Automatic three-dimensional storage system and method for aluminum alloy sections

Abstract

The invention provides an automatic three-dimensional storage system and method for aluminum alloy profiles. A finished product vertical warehouse is provided with a plurality of storage racks side by side in the longitudinal direction, each storage rack is provided with a storage unit for storing a charging basket, the front end of each storage unit is provided with a storage port, and a longitudinal guide rail is laid on the outer side of the finished product vertical warehouse; the multiple conveying roller ways are laid between the longitudinal guide rail and the storage ports in the transverse direction. The conveying vehicle is carried on the longitudinal guide rail and configured to bear the material baskets and advance to the outer side of the finished product stereoscopic warehouse along the longitudinal guide rail, and the conveying roller way receives the material baskets output by the conveying vehicle and stores the material baskets into the storage unit through the storage port; or the conveying roller way receives the charging baskets output by the storage port and drives the charging baskets to the conveying vehicle. The aluminum alloy sections can be quickly stored in the finished product vertical warehouse and conveyed outwards from the finished product vertical warehouse, the storage automation degree is improved, the labor intensity in the storage process is reduced, and the storage occupied area is saved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the fields of aluminum alloy profile production and surface treatment technology, and in particular provides an automated three-dimensional storage system and method for aluminum alloy profiles. Background Technology

[0002] During the aluminum alloy production process, surface treatments such as fluorocarbon coating or spraying result in a high-hardness coating with excellent weather resistance and corrosion resistance, achieving a salt spray test time of over 2000 hours. This material is suitable for outdoor environments, such as building curtain walls and aluminum alloy doors and windows, effectively resisting ultraviolet rays and weathering, while maintaining a long-lasting and vibrant color.

[0003] In fluorocarbon or spray-coated surface workshops, aluminum alloys are stored after spraying, fluorocarbon treatment, or aging. Currently, shelving structures are commonly used for storing aluminum alloy profiles. The process of storing or retrieving materials from these shelving units involves manual overhead crane lifting, followed by long-distance transport using forklifts or ground-level vehicles. This manual crane operation limits the number and height of shelving layers, necessitates the construction of material transport corridors between shelving units, results in a large footprint for the storage units, hinders the efficient use of vertical space in fluorocarbon production and spray-coating workshops, and leads to low transport efficiency and a time-consuming and labor-intensive process.

[0004] Similarly, the above problems also exist in various stages of the production, surface treatment, aging treatment, and storage of other aluminum alloy profiles, as well as in the storage of semi-finished and finished aluminum alloy profiles. Summary of the Invention

[0005] Based on this, the present invention provides an automated three-dimensional storage system and method for aluminum alloy profiles, so as to realize rapid storage and external transportation of aluminum alloy profiles during production and spraying processes, reduce labor intensity in the storage process, improve the degree of automation of storage, and save storage floor space.

[0006] To achieve the above objectives, in a first aspect, the present invention provides an automated storage system for aluminum alloy profiles, comprising a finished product vertical warehouse, longitudinal guide rails, conveyor rollers, and a conveyor vehicle; the finished product vertical warehouse has multiple storage racks arranged side by side along the longitudinal direction, each storage rack being provided with a storage unit for storing material baskets, and a storage port being provided at the front end of the storage unit; the longitudinal guide rails are laid on the outside of the finished product vertical warehouse, and the conveyor rollers include multiple ones, which are laid transversely between the longitudinal guide rails and each storage port; the conveyor vehicle is mounted on the longitudinal guide rails and is configured to carry transversely placed material baskets and travel along the longitudinal guide rails to the outside of the finished product vertical warehouse; the conveyor rollers receive the material baskets output by the conveyor vehicle and store them into the storage unit through the storage port; or, the conveyor rollers receive the material baskets output by the storage port and drive the material baskets onto the conveyor vehicle.

[0007] Furthermore, the conveyor vehicle is arranged with a first set of conveying rollers in a transverse array. A first drive motor is driven and connected to the first set of conveying rollers to drive the material baskets on it to the conveyor roller conveyor via friction, or to receive material baskets input from the conveyor roller conveyor. The conveyor roller conveyor is arranged with a second set of conveying rollers in a longitudinal array. A second drive motor is driven and connected to the second set of conveying rollers to drive the material baskets output from the conveyor vehicle to the storage port via friction, or to drive the material baskets output from the storage port to the conveyor vehicle. A third set of conveying rollers is arranged in a longitudinal array within the storage unit. A third drive motor is driven and connected to the third set of conveying rollers to drive the material baskets input from the storage port to move inward via friction, or to drive the material baskets within the storage unit to be output from the storage port. The material baskets containing aluminum alloy profiles are relayed through the first, second, and third sets of conveying rollers, replacing the manual operation of the crane and reducing the intensity of manual labor.

[0008] Furthermore, the longitudinal guide rail comprises two parallel layers, with the conveyor car mounted on the upper layer. The conveyor car outputs material baskets from the upper longitudinal guide rail to the conveyor roller conveyor at the same height, or receives material baskets returned by the conveyor roller conveyor. The longitudinal guide rail is erected on a truss, and the truss is equipped with pedestrian ladders near both ends of the vertical warehouse. The pedestrian ladders extend laterally and span above the longitudinal guide rail, facilitating manual access to the finished product vertical warehouse for inspection.

[0009] Furthermore, the storage rack is arranged in a vertical array with multiple storage units, each vertically spaced and having an independent storage port at its front end. The third conveyor roller group is disposed within each storage unit to drive the material baskets within each storage unit to move to the storage port or to be fed in from the storage port. This enables centralized, three-dimensional storage of aluminum alloy profiles, reducing the floor space required.

[0010] Furthermore, the conveyor rollers are located on top of the movable frame, and a lifting mechanism is driven to the movable frame to raise and lower the conveyor rollers to different storage port heights, so as to input material baskets to storage units of different heights via the conveyor rollers; or to receive material baskets output from storage units of different heights. This facilitates the input and output of material baskets to storage units of different heights.

[0011] To achieve the above objectives, in a second aspect, the present invention provides a storage method for an automated storage system for aluminum alloy profiles, wherein the step of inputting the material basket into the finished product storage unit includes: S110. The basket containing aluminum alloy profiles is carried by a conveyor vehicle and moves along the longitudinal guide rail to the outside of the finished product vertical warehouse, where it stops at a conveyor roller conveyor outside the finished product vertical warehouse. S120. The lifting mechanism drives the second conveyor roller group to adjust to the same height as the first conveyor roller group on the conveyor vehicle. The first conveyor roller group drives the material basket on the conveyor vehicle to move outward to the second conveyor roller group on the conveyor roller track. S130. The lifting mechanism drives the movable frame to lift again, causing the second conveyor roller group to move to the storage port of the target storage unit; S140. The second conveyor roller group drives the material basket on it to move to the third conveyor roller group through the storage port; S150. The third conveyor roller group receives and drives the material basket to be stored in the storage unit.

[0012] The steps for outputting finished products from the material basket to the automated storage and retrieval system include: S210. The lifting mechanism drives the movable frame to rise and fall, thereby moving the second conveying roller group to the storage port of the target storage unit; S220. The third conveying roller group of the storage unit drives the material basket to move onto the second conveying roller group through the storage port; S230. The second conveyor roller group drives the material basket to move to the middle, and the lifting mechanism drives the movable frame to lift again, causing the second conveyor roller group to move to the same height as the first conveyor roller group. S240. The second conveyor roller group drives the material basket to move outward onto the first conveyor roller group of the conveyor vehicle; S250. The conveyor car moves along the longitudinal guide rail to the set position.

[0013] The technical advantages of the automated storage system and method for aluminum alloy profiles provided by this invention are at least reflected in the following aspects: Firstly, in the aluminum alloy profile production and fluorocarbon or spray coating surface treatment workshops, material baskets are transported remotely by conveyor vehicles mounted on longitudinal guide rails, and then transported to the conveyor roller conveyor outside the finished product warehouse. The conveyor roller conveyor receives the material baskets output by the conveyor vehicles and stores them into the storage unit through the storage port; or, the conveyor roller conveyor receives the material baskets output by the storage port and drives the material baskets onto the conveyor vehicles, realizing a relay-type conveying process for aluminum alloy profiles, reducing the labor intensity of manual hoisting and transfer processes, and improving conveying efficiency. Secondly, the provided finished product vertical warehouse includes multiple storage racks arranged in parallel along the longitudinal direction. Each storage rack is equipped with a storage unit for storing material baskets. The front end of the storage unit is equipped with a storage port. A conveyor roller group is installed inside the storage unit. The material baskets input from the storage port are input inward through the conveyor roller group. There is no need to arrange a conveyor corridor on the outside, nor is it necessary to manually operate the crane to pick up and put down the material baskets. This not only reduces the space occupied by storing aluminum alloy profiles during production and fluorocarbon spraying, but also reduces the labor intensity of the storage process. Thirdly, by setting the conveyor rollers on the lifting frame, the lifting frame drives the conveyor rollers to the height of each vertically parallel storage port, and the conveyor rollers transport the material baskets to the storage units at different heights, and then return to the longitudinal guide rail height to transport the material baskets by the conveyor vehicle. This solves the problem of the height limitation of the storage device caused by manual picking and placing of material baskets, and also improves the storage efficiency of aluminum alloy profiles in the production and spraying process. Attached Figure Description

[0014] The accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of this disclosure and, together with the specification, serve to explain the principles of this disclosure.

[0015] This disclosure will become clearer with reference to the accompanying drawings and the following detailed description, wherein: Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the automated three-dimensional storage system for aluminum alloy profiles provided by the present invention.

[0016] Figure 2 This is a structural schematic diagram of the provided transport vehicle.

[0017] Figure 3 This is a structural schematic diagram of the provided conveyor rollers and lifting frame.

[0018] Figure 4 This is a flowchart illustrating the steps involved in inputting material baskets into the finished product storage unit of the provided automated storage system.

[0019] Figure 5 This is a flowchart illustrating the steps of the automated storage system's finished product output from the material baskets.

[0020] Explanation of reference numerals in the attached diagram: 1-Longitudinal guide rail; 2-Conveyor vehicle, 21-First conveyor roller group; 3-Conveyor roller conveyor, 31-Second conveyor roller group; 4-Lifting frame; 5-Finished product automated warehouse, 51-Storage port; 6- Truss; 7-Personnel staircase; 8-Materials basket; 9-Aluminum alloy profile.

[0021] It should be understood that the dimensions of the various parts shown in the accompanying drawings are not drawn to actual scale. Furthermore, the same or similar reference numerals denote the same or similar components. Detailed Implementation

[0022] Various exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The descriptions of the exemplary embodiments are merely illustrative and are in no way intended to limit the present disclosure or its application or use. The present disclosure may be implemented in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. These embodiments are provided so that the present disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully express the scope of the disclosure to those skilled in the art. It should be noted that, unless specifically stated otherwise, the relative arrangement of components and steps, the composition of materials, numerical expressions, and values ​​set forth in these embodiments should be interpreted as exemplary only and not as limiting.

[0023] In this disclosure, when a specific device is described as being located between a first device and a second device, an intermediary device may or may not be present between the specific device and the first or second device. When a specific device is described as being connected to other devices, the specific device may be directly connected to the other devices without an intermediary device, or it may be not directly connected to the other devices but have an intermediary device.

[0024] like Figure 1 As shown, the present invention provides an automated storage system for aluminum alloy profiles, applied to the production and fluorocarbon coating process of aluminum alloy profiles. It includes a finished product vertical storage unit 5, a longitudinal guide rail 1, a conveyor roller conveyor 3, and a conveyor vehicle 2. The finished product vertical storage unit 5 has multiple storage racks arranged longitudinally, each rack having a storage unit for storing material baskets. Each storage unit has a storage port 51 at its front end. The longitudinal guide rail 1 is laid on the outside of the finished product vertical storage unit 5. The conveyor roller conveyor 3 comprises multiple rollers laid transversely between the longitudinal guide rail 1 and each storage port 51. The conveyor vehicle 2 is mounted on the longitudinal guide rail 1 and configured to carry material baskets, traveling along the longitudinal guide rail 1 to the outside of the finished product vertical storage unit 5. The conveyor roller conveyor 3 receives material baskets output from the conveyor vehicle 2 and stores them into the storage unit through the storage port 51; alternatively, the conveyor roller conveyor 3 receives material baskets output from the storage port 51 and drives the material baskets onto the conveyor vehicle 2.

[0025] The storage racks are arranged in a vertical array with multiple storage units. Each storage unit is vertically spaced and has an independent storage port 51 at its front end. The third set of conveyor rollers is installed in each storage unit to drive the material baskets in each storage unit to move to the storage port 51 or to be input from the storage port 51. The provided finished product vertical warehouse includes multiple storage racks arranged side by side along the longitudinal direction. Each storage rack is equipped with a storage unit for storing material baskets. The storage unit has a storage port at its front end and a set of conveyor rollers is installed inside the storage unit. Material baskets input from the storage port are input inward through the conveyor rollers. There is no need to arrange conveyor corridors on the outside, nor is it necessary to manually operate the overhead crane to pick up and put down the material baskets. This not only reduces the storage space occupied in aluminum alloy production, fluorocarbon or spray coating surface treatment workshops, but also reduces the labor intensity of the storage process.

[0026] like Figure 2 As shown, the conveyor trolley 2 is arranged with a first conveyor roller group 21 in a transverse array. A first drive motor is driven and connected to the first conveyor roller group 21 to drive the material baskets on it to be output to the conveyor roller conveyor 3 via friction, or to receive material baskets input to the conveyor roller conveyor 3. The conveyor roller conveyor 3 is arranged with a second conveyor roller group 31 in a length array. A second drive motor is driven and connected to the second conveyor roller group 31 to drive the material baskets output by the conveyor trolley 2 to move towards the storage port 51 via friction, or to drive the material baskets output by the storage port 51 to move towards the conveyor trolley 2. A third conveyor roller group is arranged in the length direction within the storage unit. A third drive motor is driven and connected to the third conveyor roller group to drive the material baskets input by the storage port 51 to move inward via friction, or to drive the material baskets within the storage unit to be output to the storage port 51. The material basket 8 holding the aluminum alloy profile 9 is relayed through the first, second, and third conveyor roller groups, replacing the manual operation of the crane and reducing the intensity of manual labor.

[0027] like Figure 1 As shown, the longitudinal guide rail 1 comprises two parallel layers. The conveyor trolley 2 is mounted on the upper layer. The conveyor trolley 2 outputs material baskets from the upper longitudinal guide rail 1 to the conveyor roller 3 at the same height, or receives material baskets returned by the conveyor roller 3. The longitudinal guide rail 1 is erected on a truss 6. Pedestrian ladders 7 are respectively installed near both ends of the vertical warehouse. The pedestrian ladders 7 extend laterally and span above the longitudinal guide rail 1 in the middle. This facilitates manual access to the finished product vertical warehouse for inspection.

[0028] like Figure 3 As shown, the conveyor roller 3 is located on top of the lifting frame 4. The lifting mechanism is driven and connected to the lifting frame 4. The lifting mechanism can be a vertical cylinder, hydraulic cylinder, or scissor-type lifting mechanism, which drives the conveyor roller 3 to rise and fall to different storage port 51 heights, so as to input material baskets to storage units of different heights through the conveyor roller 3; or to receive material baskets output from storage units of different heights. By setting the conveyor roller on the lifting frame, and driving the conveyor roller to reach the height of each vertically parallel storage port through the lifting frame, the conveyor roller transports material baskets with storage units of different heights, and returns to the longitudinal guide rail height to transport material baskets by the conveyor trolley. This solves the limitation of manual picking and placing of material baskets on the height of the storage device, and also improves the storage efficiency in the aluminum alloy production and spraying process.

[0029] like Figure 4 As shown, the steps for inputting material baskets into the finished product automated storage and retrieval system using the provided aluminum alloy profiles include: S110. The basket containing aluminum alloy profiles is carried by the conveyor 2 and moves along the longitudinal guide rail 1 to the outside of the finished product vertical warehouse 5, where it stops at a conveyor roller 3 on the outside of the finished product vertical warehouse 5. S120. The lifting mechanism drives the second conveyor roller group 31 to adjust to the same height as the first conveyor roller group 21 on the conveyor vehicle 2. The first conveyor roller group 21 drives the material basket on the conveyor vehicle 2 to move outward to the second conveyor roller group 31 on the conveyor roller track 3. S130. The lifting mechanism drives the lifting frame 4 to lift again, causing the second conveying roller group 31 to move to the storage port 51 of the target storage unit; S140. The second conveyor roller group 31 drives the material basket on it to move to the third conveyor roller group through the storage port 51; S150. The third conveyor roller group receives and drives the material basket to be stored in the storage unit.

[0030] like Figure 5 As shown, the steps for outputting finished products from the material basket to the automated storage and retrieval system include: S210. The lifting mechanism drives the lifting frame 4 to rise and fall, thereby moving the second conveying roller group 31 to the storage port 51 of the target storage unit; S220. The third conveying roller group of the storage unit drives the material basket to move onto the second conveying roller group 31 through the storage port 51; S230. The second conveyor roller group 31 drives the material basket to move to the middle, and the lifting mechanism drives the lifting frame 4 to lift again, driving the second conveyor roller group 31 to move to the same height as the first conveyor roller group 21. S240. The second conveying roller group 31 drives the material basket to move outward onto the first conveying roller group 21 of the conveying vehicle 2; S250. The conveyor 2 moves along the longitudinal guide rail 1 to the set position.

[0031] The provided automated storage method for aluminum alloy profiles involves remotely transporting material baskets via a conveyor vehicle mounted on a longitudinal guide rail. The baskets are then transported to a conveyor roller conveyor outside the finished product warehouse. The conveyor roller conveyor receives the baskets output from the conveyor vehicle and stores them into the storage unit via a storage port. The conveyor roller conveyor receives the baskets output from the storage port and drives them onto the conveyor vehicle, thus realizing a relay-style conveying process for aluminum alloy profiles during production and coating. This reduces manual hoisting and transfer processes and improves conveying efficiency.

[0032] Finally, it should be noted that the automated three-dimensional storage system and method for aluminum alloy profiles provided in this disclosure are applicable to various coatings on the surface of aluminum alloy profiles, as well as to various production processes related to rolling, forming, aging treatment, and storage of aluminum alloy profiles, and can achieve the same technical effect. They will not be listed one by one here.

[0033] The embodiments of this disclosure have now been described in detail. To avoid obscuring the concept of this disclosure, some details known in the art have not been described. Those skilled in the art can fully understand how to implement the technical solutions disclosed herein based on the above description.

[0034] While specific embodiments of this disclosure have been described in detail by way of examples, those skilled in the art should understand that the examples are for illustrative purposes only and not intended to limit the scope of this disclosure. Those skilled in the art should understand that modifications can be made to the above embodiments or equivalent substitutions can be made to some technical features without departing from the scope and spirit of this disclosure. The scope of this disclosure is defined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. An automated storage system for aluminum alloy profiles, characterized in that: It includes a finished product vertical warehouse (5), longitudinal guide rails (1), conveyor rollers (3) and conveyor vehicles (2); The finished product vertical warehouse (5) has multiple storage racks arranged in parallel along the longitudinal direction. Each storage rack is provided with a storage unit for storing material baskets. The front end of the storage unit is provided with a storage port (51). The longitudinal guide rail (1) is laid on the outside of the finished product vertical warehouse (5). The conveying roller conveyor (3) includes multiple rollers and is laid in the transverse direction between the longitudinal guide rail (1) and each storage port (51). The conveyor (2) is mounted on the longitudinal guide rail (1) and is configured to carry the material basket and travel along the longitudinal guide rail (1) to the outside of the finished product warehouse (5). The conveyor roller (3) receives the material basket output by the conveyor (2) and stores it into the storage unit through the storage port (51); or, the conveyor roller (3) receives the material basket output by the storage port (51) and drives the material basket onto the conveyor (2).

2. The automated storage system for aluminum alloy profiles according to claim 1, characterized in that: The conveyor (2) is arranged with a first conveyor roller group (21) along a transverse array. A first drive motor is connected to the first conveyor roller group (21) to drive the material basket on it to output to the conveyor roller table (3) through friction, or to receive the material basket input by the conveyor roller table (3).

3. The automated storage system for aluminum alloy profiles according to claim 1, characterized in that: The conveyor roller track (3) is arranged with a second conveyor roller group (31) along the length direction. The second drive motor is connected to the second conveyor roller group (31) to drive the material basket output by the conveyor vehicle (2) to move towards the storage port (51) by friction, or drive the material basket output by the storage port (51) to move towards the conveyor vehicle (2).

4. The automated storage system for aluminum alloy profiles according to claim 3, characterized in that: The longitudinal guide rail (1) comprises two parallel layers, and the conveyor (2) is mounted on the upper layer. The conveyor (2) outputs material baskets from the upper longitudinal guide rail (1) to the conveyor roller (3) at the same height, or receives material baskets returned by the conveyor roller (3).

5. The automated storage system for aluminum alloy profiles according to claim 4, characterized in that: The longitudinal guide rail (1) is erected on the truss (6). The truss (6) is located near both ends of the vertical warehouse and is equipped with pedestrian ladders (7). The pedestrian ladders (7) extend laterally and are spanned above the longitudinal guide rail (1) in the middle.

6. The automated storage system for aluminum alloy profiles according to claim 1, characterized in that: The storage unit is provided with a third conveying roller group along the length direction. The third drive motor is driven to the third conveying roller group to drive the material basket input at the storage port (51) to move inward by friction, or to drive the material basket in the storage unit to output to the storage port (51).

7. The automated storage system for aluminum alloy profiles according to claim 6, characterized in that: The storage rack is arranged with multiple storage units along a vertical array. Each storage unit is arranged vertically at intervals and has an independent storage port (51) at its front end. The third conveying roller group is arranged in each storage unit to drive the material basket in each storage unit to move to the storage port (51) or input from the storage port (51).

8. The automated storage system for aluminum alloy profiles according to claim 3, characterized in that: The conveyor roller (3) is located on top of the lifting frame (4). The lifting mechanism is driven to the lifting frame (4) to lift the conveyor roller (3) to different storage ports (51) heights, so as to input material baskets to storage units of different heights through the conveyor roller (3); or to receive material baskets output by storage units of different heights.

9. A storage method for an automated storage system for aluminum alloy profiles, characterized in that, The steps for inputting material baskets into the finished product automated warehouse (5) include: S110. The basket containing aluminum alloy profiles is carried by a conveyor (2) and moves along the longitudinal guide rail (1) to the outside of the finished product warehouse (5), and stops at a conveyor roller (3) on the outside of the finished product warehouse (5); S120. The lifting mechanism drives the second conveyor roller group (31) to adjust to the same height as the first conveyor roller group (21) on the conveyor vehicle (2). The first conveyor roller group (21) drives the material basket on the conveyor vehicle (2) to move outward to the second conveyor roller group (31) on the conveyor roller track (3). S130. The lifting mechanism drives the lifting frame (4) to lift again, driving the second conveying roller group (31) to move to the storage port (51) of the target storage unit. S140. The second conveyor roller group (31) drives the material basket on it to move to the third conveyor roller group through the storage port (51); S150. The third conveyor roller group receives and drives the material basket to be stored in the storage unit.

10. A storage method for an automated storage system of aluminum alloy profiles, characterized in that, The steps for outputting finished products from the material basket to the automated warehouse (5) include: S210. The lifting mechanism drives the lifting frame (4) to lift and move the second conveying roller group (31) to the storage port (51) of the target storage unit. S220. The third conveying roller group of the storage unit drives the material basket to move onto the second conveying roller group (31) through the storage port (51); S230. The second conveying roller group (31) drives the basket to move to the middle, and the lifting mechanism drives the lifting frame (4) to lift again, driving the second conveying roller group (31) to move to the same height as the first conveying roller group (21); S240. The second conveying roller group (31) drives the material basket to move outward onto the first conveying roller group (21) of the conveying vehicle (2); S250. The conveyor (2) moves along the longitudinal guide rail (1) to the set position.

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