An efficient handling and picking integrated unmanned forklift

By designing an efficient handling and picking integrated unmanned forklift, the lateral and up-down movement capabilities of the forks is used to solve the problem of inefficiency in the existing warehousing system when handling large loads of goods, efficient cargo pickup and storage is achieved, and transportation efficiency and floor area ratio of the logistics industry is improved.

CN111591928BActive Publication Date: 2025-05-16NANJING FORESTRY UNIV
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Application Number
CN202010484112.4
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2020-06-01
Publication Date
2025-05-16
Estimated Expiration
2040-06-01

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Technical Problem

The existing warehousing system is inefficient in handling and picking large loads of goods and takes up a lot of space, making it difficult to meet the efficient storage and transportation needs of the logistics industry.

Method used

An efficient handling and picking integrated unmanned forklift is designed, and a combined structure of the vehicle body, shelf assembly, fork moving assembly and hydraulic cylinder support assembly is adopted to realize the horizontal and upward movement of the forks, and can fork and store multiple large loads of goods at one time.

Benefits of technology

It realizes efficiently fork-equipping and storing multiple large-load cargo without occupying additional space, improves the floor area ratio and transportation efficiency of the warehousing system, reduces the entire machine's footprint, and saves costs for the logistics industry.

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Abstract

The present invention provides an efficient handling and picking integrated unmanned forklift, comprising a vehicle body, a shelf assembly, a fork sliding assembly, a hydraulic support assembly and a pallet; the shelf assembly comprises a central gantry and a side door type shelf, the side door type shelf is connected to the central gantry by a connecting rod or a bolt, the central gantry is provided with two slide rails, and the side door type shelf is provided with three cargo forks for storing pallets; the fork sliding assembly comprises a longitudinal sliding slider, a transverse sliding slider and a secondary fork; the hydraulic support assembly comprises a hydraulic cylinder base, hydraulic cylinders of different diameters and a hydraulic cylinder sleeve connected to the transverse sliding slider; the special pallet comprises transverse and longitudinal fork holes. The benefits of the present invention are: it can realize the function of storing large load cargo in one time, the fork can move transversely, and it can stop and fork two rows of cargo at one time, saving space and time, and the vehicle body is more stable, which greatly improves the turnover efficiency.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of warehousing technology, and in particular to an efficient transport and picking integrated unmanned forklift. Background Art

[0002] With the development of the logistics industry, the pressure of sorting goods is getting greater and greater, which requires a lot of manpower and material resources, especially large and heavy goods, which cannot be handled by manpower, and under strong pressure, the efficiency will decrease over time. Therefore, the development of a new type of intelligent trolley for use in the warehousing system can relieve the pressure of workers and improve efficiency, which is of great significance to the development of the logistics industry. In addition, the volume ratio is also crucial to the logistics industry. In the same area, storing more goods has absolute value and significance. Summary of the invention

[0003] In order to solve the above problems, the present invention discloses a large-load multi-storage intelligent trolley, which can realize one-time forklift transportation of multiple large-load goods.

[0004] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides the following technical solutions:

[0005] An efficient integrated unmanned forklift for handling and picking, characterized in that it comprises a vehicle body, a shelf assembly, a fork moving assembly and a hydraulic cylinder supporting assembly; the shelf assembly comprises a central gantry arranged on the vehicle body and a side door type shelf arranged at the rear side of the central gantry, the central gantry is composed of two gantry rods symmetrically arranged front and rear, the gantry rods are arranged vertically, and the right side of the gantry rods are provided with guide rails along their length direction, the side door type shelf is fixedly connected to the gantry rods located at the rear side, and the front side of the side door type shelf is evenly distributed with storage forks from top to bottom; two longitudinal sliding blocks arranged up and down are installed on the two guide rails of the central gantry, and the slide blocks located at the upper The longitudinal sliding slider on the right can slide up and down along the guide rail, the longitudinal sliding slider located below is fixed at the bottom of the vehicle body, and a transverse sliding slider that can slide back and forth is installed in the longitudinal sliding slider, wherein a hydraulic cylinder sleeve is provided at the front end of the transverse sliding slider located above, and a horizontally arranged first fork is provided on the right side, and a second fork that can slide left and right is installed on the top surface of the first fork; a hydraulic cylinder base and a sleeve are provided at the front end of the transverse sliding slider located below, and a hydraulic cylinder body is provided between the front ends of the upper and lower transverse sliding sliders, and the hydraulic cylinder body can be extended and retracted up and down according to the different heights of the first fork, and can also move left and right according to the transverse sliding slider.

[0006] Furthermore, the side door type shelf is a vertically arranged plate-like structure and is perpendicular to the plane formed by the central axes of the two door frame rods.

[0007] Furthermore, two driven wheels are symmetrically arranged front and back on the right side of the bottom of the vehicle body.

[0008] Furthermore, a driving wheel is provided at the middle left portion of the bottom of the vehicle body.

[0009] Furthermore, it also includes a pallet, which is compatible with the first fork, the second fork and the storage fork.

[0010] Furthermore, the pallet is provided with two horizontal fork insertion holes which are symmetrically arranged on the left and right, and the bottom of the pallet is provided with two longitudinal fork insertion holes which are symmetrically arranged on the front and back. The front and rear ends of the horizontal fork insertion holes are respectively connected to the front and rear sides of the pallet, the left and right ends of the longitudinal fork insertion holes are respectively connected to the left and right sides of the pallet, and the bottom is connected to the bottom surface of the pallet, so as to realize the separation of the second fork from the pallet.

[0011] Furthermore, the height of each fork on the side door type shelf will be lower than the height of the cargo position on the corresponding shelf.

[0012] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0013] 1. The present invention can pick up and store multiple goods at one time. The fork can move horizontally or up and down. Two rows of goods can be picked up without the vehicle body moving. The fork uses the space in the lane to move up, down, left and right without occupying additional space. It changes the traditional way of moving the fork up and down, saves space, improves the volume ratio, reduces the area occupied by the whole machine, and saves costs for the owner.

[0014] 2. The hydraulic cylinder support assembly of the present invention moves left and right with the lateral sliding block, and supports the fork to move left and right when forking the goods to fork large load goods; under the support of the hydraulic cylinder, the fork for forking the goods has strong rigidity and works more stably; when it is not necessary to fork the goods, the hydraulic cylinder can be retracted into the vehicle body and does not occupy additional space.

[0015] 3. The present invention adopts a special matching pallet, which can conveniently implement the rapid separation of the fork and the pallet, thereby improving efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 The present invention is a schematic structural diagram of an efficient integrated transport and picking unmanned forklift.

[0017] Figure 2 This is a schematic structural diagram of an efficient integrated transport and picking unmanned forklift when inserting a pallet according to the present invention.

[0018] Figure 3 The present invention is a schematic diagram of the structure of a pallet in an efficient transport and picking integrated unmanned forklift.

[0019] List of reference numerals:

[0020] 1-car body, 2-guide rail, 3-side door type shelf, 4-storage fork, 5-longitudinal sliding block, 6-lateral sliding block, 7-first fork, 8-second fork, 9-driven wheel, 10-hydraulic cylinder base, 11-hydraulic cylinder body, 12-driving wheel, 13-pallet, 13-1-longitudinal fork socket, 13-2lateral fork socket. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] The present invention is further explained below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. It should be understood that the following specific embodiments are only used to illustrate the present invention and are not used to limit the scope of the present invention. It should be noted that the words "front", "rear", "left", "right", "upper" and "lower" used in the following description refer to directions in the accompanying drawings, and the words "inner" and "outer" refer to directions toward or away from the geometric center of a specific component, respectively.

[0022] As shown in the figure, an efficient integrated unmanned forklift for handling and picking includes a vehicle body 1, a shelf assembly, a fork moving assembly and a hydraulic cylinder support assembly; the shelf assembly includes a central gantry arranged on the vehicle body 1 and a side door type shelf 3 arranged at the rear side of the central gantry, the central gantry is composed of two gantry rods symmetrically arranged front and rear, the gantry rods are vertically arranged, and a guide rail 2 is arranged on the right side of the gantry rod along its length direction, the side door type shelf 3 is fixedly connected to the gantry rod located at the rear side, and the front side of the side door type shelf 3 is evenly distributed with storage forks 4 from top to bottom; two longitudinal sliding sliders 5 arranged up and down are installed on the two guide rails 2 of the central gantry, and the longitudinal sliding slider located at the top 5 can slide up and down along the guide rail 2, the longitudinal sliding slider 5 located at the bottom is fixed at the bottom end of the vehicle body, and a transverse sliding slider 6 that can slide forward and backward is installed in cooperation with the longitudinal sliding slider 5, wherein a hydraulic cylinder sleeve is provided at the front end of the transverse sliding slider 6 located at the top, a horizontally arranged first fork 7 is provided on the right side, and a second fork 8 that can slide left and right is installed in cooperation with the top surface of the first fork 7; a hydraulic cylinder base 10 and a sleeve are provided at the front end of the transverse sliding slider 6 located at the bottom, and a hydraulic cylinder body 11 is provided between the front ends of the upper and lower transverse sliding sliders 6, and the hydraulic cylinder body can be extended and retracted up and down according to the different heights of the first fork, and can also move left and right according to the transverse sliding slider.

[0023] In this embodiment, the side door type shelf 3 is a vertically arranged plate-like structure and is perpendicular to the plane formed by the central axes of the two door frame rods.

[0024] In this embodiment, two driven wheels 9 are symmetrically arranged front and rearward on the right side of the bottom of the vehicle body 1 .

[0025] In this embodiment, a driving wheel 12 is provided at the middle left portion of the bottom of the vehicle body 1 .

[0026] In this embodiment, a pallet 13 is further included, and the pallet 13 is compatible with the first fork 7 , the second fork 8 and the storage fork 4 .

[0027] In this embodiment, two horizontal fork insertion holes 13-2 are symmetrically arranged in the left and right directions in the pallet 13, and two longitudinal fork insertion holes 13-1 are symmetrically arranged in the front and back directions at the bottom of the pallet 13. The front and rear ends of the horizontal fork insertion holes 13-2 are respectively connected to the front and rear sides of the pallet 13, and the left and right ends of the longitudinal fork insertion holes 13-1 are respectively connected to the left and right sides of the pallet 13, and the bottom is connected to the bottom surface of the pallet 13.

[0028] In this embodiment, the height of each fork on the side door type shelf is lower than the height of the cargo position on the corresponding shelf.

[0029] The steps of forking the goods by the fork of the intelligent trolley of the present invention are as follows: first, the first fork 7 and the second fork 8 slide forward under the drive of the transverse sliding slider 6, and then are driven by the longitudinal sliding slider 5 to move up or down to the cargo position of the corresponding height of the goods, and then the first fork fork 7 and the second fork 8 slide backward along with the transverse sliding slider 6, and then the second fork 8 extends to the right to fork the goods, and the forked goods are driven by the transverse sliding slider 6 to slide forward, at this time, the hydraulic cylinder support assembly starts to work to support the goods, the longitudinal sliding slider 5 adjusts the height up and down to correspond to the corresponding storage fork 4 position on the side door type shelf 3, and then the transverse sliding slider 6 slides backward to place the goods on the corresponding storage fork 4 of the side door type shelf 3, that is, the corresponding fork of the side door type shelf 3 is inserted into the transverse fork insertion hole 13-2, and then the longitudinal sliding slider 5 moves downward to drive the second fork 8 to separate from the longitudinal fork insertion hole 13-1, thereby the second fork 8 is separated from the pallet 13, and the next round of forking of goods is carried out in this cycle.

[0030] The steps for the fork of the intelligent trolley of the present invention to fork a row of goods on the right side of the shelf facing the vehicle body are as follows: first, the first fork 7 and the second fork 8 slide forward under the drive of the transverse sliding slider 6, and then are driven by the longitudinal sliding slider 5 to move up or down to the cargo position at the corresponding height of the goods. At this time, the hydraulic cylinder support assembly starts to work to support the goods, and then the second fork 8 extends to the right to fork the goods, and the longitudinal sliding slider 5 adjusts the height up and down to correspond to the corresponding storage fork 4 position on the side door type shelf 3, and then the transverse sliding slider 6 slides backward to fork the returned goods and place them on the corresponding storage fork 4 on the side door type shelf 3, that is, the corresponding fork of the side door type shelf 3 is inserted into the transverse fork socket 13-2, and then the longitudinal sliding slider 5 moves downward to drive the second fork 8 to separate from the longitudinal fork socket 13-1, thereby separating the second fork 8 from the pallet 13, and the next round of forking of goods is carried out in this cycle.

[0031] The technical means disclosed in the scheme of the present invention are not limited to the technical means disclosed in the above-mentioned implementation mode, but also include technical schemes composed of any combination of the above-mentioned technical features. It should be pointed out that for ordinary technicians in this technical field, several improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the principle of the present invention, and these improvements and modifications are also regarded as the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An efficient integrated transport and picking unmanned forklift, characterized by: The utility model comprises a vehicle body (1), a shelf assembly, a fork moving assembly and a hydraulic cylinder supporting assembly; the shelf assembly comprises a central gantry arranged on the vehicle body (1) and a side door type shelf (3) arranged at the rear side of the central gantry; the central gantry is composed of two gantry rods arranged symmetrically in front and back, the gantry rods are arranged vertically, and a guide rail (2) is arranged on the right side of the gantry rod along its length direction; the side door type shelf (3) is fixedly connected to the gantry rod located at the rear side, and the front side of the side door type shelf (3) is evenly distributed with storage forks (4) from top to bottom; two longitudinal sliding blocks (5) arranged vertically are mounted on the two guide rails (2) of the central gantry, and the longitudinal sliding block (5) located at the upper side can be moved along the guide rail (2) The longitudinal sliding slider (5) is fixed at the bottom of the vehicle body, and a transverse sliding slider (6) that can slide forward and backward is installed in cooperation with the longitudinal sliding slider (5), wherein a hydraulic cylinder sleeve is provided at the front end of the transverse sliding slider (6) located at the top, and a first fork (7) arranged horizontally is provided on the right side, and a second fork (8) that can slide left and right is installed in cooperation with the top surface of the first fork (7); a hydraulic cylinder base (10) and a sleeve are provided at the front end of the transverse sliding slider (6) located at the bottom, and a hydraulic cylinder body (11) is provided between the front ends of the upper and lower transverse sliding sliders (6); the side door type shelf (3) is a vertically arranged plate-like structure, and is perpendicular to the plane formed by the central axis of the two door frame rods; The invention also comprises a pallet (13), wherein the pallet (13) is compatible with the first fork (7), the second fork (8) and the storage fork (4); the pallet (13) is provided with two transverse fork insertion holes (13-2) which are symmetrically arranged in the left and right sides, and the bottom of the pallet (13) is provided with two longitudinal fork insertion holes (13-1) which are symmetrically arranged in the front and back sides, the front and rear ends of the transverse fork insertion holes (13-2) are respectively connected to the front and rear sides of the pallet (13), the left and right ends of the longitudinal fork insertion holes (13-1) are respectively connected to the left and right sides of the pallet (13), and the bottom is connected to the bottom surface of the pallet (13).

2. The high-efficiency integrated transport and picking unmanned forklift according to claim 1, characterized in that: Two driven wheels (9) are symmetrically arranged front and rearward on the right side of the bottom of the vehicle body (1).

3. The high-efficiency integrated transport and picking unmanned forklift according to claim 1, characterized in that: A driving wheel (12) is provided at the middle left portion of the bottom of the vehicle body (1).

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