Single-row goods shelf type stacking machine for automatic guided vehicle carrying

By introducing single-row rack stacker cranes and multi-row racks with automated guided vehicles into the automated warehouse, the problem of excessive aisle space occupation has been solved, and efficient space utilization of the automated warehouse has been achieved, increasing the area ratio of racks to aisles from 2:1 to 10:1.

CN223792260UActive Publication Date: 2026-01-13陈北江
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Application Number
CN202520028916.1
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-01-07
Publication Date
2026-01-13
Estimated Expiration
2035-01-07

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Technical Problem

In automated warehouses, the aisles of stacker cranes occupy too much space, resulting in low warehouse utilization efficiency.

Method used

Single-row rack stacker cranes and multi-row racks that use automated guided vehicles (AGVs) for handling improve space utilization by setting up multiple rows of racks on each side and reducing the number of aisles, and by utilizing AGVs to operate in the gap between the floor and the bottom of the turnover box.

Benefits of technology

It significantly reduces the number of aisles and the area they occupy, improving the efficiency of the automated warehouse and changing the area ratio of shelving to aisles from 2:1 to 10:1, thus enhancing space utilization.

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Abstract

The utility model provides a single-row goods shelf type stacking machine for automatic guided vehicle carrying, which is characterized in that a rack is a single-row goods shelf, a plurality of temporary storage bins are formed by longitudinal beams, stand columns and transverse beams, and the bin positions of all the temporary storage bins are distributed in a matrix; a floor and a bracket are arranged at the bin bottom of each temporary storage bin from bottom to top; the walking wheels are mounted on a pair of left and right lower transverse beams; the front cargo carrying table and the rear cargo carrying table are installed on the front stand column and the rear stand column respectively, namely the front cargo carrying table is located in front of the front stand column, and the rear cargo carrying table is located behind the rear stand column. A plurality of rows of goods shelves can be arranged on the two sides of the single-row goods shelf type stacking machine, if five rows of goods shelves are arranged on each side, when an aisle is reserved between every two five rows of goods shelves, the ratio of the warehouse area occupied by the five rows of goods shelves to the warehouse area occupied by the aisles is 10: 1, and the use efficiency of the stereoscopic warehouse is improved.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to the stacking machine and goods shelves used in stereoscopic warehouse. BACKGROUND

[0002] The application is applied to the aisle (also called passageway) between two goods shelves of stereoscopic warehouse, and the aisle type stacking machine comprises a rack, a loading platform and traveling wheels. The double-column rack is composed of front and rear columns and upper and lower cross beams to form a rectangular frame, also called a plane rack. The loading platform is installed on the front column or the rear column and located in the rectangular frame, i.e. between the front and rear columns, and moves up and down on the column for loading and lifting. The traveling wheels are installed on the lower cross beam of the rack and travel on the ground rail. The equipment of the stereoscopic warehouse further comprises a handling tool such as an automatic guided vehicle or a drum conveyor for handling the turnover boxes between the goods shelves and the loading platform of the stacking machine (see "Automatic Stereoscopic Warehouse - A Complete Guide" published by China Material Press in November 2010). Each side of the aisle type stacking machine (hereinafter referred to as left and right) is a single-row goods shelf. The single-row goods shelf is composed of columns, transverse beams and longitudinal beams to form multiple turnover box warehouses (for storing turnover boxes). Each turnover box warehouse is a square frame, and the positions of all the turnover box warehouses are arranged in a matrix, i.e. multiple layers in height (on the Z axis), multiple columns in front and back (in the direction of the stacking machine, also on the X axis), and a row in left and right (on the Y axis). Each turnover box directly falls on the turnover box warehouse or a group of goods shelf brackets (hereinafter referred to as brackets). The aisle type stacking machine requires that a passageway be provided between every two (single-row) goods shelves. In this way, one third of the effective area of the warehouse is occupied by the passageway, and the goods shelves only occupy the remaining two-thirds of the area, i.e. the area occupied by the goods shelves and the passageway is in a ratio of 2:1, which obviously reduces the use efficiency of the stereoscopic warehouse. SUMMARY

[0003] In order to improve the use efficiency of the stereoscopic warehouse, the utility model aims to provide a single-row stacking machine and a multi-row goods shelf for automatic guided vehicle handling.

[0004] The single-row goods shelf type stacking machine for automatic guided vehicle handling comprises a rack, a loading platform and traveling wheels, and is characterized in that: the rack is a single-row goods shelf composed of longitudinal beams, columns and transverse beams to form multiple turnover box warehouses (hereinafter referred to as temporary storage warehouses) for temporarily storing turnover boxes, and the positions of all the temporary storage warehouses are arranged in a matrix.

[0005] The transverse beam comprises a pair of left and right lower transverse beams, and the traveling wheels are installed on the pair of left and right lower transverse beams.

[0006] The loading platform is two loading platforms, which are respectively installed on the front and rear columns, namely, the front loading platform is located in front of the front column, and the rear loading platform is located behind the rear column.

[0007] The length of the longitudinal beam is limited to the single-row rack type frame capable of walking in the aisle.

[0008] The multi-row rack matched with the above-mentioned stacker is a three-dimensional grid rack composed of columns, transverse beams and longitudinal beams, the three-dimensional grid is a three-dimensional matrix composed of a plurality of square frames (all six surfaces are matrices), the number of rows (Y-axis direction) in the three-dimensional matrix is N, N≥2, each square frame is a turnover box bin, a floor and a bracket are arranged in each turnover box bin from bottom to top, and the spacing of the floor and the bracket is limited to that when the turnover box falls into the bracket, the automated guided vehicle can work in the gap between the floor and the bottom of the turnover box.

[0009] The single-row rack type stacker forms an aisle between two multi-row racks, and the first row of racks on each side of the multi-row racks is adjacent to the aisle, and the turnover box bins of each side of the multi-row racks are distributed in a three-dimensional matrix.

[0010] The use method of the utility model will be described below by taking the six-layer and two-column distribution of the temporary storage bin of the above-mentioned stacker as an example. To take out the turnover box in the third layer, the third column and the second row of turnover box bins on the left side of the multi-row rack of the stacker, first, the stacker and the front loading platform thereof move to the front of the turnover box in the third layer, the third column and the first row of the left side of the multi-row rack; second, the automated guided vehicle carries the turnover box in the third layer, the third column and the first row (front box) to the third layer and the first column of the temporary storage bin and the bracket thereof of the stacker through the front loading platform, that is, the front box in front of the turnover box to be taken out is removed first; third, the automated guided vehicle carries the turnover box to be taken out (rear box) to the front loading platform of the stacker; fourth, the front loading platform is lowered to the ground, the rear box is unloaded, and then the front loading platform is raised to the third layer; fifth, the automated guided vehicle carries the front box on the temporary storage bin to the original position, that is, the bracket in the third layer, the third column and the first row through the front loading platform. When the turnover box in the third layer, the third column and the third row is taken out, the second step and the fifth step are repeated, and so on.

[0011] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the positive effect that the multi-row racks can be arranged on both sides of the single-row rack type stacker. If there are five rows of racks on each side, when one aisle is left between every two five-row racks, the ratio of the area occupied by the five-row racks and the aisle is 10:1, that is, the utility model significantly reduces the number and area of the aisle, and correspondingly improves the use efficiency of the three-dimensional warehouse. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0012] The utility model will be further described below in combination with the drawings.

[0013] Figure 1is a schematic diagram of a single-row shelf type stacker, which is forward from right to left.

[0014] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of a multi-row shelf.

[0015] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of a single-row shelf type stacker 200 arranged on the aisle 300 between the left and right multi-row shelves 100.

[0016] Figure 4 is first forward from right to left along Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the section B-B, and then the section is rotated 90 degrees clockwise, at this time the stacker is forward from right to left. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0017] Referring to Figure 1 , the single-row shelf type stacker comprises a rack, a loading platform 2 and a traveling wheel 1, the rack is a single-row shelf 5 (also called a three-dimensional shelf) composed of longitudinal beams 52, upright columns 53 and transverse beams 54, a plurality of temporary storage compartments 6 are formed by the longitudinal beams 52, the upright columns 53 and the transverse beams 54, the positions of all the temporary storage compartments 6 are arranged in a matrix, the matrix of the embodiment is six layers and two columns, and a floor 3 and a bracket 4 are arranged on the bottom of each temporary storage compartment from bottom to top.

[0018] The transverse beam 54 comprises a pair of left and right lower transverse beams, and the traveling wheel 1 has left and right traveling wheels, and each side of the traveling wheel is installed on the lower transverse beam of the same side of the three-dimensional rack.

[0019] The loading platform 2 is composed of front and rear loading platforms, which are installed on the front and rear upright columns 53 respectively, and each loading platform is located outside the three-dimensional rack, that is, the front loading platform is in front of the front upright column, and the rear loading platform is behind the rear upright column.

[0020] The length of the longitudinal beam of the rack of the single-row shelf type stacker is limited to the length that the single-row shelf type rack can travel on the aisle.

[0021] Referring to Figure 2 , the multi-row shelf used in cooperation with the above-mentioned stacker is a three-dimensional grid multi-layer shelf composed of longitudinal beams 52', upright columns 53' and transverse beams 54', the three-dimensional grid is composed of a plurality of square frame shelves, which form a three-dimensional matrix of six layers, eight columns and five rows, each square frame shelf is a turnover box compartment, the bottom of each square frame shelf is a ring beam composed of two transverse beams and two longitudinal beams, a floor 3' is arranged on each ring beam, and a bracket 4' is arranged on the four upright columns above the floor, and the distance between the two is limited to that when the turnover box falls on the bracket, the automatic guided vehicle 7 can work in the gap between the floor and the bottom of the turnover box.

[0022] Referring to Figure 3 and 4The aforementioned stacker crane 200 is positioned in the aisle 300 between two multi-row racks 100 on the left and right sides. Adjacent to the aisle is the first row of racks on each side, and the turnover boxes on each side are arranged in a three-dimensional matrix. The following description uses an example of a six-layer, two-column arrangement of the stacker crane's temporary storage compartment to illustrate the usage of this invention. (To retrieve...) Figure 3 The first step for the stacker crane 200 and its front loading platform 2 to move to the front of the third-level, third-column, first-row turnover box d on the multi-row rack on the left side of the stacker crane is as follows: The second step is that the automated guided vehicle 7 moves the turnover box d (front box) from the third level, third column, first row of the multi-row rack to the temporary storage compartment 6 and its support bracket 4 on the third level, first column of the stacker crane 200 via the front loading platform 2; that is, the crossbars in front of the turnover box to be retrieved are removed first; the third step is that the automated guided vehicle moves the turnover box c (rear box) to the front loading platform of the stacker crane; the fourth step is that the front loading platform 2 is lowered to the ground (see...). Figure 2 The rear box is removed, and then the container is raised to the third level. The fifth step is that the automated guided vehicle will place the front box on the temporary storage compartment and return it to its original position—the third level, third column, first row of the loading platform. To retrieve the turnover box from the third level, third column, third row (row x), repeat steps two and five, and so on.

Claims

1. A single-rack palletizer for automated guided vehicles, comprising a frame, a pallet, and wheels, characterized in that: The rack is a single-row shelf, which is composed of longitudinal beams, columns and transverse beams to form multiple temporary storage bins, and the positions of all the temporary storage bins are distributed in a matrix form; a floor and a bracket are arranged on the bottom of each temporary storage bin from bottom to top, and the distance between the floor and the bracket is limited so that the automated guided vehicle can work in the gap between the floor and the bottom of the tote when the tote falls on the bracket; The transverse beam comprises a pair of left and right lower transverse beams, and the traveling wheels are installed on the pair of left and right lower transverse beams; The loading platform comprises two front and rear loading platforms, which are respectively installed on the front and rear columns, i.e. the front loading platform is located in front of the front column, and the rear loading platform is located behind the rear column; The length of the longitudinal beam is limited so that the rack can walk in the aisle.