A kind of warehouse automation sorting systemTechnical field
Electronic information technical field is the utility model is related to, specifically a kind of warehouse automation sorting system.
Background technology
With the rise of ecommerce, the Automatic Warehouse of high circulation turns into the demand of many enterprises.In existing warehouse,To realize automated warehouse, the equipment such as integral shelf, shuttle, fork truck, piler, conveyer belt can be equipped with.But with electric business storehouseThe characteristics of storehouse is the warehouse that region be directly facing consumer of representative, has high fluidity, and a great variety is disperseed, above-mentioned legacy equipment existsExtract very poorly efficient during the goods of the more items of small lot.Traditional warehouse dispatching system is to push dolly by worker to enter warehouse,According to an order, commodity are removed successively from shelf, and will artificially take out commodity input system.This traditional schedulingMode belongs to the mode of " people's arrival ", and shortcoming is that efficiency is low, easily error, and human cost is high, and processing speed is slow.
The automated warehouse system using AGV dollies that prior art provides, i.e., by AGV dolly automatic transportings warehouseShelf, and specified off-sorting station is transported to successively, after sorter completes operationies on incoming and outgoing inventory, AGV dollies carry shelf can shelfThe mode of " goods to people " of storage area, same AGV dollies need whole process to carry specified shelf during this, divide waiting enteringSorting zone, when being lined up to be sorted, sorter and carrying out operationies on incoming and outgoing inventory, AGV dollies have longer stay where one is, pending further orders the time (machine et al.)；Operationies on incoming and outgoing inventory on an another aspect sorter shelf per treatment, it is necessary to wait after current shelf task has been handledTreat that current shelf are transported sort operation region by AGV dollies, next shelf are carried to operating area by another AGV dolly,Sorter's stand-by period is also longer (machine such as people).
In " goods to people " AGV automated storage and retrieval systems that other prior arts provide, each enters the goods of operation Accreditation Waiting AreaAGV below frame is required for waiting until operating space.The shortcomings that car et al., wastes AGV dollies resource, it is necessary to more dollyIt can guarantee that warehouse runs well.
The shortcomings that cars such as people, limits work task efficiency, it is necessary to which more people could complete leveling tasks.
Utility model content
Main purpose of the present utility model is to provide a kind of warehouse automation sorting system and method, to overcome warehouse land usedUtilization rate is high, goes out storage delivery of cargo pendulum goods cost of labor is high, warehouse variability poor expandability, existing " goods to people " certainlyThe defects of moving " machine such as people " in sorting system, operationies on incoming and outgoing inventory flow complexity, easily malfunctioning.
Technical scheme is used by the utility model solves its technical problem：
A kind of warehouse automation method for sorting, it includes warehouse automation sorting system, and the system includes：Warehouse ServiceDevice, work station, movable goods shelf and AGV dollies, the work station include：Sorting wall, pigeonholes, terminal device, camera, sweepCode rifle, touch display screen and printer, the warehouse server connect the terminal device of the work station, the terminal device pointLian Jie not camera, barcode scanning gun, touch display screen and printer；
The height of the bottom of the moving goods rack from the ground is higher than the small heights of AGV, so that AGV dollies can be from fourIndividual direction enters moving goods rack bottom, and the moving goods rack lifting is got up；
The moving goods rack bottom plane central directed downwardly posts marker, for the AGV dollies according to the markThing determines the position of the moving goods rack；
Warehouse floor is equipped with identifier at a certain distance, for positioning each shelf presence position, and is AGV dolliesNavigation and positioning are provided；
Warehouse includes：The moving goods rack is put in memory block and some off-sorting stations, the memory block, and AGV dollies can enterThe memory block, each off-sorting station by operate Accreditation Waiting Area, waiting area, operating space, etc. district's groups to be returned into；Multiple orders (includingOutbound order, be put in storage order, order of making an inventory of goods in a warehouse) operation task can be synthesized, each operation task needs to dispatch severalShelf are operated to operating space；
The method comprising the steps of：
Warehouse server batch operation task carries out shelf carrying to each work station, scheduling AGV dollies.Memory block is gone to takeGo out corresponding moving goods rack, instruct the AGV dollies that the corresponding moving goods rack is sent into corresponding operation Accreditation Waiting Area and put down；
Corresponding moving goods rack is carried to waiting area and is lined up by AGV dollies, and this is corresponded into moving goods rack carrying-in operation successivelyArea；
The moving goods rack is circulated between different operating spaces by the control AGV dollies of work station, to complete to get in stocks,The work sort, made an inventory of goods in a warehouse；
Instantly operation for outbound operation when, using sorting wall by the goods outbound on the moving goods rack.
Preferably, the sorting wall includes wall, and multiple containers are provided with the wall, and corresponding one of each container is worked asAn order in lower operation.
Preferably, the bottom of the container is provided with pulley 112.
Preferably, methods described, including：After shipment operation terminates, the warehouse server scheduling AGV dollies willThe correspondence moving goods rack, which is delivered to, to be returned to waiting for area and puts down, then transports the correspondence moving goods rack back memory block by another AGV dolly.
The utility model also provides a kind of warehouse automation sorting system, and the system includes：Warehouse server, work station,Movable goods shelf and AGV dollies, the work station include：Terminal device, camera, barcode scanning gun, touch display screen and printer,The warehouse server connects the terminal device of the work station, and the terminal device connects camera, barcode scanning gun, touch respectivelyDisplay screen and printer.
Implement the technical solution of the utility model, have the advantages that：Warehouse automation provided by the utility modelSorting system and method, it is possible to achieve the automation process of " goods to people " in warehouse operation, improve warehouse processing order ability, carryHigh warehouse land utilization ratio, reduce warehouse human cost；Standardization, the visualization of operating process can be realized, employee is reduced and goes outWrong probability, simplify employee's post training；(important) can realize the running of " people, machine do not stop ", reduce sorter etc.Treat the time, reduce the AGV dolly stand-by period, improve the sort efficiency of people, improve robot frequency of use, also further reduce systemSystem cost.
Brief description of the drawings
Fig. 1 is the structural representation for the warehouse automation sorting system that the utility model embodiment provides；
Fig. 2 is the structural representation of the sorting wall for the warehouse automation sorting system that the utility model embodiment provides；
Fig. 3 is the region division schematic diagram in the warehouse for the warehouse automation sorting system that the utility model embodiment provides；
Fig. 4 is the sorting station region division details signal for the warehouse automation sorting system that the utility model embodiment providesFigure.
Realization, functional characteristics and the advantage of the utility model purpose will be described further referring to the drawings in conjunction with the embodiments.
Embodiment
In order that the purpose of this utility model, technical scheme and advantage are more clearly understood, below in conjunction with accompanying drawing and implementationExample, the utility model is further elaborated.It should be appreciated that specific embodiment described herein is only explainingThe utility model, it is not used to limit the utility model.
The utility model embodiment provides a kind of warehouse automation method for sorting, and it includes warehouse automation sorting system,As shown in figure 1, the system includes：Warehouse server, sorting station are (i.e.：Work station 1- work stations h), movable goods shelf in Fig. 1With AGV dollies (AGV1-AGVm in Fig. 1), the sorting station includes：Sorting wall, pigeonholes, terminal device (i.e. point in Fig. 1Pick terminal 1- sortings terminal n), camera, barcode scanning gun, touch display screen and printer, warehouse server may be present in high in the clouds, lead toThe all parts of general program interface (API) connection system, such as terminal device are crossed, and realizes remote analysis, control, processing etc.Operation, warehouse server can transmit data to database and be held the record and various data.Pigeonholes is used for operatorGoods is sorted, the camera is used to monitor identification goods, and barcode scanning gun is used for the various identification codes such as the bar code of goodsIt is scanned, inputs the terminal device for sorting, check goods category information, touch display screen is used for touching to realize to endThe operation of end equipment, printer are used for printing record etc., and the terminal device can be that computer can also be flat board, mobile phone etc.Smart machine, the terminal device at the warehouse server connection sorting station, the terminal device connect camera, swept respectivelyCode rifle, touch display screen and printer；The height of the bottom of the moving goods rack from the ground is higher than the small heights of AGV, and AGV is smallCar can enter bottom shelf from 4 directions, and shelf lifting is got up.
(i.e. shelf 1- shelf k) bottoms plane central directed downwardly in Fig. 1 posts marker to moving goods rack, and AGV dollies canThe position of shelf is determined according to the marker on shelf.
Warehouse floor is equipped with identifier at a certain distance, for positioning each shelf presence position, and is AGV dolliesNavigation and positioning are provided.
Warehouse is divided into：Memory block and off-sorting station.Shelf are put in memory block, and AGV dollies can enter this region；The warehouse includesSome off-sorting stations, each off-sorting station is by operating Accreditation Waiting Area, waiting area, operating space, returning to waiting for district's groups into sorter is in work station(being close to operating space) is sorted.The operation Accreditation Waiting Area of different off-sorting stations and return to waiting for area can be independent or shared mutually.AGV dollies are reduced using dispatching algorithm to stay where one is, pending further orders the time, improve robot utilization rate.
Multiple orders (including outbound order, be put in storage order, order of making an inventory of goods in a warehouse) can synthesize an operation task.Each behaviourNeed to dispatch several shelf as task and operated to operating space.Warehouse server, batch operation task to each work station,Scheduling AGV dollies go to memory block to take out corresponding shelf, are sent to corresponding operation Accreditation Waiting Area and put down shelf, AGV dollies can then be heldThe other tasks of row.
Corresponding moving goods rack is carried into waiting area by AGV dollies to be lined up, and the correspondence moving goods rack is moved into successivelyOperating space (one of area is made in two manipulations)；
The moving goods rack is circulated between different operating spaces by AGV dollies, completing to get in stocks, sorting, making an inventory of goods in a warehouseWork；
Instantly operation for outbound operation when, using sorting wall by the goods outbound on the moving goods rack.
The sorting wall 102 includes wall, and multiple containers 110 are provided with the wall, and corresponding one of each container is worked asAn order in lower operation.
After operation terminates, warehouse server scheduling AGV dollies, which deliver to shelf, to be returned to waiting for area and puts down, then by anotherAGV dollies transport shelf back memory block.If all shelf involved by a sort operation have been completed to operate, operator is by instituteThere is order packing.
The sorting terminal of warehouse server and each work station record is per single stepping, input database.
Operating space sets two sort operation points, can put a shelf respectively, and operator is completed on one of shelfOperation after, can directly start the operation task on another shelf, reduce the stand-by period, improve sort efficiency.
The application examples of method provided by the utility model is described below：
In this automated system, warehouse is repartitioned
Land marking is laid in warehouse floor, such as QR codes or other user-defined identifications symbol, is easy to AGV dollies to be accurately positioned certainlyBody position, while be also used for recording putting position of each moving goods rack in memory block.
Warehouse is divided into memory block and some off-sorting stations by the warehouse automation sorting system.
Moving goods rack is put in memory block, in each moving goods rack basis rest identifier, is easy to AGV to be accurately positioned goodsFrame, realize automatic conveying.
Memory block is divided into warehouse memory block (region 2 in Fig. 3) and AGV passages (region 1 in Fig. 3) again, puts area's useShelf are put in for a long time.AGV dollies can freely walk, AGV dollies are being carried in zero load in shelf presence area and passageDuring shelf, then using passage area moving goods rack.
There are some off-sorting stations 3 in warehouse, each off-sorting station is stood equipped with a sorting, and apparatus such as computer is all placed on such as Fig. 4Shown work station 205.Off-sorting station is provided with operation Accreditation Waiting Area 201, waiting area 202, operating space 204, returns to waiting for area 203, itsIn, operating space is provided with operating point A, operating point B, and sorting wall 206 is located near operating space.
The carrying of shelf will be divided into three parts by dispatching method：Transport from warehouse memory block to off-sorting station；Off-sorting stationInterior transport；Transport from off-sorting station to warehouse memory block.Three parts can complete shelf by different AGV dollies respectively and carryJourney.As Fig. 4 shows, (a) a part of AGV dollies are responsible for flow shown in figure open arrow, and moving goods rack is put from warehouse memory blockAfter entering to operate Accreditation Waiting Area 201, you can leave；(b) another part AGV dollies are responsible for carrying behaviour of the shelf in sorting work stationMake, i.e., operated in figure shown in black arrow：Shelf are transported to waiting area 202 from operation Accreditation Waiting Area 201；When two sort operationsWhen point is available free, moving goods rack is transported to one of operating space 204 from waiting area 202；After the completion of operation, by moving goods rackIt is put into and returns to waiting for area 203.(c) after picking operation is completed to moving goods rack, by an AGV dolly by the moving goods rack from returningGo back to Accreditation Waiting Area 203 and move back to warehouse memory block.
Sorter handles the shelf of two sort operation points successively, such as when handling operating point A moving goods rack, AGVDolly prepares next shelf and enters operating space B, and at sorter's completion during the moving goods rack of A operating spaces, B operating spaces shelf areAwait orders, sorter can directly handle the moving goods rack of B operating points, and at the same time AGV dollies have completed A operating spaces the shifting of pickingDynamic shelf are transported to return operation Accreditation Waiting Area, while next moving goods rack is placed into A operating spaces and waited, and so circulate pastIt is multiple.Stand-by period of the sorter between two adjacent moving goods rack tasks is reduced, improves sort efficiency.
Preferred embodiment of the present utility model is above are only above, it is all at this not to limit the utility modelAll any modification, equivalent and improvement made within the spirit and principle of utility model etc., should be included in the utility modelProtection domain within.