Storage system without goods shelf

By setting up a box cache unit and configuring transfer equipment in a shelf-free warehousing system, the problem that the handling robot needs to complete the picking and transfer functions at the same time is solved, and the effect of reducing work difficulty and improving overall conveying efficiency is achieved.

CN222539572UActive Publication Date: 2025-02-28BLUESWORD INTELLIGENT TECH CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202420559757.3
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-03-21
Publication Date
2025-02-28
Estimated Expiration
2034-03-21

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Technical Problem

In the existing picking system, the handling robot needs to complete the picking and transfer functions of the target material box at the same time, which makes the work difficult and affects the overall conveying efficiency of the material box.

Method used

Design a shelf-free warehousing system. By setting up a material box cache unit and configuring the transfer equipment, disassembly the workflow of the material box pick-up and placement equipment, it only needs to complete the removal and relocation of the target material box, reduce the difficulty of work, and transport the material box in and out of the warehouse through the transfer equipment, improving the overall conveying efficiency.

Benefits of technology

It reduces the difficulty of the material box pick-up and placement equipment, saves the time of a single operation process, improves the overall conveying efficiency, and allows the material box pick-up and placement equipment and transfer equipment to work in parallel.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a storage system without a goods shelf, and relates to the technical field of workbin sorting, the storage system comprises workbin storage units, workbin picking and placing equipment, a plurality of workbin temporary storage units and transfer equipment, and the workbin temporary storage units are arranged on one side, close to a sorting platform, of each workbin storage unit; the workbin picking and placing equipment is used for picking out a target workbin in the workbin storage unit and temporarily storing the target workbin in the workbin temporary storage unit; and the transfer equipment is used for obtaining a target material box temporarily stored in the material box temporary storage unit and carrying the target material box to the sorting platform. According to the material box taking and placing device, the material box caching unit of the in-out warehouse material box is arranged, the transferring device is arranged to independently convey the in-out warehouse material box, the working process of the material box taking and placing device is disassembled, the material box taking and placing device only needs to take out and place back a target material box, the working difficulty of the material box taking and placing device is reduced, and the overall conveying efficiency is improved.
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Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of material box picking, in particular to a shelf-free storage system. Background Art

[0002] The handling robot is an important equipment in smart warehousing. It can place the material box in the material box storage area, and can take the material box from the material box storage area and transport it to the designated location. In the current picking system, the handling robot is usually directly connected to the loading and unloading equipment, for example:

[0003] CN116495390A discloses a material box handling system and method, including a storage robot, a distribution robot, a loading and unloading device and a control device, wherein the loading and unloading device is used to unload the material boxes handled by the storage robot and output the material boxes in sequence according to a preset order; the distribution robot is used to carry the material boxes output by the loading and unloading device to the target picking station. CN217893995U discloses a handling robot and a picking system, wherein the picking system includes a plurality of shelves and a handling robot, wherein the handling robot is used to carry the material boxes on the shelves to the unpacking device, or to carry the material boxes delivered by the unpacking device to the shelves.

[0004] It can be seen that the handling robot not only needs to complete the picking of the target material box, but also needs to realize the transfer function, which makes the work of the handling robot more difficult and affects the overall transportation efficiency of the material box. Utility Model Content

[0005] In view of the shortcomings of the prior art, the purpose of the utility model is to provide a shelf-free warehousing system. By setting up a material box cache unit for the incoming and outgoing material boxes, and configuring transfer equipment to transport the incoming and outgoing material boxes individually, the work flow of the material box picking and placing equipment is disassembled so that the material box picking and placing equipment only needs to complete the taking out and putting back of the target material box, thereby reducing the working difficulty of the material box picking and placing equipment and improving the overall transportation efficiency.

[0006] In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model is implemented through the following technical solutions:

[0007] The embodiment of the utility model provides a shelf-free storage system, comprising a material box storage unit, a material box picking and placing device, a material box cache unit, and a transfer device, wherein a plurality of the material box cache units are arranged on one side of the material box storage unit close to a picking platform;

[0008] The material box picking and placing equipment is used to pick out the target material box in the material box storage unit and temporarily store it in its material box cache unit; the transfer equipment is used to obtain the target material box temporarily stored in the material box cache unit and transport the target material box to the picking platform.

[0009] As a further implementation, the transfer equipment is used to obtain the target material box by jacking or side-taking.

[0010] As a further implementation, the transfer equipment includes a first mobile base and a lifting mechanism installed on the top of the first mobile base.

[0011] As a further implementation, the transfer equipment includes a first mobile base and a fork mechanism installed on the top of the first mobile base.

[0012] As a further implementation, the fork-taking mechanism includes a mounting seat and a telescopic fork connected to the mounting seat, and the telescopic direction of the telescopic fork is along the horizontal direction.

[0013] As a further implementation method, the material box picking and placing equipment includes a supporting body and a second mobile base, the second mobile base is fixed to the bottom of the supporting body, the supporting body is connected to at least one telescopic fork assembly, and the at least one telescopic fork assembly can be raised and lowered relative to the supporting body.

[0014] As a further implementation, a plurality of temporary storage racks are provided on at least one side of the support body; and the at least one telescopic fork assembly is rotatable relative to the support body.

[0015] As a further implementation, the temporary storage rack is used to store single-layer or stacked multi-layer material boxes; when temporary storage racks are provided on both sides of the support body, the temporary storage racks on both sides are symmetrically or asymmetrically distributed.

[0016] As a further implementation, at least two support beams are further provided on the upper surface of the temporary storage rack, and the support beams are arranged along a horizontal plane and are perpendicular to the height direction of the support body.

[0017] As a further implementation, the support body is installed with an upper telescopic fork assembly and a lower telescopic fork assembly, and the upper telescopic fork assembly and the lower telescopic fork assembly respectively include two telescopic fork plates arranged opposite to each other;

[0018] A movable limiting member is provided at the front of the telescopic fork plate, and the movable limiting member has the function of rotation limiting or telescopic limiting.

[0019] As a further implementation method, a box supporting frame is installed opposite to the lower sides of the two telescopic fork plates of the lower telescopic fork assembly, and a box pushing frame is connected to the rear of the two telescopic fork plates;

[0020] The front ends of the two telescopic fork plates of the upper telescopic fork assembly have an outwardly extending portion extending downwardly, wherein the movement limiting member of the upper telescopic fork assembly is installed on the outwardly extending portion.

[0021] As a further implementation method, it also includes an outbound device, which is used to dock with the transfer equipment and has the function of disassembling the stacked target boxes into single-layer target boxes and conveying the single-layer target boxes to the picking platform, including a box unpacking and stacking mechanism and a conveying mechanism arranged in sequence.

[0022] As a further implementation method, it also includes a warehousing device, which is used to dock with the transfer device and has the function of transporting the material boxes to be stored from the picking platform to the transfer device; the transfer device is also used to transfer the material boxes to be stored to the material box cache unit.

[0023] As a further implementation, the material box picking and placing device also has the function of placing the material box to be stored from the material box cache unit back to the material box storage unit.

[0024] As a further implementation, the warehousing equipment includes a box unpacking and stacking mechanism and a conveying mechanism which are arranged in sequence.

[0025] The beneficial effects of the utility model are as follows:

[0026] The utility model arranges a plurality of material box cache units on one side of the material box storage unit, and arranges a transfer device to connect with the storage-in and -out device, so as to disassemble the work flow of the material box picking-and-placing device, so that the material box picking-and-placing device only needs to complete the taking out and putting back of the target material box, thereby reducing the working difficulty of the material box picking-and-placing device and saving the single action process time of the material box picking-and-placing device; the material boxes to be stored in and out of the storage are temporarily stored in the material box cache unit, so that the material box picking-and-placing device and the transfer device can work in parallel, thereby improving the overall transportation efficiency.

[0027] The transfer equipment of the utility model can obtain the material box in a jacking or side-taking manner, and the material box taking and placing efficiency is high. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0028] The drawings in the specification, which constitute a part of the present invention, are used to provide a further understanding of the present invention. The illustrative embodiments of the present invention and their descriptions are used to explain the present invention and do not constitute an improper limitation on the present invention.

[0029] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of a lifting and picking system for a material storage box according to one or more embodiments of the utility model;

[0030] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of a side access bin picking system according to one or more embodiments of the present invention;

[0031] Figure 3 It is a schematic structural diagram of a material box picking and placing device with a single-layer fork picking a single material box according to one or more embodiments of the utility model;

[0032] Figure 4 It is a schematic structural diagram of a material box picking and placing device for stacking material boxes with a single-layer fork according to one or more embodiments of the utility model;

[0033] Figure 5 It is a schematic structural diagram of a material box picking and placing device with a double-layer fork and a single material box according to one or more embodiments of the utility model;

[0034] Figure 6 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of a material box picking and placing device for stacking material boxes with double-layer forks according to one or more embodiments of the utility model;

[0035] Figure 7 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of a material box picking and placing device with two layers of forks having different structures according to one or more embodiments of the utility model;

[0036] Figure 8 is a schematic diagram of the distribution of support beams according to one or more embodiments of the present utility model;

[0037] Fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a lower telescopic fork assembly according to one or more embodiments of the present utility model;

[0038] Fig.10 is a schematic structural diagram of an upper telescopic fork assembly according to one or more embodiments of the present utility model;

[0039] Fig.11 It is a schematic diagram of the cooperation between the lifting cargo transfer equipment and the material box buffer unit according to one or more embodiments of the utility model;

[0040] Fig.12 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of a lifting cargo transfer device according to one or more embodiments of the utility model;

[0041] Fig.13 It is a schematic diagram of the connection between the lifting cargo transfer equipment and the outbound equipment according to one or more embodiments of the utility model;

[0042] Fig.14 It is a schematic diagram of the cooperation between the side-taking transfer equipment and the material box buffer unit according to one or more embodiments of the present invention;

[0043] Fig.15 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the side-taking transfer equipment according to one or more embodiments of the utility model;

[0044] Fig.16 It is a schematic diagram of the docking of the side-taking transfer equipment and the outbound equipment according to one or more embodiments of the utility model;

[0045] Fig.17It is a schematic diagram of the picking platform structure according to one or more embodiments of the present invention.

[0046] Among them, 100, material box storage unit, 200, material box picking and placing equipment, 300, outbound equipment, 400, inbound equipment, 500, picking platform, 600, warehouse management module, 700, material box cache unit, 800, transfer equipment;

[0047] 201, supporting body, 202, second mobile base, 203, telescopic fork assembly, 204, temporary storage rack, 205, lifting mechanism, 206, supporting seat, 207, supporting beam, 208, lower telescopic fork assembly, 209, upper telescopic fork assembly, 210, telescopic fork plate, 211, box pushing rack, 212, box supporting rack, 213, rotating claw, 214, extension part, 215, rotating swing arm;

[0048] 301, conveying mechanism, 302, material box unpacking and stacking mechanism; 501, raw material conveying rack, 502, main conveying rack, 503, picking conveying rack, 504, order material box conveying rack; 701, bracket, 702, supporting plate, 703, supporting frame; 801, first movable base, 802, lifting mechanism, 803, mounting seat, 804, fork mechanism. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0049] Embodiment 1:

[0050] This embodiment is a shelf-free storage system, such as Figure 1 As shown, it includes a material box storage unit 100, a material box picking and placing device 200, a material box cache unit 700, a transfer device 800, an outbound device 300, a picking platform 500, an inbound device 400 and a warehouse management module 600. The material box storage unit 100 is used to store material boxes, and the material boxes are directly stacked on the ground or on a bracket; the material box picking and placing device 200 has the functions of separating / stacking material boxes from stacked material box piles, automatically taking out / putting back target material boxes, material box cache and temporary storage; the material box cache unit 700 is arranged on one side of the material box storage unit 100, and a plurality of them are arranged, which has the function of temporarily storing inbound and outbound material boxes; the transfer device 800 has the function of automatically conveying the material boxes to be dispatched from the material box cache unit 700 to the outbound device 300, and also has the function of obtaining the material boxes to be inbound from the inbound device 400 and automatically conveying them to the material box storage unit 100.

[0051] The outbound equipment 300 is docked with the transfer equipment 800, and has the functions of automatically taking material boxes from the transfer equipment 800, automatically destacking the stacked target material boxes, and transporting the single-layer target material boxes to the picking platform 500; the picking platform 500 can realize picking materials from the material boxes and transferring order material boxes; the inbound equipment 400 is docked with the transfer equipment 800, and can realize the automatic transfer of single or multiple material boxes to the transfer equipment 800, and has the function of stacking material boxes and transporting the stacked material boxes to be stored from the picking platform 500 to the transfer equipment 800.

[0052] The warehouse management module 600 has the functions of receiving orders, analyzing orders, issuing picking tasks, managing material box storage locations, etc. It should be noted that the warehouse management module 600 is implemented using existing technology and will not be described in detail here.

[0053] like Figure 1 As shown, the material box cache unit 700 is located between the material box storage unit 100 and the picking platform 500, so that the material boxes to be shipped out or to be stored are cached on the side of the material box storage unit 100. Multiple groups of material box cache units 700 are provided to meet the needs of the material boxes to be stored in and out. In this embodiment, by adding material box cache units 700 and transfer equipment 800, the material box picking and placing equipment 200 and the transfer equipment 800 can work in parallel. Compared with the method of docking the material box picking and placing equipment 200 with the outgoing equipment 300 and the incoming equipment 400, the material box picking and placing equipment 200 only needs to put the material box into the material box cache unit 700, which reduces the working difficulty of the material box picking and placing equipment 200 and improves the operating efficiency of the entire system.

[0054] Specifically, Figure 3-Figure 6 As shown, the material box picking and placing device 200 includes a support body 201, a temporary storage rack 204, a telescopic fork assembly 203, a second mobile base 202, etc. The support body 201 is fixedly installed on the top of the second mobile base 202. In order to facilitate the transfer of the forked material box to the temporary storage rack 204, the support body 201 is set as a rectangular frame structure. Temporary storage racks 204 are set on one side or both sides of the support body 201. Multiple temporary storage racks 204 are installed at intervals along the height direction of the support body 201. Each temporary storage rack 204 can store single-layer or multi-layer material boxes. When temporary storage racks 204 are installed on both sides of the support body 201, the temporary storage racks 204 on both sides can be symmetrically arranged or asymmetrically arranged.

[0055] The support body 201 is equipped with one or more telescopic fork assemblies 203, which can be specifically configured according to the requirements of picking up goods. Figure 3 and Figure 4 As shown, the telescopic fork assembly 203 can fork a single-layer material box or a multi-layer material box; when the support body 201 is equipped with two telescopic fork assemblies 203, as shown in FIG. Figure 5 and Figure 6 As shown, each telescopic fork assembly 203 can pick up single-layer or multi-layer containers.

[0056] Since the telescopic fork assembly 203 may not obtain the target material box at one time when it forks, it is necessary to temporarily place the irrelevant material boxes it has obtained on the temporary storage rack 204; even if the target material box is obtained, considering the transfer volume of the target material box, it is also necessary to temporarily place the target material box on the temporary storage rack 204. Therefore, in addition to the up and down lifting motion, the telescopic fork assembly 203 also needs to have a rotation motion to correspond to the temporary storage rack 204 on the side.

[0057] The telescopic fork assembly 203 is mounted on a support seat 206, a rotary drive mechanism is connected to the bottom of the support seat 206, and the rotary drive mechanism is connected to the lifting mechanism 205, and the rotary drive mechanism and the telescopic fork assembly 203 are driven to rise and fall simultaneously through the lifting mechanism 205. The rotary drive mechanism only needs to meet the rotation requirements, for example, the rotary drive mechanism includes a fixed seat connected to the lifting mechanism 205, and a rotation connection is formed between the fixed seat and the support seat 206, and the rotation of the support seat 206 is realized by a gear set driven by a motor, or other existing mechanisms are used to realize it.

[0058] The telescopic fork assembly 203 is a fork with a telescopic function, which can be realized through an existing structure.

[0059] In this embodiment, the transfer device 800 obtains the material box temporarily stored on the material box buffer unit 700 by lifting. Fig.11 As shown, in order to cooperate with the picking method of the transfer equipment 800, the material box cache unit 700 includes a bracket 701, and multiple groups of support plates 702 are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the bracket 701, each group has two support plates 702, and the material boxes are stacked between the two support plates 702; the bracket 701 makes the support plates 702 form a certain installation height, so that the transfer equipment 800 can enter the bottom of the support plates 702, and the transfer equipment 800 lifts from the space between the two support plates 702 to obtain the stacked material boxes.

[0060] like Fig.12 As shown, the transfer equipment 800 includes a first movable base 801 and a lifting mechanism 802. The lifting mechanism 802 is installed on the top of the first movable base 801. It only needs to lift and support the material box. For example, the lifting mechanism 802 includes a telescopic rod and a support plate connected to the top of the telescopic rod.

[0061] like Figure 1 As shown, a storage-out device 300 is arranged at one end of the picking platform 500, and a storage-in device 400 is arranged at the other end. After the transfer device 800 obtains the target material box, it docks with the storage-out device 300. Fig.13As shown, the outbound equipment 300 includes a material box unpacking and stacking mechanism 302 and a conveying mechanism 301. The transfer equipment 800 moves to the material box unpacking and stacking mechanism 302, and the material box unpacking and stacking mechanism 302 unpacks the material boxes stacked on the transfer equipment 800 into single-layer material boxes, which are conveyed to the picking platform 500 by the conveying mechanism 301.

[0062] The arrangement of the storage device 400 is the same as that of the storage device 300, except that the box stacking and unstacking mechanism 302 performs the stacking operation, and the stacked boxes to be stored are lifted by the transfer device 800. The box stacking and unstacking mechanism 302 is an existing structure and will not be described in detail here.

[0063] like Fig.17 As shown, the picking station 500 includes a raw material conveying rack 501, a main conveying rack 502 and an order material box conveying rack 504 which are arranged in sequence, and the three form a U-shaped arrangement, a plurality of picking conveying racks 503 are arranged on one side of the main conveying rack 502, and the picking conveying racks 503 are located between the raw material conveying rack 501 and the order material box conveying rack 504. Each conveying rack adopts roller conveyor, which will not be described in detail here.

[0064] The working process of this embodiment is:

[0065] A. Material box outbound process:

[0066] 1. The warehouse management module 600 obtains detailed order information, converts the order information into system instructions, and transmits them to the material box picking and placing device 200, the outbound device 300, the inbound device 400, the picking platform 500 and the transfer device 800.

[0067] 2. The material box picking and placing device 200 enters the material box storage unit 100 , takes out the material box to be shipped (target material box) from the corresponding position according to the instruction issued by the warehouse management module 600 , and stacks and caches it on the material box picking and placing device 200 .

[0068] 3. The material box picking and placing device 200 runs to the material box cache unit 700, places the target material box it carries on the material box cache unit 700, and automatically plans the unloading position and the number of stacking layers according to the number of material boxes and the free cache positions at the material box cache unit 700.

[0069] 4. The transfer device 800 automatically runs to the corresponding target material box cache position at the material box cache unit 700, lifts the single or stacked target material boxes and automatically transports them to the outbound device 300.

[0070] 5. The outbound device 300 automatically docks with the transfer device 800, disassembles the stacked target boxes into single boxes, and transports them to the picking platform 500 through the conveying mechanism 301; if the outbound is a single box, it is directly transported to the picking platform 500.

[0071] 6. The picking station 500 picks out the required items according to the order prompt information and puts them into the order material box, and the order material box is shipped out of the warehouse through the conveyor line; after the sorting is completed, the material box is transported to the warehousing equipment 400 through the conveyor line and waits for warehousing.

[0072] B. Process of returning outbound material boxes to the warehouse:

[0073] 1. After the picking is completed, the warehousing equipment 400 enters the material box stacking and unstacking mechanism 302 to stack the single material box into several stacks of material boxes; the stacked material boxes are lifted to the corresponding height position by the conveying and lifting mechanism.

[0074] 2. The storage device 400 and the transfer device 800 are automatically docked, and the material boxes to be stored are automatically transferred to the transfer device 800.

[0075] 3. The transfer device 800 transports the material box to be stored in the material box buffer unit 700 for temporary storage, and then waits for the material box picking and placing device 200 to transport the material box to be stored in the target storage location.

[0076] 4. According to the instructions of the warehouse management module 600, the material box picking and placing device 200 clamps the material box to be stored in the material box cache unit 700 and places the material box on the temporary storage rack 204 of the material box picking and placing device 200 through the lifting mechanism, rotating mechanism, etc. After the material box picking and placing device 200 carries the material box to be stored to the target storage position of the material box storage unit 100, the material box is taken out from the material box picking and placing device 200 and restacked to the corresponding position of the material box storage unit 100; the system can optimize the position of the material box at any time according to order requirements.

[0077] This embodiment provides a material box cache unit 700 for incoming and outgoing material boxes, and configures a transfer device 800 to transport the incoming and outgoing material boxes individually, which is more efficient.

[0078] Embodiment 2:

[0079] This embodiment provides a shelf-free storage system, which differs from the first embodiment in that the transfer device 800 obtains the material box in a different way, such as Figure 2 As shown, the transfer equipment 800 adopts a side-access material box.

[0080] Specifically, Figure 14-16 As shown, the transfer device 800 includes a first mobile base 801, and a fixed or rotating fork mechanism 804 is mounted on the top of the first mobile base 801. The fork mechanism 804 includes a telescopic fork and a mounting seat 803, the telescopic forks are connected to the mounting seat 803 in pairs, and the telescopic direction of the telescopic forks is in the horizontal direction to perform side fork picking of the material box.

[0081] In this embodiment, the mounting seat 803 is a U-shaped seat for mounting a telescopic fork.

[0082] like Fig.14 As shown, the material box cache unit 700 includes a support frame 703, and the support frame 703 only needs to meet the support requirements for the material box.

[0083] The other structures are the same as those in the first embodiment and will not be described again here.

[0084] Embodiment three:

[0085] This embodiment provides a shelf-free storage system, which differs from the first and second embodiments in that the structures of the temporary storage rack 204 and the telescopic fork assembly in the material box picking and placing equipment are different.

[0086] In this embodiment, an upper telescopic fork assembly 209 and a lower telescopic fork assembly 208 are provided. The upper telescopic fork assembly 209 and the lower telescopic fork assembly 208 respectively include two oppositely arranged telescopic fork plates, and the telescopic fork plates can be driven to extend and retract by a chain transmission mechanism or other mechanisms.

[0087] like Fig. 9 As shown, the two telescopic fork plates of the lower telescopic fork assembly 208 are connected near the rear position by a box pushing rack 211. When unloading the box, the box pushing rack 211 pushes the material box from the rear, which improves the unloading efficiency; the box supporting rack 212 is installed on the lower side of the telescopic fork plate, and the box supporting rack 212 can support the two sides of the bottom of the material box when taking the box.

[0088] A movable stopper is also installed at the front end of the telescopic fork plate. In this embodiment, the movable stopper is a rotating claw 213. When taking a box, the rotating claw 213 rotates to the box blocking position to pull the box back. Of course, in other embodiments, the movable stopper can also be a telescopic rod. The lower telescopic fork assembly 208 takes the box by cooperating with the box support frame 212 and the movable stopper, which can prevent the box from falling and make the handling process more stable.

[0089] like Fig.10 As shown, the front section of the telescopic fork plate of the upper telescopic fork assembly 209 extends downward by a set length, that is, an extension portion 214 is added, so that the telescopic fork plate forms an L-shaped structure, and the movable limit member is moved downward by a certain distance, that is, installed on the extension portion 214, so as not to interfere when the lower fork extends out of the material receiving box.

[0090] The movable limiter of the upper telescopic fork assembly 209 is a rotating rocker 215, and its rotating power is a motor.

[0091] like Figure 7-Figure 8As shown, at least two support beams 207 are arranged on the upper surface of the temporary storage rack 204. The upper surface of the temporary storage rack 204 is a horizontal plane, that is, the support beams 207 are arranged in the horizontal plane and are perpendicular to the height direction of the support body 201. By arranging the support beams 207, the lower fork can raise the material box to a certain height when unloading the box to the temporary storage rack 204, so that the lower fork can be retracted. In this embodiment, the upper telescopic fork assembly 209 first lifts up all the target material box and the irrelevant material boxes above it, and the telescopic fork plate of the lower telescopic fork assembly 208 extends to fork the target material box.

[0092] The other structures are the same as those in the first embodiment and will not be described again here.

[0093] The above description is only the preferred embodiment of the present application and is not intended to limit the present application. For those skilled in the art, the present application may have various modifications and variations. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present application shall be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A shelf-free storage system, characterized in that: It includes a material box storage unit, a material box picking and placing device, a material box cache unit, and a transfer device, wherein a plurality of the material box cache units are arranged on one side of the material box storage unit close to the picking platform; The material box picking and placing device is used to pick out the target material box in the material box storage unit and temporarily store it in the material box cache unit; The transfer device is used to obtain the target material box temporarily stored in the material box cache unit and transport the target material box to the picking platform.

2. A shelf-free storage system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The transfer equipment is used to obtain the target material box by jacking or side-taking.

3. A shelf-free storage system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The transfer equipment includes a first mobile base and a lifting mechanism installed on the top of the first mobile base.

4. A shelf-free storage system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The transfer equipment includes a first mobile base and a fork mechanism installed on the top of the first mobile base.

5. The shelf-free storage system according to claim 4, characterized in that: The forking mechanism comprises a mounting seat and a telescopic fork connected to the mounting seat, wherein the telescopic direction of the telescopic fork is along the horizontal direction.

6. The shelf-free storage system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The material box picking and placing equipment includes a supporting body and a second movable base, wherein the second movable base is fixed to the bottom of the supporting body, and the supporting body is connected to at least one telescopic fork assembly, and the at least one telescopic fork assembly can be raised and lowered relative to the supporting body.

7. The shelf-free storage system according to claim 6, characterized in that: A plurality of temporary storage racks are arranged on at least one side of the supporting body; and the at least one telescopic fork assembly can rotate relative to the supporting body.

8. The shelf-free storage system according to claim 7, characterized in that: The temporary storage rack is used to store single-layer or stacked multi-layer material boxes; when temporary storage racks are arranged on both sides of the supporting body, the temporary storage racks on both sides are symmetrically or asymmetrically distributed.

9. A shelf-free storage system according to claim 7 or 8, characterized in that: At least two support beams are also arranged on the upper surface of the temporary storage rack, and the support beams are arranged along the horizontal plane and are perpendicular to the height direction of the support body.

10. The shelf-free storage system according to claim 9, characterized in that: The support body is installed with an upper telescopic fork assembly and a lower telescopic fork assembly, and the upper telescopic fork assembly and the lower telescopic fork assembly respectively include two telescopic fork plates arranged opposite to each other; A movable limiting member is provided at the front of the telescopic fork plate, and the movable limiting member has the function of rotation limiting or telescopic limiting.

11. The shelf-free storage system according to claim 10, characterized in that: A box supporting frame is installed opposite to the lower sides of the two telescopic fork plates of the lower telescopic fork assembly, and a box pushing frame is connected to the two telescopic fork plates near the rear. The front ends of the two telescopic fork plates of the upper telescopic fork assembly have an outwardly extending portion extending downwardly, wherein the movement limiting member of the upper telescopic fork assembly is installed on the outwardly extending portion.

12. The shelf-free storage system according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes an outbound device, which is used to dock with the transfer device and has the function of disassembling the stacked target boxes into single-layer target boxes and conveying the single-layer target boxes to the picking platform, including a box unpacking and stacking mechanism and a conveying mechanism arranged in sequence.

13. A shelf-free storage system according to claim 1 or 12, characterized in that: It also includes a storage device, which is used to dock with the transfer device and has the function of transporting the material boxes to be stored from the picking platform to the transfer device; the transfer device is also used to transfer the material boxes to be stored to the material box cache unit.

14. The shelf-free storage system according to claim 13, characterized in that: The material box picking and placing device also has the function of placing the material box to be stored from the material box buffer unit back to the material box storage unit.

15. The shelf-free storage system according to claim 13, characterized in that: The warehousing equipment comprises a box unpacking and stacking mechanism and a conveying mechanism which are arranged in sequence.

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