Built-in warehouse and warehouse management method and device

Abstract

The invention discloses a built-in warehouse and a warehouse management method and device, and relates to the field of warehouse logistics. A specific implementation mode of the method comprises the steps that after a plurality of storage change instructions are received, a plurality of corresponding target storage positions are determined according to the layout of a built-in warehouse, and picking equipment is matched; picking a plurality of corresponding target containers through picking equipment; and circularly carrying out the following treatment until no unrecycled target container exists: selecting one unrecycled target container, matching with the operation table, opening the corresponding door and window assembly, carrying out posture adjustment on the picking equipment so as to transmit the target container to the table top of the operation table, recycling the target container after receiving a confirmation instruction, and returning the recycled target container to the next step. Cancelling the selected state of the target container; and the multiple recycled target containers are conveyed to the corresponding target storage positions through the picking device. According to the embodiment, the technical problems of low efficiency and high difficulty of existing special article warehouse management can be solved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of warehousing and logistics, and in particular to a built-in warehouse and a warehousing management method and device. Background Art

[0002] In today's era of popular online transactions, a variety of special categories of goods are also circulated in large quantities in the circulation and processing of online orders, thus generating corresponding specialized warehousing management needs.

[0003] In the process of implementing the present invention, the inventors found that there are at least the following problems in the prior art:

[0004] In the prior art, most of the warehouses used to store special commodities are single warehouses. The corresponding warehouse temperature, humidity, and isolation conditions are determined according to the nature of the stored commodities. For example, fresh commodities need to be stored in a frozen environment, and the production staff in the warehouse have to wear winter clothes to produce in the warehouse, even in the hot summer. The uncomfortable working environment leads to low work efficiency of the production staff in the warehouse. On the other hand, special categories of commodities with higher value often have related isolation and safety protection needs. Therefore, as many corresponding professional equipment as possible should be configured for warehouse production to reduce the safety hazards caused by human operation. Summary of the invention

[0005] In view of this, an embodiment of the present invention provides a method and device for a built-in warehouse and warehouse management, which can solve the technical problems of low efficiency and high difficulty in existing warehouse management of special items.

[0006] To achieve the above objective, according to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present invention, a built-in warehouse is provided.

[0007] A built-in warehouse according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a plurality of inner warehouse walls; a shelf storage area, the shelf storage area comprising at least one shelf with a plurality of storage locations, wherein each storage location is equipped with a corresponding container; at least one picking device, each of the at least one picking device comprising a container transfer component and a lifting component; at least one door and window assembly; and at least one operating table, wherein each of the at least one door and window assembly and a corresponding operating table of the at least one operating table are arranged in pairs in the middle and lower part of an inner warehouse wall, and wherein each operating table is arranged on the outer side of the corresponding inner warehouse wall, and the lower edge of each door and window assembly is at the same horizontal height as the corresponding operating table surface.

[0008] Optionally, at least one charging device is included and arranged on the inner side of an inner warehouse wall.

[0009] Optionally, the container transport assembly comprises: a container access assembly and at least one container carrier, wherein the container access assembly comprises a plurality of movably connected rotating disks.

[0010] Optionally, the lifting assembly comprises: lifting chains and lifting rods arranged in pairs, wherein each lifting chain is movably embedded in the inner side of each lifting rod, the container access assembly is fixedly connected to a designated node of the pair of lifting chains, and each container carrier of the at least one container carrier is fixedly connected to a corresponding outer connection point of the pair of lifting rods.

[0011] Optionally, in the shelf storage area: the shortest distance between every two shelves is greater than or equal to the width of the picking device.

[0012] Optionally, a plurality of ground markers are included.

[0013] To achieve the above objective, according to a second aspect of an embodiment of the present invention, a warehouse management method is provided.

[0014] A warehouse management method according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: after receiving multiple warehouse change instructions, determining multiple corresponding target storage locations according to the layout of the above-mentioned built-in warehouse, and matching them to obtain corresponding picking devices; picking up the target containers corresponding to each target storage location respectively by the picking device; looping the following processing until there are no unrecycled target containers: selecting an unrecycled target container and matching it with an operating table, moving the picking device to the inner warehouse wall side opposite to the operating table, opening the corresponding door and window components, and adjusting the posture of the picking device to transfer the selected target container to the table top of the operating table, in response to receiving a confirmation instruction from the operating table, recycling the target container by the picking device, and canceling the selected state of the target container; and transmitting multiple recycled target containers to the corresponding target storage locations respectively by the picking device.

[0015] Optionally, receiving multiple storage change instructions includes: receiving multiple item putting instructions or multiple item taking down instructions, and merging and processing them according to preset rules to obtain multiple storage change instructions; initializing the status of each storage change instruction to pending.

[0016] Optionally, determining a corresponding plurality of target storage locations includes: matching each storage change instruction to obtain a corresponding target storage location.

[0017] Optionally, matching to obtain corresponding picking equipment includes: screening and obtaining picking equipment with sufficient idle container carriers according to the number of the target storage locations, and matching; and associating corresponding idle container carriers for each target storage location; and updating the status of each idle container carrier with an associated relationship to non-idle.

[0018] Optionally, the target containers corresponding to each target storage location are picked up one by one by the picking device, including: for each target storage location: determining the corresponding target shelf to query the first positioning information, and reading the second positioning information corresponding to the picking device; generating a moving trajectory according to the first positioning information and the second positioning information, and determining a plurality of target ground markers that the moving trajectory passes through sequentially; matching the corresponding target ground markers one by one by the picking device during the movement process, so as to finally move to the front of the target shelf.

[0019] Optionally, after finally moving to the front of the target shelf, the steps include: for the target storage location: querying the target identification code corresponding to the target storage location; matching the target identification code during the scanning process by the picking device to determine the corresponding spatial position; adjusting the lifting chain of the picking device to move the container access component of the picking device to the vicinity of the spatial position; and executing a first preset action by the container access component to pick up the target container corresponding to the target storage location.

[0020] Optionally, after picking up the target container corresponding to the target storage location, the method includes: for the target storage location: determining a container platform associated with the target storage location; adjusting a lifting chain of the picking device to move the container access component to a horizontal height corresponding to the container platform; and performing a second preset action through the container access component to place the target container on the table top of the container platform.

[0021] Optionally, the posture of the picking device is adjusted to transfer the selected target container to the table top of the operating table, including: determining the associated container platform according to the target storage position corresponding to the selected target container; adjusting the lifting chain of the picking device to move the container access component to the horizontal height corresponding to the container platform; performing a third preset action by the container access component to pick up the selected target container; re-adjusting the lifting chain of the picking device to move the container access component to the horizontal height corresponding to the table top of the operating table; performing a fourth preset action by the container access component to place the selected target on the table top of the operating table.

[0022] Optionally, after the target container is recovered by the picking device, the method further comprises: closing the door and window assembly.

[0023] Optionally, it includes: periodically querying the power data corresponding to each picking device to compare with a preset power threshold; in response to determining that there is power data less than the power threshold, matching a charging device for the corresponding picking device, and moving the picking device to a corresponding area of ​​the charging device to charge the picking device; in response to monitoring that the charging of the picking device is completed, releasing the picking device and the charging device.

[0024] To achieve the above objective, according to a third aspect of an embodiment of the present invention, a warehouse management device is provided.

[0025] A warehouse management device according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: an acquisition module, which is used to determine the corresponding multiple target storage locations according to the layout of the above-mentioned built-in warehouse after receiving multiple warehouse change instructions, and match the corresponding picking devices; a processing module, which is used to pick up the target containers corresponding to each target storage location through the picking device; and loop the following processing until there are no unrecycled target containers: select an unrecycled target container and match it with an operating table, move the picking device to the inner warehouse wall side opposite to the operating table, open the corresponding door and window components, and adjust the posture of the picking device to transfer the selected target container to the table top of the operating table, and in response to receiving the confirmation instruction of the operating table, recycle the target container through the picking device and cancel the selected state of the target container; and transfer multiple target containers to the corresponding target storage locations through the picking device.

[0026] To achieve the above object, according to a fourth aspect of an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an electronic device, including: one or more processors;

[0027] a storage device for storing one or more programs,

[0028] When the one or more programs are executed by the one or more processors, the one or more processors implement the warehouse management method described in any of the above embodiments.

[0029] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, according to the fifth aspect of an embodiment of the present invention, a computer-readable medium is provided, on which a computer program is stored, characterized in that when the program is executed by a processor, the warehouse management method described in any of the above-mentioned embodiments is implemented.

[0030] One embodiment of the above invention has the following advantages or beneficial effects: This solution can provide a new type of built-in warehouse, so as to overcome the current situation in the related field that the single warehouse dedicated to storing special commodities in the prior art has high construction costs, poor working conditions for production personnel, and low warehouse production efficiency. In addition, this solution also provides a warehouse management method, which can not only use the preset picking equipment to fully automate the picking, external transfer, container return and other processing of any storage items in the built-in warehouse, thereby effectively reducing the manpower demand for special item warehouses and improving the overall warehouse production efficiency and economic benefits, but also can be set up inside any ordinary warehouse based on the preset multiple inner warehouse walls, thereby saving the corresponding warehouse construction costs and the logistics convenience of the corresponding storage items.

[0031] The further effects of the above-mentioned non-conventional optional manner will be described below in conjunction with the specific implementation manner. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0032] The accompanying drawings are used to better understand the present invention and do not constitute an improper limitation of the present invention.

[0033] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of main steps of a warehouse management method according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

[0034] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of a first cross-section of a built-in warehouse according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0035] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of a second cross section of a built-in warehouse according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0036] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of a third cross section of a built-in warehouse according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0037] Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of a side surface of a picking device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0038] Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of the front side of a picking device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0039] Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of main steps of a warehouse management method according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

[0040] Figure 8 is a schematic diagram of main steps of a warehouse management method according to a third embodiment of the present invention;

[0041] Fig. 9 is a schematic diagram of main modules of a warehouse management device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0042] Fig.10 is an exemplary system architecture diagram to which embodiments of the present invention may be applied;

[0043] Fig.11 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of a computer system of a terminal device or a server suitable for implementing an embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0044] The following is a description of exemplary embodiments of the present invention in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, including various details of the embodiments of the present invention to facilitate understanding, which should be considered as merely exemplary. Therefore, it should be recognized by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes and modifications may be made to the embodiments described herein without departing from the scope and spirit of the present invention. Similarly, for clarity and conciseness, the description of well-known functions and structures is omitted in the following description.

[0045] Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the main steps of the warehouse management method according to an embodiment of the present invention. As a reference embodiment of the present invention, Figure 1 As shown, the main steps of the warehouse management method of the embodiment of the present invention may include:

[0046] Step S101: after receiving multiple storage change instructions, determine the corresponding multiple target storage locations according to the layout of the built-in warehouse, and match and obtain corresponding picking equipment;

[0047] Step S102: picking up target containers corresponding to each target storage location by the picking device;

[0048] Step S103: The following processing is performed in a loop until there are no unrecycled target containers: an unrecycled target container is selected and matched with an operating table, the picking device is moved to the inner warehouse wall side opposite to the operating table, the corresponding door and window components are opened, and the posture of the picking device is adjusted to transfer the selected target container to the table top of the operating table, in response to receiving a confirmation instruction from the operating table, the target container is recycled by the picking device, and the selected state of the target container is canceled.

[0049] Step S104: The picking device is used to transfer the plurality of recovered target containers to corresponding target storage locations respectively.

[0050] Through the above steps S101, S102, S103 and S104, it can be known that the method of warehouse management of the embodiment of the present invention mainly includes obtaining a warehouse change instruction, and executing the warehouse change processing of the corresponding article container by deploying picking equipment, door and window components and operating tables. Steps S101 and S102 introduce the acquisition of warehouse change instructions and the corresponding matching processing method, which is specifically to find the corresponding storage location and container for the updated warehoused items in the shelf storage area after receiving the item warehouse change instruction, that is, to determine that the container is sufficient to store the item, so as to achieve effective recommendation of the target storage location; at the same time, determine the container as the main deployment object of this item warehouse change task, and at the same time, match the container to obtain an idle container platform (and corresponding picking equipment) as a tool for transporting the container in this item warehouse change task, thereby paving the way for using the picking equipment in subsequent processing to achieve the automatic warehouse location change of the item. Step S103 and step S104 provide a processing process for automatically transferring and recovering the items between the corresponding shelf storage locations and the corresponding operating table, which is manifested in automatically planning the current positioning of the picking device and the movement trajectory between the corresponding shelf storage locations, and sequentially identifying the ground identification through the picking device to perform corresponding directional movement, and after the picking device arrives near the shelf storage location, the picking device scans the identification code of each adjacent shelf storage location to determine the spatial position of the target storage location corresponding to the item, so as to pick up the target container located at the target storage location by mobilizing the lifting component and the container transmission component, and transmit the target container to the operating table, and after receiving the processing completion signal from the operating table, recover the target container and return it to the corresponding target storage location along the original route; thereby, based on the preset picking device, fully automated and accurate picking, delivery, and return between built-in warehouses are realized. The collection and release processing process can save the labor cost required for the built-in warehouse to the greatest extent, thereby improving the storage management efficiency and economic practical value of the built-in warehouse; preferably, in order to further improve the processing efficiency of the picking device each time the items are transferred, multiple target containers and multiple idle container carriers of the corresponding picking device can be bound at the same time, so that after each picking up of the target container, the target container is temporarily stored in the corresponding bound idle container carrier, so that the next target container is picked up using the container storage and retrieval device, and so on. When it is determined that the picking device has completed the picking of multiple bound target containers, the picking device is moved to the vicinity of the operating table to place multiple target containers on the operating table one by one; based on the setting of this processing logic, the detour trajectory of each picking device can be further compressed, so that various service resources can be effectively saved to further improve the production efficiency of the built-in warehouse.

[0051] From the above description, it can be seen that the warehouse management methods provided by the embodiments of the present invention are all based on the layout of the built-in warehouse, so one of the innovative points of the embodiments of the present invention is the layout design of the built-in warehouse. As another reference embodiment of the present invention, the built-in warehouse may include: a plurality of inner warehouse walls; a shelf storage area, the shelf storage area includes at least one shelf with a plurality of storage locations, wherein each storage location is equipped with a corresponding container; at least one picking device, each of the at least one picking device includes a container transmission component and a lifting component; at least one door and window assembly; and at least one operating table, wherein each of the at least one door and window assembly and a corresponding operating table in the at least one operating table are arranged in pairs in the middle and lower part of an inner warehouse wall, and wherein each operating table is arranged on the outer side of the corresponding inner warehouse wall, and the lower edge of each door and window assembly is at the same level as the corresponding operating table surface.

[0052] In today's online trading era, a variety of special categories of goods are also circulated in large quantities in the circulation and processing of online orders, thus generating corresponding specialized warehousing management needs. In the prior art, most of the warehouses used to store special goods are single warehouses, and the corresponding warehouse temperature, humidity, and isolation conditions are determined according to the nature of the stored goods. For example, cold and fresh goods need to be stored in a frozen environment. At this time, the production staff in the warehouse need to wear winter clothes to produce in the warehouse, even in summer. Therefore, an unsuitable working environment will lead to low work efficiency of the production staff in the warehouse. On the other hand, for special categories of goods with higher value, there are often corresponding isolation requirements and safety protection requirements. As much as possible, corresponding professional equipment should be configured for warehouse production to reduce the safety hazards caused by human operation.

[0053] In order to solve the above problems, the built-in warehouse provided by the present invention is designed with multiple inner warehouse walls to divide the ordinary warehouse into sealed built-in warehouses specifically for storing special categories of goods, thereby effectively saving the economic cost of building corresponding single warehouses, and at the same time being able to improve the logistics convenience of storing, warehousing and circulating special categories of goods; the built-in warehouse provided by the present invention is also designed with a shelf storage area, including multiple shelves with multiple storage locations, and each storage location is equipped with a corresponding container, so as to facilitate clear and efficient management, planning and recording of the shelf storage locations; the built-in warehouse provided by the present invention is also designed with at least one picking device to fully automatically search, pick and return the containers in each storage location of the shelf storage area, thereby reducing the corresponding warehouse management labor costs and improving the economic benefits of the built-in warehouse of the present invention. The built-in warehouse provided by the present invention is also designed with paired door and window assemblies and operating tables (such as Figure 2 The upper and lower sliding doors and operating tables in the built-in warehouse can complete the exchange and update of storage items inside and outside the built-in warehouse through the automatic opening and closing of door and window components, and the operating table can be used as the docking node between the built-in warehouse and upstream warehouse management (such as Figure 3 The invention also provides a plurality of parallel distributed operating tables to realize temporary storage and manual verification of corresponding stored items, thereby improving the storage management flexibility of the built-in warehouse of the present invention.

[0054] In some embodiments, in order to provide a long-term and sufficient power supply to the above-mentioned picking device, the built-in warehouse provided by the present invention may also include at least one charging device, which is arranged on the inner side of an inner warehouse wall. Figure 4 As shown, multiple charging devices can be set on the inner side of a certain inner warehouse wall to connect to the power bus outside the built-in warehouse, so as to wirelessly charge multiple picking devices in the built-in warehouse at the same time, thereby avoiding the problem of restricted movement of the picking devices due to the power supply method of the picking devices, or the complicated processing of the picking devices going back and forth to the built-in warehouse for charging.

[0055] In some embodiments, in order to enhance the flexibility and range of motion of the picking device, thereby improving the success rate of picking up containers, the container transport assembly provided by the present invention may further include: a container storage assembly and at least one container carrier, wherein the container storage assembly includes a plurality of movably connected rotating disks. For example, Figure 5 As shown, the container access equipment (i.e., the container access device in the figure) can be composed of two rotating plates that are embedded and movably connected up and down, so that the target container can be picked up, moved, pushed and pulled, etc. through the relative displacement of the two rotating plates; the multiple container carriers in the figure are used to temporarily store containers to be transmitted to the destination (corresponding to the storage location or the transmission platform), thereby improving the working efficiency of each picking device.

[0056] In some embodiments, in order to ensure that the container access assembly of each picking device has a sufficient horizontal height lifting range, the lifting assembly provided by the present invention may also include: lifting chains and lifting rods arranged in pairs, wherein each lifting chain is movably embedded in the inner side of each lifting rod, the container access assembly is fixedly connected to a designated node of the pair of lifting chains, and each container carrier of the at least one container carrier is fixedly connected to a corresponding outer connection point of the pair of lifting rods. For example, Figure 6 As shown, the liftable connection of the container access assembly and the fixed connection of the container carrier in each picking device are determined by the combination of the pair of lifting rods and the pair of lifting chains.

[0057] In some embodiments, in order to ensure that the picking device has sufficient range of movement in the shelf storage area, so as to ensure that the picking device can flexibly pick up containers at any shelf storage location, the built-in warehouse provided by the present invention may further include a minimum distance between every two shelves in the shelf storage area that is greater than or equal to the width of the picking device. For example, Figure 4As shown, the shelf storage area can be set up so that the distance between every two opposite shelves is slightly larger than the width of the picking device, so that the picking device has sufficient adjustment space each time it performs picking processing, avoiding spatial dead corners, which seriously hinders the corresponding storage configuration.

[0058] In some embodiments, in order to ensure that the picking equipment can perform corresponding directional movements according to the planned moving trajectory, the built-in warehouse provided by the present invention may also include multiple preset ground markings, and corresponding identification components may be preset for the picking equipment.

[0059] For example, when the warehouse management system using the present invention receives a goods incoming task or a goods outgoing task (i.e., the warehouse change instruction mentioned above), it first matches the goods to be incoming with a suitable incoming storage location based on the real-time inventory information, or queries the current storage location of the goods to be outgoing as the target storage location. Secondly, for the goods incoming task or the goods outgoing task, randomly match an idle container carrier of a picking device in the built-in warehouse to determine the target picking device and the target container carrier. Next, based on the shelf location information of the target storage location and the real-time location information of the target picking device, a preliminary picking route is planned for the target picking device, that is, by distinguishing the ground marks one by one, the target picking device is assisted to move accurately to the corresponding shelf. Figure 4 As shown, multiple picking devices move and transport goods in the built-in warehouse according to the corresponding different storage change instructions. Afterwards, by scanning and matching one by one, the target picking device can locate the spatial position of the target storage location in the shelf in front of it. Figure 5-Figure 6 As shown, the target picking device can place the container access assembly (i.e., the container access device in the figure) at the corresponding spatial position of the target storage location by moving the lifting chain (i.e., the access device lifting chain in the figure) or the lifting rod (i.e., the storage device lifting rod in the figure), and pick up the goods container at the target storage location by moving the rotating disk in the container access assembly. The next step is to move the lifting chain or the lifting rod and the rotating disk again to transfer the goods container on the container access assembly to the pre-assigned target container platform. When the transfer is confirmed to be completed, the warehouse management system will further match an idle operating table for this warehouse change instruction as the target operating table, and instruct the target picking device to move to the target operating table (also by planning the path to assist the target picking device to deliver the goods accurately), and transfer the goods container on the target container platform to the container access assembly, and move the container access assembly with the goods container to the table height of the target operating table, and open the corresponding door and window assemblies at the same time. As shown in Figure 2-Figure 4As shown, the operating table and door and window components (i.e., the upper and lower sliding doors in the figure) are the only interactive channels between the built-in warehouse and the outside world. The opening of the upper and lower sliding doors and the telescopic movement of the container storage and access components can realize the circulation of goods inside and outside the built-in warehouse. The pickers do not need to enter the built-in warehouse. When receiving the storage change instruction, they only need to wait in front of the target operating table for the upper and lower sliding doors to open and send out the goods container (if it is a goods warehousing instruction, the pickers need to pick the goods in advance and move them to the vicinity of the target operating table). Then, when the goods container appears on the target operating table, the pickers only need to put the goods to be stored into the goods container, or pick out the goods to be shipped from the goods container, and trigger the confirmation instruction of the target operating table after completion. The trigger operation here can be the picker pressing a preset trigger button, or the picker issuing a corresponding instruction in the online system. After receiving the trigger operation of the picking personnel, the warehouse management system of the present invention will instruct the target operating station to close the upper and lower sliding doors to meet the specific isolation requirements to the greatest extent; and instruct the target picking container to return the goods container to the target storage location (also achieved through path planning processing, and the transfer processing of the goods container by the target container carrier and the container storage and access components) to realize the warehousing of goods, or return the goods container that has been picked up by the original route. Therefore, the present invention can effectively connect the picking and receiving processing of warehouse managers outside the built-in warehouse while realizing fully automated unmanned production of the built-in warehouse. Furthermore, the built-in warehouse of the present invention can be set inside an ordinary single warehouse, such as Figure 2-Figure 4 The double-layer wall structure of the outer warehouse wall and the inner warehouse wall is shown to isolate the storage environment of the built-in warehouse through the inner warehouse wall.

[0060] The warehouse management method provided by the embodiment of the present invention is based on the built-in warehouse design. Figure 7 Schematic diagram of the main process of the warehouse management method according to the second embodiment of the present invention, including:

[0061] S701, receiving multiple item putting instructions, and merging them according to preset rules to obtain multiple storage change instructions.

[0062] In the embodiment, after processing in this step, the item shelving instructions sent by the upstream processing system are successfully received, and the multiple item shelving instructions are appropriately adjusted according to the specific storage conditions.

[0063] For example, the warehouse entry order can be shown in Table 1 below:

[0064] Table 1

[0065] Incoming order number Shippers commodity quantity IN1000010001 O-0001 SKU00001 10 IN1000010002 O-0002 SKU00002 20 IN1000010003 O-0002 SKU00001 30 IN1000010004 O-0002 SKU00001 10 IN1000010005 O-0002 SKU00002 20 IN1000010006 O-0003 SKU00003 10 IN1000010007 O-0003 SKU00003 20

[0066] The task list can be shown in Table 2 below:

[0067] Table 2

[0068] Task No. Shippers commodity quantity Storage TASK1000010001 O-0001 SKU00001 10 C0001 TASK1000010002 O-0002 SKU00002 40 C0010 TASK1000010003 O-0002 SKU00001 40 C0011 TASK1000010004 O-0003 SKU00003 30 C0015

[0069] It can be seen that by merging multiple item shelving instructions corresponding to the same owner and the same commodity (type) in the warehouse entry form, a more streamlined shelving task order (corresponding to the above-mentioned warehouse change instruction) is obtained; the processing significance of this step is to plan the overall warehouse distribution according to the actual situation of the built-in warehouse, that is, to store items corresponding to the same owner and the same type in a storage container, so as to achieve the technical effect of flexibly adjusting the storage granularity of the built-in warehouse of the present invention.

[0070] S702, initializing the status of each storage change instruction to pending.

[0071] In the embodiment, after the state initialization processing of this step, it is indicated that the corresponding item shelving instruction has been successfully received and part of the preprocessing work has been completed, which can achieve the technical effect of timely updating the completion degree of the corresponding item shelving task.

[0072] S703, matching each storage change instruction to obtain a corresponding target storage location.

[0073] In the embodiment, after processing in this step, the technical purpose of determining the storage destination corresponding to each storage change instruction can be achieved. In a further embodiment, different storage location containers may correspond to different volume margins, so the target storage location container with sufficient volume margin can be matched according to the total volume of the items corresponding to each storage change instruction.

[0074] S704: According to the number of the target storage locations, select and match picking devices with sufficient idle container carriers.

[0075] S705: Associating a corresponding idle container platform with each target storage location according to the container platform, and updating the status of the corresponding container platform to non-idle after association.

[0076] In an embodiment, after processing in step S704 and step S705, multiple storage change instructions of the same batch can be matched quickly and efficiently to obtain picking equipment with corresponding carrying capacity. For example, if the storage change instructions of a batch are: put three groups of goods on the shelves to the three corresponding target storage locations, the matching picking equipment must have at least three idle container platforms, so that the picking equipment can be used to pick up and temporarily store the three groups of goods at one time, so as to be transported to the vicinity of the shelf storage area at one time. In a further embodiment, after a container platform is allocated for each storage change instruction, the status of each storage change instruction can be updated to being processed.

[0077] S706: Pick up the target containers corresponding to each target storage location one by one through the picking device.

[0078] In some embodiments, in order to ensure that the picking device can move quickly and accurately to the vicinity of the corresponding shelf storage location, the following processing can be performed on each target storage location: determine the corresponding target shelf to query the first positioning information, and read the second positioning information corresponding to the picking device; generate a moving trajectory based on the first positioning information and the second positioning information, and determine multiple target ground markers that the moving trajectory passes through sequentially; and match the corresponding target ground markers one by one by the picking device during the movement process to finally move to the front of the target shelf.

[0079] In some embodiments, in order to determine that the picking device can correctly identify the shelf level corresponding to the target storage location, after the final movement to the target shelf, the target storage location can be: queried for the target identification code corresponding to the target storage location; the target identification code is matched during the scanning process by the picking device to determine the corresponding spatial position; the lifting chain of the picking device is adjusted to move the container access component of the picking device to the vicinity of the spatial position; and the first preset action is performed by the container access component to pick up the target container corresponding to the target storage location.

[0080] In some embodiments, in order to ensure that the picking device temporarily stores each target container in an associated idle container platform in a timely manner after picking up the target container, so as to put the container access component into the next picking process as soon as possible, after the target container corresponding to the target storage location is picked up, the target storage location can be: determined to have a container platform associated with the target storage location; the lifting chain of the picking device can be adjusted to move the container access component to a horizontal height corresponding to the container platform; and the container access component can be used to execute a second preset action to place the target container on the surface of the container platform.

[0081] S707, looping through the following processing to determine whether there is an unrecycled target container, if so, executing step S708, if not, executing step S714.

[0082] S708, selecting an unrecycled target container.

[0083] S709, matching the operating table to move the picking device to the inner warehouse wall side opposite to the operating table.

[0084] S710, opening the corresponding door and window assembly.

[0085] S711, adjusting the posture of the picking device to transfer the selected target container to the table of the operating table.

[0086] In some embodiments, in order to accurately and smoothly transfer the target container to the corresponding operating table, the associated container platform can be first determined according to the target storage position corresponding to the selected target container; the lifting chain of the picking device is adjusted to move the container access component to the horizontal height corresponding to the container platform; the third preset action is performed by the container access component to pick up the selected target container; the lifting chain of the picking device is readjusted to move the container access component to the horizontal height corresponding to the operating table surface; the fourth preset action is performed by the container access component to place the selected target on the operating table surface.

[0087] S712: In response to receiving a confirmation instruction from the operation station, recovering the target container through the picking device.

[0088] In some embodiments, in order to maintain the isolation state between the built-in warehouse and the external environment to the greatest extent, thereby achieving the best isolation protection for the storage items in the built-in warehouse, the corresponding door and window assemblies can be closed after the target container is recovered by the picking device.

[0089] S713: cancel the selected state of the target container.

[0090] S714, transporting the plurality of recovered target containers to corresponding target storage locations respectively by the picking device.

[0091] In an embodiment, after processing from step S707 to step S714, the multiple target containers picked up can be orderly transferred to the corresponding operating stations one by one to wait for manual or automated processing at the operating stations, and after determining that the processing at the operating stations is completed, the corresponding containers are retrieved for recycling in subsequent warehouse management, thereby realizing fully automated and efficient warehouse production.

[0092] The warehouse management method provided by the embodiment of the present invention is based on the built-in warehouse design. Figure 8 Schematic diagram of the main process of the warehouse management method according to the third embodiment of the present invention, including:

[0093] S801, receiving multiple item removal instructions, and merging and processing them according to preset rules to obtain multiple warehouse change instructions.

[0094] S802, initializing the status of each storage change instruction to pending.

[0095] S803, matching each storage change instruction to obtain a corresponding target storage location.

[0096] S804: According to the number of the target storage locations, select and match picking devices with sufficient idle container carriers.

[0097] S805: Associating a corresponding idle container platform with each target storage location according to the container platform, and updating the status of the corresponding container platform to non-idle after association.

[0098] S806: Pick up the target containers corresponding to each target storage location one by one through the picking device.

[0099] S807, looping through the following processing to determine whether there is an unrecycled target container, if so, executing step S808, if not, executing step S814.

[0100] S808, selecting an unrecycled target container.

[0101] S809, matching the operating table to move the picking device to the inner warehouse wall side opposite to the operating table.

[0102] S810, opening the corresponding door and window assembly.

[0103] S811, adjusting the posture of the picking device to transfer the selected target container to the table of the operating table.

[0104] S812: In response to receiving a confirmation instruction from the operation station, reclaiming the target container through the picking device.

[0105] S813: cancel the selected state of the target container.

[0106] S814, transporting the plurality of recovered target containers to corresponding target storage locations respectively by the picking device.

[0107] Fig. 9 Schematic diagram of the main modules of the storage management device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 9 As shown, the warehouse management device 900 of the embodiment of the present invention mainly includes the following modules: an acquisition module 901 and a processing module 902 .

[0108] Among them, the acquisition module 901 can be used to receive multiple warehouse change instructions, determine the corresponding multiple target storage locations according to the layout of the built-in warehouse in the above embodiment, and match the corresponding picking equipment; the processing module 902 can be used to pick up the target containers corresponding to each target storage location through the picking equipment; the following processing is looped until there are no unrecycled target containers: select an unrecycled target container, match the operating table, move the picking equipment to the side of the inner warehouse wall opposite to the operating table, open the corresponding door and window components, and adjust the posture of the picking equipment to transfer the selected target container to the table top of the operating table, in response to receiving the confirmation instruction of the operating table, recycle the target container through the picking equipment, and cancel the selected state of the target container; transfer multiple target containers to the corresponding target storage locations through the picking equipment.

[0109] In an embodiment of the present invention, the acquisition module 901 can also be used to: receive multiple warehouse change instructions, including: receive multiple item putting instructions or multiple item taking down instructions, and merge and process them according to preset rules to obtain multiple warehouse change instructions; initialize the status of each warehouse change instruction to pending.

[0110] In the embodiment of the present invention, the acquisition module 901 may also be used to: determine a plurality of corresponding target storage locations, including: matching each storage change instruction to obtain a corresponding target storage location.

[0111] In an embodiment of the present invention, the acquisition module 901 can also be used to: match and obtain corresponding picking equipment, including: screening and obtaining picking equipment with sufficient idle container carriers according to the number of the target storage locations, and matching; and associating corresponding idle container carriers for each target storage location; and updating the status of each idle container carrier with an associated relationship to non-idle.

[0112] In an embodiment of the present invention, the processing module 902 can also be used to: pick up the target containers corresponding to each target storage location one by one through the picking device, including: for each target storage location: determine the corresponding target shelf to query the first positioning information, and read the second positioning information corresponding to the picking device; generate a moving trajectory based on the first positioning information and the second positioning information, and determine a plurality of target ground markings that the moving trajectory passes through in sequence; match the corresponding target ground markings one by one through the picking device during the movement process, so as to finally move to the front of the target shelf.

[0113] In an embodiment of the present invention, the processing module 902 can also be used for: after finally moving to the front of the target shelf, including: for the target storage location: querying the target identification code corresponding to the target storage location; matching the target identification code during the scanning process by the picking device to determine the corresponding spatial position; adjusting the lifting chain of the picking device to move the container access component of the picking device to the vicinity of the spatial position; executing the first preset action by the container access component to pick up the target container corresponding to the target storage location.

[0114] In an embodiment of the present invention, the processing module 902 can also be used for: after picking up the target container corresponding to the target storage location, including: for the target storage location: determining the container platform associated with the target storage location; adjusting the lifting chain of the picking device to move the container access component to the horizontal height corresponding to the container platform; executing a second preset action through the container access component to place the target container on the table top of the container platform.

[0115] In an embodiment of the present invention, the processing module 902 can also be used to: adjust the posture of the picking device to transfer the selected target container to the table top of the operating table, including: determining the associated container platform according to the target storage position corresponding to the selected target container; adjusting the lifting chain of the picking device to move the container access component to the horizontal height corresponding to the container platform; performing a third preset action by the container access component to pick up the selected target container; re-adjusting the lifting chain of the picking device to move the container access component to the horizontal height corresponding to the table top of the operating table; performing a fourth preset action by the container access component to place the selected target on the table top of the operating table.

[0116] In the embodiment of the present invention, the processing module 902 may also be used to: after the target container is recovered by the picking device, include: closing the door and window assembly.

[0117] In an embodiment of the present invention, the processing module 902 can also be used to: periodically query the power data corresponding to each picking device to compare it with a preset power threshold; in response to determining that the power data is less than the power threshold, match the charging device for the corresponding picking device, and move the picking device to the corresponding area of ​​the charging device to charge the picking device; in response to monitoring that the charging of the picking device is completed, release the picking device and the charging device.

[0118] It should be noted that the warehouse management method and the warehouse management device described in the present invention have a corresponding relationship in terms of specific implementation contents, so the repeated contents will not be described again.

[0119] Fig.10An exemplary system architecture 1000 is shown to which the warehouse management method or warehouse management apparatus according to the embodiments of the present invention may be applied.

[0120] like Fig.10 As shown, the system architecture 1000 may include terminal devices 1001, 1002, 1003, a network 1004, and a server 1005. The network 1004 is used to provide a medium for communication links between the terminal devices 1001, 1002, 1003 and the server 1005. The network 1004 may include various connection types, such as wired, wireless communication links, or optical fiber cables, etc.

[0121] Users can use terminal devices 1001, 1002, 1003 to interact with server 1005 through network 1004 to receive or send messages, etc. Various communication client applications can be installed on terminal devices 1001, 1002, 1003, such as shopping applications, web browser applications, search applications, instant messaging tools, email clients, social platform software, etc. (only as examples).

[0122] The terminal devices 1001 , 1002 , and 1003 may be various electronic devices having a display screen and supporting web browsing, including but not limited to smart phones, tablet computers, laptop computers, and desktop computers, etc.

[0123] The server 1005 may be a server that provides various services, such as a backend management server (only an example) that provides support for shopping websites browsed by users using the terminal devices 1001, 1002, and 1003. The backend management server may analyze and process the received data such as product information query requests, and feed back the processing results (such as target push information, product information - only an example) to the terminal device.

[0124] It should be noted that the warehouse management method provided in the embodiment of the present invention is generally executed by the server 1005 , and accordingly, the warehouse management device is generally set in the server 1005 .

[0125] It should be understood that Fig.10 The number of terminal devices, networks and servers in the embodiment is only for illustration. Any number of terminal devices, networks and servers may be provided according to implementation requirements.

[0126] Reference below Fig.11 , which shows a schematic diagram of the structure of a computer system 1100 of a terminal device suitable for implementing an embodiment of the present invention. Fig.11 The terminal device shown is only an example and should not bring any limitation to the functions and scope of use of the embodiments of the present invention.

[0127] like Fig.11 As shown, the computer system 1100 includes a central processing unit (CPU) 1101, which can perform various appropriate actions and processes according to a program stored in a read-only memory (ROM) 1102 or a program loaded from a storage part 1108 into a random access memory (RAM) 1103. In the RAM 1103, various programs and data required for the operation of the system 1100 are also stored. The CPU 1101, the ROM 1102, and the RAM 1103 are connected to each other via a bus 1104. An input / output (I / O) interface 1105 is also connected to the bus 1104.

[0128] The following components are connected to the I / O interface 1105: an input section 1106 including a keyboard, a mouse, etc.; an output section 1107 including a cathode ray tube (CRT), a liquid crystal display (LCD), etc., and a speaker, etc.; a storage section 1108 including a hard disk, etc.; and a communication section 1109 including a network interface card such as a LAN card, a modem, etc. The communication section 1109 performs communication processing via a network such as the Internet. A drive 1110 is also connected to the I / O interface 1105 as needed. A removable medium 1111, such as a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, a semiconductor memory, etc., is installed on the drive 1110 as needed, so that a computer program read therefrom is installed into the storage section 1108 as needed.

[0129] In particular, according to the embodiments disclosed in the present invention, the process described above with reference to the flowchart can be implemented as a computer software program. For example, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention include a computer program product, which includes a computer program carried on a computer-readable medium, and the computer program contains program code for executing the method shown in the flowchart. In such an embodiment, the computer program can be downloaded and installed from the network through the communication part 1109, and / or installed from the removable medium 1111. When the computer program is executed by the central processing unit (CPU) 1101, the above-mentioned functions defined in the system of the present invention are executed.

[0130] It should be noted that the computer-readable medium shown in the present invention may be a computer-readable signal medium or a computer-readable storage medium or any combination of the above two. The computer-readable storage medium may be, for example, but not limited to, an electrical, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared, or semiconductor system, device or device, or any combination of the above. More specific examples of computer-readable storage media may include, but are not limited to: an electrical connection with one or more wires, a portable computer disk, a hard disk, a random access memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM or flash memory), an optical fiber, a portable compact disk read-only memory (CD-ROM), an optical storage device, a magnetic storage device, or any suitable combination of the above. In the present invention, a computer-readable storage medium may be any tangible medium containing or storing a program that can be used by or in combination with an instruction execution system, device or device. In the present invention, a computer-readable signal medium may include a data signal propagated in a baseband or as part of a carrier wave, which carries a computer-readable program code. This propagated data signal may take a variety of forms, including but not limited to electromagnetic signals, optical signals, or any suitable combination of the above. Computer-readable signal media may also be any computer-readable medium other than computer-readable storage media, which may send, propagate or transmit a program for use by or in conjunction with an instruction execution system, apparatus or device. The program code contained on the computer-readable medium may be transmitted using any appropriate medium, including but not limited to: wireless, wire, optical cable, RF, etc., or any suitable combination of the above.

[0131] The flow chart and block diagram in the accompanying drawings illustrate the possible architecture, function and operation of the system, method and computer program product according to various embodiments of the present invention. In this regard, each box in the flow chart or block diagram can represent a module, a program segment, or a part of a code, and the above-mentioned module, program segment, or a part of a code contains one or more executable instructions for realizing the specified logical function. It should also be noted that in some alternative implementations, the functions marked in the box can also occur in a different order from the order marked in the accompanying drawings. For example, two boxes represented in succession can actually be executed substantially in parallel, and they can sometimes be executed in the opposite order, depending on the functions involved. It should also be noted that each box in the block diagram or flow chart, and the combination of the boxes in the block diagram or flow chart can be implemented with a dedicated hardware-based system that performs a specified function or operation, or can be implemented with a combination of dedicated hardware and computer instructions.

[0132] The modules involved in the embodiments of the present invention may be implemented by software or hardware. The modules described may also be set in a processor. For example, it may be described as follows: a processor includes an acquisition module and a processing module. The names of these modules do not, in some cases, limit the modules themselves.

[0133] As another aspect, the present invention also provides a computer-readable medium, which may be included in the device described in the above embodiment; or it may exist independently and not be assembled into the device. The above computer-readable medium carries one or more programs, and when the above one or more programs are executed by a device, the device includes: after receiving multiple storage change instructions, according to the layout of the built-in warehouse, determine the corresponding multiple target storage locations, and match the corresponding picking devices; pick up the target containers corresponding to each target storage location through the picking device; loop the following processing until there is no unrecovered target container: select an unrecovered target container, match the operating table, move the picking device to the inner warehouse wall side opposite to the operating table, open the corresponding door and window assembly, and adjust the posture of the picking device to transfer the selected target container to the table of the operating table, in response to receiving the confirmation instruction of the operating table, recycle the target container through the picking device, and cancel the selected state of the target container; and transfer multiple recovered target containers to the corresponding target storage locations through the picking device.

[0134] According to the technical solution of the embodiment of the present invention, a new type of built-in warehouse and warehouse management method can be provided, thereby solving the technical problems of low efficiency and high difficulty in existing warehouse management of special items.

[0135] The above specific implementations do not constitute a limitation on the protection scope of the present invention. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications, combinations, sub-combinations and substitutions may occur depending on design requirements and other factors. Any modification, equivalent substitution and improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention shall be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A built-in warehouse, characterized in that: include: Multiple interior warehouse walls; A shelf storage area, the shelf storage area comprising at least one shelf with a plurality of storage locations, wherein each storage location is equipped with a corresponding container; at least one picking device, each of the at least one picking device comprising a container transport assembly, a lifting assembly; at least one door and window assembly; and At least one operating table, wherein each of the at least one door and window assembly and a corresponding operating table of the at least one operating table are arranged in pairs at the middle and lower part of an inner warehouse wall, and wherein each operating table is arranged on the outer side of the corresponding inner warehouse wall, and the lower edge of each door and window assembly is at the same horizontal height as the corresponding operating table surface.

2. The built-in warehouse according to claim 1, characterized in that: include: At least one charging device is arranged on the inner side of an inner warehouse wall.

3. The built-in warehouse according to claim 1, characterized in that: The container transmission component comprises: a container access assembly and at least one container carrier, Wherein, the container access assembly includes a plurality of movably connected rotating disks.

4. The built-in warehouse according to claim 3, characterized in that: The lifting assembly comprises: Lifting chains and lifting rods are set in pairs. in, Each lifting chain is movably engaged with the inner side of each lifting rod. The container access assembly is fixedly connected to a designated node of the pair of lifting chains, Each container carrier of the at least one container carrier is fixedly connected to a corresponding outer connection point of the pair of lifting rods.

5. The built-in warehouse according to claim 1, characterized in that: In the shelf storage area: The shortest distance between every two shelves is greater than or equal to the width of the picking device.

6. The built-in warehouse according to claim 1, characterized in that: Includes multiple ground markings.

7. A warehouse management method, characterized in that: include: After receiving multiple storage change instructions, determine the corresponding multiple target storage locations according to the layout of the built-in warehouse as described in any one of claims 1 to 6, and match and obtain corresponding picking equipment; The target container corresponding to each target storage location is picked up by the picking device; The following processing is performed in a loop until there is no unrecycled target container: an unrecycled target container is selected and matched with an operating table, the picking device is moved to the inner warehouse wall side opposite to the operating table, and the corresponding door and window assembly is opened, and the posture of the picking device is adjusted to transfer the selected target container to the table of the operating table, and in response to receiving a confirmation instruction from the operating table, the target container is recycled by the picking device, and the selected state of the target container is cancelled; The picking device transfers a plurality of returned target containers to corresponding target storage locations respectively.

8. The method according to claim 7, characterized in that Receive multiple warehouse change orders, including: Receive multiple item placement instructions or multiple item delisting instructions, and merge them according to preset rules to obtain multiple storage change instructions; Initialize the status of each storage change order to pending.

9. The method according to claim 7, characterized in that: Determine the corresponding multiple target storage locations, including: The corresponding target storage location is matched for each storage change instruction.

10. The method according to claim 7, characterized in that Match the corresponding picking equipment, including: According to the number of the target storage locations, a picking device with sufficient idle container carriers is screened and matched; And associate a corresponding idle container platform with each target storage location; The status of each idle container carrier having an associated relationship is updated to non-idle.

11. The method according to claim 7, characterized in that Picking up the target containers corresponding to each target storage location one by one by the picking device includes: For each target location: Determine the corresponding target shelf to query the first positioning information, and read the second positioning information corresponding to the picking device; Generate a movement trajectory according to the first positioning information and the second positioning information, and determine a plurality of target ground markers that the movement trajectory passes sequentially; The picking device matches corresponding target ground marks one by one during the movement, so as to finally move to the target shelf.

12. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that After finally moving to the target shelf, it includes: For the target storage location: Querying the target identification code corresponding to the target storage location; By matching the target identification code during the scanning process of the picking device, the corresponding spatial position is determined; Adjusting the lifting chain of the picking device to move the container access component of the picking device to the vicinity of the spatial position; The container access component executes a first preset action to pick up a target container corresponding to the target storage location.

13. The method according to claim 10 or 12, characterized in that: After picking up the target container corresponding to the target storage location, the method includes: For the target storage location: Determining a container carrier associated with the target storage location; Adjusting the lifting chain of the picking device to move the container access assembly to a level corresponding to the container carrier; The container access component performs a second preset action to place the target container on the table of the container carrier.

14. The method according to claim 10, characterized in that The picking device is adjusted in posture to transfer the selected target container to the table of the operating table, including: Determine the associated container platform according to the target storage location corresponding to the selected target container; Adjusting the lifting chain of the picking device to move the container access assembly to a level corresponding to the container carrier; Executing a third preset action by the container access component to pick up the selected target container; Re-adjusting the lifting chain of the picking device to move the container access assembly to a level corresponding to the operating table surface; A fourth preset action is performed by the container access component to place the selected object on the table top of the operating table.

15. The method according to claim 7, characterized in that After the target container is recovered by the picking device, the method includes: Close the door and window assembly.

16. The method according to any one of claims 7 to 15, characterized in that: include: Regularly query the power data corresponding to each picking device and compare it with the preset power threshold; In response to determining that the power data is less than the power threshold, matching a charging device to the corresponding picking device, and moving the picking device to a corresponding area of ​​the charging device to charge the picking device; In response to monitoring that the charging of the picking device is completed, releasing the picking device and the charging device.

17. A warehouse management device, characterized in that: include: An acquisition module, configured to, after receiving a plurality of storage change instructions, determine a plurality of corresponding target storage locations according to the layout of the built-in warehouse as described in any one of claims 1 to 6, and match and obtain corresponding picking devices; A processing module is used to pick up the target container corresponding to each target storage location through the picking device; and loop the following processing until there are no unrecycled target containers: select an unrecycled target container and match it with an operating table, move the picking device to the inner warehouse wall side opposite to the operating table, open the corresponding door and window components, and adjust the posture of the picking device to transfer the selected target container to the table top of the operating table, and in response to receiving a confirmation instruction from the operating table, recycle the target container through the picking device and cancel the selected state of the target container; and transfer multiple target containers to the corresponding target storage locations through the picking device.

18. An electronic device, characterized in that: include: one or more processors; a storage device for storing one or more programs, When the one or more programs are executed by the one or more processors, the one or more processors implement the method according to any one of claims 7 to 16.

19. A computer readable medium having a computer program stored thereon, characterized in that: When the program is executed by a processor, the method according to any one of claims 7 to 16 is implemented.

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