Warehousing system
By layering the warehousing system and utilizing climbing and cross-level tracks, the problems of high cost and low efficiency of lifting equipment are solved, achieving efficient cargo transportation and logistics management.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-04-30
- Publication Date
- 2026-04-10
AI Technical Summary
Setting up additional lifting equipment in a warehousing system is costly, and robots using elevators to move goods between floors are inefficient.
The warehousing system is divided into multiple vertically arranged storage layers, with each layer equipped with independent picking and placing equipment. Climbing tracks and cross-layer tracks are used to realize the picking, placing and transferring of goods across layers, avoiding dependence on lifting equipment.
This reduces the cost of the warehousing system while improving the efficiency of goods transfer between layers, reducing the longitudinal movement distance of picking and placing equipment, and improving logistics efficiency.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of warehouse logistics, and particularly relates to a warehouse system. BACKGROUND
[0002] The intelligent stereoscopic warehouse is an important logistics node in the modern logistics system, and is increasingly applied in logistics centers. The robot is the core equipment of the intelligent stereoscopic warehouse.
[0003] In the related art, in order to fully utilize the longitudinal space for storing goods, in some scenarios, an ultra-high shelf can be used. The robot can move longitudinally along the guide rail of the shelf, and use the fork to realize the transfer of goods between the robot and the shelf. The ultra-high shelf can be arranged in layers, and an elevator or other lifting device can be arranged between the layers. The robot can enter different layers through the elevator to realize the cross-layer transfer of goods.
[0004] However, the warehouse system needs to be provided with additional lifting devices, which is costly, and the efficiency of the robot in changing the layer of goods by using the elevator is low. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT
[0005] The present application provides a warehouse system to solve the technical problem that the warehouse system needs to be provided with additional lifting devices, which is costly, and the efficiency of the robot in changing the layer of goods by using the elevator is low.
[0006] The present application provides a warehouse system, which includes at least two warehouse layers arranged in sequence in the vertical space. The warehouse system includes a plurality of shelves and a plurality of goods taking and placing devices. The shelves are vertically arranged, and each of the at least two warehouse layers is provided with a shelf. A climbing track extending vertically is arranged beside the shelf. The plurality of goods taking and placing devices are distributed in each of the warehouse layers. The goods taking and placing devices are configured to move along the bottom surface of the warehouse layer and climb along the climbing track to carry or take and place goods.
[0007] Among them, an opening is arranged between adjacent warehouse layers. In the upper warehouse layer, the climbing track of at least one shelf is connected to the climbing track of the corresponding shelf in the lower warehouse layer through the opening to form a cross-layer track. The goods taking and placing device can move along the cross-layer track and pass through the opening to carry goods between different warehouse layers.
[0008] The warehouse system provided by the embodiment of the present application divides the space into a plurality of vertically arranged warehouse layers in the scenario of a high longitudinal storage space. The shelf can fully utilize the longitudinal space to pass through each of the warehouse layers in sequence. Each of the warehouse layers can use the independently arranged goods taking and placing device to take and place goods. When the goods need to be transferred between layers, the cross-layer track is used to realize the transfer of the goods. In this way, the lifting device does not need to be arranged separately, which reduces the cost and improves the efficiency of the transfer of the goods.
[0009] As an optional implementation, the cross-layer track is fixedly connected with at least two vertically adjacent climbing tracks.
[0010] In this way, the adjacent climbing tracks are directly connected, and the smoothness of the cross-layer movement of the goods taking and placing device can be improved.
[0011] As an optional implementation, the cross-layer track is an integrally formed long track extending across at least two storage layers.
[0012] In this way, the manufacturing cost of the cross-layer track can be reduced without separately arranging a connection or switching structure.
[0013] As an optional implementation, the cross-layer track includes at least two climbing tracks arranged in the vertical direction, and the gap between the climbing tracks in the vertical direction is less than a preset value.
[0014] In this way, it is ensured that the goods taking and placing device will not be stuck or even jammed when crossing the gap between the two climbing tracks.
[0015] As an optional implementation, the plurality of goods shelves include a layer-jumping buffer goods shelf; in the adjacent two storage layers, the storage layer located at the upper layer and the storage layer located at the lower layer are correspondingly provided with the layer-jumping buffer goods shelf, the layer-jumping buffer goods shelf has a first climbing track, and the first climbing track of the layer-jumping buffer goods shelf in the storage layer located at the upper layer and the first climbing track of the layer-jumping buffer goods shelf in the corresponding storage layer located at the lower layer jointly form a cross-layer track.
[0016] In this way, the goods that need to be transported across layers can be temporarily stored in the layer-jumping buffer goods shelf, and the goods taking and placing device does not need to be off the track.
[0017] As an optional implementation, the opening is located on one side of the layer-jumping buffer goods shelf where the first climbing track is arranged.
[0018] In this way, the size of the opening can be minimized, so that the size of the opening is close to the vertical projection size of the goods taking and placing device, and the goods taking and placing device can pass through.
[0019] As an optional implementation, in each storage layer, the goods taking and placing device in the storage layer located at the bottom layer can climb and move along the cross-layer track and take and place goods.
[0020] The layer-jumping buffer goods shelf is provided with a second climbing track on the side away from the first climbing track, and the goods taking and placing device in the storage layer located at the upper layer can climb and move along the second climbing track and take and place goods.
[0021] In this way, the goods on the layer-jumping buffer goods shelf can be sent in and out by the goods taking and placing devices in different storage layers without mutual interference.
[0022] As an optional implementation, the leap layer cache shelf has a plurality of temporary storage positions arranged in sequence in the vertical direction, both ends of the temporary storage position can be throughly arranged, and are respectively opposite to the first climbing track and the second climbing track.
[0023] In this way, the smoothness of the shelf exchange in the temporary storage position can be improved.
[0024] As an optional implementation, the adjacent storage layers are separated by a support platform, and the opening is arranged on the support platform; and the shelf is arranged on the support platform.
[0025] In this way, the high-layer shelf has higher structural stability.
[0026] As an optional implementation, a plurality of shelves in different storage layers are arranged one by one.
[0027] In this way, the shelf can support the support platform and fully utilize the longitudinal space.
[0028] As an optional implementation, the storage layer is at least three, the openings between different storage layers are vertically opposite, and the cross-layer track passes through each opening in sequence.
[0029] In this way, the cross-layer transfer of goods in any storage layer in a three-layer or more storage layer scenario can be realized, and the logistics efficiency is improved.
[0030] As an optional implementation, a plurality of shelves are arranged along the first direction and form a storage area, and the cross-layer track is arranged outside the shelf at the edge of the storage area.
[0031] In this way, the opening can be as far away from the moving area of the goods taking and placing device as possible, so as to avoid blocking the movement of the goods taking and placing device and falling of the goods taking and placing device.
[0032] As an optional implementation, the storage system includes a work station, the work station is arranged in each storage layer, and the work station is located outside the storage area; and the goods taking and placing device is further used for transporting goods between the shelf and the work station.
[0033] In this way, each storage layer can cooperate with the goods taking and placing device to independently carry out logistics sorting or packaging work, and the warehousing and delivery efficiency of the storage logistics is improved.
[0034] The application provides a warehouse system, which comprises at least two warehouse layers arranged in sequence in a vertical space. The warehouse system comprises a plurality of shelves and a plurality of goods taking and placing devices. The shelves are vertically arranged, each of the at least two warehouse layers is provided with the shelves, and a vertical climbing track is arranged beside each shelf. The plurality of goods taking and placing devices are distributed in each warehouse layer, and the goods taking and placing devices are configured to move along the bottom surface of the warehouse layer and climb along the climbing track to carry or take and place goods. An opening is arranged between adjacent warehouse layers. In the upper warehouse layer, the climbing track of at least one shelf is connected to the climbing track of the corresponding shelf in the lower warehouse layer through the opening to form a cross-layer track. The goods taking and placing devices can move along the cross-layer track and pass through the opening to carry goods between different warehouse layers, so that the longitudinal moving distance of the goods taking and placing devices during the carrying process can be reduced, and the logistics efficiency can be improved.
[0035] In addition to the technical problems solved by the embodiments of the application described above, the technical features constituting the technical solutions and the beneficial effects brought by these technical features, other technical problems solved by the warehouse system provided by the application, other technical features included in the technical solutions and the beneficial effects brought by these technical features will be further described in detail in the specific embodiments. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0036] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the application or the prior art, the drawings needed in the embodiments or the prior art description will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the application, and those skilled in the art can also obtain other drawings according to these drawings without creative labor.
[0037] Figure 1 The structure schematic diagram of the warehouse system provided by the embodiments of the application is shown in the figure.
[0038] Figure 2 The schematic diagram of the goods taking and placing device and the climbing track in the warehouse system provided by the embodiments of the application is shown in the figure.
[0039] Figure 3 The schematic diagram of the goods taking and placing device in the warehouse system provided by the embodiments of the application is shown in the figure. Figure 1
[0040] Figure 4 The schematic diagram of the goods taking and placing device in the warehouse system provided by the embodiments of the application is shown in the figure. Figure 2
[0041] Figure 5 The schematic diagram of the goods taking and placing device in the warehouse system provided by the embodiments of the application is shown in the figure. Figure 3
[0042] Figure 6 FIG. 1 shows a schematic diagram of a cross-layer delivery of a picking and placing device in a warehouse system according to an embodiment of the present application Figure 4 ;
[0043] Figure 7 FIG. 1 shows a schematic diagram of a cross-layer delivery of a picking and placing device in a warehouse system according to an embodiment of the present application Figure 5 .
[0044] Reference Signs List:
[0045] 100 - warehouse layer; 101 - opening; 110 - support platform;
[0046] 200 - rack; 201 - climbing track; 201a - first climbing track; 201b - second climbing track; 202 - cross-layer track; 210 - cross-layer buffer rack; 211 - temporary storage position;
[0047] 300 - picking and placing device;
[0048] 400 - workstation. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0049] In order to make the objectives, technical solutions and advantages of the present application clearer, the technical solutions in the present application will be described clearly and completely below with reference to the drawings in the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are some but not all of the embodiments of the present application. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort should fall within the scope of the present application.
[0050] The terms “first”, “second”, “third”, “fourth” and the like in the description and claims of the present application and the above drawings are used to distinguish similar objects, and do not necessarily have to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that the data thus used can be interchanged under appropriate circumstances. For example, the first information can also be referred to as the second information, and similarly, the second information can also be referred to as the first information, without departing from the scope of the present text.
[0051] Depending on the context, the word “if’ as used herein can be interpreted to mean “when” or “while” or “in response to determining.”
[0052] Furthermore, as used herein, the singular forms “a”, “an” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context indicates otherwise.
[0053] Furthermore, as used herein, “a plurality of” means “at least two”, unless the context indicates otherwise.
[0054] It should be further understood that the terms “comprising” or “including” indicate the presence of features, steps, operations, elements, components, items, kinds, and / or groups, but do not exclude the presence, occurrence, or addition of one or more other features, steps, operations, elements, components, items, kinds, and / or groups.
[0055] The terms “or” and “and / or” as used herein are interpreted as inclusive, or mean any one or any combination thereof. Therefore, “A, B, and / or C” means “any one of the following: A; B; C; A and B; A and C; B and C; A, B, and C.” Exceptions to this definition occur only when combinations of elements, functions, steps, or operations are inherently mutually exclusive in some way.
[0056] Robots of all types are widely used in various fields such as industry and daily life, and they play a vital role in industries such as transportation and logistics. Intelligent automated warehouses (AS / RS) are important logistics nodes in modern logistics systems, and their application in logistics centers is becoming increasingly common. Robots are the core equipment of AS / RS. In AS / RS, to increase storage density per unit area, racks need to make full use of vertical space for goods storage. Robots can move longitudinally along the racks using guide rails and use forks to transfer goods between the robot and the racks.
[0057] However, the higher the shelf, the greater the longitudinal reciprocating stroke required for the robot to pick up and place goods at the higher levels, and the more time it takes. Furthermore, when one robot moves on the longitudinal track of a shelf, other robots are mostly unable to move on the same longitudinal track of the shelf, otherwise it will cause interference. This will also affect the efficiency of order inbound and outbound operations, resulting in lower overall logistics efficiency of the warehousing system.
[0058] To address the aforementioned issues, this application provides a warehousing system that divides the longitudinal space equipped with shelves into multiple storage layers. In each storage layer, goods can be retrieved and placed on the shelves using independently arranged picking and placing equipment, reducing the longitudinal movement required for picking and placing goods. When goods need to cross layers, they are transferred via a pre-set cross-layer track, thereby greatly improving the logistics efficiency of the warehousing system without affecting the overall warehouse goods transfer.
[0059] To facilitate understanding, the application scenarios of the warehousing system provided in the embodiments of this application will be described first.
[0060] The warehouse system provided by the application can be a three-dimensional warehouse utilizing longitudinal storage space. Specifically, the warehouse system can be applied to the storage of manufacturing industry inventory products, and can also be applied to express delivery of e-commerce logistics and other different fields, and the products or goods stored can be industrial parts, electronic accessories or products, medicines, clothing accessories, food, books, etc. The shelves of the warehouse system can directly store goods or store material boxes containing goods, which are not specifically limited by the application, and the storage objects will be referred to as "goods" below without specific examples.
[0061] Figure 1 A structural schematic diagram of the warehouse system provided by the embodiment of the application is shown. Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the interface between the goods taking and placing equipment and the climbing track in the warehouse system provided by the embodiment of the application is shown.
[0062] As shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2 , the application provides a warehouse system, which includes at least two warehouse layers 100, and the at least two warehouse layers 100 are arranged in sequence in the vertical space. Each warehouse layer 100 can form a relatively independent goods storage and logistics transportation space.
[0063] The warehouse system includes a plurality of shelves 200 and a plurality of goods taking and placing equipment 300. The shelves 200 are vertically arranged, and each of the at least two warehouse layers 100 is provided with the shelves 200, which serve to store goods in each warehouse layer 100. The plurality of goods taking and placing equipment 300 are distributed in each warehouse layer 100, can move in the warehouse layer 100 where they are located, and take and place goods on the shelves 200 in the warehouse layer 100.
[0064] It can be understood that the shelves 200 are provided with vertically extending climbing tracks 201 on the sides. The goods taking and placing equipment 300 can move on the bottom surface of the warehouse layer 100 to transport goods. The goods taking and placing equipment 300 can move along the climbing tracks 201 to take and place goods on the shelves 200. The bottom surface of the warehouse layer 100 refers to the bottom of the space formed by the warehouse layer 100, which serves as a support surface for the movement of the goods taking and placing equipment 300.
[0065] Since the height of each warehouse layer 100 is relatively low relative to the height of the entire warehouse system after the warehouse system is layered, the travel distance of the goods taking and placing equipment 300 for longitudinal movement to take and place goods on the corresponding shelves 200 is greatly reduced. Even when goods are taken and placed near the top of the warehouse layer 100, the travel time required by the goods taking and placing equipment 300 is greatly shortened, thereby improving the logistics efficiency of the warehouse system.
[0066] In some embodiments, openings 101 are arranged between adjacent storage layers 100. The climbing tracks 201 of at least one shelf 200 in an upper storage layer 100 are connected to the climbing tracks 201 of the corresponding shelf 200 in a lower storage layer 100 through the openings 101 to form a cross-layer track 202.
[0067] It can be understood that when the goods need to be transported across layers, the goods taking and placing device 300 can move along the cross-layer track 202 to move from the shelf 200 of one storage layer 100 to the shelf 200 of another storage layer 100 through the opening 101, thereby achieving the transportation of goods between different storage layers 100.
[0068] For example, in the vertical space, the bottom of the bottom storage layer 100 can be the ground or the ground surface of the scene where the storage system is arranged, and the bottom of the other storage layers above the bottom layer can be formed by suspending the support structure.
[0069] It should be noted that the storage system provided by the embodiments of the present application divides the space into vertically arranged storage layers 100 in the scenario of a higher vertical storage space, each storage layer 100 is provided with a shelf 200, and each storage layer 100 can use the goods taking and placing device 300 independently arranged in each layer to take and place goods, and when the goods need to be transported across layers, the cross-layer track 202 is used to achieve the transportation of goods. In this way, the cross-layer time required by the goods taking and placing device is shorter, and special lifting equipment such as elevators is not needed for the cross-layer movement of the goods taking and placing device 300, which improves the cross-layer efficiency and reduces the cost of the storage system.
[0070] Next, the structure related to the cross-layer transportation of the goods taking and placing device 300 will be described in detail.
[0071] In some embodiments, the cross-layer track 202 is fixedly connected to at least two vertically adjacent climbing tracks 201, which can be fixed by screws, bolts, or welding, etc. That is, the cross-layer track 202 is a long track formed by the vertical connection of the climbing tracks 201 across multiple storage layers 100, and the adjacent climbing tracks 201 are directly connected, which can improve the smoothness of the cross-layer movement of the goods taking and placing device 300.
[0072] For example, in some embodiments, the cross-layer track 202 is an integrally formed long track extending across at least two storage layers 100. It does not need to be separately arranged with a connection or switching structure, which can reduce the manufacturing cost of the cross-layer track, and in addition, the integrally formed track can also ensure the smoothness of the movement of the goods taking and placing device 300.
[0073] Exemplarily, in some embodiments, the cross-layer track 202 includes at least two climbing tracks 201 arranged correspondingly in the vertical direction, and the gap of the climbing tracks 201 in the vertical direction is less than a preset value. In this way, the cross-layer track 202 is manufactured in a split body, facilitating transportation and installation of the climbing tracks 201. It should be noted that the at least two climbing tracks 201 are not connected, but are aligned in the vertical direction, and the gap between the abutting positions of the climbing tracks 201 only needs to ensure that the climbing mechanism of the goods taking and placing device 300 can pass smoothly, and the embodiments of the present application do not make specific limitations on this.
[0074] Please continue to refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2 In a possible implementation manner, the plurality of shelves 200 include a cross-layer buffer shelf 210, which is used to store goods that need to be transported across layers.
[0075] Among the adjacent two storage layers 100, the storage layer 100 located at the upper layer and the storage layer 100 located at the lower layer are correspondingly provided with the cross-layer buffer shelf 210, and the cross-layer buffer shelf 210 has a first climbing track 201a, which, together with the first climbing track 201a of the cross-layer buffer shelf 210 in the corresponding storage layer 100 located at the lower layer, forms a cross-layer track 202.
[0076] It can be understood that the first climbing track 201a of the upper layer and the first climbing track 201a of the shelf 200 of the lower layer jointly form a complete cross-layer track 202. The cross-layer track 202 extends vertically and passes through different storage layers 100. The goods that need to be transported across layers can be temporarily stored in the cross-layer buffer shelf 210, and when the goods are transported across layers, the goods taking and placing device 300 can climb up the cross-layer track 202 and take and place the goods on the cross-layer buffer shelf 210. In this way, during the cross-layer transportation of the goods, the goods taking and placing device 300 that transports the goods across layers does not need to be off the track, and the logistics efficiency can be improved.
[0077] It should be noted that in the embodiments of the present application, the goods taking and placing device 300 can be docked with the climbing track 201 on a single shelf 200, and can climb on a single side of the shelf 200, without the need to be docked with the shelves 200 on both sides of the aisle and the shelves 200 between the two aisles at the same time. In this way, when the storage system is arranged, the spacing requirement between the shelves 200 is lower.
[0078] Exemplarily, the climbing track 201 can include two parallel guide rails arranged on the storage column of the shelf 200, and the two guide rails are arranged along the length direction of the aisle on the storage column. When the goods taking and placing device 300 climbs, the climbing structure on the goods taking and placing device 300 can be docked with the two guide rails of the climbing track 201 at the same time, and the climbing structure of the goods taking and placing device 300 can hold the guide rails during the climbing process, so as to ensure the stability and reliability of the climbing process.
[0079] In some embodiments, the opening 101 is located beside the leap layer buffer shelf 210. Specifically, the opening 101 is arranged at the side of the leap layer buffer shelf 210 where the first climbing track 201a is arranged. The cross-layer track 202 is close to the edge of the opening 101 or passes through the opening 101. The main area in the middle of the opening 101 is used for the take-and-place device 300 to pass through when moving up and down the cross-layer.
[0080] It can be understood that the size of the opening 101 can be matched with the size of the take-and-place device 300. For example, the size of the opening 101 is close to the vertical projection size of the take-and-place device 300, which can meet the requirement of the take-and-place device 300 passing through.
[0081] For example, the opening 101 can be square, and the width direction of the leap layer buffer shelf 210 can be parallel to one side edge of the opening 101, so that the leap layer buffer shelf 210 can be as close to the edge of the opening 101 as possible, and the first climbing track 201a can be as close to the main body of the leap layer buffer shelf 210 as possible, thereby improving the stability of the first climbing track 201a when carrying the take-and-place device 300 and ensuring sufficient structural strength.
[0082] It should be noted that the opening 101 can also be circular, semicircular or other regular shapes, and the opening 101 can also be arranged to pass through two or more take-and-place devices 300 at the same time according to the number of leap layer buffer shelves arranged beside the opening 101. For example, the leap layer buffer shelves 210 are arranged at both sides of the opening 101, and the length of the opening 101 can be approximately equal to the length of two take-and-place devices 300, so that the opening 101 can pass through two take-and-place devices 300.
[0083] In some embodiments, in each warehouse layer 100, the take-and-place device 300 in the bottom layer of the warehouse layer 100 can move along the cross-layer track 202. When cross-layer goods transfer is needed, the corresponding take-and-place device 300 in the bottom layer of the warehouse layer 100 can be docked with the cross-layer track 202 from the bottom of the cross-layer track 202 and climb into the upper layer of the warehouse layer 100 from bottom to top, and perform goods taking and placing on the corresponding leap layer buffer shelf 210.
[0084] It can be understood that the take-and-place device 300 in the bottom layer of the warehouse layer 100 can not only exchange goods between the bottom layer of the warehouse layer 100 and the upper layer of the warehouse layer 100, but also exchange goods between other warehouse layers 100 outside the bottom layer.
[0085] Exemplarily, the leap layer buffer shelf 210 is provided with the second climbing rail 201b on the side away from the first climbing rail 201a, and the taking and placing device 300 in the upper storage layer 100 can climb and move along the second climbing rail 201b to take and place the buffer goods. In this way, the goods on the leap layer buffer shelf 210 can be sent in and out by the taking and placing devices 300 in different storage layers 100 without interference.
[0086] It should be noted that the shelf 200 can have a plurality of storage columns in the length direction, and the leap layer buffer shelf 210 can be a separate shelf with a single or a small number of storage columns. Alternatively, the leap layer buffer shelf 210 can also be one or more storage columns in a shelf 200, and the storage columns form the leap layer buffer shelf 210 to buffer the goods. The embodiments of the present application do not make specific limitations.
[0087] In some embodiments, the leap layer buffer shelf 210 has a plurality of temporary storage positions 211 arranged in sequence in the vertical direction. The two ends of the temporary storage position 211 can be throughly arranged and respectively opposite to the first climbing rail 201a and the second climbing rail 201b, which can improve the smoothness of the exchange of goods in the temporary storage position 211. The taking and placing device 300 climbing on the first climbing rail 201a of the leap layer buffer shelf 210 and the taking and placing device 300 climbing on the second climbing rail 201b of the leap layer buffer shelf 210 can access the temporary storage position 211 and place goods on the temporary storage position 211 or take goods from the temporary storage position 211.
[0088] The temporary storage position 211 can accommodate one, two, three or more goods. The taking and placing device 300 can take and place any one of the goods in the temporary storage position 211. Specifically, the taking and placing device 300 can be provided with a mechanical arm, a hook, a suction cup or the like with a certain telescopic length to take and place the goods. Alternatively, a conveyor belt can be arranged on the temporary storage position 211 to move the goods to a position convenient for the taking and placing device 300 to take the goods. The embodiments do not make limitations in this regard.
[0089] It can be understood that the cross-layer taking out or cross-layer placing in of the goods can be completed by the taking and placing device 300 arranged in the bottom storage layer on the cross-layer rail 202, i.e. the taking and placing device 300 in the bottom storage layer 100 can climb to the first climbing rail 201a of the leap layer buffer shelf 210 in the upper storage layer 100 to take and place the goods. The taking and placing device 300 in the upper storage layer 100 can take and place the goods in the leap layer buffer shelf 210 through the second climbing rail 201b.
[0090] In the embodiments of the present application, the adjacent storage layers 100 can be separated by the support platform 110, and the opening 101 is arranged on the support platform 110. The support platform 110 is provided with the shelf 200, so that the high-level shelf 200 has high structural stability.
[0091] The support platform 110 can provide a moving plane for the taking and placing equipment 300 in the upper storage layer 100, that is, the taking and placing equipment 300 can move on the support platform 110.
[0092] For example, the support platform 110 can be a steel platform.
[0093] In some embodiments, the plurality of shelves 200 in different storage layers 100 are arranged one by one to facilitate system scheduling.
[0094] For example, the corresponding shelves 200 can also be connected through the support platform 110. In this way, the shelf 200 can cooperate with the support platform 110 to play a supporting role and make full use of the longitudinal space.
[0095] It should be noted that the shelf 200 in each storage layer 100 in the embodiments of the present application can be part of a high-level shelf, and the height of the high-level shelf can be 20 meters, 30 meters, 40 meters, etc. The specific height of the high-level shelf is not limited in the embodiments of the present application. The support platform 110 is used to layer the high-level shelf, so that the area of the high-level shelf in each storage layer 100 forms a shelf 200, so that the taking and placing equipment 300 in the storage layer 100 can take and place goods and transport them.
[0096] In some embodiments, the storage layer 100 can be two, that is, the support platform 110 is one, the lower of the support platform 110 is the bottom storage layer 100, and the upper of the support platform 110 is the upper storage layer 100.
[0097] In some other embodiments, the storage layer 100 is at least three, the openings 101 between different storage layers 100 are vertically arranged, and the cross-layer track 202 passes through each opening 101 in turn, so that the cross-layer transfer of goods in any storage layer 100 in the scenario of three or more storage layers 100 can be realized, and the logistics efficiency is improved.
[0098] Exemplarily, when the storage layers 100 are three, the three storage layers 100 include a bottom layer, a middle layer and an upper layer, the bottom layer is separated from the middle layer by a support platform 110, the middle layer is separated from the upper layer by another support platform 110, and the cross-layer track 202 can pass through the two support platforms 110 in sequence from the storage layer 100 of the bottom layer, extend to the storage layer 100 of the middle layer and the storage layer 100 of the upper layer, and the cross-layer transfer of goods between the three storage layers 100 can be achieved by climbing the cross-layer track 202 by the goods taking and placing device 300 in the bottom layer storage layer 100.
[0099] It should be noted that according to the specific warehouse height limit, more number of storage layers 100 can also be set, including but not limited to three, four, five, etc., and the embodiments of the present application do not make specific limitation.
[0100] In some embodiments, the plurality of shelves 200 are arranged along a first direction and form a storage area, and the cross-layer track 202 is arranged outside the shelves 200 at the edge of the storage area. In this way, the opening 101 can be as far away from the moving area of the goods taking and placing device 300 as possible, so as to avoid blocking the movement of the goods taking and placing device 300 and to avoid the falling of the goods taking and placing device 300. It can be understood that, in addition to the opening 101 area, the bottom of the shelf 200, the aisle between the shelves 200 and other areas around the shelf 200 have support surfaces to facilitate the movement of the goods taking and placing device 300.
[0101] It can be understood that the first direction can be a horizontal direction, the length direction of the shelf 200 is a second direction, the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction, and the aisle between the two shelves 200 extends along the second direction.
[0102] In some embodiments, the storage system can include a work station 400, the work station 400 is arranged in each storage layer 100, and the work station 400 is located outside the storage area. The goods taking and placing device 300 is also used for transporting goods between the shelf 200 and the work station 400.
[0103] It can be understood that the work station 400 can include one or more of the logistics links such as a packing station and a sorting station, and the embodiments of the present application do not make specific limitation. The relatively independent goods taking and placing device 300 in each storage layer 100 can perform independent logistics sorting or packing work, without the need for the goods taking and placing device 300 to transport goods by changing layers through the elevator or other lifting devices, thereby improving the storage and logistics efficiency and reducing the cost.
[0104] The steps of the cross-layer delivery are exemplarily described below.
[0105] Figure 3 The schematic diagram of the cross-layer delivery of the goods taking and placing device in the storage system provided by the embodiments of the present application Figure 1 ;Figure 4 The schematic diagram of the cross-layer delivery of the goods taking and placing equipment in the warehouse system provided by the embodiment of the present application Figure 2 ; Figure 5 The schematic diagram of the cross-layer delivery of the goods taking and placing equipment in the warehouse system provided by the embodiment of the present application Figure 3 ; Figure 6 The schematic diagram of the cross-layer delivery of the goods taking and placing equipment in the warehouse system provided by the embodiment of the present application Figure 4 ; Figure 7 The schematic diagram of the cross-layer delivery of the goods taking and placing equipment in the warehouse system provided by the embodiment of the present application Figure 5 .
[0106] Please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 3 When delivering goods from the bottom layer to the upper layer of the warehouse layer 100, the goods taking and placing equipment 300 of the bottom layer is docked below the cross-layer track 202 and climbs up to the cross-layer track 202.
[0107] Please refer to Figure 4 The goods taking and placing equipment 300 enters the upper warehouse layer 100 through the opening 101 and moves to the preset temporary storage position 211 of the cross-layer buffer shelf 210 and places the goods in the temporary storage position 211.
[0108] Please refer to Figure 5 and Figure 6 The goods taking and placing equipment 300 moves downward along the cross-layer track 202, returns to the bottom layer of the warehouse layer 100 through the opening 101, and returns to the ground. In the upper warehouse layer 100, the goods taking and placing equipment 300 of the upper layer climbs up the cross-layer buffer shelf 210 along the second climbing track 201b and takes out the target goods from the preset temporary storage position 211.
[0109] Please refer to Figure 7 The goods taking and placing equipment 300 of the upper layer moves downward, returns to the surface of the support platform 110, and transports the goods to the upper layer of the shelf 200 for storage, or to the upper layer of the workstation 400 for sorting, packaging, etc.
[0110] The application provides a storage system, which comprises at least two storage layers arranged in sequence in a vertical space. The storage system comprises a plurality of shelves and a plurality of goods taking and placing devices. The shelves are vertically arranged, each of the at least two storage layers is provided with the shelves, and a vertical climbing track is arranged beside the shelves. The plurality of goods taking and placing devices are distributed in each of the storage layers. The goods taking and placing devices are configured to move along the bottom surface of the storage layer and climb along the climbing track to carry or take and place goods. An opening is arranged between adjacent storage layers. In the upper storage layer, the climbing track of at least one shelf is connected to the climbing track of the corresponding shelf in the lower storage layer through the opening to form a cross-layer track. The goods taking and placing devices can move along the cross-layer track to carry goods between different storage layers, so that the longitudinal moving distance of the goods taking and placing devices during the carrying process can be reduced, and the logistics efficiency can be improved.
[0111] Finally, it should be noted that: the above examples are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the application, and not to limit them; although the application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing examples, those skilled in the art should understand that: it can still modify the technical solutions recorded in the foregoing examples, or make equivalent replacement for part or all of the technical features; and these modifications or replacements do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions deviate from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the application.
Claims
1. A warehousing system characterized by, The warehouse system comprises: at least two storage layers (100) arranged in sequence in a vertical space; a plurality of shelves (200) each arranged vertically, each of the at least two storage layers (100) being provided with the shelves (200), and a vertically extending climbing track (201) being arranged beside the shelves (200); a plurality of goods taking and placing devices (300) distributed in each of the storage layers (100), the goods taking and placing devices (300) being configured to move along the bottom surface of the storage layer (100) and climb along the climbing track (201) to carry or take and place goods; wherein an opening (101) is arranged between adjacent storage layers (100), the climbing track (201) of at least one of the shelves (200) in the upper storage layer (100) is connected to the climbing track (201) of the corresponding shelf (200) in the lower storage layer (100) through the opening (101) to form a cross-layer track (202), and the goods taking and placing devices (300) can move along the cross-layer track (202) and pass through the opening (101) to carry goods between different storage layers (100).
2. The warehouse system according to claim 1, wherein the cross-layer track (202) is fixedly connected to at least two vertically adjacent climbing tracks (201).
3. The warehouse system according to claim 1, wherein the cross-layer track (202) is an integrally formed long track extending across at least two storage layers (100).
4. The warehouse system according to claim 1, wherein the cross-layer track (202) comprises at least two vertically corresponding climbing tracks (201), and the gap between the vertically corresponding climbing tracks (201) is less than a preset value.
5. The warehousing system according to claim 1, characterized in that, The plurality of shelves (200) comprises a cross-layer buffer shelf (210), and adjacent two storage layers (100) are provided with the cross-layer buffer shelf (210) corresponding to the upper storage layer (100) and the lower storage layer (100), the cross-layer buffer shelf (210) has a first climbing track (201a), and the first climbing track (201a) of the cross-layer buffer shelf (210) in the upper storage layer (100) and the first climbing track (201a) of the corresponding cross-layer buffer shelf (210) in the lower storage layer (100) jointly form the cross-layer track (202).
6. The warehousing system according to claim 5, characterized in that, The opening (101) is located on one side of the cross-layer buffer shelf (210) provided with the first climbing track (201a).
7. The warehousing system according to claim 5, characterized in that, In each of the storage layers (100), the goods taking and placing devices (300) in the bottom storage layer (100) can climb and move along the cross-layer track (202) to take and place goods. The jump layer buffer shelf (210) is provided with a second climbing track (201b) on the side away from the first climbing track (201a), and the taking and placing equipment (300) in the upper storage layer (100) can climb and move along the second climbing track (201b) to take and place goods.
8. The warehousing system according to claim 7, characterized in that, The jump layer buffer shelf (210) has a plurality of temporary storage positions (211) arranged in sequence in the vertical direction, both ends of the temporary storage position (211) are throughly arranged, and are respectively opposite to the first climbing track (201a) and the second climbing track (201b).
9. The warehousing system according to any one of claims 1-8, characterized in that, The adjacent storage layers (100) are separated by a support platform (110), and the opening (101) is arranged on the support platform (110); the support platform (110) is provided with the shelf (200).
10. The warehousing system according to claim 9, characterized in that, A plurality of shelves (200) in different storage layers (100) are arranged one by one.
11. The warehousing system according to any one of claims 1-8, characterized in that, The storage layers (100) are at least three, and the openings (101) between different storage layers (100) are vertically arranged opposite to each other, and the cross-layer track (202) sequentially passes through each opening (101).
12. The warehousing system according to any one of claims 1-8, characterized in that, A plurality of shelves (200) are arranged in a first direction and form a storage area, and the cross-layer track (202) is arranged outside the shelves (200) at the edge of the storage area.
13. The warehousing system according to claim 12, characterized in that, The storage system comprises a work station (400), the work station (400) is arranged in each storage layer (100), and the work station (400) is located outside the storage area; the taking and placing equipment (300) is also used for conveying goods between the shelf (200) and the work station (400).