TW201529448A - 用於運輸儲存倉之機器人 - Google Patents

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Abstract

本發明考慮用於由儲存系統拾取儲存倉的遙控載具組件，及用於充電載具組件內排列的電源之方法。遙控載具組件包括：一載具主體，該載具主體顯示用於接收位於該儲存系統內某處的一儲存倉之一孔洞；一載具提升裝置，該載具提升裝置至少不直接地連接至載具主體，以提升該儲存倉進入該孔洞；驅動構件，該等驅動構件連接至載具主體而允許該儲存系統內的載具組件的遙控移動；無線通訊構件，該無線通訊構件用於提供該載具組件及一遙控單元(例如電腦)間的無線通訊；一個或更多個主要電源，供應電力至該等驅動構件；及載具耦合構件，該載具耦合構件用於主要電源至該載具主體的操作及可卸除耦合。

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用於運輸儲存倉之機器人
本發明相關於用於由請求項1標的所定義之儲存系統中拾取儲存倉的一遙控載具、用於倉之儲存的儲存系統及用於改變電源之方法。
已知用於由儲存系統拾取儲存倉的遙控載具。在WO 98/49075中呈現相關的先前技術儲存系統的細節描述，且在挪威專利NO 317366中揭露適用於此儲存系統的先前技術載具之細節。此先前技術儲存系統包括三維儲存方格包含儲存倉，該等儲存倉互相堆疊於彼此的頂部上直至某高度。儲存方格通常為由頂部軌內部連接之鋁柱建構，且一數量的遙控載具、或機器人被排列以在該等軌上側向地移動。各機器人裝配：用於拾取、負載及放置儲存於儲存方格中的倉之提升器、及可重新充電的電池，以供應電性效應至機器人併入馬達。機器人典型地透過無線鏈結與控制系統溝通，且在需要時，典型在晚上在充電站重新充電。
第1圖中圖示先前技術儲存系統技術的範例。儲存系統3包含複數個機器人1經配置以在專用支持軌13上移 動，及由倉儲存方格15內的儲存柱8接收儲存倉2。先前技術儲存系統3也可包含專用倉提升裝置50，後者排列成在儲存系統3的頂層由機器人1接收儲存倉2，及以垂直方向往下傳遞儲存倉2至遞送站、或埠60。
然而，藉此已知系統，由於重新充電的需求，具有非所欲的機器人停機，因而減低儲存系統3的操作週期，一般來說典型地為每天16小時。
因此，本發明之目標為提供一解決方案，以致能在全體操作週期之顯著增加，較佳地接近每天24小時。
本發明在主要請求項中提出及特徵化，附屬請求項描述本發明之其他特徵。
特定地，本發明考慮由儲存系統拾取儲存倉的遙控載具組件，包括：一載具主體，該載具主體顯示用於接收位於該儲存系統內某處的一儲存倉之一孔洞；一載具提升裝置，該載具提升裝置至少不直接地連接至載具主體，以提升該儲存倉進入該孔洞；驅動構件，該等驅動構件連接至載具主體而允許該儲存系統內的載具組件的遙控移動；無線通訊構件，該無線通訊構件用於提供該載具組件及一遙控單元(例如電腦)間的無線通訊；一個或更多個主要電源，供應電力至該等驅動構件；及載具耦合構件，該載具耦合構件用於主要電源至該載具主體的可操作和可卸除耦合。定義操作耦合為：保證電力在電源及驅動構件間流動的一耦合。
在較佳的實施例中，耦合構件經配置以在由控制單 元接收至少一個通訊訊號後，允許主要電源之自動對換/傳送至充電站，亦即，實施無須任何人力干預之傳送。
在另一較佳實施例中，載具組件進一步包括用於供應電力至驅動構件的一個或更多個輔助電源。該或該等輔助電源可與一個、多個或所有主要電源一起操作，或在沒有一個、多個或所有主要電源時操作。
在另一較佳實施例中，載具組件進一步包括用於管理至少一個電源之管理系統。該管理系統包括用於監視以下至少一者的構件：電壓、溫度、充電狀態、放電深度、健康狀態、冷卻劑流量及電流，及/或重新充電控制構件，用於控制相關於該等電源之至少一者的重新充電之至少一個參數，例如一個或更多個上述監視參數。
在另一較佳實施例中，儲存於該輔助電源中的最小量電力等於操作期間將該載具組件由一個充電站移動至一相鄰充電站所需的電力。
在另一較佳實施例中，一或更多個輔助電源及一個或更多個主要電源內部連接，使得在主要電源提供電力至載具時，主要電源可充電輔助電源。
在另一較佳實施例中，電源之至少一者，亦即，主要電源之至少一者及/或輔助電源之至少一者為一電容器，例如超級電容器，如雙層電容器、虛擬電容器及/或混合式電容器。
在另一較佳實施例中，電源之至少一者，亦即，主要電源之至少一者及/或輔助電源之至少一者為一可重新充電 電池。可重新充電電池的範例為鋰離子電池、鎳鎘電池、鎳金屬氫化物電池、鋰離子聚合物電池、鋰硫電池、薄膜電池、智慧電池、基於碳發泡體鉛酸電池、鉀離子電池、鈉離子電池或其組合。為了監視及控制至少一個電池的效能，載具組件可進一步包括形式為印刷電路板的電池管理系統(BMS)，以管理/控制例如充電至電源之至少一者。此BMS優勢地操作地排列於主要電源處或主要電源內。
在另一較佳實施例中，主要電源包括接收構件以致能可卸除連接至位於一充電站上的一對應充電站連接構件，接收構件之至少一者可優勢地為勾部接收構件，如凹部、孔隙或帆環，允許與位於充電站上的對應可轉動充電站勾部可卸除連接。
在另一較佳實施例中，載具連接構件進一步包括：至少一個電池勾部，該電池勾部可轉動地連接至該載具主體，致能該主要電源及該載具主體間的可卸除連接。
本發明也考慮一種用於倉之儲存的儲存系統，例如具有相似於挪威專利申請案NO 20121488中所細節揭露之結構之結構的儲存系統。該系統包括：如上方所揭露載具之一個或更多個遙控載具、一個或更多個充電站、一載具支持，包括複數個支持軌、及一倉儲存結構，該倉儲存結構支持該載具支持，且包含複數個儲存柱，其中各儲存柱被排列成容納一垂直堆疊的儲存倉。倉儲存結構的主要部分與支持軌橫越的載具支持上的位置重合。
本發明更進一步考慮一種用於充電排列於靠近遙控 載具組件或於其上的一電源的方法。該方法包括以下步驟：a)移動該遙控載具組件至相鄰於一第一充電站的一充電位置；b)傳送一第一主要電源至該第一充電站，該第一主要電源連接至該載具組件的一載具主體；c)使用一輔助電源供應輔助電力至驅動構件，以移動該載具組件至一第二充電站；及d)傳送一第二主要電源至該載具主體，該第二主要電源連接至該第二充電站，該第二主要電源藉由該第二充電站充電了一時段。
充電站較佳地排列於載具組件移動於其上的下層支持上。
在另一較佳實施例中，該方法進一步包括以下步驟：在步驟b)期間，降低該載具主體朝向下層載具支持，及在步驟d)期間，因而中斷該主要電源與該載具主體的連接；及在步驟b)之後升高該載具主體遠離該下層載具支持，且在步驟d)之後，因而允許該主要電源至該充電站的連接。
藉由伸長構件連接至該等驅動構件或為該等驅動構件的一整體部分，達成該載具主體的降低及升高。
在另一較佳實施例中，該方法步驟藉由於該載具內的控制單元及無線通訊構件間傳送通訊訊號而控制。
本方法中所使用的載具組件可優勢地為上方揭露之類型。
在以下描述中，介紹眾多特定細節以提供所請載 具、系統及方法的實施例之徹底理解。然而，發明所屬技術領域具有通常知識者將認知可實現這些實施例而無須一個或更多個特定細節或其他元件、系統等等。在其他例子中，未展示或未以細節描述廣為人知的結構或操作，以避免混淆所接露實施例之態樣。
1‧‧‧遙控載具組件/機器人
2‧‧‧儲存倉
3‧‧‧儲存系統
4‧‧‧載具主體/架構
6‧‧‧主要電源/主要電池
7‧‧‧孔洞
8‧‧‧儲存柱
9‧‧‧載具提升裝置
10‧‧‧第一組四輪
11‧‧‧第二組四輪
13‧‧‧支持軌
14‧‧‧載具支持
15‧‧‧倉儲存結構/倉儲存方格
19‧‧‧電路板/管理系統/電池管理系統
20‧‧‧充電站/第一充電站
20'‧‧‧相鄰充電站/第二充電站
21‧‧‧輔助電源/輔助電池
22‧‧‧載具連接構件/機器人勾部
23‧‧‧接收構件/機器人孔隙
24‧‧‧主要電池孔洞
25‧‧‧充電站連接構件/充電站勾部
26‧‧‧充電站孔隙
50‧‧‧倉提升裝置
60‧‧‧遞送站/埠
72‧‧‧頂部蓋
73‧‧‧封閉覆蓋
74‧‧‧手把
75‧‧‧無線通訊構件/控制面板
第1圖為先前技術儲存系統的透視視圖；第2圖為根據本發明之遙控載具的透視底視圖；第3圖為根據本發明之遙控載具的透視頂視圖；第4圖為根據本發明之儲存系統的部分透視側視圖，包含倉儲存方格、載具支持及機器人；第5圖為根據本發明之儲存系統的部分透視側視圖，包含倉儲存方格、載具支持、機器人及複數個充電站；第6圖為機器人之方塊圖，展示主要電源及輔助電源，其中第6(a)及6(b)圖分別展示主要電源操作地連接至機器人及與機器人中斷連接；第7圖為機器人及充電站的橫截面視圖；第8(a)至8(d)圖為機器人及充電站的橫截面視圖，其中第8(a)圖展示一電池，包含於升高位置且處於距其充電位置一距離的機器人，第8(b)及8(c)圖展示一電池，分別包含於升高位置及降低位置的機器人，位於相鄰於其充電位置，而第8(d)圖展示在傳送電池至充電站後於降低位置距其充電位置一距離之機器人；及第9(a)至9(c)圖為橫截面切取圖，提供進一步之第 8(b)至8(d)圖中連接機制之細節，其中第9(a)及9(b)圖分別展示機器人上的連接勾部及於升高及降低位置的充電站，而第9(c)圖展示在成功連接電池至充電站後的連接勾部。
第2及3圖提供機器人1的兩個不同角度之透視視圖，包括矩形載具主體或架構4，顯示孔洞7中央地排列於該載具主體內，頂部蓋72覆蓋主體4之頂部部分，第一組四輪10裝設於孔洞7內部，且第二組四輪11裝設於主體4的外部壁。第一及第二組四輪10、11傾向相互正交。為了闡明的目的，直角座標系統以其X、Y及Z軸展示，而沿著矩形載具主體4的主方向對齊。適用孔洞7的大小以包含用於提升裝置9(見第4圖)的必要元件，及包含所欲由機器人1拾取的最大儲存倉2。
第4圖展示儲存系統2的部分，機器人1處於載具支持14上的提升位置，於支持倉儲存結構15內的儲存柱8直接地上方。載具提升裝置9降低一距離進入儲存柱8，以勾於任何柱8內的儲存倉2上及提升任何柱8內的儲存倉2。
機器人1的所有操作由無線通訊構件19及遙控單元控制。此包含機器人移動、載具提升裝置9及任何載具位置量測之控制。
如第4圖，機器人1在第5圖中展示排列於載具支持14上，載具支持14由複數個支持軌13組成，載具支持14於倉儲存結構15上受支持，倉儲存結構15構成複數個儲存柱8。第5圖之機器人1包括主要電池6、電池維持構件22 至24，用於操作期間維持主要電池6及致能必要電力之流動至機器人1驅動構件10、11、帶有手把74的封閉覆蓋73及控制面板75。為了允許主要電池6的充電，本發明之儲存系統3進一步包括數個固定於載具組件14的充電站20、20’，該固定的位置針對載具主體4的部分為可存取的，包含主要電池6及/或機器人連接構件22至24。各充電站20、20’包括對應的站連接構件25、26以幫助主要電池6的傳送及確保穩定的連接及電性充電。第5圖展示特定情況，機器人1正在接近充電站20以傳送幾乎放電的主要電池6至電池空位充電站20。在成功的傳送後，機器人1被移動至另一充電站20’，典型地為包含主要電池6被充電至完全操作準位之最靠近的充電站20’。可藉由第6圖之方塊圖中所示意地指示之輔助電源或電池21以確保如此沿著載具支持14由第一充電站20至第二充電站20’的移動，其中第6(a)及6(b)圖分別展示機器人1具有連接及中斷連接的主要電池。在連接時，主要電池6的終端電性地連接至電路板19，電路板19也是控制電力流動至驅動構件10、11。注意驅動構件10、11包含機器人1內所有至少確保側向移動之機制及/或元件，包含輪、馬達、排檔等等。更進一步地，第6(a)及6(b)圖皆指示上述輔助電池21，該等輔助電池21的終端電性地連接至與主要電池6相同的電路板19。結果，機器人1可以此配置提供足夠的電力至驅動構件10、11，以允許機器人1在即使完全(物理上及/或電性上)沒有主要電池6時操作(側向移動、提高、提升裝置9之操作)(第6(b)圖)。在連接主要電池6時，輔助電源21可在機器 人1的持續操作期間保持電性地中斷連接或如同額外電源。
第7圖為排列於載具支持14頂部上的機器人1及充電站20之橫截面視圖，展示進一步細節的主要電池6的位置(在此實施例中係排列於專用主要電池孔洞24內)及構成機器人1側面上的機器人維持構件22、23及充電站20側面上的站維持構件25、26之元件。機器人連接構件22、23被圖示為至少一個機器人勾部22，可轉動地固定於主要電池孔洞24的側壁，因而將主要電池6固定位置，及至少一個機器人孔隙23，出現在主要電池6的側面面對充電站20、20’。同樣地，充電站20、20’的側面面對機器人1包括至少一個可轉動充電站勾部25及至少一個充電站孔隙26，充電站勾部25可可卸除地扣緊至機器人孔隙23，充電站孔隙26可可卸除地接收可轉動的機器人勾部22。機器人1位於第7圖中展示之垂直方向上可調整的側向位置，亦即，正交於載具支持14，以確保可靠及容易的機器人及充電站勾部22、25的扣緊分別進入其機器人及充電站孔隙23、26。第8圖中進一步描述此移動之細節，圖示了四個不同的由機器人1至充電站20、20’的主要電池傳送處理之階段(a)至(d)。在第一階段中(第8(a)圖)，包含主要電池6的機器人1於升高位置正在接近充電站20、20’。在機器人1位於相對於充電站20、20’的側向傳送位置時(第8(b)圖)，位於充電站勾部25的充電站被引導進入其對應的位於機器人孔隙23的主要電池。機器人1隨後被降低一事先決定的距離朝向下層載具支持14(第8(c)圖)，導致從主要電池6釋放機器人勾部22。最後，機器人1在保持於降低 位置時使用輔助電源22撤回離開充電站20、20’(第8(d)圖)。接著，機器人1可帶著充電足夠的主要電池6恢復升高位置且沿著載具支持14移動至充電站20’。
第9(a)至9(c)圖呈現由機器人1至充電站20之主要電池傳送處理之甚至更細節的呈現。第9(a)圖對應第8(b)圖中所描述之情況，亦即，在升高的機器人1被移動至相對於充電站20的傳送位置且充電站勾部25成功地被引導且勾住對應機器人孔隙23時。進一步地，第9(b)圖對應第8(c)圖中所描述之情況，在機器人1被降低，因而從主要電池6釋放機器人勾部22時。及最後，第9(c)圖對應第8(d)圖中所描述之情況，在機器人1藉由輔助電源21由充電站20撤回而離開於充電連接至充電站20的主要電池時。
前述中，參考圖示的實施例描述了根據本發明之設備的多種態樣。為了說明的目的，提出特定的數量、系統及配置以提供對設備及其工作的徹底理解。然而，不意圖推斷此描述為限制的意思。圖示實施例之多種修改及變化以及設備之其他實施例(所揭露標的屬於對發明所屬技術領域具有通常知識者而言為顯而易見的)被認定為處於本發明之範圍內。
4‧‧‧載具主體/架構
7‧‧‧孔洞
10‧‧‧第一組四輪
11‧‧‧第二組四輪
72‧‧‧頂部蓋

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  1. 一種用於由一儲存系統(3)拾取儲存倉(2)的遙控載具組件(1)，包括：一載具主體(4)，該載具主體(4)顯示用於接收該儲存系統(3)內的一儲存倉(2)之一孔洞(7)；一載具提升裝置(9)，該載具提升裝置(9)至少不直接地連接至載具主體(4)，以提升該儲存倉(2)進入該孔洞(7)；驅動構件(10、11)，該等驅動構件(10、11)連接至載具主體(4)而允許該儲存系統(3)內的載具組件(1)的遙控移動；無線通訊構件(75)，該無線通訊構件(75)用於提供該載具組件(1)及一遙控單元間的無線通訊；及一主要電源(6)，該主要電源(6)供應電力至該等驅動構件(10、11)；該載具組件(1)的特徵在於進一步包括：載具耦合構件(22)，該載具耦合構件(22)用於該主要電源(6)至該載具主體(4)的可卸除耦合。
  2. 如請求項1所述之載具組件(1)，特徵在於：該等耦合構件(22、23)經配置以允許在由該控制單元接收至少一個通訊訊號後主要電源(6)至一充電站(20)的對換。
  3. 如請求項1或2所述之載具組件(1)，特徵在於：該載具組件(1)進一步包括一輔助電源(21)，用於供應電力至該等驅動構件(10、11)。
  4. 如前述任一項請求項所述之載具組件(1)，特徵在於：該載具組件(1)進一步包括一管理系統(19)，用於管理該等電源(6、21)之至少一者，該管理系統(19)包括：用於監視以下至少一者的構件：電壓、溫度、充電狀態(SOC)、放電深度(DOD)、健康狀態(SOH)、冷卻劑流量及電流；及重新充電控制構件，用於控制相關於該等電源(6、21)之至少一者的重新充電之至少一個參數。
  5. 如請求項3所述之載具組件(1)，特徵在於：在該載具(1)之操作期間，儲存於該輔助電源(21)中的最小量電力等於將該載具組件(1)由一個充電站(20)移動至一相鄰充電站(20’)所需的電力。
  6. 如請求項3所述之載具組件(1)，特徵在於：該輔助電源(21)與該主要電源(6)內部連接，使得在該主要電源(6)操作地連接至該載具組件(1)時，該主要電源(6)可充電該輔助電源(21)。
  7. 如請求項1所述之載具組件(1)，特徵在於：該等電源(6、21)之至少一者為一電容器。
  8. 如請求項1所述之載具組件(1)，特徵在於：該等電源(6、 21)之至少一者為一可重新充電的電池。
  9. 如請求項8所述之載具組件(1)，特徵在於：該載具組件(1)進一步包括一電池管理系統(BMS)(19)，以管理該等電源(6、21)之至少一者。
  10. 如請求項1所述之載具組件(1)，特徵在於：該主要電源(6)包括：一接收構件(23)，該接收構件(23)致能可卸除連接至位於一充電站(20、20’)上的一對應充電站連接構件(25)。
  11. 如請求項10所述之載具組件(1)，特徵在於：至少一個該等接收構件(23)為一勾部接收構件。
  12. 如請求項1所述之載具組件(1)，特徵在於：該等載具連接構件(22)進一步包括：至少一個電池勾部(22)，該電池勾部(22)可轉動地連接至該載具主體(4)，致能該主要電源(6)及該載具主體(4)間的可卸除連接。
  13. 一種用於倉(2)之儲存的儲存系統(3)，特徵在於包括：如請求項1至12之任一項所述之一遙控載具組件(1)；一充電站(20、20’)；一載具支持(14)；及 一倉儲存結構(15)，該倉儲存結構(15)支持該載具支持(14)，該結構(15)包括複數個儲存柱(8、8a、8b)，其中：各儲存柱(8、8a、8b)被排列成容納一垂直堆疊的儲存倉(2)。
  14. 一種用於充電排列於一遙控載具組件(1)中的一電源(6、6’)的方法，該方法包括以下步驟：a)移動該遙控載具組件(1)至相鄰於一第一充電站(20)的一充電位置；b)傳送一第一主要電源(6)至該第一充電站(20)，該第一主要電源(6)連接至該載具組件(1)的一載具主體(4)；c)使用一輔助電源(21)供應輔助電力至驅動構件(10、11)以移動該載具組件(1)至一第二充電站(20’)；及d)傳送一第二主要電源(6’)至該載具主體(4)，該第二主要電源(6’)連接至該第二充電站(20’)，該第二主要電源(6’)藉由該第二充電站(20’)充電了一時段(T)。
  15. 如請求項14所述之方法，特徵在於：在步驟b)期間，降低該載具主體(4)朝向一下層載具支持(14)，及在步驟d)期間，因而中斷該主要電源(6)與該載具主體(4)的連接；及在步驟b)之後升高該載具主體(4)遠離該下層載具支持(14)，且在步驟d)之後，因而允許該主要電源(6)至該充電站(20、20’)的連接； 其中藉由伸長構件連接至該等驅動構件(10、11)或為該等驅動構件(10、11)的一整體部分，達成該載具主體(4)的該降低及該升高。
  16. 如請求項14或15所述之方法，特徵在於：該方法步驟藉由於該載具組件(1)內的一控制單元及一無線通訊構件(75)間傳送通訊訊號而控制。
  17. 如請求項14至16之任一項所述之方法，特徵在於：該載具(1)為請求項1至12之任一項所述之載具。
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