goods that need to be replenished (establish a mapping relationship between the goods information and the barcode on the box), and at the same time, the staff will send a replenishment instruction to the monitoring computer in the retail area, and send the rest of the replenishment to the Temporarily stored in 2 storage areas waiting for storage.

4. After receiving the replenishment instruction, the monitoring computer in the retail area communicates with the PLC controlling the cargo lifting device 10-9, and controls the cargo lifting device 10-9 to rise to the ground to connect with the retail manual replenishment system 1-3. The cargo lifting device 10 -9 feedback information after arriving at the designated location, the retail area monitoring computer will prompt the staff to start replenishment after receiving the feedback information, wait for the manual completion of replenishment and replenishment information entry, the retail area monitoring computer will need to replenish in the retail shelf 10-5 The location information of the goods is sent to the cargo lifting device 10-9PLC, and the cargo lifting device 10-9 is notified to start delivering the goods for replenishment, and the cargo lifting device 10-9 first transports the goods to the designated cargo buffer shelf 10-8.

5. The monitoring computer in the retail area distributes the goods sent to the goods buffer shelf 10-8 through the algorithm to the shuttle car 10-6, and the shuttle car lifting device 10-7 transports the allocated shuttle car 10-6 to the designated floor, and the shuttle car 10-6 6 After arriving at the target floor, send a feedback signal to the retail area monitoring computer, and the retail area monitoring computer sends the location information of the retail shelf 10-5 that needs to be replenished to the shuttle car 10-6 and notifies the shuttle car 10-6 to receive the goods buffer shelf 10- 8, then the shuttle car 10-6 delivers the goods to the cargo grid at the designated location according to the preset program.

6. After each completion of a replenishment cycle, the monitoring computer in the retail area needs to judge whether an instruction to end replenishment has been received, and if so, notify the cargo lifting device 10-9 to end the replenishment, otherwise notify the cargo lifting device 10-9 to rise to the ground again Connect with the retail manual replenishment system 1-3 to start the next round of replenishment.

The storage implementation method is as follows:

1. The staff first packs the goods, establishes a mapping relationship between the boxes and the goods, and then sends the goods information to the storage monitoring computer and notifies the storage monitoring computer to enter the warehouse. Notify the corresponding stacker 8-4 to be on standby at the designated position.

2. The worker puts the container into the pallet and puts it on the storage conveying device 2-1 on the upper floor. The storage conveying device 2-1 transports the goods to the storage conveying system 8-3 on the lower floor. The main roller conveyor of 8-3 is sorted to the designated diverting roller conveyor through the sorting device. When the goods are sent to the designated loading platform, the stacker 8-4 transports the goods to the designated cargo space, and enters After the warehouse is completed, a feedback signal is sent to the warehouse monitoring computer.

The implementation methods for temporary storage of goods are as follows:

1. When the customer handles the temporary storage of idle items in the temporary storage area 6-1 of the customer, the staff will register the product information into the computer system, then pack the goods into boxes, establish a mapping relationship between the boxes and the goods, and then The cargo information is sent to the storage monitoring computer and notifies the storage monitoring computer to enter the warehouse. The storage monitoring computer assigns the cargo space to the cargo through an optimization algorithm, and the staff puts the cargo into the cargo temporary storage conveying device 2-2, which can be automatically stored according to the implementation mode of storage. Temporary storage in storage.

2. When the customer needs to pick up the goods, he can handle the pick-up business in the customer's goods temporary storage area 6-1, and the goods will be taken out of the warehouse according to the way out of the warehouse.

Those skilled in the art can easily understand that the above descriptions are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent replacements and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present invention, All should be included within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. An automated supermarket system, characterized in that: the supermarket system comprises an upper floor and a lower floor, wherein, The upper layer includes a work area, and the work area includes a temporary storage area, an offline retail goods sorting device and an online product delivery system; The lower layer includes an inbound service area, an outbound service area, a storage area and a retail delivery area for exchanging goods with the upper layer; The temporary storage area includes a cargo pallet, a first cargo information registration device, a first storage service desk, and a storage delivery device, wherein the cargo pallet is affixed with an RFID label, and the first cargo information registration device The device is used to establish a corresponding relationship between the cargo information and the cargo pallet for registration, and the first storage service desk includes a first computer and a first RFID detection device, and the first RFID detection device can identify the RFID tag on the cargo pallet The cargo information is transmitted to the first computer, and the first computer can assign a cargo location number to the cargo according to the cargo information corresponding to the pallet number, and the storage conveying device sends the cargo to the storage area on the lower floor. 2. The automated supermarket system according to claim 1, characterized in that: the upper layer also includes a customer area, the customer area is separated from the work area, and the customer area is provided with a rest waiting area, a small There are self-sale area for individual items, temporary storage area for customer goods, temporary storage area for online products, offline product shipping area, offline ordering operation area, goods return area and customer operation terminal. 3. automated supermarket system according to claim 1, is characterized in that: described work area also comprises unpacking retail manual replenishment area, and described unpacking retail manual replenishment area comprises cargo box, cargo box recycling system, the first 2. Cargo information registration device, cargo code plate, second RFID detection device, second storage service desk, delivery device for delivery and retail manual replenishment system. By transporting to the unpacking retail artificial replenishment area for replenishment; the barcode is affixed on the cargo box, and the second cargo information registration device is used to establish a corresponding relationship between the cargo information and the barcode on the cargo box. Registration; the size of the cargo code tray corresponds to the size of the cargo box; the second storage service station includes a second computer, and the second RFID detection device is used to scan the RFID on the cargo pallet transported by the warehouse delivery device label, and send it to the second computer, so that the relevant information of the goods on the goods pallet is displayed on the second computer, and the second computer can assign the goods location number to the goods according to the goods information corresponding to the barcode on the goods code plate, and will Relevant location and cargo information is stored in the second computer. 4. The automated supermarket system according to claim 3, characterized in that: the storage area includes storage shelves, stackers, storage delivery systems and delivery delivery systems, wherein, The storage shelves are used for storing goods; The warehousing conveying system includes a first roller main conveyor, a sorting device, a first diverting roller conveyor and a third RFID detection device, and the first roller main conveyor is connected with the upper storey warehousing conveying device to use In order to receive the goods sent by the storage conveying device on the upper floor, there are multiple first diverting roller conveyors, and each first diverging roller conveyor corresponds to a sorting device and a third RFID detection device. Three RFID is used to detect the RFID tags on the cargo pallet and sort the goods to the corresponding diverting roller conveyor through the sorting device. The end of each diverting roller conveyor is equipped with an electromagnetic brake. When the goods reach the end of the diverting roller conveyor At this time, the electromagnetic brake works, the goods stop, and then the goods are put into the warehouse through the stacker; The outbound conveying system includes a second diverter roller conveyor and a second roller main conveyor, each second diverter roller conveyor has a rounded end so that the goods are automatically sent to the second roller main conveyor , the second roller main conveyor is connected to the upper outbound conveying device for sending goods to the upper outbound conveying device; The stacker is used to transport the goods on the first diverting roller conveyor in the inbound conveying system to the predetermined position in the storage shelf, and at the same time transport the goods in the set position in the storage shelf to the outbound conveying system on the second diverting roller conveyor in the middle. 5. The automated supermarket system according to claim 1, wherein the retail delivery area includes a retail shelf, a retail delivery delivery system, a shuttle system and a cargo lifting system, wherein, The retail shelf includes a plurality of compartments for storing retail goods, and an electric drum, a belt drive and a photoelectric counter are arranged in the compartment, wherein the electric drum can drive the belt after rotating at a set angle. The transmission device is used for shipment, and the photoelectric counter is installed at the exit of the cargo grid to record the shipment quantity; The retail delivery conveying system includes a hierarchical belt conveying device, a screw conveying device and a main conveying device, wherein the hierarchical belt conveying device is arranged at the outlet of the retail shelf goods, and the hierarchical belt conveying device is provided with multi-layer And the end of the level belt conveying device of each layer is connected to the screw conveying device, and the screw conveying device is used to collectively convey the goods of different layers to the main conveying device; The main conveying device includes an online commodity conveyor belt and an offline commodity conveyor belt, and the offline commodity conveyor belt is connected with the offline retail goods sorting device on the upper floor to deliver the commodities ordered offline to the upper floor On the offline retail goods sorting device, so that the goods ordered offline can be shipped on the upper floor, and the online commodity conveyor belt is connected with the online commodity delivery system on the upper floor, so as to transport the goods ordered online Go to the upper-level online commodity shipping system to ship the goods ordered online; The shuttle car system includes a shuttle car, a shuttle car guide rail and a shuttle car lifting device, the shuttle car guide rail is set on the side of the retail shelf corresponding to the location of the level conveyor belt, and two retail shelves share a shuttle The car guide rail is used for the movement guidance of the shuttle car on the same layer of the shelf, and the shuttle car lifting device is arranged at one end of the shuttle car guide rail for transporting the shuttle car to different layers of the retail shelf; The cargo lifting system includes a cargo buffer shelf and a cargo lifting device. One end of the cargo buffer rack is connected to the cargo lifting device, the other end is connected to the shuttle car lifting device, and the other end of the cargo lifting device is connected to the unpacking retail store. The retail manual replenishment system in the manual replenishment area is connected, and the other end of the shuttle car lifting device is connected with the shuttle car guide rail. 6. The automatic supermarket system according to claim 1, characterized in that: the supermarket system also includes an automatic control system, and the automatic control system includes an online service management system and an offline automatic control system; the online service The management system includes online ordering, online payment, supermarket database management and personnel information management; the offline automatic control system includes a storage area control system and a retail delivery area control system. 7. The automated supermarket system according to claim 6, characterized in that: the offline automatic control system includes a management layer, a monitoring layer and an execution layer, wherein, The management layer includes warehousing management, warehousing management, inventory management, query statistics, and job scheduling, etc.; the monitoring layer receives instructions from the management layer, and controls the logistics equipment to complete the tasks specified in the instructions according to the instructions. At the same time, the monitoring layer can real-time Monitor the system status information of the execution layer accurately, and feed back the monitored information to the management to provide reference for the management's scheduling decision; The execution layer includes logistics machinery and equipment. The controller of the logistics machinery equipment receives instructions from the monitoring layer to perform various actions. Send instructions to ensure that the offline automatic control system will not continue to run in an error state. 8. The automatic supermarket system according to claim 4, characterized in that: the supermarket system also includes an automatic control system, and the automatic control system includes an online service management system and an offline automatic control system; the online service The management system includes online ordering, online payment, supermarket database management and personnel information management; the offline automatic control system includes a storage area control system and a retail delivery area control system; The storage area control system controls the stacker, storage delivery system and delivery delivery system through a storage monitoring computer; each stacker uses a stacker PLC as a controller, and communicates via wireless Ethernet The module and the switch communicate wirelessly with the storage monitoring computer; the storage delivery system and the storage delivery system select a delivery system PLC as a controller, and communicate with the storage monitoring computer through the switch in a wired manner; The retail delivery area control system includes a retail replenishment control system and a retail delivery control system, wherein, The retail replenishment control system includes a shuttle car control system, a shuttle car lifting device control system, a goods buffer shelf control system, and a goods lifting device control system. The above four control systems are controlled by separate PLCs and monitored by retail areas. Computer coordination to avoid conflicts; The retail delivery control system is divided into an online order delivery control system and an offline order delivery control system according to different order types, and uses an online PLC to control the delivery of online orders, and uses a master control PLC to control online orders. The order delivery control system and the offline order delivery control system are in charge of the overall control to realize the separate delivery control of online orders and offline orders. 9. The automatic supermarket system according to claim 5, characterized in that: the supermarket system also includes an automatic control system, and the automatic control system includes an online service management system and an offline automatic control system; the online service The management system includes online ordering, online payment, supermarket database management and personnel information management; the offline automatic control system includes a storage area control system and a retail delivery area control system; The retail delivery area control system includes a retail replenishment control system and a retail delivery control system, wherein, The retail replenishment control system includes a shuttle car control system, a shuttle car lifting device control system, a goods buffer shelf control system, and a goods lifting device control system. The above four control systems are controlled by separate PLCs and monitored by retail areas. Computer coordination to avoid conflicts; The retail delivery control system is divided into an online order delivery control system and an offline order delivery control system according to different order types, and uses an online PLC to control the delivery of online orders, and uses a master control PLC to control online orders. The order delivery control system and the offline order delivery control system are in charge of the overall control to realize the separate delivery control of online orders and offline orders; Each retail shelf in the retail delivery area is controlled by the delivery PLC to deliver goods from the compartment, the level belt conveyor device corresponding to each retail shelf is controlled by the level belt PLC, and each shuttle system is controlled by the shuttle Car PLC control, each cargo lifting system is controlled by lifting PLC; The monitoring computer in the retail area communicates with the shuttle PLC controlling the shuttle system and the lifting PLC controlling the goods lifting system in the form of wireless Ethernet, and communicates with the delivery PLC controlling the delivery of goods from the cargo compartment and the control layer belt transmission The hierarchical band PLC of the device, the online PLC controlling the online order, the general control PLC and the PLC controlling the lifting device of the shuttle car use wired Ethernet to communicate. 10. The automatic supermarket system according to claim 9, characterized in that: the retail delivery area control system converts customer orders into shipping instructions to control each system to correctly ship; the retail delivery area control system receives new After placing an order, sort the orders generated within a certain period of time according to the optimal shipping time, and then check whether the current shipping system is fully loaded. The order that joins the queue is assigned a shipping window, and then notifies the general control PLC, and sends the list of new orders entering the queue to the corresponding retail shelf PLC; if an order is completed in the shipping queue, the retail area monitoring computer will receive the total Control the signal fed back by the PLC. At this time, the monitoring computer in the retail area reminds the customer to pick up the goods at the designated window through voice broadcast or LED screen. The customer picks up the goods at the window with the verification code. PLC sends out the goods.