Mobile intelligent storage rack and material transfer and storage method

Abstract

The present invention provides a mobile intelligent shelf, which is communicatively connected to a server, an electronic device, and a fixed intelligent shelf. The mobile intelligent shelf includes a first processor, and the mobile intelligent shelf further includes a plurality of first storage locations. Each first storage location is equipped with a first sensor. The first processor includes: a first detection module for controlling the first sensor to detect whether there is at least one idle first storage location; a first upload module for, after the fixed intelligent shelf completes the discharging operation and the first sensor detects that at least one first storage location is idle, receiving the materials transferred out by the fixed intelligent shelf and uploading the number of the first storage location where the materials are placed to the server; a first binding module for receiving the barcode information of the materials transferred out by the fixed intelligent shelf transmitted back by the server and binding the barcode information of the materials with the number of the first storage location. The present application also provides a method for transferring and storing materials using the mobile intelligent shelf.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of intelligent warehousing, and particularly to a mobile intelligent shelf and a method for material transfer and storage. Background Art

[0002] With the development of science and technology, the application of intelligent warehousing has become more and more extensive. Nowadays, the inbound and outbound of materials are usually processed manually in cooperation with automation. For example, materials are manually placed in a material storage cabinet, and the material information is recorded. When taking out materials, the material list is input on the control computer to control the material storage cabinet to spit out the materials to be shipped out from the discharge port. This method requires manual placement of materials at designated positions, and the operation is relatively complex. In addition, the cost of such a material storage cabinet is relatively high and it is not conducive to maintenance.

[0003] Moreover, in addition to the traditional warehouse inbound and outbound, in order to meet production requirements, a line-side warehouse or a transfer warehouse is often set up between the production line and the warehouse. The line-side warehouse and the transfer warehouse can improve the material conversion efficiency, but still require special personnel to be on duty and transfer; and it increases the transportation process from the warehouse to the line-side warehouse or the transfer warehouse, and from the line-side warehouse or the transfer warehouse to the production line. This process still requires investment in labor costs.

[0004] How to solve the above problems is what those skilled in the art need to consider. Summary of the Invention

[0005] In view of this, it is necessary to provide a mobile intelligent shelf and a method for material transfer and storage to improve the material transfer efficiency from the warehouse to the production line and further reduce labor costs.

[0006] The present invention provides a mobile intelligent shelf, which is communicatively connected to a server, an electronic device and a fixed intelligent shelf. The mobile intelligent shelf includes a first processor, and the mobile intelligent shelf further includes a plurality of first storage positions, and a first sensor is installed on each first storage position. The first processor includes:

[0007] A first detection module, configured to control the first sensor to detect whether there is at least one idle first storage position;

[0008] A first upload module, configured to receive the materials transferred out by the fixed intelligent shelf when the fixed intelligent shelf completes the discharging action and the first sensor detects that at least one of the first storage positions is idle, and upload the number of the first storage position where the materials are placed to the server; and

[0009] A first binding module, configured to receive the barcode information of the materials transferred out by the fixed intelligent shelf transmitted back by the server, and bind the barcode information of the materials with the number of the first storage position.

[0010] In a possible implementation manner, each first storage position is further provided with an indicator light, and the processor further comprises:

[0011] A first locking module, used to lock the first storage position;

[0012] The first prompt module is used to control the indicator light on the first storage position to light up green after the first locking module locks the first storage position.

[0013] A first acquisition module is used to acquire the storage location number bound to the barcode information of the material to be shipped out when receiving the material shipment instruction sent by the server;

[0014] The first prompt module is also used to control the indicator light on the first storage location corresponding to the storage location number to light up green;

[0015] The first detection module is further used to control the first sensor to detect whether the material in the first storage location has been shipped out; and

[0016] The first prompt module is further used to control the indicator light on the first storage location to turn off when the first sensor detects that the material on the first storage location has been shipped out.

[0017] In a possible implementation, the mobile smart shelf further includes an energy storage unit and a moving unit. The moving unit is disposed at the bottom of the mobile smart shelf and is used to enable the mobile smart shelf to move carrying materials. The energy storage unit provides energy supply and power-off protection for the mobile smart shelf.

[0018] In a possible implementation, the indicator light includes multiple colors. When the mobile smart shelf receives multiple work orders at the same time, the indicator lights corresponding to the first storage locations corresponding to different work orders have different colors, and the indicator lights corresponding to the first storage locations corresponding to the same work order have the same color.

[0019] The present application also provides a material transfer method, which is applied to a mobile smart shelf, wherein the mobile smart shelf is communicatively connected with a server, an electronic device and a fixed smart shelf, wherein the fixed smart shelf includes a second storage location and a second detection module, and the method includes:

[0020] Controlling the first sensor to detect whether there is material placed in at least one idle first storage location; the fixed smart shelf receives the material discharging instruction sent by the server and extracts the material information in the second storage location;

[0021] An item on the fixed smart shelf is taken out, the second detection module senses that the state of the second storage location corresponding to the item has changed, and the barcode information of the item corresponding to the second storage location is uploaded to the server;

[0022] Put the materials taken out from the fixed smart shelf into the mobile smart shelf, and when it is detected that there is material placed in at least one idle first storage location, upload the number of the storage location to the server;

[0023] Receive the barcode information of the material transmitted back by the fixed smart shelf, and bind the barcode information of the material with the number of the first storage location.

[0024] In a possible implementation manner, each first storage position is further provided with an indicator light, and the method further comprises:

[0025] locking the first storage position; and

[0026] After the first storage position is locked, the indicator light on the first storage position is controlled to light green.

[0027] In a possible implementation, the above process is performed until the material transfer from the fixed smart shelf to the mobile smart shelf is completed.

[0028] In a possible implementation, the method further includes:

[0029] When receiving the material discharging instruction sent by the server, obtaining the storage location number bound to the barcode of the material to be discharged;

[0030] Control the indicator light on the first storage location corresponding to the storage location number to light up green;

[0031] controlling the sensor to detect whether the material in the first storage location has been shipped out; and

[0032] When the sensor detects that the material on the first storage location has been shipped out, the indicator light on the storage location is controlled to turn off.

[0033] In a possible implementation, the method further includes:

[0034] When the material discharging instruction contains storage location numbers corresponding to the barcodes of multiple materials, the order of storage of the multiple materials is determined according to the barcodes;

[0035] Sorting the obtained multiple storage location numbers according to the order in which the multiple materials are put into storage; and

[0036] According to the order control, the indicator lights on the first storage positions corresponding to the multiple storage position numbers light up green in sequence.

[0037] In a possible implementation, the method further includes: the indicator light includes multiple colors. When the mobile intelligent shelf receives multiple work orders simultaneously, the colors of the indicator lights corresponding to the first storage locations corresponding to different work orders are different, and the colors of the indicator lights corresponding to the first storage locations corresponding to the same work order are the same.

[0038] Compared with the traditional technology, the mobile intelligent shelf of the present application, in cooperation with the fixed intelligent shelf, realizes the direct delivery of materials from the warehouse to the production line, eliminating the need for a line-side warehouse and effectively saving manpower. Moreover, the fixed intelligent shelf and the mobile intelligent shelf are both communicatively connected to the server, the database, and the electronic device. When materials are transferred between the fixed intelligent shelf and the mobile intelligent shelf, the real-time transfer of material information can be achieved, avoiding data errors caused by improper human operation and further improving work efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0039] Figure 1 It is a schematic structural diagram of the mobile intelligent shelf in a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0040] Figure 2 It is a schematic application structural diagram of the mobile intelligent shelf in a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0041] Figure 3 It is a schematic functional module diagram of the mobile intelligent shelf in a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0042] Figure 4 It is a schematic functional module diagram of the fixed intelligent shelf in a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0043] DESCRIPTION OF MAIN ELEMENT SYMBOLS

[0044] Mobile intelligent shelf 1

[0045] First processor 10

[0046] First receiving module 101

[0047] First detection module 102

[0048] First upload module 103

[0049] First binding module 104

[0050] First locking module 105

[0051] First prompting module 106

[0052] First obtaining module 107

[0053] First memory 20

[0054] The first storage location 30

[0055] Energy storage unit 40

[0056] Moving unit 60

[0057] The first circuit board 300

[0058] The first single-chip microcomputer 301

[0059] The first sensor 302

[0060] The first indicator light 303

[0061] Server 2

[0062] Electronic device 3

[0063] Database 4

[0064] Fixed intelligent shelf 5

[0065] The second processor 51

[0066] The second receiving module 511

[0067] The second detection module 512

[0068] The second upload module 513

[0069] The second memory 52

[0070] The second storage location 53

[0071] The second circuit board 530

[0072] The second single-chip microcomputer 531

[0073] The second sensor 532

[0074] The second indicator light 533

[0075] The following specific embodiments will further illustrate the present invention in conjunction with the above-mentioned drawings. Specific embodiments

[0076] As Figures 1 to 3As shown, the mobile intelligent shelf 1 is communicatively connected to a server 2, an electronic device 3, and a fixed intelligent shelf 5. In this embodiment, the fixed intelligent shelf 5 is used for storing materials. The server 2 is used for managing the warehouse environment including a plurality of the fixed intelligent shelves 5. The electronic device 3 is a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), and includes a scanning device (not shown in the figure) for scanning material barcodes. In this embodiment, the mobile intelligent shelf 1 and the fixed intelligent shelf 5 are communicatively connected to the server 2 through TCP (Transmission Control Protocol), such as WI-FI, WLAN, LAN. The server 2 is also communicatively connected to the electronic device 3 through TCP.

[0077] The mobile intelligent shelf 1 includes a first processor 10, a first memory 20, a plurality of first storage locations 30, an energy storage unit 40, and a moving unit 60. Among them, a first circuit board 300 is further installed on each first storage location 30. A first single-chip microcomputer 301, a first sensor 302, and a first indicator light 303 are installed on the first circuit board 300. The first single-chip microcomputer 301 is electrically connected to the first sensor 302 and the first indicator light 303 respectively through I2C (Inter-Integrated Circuit) for controlling the first sensor 302 and the first indicator light 303 to perform corresponding functions and receiving feedback information. The first processor 10 is electrically connected to the first single-chip microcomputer 301 on each first storage location 30 through an RS485 communication interface. In this embodiment, the first sensor 302 is an infrared sensor for sensing whether there is a material placed on the first storage location 30 by emitting and receiving reflected infrared rays. The first indicator light 303 is an LED light that can emit lights of different colors, such as green light, red light, blue light, etc. In this embodiment, the first circuit boards 300 of the plurality of first storage locations 30 are also electrically connected through the RS485 communication interface. The mobile intelligent shelf 1 stores electrical energy through the energy storage unit 40 to enable the mobile intelligent shelf to execute work instructions without power supply. The energy storage unit 40 provides energy supply and power-off protection for the mobile intelligent shelf 1, so that the mobile intelligent shelf 1 can move without being restricted by the power cord. The mobile intelligent shelf 1 is transferred through the moving unit 60, and further can move from the fixed intelligent shelf 5 to the production line. In an embodiment, the moving unit 60 can be rollers or slides provided at the bottom of the mobile intelligent shelf 1.

[0078] In this embodiment, the server 2 is also connected to the database 4. The database 4 is a data server for storing the material storage information of the mobile smart shelf 1. It is understood that in other embodiments, the server 2 includes a storage device (not shown) for storing the material storage information of the mobile smart shelf 1.

[0079] The first processor 10 at least includes a first receiving module 101, a first detecting module 102, a first uploading module 103, a first binding module 104, a first locking module 105, a first prompting module 106 and a first acquiring module 107. In this embodiment, the above modules are programmable software instructions stored in the first memory 20 and can be called and executed by the first processor 10. It can be understood that in other embodiments, the above modules can also be program instructions or firmware fixed in the first processor 10.

[0080] The first receiving module 101 is used to receive instructions sent by the server 2.

[0081] In this embodiment, the instructions sent by the server 2 at least include a material input instruction and a material output instruction. The material input instruction is used to control the mobile smart shelf 1 to control the material input, and the material output instruction is used to control the mobile smart shelf 1 to control the material output.

[0082] The first detection module 102 is used to control the first sensor 302 to detect whether there is material placed on at least one idle first storage location 30 .

[0083] In this embodiment, the first detection module 102 controls the first sensor 302 to detect whether there is material placed in at least one idle first storage location 30 at a preset time interval. The preset time is ten seconds. The multiple first storage locations 30 of the mobile smart shelf 1 include at least multiple locked first storage locations 30 and multiple idle first storage locations 30. It can be understood that materials are stored in the locked first storage locations 30, and materials are not stored in the idle first storage locations 30.

[0084] Specifically, the first detection module 102 controls the first sensor 302 to emit infrared rays to the storage space corresponding to the first storage position 30 . When the first sensor 302 receives the reflected infrared rays, it indicates that there is material placed on the vacant first storage position 30 .

[0085] The first uploading module 103 is used to, upon receiving a material feeding instruction sent by the server 2, further can be, when the fixed smart shelf 5 completes the material discharging action and the first sensor 302 detects that at least one first storage location 30 is idle, receive the material transferred out by the fixed smart shelf and upload the number of the first storage location 30 to the server 2.

[0086] The first binding module 104 is used to receive the barcode information of the material transferred from the fixed smart shelf 5 and transmitted back by the server 2, and bind the barcode information of the material with the number of the first idle storage location to realize the transfer of materials between the fixed smart shelf 5 and the mobile smart shelf 1.

[0087] The first locking module 105 is used to lock the first storage location 30. After the first storage location 30 is locked, it no longer receives materials placed by the user.

[0088] The first prompt module 106 is used to control the first indicator light 303 on the first storage position 30 to light up green after the first locking module 105 locks the first storage position 30 .

[0089] In this embodiment, the first indicator light 303 lights up green to remind the user that the material has been successfully put into storage. After the server 2 stores the correspondence between the material barcode and the storage location number in the database 4, it also sends a confirmation message to the electronic device 3. In this embodiment, the confirmation message is a pop-up window displayed on the screen of the electronic device 3. After receiving the confirmation message, the electronic device 3 can output a voice message to remind the user that the material has been successfully put into storage.

[0090] When the mobile smart shelf 1 is in a discharging state, the mobile smart shelf 1 is moved from the warehouse to the production line, and the materials can be directly transported by the mobile smart shelf 1 without setting up additional line-side warehouses.

[0091] The first acquisition module 107 is used to obtain the storage location number bound to the barcode of the material to be shipped out when receiving the material discharging instruction sent by the server 2. The first prompt module 106 is also used to control the first indicator light 303 on the first storage location 30 corresponding to the storage location number to light up green. The first detection module 102 is also used to control the first sensor 302 to detect whether the material on the first storage location 30 has been shipped out. The first prompt module 106 is also used to control the first indicator light 303 on the first storage location 30 to turn off when the first sensor 302 detects that the material on the first storage location 30 has been shipped out.

[0092] Specifically, when the user needs to retrieve the materials, an outbound request instruction can be sent to the server 2 through the electronic device 3. The outbound request instruction includes the barcode of the materials. When the server 2 receives the outbound request instruction, it obtains the storage location number corresponding to the barcode of the materials to be outbound from the database 4 and sends a material discharge instruction to the first processor 10 of the mobile intelligent shelf 1. The material discharge instruction includes the storage location number corresponding to the barcode of the materials to be outbound. The first acquisition module 107 obtains the storage location number from the material discharge instruction.

[0093] When the first acquisition module 107 obtains the storage location number, the first prompt module 106 controls the first indicator light 303 on the first storage location 30 corresponding to the storage location number to turn green. At this time, the user can quickly find the first storage location 30 according to the green light emitted by the first indicator light 303 and take away the materials.

[0094] When the first indicator light 303 on the first storage location 30 turns green, the first detection module 102 also controls the first sensor 302 to emit infrared rays to the storage space of the first storage location 30 every preset time. When the first sensor 302 does not receive the infrared rays reflected by the materials, it is determined that the materials on the first storage location 30 have been outbound. At this time, the first prompt module 106 controls the first indicator light 303 on the first storage location 30 to turn off.

[0095] In another embodiment, when the user needs to retrieve multiple materials, an outbound request instruction can be sent to the server 2 through the electronic device 3. The outbound request instruction includes a list of barcodes of the multiple materials. When the server 2 receives the outbound request instruction, it obtains the storage location numbers corresponding to the barcodes of the multiple materials to be outbound from the database 4 and sends a material discharge instruction to the first processor 10 of the mobile intelligent shelf 1. The material discharge instruction includes the storage location numbers corresponding to the barcodes of the multiple materials to be outbound.

[0096] The first acquisition module 107 also obtains the multiple storage location numbers included in the material discharge instruction, determines the order of the multiple materials entering the warehouse according to the barcodes, and sorts the obtained multiple storage location numbers according to the order of the multiple materials entering the warehouse. The first prompt module 106 is also used to control the first indicator lights 303 on the first storage locations 30 corresponding to the multiple storage location numbers to turn green in sequence according to the sorting. Specifically, the first prompt module 106 controls the indicator light on the first storage location 30 corresponding to the next storage location number to turn green every time the user takes away the materials on a first storage location 30 until all the multiple materials are taken away by the user.

[0097] Furthermore, the first prompt module 106 is also used to control the first indicator light 303 on the first storage position 30 to light up red when the first sensor 302 detects that the material on the first storage position 30 is taken away without receiving a discharge instruction, and / or when the first sensor 302 detects that material is placed in the first storage position 30 without receiving a feed instruction, so as to remind the user of abnormal material entry and exit.

[0098] In one embodiment, the first indicator light 303 includes multiple colors. When the mobile intelligent shelf 1 accepts multiple work orders for unloading at the same time, the colors of the indicator lights corresponding to the first storage locations 30 corresponding to different work orders are different, and the colors of the indicator lights corresponding to the first storage locations 30 corresponding to the same work order are the same. For example, if there are three work orders that need to be unloaded at the same time, the first indicator light 303 corresponding to the first storage location where the material corresponding to the first work order is located is green, the first indicator light 303 corresponding to the first storage location where the material corresponding to the second work order is located is blue, and the first indicator light 303 corresponding to the first storage location where the material corresponding to the third work order is located is yellow, so as to avoid material retrieval errors when multiple work orders are shipped at the same time.

[0099] Furthermore, in other embodiments, the warehouse environment includes multiple mobile smart shelves 1, each mobile smart shelf 1 corresponds to a number, and the first uploading module 103 also uploads the number of the mobile smart shelf 1 and the number of the first storage location 30 to the server 2 when receiving the feeding instruction sent by the server 2 and the first sensor 302 detects that there is material placed in at least one idle first storage location 30. The first binding module 104 also receives the barcode of the material returned by the server 2, and binds the barcode of the material with the number of the mobile smart shelf 1 and the number of the first storage location 30.

[0100] The mobile smart shelf 1 is also equipped with a first indicator light 303 on the side wall. When the first acquisition module 107 receives the discharge instruction sent by the server 2, it obtains the smart shelf number and the storage location number bound to the barcode of the material to be discharged. The first prompt module 106 also controls the first indicator light 303 on the mobile smart shelf 1 and the first indicator light 303 on the first storage location 30 corresponding to the storage location number to light up green.

[0101] like Figure 2 and Figure 4As shown, the fixed intelligent shelf 5 includes, but is not limited to, a second processor 51, a second memory 52 and a plurality of second storage locations 53, each storage location corresponding to a number. Among them, each second storage location 53 is also equipped with a second circuit board 530. The second circuit board 530 is equipped with a second single-chip microcomputer 531, a second sensor 532 and a second indicator light 533. The second single-chip microcomputer 531 is electrically connected to the second sensor 532 and the second indicator light 533 through I2C (Inter-Integrated Circuit, integrated bus), respectively, for controlling the second sensor 532 and the second indicator light 533 to achieve corresponding functions and receive feedback information. The second processor 51 is electrically connected to the second single-chip microcomputer 531 on each second storage location 53 through an RS485 communication interface. In this embodiment, the second sensor 532 is an infrared sensor, which is used to sense whether there is material placed on the second storage location 53 by emitting infrared rays and receiving reflected infrared rays. The second indicator light 533 is an LED light, which can light up different colors of light, such as green light, red light, etc.

[0102] The second processor 51 at least includes a second receiving module 511, a second detecting module 512 and a second uploading module 513. In this embodiment, the above modules are programmable software instructions stored in the second memory 52 and can be called and executed by the second processor 51. It can be understood that in other embodiments, the above modules can also be program instructions or firmware fixed in the second processor 51.

[0103] The second receiving module 511 is used to receive instructions sent by the server 2.

[0104] The second detection module 512 is used to control the second sensor 532 to detect whether there is material placed on at least one idle second storage location 53 .

[0105] Specifically, the second detection module 512 controls the second sensor 532 to emit infrared rays to the storage space corresponding to the second storage position 53 . When the second sensor 532 receives the reflected infrared rays, it indicates that there is material placed on the vacant second storage position 53 .

[0106] The second uploading module 513 is used to upload the barcode information of the removed material and the number of the corresponding second storage location 53 to the server 2.

[0107] The present application also provides a material transfer method using the mobile smart shelf 1, comprising the following steps:

[0108] Step S101 , the mobile smart shelf 1 and the fixed smart shelf 5 receive instructions sent by the server 2 .

[0109] In one embodiment, after the mobile intelligent shelf 1 and the fixed intelligent shelf 5 receive the material transfer instruction sent by the server 2, the mobile intelligent shelf 1 and the fixed intelligent shelf 5 can enter the material transfer state. In this state, after the material on the fixed intelligent shelf 5 is taken out, the material information corresponding to the taken-out material is immediately uploaded to the server 2. The server 2 immediately matches the material information with the first material received by the mobile intelligent shelf 1 after this time point and the first storage location 30 corresponding to this material, that is, the material is transferred from the fixed intelligent shelf 5 to the mobile intelligent shelf 1, and the material information (barcode information) corresponding to the material is synchronously and matched for transfer.

[0110] Step S102, the mobile intelligent shelf 1 receives the feeding instruction sent by the server 2, and controls the first sensor 302 to detect whether there is at least one material placed on the idle first storage location 30; the fixed intelligent shelf 5 receives the discharging instruction sent by the server 2, and extracts the material information in the second storage location 53.

[0111] Step S103, take out one material on the fixed intelligent shelf 5, and the second detection module 512 senses that the state of the second storage location 53 corresponding to this material has changed, and uploads the barcode information of the material corresponding to the second storage location 53 to the server 2.

[0112] Step S104, put the taken-out material into the mobile intelligent shelf 1. When it is detected that the state of at least one first storage location 30 has changed (from idle to non-idle), it is considered that there is a material taken out from the fixed intelligent shelf 5 placed on this first storage location 30, and upload the number of the first storage location 30 to the server 2.

[0113] Step S105, receive the barcode information of the material returned by the fixed intelligent shelf 5, and bind the barcode information of the material with the number of the first storage location 30.

[0114] Step S106, lock the first storage location 30.

[0115] Step S107, after locking the first storage location 30, control the first indicator light 303 on the first storage location 30 to turn on the green light.

[0116] Step S108, repeat steps S102 to S107 until the material transfer process from the fixed intelligent shelf 5 to the mobile intelligent shelf 1 is completed.

[0117] Furthermore, the mobile intelligent shelf 1 can be transferred from the fixed intelligent shelf 5 to the production line and subsequent discharging can be carried out:

[0118] Step S109: When receiving the material discharging instruction sent by the server 2, obtain the storage location number bound to the barcode of the material to be shipped out of the warehouse.

[0119] Step S110: Control the first indicator light 303 on the first storage location 30 corresponding to the storage location number to turn green.

[0120] In an embodiment, the first indicator light 303 includes multiple colors. When the mobile intelligent storage rack 1 simultaneously accepts multiple work orders for material discharging, the colors of the indicator lights corresponding to the first storage locations 30 for different work orders are different, and the colors of the indicator lights corresponding to the first storage locations 30 for the same work order are the same. For example, when there are three work orders that need to discharge materials at the same time, the first indicator light 303 corresponding to the first storage location where the material corresponding to the first work order is located turns green, the first indicator light 303 corresponding to the first storage location where the material corresponding to the second work order is located turns blue, and the first indicator light 303 corresponding to the first storage location where the material corresponding to the third work order is located turns yellow, so as to avoid material taking errors when multiple work orders ship out at the same time.

[0121] Step S111: Detect whether the material on the first storage location 30 has been shipped out of the warehouse.

[0122] Step S112: When it is detected that the material on the first storage location 30 has been shipped out of the warehouse, control the first indicator light 303 on the first storage location 30 to turn off.

[0123] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention and not to limit them. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments, those of ordinary skill in the art should understand that the technical solutions of the present invention can be modified or equivalently replaced without departing from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the present invention.

Claims

1. A mobile intelligent shelf is communicatively connected to a server, an electronic device, and a fixed intelligent shelf. The mobile intelligent shelf includes a first processor, characterized in that, The mobile intelligent shelf further comprises a plurality of first storage locations, each of which is provided with a first sensor, and each of which is provided with an indicator light, and the first processor comprises: A first detection module, used for controlling the first sensor to detect whether there is at least one vacant first storage location; A first uploading module, when the fixed smart shelf completes the material discharging action and the first sensor detects that at least one of the first storage locations is free, the mobile smart shelf receives the material transferred out by the fixed smart shelf, and the first uploading module is used to upload the number of the first storage location where the material is placed to the server; A first binding module, used for receiving the barcode information of the material transferred from the fixed smart shelf and transmitted back by the server, and binding the barcode information of the material with the number of the first storage location; A first locking module, used to lock the first storage position; A first prompt module, used for controlling the indicator light on the first storage position to light up green after the first locking module locks the first storage position; A first acquisition module is used to acquire the storage location number bound to the barcode information of the material to be shipped out when receiving the material shipment instruction sent by the server; The first prompt module is also used to control the indicator light on the first storage location corresponding to the storage location number to light up green; The first detection module is further used to control the first sensor to detect whether the material in the first storage location has been shipped out; and The first prompt module is further used to control the indicator light on the first storage location to turn off when the first sensor detects that the material on the first storage location has been shipped out.

2. The mobile intelligent shelf according to claim 1, characterized in that, The mobile smart shelf also includes an energy storage unit and a moving unit. The moving unit is arranged at the bottom of the mobile smart shelf to enable the mobile smart shelf to move carrying materials. The energy storage unit provides energy supply and power-off protection for the mobile smart shelf.

3. The mobile intelligent shelf according to claim 1, wherein: The indicator light includes multiple colors. When the mobile smart shelf receives multiple work orders at the same time, the indicator lights corresponding to the first storage locations corresponding to different work orders have different colors, and the indicator lights corresponding to the first storage locations corresponding to the same work order have the same color.

4. A method for transferring materials, which is applied to the mobile intelligent shelf described in any one of claims 1 to 3. The mobile intelligent shelf is communicatively connected to a server, an electronic device, and a fixed intelligent shelf. The fixed intelligent shelf includes a second storage location and a second detection module, and is characterized in that, Each first storage position is also provided with an indicator light, and the method comprises: Controlling a first sensor to detect whether there is material placed in at least one idle first storage location; the fixed smart shelf receives a material discharging instruction sent by the server and extracts material information in the second storage location; An item on the fixed smart shelf is taken out, the second detection module senses that the state of the second storage location corresponding to the item has changed, and the barcode information of the item corresponding to the second storage location is uploaded to the server; Put the materials taken out from the fixed smart shelf into the mobile smart shelf, and when it is detected that there is material placed in at least one idle first storage location, upload the number of the storage location to the server; Receiving the barcode information of the material transmitted back by the fixed smart shelf, and binding the barcode information of the material with the number of the first storage location; Locking the first storage position; After locking the first storage location, control the indicator light on the first storage location to turn green; When receiving the material discharging instruction sent by the server, obtain the storage location number bound to the barcode of the material to be shipped out; Control the indicator light on the first storage location corresponding to the storage location number to turn green; Control the sensor to detect whether the material on the first storage location has been shipped out; When the sensor detects that the material on the first storage location has been shipped out, control the indicator light on the storage location to turn off.

5. The material transfer and storage method according to claim 4, characterized in that, The method further includes: When the material discharging instruction includes the storage location numbers corresponding to the barcodes of multiple materials, determine the order of the multiple materials entering the warehouse according to the barcodes; Sort the obtained multiple storage location numbers according to the order of the multiple materials entering the warehouse; and Control the indicator lights on the first storage locations corresponding to the multiple storage location numbers to turn green in sequence according to the sorting.

6. The material transfer and storage method according to claim 5, wherein The method further includes: The indicator light includes multiple colors. When the mobile intelligent shelf receives multiple work orders at the same time, the colors of the indicator lights corresponding to the first storage locations corresponding to different work orders are different, and the colors of the indicator lights corresponding to the first storage locations corresponding to the same work order are the same.

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