Automatic cargo transport device

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of logistics equipment, and provides an automatic cargo transport device, including a mobile robot and one or more cargo boxes detachably mounted on the upper end of the mobile robot, and also including a locking mechanism that cooperates with the cargo box, and the locking mechanism is fixedly mounted on the lifting mechanism and performs lifting movement under the drive of the lifting mechanism. The utility model completes the locking or separation of one or more cargo boxes from the mobile robot by setting a locking mechanism to cooperate with the cargo box, and setting a lifting mechanism to drive the locking mechanism to perform lifting movement; it can also be provided on the mobile robot. A lifting platform drives the lifting of the cargo box, thereby completing the locking or separation of one or more cargo boxes from the mobile robot, and can immediately execute transportation to the next site. The embodiment of the present application can transport goods and recycle cargo boxes for multiple destinations without waiting for human intervention and operation, thereby realizing full process automation and greatly improving efficiency.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of logistics equipment, and in particular provides an automatic cargo transport device. Background Art

[0002] With the development of technology, the automation mode has gradually replaced the manual operation mode. For example, in the logistics field, the working mode of the jack-up AGV is to navigate and move autonomously to the bottom of the cargo pallet, lift the cargo off the ground through the lifting device, and then transport it to the destination. The advantages are small size and flexible operation, but the disadvantages are also obvious: it can only transport to one destination, and the cargo pallet needs to be put down as a whole when it arrives at the destination. When carrying cargo to multiple destinations, the cargo at the destination can only be unloaded manually and then transported to the next destination, and the operation efficiency is relatively low.

[0003] In view of this, it is necessary to design a new automatic cargo transport device. Utility Model Content

[0004] The utility model aims to provide an automatic cargo transport device which can transport multiple cargoes to multiple destinations without waiting for human intervention and operation.

[0005] In order to achieve the above purpose, the technical solution adopted by the utility model is:

[0006] The present application provides an automatic cargo transport device, including a mobile robot and one or more cargo boxes detachably arranged on the upper end of the mobile robot, and also includes a locking mechanism that cooperates with the cargo box. The locking mechanism is fixedly installed on a lifting mechanism and performs lifting and lowering movements under the drive of the lifting mechanism.

[0007] Furthermore, locking points and locked points are provided on the cargo box.

[0008] Furthermore, a locking point or a locked point is provided on the mobile robot.

[0009] Furthermore, a locking point or a locked point is provided on the locking mechanism.

[0010] Furthermore, the locking point of the cargo box cooperates with the locked point of the mobile robot to complete locking or releasing; the locked point of the cargo box cooperates with the locking point of the locking mechanism to complete locking or releasing.

[0011] Furthermore, the locked point of the cargo box cooperates with the locking point of the mobile robot to complete locking or releasing; the locking point of the cargo box cooperates with the locked point of the locking mechanism to complete locking or releasing.

[0012] Furthermore, there are multiple cargo boxes, which are stacked in sequence on the upper end of the mobile robot.

[0013] Furthermore, the locking point and the locked point are connected in circuit after being combined.

[0014] The present application provides another automatic cargo transport device, including a mobile robot and a lifting platform detachably mounted on the upper end of the mobile robot, one or more cargo boxes stacked on the lifting platform, and also including a locking mechanism fixedly mounted on a wall or a bracket, the locking mechanism cooperates with the cargo box, and the cargo box performs lifting and lowering motion under the drive of the lifting platform.

[0015] Furthermore, a locking point and a locked point are provided on the cargo box, a locking point or a locked point is provided on the mobile robot, and a locking point or a locked point is provided on the locking mechanism.

[0016] Beneficial effects of the embodiments of the present application:

[0017] The automatic cargo transport device of the embodiment of the present application sets a locking mechanism to cooperate with the cargo box, and sets a lifting mechanism to drive the locking mechanism to perform lifting movement, thereby completing the locking or separation of one or more cargo boxes and the mobile robot; a lifting platform can also be set on the mobile robot to drive the lifting of the cargo box, thereby completing the locking or separation of one or more cargo boxes and the mobile robot, and transportation to the next site can be executed immediately. The embodiment of the present application can transport cargo and recycle cargo boxes to multiple destinations without waiting for human intervention and operation, thereby realizing full process automation and greatly improving efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative labor.

[0019] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of an automatic cargo transport device in one embodiment;

[0020] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of a mobile robot carrying multiple cargo boxes in one embodiment;

[0021] Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the operation flow of automatically unloading a cargo box in one embodiment;

[0022] Figure 4 A schematic diagram of a state of automatically unloading multiple cargo boxes in one embodiment;

[0023] Figure 5 It is a structural schematic diagram of an automatic cargo transport device in another embodiment;

[0024] Among them, the reference numerals in the figure are:

[0025] 1. Cargo box; 2. Mobile robot; 3. Locking mechanism; 4. Lifting mechanism; 5. Locking point; 6. Locked point; 7. Lifting platform. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] The embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below, and examples of the embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals throughout represent the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and are intended to be used to explain the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

[0027] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "length", "width", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", etc., indicating the orientation or position relationship, are based on the orientation or position relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present invention.

[0028] In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the present utility model, the meaning of "plurality" is two or more, unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0029] In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "install", "connect", "connect", "fix" and the like should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, it can be the internal connection of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0030] Please refer to Figures 1 to 4The automatic cargo transport device provided in the embodiment of the present application is suitable for the field of logistics, such as factory material transfer, express delivery, take-out delivery, etc. It is an improvement made for the existing robot using an integrated cargo box, which can only be picked up by people; or can only load and unload goods as a whole for one destination; or a structure that needs to be connected to the cargo box is required. It mainly includes a cargo box 1, a mobile robot 2, a locking mechanism 3, and a lifting mechanism 4, wherein the cargo box 1 is detachably arranged on the upper end of the mobile robot 2, and the number can be one or more, which can be placed in a stacked manner and locked in sequence. The locking mechanism 3 is deployed in advance at each destination that needs to be delivered and can cooperate with the cargo box 1, that is, the two can be locked or separated; the locking mechanism 3 is fixedly installed on the lifting mechanism 4 and performs lifting movement under the drive of the lifting mechanism 4 to achieve the separation or fixation of the cargo box 1 and the mobile robot 2.

[0031] In one of the embodiments, locking points 5 and locked points 6 are provided on the cargo box 1 to facilitate locking or separation between cargo boxes, between a cargo box and a mobile robot, and between a cargo box and a locking mechanism; the locking points and locked points of the cargo box are distributed up and down, and can be one group or multiple groups, so as to realize the cascading of upper and lower cargo boxes, thereby realizing automatic unloading and automatic recovery of the cargo boxes.

[0032] It should be noted that the locking point and the locked point adopt existing solutions, which will not be described in detail here. For example, an electromagnetic lock is used to complete locking and releasing by turning on and off the power.

[0033] In one of the embodiments, a locking point 5 or a locked point 6 is provided on the mobile robot 2; when the locking point of the cargo box is facing downward, the locked point is provided on the mobile robot; when the locked point of the cargo box is facing downward, the locking point is provided on the mobile robot, which can be flexibly configured.

[0034] In one of the embodiments, the locking point 5 of the cargo box 1 cooperates with the locked point 6 of the mobile robot 2 to complete locking or releasing; the locked point 6 of the cargo box 1 cooperates with the locking point 5 of the locking mechanism 3 to complete locking or releasing.

[0035] In another embodiment, the locked point 6 of the cargo box 1 cooperates with the locking point 5 of the mobile robot 2 to complete locking or releasing; the locking point 5 of the cargo box 1 cooperates with the locked point 6 of the locking mechanism 3 to complete locking or releasing.

[0036] In one embodiment, if Figure 2 As shown, there are multiple cargo boxes 1, which are stacked in sequence on the upper end of the mobile robot 2, and the cargo boxes are also fixed by locking points and locked points.

[0037] Preferably, the locking point 5 and the locked point 6 are connected in circuit after being combined, that is, there will be signal feedback when the locking point 5 and the locked point 6 are combined to facilitate the next operation.

[0038] In specific use, the mobile robot 2 carries N cargo boxes 1 and autonomously drives to the bottom of the locking mechanism 3 of the first destination. When only one cargo box needs to be unloaded at this point, such as Figure 3 As shown, the locking relationship between the cargo box N and the cargo box N-1 is automatically released, the lifting mechanism 4 descends, the locking point 5 on the lifting mechanism 4 is combined with the locked point 6 on the cargo box N and locked, and the lifting mechanism 4 rises, so that the cargo box N is separated from the mobile robot 2 and the cargo box it carries, and the mobile robot 2 can move freely to perform the task at the next destination. When arriving at a certain destination and needing to unload two or more cargo boxes, such as Figure 4 As shown, the locking relationship between cargo box N-1 and cargo box N-2 is automatically released, the lifting mechanism 4 descends, the locking point 5 on the lifting mechanism 4 combines and locks with the locked point 6 on the cargo box N, and the lifting mechanism 4 rises, so that the cargo box N and cargo box N-1 are separated from the mobile robot 2 and the cargo boxes they carry as a whole, and the mobile robot 2 can move freely to perform the transportation task to the next destination.

[0039] It should be noted that a locking point may also be provided on the lifting mechanism 4, and a locking point may be provided on the corresponding cargo box N; the actions of cargo box recovery and cargo box unloading are reversible and will not be elaborated here.

[0040] The embodiment of the present application sets a locking mechanism 3 to cooperate with the cargo box 1, and sets a lifting mechanism 4 to drive the locking mechanism 3 to perform lifting movement, thereby completing the locking or separation of one or more cargo boxes 1 and the mobile robot 2; a lifting platform can also be set on the mobile robot 2 to drive the lifting of the cargo box, thereby completing the locking or separation of one or more cargo boxes 1 and the mobile robot 2, and the transportation to the next site can be executed immediately. The embodiment of the present application can transport goods and recover cargo boxes to multiple destinations without waiting for human intervention and operation, thereby realizing full process automation and greatly improving efficiency.

[0041] The utility model also provides another automatic cargo transport device, such as Figure 5 As shown, it includes a mobile robot 2 and a lifting platform 7 detachably mounted on the upper end of the mobile robot 2, one or more cargo boxes 1 are stacked on the lifting platform 7, and also includes a locking mechanism 3 fixedly mounted on a wall or a bracket, the locking mechanism 3 cooperates with the cargo box 1, and the cargo box 1 performs lifting movement under the drive of the lifting platform 7.

[0042] In one of the embodiments, a locking point 5 and a locked point 6 are provided on the cargo box 1, a locking point 5 or a locked point 6 is provided on the mobile robot 2, and a locking point 5 or a locked point 6 is provided on the locking mechanism 3.

[0043] The difference from the automatic cargo transport device described in the previous embodiment is that the lifting device is arranged on the mobile robot 2, and the lifting of the lifting platform 7 drives the cargo box 1 to rise and fall, thereby completing the docking with the locking mechanism 3. The rest is basically the same and will not be repeated here.

[0044] It should be noted that all the locking points and locked points mentioned above can be used in pairs to achieve arbitrary splicing, with strong versatility.

[0045] The above are only preferred embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to limit the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An automatic cargo transport device, characterized in that: The invention comprises a mobile robot (2) and one or more cargo boxes (1) detachably arranged on the upper end of the mobile robot (2), and also comprises a locking mechanism (3) cooperating with the cargo box (1), wherein the locking mechanism (3) is fixedly mounted on a lifting mechanism (4) and performs lifting movement under the drive of the lifting mechanism (4).

2. The automatic cargo transport device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cargo box (1) is provided with a locking point (5) and a locked point (6).

3. The automatic cargo transport device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The mobile robot (2) is provided with a locking point (5) or a locked point (6).

4. The automatic cargo transport device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The locking mechanism (3) is provided with a locking point (5) or a locked point (6).

5. The automatic cargo transport device according to any one of claims 2 to 4, characterized in that: The locking point (5) of the cargo box (1) cooperates with the locked point (6) of the mobile robot (2) to complete locking or releasing; the locked point (6) of the cargo box (1) cooperates with the locking point (5) of the locking mechanism (3) to complete locking or releasing.

6. The automatic cargo transport device according to any one of claims 2 to 4, characterized in that: The locked point (6) of the cargo box (1) cooperates with the locking point (5) of the mobile robot (2) to complete locking or releasing; the locking point (5) of the cargo box (1) cooperates with the locked point (6) of the locking mechanism (3) to complete locking or releasing.

7. The automatic cargo transport device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: The cargo boxes (1) are provided in plurality and are stacked in sequence on the upper end of the mobile robot (2).

8. The automatic cargo transport device according to any one of claims 2 to 4, characterized in that: The locking point (5) and the locked point (6) are connected in circuit after being combined.

9. An automatic cargo transport device, characterized in that: The invention comprises a mobile robot (2) and a lifting platform (7) detachably mounted on the upper end of the mobile robot (2), one or more cargo boxes (1) being stacked on the lifting platform (7), and a locking mechanism (3) fixedly mounted on a wall or a bracket, wherein the locking mechanism (3) cooperates with the cargo box (1), and the cargo box (1) performs lifting movement under the drive of the lifting platform (7).

10. The automatic cargo transport device according to claim 9, characterized in that: The cargo box (1) is provided with a locking point (5) and a locked point (6), the mobile robot (2) is provided with a locking point (5) or a locked point (6), and the locking mechanism (3) is provided with a locking point (5) or a locked point (6).

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