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Transfer robot system

A technology for handling robots and robots, applied in control/regulation systems, instruments, motor vehicles, etc., can solve problems such as time-consuming labor costs, and achieve excellent energy efficiency.

Inactive Publication Date: 2016-05-18
HITACHI LTD
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[0004] In addition, due to the recent diversification of customer needs, the number of warehouses that handle a variety of small quantities of items such as mail order warehouses has increased. Due to the nature of the items managed, it takes time and labor costs to search for items and load them.

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[0050] In the present embodiment, an example of a transport robot system 10a that transports items together with shelves is described, assuming the loading and unloading of goods in a mail-order warehouse or the loading and unloading of components in a multi-variety low-volume production factory. In this example, a mail-order warehouse is illustrated as a suitable example, but it goes without saying that the present invention can be applied regardless of the number or type of articles, and that the present invention can be applied to all production plants.

[0051] figure 1 It is an example of the configuration diagram of the transfer robot system 10a in this embodiment. The transport robot system 10 a is composed of two or more shelves 100 , one or more robots 200 , a management terminal (hereinafter also referred to as “management computer”) 300 , a user interface 400 , and a charging station 500 .

[0052] In this example, unless otherwise specified, the following descript...

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[0181] In this embodiment, even if the loading and unloading part 201 of the robot 200 is incapable of lifting the shelf 100 to the height of the storage space of one layer of the shelf 100, the transfer robot system 10b that can realize the delivery of items between storage spaces of different heights is described. example of.

[0182] Figure 16 This is an example of a configuration diagram of the transfer robot system 10b in this embodiment. The transfer robot system 10 b is composed of two or more racks 100 , two or more robots 200 , a management computer 300 , a user interface 400 , a charging station 500 , and a rack 600 for handing over a layer change. The configuration and basic functions of the shelf 100, robot 200, management computer 300, user interface 400, and charging station 500 in this embodiment are the same as those in Embodiment 1, and therefore descriptions are omitted. In addition, the location arrangement of the storage area 1000, the work area 2000, an...

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Disclosed is a transfer robot system (10) wherein: a robot (200) has a connecting unit (202), which removably holds a rack (100), and which can be electrically connected to the rack (100), a drive unit (203), and a control unit (211); and the control unit (211) moves the robot (200) to the vicinity of a first rack (100x) by means of the drive unit (203), moves the robot (200) and the first rack (100x) to the vicinity of a second rack (100y) by connecting the robot and the first rack to each other by means of the connecting unit (202), supplies power to a transfer unit (101) of the first and / or second rack (100x / 100y) via the connecting unit (202), operates the transfer unit (101) corresponding to positions where articles (130a, b, c) to be moved are placed, and moves the articles (130a, b, c) to predetermined areas on the other rack (100y) from the rack (100x) having the articles (130a, b, c) placed thereon.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a transfer robot system using a transfer robot that transfers a shelf storing goods. Background technique [0002] Robots responsible for moving goods from one place to another are called "autonomous guided vehicles" or "AGVs", and are widely introduced in warehouses, factories, ports and other facilities. [0003] In addition, by combining and using a loading and unloading device that automatically performs delivery of goods between the storage place of the goods and the transfer robot, that is, the loading and unloading work, it is possible to automate most of the logistics in the facility. [0004] In addition, due to the recent diversification of customer demand, the number of warehouses that handle a variety of small quantities of goods, such as mail order warehouses, has increased. Due to the above-mentioned nature of managing goods, it takes time and labor costs to search for goods and load them. Therefore, ther...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): B65G1/137
CPCG05D1/0297B65G1/10G06Q10/087B65G1/1378G05D1/0291B65G1/0492
Inventor 木村宣隆渡边高志
Owner HITACHI LTD