Loading and unloading equipment and telescopic imaging device

Abstract

This invention discloses a loading / unloading device and a telescopic image acquisition device. The telescopic image acquisition device is installed on a loading / unloading port for placing a carrier box. The telescopic image acquisition device includes an external bracket, a sensing module, an image acquisition module electrically coupled to the sensing module, and a processing module electrically coupled to the image acquisition module. The sensing module is disposed on the external bracket and corresponds to the loading / unloading port. The image acquisition module includes a telescopic mechanism mounted on the external bracket and an image acquisition mechanism mounted on the telescopic mechanism. When the door cover of the carrier box separates from the box body, the image acquisition mechanism moves toward the box body via the telescopic mechanism and is driven by the opening signal of the sensing module to acquire an image of the interior of the box body.

Claims

1. A loading and unloading device, comprising: A loading / unloading port includes: a workbench comprising a platform and a frame adjacent to the platform; wherein the platform is used to carry a transfer box, the transfer box having a box body and a door cover closing the opening of the box body, the frame having an entrance / exit located on the platform, and the door cover being located adjacent to the entrance / exit; and a door opening / closing module mounted on the frame, and the door opening / closing module being capable of being positioned in a concealed position that closes the entrance / exit, the door opening / closing module being capable of disassembling or assembling the door cover of the transfer box; wherein the door opening / closing module is capable of disassembling the box body from the concealed position and moving the door cover to an open position, so that the opening of the box body faces the entrance / exit; and a telescopic image acquisition device mounted on the loading / unloading port, the telescopic image acquisition device comprising: an external bracket mounted on the door cover; A sensing module is disposed in at least one of the frame and the external bracket; wherein the sensing module is capable of generating an opening signal when sensing the movement of the door opening / closing module and the door cover toward the opening position; an image capturing module includes: A telescopic mechanism is mounted on the external bracket; wherein, when the door opening / closing module moves from the covered position to the open position, the telescopic mechanism moves relative to the external bracket in a direction toward the box opening; and an image-capturing mechanism is electrically coupled to the sensing module; wherein, the image-capturing mechanism is mounted on the telescopic mechanism so that, when the door opening / closing module moves from the covered position to the open position, it moves relative to the external bracket in a direction toward the box opening; wherein, the image-capturing mechanism can receive the open signal to be driven to capture an image of the interior of the box through the entrance / exit and the box opening, and generate at least one image information; and a processing module is electrically coupled to the image-capturing mechanism, the processing module being able to receive and modify at least one of the image information to form an in-box image.

2. The loading and unloading equipment as described in claim 1, wherein, The external bracket includes two frames respectively fixed to opposite sides of the door cover. The telescopic mechanism is installed on the top of the two frames to span the door cover and make the image capturing mechanism higher than the door cover.

3. The loading and unloading equipment as described in claim 2, wherein, The telescopic mechanism includes: a plurality of elastic elements, one end of which is fixed to the top of the two frames respectively; and a support bridge, fixed to the other end of the plurality of elastic elements and spanning the door cover, the image-capturing mechanism being mounted on the support bridge; wherein, when the door opening / closing module is in the shielded position, the plurality of elastic elements are compressed and store a restoring force; wherein, when the door opening / closing module moves from the shielded position to the open position, the plurality of elastic elements release the restoring force to drive the support bridge relative to the external bracket in a direction toward the box opening.

4. The loading and unloading equipment as described in claim 3, wherein, The telescopic mechanism includes at least one buffer member installed on the load-bearing bridge; when the door module is in the shielded position, at least one of the buffer members presses against the frame and generates elastic deformation.

5. The loading and unloading equipment as described in claim 3, wherein, The supporting bridge includes: two sliding blocks, each fixed to the other end of the plurality of elastic members; and a bridge body, fixed between the two sliding blocks, and the image-capturing mechanism is mounted on the bridge body; wherein, the telescopic mechanism includes two buffer members respectively mounted on the two sliding blocks; when the door opening / closing module is in the shielding position, the two buffer members press against the frame and generate elastic deformation.

6. The loading and unloading equipment as described in claim 1, wherein, The telescopic mechanism includes: a linkage assembly, one end of which is pivotally connected to the external bracket; An elastic element is mounted on the linkage assembly; and a support bridge is pivotally connected to the other end of the linkage assembly and spans the door cover, with the image-capturing mechanism mounted on the support bridge; wherein, when the door opening / closing module is in the shielded position, the elastic element stores a restoring force under pressure from the linkage assembly; wherein, when the door opening / closing module moves from the shielded position to the open position, the elastic element releases the restoring force to drive the support bridge relative to the external bracket in a direction toward the box opening.

7. The loading and unloading equipment as described in claim 6, wherein, The linkage assembly includes: a first linkage, one end of which is pivotally connected to the external bracket; and a second linkage, one end of which is pivotally connected to the load-bearing bridge; wherein the elastic element is a spiral spring and is mounted on the other end of the first linkage and the other end of the second linkage to drive the first linkage and the second linkage to operate.

8. The loading and unloading equipment as described in claim 1, wherein, The image-capturing mechanism includes: at least one image capture device mounted on the telescopic mechanism; and at least one illuminator positioned corresponding to at least one of the image capture devices; wherein the at least one illuminator is capable of providing illumination towards the interior of the housing when at least one of the image capture devices captures an image of the interior of the housing.

9. The loading and unloading equipment as described in claim 8, wherein, The sensing module includes: a sensor and a trigger strip, the sensor and the trigger strip being paired and respectively disposed on one of the frame and the external bracket; wherein, the trigger strip includes: a light-on section, which, when the sensor is triggered, causes the sensor to generate the cover-opening signal and causes at least one of the illuminators to emit the illumination light; a light-off section, which, when the sensor is triggered, causes the sensor to generate an end signal and causes at least one of the illuminators to stop emitting the illumination light; and multiple image-capturing sections, located between the light-on section and the light-off section, and the multiple image-capturing sections can regularly trigger the sensor to cause the sensor to generate multiple fixed-point image-capturing signals; wherein, the image-capturing mechanism can sequentially receive the multiple fixed-point image-capturing signals, and capture images of the interior of the housing at fixed points, and generate multiple image information.

10. A telescopic image acquisition device, installed at a loading / unloading port corresponding to a carrier box, the telescopic image acquisition device comprising: An external bracket for mounting on the loading / unloading port; A sensing module, disposed on the external bracket and corresponding to the loading / unloading port, generates an opening signal when it senses that the door cover of the carrier box separates from the box body and moves toward an open position; an image acquisition module, comprising: a telescopic mechanism mounted on the external bracket; wherein, when the door cover moves toward the open position, the telescopic mechanism moves relative to the external bracket in a direction toward the box body; and an image acquisition mechanism electrically coupled to the sensing module; wherein the image acquisition mechanism is mounted on the telescopic mechanism and is movable relative to the external bracket in a direction toward the box body when the door cover moves toward the open position; wherein the image acquisition mechanism is capable of receiving the opening signal to be driven to capture an image of the interior of the box body and generate at least one image information; and a processing module electrically coupled to the image acquisition mechanism, the processing module being capable of receiving and modifying at least one of the image information to form an in-box image.

11. A telescopic image acquisition device, installed on a door cover disposed at a loading / unloading port, the telescopic image acquisition device comprising: An external bracket includes two frames respectively disposed on both sides of the door cover, and two fixing blocks respectively mounted on the two frames; two sliding blocks, each of which is connected to one of the fixing blocks via an elastic element; and a bridge body capable of supporting an image acquisition module, wherein the bridge body is sandwiched between the two sliding blocks and spans the door cover.

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