Handling Robot With Multi-Layer Storage Shelf
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current handling robots in intelligent warehousing systems are limited in their ability to transport a large quantity of materials efficiently.
Innovation Solution
A handling robot design featuring a mobile chassis, storage shelf with layered plate components at different heights, and a lift component with a handling device that includes a rotation driving mechanism and a braking system, allowing for efficient loading and unloading of materials across multiple layers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If a single-layer storage platform is used, then the handling robot can transport materials, but the quantity of materials transported each time is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The storage platform is divided into multiple layers with different heights, allowing the handling robot to transport materials of different sizes and quantities simultaneously. Each layer can be independently utilized, increasing the overall storage capacity and material transport quantity without proportionally increasing structural complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The storage structure transitions from a single-layer two-dimensional surface to a multi-layer three-dimensional configuration. By adding the vertical dimension with multiple layers at different heights, the system significantly increases material storage capacity and transport quantity while maintaining a compact footprint.
2Quantity of substance
If multiple layered plates are added to increase material capacity, then the robot can load more materials, but the complexity of the storage shelf increases
Solution Approach 1:
The multi-layer storage shelf is designed with universal applicability, where each layered plate can serve multiple functions: storing different types of materials, accommodating various quantities, and being accessed by the handling robot through standardized mechanisms. This multi-functionality justifies the increased structural complexity by providing versatile material handling capabilities.
3Productivity
If the handling robot is designed to transport more materials, then the material handling efficiency improves, but the robot's structural complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The handling robot incorporates a lift component that can dynamically adjust the height of the handling device to match different layered plate levels. This dynamic adaptability allows the robot to efficiently access and transport materials from multiple layers without requiring a completely redesigned complex structure, thereby improving productivity with controlled complexity increase.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables the handling robot to load and unload a large quantity of materials effectively, improving the efficiency of material handling in intelligent warehousing systems.
Implementation Method 1
the shock absorber is configured to reduce vibration transmitted to the base via the hinge bracket
Implementation Method 2
the shock absorber enables the adjusting arm to abut against the base and provides an elastic force to prevent the adjusting arm from rotating
Data Source
AI summary
A handling robot used in a field of warehouse logistics comprises a mobile chassis, and a storage shelf. The storage shelf is mounted to the mobile chassis and comprises a plurality of layered plate components distributed at different heights. The handling robot further comprises a handling device configured to transport a material to a layered plate of the plurality of layered plate components, and a lift component configured to drive the handling device to lift relative to the storage shelf.