阅读说明：本技术 配送机器人及其控制方法 (Distribution robot and control method thereof ) 是由 不公告发明人 于 2019-06-28 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明公开了一种配送机器人及其控制方法,配送机器人包括：机体；储物箱,储物箱设置于机体,储物箱包括：箱体、隔板、门体和驱动组件,箱体内部形成有储物腔且前侧敞开,隔板可转动地设置在箱体内部且具有分隔位置和收起位置,门体包括左右相对的两个子门体,驱动组件为两个,两个驱动组件分别用于驱动两个子门体转动；检测装置,检测装置用于检测隔板的位置；识别装置,识别装置用于识别解锁信息；控制器,两个驱动组件、检测装置和识别装置均与控制器电连接。由此,配送机器人可以根据隔板合理控制子门体的开闭,可以保证隔板在分隔位置处时每个子储物腔的使用安全性,而且如此设置的配送机器人灵活性强。(The invention discloses a delivery robot and a control method thereof, wherein the delivery robot comprises: a body; storage tank, storage tank set up in the organism, and the storage tank includes: the refrigerator comprises a refrigerator body, a partition plate, two door bodies and two driving assemblies, wherein a storage cavity is formed in the refrigerator body, the front side of the storage cavity is open, the partition plate is rotatably arranged in the refrigerator body and is provided with a separation position and a retraction position, the door body comprises two sub door bodies which are opposite to each other left and right, and the two driving assemblies are respectively used for driving the two sub door bodies to rotate; the detection device is used for detecting the position of the partition plate; the identification device is used for identifying the unlocking information; the controller, two drive assembly, detection device and recognition device all are connected with the controller electricity. From this, the distribution robot can rationally control the switching of the sub-door body according to the baffle, can guarantee the safety in utilization in every sub-storing chamber of baffle when separating position department, and the distribution robot flexibility that so sets up is strong moreover.)

1. A dispensing robot, comprising:

a body;

a storage tank, the storage tank set up in the organism, the storage tank includes: the refrigerator comprises a refrigerator body, a partition plate, a door body, two driving assemblies and a detection device, wherein a storage cavity is formed in the refrigerator body, the front side of the refrigerator body is open, the partition plate is rotatably arranged in the refrigerator body and is provided with a separation position and a retraction position, the partition plate divides the storage cavity into two sub storage cavities when located at the separation position, the partition plate is attached to the wall of the refrigerator body when located at the retraction position and is integrated with the storage cavity, the door body comprises two sub door bodies which are opposite from each other left and right, the two sub door bodies are rotatably arranged on the front side of the refrigerator body and respectively correspond to the two sub storage cavities, the number of the driving assemblies is two, the two driving assemblies are respectively used for driving the two sub door bodies to rotate, and the detection device is arranged in the storage box and is used for detecting the position of the partition plate;

the identification device is arranged on the machine body or the sub-door body and is used for identifying unlocking information;

the controller is arranged on the machine body, the two driving assemblies, the detection device and the recognition device are electrically connected with the controller, the controller controls the two driving assemblies to open the two sub-door bodies after receiving the retraction position information sent by the detection device and the unlocking information sent by the recognition device, and controls the corresponding one driving assembly to open the sub-door body after receiving the separation position information sent by the detection device and the unlocking information sent by the recognition device.

2. The dispensing robot of claims 1-2, wherein the detection device comprises: the detection device comprises a detected piece and a detection piece, wherein the detected piece is arranged on the partition plate, the detection piece is arranged on the wall of the box body so as to detect the detected piece when the partition plate is located at the retracted position, and the detection piece is electrically connected with the controller.

3. The dispensing robot as recited in claims 2-3, wherein the detected member is a magnet and the detecting member is a Hall sensor.

4. The dispensing robot of claims 1-4, wherein the identification device comprises a display screen for entering an unlock code and/or a scanner for scanning the unlock code.

5. The dispensing robot of claim 1, wherein the storage bin further comprises:

the first limiting piece is arranged on one wall of the storage cavity and used for limiting the partition board in the retracted position;

the second limiting part is arranged on the other wall of the storage cavity and used for limiting the partition board at the separation position.

6. The dispensing robot of claim 5, wherein the first stop comprises: the outer end, connector and interior spring bolt, the connector is connected the outer end with between the interior spring bolt, outer end is located the outside in storing chamber, the connector rotationally wears to establish the wall in storing chamber, interior spring bolt is used for right it is spacing to pack up the baffle in position.

7. The dispensing robot as recited in claim 5, wherein the second stop comprises two spaced stops, a stop slot is formed between the two stops, and the partition in the retracted position extends into the stop slot.

8. The dispensing robot of any of claims 1-7, wherein the bulkhead comprises: first baffle portion and second baffle portion, the one end of first baffle portion rotationally sets up on the wall in storing chamber, second baffle portion is relative first baffle portion is scalable.

9. Method for controlling a dispensing robot according to any of claims 1-8, characterized in that it comprises the following steps:

the detection device detects the position of the partition plate and sends the position information of the partition plate to the controller;

the identification device acquires unlocking information and sends the corresponding unlocking information to the controller;

the controller controls the corresponding driving assembly to work according to the received position information of the partition plate:

when the partition board is at the retraction position, the controller simultaneously controls the two driving assemblies to open the two sub-door bodies,

when the partition plate is located at the partition position, the controller controls the driving assembly corresponding to the unlocking information to open the corresponding sub-door body.

10. The method of controlling a dispensing robot as claimed in claim 9, further comprising, before the step of detecting the position of the partition by the detection means and transmitting the position information of the partition to the controller, the step of:

the identification device identifies information of an article to be placed in the storage cavity and sends the information to the controller, and the controller stores unlocking information corresponding to the article.

11. The control method of a dispensing robot according to claim 10, wherein the identifying means includes: a display screen;

after the step that the identification device identifies the information of the article to be placed in the storage cavity and sends the information to the controller, and the controller stores the unlocking information corresponding to the article,

the display screen displays options for opening one sub storage cavity and two sub storage cavities, and the controller controls the corresponding number of the driving assemblies to work according to the options.

12. The control method of a dispensing robot according to claim 11, wherein in the step of detecting the position of the partition by the detection means and transmitting the position information of the partition to the controller,

when the partition board is in the retracted position, the controller receives at least one item of information and stores an unlocking message;

when the partition plate is located at the partition position, the controller can receive at least two pieces of article information and store two different pieces of unlocking information, and each piece of unlocking information corresponds to one driving assembly.

13. The control method of a dispensing robot according to claim 10, wherein the identifying means includes: a display screen;

in the step of identifying the information of the article to be placed in the storage cavity by the identification device and sending the information to the controller, and the step of storing the unlocking information corresponding to the article by the controller, and in the step of acquiring the unlocking information by the identification device and sending the corresponding unlocking information to the controller,

the display screen displays an input keyboard and an input content box.

14. The control method of a dispensing robot according to claim 10, wherein the identifying means includes: a scanner;

in the step that the identification device identifies the information of the article to be put into the storage cavity and sends the information to the controller, and the controller stores the unlocking information corresponding to the article,

the scanner scans article information and sends the article information to the controller;

in the step of the recognition device acquiring the unlocking information and transmitting the corresponding unlocking information to the controller,

the scanner scans unlocking information of the electronic equipment of the user and sends the unlocking information to the controller.

15. The dispensing robot control method of claim 9, wherein, after the step of the controller controlling the operation of the corresponding driving assembly according to the position of the partition,

the controller controls the driving assembly to close the sub-door body.

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of logistics, in particular to a distribution robot and a control method thereof.

Background

With the rapid development of the internet, more and more residents choose to shop online. The online shopping is convenient, and the consumer can complete the operations of commodity selection, payment and the like without going out. One of the disadvantages of online shopping is that the consumer cannot get the goods in real time after paying the payment as in a conventional retail store, and needs to wait for the seller to deliver the goods to the consumer by way of express parcel.

When the consumer purchases the catering product, the product is delivered to the consumer by the seller through the takeout personnel. Because the delivery time of delivery personnel and the delivery time of a consumer cannot be coordinated and unified, the delivery of express packages and takeouts always has the bottleneck of real-time accurate delivery of the last kilometer and the last hundred meters.

In addition, because the express delivery parcel size is different, most parcel is small, and few parcel is bulky, and the express delivery cabinet generally sets up more little volume express delivery cabinet, sets up less big volume express delivery cabinet again, and this kind of mode is not nimble enough, and the low-usage can't effectively be applied to the delivery equipment in addition.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention is directed to solving at least one of the problems of the prior art. To this end, an object of the present invention is to provide a delivery robot that can realize flexible delivery and can ensure property safety of a user.

The invention further provides a control method of the distribution robot.

A delivery robot according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a body; a storage tank, the storage tank set up in the organism, the storage tank includes: the refrigerator comprises a refrigerator body, a partition plate, a door body, two driving assemblies and a detection device, wherein a storage cavity is formed in the refrigerator body, the front side of the refrigerator body is open, the partition plate is rotatably arranged in the refrigerator body and is provided with a separation position and a retraction position, the partition plate divides the storage cavity into two sub storage cavities when located at the separation position, the partition plate is attached to the wall of the refrigerator body when located at the retraction position and is integrated with the storage cavity, the door body comprises two sub door bodies which are opposite from each other left and right, the two sub door bodies are rotatably arranged on the front side of the refrigerator body and respectively correspond to the two sub storage cavities, the number of the driving assemblies is two, the two driving assemblies are respectively used for driving the two sub door bodies to rotate, and the detection device is arranged in the storage box and is used for detecting the position of the partition plate; the identification device is arranged on the machine body or the sub-door body and is used for identifying unlocking information; the controller is arranged on the machine body, the two driving assemblies, the detection device and the recognition device are electrically connected with the controller, the controller controls the two driving assemblies to open the two sub-door bodies after receiving the retraction position information sent by the detection device and the unlocking information sent by the recognition device, and controls the corresponding one driving assembly to open the sub-door body after receiving the separation position information sent by the detection device and the unlocking information sent by the recognition device.

Therefore, according to the distribution robot provided by the embodiment of the invention, the opening and closing of the sub-door bodies can be reasonably controlled according to the partition plate, the use safety of each sub-storage cavity when the partition plate is at the partition position can be ensured, the property safety of a user can be further ensured, and the distribution robot provided in the way is strong in flexibility and can meet different distribution requirements of the user. And moreover, the function of the distribution robot controlled in such a way is reliably and stably realized.

In some examples of the invention, the detection means comprises: the detection device comprises a detected piece and a detection piece, wherein the detected piece is arranged on the partition plate, the detection piece is arranged on the wall of the box body so as to detect the detected piece when the partition plate is located at the retracted position, and the detection piece is electrically connected with the controller.

In some examples of the present invention, the detection member is a magnet, and the detection member is a hall sensor.

In some examples of the invention, the identification device comprises a display screen for entering the unlocking code and/or a scanner for scanning the unlocking code.

In some examples of the invention, the storage case further comprises: the first limiting piece is arranged on one wall of the storage cavity and used for limiting the partition board in the retracted position; the second limiting part is arranged on the other wall of the storage cavity and used for limiting the partition board at the separation position.

In some examples of the present invention, the first limiting member includes: the outer end, connector and interior spring bolt, the connector is connected the outer end with between the interior spring bolt, outer end is located the outside in storing chamber, the connector rotationally wears to establish the wall in storing chamber, interior spring bolt is used for right it is spacing to pack up the baffle in position.

In some examples of the present invention, the second limiting member includes two spaced limiting blocks, a limiting groove is formed between the two limiting blocks, and the partition board in the retracted position extends into the limiting groove.

In some examples of the invention, the separator comprises: first baffle portion and second baffle portion, the one end of first baffle portion rotationally sets up on the wall in storing chamber, second baffle portion is relative first baffle portion is scalable.

The control method of the delivery robot according to the present invention includes the steps of: the detection device detects the position of the partition plate and sends the position information of the partition plate to the controller; the identification device acquires an unlocking code and sends corresponding unlocking information to the controller; the controller controls the corresponding driving assembly to work according to the received position information of the partition plate: when the partition board is located at the retraction position, the controller controls the two driving assemblies to open the two sub-door bodies simultaneously, and when the partition board is located at the separation position, the controller controls the driving assembly corresponding to the unlocking information to open the corresponding sub-door body.

In some examples of the present invention, before the detecting device detects the position of the partition board and transmits the position information of the partition board to the controller, the method further includes: the identification device identifies information of an article to be placed in the storage cavity and sends the information to the controller, and the controller stores unlocking information corresponding to the article.

In some examples of the invention, the identifying means comprises: a display screen; after the step that the identification device identifies information of the articles to be placed into the storage cavities and sends the information to the controller, and the controller stores unlocking information corresponding to the articles, the display screen displays options of opening one sub storage cavity and two sub storage cavities; and the controller controls the corresponding number of the driving assemblies to work according to the options.

In some examples of the present invention, in the step of detecting the position of the partition by the detecting means and transmitting the position information of the partition to the controller, the controller receives at least one item information and stores an unlock information when the partition is in the retracted position; when the partition plate is located at the separation position, the controller can receive at least two pieces of article information and store two different pieces of unlocking information, and each piece of unlocking information corresponds to one driving assembly.

In some examples of the invention, the identifying means comprises: a display screen; the method comprises the steps that the identification device identifies information of an article to be placed in the storage cavity and sends the information to the controller, the controller stores unlocking information corresponding to the article, the identification device acquires an unlocking code and sends corresponding unlocking information to the controller, and the display screen displays an input keyboard and an input content box.

In some examples of the invention, the identifying means comprises: a scanner; in the step that the identification device identifies information of an article to be placed in the storage cavity and sends the information to the controller, and the controller stores unlocking information corresponding to the article, the scanner scans the information of the article and sends the information to the controller; in the step of acquiring the unlocking code by the identification device and sending corresponding unlocking information to the controller, the scanner scans the unlocking code of the electronic equipment of the user and sends the unlocking code to the controller.

In some examples of the invention, after the step of controlling the corresponding driving assembly to work by the controller according to the position of the partition plate, the controller controls the driving assembly to drive the sub-door body to close the sub-storage cavity.

Additional aspects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention.

Drawings

The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:

FIG. 1 is a first angled schematic view of a storage compartment according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a second angled schematic view of a storage compartment according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a third angled schematic view of a storage compartment according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a storage compartment according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a fourth angled schematic view of a storage compartment according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of the connection of components of a dispensing robot according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 7 is a schematic step diagram of a control method of a dispensing robot according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numerals:

a storage case 100; a case 10; a first wall 101; a second wall 102; a third wall 103;

a partition plate 11; a first partition portion 111; a slide sheet 112; a second partition portion 113; a chute 114; an avoidance slot 115;

a door body 12; a sub-door body 121; a drive assembly 13; a storage chamber 14; the sub storage chamber 141; a first stopper 15; an outer end 151; a connecting body 152; an inner latch bolt 153;

a second stopper 16; a stopper 161; a limiting groove 162;

a detection device 20; a magnet 21; a Hall sensor 22;

the identification means 30; a controller 40.

Detailed Description

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below, the embodiments described with reference to the drawings being illustrative, and the embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below.

A delivery robot for delivering couriers and takeouts according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to fig. 1 to 7.

The delivery robot according to an embodiment of the present invention may include: a body, a storage box 100, an identification device 30 and a controller 40.

Wherein, the body may be provided with a receiving groove, and the storage box 100 is disposed in the receiving groove. As shown in fig. 1 to 7, the storage case 100 includes: the refrigerator comprises a refrigerator body 10, a partition plate 11, a door body 12, a driving assembly 13 and a detection device 20, wherein a storage cavity 14 is formed inside the refrigerator body 10, the front side of the refrigerator body 10 is open, the storage box 100 is used for containing articles, and the articles can be sold or taken out. The door 12 is rotatably provided at a front side of the body 10 to open and close the storage chamber 14.

The partition 11 may be rotatably disposed inside the box 10, for example, as shown in fig. 1, one end of the partition 11 may be provided with a pivot shaft, the end of the partition 11 may be rotatably disposed on the first wall 101 of the storage chamber 14 through the pivot shaft, and the first wall 101 may be a top wall of the box 10.

Furthermore, the partition 11 has a spaced position and a stowed position, i.e. the partition 11 has two extreme positions during rotation, the two extreme positions being the spaced position and the stowed position, respectively. When baffle 11 is in the partition position, baffle 11 separates into two sub-storing chambeies 141 with storing chamber 14, and at this moment, baffle 11 has the contained angle with the roof that corresponds, and the contained angle can make it can separate storing chamber 14 inner space, and the contained angle can be 90, if the pivotal axis setting of baffle 11 is in the left and right directions central line department of roof, so when baffle 11 is in the partition position, baffle 11 can separate into two sub-storing chambeies 141 that the volume is the same with storing chamber 14, can further conveniently deposit two users' article like this. Of course, the pivot axis of the partition 11 may be disposed at other positions of the top wall, and the two sub storage cavities 141 obtained after the partition 11 is divided will have different volumes, that is, one sub storage cavity 141 with a larger volume and one sub storage cavity 141 with a smaller volume.

As shown in fig. 3 and 4, when the partition 11 is in the retracted position, the partition 11 is attached to the top wall of the box 10, and the storage cavity 14 is integral. That is, the partition 11 in the stowed position merges the two sub-storage cavities 141 to form an integral storage cavity 14, and the storage cavity 14 can be used to store a large volume of articles.

As shown in fig. 7, the door 12 includes two sub-door bodies 121 opposite to each other in the left-right direction, the two sub-door bodies 121 are rotatably disposed at the front side of the cabinet 10, one of the two sub-door bodies 121 is located at the left side and the other is located at the right side, and the two sub-door bodies 121 respectively correspond to two sub-storage cavities 141, that is, each sub-door body 121 can be used to open and close the corresponding sub-storage cavity 141. Therefore, when the partition board 11 is located at the partition position, each sub-door body 121 can correspondingly open the sub-storage cavity 141, and two sub-door bodies 121 are not required to be opened simultaneously, so that articles of each user can be better protected.

The number of the driving assemblies 13 is two, and the two driving assemblies 13 are respectively used for driving the two sub-door bodies 121 to rotate. Through setting up two drive assembly 13, can drive two sub-door bodies 121 respectively and rotate, can realize the independent control of two sub-door bodies 121 like this, can be so that the switching independent control of every sub-storing chamber 141. Each sub-door 121 is provided with a pivot shaft, for example, the left end pivot shaft of the sub-door 121 on the left side is provided at the left end of the front side of the cabinet 10, and the right end pivot shaft of the sub-door 121 on the right side is provided at the right end of the front side of the cabinet 10. The drive assembly 13 may comprise a drive motor and a transmission member for transmission between the drive motor and the pivot shaft, which may be a transmission belt.

From this, storage tank 100 can change its inside volume through setting up baffle 11, can be like this according to actual conditions reasonable control box 10's parking space, for example, when having more little volume article in article such as express delivery and takeaway, can rotate baffle 11 to the partition position, if again when having big volume article in article such as express delivery and takeaway, can rotate baffle 11 to the position of packing up. Thus, the storage box 100 has high flexibility in storing articles and can meet different requirements of users. Moreover, the partition plate 11 is rotated to reduce the switching difficulty, so that the storage box 100 is easy to adjust and control.

According to an alternative embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 3 and 4, the storage case 100 further includes: the first limiting member 15 is arranged on the first wall 101 of the storage cavity 14 or the second wall 102 adjacent to the first wall 101, and the first limiting member 15 is used for limiting the other end of the partition board 11 in the retracted position. It can be understood that the first limiting member 15 is mainly used for limiting the partition 11, which can ensure the stability of the partition 11 in the retracted position, and as shown in fig. 4 and 5, the first limiting member 15 may be disposed on the top wall, as shown in fig. 6, when the partition 11 rotates to the right, the first limiting member 15 may also be disposed on the right side wall adjacent to the top wall, and when the partition 11 rotates to the left, the first limiting member 15 may also be disposed on the left side wall adjacent to the top wall.

As shown in fig. 2, the first stopper 15 is located near the left or right end of the top wall and at the midpoint in the front-rear direction thereof. That is to say, in the left-right direction, first locating part 15 is close to the left end or the right-hand member setting of roof, and in the front and back direction, first locating part 15 is close to the mid point setting of roof, and the position of baffle 11 can effectively be restricted to first locating part 15 that so sets up, can guarantee the stability of baffle 11.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 5, the first limiting member 15 includes: the outer end 151, the connecting body 152 and the inner locking tongue 153, the connecting body 152 is connected between the outer end 151 and the inner locking tongue 153, the outer end 151 is located on the outer side of the first wall 101 of the storage cavity 14, the connecting body 152 rotatably penetrates through the first wall 101, and the inner locking tongue 153 is used for limiting the other end of the partition board 11 in the retracted position. That is, the first position-limiting member 15 is an operable component, and the user can directly rotate the inner latch 153 to limit the other end of the partition 11. Therefore, the first limiting member 15 has a simple structure, and the first limiting member 15 can effectively limit the degree of freedom of the partition plate 11, and can ensure the stability of the partition plate 11 at the retracted position.

As shown in fig. 3, the other end of the partition plate 11 is provided with an escape groove 115 corresponding to the inner latch 153. The arrangement of the avoiding groove 115 can facilitate the first limiting member 15 to limit the partition board 11, and the first limiting member 15 can be prevented from occupying the space of the storage cavity 14 more downwards. The avoiding groove 115 may be a circular arc shape, and the circular arc-shaped avoiding groove 115 may facilitate the rotation of the first limiting member 15.

Further, as shown in fig. 3, the storage case 100 may further include: and the second limiting piece 16, the second limiting piece 16 is arranged on the third wall 103 of the storage cavity 14, the third wall 103 is arranged opposite to the first wall 101, the third wall 103 is a bottom wall, and the second limiting piece 16 is used for limiting the other end of the partition plate 11 at the separation position. It can be understood that the second limiting member 16 is used for limiting the partition 11 at the partition position, so that the second limiting member 16 can ensure the reliability of the partition 11 at the partition position, and thus can ensure the safety of articles for different users.

As shown in fig. 4, the partition plate 11 includes: the storage compartment 14 includes a first partition portion 111 and a second partition portion 113, one end of the first partition portion 111 is rotatably disposed on the first wall 101 of the storage compartment 14, the second partition portion 113 is extendable and retractable with respect to the first partition portion 111, and the first stopper 15 is used for stopping the second partition portion 113 in the storage position. It will be appreciated that when the partition 11 is in the partitioning position, the second partition portion 113 is extended relative to the first partition portion 111, and when the partition 11 is in the stowed position, the second partition portion 113 is retracted relative to the first partition portion 111, such arrangement of the partition 11 effectively partitions the storage compartment 14, and also facilitates the first stop 15 in the stowed position to stop the partition 11, and facilitates the second stop 16 in the partitioning position to stop the partition 11.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 4, the first barrier section 111 is provided with a slide 112, the second barrier section 113 is formed with a slide groove 114 opened toward the first barrier section 111, and the slide 112 is slidably provided in the slide groove 114. Therefore, the second partition plate portion 113 can extend and contract relative to the first partition plate portion 111 through the cooperation of the sliding piece 112 and the sliding groove 114, so that the partition plate 11 can be switched between the partition position and the storage position, and the storage flexibility of the storage box 100 can be improved. Further, the first partition 111 may be provided with a slide groove, and the slide piece 112 may be a one-piece slider that slides relative to the slide groove in the first partition 111.

As shown in fig. 4, the second limiting member 16 includes two spaced limiting blocks 161, a limiting groove 162 is formed between the two limiting blocks 161, and the other end of the second partition 113 in the retracted position extends into the limiting groove 162. It will be appreciated that when the partition 11 is rotated from the stowed position to the partitioning position, the second partition portion 113 may extend relative to the first partition portion 111, and then the lower end of the second partition portion 113 gradually enters the limiting groove 162 between the two limiting blocks 161, and the limiting groove 162 may effectively limit the second partition portion 113. Wherein, the two limit blocks 161 can be disposed near the rear sidewall of the box 10.

Referring to fig. 1 and 6, the detecting device 20 is provided to the storage compartment 100, and the detecting device 20 is used to detect the position of the partition 11. It will be appreciated that the detection device 20 can detect whether the partition 11 is in the separating position or in the retracted position, wherein the rotation process is a switching process of only two positions, which takes a short time. The detecting device 20 may detect only one position of the partition 11, for example, the detecting device 20 may detect only whether the partition 11 is in the stowed position, and if not, determine that it is in the partitioning position.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 1, the detection device 20 includes: the detection object is arranged on the partition plate 11, the detection object is arranged on the top wall or the side wall of the box body 10 to detect the detection object when the partition plate 11 is at the retracting position, and the detection object is electrically connected with the controller 40. That is, the partition board 11 is provided with the detected member, and the detected member can confirm whether the partition board 11 is in the retracted position by detecting the position of the detected member, so that the position of the partition board 11 can be known. This detection is simple and reliable and the detection device 20 is easy to arrange.

Alternatively, the detected member may be a magnet 21, and the detecting member may be a hall sensor 22. It will be appreciated that when the partition 11 is rotated to the retracted position, the hall sensor 22 can magnetically sense the magnet 21, so as to further determine that the partition 11 is in the retracted position, and when the partition 11 is rotated to the spaced position, the hall sensor 22 cannot sense the magnet 21 because the hall sensor 22 is far away from the magnet 21, so as to determine that the partition 11 is in the spaced position.

The recognition device 30 is disposed on the body or the sub-door 121, and the recognition device 30 is used for recognizing the unlocking information. The recognition device 30 is mainly used to recognize related information so that the dispensing robot will not open the storage box 100 when the recognition is not passed, and the dispensing robot will open the storage box 100 only when the recognition is passed.

Alternatively, the recognition device 30 includes a display screen for inputting the unlocking code, that is, the user can directly input the unlocking code through a display keyboard of the display screen, which is simple and direct, and the user can know the corresponding input result, i.e., input success and input failure.

Alternatively, the identification device 30 comprises a scanner for scanning the unlock code. The scanner can scan the unlocking code obtained by the user, and the mode does not need manual input of the user, only needs the user to show the unlocking code, and is simpler and safer.

As shown in fig. 6, the controller 40 is disposed in the machine body, the two driving assemblies 13, the detecting device 20 and the identifying device 30 are all electrically connected to the controller 40, the controller 40 receives the retraction position information sent by the detecting device 20 and the unlocking information sent by the identifying device 30, and then simultaneously controls the two driving assemblies 13 to open the two sub-door bodies 121, and receives the separation position information sent by the detecting device 20 and the unlocking information sent by the identifying device 30, and then controls the corresponding one of the driving assemblies 13 to open the sub-door body 121.

It can be understood that the partition 11 has two positions, and correspondingly, the two sub-door bodies 121 will also correspond to two situations, that is, a situation where the partition 11 is in the retracted position and a situation where the partition 11 is in the partition position, when the partition 11 is in the partition position, a user can recognize the acquired unlock code by using the recognition device 30, and then the controller 40 controls the corresponding driving assembly 13 to drive the sub-door bodies 121 to rotate, and the user can take out the items such as express delivery, takeout and the like from the corresponding sub-storage cavities 141, and the other sub-storage cavity 141 will remain in the closed state, and at this time, the two sub-storage cavities 141 are independently controlled. When the partition board 11 is in the retracting position, the user can use the recognition device 30 to recognize the acquired unlocking code, then the controller 40 controls the two driving assemblies 13 to drive the sub-door body 121 to rotate, the storage cavity 14 is opened at the same time, and the user can take out articles such as express delivery, takeout and the like from the storage cavity 14.

Therefore, according to the distribution robot provided by the embodiment of the invention, the opening and closing of the sub-door body 121 can be reasonably controlled according to the partition plate 11, the use safety of each sub-storage cavity 141 when the partition plate 11 is at the partition position can be ensured, the property safety of a user can be further ensured, and the distribution robot provided in the way is strong in flexibility and can meet different distribution requirements of the user. And moreover, the function of the distribution robot controlled in such a way is reliably and stably realized.

A control method of the dispensing robot according to an embodiment of the present invention is described in detail below with reference to fig. 7.

As shown in fig. 7, a control method of a dispensing robot according to an embodiment of the present invention may include the steps of:

s1, the identification device 30 identifies information of the article to be placed in the storage cavity 14 and sends the information to the controller 40, and the controller 40 stores unlocking information corresponding to the article. That is to say, in the process of placing the express or take-out in the storage cavity 14, the identification device 30 needs to identify the article information first, and the identification mode may be the above-mentioned display screen input or the above-mentioned scanner scanning. The identification device 30 identifies the related article information and then sends the article information to the controller 40, and the controller 40 performs corresponding storage processing so that a later user can take the article.

Wherein, the display screen displays an input keyboard and an input content box. Therefore, the courier and the takeout personnel can directly know the input content of the courier and the takeout personnel, and the operation of the user can be facilitated. Alternatively, the scanner scans the item information and sends it to the controller 40. This approach is also simple and efficient.

S2, the display screen displays options for opening one sub-storage cavity 141 and two sub-storage cavities 141, and the controller 40 controls a corresponding number of driving assemblies 13 to operate according to the options. It will be appreciated that the display may display corresponding options so that the courier and the takeaway may select a sub-storage compartment 141 or storage compartment 14 of an appropriate volume based on the actual article volume. When the courier or the takeout person selects one of the sub-storage cavities 141, the controller 40 drives one of the driving assemblies 13 to operate to open one of the sub-door bodies 121, and then the articles are put into the sub-storage cavity 141, and the controller 40 drives the driving assembly 13 in the reverse direction again to close the sub-door body 121. When the courier or the takeout person selects two sub-storage cavities 141, the controller 40 drives the two driving assemblies 13 to work, the two sub-door bodies 121 are opened, then the position of the partition plate 11 is adjusted to the retracting position, the articles are put into the storage cavity 14, the controller 40 drives the two driving assemblies 13 reversely again, and the two sub-door bodies 121 are closed.

Wherein, when the partition 11 is in the retracted position, the controller 40 receives at least one item information and stores an unlocking information; when the partition 11 is in the partition position, the controller 40 may receive at least two article information and store two different unlocking messages, each corresponding to one of the driving assemblies 13. Thus, the controller 40 may recognize the unlock code of the user when the user unlocks, and then perform matching, so that the safety of the storage box 100 may be secured.

S3, the detecting device 20 detects the position of the partition 11 and sends the position information of the partition 11 to the controller 40. The detection device 20 can detect the specific position of the partition 11, so as to determine whether the storage cavity 14 is divided into two sub-storage cavities 141, and the controller 40 can know the use condition of the storage cavity 14.

S4, the identification device 30 obtains the unlocking information and sends the corresponding unlocking information to the controller 40. Wherein, the display screen displays an input keyboard and an input content box. Therefore, the user can directly know the input content of the user, and the operation of the user can be facilitated. Alternatively, the scanner scans the unlock code of the user's electronic device and sends it to the controller 40. This approach is also simple and efficient.

S5, the controller 40 controls the corresponding driving assembly 13 to work according to the received position information of the partition board 11: when the partition 11 is at the storage position, the controller 40 simultaneously controls the two driving assemblies 13 to drive the two sub-door bodies 121 to open the storage cavities 14, and when the partition 11 is at the separation position, the controller 40 controls the driving assembly 13 corresponding to the unlocking information to drive the corresponding sub-door body 121 to open the sub-storage cavity 141.

S6, the controller 40 controls the driving assembly 13 to drive the sub-door body 121 to close the sub-storage cavity 141. When one sub storage cavity 141 is opened, the driving assembly 13 drives the corresponding sub door body 121 to close the sub storage cavity 141, and when the whole storage cavity 14 is opened, the two driving assemblies 13 drive the two sub door bodies 121 to close the storage cavity 14.

Therefore, the position of the partition plate 11 and the working state of the driving assembly 13 are reasonably designed, so that the distribution robot can realize flexible distribution, different distribution requirements of users are met, the distribution safety is good, and the property safety of the users can be effectively guaranteed.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "central," "longitudinal," "lateral," "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "clockwise," "counterclockwise," "axial," "radial," "circumferential," and the like are used in the orientations and positional relationships indicated in the drawings for convenience in describing the invention and to simplify the description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the referenced device or element must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and are not to be considered limiting of the invention.

In the description of the present invention, "the first feature" and "the second feature" may include one or more of the features. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more. In the description of the present invention, the first feature being "on" or "under" the second feature may include the first and second features being in direct contact, and may also include the first and second features being in contact with each other not directly but through another feature therebetween. In the description of the invention, "above", "over" and "above" a first feature in a second feature includes the first feature being directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature.

In the description herein, references to the description of the term "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an illustrative embodiment," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples" or the like mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example.

While embodiments of the invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.