Warehouse In-and-Out System and Method

Abstract

The present application relates to a warehousing and outbound system and method. It includes: a processing system for detecting the warehousing and outbound information of the goods to be transported in a preset outbound area and a preset inbound area, and determining the warehousing and outbound trajectory of the goods to be transported according to the warehousing and outbound information. The warehousing and outbound trajectory includes a normal outbound trajectory and an abnormal inbound trajectory; a management system for identifying the radio frequency tags of the goods to be transported on the abnormal inbound trajectory. The radio frequency tags record the warehousing and outbound information of the goods to be transported. If the radio frequency tag of the goods to be transported is inconsistent with the preset radio frequency tag, an alarm is issued. Thus, it is possible to conduct a secondary inspection on the goods to be transported on the abnormal inbound trajectory, and when the radio frequency tag of the goods to be transported is inconsistent with the preset radio frequency tag, remind the staff that there is an error in the radio frequency tag of the goods to be transported, so that the staff can discover and handle it in time.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the technical field of logistics transportation, and particularly to an inbound and outbound system and method. Background Art

[0002] With the development of logistics transportation technology, in order to save labor costs, more and more factories have started to use automated inbound and outbound systems. However, due to the huge number of goods in the automated inbound and outbound system, incorrect transportation of goods may occur due to machine failures or incorrect operations. Therefore, how to inspect the transportation trajectory of goods is a problem that needs to be solved currently.

[0003] In traditional technologies, an inbound and outbound platform is set up, and all goods enter and leave through the inbound and outbound platform, and inspections are carried out during the inbound and outbound process. However, the traditional method only inspects the inbound and outbound of goods once, without subsequent secondary verification, resulting in incorrect inbound and outbound of some goods. Summary of the Invention

[0004] Based on this, it is necessary to provide an inbound and outbound system and method that can perform secondary inspection on inbound and outbound goods to avoid incorrect inbound and outbound in view of the above technical problems.

[0005] An inbound and outbound system, the system includes: a processing system, configured to detect the inbound and outbound information of goods to be transported in a preset outbound area and a preset inbound area, and determine the inbound and outbound trajectory of the goods to be transported according to the inbound and outbound information, the inbound and outbound trajectory including a normal outbound trajectory and an abnormal inbound trajectory; a management system, configured to identify the radio frequency tag of the goods to be transported on the abnormal inbound trajectory, the radio frequency tag records the inbound and outbound information of the goods to be transported, and if the radio frequency tag of the goods to be transported is inconsistent with a preset radio frequency tag, an alarm is issued.

[0006] In one embodiment, the system includes: a stacker, a conveyor, and a lift. Among them, the stacker is configured to transport the goods to be transported to the conveyor, and transport the goods to be transported from the conveyor to the preset storage area; the conveyor is configured to convey the goods to be transported to the lift, so as to transport the goods to be transported to the preset outbound area through the lift; the lift is configured to transport the goods to be transported from the preset inbound area to the conveyor.

[0007] In one embodiment, the inbound and outbound information includes: a radio frequency tag recording the storage area corresponding to the item to be transported. The processing system includes: a first radio frequency identification device disposed in the preset outbound area for identifying the radio frequency tag of the item to be transported; a second radio frequency identification device disposed in the preset inbound area for identifying the radio frequency tag of the item to be transported; a first controller respectively connected to the first radio frequency identification device and the second radio frequency identification device, and configured to determine that the inbound and outbound trajectory of the item to be transported is the abnormal inbound trajectory when the radio frequency tag of the item to be transported identified by the first radio frequency identification device and / or the second radio frequency identification device is inconsistent with a preset radio frequency tag, and determine that the inbound and outbound trajectory of the item to be transported is the normal outbound trajectory when the radio frequency tag of the item to be transported identified by the first radio frequency identification device is consistent with the preset radio frequency tag.

[0008] In one embodiment, the management system includes: a third radio frequency identification device for identifying the radio frequency tag of the item to be transported on the abnormal inbound trajectory; a second controller connected to the third radio frequency identification device and configured to issue a control instruction when the radio frequency tag of the item to be transported identified by the third radio frequency identification device is inconsistent with a preset radio frequency tag; an alarm device connected to the second controller and configured to issue an alarm when receiving the control instruction.

[0009] In one embodiment, the management system further includes: a weighing device for measuring the weight information of the item to be transported; the second controller connected to the weighing device and configured to issue a control instruction to control the alarm device to issue an alarm when the mass of the item to be transported measured by the weighing device is outside a preset range.

[0010] In one embodiment, the management system further includes: a visual recognition device for reading the freight number of the item to be transported; the second controller connected to the visual recognition device and configured to issue a control instruction to control the alarm device to issue an alarm when the number of the item to be transported read by the visual recognition device is inconsistent with a preset number.

[0011] In one embodiment, the item to be transported includes finished cut tobacco and semi-finished cut tobacco. The management system is further configured to, when the item to be transported is semi-finished cut tobacco, detect the storage area recorded by the radio frequency tag of the item to be transported and determine the inbound and outbound trajectory of the item to be transported according to the storage area.

[0012] In one embodiment, the storage trajectory further includes an empty container storage trajectory, the goods to be transported include empty containers and full containers, and the management system is further configured to determine the inbound and outbound trajectory of the goods to be transported as the empty container storage trajectory when the goods to be transported are empty containers; wherein, the empty container storage trajectory is used to represent the travel trajectory of the empty container; the system further includes: a cleaning robot for cleaning the empty container on the empty container storage trajectory.

[0013] In one embodiment, the management system further includes: an input / output device connected to the first controller, the first controller is configured with the inbound and outbound mode corresponding to the goods to be transported, and is used to select the inbound and outbound mode in the first controller according to a user instruction, and the inbound and outbound mode includes: an empty container initialization mode for deleting the information recorded by the radio frequency tag of the goods to be transported, a full container storage mode for writing full container information to the radio frequency tag of the goods to be transported, an abnormal cigarette box storage mode for writing abnormal cigarette box information to the radio frequency tag of the goods to be transported, a cleaned empty container storage mode for writing cleaned empty container information to the radio frequency tag of the goods to be transported, a manual outbound mode for reading the information recorded by the radio frequency tag of the goods to be transported, an uncleaned empty container storage mode for writing uncleaned empty container information to the radio frequency tag of the goods to be transported, an expanded cut tobacco module wire storage mode for writing expanded cut tobacco module wire information to the radio frequency tag of the goods to be transported; a palletizer connected to the first controller for arranging the goods to be transported in a preset placement manner according to the received inbound and outbound information of the goods to be transported.

[0014] An inbound and outbound method, the method includes:

[0015] Detect the inbound and outbound information of the goods to be transported in a preset outbound area and a preset inbound area, and determine the inbound and outbound trajectory of the goods to be transported according to the inbound and outbound information, where the inbound and outbound trajectory includes a normal outbound trajectory and an abnormal inbound trajectory;

[0016] Verify and identify the inbound and outbound information of the goods to be transported on the abnormal inbound trajectory.

[0017] The above-mentioned inbound and outbound system and method include: a processing system and a management system. Through the processing system, the inbound and outbound information of the goods to be transported is detected, and the inbound and outbound trajectory of the goods to be transported is determined according to the inbound and outbound information, so that the goods to be transported can be transported to a preset storage area or transported out from the preset storage area. Through the management system, the radio frequency tag of the goods to be transported on the abnormal inbound trajectory is identified, and when the radio frequency tag of the goods to be transported is inconsistent with the preset radio frequency tag, an alarm is issued. Thus, it is reminded that there is an error in the radio frequency tag of the goods to be transported, enabling the staff to discover and handle it in time. Description of the Drawings

[0018] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application or in the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings required for the description of the embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application. For those of ordinary skill in the art, without creative efforts, other drawings can also be obtained based on these drawings.

[0019] Figure 1 It is a schematic structural diagram of an inbound and outbound system in an embodiment;

[0020] Figure 2 It is an interface diagram of an RFID reading software in an embodiment;

[0021] Figure 3 It is a flowchart of an inbound and outbound method in an embodiment.

[0022] Explanation of reference numerals: 10 - stacker crane, 20 - conveyor, 30 - elevator, 40 - processing system, 50 - preset storage area, 60 - preset outbound area, 70 - preset inbound area, 41 - first radio frequency identification device, 42 - second radio frequency identification device, 80 - management system, 81 - third radio frequency identification device, 82 - alarm device, 83 - weighing device, 84 - vision recognition device, 85 - input / output device, 86 - palletizer, 90 - cleaning robot. Detailed implementation manners

[0023] To facilitate the understanding of the present application, the following will describe the present application more comprehensively with reference to the relevant drawings. Embodiments of the present application are shown in the drawings. However, the present application can be implemented in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. On the contrary, the purpose of providing these embodiments is to make the disclosure of the present application more thorough and comprehensive.

[0024] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by those of ordinary skill in the technical field to which the present application belongs. The terms used in the description of the present application in this specification are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present application.

[0025] It can be understood that the terms "first", "second", etc. used in the present application can be used herein to describe various elements, but these elements are not limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish the first element from another element.

[0026] Spatial relation terms such as "under", "below", "beneath", "underneath", "above", "over", etc. can be used herein to describe the relationship of one element or feature shown in the figure with other elements or features. It should be understood that, in addition to the orientations shown in the figure, spatial relation terms also include different orientations of the device during use and operation. For example, if the device in the attached drawing is flipped, an element or feature described as "under other elements" or "beneath it" or "under it" will be oriented "above" other elements or features. Therefore, the exemplary terms "under" and "beneath" can include both upper and lower orientations. In addition, the device can also have other orientations (such as rotated 90 degrees or other orientations), and the spatial descriptors used herein are accordingly interpreted.

[0027] It should be noted that when an element is considered to be "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or connected to the other element through an intermediate element. In addition, for "connection" in the following embodiments, if there is a transfer of electrical signals or data between the connected objects, it should be understood as "electrically connected", "communicatively connected", etc.

[0028] As used herein, the singular forms of "a", "an", and "the" may also include the plural forms unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. It should also be understood that the terms "comprise / include" or "have", etc. specify the presence of the stated features, wholes, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof, but do not preclude the possibility of the presence or addition of one or more other features, wholes, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

[0029] As described in the background art, the existing inbound and outbound system in the prior art has the problem of lacking secondary verification for the goods in and out.

[0030] For the above reasons, the present invention provides an inbound and outbound system and method capable of performing secondary inspection on the goods in and out, thereby avoiding in and out errors.

[0031] In one embodiment, as Figure 1 shown, there is provided an inbound and outbound system, which includes: a processing system 40 and a management system 80. Among them,

[0032] The processing system 40 is configured to detect the inbound and outbound information of the goods to be transported in a preset outbound area 60 and a preset inbound area 70, and determine the inbound and outbound trajectories of the goods to be transported according to the inbound and outbound information.

[0033] A management system 80 is used to identify the RF tag of the goods to be transported on the abnormal inbound trajectory. The RF tag records the inbound and outbound information of the goods to be transported. If the RF tag of the goods to be transported is inconsistent with the preset RF tag, an alarm is issued.

[0034] In this embodiment, through the processing system, the inbound and outbound information of the goods to be transported is detected, and the inbound and outbound trajectory of the goods to be transported is determined according to the inbound and outbound information, so that the goods to be transported can be transported to the preset storage area or transported out of the preset storage area. Through the management system, the RF tag of the goods to be transported on the abnormal inbound trajectory is identified. When the RF tag of the goods to be transported is inconsistent with the preset RF tag, an alarm is issued. Thus, it reminds the staff that there is an error in the RF tag of the goods to be transported, enabling the staff to discover and handle it in time.

[0035] In one embodiment, as Figure 1 shown, an inbound and outbound system is provided, which includes: a stacker 10, a conveyor 20, and a lift 30. Among them,

[0036] The stacker 10 is used to transport the goods to be transported to the conveyor 20 and transport the goods to be transported from the conveyor 20 to the preset storage area 50.

[0037] The conveyor 20 is used to convey the goods to be transported to the lift 30, so as to transport the goods to be transported to the preset outbound area 60 through the lift 30.

[0038] The lift 30 is used to transport the goods to be transported from the preset inbound area 70 to the conveyor 20.

[0039] Specifically, the inbound and outbound information includes: the RF tag recording the storage area corresponding to the goods to be transported, and the inbound and outbound trajectory includes a normal outbound trajectory and an abnormal inbound trajectory.

[0040] Exemplarily, as Figure 1 shown, the normal outbound trajectory is to use the stacker 10 to take out the goods to be transported from the preset storage area 50, transport them to the conveyor 20, then transport them to the lift 30 by the conveyor 20, and then transport them to the preset outbound area 60 through the lift 30.

[0041] The abnormal inbound trajectory is that the lift 30 transports the goods to be transported from the preset inbound area 70 to the conveyor 20, then transports them to the stacker 10 through the conveyor 20, and then transports them to the designated area by the stacker 10 for subsequent processing.

[0042] In this embodiment, by setting up a stacker, the object to be transported can be transported to the conveyor, and the object to be transported can be transported from the conveyor to a preset storage area. By setting up a conveyor, the object to be transported can be transported to the elevator. By setting up an elevator, the object to be transported can be transported from the conveyor to a preset outbound area, or the object to be transported can be transported from a preset inbound area to the conveyor. By setting up a processing system, the inbound and outbound information of the object to be transported can be detected, and the inbound and outbound trajectory of the object to be transported can be determined according to the inbound and outbound information, so that the object to be transported can be transported to a preset storage area or transported out from the preset storage area. Through the solution of this application, the preset inbound area and the preset outbound area are connected to the preset storage area through an elevator, so as to separate the inbound and outbound processes from the picking and placing processes, and different areas are set on different floors, which can make full use of the vertical space, reduce the floor area required by the inbound and outbound system, and can avoid the mutual interference between different inbound and outbound processes, making the inbound and outbound more accurate and not prone to errors.

[0043] In one embodiment, as Figure 1 shown, the processing system 40 includes: a first radio frequency identification device 41, a second radio frequency identification device 42, and a first controller (not shown in the figure). Among them,

[0044] The first radio frequency identification device 41 is arranged in the preset outbound area 60 and is used to identify the radio frequency tag of the object to be transported.

[0045] The second radio frequency identification device 42 is arranged in the preset inbound area 70 and is used to identify the radio frequency tag of the object to be transported.

[0046] Exemplarily, the radio frequency tag is an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tag. The first radio frequency identification device 41 and the second radio frequency identification device 42 are RFID readers and writers, which can read the information corresponding to the radio frequency tag and modify the information corresponding to the radio frequency tag. Among them, the information corresponding to the radio frequency tag includes: the storage area corresponding to the object to be transported. The information corresponding to the radio frequency tag also includes: the specification of the box of the object to be transported, the weight of the object to be transported, and the number of the object to be transported.

[0047] The first controller is respectively connected to the first radio frequency identification device 41 and the second radio frequency identification device 42, and is used to determine that the inbound and outbound trajectory of the object to be transported is an abnormal inbound trajectory when the radio frequency tag of the object to be transported identified by the first radio frequency identification device 41 and / or the second radio frequency identification device 42 is inconsistent with the preset radio frequency tag, and determine that the inbound and outbound trajectory of the object to be transported is a normal outbound trajectory when the radio frequency tag of the object to be transported identified by the first radio frequency identification device 41 is consistent with the preset radio frequency tag.

[0048] Specifically, the radio frequency tag of the item to be transported being inconsistent with the preset radio frequency tag means that the information of the item to be transported displayed by the radio frequency tag read by the radio frequency identification device is inconsistent with the preset information of the item to be transported for this radio frequency tag.

[0049] Exemplarily, the situations where the radio frequency tag of the item to be transported is inconsistent with the preset radio frequency tag include at least one of the following: the item number corresponding to the radio frequency tag of the item to be transported being inconsistent with the preset number of this radio frequency tag, the case size of the item to be transported corresponding to the radio frequency tag being inconsistent with the preset size of this radio frequency tag, and the weight of the item to be transported corresponding to the radio frequency tag being inconsistent with the preset weight of this radio frequency tag.

[0050] In one embodiment, the management system 80 is configured to verify and identify the inbound and outbound information of the items to be transported on the abnormal inbound trajectory.

[0051] Exemplarily, as Figure 1 shown, the normal outbound trajectory is to use the stacker 10 to take out the item to be transported from the preset storage area 50, transport it to the conveyor 20, then transport it by the conveyor 20 to the elevator 30, and then transport it through the elevator 30 to the preset outbound area 60. If, after verification by the first radio frequency identification device 41, the radio frequency tag of the item to be transported is correct, then it is outbound.

[0052] If, after identification by the first radio frequency identification device 41, the radio frequency tag of the item to be transported is incorrect, or the verification result of the radio frequency tag of the item to be warehoused in the preset inbound area 70 by the second radio frequency identification device 42 is that the radio frequency tag is incorrect, then the item to be transported is re-warehoused according to the abnormal inbound trajectory. The abnormal inbound trajectory is that the elevator 30 transports the item to be transported from the preset inbound area 70 to the conveyor 20, then transports it through the conveyor 20 to the stacker 10, and the stacker 10 transports it to the management system 80.

[0053] If the verification result of the radio frequency tag of the item to be warehoused in the preset inbound area 70 by the second radio frequency identification device 42 is that the radio frequency tag of the item to be transported is correct, then the item to be transported is warehoused according to the normal inbound trajectory. The normal inbound trajectory is that the elevator 30 transports the item to be transported from the preset inbound area 70 to the conveyor 20, then transports it through the conveyor 20 to the stacker 10, and the stacker 10 transports it to the preset storage area 50.

[0054] In this embodiment, the first radio frequency identification device and the second radio frequency identification device are used to identify the radio frequency tag on the object to be transported, so as to determine whether the radio frequency tag of the object to be transported is correct. If the radio frequency tag is correct, the inbound and outbound trajectory of the object to be transported is set as a normal outbound trajectory or a normal inbound trajectory. If the radio frequency tag is incorrect, the trajectory of the object to be transported is set as an abnormal inbound trajectory, so that the objects to be transported with correct radio frequency tags and the objects to be transported with incorrect radio frequency tags can be distinguished, and the radio frequency tags of each inbound and outbound object to be transported are verified, ensuring the accuracy of the inbound and outbound objects to be transported. In addition, the management system is used to process the objects to be transported with incorrect radio frequency tags, enabling the staff to correct the radio frequency tags of the objects to be transported so that they can be normally inbound and outbound.

[0055] In one embodiment, as Figure 1 shown, the management system 80 includes: a third radio frequency identification device 81, a second controller, and an alarm device 82. Among them

[0056] The third radio frequency identification device 81 is used to identify the radio frequency tag of the object to be transported on the abnormal inbound trajectory.

[0057] Exemplarily, as Figure 2 shown, the cargo information of the object to be transported identified by the third radio frequency identification device 81 includes: cigarette box number, brand, batch number, cigarette box status, net weight of cut tobacco, actual weight, initial weight of cigarette box, and packing time. It is possible to choose to reread the information of the radio frequency tag, or manually input and change the information of the radio frequency tag. It is also possible to choose to turn on or off the camera, to choose to clear the information in the radio frequency tag, and to choose to ignore the error information.

[0058] The second controller (not shown in the figure) is connected to the third radio frequency identification device 81 and is used to issue a control instruction when the radio frequency tag of the object to be transported identified by the third radio frequency identification device 81 is inconsistent with the preset radio frequency tag.

[0059] Exemplarily, the second controller and the first controller can be one controller or two separate controllers. The second controller can be a Central Processing Unit (CPU), or it can also be one of other general-purpose processors, Digital Signal Processors (DSPs), Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), or other programmable logic devices, discrete gate or transistor logic devices, discrete hardware components, etc. The general-purpose processor can be a microprocessor or any conventional processor.

[0060] An alarm device 82, connected to the second controller, is configured to issue an alarm when receiving a control instruction.

[0061] Exemplarily, the alarm device 82 can be an audible and visual alarm, including a voice warning horn and / or a warning light.

[0062] In this embodiment, by setting the third radio frequency identification device and the second controller, it is possible to perform another radio frequency identification inspection on the goods to be transported on the abnormal inbound trajectory. When the radio frequency tag of the goods to be transported is inconsistent with the preset radio frequency tag, the second controller will issue a control instruction to cause the alarm device to issue an alarm. Thus, it reminds the staff that there is an error in the radio frequency tag of the goods to be transported, enabling the staff to discover and handle it in a timely manner.

[0063] In one embodiment, as Figure 1 shown, the management system 80 further includes: a weighing device 83, a second controller. Wherein,

[0064] The weighing device 83 is configured to measure the weight information of the goods to be transported.

[0065] Exemplarily, the weighing device 83 is a weighing sensor or a weighing scale.

[0066] The second controller, connected to the weighing device 83, is configured to issue a control instruction to control the alarm device 82 to issue an alarm when the mass of the goods to be transported measured by the weighing device 83 is outside the preset range.

[0067] In this embodiment, by setting the weighing device, it is possible to perform a weight inspection on the goods to be transported on the abnormal inbound trajectory. When the mass of the goods to be transported is outside the preset range, it means that the goods to be transported may be abnormal, and then a control instruction is issued through the second controller to cause the alarm device to issue an alarm. Thus, it reminds the staff that the mass of the goods to be transported is abnormal, enabling the staff to discover and handle it in a timely manner.

[0068] In one embodiment, as Figure 1 shown, the management system 80 further includes: a visual recognition device 84, a second controller. Wherein,

[0069] The visual recognition device 84 is configured to read the freight number of the goods to be transported.

[0070] Exemplarily, the visual recognition device 84 can be an industrial camera.

[0071] The second controller, connected to the visual recognition device 84, is configured to issue a control instruction to control the alarm device 82 to issue an alarm when the number of the goods to be transported read by the visual recognition device 84 is inconsistent with the preset number.

[0072] In this embodiment, by setting up a visual recognition device, visual recognition inspection can be carried out on the goods to be transported on the abnormal warehousing track. The freight number of the goods to be transported is read by collecting images. When the freight number of the goods to be transported is inconsistent with the preset number, it means that the goods to be transported may be abnormal. Then, a control instruction is issued through the second controller, causing the alarm device to give an alarm. Thus, it reminds the staff that the quality of the goods to be transported is abnormal, enabling the staff to discover and handle it in time.

[0073] In one embodiment, the goods to be transported include finished cut tobacco and semi-finished cut tobacco. The management system 80 is further configured to perform the following steps:

[0074] S100, when the goods to be transported are semi-finished cut tobacco, detect the storage area recorded by the RF tag of the goods to be transported, and determine the warehousing and outbound track of the goods to be transported according to the storage area.

[0075] Exemplarily, the semi-finished cut tobacco is at least one of modular cut tobacco, expanded cut tobacco, and cut stem.

[0076] Specifically, when the goods to be transported are semi-finished cut tobacco, since the components of the goods to be transported cannot be determined, warehousing needs to be carried out through the management system, and manual work is required to write the corresponding information of the RF tag according to the weighing situation and component situation of the semi-finished cut tobacco, and then the warehousing operation is carried out. Therefore, it cannot be warehoused from the preset warehousing area and can only be warehoused from the management system area.

[0077] Exemplarily, the warehousing track of the semi-finished cut tobacco is to be transported from the management system 80 to the preset storage area 50 by the stacker 10. The outbound track of the semi-finished cut tobacco is to be transported from the preset storage area 50 to the management system 80 by the stacker 10. Exemplarily, the preset storage area 50 can be any area in the entire cut tobacco warehouse.

[0078] In one embodiment, as Figure 1 shown, the management system 80 further includes: an input / output device 85, a palletizer 86. Among them,

[0079] The input / output device 85 is connected to the first controller. The first controller is configured with the warehousing and outbound modes corresponding to the goods to be transported, and is used to select the warehousing and outbound modes in the first controller according to the user instruction.

[0080] Specifically, the inbound and outbound modes include: empty box initialization mode, full box inbound mode, abnormal cigarette box inbound mode, cleaned empty box inbound mode, manual outbound mode, uncleaned empty box inbound mode, and expanded tobacco and cut stem module tobacco inbound mode. Among them, in the empty box initialization mode, the empty box is weighed and visually identified, and then the obtained information is written into the RFID tag of the empty box through the third radio frequency identification device and uploaded to the WCS (Warehouse Control System). In the full box inbound mode, the full box is weighed and visually identified, and then the obtained information is written into the RFID tag of the full box through the third radio frequency identification device and uploaded to the WCS. In the abnormal cigarette box inbound mode, the abnormal cigarette box is weighed and visually identified, and then the obtained information is written into the RFID tag of the abnormal cigarette box through the third radio frequency identification device and uploaded to the WCS. In the cleaned empty box inbound mode, the cleaned empty box is weighed and visually identified, the obtained information is compared with the preset information, and then the obtained information is written into the RFID tag of the empty box and the obtained information is written into the RFID tag of the cleaned empty box through the third radio frequency identification device and uploaded to the WCS. The manual outbound mode, the uncleaned empty box inbound mode, and the expanded tobacco and cut stem module tobacco inbound mode all weigh and visually identify the cigarette box, and then write the obtained information into the RFID tag of the cigarette box through the third radio frequency identification device and upload it to the WCS.

[0081] The palletizer 86 is connected to the first controller and is used to place the goods to be transported in a preset placement manner according to the received inbound and outbound information of the goods to be transported.

[0082] Specifically, the palletizer is also an inbound and outbound platform. The goods to be transported can be transported to the palletizer by a forklift for inbound, or can be outbound from the palletizer.

[0083] In this embodiment, the input / output device, that is, the manual input panel, is used to implement the function of human-machine interaction, enabling the staff to adjust the corresponding inbound and outbound modes according to the type of the tobacco box and to verify and modify the information included in the radio frequency identification tag of the tobacco box. Thus, multiple verifications can be performed on the tobacco box during the inbound and outbound process to ensure that there are no errors in the inbound and outbound of the tobacco box and to guarantee the process quality. And by setting the palletizer, the goods to be transported can be placed in a preset placement manner, so that the goods to be transported can be placed in the required manner, the arrangement is more orderly, and the inbound and outbound are more convenient.

[0084] In one embodiment, the inbound trajectory further includes an empty box inbound trajectory, and the goods to be transported include empty boxes and full boxes.

[0085] The inbound and outbound system further includes: a cleaning robot 90.

[0086] The cleaning robot 90 is used to clean the empty boxes on the empty box inbound trajectory.

[0087] Exemplarily, as Figure 1 shown, the cleaning robot 90 can be arranged at the bottom of the movement trajectories of the two palletizers 10 along the length direction of the tobacco shred library. When the object to be transported is an empty box, it is transported to the bottom by the palletizer 10 and then cleaned by the cleaning robot 90. Or it is transported to the conveyor 20 by the palletizer 10, transported to another stacker 10 through the conveyor 20, and then transported to the bottom for cleaning by the cleaning robot 90.

[0088] Exemplarily, when there is still free space in the preset storage area 50, after the cleaning robot 90 finishes cleaning the empty box, the empty box is transported to the preset storage area 50 by the stacker 10 for storage. When there is no free space in the preset storage area 50, there is an empty box connection platform at the cleaning robot 90. The empty box can be transported to the cleaning robot 90 by the stacker 10 for cleaning and then transported from the empty box connection platform to other storage areas for storage. When there is no free space in the preset storage area 50 and one side of the empty box connection platform is temporarily unavailable, the empty box is transported to the conveyor 20 by the stacker 10, then transported to another stacker 10 through the conveyor 20, and then transported to the empty box connection platform at another cleaning robot by another stacker 10 for easy transportation to other storage areas.

[0089] In this embodiment, the objects to be transported include empty boxes and full boxes. If the object to be transported is an empty box, it needs to be cleaned by the cleaning robot and then stored. Therefore, when the object to be transported is an empty box, the inbound and outbound trajectory of the object to be transported is the empty box inbound trajectory, and then the cleaning robot is used to clean the empty boxes on the empty box inbound trajectory, so that the empty boxes are cleaned and then stored, which is convenient for next use.

[0090] The stacker 10, conveyor 20, elevator 30, first radio frequency identification device 41, second radio frequency identification device 42, third radio frequency identification device 81, alarm device 82, weighing device 83, visual recognition device 84, and palletizer 85 in the present invention are all general standard parts or components known to those skilled in the art. Their structures and principles can be known by those skilled in the art through technical manuals or by conventional experimental methods.

[0091] In one embodiment, as Figure 3 shown, a method for inbound and outbound is provided, and the method includes:

[0092] Step S100, detecting the inbound and outbound information of the objects to be transported in the preset outbound area and the preset inbound area, and determining the inbound and outbound trajectories of the objects to be transported according to the inbound and outbound information.

[0093] Specifically, the inbound and outbound trajectories include normal outbound trajectories and abnormal inbound trajectories.

[0094] Step S120: Identify the RF tag of the item to be transported on the abnormal inbound trajectory. The RF tag records the inbound and outbound information of the item to be transported. If the RF tag of the item to be transported is inconsistent with the preset RF tag, an alarm is issued.

[0095] In this embodiment, by detecting the inbound and outbound information of the item to be transported and determining the inbound and outbound trajectory of the item to be transported based on the inbound and outbound information, the item to be transported can be transported to the preset storage area or transported out of the preset storage area. By identifying the RF tag of the item to be transported on the abnormal inbound trajectory, when the RF tag of the item to be transported is inconsistent with the preset RF tag, an alarm is issued. Thus, it is reminded that there is an error in the RF tag of the item to be transported, enabling the staff to discover and handle it in a timely manner.

[0096] It should be understood that although Figure 3 the steps in the flowchart of Figure 3 are shown in sequence according to the arrows, these steps are not necessarily executed in the order indicated by the arrows. Unless otherwise clearly stated in this article, there is no strict order restriction for the execution of these steps, and these steps can be executed in other orders. Moreover,

[0097] at least a part of the steps in

[0098] may include multiple steps or multiple stages. These steps or stages are not necessarily executed at the same time, but can be executed at different times. The execution order of these steps or stages is not necessarily sequential either, but can be executed alternately or in turn with at least a part of other steps or steps or stages in other steps.

[0099] The above-described embodiments merely represent several implementation manners of the present application. The description is relatively specific and detailed, but it should not be construed as a limitation on the scope of the invention patent. It should be noted that for those of ordinary skill in the art, without departing from the concept of the present application, several modifications and improvements can still be made, and these all fall within the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the patent of the present application shall be subject to the appended claims.

Claims

1. An inbound and outbound system, characterized in that, The system includes: A processing system for detecting the inbound and outbound information of the goods to be transported in a preset outbound area and a preset inbound area, and determining the inbound and outbound trajectory of the goods to be transported according to the inbound and outbound information, where the inbound and outbound trajectory includes a normal outbound trajectory and an abnormal inbound trajectory; A management system for identifying the radio frequency tag of the goods to be transported on the abnormal inbound trajectory, where the radio frequency tag records the inbound and outbound information of the goods to be transported, and if the radio frequency tag of the goods to be transported is inconsistent with a preset radio frequency tag, an alarm is issued; The inbound and outbound information includes: the radio frequency tag recording the storage area corresponding to the goods to be transported, and the processing system includes: A first radio frequency identification device disposed in the preset outbound area for identifying the radio frequency tag of the goods to be transported; A second radio frequency identification device disposed in the preset inbound area for identifying the radio frequency tag of the goods to be transported; A first controller connected to the first radio frequency identification device and the second radio frequency identification device respectively, for determining that the inbound and outbound trajectory of the goods to be transported is the abnormal inbound trajectory when the radio frequency tag of the goods to be transported identified by the first radio frequency identification device and / or the second radio frequency identification device is inconsistent with a preset radio frequency tag, and determining that the inbound and outbound trajectory of the goods to be transported is the normal outbound trajectory when the radio frequency tag of the goods to be transported identified by the first radio frequency identification device is consistent with a preset radio frequency tag; The management system further includes: An input / output device connected to the first controller, where the first controller is configured with the inbound and outbound mode corresponding to the goods to be transported, for selecting the inbound and outbound mode in the first controller according to a user instruction, and the inbound and outbound mode includes: an empty box initialization mode for deleting the information recorded by the radio frequency tag of the goods to be transported, a full box inbound mode for writing full box information to the radio frequency tag of the goods to be transported, an abnormal cigarette box inbound mode for writing abnormal cigarette box information to the radio frequency tag of the goods to be transported, a cleaned empty box inbound mode for writing cleaned empty box information to the radio frequency tag of the goods to be transported, an artificial outbound mode for reading the information recorded by the radio frequency tag of the goods to be transported, an uncleaned empty box inbound mode for writing uncleaned empty box information to the radio frequency tag of the goods to be transported, an expanded tobacco and cut tobacco module wire inbound mode for writing expanded tobacco and cut tobacco module wire information to the radio frequency tag of the goods to be transported; A palletizer connected to the first controller for arranging the goods to be transported in a preset arrangement manner according to the received inbound and outbound information of the goods to be transported.

2. The system according to claim 1, characterized in that The system includes: a stacker, a conveyor, a lift, and a preset storage area, where The stacker is used for transporting the goods to be transported to the conveyor and transporting the goods to be transported from the conveyor to the preset storage area; The conveyor is used for conveying the goods to be transported to the lift so that the lift transports the goods to be transported to the preset outbound area; The lift is used for transporting the goods to be transported from the preset inbound area to the conveyor.

3. The system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The management system includes: A third radio frequency identification device for identifying the radio frequency tag of the item to be transported on the abnormal inbound trajectory; A second controller, connected to the third radio frequency identification device, for issuing a control instruction when the radio frequency tag of the item to be transported identified by the third radio frequency identification device is inconsistent with a preset radio frequency tag; An alarm device, connected to the second controller, for issuing an alarm when receiving the control instruction.

4. The system according to claim 3, characterized in that, The management system further includes: A weighing device for measuring the weight information of the item to be transported; The second controller, connected to the weighing device, for issuing a control instruction to control the alarm device to issue an alarm when the weight of the item to be transported measured by the weighing device is outside a preset range.

5. The system according to claim 3, characterized in that The management system further includes: A vision recognition device for reading the freight number of the item to be transported; The second controller, connected to the vision recognition device, for issuing a control instruction to control the alarm device to issue an alarm when the number of the item to be transported read by the vision recognition device is inconsistent with a preset number.

6. The system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that The item to be transported includes finished cut tobacco and semi-finished cut tobacco. The management system is further configured to, when the item to be transported is semi-finished cut tobacco, detect the storage area recorded by the radio frequency tag of the item to be transported and determine the inbound and outbound trajectory of the item to be transported according to the storage area.

7. The system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The inbound trajectory further includes an empty box inbound trajectory. The item to be transported includes empty boxes and full boxes. The management system is further configured to, when the item to be transported is an empty box, determine the inbound and outbound trajectory of the item to be transported as the empty box inbound trajectory; wherein, the empty box inbound trajectory is used to represent the traveling trajectory of the empty box; The system further includes: A cleaning robot for cleaning the empty boxes on the empty box inbound trajectory.

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