Self-Service Pickup Conveyor With Temporary Warehouse Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Self-service pickup cabinets have limited storage space due to the number of compartments, leading to a capacity constraint that prevents them from accepting new packages when all compartments are occupied.
Innovation Solution
A self-service pickup device with an endless conveyor, steerable wheel devices, and automated transportation systems that integrate with a temporary warehouse, allowing for increased storage capacity and efficient package management through steerable conveyors and conveyance between compartments and the warehouse.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If a self-service pickup cabinet with fixed compartments is used, then the structure is simple and easy to operate, but the storage capacity is limited when all compartments are occupied
Solution Approach 1:
The system is divided into multiple functional modules: a temporary warehouse with multiple storage locations, an endless conveyor belt for transportation, steering wheel devices for direction control, and automated transportation devices. This segmentation allows the system to handle packages of various sizes and quantities while maintaining operational efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The endless conveyor belt acts as an intermediary between the temporary warehouse and self-service pickup ports, enabling continuous package transportation and storage expansion beyond the limits of fixed compartments. The steering wheel devices serve as intermediaries to direct packages to appropriate destinations.
2Quantity of substance
If more compartments are added to increase storage capacity, then the storage space increases, but the device complexity and space occupation increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system transitions from a two-dimensional grid of fixed compartments to a three-dimensional temporary warehouse structure with multiple storage locations accessible via the endless conveyor belt. This dimensional expansion allows increased storage capacity within the same footprint area.
Solution Approach 2:
The endless conveyor belt serves multiple functions: transporting packages from the temporary warehouse to pickup ports, moving empty turnover boxes for recycling, and enabling flexible routing to different destinations. This multi-functionality reduces the need for dedicated structures for each function.
3Productivity
If manual intervention is used for package management, then the system is simpler, but the productivity and efficiency decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service package management where users can independently retrieve packages using verification codes, and the system automatically manages package routing, storage, and turnover box recycling without manual intervention. This maintains simplicity for users while achieving high automation in backend operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates feedback mechanisms including gravity detection devices that monitor package presence, control devices that track package locations and routing status, and automated responses that adjust conveyor operations based on real-time conditions. This feedback loop enables efficient automated operation.
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AI summary
Provided in the present disclosure are a self-service pickup device, a self-service pickup method, and a control device for self-service pickup, which relate to the field of logistics. The self-service pickup device includes an annular conveyor, self-service pickup ports for receiving package extraction verification instructions and extracting packages, and a first conveyor, which is in butt joint with the annular conveyor and used for conveying the packages between the annular conveyor and a temporary storage warehouse of the packages, wherein steerable rotating wheel apparatuses are provided on the annular conveyor, and one rotating wheel apparatus is arranged at the junction of the annular conveyor and each self-service pickup port.