Intelligent micro-warehouse goods shelf structure
By setting adjustment and positioning mechanisms on the intelligent micro-warehouse shelves, the height and position of the shelves can be adjusted, solving the space waste problem caused by fixed shelves and improving space utilization and management efficiency.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202423208777.5
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-12-23
- Publication Date
- 2025-11-04
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-12-23
AI Technical Summary
Most of the sorting shelves in existing smart micro-warehouses are fixed, resulting in mismatched shelf heights and wasted space.
Design an intelligent micro warehouse rack structure, including an adjustment mechanism and a positioning mechanism, to adapt to the material requirements of different specifications, capacities and densities by adjusting the height and position of the shelves.
Maximize space utilization to meet material sorting and placement needs, reduce space waste, and improve management efficiency.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the technical field of material distribution for rail vehicles, specifically to an intelligent micro-warehouse rack structure. Background Technology
[0002] A smart micro-warehouse is a comprehensive system primarily used for warehouse management, inventory management, and logistics distribution. It leverages IoT technology for real-time monitoring and interconnectivity, providing refined goods management and transfer operations to improve management efficiency. Its main components include automated vending machines, a micro-warehouse control system, a server, operating terminals, an electronic tag sorting system, sorting shelves, workbenches, and an operating room.
[0003] Currently, most sorting racks used in smart micro-warehouses are fixed racks. Once installed and set up, the space available for storing goods is fixed. When placing other materials in the rack partition space designed according to the material specifications, the mismatch in the partition height will lead to wasted space.
[0004] The above content is only used to help understand the technical solution of the present invention and does not represent an admission that the above content is the closest prior art. Utility Model Content
[0005] The purpose of this invention is to address the aforementioned shortcomings and provide an intelligent micro-warehouse shelving structure.
[0006] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, the present invention adopts the following technical solution: an intelligent micro warehouse rack structure, including a glass partition operation room, a storage cabinet located at the rear of the glass partition operation room for storing materials, an operation terminal and a workbench located near the material picking area on the storage cabinet in the glass partition operation room, and a rack unit for sorting materials in the glass partition operation room, the rack unit including a first side frame and a second side frame separately arranged, and several vertically stacked storage shelves arranged between the first side frame and the second side frame, each storage shelf having multiple material boxes evenly arranged on it;
[0007] An adjustment mechanism is provided on the side of the shelf to adjust the height of a single shelf.
[0008] A positioning mechanism is located at the outer end of the first side frame and is used to position the adjustment mechanism.
[0009] Furthermore, the adjustment mechanism includes a support side plate disposed on the side of the load-bearing shelf, a lead screw adapted to be disposed on the support side plate, a worm gear disposed on the lead screw, and a worm engaging on the outer side of the worm gear.
[0010] Furthermore, the positioning mechanism includes a guide groove with a slot at the outer end of the first side frame, a guide block disposed on the guide groove and used for vertical movement, and a support block rotatably connected to the outside of the worm gear on the guide block.
[0011] Furthermore, the positioning mechanism also includes a plurality of positioning pins evenly arranged on the side of the first side frame, and a movable pin plate adapted to the positioning pins and rotating at the front end of the worm gear.
[0012] Furthermore, guide grooves are provided on the opposite surfaces of the first side frame and the second side frame, and end blocks that are adapted to move with the guide grooves are provided at the four corners of the load-bearing shelf.
[0013] Furthermore, the loading shelf is provided with an equal number of electronic tags corresponding to the material box;
[0014] The electronic tag is used to bind the hopper and the materials loaded in the hopper and to identify the material storage and retrieval status.
[0015] Compared with the prior art, this utility model has the following beneficial effects: Through the adjustment mechanism, this utility model can adjust the spacing of each shelf unit in the intelligent micro warehouse, and can increase or decrease the height of each shelf according to the specifications, capacity and density of the production materials of the rail vehicle, so as to maximize the use of space; and through the positioning mechanism, the position of the power component included in the adjustment mechanism can be moved arbitrarily, so that the spacing of the corresponding load-bearing shelves can be easily adjusted as needed, thereby meeting the sorting and placement requirements of the production materials of the rail vehicle. Attached Figure Description
[0016] The accompanying drawings, which form part of this application, 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 undue limitation of the present invention. In the drawings:
[0017] Figure 1 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of an embodiment of the present invention applied to an intelligent micro-library.
[0018] Figure 2 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the overall application of an embodiment of the present invention in an intelligent micro-library, from another perspective.
[0019] Figure 3 This is a perspective view of the overall structure of an embodiment of the present utility model.
[0020] Figure 4 for Figure 3 Enlarged structural diagram at point A in the middle;
[0021] Figure 5This is a schematic diagram of the worm gear being positioned and connected on the side of the first side frame in one embodiment of the present invention;
[0022] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the connection structure between the first side frame and the second side frame in one embodiment of the present invention.
[0023] In the diagram: 100, glass partition operating room; 101, container; 102, operating terminal; 103, workbench; 200, shelf unit; 1, first side frame; 2, second side frame; 3, shelf; 4, material box; 5, adjustment mechanism; 51, supporting side plate; 52, lead screw; 53, worm gear; 54, worm; 6, positioning mechanism; 61, support block; 62, guide block; 621, guide groove one; 63, movable pin plate; 631, positioning pin; 7, guide groove two; 8, electronic tag. Detailed Implementation
[0024] The technical solutions in the embodiments of this utility model will be clearly and completely described below. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of this utility model, and not all of them. Unless otherwise specified, the embodiments and features in the embodiments of this application can be combined with each other. Based on the embodiments of this utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of this utility model.
[0025] It should be noted that if the embodiments of this utility model involve directional indicators (such as up, down, left, right, front, back, etc.), the directional indicators are only used to explain the relative positional relationship and movement of the components in a specific posture. If the specific posture changes, the directional indicators will also change accordingly.
[0026] Furthermore, if the embodiments of this utility model involve descriptions such as "first" or "second," these descriptions are for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying their relative importance or implicitly specifying the number of technical features indicated. Therefore, a feature defined with "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of those features. Additionally, the meaning of "and / or" throughout the text includes three parallel solutions; for example, "A and / or B" includes solution A, solution B, or a solution where both A and B are satisfied simultaneously. Furthermore, "multiple" refers to two or more. Moreover, the technical solutions of the various embodiments can be combined with each other, but this must be based on the ability of those skilled in the art to implement them. When the combination of technical solutions is contradictory or impossible to implement, it should be considered that such a combination of technical solutions does not exist and is not within the scope of protection claimed by this utility model.
[0027] like Figure 1-6As shown, this utility model discloses an intelligent micro-warehouse shelving structure, including a glass-partitioned operating room 100 and a storage cabinet 101 located at the rear of the glass-partitioned operating room 100 for storing materials. The glass-partitioned operating room 100 is equipped with an operating terminal 102 and a workbench 103 near the material picking area on the storage cabinet 101. The glass-partitioned operating room 100 is also equipped with a shelving unit 200 for sorting materials. The shelving unit 200 includes a first side frame 1 and a second side frame 2 that are set separately, and several vertically stacked shelf panels 3 that are set between the first side frame 1 and the second side frame 2. Each shelf panel 3 is uniformly provided with multiple material boxes 4.
[0028] The adjustment mechanism 5 is disposed on the side of the shelf 3 and is used to adjust the height of a single shelf 3.
[0029] The positioning mechanism 6 is located at the outer end of the first side frame 1 and is used to position the adjustment mechanism 5.
[0030] In practice, a rhythmic delivery method is adopted, and its working principle is as follows:
[0031] Inside the glass-partitioned operating room 100, the network-connected operating computer on the workbench 103 generates an outbound order based on the material BOM. Then, after importing the outbound order through the operating terminal 102, the system connects to the storage container 101, moves the corresponding material pallet inside to the picking area below, and generates material labels at the same time.
[0032] Employees pick up materials according to the laser pointer and place them in the corresponding indicator light box 4 on the carrying shelf 3 included in the shelf unit 200. Scanning the material label can complete the material picking operation for the rail vehicle.
[0033] Repeat the laser pointer action to pick up materials and place them into material box 4 until all materials in the corresponding process of this outbound order are picked up. Finally, place the picked-up materials on the trolley and combine them with the materials required by the same process in other warehouse locations for delivery / direct preparation for delivery.
[0034] Once all production materials are collected, they are delivered to the corresponding workstations.
[0035] Furthermore, multiple vertically stacked shelf panels 3 between the first side frame 1 and the second side frame 2 are separately installed on the rack unit 200. The height between two adjacent shelf panels 3 can be adjusted by first positioning the positioning mechanism 6 and then adjusting the height of the corresponding shelf panel 3 by adjusting the adjustment mechanism 5. This allows the shelf panel 3 spacing on the rack unit 200 to be fixed according to the specifications, capacity and density of the production materials of the rail vehicle, thereby maximizing the use of space.
[0036] It should be noted that container 101 adopts a vertical lifting structure, in which the vertically lifting pallet can hold up to 20 300*400*120mm material boxes, and a single micro warehouse can hold a total of 1600 300*400*120mm material boxes.
[0037] LED location indicators are installed on the upper part of the picking area on container 101. When a specific segment of the light strip is lit, it indicates that a picking or storage operation is in progress in the X-axis direction of the pallet. At this time, the operator can quickly identify the corresponding area, thereby reducing the error rate and the number of picking operations.
[0038] It should be noted that the intelligent micro-warehouse operating system installed in the operating terminal 102 has a pallet buffer function. While the user is performing the current picking task, the next task in the task sequence has been determined. The hardware will run synchronously under the command of the system to ensure that the pallet for the next task is close to the picking area, so that the pallet required for the next task can be retrieved in the shortest possible time after the current task is completed, thereby minimizing the task time interval and improving work efficiency.
[0039] It should be noted that workbench 103 includes one industrial electronic scale, one barcode scanning device, one label printer, and one network switch.
[0040] It should be noted that the main structure of the shelving unit 200 is composed of a bent shelving structure, with 6 layers and an adjustable layer height of 50mm, which can store a total of 36 600*400*120 material boxes 4.
[0041] In one embodiment, the adjustment mechanism 5 includes a support side plate 51 disposed on the side of the load-bearing shelf 3, a lead screw 52 adapted to be disposed on the support side plate 51, a worm gear 53 disposed on the lead screw 52, and a worm 54 meshing with the outer side of the worm gear 53. This design, through the support side plate 51 welded to the side of the load-bearing shelf 3, and the lead screw 52 and worm gear 53 screwed and fixed at the lower end of the lead screw 52, when the worm gear 54 meshes with the side of the worm gear 53, transmits force to the worm gear 53, causing the lead screw 52 screwed to rotate. This allows the support side plate 51 screwed to rotate vertically to adjust the height of the corresponding welded load-bearing shelf 3, changing the interlayer distance, maximizing space utilization, and meeting the specifications, capacity, and density requirements of production materials for rail vehicles.
[0042] In one embodiment, the positioning mechanism 6 includes a guide groove 621 slotted at the outer end of the first side frame 1, and a guide block 62 disposed on the guide groove 621 for vertical movement. A support block 61 rotatably connected to the outside of the worm gear 54 is provided on the guide block 62. This design, by symmetrically and rotatably mounting two support blocks 61 on the worm gear 54, and by using the guide block 62 welded to the inner end of the support block 61 and the guide groove 621 adapted to and machined at the outer end of the first side frame 1 on the guide block 62, allows the worm gear 54 to be moved to the side of the corresponding shelf 3, enabling height adjustment of the corresponding shelf 3 and fixing the interlayer distance.
[0043] In one embodiment, the positioning mechanism 6 further includes a plurality of positioning pins 631 evenly distributed on the side of the first side frame 1, and a movable pin plate 63 adapted to the positioning pins 631 and rotatably mounted on the front end of the worm gear 54. This design, with the plurality of positioning pins 631 evenly installed on the front side of the first side frame 1 in the same number as the carrying shelf 3, and the movable pin plate 63 rotatably mounted on the front end of the worm gear 54, allows the worm gear 54 to be moved to the position of the target carrying shelf 3 during movement, through the engagement and limiting action of the movable pin plate 63 and the positioning pins 631, thus enabling subsequent adjustment functions.
[0044] In one embodiment, guide grooves 7 are provided on the opposing surfaces of the first side frame 1 and the second side frame 2, and end blocks adapted to move with the guide grooves 7 are provided at the four corners of the shelf 3. This design, through the guide grooves 7 machined on the opposing surfaces of the first side frame 1 and the second side frame 2, and the end blocks welded to the four corners of the shelf 3, provides a limit to the spiral rotation during the process of using the lead screw 52 to rotate the threaded support side plate 51 and the shelf 3 welded to the end of the support side plate 51. This allows for adjustment of the shelf 3's position and height by utilizing the sliding fit between the guide grooves 7 and the end blocks.
[0045] In one embodiment, an equal number of electronic tags 8 are provided on the material carrier 3 and corresponding to the material box 4;
[0046] The electronic tag 8 is used to bind the material box 4 and the materials loaded in the material box 4 and to identify the storage and retrieval status of the materials. With this design, by using three electronic tags 8 evenly distributed on each shelf 3, and each electronic tag 8 corresponding to a material box 4 on the shelf 3, the indicator light can guide the warehouse manager to move the checked materials to the corresponding shelf location, thus completing a picking task.
[0047] It should be noted that each fixed electronic tag 8 on the storage location includes a designated QR code and an indicator light. The QR code contains information about the corresponding storage location. Scanning the QR code on the storage location with a barcode scanner binds the material to the material box 4 and the material box 4 to the storage location, and records the information in the WMS system.
[0048] When receiving materials, users select and activate the receiving task issued by the system on the touch screen, then scan the material information or receiving document to be received. The indicator light on the corresponding electronic tag 8 of the storage location will automatically light up. After the manual receiving operation is completed, the indicator light is turned off, the receiving task is automatically completed and the result is sent back. The system will record the storage and retrieval information to achieve dynamic management of materials.
[0049] When issuing goods, select the outbound task issued by the system on the touch screen and activate it, or scan the outbound document to activate the outbound task. The indicator light of the corresponding storage location of the material to be issued will light up. After the manual person takes down the material, scans the material information for confirmation, and then turns off the indicator light, the outbound task is completed and the result is sent back.
[0050] It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that this invention is not limited to the details of the exemplary embodiments described above, and that it can be implemented in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics of this invention. Therefore, the embodiments should be considered exemplary and non-limiting in all respects, and the scope of this invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the foregoing description. Thus, it is intended that all variations falling within the meaning and scope of equivalents of the claims be included within this invention.
Claims
1. An intelligent micro-warehouse shelving structure, comprising a glass-partitioned operating room (100), a storage cabinet (101) disposed at the rear of the glass-partitioned operating room (100) for storing materials, wherein the glass-partitioned operating room (100) is provided with an operating terminal (102) and a workbench (103) near the material picking area on the storage cabinet (101), and the glass-partitioned operating room (100) is further provided with a shelving unit (200) for sorting materials, characterized in that: The shelf unit (200) includes a first side frame (1) and a second side frame (2) that are set separately, and several stacked shelves (3) that are set between the first side frame (1) and the second side frame (2) and stacked vertically. Each shelf (3) is provided with a plurality of material boxes (4). An adjustment mechanism (5) is provided on the side of the shelf (3) for adjusting the height of a single shelf (3); The positioning mechanism (6) is located at the outer end of the first side frame (1) and is used to position the adjustment mechanism (5).
2. The intelligent micro-warehouse shelving structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: The adjustment mechanism (5) includes a support side plate (51) disposed on the side of the load plate (3) and a lead screw (52) adapted to be disposed on the support side plate (51). A worm gear (53) is disposed on the lead screw (52), and a worm (54) is engaged on the outer side of the worm gear (53).
3. The intelligent micro-warehouse shelving structure according to claim 2, characterized in that: The positioning mechanism (6) includes a guide groove (621) with a slot on the outer end of the first side frame (1) and a guide block (62) on the guide groove (621) for moving up and down. The guide block (62) is provided with a support block (61) rotatably connected to the outside of the worm gear (54).
4. The intelligent micro-warehouse shelving structure according to claim 3, characterized in that: The positioning mechanism (6) further includes a plurality of positioning pins (631) evenly arranged on the side of the first side frame (1), and a movable pin plate (63) adapted to the positioning pins (631) and rotating at the front end of the worm (54).
5. The intelligent micro-warehouse shelving structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first side frame (1) and the second side frame (2) are provided with guide grooves (7) on opposite sides, and the four corners of the load-bearing shelf (3) are provided with end blocks that are adapted to move with the guide grooves (7).
6. The intelligent micro-warehouse shelving structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: An equal number of electronic tags (8) are provided on the loading shelf (3) and corresponding to the material box (4); The electronic tag (8) is used to bind the material box (4) and the material loaded in the material box (4) and to identify the material storage and retrieval status.