A four-way shuttle automatic stereoscopic warehouse maintenance vehicle

By installing lifting personnel platform units and roller units on the four-way shuttle automated storage and retrieval system (AS/RS) maintenance vehicle, the safety of maintenance personnel and resource consumption issues have been resolved, enabling efficient maintenance operations.

CN114634137BActive Publication Date: 2025-10-17WAP INTELLIGENCE STORAGE EQUIPMENT (ZHEJIANG) CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202210139694.1
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2022-02-16
Publication Date
2025-10-17
Estimated Expiration
2042-02-16

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Technical Problem

In a four-way shuttle automated storage and retrieval system, maintenance personnel cannot safely ride the shuttle to carry out maintenance, and the maintenance process occupies normal transportation resources, resulting in low work efficiency.

Method used

Design a four-way shuttle automated storage and retrieval system (AS/RS) maintenance vehicle. It adopts a combination structure of lifting personnel platform unit and roller unit to realize personnel carrying and movement functions, and ensures stable transportation and operation of the maintenance vehicle on the track.

Benefits of technology

It enables maintenance personnel to ride and be transported safely, avoids the occupation of normal transportation resources, improves work efficiency, and reduces maintenance difficulty and risk.

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Abstract

The present application belongs to the technical field of warehouse equipment, and particularly relates to a four-way shuttle automatic stereoscopic warehouse maintenance vehicle. The present application sets a lifting passenger plate unit and a roller unit on the vehicle body chassis unit, so that the maintenance vehicle can efficiently carry passengers and move. The present application has the following advantages: first, the vehicle body chassis unit can be stably placed on the rescue shuttle vehicle and the goods support frame, and is not easy to fall off, so that the rescue shuttle vehicle can leave when the maintenance accident shuttle vehicle is in use, and does not occupy the working time of the rescue shuttle vehicle; second, the roller unit can be lifted as a whole, and is not easy to accidentally knock the track, can be normally rolled after being opened downward, and can minimize the distance between the maintenance vehicle and the accident shuttle vehicle, and reduce the maintenance difficulty.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application belongs to the technical field of warehouse equipment, and particularly relates to a four-way shuttle automatic stereoscopic warehouse maintenance vehicle. BACKGROUND

[0002] The four-way shuttle automatic stereoscopic warehouse refers to a dense warehouse, which comprises multiple warehouse layers with different vertical heights, and the most basic structure of a single warehouse layer comprises front and rear main tracks, left and right branch tracks, and a goods support frame arranged on the branch track.

[0003] The four-way shuttle automatic stereoscopic warehouse, whose name comprises the words of four-way shuttle and automatic, refers to a shuttle vehicle, which can move in four directions, i.e., front and back and left and right, and is equipped with two sets of bidirectional rotating roller systems. The basic operation method of the shuttle vehicle is as follows: first, the goods with a chassis are stably placed on the shuttle vehicle, and the shuttle vehicle is moved to the corresponding goods shelf position on the main track; second, the shuttle vehicle lifts the goods chassis to be higher than the goods support frame; third, the shuttle vehicle changes the moving direction and enters the corresponding branch track; fourth, the shuttle vehicle lowers the goods chassis and stably places the goods on the goods support frame; and finally, the shuttle vehicle exits the branch track, returns to the main track, and completes the complete goods transportation operation.

[0004] However, in the daily operation process, one of the shortcomings of the dense warehouse is that when the shuttle vehicle fails and stops, it is difficult for the staff to climb into the warehouse to repair or remove the faulty shuttle vehicle.

[0005] Now, a relatively common and simple method is that the staff rides another shuttle vehicle into the track system to perform necessary maintenance operations, but this method also has many problems and shortcomings, for example:

[0006] 1. The upper surface of the shuttle vehicle is flat and has no structure that can be held or leaned against, so it is very dangerous for the staff to ride on it and easy to fall off;

[0007] 2. The staff occupies a perfect shuttle vehicle during maintenance, which reduces the work efficiency of the entire warehouse.

[0008] Therefore, further, there is an urgent need for a maintenance device that allows the staff to ride stably and can be transported to the shuttle vehicle that needs to be repaired by a perfect shuttle vehicle. Finally, the perfect shuttle vehicle can be freed up for normal transportation operations during maintenance.

[0009] The utility model discloses a kind of wheeled three-dimensional warehouse maintenance and repair vehicle structures, including a maintenance and repair vehicle main body, maintenance and repair vehicle main body is equipped with maintenance and repair work platform, maintenance and repair work platform is equipped with one level telescopic support device in left and right sides, the output end of level telescopic support device is equipped with elastic support plate, maintenance and repair work platform is equipped with safety fence around, maintenance and repair work platform is equipped with integrated tool box that can place electrician tool and pneumatic tool, maintenance and repair vehicle main body is arranged on a free walking aerial lift truck, maintenance and repair vehicle main body is equipped with control device that can operate the aerial lift truck, aerial lift truck is equipped with electric lifting drive mechanism connected with the control device.

[0010] But the maintenance and repair vehicle structure in the utility model patent, when being transported by shuttle vehicle, there is the risk of insufficient height of the roller structure, easy to be bottomed, knocking shuttle vehicle itself and track structure.

[0011] So, as described above, there is an urgent need for a maintenance vehicle that can be stably transported by a shuttle vehicle and still has a certain moving function for the accident shuttle vehicle maintenance operation of the four-way shuttle automatic three-dimensional warehouse. SUMMARY

[0012] The present application provides a kind of four-way shuttle automatic three-dimensional warehouse maintenance vehicle, which can be efficiently carried out by the way of setting lifting board unit and roller unit on the chassis unit of vehicle body, the purpose of maintenance vehicle can be carried out and moved.

[0013] The technical scheme adopted by the present application to solve the above problems is: a kind of four-way shuttle automatic three-dimensional warehouse maintenance vehicle, including chassis unit of vehicle body, lifting board unit is set on the chassis unit of vehicle body, and roller unit is set on the lower surface of the lifting board unit and is used to roll on branch track.

[0014] Further preferred technical solutions are that the chassis unit of vehicle body includes a rectangular frame, an internal side plate is arranged on the rectangular frame, an internal center plate is arranged on the internal side plate, vertical studs are arranged on the internal center plate and used to sleeve-connect the lifting board unit, and a lower waiting nut is arranged on the vertical stud and used to support the lifting board unit, and an upper working nut is arranged and used to block the lifting board unit.

[0015] Further preferred technical solutions are that the lifting board unit includes a rectangular plate body arranged between the lower waiting nut and the upper working nut, mounting holes are arranged on the rectangular plate body and used to insert the vertical stud, and a guardrail is arranged on the upper surface of the rectangular plate body.

[0016] Further preferred technical solutions are that the roller unit comprises four roller plates respectively arranged at the four end corner positions of the lower surface of the rectangular plate body, a roller main body arranged on the side surface of the roller plate and downwardly extended from the outer side of the two inner side plates, a limiting hole plate arranged on the lower surface of the rectangular plate body, a driving shaft insertedly arranged on the limiting hole plate, and a driving chain arranged on the driving shaft and the roller main body.

[0017] Further preferred technical solutions are that the lifting personnel-carrying plate unit further comprises a middle rectangular hole arranged on the rectangular plate body; and the roller unit further comprises a driving wheel arranged on the driving shaft and located in the middle rectangular hole.

[0018] Further preferred technical solutions are that the lifting personnel-carrying plate unit further comprises two through holes respectively arranged at the two ends of the middle rectangular hole and used for rotatingly adjusting the lower position nut.

[0019] Further preferred technical solutions are that the roller unit further comprises a threaded groove arranged on the annular surface of the driving wheel, and a radial driving column arranged on the threaded groove and used for limiting and fixing between the lower position nut and the upper working nut.

[0020] Further preferred technical solutions are that the vehicle body chassis unit further comprises a U-shaped fixing plate arranged on the outer side of the inner side plate and used for limiting and clamping the roller plate, and a vertical limiting groove arranged on the inner side of the U-shaped fixing plate.

[0021] Further preferred technical solutions are that the vehicle body chassis unit further comprises a lower surface slotting arranged on the U-shaped fixing plate and used for outwardly extending the lower surface of the roller main body, and a vertical rectangular hole arranged on the U-shaped fixing plate and used for penetrating the driving chain.

[0022] Further preferred technical solutions are that the number of the driving chains is two, and each of the two driving chains is connected with two roller main bodies on the same side.

[0023] The present application has the following advantages.

[0024] Firstly, the vehicle body chassis unit can be stably placed on the rescue shuttle vehicle and the cargo support frame, and is not easy to fall off, so that the rescue shuttle vehicle can leave when the maintenance accident shuttle vehicle is maintained, and the working time of the rescue shuttle vehicle is not occupied.

[0025] Secondly, the roller unit is integrally liftable, is not easy to accidentally knock the track, can be normally rolled after being opened downward, and can minimize the distance between the maintenance vehicle and the accident shuttle vehicle, thereby reducing the maintenance difficulty.

[0026] Third, the roller unit has a vertical limiting effect, not easy to accidentally fall, and can be stable support when opening down the entire weight of the maintenance vehicle and the staff.

[0027] Fourth, the roller unit has a rolling locking function, and harmful rolling is not easy to occur after moving to the position.

[0028] Fifth, the lifting adjustment of the roller unit, manual drive operation is very convenient, quick, clever and flexible, the structure of the entire maintenance vehicle is stable and compact enough. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0029] Figure 1 It is a plan view of the maintenance vehicle in the application.

[0030] Figure 2 It is a single-layer structure schematic diagram of the existing technology of the stereoscopic warehouse.

[0031] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the vehicle body chassis unit in the application.

[0032] Figure 4 It is a bottom view of the lifting and loading plate unit in the application.

[0033] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the use of the driving chain in the application.

[0034] Figure 6 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the U-shaped fixed plate in the application.

[0035] Figure 7 It is a schematic diagram of the position structure of the lower waiting nut and the upper working nut in the application.

[0036] Figure 8 It is a schematic diagram of the position of the guardrail in the application.

[0037] Figure 9 It is a schematic diagram of the use of the radial driving column being limited in the application.

[0038] In the drawings, the components represented by each reference numeral are as follows: shuttle vehicle a, cargo support frame b, main body track c, branch track d, vehicle body chassis unit 1, lifting and loading plate unit 2, roller unit 3, rectangular frame body 101, internal side plate 102, internal center plate 103, vertical stud 104, lower waiting nut 105, upper working nut 106, rectangular plate body 201, mounting hole 202, guardrail 203, roller plate 301, roller main body 302, limiting hole plate 303, drive shaft 304, drive chain 305, middle rectangular hole 204, drive wheel 306, through hole 205, thread groove 307, radial driving column 308, U-shaped fixed plate 107, vertical limiting groove 108, lower surface slot 109, vertical rectangular hole 110. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0039] The following description is merely a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

[0040] As attached Figures 1-9 As shown, a four-way shuttle automatic stereoscopic warehouse maintenance vehicle includes a vehicle body frame unit 1 which is successively mounted on a rescue shuttle vehicle a and a cargo support frame b, a lifting and manning plate unit 2 arranged on the vehicle body frame unit 1, and a roller unit 3 which is arranged on the lower surface of the lifting and manning plate unit 2 and is used for rolling on a branch track d.

[0041] In this embodiment, the general usage and advantages of the maintenance vehicle are as follows.

[0042] First, when the maintenance vehicle is in an idle state, the lifting platform unit 2 together with the roller unit 3 is in a relatively high position, that is, the lower bottom surface of the entire maintenance vehicle is the lower bottom surface of the vehicle body chassis unit 1.

[0043] Second, there may be a faulty shuttle a on the main track c or the branch track d. Then the maintenance car is placed on the rescue shuttle, that is, another shuttle a. Then people squat on the lifting manned plate unit 2, start the rescue shuttle, and move towards the faulty shuttle.

[0044] Third, select a branch track d that is closest to the faulty shuttle, place the maintenance vehicle and staff on the cargo support rack b in the same way as loading cargo onto a shelf, and then the rescue shuttle can leave.

[0045] Fourth, the lifting platform unit 2 is lowered together with the roller unit 3 and the staff until the roller unit 3 is pressed on the branch track d. At this time, the vehicle body frame unit 1 can also be actively lifted up a little compared to the lifting platform unit 2 to avoid the vehicle body frame unit 1 rubbing against the cargo support frame b when the maintenance vehicle moves.

[0046] Fifth, the roller unit 3 is manually driven but cannot rotate, so the maintenance vehicle can only roll on the branch track d, or at most move until it hits the main track c, and cannot move along the main track c. At this time, the staff needs to stretch their bodies appropriately to complete the maintenance operation.

[0047] Finally, after the faulty shuttle is repaired, the maintenance vehicle returns to the cargo support frame b, and then retracts the roller unit 3 upwards, and the shuttle takes it away, completing the entire rescue and maintenance operation.

[0048] It should be noted that in the last step, if the staff is still squatting on the lifting board unit 2 when the roller unit 3 is retracted upward, the load of the upward retraction action is large and very laborious, so the better way is that the staff temporarily steps on the vehicle body frame unit 1, that is, indirectly steps on the goods support frame b, so that the lifting board unit 2 and the roller unit 3 are retracted upward very easily.

[0049] Of course, the shuttle vehicle has a lifting board structure, which can take and place the entire maintenance vehicle.

[0050] The vehicle body frame unit 1 includes a rectangular frame body 101, an inner side plate 102 arranged on the rectangular frame body 101, an inner center plate 103 arranged on the inner side plate 102, vertical studs 104 arranged on the inner center plate 103 and used for sleeved mounting the lifting board unit 2, and a lower waiting nut 105 arranged on the vertical stud 104 and used for supporting the lifting board unit 2, and an upper working nut 106 used for blocking the lifting board unit 2.

[0051] In this embodiment, the width of the shuttle vehicle is definitely less than the width of the goods support frame b, so there is a relatively inner shuttle vehicle lifting point on the lower surface of the rectangular frame body 101, and a relatively outer support frame lifting point.

[0052] In addition, the upper surface of the lower waiting nut 105 is provided with a ball to avoid excessive friction between it and the lower surface of the lifting board unit 2, otherwise the lower waiting nut 105 cannot rotate.

[0053] The lifting board unit 2 includes a rectangular plate body 201 arranged between the lower waiting nut 105 and the upper working nut 106, mounting holes 202 arranged on the rectangular plate body 201 and used for inserting the vertical studs 104, and guardrails 203 arranged on the upper surface of the rectangular plate body 201.

[0054] In this embodiment, the area of the rectangular plate body 201 is less than the area of the rectangular frame body 101, and the frame of the rectangular frame body 101 can be temporarily stepped on by the staff to retract the lifting board unit 2 upward.

[0055] The roller unit 3 includes four roller plates 301 respectively arranged at the four end corners of the lower surface of the rectangular plate body 201, a roller body 302 arranged on the side of the roller plate 301 and extending downward relative to the outside of the two inner side plates 102, a limiting hole plate 303 arranged on the lower surface of the rectangular plate body 201, a driving shaft 304 inserted into the limiting hole plate 303, and a driving chain 305 arranged on the driving shaft 304 and the roller body 302.

[0056] In this embodiment, the roller body 302 is inserted into the roller plate 301 and can rotate freely. In addition, a gear is provided on the roller body 302 for engaging with the driving chain 305 to ensure an effective chain transmission effect.

[0057] In addition, the driving shaft 304 may also protrude from the side of the rectangular plate 201 to facilitate its rotation after gripping to drive the entire maintenance vehicle.

[0058] The passenger lifting platform unit 2 further includes a central rectangular hole 204 provided on the rectangular plate body 201 ; the roller unit 3 further includes a driving wheel 306 provided on the driving shaft 304 and located in the central rectangular hole 204 .

[0059] In this embodiment, the driving wheel 306 is made of high-strength rubber and can be rotated by being held by hand, thereby driving the roller body 302 .

[0060] The passenger lifting plate unit 2 further includes two through holes 205 respectively provided at both ends of the central rectangular hole 204 and used for rotating and adjusting the lower waiting nut 105 .

[0061] In this embodiment, the word "through" of the through hole 205 means that it is connected with the middle rectangular hole 204 to form an "I-shaped" structure. If there is no through hole 205, the rotation adjustment action of the lower waiting nut 105 must be performed by reaching down from the side of the rectangular plate 201 to rotate it, which is very troublesome.

[0062] The roller unit 3 further includes a thread groove 307 provided on the annular surface of the driving wheel 306 , and a radial driving column 308 provided on the thread groove 307 and used for performing a limiting and fixing operation between the lower waiting nut 105 and the upper working nut 106 .

[0063] In this embodiment, when the maintenance vehicle comes to the most suitable maintenance position, we need it to stop moving, at this time we can rotate the relatively retracted radial drive column 308 a little bit, and clamp it between the lower standby nut 105 and the upper working nut 106, so that the maintenance vehicle has the function of brake and anti-movement, which is very ingenious and safe.

[0064] Of course, it should be noted that: 1. When the radial drive column 308 is relatively retracted, it is the gripping part of the drive wheel 306 rotation drive, which ensures that the driving operation is more labor-saving; 2. The number of radial drive columns 308 is limited, so the selection of the above brake position is not stepless, and the maintenance vehicle may need to be appropriately backed up to clamp one of the radial drive columns 308 between the lower standby nut 105 and the upper working nut 106.

[0065] The vehicle body chassis unit 1 also includes a U-shaped fixed plate 107 arranged on the opposite outer side of the inner side plate 102 and used for limiting and clamping the roller plate 301, and a vertical limiting groove 108 arranged on the inner side of the U-shaped fixed plate 107.

[0066] In this embodiment, when the rectangular plate body 201 moves up and down, it cannot be greatly skewed, so first the worker needs to stand steady, with his two feet left and right on both sides of the middle rectangular hole 204, and secondly the roller plate 301 is always clamped in the vertical limiting groove 108, which can also greatly reduce the probability of skewing accident.

[0067] The vehicle body chassis unit 1 also includes a lower surface slot 109 arranged on the U-shaped fixed plate 107 and used for extending the lower surface of the roller body 302 outward, and a vertical rectangular hole 110 arranged on the U-shaped fixed plate 107 and used for passing through the drive chain 305.

[0068] In this embodiment, the vertical dimensions of the lower surface slot 109 and the vertical rectangular hole 110 need to be as large as possible to ensure that the roller body 302 and the drive chain 305 accommodated therein are not accidentally bumped.

[0069] The number of drive chains 305 is two, each connected to two roller bodies 302 on the same side.

[0070] In this embodiment, the entire maintenance vehicle has a simple structure, so it can be manually driven without the need for additional motors, and among the four or eight roller bodies 302, two on one side can be rotationally driven to achieve short-distance movement.

[0071] The embodiments of the present application are described in detail above with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present application is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the knowledge of those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the present application. These are modifications without creativity, and are protected by the patent law within the scope of the claims of the present application.

Claims

1. A four-way shuttle automatic stereoscopic warehouse maintenance vehicle, characterized by: The invention comprises a vehicle chassis unit (1) which is successively mounted on a rescue shuttle vehicle (a) and a cargo support frame (b), a lifting and manned board unit (2) which is arranged on the vehicle chassis unit (1), and a roller unit (3) which is arranged on the lower surface of the lifting and manned board unit (2) and is used for rolling on a branch track (d). The vehicle body chassis unit (1) comprises a rectangular frame (101), an inner side panel (102) arranged on the rectangular frame (101), an inner center panel (103) arranged on the inner side panel (102), a vertical stud (104) arranged on the inner center panel (103) and used for sleeve-mounting the lifting and manned board unit (2), and a lower standby nut (105) arranged on the vertical stud (104) and used for supporting the lifting and manned board unit (2) and an upper working nut (106) used for blocking the lifting and manned board unit (2). The lifting manned plate unit (2) comprises a rectangular plate body (201) arranged between the lower waiting nut (105) and the upper working nut (106), a mounting hole (202) arranged on the rectangular plate body (201) and used for inserting the vertical stud (104), and a guardrail (203) arranged on the upper surface of the rectangular plate body (201). The roller unit (3) comprises four roller plates (301) respectively arranged at the four end corners of the lower surface of the rectangular plate body (201), a roller body (302) arranged on the side of the roller plate (301) and extending downward relative to the outer sides of the two inner side plates (102), a limiting hole plate (303) arranged on the lower surface of the rectangular plate body (201), a driving shaft (304) plugged into the limiting hole plate (303), and a driving chain (305) arranged on the driving shaft (304) and the roller body (302). The passenger lifting plate unit (2) further comprises a central rectangular hole (204) provided on the rectangular plate body (201); the roller unit (3) further comprises a driving wheel (306) provided on the driving shaft (304) and located in the central rectangular hole (204). The lifting manned plate unit (2) further comprises two through holes (205) respectively provided at both ends of the middle rectangular hole (204) and used for rotating and adjusting the lower waiting nut (105). The through hole (205) is connected to the middle rectangular hole (204) to form an I-shaped structure. The roller unit (3) further comprises a thread groove (307) provided on the annular surface of the driving wheel (306), and a radial driving column (308) provided on the thread groove (307) and used for performing a limiting and fixing operation between the lower waiting nut (105) and the upper working nut (106).

2. The four-way shuttle automatic stereoscopic garage maintenance vehicle according to claim 1, characterized in that: The vehicle body chassis unit (1) further comprises a U-shaped fixing plate (107) arranged on the relatively outer side surface of the inner side plate (102) and used for limiting and engaging the roller plate (301), and a vertical limiting groove (108) arranged on the inner side surface of the U-shaped fixing plate (107).

3. The four-way shuttle automatic stereoscopic garage maintenance vehicle according to claim 2, characterized in that: The vehicle body chassis unit (1) further includes a lower surface slot (109) provided on the U-shaped fixing plate (107) and used for extending the roller body (302) outward, and a vertical rectangular hole (110) provided on the U-shaped fixing plate (107) and used for passing the drive chain (305).

4. The four-way shuttle automatic high-bay maintenance vehicle according to claim 1, characterized in that: There are two drive chains (305), which are respectively connected to the two roller bodies (302) on the same side.

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