Warehousing system
By designing horizontally connected first and second racking areas in the warehousing system, and utilizing depth-direction transfer robots and lateral handling robots, the problem of low storage capacity was solved, achieving efficient space utilization and improved transfer efficiency.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- HANGZHOU HIKROBOT TECH CO LTD
- Filing Date
- 2024-11-04
- Publication Date
- 2026-05-01
AI Technical Summary
The conventional layout of warehousing and logistics centers results in low storage capacity, especially the space above the highway access area is not effectively utilized.
Design a warehousing system including a first shelving area, a transfer aisle area, and a second shelving area. The second type of shelving is laterally connected to the first type of shelving. The travel space of the transfer robot is higher than the height of the material box. The material box is transferred in the longitudinal direction, and the first and second handling robots transfer the material box in the lateral direction to avoid encroaching on the driving aisle.
By effectively utilizing the space above the transfer channel area, storage capacity was increased, and the efficiency and throughput of material box transfer were improved by optimizing the robot layout.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of warehousing and logistics technology, and in particular to a warehousing system. Background Technology
[0002] In a typical warehousing and logistics center, the area is usually divided into a general shelving storage area, a high-speed aisle area for trolleys, and a sorting area. Large handling robots are used in the general shelving storage area to move boxes vertically between the upper shelves and the lower buffer shelves. Smaller handling robots are used in the high-speed aisle area to move boxes horizontally between the lower buffer shelves of the general shelving storage area and the sorting area.
[0003] However, this type of warehouse and logistics center layout can easily lead to low storage capacity. Utility Model Content
[0004] The purpose of this utility model embodiment is to provide a warehousing system to increase warehousing capacity. The specific technical solution is as follows:
[0005] This application provides a warehousing system, including:
[0006] The first shelving area includes: at least one first type of shelving, the first type of shelving including multiple layers of first goods storage space and goods buffer space, the goods buffer space being located at the bottom of the multiple layers of first goods storage space;
[0007] The transfer channel area is used for transfer robots to move on the ground;
[0008] The second shelving area, located in the transfer aisle area, includes: at least one second type of shelving; the second type of shelving and the first type of shelving are arranged in a transverse direction and connected to each other; the second type of shelving includes a multi-level second goods storage space and a transfer robot driving space, the transfer robot driving space is located at the bottom of the multi-level second goods storage space; a driving aisle is provided at the bottom of the transfer robot driving space, the driving aisle is located along the longitudinal direction of the second type of shelving.
[0009] The driving passageway allows the transfer robot to travel on the ground, and the height of the driving space for the transfer robot is higher than the overall height of the transfer robot carrying the material box.
[0010] In some embodiments, it also includes:
[0011] The first handling robot is restricted to traveling on the first type of shelf so that the bottom of the first handling robot does not intrude into the travel aisle. The first handling robot is configured to transfer the bins of the multi-layer first cargo storage space 1 and the bins of the cargo buffer space.
[0012] The second handling robot can travel on the second type of shelving and is used to transfer the material boxes in the multi-layer second cargo storage space 3. The second handling robot does not intrude into the driving lane.
[0013] The first and second transport robots are arranged in a horizontal direction.
[0014] In some embodiments, the second handling robot may also travel on the first type of shelf to transfer the bins in the multi-layer second cargo storage space 3 and the bins in the cargo buffer space, and / or to transfer the bins in the multi-layer second cargo storage space 3 and the bins in the multi-layer first cargo storage space 1.
[0015] In some embodiments, the second transport robot includes a non-retractable gantry and a first transport module, wherein the first transport module is disposed on the non-retractable gantry, and the bottom of the non-retractable gantry is higher than the travel space of the transport robot; or...
[0016] The second handling robot includes a telescopic gantry and a first handling module. The first handling module is mounted on the telescopic gantry. When the telescopic gantry is in its retracted state, its bottom is higher than the robot's travel space. When the second handling robot travels on the second type of shelving, the telescopic gantry is in its retracted state to prevent the robot's bottom from encroaching on the aisle; or...
[0017] The second type of handling robot is a shelf-crawling robot. When the shelf-crawling robot travels on the second type of shelf, its bottom does not encroach on the travel aisle.
[0018] In some embodiments, it also includes:
[0019] The first handling robot travels on the first type of shelf and the second type of shelf, and is used to transfer the bins in the multi-layer first cargo storage space 1 and the multi-layer second cargo storage space 3 and the bins in the cargo buffer space.
[0020] When the transfer robot is running, the first handling robot does not intrude into the driving lane.
[0021] In some embodiments, the first handling robot includes a non-retractable gantry and a second handling module, the second handling module being disposed on the non-retractable gantry, the bottom of the non-retractable gantry extending to the height of the cargo buffer space; or...
[0022] The first handling robot includes a telescopic gantry and a second handling module. The second handling module is installed on the telescopic gantry. When the telescopic gantry is in the retracted state, the bottom of the telescopic gantry is higher than the travel space of the handling robot. When the telescopic gantry is in the extended state, the bottom of the telescopic gantry extends to the height of the cargo buffer space. When the first handling robot travels on the second type of shelf, the telescopic gantry is in the retracted state so that the bottom of the first handling robot does not intrude into the travel aisle.
[0023] In some embodiments, a second type of shelving and a plurality of first type shelving are combined to form a shelving assembly;
[0024] Each rack assembly is equipped with multiple first-class handling robots, which are respectively positioned on multiple first-class racks along the lateral direction.
[0025] Each rack assembly is equipped with a second handling robot.
[0026] In some embodiments, there are multiple rack assemblies, which are spaced apart along the depth direction, forming a passageway between two adjacent rack assemblies for the transfer robot to travel on the ground.
[0027] In some embodiments, it also includes:
[0028] The picking operation area, the second shelving area, and the first type of shelving area are arranged sequentially in the horizontal direction;
[0029] The second shelving area and the picking operation area overlap at least partially. The second type of shelving also includes a picking operation space with a picking aisle at the bottom, which is set along the depth of the second type of shelving. At least part of the picking operation area is located in the picking aisle so that the first handling robot can transfer the bins of the multi-layer second goods storage space to at least part of the picking operation area.
[0030] In some embodiments, the picking area includes: a first sorting table and a conveyor line;
[0031] The first end of the conveyor line is used to dock with the material box being handled by the transfer robot, and the second end of the conveyor line is docked with the first sorting table.
[0032] At least a portion of the conveyor line is located in the picking aisle so that a first handling robot can transfer bins from a multi-level second cargo storage space to the conveyor line.
[0033] In some embodiments, the picking area includes: a second sorting table;
[0034] The second sorting station is located in the picking aisle so that the first handling robot can transfer the bins from the multi-level second cargo storage space to the second sorting station.
[0035] In some embodiments, picking aisles and vehicle aisles are adjacent to each other and arranged sequentially in the lateral direction.
[0036] In some embodiments, the height of the first type of shelf and the height of the second type of shelf are the same.
[0037] In some embodiments, each type of second-class shelving is provided with multiple driving aisles, which are arranged sequentially in the lateral direction.
[0038] The warehousing system provided in this embodiment includes a first shelving area, a transfer aisle area, and a second shelving area. The first shelving area includes at least one type of first-class shelving. The second shelving area is located in the transfer aisle area and includes at least one type of second-class shelving. The second type of shelving includes multi-level second cargo storage space and a transfer robot travel space. A travel aisle is provided at the bottom of the transfer robot travel space, which is arranged along the depth direction of the second type of shelving, allowing the transfer robot to travel on the ground. The height of the transfer robot travel space is higher than the height of the transfer robot carrying the material box. This allows the transfer robot to transfer the material box along the depth direction via the travel aisle of the second type of shelving during the material box handling process. The second type of shelving and the first type of shelving are arranged laterally and connected to each other. In this embodiment, the transfer robot travel space of the second type of shelving can meet the needs of the transfer robot to transfer the material box along the depth direction, while the multi-level second cargo storage space at the top of the transfer robot travel space can also store the material box, effectively utilizing the space above the transfer aisle area to increase storage capacity.
[0039] Of course, any product implementing this utility model does not necessarily need to achieve all of the above advantages at the same time. Attached Figure Description
[0040] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this utility model or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of this utility model. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings.
[0041] Figure 1 This application provides a schematic diagram of the main structure of a warehousing system;
[0042] Figure 2 This application provides a schematic diagram of the floor plan layout of a specific warehousing system.
[0043] Figure 3 for Figure 2 The diagram shows the main view structure of a specific warehousing system.
[0044] Figure 4 This is a structural diagram of a bin handling robot.
[0045] The attached figures are labeled as follows:
[0046] First shelving area 10, first type of shelving 11, first handling robot 32, first cargo storage space 111, cargo buffer space 112, transfer aisle area 20, second shelving area 30, second type of shelving 31, second cargo storage space 311, transfer robot driving space 312, vehicle aisle 313, picking operation space 314, second handling robot 12, picking operation area 40, second sorting table 41, shelving assembly 10A, aisle 10B;
[0047] 100 material bins are provided for 200 transfer robots. Detailed Implementation
[0048] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art based on this application are within the protection scope of the present utility model.
[0049] As in the background art, in related technologies, the trolleys responsible for horizontally transferring the material boxes in the bottom buffer of the ordinary shelf storage area and the material boxes in the sorting area are arranged with independent high-speed aisle areas. These independent high-speed aisle areas occupy a large amount of space, and the space above the high-speed aisle areas is not used efficiently, which can easily lead to low storage capacity.
[0050] The purpose of this application is to provide a warehousing system to increase storage capacity.
[0051] Therefore, this application proposes a warehousing system.
[0052] Specifically, a warehousing system according to an embodiment of this application is described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[0053] Example 1
[0054] Figure 1 This application provides a front view structural diagram of a warehousing system, such as... Figure 1 As shown, a warehousing system includes a first shelving area 10, a transfer aisle area 20, and a second shelving area 30.
[0055] The first shelving area 10 includes: at least one first-type shelf 11, which includes multiple layers of first goods storage space 111 and goods buffer space 112, with the goods buffer space 112 located at the bottom of the multiple layers of first goods storage space 111; a transfer channel area 20 is used for the transfer robot 200 to travel on the ground; a second shelving area 30 is located in the transfer channel area 20 and includes: at least one second-type shelf 31; the second-type shelf 31 includes multiple layers of second goods storage space 311 and transfer robot travel space 312, with the transfer robot travel space 312 located at the bottom of the multiple layers of second goods storage space 311; a driving channel 313 is provided at the bottom of the transfer robot travel space 312, and the driving channel 313 is arranged along the longitudinal direction of the second-type shelf 31; wherein, the second-type shelf 31 and the first-type shelf 11 are arranged in the transverse direction and are connected to each other. The driving channel 313 is used for the transfer robot 200 to travel on the ground, and the height of the transfer robot travel space 312 is higher than the overall height of the transfer robot carrying the material box 100.
[0056] The first type of shelving 11 has a transfer robot travel space 312 for the horizontal transfer of the transfer robot carrying the material box 100. The cargo buffer space 112 is used to buffer the material box 100 and to dock with the transfer robot, so that the material box 100 of the cargo buffer space 112 can be docked to an empty transfer robot, or the material box 100 of a fully loaded transfer robot can be docked to the cargo buffer space 112.
[0057] The warehousing system provided in this embodiment allows a transfer robot to transport the material boxes 100 along the depth direction via the travel aisle 313 of the second type of shelving 31 during the handling process. In this embodiment, the travel space 312 of the transfer robot on the second type of shelving 31 can accommodate the transfer robot's transport of the material boxes 100 along the depth direction, while the multi-layer second cargo storage space 311 at the top of the travel space 312 can also store the material boxes 100, effectively utilizing the space above the transfer aisle area 20 to increase storage capacity.
[0058] To facilitate the transfer of the bins 100 in the first type of shelf 11 and the second type of shelf 31, in some embodiments, the warehousing system further includes: a first handling robot 32 and a second handling robot 12. The first handling robot 32 is restricted to traveling on the first type of shelf 11 so that the bottom of the first handling robot 32 does not intrude into the driving passage 313. The first handling robot 32 is configured to transfer the bins in the multi-layer first cargo storage space 111 and the cargo buffer space 112. The transfer robot can transfer the bins in the cargo buffer space 112 outward.
[0059] The second handling robot 12 can travel on the second type of shelf 31 and is used to transfer the material boxes of the multi-layer second cargo storage space 311. The second handling robot 12 does not intrude into the driving passage 313. The first handling robot 32 and the second handling robot 12 are arranged in the lateral direction.
[0060] In this embodiment of the solution, the first handling robot 32 and the second handling robot 12 do not intrude into the vehicle passage 313, so that the transfer robot 200 can travel continuously in the vehicle passage 313, further improving the transfer efficiency of the material box 100.
[0061] In some embodiments, the second handling robot 12 can also travel on the first type of shelf 11 to transfer the bins in the multi-layer second cargo storage space 311 and the bins in the cargo buffer space 112. The transfer robot then transfers the bins in the cargo buffer space 112 outward, thereby transferring the bins in the multi-layer second cargo storage space 311 outward.
[0062] To ensure that the bottom of the second handling robot 12 does not encroach on the travel aisle 313, the second handling robot 12 includes a telescopic mast and a first handling module. The first handling module is mounted on the telescopic mast. When the telescopic mast is in its retracted state, its bottom is higher than the travel space 312 of the handling robot. When the second handling robot 12 travels on the second type of shelf 31, the telescopic mast is in its retracted state, so that the bottom of the second handling robot 12 does not encroach on the travel aisle 313. This allows the handling robot 200 to travel continuously in the travel aisle 313, further improving the handling efficiency of the material bins.
[0063] Specifically, in the lateral direction, the second type of shelf 31 and the first type of shelf 11 are provided with a first lateral track, and the telescopic gantry is set on the first lateral track to realize the movement of the first handling module in the lateral direction.
[0064] In some other embodiments of the second handling robot 12, the second handling robot 12 is a shelf-crawling robot. The shelf-crawling robot can move laterally and vertically, and moves between the first type of shelf 11 and the second type of shelf 31 to facilitate the transport of the toy bins 100 from the second type of shelf 31 to the goods buffer space 112 of the first shelf for docking and transfer with the transfer robot. When the shelf-crawling robot travels on the second type of shelf 31, its bottom does not encroach on the travel aisle 313.
[0065] In some embodiments, in addition to the above-described embodiment of transferring the bins of the multi-layer second cargo storage space 311 outwards, the second handling robot 12 can also transfer the bins of the multi-layer second cargo storage space 311 and the bins of the multi-layer first cargo storage space 111. The first handling robot 32 then transfers the bins of the second handling robot 12 to the bins of the multi-layer first cargo storage space 111, and then to the cargo buffer space 112. Subsequently, the transfer robot then transfers the bins of the cargo buffer space 112 outwards, thus transferring the bins of the multi-layer second cargo storage space 311 outwards.
[0066] In specific implementations, in the embodiments of this solution, in addition to the aforementioned telescopic gantry second handling robot 12 and shelf-crawling robot, the second handling robot 12 can also be the aforementioned non-telescopic gantry second handling robot 12 to reduce costs. The second handling robot 12 includes a non-telescopic gantry and a first handling module, the first handling module being disposed on the non-telescopic gantry, the bottom of the non-telescopic gantry being higher than the travel space 312 of the transfer robot.
[0067] In some embodiments, the first handling robot 32 includes a gantry and a second handling module, the second handling module being disposed on the gantry and capable of lifting and lowering on the gantry.
[0068] Specifically, a second transverse track is provided on the first type of shelf 11 in the lateral direction, and the gantry is set on the second transverse track to realize the movement of the second handling module in the lateral direction. In this embodiment, the first handling robot 32 is restricted to traveling on the first type of shelf 11, which does not affect the movement of the transfer robot 200 in the transfer channel area 20.
[0069] In some embodiments, the multi-layer first cargo storage space 111 of the first type of shelf 11 and the multi-layer second cargo storage space 311 of the second type of shelf 31 are both used to store material boxes 100. The height of the first type of shelf 11 and the height of the second type of shelf 31 are the same, so as to maximize the rational use of the space above the vehicle passage 313.
[0070] In some embodiments, each travel aisle 313 is not limited to the movement of empty or fully loaded transfer robots. Each second-type shelf 31 is provided with multiple travel aisles 313, which are arranged sequentially in the transverse direction. This is to increase the throughput of the transfer robots and further improve the operating efficiency of the material bin 100.
[0071] In order to move the bins out of the multi-level second cargo storage space 311, the second handling robot 12 can also move independently on the second type of shelf 31. In some other embodiments, Figure 2 This application provides a schematic diagram of the floor plan layout of a specific warehousing system. Figure 3for Figure 2 The diagram shown is a front view of a specific warehousing system. Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, the above-mentioned warehousing system also includes: a picking operation area 40, the picking operation area 40, the second shelf area 30 and the first shelf area 10 are arranged sequentially in the horizontal direction; the second shelf area 30 and the picking operation area 40 overlap at least partially, wherein the second type of shelf 31 also includes a picking operation space 314, the bottom of the picking operation space 314 is provided with a picking aisle, which is arranged along the depth direction of the second type of shelf 31; at least part of the picking operation area 40 is located in the picking aisle, so that the second handling robot 12 can transfer the bins 100 of the multi-layer second cargo storage space 311 to at least part of the picking operation area 40.
[0072] The picking area 40 can be used for manual sorting of the bins 100. In conventional solutions, the bins 100 on the shelves need to be transported to the picking area 40 by a horizontally moving transfer robot. However, in this embodiment, the second handling robot 12 can directly transfer the bins 100 from the multi-level second cargo storage space 311 to at least part of the picking area 40, thereby reducing the number of steps required for the transfer robot to transport the bins 100 and further improving the efficiency of the warehousing system in transporting the bins 100.
[0073] The picking area 40 may include different structural forms. In some embodiments of the picking area 40, the picking area 40 includes: a first sorting table and a conveyor line; a first end of the conveyor line is used to dock the material box 100 carried by the transfer robot, and a second end of the conveyor line is docked with the first sorting table; at least a portion of the conveyor line is provided in the picking channel so that the second handling robot 12 can transfer the material box 100 of the multi-layer second cargo storage space 311 to the conveyor line.
[0074] On one hand, the tote boxes 100 transported by the transfer robot can be conveyed to the first sorting station via the conveyor line, where sorting workers receive the tote boxes 100 transported by the transfer robot and sort them. On the other hand, the second transport robot 12 can transport the tote boxes 100 in the multi-level second cargo storage space 311 to the conveyor line, so that the conveyor line can deliver them to the first sorting station, where sorting workers receive the tote boxes 100 transported by the second transport robot 12 and sort them. Since the tote boxes 100 transported by the second transport robot 12 do not go through the transfer robot, the transport efficiency of the tote boxes 100 is improved. In application, frequently used tote boxes 100 can be placed in the multi-level second cargo storage space 311. Since the multi-level second cargo storage space 311 is close to the conveyor line, the efficiency of transporting the tote boxes 100 to the first sorting station can be further improved.
[0075] In other embodiments of the picking area 40, the picking area 40 includes a second sorting table 41. The second sorting table 41 is located in the picking aisle so that the second handling robot 12 can transfer the bins 100 from the multi-level second cargo storage space 311 to the second sorting table 41. Similarly, in this embodiment, frequently used bins 100 to be sorted can be placed in the multi-level second cargo storage space 311. Since the multi-level second cargo storage space 311 is close to the conveyor line, the efficiency of transferring the bins 100 to the second sorting table 41 can be further improved.
[0076] The second handling robot 12 can transfer the boxes 100 in the multi-layer second cargo storage space 311 to the second sorting table 41. Sorting workers at the second sorting table 41 receive the boxes 100 transferred by the second handling robot 12 and sort them. Since the boxes 100 transferred by the second handling robot 12 do not undergo transfer by the transfer robot, the transfer efficiency of the boxes 100 is improved. Specifically, the picking operation area 40 includes a picking and sorting wall, which can be set on both sides of the second sorting table 41 to facilitate sorting workers picking the sorted goods to the corresponding positions on the picking and sorting wall.
[0077] In some embodiments, the picking lane and the traveling lane 313 are adjacent to each other and arranged sequentially in the lateral direction to facilitate a more compact arrangement of the two, so that the transfer robot traveling in the traveling lane 313 can conveniently and quickly transfer the material box 100 to the picking operation area 40 of the picking lane.
[0078] In some embodiments, a second type of shelf 31 and multiple first type of shelves 11 are combined to form a shelf assembly 10A; each shelf assembly 10A is provided with multiple first handling robots 32, which are respectively arranged on the multiple first type of shelves 11 in the lateral direction; each shelf assembly 10A is provided with a second handling robot 12. Specifically, there are multiple shelf assemblies 10A, which are spaced apart in the longitudinal direction, forming an aisle 10B between adjacent shelf assemblies 10A for the transfer robot 200 to travel on the ground. During the process of transferring the bins 100 of the first type of shelf 11 to the picking operation area 40, the transfer robot can freely travel through the aisle 10B in the lateral direction and the driving passage 313 in the longitudinal direction. The lateral direction and the longitudinal direction can be perpendicular to each other.
[0079] The travel aisles 313 of each rack assembly 10A are connected in the longitudinal direction to facilitate the rapid movement of transfer robots in the longitudinal direction of different rack assemblies 10A.
[0080] It is easy to understand that, in application, the second handling robot 12 is not limited to traveling solely on the second type of shelf 31. In some embodiments, it can also travel on the first type of shelf 11.
[0081] In practice, the second handling robot 12 is not limited to docking with sorting tables or conveyor lines, but can also dock with shelves, people or transfer robots.
[0082] Example 2
[0083] To facilitate the transfer of material bins 100 on the first type of shelf 11 and the second type of shelf 31, the warehousing system can employ a single type of handling robot in addition to the two types of handling robots described in the above embodiments. In practice, the warehousing system also includes a first handling robot 32, which travels on the first type of shelf 11 and the second type of shelf 31 to transfer material bins from the multi-level first goods storage space 111 and the multi-level second goods storage space 311 to the material bins in the goods buffer space 112. When the transfer robot 200 is running, the first handling robot 32 does not encroach on the travel aisle 313.
[0084] In this embodiment, the first handling robot 32 can have various structural forms. For example, in some embodiments, the first handling robot 32 includes a non-retractable gantry and a second handling module. The second handling module is disposed on the non-retractable gantry, and the bottom of the non-retractable gantry extends to the height of the cargo buffer space 112. In this embodiment, the first handling robot 32 does not require a retractable gantry, which simplifies the structure of the first handling robot 32 and reduces costs. In application, the first handling robot 32 can travel on the second type of shelf 31 in different time periods. For example, during the daytime, the first handling robot 32 travels alone on the first type of shelf 11, transferring the bins in the multi-layer first cargo storage space 111 and the bins in the cargo buffer space 112, so that the transfer robot 200 can travel continuously in the driveway 313 during the daytime. During the nighttime, since the transfer robot 200 usually does not need to transfer bins, the first handling robot 32 can travel on the second type of shelf 31, transferring the bins in the multi-layer second cargo storage space 311 to the cargo buffer space 112. During the daytime hours, the transfer robot 200 will transfer the material bins from the cargo buffer space 112.
[0085] Alternatively, in some embodiments, the first handling robot 32 can be a non-gantry handling robot, for example, the first handling robot 32 can be a ground-traveling bin-carrying robot (see [link]). Figure 4As shown in the diagram, referring to the above application scheme, during the daytime period, the bin handling robot travels independently on the first type of shelf 11. During the nighttime period, the bin handling robot can travel on the second type of shelf 31 to transfer the bins in the multi-layer second cargo storage space 311 to the cargo buffer space 112.
[0086] Alternatively, in some embodiments, the first handling robot 32 can be a telescopic gantry handling robot. In some embodiments, the first handling robot 32 includes a telescopic gantry and a second handling module. The second handling module is disposed on the telescopic gantry. When the telescopic gantry is in the retracted state, the bottom of the telescopic gantry is higher than the travel space 312 of the transfer robot. When the telescopic gantry is in the extended state, the bottom of the telescopic gantry extends to the height of the cargo buffer space 112. When the first handling robot 32 travels on the second type of shelf 31, the telescopic gantry is in the retracted state so that the bottom of the first handling robot 32 does not intrude into the travel aisle 313.
[0087] The above description is merely a preferred embodiment of this utility model and is not intended to limit the scope of protection of this utility model. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc., made within the spirit and principles of this utility model are included within the scope of protection of this utility model.
Claims
1. A warehousing system characterized by, include: The first shelf area (10) includes: at least one first type of shelf (11), the first type of shelf (11) including a multi-level first goods storage space (111) and a goods buffer space (112), the goods buffer space (112) being disposed at the bottom of the multi-level first goods storage space; The transfer channel area (20) is used for the transfer robot (200) to travel on the ground; The second shelving area (30), located in the transfer channel area (20), includes: at least one second type of shelving (31); the second type of shelving (31) and the first type of shelving (11) are arranged in the transverse direction and connected to each other; the second type of shelving (31) includes a multi-level second cargo storage space (311) and a transfer robot driving space (312), the transfer robot driving space (312) is located at the bottom of the multi-level second cargo storage space (311); a driving channel (313) is provided at the bottom of the transfer robot driving space (312), the driving channel (313) is provided along the depth direction of the second type of shelving (31); The driving channel (313) is for the transfer robot to travel on the ground, and the height of the transfer robot's driving space (312) is higher than the overall height of the transfer robot carrying the material box.
2. The warehousing system according to claim 1, characterized in that, Also includes: A first handling robot (32) is restricted to traveling on the first type of shelf (11) so that the bottom of the first handling robot (32) does not intrude into the travel aisle (313). The first handling robot (32) is configured to transfer the bins of the multi-layer first cargo storage space (111) and the bins of the cargo buffer space (112). The second handling robot (12) can travel on the second type of shelf (31) and is used to transfer the material boxes of the multi-layer second cargo storage space (311). The second handling robot (12) does not intrude into the driving channel (313). The first transport robot (32) and the second transport robot (12) are arranged in a horizontal direction.
3. The warehousing system according to claim 2, characterized in that, The second handling robot (12) can also travel on the first type of shelf (11) to transfer the bins of the multi-layer second cargo storage space (311) and the bins of the cargo buffer space (112), and / or transfer the bins of the multi-layer second cargo storage space (311) and the bins of the multi-layer first cargo storage space (111).
4. The warehousing system according to claim 2, characterized in that, The second transport robot (12) includes a non-retractable gantry and a first transport module, wherein the first transport module is disposed on the non-retractable gantry, and the bottom of the non-retractable gantry is higher than the travel space (312) of the transport robot; or, The second handling robot (12) includes a telescopic gantry and a first handling module. The first handling module is disposed on the telescopic gantry. When the telescopic gantry is in a retracted state, the bottom of the telescopic gantry is higher than the travel space (312) of the transfer robot. When the second handling robot (12) travels on the second type of shelf (31), the telescopic gantry is in a retracted state so that the bottom of the second handling robot (12) does not encroach on the travel aisle (313); or, The second handling robot (12) is a shelf crawling robot. When the shelf crawling robot travels on the second type of shelf (31), the bottom of the shelf crawling robot does not intrude into the travel aisle (313).
5. The warehousing system according to claim 1, characterized in that, Also includes: The first handling robot (32) travels on the first type of shelf (11) and the second type of shelf (31) to transfer the bins of the multi-layer first cargo storage space (111) and the multi-layer second cargo storage space (311) and the bins of the cargo buffer space (112); When the transfer robot (200) is running, the first handling robot (32) does not intrude into the vehicle passage (313).
6. The warehousing system according to claim 5, characterized in that, The first handling robot (32) includes a non-retractable gantry and a second handling module, the second handling module being disposed on the non-retractable gantry, the bottom of the non-retractable gantry extending to the height of the cargo buffer space (112); or, The first handling robot (32) includes a telescopic gantry and a second handling module. The two handling modules are disposed on the telescopic gantry. When the telescopic gantry is in a retracted state, the bottom of the telescopic gantry is higher than the travel space (312) of the transfer robot. When the telescopic gantry is in an extended state, the bottom of the telescopic gantry extends to the height of the cargo buffer space (112). When the first handling robot (32) travels on the second type of shelf (31), the telescopic gantry is in a retracted state so that the bottom of the first handling robot (32) does not intrude into the travel aisle (313).
7. The warehousing system according to claim 2, characterized in that, A second-class shelving unit (31) and multiple first-class shelving units (11) are combined to form a shelving unit (10A); Each rack assembly (10A) is equipped with multiple first handling robots (32), and the multiple first handling robots (32) are respectively arranged on multiple first-class racks (11) in the lateral direction; Each rack assembly (10A) is equipped with a second handling robot (12).
8. The warehousing system according to claim 7, characterized in that, There are multiple rack assemblies (10A), which are spaced apart along the longitudinal direction, forming a passageway (10B) between two adjacent rack assemblies (10A) for the transfer robot to travel on the ground.
9. The warehousing system of claim 2, wherein, Also includes: The picking area (40), the second shelf area (30) and the first shelf area (10) are arranged sequentially along the horizontal direction; The second shelf area (30) and the picking operation area (40) overlap at least partially. The second type of shelf (31) also includes a picking operation space (314), and the bottom of the picking operation space (314) is provided with a picking channel, which is arranged along the depth direction of the second type of shelf (31). At least a portion of the picking operation area (40) is located in the picking channel, so that the second handling robot (12) can transfer the bins of the multi-layer second cargo storage space (311) to at least a portion of the picking operation area (40).
10. The warehousing system according to claim 9, characterized in that, The picking area (40) includes: a first sorting table and a conveyor line; The first end of the conveyor line is used to connect to the material box carried by the transfer robot, and the second end of the conveyor line is connected to the first sorting table; At least a portion of the conveyor line is located in the picking aisle so that the second handling robot (12) can transfer the bins of the multi-layer second cargo storage space (311) to the conveyor line.
11. The warehousing system according to claim 9, characterized in that, The picking area (40) includes: a second sorting station (41); The second sorting station (41) is located in the picking channel so that the second handling robot (12) can transfer the bins of the multi-layer second cargo storage space (311) to the second sorting station (41).
12. The warehousing system according to claim 9, characterized in that, The picking aisle and the vehicle aisle (313) are adjacent to each other and are arranged sequentially along the lateral direction.
13. The warehousing system according to claim 1, characterized in that, The height of the first type of shelf (11) is the same as the height of the second type of shelf (31).
14. The warehousing system according to any one of claims 1 to 13, characterized in that, Each second-class shelf (31) is provided with multiple driving aisles (313), which are arranged sequentially in the transverse direction.