阅读说明：本技术 智能货柜和门店管理系统 (Intelligent container and store management system ) 是由 徐森 于 2018-08-31 设计创作，主要内容包括：本说明书提供一种智能货柜及门店管理系统,智能货柜包括：柜体,柜体包括多个收纳格,收纳格内收纳有用于收纳货品的至少一个收纳盒,收纳盒设有第一电子标签,收纳格设有第二电子标签,第一电子标签内存储有收纳盒在收纳格内的位置信息以及收纳于收纳盒中的货品的特征信息,第二电子标签内存储有收纳格在柜体内的位置信息；设于柜体内的读取装置,用于读取收纳盒的第一电子标签和第二电子标签；设于柜体内的运输装置,用于移动收纳盒；控制装置,与读取装置以及运输装置电连接,控制装置可根据外部指令信息控制读取装置读取第一电子标签和第二电子标签以确定待移动的收纳盒的位置信息,并控制运输装置将待移动的收纳盒移出对应的收纳格。(This specification provides an intelligence packing cupboard and shop management system, and the intelligence packing cupboard includes: the storage box is provided with a first electronic tag, the storage box is provided with a second electronic tag, the first electronic tag stores position information of the storage box in the storage box and characteristic information of goods stored in the storage box, and the second electronic tag stores position information of the storage box in the cabinet; the reading device is arranged in the cabinet body and used for reading the first electronic tag and the second electronic tag of the storage box; the conveying device is arranged in the cabinet body and used for moving the storage box; the control device is electrically connected with the reading device and the conveying device, and can control the reading device to read the first electronic tags and the second electronic tags according to external instruction information so as to determine the position information of the storage box to be moved and control the conveying device to move the storage box to be moved out of the corresponding storage grid.)

1. An intelligent container, comprising:

the storage box comprises a cabinet body and a plurality of storage grids, wherein at least one storage box for storing goods is stored in each storage grid, each storage box is provided with a first electronic tag, each storage grid is provided with a second electronic tag, the first electronic tags store the position information of the storage box in the corresponding storage grid and the characteristic information of the goods stored in the storage box, and the second electronic tags store the position information of the corresponding storage grid in the cabinet body;

the reading device is arranged in the cabinet body and used for reading the first electronic tag and the second electronic tag of the storage box;

the conveying device is arranged in the cabinet body and used for moving the storage box;

the control device is electrically connected with the reading device and the conveying device, and can control the reading device to read the first electronic tag and the second electronic tag according to external instruction information so as to determine the position information of the storage box to be moved and control the conveying device to move the storage box to be moved out of the corresponding storage grid.

2. The intelligent container of claim 1, wherein the transport devices are multiple and are arranged in one-to-one correspondence with the receiving grids; the control device can control the transportation device corresponding to the containing grids to move the containing box to be moved out of the corresponding containing grid; or

The conveying devices are multiple and are arranged in one-to-one correspondence with the storage boxes; the control device can control the transportation device corresponding to the storage box to move the storage box to be moved out of the corresponding storage grid.

3. The intelligent container of claim 2, wherein a plurality of the storage boxes are housed within the storage compartment;

the conveying device comprises a sucker assembly and roller assemblies which can move to two sides of the storage box, the control device can control the roller assemblies to rotate along a specified direction so as to drive the storage box to move, and the sucker assembly is controlled to be adsorbed on the storage box adjacent to the storage box to be moved; or the conveyer includes the sucking disc subassembly and can move to the flexible subassembly of receiver one side, controlling means is steerable flexible in order to drive along the appointed direction flexible subassembly the receiver removes, and control sucking disc subassembly adsorbs in the receiver adjacent with the receiver of treating the removal.

4. The intelligent container of claim 2, wherein one of the storage boxes is received within the storage compartment;

the conveying device comprises roller assemblies which can be moved to two sides of the storage box, and the control device can control the roller assemblies to rotate along a specified direction so as to drive the storage box to move; or the conveyer is including portable extremely the flexible subassembly of receiver one side, controlling means is steerable flexible in order to drive along the appointed direction flexible receiver removes.

5. The intelligent container as claimed in claim 2, wherein the receiving box is received in the receiving compartment, and the bottom surface of the receiving compartment is inclined to the horizontal plane;

the conveyer is including locating connecting assembling in the storage check, connecting assembling separable with the receiver is connected, controlling means is steerable connecting assembling with the receiver separation, so that the receiver is followed the bottom surface of storage check shifts out the correspondence the storage check.

6. The intelligent container of claim 5, wherein the connection assembly includes a hook, and the control device controls the hook to release or hook the storage box; or the connecting assembly comprises a buckling piece, the buckling piece is arranged at the bottom of the storage box, and the control device can control the buckling piece to support or separate from the storage box.

7. The intelligent container as claimed in claim 1, wherein the reading device is further configured to electrically connect with an external server to send the read information to the external server.

8. A store management system comprising a distribution mechanism, at least one distribution area, and at least one intelligent container according to any one of claims 1 to 7, the distribution mechanism being electrically connected to the distribution area, the intelligent container being electrically connected to the distribution area;

the distribution area is used for sending a distribution instruction to the distribution mechanism and the intelligent container, and the distribution instruction comprises characteristic information of goods to be tested and position information of the distribution area; the intelligent container is used for moving the storage box for storing the goods to be tested out of the corresponding storage grid according to the distribution instruction; the distribution mechanism is used for receiving the storage boxes moved out of the intelligent containers and distributing the storage boxes to the corresponding distribution areas according to the distribution instructions.

9. The store management system of claim 8, wherein the distribution mechanism comprises a conveyor belt and at least one distribution device;

the conveying belt comprises a conveying section and a receiving section communicated with the conveying section, and the receiving section is arranged at the opening position of the containing grids and used for receiving the containing boxes moved out of the containing grids and conveying the containing boxes to the conveying section;

the distribution device is electrically connected with the distribution area and used for receiving the distribution instruction and distributing the storage boxes transmitted from the transmission section to the corresponding distribution area according to the distribution instruction.

10. The store management system according to claim 9, wherein the distribution mechanism further comprises a recovery device provided at an end of the transport section for recovering the storage box transported from the transport section.

11. The store management system of claim 9, wherein the conveyor further comprises at least one lead-out section in communication with the conveyor section, the lead-out section being disposed at a side of the conveyor section;

the distribution device is provided in the lead-out section, and is configured to distribute the storage boxes transferred from the lead-out section to the corresponding distribution areas according to the distribution instructions.

12. The store management system according to claim 11, wherein the distribution mechanism further includes pushing devices corresponding to the number of the lead-out sections, the pushing devices and the corresponding lead-out sections being provided on both sides of the transfer section, respectively, the pushing devices being configured to push the storage cassettes from the transfer section to the corresponding lead-out sections.

13. The store management system according to claim 12, wherein a reading module is disposed at a position on the transfer section corresponding to the lead-out section, the reading module is electrically connected to the pushing device, and the reading module is configured to read a first electronic tag of a storage box located in the transfer section to obtain characteristic information of goods in the storage box, and send the characteristic information to the corresponding pushing device;

the pushing device is electrically connected with the distribution device to acquire the characteristic information of the goods to be tested, and the pushing device is used for pushing the storage box to the corresponding derivation section according to the characteristic information corresponding to the goods to be tested.

14. The store management system of claim 9, wherein the distribution area comprises a recovery opening, the distribution area further configured to send a recovery instruction to the distribution device, and the distribution device is movable to the recovery opening according to the recovery instruction.

15. The store management system according to claim 14, wherein said delivery means is provided with a pressure sensor for detecting the weight of the goods to be tested and the goods to be recovered; and when the pressure sensor detects that the weight data of the goods to be tested is inconsistent with the weight data of the recovered goods, the distribution device sends a prompt signal to the distribution area.

16. The store management system according to claim 15, wherein said dispensing devices are communicatively connected to each other to transmit the respective dispensing instructions received and the weight data detected by the pressure sensors to each other.

17. The store management system of claim 9, wherein the delivery area comprises an interactive screen for receiving user-entered operating instructions to generate the delivery instructions.

Technical Field

This specification relates to intelligent device technical field, especially relates to an intelligence packing cupboard and shop management system.

Background

In traditional large-scale shopping malls, the back warehouse of each shop is managed by the user, and the operations of putting on shelves, putting off shelves, screening, inventory storage and the like are mostly carried out in a manual mode, so that the labor cost is high and the efficiency is low. Therefore, the market under the new retail background is particularly unavailable, and the market or the market on the shelf urgently needs to be capable of intelligently carrying out operations such as shelf loading, shelf unloading, retrieval, inventory stocking, distribution, recovery and the like on commodities, so that the digitalization, networking and intellectualization of a rear warehouse can be improved, and the optimization, manpower saving and space cost are realized.

Disclosure of Invention

It is an object of the present specification to provide an intelligent container and store management system that operates automatically.

According to a first aspect of embodiments herein, there is provided an intelligent container comprising:

the storage box comprises a cabinet body and a plurality of storage grids, wherein at least one storage box for storing goods is stored in each storage grid, each storage box is provided with a first electronic tag, each storage grid is provided with a second electronic tag, the first electronic tags store the position information of the storage box in the corresponding storage grid and the characteristic information of the goods stored in the storage box, and the second electronic tags store the position information of the corresponding storage grid in the cabinet body;

the reading device is arranged in the cabinet body and used for reading the first electronic tag and the second electronic tag of the storage box;

the conveying device is arranged in the cabinet body and used for moving the storage box;

the control device is electrically connected with the reading device and the conveying device, and can control the reading device to read the first electronic tag and the second electronic tag according to external instruction information so as to determine the position information of the storage box to be moved and control the conveying device to move the storage box to be moved out of the corresponding storage grid.

Furthermore, a plurality of conveying devices are arranged and correspond to the containing grids one by one; the control device can control the transportation device corresponding to the containing grids to move the containing box to be moved out of the corresponding containing grid; or

The conveying devices are multiple and are arranged in one-to-one correspondence with the storage boxes; the control device can control the transportation device corresponding to the storage box to move the storage box to be moved out of the corresponding storage grid.

Further, a plurality of storage boxes are stored in the storage grid;

the conveying device comprises a sucker assembly and roller assemblies which can move to two sides of the storage box, the control device can control the roller assemblies to rotate along a specified direction so as to drive the storage box to move, and the sucker assembly is controlled to be adsorbed on the storage box adjacent to the storage box to be moved; or the conveyer includes the sucking disc subassembly and can move to the flexible subassembly of receiver one side, controlling means is steerable flexible in order to drive along the appointed direction flexible subassembly the receiver removes, and control sucking disc subassembly adsorbs in the receiver adjacent with the receiver of treating the removal.

Further, the storage box is accommodated in the storage grid;

the conveying device comprises roller assemblies which can be moved to two sides of the storage box, and the control device can control the roller assemblies to rotate along a specified direction so as to drive the storage box to move; or the conveyer is including portable extremely the flexible subassembly of receiver one side, controlling means is steerable flexible in order to drive along the appointed direction flexible receiver removes.

Furthermore, the storage box is accommodated in the storage grid, and the bottom surface of the storage grid is obliquely arranged with the horizontal surface;

the conveyer is including locating connecting assembling in the storage check, connecting assembling separable with the receiver is connected, controlling means is steerable connecting assembling with the receiver separation, so that the receiver is followed the bottom surface of storage check shifts out the correspondence the storage check.

Further, the connecting assembly comprises a hook, and the control device can control the hook to release or hook the storage box; or the connecting assembly comprises a buckling piece, the buckling piece is arranged at the bottom of the storage box, and the control device can control the buckling piece to support or separate from the storage box.

Further, the reading device is also used for being electrically connected with an external server so as to send the read information to the external server.

According to a second aspect of the embodiments of the present specification, there is provided a store management system, comprising a distribution mechanism, at least one distribution area, and at least one intelligent container as described in any one of the above embodiments, wherein the distribution mechanism is electrically connected to each distribution area, and each intelligent container is electrically connected to each distribution area;

the distribution area is used for sending distribution instructions to the distribution mechanism and each intelligent container, and the distribution instructions comprise characteristic information of goods to be tested and position information of the distribution area; the intelligent container is used for moving the storage box for storing the goods to be tested out of the corresponding storage grid according to the distribution instruction; the distribution mechanism is used for receiving the storage boxes moved out of the intelligent containers and distributing the storage boxes to the corresponding distribution areas according to the distribution instructions.

Further, the dispensing mechanism comprises a conveyor belt and at least one dispensing device;

the conveying belt comprises a conveying section and a receiving section communicated with the conveying section, and the receiving section is arranged at the opening position of the containing grids and used for receiving the containing boxes moved out of the containing grids and conveying the containing boxes to the conveying section;

the distribution device is electrically connected with the distribution area and used for receiving the distribution instruction and distributing the storage boxes transmitted from the transmission section to the corresponding distribution area according to the distribution instruction.

Further, the distribution mechanism further comprises a recovery device arranged at the tail end of the conveying section and used for recovering the storage box conveyed by the conveying section.

Further, the conveyor belt further comprises at least one leading-out section communicated with the conveying section, and the leading-out section is arranged on the side of the conveying section;

the distribution device is provided in the lead-out section, and is configured to distribute the storage boxes transferred from the lead-out section to the corresponding distribution areas according to the distribution instructions.

Further, the delivery mechanism still include with derive the pusher that the section quantity corresponds, pusher with correspond derive the section and locate respectively the both sides of conveying section, pusher is used for with the receiver certainly conveying section propelling movement is to corresponding derive the section.

Furthermore, reading modules are arranged at positions, corresponding to the leading-out section, on the conveying section, and are electrically connected with the pushing device, and the reading modules are used for reading the first electronic tags of the storage boxes located on the conveying section to acquire characteristic information of goods in the storage boxes and sending the characteristic information to the corresponding pushing device;

the pushing device is electrically connected with the distribution device to acquire the characteristic information of the goods to be tested, and the pushing device is used for pushing the storage box to the corresponding derivation section according to the characteristic information corresponding to the goods to be tested.

Further, the distribution area comprises a recovery port, the distribution area is further used for sending a recovery instruction to the distribution device, and the distribution device can move to the recovery port according to the recovery instruction.

Furthermore, the distribution device is provided with a pressure sensor for detecting the weight of the goods to be tested and the weight of the goods to be recovered; and when the pressure sensor detects that the weight data of the goods to be tested is inconsistent with the weight data of the recovered goods, the distribution device sends a prompt signal to the distribution area.

Further, the distribution devices are in communication connection with each other so as to mutually transmit the distribution instructions received by the distribution devices and the weight data detected by the pressure sensors.

Further, the delivery area comprises an interactive screen, and the interactive screen is used for receiving an operation instruction input by a user to generate the delivery instruction.

According to the technical scheme, the intelligent container can determine the position information of the storage box to be moved through the reading device according to the control of the external instruction information, the storage box to be moved is moved out of the corresponding storage grid through the conveying device, automatic goods taking and shelving operation is achieved, labor cost is saved, and efficiency can be improved.

Drawings

FIG. 1 shows a schematic diagram of the structure of an intelligent container according to an exemplary embodiment of the present specification.

Fig. 2 shows a schematic structural diagram of a storage box of an intelligent container according to an exemplary embodiment of the present specification.

FIG. 3 shows a block diagram of the structure of an intelligent container, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present description.

Fig. 4 shows a schematic structural diagram of a transportation device of an intelligent container according to an exemplary embodiment of the present specification.

Fig. 5 shows a schematic structural view of another transportation device of an intelligent container according to an exemplary embodiment of the present description.

Fig. 6 shows a schematic structural view of another transportation device of an intelligent container according to an exemplary embodiment of the present description.

Fig. 7 shows a schematic structural view of another transportation device of an intelligent container according to an exemplary embodiment of the present description.

Fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a store management system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present specification.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to the exemplary embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, like numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements unless otherwise indicated. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all embodiments consistent with the present specification. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus and methods consistent with certain aspects of the specification, as detailed in the appended claims.

The terminology used in the description herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the description. As used in this specification and the appended claims, the singular forms "a", "an", and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should also be understood that the term "and/or" as used herein refers to and encompasses any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

It should be understood that although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used herein to describe various information, these information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one type of information from another. For example, the first information may also be referred to as second information, and similarly, the second information may also be referred to as first information, without departing from the scope of the present specification. The word "if" as used herein may be interpreted as "at … …" or "when … …" or "in response to a determination", depending on the context.

The present specification provides an automated intelligent container and store management system. The intelligent container and store management system of the present specification will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The features of the following examples and embodiments may be combined with each other without conflict.

Referring to fig. 1 to 3, the embodiment of the present specification provides an intelligent container 100, and the intelligent container 100 can be applied to an offline store or a warehouse. The intelligent container 100 comprises: a cabinet 10, a reading device 20, a transportation device 30 and a control device 40.

The cabinet 10 includes a plurality of storage compartments 11, at least one storage box 12 for storing goods is stored in the storage compartments 11, the storage box 12 is provided with a first electronic tag 121, the storage compartments 11 are provided with a second electronic tag, the first electronic tag 121 stores therein position information of the storage box 12 in the storage compartments 11 and characteristic information of goods stored in the storage box 12, and the second electronic tag stores therein position information of the storage compartments 11 in the cabinet 10. It should be noted that the characteristic information of the goods may include information of the category, model, size, price, etc. of the goods.

The reading device 20 is disposed in the cabinet 10 and configured to read the first electronic tag 121 and the second electronic tag of the storage box 12. The transportation device 30 is disposed in the cabinet 10 and used for moving the storage box 12.

The control device 40 is electrically connected to the reading device 20 and the transportation device 30, and the control device 40 may control the reading device 20 to read the first electronic tag 121 and the second electronic tag according to external instruction information to determine the position information of the storage box 12 to be moved, and control the transportation device 30 to move the storage box 12 to be moved out of the corresponding storage compartment 11. It should be noted that the external instruction information may include an instruction of taking the goods off the shelf and information of the type, model, size, price, etc. of the goods to be taken.

The intelligent cargo container 100 of the present specification will be described below by taking the case where the article is clothing. Of course, the goods may be other goods, and this specification does not limit this. After the external instruction information is received by the control device 40, the reading device 20 may be controlled to read the first electronic tag 121 of each storage box 12 and the second electronic tag of each storage compartment 11 to determine the position information of the storage box 12 to be moved, that is, by determining in which storage box 12 the laundry to be taken is placed, in which storage compartment 11 the storage box 12 is placed, at what position of the cabinet 10 the storage compartment 11 is located, and further, which storage box 12 is to be moved. Then the control device 40 controls the transportation device 30 to move the storage box 12 to be moved out of the corresponding storage grid 11, so as to realize the operation of automatically taking the goods off the shelf.

According to the technical scheme, the intelligent container 100 can determine the position information of the storage box 12 to be moved through the reading device 20 according to the external instruction information control, and then move the storage box 12 to be moved out of the corresponding storage grid 11 through the transporting device 30, so that the automatic goods taking and shelving operation is realized, the labor cost is saved, and the efficiency can be improved.

In an alternative embodiment, the cabinet 10 has a multi-layer structure, each layer is provided with a plurality of storage compartments 11, each storage compartment 11 can store a plurality of storage boxes 12, or only one storage box 12, and the storage compartments 11 and the storage boxes 12 are generally rectangular parallelepiped structures. It should be noted that, the specific separation manner of the cabinet 10 and the structures of the storage compartments 11 and the storage boxes 12 are not limited in the present specification, and it is only necessary that the length and width of each storage compartment 11 are the same, the height is an integral multiple of the height of the minimum storage box 12, the length and width of each storage box 12 are the same, the height may be different according to the size of the clothes actually stored, for example, the height of the storage box 12 for storing clothes such as summer clothes may be smaller than the size of the storage box 12 for storing clothes such as winter clothes, and so on. In the present specification, the number of storage cassettes 12 stored in the storage compartment 11 is not limited, and may be determined according to actual circumstances.

In the present embodiment, the first electronic tag 121 may be an RFID tag, a two-dimensional code, or a barcode, and is used to retrieve and identify the position of the storage cassette 12. Each piece of clothes can also be provided with an electronic tag storing characteristic information of the piece of clothes, and the electronic tag is used for being bound with the corresponding storage box 12 and the corresponding storage grid 11 so as to determine the position of the piece of clothes when the piece of clothes is taken off the shelf. Of course, in another example, the storage box 12 may be provided with two electronic tags to store the position information of the storage box 12 and the characteristic information of the goods stored in the storage box 12, respectively, and this description is not limited thereto.

In an alternative embodiment, the reading device 20 is further configured to be electrically connected to an external server to transmit the read information to the external server. By data transmission between the reading device 20 and an external server, an automatic goods stocking registration operation can be realized.

In an actual application scenario, when the clothes are put on the shelf, the electronic tag of each clothes and the corresponding first electronic tag 121 of the storage box 12 may be scanned first, and the data of the clothes and the data of the storage box 12 are bound and then sent to the server. Then, the second electronic tag of the storage cell 11 in which the storage box 12 is located is scanned, and the data of the clothes, the storage box 12 and the storage cell 11 are bound and sent to the server, so that the storage box 12 in which each piece of clothes is placed and the storage box 12 in which the storage cell 11 is placed can be known, and further, the automatic goods shelf-loading registration operation is realized.

In addition, the server may be electrically connected to the control device 40, and receive a user ordering operation through an interactive device (e.g., a touch screen), so as to generate corresponding instruction information according to the user ordering operation. Therefore, after the user places an order, the intelligent container can send the instruction information to the control device 40 to realize the automatic goods taking and shelf placing operation, so that a set of complete and automatic intelligent container 100 from the selection of the clothes by the user to the preparation of the clothes is formed.

In an alternative embodiment, only one or a plurality of transport devices 30 may be provided. When only one transport device 30 is provided, the control device 40 controls the transport device 30 to move to the position of the receiver 12 to be moved to move it out of the storage compartment 11. However, when a plurality of clothes need to be taken off the shelf at one time, one transport device 30 cannot ensure high working efficiency, a plurality of transport devices 30 may be provided, and the control device 40 controls the plurality of transport devices 30 to move out of different storage boxes 12 respectively, thereby improving the working efficiency. The number of the transportation devices 30 is not limited in the present specification, and may be determined according to actual situations. Furthermore, when only one transport device 30 is provided, both the reading device 20 and the control device 40 can be integrally provided on the transport device 30 in a modular form.

In one scenario, the transportation device 30 is plural and is disposed in one-to-one correspondence with the storage compartment 11. The control device 40 may control the transport device 30 corresponding to the compartment 11 to move the receiver 12 to be moved out of the corresponding compartment 11. It is understood that one transport device 30 is provided in each compartment 11, and that the transport device 30 is responsible for moving the storage cassettes 12 in the compartment 11.

In another scenario, the transportation device 30 is provided in plurality, and is disposed in one-to-one correspondence with the storage box 12. The control device 40 may control the transport device 30 corresponding to the receiver 12 to move the receiver 12 to be moved out of the corresponding receiving compartment 11. It can be understood that one transport device 30 is provided at each storage box 12, and the transport device 30 is only responsible for moving the corresponding storage box 12, so that the maximum working efficiency can be achieved regardless of the cost.

As described above, only one storage cassette 12 may be stored in the storage compartment 11, or a plurality of storage cassettes 12 may be stored therein. The specific configuration of the transport device 30 may be different depending on the number of storage cassettes 12 stored in the storage compartment 11.

Referring to fig. 4, in one scenario, only one storage box 12 is stored in the storage compartment 11. The transportation device 30 may include roller assemblies 31 movable to both sides of the storage box 12, and the control device 40 may control the roller assemblies 31 to rotate in a designated direction to move the storage box 12. As shown in the drawings, the control device 40 can control the roller assemblies 31 on the left side of the storage box 12 to rotate clockwise, and control the roller assemblies 31 on the right side of the storage box 12 to rotate counterclockwise, so as to drive the storage box 12 to move downwards. In practical applications, the turning direction of the roller assemblies 31 may be controlled according to the moving direction of the storage cassettes 12. It should be noted that, if the transportation devices 30 are disposed in one-to-one correspondence with the storage boxes 12, the positions of the roller assemblies 31 may be fixedly disposed on both sides of the storage box 12.

Referring to fig. 5, in another scenario, only one storage box 12 is stored in the storage compartment 11. The transportation device 30 may include a retractable assembly 32 movable to one side of the storage box 12, and the control device 40 may control the retractable assembly 32 to retract and retract along a designated direction to move the storage box 12. As shown in the drawings, the control device 40 can control the expansion assembly 32 on the right side of the storage box to extend leftward, so as to drive the storage box 12 to move leftward. It should be noted that if the transportation device 30 is disposed corresponding to the storage box 12, the position of the telescopic assembly 32 may be fixedly disposed on one side of the storage box 12. Referring to fig. 6, further, a fixing rod 321 may be disposed in the cabinet 10 in a vertical direction, and then all the telescopic assemblies 32 may be disposed on the fixing rod 321.

Referring to fig. 7, in another scenario, only one storage box 12 is stored in the storage compartment 11. The bottom surface of the storage compartment 11 may be inclined from the horizontal surface. The transportation device 30 may include a connection assembly 33 disposed in the storage compartment 11, the connection assembly 33 may be detachably connected to the storage box 12, and the control device 40 may control the connection assembly 33 to be separated from the storage box 12, so that the storage box 12 moves out of the corresponding storage compartment 11 along the bottom surface of the storage compartment 11.

Further, the connecting assembly 33 may include a latch disposed at the bottom of the storage box 12, and the control device 40 may control the latch to support or separate from the storage box 12. The connecting assembly 33 may also include a hook member, and the control device 40 may control the hook to release or hook the storage case 12.

In another scenario, a plurality of storage boxes 12 are stored in the storage compartment 11. The transportation means 30 may include a suction cup assembly and roller assemblies movable to both sides of the storage box 12, and the control means 40 may control the roller assemblies to rotate in a designated direction to move the storage box 12 and control the suction cup assembly to be sucked to the storage box 12 adjacent to the storage box 12 to be moved. The function of the suction cup assembly is to hold the cartridge 12 adjacent to the cartridge 12 to be moved, avoiding being moved. The storage cassette 12 adjacent to the storage cassette 12 to be moved can be understood as a storage cassette 12 of upper and lower stages of the storage cassette 12 to be moved. Of course, in other examples, the storage cassette 12 adjacent to the storage cassette 12 to be moved may be fixed in other manners, which is not limited in the present specification.

In another scenario, a plurality of storage boxes 12 are stored in the storage compartment 11. The transportation device 30 may include a suction cup assembly and a telescopic assembly movable to one side of the storage box 12, and the control device 40 may control the telescopic assembly to be telescopic in a designated direction to drive the storage box 12 to move, and control the suction cup assembly to be adsorbed on the storage box 12 adjacent to the storage box 12 to be moved. The function of the suction cup assembly is to hold the cartridge 12 adjacent to the cartridge 12 to be moved, avoiding being moved. The storage cassette 12 adjacent to the storage cassette 12 to be moved can be understood as a storage cassette 12 of upper and lower stages of the storage cassette 12 to be moved. Of course, in other examples, the storage cassette 12 adjacent to the storage cassette 12 to be moved may be fixed in other manners, which is not limited in the present specification.

The intelligent container 100 of the present specification will be described below by taking an example in which a plurality of storage boxes 12 are stored in the storage compartment 11, and an example in which the transportation device 30 includes a roller assembly and a suction cup assembly. In practical applications, after the external instruction information is received by the control device 40, the reading device 20 may be controlled to read the first electronic tag 121 of each storage box 12 and the second electronic tag of each storage compartment 11 to determine the position information of the storage box 12 to be moved, that is, by determining which storage box 12 the laundry is placed in, which storage compartment 11 the storage box 12 is placed in, which position of the cabinet 10 the storage compartment 11 is located in, and then which storage box 12 is to be moved. Then the control device 40 controls the suction cup assembly of the transportation device 30 to be attached to the storage box 12 adjacent to the storage box 12 to be moved so as to fix the storage box 12, and prevents the storage box from being moved, and controls the roller assemblies of the transportation device 30 to move the storage box 12 to be moved out of the corresponding storage grid 11, so that the automatic unloading operation is realized. After the off-rack picking operation is completed, the transport device 30 is reset, and the storage box 12 originally located above the storage box 12 to be moved automatically drops to the position of the previous storage box 12 to be moved, and then the reading device 20 rescans and determines the position information of all the storage boxes 12 located above the previous storage box 12 to be moved once again, and sends the position information to the server to complete the data updating. And then the operations of putting goods on shelves, putting goods off shelves, retrieving goods, inventory and the like of a market or a merchant on the goods in the container are improved under the new retail scene.

Referring to fig. 8, the embodiment of the present specification further provides a store management system 200, which includes a distribution mechanism 50, at least one distribution area 60, and at least one intelligent container 100, wherein the distribution mechanism 50 is electrically connected to each distribution area 60, and each intelligent container 100 is electrically connected to each distribution area 60. It should be noted that the description of the intelligent container 100 in the above embodiments and embodiments is also applicable to the store management system 200 in this specification. Alternatively, the distribution area 60 may be a fitting room or a store. Furthermore, the communication connection between the distribution area 60 and the intelligent containers 100 and the distribution mechanism 50 can also be realized by means of a back-end server.

The distribution area 60 is used for sending a distribution instruction to the distribution mechanism 50 and each intelligent container 100, wherein the distribution instruction comprises characteristic information of the goods to be tested and position information of the distribution area 60. The intelligent container 100 is used for moving the storage boxes 12 for storing the goods to be tested out of the corresponding storage grids 11 according to the distribution instruction. The distribution mechanism 50 is used for receiving the storage boxes 12 removed from the intelligent containers 100 and distributing the storage boxes 12 to the corresponding distribution areas 60 according to the distribution instructions. Optionally, the delivery area 60 may include an interactive screen (e.g., a touch screen) for receiving an operation instruction input by a user to generate the delivery instruction. Of course, the store management system 200 may receive the operation instruction of the user in other manners, which is not limited in this specification.

In practice, the distribution area 60 is a fitting room, for example. The user may input an operation instruction through the interactive screen in the dispensing zone 60, for example, selecting a desired item of clothing to try on. The interactive screen generates a corresponding distribution instruction according to an operation instruction input by a user, and sends the distribution instruction to all the intelligent containers 100. The control device of the intelligent container 100 can first control the reading device 20 to read the first electronic tag 121 of each storage box 12 and the second electronic tag of each storage cell 11 to determine the position information of the storage box 12 to be moved, that is, by determining in which storage box 12 the laundry to be taken is placed, in which storage cell 11 the storage box 12 is placed, at what position of the cabinet body 10 the storage cell 11 is located, and further, which storage box 12 is to be moved, according to the distribution instruction. The control device 40 then controls the transport device 30 to move the storage box 12 to be moved out of the corresponding storage compartment 11, so as to realize the operation of automatically taking the goods off the shelf. Then, the receiving boxes 12 removed from the intelligent container 100 are received by the distribution mechanism 50, and the distribution mechanism 50 can distribute the receiving boxes 12 to the corresponding distribution areas 60 according to the distribution instruction, so as to realize the automatic distribution operation.

As can be seen from the above technical solutions, the store management system 200 of the present specification can complete the automatic goods picking and rack placing operation through the intelligent container 100 according to the distribution instruction sent by the distribution area, and then complete the automatic distribution operation through the distribution mechanism 50. Thereby providing integrated supporting container management and distribution flow and improving the management and operation efficiency of markets and stores.

In an alternative embodiment, the dispensing mechanism 50 includes a conveyor belt 51 and at least one dispensing device 52.

The conveying belt 51 comprises a conveying section 511 and a receiving section 512 communicated with the conveying section, wherein the receiving section 512 is arranged at the opening position of the containing grid 11 of the intelligent container 100 and is used for receiving the containing box 12 moved out of the containing grid 11 and conveying the containing box to the conveying section 511.

The distribution device 52 is electrically connected to the distribution area 60, and is configured to receive the distribution instruction and distribute the storage box 12 transferred from the transfer section to the corresponding distribution area 60 according to the distribution instruction.

In practice, the dispensing device 52 may be a dispensing cart. The delivery carriages have automatic path identification capability and may be communicatively coupled to the delivery zone 60 via wireless. When the delivery trolley receives the delivery instruction, the corresponding storage box 12 can be delivered to the corresponding delivery area 60, so as to realize automatic delivery operation. The delivery carriages may communicate with the corresponding delivery zones 60 by providing specific delivery tracks.

In an alternative embodiment, the distribution mechanism 50 further includes a recovery device 54 provided at an end of the transfer section 511 of the conveyor belt 51 for recovering the storage cassettes 12 transferred from the transfer section 511. It is understood that in practical applications, the user can cancel the order halfway, that is, a part of the storage boxes 12 are already moved out from the intelligent container 100 to the conveyor belt 51, but since the user does not try again, the part of the storage boxes 12 can be automatically conveyed to the recovery device 54 for recovery without being distributed by the distribution device 52, and the worker can put the recovered clothes on the shelf again.

In an alternative embodiment, the conveyor belt 51 further comprises at least one lead-out section 513 in communication with the conveying section 511, the lead-out section 513 being provided at a side of the conveying section 511. It will be appreciated that the lead-out section 513 is located to the side in the conveying direction of the conveying section 511. The distribution device 52 is provided in the lead-out section 513, and is configured to distribute the storage cassettes 12 transferred from the lead-out section 513 to the corresponding distribution areas 60 according to the distribution instructions. In this way, the location of dispensers 52 may be distributed in an orderly and streamlined manner, avoiding congestion.

In an alternative embodiment, the distribution mechanism 50 further includes pushing devices 53 corresponding to the number of the leading-out sections 513, the pushing devices 53 and the corresponding leading-out sections 513 are respectively disposed on two sides of the conveying section 511, and the pushing devices 53 are configured to push the storage boxes 12 from the conveying section 511 to the corresponding leading-out sections 513, so that the distribution devices 52 can obtain the corresponding storage boxes 12. The pushing device 53 may have a telescopic structure provided in a direction toward the lead-out portion 513, so as to push the storage cassettes 12 to the corresponding lead-out sections 513.

Further, a reading module 514 is arranged at a position on the conveying section 511 corresponding to the leading-out section 513, the reading module 514 is electrically connected with the pushing device 53, and the reading module 514 is used for reading the first electronic tag 121 of the storage box 12 of the conveying section 511 to obtain the characteristic information of the goods in the storage box 12 and sending the characteristic information to the corresponding pushing device 53.

The pushing device 53 is electrically connected to the distribution device 52 to acquire characteristic information of the goods to be tested, and the pushing device 53 is configured to push the storage box 12 corresponding to the characteristic information of the goods to be tested to the corresponding derivation section 513, so that the distribution device 52 acquires the corresponding storage box 12.

In practice, assuming dispensing device 52A is located at lead-out section 513A, dispensing device 52A needs to dispense laundry a to dispensing zone 60. Then, when the reading module 514A provided in the transfer section 511 and corresponding to the position of the lead-out section 513A reads a desired storage cassette 12, the pushing device 53A corresponding to the position of the lead-out section 513A can push the storage cassette 12 to the lead-out section 513 so that the corresponding delivery device 52A can obtain the storage cassette 12.

In an alternative embodiment, the distribution area 60 includes a recovery opening, and the distribution area 60 is further configured to send a recovery command to the distribution device 52, and the distribution device 52 can move to the recovery opening according to the recovery command. In practical application, after the user finishes fitting, a fitting completion prompt may be sent to the server through an interactive screen or in other manners, and a recovery instruction is sent to the distribution device 52 by the server, so that the distribution device 52 moves to the recovery port to be ready for clothes recovery. Or after the user finishes fitting and sends a fitting completion prompt through the interactive screen, the interactive screen can directly send a receiving instruction to the distribution device 52 so that the distribution device 52 moves to the recovery port to be ready for clothes recovery.

In an alternative embodiment, the dispensing device 52 is provided with a pressure sensor for detecting the weight of the goods to be tested and the goods to be recovered. When the pressure sensor detects that the weight data of the items to be tested and the items to be recovered are inconsistent, the dispensing device 52 may send a prompt signal to the dispensing zone 60. I.e. to ensure that the weight of the clothes in the recovery fitting room must be consistent with the weight of the clothes at the time of distribution.

Further, the dispensers 52 may be communicatively coupled to each other to transmit dispensing instructions received from each other and weight data detected by the pressure sensors.

In practical application, after the delivery trolley arrives at the fitting room, the delivery trolley firstly interacts with the fitting room or confirms whether a previous round of users are fitting in the fitting room to a background server, if yes, the delivery trolley waits for fitting to be completed, and if not, the delivery trolley pours a storage box containing clothes into a clothes placing window of the fitting room. And the clothes can automatically go to a recovery port of the fitting room after pouring.

In the fitting process, the interactive screen of the fitting room can interact with the user, and when clothes are put into the recycling opening, the user can be prompted whether to determine that the current clothes are recycled, namely, the user does not make an order. The interactive screen can guide the user to put the clothes into the recycling opening after the user fitting is completed. A similar fitting finishing button can be arranged in the fitting room, and after a user presses the fitting finishing button, the fitting room can send a recovery instruction to the delivery trolley. The distribution dolly can weigh once earlier when acquireing the clothing of waiting to try on, after acquireing the clothing of retrieving, can weigh once more, and when detecting out twice weight inequality, the distribution dolly can link between the fitting, and the suggestion user is whether the fitting is accomplished, and few clothing is interactive operation such as needs purchase.

After the user finishes fitting, the fitting room door is opened, and after the door is closed after going out, the fitting room can send a recovery instruction to the distribution trolley, and after the distribution trolley recovers the clothes, the worker can put the recovered clothes on the shelf again. Or the recovered clothes are sent to the appointed recovery position through the distribution trolley.

When a user wants to add a plurality of pieces of clothes for fitting in the fitting process, the fitting room can send the distribution instruction again, the distribution process is repeated, and the distribution trolley moves to the recovery port after pouring the clothes into the fitting room. When other distribution trolleys wait for the clothes to be recovered at the recovery opening, the distribution trolleys are in communication connection, so that the subsequent distribution trolley can transmit the characteristic information, the weight and the like of the clothes to the previous distribution trolley. Of course, the data interaction between the two delivery trolleys can also be accomplished by means of a server.

After the user leaves the fitting room, if the user does not press the recovery button or the dispensing cart considers that the clothes are not right, the fitting room can prompt (for example, a light is sent out from the fitting room to remind) that the user does not recover the clothes, and an outside shop assistant can enter for checking and then put the clothes into the recovery opening.

In addition, the delivery track of the delivery trolley can be arranged on the ground or on the upper floor, if the delivery track is arranged on other floors, an elevator type device is required to be arranged, a step type elevator can be arranged in a rear cabin for placing an intelligent container, the delivery trolley only needs to be driven to the steps, and then the delivery trolley can automatically reach a fitting room. When the clothes are recovered, the lifting type elevator can be selectively installed, so that the distribution trolley can reach the horizontal position of the fitting room to wait for the recovery of the clothes. In addition, a slope mode can be used, the distribution trolley can automatically open to the recovery port of the fitting room, and the moving line and the arrangement mode of the distribution trolley are not limited in the specification and are determined according to actual conditions.

Taking the delivery area 60 as a fitting room for example. The user may input an operation instruction through the interactive screen in the dispensing zone 60, for example, selecting a desired item of clothing to try on. The interactive screen generates corresponding distribution instructions according to the operation instructions input by the user and sends the corresponding distribution instructions to all the intelligent containers 100 and the distribution devices 52 of the distribution mechanism 50. The control device of the intelligent container 100 can first control the reading device 20 to read the first electronic tag 121 of each storage box 12 and the second electronic tag of each storage cell 11 to determine the position information of the storage box 12 to be moved, that is, by determining in which storage box 12 the laundry to be taken is placed, in which storage cell 11 the storage box 12 is placed, at what position of the cabinet body 10 the storage cell 11 is located, and further, which storage box 12 is to be moved, according to the distribution instruction. The control device 40 then controls the transport device 30 to move the storage box 12 to be moved out of the corresponding storage compartment 11, so as to realize the operation of automatically taking the goods off the shelf.

The storage cassette 12 removed from the intelligent container 100 can then fall to the receiving section 512 of the conveyor belt 51 and be conveyed along the conveying section 511. In this process, the reading module 514 disposed in the conveying section 511 can read the first electronic tag of each storage box 12 passing through the position of the reading module 514, and when the reading module 514 reads a storage box 12 matched with the clothes to be distributed by the distribution device 52 corresponding to the position of the corresponding exporting section 513, the storage box 12 meeting the requirement is pushed to the corresponding exporting section 513 by the corresponding pushing device 53, so that the corresponding distribution device 52 can obtain the storage box 12 and distribute the storage box 12 to the corresponding distribution area 60, thereby realizing the automatic distribution operation.

Other embodiments of the present disclosure will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the disclosure disclosed herein. This specification is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the specification following, in general, the principles of the specification and including such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice within the art to which the specification pertains. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit of the specification being indicated by the following claims.

It should also be noted that the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising an … …" does not exclude the presence of other like elements in a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure, and should not be taken as limiting the present disclosure, and any modifications, equivalents, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present disclosure should be included in the scope of the present disclosure.