Storage robot
By integrating an RFID radio frequency identification module into the storage robot, the storage, retrieval, and scanning of items can be integrated, solving the problems of increased costs and reduced space caused by additional equipment in existing technologies, and improving the efficiency of warehouse utilization.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202520086472.7
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-01-14
- Publication Date
- 2026-01-23
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-01-14
AI Technical Summary
Existing storage robots require additional scanning and statistical equipment, leading to increased costs and reduced warehouse space usage.
Design a storage robot with a built-in RFID radio frequency identification module. By integrating the RFID module inside the box, the robot can realize the scanning and counting function of items. Combined with the box drive mechanism and the fork drive mechanism, the robot can realize the integrated operation of item storage, retrieval and scanning.
It eliminates the need for additional scanning and statistical equipment, saves costs, and increases the effective use of warehouse space.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The utility model relates to robot technical field, concretely relates to a storage robot. BACKGROUND
[0002] At present, in many factories and logistics industries, the goods are often stored by using the stereoscopic warehouse, with the development of intelligence, the goods in the stereoscopic warehouse are stored by using the storage robot to take and transport. But the current storage robot only has the function of taking, that is, the stored goods are put into the stereoscopic warehouse or the goods in the stereoscopic warehouse are taken down, but the additional storage device is needed to count the storage and taking of goods, for example, the applicant's prior application of the authorized announcement number CN 214421472 U of Chinese utility model patent discloses a kind of RFID radio frequency code scanning equipment, and the goods to be stored or taken out are scanned and counted by using radio frequency scanning mode. This leads to the increase of cost, and the storage device will also occupy a certain floor area, resulting in the reduction of the use area of stereoscopic warehouse. Therefore, a storage robot with scanning and counting function is needed. SUMMARY
[0003] The utility model aims at providing a kind of storage robot, to solve the problem of additional scanning and counting device in prior art, leading to the increase of use cost and the reduction of warehouse use area.
[0004] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the storage robot of the utility model adopts the following technical scheme: a kind of storage robot, including track car, track car is provided with support, the support is provided with the first guide rail of the length extending along the up-down direction, the first guide rail is installed with the box body in the up-down direction, support is provided with box body drive mechanism;Box body has the opening towards the warehouse of left and right sides, the movable cross plate capable of extending out of the box body is movably arranged on the bottom plate of the box body, the cross plate drive mechanism is arranged on the box body;RFID radio frequency identification module is arranged on the side wall or top wall of the box body, movable baffle and baffle drive mechanism are arranged on the box body or support, for shielding the two outlets of the box body.
[0005] The bottom plate of the box body is provided with the second guide rail of the length extending along the left-right direction, the movable cross plate is movably installed on the second guide rail, the cross plate drive mechanism includes the rack of the length extending along the left-right direction arranged on the movable cross plate, the first gear meshing with the rack is rotatably arranged on the bottom plate of the box body, the first drive motor is arranged on the box body, and the second gear meshing with the first gear is arranged on the motor shaft of the first drive motor.
[0006] The number of the first gear is two and is arranged at the left and right ends of the bottom plate of the box body, and the number of the first drive motor is also two and is arranged at the left and right ends of the bottom plate of the box body.
[0007] The guide slots on the bracket extend in the front-rear direction, and each side of the guide slots comprises a lower guide slot arranged at the lower part of the bracket and an upper guide slot arranged at the upper part of the bracket, and the movable baffle is movably arranged in the upper and lower guide slots.
[0008] The movable baffle has an extension part extending upwards from the bracket, the baffle driving mechanism comprises a horizontal screw rod arranged at the top of the bracket, and the movable baffles on the left and right sides are connected through a connecting block, and the connecting block is threadedly connected to the horizontal screw rod.
[0009] The number of the movable baffles on each side is two, and the movable baffles can be relatively close and far away, the horizontal screw rod has a first connecting section and a second connecting section with opposite rotation directions, and the front connecting block and the rear connecting block are threadedly connected to the first connecting section and the second connecting section, respectively.
[0010] The box driving mechanism comprises a winch arranged at the top of the bracket, and the winch is connected to the box below through a pull rope to drive the box to rise and fall.
[0011] The number of the winches is two, and the winches are a left winch and a right winch, respectively, and the upper part of the box is provided with a left connecting lug and a right connecting lug, the left connecting lug is used for being connected to the pull rope on the left winch, and the right connecting lug is used for being connected to the pull rope on the right winch.
[0012] The beneficial effects of the utility model are as follows: when the articles are stored, the movable baffle sends the articles into the box under the action of the fork plate driving mechanism and the box driving mechanism, the movable baffle blocks the two outlets of the box, and the articles in the box are scanned by the RFID radio frequency identification module in the box. When the articles are removed from the stereoscopic warehouse, the movable baffle takes the articles at a specific position in the stereoscopic warehouse into the box under the action of the fork plate driving mechanism and the box driving mechanism, and then the articles in the box are scanned by the RFID radio frequency identification module in the box. The storage robot can simultaneously realize the storage and scanning and counting work, compared with the prior art, the additional scanning and counting equipment is saved, not only the cost is saved, but also the area occupied by the scanning and counting setting can be saved, and the effective use area of the warehouse is improved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0013] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic view of one embodiment of the storage robot of the utility model;
[0014] Figure 2 It is Figure 1 It is a structural schematic view under another angle;
[0015] Figure 3 It is Figure 2 It is an enlarged view of A in the figure. Detailed Implementation
[0016] To facilitate understanding of this utility model, a more detailed description is provided below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. The accompanying drawings show preferred embodiments of this utility model. However, this utility model can be implemented in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided to provide a more thorough and complete understanding of the disclosure of this utility model.
[0017] It should be noted that, unless otherwise defined, the technical and scientific terms used in this specification have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention pertains. The use of "belonging" in this specification is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to limit the scope of this invention.
[0018] An embodiment of the storage robot of this utility model, such as... Figures 1-3 As shown, the system includes a railcar 1, on which rail wheels 2 are mounted, allowing the railcar to move along a laid track. A support 3 is mounted on the railcar, and a first guide rail 4 extending vertically is mounted on the support 3. A housing 5 is mounted on the first guide rail, and a housing drive mechanism is mounted on the support. Specifically, there are four first guide rails 4: a left front guide rail, a right front guide rail, a left rear guide rail, and a right rear guide rail. Each guide rail has a guide groove, and the housing has guide rollers 6 that cooperate with each guide groove. The housing drive mechanism includes winches (19 and 20) mounted on the top of the support. The winches are connected to the housing 5 below via a rope 21 to drive the housing to rise and fall. In this embodiment, there are two winches: a left winch 20 and a right winch 19. The upper part of the housing is provided with a left connecting lug 11 and a right connecting lug 11. The left connecting lug is used to connect to the pull rope on the left winch, and the right connecting lug is used to connect to the pull rope on the right winch. The lower housing moves up or down by synchronously driving the left and right winches.
[0019] In this embodiment, the box 5 has openings 7 facing the left and right warehouses, and movable fork plates 22 capable of extending out of the box are movably arranged on the bottom plate of the box. A fork plate driving mechanism is arranged on the box. Specifically, the bottom plate of the box is provided with second guide rails 23 extending along the left-right direction, and the movable fork plates 22 are movably arranged on the second guide rails 23. The number of the second guide rails 23 is two, and they are arranged in the front-rear direction. The second guide rails can be dovetail guide rails, and the movable fork plates are provided with dovetail grooves for guiding movement with the corresponding second guide rails. The fork plate driving mechanism includes a rack extending along the left-right direction arranged on the movable fork plate, and the length of the rack is the same as the length of the movable fork plate in the left-right direction. A first gear 24 meshing with the rack is rotatably arranged on the bottom plate of the box, and a first driving motor 25 is arranged on the box. A second gear 26 meshing with the first gear 24 is arranged on the motor shaft of the first driving motor. In this embodiment, the number of the first gears is two, and they are arranged at the left and right ends of the bottom plate of the box, respectively. The number of the first driving motors is also two, and they are arranged at the left and right ends of the bottom plate of the box, respectively. Through the transmission of the gear and the rack, the movable fork plate can extend out to the left and retract, and extend out to the right and retract.
[0020] An RFID radio frequency identification module 8 is arranged on the side wall of the box 5, and movable baffles and a baffle driving mechanism are arranged on the support to shield the two outlets of the box and shield external signal interference. The RFID radio frequency identification module is a prior art, and will not be described in detail in this embodiment. In short, the RFID radio frequency identification module includes a card reader capable of reading electronic information stored in an electronic tag on an article. Specifically, a guide groove extending along the front-rear direction is arranged on the support at the left and right sides, and each side of the guide groove includes a lower guide groove 28 arranged at the lower part of the support and an upper guide groove 27 arranged at the upper part of the support. The movable baffles are movably arranged in the upper and lower guide grooves. The number of the movable baffles on each side is two, which are a front movable baffle 9 and a rear movable baffle 10. The movable baffles have an extension part extending upward out of the support, and the baffle driving mechanism includes a horizontal lead screw 12 rotatably arranged on the top of the support. The opposite movable baffles on the left and right sides are connected by a connecting block 13, and the connecting block is threadedly connected to the horizontal lead screw. That is, the two opposite front movable baffles 9 are connected together by a front connecting block 13, and the two opposite rear movable baffles 10 are connected together by a rear connecting block. The horizontal lead screw 12 has a first connecting segment 14 and a second connecting segment 15 with opposite rotation directions, and the front connecting block 13 and the rear connecting block are threadedly connected to the first connecting segment 14 and the second connecting segment, respectively. Through the first driving motor, the two front movable baffles and the two rear movable baffles on the left and right sides can be brought close to and away from each other, thereby closing and opening the openings on the left and right sides of the box.
[0021] In use, when the goods need to be stored, the track vehicle is moved to the storage platform, the goods to be stored are taken into the box, then the movable baffle is closed, the scanning and counting are performed by the RFID radio frequency identification module, then the track vehicle is moved to the position to be placed, the goods on the movable fork plate are placed on the storage support on the corresponding position of the stereoscopic warehouse rack by the box driving mechanism and the fork plate driving mechanism. Similarly, when the goods need to be taken out, the track vehicle is moved to the appropriate position, the goods on the corresponding position of the stereoscopic warehouse rack are taken into the box, then the movable baffle is closed, the scanning and counting are performed by the RFID radio frequency identification module, then the track vehicle is moved to the storage platform, and the goods are placed on the storage platform.
[0022] In the above description of the present specification, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "fixed", "mounted", "connected" or "connected" and the like should be understood in a broad sense. For example, as to the term "connected", it can be fixedly connected, or detachably connected, or integrated; it can be mechanically connected, or electrically connected; it can be directly connected, or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, or it can be the internal communication or interaction relationship of two elements. Therefore, unless otherwise explicitly limited in the present specification, those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in the present application according to the specific circumstances.
[0023] According to the above description of the present specification, those skilled in the art can also understand the terms used as follows, for example, the terms indicating the orientation or positional relationship such as "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "length", "width", "thickness", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", "center", "longitudinal", "transverse", "clockwise" or "counterclockwise" are based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings of the present specification, which is only for the purpose of facilitating the description of the scheme of the present application and simplifying the description, and is not explicitly or implicitly indicated that the devices or elements involved must have the specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, therefore the above orientation or positional relationship terms cannot be understood or interpreted as a limitation on the scheme of the present application.
[0024] In addition, the terms "first" or "second" and the like used in the present specification are terms used to refer to numbers or ordinal numbers only for the purpose of description, and cannot be understood as indicating relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features limited by "first" or "second" can explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In the description of the present specification, the meaning of "plurality" is at least two, for example, two, three or more, etc., unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited.
[0025] In other embodiments of the utility model, the movable baffle on the left side and the right side can be one, and can move along the front-back direction; the movable baffle can also be arranged on the box body; the number of the winch can also be one, at this time, the pull rope is connected with the center position of the top plate on the box body; the RFID radio frequency identification module can also be arranged on the top wall of the box body.
Claims
1. A storage robot, comprising a railcar with a support frame mounted on it, characterized in that: The support frame is provided with a first guide rail extending vertically, on which a box is mounted for vertical guidance. The support frame is provided with a box driving mechanism. The box has openings facing the left and right warehouses. Movable forks that can extend out of the box are movably mounted on the bottom plate of the box. The box is provided with a fork driving mechanism. An RFID radio frequency identification module is provided on the side wall or top wall of the box. Movable baffles and baffle driving mechanisms are provided on the box or the support frame to block the two exits of the box.
2. The storage robot according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom plate of the box is provided with a second guide rail extending in the left and right direction. The movable fork plate is movably mounted on the second guide rail. The fork plate driving mechanism includes a rack extending in the left and right direction on the movable fork plate. A first gear meshing with the rack is rotatably provided on the bottom plate of the box. A first drive motor is provided on the box. A second gear meshing with the first gear is provided on the motor shaft of the first drive motor.
3. The storage robot according to claim 2, characterized in that: There are two first gears, which are respectively located at the left and right ends of the bottom plate of the housing. There are also two first drive motors, which are respectively located at the left and right ends of the bottom plate of the housing.
4. The storage robot according to any one of claims 1-3, characterized in that: The bracket is provided with guide grooves on both the left and right sides, with each guide groove including a lower guide groove at the bottom of the bracket and an upper guide groove at the top of the bracket. Movable baffles are installed in the upper and lower guide grooves for guidance and movement.
5. The storage robot according to claim 4, characterized in that: The movable baffle has an extension that extends upward out of the bracket. The baffle driving mechanism includes a horizontal lead screw that is rotatably mounted on the top of the bracket. The movable baffles on the left and right sides are connected by a connecting block, which is threaded onto the horizontal lead screw.
6. The storage robot according to claim 5, characterized in that: The number of movable baffles on each side is two and they can be relatively close to each other and far apart. The horizontal lead screw has a first connecting section and a second connecting section with opposite rotation directions. The connecting block on the front side and the connecting block on the rear side are respectively threaded onto the first connecting section and the second connecting section.
7. The storage robot according to claim 1, characterized in that: The housing drive mechanism includes a winch mounted on top of the support frame. The winch is connected to the housing below via a rope to drive the housing to rise and fall.
8. The storage robot according to claim 7, characterized in that: There are two winches, namely a left winch and a right winch. The upper part of the housing is provided with a left connecting ear and a right connecting ear. The left connecting ear is used to connect with the pull rope on the left winch, and the right connecting ear is used to connect with the pull rope on the right winch.
Citation Information
Patent Citations
RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) code scanning equipment
CN214421472U