Storage equipment and processing system

Abstract

This invention discloses a silo equipment and process system. The silo equipment is an expandable automated silo. The process system includes a central control system, process equipment, silo equipment, and a transport vehicle. The silo equipment includes a processing unit, a main body, a support frame, a movable door, two support structures, and a transfer mechanism. The main body has a parking space and a temporary storage space for material pallets. The transport vehicle carrying the material pallets can park in the parking space, and the material pallets can be positioned correspondingly in the temporary storage space. The two support structures can jointly support the material pallets. The processing unit can control the transfer mechanism to automatically load and unload materials in the silo. The movable door provides user operation, allowing the support frame to be exposed or concealed, enabling the user to manually place or remove items from the support frame.

Claims

1. A silo device comprising: a processing unit connected to a central control system; a body, wherein the processing unit is disposed within the body, the body comprising: a parking space for accommodating a transport vehicle; a pallet storage space connected to the parking space, the pallet storage space for accommodating a pallet; at least one support frame connected to the body, the support frame disposed within the body, the support frame for storing multiple objects; a movable door disposed on the body, the movable door for concealing or not concealing an opening of the support frame of the body, the objects being able to be placed on the support frame through the opening; and two support structures connected to the body, the two support structures being disposed facing each other, the two support structures being able to jointly support the pallet located in the pallet storage space. A transfer mechanism is located in the main body, the transfer mechanism is electrically connected to the processing device, and the processing device can control the transfer mechanism to move the object carried by the material pallet located in the material pallet temporary storage space to the support frame; The transfer mechanism can cooperate with a process equipment to move the object set on the support to the process equipment; wherein, the central control system can communicate with at least one of the transport vehicles to control the transport vehicle to obtain the material pallet with at least one of the objects from an object storage station and move it to the parking space; When the transport vehicle carrying the material pallet is located in the parking space, the material pallet is located in the material pallet temporary storage space, and the transport vehicle can place the material pallet on the two support structures.

2. The silo equipment as described in claim 1, wherein, Each of the aforementioned support structures is provided with a positioning structure, multiple limiting structures, and multiple rolling members. The positioning structure is used to engage with a positioning structure of the material tray. The multiple limiting structures can jointly restrict the material tray disposed on the support structure to a range of motion in at least two different axes. When the material tray is disposed on two of the aforementioned support structures, the multiple limiting structures are located around the outer edge of the material tray. When the positioning structure of the material tray is not fully engaged with the positioning structures of each of the aforementioned support structures, the material tray can move relative to the two aforementioned support structures through the multiple rolling members.

3. The silo equipment as described in claim 1, wherein, The transfer mechanism is also provided with a reading device, which can read object data from an object identifier of the object disposed on the material tray. The processing device is electrically connected to the reading device, and the processing device can control the transfer mechanism according to the object data to move the object to the support.

4. The silo equipment as described in claim 1, wherein, The silo equipment further includes at least one pallet detector, which is electrically connected to the processing device. When a pallet is present in the pallet storage space, the pallet detector sends a pallet detection signal to the processing device. The processing device controls the transfer mechanism based on the pallet detection signal to move at least one object from the pallet in the pallet storage space into the support frame.

5. The silo equipment as described in claim 4, wherein, The silo equipment also includes a transport vehicle detector, which is electrically connected to the processing device. The transport vehicle detector is used to detect whether the transport vehicle exists in the parking space and generate a transport vehicle detection signal accordingly. The processing device can control the transfer mechanism to move at least one of the objects on the material pallet located in the material pallet temporary storage space into the support frame when the transport vehicle is not in the parking space, based on the transport vehicle detection signal and the material pallet detection signal.

6. A process system comprising: a central control system; a process device connected to the central control system, the central control system being capable of controlling the process device to process or measure an object; a hopper device comprising: a processing unit connected to the central control system; a body, the processing unit being disposed in the body, the body comprising: a parking space for accommodating a transport vehicle; a pallet storage space connected to the parking space, the pallet storage space for accommodating a pallet; at least one support frame connected to the body, the support frame being disposed in the body, the support frame being for storing a plurality of the objects; a movable door disposed in the body, the movable door being for concealing or not concealing a support frame opening of the body, the objects being able to be placed on the support frame through the support frame opening. Two support structures are connected to the main body, and the two support structures are arranged facing each other. The two support structures can jointly support the material pallet located in the material pallet temporary storage space. A transfer mechanism is located in the main body, the transfer mechanism is electrically connected to the processing device, and the processing device can control the transfer mechanism to move the object carried by the material pallet located in the material pallet temporary storage space to the support frame; The transfer mechanism can cooperate with the process equipment to move the object set on the support to the process equipment; at least one of the transport vehicles is connected to the central control system; wherein, the central control system can control the transport vehicle to obtain the material pallet with at least one of the objects from an object storage station and move it to the parking space; when the transport vehicle carrying the material pallet is located in the parking space, the material pallet is located in the material pallet temporary storage space, and the transport vehicle can set the material pallet on the two support structures.

7. The process system as described in claim 6, wherein, Each of the aforementioned support structures is provided with a positioning structure, multiple limiting structures, and multiple rolling members. The positioning structure is used to engage with a positioning structure of the material tray. The multiple limiting structures can jointly restrict the material tray disposed on the support structure to a range of motion in at least two different axes. When the material tray is disposed on two of the aforementioned support structures, the multiple limiting structures are located around the outer edge of the material tray. When the positioning structure of the material tray is not fully engaged with the positioning structures of each of the aforementioned support structures, the material tray can move relative to the two aforementioned support structures through the multiple rolling members.

8. The process system as described in claim 6, wherein, The transfer mechanism is also provided with a reading device, which can read object data from an object identifier of the object disposed on the material tray. The processing device is electrically connected to the reading device, and the processing device can control the transfer mechanism according to the object data to move the object to the support.

9. The process system as described in claim 6, wherein, The silo equipment further includes at least one pallet detector, which is electrically connected to the processing device. When a pallet is present in the pallet storage space, the pallet detector sends a pallet detection signal to the processing device. The processing device controls the transfer mechanism based on the pallet detection signal to move at least one object from the pallet in the pallet storage space into the support frame.

10. The process system as described in claim 9, wherein, The silo equipment also includes a transport vehicle detector, which is electrically connected to the processing device. The transport vehicle detector is used to detect whether the transport vehicle exists in the parking space and generate a transport vehicle detection signal accordingly. The processing device can control the transfer mechanism to move at least one of the objects on the material pallet located in the material pallet temporary storage space into the support frame when the transport vehicle is not in the parking space, based on the transport vehicle detection signal and the material pallet detection signal.

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