Material loading method and material loading system

Abstract

The invention relates to a material loading method and system, the material loading method is applied to the material loading system, and the material loading system comprises a control unit, a carrying body, a feeding area, a temporary storage area and a loading area; the control unit is connected with the carrying body, the feeding area is used for containing to-be-loaded materials, and the temporary storage area comprises a plurality of temporary storage positions and is used for temporarily storing the to-be-loaded materials. The method comprises the steps that a control unit obtains order information of to-be-loaded materials located in a feeding area and distributes temporary storage positions for the to-be-loaded materials based on the order information; the control unit controls the carrying main body to carry the to-be-loaded materials to the distributed temporary storage positions from the feeding area; and when a signal that the materials can be loaded is received, the control unit controls the carrying main body to carry the to-be-loaded materials stored in the temporary storage area to the loading area.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of logistics technology, and in particular to a material loading method and a material loading system. Background Art

[0002] When loading existing materials, the transport entity will move the materials to be loaded from the loading area to the loading area in sequence. However, it takes a certain amount of time for the materials to reach the loading area from other locations, and sometimes the transport entity needs to wait, resulting in a long loading time for the materials. Summary of the invention

[0003] According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, a material loading method is provided, which is applied to a material loading system, wherein the material loading system comprises a control unit, a transport body, a loading area, a temporary storage area and a loading area; the control unit is connected to the transport body, the loading area is used to hold materials to be loaded, and the temporary storage area comprises a plurality of temporary storage locations for temporarily storing materials to be loaded; the method comprises:

[0004] The control unit obtains order information of the materials to be loaded in the loading area, and allocates temporary storage locations for the materials to be loaded based on the order information;

[0005] The control unit controls the transport body to transport the materials to be loaded from the loading area to the allocated temporary storage location;

[0006] When receiving a signal indicating that the materials can be loaded, the control unit controls the transport body to transport the materials to be loaded stored in the temporary storage area to the loading area.

[0007] In an exemplary implementation, the temporary storage area includes at least one first temporary storage location and at least one second temporary storage location, and the second temporary storage location can bear a greater weight of materials than the first temporary storage location; wherein allocating temporary storage locations for materials to be loaded based on order messages includes:

[0008] Determine the number of sub-orders included in the order information;

[0009] When the quantity of the sub-order is single, the first temporary storage location is allocated for the material to be loaded;

[0010] When the quantity of a sub-order is multiple, a second temporary storage location is allocated for the materials to be loaded.

[0011] In an exemplary embodiment, controlling the transporting subject to transport the materials to be loaded stored in the temporary storage area to the loading area includes:

[0012] Different loading priorities are assigned to materials in different temporary storage locations, where the loading priority of materials in the second temporary storage location is higher than that of materials in the first temporary storage location;

[0013] Based on different loading priorities, the handling entity is controlled to move the materials to be loaded stored in different temporary storage locations to the loading area in sequence.

[0014] In an exemplary implementation, different loading priorities are assigned to materials in different temporary storage locations, including:

[0015] Get the order information corresponding to the materials stored in each temporary storage location;

[0016] Based on the number of sub-orders included in the order information, the loading priority of the materials stored in each temporary storage location is determined; wherein the loading priority of the materials is positively correlated with the number of sub-orders included in the order information of the materials.

[0017] In an exemplary implementation, different loading priorities are assigned to materials in different temporary storage locations, including:

[0018] Get the storage time of materials in each temporary storage location;

[0019] Based on the storage time, the loading priority of the materials stored in each temporary storage location is determined.

[0020] In an exemplary embodiment, the material loading system further includes a state detection unit, which is used to detect the state of the allocated temporary storage location; wherein the control unit controls the transport body to transport the material to be loaded from the loading area to the allocated temporary storage location, including:

[0021] The state detection unit obtains the state of the allocated temporary storage location and sends the state to the control unit;

[0022] When the state of the allocated temporary storage location is normal, the control unit controls the transport body to transport the materials to be loaded from the loading area to the allocated temporary storage location.

[0023] In an exemplary embodiment, the material loading system further includes a display unit; and the method further includes:

[0024] When the status of the allocated temporary storage location is abnormal, the display unit displays preset information, and the preset information is used to prompt the operator that the allocated temporary storage location is abnormal.

[0025] In an exemplary implementation, a plurality of first icons are displayed on the display unit, and the plurality of first icons correspond one-to-one to the plurality of temporary storage locations; wherein the display unit displays preset information, including:

[0026] When the state of the allocated temporary storage location is abnormal, the display unit displays a first icon corresponding to the allocated temporary storage location in a preset first color.

[0027] In an exemplary embodiment, after the materials to be loaded are stored in the assigned temporary storage location, the method further includes:

[0028] The display unit displays the first icon corresponding to the allocated temporary storage location in a preset second color, where the second color is different from the first color.

[0029] In an exemplary embodiment, the material loading system further includes an information acquisition unit, which is arranged in the transport path of the transport body and is used to acquire the barcode information of the transported material to be loaded; wherein the control unit controls the transport body to transport the material to be loaded from the loading area to the allocated temporary storage location, including:

[0030] The information acquisition unit acquires the barcode information of the material to be loaded on the transport body and sends the barcode information to the control unit;

[0031] The control unit compares the barcode information with the acquired order information, and if there is any inconsistency, marks the materials to be loaded.

[0032] In an exemplary embodiment, the method further includes: transporting the marked materials to be loaded back to the loading area.

[0033] According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, a material loading system is provided, comprising a control unit, a transport body, a loading area, a temporary storage area and a loading area; the control unit is connected to the transport body, the loading area is used to place materials to be loaded, and the temporary storage area includes a plurality of temporary storage locations for temporarily storing materials to be loaded;

[0034] The control unit is configured to obtain order information of materials to be loaded in the loading area, and allocate temporary storage locations for the materials to be loaded based on the order information;

[0035] The control unit is also configured to control the transport body to transport the materials to be loaded from the loading area to the allocated temporary storage location;

[0036] When receiving a signal indicating that the materials can be loaded, the control unit is also configured to control the transport body to transport the materials to be loaded stored in the temporary storage area to the loading area.

[0037] In an exemplary embodiment, the temporary storage area includes at least one first temporary storage position and at least one second temporary storage position, and the second temporary storage position can bear a material weight greater than that of the first temporary storage position; wherein the control unit is also configured to determine the number of sub-orders contained in the order information; when the number of sub-orders is single, the first temporary storage position is allocated for the material to be loaded; when the number of sub-orders is multiple, the second temporary storage position is allocated for the material to be loaded.

[0038] In an exemplary embodiment, the material loading system also includes a status detection unit, which is used to detect the status of an assigned temporary storage location; wherein the status detection unit is configured to obtain the status of the assigned temporary storage location and send the status to the control unit; when the status of the assigned temporary storage location is normal, the control unit is configured to control the transporting body to transport the material to be loaded from the loading area to the assigned temporary storage location.

[0039] In an exemplary embodiment, the material loading system further includes a display unit; when the status of the assigned temporary storage location is abnormal, the display unit is configured to display preset information, and the preset information is used to prompt the operator that there is an abnormality in the assigned temporary storage location.

[0040] In an exemplary embodiment, a plurality of first icons are displayed on the display unit, and the plurality of first icons correspond one-to-one to a plurality of temporary storage locations; when the state of the assigned temporary storage location is abnormal, the display unit is configured to display the first icon corresponding to the assigned temporary storage location in a preset first color.

[0041] In an exemplary embodiment, the display unit is further configured to display a first icon corresponding to the assigned temporary storage location in a preset second color after the material to be loaded is stored in the assigned temporary storage location, and the second color is different from the first color.

[0042] In an exemplary embodiment, the material loading system also includes an information acquisition unit, which is arranged in the transport path of the transport body and is used to obtain barcode information of the material to be loaded; in the process of the transport body transporting the material to be loaded from the loading area to the assigned temporary storage location, the information acquisition unit is configured to obtain the barcode information of the material to be loaded on the transport body and send the barcode information to the control unit; the control unit is configured to compare the barcode information with the acquired order information, and if there is inconsistency, mark the material to be loaded.

[0043] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for loading one or more materials is provided, and the method is applied to a material loading system, and the material loading system includes a control unit, a transport body, a loading area, a temporary storage area, and a loading area; the loading area is used to place materials to be loaded, and the temporary storage area includes a plurality of temporary storage positions, which are used to temporarily store the materials to be loaded before loading, and the control unit is connected to the transport body, and is used to control the transport body to transport the materials to be loaded from the loading area to the temporary storage area, and to transport the materials to be loaded from the temporary storage area to the loading area during loading. Before transportation, the control unit obtains the order information of the materials to be loaded, and allocates temporary storage positions for the materials to be loaded according to the order information; the transport body transports the materials to be loaded from the loading area to the allocated temporary storage positions, and when receiving information that the materials can be loaded, the control unit controls the transport body to transport all the materials stored in the temporary storage area to the loading area in sequence. The disclosed embodiment sets up a temporary storage area. Before the materials are loaded onto the truck, all the materials are first moved to the temporary storage area. When the vehicle arrives, the materials are moved from the temporary storage area to the loading area to complete the loading of the materials. In this way, the time of the transporting entity waiting for the materials to arrive at the loading area can be saved, thereby improving the loading efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0044] Further details, features and advantages of the present disclosure are disclosed in the following description of exemplary embodiments in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

[0045] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of a material loading system provided for an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0046] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of a material loading method provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0047] Figure 3 A schematic diagram of a display unit provided according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0048] Embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Although certain embodiments of the present disclosure are shown in the accompanying drawings, it should be understood that the present disclosure can be implemented in various forms and should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments described herein, which are instead provided for a more thorough and complete understanding of the present disclosure. It should be understood that the drawings and embodiments of the present disclosure are only for exemplary purposes and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present disclosure.

[0049] It should be understood that the various steps described in the method embodiments of the present disclosure may be performed in different orders and / or in parallel. In addition, the method embodiments may include additional steps and / or omit the steps shown. The scope of the present disclosure is not limited in this respect.

[0050] The term "including" and its variations used in this document are open inclusions, that is, "including but not limited to". The term "based on" means "based at least in part on". The term "one embodiment" means "at least one embodiment"; the term "another embodiment" means "at least one other embodiment"; the term "some embodiments" means "at least some embodiments". Relevant definitions of other terms will be given in the description below. It should be noted that the concepts of "first", "second", etc. mentioned in this disclosure are only used to distinguish different devices, modules or units, and are not used to limit the order or interdependence of the functions performed by these devices, modules or units.

[0051] It should be noted that the modifications of "one" and "plurality" mentioned in the present disclosure are illustrative rather than restrictive, and those skilled in the art should understand that unless otherwise clearly indicated in the context, it should be understood as "one or more".

[0052] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present disclosure to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present disclosure, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present disclosure, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present disclosure.

[0053] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of a material loading system provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in the figure, the material loading system includes a control unit 10, a transport body 20, a loading area 31, a temporary storage area 32 and a loading area 33.

[0054] The loading area 31 is used to hold materials to be loaded. Optionally, the materials to be loaded are placed on the loading area 31 by an operator, or are transferred to the loading area from other locations by a transmission device.

[0055] The temporary storage area 32 is used to temporarily store the materials to be loaded before loading; optionally, the temporary storage area 32 includes multiple temporary storage positions. In one embodiment, the temporary storage area 32 includes at least one first temporary storage position 321 and at least one second temporary storage position 322, and the weight of the materials that can be supported by the second temporary storage position 322 is greater than the weight of the materials that can be supported by the first temporary storage position 321. In other words, the second temporary storage position 322 can hold heavier materials.

[0056] The control unit 10 is connected to the transport body 20 and is used to control the transport body 20 to transport the materials to be loaded. Optionally, the transport body 20 is one or more transport robots.

[0057] The present disclosure also provides a material loading method, which can be applied to Figure 1The material loading system shown in Figure 2 As shown, the material loading method includes the following steps:

[0058] S201. The control unit 10 obtains order information of materials to be loaded in the loading area 31, and allocates temporary storage locations for the materials to be loaded based on the order information.

[0059] The above-mentioned order information may include information such as order number, sub-order quantity, order type, etc., wherein the order number can identify the order, and different orders have different order numbers. The sub-order quantity refers to the number of sub-orders contained in the order. Generally speaking, materials of different sub-orders are placed in different material boxes. In other words, an order may include one material box, or two material boxes, or more material boxes. For example, the number of sub-orders in the order information of a material to be loaded is 2, indicating that the material to be loaded includes two sub-orders, and also indicating that the material to be loaded includes two material boxes, and each material box corresponds to a sub-order. The order type may be, for example, fragile or non-fragile.

[0060] In this step, the control unit can obtain the order information of the materials to be loaded through manual input by the operator, or through other methods, for example, through a scanner connected to the control unit, which scans the barcode information attached to the materials to be loaded to obtain the order information.

[0061] The control unit allocates temporary storage locations for the materials to be loaded based on the acquired order information. For example, appropriate temporary storage locations can be allocated for the materials to be loaded according to the number of sub-orders contained in the order information, or appropriate temporary storage locations can be allocated for the materials to be loaded according to the order type in the order information.

[0062] In one embodiment, allocating a temporary storage location for materials to be loaded based on the order message includes: determining the number of sub-orders contained in the order information; when the number of sub-orders is single, allocating a first temporary storage location for the materials to be loaded; when the number of sub-orders is multiple, allocating a second temporary storage location for the materials to be loaded. In this embodiment, temporary storage locations are allocated for materials to be loaded based on the number of sub-orders in the order information. Since the weight of the materials that the second temporary storage location can bear is greater than the weight of the materials that the first temporary storage location can bear, when the number of sub-orders is two or more, the materials to be loaded corresponding to the order are allocated to the second temporary storage location.

[0063] S202 , the control unit 10 controls the transport body 20 to transport the materials to be loaded from the loading area 31 to the allocated temporary storage location.

[0064] In this step, the control unit sends an instruction to the transporting body, and after receiving the instruction, the transporting body transports the materials to be loaded from the loading area to the allocated temporary storage location.

[0065] Continue to see Figure 1 In a specific embodiment, the material loading system further includes a status detection unit 40, which is used to detect the status of the assigned temporary storage location; wherein the control unit 10 controls the transport body 20 to transport the material to be loaded from the loading area 31 to the assigned temporary storage location, including: the status detection unit 40 obtains the status of the assigned temporary storage location and sends the status to the control unit; when the status of the assigned temporary storage location is normal, the control unit 10 controls the transport body 20 to transport the material to be loaded from the loading area 31 to the assigned temporary storage location.

[0066] In this embodiment, the state detection unit may be a photoelectric sensor, which can sense the state of the assigned temporary storage location, which state includes normal or abnormal. Abnormal situations include that the pallet of the temporary storage location is defective, or that the temporary storage location is occupied by other materials, etc. When the photoelectric sensor senses that the state of the assigned temporary storage location is abnormal, the abnormal state will be fed back to the control unit, and the control unit will prompt the operator to check on site. If the operator cannot solve the abnormal problem, the control unit will reallocate a new temporary storage location to the material to be loaded. When the photoelectric sensor senses that the state of the assigned temporary storage location is normal, it will also be fed back to the control unit, and the control unit will control the transport body to transport the material to be loaded from the loading area to the assigned temporary storage location.

[0067] Continue to see Figure 1 In a specific embodiment, the material loading system also includes a display unit 50; the above method also includes: when the state of the assigned temporary storage location is abnormal, the display unit 50 displays preset information, and the preset information is used to prompt the operator that there is an abnormality in the assigned temporary storage location.

[0068] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of a display unit provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in the figure, a plurality of first icons 51 are displayed on the display unit 50, and the plurality of first icons 51 correspond one-to-one to a plurality of temporary storage positions; wherein the above-mentioned display unit displays preset information, including the following steps: when the state of the assigned temporary storage position is abnormal, the display unit displays the first icon corresponding to the assigned temporary storage position in a preset first color.

[0069] In this embodiment, when the state detection unit detects that the state of the assigned temporary storage position is abnormal, the state is sent to the control unit, and the control unit controls the display unit to highlight the first icon corresponding to the assigned temporary storage position in the first color. The embodiment of the present disclosure does not limit the specific color of the first color, for example, it can be red, which is more eye-catching and can allow the operator to pay attention to the abnormal situation of the assigned temporary storage position at the first time.

[0070] In a specific embodiment, after the material to be loaded is stored in the above-mentioned allocated temporary storage position, the display unit 50 displays the first icon corresponding to the allocated temporary storage position in a preset second color, and the second color is different from the first color. In this embodiment, after the material to be loaded is successfully stored in the temporary storage position, the first icon corresponding to the allocated temporary storage position on the display unit will be displayed in a second color, and the second color may be green, for example, that is, when the material to be loaded arrives at the temporary storage position, the first icon corresponding to the temporary storage position is displayed in green. In this way, the operator can understand the current status of each temporary storage position through the color displayed by each first icon in the display unit.

[0071] S203 , when receiving a signal indicating that the materials can be loaded, the control unit 10 controls the transport body 20 to transport the materials to be loaded stored in the temporary storage area 32 to the loading area 33 .

[0072] In this step, when the control unit receives a signal that loading is possible, it will control the transport body to transport the materials to be loaded stored in multiple temporary storage locations to the loading area in sequence.

[0073] In a specific embodiment, controlling the transporting body to transport the materials to be loaded stored in the temporary storage area to the loading area includes the following steps: assigning different loading priorities to the materials in different temporary storage positions, wherein the loading priority of the materials in the second temporary storage position is higher than that of the first temporary storage position; based on the different loading priorities, controlling the transporting body to transport the materials to be loaded stored in different temporary storage positions to the loading area in sequence. In this embodiment, when loading, the materials in the second temporary storage position are loaded first, because the number of sub-orders of the materials stored in the second temporary storage position is large, and the material boxes corresponding to each sub-order are stacked in sequence. If they are not loaded in advance, the stacked material boxes will be loaded at the back of the vehicle. When the vehicle is driving, the material box located at the top of the stacked material boxes will move forward because there is no obstruction in front, which is easy to be damaged, and will cause confusion between the orders, which is not conducive to subsequent picking.

[0074] In one embodiment, different loading priorities are assigned to materials in different temporary storage locations, which may include the following steps: first, the order information corresponding to the materials stored in each temporary storage location is obtained; then, based on the number of sub-orders contained in each order information, the loading priority of the materials stored in each temporary storage location is determined; wherein the loading priority of the material is positively correlated with the number of sub-orders contained in the order information of the material. That is, the more sub-orders there are in the order information, the higher the priority of the order, because the more sub-orders there are, the higher the material boxes corresponding to the order are stacked, and therefore, they need to be placed in the front of the vehicle to prevent the movement of the material boxes when the vehicle moves.

[0075] In another embodiment, different loading priorities are assigned to materials in different temporary storage locations, including the following steps: first, obtaining the storage time of the materials in each temporary storage location; second, determining the loading priority of the materials stored in each temporary storage location based on the storage time. In this embodiment, the loading priority is determined based on the storage time, that is, the earlier the materials are stored in the temporary storage area, the earlier they are loaded. This is because when the materials are stored, the operator will store the orders that need to be loaded earlier first, and the orders that need to be loaded earlier are usually orders with a large number of sub-orders. In other words, in order to facilitate loading, the operator will store the orders with a large number of sub-orders earlier, so that when loading, the loading will be carried out earlier, which can prevent the movement of the material box when the vehicle moves.

[0076] Continue to see Figure 1 In one embodiment, the material loading system also includes an information acquisition unit 60, which is arranged in the transport path of the transport body 20 and is used to obtain the barcode information of the material to be loaded; wherein, the control unit 10 controls the transport body 20 to transport the material to be loaded from the loading area 31 to the assigned temporary storage position, including: the information acquisition unit 60 obtains the barcode information of the material to be loaded on the transport body 20, and sends the barcode information to the control unit 10; the control unit 10 compares the barcode information with the acquired order information, and if there is inconsistency, marks the material to be loaded.

[0077] It can be understood that the barcode information may include the order number, the number of sub-orders, the order type, etc. After the information acquisition unit obtains the barcode information of the material to be loaded, it sends it to the control unit. The control unit will compare the obtained barcode information with the previously obtained order information. If there is inconsistency, it means that the operator made an error when entering the order information. At this time, the control unit marks the material to be loaded. When loading, the control unit will control the transport body to transport the marked material to be loaded back to the loading area. The disclosed embodiment is provided with an information acquisition unit, which will play a role in checking the order information, which can prevent the operator from making mistakes when loading materials and improve the accuracy of material loading.

[0078] The material loading method provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure sets a temporary storage area in the material loading system. Before the materials are loaded, all the materials are first moved to the temporary storage area. When the vehicle arrives, the materials are moved from the temporary storage area to the loading area to realize the material loading. In this way, the time of the transporting entity waiting for the materials to arrive at the loading area can be saved, thereby improving the loading efficiency.

[0079] The disclosed embodiment also discloses a material loading system, such as Figure 1As shown, the loading system includes a control unit 10, a transport body 20, a loading area 31, a temporary storage area 32 and a loading area 33; the control unit 10 is connected to the transport body 20, the loading area 31 is used to place the materials to be loaded, and the temporary storage area 32 includes a plurality of temporary storage locations for temporarily storing the materials to be loaded. Among them, the control unit 10 is configured to obtain the order information of the materials to be loaded located in the loading area 31, and allocate temporary storage locations for the materials to be loaded based on the order message; the control unit 10 is also configured to control the transport body 20 to transport the materials to be loaded from the loading area 31 to the allocated temporary storage location; when receiving a signal that the material can be loaded, the control unit 10 is also configured to control the transport body 20 to transport the materials to be loaded stored in the temporary storage area to the loading area 33.

[0080] In one embodiment, the temporary storage area 32 includes at least one first temporary storage position 321 and at least one second temporary storage position 322, and the second temporary storage position can bear a greater weight of material than the first temporary storage position; wherein the control unit 10 is also configured to determine the number of sub-orders contained in the order information; when the number of sub-orders is single, the first temporary storage position 321 is allocated to the material to be loaded; when the number of sub-orders is multiple, the second temporary storage position 322 is allocated to the material to be loaded.

[0081] In one embodiment, the material loading system also includes a status detection unit 40, which is used to detect the status of the assigned temporary storage location; wherein the status detection unit 40 is configured to obtain the status of the assigned temporary storage location and send the above status to the control unit 10; when the above status of the assigned temporary storage location is normal, the control unit 10 is configured to control the transport body 20 to transport the material to be loaded from the loading area 31 to the assigned temporary storage location.

[0082] In one embodiment, the material loading system further includes a display unit 50; when the status of the assigned temporary storage location is abnormal, the display unit 50 is configured to display preset information, and the preset information is used to prompt the operator that the assigned temporary storage location is abnormal.

[0083] In one embodiment, see Figure 2 , a plurality of first icons 51 are displayed on the display unit 50, and the plurality of first icons 51 correspond one-to-one to the plurality of temporary storage positions mentioned above; when the state of the assigned temporary storage position is abnormal, the display unit 50 is configured to display the first icon 51 corresponding to the assigned temporary storage position in a preset first color.

[0084] In one embodiment, the display unit 50 is further configured to display the first icon corresponding to the assigned temporary storage location in a preset second color after the material to be loaded is stored in the assigned temporary storage location, and the second color is different from the first color.

[0085] In one embodiment, the material loading system also includes an information acquisition unit 60, which is arranged in the transport path of the transport body 20 and is used to obtain barcode information of the material to be loaded. In the process of the transport body 20 transporting the material to be loaded from the loading area 31 to the assigned temporary storage position, the information acquisition unit 60 is configured to obtain the barcode information of the material to be loaded on the transport body 20 and send the barcode information to the control unit 10. The control unit 10 is configured to compare the barcode information with the acquired order information, and if there is inconsistency, mark the material to be loaded.

[0086] The above descriptions are only some embodiments of the present disclosure and an explanation of the technical principles used. Those skilled in the art should understand that the scope of disclosure involved in the present disclosure is not limited to the technical solutions formed by a specific combination of the above technical features, but should also cover other technical solutions formed by any combination of the above technical features or their equivalent features without departing from the above disclosed concept. For example, a technical solution formed by replacing the above features with the technical features with similar functions disclosed in the present disclosure (but not limited to).

[0087] Although some specific embodiments of the present disclosure have been described in detail by way of example, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that the above examples are for illustration only and are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the above embodiments may be modified without departing from the scope and spirit of the present disclosure. The scope of the present disclosure is defined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A material loading method, characterized in that: The method is applied to a material loading system, which includes a control unit, a transport body, a loading area, a temporary storage area and a loading area; the control unit is connected to the transport body, the loading area is used to hold materials to be loaded, and the temporary storage area includes a plurality of temporary storage locations for temporarily storing materials to be loaded; the method includes: The control unit obtains order information of the materials to be loaded in the loading area, and allocates temporary storage locations for the materials to be loaded based on the order information; The control unit controls the transport body to transport the materials to be loaded from the loading area to the allocated temporary storage location; When receiving a signal indicating that the materials can be loaded, the control unit controls the transport body to transport the materials to be loaded stored in the temporary storage area to the loading area.

2. The material loading method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The temporary storage area includes at least one first temporary storage location and at least one second temporary storage location, and the second temporary storage location can bear a greater weight of materials than the first temporary storage location; wherein, allocating temporary storage locations for materials to be loaded based on order messages includes: Determine the number of sub-orders included in the order information; When the quantity of the sub-order is single, the first temporary storage location is allocated for the material to be loaded; When the quantity of a sub-order is multiple, a second temporary storage location is allocated for the materials to be loaded.

3. The material loading method according to claim 2, characterized in that: in, Control the handling entity to move the materials to be loaded stored in the temporary storage area to the loading area, including: Different loading priorities are assigned to materials in different temporary storage locations, where the loading priority of materials in the second temporary storage location is higher than that of materials in the first temporary storage location; Based on different loading priorities, the handling entity is controlled to move the materials to be loaded stored in different temporary storage locations to the loading area in sequence.

4. The material loading method according to claim 3, characterized in that: in, Assign different loading priorities to materials in different temporary storage locations, including: Get the order information corresponding to the materials stored in each temporary storage location; Based on the number of sub-orders included in the order information, the loading priority of the materials stored in each temporary storage location is determined; wherein the loading priority of the materials is positively correlated with the number of sub-orders included in the order information of the materials.

5. The material loading method according to claim 3, characterized in that: in, Assign different loading priorities to materials in different temporary storage locations, including: Get the storage time of materials in each temporary storage location; Based on the storage time, the loading priority of the materials stored in each temporary storage location is determined.

6. The material loading method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The material loading system also includes a state detection unit, which is used to detect the state of the allocated temporary storage location; wherein the control unit controls the transport body to transport the material to be loaded from the loading area to the allocated temporary storage location, including: The state detection unit obtains the state of the allocated temporary storage location and sends the state to the control unit; When the state of the allocated temporary storage location is normal, the control unit controls the transport body to transport the materials to be loaded from the loading area to the allocated temporary storage location.

7. The material loading method according to claim 6, characterized in that: The material loading system further includes a display unit; and the method further includes: When the status of the allocated temporary storage location is abnormal, the display unit displays preset information, and the preset information is used to prompt the operator that the allocated temporary storage location is abnormal.

8. The material loading method according to claim 7, characterized in that: The display unit displays a plurality of first icons, and the plurality of first icons correspond one-to-one to the plurality of temporary storage locations; wherein the display unit displays preset information, including: When the state of the allocated temporary storage location is abnormal, the display unit displays a first icon corresponding to the allocated temporary storage location in a preset first color.

9. The material loading method according to claim 8, characterized in that: After the materials to be loaded are stored in the allocated temporary storage location, the method further includes: The display unit displays the first icon corresponding to the allocated temporary storage location in a preset second color, where the second color is different from the first color.

10. The material loading method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The material loading system also includes an information acquisition unit, which is arranged in the transport path of the transport body and is used to obtain the barcode information of the transported material to be loaded; wherein the control unit controls the transport body to transport the material to be loaded from the loading area to the allocated temporary storage location, including: The information acquisition unit acquires the barcode information of the material to be loaded on the transport body and sends the barcode information to the control unit; The control unit compares the barcode information with the acquired order information, and if there is any inconsistency, marks the materials to be loaded.

11. The material loading method according to claim 10, characterized in that: The method also includes: transporting the marked materials to be loaded back to the loading area.

12. A material loading system, characterized in that: It includes a control unit, a transport body, a loading area, a temporary storage area and a loading area; the control unit is connected to the transport body, the loading area is used to place the materials to be loaded, and the temporary storage area includes multiple temporary storage positions for temporarily storing the materials to be loaded; The control unit is configured to obtain order information of materials to be loaded in the loading area, and allocate temporary storage locations for the materials to be loaded based on the order information; The control unit is also configured to control the transport body to transport the materials to be loaded from the loading area to the allocated temporary storage location; When receiving a signal indicating that the materials can be loaded, the control unit is also configured to control the transport body to transport the materials to be loaded stored in the temporary storage area to the loading area.

13. The material loading system according to claim 12, characterized in that: The temporary storage area includes at least one first temporary storage position and at least one second temporary storage position, and the second temporary storage position can bear a greater weight of material than the first temporary storage position; wherein the control unit is also configured to determine the number of sub-orders contained in the order information; when the number of sub-orders is single, the first temporary storage position is allocated for the material to be loaded; when the number of sub-orders is multiple, the second temporary storage position is allocated for the material to be loaded.

14. The material loading system according to claim 12, characterized in that: The material loading system also includes a status detection unit, which is used to detect the status of the assigned temporary storage location; wherein the status detection unit is configured to obtain the status of the assigned temporary storage location and send the status to the control unit; when the status of the assigned temporary storage location is normal, the control unit is configured to control the transport body to transport the material to be loaded from the loading area to the assigned temporary storage location.

15. The material loading system according to claim 14, characterized in that: The material loading system also includes a display unit; when the state of the assigned temporary storage location is abnormal, the display unit is configured to display preset information, and the preset information is used to prompt the operator that the assigned temporary storage location is abnormal.

16. The material loading system according to claim 15, characterized in that: A plurality of first icons are displayed on the display unit, and the plurality of first icons correspond one-to-one to a plurality of temporary storage locations; when the state of the allocated temporary storage location is abnormal, the display unit is configured to display the first icon corresponding to the allocated temporary storage location in a preset first color.

17. The material loading system according to claim 15, characterized in that: The display unit is further configured to display a first icon corresponding to the assigned temporary storage location in a preset second color after the material to be loaded is stored in the assigned temporary storage location, and the second color is different from the first color.

18. The material loading system according to claim 12, characterized in that: The material loading system also includes an information acquisition unit, which is arranged in the transport path of the transport body and is used to obtain the barcode information of the material to be loaded. In the process of the transport body transporting the material to be loaded from the loading area to the assigned temporary storage location, the information acquisition unit is configured to obtain the barcode information of the material to be loaded on the transport body and send the barcode information to the control unit; the control unit is configured to compare the barcode information with the acquired order information, and if there is inconsistency, mark the material to be loaded.

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