Rail type express delivery system and method

Abstract

The invention discloses a rail type express delivery system and method, and the system comprises a community conveying module which comprises a conveying center, a transportation rail and a conveying room, the transportation rail is disposed in an underground garage of a community, the transportation rail is connected with the conveying center and the conveying room, and an express home-entry module which comprises a home-entry frame and a home-entry power supply unit. The cloud computing module is arranged at a cloud end, the cloud computing module is connected with the community conveying module and the express home-entry module through Internet signals, the client terminal is connected with the cloud computing module through Internet signals, and the client terminal is used for sending position information and distribution time information to the cloud computing module. According to the system, automatic delivery modification is completed through the express home-entry module under the condition that the external attractiveness and safety of a residential building are guaranteed, automatic express delivery in a community is completed through the community conveying module, express delivery labor is saved, delivery is performed through cooperation of the cloud computing module and multiple delivery modes, and use of a user is facilitated.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of express delivery, and in particular to a rail-type express delivery system and method. Background Art

[0002] With the development of mobile payment and Internet shopping, express delivery has begun to penetrate into thousands of households. Simply relying on human delivery can no longer meet the existing express delivery needs. Therefore, many new solutions and technologies for express delivery have emerged, such as centralized express delivery solutions such as Cainiao Post Station in various communities and unmanned delivery solutions based on various new technologies. Among them, there are various unmanned delivery solutions, including passive delivery based on express cabinets, active unmanned delivery based on drones, and active unmanned delivery based on rail transportation.

[0003] In actual applications, active unmanned delivery based on rail transportation has various defects. For example, the prior art CN114906558A discloses an automatic delivery system for express parcels, which performs unmanned delivery by setting tracks on residential buildings. However, this type of express delivery requires manual transportation of the express to the track device of the residential building, and also requires a large number of modifications to the residential building. Multiple tracks and receiving cabinets for each household are directly placed across the side walls of the residential building, which poses a huge safety hazard, affects the exterior appearance of the residential building, and requires a large amount of engineering work. Summary of the invention

[0004] The embodiments of the present invention provide a rail-type express delivery system and method, which are used to solve the problems in the prior art that rail delivery requires the express to be manually delivered to the residential building, and a large number of modifications are made to the side walls of the residential building, which creates safety hazards, affects the external appearance of the residential building, and requires a large amount of engineering work.

[0005] On the one hand, an embodiment of the present invention provides a rail-type express delivery system, comprising:

[0006] A residential area transport module, the residential area transport module comprises a transport center, a transport track and a transport room, the transport track is arranged in an underground garage of a residential area, the transport track connects the transport center and the transport room, the transport room is arranged in an underground garage corresponding to a residential building, an express delivery module comprises an entry frame and an entry power supply unit, the entry frame comprises a transport track, a track dump truck, an extension track, a hanging basket controller and a hanging basket, the entry frame is arranged on a side with a window of the residential building, the entry power supply unit is arranged in the underground garage, the transport room is connected to the entry frame via an elevator, a detection module comprises a plurality of groups of sensors, a plurality of groups of the sensors are arranged on the residential area transport module and the express delivery module, the detection module is used to detect the operating status of the residential area transport module and the express delivery module, a cloud computing module is arranged in the cloud, the cloud computing module connects the residential area transport module, the detection module and the express delivery module via an Internet signal, and the cloud computing module controls the residential area transport module and the express delivery module to deliver the express to the user's outer window according to the user's selection;

[0007] The client terminal is connected to the cloud computing module via an Internet signal, and the client terminal is used to send location information and delivery time information to the cloud computing module;

[0008] The plurality of cell transport modules are respectively arranged in a plurality of cells, and the express delivery is transported between the plurality of cell transport modules by manual vehicles.

[0009] In a possible implementation, the conveying track is arranged on the top of the residential building close to the side of the residential building with windows, the extended track is arranged on the outside of the conveying track, the rail dumper is arranged on the conveying track, the axle of the bottom power wheel of the rail dumper corresponds to the gauge of the conveying track, the size of the rail dumper corresponds to the internal size of the elevator, the dumping direction of the rail dumper is toward the side of the residential building with windows, and a hanging basket controller and a hanging basket are arranged on the extended track, the hanging basket controller controls the hanging basket to move freely along the track direction of the extended track, and the hanging basket controller controls the hanging basket to move up and down.

[0010] In a possible implementation, the entrance of the elevator is arranged in the conveying room, and the express is transferred to the rail dump truck in the elevator by a crane in the conveying room.

[0011] In a possible implementation, a transport vehicle is disposed on the conveying track, and the transport vehicle transfers the express to the conveying room via the conveying track.

[0012] In a possible implementation, the transportation center is arranged inside the community, and the transportation center is connected to all the transportation rooms through the transportation track.

[0013] In a possible implementation, a courier cabinet is also provided in the delivery room.

[0014] On the other hand, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a rail-based express delivery method, comprising:

[0015] Sending a courier receiving request to the cloud computing module via the client terminal;

[0016] Decomposing the express delivery receiving request by the cloud computing module to obtain the express delivery receiving time and receiving location;

[0017] The cloud computing module controls the cell delivery module to dispatch the express to the residential building where the client terminal is located;

[0018] The cloud computing module controls the delivery room of the cell delivery module to place the express on the rail dump truck of the express cabinet or the home frame according to the express receiving position;

[0019] The cloud computing module confirms the completion of the express delivery reception request through the reception confirmation information of the client terminal or sends an express delivery reception incomplete signal to the client terminal.

[0020] In a possible implementation, the express delivery receiving location is determined based on the express delivery receiving request and the express delivery detection information between the transport units.

[0021] The rail-type express delivery system and method of the present invention have the following advantages:

[0022] (1) The entrance frame is set on the roof, and the self-delivery modification is completed while eliminating safety hazards and ensuring aesthetics.

[0023] (2) The community delivery module and detection module are used to complete accurate and automatic delivery of express within the community, saving courier labor.

[0024] (3) The cloud computing module is used to coordinate with various delivery methods to facilitate user use. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0025] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative work.

[0026] Figure 1 An overall schematic diagram of a rail-type express delivery system provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0027] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of a home delivery module of a rail-type express delivery system combined with a residential building provided in an embodiment of the present invention.

[0028] Explanation of the figure numbers: 11. External window; 2. Entrance frame; 21. Elevator; 22. Conveyor track; 23. Rail dump truck; 24. Extension track; 25. Suspended basket controller; 26. Suspended basket; 3. Entrance power supply unit. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0030] Figure 1 The overall schematic diagram of a rail-type express delivery system provided by an embodiment of the present invention; the embodiment of the present invention provides a rail-type express delivery system, including:

[0031] A residential area transport module, the residential area transport module comprises a transport center, a transport track and a transport room, the transport track is arranged in an underground garage of a residential area, the transport track connects the transport center and the transport room, the transport room is arranged in an underground garage corresponding to a residential building, an express delivery module comprises an entry frame 2 and an entry power supply unit 3, the entry frame 2 comprises a transport track 22, a track dumper 23, an extension track 24, a hanging basket controller 25 and a hanging basket 26, the entry frame 2 is arranged on a side with a window of the residential building, the entry power supply unit 3 is arranged in the underground garage, the transport room is connected to the entry frame 2 via an elevator 21, a detection module comprises a plurality of groups of sensors, a plurality of groups of the sensors are arranged on the residential area transport module and the express delivery module, the detection module is used to detect the operating status of the residential area transport module and the express delivery module, a cloud computing module is arranged in the cloud, the cloud computing module connects the residential area transport module, the detection module and the express delivery module via an Internet signal, and the cloud computing module controls the residential area transport module and the express delivery module to deliver the express to the user's outer window 11 according to the user's selection;

[0032] The client terminal is connected to the cloud computing module via an Internet signal, and the client terminal is used to send location information and delivery time information to the cloud computing module;

[0033] The plurality of cell transport modules are respectively arranged in a plurality of cells, and the express delivery is transported between the plurality of cell transport modules by manual vehicles.

[0034] Exemplarily, a user sends an instruction for receiving a courier to the cloud computing module through a client terminal. The instruction includes the location and time of receiving the courier. After parsing the instruction, the cloud computing module queries the courier through the delivery center of the community delivery module before the corresponding time, and delivers the courier to the delivery room of the user's residential building through the transportation track. The transportation track and the delivery room are both arranged in the underground garage, which is realized by adding tracks to the ceiling of the underground garage. The delivery room is transformed from an empty room in the underground garage corresponding to the residential building, and is connected to the residential building by an elevator 21. The delivery room is equipped with an express cabinet and a mechanical crane with identification equipment. Because the express is packaged, the mechanical arm has low precision requirements and does not need to be high It is a sophisticated device, and its identification function is realized through barcode or QR code. The robotic arm delivers the express to the elevator 21 or the express cabinet according to the user's needs and the actual size of the express. Oversized express is directly placed in the delivery room. After receiving the express, the elevator 21 rises to the entrance frame 2 on the roof, and delivers it to the user's outer window 11 through the entrance frame 2. The entrance frame 2 is powered by the entrance power supply unit 3. After receiving the express, the user confirms the receipt through the customer terminal. The customer terminal is an intelligent device with a camera installed with rail-type express delivery software, such as a mobile phone, a tablet computer, etc. Each community is equipped with a delivery center, and the express is transported by manual vehicles between multiple delivery centers in the community.

[0035] In a possible embodiment, the conveying track 22 is arranged on the top of the residential building close to the side with windows of the residential building, the outer side of the conveying track 22 is provided with the extension track 24, the rail dumper 23 is arranged on the conveying track 22, the wheel axle of the bottom power wheel of the rail dumper 23 is set corresponding to the track gauge of the conveying track 22, the size of the rail dumper 23 is set corresponding to the internal size of the elevator 21, the dumping direction of the rail dumper 23 is toward the side with windows of the residential building, and the extension track 24 is provided with a hanging basket controller 25 and a hanging basket 26, the hanging basket controller 25 controls the hanging basket 26 to move freely along the track direction of the extension track 24, and the hanging basket controller 25 controls the hanging basket 26 to move up and down;

[0036] The entrance of the elevator 21 is arranged in the conveying room, and the express is transferred to the rail dump truck 23 in the elevator 21 by a crane in the conveying room.

[0037] Exemplarily, the conveying track 22 of the entrance frame 2 is set on the roof of the residential building, close to the outer wall with windows of the residential building, and an extension track 24 is also set on the side of the conveying track 22. The express is placed in the rail dumper 23 in the elevator 21 by a mechanical arm in the conveying room, and the rail dumper 23 and the express are sent to the conveying track 22 on the roof through the elevator 21. The rail dumper 23 reaches the roof above the predetermined window on the conveying track 22 according to the instructions analyzed by the cloud computing module, and then the express is dumped into the hanging basket 26 on the extension track 24 through the dump bucket of the rail dumper 23. The hanging basket controller 25 controls the hanging basket 26 to run synchronously with the rail dumper 23 according to the instructions of the cloud computing module. The hanging basket controller 25 controls the hanging basket 26 to descend to the designated window to complete the express delivery according to the instructions analyzed by the cloud computing module, and then restores the position after receiving the customer terminal signal.

[0038] In a possible embodiment, a transport vehicle is provided on the transport track, and the transport vehicle transfers the express to the delivery room via the transport track. The delivery center is arranged inside the community, and the delivery center is connected to all the delivery rooms via the transport track. An express cabinet is also provided in the delivery room.

[0039] Exemplarily, the express package is first delivered to the delivery center in the community by the courier, and then transferred to the delivery room in the underground parking lot downstairs of the user through the transportation track and transportation vehicle set up in the underground parking lot, and then delivered to the entrance frame 2 through the elevator 21, wherein the transportation track is a steel monorail with a slide groove, and the transportation vehicle is hoisted on the steel monorail by a pulley, and the transportation vehicle pulley is driven by the transportation vehicle motor. The cloud computing module controls the transportation vehicle motor to drive the transportation vehicle pulley to rotate forward and reverse.

[0040] The embodiment of the present invention further provides a rail-type express delivery method, the method comprising:

[0041] Sending a courier receiving request to the cloud computing module via the client terminal;

[0042] Decomposing the express delivery receiving request by the cloud computing module to obtain the express delivery receiving time and receiving location;

[0043] The cloud computing module controls the cell delivery module to dispatch the express to the residential building where the client terminal is located;

[0044] The cloud computing module controls the delivery room of the cell delivery module to place the express on the rail dump truck 23 of the express cabinet or the home frame 2 according to the express receiving position;

[0045] The cloud computing module confirms the completion of the express delivery reception request through the reception confirmation information of the client terminal or sends an express delivery reception incomplete signal to the client terminal.

[0046] In a possible embodiment, the express delivery receiving location is determined based on the express delivery receiving request and the express delivery detection information between the transport units.

[0047] Exemplarily, when the size of the express can pass through the entrance and exit of the elevator 21 and the user specifies an instruction to deliver it to the home, the express receiving location is set to the location of the outer window 11 on the side of the building where the user is located. When the user specifies to receive it at a courier cabinet, or the size of the express exceeds the entrance and exit size of the elevator 21, the courier is set to be received in the delivery room or courier cabinet. The size of the express is detected by the sensor in the delivery room, and if it is oversized, the oversize signal is transmitted to the customer terminal through the cloud computing center.

[0048] Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described, those skilled in the art may make additional changes and modifications to these embodiments once they have learned the basic creative concept. Therefore, the appended claims are intended to be interpreted as including the preferred embodiments and all changes and modifications that fall within the scope of the present invention.

[0049] Obviously, those skilled in the art can make various changes and modifications to the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Thus, if these modifications and variations of the present invention fall within the scope of the claims of the present invention and their equivalents, the present invention is also intended to include these modifications and variations.

Claims

1. A rail-type express delivery system, characterized in that: include: A residential area delivery module, the residential area delivery module comprising a delivery center, a transport track and a delivery room, the transport track being arranged in an underground garage of the residential area, the transport track connecting the delivery center and the delivery room, the delivery room being arranged in an underground garage corresponding to a residential building, the express delivery module comprising a home delivery frame (2) and a home delivery power supply unit (3), the home delivery frame (2) comprising a transport track (22), a track dump truck (23), an extension track (24), a hanging basket controller (25) and a hanging basket (26), the home delivery frame (2) being arranged on a side of the residential building with a window, the home delivery power supply unit ( 3) It is arranged in the underground garage, the delivery room is connected to the home frame (2) through an elevator (21), the detection module includes a plurality of groups of sensors, the plurality of groups of sensors are arranged on the community delivery module and the express home module, the detection module is used to detect the operation status of the community delivery module and the express home module, the cloud computing module is arranged in the cloud, the cloud computing module is connected to the community delivery module, the detection module and the express home module through an Internet signal, and the cloud computing module controls the community delivery module and the express home module to deliver the express to the user's outer window (11) according to the user's selection; The client terminal is connected to the cloud computing module via an Internet signal, and the client terminal is used to send location information and delivery time information to the cloud computing module; The plurality of cell transport modules are respectively arranged in a plurality of cells, and the express delivery is transported between the plurality of cell transport modules by manual vehicles.

2. A rail-type express delivery system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The conveying track (22) is arranged on the top of the residential building, close to the side of the residential building with windows. The outer side of the conveying track (22) is provided with the extension track (24). The rail dumper (23) is arranged on the conveying track (22). The wheel axle of the bottom power wheel of the rail dumper (23) corresponds to the track gauge of the conveying track (22). The size of the rail dumper (23) corresponds to the internal size of the elevator (21). The dumping direction of the rail dumper (23) faces the side of the residential building with windows. A hanging basket controller (25) and a hanging basket (26) are arranged on the extension track (24). The hanging basket controller (25) controls the hanging basket (26) to move freely along the track direction of the extension track (24). The hanging basket controller (25) controls the hanging basket (26) to move up and down.

3. A rail-type express delivery system according to claim 2, characterized in that: The entrance of the elevator (21) is arranged in the conveying room, and the express delivery is transferred to the rail dump truck (23) in the elevator (21) through the crane arm in the conveying room.

4. A rail-type express delivery system according to claim 3, characterized in that: A transport vehicle is arranged on the conveying track, and the transport vehicle transfers the express to the conveying room via the conveying track.

5. The rail-type express delivery system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The transportation center is arranged inside the community, and the transportation center is connected to all the transportation rooms through the transportation track.

6. A rail-type express delivery system according to claim 1, characterized in that: An express cabinet is also provided in the conveying room.

7. A rail-type express delivery method, characterized in that: include: Sending a courier receiving request to the cloud computing module via the client terminal; Decomposing the express delivery receiving request by the cloud computing module to obtain the express delivery receiving time and receiving location; The cloud computing module controls the cell delivery module to dispatch the express to the residential building where the client terminal is located; The cloud computing module controls the delivery room of the cell delivery module to place the express delivery on a rail dump truck (23) of an express delivery cabinet or a home frame (2) according to the express delivery receiving position; The cloud computing module confirms the completion of the express delivery reception request through the reception confirmation information of the client terminal or sends an express delivery reception incomplete signal to the client terminal.

8. A rail-type express delivery method according to claim 7, characterized in that: The express delivery receiving location is determined based on the express delivery receiving request and the express delivery detection information between the transports.

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