Low-power-consumption intelligent tray

Abstract

The utility model belongs to the technical field of warehouse logistics, and particularly relates to a low-power-consumption intelligent tray which comprises a tray body, an intelligent terminal and a detection device, the intelligent terminal and the detection device are both installed on the tray body, the intelligent terminal comprises a controller, a timing module and a power module, and the detection device comprises a vibration module. The timing module, the vibration module and the power supply module are all electrically connected with the controller, the power supply module is used for supplying power to the intelligent terminal, the vibration module is used for sending out a vibration signal when detecting that the tray body is in a movement process, and the timing module is used for performing timing processing after the vibration signal is finished. And the controller is used for controlling the power supply module to enter a dormant state after the timing processing is finished. The intelligent tray can solve the problem that an existing intelligent tray is large in power consumption.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of warehousing and logistics, and in particular relates to a low-power intelligent pallet. Background Art

[0002] A pallet is a horizontal platform device used for packaging, stacking, handling and transporting goods and products as unit loads. It is widely used in production, transportation, warehousing and circulation. There are many types of pallets, the most common ones are wooden pallets, plywood fumigation-free pallets, four-way pallets, double-sided pallets and smart pallets.

[0003] Smart pallets are pallets that have intelligent systems added to them, such as intelligent chips, so that people can grasp the location of the pallet at any time through the Internet or mobile terminals when using it, and dynamically understand the status of the goods loaded on it. Therefore, the use of smart pallets is gradually becoming a development trend in future logistics.

[0004] Existing smart pallets include smart terminal modules, monitoring machines, monitoring gateways and management systems. The smart terminal modules are installed on the pallets. The pallets loaded with the smart terminal modules are monitored for entry and exit through the monitoring machines and monitoring gateways. The management system collects and analyzes relevant data. Therefore, during the use of the smart pallets, the smart terminal modules are always in working condition, and the power consumption of the power supply and various electrical components is relatively high. Utility Model Content

[0005] The technical problem solved by the utility model is to provide a low-power consumption intelligent tray to solve the problem of high power consumption of the existing intelligent tray.

[0006] The basic solution provided by the utility model is: a low-power intelligent pallet, including a pallet body, an intelligent terminal and a detection device, the intelligent terminal and the detection device are both installed on the pallet body, the intelligent terminal includes a controller, a timing module and a power module, the detection device includes a vibration module, the timing module, the vibration module and the power module are all electrically connected to the controller, the power module is used to supply power to the intelligent terminal, the vibration module is used to send a vibration signal when detecting that the pallet body is in motion, the timing module is used to perform timing processing after the vibration signal ends, and the controller is used to control the power module to enter a sleep state after the timing processing ends.

[0007] Furthermore, a receiving groove is provided in the middle of the upper surface of the tray body, and placement grooves are provided around the upper surface of the tray body. The smart terminal is located in the receiving groove, and the detection device is located in the placement groove.

[0008] Furthermore, it also includes a server, which is communicatively connected with the smart terminal and is used to receive service information of the smart terminal.

[0009] Furthermore, the smart terminal includes a signal transceiver module, a Bluetooth module and a communication module. The Bluetooth module and the communication module are electrically connected to the controller. The Bluetooth module is used to establish a communication connection between smart terminals. The communication module is used to establish a communication connection between the server and the smart terminals. The signal transceiver module is used to provide a communication link for the Bluetooth module and the communication module.

[0010] Furthermore, the signal transceiver module includes an omnidirectional antenna and a directional antenna, the directional antenna is used to provide a communication link from the smart terminal to the server for the communication module, and the omnidirectional antenna is used to provide a communication link between smart terminals.

[0011] Furthermore, the smart terminal includes a positioning module, the positioning module is electrically connected to the controller, the positioning module is used to generate positioning information of the smart terminal, and the controller is used to upload the positioning information to the server.

[0012] Furthermore, the smart terminal further includes a storage module, which is used to store the generated positioning information of the smart terminal, and the server is further used to generate a positioning track according to the uploaded positioning information.

[0013] Furthermore, the communication module is a wireless communication module, and the wireless communication module includes one or more of a WiFi module, a Zigbee module, a 4G network communication module, a 5G network communication module and a NB-IOT network module.

[0014] The principle and advantage of the utility model lies in that a receiving slot and a placing slot are arranged on the pallet body, the receiving slot is used to place the intelligent terminal, and the placing slot is used to place the detection device. When the intelligent pallet is in use, the vibration module in the detection device will send out a vibration signal, which is transmitted to the controller in the intelligent terminal. After the vibration signal ends, the controller controls the timing module to perform timing processing. After the timing processing ends, it means that the intelligent pallet is in an idle state. At this time, in order to save energy, the controller controls the power module to enter a sleep state, so as to reduce power consumption; and an omnidirectional antenna and a directional antenna are arranged. The omnidirectional antenna can establish communication between intelligent terminals, and the directional antenna can establish a communication link between the intelligent terminal and the server, which is convenient for building an intelligent pallet management system integrating intelligent information.

[0015] In addition, a positioning module is set in the smart terminal. The positioning module collects the positioning information of the smart pallet and generates a corresponding positioning track through the server, so that if the smart pallet is lost, it can be found quickly. The usage of the smart pallet can also be understood through the positioning track, which is convenient for user investigation. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of an embodiment of the utility model;

[0017] Figure 2 This is a functional block diagram of an embodiment of the utility model. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0018] The following is further described in detail through specific implementation methods:

[0019] The symbols in the drawings of the specification include: a tray body 1 , a receiving slot 2 , and a placement slot 3 .

[0020] The embodiment is basically as follows Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown: a low-power smart pallet includes a pallet body 1, a smart terminal, a detection device and a server, wherein a receiving groove 2 is opened in the middle of the upper surface of the pallet body 1, and placement grooves 3 are opened around the upper surface of the pallet body 1. The smart terminal is located in the receiving groove 2, and the detection device is located in the placement groove 3. In this embodiment, an elastic material is arranged on the wall of the receiving groove 2 to prevent excessive collision of the smart terminal in the receiving groove 2. The elastic material is specifically a rubber material. A top cover is arranged on the top of the receiving groove 2 to seal the smart terminal inside the pallet body 1. There are 8 placement grooves 3, and the top of the placement groove 3 is sealed by elastic plastic.

[0021] The detection device includes a vibration module, and the intelligent terminal includes a controller, a timing module, a power module, a signal transceiver module, a Bluetooth module, a communication module and a positioning module. The vibration module, the timing module, the Bluetooth module, the communication module and the positioning module are all electrically connected to the controller. The vibration module is used to send a vibration signal when detecting that the pallet body 1 is in motion. The controller receives the vibration signal, and after the vibration signal ends, the controller controls the timing module to perform timing processing. The timing processing in this embodiment is 10 minutes, that is, if no vibration signal is generated after a delay of 10 minutes at the end of the vibration signal, then the pallet body 1 at this time changes from the previous cargo-carrying motion state to an idle state, and the idle state is determined to be 10 minutes later. Therefore, it can be considered that the smart pallet has been used. Therefore, the controller controls the power module to enter a sleep state. Specifically, the power module in this embodiment uses a lithium battery.

[0022] The Bluetooth module is used to establish a communication connection between smart terminals. When an enterprise uses a smart pallet, by establishing a communication connection between the pallets, the enterprise can conduct subsequent unified management. The communication module is used to establish a communication connection between the server and the smart terminal. When the smart pallet is in use, its related usage data needs to be uploaded to the server, such as early warning information, cargo information, etc. The communication module is used to establish a communication connection, and the signal transceiver module can establish a communication link between the Bluetooth module and the communication module. Specifically, the signal transceiver module includes an omnidirectional antenna and a directional antenna. The omnidirectional antenna is used to provide a communication link between smart terminals, and the directional antenna is used to provide a communication link from the smart terminal to the server for the communication module.

[0023] In this embodiment, the communication module adopts a wireless communication module, and the wireless communication module includes one or more of a WiFi module, a Zigbee module, a 4G network communication module, a 5G network communication module and a NB-IOT network module. In this embodiment, the wireless communication module adopts a NB-IOT network module.

[0024] The positioning module is used to generate the positioning information of the smart terminal. The smart terminal also includes a storage module, which is electrically connected to the controller. The storage module is used to store the positioning information of the smart terminal. The controller uploads the positioning information to the server. The server receives the uploaded positioning information and generates a positioning trajectory, which can be used to view the trajectory on the corresponding user terminal through the server, such as a PC or a mobile phone.

[0025] In this embodiment, the controller adopts a single-chip microcomputer, specifically an STM32 single-chip microcomputer, the timing module is a timer built into the single-chip microcomputer, and in other embodiments of this embodiment, it can also be other timers, the positioning module is a GPS positioning module, and the storage module is a memory built into the single-chip microcomputer.

[0026] The above are only embodiments of the utility model. The common sense such as the known specific structures and characteristics in the scheme is not described in detail here. The ordinary technicians in the relevant field know all the common technical knowledge in the technical field of the utility model before the application date or priority date, can obtain all the existing technologies in the field, and have the ability to apply the conventional experimental means before that date. The ordinary technicians in the relevant field can improve and implement this scheme in combination with their own abilities under the enlightenment given by this application. Some typical known structures or known methods should not become obstacles for ordinary technicians in the relevant field to implement this application. It should be pointed out that for the technicians in this field, without departing from the structure of the utility model, several deformations and improvements can be made, which should also be regarded as the protection scope of the utility model, which will not affect the effect of the implementation of the utility model and the practicality of the patent. The protection scope required by this application shall be based on the content of its claims, and the specific implementation methods and other records in the specification can be used to explain the content of the claims.

Claims

1. A low-power intelligent pallet, characterized by: It includes a tray body, an intelligent terminal and a detection device, wherein the intelligent terminal and the detection device are both installed on the tray body, a receiving groove is provided in the middle of the upper surface of the tray body, and placement grooves are provided around the upper surface of the tray body, the intelligent terminal is located in the receiving groove, and the detection device is located in the placement groove, the intelligent terminal includes a controller, a timing module and a power module, the detection device includes a vibration module, the timing module, the vibration module and the power module are all electrically connected to the controller, the power module is used to power the intelligent terminal, the vibration module is used to send a vibration signal when detecting that the tray body is in motion, the timing module is used to perform timing processing after the vibration signal ends, and the controller is used to control the power module to enter a sleep state after the timing processing ends.

2. A low-power intelligent pallet according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes a server, which is communicatively connected with the smart terminal and is used to receive service information from the smart terminal.

3. A low-power intelligent tray according to claim 2, characterized in that: The smart terminal includes a signal transceiver module, a Bluetooth module and a communication module. The Bluetooth module and the communication module are electrically connected to the controller. The Bluetooth module is used to establish a communication connection between smart terminals. The communication module is used to establish a communication connection between the server and the smart terminal. The signal transceiver module is used to provide a communication link for the Bluetooth module and the communication module.

4. The low-power consumption smart tray according to claim 3, characterized in that: The signal transceiver module includes an omnidirectional antenna and a directional antenna. The directional antenna is used to provide a communication link from the smart terminal to the server for the communication module, and the omnidirectional antenna is used to provide a communication link between smart terminals.

5. The low-power consumption smart tray according to claim 4, characterized in that: The smart terminal includes a positioning module, which is electrically connected to a controller. The positioning module is used to generate positioning information of the smart terminal, and the controller is used to upload the positioning information to a server.

6. The low-power consumption smart tray according to claim 5, characterized in that: The smart terminal further includes a storage module, which is used to store the generated positioning information of the smart terminal. The server is also used to generate a positioning track according to the uploaded positioning information.

7. The low-power consumption smart tray according to claim 6, characterized in that: The communication module is a wireless communication module, and the wireless communication module includes one or more of a WiFi module, a Zigbee module, a 4G network communication module, a 5G network communication module and a NB-IOT network module.

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