Pick-up device, sales method, smart freezer and smart shelf

By designing a pickup device that includes multiple pickup bins and lift doors that are not connected to each other, the problem of existing commercial freezers and shelves lacking anti-theft functions and product damage is solved, and intelligent anti-theft and safe shipment are achieved.

CN111179503BActive Publication Date: 2025-03-04肖勐
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Application Number
CN202010084035.3
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2020-02-10
Publication Date
2025-03-04
Estimated Expiration
2040-02-10

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Technical Problem

Existing commercial freezers and shelves lack anti-theft function, and goods are vulnerable to damage when vending.

Method used

A pickup device is designed, including a pickup bin body with an opening, and N vertical partitions are installed inside to divide it into N+1 pickup bins that are not connected. Each bin is hinged with an open and closed door, and is equipped with an electromagnetic lock and a lifting door. The operation of the lifting door and electromagnetic lock is controlled through the pickup control system to achieve anti-theft and safe shipment.

Benefits of technology

The anti-theft function of commercial freezers and shelves is realized, and through the design of divided pickup warehouses and lifting doors, the product is avoided from being damaged during the shipment process, and the scope of automatic sales of the product types is expanded.

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Abstract

The present invention discloses a picking device, comprising a picking control system and a picking bin body with an opening, wherein N partitions perpendicular to the opening are arranged in the picking bin body, the partitions divide the picking bin body into N+1 mutually unconnected and different picking bins, each of which is hinged with an opening and closing door; a lifting door parallel to the opening is arranged on the side of each partition facing the opening, a first sensor and a second sensor are arranged above and below the lifting door respectively, and a lifting mechanism for driving the lifting door to move up and down is arranged on both sides or one side of the vertical direction of each lifting door; the picking device can be used together with an existing shipping terminal, for example, combined with an existing cold chain commercial freezer to form an intelligent freezer, converting ordinary commercial picking shelves into intelligent shelves, and upgrading manual sales in physical retail stores to a fully intelligent level, thereby reducing labor costs and increasing profits.
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Technical Field

[0001] The present invention belongs to the technical field of picking up goods in commodity sales, and specifically relates to a picking up device, a sales method, a smart freezer and a smart shelf. Background Art

[0002] Commercial refrigerators and commercial shelves refer to refrigerated or frozen freezers used to store ice cream, beverages, dairy products, quick-frozen foods, food materials, etc. in commercial business channels such as supermarkets, cold drink shops, frozen food shops, hotels and restaurants. Existing commercial refrigerators and shelves only have the functions of preservation and freshness preservation, and do not have the functions of anti-theft and automatic vending. In addition, existing vending machines with automatic vending functions generally lack refrigeration functions, and their delivery process mainly uses a pushing mechanism to push the goods from the shelf and drop them into the pickup bin, so that consumers can pick up the goods from the opening of the out-of-stock bin. This way of falling delivery will cause certain damage to the goods.

[0003] The purpose of the present invention is to modify commercial freezers and commercial shelves to have anti-theft functions and to avoid damage to goods caused by dropping or picking up goods, so as to increase the use scenarios of commercial shelves and freezers. Summary of the invention

[0004] In order to solve the above problems existing in the prior art, the present invention provides a picking device. The present invention can effectively solve the problem that the existing commercial freezers and shelves cannot sell goods intelligently and are prone to damage when shipping goods.

[0005] The technical solution adopted by the present invention is: a picking device,

[0006] The system comprises a cargo pickup control system, characterized in that it also comprises a cargo pickup bin body with an opening, wherein N partitions perpendicular to the opening are arranged in the cargo pickup bin body, and the partitions divide the cargo pickup bin body into N+1 mutually unconnected and different cargo pickup bins, and each cargo pickup bin is hinged with an opening and closing door, and an electromagnetic lock is arranged between the opening and closing door and the cargo pickup bin to connect or separate the two; wherein N is a natural number greater than zero;

[0007] The cargo picking device also includes a lifting door arranged at the opening of the cargo picking bin and arranged opposite to the opening and closing door, and a lifting mechanism driving the lifting door to stay or translate at the opening of each cargo picking bin;

[0008] The picking device also includes a delivery mechanism disposed on one side of the lifting door for delivering the goods to each of the picking bins; the lifting door is used to cut off the connection between the picking bin and the delivery mechanism;

[0009] The delivery mechanism, lifting mechanism and electromagnetic lock are all connected to the cargo collection control system for communication.

[0010] The beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: the lifting door is driven up and down by the lifting mechanism, and the picking control system controls the start and stop of the lifting mechanism and the power on or off of the electromagnetic lock, so that the opening and closing door of the picking warehouse is opened and the lifting door is moved to the opening of the picking warehouse to separate the picking warehouse and the purchase end, thereby preventing the goods at the purchase end from being stolen; N+1 (N is a natural number greater than zero) unconnected and different picking warehouses are set, which can be used to pick up goods of different specifications, thereby expanding the types of goods sold.

[0011] The pickup device can be used together with existing shipping terminals, for example, combined with existing cold chain commercial freezers to form smart freezers, transforming ordinary commercial pickup shelves into smart shelves, and upgrading manual sales in physical retail stores to a fully intelligent level; reducing labor costs and increasing profits.

[0012] It is further defined that the picking device is provided with a partition, the picking bins are stacked up and down, and each picking bin is provided with a commodity detector;

[0013] A first sensor and a second sensor are respectively arranged above and below the lifting door, and the lifting mechanism is used to drive the partition to move up and down.

[0014] It is further defined that the lifting mechanism includes a first transmission shaft that passes through the cargo pickup warehouse body, the first transmission shaft is arranged parallel to the lifting door up and down, one end of the first transmission shaft is connected to a first reciprocating motor, the first transmission shaft is outerly provided with a transmission gear, the transmission gear and the first transmission shaft are interference fit, racks are provided on both sides or one side of the vertical direction of the lifting door, the inner side of the rack is fixedly connected to the lifting door, the rack is engaged with the transmission gear, and the lifting door is provided with a plurality of first sliding grooves along its vertical direction, each first sliding groove is provided with a first guide shaft, and both ends of the first guide shaft are respectively fixedly connected to the top and bottom of the cargo pickup warehouse body.

[0015] The beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: the transmission gear is driven to rotate by the first reciprocating motor, and due to the meshing of the rack and the transmission gear, the transmission gear rolls while causing the rack to move up and down, thereby driving the lifting door to move up and down; the first guide shaft is used to limit the horizontal movement of the lifting door, so that the lifting door can only move in the vertical direction, thereby playing a role in isolating the cargo bin from the shipping end.

[0016] It is further defined that the lifting mechanism includes a first transmission shaft that passes through the cargo pickup warehouse body, the first transmission shaft is arranged parallel to the lifting door up and down, one end of the first transmission shaft is connected to a first reciprocating motor, and the first transmission shaft is outerly provided with a plurality of transmission gears, and the plurality of transmission gears are interference fit with the first transmission shaft, and racks are provided on both sides or one side of the vertical direction of the lifting door, the inner side of the rack is fixedly connected to the lifting door, the rack is engaged with the transmission gear, and the lifting door is provided with a plurality of first sliding grooves along its vertical direction, and a first guide shaft is provided in each first sliding groove, and both ends of each first guide shaft are respectively fixedly connected to the top and bottom of the cargo pickup warehouse body.

[0017] It is further defined that the lifting mechanism includes a nut with an internal thread fixedly connected to the cargo pickup bin body, the threaded hole of the nut is vertically arranged, the nut is threadedly connected to a screw rod, one end of the screw rod facing the middle of the cargo pickup bin body is fixedly connected to a third drive motor for driving it to rotate, and the other end is fixedly connected to the lifting door.

[0018] It is further defined that a plurality of second slide grooves are provided on the lifting door, each of the second slide grooves is provided with a second guide shaft, and both ends of the second guide shaft are respectively fixedly connected to the top and bottom of the cargo pickup bin body.

[0019] It is further defined that a protective shell is provided on the partition to protect the transmission gear, so as to prevent the transmission gear from contacting with the goods during rotation and damaging the goods.

[0020] Another object of the present invention is to provide a picking device, including a picking control system, and also including a picking bin body with an opening, wherein N partitions perpendicular to the opening are arranged in the picking bin body, and the partitions divide the picking bin body into N+1 mutually unconnected and different picking bins, and an opening and closing door is hinged on one side of the picking bin body, and an electromagnetic lock is arranged between the opening and closing door and the picking bin body to connect or separate the two; wherein N is a natural number greater than zero; the picking device also includes a lifting door arranged at the opening of the picking bin and away from one end of the opening and closing door, and a lifting mechanism driving the lifting door to stay or translate at the opening of each picking bin; the picking device also includes a shipping mechanism arranged on one side of the lifting door for transferring goods to each of the picking bins; the lifting door is used to cut off the connection between the picking bin and the shipping mechanism; the shipping mechanism, the lifting mechanism and the electromagnetic lock are all communicatively connected to the picking control system.

[0021] Furthermore, the picking device is provided with a partition, the picking bins are stacked up and down, and a commodity detector is provided in each picking bin; a first sensor and a second sensor are respectively provided above and below the lifting door, and the lifting mechanism is used to drive the partition to move up and down.

[0022] The present invention also provides a method for selling goods based on a picking device, comprising the following steps:

[0023] S1: Provide a QR code for the consumer to scan to obtain the purchase instruction and payment information sent by the mobile terminal. The purchase instruction includes information about the target product purchased by the consumer;

[0024] S2: According to the purchase instruction, the lifting door is controlled to move to one side of the pickup bin corresponding to the target product, and the target product is transferred to the pickup bin;

[0025] S3: The lifting door is reset to the pickup bin corresponding to the target product, and the electromagnetic lock in the pickup bin controls the opening and closing door to open;

[0026] S4: After the target product is taken out, the electromagnetic lock controls the opening and closing door to be locked.

[0027] The present invention also provides an intelligent freezer, including a first delivery control system and a first sales terminal, and also including a commercial freezer and a pickup device, wherein the opening and closing door of the pickup device is an outer door of the commercial freezer.

[0028] The present invention also provides an intelligent shelf, including a second delivery control system and a second sales terminal, and also including a commercial pickup shelf and a pickup device. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0029] Figure 1 is a schematic structural diagram of the pickup device in Example 1;

[0030] Figure 2 is an exploded view of the pickup device in Example 1;

[0031] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of picking up a commodity of a certain specification in Example 1;

[0032] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of picking up another type of commodity in Example 1;

[0033] Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the lifting door in Example 1;

[0034] Figure 6 is a schematic structural diagram of the first transmission shaft in Example 1;

[0035] Figure 7 It is a schematic diagram of the spring push-out structure;

[0036] Figure 8 It is a schematic diagram of the push-pull structure;

[0037] Fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a pickup device in Example 5;

[0038] Fig.10 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of a smart freezer or smart shelf;

[0039] Fig.11 It is a flow chart of the sales method.

[0040] Among them: 1-cargo pickup warehouse body; 101-first opening and closing door; 102-second opening and closing door; 103-partition; 2-lifting door; 3-first reciprocating motor; 4-first transmission shaft; 5-transmission gear; 6-rack; 7-first guide shaft; 8-second sensor; 9-first sensor; 10-lower beam; 11-upper beam; 12-protective shell; 13-first commodity; 14-second commodity; 15-second electromagnetic lock; 16-first electromagnetic lock. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0041] The present invention will be further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0042] Embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below, examples of which are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals throughout represent the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and are intended to be used to explain the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

[0043] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the present invention, the meaning of "plurality" is two or more, unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0044] In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", "connected", "fixed" and the like should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection, or it can be an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, or it can be the internal communication of two components. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0045] In the description of the present invention, some structures or devices are not described in detail. It is understood that there are structures or devices that can be realized in the prior art.

[0046] Example 1

[0047] like Figure 1-6As shown, a picking device includes a picking control system and a picking bin body 1 with an opening, wherein a partition 103 perpendicular to the opening is arranged in the picking bin body 1, and the partition 103 divides the picking bin body 1 into a first picking bin and a second picking bin which are not connected to each other and are different, so as to meet the needs of picking up commodities of different specifications, thereby expanding the range of commodities for automatic vending;

[0048] The first cargo pickup bin is hinged with a first opening and closing door 101, and the second cargo pickup bin is hinged with a second opening and closing door 102, where the hinges may be hinges or other structures capable of achieving flipping;

[0049] The first cargo pickup warehouse and the second cargo pickup warehouse are both provided with commodity detectors (not shown in the figure), a first electromagnetic lock 16 is provided between the first opening and closing door 101 and the first cargo pickup warehouse to connect or separate the two, and a second electromagnetic lock 15 is provided between the second opening and closing door 102 and the second cargo pickup warehouse to connect or separate the two, the model of the first electromagnetic lock 16 and the model of the second electromagnetic lock 15 are both DX602020, and the commodity detector, the first electromagnetic lock 16 and the second electromagnetic lock 15 are communicatively connected with the cargo pickup control system;

[0050] A lifting door 2 parallel to the opening is arranged on the side of the partition 103 facing the opening, a first sensor 9 and a second sensor 8 are arranged above and below the lifting door 2 respectively, and a lifting mechanism for driving the lifting door 2 to move up and down is arranged on both sides or one side along the vertical direction; the lifting door is made of plexiglass.

[0051] The lifting mechanism includes a first transmission shaft 4 that runs through the cargo pickup bin body 1. The first transmission shaft 4 is arranged parallel to the lifting door 2 in the upper and lower directions. One end of the first transmission shaft 4 is connected to a first reciprocating motor 3. Two transmission gears 5 are arranged on the outer sleeve of the first transmission shaft 4. The two transmission gears 5 are respectively located at both ends of the first transmission shaft 4 and are located in the cargo pickup bin body 1. The two transmission gears 5 are interference fit with the first transmission shaft 4. Racks 6 are arranged on both sides of the lifting door 2 in the vertical direction. The inner side of the rack 6 is fixedly connected to the lifting door 2. The two racks 6 are respectively engaged with the two transmission gears 5. The lifting door 2 has two first slide grooves along its vertical direction. A first guide shaft 7 is arranged in each of the first slide grooves. An upper beam and a lower beam 10 are respectively arranged on the top and bottom of the cargo pickup bin body 1. The upper end of each first guide shaft 7 is fixedly connected to the upper beam and the lower end thereof is fixedly connected to the lower beam 10.

[0052] The first sensor 9, the second sensor 8 and the first reciprocating motor 3 are all connected to the picking control system (supplementary picking control system diagram); in this embodiment, the first opening and closing door 101 and the second opening and closing door 102 are both transparent doors. This embodiment also provides a smart freezer, including a first delivery control system and a first sales terminal, and also includes a commercial freezer and a picking device, the commercial freezer and the picking warehouse body 1 are respectively arranged on both sides of the lifting door 2 symmetrically; the commercial freezer includes two storage warehouses of different specifications, each storage warehouse corresponds to a picking warehouse, each storage warehouse is provided with a delivery mechanism for moving goods to the picking warehouse, and the delivery mechanism and the picking control system are both connected to the first delivery control system in communication;

[0053] In this embodiment, the delivery mechanism can be a flat push structure 600 or a spring push structure 500, which can be used for the sale of fragile goods, expanding the range of goods that can be automatically sold. The flat push structure 600 or the spring push structure 500 are structures existing in the prior art, so the working principle and structure are not described in detail here; Figure 7 As shown, it is a schematic diagram of the spring push structure 500, wherein 501 is a spring, 502-a motor and a driving assembly, 503-a pallet main frame, and 504-a pallet track. When shipment is required, the motor and the driving assembly 502 work, the spring pushes the goods to move, and the goods enter the pickup bin from the opening end to realize the shipment of the goods; Figure 8 As shown, it is a schematic diagram of the push structure 600, wherein 601-motor and drive device; 602-insertable partition; 603-track; 604-pallet base frame; 605-pallet mounting frame, when it is necessary to ship, the motor and drive device 601 drive the track 603 to rotate, and the goods on the track 603 reach the opening end and enter the shipping warehouse; the first shipping control system is an existing automatic vending control system.

[0054] The working principle of this embodiment is as follows: after the consumer selects the desired goods through the first vending terminal and pays, the delivery mechanism receives the delivery signal from the first vending terminal and sends the signal to the pickup control system at the same time. The pickup control system determines whether the first pickup warehouse or the second pickup warehouse is to receive goods and determines the position of the lifting door 2, thereby giving a forward or reverse signal to the first reciprocating motor 3 to start; such as: when the first pickup warehouse is to receive goods and the lifting door 2 is located between the first pickup warehouse and the delivery mechanism, the first reciprocating motor 3 rotates in the opposite direction to make the lifting door 2 move downward and move until it contacts the second sensor 8. The second sensor 8 transmits a signal to the pickup control system, which transmits a signal to the first delivery control system. The first delivery control system controls the delivery mechanism to move, and the delivery mechanism starts to push the first commodity 13 to the first pickup warehouse. After the commodity detector in the first pickup warehouse detects the first commodity 13, it transmits a signal to the pickup control system. The pickup control system controls The first reciprocating motor 3 rotates forward to move the lifting door 2 upward and move it to contact the first sensor 9, separating the first pickup bin from the delivery mechanism. The first sensor 9 transmits a signal to the pickup control system, and the pickup control system controls the first electromagnetic lock 16 to lose power. Then, the first opening and closing door 101 can be opened to a certain angle under the action of the elastic force of the first electromagnetic lock 16, so that the consumer can flip the first opening and closing door 101 to take away the first commodity 13. After the first commodity 13 is taken away, the commodity detector transmits a signal of whether there is a commodity to the pickup control system, and the pickup control system controls the first electromagnetic lock 16 to be energized, and the first opening and closing door 101 is locked again. It is worth noting that: in the above-mentioned entire pickup process, although the second pickup bin is in a connected state with the delivery mechanism, the second electromagnetic lock 15 is always energized, so the second opening and closing door 102 is always in a locked state, thereby preventing consumers from taking away the commodities in the delivery mechanism from the second pickup bin, thereby playing an anti-theft role.

[0055] When the second picking warehouse is about to receive goods and the lifting door 2 is located between the first picking warehouse and the shipping mechanism, the first sensor 9 transmits a position signal of the lifting door 2 to the picking control system, and the picking control system transmits a signal to the first shipping control system to control the movement of the shipping mechanism. The shipping mechanism starts to push the first commodity 13 to the first picking warehouse, and the commodity detector in the second picking warehouse detects the second commodity 14 and transmits a signal to the picking control system. The picking control system controls the first reciprocating motor 3 to rotate in the opposite direction so that the lifting door 2 moves downward and moves to contact the second sensor 8, separating the second picking warehouse from the shipping mechanism. The second sensor 8 transmits a signal to the picking control system, and the picking control system controls the second electromagnetic lock 15 to lose power, then the second opening and closing door 102 is in the first picking warehouse. The second electromagnetic lock 15 can be opened to a certain angle under the action of elastic force, so that the consumer can flip over the second opening and closing door 102 to take away the second commodity 14. After the second commodity 14 is taken away, the commodity detector will transmit the signal of whether there is a commodity to the picking control system, and the picking control system will control the second electromagnetic lock 15 to be energized to lock the second opening and closing door 102 again. It is worth noting that: in the above-mentioned entire picking process, before and during shipment, the first picking warehouse and the shipping mechanism are in a separated state, but after shipment, the first picking warehouse and the shipping mechanism are in a connected state, and the first electromagnetic lock 16 is always energized. Therefore, the first opening and closing door 101 is always in a locked state, thereby preventing consumers from taking away the commodities in the shipping mechanism through the first picking warehouse, thereby playing an anti-theft role.

[0056] Example 2

[0057] What is different from Example 1 is that the structure of the lifting mechanism in this embodiment is different, specifically: the lifting mechanism includes a belt conveyor and a second transmission shaft and a third transmission shaft that pass through the cargo pickup warehouse body 1, one end of the second transmission shaft and one end of the third transmission shaft are both provided with a second drive motor, one end of the second transmission shaft and one end of the third transmission shaft are respectively connected to the output shaft of one of the second drive motors, the second transmission shaft and the third transmission shaft are respectively arranged at the top and bottom of the cargo pickup warehouse body 1, the second transmission shaft and the third transmission shaft are both arranged parallel to the lifting door 2 up and down, two transmission wheels are each sleeved on the second transmission shaft and the third transmission shaft are both interference fit with the transmission wheels, the belt conveyor is sleeved outside the two transmission wheels, and the belt conveyor is detachably and washably connected to the lifting door 2.

[0058] Working principle: The two second drive motors drive the second transmission shaft and the third transmission shaft to rotate in the same direction respectively, and the transmission wheel drives the belt conveyor to rotate, thereby driving the lifting door 2 to move upward or downward to change the position of the lifting door 2, so as to connect or isolate the first pickup warehouse or the second pickup warehouse from the shipping mechanism.

[0059] Example 3

[0060] What is different from Example 1 is that the structure of the lifting mechanism in this embodiment is different, specifically: the lifting mechanism includes a nut with an internal thread fixedly connected to the bottom or top of the cargo picking bin body 1, the threaded hole of the nut is vertically arranged, and the nut is threadedly connected to a screw rod. When the nut is arranged at the bottom of the cargo picking bin body 1, the bottom end of the screw rod is fixedly connected to a third drive motor that drives it to rotate, and the top end thereof is fixedly connected to the lifting door 2; when the nut is arranged at the top of the cargo picking bin body 1, the top end of the screw rod is fixedly connected to a third drive motor that drives it to rotate, and the bottom end thereof is fixedly connected to the lifting door 2; two second slide grooves are provided on the lifting door 2, and each second slide groove is provided with a second guide shaft, and the two ends of the second guide shaft are respectively fixedly connected to the top and bottom of the cargo picking bin body 1.

[0061] Working principle: Start the third drive motor, and the third drive motor drives the lead screw to rotate. Since the lead screw and the nut are threadedly connected, the lead screw moves upward or downward while rotating, thereby driving the lifting door 2 to move upward or downward to change the position of the lifting door 2, so as to connect or isolate the first cargo pickup bin or the second cargo pickup bin from the shipping mechanism. The second guide shaft is used to guide the movement of the lifting door 2 in the vertical direction and control its horizontal displacement.

[0062] Example 4

[0063] Different from the first embodiment, the present embodiment provides a smart shelf, including a second delivery control system and a second sales terminal, and also includes a commercial pickup shelf and the pickup device.

[0064] The commercial picking shelf and the picking warehouse body 1 are respectively arranged on both sides symmetrically of the lifting door 2; the commercial picking shelf includes two storage shelves of different specifications, each storage shelf corresponds to a picking warehouse, and each storage shelf is provided with a shipping mechanism for moving the goods to the picking warehouse, and the shipping mechanism and the picking control system are both communicated with the second shipping control system. The working principle is the same as that of the embodiment, and will not be repeated here.

[0065] Example 5

[0066] The present invention provides a cargo pickup device, referring to Fig. 9 , including a picking control system, and also including a picking bin body 1 with an opening, wherein N partitions 103 perpendicular to the opening are arranged in the picking bin body 1, and the partitions 103 divide the picking bin body 1 into N+1 mutually unconnected and different picking bins, and each picking bin is hinged with an opening and closing door 100, and an electromagnetic lock is arranged between the opening and closing door 100 and the picking bin to connect or separate the two; wherein N is a natural number greater than zero;

[0067] The picking device also includes a lifting door 2 arranged at the opening of the picking bin and opposite to the opening and closing door 100, and a lifting mechanism that drives the lifting door 2 to stay or translate at the opening of each picking bin; in this embodiment, the lifting mechanism includes a first reciprocating motor 3 arranged above the picking bin body 1, the first reciprocating motor 3 is a linear motor, and its moving direction is perpendicular to the partition, and the lifting door 2 is arranged on the moving end of the linear motor.

[0068] The pickup device also includes a delivery mechanism disposed on one side of the lifting door 2 for delivering the goods to each of the pickups; the lifting door 2 is used to cut off the connection between the pickup bin and the delivery mechanism; in this embodiment, the delivery mechanism includes a horizontal push structure 600, which includes a storage bin 606 corresponding to each pickup bin and an automatic cargo push plate disposed in the pickup bin, the automatic cargo push plate is used to push the goods from the storage bin 606 into the pickup bin, and driven by a linear motor, after the goods are pushed to the pickup bin, the lifting door 2 moves to the rear of the pickup bin and to one end corresponding to the opening and closing door 100, so as to cut off the connection between the pickup bin and the storage bin 606 to prevent theft. The delivery mechanism, lifting mechanism and electromagnetic lock are all connected to the pickup control system in communication, and the pickup control system controls the coordinated operation of the above-mentioned mechanism components.

[0069] Reference Fig.11 Based on the above embodiment, the present invention further proposes a sales method, comprising the following steps:

[0070] S1: Provide a QR code for consumers to scan to obtain purchase instructions and payment information sent by the mobile phone terminal. The purchase instruction includes information about the target product purchased by the consumer. In this step, the QR code can be attached to the shell of the vending machine or displayed on the display screen of the vending machine. After scanning, the user connects to the remote server and enters the corresponding purchase interface to make purchases and payments. During the purchase and payment process, purchase instructions and payment information are generated. The payment information includes whether a bank transfer corresponding to the price of the target product is received or successful transfer information of payment platforms such as Alipay and WeChat is received.

[0071] S2: According to the purchase instruction, the lifting door is controlled to move to one side of the pickup warehouse corresponding to the target product, and the target product is transferred to the pickup warehouse; in this step, the pickup control system receives the purchase instruction sent by the remote server, obtains the information of the target product, and drives the lifting door of the pickup warehouse corresponding to the target product to open, and then drives the shipping device corresponding to the target product to ship the product, and pushes the target product to the pickup warehouse.

[0072] S3: The lifting door is reset to the pickup bin corresponding to the target product, and the electromagnetic lock in the pickup bin controls the opening and closing door to open; after the lifting door is reset, the connection between the pickup bin and other products is cut off to prevent theft, and the opening and closing door is opened for users to pick up the products.

[0073] S4: After the target product is taken out, the electromagnetic lock controls the opening and closing door to be locked.

[0074] Reference Fig.10 The present invention also provides a smart freezer, a smart shelf or a display cabinet, wherein the opening and closing door 100 is a double-opening outer door. The pickup warehouse is installed at the front end of the standard pallet (shelf), and the pickup warehouse is a transparent pickup warehouse structure, wherein a pair of offset lifting doors that can move up and down are provided on the side docking with the standard pallet, and the lifting door is a transparent inner door. When the pallet is shipped, the transparent inner door inside the pickup warehouse moves down or up to make way for the shipping channel. After the goods completely enter the pickup warehouse, the transparent inner door is reset. At the same time, the outer door can be opened, and the consumer opens the outer door to take the goods and completes the shopping. When the pickup warehouse is in normal state, the outer doors are all in a closed state and cannot be opened. The outer door is controlled by an electromagnetic lock. Under normal circumstances, the electromagnetic is energized and the outer door is in a closed state. When picking up goods, the electromagnetic loses power, and the outer door can be opened to a certain angle under the self-elastic force of the lock, and the outer door can be opened. The internal lifting door is composed of a gear rack mechanism, in which the racks are installed on both sides of the internal lifting door, and the gears are fixed to the two ends of the warehouse body through the transmission shaft. The transmission shaft is driven by the motor to drive the gears to rotate together, so as to realize the linear motion of the racks on both sides of the internal lifting door, that is, the internal lifting door moves up and down. The corresponding position of the rack of the internal lifting door is installed with a guide sleeve for up and down movement, and the guide shaft is installed on both sides of the warehouse body. The upper and lower sensors are installed on one side of the warehouse body. The purchase process is as follows: After the consumer pays for the goods, the vending machine control system sends a command to the anti-theft warehouse control system. At this time, the lifting door of the anti-theft warehouse moves to open the delivery channel of the vending machine (shelf). When the goods enter the anti-theft warehouse, and the lifting door is reset (or the lifting door blocks the delivery channel), the outer door (or lower outer door) of the display cabinet opens, and the consumer can take the goods.

[0075] The present invention also provides a smart shelf, the opening and closing door of the smart shelf does not adopt the above-mentioned hinged structure, and the specific Figure 2 , 3 The structures of the lifting doors in the specific embodiments of , 4, and 5 are the same and will not be described in detail here. The opening and closing door can move at the opening at one end of the cargo pickup bin body to cover the corresponding single cargo pickup bin, and the lifting door can move at the opening at the other end of the cargo pickup bin body to cover the corresponding single cargo pickup bin.

[0076] The present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned optional implementation modes. Anyone can derive other various forms of products under the inspiration of the present invention. However, no matter what changes are made in the shape or structure, all technical solutions that fall within the scope defined by the claims of the present invention fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A picking device, comprising a picking control system, characterized in that: It also includes a cargo pickup bin body with an opening, a partition perpendicular to the opening is arranged in the cargo pickup bin body, the partition divides the cargo pickup bin body into two mutually unconnected and different first cargo pickup bins and second cargo pickup bins, each cargo pickup bin is independently hinged with an opening and closing door, and an electromagnetic lock is arranged between the opening and closing door and the cargo pickup bin to connect or separate the two; The picking device further comprises a lifting door arranged at the opening of the picking bin and opposite to the opening and closing door, and a lifting mechanism driving the lifting door to stay or translate at the opening of each picking bin; the picking device further comprises a delivery mechanism arranged at one side of the lifting door for delivering the commodity to each picking bin; the lifting door is used to cut off the connection between the picking bin and the delivery mechanism; The delivery mechanism, lifting mechanism and electromagnetic lock are all connected to the cargo collection control system in communication; The first cargo pickup bin and the second cargo pickup bin are stacked up and down, each cargo pickup bin is provided with a commodity detector, and the first sensor and the second sensor are respectively provided above and below the lifting door; Among them, when the first picking warehouse is receiving goods and the lifting door is located between the first picking warehouse and the shipping mechanism, the lifting door moves downward under the control of the picking control system until it contacts the second sensor, and the second sensor transmits a signal to the picking control system, which transmits a signal to the shipping mechanism. The shipping mechanism starts to push the goods to the first picking warehouse, and the product detector in the first picking warehouse detects the goods and transmits a signal to the picking control system, controlling the lifting door to move upward until it contacts the first sensor to separate the first picking warehouse from the shipping mechanism. The first sensor transmits a signal to the picking control system, and the picking control system controls the electromagnetic lock to lose power, then the first opening and closing door is opened under the action of the electromagnetic lock to facilitate the removal of goods. After the goods are taken away, the product detector transmits a signal of whether there are goods to the picking control system, and the picking control system controls the electromagnetic lock to be energized to lock the first opening and closing door again.

2. The cargo picking device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lifting mechanism includes a first transmission shaft that runs through the cargo pickup warehouse body, the first transmission shaft is arranged parallel to the lifting door up and down, one end of the first transmission shaft is connected to a first reciprocating motor, a plurality of transmission gears are arranged outside the first transmission shaft, and the plurality of transmission gears are interference fit with the first transmission shaft, racks are arranged on both sides or one side of the vertical direction of the lifting door, the inner side of the rack is fixedly connected to the lifting door, the rack is engaged with the transmission gear, and the lifting door is provided with a plurality of first sliding grooves along its vertical direction, each of the first sliding grooves is provided with a first guide shaft, and the two ends of each first guide shaft are respectively fixedly connected to the top and bottom of the cargo pickup warehouse body.

3. The cargo picking device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lifting mechanism includes a belt conveyor and a second transmission shaft and a third transmission shaft that pass through the cargo pickup bin body. A second driving motor is provided at one end of the second transmission shaft and one end of the third transmission shaft. The second transmission shaft and the third transmission shaft are both arranged parallel to the lifting door. The second transmission shaft and the third transmission shaft are respectively arranged at the top of the cargo pickup bin in the middle and upper part and the bottom of the cargo pickup bin below two adjacent cargo pickup bins. The second transmission shaft and the third transmission shaft are both interference fit with transmission wheels. The belt conveyor is sleeved outside the two transmission wheels, and the belt conveyor is detachable and washable and connected to the lifting door.

4. The cargo picking device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lifting mechanism includes a nut with an internal thread fixedly connected to the top or bottom of the cargo pickup bin body, the threaded hole of the nut is vertically arranged, the nut is threadedly connected to a screw rod, one end of the screw rod facing the middle of the cargo pickup bin body is fixedly connected to a third drive motor that drives it to rotate, and the other end is fixedly connected to the lifting door.

5. The cargo picking device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The lifting door is provided with a plurality of second slide grooves, each of which is provided with a second guide shaft, and both ends of the second guide shaft are respectively fixedly connected to the top and the bottom of the cargo pickup bin body.

6. The cargo picking device according to claim 2, characterized in that: A protective shell for protecting the transmission gear is arranged on the partition.

7. A method for selling goods based on the picking device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that: The following steps are involved: S1: Provide a QR code for the consumer to scan to obtain the purchase instruction and payment information sent by the mobile terminal. The purchase instruction includes information about the target product purchased by the consumer; S2: According to the purchase instruction, the lifting door is controlled to move to one side of the pickup bin corresponding to the target product, and the target product is transferred to the pickup bin; S3: The lifting door is reset to the pickup bin corresponding to the target product, and the electromagnetic lock in the pickup bin controls the opening and closing door to open; S4: After the target product is taken out, the electromagnetic lock controls the opening and closing door to be locked.

8. An intelligent freezer, comprising a first delivery control system and a first sales terminal, characterized in that: It also includes a commercial freezer and a pickup device as described in any one of claims 1-6.

9. The smart refrigerator according to claim 8, characterized in that: The opening and closing door of the pickup device is an outer door of a commercial freezer.

10. A smart shelf, comprising a second delivery control system and a second sales terminal, characterized in that: It also includes a commercial pickup shelf and the pickup device described in any one of claims 1 to 6, and the opening and closing door can also be translated at the opening of each pickup bin.

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