Goods taking and replenishing system
By designing a replenishment system that combines electric cylinder components and camera components, the problem of low manual pickup and replenishment efficiency in the retail industry is solved, and automated pickup and replenishment is achieved, reducing personnel costs and improving work efficiency.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202421651376.4
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-07-12
- Publication Date
- 2025-05-13
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-07-12
AI Technical Summary
In existing retail industries such as supermarkets and pharmacies, picking up and replenishing goods requires manual operation, which is inefficient and prone to misplacement.
A replenishment system is designed, using a multi-axis robot arm combined with a cylinder assembly and a camera assembly to realize left and right swing of the robot arm, up and down movement, and fine adjustment of the suction cup up and down, automatically completing the pickup and replenishment operations.
The system can automatically pick up and replenish goods in all aspects, completely replace manual operations, greatly reducing personnel costs, improving work efficiency, and avoiding the problem of wrong placement of goods.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model relates to a replenishment mechanism, in particular to a replenishment system, which is suitable for retail industries such as supermarkets, pharmacies, and beauty stores. Background Art
[0002] With the development of today's society, supermarkets and pharmacies of various sizes can be seen everywhere. Supermarkets or pharmacies use large and small shelves to store and display goods, which require manual labor to pick up or replenish goods, with low work efficiency and prone to disorderly placement, causing inconvenience to buyers. Summary of the invention
[0003] The purpose of the utility model is to overcome the above disadvantages and provide a system for taking and replenishing goods.
[0004] The purpose of the utility model is achieved through the following technical solutions: a picking and replenishing system, including an electric cylinder assembly, the electric cylinder assembly is connected to a robotic arm through a robotic arm mounting base, a rotatable connecting plate is provided below the top of the robotic arm, and a rotatable suction cup is provided below the top of the connecting plate.
[0005] A further improvement of the utility model is that the electric cylinder assembly comprises an electric cylinder body, an electric cylinder guide rail is arranged on the electric cylinder body, and the mechanical arm mounting seat moves up and down in the electric cylinder guide rail through a sliding block.
[0006] A further improvement of the utility model is that the robotic arm includes a robotic arm fixing seat, which is fixed on the robotic arm mounting seat. The robotic arm fixing seat is provided with a plurality of rotatable mechanical seat shafts, each of which is controlled to rotate by a motor. The connecting plate is controlled by the robotic arm lifting shaft below the top of the top mechanical seat shaft, that is, the connecting plate can be rotated and adjusted up and down.
[0007] A further improvement of the utility model is that the mechanical seat shaft comprises a mechanical seat first shaft, and a rotatable mechanical seat second shaft is arranged on the mechanical seat first shaft.
[0008] A further improvement of the utility model is that the lower part of the top of the connecting plate is connected to the suction cup via a first rotating motor.
[0009] A further improvement of the utility model is that the system also includes a camera assembly, a support plate of the camera assembly is fixed on the mechanical arm mounting base, a motor seat is provided at the top front end of the support plate, a rotating motor is fixed in the motor seat, the second rotating motor drives the rotating arm through the transmission assembly, and a camera is provided below the front end of the rotating arm.
[0010] A further improvement of the utility model is that a position detection sensor is provided on the motor seat.
[0011] A further improvement of the utility model is that the transmission assembly includes two pulleys and a synchronous belt.
[0012] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the following advantages:
[0013] The utility model adopts a multi-axis mechanical arm to realize left and right swing. At the same time, the whole mechanical arm can move up and down, and the suction cup can be fine-tuned up and down. The utility model can automatically pick up and replenish goods in all directions, completely replacing manual operation and greatly reducing personnel costs. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0014] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of the utility model;
[0015] Figure 2 It is a structural schematic diagram of the utility model;
[0016] Figure 3 for Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the structure of AA;
[0017] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a camera assembly;
[0018] Numbers in the figure: electric cylinder assembly-1, electric cylinder body-1-1, electric cylinder guide rail-1-2, slider-1-3, robot arm mounting base-2, robot arm-3, robot arm fixing base-3-1, robot base first axis-3-2, robot base second axis-3-3, robot arm lifting axis-3-4, connecting plate-4, suction cup-5, first rotating motor-6, camera assembly-7, bracket plate-7-1, rotating arm-7-2, second rotating motor-7-3, camera-7-4, position detection sensor-7-5, pulley-7-6, synchronous belt-7-7. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0019] In order to make the purpose, technical scheme and advantages of the embodiments of the utility model clearer, the technical scheme in the embodiments of the utility model will be clearly and completely described below. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the utility model, rather than all of the embodiments. The elements and features described in one embodiment of the utility model can be combined with the elements and features shown in one or more other embodiments. It should be noted that for the purpose of clarity, the representation and description of components and processes that are not related to the utility model and are known to ordinary technicians in this field are omitted in the description. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without paying creative work belong to the scope of protection of the utility model.
[0020] A replenishment system includes an electric cylinder assembly 1, which is connected to a mechanical arm 3 through a mechanical arm mounting base 2. A rotatable connecting plate 4 is provided below the top of the mechanical arm 3, and a rotatable suction cup 5 is provided below the top of the connecting plate 4.
[0021] The electric cylinder assembly 1 includes an electric cylinder body 1-1, on which an electric cylinder guide rail 1-3 is provided, and a robot arm mounting seat 2 moves up and down in the electric cylinder guide rail 1-3 through a slider 1-2, so that the entire robot arm can move up and down.
[0022] The robot arm 3 includes a robot arm fixing seat 3-1, which is fixed on the robot arm mounting seat 2. The robot arm fixing seat 3-1 is provided with a plurality of rotatable mechanical seat shafts, each of which is controlled to rotate by a motor. The top of the top mechanical seat shaft is controlled by the robot arm lifting shaft 3-4, that is, the connecting plate 4 can be rotated and adjusted up and down. The mechanical seat shaft includes a first mechanical seat shaft 3-2, and a rotatable second mechanical seat shaft 3-3 is provided on the first mechanical seat shaft 3-2. The multi-axis structure can make the robot arm as long as possible and occupy as little space as possible when rotating.
[0023] The top of the connecting plate 4 is connected to the suction cup 5 through the first rotating motor 6, and the suction cup can not only rotate but also move up and down.
[0024] The system also includes a camera assembly 7, a support plate 7-1 of the camera assembly 7 is fixed on the mechanical arm mounting seat 2, a motor seat is provided at the top front end of the support plate 7-1, a second rotating motor 7-3 is fixed in the motor seat, the second rotating motor 7-3 drives the rotating arm 7-2 through the transmission assembly, and a camera 7-4 is provided below the front end of the rotating arm 7-2. A position detection sensor 7-5 is provided on the motor seat to detect the position of the camera. The transmission assembly includes two pulleys 7-6 and a synchronous belt 7-7. The two pulleys can be of different sizes, that is, the rotating motor drives the small pulley, the small pulley drives the large pulley through the synchronous belt, and the large pulley is connected to the rotating arm. The camera assembly 7 is for recording product information to facilitate the retrieval and replenishment system to more accurately take or place products.
[0025] The working principle of the utility model is as follows: first, the electric cylinder starts working, the mechanical arm mounting base 2 moves to a suitable height, the second rotating motor works first, drives the rotating arm, and the camera moves to the top of the goods to take pictures and record the goods information, and transmits the information to the system. After the system receives the information of picking up or placing the goods, the second rotating motor drives the mechanical arm to rotate until the suction cup turns to the goods, and the suction cup absorbs the goods. After the goods are firmly sucked, the mechanical arm rotates again to place the goods in the designated position.
[0026] The utility model adopts a multi-axis mechanical arm to realize left and right swing. At the same time, the whole mechanical arm can move up and down, and the suction cup can be fine-tuned up and down. The utility model can automatically pick up and replenish goods in all directions, completely replacing manual operation and greatly reducing personnel costs.
[0027] Finally, it should be noted that: although the utility model and its advantages have been described in detail above, it should be understood that various changes, substitutions and transformations can be made without exceeding the spirit and scope of the utility model defined by the attached claims. Moreover, the scope of the utility model is not limited to the specific embodiments of the processes, devices, means, methods and steps described in the specification. It will be easily understood by those of ordinary skill in the art from the disclosure of the utility model that according to the utility model, existing and future processes, devices, means, methods or steps that perform substantially the same functions as the corresponding embodiments described herein or obtain substantially the same results as the corresponding embodiments described herein can be used. Therefore, the attached claims are intended to include such processes, devices, means, methods or steps within their scope.
Claims
1. A replenishment system, comprising an electric cylinder assembly (1), characterized in that: The electric cylinder assembly (1) is connected to the mechanical arm (3) via the mechanical arm mounting seat (2); a rotatable connecting plate (4) is provided below the top of the mechanical arm (3); and a rotatable suction cup (5) is provided below the top of the connecting plate (4).
2. A replenishment system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The electric cylinder assembly (1) comprises an electric cylinder body (1-1), an electric cylinder guide rail (1-2) is provided on the electric cylinder body (1-1), and a mechanical arm mounting seat (2) moves up and down in the electric cylinder guide rail (1-2) via a slider (1-3).
3. A replenishment system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The mechanical arm (3) comprises a mechanical arm fixing seat (3-1), wherein the mechanical arm fixing seat (3-1) is fixed on the mechanical arm mounting seat (2), and a plurality of rotatable mechanical seat shafts are provided on the mechanical arm fixing seat (3-1), wherein each mechanical seat shaft is controlled to rotate by a motor, and a connecting plate (4) is controlled below the top of the top mechanical seat shaft by a mechanical arm lifting shaft (3-4), that is, the connecting plate (4) can be rotated and adjusted up and down.
4. A replenishment system according to claim 3, characterized in that: The mechanical seat shaft comprises a mechanical seat first shaft (3-2), and a rotatable mechanical seat second shaft (3-3) is provided on the mechanical seat first shaft (3-2).
5. The system for picking up and replenishing goods according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom of the top of the connecting plate (4) is connected to the suction cup (5) via a first rotating motor (6).
6. The system for picking up and replenishing goods according to claim 1, characterized in that: The system also comprises a camera assembly (7), wherein a support plate (7-1) of the camera assembly (7) is fixed on a mechanical arm mounting seat (2), a motor seat is provided at the top front end of the support plate (7-1), a rotating motor (7-3) is fixedly provided in the motor seat, a second rotating motor (7-3) drives a rotating arm (7-2) via a transmission assembly, and a camera (7-4) is provided below the front end of the rotating arm (7-2).
7. A replenishment system according to claim 6, characterized in that: The motor seat is provided with a position detection sensor (7-5).
8. The system for picking up and replenishing goods according to claim 6, characterized in that: The transmission assembly comprises two pulleys (7-6) and a synchronous belt (7-7).
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