Abnormal shipment processing method and container

Abstract

The invention relates to the field of intelligent containers, in particular to an abnormal shipment processing method and a container, and the method comprises the following steps: controlling a goods receiving device to receive goods in a goods channel according to a goods purchase instruction; the detection assembly detects the cargo receiving state; judging whether abnormal shipment occurs or not according to a detection result of the detection assembly; and when it is judged that the goods are discharged abnormally, the goods receiving device is controlled to receive the goods in the goods channel again. According to the method, the delivery condition is detected after the goods receiving device completes the goods taking action, the goods receiving device is controlled to take the goods again, and the experience feeling of a user is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of intelligent containers, and more particularly to a method and a container for processing abnormal shipments. Background Art

[0002] Vending machines are a new form of commercial retail, equivalent to a 24-hour mini supermarket. Common vending machines include beverage vending machines, snack vending machines, daily commodity vending machines, and so on.

[0003] For related technologies, please refer to a goods transmission device, a control method, a control device, and a container disclosed in Patent Publication No. CN114283524A, with a publication date of April 5, 2022. Among them, the control device includes: a detection component configured to output a detection signal in response to detecting goods falling out of the shipping end of the first transmission mechanism; a control component configured to, in response to receiving the detection signal, determine that goods are falling into the transmission channel of the second transmission mechanism from the shipping end of the first transmission mechanism, and output a control signal to stop the first transmission mechanism from performing transmission work. This application can detect whether goods fall through the detection component, and at the moment when the goods fall, stop the transportation of the first transmission mechanism, so that the first transmission mechanism transports only one good at a time, improving the goods transmission efficiency and achieving accurate transmission.

[0004] In the actual operation process, the following problems often occur: After the first transmission mechanism completes the action of transporting goods to the second transmission mechanism, although the transmission action is not correctly completed, or only a part of the transmission action is correctly performed, the detection mechanism will still detect the goods, resulting in the control component misjudging that goods are falling into the transmission channel of the second transmission mechanism. In fact, the goods do not correctly fall out of the goods channel. Since it is only detected once when shipping, the container does not "know" whether the subsequent shipping process is still normal. And at this time, if the container continues to perform the goods-taking action, it cannot ship the goods, and it is very likely to jam the goods, resulting in a poor user experience.

[0005] Therefore, there is an urgent need to provide a shipping method applicable to intelligent containers that can more accurately detect whether goods are shipped normally and perform corresponding actions according to the shipping situation to improve the shipping accuracy and reduce damage to goods or containers. Summary of the Invention

[0006] To improve the above technical problems, the present application provides an abnormal shipment processing method and a container.

[0007] On the one hand, an abnormal shipment processing method provided by the present application adopts the following technical solution: An abnormal shipment processing method includes the following steps: Control the receiving device to receive the items in the goods channel according to the commodity purchase instruction; The detection component detects the receiving status; Judge whether abnormal shipment occurs according to the detection result of the detection component; When it is determined that abnormal shipment occurs, control the receiving device to receive the items in the goods channel again.

[0008] Optionally, the detection component detects the receiving device, specifically including: the detection component detects the receiving status at least once.

[0009] Optionally, the detection component detects the receiving status, specifically including: The detection component periodically detects the receiving status until the receiving device completes the shipment action; Or, The detection component detects the receiving status at intervals of a period of time until the receiving device completes the shipment action; Or, The detection component detects the receiving status according to a preset time until the receiving device completes the shipment action.

[0010] Optionally, the detection component detects the receiving status, specifically including: When the receiving device finishes receiving, the detection component detects the receiving status; And / or During the process of the receiving device moving towards the shipping outlet, the detection component detects the receiving status.

[0011] Optionally, controlling the receiving device to receive the items in the goods channel further includes: moving the goods in the goods channel a preset distance towards the receiving device.

[0012] Optionally, controlling the receiving device to receive the items in the goods channel again further includes: moving the goods in the goods channel towards the receiving device, and the distance that the goods in the goods channel move towards the receiving device is less than or equal to the distance that the goods in the goods channel moved towards the receiving device last time.

[0013] On the other hand, a kind of goods cabinet provided by the present application, which is applied to an abnormal shipment processing method in the first aspect, adopts the following technical solutions: A kind of goods cabinet includes: A shipping outlet; A goods channel for storing goods; A receiving device for receiving the items in the goods channel; A detection component for detecting the receiving status of the receiving device and outputting a detection signal; A control component, including a processor and a memory, wherein a computer program is stored on the memory, and the processor is configured to receive the detection signal, determine whether an abnormal shipment occurs, and execute the computer program to implement the steps of the method according to any one of claims 1-6; A mobile docking mechanism, configured to control the operation of the goods channel and / or the goods receiving device according to the instruction information of the control component.

[0014] Optionally, the mobile docking mechanism at least has a docking driving state and a waiting-for-goods state. The docking driving state is used to control the goods channel and / or the goods receiving device to dock the goods receiving device with the goods channel and drive the goods in the goods channel into the goods receiving device.

[0015] Optionally, the detection component includes: a photoelectric sensor and / or a microwave sensor and / or a capacitance sensor.

[0016] In summary, the present application includes at least one of the following beneficial effects: 1. After the goods receiving device completes the goods taking action, if the situation that the goods cabinet fails to ship occurs, it can be detected by the detection component, and then the goods receiving device is controlled to take the goods again, thereby improving the accuracy of goods taking and enhancing the user experience; 2. If an abnormal shipment occurs in the goods cabinet, for example, at the beginning, the goods channel has pushed out or partially pushed out the goods, but the goods are stuck in the goods channel. Although in the initial situation, the goods of the abnormal shipment are determined to have been shipped by the result output by the detection component, during the process of the goods receiving device moving towards the shipment outlet, the detection device will still detect the goods in the goods receiving device multiple times. Once it is detected that there is no goods in the goods receiving device, the control component will control the goods receiving device to return to the outlet of the goods channel again to receive the goods in the goods channel, further improving the accuracy of goods taking; 3. During normal shipment, the goods in the goods channel move a preset distance towards the outlet of the goods channel. Once an abnormal shipment occurs, during the subsequent repeated goods taking process, the moving distance of the goods in the goods channel is smaller than that during normal shipment, making the shipment more accurate and not easily pushing out the subsequent goods accidentally during the repeated goods taking process. Description of the Drawings

[0017] Figure 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a goods cabinet in the related art; Figure 2 is a structural block diagram of a goods cabinet in an embodiment of the present application; Figure 3 is a flowchart of an abnormal shipment processing method provided by an embodiment of the present application; Figure 4 is a structural block diagram of an electronic device provided by an embodiment of the present application.

[0018] Explanation of the accompanying drawings: 1. Cargo channel; 2. Mobile docking mechanism; 3. Cargo; 4. Cargo receiving device; 5. Push plate. Implementation

[0019] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure of a container provided in an embodiment of the present application is given, such as Figure 1 As shown, the cargo 3 output mechanism is provided with a transmission channel, and each cargo lane 1 is arranged in sequence along the transmission channel direction of the cargo 3 output mechanism, and the cargo 3 in each cargo lane 1 can be pushed to the delivery end of the cargo lane 1 by the push plate 5, and fall into the transmission channel of the cargo 3 output mechanism from the delivery end of the cargo lane 1.

[0020] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 2 The container includes a delivery port, a cargo aisle 1, a cargo receiving device 4, a mobile docking mechanism 2, a detection component, and a control component. Several cargo aisles 1 are arranged in parallel in the container for storing goods 3. A push plate 5 is arranged in the cargo aisle 1. The goods 3 are placed in front of the push plate 5 along the length direction of the cargo aisle 1. The goods 3 chosen by the buyer will be pushed to the delivery end of the cargo aisle 1 by the push plate 5, and enter the cargo receiving device 4 from the delivery end of the cargo aisle 1. Finally, the cargo receiving device 4 outputs the goods 3 to the delivery port. The mobile docking mechanism 2 includes at least a docking drive state and a waiting state. In one embodiment provided, the mobile docking mechanism 2 includes a driving mechanism, such as a driving motor and mutually meshing gears, etc. This is the prior art and will not be elaborated in this application. When the mobile docking mechanism 2 is in the docking drive state, the driving mechanism drives the receiving device 4 to dock with the cargo aisle 1 where the corresponding goods 3 are stored, and then drives the push plate 5 to move the goods 3 in the cargo aisle 1 into the receiving device 4 by means of the motor driving gear meshing. When the goods 3 move into the receiving device 4, the mobile docking mechanism 2 is in the waiting state. At this time, the push plate 5 stops pushing the goods 3 forward, and the receiving device 4 continues to move to output the goods 3 to the delivery port to complete the delivery.

[0021] There is at least one detection component, which is installed on the inner wall of the receiving device 4. The detection component is configured to: detect the receiving state of the receiving device 4. The specific detection component includes one or more of a photoelectric sensor and / or a microwave sensor and / or a capacitive sensor, which is used to detect whether there is a cargo 3 in the receiving device 4 and output a detection signal; The control component includes a processor and a storage device. The storage device stores a computer program. The processor is used to receive a detection signal, determine whether abnormal shipment occurs based on the detection signal, and execute the computer program to control the mobile docking mechanism 2. The mobile docking mechanism 2 is used to control the cargo channel 1 and / or the cargo receiving device 4 based on the instruction information of the control component.

[0022] Another aspect of the present application embodiment discloses a method for handling abnormal shipments. Figure 2, an abnormal shipment handling method includes the following steps: S1: Control the receiving device 4 to receive the items in the goods lane 1 according to the commodity purchase instruction. Specifically, control the goods lane 1 and / or the receiving device 4 to dock the receiving device 4 with the goods lane 1 where the goods 3 are located, and move the docking mechanism 2 to the docking drive state. In the docking drive state, the goods 3 in the goods lane 1 are pushed by the push plate 5 and move a certain distance in the direction of the receiving device 4, and this distance is taken as a reference for the goods 3 in the goods lane 1 to enter the receiving device 4; S2: The detection component detects the docking state; S3: Judge whether abnormal shipment occurs according to the detection result of the detection component; When it is determined that abnormal shipment occurs, control the receiving device 4 to receive the items in the goods lane 1 again, and repeat step S2. Specifically, control the goods lane 1 and / or the receiving device 4 to dock the receiving device 4 with the goods lane 1 where the goods 3 are located, and move the docking mechanism 2 to the docking drive state. In the docking drive state, the goods 3 are pushed by the push plate 5 and move a certain distance in the direction of the receiving device 4, and this distance is less than the distance that the goods 3 moved in the direction of the receiving device 4 last time; Specifically, it is manifested that the driving mechanism makes the meshing gears rotate fewer turns, makes the push plate 5 move a smaller distance in the horizontal direction, and further makes the goods 3 move a smaller distance; When it is determined that no abnormal shipment occurs, control the receiving device 4 to continue the shipment operation. Specifically, the continued shipment operation includes controlling the receiving device 4 to move towards the picking port; S4: If it is determined in step S3 that no abnormal shipment occurs, during the process of the receiving device 4 continuing the shipment operation, the detection component repeats step S2 at least once until the receiving device 4 moves to the picking port and sends out the goods 3; Specifically, the detection component can detect the docking state periodically; Or, The detection component detects the docking state at intervals of a preset time; Or, The detection component detects the docking state according to the preset time; In one embodiment, the control component can be configured as a controller, including a processor and a memory. Among them, a program is stored in the memory, and when the program is executed by the processor, the relevant steps of the goods 3 detection method embodiment can be implemented.

[0023] The embodiment of the present application also provides an electronic device, Figure 4 Give the structural block diagram of the electronic device provided by an embodiment of the present application, as Figure 4 shown, the electronic device includes: a processor and a memory. A program is stored in the memory, and when the program is executed by the processor, it is used to implement the relevant steps of the abnormal shipment handling method embodiment.

[0024] In this embodiment, the processor may include one or more processing cores. For example, a 4-core processor, a 6-core processor, etc. The processor may be implemented in at least one of the following hardware forms: DSP (Digital Signal Processing), FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array), and PLA (Programmable Logic Array).

[0025] The memory may include a high-speed random access memory, and may also include a non-volatile memory, such as a hard disk, a memory, a plug-in hard disk, a Smart Media Card (SMC), a Secure Digital (SD) card, a Flash Card, at least one disk storage device, a memory device, or other volatile solid-state storage devices.

[0026] In the memory of this embodiment, a computer program is stored. The computer program can run on the processor. When the processor executes the computer program, it can implement all or part of the implementation steps in the abnormal shipment processing method, the mobile docking device, or the relevant embodiments of the container in the embodiments of the present application, and / or other content described in the text.

[0027] Those skilled in the art can understand that the electronic device in the figure is only a possible implementation manner of the embodiments of the present application. In other embodiments, there may be more or fewer components, or some components may be combined, or different components. This embodiment does not make any limitations in this regard.

[0028] The present application also provides a computer storage medium, on which a computer program is stored. When the computer program is executed by a processor, it is used to implement the relevant steps of the embodiment of the abnormal shipment processing method.

[0029] The technical features of the above embodiments can be combined arbitrarily. For the sake of brevity of description, not all possible combinations of the technical features in the above embodiments are described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, it should be considered as the scope described in this specification.

[0030] The above embodiments only represent several implementation manners of the present application. The description is relatively specific and detailed, but it should not be construed as a limitation on the scope of the invention patent. It should be noted that for those of ordinary skill in the art, without departing from the concept of the present application, several modifications and improvements can be made, and these all belong to the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application should be subject to the appended claims.

Claims

1. An abnormal shipment handling method, characterized in that, it includes the following steps: Controlling the receiving device to receive the items in the goods channel according to the commodity purchase instruction; The detection component detects the receiving state; Judging whether abnormal shipment occurs according to the detection result of the detection component; When it is determined that abnormal shipment occurs, controlling the receiving device to receive the items in the goods channel again.

2. The abnormal shipment handling method according to claim 1, characterized in that, the detection component detects the receiving device, specifically including: the detection component detects the receiving state at least once.

3. The abnormal shipment handling method according to claim 1, characterized in that, the detection component detects the receiving state, specifically including: The detection component periodically detects the receiving state until the receiving device completes the shipment action; Or, The detection component detects the receiving state at intervals for a period of time until the receiving device completes the shipment action; Or, The detection component detects the receiving state according to a preset time until the receiving device completes the shipment action.

4. The abnormal shipment handling method according to claim 1, characterized in that, the detection component detects the receiving state, specifically including: When the receiving device finishes receiving, the detection component detects the receiving state; And / or During the process of the receiving device moving towards the shipping outlet, the detection component detects the receiving state.

5. The abnormal shipment handling method according to claim 1, characterized in that, Controlling the receiving device to receive the items in the goods channel according to the commodity purchase instruction further includes: moving the goods in the goods channel a preset distance into the receiving device.

6. The abnormal shipment handling method according to claim 1, characterized in that, Controlling the receiving device to receive the items in the goods channel again further includes: moving the goods in the goods channel towards the receiving device, and the distance that the goods in the goods channel move towards the receiving device each time is less than or equal to the distance that the goods in the goods channel moved towards the receiving device last time.

7. A goods cabinet applied to the abnormal shipment handling method according to claims 1-6, characterized in that, it includes: A shipping outlet; Goods channels for storing goods; A receiving device for receiving the items in the goods channel; A detection component for detecting the receiving state of the receiving device and outputting a detection signal; A control component, including a processor and a memory, with a computer program stored on the memory, the processor is used to receive the detection signal, judge whether abnormal shipment occurs, and execute the computer program to implement the steps of the method described in any one of claims 1-6; A mobile docking mechanism for controlling the operation of the goods channel and / or the receiving device according to the instruction information of the control component.

8. The goods cabinet according to claim 7, characterized in that, The mobile docking mechanism at least has a docking driving state and a waiting-for-goods state. The docking driving state is used to control the goods channel and / or the receiving device to dock the receiving device with the goods channel and drive the goods in the goods channel into the receiving device.

9. The goods cabinet according to claim 7, characterized in that, The detection component includes: a photoelectric sensor and / or a microwave sensor and / or a capacitance sensor.

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