Energy-saving and efficient logistics carrying system
By using three different types of logistics handling systems, and optimizing the structure and energy consumption zones of the forklifts for different workstations and stacking locations, the problem of high energy consumption when forklifts are used to handle gypsum boards was solved, and energy-saving effects were achieved in gypsum board handling.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-04-16
- Publication Date
- 2026-03-10
AI Technical Summary
In existing technologies, forklifts need to balance the weight when transporting gypsum boards, resulting in a large vehicle weight and high energy consumption. Furthermore, reducing the number of transports increases the amount transported each time, making it difficult to achieve effective energy-saving results.
The logistics handling system employs three different vehicle types: a first forklift, a flatbed truck, and a second forklift. By using them in different zones and for different functions, energy consumption per unit mileage is reduced. The first forklift is a reach truck, the flatbed truck has a flatbed body, and the second forklift is a counterbalance forklift. These are suitable for different workstations and stacking locations, reducing the frequency of use of high-power forklifts.
It effectively reduces energy consumption during the handling of gypsum board and lowers handling costs. By optimizing vehicle models and energy consumption zones, it achieves energy-efficient and high-performance logistics handling.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of logistics handling system technology, specifically an energy-saving and efficient logistics handling system for handling goods that need to be stacked, especially packaged gypsum boards. Background Technology
[0002] After gypsum boards are manufactured and stacked to a certain quantity, they are packaged and transported in batches from the production line to the warehouse for storage. Currently, forklifts are typically used for direct handling and stacking in the factory. Since the forklifts lift the gypsum boards from the front, the rear of the forklift needs to be heavy enough to balance the weight of the boards being transported, resulting in heavy forklifts and high energy consumption. While reducing the number of handling operations can save energy, it also increases the amount of gypsum boards handled each time, requiring more powerful forklifts and heavier vehicles, making the energy-saving effect not significant. Therefore, there is an urgent need for an energy-efficient logistics handling system to reduce the handling costs of gypsum boards or similar stackable goods. Utility Model Content
[0003] To address the technical problems existing in the background art, this utility model provides an energy-saving and efficient logistics handling system.
[0004] The technical solution of this utility model is as follows:
[0005] An energy-efficient and high-performance logistics handling system for handling goods that need to be stacked, comprising:
[0006] The first forklift is used to pick up and place goods that need to be stacked from the production line onto a flatbed transfer vehicle;
[0007] Flatbed transporters are used to move goods that need to be stacked from the production line to the stacking area. They include a flatbed body, wheels and a drive unit that drives the wheels to rotate. The flatbed body is used to carry the goods that need to be stacked.
[0008] The second forklift is used to remove and stack goods from the flatbed truck.
[0009] Among them, for the same load capacity, the first forklift has lower energy consumption per unit mileage than the second forklift.
[0010] In some embodiments, the first forklift includes a first driving chassis, a first cargo box at the rear of the first driving chassis, a first mast at the front of the first cargo box, a first rack slidably connected to the first mast, a first fork extending forward from the first rack, a first lifting mechanism for driving the first rack to lift and lower on the first driving chassis, and a first operation control unit on the first cargo box.
[0011] Furthermore, the chassis includes a load-bearing section and two support legs. The first carriage is mounted on the load-bearing section, and the two support legs extend forward from both sides of the load-bearing section, with wheels at their front ends.
[0012] Furthermore, the ground clearance of the bottom surface of the flatbed vehicle body is greater than the ground clearance of the top surfaces of the two outriggers.
[0013] In some embodiments, the second forklift includes a second carriage, a second driving chassis located below the second carriage, a second mast located at the front, a second rack slidably connected to the second mast, a second fork extending forward from the second rack, a second lifting mechanism for driving the second rack to lift and lower located on the second driving chassis, and a second operation control unit located on the second carriage.
[0014] Furthermore, the first forklift, the flatbed transport vehicle, and the second forklift are all AGV (Automated Guided Vehicle) transport vehicles.
[0015] Furthermore, both the first and second chassis are equipped with drive motors for driving the forklift, with the power of the drive motor on the first chassis being less than that on the second chassis.
[0016] Furthermore, both the first lifting mechanism and the second lifting mechanism include lifting cylinders, and the lifting force of the lifting cylinder of the first lifting mechanism is less than the lifting force of the lifting cylinder of the second lifting mechanism.
[0017] Furthermore, the first carriage is a vertical carriage that extends upward from the rear of the first driving chassis, and the second carriage is a horizontal carriage that extends from front to rear.
[0018] Furthermore, a counterweight area is provided at the rear of the second carriage, which houses the battery and the drive motor of the second chassis.
[0019] This utility model provides an energy-saving and efficient logistics handling system for transporting goods that need to be stacked, such as packaged gypsum boards. It uses three different vehicle types for different functions, including a flatbed transfer vehicle that directly carries the gypsum boards on its top. Compared with forklifts that require counterweights to balance the weight of the transported goods, it is lighter and has a simpler structure. As a result, it consumes less energy when transporting the same weight of gypsum boards, effectively reducing the cost of gypsum board handling.
[0020] Furthermore, considering the small, frequent gypsum board pick-up on the production line and the available space below the production line, low-power forklifts with extended forks are used at the production line location to reduce the overall weight of the forklifts and decrease energy consumption. At the stacking location, given the lack of space at the bottom of the gypsum board stacks and the large weight of each load, high-power forklifts with extended forks are used to reduce their usage frequency and travel distance. Thus, the logistics handling system of this application, by using three different power and model handling vehicles, reduces energy consumption on the production line and during handling, decreases the frequency of use of high-power forklifts, and consequently reduces the handling cost of gypsum board from the production line to the stacking location. Attached Figure Description
[0021] In the attached diagram:
[0022] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of a logistics handling system;
[0023] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the first forklift;
[0024] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of a flatbed transport vehicle.
[0025] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the second forklift.
[0026] The components represented by the various reference numerals in the diagram are:
[0027] 1. First forklift; 11. First chassis; 111. Load-bearing unit; 112. Two outriggers; 12. First carriage; 13. First mast; 14. First rack; 15. First fork; 16. First lifting mechanism; 2. Flatbed transfer vehicle; 21. Flatbed body; 22. Wheels; 3. Second forklift; 31. Second carriage; 32. Second chassis; 33. Second mast; 34. Second rack; 35. Second fork; 36. Second lifting mechanism. Detailed Implementation
[0028] like Figure 1 As shown, this utility model embodiment provides an energy-saving and efficient logistics handling system for handling packaged gypsum boards, including a first forklift 1, a flatbed transfer vehicle 2, and a second forklift 3.
[0029] The first forklift 1 is used to pick up and place the packaged gypsum boards from the production line onto the flatbed transfer vehicle 2;
[0030] Flatbed transfer vehicle 2 is used to transport gypsum boards from the production line to the stacking area. It includes a flatbed vehicle body 21, wheels 22, and a controller for driving and steering the flatbed transfer vehicle 2 (not shown in the figure). The top of the flatbed vehicle body 21 is used to carry gypsum boards.
[0031] The second forklift 3 is used to remove plasterboard from the flatbed transfer vehicle 2 for stacking.
[0032] Among them, for the same load capacity, the first forklift 1 has lower energy consumption per unit mileage than the second forklift 3.
[0033] At the gypsum board production line, the conveyor system stacks the finished gypsum boards. When a certain quantity of gypsum boards is stacked, they are packaged. The packaged gypsum boards are then picked up by the first forklift 1 and placed onto a flatbed transfer vehicle 2. Since the placement area typically uses a frame structure to support the gypsum boards, the first forklift 1 is a reach truck. Figure 2 As shown, it specifically includes a first driving chassis 11, a first carriage 12 at the rear of the first driving chassis 11, a first mast 13 at the front of the first carriage 12, a first rack 14 slidably connected to the first mast 13, a first fork 15 extending forward from the first rack 14, a first lifting mechanism 16 on the first driving chassis 11 to drive the first rack 14 to lift, and a first operation control unit (not shown in the figure) on the first carriage 12.
[0034] The first traveling chassis 11 of the first forklift 1 of this application extends forward, which is beneficial to moving the load-bearing support point of the first forklift 1 forward, and at the same time, the first fork 15 is located above the first traveling chassis 11. In this way, no counterweight is needed or only a small counterweight is needed behind the first mast 13 to meet the stability requirements of the first forklift 1 when carrying plasterboard, thereby reducing the overall weight of the first forklift 1 and thus reducing the energy consumption of the first forklift 1 during use.
[0035] When picking up plasterboard, the forward extension of the first traveling chassis 11 can reach into the frame structure of the placement area without affecting the first fork 15's ability to pick up the plasterboard. At the same time, the ground clearance of the bottom surface of the flatbed vehicle body 21 is greater than the ground clearance of the top surface of the first traveling chassis 11, so that when the first forklift 1 places plasterboard onto the flatbed transfer vehicle 2, the first traveling chassis 11 extends under the flatbed vehicle body 21.
[0036] The first driving chassis 11 specifically includes a load-bearing part 111 and two support legs 112. The first carriage 12 is mounted on the load-bearing part 111. The two support legs 112 extend forward from both sides of the load-bearing part 111, and are provided with wheels 22 at the front end. The wheels 22 are driven wheels, and the load-bearing part 111 is provided with a driving wheel below it.
[0037] The ground clearance of the bottom surface of the plate body 21 is greater than the ground clearance of the top surface of the two support legs 112.
[0038] In addition, to ensure the continuous operation of the production line, the amount of gypsum board to be transferred in the storage area will not be too large. Therefore, the first forklift 1 is a low-power forklift, which is sufficient to meet the needs of small-batch gypsum board picking at the production line location.
[0039] Since the first mast 13 of the first forklift 1 does not require a counterweight or only a small counterweight, the first carriage 12 adopts a vertical carriage that extends upward from the rear of the first driving chassis 11 to reduce the size of the first forklift 1.
[0040] like Figure 3 As shown, the flatbed transfer vehicle 2 has a rectangular flatbed body 21 with several pairs of wheels 22 underneath. Each pair of wheels 22 is equipped with a driver to drive the wheels 22 to rotate.
[0041] The amount of gypsum board that the flatbed transfer cart 2 can move in a single trip is several times that of the first forklift 1 in a single trip. This increases the amount of gypsum board that the flatbed transfer cart 2 can move in a single trip and reduces the number of trips. This helps to avoid the flatbed transfer cart 2 moving frequently and reduce the energy consumption of the flatbed transfer cart 2.
[0042] Although the amount of plasterboard that the flatbed truck 2 can move in a single trip is several times that of the first forklift 1 in a single trip, if calculated based on the same load, the energy consumption per unit mileage of the flatbed truck 2 is usually lower than that of the first forklift 1, or at least lower than that of the second forklift 3.
[0043] At the gypsum board stacking area, the gypsum boards are stacked together. The gypsum board stacks are large in volume and heavy in weight. In order to avoid damaging the gypsum boards, the bottom of the gypsum board stacks cannot be provided with gaps for insertion. Therefore, the second forklift 3 cannot be selected with a similar structure to the first forklift 1 to avoid interference and collision with the gypsum board stacks.
[0044] In this embodiment, the second forklift 3 is a counterbalance forklift, such as... Figure 4 As shown, it specifically includes a second carriage 31, a second driving chassis 32 is provided below the second carriage 31, a second mast 33 is provided at the front, a second rack 34 is slidably connected to the second mast 33, a second fork 35 extends forward from the second rack 34, a second lifting mechanism 36 is provided on the second driving chassis 32 to drive the second rack 34 to lift, and a second operation control unit (not shown in the figure) is provided on the second carriage 31.
[0045] Since the second forklift 3 needs to rely on the weight of the second carriage 31 behind the second mast 33 and the mechanisms and components installed on it to balance the weight of the plasterboard lifted by the second forks 35, the second carriage 31 is a horizontal carriage that extends from front to back to increase the distance between the center of gravity of the second carriage 31 and the second mast 33, increase the balancing torque, and reduce the weight of the second forklift 3 as much as possible within a limited range.
[0046] In addition, a counterweight area (not shown in the figure) is provided on the rear side of the second carriage 31, which further increases the distance between the center of gravity of the second carriage 31 and the second gantry 33.
[0047] In this embodiment, although the vehicle types of the first forklift 1, the flatbed transfer vehicle 2, and the second forklift 3 are not limited in principle, it is particularly preferred that the first forklift 1, the flatbed transfer vehicle 2, and the second forklift 3 are all AGV (Automated Guided Vehicle) transport vehicles.
[0048] In this embodiment, both the first traveling chassis 11 and the second traveling chassis 32 are equipped with drive motors for driving the forklifts. Since the weight of the first forklift 1 is less than that of the second forklift 3, the power of the drive motor mounted on the first traveling chassis 11 is less than the power of the drive motor mounted on the second traveling chassis 32. The driver for the flatbed transport vehicle 2 is also a drive motor. The first forklift 1, the flatbed transport vehicle 2, and the second forklift 3 are also equipped with batteries to provide energy for the operation of the three vehicles.
[0049] The drive motor and battery of the second forklift 3, which are relatively heavy components, are located in the counterweight area of the second compartment 31.
[0050] In addition, the first lifting mechanism 16 and the second lifting mechanism 36 of the first forklift 1 and the second forklift 3 both include lifting cylinders. Since the amount of plasterboard that the first forklift 1 lifts at one time is relatively light, the lifting force of the lifting cylinder of the first lifting mechanism 16 is less than that of the lifting cylinder of the second lifting mechanism 36. The size of the lifting cylinder with a smaller lifting force will also be reduced, which further reduces the weight and driving energy consumption of the first forklift 1.
[0051] This application hereby declares that although the logistics handling object of this utility model embodiment is gypsum board as an example, those skilled in the art can extend its application to other similar goods that need to be stacked after knowing the solution of this utility model. Therefore, the applicable occasions of this utility model should be determined by the summary of the claims.
[0052] In addition, the above-described contents in the embodiments are the main technical features of this application. For the first forklift 1 and the second forklift 3, other features, such as the sliding connection structure between the rack and the mast, the components and parts that realize the automatic guidance function, and the structural composition of the operation control unit, are not the focus of this application. Those skilled in the art can refer to the relevant technologies in existing products, and they will not be described in detail here.
[0053] Finally, the term "production line" mentioned repeatedly in this application should also be interpreted broadly. It can refer to a specific workstation, such as a workstation for packaging goods (plasterboard), or it can refer to a location, such as a production site that is distinct from a stacking site, i.e., a temporary storage location for goods on the production line.
[0054] The above description is merely a specific embodiment of the present invention, enabling those skilled in the art to understand or implement the present invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention is not to be limited to the embodiments shown herein, but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features claimed herein.
Claims
1. An energy efficient and high efficient logistics handling system for handling goods requiring stacking, characterized in that, The application relates to a production line palletizing system. The first forklift (1) is used for taking and placing goods needing to be stacked from a production line to a flat pallet truck (2); The flat pallet truck (2) is used for carrying the goods needing to be stacked from the production line to a stacking position, and comprises a plate type truck body (21), wheels (22) and a driver for driving the wheels (22) to rotate, and the plate type truck body (21) is used for carrying the goods needing to be stacked; The second forklift (3) is used for taking and stacking the goods needing to be stacked from the flat pallet truck (2); The first forklift (1) has lower unit mileage driving energy consumption than the second forklift (3) in the same loading amount.
2. An energy efficient material handling system as claimed in claim 1, wherein, The first forklift (1) comprises a first driving chassis (11), a first carriage (12) arranged at the rear of the first driving chassis (11), a first portal frame (13) arranged at the front side of the first carriage (12), a first goods rack (14) slidably connected to the first portal frame (13), a first fork (15) extended forward from the first goods rack (14), a first lifting mechanism (16) arranged on the first driving chassis (11) and used for driving the first goods rack (14) to lift, and a first operation control unit arranged on the first carriage (12).
3. An energy efficient material handling system as claimed in claim 2, wherein, The first driving chassis (11) comprises a bearing part (111) and two supporting legs (112), the first carriage (12) is arranged on the bearing part (111), the two supporting legs (112) are respectively extended forward from the two sides of the bearing part (111), and the front ends of the two supporting legs (112) are provided with the wheels (22).
4. An energy efficient material handling system as claimed in claim 3, wherein, The ground clearance of the bottom surface of the plate type truck body (21) is greater than the ground clearance of the top surface of the two supporting legs (112).
5. An energy efficient material handling system as claimed in claim 2 wherein, The second forklift (3) comprises a second carriage (31), a second driving chassis (32) arranged below the second carriage (31), a second portal frame (33) arranged at the front side of the second carriage (31), a second goods rack (34) slidably connected to the second portal frame (33), a second fork (35) extended forward from the second goods rack (34), a second lifting mechanism (36) arranged on the second driving chassis (32) and used for driving the second goods rack (34) to lift, and a second operation control unit arranged on the second carriage (31).
6. An energy efficient material handling system as claimed in claim 5 wherein, The first forklift (1), the flat pallet truck (2) and the second forklift (3) are all AGV carriers.
7. An energy efficient material handling system as claimed in claim 6 wherein, The driving motors for driving the forklifts to drive are arranged on the first driving chassis (11) and the second driving chassis (32), the power of the driving motor on the first driving chassis (11) is smaller than the power of the driving motor on the second driving chassis (32).
8. An energy efficient material handling system as claimed in claim 7, wherein, The first lifting mechanism (16) and the second lifting mechanism (36) both comprise lifting oil cylinders, the lifting force of the lifting oil cylinder of the first lifting mechanism (16) is smaller than the lifting force of the lifting oil cylinder of the second lifting mechanism (36).
9. An energy efficient material handling system as claimed in claim 8, wherein, The first carriage (12) is a vertical carriage and extends upward from the rear of the first driving chassis (11), and the second carriage (31) is a horizontal carriage and extends from front to back.
10. An energy efficient material handling system as claimed in claim 9, wherein, The second carriage (31) is provided with a counterweight area at the rear side, and the counterweight area contains a storage battery and the driving motor on the second driving chassis (32).