Cigarette auxiliary material tray matching and warehousing system and method

Abstract

The invention discloses a cigarette auxiliary material tray matching and warehousing system and a cigarette auxiliary material tray matching and warehousing method, belongs to the technical field of cigarette production, and is characterized in that the whole process of automatic delivery and tray matching of single-variety auxiliary materials from an auxiliary material primary warehouse to conveying to an auxiliary material balance warehouse for warehousing is automatically operated. Automatic carrying of single-variety auxiliary materials among different areas is completed by means of a latent AGV, an auxiliary material tray is formed through automatic matching of a tray matching robot according to a tray matching plan task, and then the auxiliary materials subjected to tray matching are smoothly conveyed to an auxiliary material balance library to be warehoused through cooperation of the latent AGV, an elevator, an auxiliary material conveying corridor, a four-way shuttle vehicle and other equipment. The auxiliary material circulation efficiency is effectively improved, manual operation is reduced, and the accuracy and continuity of the whole auxiliary material circulation process are guaranteed.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of cigarette production, and more specifically, to a cigarette auxiliary material tray storage system and method. Background Art

[0002] At present, the tobacco industry's cigarette factories usually use only fully manual and semi-manual methods to prepare auxiliary materials. For the fully manual method, the entire process relies on manpower, that is, a single variety of auxiliary materials is moved by a forklift, and the materials are put into storage or put into production directly after manual preparation; for the semi-manual method, this method combines automated equipment and manual operation, that is, the single variety of auxiliary materials are automatically transported to the preparation area through equipment such as AGV or conveyor lines, and the materials are put into storage or put into production directly after manual preparation.

[0003] However, there are many defects in the full-manual and semi-manual methods of auxiliary material matching. In the traditional full-manual method, workers need to operate forklifts frequently, which makes them easily fatigued after long hours of work. In addition, the efficiency of manual handling is relatively low, and it is easy to make human errors, such as taking the wrong quantity of auxiliary materials or wrong variety matching. In the traditional semi-manual method, although the early auxiliary material handling has been automated, the key matching link still relies on manual labor, and there are still quality risks caused by human factors such as wrong auxiliary material specifications and inaccurate quantities. Summary of the invention

[0004] An object of the present invention is to provide a system and method for storing cigarette auxiliary material pallets to solve the many defects of the aforementioned auxiliary material palletizing using fully manual and semi-manual methods, as well as quality risks caused by human factors such as incorrect auxiliary material specifications and inaccurate quantities.

[0005] According to a first aspect of the present invention, a cigarette auxiliary material tray storage system is provided, comprising:

[0006] Lurking AGV, used to transport single-variety auxiliary material pallets to single-variety auxiliary material stations in the auxiliary material distribution area;

[0007] A pallet matching robot is used to match single-variety auxiliary materials into auxiliary material pallets required for production according to preset rules and place them on empty pallets at the pallet matching station. The preset rules include specified varieties, specifications, and quantities.

[0008] A pallet transfer machine is used to receive the auxiliary material pallet prepared by the pallet preparation robot and lift the auxiliary material pallet to the conveyor line at the storage platform;

[0009] A reciprocating elevator is used to receive the auxiliary material pallets transferred from the pallet transfer machine, transport the auxiliary material pallets between different height levels, and send the auxiliary material pallets that are tested normal to the auxiliary material conveying corridor;

[0010] The four-way shuttle vehicle is used to receive the auxiliary material pallets that need to be stored in the auxiliary material conveying corridor, and send the auxiliary material pallets to the corresponding positions of the intensive shelves according to the RFID tag information on the auxiliary material pallets.

[0011] Optionally, the cigarette auxiliary material palletizing and warehousing system is communicatively connected with the warehouse management system, which executes the single-variety auxiliary material outbound process according to the palletizing plan, and dispatches the latent AGV to transport the single-variety auxiliary materials to the palletizing auxiliary material temporary storage area according to the production plan and the auxiliary material consumption in the palletizing auxiliary material temporary storage area, and allocates the auxiliary material pallets after palletizing to the cargo position in the auxiliary material balance warehouse.

[0012] Optionally, the cigarette auxiliary material palletizing and warehousing system further comprises a pallet splitting machine, which is used to split empty pallets to provide empty pallets for the palletizing station.

[0013] Optionally, the cigarette auxiliary material palletizing and warehousing system also includes an RFID reader / writer, which is used to bind the auxiliary material label information after palletizing with the pallet barcode / RFID information, and the auxiliary material label information includes but is not limited to the auxiliary material variety, specification, quantity, and origin.

[0014] Optionally, the cigarette auxiliary material pallet dispensing and warehousing system also includes an appearance detection device, which is used to perform appearance detection and pallet barcode / RFID reading on the auxiliary material pallets, and distinguish between normal and abnormal auxiliary material pallets. The abnormal auxiliary material pallets are returned to the warehousing platform for manual processing, and the normal auxiliary material pallets are sent to the logistics conveying corridor via a reciprocating elevator and transported to the auxiliary material balance warehouse.

[0015] Optionally, the reciprocating elevator includes a reciprocating elevator for the auxiliary material first-level warehouse and a reciprocating elevator for the auxiliary material balancing warehouse. The normal auxiliary material pallet is detected to enter the loading platform of the auxiliary material first-level warehouse. After the electronic control system detects the in-place signal, the auxiliary material pallet is lifted by the reciprocating elevator of the auxiliary material first-level warehouse to the auxiliary material conveying corridor, and is transported to the loading platform of the auxiliary material balancing warehouse via the conveyor line in the auxiliary material conveying corridor. The auxiliary material pallet is lifted or lowered by the reciprocating elevator of the auxiliary material balancing warehouse in the storage area of ​​the auxiliary material balancing warehouse and transported to the designated shelf layer.

[0016] Optionally, the latent AGV is also used to deliver the auxiliary material pallets after palletizing to the palletizing storage temporary storage area or directly put them online into the auxiliary material balance warehouse, and to move the split empty pallets from the pallet splitter to the palletizing station after the auxiliary material pallets at the palletizing station are moved away.

[0017] Optionally, the warehouse management system executes the single-variety auxiliary material outbound process according to the matching plan, including giving priority to the single-variety auxiliary material outbound from the matching auxiliary material temporary storage area, and if the single-variety auxiliary material is lacking in the matching auxiliary material temporary storage area, it is called from the single-variety auxiliary material storage area.

[0018] Optionally, the warehouse management system predicts the demand for single-variety auxiliary materials based on historical distribution data, production order change trends and inventory conditions of various auxiliary materials, and dispatches latent AGVs in advance to transport single-variety auxiliary materials to the distribution auxiliary material temporary storage area.

[0019] According to a second aspect of the present invention, a method for storing cigarette auxiliary materials in trays is provided, comprising the steps of dispensing cigarette auxiliary materials in trays and storing the dispensed auxiliary materials in an auxiliary material balance warehouse, wherein:

[0020] The steps of cigarette auxiliary materials palletizing specifically include: executing the single-variety auxiliary materials outbound process according to the palletizing plan, dispatching the latent AGV in the idle period to transport the single-variety auxiliary materials required for palletizing to the temporary storage area for palletizing auxiliary materials in advance;

[0021] The latent AGV transports the single-variety auxiliary material pallet to the single-variety auxiliary material station in the auxiliary material pallet matching area. The pallet matching robot matches the auxiliary material pallets required for production according to the specified varieties, specifications, and quantities, and places them on the empty pallets at the pallet matching station. The auxiliary material label information after matching is bound to the pallet barcode / RFID information through the RFID reader / writer.

[0022] Dispatch the latent AGV to deliver the auxiliary material pallets after the matching to the matching storage area or directly put them online into the auxiliary material balance warehouse;

[0023] The steps for the auxiliary materials after the batching to enter the auxiliary materials balance warehouse specifically include:

[0024] The pallets of the prepared materials are sent to the temporary storage area or the prepared materials pallets are sent to the storage platform by the latent AGV and then lifted to the conveyor line by the pallet transfer machine.

[0025] The auxiliary material pallets are inspected for appearance and pallet barcode / RFID is read at the appearance inspection station. The auxiliary material pallets with abnormal inspection are returned to the storage station for manual processing. The auxiliary material pallets with normal inspection are sent to the auxiliary material conveying corridor by the reciprocating elevator and then transported to the auxiliary material balance warehouse.

[0026] The auxiliary material pallets are transported by the four-way shuttle vehicle to the designated storage location allocated by the warehouse management system for storage.

[0027] The cigarette auxiliary material tray storage system and method disclosed in the present invention have the following technical effects:

[0028] The pallet matching robot matches auxiliary materials according to preset rules such as variety, specification, quantity, etc., and can accurately combine the auxiliary material pallets required for production. Compared with manual pallet matching, it greatly reduces errors caused by human factors, such as variety mismatch and quantity deviation, thereby ensuring the accuracy and efficiency of pallet matching. The latent AGV automatically transports single-variety auxiliary material pallets to the single-variety auxiliary material station in the pallet matching area, realizing the automation and precise positioning of material transportation.

[0029] The reciprocating elevator transports auxiliary material pallets between levels at different heights, which can flexibly adapt to complex logistics layout environments. It not only improves space utilization, but also enables materials to be efficiently transported in the vertical direction.

[0030] The four-way shuttle vehicle accurately delivers the auxiliary material pallet to the corresponding position of the intensive shelf according to the RFID tag information on the auxiliary material pallet. It realizes the rapid positioning and storage of the auxiliary material pallet and improves the utilization rate of the shelf space.

[0031] The entire system realizes a fully automated process from single-variety auxiliary material handling, palletizing to storage through the collaborative operation of various devices, which reduces manual intervention, reduces labor costs, and improves the stability and reliability of the production process.

[0032] Further features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description of exemplary embodiments of the present invention with reference to the attached drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0033] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of the specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention.

[0034] Figure 1 This is an overall logic diagram of the method for warehousing cigarette auxiliary material trays provided in an embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0035] Various exemplary embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the relative arrangement of components and steps, numerical expressions and numerical values ​​set forth in these embodiments do not limit the scope of the present invention unless otherwise specifically stated.

[0036] The following description of at least one exemplary embodiment is merely illustrative in nature and is in no way intended to limit the invention, its application, or uses.

[0037] Technologies, methods, and equipment known to ordinary technicians in the relevant art may not be discussed in detail, but where appropriate, the technologies, methods, and equipment should be considered as part of the specification.

[0038] In all examples shown and discussed herein, any specific values ​​should be interpreted as merely exemplary and not limiting. Therefore, other examples of the exemplary embodiments may have different values.

[0039] The present invention proposes an embodiment of a cigarette auxiliary material tray storage system. Specifically, Figure 1 shown, including:

[0040] The latent AGV is used to transport single-variety auxiliary material pallets to the single-variety auxiliary material station in the auxiliary material distribution area; the latent AGV can automatically transport single-variety auxiliary material pallets to the single-variety auxiliary material station in the auxiliary material distribution area without manual transportation.

[0041] The pallet dispensing robot is used to mix single-variety auxiliary materials into auxiliary material pallets required for production according to preset rules and place them on empty pallets at the pallet dispensing station. The preset rules include specified varieties, specifications, and quantities. The pallet dispensing robot can strictly ensure that the auxiliary material pallets dispensed fully meet the specific requirements of cigarette production, avoiding problems such as affecting cigarette product quality or causing production interruptions due to incorrect auxiliary material matching.

[0042] The pallet transfer machine is used to receive the auxiliary material pallets prepared by the palletizing robot and lift the auxiliary material pallets to the conveyor line at the warehousing platform; the pallet transfer machine plays a key role in connecting the upper and lower parts, accurately transferring the palletizing results completed by the palletizing robot to the subsequent transportation link.

[0043] The reciprocating elevator is used to receive the auxiliary material pallets transferred from the pallet transfer machine, transport the auxiliary material pallets between different height levels, and send the auxiliary material pallets that have been tested normally to the auxiliary material conveying corridor; the reciprocating elevator is suitable for storage environments or production workshop layouts with different layouts and height requirements, and effectively solves the material transfer problems caused by the height differences in each link.

[0044] The four-way shuttle is used to receive the auxiliary material pallets that need to be stored from the auxiliary material conveying corridor, and send the auxiliary material pallets to the corresponding position of the intensive shelf according to the RFID tag information on the auxiliary material pallets. The four-way shuttle can accurately know the specific situation of each pallet by reading the RFID tag information on the auxiliary material pallet, realizing the intelligent storage management of the auxiliary material pallets in the warehouse.

[0045] In an embodiment of the present invention, the cigarette auxiliary material dispensing and warehousing system is communicatively connected with the warehouse management system, and this communication connection ensures seamless connection from the formulation of auxiliary material dispensing plans to the actual warehousing operations. The warehouse management system executes the single-variety auxiliary material outbound process according to the dispensing plan, and dispatches the latent AGV to transport the single-variety auxiliary materials to the dispensing auxiliary material temporary storage area according to the production plan and the auxiliary material consumption in the dispensing auxiliary material temporary storage area, and allocates the auxiliary material pallets after dispensing to the cargo positions in the auxiliary material balance warehouse. Considering that the production plan can ensure that the auxiliary materials being transported are urgently needed in the current production link, combined with the auxiliary material consumption in the dispensing auxiliary material temporary storage area, more refined transportation scheduling can be achieved.

[0046] In an embodiment of the present invention, the cigarette auxiliary material tray storage system further includes a tray splitter, which is used to split empty trays to provide empty trays for the tray matching station. The automated splitting function of the tray splitter can be coordinated with other automated equipment (such as conveying equipment to transport empty trays to the splitter, and then the split empty trays are transported from the splitter to the tray matching station, etc.), making the entire process more automated and intelligent.

[0047] In an embodiment of the present invention, the cigarette auxiliary material palletizing and warehousing system also includes an RFID reader / writer, which is used to bind the auxiliary material label information after palletizing with the pallet barcode / RFID information. The auxiliary material label information includes but is not limited to the auxiliary material variety, specification, quantity, and origin.

[0048] In an embodiment of the present invention, the cigarette auxiliary material pallet dispensing and warehousing system also includes an appearance detection device, which is used to perform appearance detection and pallet barcode / RFID reading on the auxiliary material pallet, and distinguish between normal and abnormal auxiliary material pallets. The auxiliary material pallets with abnormal detection are returned to the warehousing platform for manual processing, and the auxiliary material pallets with normal detection are sent to the logistics conveying corridor via a reciprocating elevator and transported to the auxiliary material balance warehouse.

[0049] In an embodiment of the present invention, the reciprocating elevator includes a reciprocating elevator for the auxiliary material primary warehouse and a reciprocating elevator for the auxiliary material balancing warehouse. The normal auxiliary material pallet is detected to enter the loading platform of the auxiliary material primary warehouse. After the electric control system detects the in-place signal, the auxiliary material pallet is lifted by the reciprocating elevator of the auxiliary material primary warehouse to the auxiliary material conveying corridor, and is conveyed to the loading platform of the auxiliary material balancing warehouse via the conveyor line in the auxiliary material conveying corridor. The auxiliary material pallet is lifted or lowered by the reciprocating elevator of the auxiliary material balancing warehouse in the storage area of ​​the auxiliary material balancing warehouse and transported to the designated shelf layer.

[0050] In an embodiment of the present invention, the latent AGV is also used to deliver the auxiliary material pallets after palletizing to the palletizing storage area or directly put them online into the auxiliary material balance warehouse, and to move the split empty pallets from the pallet splitter to the palletizing station (i.e., the empty palletizing position) after the auxiliary material pallets at the palletizing station are moved away.

[0051] In an embodiment of the present invention, the warehouse management system executes the single-variety auxiliary material outbound process according to the matching plan, including giving priority to the single-variety auxiliary material outbound from the matching auxiliary material temporary storage area. If the single-variety auxiliary material is lacking in the matching auxiliary material temporary storage area, it will be called from the single-variety auxiliary material storage area.

[0052] In an embodiment of the present invention, the warehouse management system predicts the demand for single-variety auxiliary materials based on historical dispensing data, production order change trends, and the inventory status of each auxiliary material, and dispatches the latent AGV in advance during idle time periods to transport single-variety auxiliary materials to the dispensing auxiliary material temporary storage area. The warehouse management system does not rely solely on a single factor to estimate the demand for single-variety auxiliary materials, but combines three key dimensions: historical dispensing data, production order change trends, and the inventory status of each auxiliary material. For auxiliary materials that are about to experience a peak in demand and are in short supply, replenishment is arranged in a timely manner; for those auxiliary materials with reduced demand or relatively abundant inventory, excessive purchases and warehousing are avoided. Selecting idle time periods for AGV handling operations can avoid congestion and conflicts caused by other logistics operations in the warehouse during peak production periods (such as large quantities of finished cigarettes shipped out of the warehouse, emergency material allocation, etc.) on conveyor lines, equipment resources, etc.

[0053] The present invention also provides an embodiment of a method for storing cigarette auxiliary materials in trays, such as Figure 1 As shown, it includes the steps of dispensing cigarette auxiliary materials and putting the auxiliary materials into the auxiliary materials balance warehouse after dispensing, wherein:

[0054] The steps of cigarette auxiliary materials palletizing specifically include: executing the single-variety auxiliary materials outbound process according to the palletizing plan, dispatching the latent AGV to transport the single-variety auxiliary materials required for palletizing to the pallet auxiliary materials temporary storage area in advance during the idle period; the system gives priority to the single-variety auxiliary materials outbound from the pallet auxiliary materials temporary storage area; if the temporary storage area lacks this auxiliary material, it will be urgently called from the single-variety auxiliary materials storage area;

[0055] According to the production plan and the auxiliary material consumption in the auxiliary material temporary storage area for palletizing, the warehouse management system dispatches the latent AGV during idle time to transport the single-variety auxiliary materials required for palletizing to the auxiliary material temporary storage area in advance.

[0056] The latent AGV transports the single-variety auxiliary material pallet to the single-variety auxiliary material station in the auxiliary material pallet matching area. The pallet matching robot matches the auxiliary material pallets required for production according to the specified varieties, specifications, and quantities, and places them on the empty pallets at the pallet matching station. The auxiliary material label information after matching is bound to the pallet barcode / RFID information through the RFID reader / writer.

[0057] Dispatch the latent AGV to deliver the auxiliary material pallets after the matching to the matching storage area or directly put them online into the auxiliary material balance warehouse;

[0058] When the auxiliary material pallet of a certain palletizing station is moved away, the system dispatches the latent AGV to the pallet splitting machine to pick up a split empty pallet and replenish it to the palletizing station.

[0059] The steps for the auxiliary materials after the batching to enter the auxiliary materials balance warehouse specifically include:

[0060] The pallets of the prepared materials are sent to the temporary storage area or the prepared materials pallets are sent to the storage platform by the latent AGV and then lifted to the conveyor line by the pallet transfer machine.

[0061] The auxiliary material pallets are inspected for appearance and pallet barcode / RFID is read at the appearance inspection station. The auxiliary material pallets with abnormal inspection are returned to the storage station for manual processing. The auxiliary material pallets with normal inspection are sent to the auxiliary material conveying corridor by the reciprocating elevator and then transported to the auxiliary material balance warehouse.

[0062] The auxiliary material pallets are transported by the four-way shuttle vehicle to the designated storage location allocated by the warehouse management system for storage.

[0063] The present invention also provides another embodiment of the method for storing cigarette auxiliary materials in trays, which specifically includes:

[0064] Cigarette auxiliary materials preparation process:

[0065] The distribution plan is calculated manually based on the production plan of the packaging workshop and the inventory status of the auxiliary material balance warehouse, and is manually entered into the warehouse management system.

[0066] According to the distribution plan, the warehouse management system generates a single-variety auxiliary material outbound task and forwards it to the warehouse control system. The outbound task includes information such as the outbound variety, specification, quantity, and origin. The warehouse control system issues instructions to the latent AGV system to dispatch the latent AGV to the distribution auxiliary material temporary storage area to pick up the specified single-variety auxiliary material. If the distribution auxiliary material temporary storage area lacks such auxiliary materials, the warehouse management system will automatically assign the pickup task location to the single-variety auxiliary material storage area, and the latent AGV will go to the single-variety auxiliary material storage area to pick up the specified single-variety auxiliary material.

[0067] The warehouse management system can generate tasks to replenish the temporary storage area for auxiliary materials for pallets during idle periods according to the production plan (or pallet plan) and the auxiliary materials consumption in the temporary storage area for auxiliary materials for pallets (the tasks to replenish the temporary storage area for auxiliary materials for pallets include the pickup location of the storage area for single-variety auxiliary materials, pallet information, the delivery location of the temporary storage area for auxiliary materials for pallets, etc.), forward them to the warehouse control system, issue instructions to the latent AGV system, dispatch the latent AGV to the target pickup location of the storage area for single-variety auxiliary materials, move the single-variety auxiliary materials required for palletizing, and transport them to the target delivery location in the temporary storage area for auxiliary materials for pallets.

[0068] The warehouse control system dispatches the latent AGV to transport the single-variety auxiliary material pallet to the single-variety auxiliary material station in the auxiliary material distribution area. After the system recognizes that the auxiliary materials required for the distribution of the single-variety auxiliary material station are in place, it applies to the warehouse management system. The warehouse management system forwards the distribution task to the warehouse control system, and the warehouse control system issues it to the electronic control system. The distribution robot grabs different single-variety auxiliary materials in turn according to the variety, specification, quantity and other information specified in the task, and places them on the empty pallet of the distribution station to match the auxiliary material pallet required for production. The RFID reader is used to bind the auxiliary material variety, specification, quantity, origin and other information after the distribution to the pallet barcode / RFID information.

[0069] After the palletizing station has finished allocating a pallet of auxiliary materials, the electronic control system sends a signal to the warehouse management system. The warehouse management system generates a picking task based on the palletizing plan. The task includes the palletizing station to pick up the goods, pallet information, the target location for placing the goods (i.e. the temporary storage area for the pallet entering the warehouse or the entry platform), and other information. The warehouse control system dispatches the latent AGV to the target palletizing station to pick up the auxiliary material pallet after the palletizing, and sends it to the temporary storage area for the pallet entering the warehouse or directly to the entry platform to enter the auxiliary material balance warehouse.

[0070] When the auxiliary material pallet of a certain palletizing station is moved away, the electronic control system sends a signal, and the warehouse management system generates a task to replenish the empty pallet, which is forwarded to the warehouse control system. The warehouse control system issues it to the latent AGV system, which dispatches the latent AGV to the pallet splitter to pick up a split empty pallet and replenish it to the palletizing station.

[0071] The process of adding auxiliary materials into the auxiliary materials balance warehouse after the batching:

[0072] According to the palletizing plan, the warehouse management system can automatically generate or manually input the shelving tasks (i.e. the task of putting the auxiliary material pallets into the auxiliary material balance warehouse after palletizing), including the pickup location, pallet information, target delivery location and other information, and forward it to the warehouse control system, which is then issued to the latent AGV system to dispatch the latent AGV to the palletizing storage area to pick up the auxiliary material pallets, or directly go to the palletizing station in the auxiliary material palletizing area to pick up the prepared auxiliary material pallets, and deliver them to the storage platform, and then lift them to the conveyor line by the pallet transfer machine.

[0073] The auxiliary material pallet is transported to the appearance inspection station via the conveyor line, where the appearance inspection and pallet barcode / RFID reading are carried out. The auxiliary material pallet with abnormal detection is returned to the storage station for manual processing. The auxiliary material pallet with normal detection enters the delivery station of the auxiliary material primary warehouse. After the electronic control system detects the in-position signal, the auxiliary material pallet is raised to the auxiliary material conveying corridor via the reciprocating elevator of the auxiliary material primary warehouse, and is transported to the delivery station of the auxiliary material balance warehouse via the conveyor line in the corridor. The auxiliary material pallet is raised or lowered by the reciprocating elevator in the storage area of ​​the auxiliary material balance warehouse and transported to the designated shelf layer.

[0074] After receiving the signal that the goods have arrived at the preset point of the auxiliary material conveying corridor, the electronic control system sends an application to the warehouse control system. The warehouse control system dispatches a four-way shuttle car to go to the auxiliary material balance warehouse to pick up the auxiliary material pallet. The electronic control system detects the signal that the goods have arrived at the release platform on the designated shelf layer of the auxiliary material balance warehouse, controls the four-way shuttle car to pick up the auxiliary material pallet, and transports it along the four-way shuttle car track to the target release position of the auxiliary material balance warehouse for storage.

[0075] The present invention realizes the full process automation operation of single-variety auxiliary materials from automatic outbound storage, palletizing to transportation to auxiliary materials balance storage for storage. With the help of latent AGV, the automatic transportation of single-variety auxiliary materials between different areas (such as palletizing auxiliary materials temporary storage area, single-variety auxiliary materials storage area, etc.) is completed. The palletizing robot automatically matches the auxiliary material pallet according to the palletizing plan task, and then through the cooperation of latent AGV, reciprocating elevator, auxiliary material conveying corridor and four-way shuttle car and other equipment, the auxiliary materials after palletizing are smoothly delivered to the auxiliary material balance storage for storage, which effectively improves the auxiliary material circulation efficiency, reduces manual operation, and ensures the accuracy and continuity of the entire auxiliary material circulation process.

[0076] The above describes in detail the structure, features and effects of the present invention based on the embodiments shown in the drawings, but the above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention. It should be noted that the technical features involved in the above embodiments and their preferred methods can be reasonably combined and matched into a variety of equivalent schemes by those skilled in the art without departing from or changing the design ideas and technical effects of the present invention; therefore, the present invention is not limited to the scope of implementation shown in the drawings, and all changes made in accordance with the concept of the present invention, or modifications to equivalent embodiments with equivalent changes, which still do not exceed the spirit covered by the specification and drawings, should be within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A cigarette auxiliary material tray storage system, characterized in that: include: Lurking AGV, used to transport single-variety auxiliary material pallets to single-variety auxiliary material stations in the auxiliary material distribution area; A pallet matching robot is used to match single-variety auxiliary materials into auxiliary material pallets required for production according to preset rules and place them on empty pallets at the pallet matching station. The preset rules include specified varieties, specifications, and quantities. A pallet transfer machine is used to receive the auxiliary material pallet prepared by the pallet preparation robot and lift the auxiliary material pallet to the conveyor line at the storage platform; A reciprocating elevator is used to receive the auxiliary material pallets transferred from the pallet transfer machine, transport the auxiliary material pallets between different height levels, and send the auxiliary material pallets that are tested normal to the auxiliary material conveying corridor; The four-way shuttle vehicle is used to receive the auxiliary material pallets that need to be stored in the auxiliary material conveying corridor, and send the auxiliary material pallets to the corresponding positions of the intensive shelves according to the RFID tag information on the auxiliary material pallets.

2. The cigarette auxiliary material tray storage system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cigarette auxiliary material palletizing and warehousing system is communicatively connected with the warehouse management system, which executes the single-variety auxiliary material outbound process according to the palletizing plan, and dispatches the latent AGV to transport the single-variety auxiliary materials to the palletizing auxiliary material temporary storage area according to the production plan and the auxiliary material consumption in the palletizing auxiliary material temporary storage area, and allocates the auxiliary material pallets after palletizing to the cargo position in the auxiliary material balance warehouse.

3. The cigarette auxiliary material tray storage system according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes a pallet splitter, which is used to split empty pallets to provide empty pallets for the pallet matching station.

4. The cigarette auxiliary material tray storage system according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes an RFID reader / writer, which is used to bind the auxiliary material label information after palletizing with the pallet barcode / RFID information, and the auxiliary material label information includes but is not limited to the auxiliary material variety, specification, quantity, and origin.

5. The cigarette auxiliary material tray storage system according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes an appearance detection device, which is used to perform appearance detection and pallet barcode / RFID reading on the auxiliary material pallets, and distinguish between normal and abnormal auxiliary material pallets. The abnormal auxiliary material pallets are returned to the warehousing platform for manual processing, and the normal auxiliary material pallets are sent to the logistics conveying corridor via a reciprocating elevator and transported to the auxiliary material balance warehouse.

6. The cigarette auxiliary material tray storage system according to claim 5, characterized in that: The reciprocating elevators include a reciprocating elevator for the auxiliary material first-level warehouse and a reciprocating elevator for the auxiliary material balancing warehouse. The normal auxiliary material pallets are detected to enter the loading platform of the auxiliary material first-level warehouse. After the electric control system detects the in-place signal, the auxiliary material pallets are lifted up to the auxiliary material conveying corridor via the reciprocating elevator of the auxiliary material first-level warehouse, and are transported to the loading platform of the auxiliary material balancing warehouse via the conveyor line in the auxiliary material conveying corridor. The auxiliary material pallets are lifted up or down by the reciprocating elevator of the auxiliary material balancing warehouse in the storage area of ​​the auxiliary material balancing warehouse and transported to the designated shelf layer.

7. The cigarette auxiliary material tray storage system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The latent AGV is also used to deliver the auxiliary material pallets after palletizing to the palletizing storage area or directly put them into the auxiliary material balance warehouse, as well as to move the split empty pallets from the pallet splitter to the palletizing station after the auxiliary material pallets at the palletizing station are moved away.

8. The cigarette auxiliary material tray storage system according to claim 2, characterized in that: The warehouse management system executes the single-variety auxiliary material outbound process according to the matching plan, including giving priority to the single-variety auxiliary material outbound from the matching auxiliary material temporary storage area, and if the single-variety auxiliary material is lacking in the matching auxiliary material temporary storage area, it is called from the single-variety auxiliary material storage area.

9. The cigarette auxiliary material tray storage system according to claim 8, characterized in that: The warehouse management system predicts the demand for single-variety auxiliary materials based on historical distribution data, production order change trends, and the inventory status of each auxiliary material, and dispatches the latent AGV in advance to transport the single-variety auxiliary materials to the distribution auxiliary material temporary storage area.

10. A method for storing cigarette auxiliary materials in trays, characterized in that: The method comprises the steps of dispensing cigarette auxiliary materials and putting the auxiliary materials into an auxiliary material balance warehouse after dispensing, wherein: The steps of cigarette auxiliary materials palletizing specifically include: executing the single-variety auxiliary materials outbound process according to the palletizing plan, dispatching the latent AGV in the idle period to transport the single-variety auxiliary materials required for palletizing to the temporary storage area for palletizing auxiliary materials in advance; The latent AGV transports the single-variety auxiliary material pallet to the single-variety auxiliary material station in the auxiliary material pallet matching area. The pallet matching robot matches the auxiliary material pallets required for production according to the specified varieties, specifications, and quantities, and places them on the empty pallets at the pallet matching station. The auxiliary material label information after matching is bound to the pallet barcode / RFID information through the RFID reader / writer. Dispatch the latent AGV to deliver the auxiliary material pallets after the matching to the matching storage area or directly put them online into the auxiliary material balance warehouse; The steps for the auxiliary materials after the batching to enter the auxiliary materials balance warehouse specifically include: The pallets of the prepared materials are sent to the temporary storage area or the prepared materials pallets are sent to the storage platform by the latent AGV and then lifted to the conveyor line by the pallet transfer machine. The auxiliary material pallets are inspected for appearance and pallet barcode / RFID is read at the appearance inspection station. The auxiliary material pallets with abnormal inspection are returned to the storage station for manual processing. The auxiliary material pallets with normal inspection are sent to the auxiliary material conveying corridor by the reciprocating elevator and then transported to the auxiliary material balance warehouse. The auxiliary material pallets are transported by the four-way shuttle vehicle to the designated storage location allocated by the warehouse management system for storage.

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