Warehouse Shelf Layout With Temporary Storage and Split Robot Paths
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing warehousing industry faces inefficiencies in in-warehouse and ex-warehouse operations due to the high number of storage actions required by robots, leading to low efficiency in accessing and transferring cargoes.
Innovation Solution
A warehousing apparatus and control method that includes multiple shelves with temporary and storage layer boards, separate robot channels for each robot, and a control system to instruct robots to transfer cargoes between these layers, optimizing the workflow and reducing channel occupation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If robots use integrated automatic climbing and moving capabilities to access and transfer cargoes, then the robots can perform storage actions, but the efficiency of in-warehouse and ex-warehouse operations decreases due to too many storage actions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the robot system into two separate robot channels: a first robot channel for accessing cargoes on temporary storage layer boards, and a second robot channel for transferring cargoes between temporary storage layer boards and storage layer boards. This segmentation reduces the number of storage actions each robot must perform, thereby improving in-warehouse and ex-warehouse efficiency while reducing operational complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces temporary storage layer boards as intermediary structures between the robots and the main storage layer boards. These temporary storage positions allow robots to deposit cargoes without requiring complex integrated climbing and moving capabilities, simplifying the robot operations while maintaining high warehouse efficiency
2Productivity
If robots perform multiple storage actions to access cargoes, then cargo transfer is possible, but the time required for in-warehouse and ex-warehouse operations increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements temporary storage layer boards that allow robots to perform preliminary deposit actions before final cargo transfer. This preliminary action eliminates the need for multiple sequential storage actions, reducing the time required for in-warehouse and ex-warehouse operations while maintaining cargo transfer capability
Solution Approach 2:
By separating the robot channels and cargo transfer paths into distinct segments (first robot channel for access, second robot channel for transfer), the system enables parallel operations that reduce overall cargo transfer time and eliminate time-consuming sequential storage actions
Data Source
AI summary
A warehousing apparatus including a temporary storage layer board used for providing a temporary storage station, and a plurality of shelves with each shelf including at least one storage layer board and a plurality of stand columns arranged at intervals in a horizontal direction. The storage layer board is spaced apart from the temporary storage layer board in a vertical direction by means of a stand column, and the storage layer board is used for providing a storage position, a first robot passage in which a first robot travels and a second robot passage in which a second robot travels.