Multi-channel warehousing device of vaccine storage system and control method

Abstract

The invention discloses a multi-channel warehousing device of a vaccine storage system and a control method, and belongs to the technical field of vaccine storage. The multi-channel warehousing device is arranged in a vaccine storage refrigeration house. The warehousing device window is arranged outside the vaccine storage refrigeration house; the multiple warehousing channels are arranged at the warehousing device windows; a plurality of warehousing channels are arranged on the upper computer, code scanners are arranged on the plurality of warehousing channels, the code scanners are used for carrying out code scanning operation on vaccine boxes, and the upper computer automatically identifies information parameters of vaccines according to bar code information and distributes applicable corresponding warehousing channels. The vaccine warehousing operation can be completed only by placing the corresponding vaccine box in the opened channel opening, the problem that a worker carries out vaccine warehousing operation outside the refrigeration house is solved, meanwhile, the vaccine warehousing device supports mixed warehousing of various vaccines, and the operation convenience is high.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of vaccine storage, and specifically relates to a multi-channel warehousing device and a control method for a vaccine storage system. Background Art

[0002] Currently, the automation requirements for the vaccine storage field are becoming more and more common, and the intelligent management of the full cold chain of vaccines is becoming more and more strict. Some existing vaccine management still uses traditional medical refrigerators or medical cold storages for manual management. Even some automated cold storages require personnel to enter the low-temperature environment for operations such as unpacking vaccine boxes, removing packaging, and warehousing.

[0003] The problems of the existing technology are: the automation degree of the vaccine warehousing operation is not high, the warehousing efficiency is not high, there are many links that require personnel intervention, and the intelligent degree is low. Based on this, the present invention designs a multi-channel warehousing device and a control method for a vaccine storage system to solve the above problems. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The purpose of the present invention is to provide a multi-channel warehousing device and a control method for a vaccine storage system to solve the problems raised in the above background art.

[0005] To achieve the above purpose, the present invention provides the following technical solution: A multi-channel warehousing device for a vaccine storage system, which is arranged inside a vaccine storage cold storage;

[0006] It further includes a warehousing device window, which is arranged outside the vaccine storage cold storage;

[0007] A plurality of warehousing channels, the plurality of warehousing channels are arranged at the warehousing device window, and the plurality of warehousing channels can be used to simultaneously put in vaccine boxes of multiple categories respectively, and the vaccine boxes of the same type enter the corresponding channels; a barcode scanner is arranged on the plurality of warehousing channels, and the barcode scanner is used to perform a barcode scanning operation on the vaccine boxes, and the host computer automatically identifies the information parameters of the vaccines according to the barcode information and allocates the applicable corresponding warehousing channels;

[0008] A front shutter is arranged at the channel opening of the warehousing channel, and the front shutter can be automatically opened and closed to prevent non-matching vaccine boxes from being accidentally put in;

[0009] A conveying belt line is arranged at the rear of the front shutter, guiding and positioning rods are arranged on both sides of the conveying belt line, a positioning and guiding plate is arranged above the guiding and positioning rods, and a width adjustment component is arranged on the positioning and guiding plate. The width adjustment component adjusts the distance between the two sides of the positioning and guiding plate to center and align the vaccine boxes entering the conveying belt line;

[0010] A rear baffle is arranged at the rear of the conveying belt line, and the rear baffle can be automatically flipped to prevent the vaccine boxes from falling.

[0011] In a further solution, a temporary storage platen is provided at the position of the window of the warehousing device for temporarily placing a plurality of vaccine boxes. The barcode scanner is located above the temporary storage platen and faces the barcode area of the vaccine box.

[0012] In a further solution, an indicator light is further provided above each warehousing channel on the window of the warehousing device for reminding the corresponding warehousing position.

[0013] In a further solution, the front shutter can be turned upwards to close. It is rotatably installed on the front shutter bracket, and the rotating end is connected through a transmission component and driven by a front shutter motor to drive the transmission component to drive the front shutter to rotate and open and close. The rear baffle can be turned downwards to close. It is rotatably installed on the rear baffle bracket, and the rotating end is connected through a transmission component and driven by a rear baffle motor to drive the transmission component to drive the rear baffle to rotate and open and close.

[0014] In a further solution, a first photoelectric sensor is provided at the front position of the guiding and positioning rod. The first photoelectric sensor counts the vaccine boxes. The total number of vaccine boxes that can be placed on a single channel is calculated by the host computer according to the box body length, and the vaccine box at the rearmost side stops when it runs to the bottom and touches the rear baffle.

[0015] In a further solution, a second photoelectric sensor is provided at the object taking position of the rear baffle. The second photoelectric sensor is used to sense whether the vaccine box has been taken away.

[0016] In a further solution, the width adjustment assembly includes a bracket and a guide plate motor. The guide plate motor is installed on the bracket. The driving end of the guide plate motor is connected to a threaded rod, and the threaded rod can drive the positioning guide plate to move linearly on the guide rail by threading. The guide rail is installed on the top of the bracket.

[0017] Two outwardly divergent guide grooves are provided on the positioning guide plate. Rolling pulleys are provided in the guide grooves. The pulleys are installed on the adjusting plate, and the adjusting plate is fixedly connected to the positioning guide plate.

[0018] In a further solution, a cross bar is further provided on the bracket. The cross bar penetrates the adjusting plate, and the adjusting plate can slide horizontally on the cross bar.

[0019] The present invention also proposes a multi-channel warehousing control method for a vaccine storage system, including the following steps:

[0020] Scan a plurality of vaccine boxes, use the host computer to identify the information on the vaccine boxes, and obtain the name, batch number, and box body size information of the vaccines.

[0021] The host computer allocates corresponding idle channels, sends control instructions to the corresponding channels, the front shutter of the corresponding channel opens, the rear baffle descends, the conveyor belt line is driven, the scanned vaccine box is placed into the opened channel, the width adjustment component adjusts the guiding clamping rods to open to the corresponding width of the box body, and the vaccine boxes are aligned;

[0022] Count the vaccine boxes and determine whether the channel is full; if so, the front shutter of the channel closes, the rear baffle opens, the positioning guiding plate opens, and the manipulator grabs the box body and places it in the corresponding storage location; if not, continue with the operation of classifying and placing the vaccine boxes.

[0023] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: The present invention can simultaneously input different types of vaccine boxes, allocate corresponding channels according to the system, and only need to place the corresponding vaccine boxes at the opened channel entrance to complete, solving the problem of personnel performing vaccine warehousing operations outside the cold storage. At the same time, the invention supports the mixed warehousing of multiple vaccines, with strong operation convenience. By setting the front shutter, after identification, the corresponding channel is opened, and other channels are closed, avoiding misoperation by operators to put other vaccine boxes in, reducing mistakes;

[0024] There are multiple vaccine warehousing channels, intelligent allocation of warehousing channels, automatic positioning of the vaccine box body, and personnel do not need to enter the interior of the storage body. It is adapted to the mixed warehousing of different varieties of vaccine boxes, improving the warehousing efficiency and achieving high accuracy. And a width adjustment component and a guiding positioning rod are designed to align the vaccine boxes entering the channel, neatly arranging the vaccine boxes for easy grasping by the manipulator;

[0025] By setting optoelectronic sensors at the front and rear, the counting of vaccine boxes can be carried out, and the corresponding front shutter and rear baffle can be opened and closed in a timely manner according to the grasping situation of the vaccine boxes. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0026] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the following will briefly introduce the drawings required for the description of the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention. For those of ordinary skill in the art, without creative efforts, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings.

[0027] Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the installation position of the multi-channel warehousing device of the present invention;

[0028] Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the structure of the warehousing channel of the present invention;

[0029] Figure 3 Schematic diagram of the opened structure of the warehousing channel and the temporary storage platen of the present invention;

[0030] Figure 4 Schematic structural diagram of the multi-channel warehousing device of the present invention;

[0031] Figure 5 Top view of the structure of the multi-channel warehousing device of the present invention;

[0032] Figure 6 Schematic diagram of the first perspective of the structure of the width adjustment component of the present invention;

[0033] Figure 7 Schematic diagram of the second perspective of the structure of the width adjustment component of the present invention.

[0034] In the attached drawings, the list of components represented by each reference numeral is as follows:

[0035] 1 - Vaccine storage cold storage, 2 - Warehousing device window, 3 - Warehousing channel, 4 - Barcode scanner, 5 - Temporary storage platform, 6 - Front baffle door, 7 - Conveyor belt line, 8 - Guide positioning rod, 9 - Positioning guide plate, 10 - Width adjustment component, 11 - Rear baffle, 12 - Indicator light, 13 - Front baffle door motor, 14 - Rear baffle door motor, 15 - First photoelectric sensor, 16 - Second photoelectric sensor, 17 - Bracket, 18 - Guide plate motor, 19 - Threaded rod, 20 - Guide rail, 21 - Guide groove, 22 - Pulley, 23 - Adjusting plate, 24 - Cross bar. Detailed implementation manners

[0036] Next, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without making creative efforts belong to the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0037] Please refer to Figure 1-7 , the present invention provides a technical solution: a multi-channel warehousing device for a vaccine storage system, which is arranged inside the vaccine storage cold storage 1. The inside of the vaccine storage cold storage 1 is a low-temperature refrigerated environment for storing boxed vaccines. The multi-channel warehousing device further includes a warehousing device window 2, which is arranged outside the vaccine storage cold storage 1. This setting method enables the operator to directly stand outside the vaccine storage cold storage 1 to carry out the handling operation of the vaccine and classify the vaccine by using the multi-channel warehousing device, without entering the inside of the vaccine storage cold storage 1, reducing the operation trouble and avoiding the uncertain factors of vaccine storage.

[0038] The multi-channel warehousing device includes multiple warehousing channels 3. The multiple warehousing channels 3 are currently designed as 3 channels, but are not limited to 3 channels, and can also be 2, 4, 5, etc., and are designed according to the requirements based on the number of categories. The multiple warehousing channels 3 are arranged at the warehousing device window 2. The multiple warehousing channels 3 can be used to simultaneously put vaccine boxes of multiple categories respectively, and the vaccine boxes of the same type enter the corresponding channels;

[0039] Scanners 4 are arranged on the multiple warehousing channels 3. The scanners 4 are used to scan the vaccine boxes. The host computer automatically identifies the information parameters of the vaccines based on the barcode information, such as: parameters such as the vaccine category, batch number, outer packaging size information, etc. After the parameters are identified, the applicable corresponding warehousing channel 3 is allocated;

[0040] A front shutter 6 is provided at the channel opening of the warehousing channel 3. The front shutter 6 can be automatically opened and closed to prevent non-matching vaccine boxes from being accidentally put in;

[0041] A conveyor belt line 7 is arranged at the rear of the front shutter 6. The conveyor belt line 7 is used to convey the vaccine boxes placed on it;

[0042] A temporary storage platform 5 is arranged at the position of the warehousing device window 2 for temporarily placing multiple vaccine boxes. The scanner 4 is located above the temporary storage platform 5, facing the barcode area of the vaccine box. After the scanner 4 scans a vaccine box, the corresponding information is identified, and the corresponding warehousing channel 3 is matched. An indicator light 12 is also arranged above each warehousing channel 3 on the warehousing device window 2. When the warehousing channel 3 is matched, the indicator light 12 above the corresponding channel lights up, or different colors are switched, for reminding the corresponding warehousing position. A front shutter 6 is provided at the channel opening of the corresponding warehousing channel 3. At this time, the front shutter 6 of this channel is opened, and the operator puts the scanned vaccine box into the channel with the opened front shutter 6, and the conveyor belt line 7 transports the vaccine box inward.

[0043] Among them, the front shutter 6 can be turned up and closed. It is rotatably installed on the front shutter bracket, and the rotating end is connected through a transmission component, and is driven by a front shutter motor 13 to drive the transmission component to drive the front shutter 6 to rotate and open and close. The front shutter 6 automatically closes after the vaccine box is placed to prevent the operator from misoperating and accidentally putting in non-applicable vaccine boxes;

[0044] Since the initial positions of the vaccine boxes placed in the channels are relatively messy, which will affect the subsequent picking by the manipulator, it is necessary to adjust the placement positions of the vaccine boxes before picking. Therefore, in the technical solution of the present invention, guiding and positioning rods 8 are designed on both sides of the conveyor belt line 7, and a positioning and guiding plate 9 is arranged above the guiding and positioning rods 8. A width adjustment component 10 is arranged on the positioning and guiding plate 9 to adjust the distance between the two sides of the positioning and guiding plate 9 for centering and aligning the vaccine boxes entering the conveyor belt line 7;

[0045] Specifically, the width adjustment assembly 10 includes a bracket 17 and a guide plate motor 18. The guide plate motor 18 is installed on the bracket 17. The driving end of the guide plate motor 18 is connected to a threaded rod 19, and the threaded rod 19 can threadedly drive the positioning guide plate 9 to move linearly on the guide rail 20. The guide rail 20 is installed on the top of the bracket 17;

[0046] Two outwardly flared guide grooves 21 are provided on the positioning guide plate 9. Rolling pulleys 22 are provided in the guide grooves 21. The pulleys 22 are installed on an adjustment plate 23, and the adjustment plate 23 is fixedly connected to the positioning guide plate 9. During the alignment operation, the guide plate motor 18 drives the threaded rod 19 to rotate. When the threaded rod 19 rotates, it drives the positioning guide plate 9 to move. The positioning guide plate 9 slides on the guide rail 20. When the positioning guide plate 9 moves, the pulleys 22 will roll in the outwardly flared guide grooves 21, which will drive the two adjustment plates 23 to move inward to clamp the two sides of the vaccine box. During the clamping process, the vaccine boxes are aligned. To ensure that the adjustment plate 23 can stably move horizontally, two cross bars 24 are provided on the bracket 17. The two cross bars 24 are arranged in parallel. The cross bars 24 pass through the adjustment plate 23, and the adjustment plate 23 can slide horizontally on the cross bars 24. The adjustment plate 23 drives the guiding and positioning rod 8 to perform the clamping and alignment operation on the vaccine boxes. After alignment, the vaccine boxes in a row are neatly arranged, which is convenient for the subsequent manipulator to grab and then place them on the corresponding storage compartments for placement.

[0047] A rear baffle 11 is provided at the rear of the conveyor belt 7. The rear baffle 11 can be turned downward to close. It is rotatably installed on the rear baffle bracket, and the rotating end is connected through a transmission component and is driven by a rear baffle motor 14 to drive the transmission component to drive the rear baffle 11 to rotate and open and close. The rear baffle 11 can be automatically turned over to prevent the vaccine boxes from falling.

[0048] A first photoelectric sensor 15 is provided at the front position of the guiding and positioning rod 8. The first photoelectric sensor 15 counts the vaccine boxes. The total number of vaccine boxes that can be placed on a single channel is calculated by the upper computer according to the box body length. When the last vaccine box at the back runs to the bottom and touches the rear baffle 11, it stops; a second photoelectric sensor 16 is provided at the picking position of the rear baffle 11. The second photoelectric sensor 16 is used to sense whether the vaccine box has been taken away.

[0049] A multi-channel warehousing control method for a vaccine storage system includes the following steps:

[0050] Scan the codes of multiple vaccine boxes, use the upper computer to identify the information on the vaccine boxes, and obtain the name, batch number, and box body size information of the vaccines;

[0051] The host computer allocates the corresponding idle channel, sends a control instruction to the corresponding channel, the front shutter 6 of the corresponding channel opens, the rear baffle 11 descends, the conveyor belt line 7 is driven, and the scanned vaccine box is placed into the opened channel. The width adjustment assembly 10 adjusts the guiding and positioning rod 8 to open to the corresponding width of the box body, and the vaccine boxes are aligned.

[0052] Count the vaccine boxes and determine whether the channel is full; if so, close the front shutter 6 of the channel, open the rear baffle 11, open the positioning and guiding plate 9, and the manipulator grabs the box body and places it in the corresponding storage location; if not, continue the operation of classifying and placing the vaccine boxes.

[0053] As described above, when the operator picks up another vaccine box and continues to scan it for warehousing, if it is of the same category as the previous one, the system still allocates it to the same channel; if not, the system allocates the next channel. When the number of vaccine boxes on the channel reaches the preset quantity, the front shutter 6 closes, the rear baffle 11 flips up, and at the same time the guiding and positioning rod 8 opens to the maximum. The external manipulator gripper extends into the channel and grabs the vaccine boxes on the channel and places them in the corresponding storage location in the warehouse. If the second photoelectric sensor 16 on the channel does not sense the vaccine box, it indicates that the vaccine box has been taken away.

[0054] After the vaccine boxes on the channel are taken away, the front shutter 6 closes to prevent misplacement of vaccine boxes, and the rear baffle 11 also closes.

[0055] In the description of this specification, the descriptions referring to terms such as "one embodiment", "example", "specific example", etc. mean that the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described in connection with the embodiment or example are included in at least one embodiment or example of the present invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described can be combined in a suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

[0056] The preferred embodiments of the present invention disclosed above are only used to help explain the present invention. The preferred embodiments do not describe all the details in detail, nor do they limit the invention to the specific embodiments described. Obviously, many modifications and variations can be made according to the content of this specification. These embodiments are selected and specifically described in this specification to better explain the principles and practical applications of the present invention, so that those skilled in the relevant technical fields can well understand and utilize the present invention. The present invention is only limited by the claims and their full scope and equivalents.

Claims

1. A multi-channel warehousing device for a vaccine storage system, which is arranged inside a vaccine storage cold storage (1), and is characterized in that: It further includes a warehousing device window (2), which is arranged outside the vaccine storage cold storage (1); A plurality of warehousing channels (3), the plurality of warehousing channels (3) are arranged at the warehousing device window (2), and the plurality of warehousing channels (3) can be used to simultaneously put in vaccine boxes of multiple categories respectively, and the vaccine boxes of the same type enter the corresponding channels; A scanner (4) is arranged on the plurality of warehousing channels (3), and the scanner (4) is used to scan the vaccine boxes. The host computer automatically identifies the information parameters of the vaccines according to the barcode information and allocates the applicable corresponding warehousing channels (3); A front baffle door (6) is arranged at the channel opening of the warehousing channel (3), and the front baffle door (6) can be automatically opened and closed to prevent non-matching vaccine boxes from being accidentally put in; A conveyor belt line (7) is arranged at the rear of the front baffle door (6). Guide positioning rods (8) are arranged on both sides of the conveyor belt line (7), and a positioning guide plate (9) is arranged above the guide positioning rods (8). A width adjustment component (10) is arranged on the positioning guide plate (9), and the width adjustment component (10) adjusts the distance between the two sides of the positioning guide plate (9) to center-align the vaccine boxes entering the conveyor belt line (7); A rear baffle (11) is arranged at the rear of the conveyor belt line (7), and the rear baffle (11) can be automatically turned over to prevent the vaccine boxes from falling.

2. The multi-channel warehousing device of a vaccine storage system according to claim 1, characterized in that: A temporary storage platform (5) is arranged at the position of the warehousing device window (2) for temporarily placing a plurality of vaccine boxes. The scanner (4) is located above the temporary storage platform (5) and is directly opposite the barcode area of the vaccine boxes.

3. The multi-channel warehousing device and control method of a vaccine storage system according to claim 1, characterized in that: An indicator light (12) is further arranged above each warehousing channel (3) on the warehousing device window (2) to remind of the corresponding warehousing position.

4. The multi-channel warehousing device of a vaccine storage system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The front baffle door (6) can be turned upwards to close. It is rotatably installed on the front baffle door support, and the rotating end is connected by a transmission component and is driven by a front baffle door motor (13) to drive the transmission component to drive the front baffle door (6) to rotate and open and close; the rear baffle (11) can be turned downwards to close. It is rotatably installed on the rear baffle support, and the rotating end is connected by a transmission component and is driven by a rear baffle motor (14) to drive the transmission component to drive the rear baffle (11) to rotate and open and close.

5. The multi-channel warehousing device of a vaccine storage system according to claim 1, characterized in that: A first photoelectric sensor (15) is arranged at the front position of the guide positioning rod (8). The first photoelectric sensor (15) counts the vaccine boxes. The total number of vaccine boxes that can be placed on a single channel is calculated by the host computer according to the box body length, and the vaccine box at the rearmost side stops when it runs to the bottom and touches the rear baffle (11).

6. The multi-channel warehousing device of a vaccine storage system according to claim 1, characterized in that: A second photoelectric sensor (16) is arranged at the picking position of the rear baffle (11), and the second photoelectric sensor (16) is used to sense whether the vaccine box has been taken away.

7. The multi-channel warehousing device of a vaccine storage system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The width adjustment assembly (10) includes a bracket (17) and a guide plate motor (18). The guide plate motor (18) is installed on the bracket (17). The driving end of the guide plate motor (18) is connected to a threaded rod (19), and the threaded rod (19) can thread-drive the positioning guide plate (9) to move linearly on the guide rail (20). The guide rail (20) is installed on the top of the bracket (17). Two outwardly divergent guide grooves (21) are provided on the positioning guide plate (9). Rolling pulleys (22) are provided in the guide grooves (21). The pulleys (22) are installed on an adjustment plate (23), and the adjustment plate (23) is fixedly connected to the positioning guide plate (9).

8. The multi-channel warehousing device of a vaccine storage system according to claim 7, characterized in that: A cross bar (24) is further provided on the bracket (17). The cross bar (24) penetrates through the adjustment plate (23), and the adjustment plate (23) can slide laterally on the cross bar (24).

9. A multi-channel warehousing control method for a vaccine storage system, which uses the multi-channel warehousing device described in any one of claims 1-8, characterized in that, The steps include: Scan multiple vaccine boxes, use the host computer to identify the information on the vaccine boxes, and obtain the name, batch number, and box body size information of the vaccines; The host computer allocates corresponding idle channels, sends control instructions to the corresponding channels. The front shutter (6) of the corresponding channel opens, the rear baffle (11) descends, the conveyor belt line (7) is driven, and the scanned vaccine boxes are placed into the opened channels. The width adjustment assembly (10) adjusts the guide clamping rods to open to the corresponding width of the box body, and the vaccine boxes are aligned; Count the vaccine boxes and determine whether the channel is full; if so, the front shutter (6) of the channel closes, the rear baffle (11) opens, the positioning guide plate (9) opens, and the manipulator grabs the box body and places it in the corresponding storage location; if not, continue the operation of classifying and placing the vaccine boxes.

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