Commercial vehicle carrying, storing and dispatching integrated facility and operation method thereof

Abstract

The invention discloses a commercial vehicle carrying, storing and shipping integrated facility and an operation method thereof. The lower layer of an intelligent commercial vehicle stereoscopic warehouse is transformed into a commercial vehicle shipping layer; the commercial vehicle dispatching layer comprises a vehicle preparation area, a dispatching platform and a car transportation truck parking space, before the commercial vehicles are dispatched, the W-AGV conveys the commercial vehicles to be dispatched to the vehicle preparation area from the upper vehicle storage layer through a lifting mechanism, and then a car transportation truck driver drives the commercial vehicles to the cargo carrying layer of the car transportation truck through the dispatching platform from the vehicle preparation area. A framework integrating storage and delivery is realized; furthermore, the commercial vehicles are conveyed to the integrated facility from a conveying line of a general assembly workshop of an automobile main engine plant by combining an unmanned car transport automobile, so that the step that the commercial vehicles need to be manually operated when being off-line and put in storage at present is omitted, and an operation framework integrating carrying, storage and dispatching is realized; a three-point traditional operation mode of commercial vehicles from offline to warehousing to a shipping center is changed into a two-point operation mode of commercial vehicles from offline to a storage and shipping three-dimensional warehouse, so that the operation efficiency is improved, and meanwhile, the human input is greatly reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention belongs to the field of storage and logistics technology. Specifically, it relates to an integrated facility for handling, storing, and shipping finished vehicles for passenger car manufacturers and its operating method. Background Technology

[0002] In the automotive manufacturing industry, large passenger car OEMs, in order to improve efficiency and reduce costs, have fully automated the transportation of materials and components from the entry of raw materials and parts to the production, installation, and rolling off the assembly line. An OEM assembly line can produce a car in one minute or even less. The car is then transported to the door of the final assembly workshop by a conveyor line. The whole process is very smooth.

[0003] However, in the final stage of vehicle production, global passenger car manufacturers still rely on manual driving to move vehicles off the conveyor line, into the factory parking lot, and then manually drive the vehicles from the parking lot through a tedious process of locating them before they are sent to the dispatch center for shipment.

[0004] However, after adopting digital technology to achieve unmanned operation, the efficiency of the manufacturing process has been greatly improved. As a result, in the final stage of short-distance transfer, storage and shipment of finished vehicles, the high pace of the assembly line has led to a significant increase in the manpower input in the transfer and shipment process. This has made the previously inefficient and low-cost process a key factor affecting the overall efficiency and cost of passenger car OEMs. Summary of the Invention

[0005] The purpose of this invention is to propose an integrated facility for handling, storing, and shipping commercial vehicles and its operating method. The applicant has modified the previously applied intelligent automated warehouse for commercial vehicles (CN120486803A) by designing its first floor as a preparation area and a shipping area. The traditional three-point operation mode of passenger car OEMs, which is vehicle off-line-parking lot-shipping center, has been changed to a two-point operation mode of vehicle off-line-automated storage and shipping warehouse, so that the intelligent automated warehouse for commercial vehicles can both store and ship.

[0006] The present invention is implemented using the following technical solutions: An integrated facility for handling, storing, and shipping automobiles is proposed, comprising an automated warehouse main body, a lifting mechanism, and warehouse AGVs (hereinafter referred to as W-AGVs). The automated warehouse main body is divided into multiple units, each with a lifting mechanism on its front. W-AGVs operate within the automated warehouse main body and the lifting mechanism. Each unit of the automated warehouse main body consists of a bottom-level automobile shipping layer and multiple automobile storage layers above it. The automobile shipping layer comprises a double-layered preparation area, a double-layered shipping platform, and parking spaces for car carrier trucks. The front of the vehicle preparation area connects to the lifting mechanism, and the back connects to the shipping platform; The upper and lower levels of the shipping platform are connected to the upper and lower levels of the vehicle preparation area, respectively; parking spaces for car carrier trucks are set up on the outer side of the shipping platform, so that the upper and lower levels of the shipping platform are connected to the rear of the upper and lower cargo layers of the car carrier trucks, respectively.

[0007] A method for operating an integrated facility for handling, storing, and shipping finished vehicles is proposed and applied to the aforementioned integrated facility. The method includes off-line warehousing operations, vehicle preparation operations, and shipping operations. The off-line warehousing operations include: 1. The U-AGV (underground AGV) transport vehicle drives in the opposite direction into the car assembly workshop of the automobile OEM according to the dispatching instructions, dives under the car chassis, picks up the car, changes direction and drives to the end of the conveyor line, crawls into the unmanned car carrier and puts down the car, and then the U-AGV transport vehicle exits the unmanned car carrier. 2. The U-AGV transport vehicle continues to drive in the opposite direction into the conveyor line to transport the next car. The driverless car carrier lifts the car and drives it toward the target warehouse interaction platform of the integrated facility. 3. After the unmanned car carrier is placed on the target inbound interaction platform and exits, the lifting platform of the inbound interaction platform is lowered; the empty W-AGV waiting on the left / right side of the lifting mechanism enters the inbound interaction platform, dives under the car chassis, and lifts the car. 4. After being loaded with a vehicle, the heavy-duty W-AGV drives into the car of the lifting mechanism, which then transports the heavy-duty W-AGV to the target vehicle storage layer. 5. The heavy-duty W-AGV drives out from the inner door of the lifting mechanism car, enters the target car storage layer along the longitudinal passage of the warehouse, stops when it reaches the target storage transverse passage, changes direction and moves along the storage transverse passage to the target parking space to place the car; 6. After being placed in the warehouse, the empty W-AGV travels through the horizontal storage channel and the longitudinal channel of the warehouse to the buffer area next to the lifting mechanism to wait for the lifting mechanism. 7. During steps 5 and 6, the lifting mechanism descends empty to the first-floor entrance of the integrated facility. Another vehicle enters the lifting mechanism's car with the W-AGV and is transported to the target vehicle storage layer. The heavily loaded W-AGV drives out of the lifting mechanism's car and drives along the longitudinal passage of the warehouse and the transverse passage of the target storage to the target parking space. 8. Empty W-AGVs waiting in the buffer area are transferred from the storage transverse passage to the warehouse longitudinal passage and then into the elevator car. They are then transported by the elevator to the first floor entrance of the integrated facility. Empty W-AGVs are driven out through the side door of the elevator car and drive along the No. 1 transverse standby passage and through the warehouse interaction platform to the No. 1 or No. 3 longitudinal standby passage to wait for continued operation. Thus, on the left / right side of the first-floor entrance of the integrated lifting mechanism and car facility, empty / heavy W-AGVs alternately enter and exit the lifting mechanism until the entry operation is completed; Vehicle preparation work includes: 1. The lifting mechanism transports an empty W-AGV from the upper or lower level of the preparation area to the target car storage layer. The empty W-AGV drives along the longitudinal aisle of the warehouse into the target car storage layer and stops at the target storage transverse aisle. It then reverses direction and moves along the storage transverse aisle into the target storage space to carry the car. The W-AGV carrying the car moves from the storage transverse aisle into the longitudinal aisle of the warehouse and reverses direction to the door of the lifting mechanism. It then moves into one of the buffer areas on both sides of the lifting mechanism to wait for the lifting mechanism. 2. During step 1, the lifting mechanism descends to the upper or lower level of the standby area, and another empty W-AGV drives into the car of the lifting mechanism. The lifting mechanism transports the empty W-AGV to the target car storage layer. The empty W-AGV drives out of the inner door of the car of the lifting mechanism and drives into the target car storage layer along the longitudinal passage of the warehouse until it stops at the target storage transverse passage. It then reverses direction and moves into the target storage space along the storage transverse passage to carry the car. 3. The heavy-duty W-AGV waiting in the buffer parking space on the side of the lifting mechanism is moved from the storage transverse passage into the warehouse longitudinal passage and then reversed to drive into the car of the lifting mechanism, and is transported by the lifting mechanism to the upper or lower level of the standby area. 4. On the upper or lower level of the standby area, the heavy-duty W-AGV drives out from the inner door of the lifting mechanism and moves along the No. 2 longitudinal standby channel to the No. n transverse standby channel. Then it changes direction and moves along the No. n transverse standby channel into the longitudinal standby position and stops. At this time, the lifting platform of the longitudinal standby position is raised, the W-AGV lifting beam is lowered, and the four wheels of the vehicle are placed on the lifting platform of the longitudinal standby position. At this time, the unloaded W-AGV moves along the No. n transverse standby channel into the No. 1 or No. 3 longitudinal standby channel to wait for the next loading operation. The lifting platform of the vehicle dispatching platform of the No. 1 or No. 2 longitudinal standby position is lowered to prepare for the driver to pick up the vehicle. 5. During step 4, when the heavy-duty W-AGV drives out of the lifting mechanism from the inner door of the car, the empty W-AGV waiting at the right / left door of the lifting mechanism drives into the car of the lifting mechanism and is transported by the lifting mechanism to the target car storage layer to retrieve the car. 6. During step 5, the heavy-load W-AGV waiting in the buffer areas on both sides of the lifting mechanism of the target car storage layer moves from the storage transverse channel into the warehouse longitudinal channel and then reverses direction to drive into the car of the lifting mechanism. The lifting mechanism transports the heavy-load W-AGV to the upper or lower level of the standby area. The heavy-load W-AGV drives out from the inner door of the car of the lifting mechanism and drives into the (n-1) transverse standby channel along the No. 2 longitudinal standby channel of the standby area. Then it reverses direction and drives into the No. 2 fixed longitudinal standby position along the (n-1) transverse standby channel. The lifting beam of the heavy-load W-AGV is lowered. After the four wheels of the commercial vehicle are on the No. 2 fixed longitudinal standby position, the empty W-AGV moves into the No. 1 or No. 3 longitudinal standby channel and then drives into the No. 1 transverse standby channel along the No. 1 or No. 3 longitudinal standby channel to wait for the lifting mechanism to carry out the next handling operation. 7. Repeat steps 1-6 until all vehicles are ready in the longitudinal parking spaces 1, 2, 3, 4, ... n in the upper and lower parking areas. Shipping operations include; 1. The car carrier truck driver reverses the car carrier truck into the target parking space according to the instructions. The upper and lower cargo layers of the car carrier truck are connected to the upper and lower layers of the dispatching platform respectively. The driver goes to the vehicle dispatching interaction platform of the upper or lower vehicle standby area, namely the No. 1 vertical lifting standby position, to retrieve the vehicle. After the driver drives the vehicle from the No. 1 vertical lifting standby position to the car carrier truck cargo layer, the lifting platform of the No. 1 vertical lifting standby position is raised to prepare to receive the vehicle. 2. During step 1, the empty W-AGV waiting in the longitudinal standby lane 1 or 3 drives along the longitudinal standby lane 1 or 3 to the transverse standby lane (n-1), then changes direction and moves along the transverse standby lane (n-1) into the fixed longitudinal standby position 2. The W-AGV lifting beam lifts the vehicle and moves along the transverse standby lane (n-1) back to the longitudinal standby lane 1 or 3. Then it changes direction and drives to the transverse standby lane n, then changes direction again and moves along the transverse standby lane n into the lifting longitudinal standby position 1 of the vehicle delivery interaction platform. The lifting beam of the heavy-load W-AGV falls down, and the four wheels of the vehicle land on the lifting longitudinal standby position 1. The empty W-AGV moves along the transverse standby lane n into the longitudinal standby lane 1 or 3. The lifting platform of the lifting standby position 1 falls down to prepare for the driver to pick up the vehicle. 3. During step 2, the driver has completed the loading and securing of the first vehicle. After returning to the No. 1 vertical standby position of the commercial vehicle shipping interaction platform to retrieve the vehicle again and driving away from the No. 1 vertical standby position, the lifting platform of the No. 1 vertical standby position is raised to prepare for receiving the vehicle. 4. During step 3, the empty W-AGV waiting in longitudinal standby lane 1 or 3 moves from longitudinal standby lane 1 or 3 to transverse standby lane (n-2), then reverses direction and moves along transverse standby lane (n-2) into fixed longitudinal standby position 3. The empty W-AGV lifts the vehicle with its lifting beam and then moves back along transverse standby lane (n-2) to longitudinal standby lane 1 or 3. It then reverses direction and moves along longitudinal standby lane 1 or 3 to transverse standby lane n. After moving along transverse standby lane n into longitudinal standby position 1 of the vehicle delivery interaction platform, the heavy-load W-AGV lowers its lifting beam to place the four wheels of the vehicle onto longitudinal standby position 1. The empty W-AGV then moves back along transverse standby lane n to longitudinal standby lane 1 or 3. The lifting platform of longitudinal standby position 1 lowers to prepare for the driver to retrieve the vehicle. 5. Repeat steps 1-4 above until the loading operation is completed; In the loading operation, for situations where it is necessary to back the car into the cargo layer of the car carrier truck, the heavy-duty W-AGV rotates 180 degrees on the car delivery interaction platform and then places the car on the lifting platform of the No. 1 longitudinal standby position. Then, the empty W-AGV drives away from the No. 1 longitudinal standby position, the lifting platform of the No. 1 longitudinal standby position is lowered, and the driver backs the car into the cargo layer of the car carrier truck.

[0008] Compared with the prior art, the technical advantages of the present invention are as follows: In the integrated facility and operation method for handling, storing and shipping commercial vehicles proposed in the present invention, the lower level of the intelligent commercial vehicle automated warehouse is transformed into a commercial vehicle shipping level. The commercial vehicle shipping level includes a vehicle preparation area, a shipping platform and a car carrier truck parking area. Before shipping the commercial vehicles, the W-AGV transports the commercial vehicles to be shipped from the upper car storage level to the preparation position in the preparation area through a lifting mechanism. Then, the car carrier truck driver drives the commercial vehicles from the preparation position in the preparation area to the loading level of the car carrier truck via the shipping platform, thus realizing an integrated architecture of storage and shipping. Furthermore, by combining driverless car carriers to transport vehicles from the assembly line of the automobile OEM to an integrated facility, the current multi-step manual operation required for vehicles to enter the warehouse is eliminated. This realizes an integrated operation architecture that combines handling, storage, and shipping. The traditional three-point operation mode of vehicles from the assembly line to the warehouse to the shipping center is changed to a two-point operation mode of vehicles from the assembly line to the storage and shipping automated warehouse, which improves operational efficiency and significantly reduces manpower input.

[0009] In some embodiments of the present invention, the lifting mechanism is a three-door structure with doors opening on both sides and the inner side; around a three-door lifting mechanism, three longitudinal standby lanes, five or more transverse standby lanes, and two rows of longitudinal standby positions are arranged in each standby area; wherein, the second longitudinal standby lane connects to the inner door of the lifting mechanism, serving as the W-AGV operating lane; the first transverse standby lane connects to the doors on both sides of the lifting mechanism and is perpendicularly connected to the first and third longitudinal standby lanes; the first and third longitudinal standby lanes intersect perpendicularly with the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, ..., n transverse W-AGV lanes, respectively, forming a W-AGV longitudinal and transverse circulating operating lane; in the standby... Between the No. 1 and No. 2 longitudinal vehicle preparation lanes on the upper and lower levels of the vehicle area, and between the No. 2 and No. 3 longitudinal vehicle preparation lanes, there is a row of four or more longitudinal vehicle preparation spaces. The longitudinal vehicle preparation spaces are located in the No. 2, No. 3, No. 4, No. 5, ..., n transverse vehicle preparation lanes. Among them, the No. 1 longitudinal vehicle preparation space between the No. 1 and No. 2 longitudinal vehicle preparation lanes and connected to the No. 1 shipping platform is the No. 1 longitudinal vehicle preparation space. The No. 2 longitudinal vehicle preparation space between the No. 2 and No. 3 longitudinal vehicle preparation lanes and connected to the No. 2 shipping platform is the No. 1 longitudinal vehicle preparation space. The No. 1 vehicle preparation space in each row of longitudinal vehicle preparation spaces connected to the shipping platform is set up as a commercial vehicle shipping interaction platform, which is also a lifting vehicle preparation space. It is equipped with a lifting platform. The other vehicle preparation spaces are fixed vehicle preparation spaces.

[0010] In some embodiments of the present invention, the intersection of the No. 1 and No. 3 longitudinal vehicle preparation channels and the No. 1 transverse vehicle preparation channel on the lower layer of the vehicle preparation area is the W-AGV entry waiting area. The No. 1 transverse vehicle preparation channel is set up as a vehicle entry interaction platform on both sides of the lifting mechanism, and a lifting platform is provided on the vehicle entry interaction platform.

[0011] In some embodiments of the present invention, the longitudinal standby channels No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3 on the upper and lower levels of the standby area intersect perpendicularly with the transverse standby channels No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, No. 4, ..., No. n, forming a longitudinal and transverse cyclical running route for the W-AGV between the standby area and the lifting mechanism.

[0012] In some embodiments of the present invention, a vision / laser inspection system is installed at the vehicle entry interaction platform between the No. 1 transverse vehicle preparation channel and the lifting mechanism, which is used as an inspection area for the transfer of vehicle appearance quality confirmation between the production department and logistics department of the automobile OEM.

[0013] In some embodiments of the present invention, the upper and lower platforms of the shipping platform are equipped with vertical adjustment mechanisms for adjusting the platform tilt angle, so that the shipping platform can connect the vehicle preparation area and the car carrier truck cargo layer without misalignment.

[0014] In some embodiments of the present invention, a dispatch control room is configured between the car carrier truck parking spaces to meet the needs of car carrier truck drivers and automobile OEM staff for handing over the quality confirmation of finished vehicles.

[0015] In some embodiments of the present invention, a maintenance passage is provided on the back of the main body of the automated warehouse, which contains pedestrian stairs and / or elevators, as well as various functional spaces such as energy storage space, intelligent control room, emergency equipment, and visitor platform.

[0016] Other features and advantages of the present invention will become clearer after reading the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Attached Figure Description

[0017] The accompanying drawings, as part of this invention, are provided to further illustrate the invention. The illustrative embodiments and descriptions are used to explain the invention but do not constitute an undue limitation thereof. Clearly, the drawings described below are merely some embodiments; those skilled in the art can obtain other drawings based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0018] Figure 1 This is a rear-view three-dimensional structural diagram of the integrated handling, storage, and shipping facility for commercial vehicles proposed in this invention; Figure 2 This is a frontal three-dimensional structural diagram of the integrated handling, storage, and shipping facility for commercial vehicles proposed in this invention. Figure 3 This is a partial rear view of the integrated handling, storage, and shipping facility for commercial vehicles proposed in this invention. Figure 4 This is a rear-view partial structural diagram of the integrated vehicle handling, storage, and shipping facility proposed in this invention (the driverless car carrier is in the interactive state of the vehicle warehousing platform). Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the vehicle storage layer structure of the integrated vehicle handling, storage, and shipping facility proposed in this invention. Figure 6 This is a top view of the vehicle dispatch layer of the integrated vehicle handling, storage and dispatch facility proposed in this invention. Figure 7 This is a partial front view of the integrated handling, storage and shipping facility for commercial vehicles proposed in this invention. Figure 8 This is a partial side view of the integrated handling, storage and shipping facility for commercial vehicles proposed in this invention (shipping state). Figure 9 This is a partial side view of the integrated vehicle handling, storage and shipping facility proposed in this invention (the second to last vehicle on the lower level of the preparation area rotates on the vehicle shipping interactive platform during the shipping process). Attached reference numerals: 1. Main body of the automated warehouse; 11. Car storage layer; 111. Warehouse longitudinal aisle; 112. Storage transverse aisle; 12. Car dispatch layer; 2. Lifting mechanism; 21. Car; 22. Lifting shaft; 3. W-AGV; 4. Vehicle preparation area; 41. Longitudinal vehicle preparation aisle; 42. Transverse vehicle preparation aisle; 43. Longitudinal vehicle preparation space; 5. Dispatch platform; 6. Car transport truck parking space; 7. Lifting platform; 81. Car inbound interaction platform; 82. Car dispatch interaction platform; 9. Dispatch control room; 10. Maintenance aisle.

[0019] It should be noted that these accompanying drawings and textual descriptions are not intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way, but rather to illustrate the concept of the invention to those skilled in the art by referring to specific embodiments. Detailed Implementation

[0020] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The following embodiments are used to illustrate the present invention, but are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

[0021] In the description of this invention, it should be noted that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "inner", "outer", etc., indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings. They are only for the convenience of describing this invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be construed as limiting this invention.

[0022] In the description of this invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "installation," "connection," and "linking" should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; they can refer to a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; they can refer to a direct connection or a connection indirectly through an intermediate medium. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this invention based on the specific circumstances.

[0023] In this embodiment of the invention, for passenger car OEMs, the applicant modifies the previously applied intelligent automated warehouse for finished vehicles (CN120486803A) by designing the lowest level of the automated warehouse as a vehicle shipping platform, integrating storage and vehicle preparation for shipping, adapting to the high-speed operation requirements of the assembly line of the automobile OEM, significantly improving the overall operation efficiency from production line to shipment and reducing operating costs.

[0024] Combination Figures 1 to 9As shown, the integrated vehicle handling, storage, and shipping facility provided in this embodiment consists of a main automated warehouse 1, a lifting mechanism 2, and a W-AGV 3. The main automated warehouse 1 comprises a bottom vehicle shipping layer 12 and multiple layers of vehicle storage layers 11 above it. The vehicle shipping layer 12 consists of a double-layered preparation area 4, a double-layered shipping platform 5, and car carrier truck parking spaces 6. The front of the preparation area 4 is connected to the lifting mechanism 2, and its back is connected to the shipping platform 5. The upper and lower layers of the shipping platform 5 are connected to the upper and lower layers of the preparation area 4, respectively. Car carrier truck parking spaces 6 are provided on the outer side of the shipping platform 5, ensuring that the upper and lower layers of the shipping platform 5 are connected to the rear of the upper and lower cargo layers of the car carrier trucks, respectively.

[0025] The lifting mechanism 2 consists of a lifting shaft 22 and a car 21, located on the front of the main body 1 of the automated warehouse. The lifting shaft 22 connects to each level of the bottom-level vehicle preparation area 4 and each level of the car storage layer 11 in a layered structure. The lifting mechanism 2 is a three-door structure with doors on both sides and the inside. Around the three-door lifting mechanism 2, three longitudinal vehicle preparation channels 41 and five or more transverse vehicle preparation channels 42 are arranged in each level of the vehicle preparation area 4. Among them, the second longitudinal vehicle preparation channel 41 connects to the inner door of the lifting mechanism 2; the first transverse vehicle preparation channel 42 connects to the doors on both sides of the lifting mechanism 2 and is perpendicular to the first and third longitudinal vehicle preparation channels 41; the first and third longitudinal vehicle preparation channels 41 and the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, ..., nth transverse vehicle preparation channels 42 intersect perpendicularly, forming the longitudinal and transverse circulation channels for the W-AGV3 to travel during vehicle preparation. A longitudinal standby vehicle position 43 consisting of four or more standby vehicle positions is arranged between longitudinal standby vehicle position 41 and between longitudinal standby vehicle position 41 and 2. The longitudinal standby vehicle position 43 is located in transverse standby vehicle position 42 of 2, 3, 4, 5, ..., n. The inner side of the dispatching platform 5 is connected to the corresponding longitudinal standby vehicle position 43. Among them, the longitudinal standby vehicle position 43 between longitudinal standby vehicle position 1 and 2 is designated as longitudinal standby vehicle position 1, and the longitudinal standby vehicle position 43 between longitudinal standby vehicle position 2 and 3 is designated as longitudinal standby vehicle position 2. The dispatching platform 5 connected to longitudinal standby vehicle position 1 is dispatching platform 1, and the dispatching platform 5 connected to longitudinal standby vehicle position 2 is dispatching platform 2. The No. 1 standby vehicle, which is connected to the shipping platform 5 and the longitudinal standby vehicle 43, is set as the commercial vehicle shipping interaction platform 82, on which the lifting platform 7 is installed. Therefore, the No. 1 standby vehicle is also a lifting standby vehicle. Apart from the No. 1 standby vehicle, the other standby vehicle positions are fixed standby vehicle positions.

[0026] The intersection of the No. 1 and No. 3 longitudinal vehicle preparation channels 41 and the No. 1 transverse vehicle preparation channel 42 on the lower level of the vehicle preparation area is the W-AGV entry waiting area. The No. 1 transverse vehicle preparation channel 42 is located on both sides of the lifting mechanism 2 and is set as the vehicle entry interaction platform 81, on which the lifting platform 7 is installed.

[0027] The W-AGV3 is integrated into the entire facility, transferring vehicles between the vehicle storage layer 11, the lifting mechanism 2, and the standby area 4. The W-AGV3 has a rectangular body with two steering wheels and two steer wheels arranged in a cross pattern on the chassis. Lifting mechanisms are installed on both sides of the top surface along the length of the vehicle body. The standby area 4, the bottom of the car 21 of the lifting mechanism 2, the vehicle entry interaction platform 81, the vehicle dispatch interaction platform 82, and each vehicle storage layer 11 are all equipped with channels for the W-AGV3 to move longitudinally and laterally. Furthermore, when the car 21 docks with the vehicle storage layer 11, its bottom longitudinal channel docks with the warehouse longitudinal channel 111 of the vehicle storage layer 11; when the car 21 docks with the upper or lower level of the standby area 4, its bottom longitudinal channel docks with the longitudinal standby channel 41 of the standby area 4, and its bottom transverse standby channel docks with the transverse standby channel 42 of the entry interaction platform 81.

[0028] The W-AGV3 enters the vehicle chassis from the side, between the front and rear wheels. The lifting mechanism lifts the vehicle from under the chassis by lifting the two longitudinal beams, thus lifting the vehicle off the ground. The W-AGV3 carries the vehicle and transfers it between the vehicle storage layer 11, the lifting mechanism 2, and the preparation area 4.

[0029] Visual or laser sensors are installed around and above the vehicle entry interaction platform 81 on both sides of the lifting mechanism 2 to take pictures, scan and compare the vehicles entering the warehouse, which also serves as an inspection area. Vehicles that pass the inspection enter the lifting mechanism 2, while vehicles that fail the inspection wait for manual confirmation on the vehicle entry interaction platform 81.

[0030] The roof of the main body 1 of the automated warehouse is covered with photovoltaic panels to generate electricity. At the same time, a large energy storage device is set up between the two unit shipping platforms 5. The surplus electricity generated by the photovoltaic power generation is stored in it. At night, during off-peak electricity prices, the electricity is stored from the grid, thus achieving 100% green electricity for the entire automated warehouse and driverless car carrier. The surplus green electricity can be used for production by the main engine manufacturer.

[0031] The following detailed description of the operation process of the integrated vehicle handling, storage and dispatch facility of the present invention, based on the unmanned roll-on / roll-off straddle carrier and intelligent automated warehouse for commercial vehicles disclosed in the applicant's prior patents, will be provided.

[0032] For details regarding the specific cross-train mother-daughter vehicle configuration, please refer to the prior art application of this invention (CN118560644A). In this embodiment, taking three conveyor lines as an example, the mother-daughter vehicle configuration involves deploying three U-AGVs (daughter vehicles) and nine driverless car carriers (mother vehicles) according to the production line cycle time and conveyor line layout. These vehicles are responsible for transporting finished vehicles on the conveyor lines and between the final assembly workshop and the integrated facility. Each conveyor line is configured with one daughter vehicle and three mother vehicles. The daughter vehicle is a U-AGV with an extremely low body height, sufficient to penetrate under the chassis of the finished vehicle from the front. Then, lifting arms extend from both sides of the U-AGV to hold the four wheels of the finished vehicle. By lifting the lifting arms, the four wheels of the finished vehicle are lifted off the ground, thus enabling short-distance transport of the finished vehicle. The mother vehicle is a driverless car carrier with a larger body length and width, sufficient to straddle the finished vehicle. Lifting arms extend from both sides of the mother vehicle to hold the four wheels of the finished vehicle. By lifting the lifting arms, the four wheels of the finished vehicle are lifted off the ground, thus enabling short-distance transport of the finished vehicle. During operation, the subsidiary trolley enters the conveyor line from the end in the reverse direction, submerges under the chassis of the finished vehicle to lift it up, then drives forward to the end of the conveyor line and leaves, directly entering the mother car body parked 6 meters away from the conveyor line. The subsidiary trolley then lowers the finished vehicle into the mother car body and exits. The mother car, lifting the finished vehicle, drives towards the integrated facility 500 meters away. Following instructions, the mother car, carrying the finished vehicle, enters the target finished vehicle entry interaction platform 81 of the integrated facility. After lowering the finished vehicle onto the platform 81, the mother car exits and returns to the target conveyor line receiving point in the final assembly workshop. The round trip from the final assembly workshop to the integrated facility takes 7 minutes (including the time for lifting and lowering the finished vehicle).

[0033] For details regarding the intelligent automated storage and retrieval system (AS / RS) for automobiles, please refer to the prior art application of this invention (CN120486803A). In this embodiment, the intelligent zero-carbon storage and shipping AS / RS occupies 15,000 square meters (including the area for turning around car carrier trucks), and is constructed as a 14-story integrated intelligent zero-carbon AS / RS with 10 units (each unit consisting of a lifting mechanism). Specifically, floors 1 and 2 are the vehicle shipping floors 12, and floors 3 to 14 are the vehicle storage floors 11. Each unit's car storage layer 11 has 9 longitudinal parking spaces and 7 transverse parking spaces. The 4th longitudinal parking space is designed as the W-AGV warehouse longitudinal aisle 111 (not for parking). That is, the number of cars stored in each unit's car storage layer 11 is arranged on the left and right sides of the warehouse longitudinal aisle 111, with 3 rows of commercial vehicle parking spaces on each side, each row can hold 9 commercial vehicles. Each row of transverse aisle 112 has 3 parking spaces on the left and 3 parking spaces on the right, so there are 54 (9*6) parking spaces per floor. The parking spaces on both sides of the W-AGV3 warehouse longitudinal aisle 111 near the lifting mechanism 2 are designed as buffer parking spaces, totaling 2 buffer parking spaces. The 2 parking spaces in the center of the back of the integrated facility are designed as a maintenance passage 10 that runs from the first floor to the top floor. It is equipped with a pedestrian staircase and / or elevator, as well as various functional spaces such as energy storage space, intelligent control room, emergency equipment, and visitor platform.

[0034] In this embodiment, each floor of the two units is divided into one fire compartment, each fire compartment stores 100 vehicles, the two units store 1200 vehicles, and the 10 units and 60 fire compartments store a total of 6000 vehicles; the first floor is a double-height floor, equipped with a double-layer vehicle preparation area 4, a double-layer shipping platform 5 and a car carrier truck parking space 6, with a height of 6.3 meters.

[0035] One unit has a double-layered standby area 4 equipped with a lifting mechanism 2, then each layer has two longitudinal standby positions 43; each standby position has 4 vehicles, each layer has 8 vehicles, and the double layer has 16 vehicles; 10 units have 80 double-layered standby positions, with 160 vehicles.

[0036] One unit has two double-decker shipping platforms and two car carrier truck parking spaces. Ten units have 20 car carrier truck parking spaces.

[0037] One W-AGV3 is installed on each side of the lifting mechanism, on the upper and lower levels of the preparation area 4. One unit is equipped with four W-AGV3s, and ten units are equipped with forty W-AGV3s for warehousing and preparation for shipment. The number of W-AGVs can be increased or decreased according to the operational efficiency requirements.

[0038] The shipping platform 5 is designed as a double-layer platform. One end of the shipping platform 5 is connected to the longitudinal standby position 43 of the standby area 4, and the other end is connected to the double-layer cargo truck platform of the car carrier truck. The lower shipping platform 5 is connected to the lower cargo truck platform of the car carrier truck, and the upper shipping platform 5 is connected to the upper cargo truck platform of the car carrier truck.

[0039] Based on the above architecture, the process from production line completion to shipment of a finished vehicle involves the following steps: 1. Operation of rolling off the production line and entering the warehouse.

[0040] Assume a car manufacturer has three conveyor lines simultaneously producing vehicles, with each line producing one vehicle every three minutes, meaning the manufacturer produces one vehicle per minute. The workshop is 500 meters from an integrated intelligent facility. The integrated intelligent facility consists of 10 units, a 14-story steel structure building. Each unit has one lifting mechanism 2, and each lifting mechanism 2 has a vehicle entry interaction platform 81 on both sides of the ground, totaling 10 lifting mechanisms and 20 vehicle entry interaction platforms 81. Based on the production cycle and the resource allocation of the integrated facility, 9 driverless car carriers (mother cars) and 3 U-AGV transport vehicles (daughter cars) are deployed.

[0041] Three U-AGVs are lined up at the end of the conveyor line in the final assembly workshop. Each U-AGV is responsible for one conveyor line. At the end of each of the three conveyor lines, three driverless car carriers enter the work area, and six driverless car carriers wait in the waiting area for operation.

[0042] Three U-AGV transport vehicles sequentially drive into the conveyor line in reverse direction according to the dispatch instructions. They then dive under the chassis of the finished cars on the conveyor line, pick up the finished cars, change direction and drive to the end of the conveyor line, directly crawl into the driverless car carrier to put down the finished cars, and then exit the driverless car carrier and drive into the finished car conveyor line in reverse direction. The driverless car carrier picks up the finished cars and drives towards the intelligent integrated facility, while the second driverless car carrier drives into the finished car operation area to wait.

[0043] An unmanned car carrier, carrying a new car, drives from the final assembly workshop to the intelligent integrated vehicle entry and exchange platform 81. Upon arrival at the platform, the car is placed on it, and the car exits. Visual / laser sensors deployed around the platform begin inspecting the target car; generally, over 99% pass the inspection. Unqualified cars remain on the exchange platform 81 awaiting personnel confirmation. After the unmanned car carrier exits the platform, its lifting platform 7 lowers. A W-AGV3, waiting in the No. 1 transverse waiting passage 42 at the side door of the lifting mechanism 2, enters the platform, lifts the car, and drives it into the car body 21 of the lifting mechanism 2. The lifting platform 7 then rises again to await the next unmanned car carrier.

[0044] After the lifting mechanism 2 lifts the W-AGV3 carrying the car to the target car storage layer 11, the W-AGV3 drives out of the car 21 of the lifting mechanism 2 according to the dispatching instructions and drives along the longitudinal passage 111 of the warehouse to the target storage transverse passage 112 and stops. The steering wheel of the W-AGV3 changes direction by 90 degrees and then enters the target storage space. The W-AGV3 slowly retracts the lifting beam, and the four wheels of the car land on the steps of the storage space. The W-AGV3 returns along the original route and runs to the buffer area next to the lifting mechanism 2 to wait for the lifting mechanism 2.

[0045] A new vehicle, along with the W-AGV3, is transported by the lifting mechanism 2 to the target vehicle storage layer 11. It exits the car 21 of the lifting mechanism 2 and drives along the longitudinal passage 111 of the warehouse and the transverse passage 112 of the target storage to the target storage space. Then, the empty W-AGV3 waiting in the buffer area enters the car 21 of the lifting mechanism 2 and is transported by the lifting mechanism 2 to the entrance of the first floor of the integrated facility. The empty W-AGV3 exits through the side door of the car 21 of the lifting mechanism 2, drives along the No. 1 transverse standby passage 42 and through the vehicle entry interaction platform 81 to the No. 1 or No. 3 longitudinal standby passage 41 to wait for continued operation.

[0046] The process of a vehicle being taken off the production line and put into storage can be repeated. During the process, a computer program is used to coordinate the meeting of the child vehicle and the mother vehicle, and to direct the mother vehicle to a specific unit and storage interaction platform of the integrated facility, the lifting mechanism to a certain floor, the W-AGV to a certain storage space, etc. Those skilled in the art can set it according to actual conditions, which will not be described in detail in this embodiment.

[0047] 2. Vehicle preparation work.

[0048] The intelligent integrated facility of the automotive OEM has 10 units and 12 layers of vehicle storage (11). Each unit is divided into a double-layered preparation area (4), two double-layered shipping platforms (5), and two car carrier truck parking spaces (6). This means that the 10 units have 20 car carrier truck parking spaces (6) that can simultaneously ship vehicles. In other words, an OEM produces no more than 24 different vehicle models, so the 20 shipping platforms (5) can accommodate the 20 car carrier truck parking spaces (6) for random vehicle loading. This greatly benefits the efficient arrangement of car carrier truck parking spaces. Typically, for ease of shipping, the number of vehicle models and the number of vehicles stored in each unit are basically the same; and the number and types of vehicles stored in each layer of each unit are also basically the same.

[0049] When preparing vehicles, according to the shipping plan, staff only need to input relevant information such as the model and quantity of the vehicles to be shipped into the computer. The computing center immediately generates the vehicle preparation information for the target unit and the target shipping point. The target empty W-AGV, the target lifting mechanism, and the target shipping interaction platform simultaneously receive the operation instructions and run in sequence.

[0050] The characteristics of automobile OEM shipping operations are proactive delivery, and car carrier trucks are all vehicles from social contract units, which are highly planned and time-sensitive. Therefore, 10 minutes before the car carrier truck arrives at the parking space, the 8 cars to be shipped need to be ready (theoretically 24 minutes). After the car carrier truck is parked, the upper cargo platform of the car carrier truck connects with the upper shipping platform 5, and the lower cargo platform of the car carrier truck connects with the lower shipping platform 5. The truck driver completes loading and drives away within 20 minutes.

[0051] Suppose that after a car carrier truck completes the pickup procedures upon entering the factory, its specific loading and parking space is determined to be car carrier truck parking space 6 in Unit 3, No. 2. The cars to be shipped are stored separately on the 8th floor (car storage floor 11, the same below) of Unit 3, 3 cars and on the 11th floor, 5 cars. An empty W-AGV3 parked on the side (left or right) entrance of the lifting mechanism 2 on the lower level of the preparation area 4 in Unit 3 drives into the car 21 of the lifting mechanism 2 through the side door. The lifting mechanism 2 raises the empty W-AGV3 to the 11th floor. The empty W-AGV3 drives out through the inner door of the lifting mechanism 2, drives along the longitudinal aisle 111 of the warehouse to the 5th row of storage transverse aisle 112 and stops. It then changes direction and moves along the storage transverse aisle 112 into the 1st row for vehicle retrieval.

[0052] Next, the lifting mechanism 2 descends to the lower-level standby area 4, and the empty W-AGV3 on the other side enters the car 21 of the lifting mechanism 2 through the other door of the lifting mechanism 2. The lifting mechanism 2 raises the empty W-AGV3 to the 11th floor, and the empty W-AGV3 drives into the 5th row, 2nd column of the storage vehicle on the 11th floor to retrieve the vehicle. At this time, the first heavy-duty W-AGV3 is in the buffer position of the 1st row, 1st column on the 11th floor. After the empty W-AGV3 in the lifting mechanism 2 drives out of the lifting mechanism 2, the heavy-duty W-AGV3 then turns from the storage horizontal passage 112 into the warehouse vertical passage 111 and then into the lifting mechanism 2.

[0053] The heavy-duty W-AGV3 descends to the upper level of the standby area 4 via the lifting mechanism 2. The heavy-duty W-AGV3 exits from the inner opening of the lifting mechanism 2 and moves along the No. 2 longitudinal standby passage 41 to the No. 5 transverse standby passage 42. Then, it changes direction and moves along the No. 5 transverse standby passage 42 into 2-2-1 (standby position 1 of the No. 2 longitudinal standby position on the second floor). The empty W-AGV3 parked on the side of the lifting mechanism 2 on the upper level of the standby area 4 enters the lifting mechanism 2. The lifting mechanism 2 then raises the empty W-AGV3 to the 11th floor. The empty W-AGV3 exits the lifting mechanism 2 and enters the 5th row, 3rd column of the storage vehicle on the 11th floor to retrieve the vehicle. At this time, the second heavy-duty W-AGV3 is in the buffer position of the 1st row, -1st column on the 11th floor. After the empty W-AGV3 in the lifting mechanism 2 exits the lifting mechanism 2, the heavy-duty W-AGV3 then moves from the storage transverse passage 112 into the warehouse longitudinal passage 111 and then back into the lifting mechanism 2. And so it goes.

[0054] After the first heavy-duty W-AGV3 enters standby bay 2-2-1, which also serves as the vehicle delivery interaction platform 82, it is equipped with a lifting platform 7 (therefore, a lifting standby bay). After the lifting platform 7 rises 250mm, the lifting beam of the heavy-duty W-AGV3 descends 250mm, completing the vehicle exchange between the W-AGV3 and the lifting platform 7. Then, the unloaded W-AGV3 moves along the 5th transverse standby lane 42 to the 3rd longitudinal standby lane 41, leaving the standby position and waiting in the 3rd longitudinal standby lane 41 to prepare for its next entry into the lifting mechanism 2 for continued operation. The above operation is repeated, with the second vehicle entering standby bay 2-2-2 (standby bay 2 of the 2nd longitudinal standby bay on the 2nd floor), the third vehicle entering standby bay 2-2-3, and the fourth vehicle entering standby bay 2-2-4.

[0055] 3. Shipment vehicle operation.

[0056] The car carrier truck driver reverses the car carrier truck into the target car carrier truck parking space 6 according to instructions. After the upper and lower cargo levels of the car carrier truck are connected to the upper and lower shipping platforms 5 respectively, the driver goes to the No. 1 standby space of the No. 2 longitudinal standby space 43 in the upper or lower standby area 4 to retrieve the vehicle. After the driver drives the car in standby space 1 onto the car carrier truck cargo level, the lifting platform 7 of standby space 1 is raised to prepare for receiving the vehicle; the empty W-AGV3 drives along the No. 3 longitudinal standby lane 41 to the No. 4 transverse standby lane 42. Then, the W-AGV3 moves along the No. 4 transverse backup passage 42 into the No. 2 fixed backup position. The W-AGV3 lifting beam lifts the vehicle and it moves back along the No. 4 transverse backup passage 42 to the No. 3 longitudinal backup passage 41. Then, it moves to the No. 5 transverse backup passage 42 and then back into the No. 1 backup position. The heavy-duty W-AGV3 lifting beam lowers, and the four wheels of the vehicle land on the No. 1 backup position. The W-AGV3 then moves along the No. 5 transverse backup passage 42 into the No. 3 longitudinal backup passage 41. The lifting platform 7 of the standby parking space is lowered, awaiting the driver to retrieve the vehicle; during this time, the driver has completed the loading and securing of the first vehicle, returns to standby parking space 1 to retrieve the vehicle, and drives away from standby parking space 1. Then, the lifting platform 7 of standby parking space 1 is raised to prepare for receiving the vehicle; simultaneously, the unloaded W-AGV3 travels along the longitudinal standby lane 41 to the transverse standby lane 42, and then descends into the fixed standby parking space 3 along the transverse standby lane 42. The lifting beam of the unloaded W-AGV3 lifts the vehicle, which then travels along the transverse standby lane 42... The vehicle moves back to longitudinal standby lane 3 41, then along longitudinal standby lane 3 41 to transverse standby lane 5 42, and then along transverse standby lane 5 42 into standby position 1. The heavy-load W-AGV3 lowers the lifting beam to place the four wheels of the vehicle onto standby position 1 43. The unloaded W-AGV3 then moves back to longitudinal standby lane 3 41 along transverse standby lane 5 42, and the lifting platform 7 of standby position 1 is lowered. The above operation is repeated until the loading operation is completed. In the loading operation, for situations where it is necessary to back the car into the cargo layer of the car carrier truck, the heavy-duty W-AGV3 rotates 180 degrees at the No. 1 standby position and then places the car onto the lifting platform 7 of the No. 1 standby position. Then, the empty W-AGV3 drives away from the No. 1 standby position, the lifting platform 7 of the No. 1 standby position is lowered, and the driver backs the car into the cargo layer of the car carrier truck.

[0057] The car carrier truck driver drives the car onto the car carrier truck via the shipping platform 5, and so on, until all the car carrier trucks are loaded.

[0058] The vehicles located in the 2-2-2, 2-2-3, and 2-2-4 standby positions are transported by a W-AGV3 through the 3rd longitudinal standby lane 41 to the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th transverse standby lanes 42, and then sequentially into the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th fixed standby positions, transferring the vehicles to the 1st lifting standby position.

[0059] As mentioned above, the design of this automated warehouse emphasizes a balance between efficiency and cost. The lifting mechanism 2 is responsible for both storing and preparing vehicles for shipment, which theoretically creates a conflict. In daily management, storing vehicles is usually prioritized, followed by preparing vehicles for shipment. For example, assuming a 10-hour workday in the OEM assembly workshop, to ensure timely delivery of vehicles to the automated warehouse, 60% of the planned shipments should be scheduled for the two 3-hour periods outside the 10-hour workday, and 40% should be scheduled during the OEM's 10-hour workday. The entire warehouse management is implemented using WMS (Warehouse Management System) software.

[0060] The integrated facility for handling, storing, and shipping of commercial vehicles proposed in this invention achieves full-process intelligence. The driverless car carrier is equipped with an RFID transponder. After confirming the identity of the commercial vehicle by responding to the RFID carried by the commercial vehicle coming off the assembly line in the final assembly workshop, the driverless car carrier immediately receives instructions from the computing center to transport the target commercial vehicle to the target warehousing interaction platform 81 of the integrated facility. Meanwhile, the target lifting mechanism 2 (also equipped with an RFID transponder) and the target empty warehouse W-AGV3 also receive instructions from the computing center to reach the target layer and the target storage parking space. Then, the commercial vehicle is transported to the target parking space through the lifting mechanism 2. At this time, the computer system records the vehicle information of each parking space in the warehouse.

[0061] It should be noted that the above description is not intended to limit the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the examples given above. Any changes, modifications, additions or substitutions made by those skilled in the art within the scope of the present invention should also fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An integrated facility for handling, storing, and shipping commercial vehicles, comprising a main automated warehouse (1), a lifting mechanism (2), and a W-AGV (3); wherein, The automated storage and retrieval system (AS / RS) is divided into multiple units, and a lifting mechanism (2) is configured on the front of each unit; a W-AGV (3) is configured to operate within the AS / RS and the lifting mechanism (2); characterized in that, The main body (1) of each unit of the automated warehouse consists of the bottom layer of the vehicle dispatch layer (12) and multiple vehicle storage layers (11) above the dispatch layer (12); wherein, the vehicle dispatch layer (12) consists of a double-layered vehicle preparation area (4), a double-layered dispatch platform (5) and a car truck parking space (6); The front of the vehicle preparation area (4) is connected to the lifting mechanism (2), and its back is connected to the shipping platform (5). The upper and lower layers of the shipping platform (5) are connected to the upper and lower layers of the vehicle preparation area (4) respectively; parking spaces (6) for car carrier trucks are set on the outer side of the shipping platform (5), so that the upper and lower layers of the shipping platform (5) are connected to the tail of the upper and lower cargo layers of the car carrier truck respectively.

2. The integrated facility for handling, storing, and shipping commercial vehicles according to claim 1, characterized in that, The car (21) of the lifting mechanism (2) is a three-door structure with doors on both sides and the inside. Around the lifting mechanism (2) with a three-door car (21) structure, there are 3 longitudinal standby channels (41) and 5 or more transverse standby channels (42) in each standby area (4). Among them, the 2nd longitudinal standby channel (41) is connected to the door on the inside of the car (21) of the lifting mechanism (2); the 1st transverse standby channel (42) is connected to the doors on both sides of the car (21) of the lifting mechanism (2); the 1st transverse standby channel (42) is perpendicularly connected to the 1st and 3rd longitudinal standby channels (41); the 1st and 3rd longitudinal standby channels (41) are perpendicularly intersected with the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, ..., nth transverse standby channels (42) respectively, forming the longitudinal and transverse circulation channels of W-AGV (3).

3. The integrated facility for handling, storing, and shipping commercial vehicles according to claim 2, characterized in that, In the vehicle preparation area (4), between the No. 1 and No. 2 longitudinal vehicle preparation channels (41) on the upper and lower levels, and between the No. 2 and No. 3 longitudinal vehicle preparation channels (41), a row of longitudinal vehicle preparation spaces (43) consisting of four or more vehicle preparation spaces is arranged, and the longitudinal vehicle preparation spaces (43) are located in the No. 2, No. 3, No. 4, ..., n transverse vehicle preparation channels (42); among them, the No. 1 longitudinal vehicle preparation space (43) between the No. 1 and No. 2 longitudinal vehicle preparation channels (41) is connected to the No. 1 shipping platform (5), and will be connected to the No. 1 shipping platform (5). The first standby vehicle position connected to the first standby vehicle position is set as the vehicle shipping interaction platform (82). The second longitudinal standby vehicle position (43) between the second and third longitudinal standby vehicle channels (41) is connected to the second shipping platform (5), and the first standby vehicle position connected to the second shipping platform (5) is set as the vehicle shipping interaction platform (82). A lifting platform (7) is installed in the vehicle shipping interaction platform (82). The second, third, ..., nth standby vehicle positions other than the first standby vehicle position are all fixed standby vehicle positions. The intersection of the No. 1 and No. 3 longitudinal vehicle preparation channels (41) and the No. 1 transverse vehicle preparation channel (42) on the lower level of the vehicle preparation area (4) is the W-AGV (3) waiting area for entry; the No. 1 transverse vehicle preparation channel (42) is located on both sides of the lifting mechanism (2) and is set as the vehicle entry interaction platform (81), and the vehicle entry interaction platform (81) is equipped with a lifting platform (7).

4. The integrated facility for handling, storing, and shipping commercial vehicles according to claim 3, characterized in that, A vision / laser inspection system is deployed at the location of the vehicle entry interaction platform (81).

5. The integrated facility for handling, storing, and shipping commercial vehicles according to claim 1, characterized in that, The upper and lower platforms of the shipping platform (5) are equipped with vertical adjustment mechanisms to adjust the tilt angle of the shipping platform so that the shipping platform (5) can connect the vehicle preparation area (4) and the car carrier truck cargo layer without misalignment.

6. The integrated facility for handling, storing, and shipping commercial vehicles according to claim 1, characterized in that, A dispatch control room (9) is located between the car carrier truck parking spaces (6).

7. The integrated facility for handling, storing, and shipping commercial vehicles according to claim 1, characterized in that, A maintenance passage (10) is provided on the back of the main body (1) of the automated warehouse.

8. A method for operating an integrated facility for handling, storing, and shipping commercial vehicles, applied in the integrated facility for handling, storing, and shipping commercial vehicles as described in claim 3, characterized in that, This includes the processes of warehousing after production line completion, preparing vehicles for shipment, and dispatching. Offline warehousing operations include:

1. The U-AGV transport vehicle drives in reverse into the car assembly workshop of the automobile OEM according to the dispatching instructions, dives under the car chassis, picks up the car, changes direction and drives to the end of the transport line, crawls into the unmanned car carrier and puts down the car, and then the U-AGV transport vehicle exits the unmanned car carrier.

2. The U-AGV transport vehicle continues to drive in the opposite direction into the conveyor line to transport the next car. The driverless car carrier carries the car to the target warehouse interaction platform of the integrated facility (81).

3. After the unmanned car carrier is placed on the target car entry interaction platform (81) and exits, the lifting platform (7) of the car entry interaction platform (81) is lowered; the empty W-AGV (3) waiting on the left / right side of the lifting mechanism (2) enters the car entry interaction platform (81) and dives under the car chassis to lift the car.

4. After being loaded, the heavy-duty W-AGV (3) enters the car (21) of the lifting mechanism (2), and the lifting mechanism (2) transports the heavy-duty W-AGV (3) to the target car storage layer (11).

5. The heavy-duty W-AGV (3) drives out from the inner door of the elevator car (21) of the lifting mechanism (2), enters the target car storage layer (11) along the longitudinal passage (111) of the warehouse, stops at the target storage transverse passage (112), and moves into the target parking space along the storage transverse passage (112) to place the car.

6. After the vehicle is placed, the empty W-AGV (3) drives through the horizontal storage channel (112) and the warehouse longitudinal channel (111) to the buffer area next to the lifting mechanism (2) to wait for the lifting mechanism (2).

7. During steps 5 and 6, the lifting mechanism (2) descends empty to the first floor entrance of the integrated facility. Another vehicle enters the car (21) of the lifting mechanism (2) with the W-AGV (3) and is transported to the target vehicle storage layer (11). The heavy-load W-AGV drives out of the car (21) of the lifting mechanism (2) and drives towards the target storage space along the longitudinal passage (111) of the warehouse and the transverse passage (112) of the target storage.

8. Empty W-AGVs waiting in the buffer area are transferred from the storage transverse passage (112) to the warehouse longitudinal passage (111) and then drive into the elevator car (21) of the lifting mechanism (2). They are transported by the lifting mechanism (2) to the first floor entrance of the integrated facility. Empty W-AGVs (3) drive out through the side door of the elevator car (21) of the lifting mechanism (2), drive along the No. 1 transverse standby passage (42) and through the commercial vehicle entry interaction platform (81) to the No. 1 or No. 3 longitudinal standby passage (41) to wait for continued operation. Thus, on the left / right side of the first floor entrance of the integrated facility of lifting mechanism (2) and car (21), empty / heavy W-AGV (3) alternately enters and exits the lifting mechanism (2) until the storage operation is completed; Vehicle preparation work includes:

1. The lifting mechanism (2) transports an empty W-AGV (3) from the upper or lower level of the preparation area (4) to the target car storage layer (11). The empty W-AGV (3) drives into the target car storage layer (11) along the longitudinal passage (111) of the warehouse and stops at the target storage transverse passage (112). It then moves into the target storage space along the transverse passage (112) to carry the car. The W-AGV (3) carrying the car moves from the storage transverse passage (112) into the longitudinal passage (111) of the warehouse and drives to the door of the lifting mechanism (2). It then moves into one of the buffer areas on both sides of the lifting mechanism (2) to wait for the lifting mechanism (2).

2. During step 1, the lifting mechanism (2) descends to the upper or lower level of the standby area (4), and another empty W-AGV (3) drives into the car (21) of the lifting mechanism (2). The lifting mechanism (2) transports the empty W-AGV (3) to the target car storage layer (11). The empty W-AGV (3) drives out of the inner door of the car (21) of the lifting mechanism (2) and drives into the target car storage layer (11) along the longitudinal passage (111) of the warehouse to the target storage transverse passage (112). It then reverses direction and moves into the target storage space along the storage transverse passage (112) to carry the car.

3. The heavy-duty W-AGV (3) waiting in the buffer parking space on the side of the lifting mechanism (2) moves from the storage transverse passage (112) into the warehouse longitudinal passage (111) and then into the car (21) of the lifting mechanism (2), and is transported by the lifting mechanism (2) to the upper or lower level of the standby area (4).

4. In the upper or lower level of the vehicle preparation area (4), the heavy-duty W-AGV (3) drives out from the inner door of the lifting mechanism (2) and along the No. 2 longitudinal vehicle preparation channel (41) to the No. n transverse vehicle preparation channel (42), then changes direction and drives along the No. n transverse vehicle preparation channel (42) into the vehicle delivery interaction platform (82) of the No. 1 or No. 2 longitudinal vehicle preparation position (43) and stops. At this time, the lifting platform (7) on the vehicle delivery interaction platform (82) of the No. 1 or No. 2 longitudinal vehicle preparation position (43) is raised. When the lifting beam of the W-AGV (3) is lowered, the four wheels of the vehicle land on the lifting platform (7) of the vehicle dispatching interaction platform (82) of the No. 1 or No. 2 longitudinal standby position (43). At this time, the empty W-AGV (3) drives into the No. 1 or No. 3 longitudinal standby channel (41) along the nth transverse standby channel (42) to wait for the next loading operation. The lifting platform (7) of the vehicle dispatching interaction platform (82) of the No. 1 or No. 2 longitudinal standby position (43) is lowered to prepare for the driver to pick up the vehicle.

5. During step 4, when the heavy-duty W-AGV (3) drives out of the lifting mechanism (2) from the inner door of the car (21), the empty W-AGV (3) waiting at the right / left door of the lifting mechanism (2) drives into the car (21) of the lifting mechanism (2) and is transported by the lifting mechanism (2) to the target car storage layer (11) to retrieve the car.

6. During step 5, the heavy-duty W-AGV (3) waiting in the buffer areas on both sides of the lifting mechanism (2) of the target car storage layer (11) is moved from the storage transverse passage (112) into the warehouse longitudinal passage (111) and then drives into the car (21) of the lifting mechanism (2). The lifting mechanism (2) transports the heavy-duty W-AGV (3) to the upper or lower level of the standby area (4). The heavy-duty W-AGV (3) drives out from the inner door of the car (21) of the lifting mechanism (2) and along the No. 2 longitudinal standby passage (41) of the standby area (4). Drive to the (n-1) transverse standby lane (42), then change direction and drive along the (n-1) transverse standby lane (42) into the second standby position of the first or second longitudinal standby position (43). The heavy-duty W-AGV (3) lifting beam is lowered, and after the four wheels of the commercial vehicle are placed on the second standby position, the unloaded W-AGV (3) moves into the first or third longitudinal standby lane (41), and then drives along the first or third longitudinal standby lane (41) to the first transverse standby lane (42) to wait for the lifting mechanism (2) to carry out the next handling operation.

7. Repeat steps 1-6 until all the vehicles in the longitudinal vehicle preparation positions (43) of the upper and lower vehicle preparation areas (4) are prepared. Shipping operations include; 1. The car carrier truck driver reverses the car carrier truck into the target parking space according to the instructions. The upper and lower cargo layers of the car carrier truck are connected to the upper and lower layers of the dispatch platform (5). The driver goes to the vehicle dispatch interaction platform (82) of the No. 1 or No. 2 longitudinal standby position (43) of the upper or lower standby area (4) to pick up the vehicle. After the driver drives the vehicle on the vehicle dispatch interaction platform (82) to the car carrier truck cargo layer, the lifting platform (7) on the vehicle dispatch interaction platform (82) is raised to prepare to receive the vehicle.

2. During step 1, the empty W-AGV (3) waiting in longitudinal backup lane 1 or 3 (41) drives along longitudinal backup lane 1 or 3 (42) to transverse backup lane (n-1) (42), then reverses direction and enters the second backup position in longitudinal backup position 1 or 2 (43) along transverse backup lane (n-1) (42). The W-AGV (3) lifting beam lifts the vehicle and returns along transverse backup lane (n-1) (42) to longitudinal backup lane 1 or 3 (41). Then it reverses direction and drives to transverse backup lane n (42), then reverses direction and enters the second backup position in longitudinal backup position 1 or 2 (43). The nth transverse vehicle preparation channel (42) moves into the vehicle delivery interaction platform (82) of the 1st or 2nd longitudinal vehicle preparation position (43). The lifting beam of the heavy-duty W-AGV (3) is lowered, and the four wheels of the vehicle are placed on the lifting platform (7) of the vehicle delivery interaction platform (82) of the 1st or 2nd longitudinal vehicle preparation position (43). The W-AGV (3) moves along the nth transverse vehicle preparation channel (42) into the 1st or 3rd longitudinal vehicle preparation channel (41). The lifting platform (7) of the vehicle delivery interaction platform (82) of the 1st or 2nd longitudinal vehicle preparation position (43) is lowered to prepare for the driver to pick up the vehicle.

3. During step 2, after the driver has completed the loading and securing of the first vehicle, he returns to the vehicle dispatching interaction platform (82) of the No. 1 or No. 2 longitudinal standby position (43) to pick up the vehicle again and drives away from the vehicle dispatching interaction platform (82) of the No. 1 or No. 2 longitudinal standby position (43), the lifting platform (7) on the vehicle dispatching interaction platform (82) of the No. 1 or No. 2 longitudinal standby position (43) is raised to prepare for receiving the vehicle.

4. During step 3, the empty W-AGV (3) waiting in longitudinal standby lane 1 or 3 (41) moves from longitudinal standby lane 1 or 3 (41) to transverse standby lane (n-2) (42), then reverses direction and moves along transverse standby lane (n-2) (42) into the third standby position of longitudinal standby position 1 or 2 (43). The empty W-AGV (3) lifts the vehicle with its lifting beam and then moves back along transverse standby lane (n-2) (42) to longitudinal standby lane 1 or 3 (41), then reverses direction and moves along longitudinal standby lane 1 or 3 (41) to transverse standby lane n (43). After the vehicle enters the vehicle passage (42), it changes direction and moves into the vehicle delivery interaction platform (82) of the vehicle in the longitudinal vehicle position (43) of the vehicle in the nth transverse vehicle passage (42). The heavy-duty W-AGV (3) lowers the lifting beam and places the four wheels of the vehicle on the lifting platform (7) of the vehicle delivery interaction platform (82) of the vehicle in the longitudinal vehicle position (43) of the vehicle in ...

5. Repeat steps 1-4 above until the loading operation is completed; In the loading operation, for the condition that the car needs to be poured into the cargo layer of the car carrier truck, the heavy-duty W-AGV (3) rotates 180 degrees on the car delivery interaction platform (82) of the No. 1 or No. 2 longitudinal standby position (43) and then places the car on the lifting platform (7) of the car delivery interaction platform (82) of the No. 1 or No. 2 longitudinal standby position (43). Then the empty W-AGV (3) drives away from the car delivery interaction platform (82) of the No. 1 or No. 2 longitudinal standby position (43). The lifting platform (7) of the car delivery interaction platform (82) of the No. 1 or No. 2 longitudinal standby position (43) falls down, and the driver pours the car into the cargo layer of the car carrier truck.

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