技术领域technical field
本发明主要是有关于一邮站,来递交由无人航空器(无人机)所收到的包裹。The present invention is mainly concerned with a postal station for delivery of parcels received by unmanned aerial vehicles (drones).
发明背景Background of the invention
无人航空器,其通常也称之为无驾驶飞行器或是遥控引导的交通工具,不论是未来,或是在不同的商业以及民间的使用上正在市场上大行其道。Unmanned aerial vehicles, which are also commonly referred to as unmanned aerial vehicles or remote-controlled guided vehicles, are gaining popularity in the market both in the future and in various commercial and civilian uses.
现今对于无人机的各种需求中之一即是递送包裹:礼物、书籍、政府文件,而这些还可能扩及到私人或是其它连结到由DHL、ARAMEX,TNT…等所提供船运快递服务之商业形式的包裹递送。One of the various needs for drones today is the delivery of packages: gifts, books, government documents, and these may also be extended to private or other links to shipping express provided by DHL, ARAMEX, TNT, etc. Package delivery of commercial forms of services.
对一个不具备有多少技术的人而言,利用无人机来递送具有适当大小的包裹也是一件相当显而易见的事,即使在无人机内设置一空间来携带以及根据一设定好的路线(路径)来传送文件到另一个收取目的地,对于熟于此项技艺或是没有技艺的人而言也一样是显而易见的,但,至于如何递送包裹则是要考虑的问题了。To a non-technical person, using a drone to deliver a package of the right size is fairly obvious, even with a space inside the drone to carry it and according to a set route. (route) to send the file to another collection destination is equally obvious to those skilled in the art or not, but how to deliver the package is a matter of consideration.
直到现在,所有的传送以及建议性的处理程序都是简单以及用人力来处理,且事实上是不实际的,以下则列举出几项非限定性的理由:Until now, all transfers and suggested processing procedures have been simple and manual, and in fact impractical, for several non-limiting reasons:
1.包裹欲送达的当事人,需准时的到达送达地。1. The person whose package is to be delivered must arrive at the place of delivery on time.
2.不提供到府服务,因此,不论天气状况如何,当事人需要在户外等候。2. No door-to-door service is provided, therefore, regardless of the weather conditions, the parties need to wait outdoors.
3.每一台无人机都需具有一特殊的识别码辨认装置,以及一个用以从无人机上放开包裹的机制。3. Each drone needs to have a special identification code identification device, and a mechanism to release the package from the drone.
4.无人机应降落在地面,通常是一别墅或住家前方的院子,而不是在办公室内或是在一高楼内许多人居住的平面,或是任一的传送站,因为由人达成的私人送达限制了只能在地面上进行。4. The drone should land on the ground, usually the yard in front of a villa or home, not in an office or a plane where many people live in a high-rise building, or any transmission station, because it is achieved by people. Private deliveries are limited to on-ground delivery only.
5.设定给无人机的路线无法得知是否安全,例如,已由一交通工具占用、正有一朝向无人机前行的交通工具、正有一喷泉喷洒着水滴于其上、又或者,有一小孩,小男生,狗,或是一多管闲事的人相要天扰它的行进。5. It is impossible to know whether the route set for the drone is safe, for example, it has been occupied by a vehicle, there is a vehicle heading towards the drone, there is a fountain spraying water droplets on it, or, A child, boy, dog, or a meddlesome person tends to interfere with its progress.
6.由于无人机运送时仅有限定的等待时间,若是因为收件人的任何正常原因所造成的延误都意谓着该次的递送没有达成,收件人就应该付出一笔罚款,而不是提供高科技的服务。6. Since there is only a limited waiting time for drone delivery, if the delay caused by any normal reason of the recipient means that the delivery has not been achieved, the recipient should pay a fine, and Not a high-tech service.
因此,解决的办法就是将这些包裹递送到一传送站,在这传送站,无人机可以用一箱子来携带一系列的包裹,并将箱子传递到一稳定以及安全的工作站,此工作站是一已知地点,且有一已知,且远离地面的降落区域,而该工作站则可提供一长达7-10天的递送等候时间。这种传送站可以在一复合区、复杂区、购物商场、政府单位或是任何一个附近的公开地…等。Therefore, the solution is to deliver these packages to a transfer station, where the drone can carry a series of packages in a box, and deliver the box to a stable and safe workstation, which is a Known location, and a known, off-the-ground drop zone, and the workstation can provide a delivery wait time of up to 7-10 days. This transfer station can be in a multiple district, complex district, shopping mall, government unit, or any nearby public place...etc.
在现有的技术中并未显示任何经由无人机的传送而送逹并处理包裹的传送站,相反地,它显示的是为众人所熟知,且在德国使用的较其它国家为多的包装站(Packstation)。The prior art does not show any delivery stations where packages are delivered and processed via drone delivery, on the contrary, it shows packages that are well known and used more in Germany than in other countries Station (Packstation).
这些工作站提供了自动的工作亭,来自助地收集包裹和过大的信件,同时也有全天24小时、一周七天的包裹快递服务。由一个人而不是无人机打开了这些箱子的门,并维持包裹留在其内部,透过电邮以及实时通讯(SMS)来通知收件者,之后,收件者透过一磁性条卡以及个人识别码(PIN)来指定以及打开门,收件者则可获取他的包裹。These workstations provide automated kiosks for self-service collection of parcels and oversized letters, as well as 24-hour, seven-day-a-week parcel delivery service. A human rather than a drone opens the doors of these boxes and keeps the package inside, notifying the recipient via email and instant messaging (SMS), who are then sent via a magnetic stripe card and A personal identification number (PIN) is used to designate and open the door so that the recipient can retrieve his package.
在现有技艺中,可以找到一些相关的专利,例如:在德国专利号DE102006025617A1中揭露的一种个别的包装站、揭露于欧盟专利号:EP2639186A2的一种储存,尤其是一种选择储存和储存管理系统以及操作该智存管理系统的方法、揭露于美国专利申请号号:US20140032034A1之利用无人航空器网络的传送,其中揭露了使用地面站来提供导向的协助,其可协助传送交通工具来以更高的精准度指出地面站的位置,但,其仍未能指出地面如何的来接收、传送或是退回一笔运送的内容。In the prior art, some relevant patents can be found, for example: a kind of individual packaging station disclosed in German Patent No. DE102006025617A1, a kind of storage disclosed in EU Patent No. EP2639186A2, especially a kind of selective storage and storage The management system and the method of operating the intelligent storage management system are disclosed in the U.S. Patent Application No.: US20140032034A1, which uses the transmission of the unmanned aerial vehicle network, which discloses the use of ground stations to provide guidance assistance, which can assist in the transmission of vehicles. Greater precision pinpoints the location of ground stations, but it still fails to pinpoint how the ground receives, transmits, or returns a shipment.
简要说明A brief description
主要是为能提个一个独立自主的地面工作站以便和航空递送接口,其中,该地面工作站能自主接收内含来自无人机之包裹的智能箱子、将小包裹的内含物送到特定人手上,并且将清空的智能箱子送回到无人机。The main purpose is to provide an independent ground workstation to interface with air delivery, wherein the ground workstation can autonomously receive the smart box containing the package from the drone, deliver the contents of the small package to a specific person, And send the emptied smart box back to the drone.
智能包裹箱的接收:对每一机构而言,工作站具有许多,最好是两个,空置、顶部开启、面向屋顶的列组成；一无人机将箱子传送到可容置箱子于其内,并仍有些许剩余空间之尺寸的第一个列内,其内壁具有四个轨条(凹入的轨道),因此箱子可沿该轨条导引进入,再又因为设置在箱子侧壁的侧轮呈现半煞车的状态,箱子是慢慢地进入其中。Receiving of smart parcel boxes: for each facility, the workstations consist of many, preferably two, vacant, top-opening, roof-facing columns; a drone delivers boxes to accommodate boxes, In the first column of the size with still some remaining space, its inner wall has four rails (recessed rails), so the box can be guided along the rails, and because it is set on the side of the side wall of the box The wheels are in a half-braked state, and the box is slowly entering it.
小包传递:由于每个箱子都是由小隔层所组成,而每一个小隔层内则是有着准备给一个等定人的小包,因此,在当箱子往下方移动时,一个自主独立的工作站可以扫描印在每一个智能箱子侧面的莹光条形码,因此在某人前来领取他的小包裹时,在输入了密码,机器可以获知箱子、小包裹以及面对它之迷你门(小门)的位置,之后,则会对迷你门解锁,并按传统的方式指出应该到那儿去领取小包裹。Packet delivery: Since each box is composed of small compartments, and each small compartment contains a small package ready for a waiting person, therefore, when the box moves down, an independent workstation The fluorescent barcode printed on the side of each smart box can be scanned, so when someone comes to pick up his small package, after entering the code, the machine can know the ID of the box, the small package and the mini-door (small door) facing it. position, after which the mini-door is unlocked and indicated in the traditional fashion where to go to collect the small package.
箱子的退回:除了每一个箱子的入口(接受)列,同时,也有一个退回(出口)列,其中,入口列是由下方而对退回(出口)开放。一旦感测到一个箱子到达了入口列的底部,一个由液压活塞支撑的侧板所则会推送箱子朝向出口列,而一旦感测箱子到达了出口列处,另一个液压支撑的底板则会推送箱子向上,因此,每一次箱子到达那里时,都会以箱子在上的方式而被推送向上,直到箱子到达出口列的开口处,而也是在这儿,无人机会接收以及退回这些箱子。Return of boxes: In addition to the entry (accept) column of each box, there is also a return (exit) column, where the entry column is open to return (exit) from below. Once a box is sensed to reach the bottom of the entry column, a side plate supported by hydraulic pistons pushes the box towards the exit column, and once the box is sensed to reach the exit column, another hydraulically supported bottom plate pushes the box. The boxes go up, so every time a box gets there, it's pushed up with the box up until the box reaches the opening in the exit row, and that's where the drones pick up and return the boxes.
应注意的是,在两个列内循环工作时,工作站无时不在追踪箱子在每一个隔层的位置,以致于不论它在那里,工作站都可以对接收者指出小包裹所在的位置。It should be noted that, while cycling through the two columns, the workstation keeps track of the position of the case in each compartment, so that wherever it is located, the workstation can indicate to the receiver where the small package is located.
图式简要说明:Brief description of the diagram :
图1:显示的是用以装包裹之箱子的立体图。Figure 1: Shown is a perspective view of the box used to hold the package.
图2:显示的是包覆有包裹于其内之箱子的搬运容器的各步骤的立体图。Figure 2: Shown are perspective views of the steps involved in wrapping a shipping container with a box wrapped therein.
图3:显示的是包裹箱轮子和搬运容器导轨条间接触的立体图。Figure 3: Shown is a perspective view of the contact between the wheels of the parcel box and the rails of the shipping container.
图4:显示的是包裹箱完全在搬运容器内的立体图。Figure 4: Shown is a perspective view of the parcel box fully inside the shipping container.
图5:显示的是包裹箱底部的立体图,其中,该包裹箱是由无人机所携带,并包覆在搬运容器内。Figure 5: Shown is a perspective view of the bottom of a parcel box carried by a drone and encased in a shipping container.
图6:显示的是自主工作站的立体图。Figure 6: A perspective view of the autonomous workstation is shown.
图7:显示的是具有个人身份识别码资料输入屏幕之自主工作站放大立体图。Figure 7: Shown is an enlarged perspective view of an autonomous workstation with a PIN data entry screen.
图8:显示的是包裹箱位在自主工作站一列内的立体图,其中,也显示了单向锁。Figure 8: Shows a perspective view of parcel boxes in a column of autonomous workstations, where one-way locks are also shown.
图9(A-I):显示是包裹箱在经处理后送到入口开口、横越传送门向下、之后再向上到达出口开口处,以供领取(退回)的立体图。Figure 9 (A-I): Shows a perspective view of a package box being processed and delivered to the entry opening, down across the portal, and then up to the exit opening for pickup (return).
图10:显示的是相同自主工作站另一实施例的立体图,其中,依赖的是水平机械化的皮带以运送包裹箱,不是重力以及液压力。Figure 10: Shown is a perspective view of another embodiment of the same autonomous workstation where reliance is placed on horizontally mechanized belts to transport parcel boxes, rather than gravity and hydraulic forces.
实施本发明的最佳模式:The best mode of implementing the present invention :
为了能轻易地实施本发明,在此配合着图式,提供一份对于本发明零件的详细说明,其中,主要的零件依据其重要性是系列地安排,为了能让阅读本发明的每一个特征更容易,号码会加入在零件说明的本文内,以及零件列表内,在此零件特征的排序是以20开始而依序排列,每当一零件的特征出现在本文内时,则会直接地给予一个序列的号码。In order to implement the present invention easily, a detailed description of the parts of the present invention is provided herewith in conjunction with the drawings, wherein the main parts are arranged in series according to their importance, in order to allow each feature of the present invention to be read Easier, the number will be added in the text of the part description, as well as in the parts list, where the sorting of the part features starts from 20 and is arranged sequentially, whenever a feature of a part appears in the text, it will be directly Give a serial number.
由于自主的地面工站20是直接接口于航空递送,在详细说明本发明的自主工作站20之前,航空递送的运营应在此先行的简要说明。Since the autonomous ground station 20 is directly interfaced to air delivery, the operation of air delivery should be briefly described here before the autonomous workstation 20 of the present invention is described in detail.
1-包裹箱(图1-5):对一个准备要由无人机22带,并之后由一自主工作站20处理的包裹箱21而言,它必须加以修正,以能符合自主工作站20以及无人机22的要求,这也意谓着,如果包裹箱21要由工作站21的顶部进入并滑降而下的话,在一实施例中,它应具有一种半煞车的轮子23,以能使其缓缓下降。1 - Parcel box (Figs. 1-5): For a parcel box 21 to be carried by a drone 22 and then processed by an autonomous workstation 20, it must be modified to conform to the autonomous workstation 20 and the drone. This also means that if the package box 21 is to enter and slide down from the top of the workstation 21, in one embodiment it should have a kind of semi-braked wheels 23 to enable it to Slowly descend.
由另一层面而言,对于准携带许多,例如是,信件给不同人的包裹箱21而言,它应该分隔成许多不同的隔间24,而由于在此箱子21内的每一隔间24内均有一面对着工作站20内的一迷你门25小包,这也谓着包裹箱21面对着迷你门25之隔间24的侧面应永远维持开放。From another level, for a parcel box 21 that is supposed to carry many, for example, letters to different people, it should be divided into many different compartments 24, and since each compartment 24 in this box 21 There is a side facing a mini door 25 packet in the workstation 20 inside, which also means that the side of the parcel box 21 facing the compartment 24 of the mini door 25 should always be kept open.
准备由一无人机22携带之包裹箱21总计应需要四个侧轮23以及一开放侧,它也应可容置在另一固定在无人机22底部的搬运器26内,因此,此搬运容器26的底面应维持开放,以可由一输送带或是输送桌上接收包裹箱21于其内部,此外,这一搬运容器26应具有四个垂直的侧面凹槽27,并具有面对侧轮23的导轨28,以可让包裹箱21的侧轮23在其上运动,导引着包裹箱21在搬运容器26内,并藉由锁29依据任一传统的锁定机构来锁定包裹箱21。A parcel box 21 intended to be carried by an unmanned aerial vehicle 22 should require four side wheels 23 and an open side in total, and it should also be accommodated in another carrier 26 fixed at the bottom of the unmanned aerial vehicle 22. Therefore, the The bottom surface of the tote container 26 should remain open to receive the parcel box 21 inside it by a conveyor belt or on a conveyor table. In addition, this tote container 26 should have four vertical side recesses 27 with facing side The guide rail 28 of the wheel 23, so that the side wheels 23 of the parcel box 21 can move on it, guide the parcel box 21 in the handling container 26, and lock the parcel box 21 according to any conventional locking mechanism by the lock 29 .
2-自主工作站20(图6,7):自主工作站20可以座落在室内或室外,但在其上侧面应具有一保护装置,以防止(雨、尘),最好是依赖着一种设置在上方的屋顶,以及一种可在处理或是收到包裹箱21时才会开放之传统式的自动门(未显示)。2-Autonomous workstation 20 (Fig. 6, 7): The autonomous workstation 20 can be located indoors or outdoors, but should have a protective device on its upper side to prevent (rain, dust), preferably relying on a setting Roof above, and a conventional automatic door (not shown) that opens only when parcel box 21 is being processed or received.
工作站分隔成许多连结的列30,入口列31,出口列32。每一列都是由其上侧面开口,以可收集包裹箱21,或是退回,退出,以可处理新的包裹运送,因此,具有着入口(处理)开口33以及出口退回开口34。The workstations are divided into many linked columns 30, entry columns 31, and exit columns 32. Each column is opened from its upper side to collect parcel boxes 21, or to return and exit, to handle new parcel shipments, therefore, it has an entrance (processing) opening 33 and an exit return opening 34.
这些列30、31是中空的,以可让包裹箱21通过它们,这些列30、31可以装满着包裹箱21。每一列30、31由上到下,分隔成许多空的隔间35,其中,除了在列的底部外,并没有上、或是下方的隔板。每一列在其侧面均具有垂直的四个凹槽36,以可供包裹箱21的侧轮23于其内部运动(图8)。每一隔间35的大小至少是和包裹箱21尺寸差不多,且每一隔间35具有数个面对来自外界使用者,以及位在包裹箱21内部小包之隔层24的迷你门25,由于包裹箱21对于面对那些迷你门25的一侧面是永远的开放,因此每一个迷你门25永远面对着小的隔层24。These columns 30 , 31 are hollow to allow parcel boxes 21 to pass through them, and these columns 30 , 31 can be filled with parcel boxes 21 . Each column 30, 31 is divided from top to bottom into a number of empty compartments 35, wherein, except at the bottom of the column, there are no upper or lower partitions. Each row has four vertical grooves 36 on its side, for the side wheels 23 of the parcel box 21 to move inside it ( FIG. 8 ). The size of each compartment 35 is at least similar to the size of the parcel box 21, and each compartment 35 has several mini-doors 25 facing users from the outside, and the compartment 24 of the small bag in the parcel box 21. The parcel box 21 is always open to the side facing those mini-doors 25, so each mini-door 25 is always facing the small compartment 24.
自主工作站20在每一个隔间35内都有一扫描仪37(未显示)。该扫描仪37是扫描印刷,并设置在包裹箱21正确位置处的荧光码,因此,这种条形码贴纸是面对着在每一个指定隔间35内的扫描仪37。透过这一条形码,扫描仪37可以知道在一特定包裹箱21内一隔层24中所提到小包的地址。The autonomous workstation 20 has a scanner 37 (not shown) in each compartment 35 . This scanner 37 is to scan and print, and is arranged on the fluorescent code of parcel box 21 correct positions, therefore, this bar code sticker is to face the scanner 37 in each appointed compartment 35. Through this barcode, the scanner 37 can know the address of the parcel mentioned in a compartment 24 within a particular parcel box 21.
当一个人来领取他的小包时,他透过键盘38输入以简讯或是电邮给他的密码数据,之后,处理器和工作站20的内存相连通,来确认那一个隔间35内具有包裹箱21、那一个隔层是具有小包,以及那一个迷你门25应予以解锁,以获得小包。When a person comes to pick up his parcel, he enters the password data sent to him by SMS or email through the keyboard 38, after which the processor communicates with the memory of the workstation 20 to confirm which compartment 35 has a parcel box 21. Which compartment is with the pouch, and which mini-door 25 should be unlocked to access the pouch.
注1:在每一隔层24之内的远程侧,可以设置一板,因此,在藉由任何一种传统机制下的电磁力来将该板向前移动,并在迷你门开启时,它可将小包稍微的向外推送,以方便领取小包。Note 1: On the remote side within each compartment 24, a plate may be provided so that the plate is moved forward by electromagnetic force under any conventional mechanism and when the mini-door is opened, it The small bag can be slightly pushed outward to facilitate receiving the small bag.
注2:在发送者位置(政府、快递中心…)获取文件到包裹箱时,可在包裹箱21入口处设置一扫描系统,因此若是收件者报怨在小包内的文件遗失时,扫描系统可以由此而回复数据。Note 2: When the sender's location (government, courier center...) obtains documents to the parcel box, a scanning system can be set at the entrance of the parcel box 21, so if the recipient complains that the documents in the parcel are lost, the scanning system can Data is returned from this.
注3:在包裹箱21由一隔间35到另一隔间时,新隔间35会重新扫描新包裹箱的条形码贴纸资料,并且会即地在工作站20的内存更新有关包裹箱位置的变换。Note 3: When the parcel box 21 is transferred from one compartment 35 to another compartment, the new compartment 35 will re-scan the barcode sticker information of the new parcel box, and will update the change of the position of the parcel box in the memory of the workstation 20 immediately .
3-包裹箱21的传送:遵循着一设定好GPS路线的无人机22可以到达一个特的自主工作站20,如同在习用背景中所述,工作站透过来自激光束发射器39,图9A,的不同激光束来协助无人机22到达一特定的开口,之后,则按下列步骤来处理包裹箱21:3 - Delivery of the parcel box 21: the drone 22 following a set GPS route can reach a particular autonomous workstation 20, as described in the conventional background, through the laser beam emitter 39 from the workstation, Fig. 9A , different laser beams to assist the UAV 22 to reach a specific opening, after that, the parcel box 21 is processed according to the following steps:
a-对于任何一次在包裹箱21开口处不正确的投递将无法保证其会进入到列31内。为了能100％确认包裹箱21能投入到列31的入口开口33,在无人机22的每一个角落处则又设置了有四个激光束39,依据由距离传感器、倾角传感器和倾斜角度传感器的反馈数据来调整它本身对于开口33的位置。a- There is no guarantee that any incorrect delivery at the opening of the box 21 will go into the column 31 . In order to confirm 100% that the parcel box 21 can be dropped into the entrance opening 33 of the column 31, four laser beams 39 are arranged at each corner of the drone 22, according to the distance sensor, the inclination sensor and the inclination angle sensor. The feedback data to adjust its own position with respect to the opening 33.
注:当无人机22在距开口许多分米远时,该激光束39可以涵括一较大的剖面区域,而当无人机22靠近于开口33时,激光束39涵括的剖面区缩,以便无人机22可以不断地依据激光束30来调整它自己,最终则可正确的座落在开口之上,图9B-C。Note: when the UAV 22 is many decimeters away from the opening, the laser beam 39 can cover a larger section area, and when the UAV 22 is close to the opening 33, the section area covered by the laser beam 39 shrink, so that the UAV 22 can constantly adjust itself according to the laser beam 30, and finally it can be correctly seated on the opening, Fig. 9B-C.
b-包裹箱21缓缓地朝向开口列31底部滑翔而去,图9-D。b-The parcel box 21 glides slowly towards the bottom of the opening row 31, Fig. 9-D.
c-在包裹箱21座落于入口列31时,一个传统的装载传感器或是红外线传感器可探知包裹箱21是否已准备好,之后,一个由侧板(HPS侧板)所支撑的液压活塞则会推动包裹箱21朝向出口列32移动,图9E,F。c- When the parcel box 21 is seated in the entry row 31, a conventional load sensor or an infrared sensor detects whether the parcel box 21 is ready, after which a hydraulic piston supported by a side plate (HPS side plate) Will push the parcel box 21 to move towards the exit column 32, Fig. 9E,F.
d-.使用着相同的传感器来探知下,一旦感知裹箱21已位在出口列32的底部,另一组由底板(HPS底板)所支撑的液压活塞41则会推动包裹箱21向上到下一个上方隔间35去,一个传统的单向机械锁42,图9,则可在当HPS底板回复到下方时,可以防止包裹箱21向下掉落。(注:一液压电路43是用来操作每一个HPS板40、41)d-. Use the same sensor to detect, once the parcel box 21 is at the bottom of the outlet row 32, another set of hydraulic pistons 41 supported by the bottom plate (HPS bottom plate) will push the parcel box 21 up and down An upper compartment 35 goes, and a traditional one-way mechanical lock 42, as shown in FIG. 9, can prevent the parcel box 21 from falling downward when the HPS bottom plate returns to the bottom. (Note: a hydraulic circuit 43 is used to operate each HPS plate 40, 41)
e-每一次当有一个新的包裹箱21到达入口列31底部时,它会被推送到出口列32的底部,之后就又往上移动；在这一程序中,两个列31、32都将会充满了包裹箱21,此时,即使包裹箱21正在移动中,小包的传送也正在进行着。注意的是,永远有一个底部隔间35是保持的空闲,如此,包裹箱21才可在隔间之间移动。一旦包裹箱21被传送离开出口开口34,无人机将其抓起(应是空箱),并回放到原始的来源集散处,以便重行填装,而后,这一程序重复着发生,图10H-I。e-every time a new parcel box 21 reaches the bottom of the entry column 31, it will be pushed to the bottom of the exit column 32 and then moved up again; in this procedure, both columns 31, 32 are Will be full of parcel box 21, at this moment, even if parcel box 21 is moving, the delivery of packet is also going on. Note that there is always one bottom compartment 35 that remains free so that parcel boxes 21 can be moved between compartments. Once the parcel box 21 is conveyed away from the exit opening 34, the drone grabs it (should be empty) and returns it to the original source hub for refilling, and then this process repeats itself, Figure 10H -I.
4-需要确认的是,在此所揭露之自主地面工作站20是依赖着重力以及液压力来移动包裹箱21,这种方式仅是本发明许多简单而易于思及之实施例中的一个较佳的实施例。而这些不同的实施例则又可以依据本发明来作设计,其中,无人机22可由自主工作站的后方来分派包裹到一输送带,其可将包裹分派到具有朝向输送带一侧永远开放的包裹箱或是隔间。不论是分派到包裹箱或是隔间,都可藉由任何传统的机构来推送或是移动这些包裹而进入到空置的包裹箱或是隔间内,同时,也可将其取出。4-It needs to be confirmed that the autonomous ground work station 20 disclosed here relies on gravity and hydraulic force to move the parcel box 21. This method is only one of the many simple and easy-to-think embodiments of the present invention. the embodiment. However, these different embodiments can be designed according to the present invention, wherein the drone 22 can dispatch packages to a conveyor belt from the rear of the autonomous workstation, which can distribute packages to a conveyor with a side that is always open towards the conveyor belt. Parcel boxes or compartments. Whether assigned to boxes or compartments, these packages can be pushed or moved into empty boxes or compartments by any conventional mechanism, and they can also be removed at the same time.
对于本发明在图10中所示之相同的自主工作站20的另一实施例而言,其中不是使用着重力以及液压力,而是使用着水平的机械式输送带44来移动包裹箱21,其中嵌入式成行排列的输送带44、炼条或是任何水平、垂直接收…无人机22以及在工作站20内例如是右方入口侧45的包裹箱21,以及将包裹箱21移至面对传递的迷你门25都将是显而易见而易于思及。在向前移到工作站20的出口或是离开侧(左方)46,在一周或是10天的时间中,无人机再一次的接获空的包裹箱21,应注意的是,机器(工作站)20经过这一时间段已有能力以上述的方式来寻获小包,以及面对指定传递之迷你门25的主要包裹。For another embodiment of the invention shown in FIG. 10 the same autonomous workstation 20, where instead of using gravity and hydraulic force, a horizontal mechanical conveyor belt 44 is used to move the parcel box 21, wherein Embedded conveyor belts 44 arranged in rows, chains or any horizontal, vertical receiving... drones 22 and parcel boxes 21 in the workstation 20 such as the right entrance side 45, and move the parcel boxes 21 to face delivery The Mini Door 25 will be obvious and easy to think about. Moving forward to the exit or departure side (left side) 46 of the workstation 20, in a week or 10 days, the drone again picks up an empty parcel box 21, it should be noted that the machine ( Workstation) 20 has been able to find the small package in the above-mentioned way through this period of time, and the main package facing the mini-door 25 of the designated delivery.
注1:无人机22本身或是输送带44可以回复到工作站20,但仍具有许多未被领取的包裹箱21则无法回到工作站20,只要付一笔额外的费用以作为延迟之用。Note 1: The drone 22 itself or the conveyor belt 44 can return to the workstation 20, but still have many unclaimed parcel boxes 21 and cannot return to the workstation 20, as long as an additional fee is paid for delay.
注2:在其它的主自工作站20内,迷你门25可以改换成较大的门,而这全依赖着包裹的尺寸大小、工作站的形态来决定,因此,对于每一种不同尺寸的包裹,都可能设置有小、中、大型的门。Note 2: In other main and autonomous workstations 20, the mini door 25 can be changed into a larger door, and this all depends on the size of the package and the shape of the workstation. Therefore, for each package of different sizes , may have small, medium and large doors.
注3:个别的人无法进入到在图11显示的工作站20入口45以及出口侧46,通常情况下,它们都是阻碍了别人的观看。Note 3: individual people cannot enter the entrance 45 and the exit side 46 of the workstation 20 shown in Figure 11, usually, they all hinder other people's viewing.
产业利用性:Industrial Utilization:
1-连结航空递送的自主地面工作站有着其本身的工具、机制、由现有工具制成的零件,机制,并具有可实施的修正性。1- An autonomous ground station linked to air delivery with its own tools, mechanisms, parts made from existing tools, mechanisms, and implementable modifiability.
2-对不同的团体具有许多不同的用途:快递服务、政府单位…等。2- Has many different uses for different parties: courier services, government units...etc.
3-由无人机所达成有史以来最快速的服务可以将用无人机到收件者的递送达到实际、安全、牢固可靠以及省时。3- The fastest service ever achieved by drone can make the delivery by drone to the recipient practical, safe, reliable and time-saving.
4-小型的工作站可以座落在许多不同的地点,来提供简单获取的服务。4- Small workstations can be located in many different locations to provide easy access to services.
5-一种在邮政服务的革命性发展,能将整个产业整体提升一大步。5- A revolutionary development in the postal service, which can improve the whole industry by a big step.
6-基于这种工作站,许多商业形态的面向,例如处理、传送、以及资料的回馈都可对不同形态以及尺寸的材料、包裹、文件、食物…等来加以实施。6- Based on this workstation, many aspects of business forms, such as processing, transmission, and data feedback, can be implemented for materials, packages, documents, food, etc. in different shapes and sizes.
零件附表:Parts schedule:
20 自主地面工作站20 autonomous ground stations
21 包裹箱21 parcel boxes
22 无人机22 Drones
23 半煞车侧轮23 half brake side wheel
24 隔层24 compartments
25 迷你门25 mini doors
26 运送容置体26 transport container
27 侧面凹槽27 side groove
28 导轨28 rails
29 锁臂29 lock arm
30 连结列30 link columns
31 入口列31 Entry column
32 出口列32 exit column
33 入口开口33 entrance opening
34 出口开口34 Exit opening
35 隔间35 compartments
36 垂直凹槽36 vertical grooves
37 扫描仪37 scanners
38 键盘(数据输入系统)38 keyboard (data entry system)
39 激光光束发射器39 laser beam emitters
40 HPS侧板40 HPS side panels
41 HPS底板41 HPS base plate
42 单向锁42 one-way lock
43 液压电路43 hydraulic circuit
44 机械式输送带44 mechanical conveyor belt
45 工作站入口侧45 Workstation entrance side
46 工作站出口(离开)侧46 Workstation exit (leave) side
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