Warehouse Handling Robot With Telescopic Arm for Higher Load Capacity
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing handling robots in intelligent warehousing systems have limited capacity to load inventory items and are inefficient in their operation, as they can only handle a small number of items due to spatial constraints and operational limitations.
Innovation Solution
A handling robot equipped with a telescopic arm and manipulator that extends along a preset horizontal reference line to load and unload inventory items from a storage frame, utilizing a lifting assembly for vertical alignment and a detection device for precise positioning, allowing for increased capacity by optimizing vertical space usage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If existing handling robots use traditional loading methods, then the structure is simple, but the quantity of inventory items that can be loaded is too few and efficiency is low
Solution Approach 1:
The handling robot system is divided into independent functional modules: telescopic arm for horizontal movement, lifting assembly for vertical movement, and manipulator for item handling. Each module operates independently to load multiple inventory items simultaneously from different positions, transforming a single-function robot into a multi-functional parallel processing system that dramatically increases loading capacity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces vertical dimension movement through the lifting assembly, allowing the manipulator to access inventory items at multiple height levels. Combined with the horizontal telescopic arm movement, this creates two-dimensional access capability, enabling the robot to load items from various positions in the storage area simultaneously, thereby increasing the quantity of items that can be loaded without proportionally increasing system complexity
2Quantity of substance
If the handling robot uses a fixed loading position, then the device complexity is low, but the quantity of inventory items that can be loaded is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The handling robot employs dynamic positioning mechanisms where the telescopic arm can extend and retract to reach different horizontal positions, and the lifting assembly can raise and lower the manipulator to different vertical positions. This dynamic adaptability allows the single manipulator to service multiple storage locations, increasing the number of inventory items that can be loaded without adding multiple fixed loading stations
Solution Approach 2:
The manipulator is designed as a universal handling device that can grasp and transport different types of inventory items. By combining this universal manipulator with the telescopic arm and lifting assembly, the system can load various items from different positions using the same end-effector, reducing the need for multiple specialized loading mechanisms while increasing loading capacity
3Quantity of substance
If the handling robot operates with limited spatial utilization, then the ease of operation is high, but the loading capacity is low
Solution Approach 1:
The handling robot incorporates automatic positioning and control systems that enable it to autonomously navigate to different storage positions, extend the telescopic arm to the correct horizontal location, adjust the lifting assembly to the appropriate vertical level, and execute the loading operation. This self-service capability maximizes spatial utilization and loading capacity while keeping the operational interface simple, as the robot performs complex maneuvers automatically without requiring complex manual control
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AI summary
A method for retrieving an inventory item based on a handling robot, where the handling robot includes: a storage frame; and a material handling device installed on the storage frame, and including a telescopic arm and a manipulator installed to the telescopic arm; and the method for retrieving an inventory item includes: driving, by the telescopic arm, the manipulator to extend to a preset position of warehouse shelf along a preset horizontal reference line; loading, by the manipulator that is remained on the reference line, the inventory item located in the preset position; driving, by the telescopic arm, the manipulator loaded with the inventory item to move to the storage frame along the reference line; and unloading, by the manipulator that is remained on the reference line, the inventory item to the storage frame.