Handling robot

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2024270497-A1
Application number	US-202418645963-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Apr 25, 2024
Priority date	Sep 30, 2019
Publication date	Aug 15, 2024
Grant date	—

Abstract

A handling robot includes a chassis, a vertical bracket arranged on the chassis, a handling assembly slidably connected to the vertical bracket, a holder connected to the vertical bracket and a transfer component connected to the vertical bracket. The handling assembly is configured to retrieve or place a first container from or to a warehouse shelf. The holder is configured to hold a second container. The transfer component is configured to transfer an item between the first container on the handling assembly and the second container held by the holder. the vertical bracket is arranged between the handling assembly and the holder.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A handling robot, comprising:
a chassis configured to travel along a preset path; a vertical bracket arranged on the chassis; a handling assembly slidably connected to the vertical bracket, the handling assembly being configured to retrieve a first container from a warehouse shelf, or place the first container to the warehouse shelf, a holder connected to the vertical bracket, the holder being configured to hold a second container; and a transfer component connected to the vertical bracket, the transfer component being configured to transfer an item between the first container on the handling assembly and the second container held by the holder; wherein the vertical bracket is arranged between the handling assembly and the holder.

2 . The handling robot according to claim 1 , wherein the handling assembly is arranged in one of a front side and a rear side of the vertical bracket along a traveling direction of the chassis, the holder is arranged in the other one of the front side and the rear side of the vertical bracket.

3 . The handling robot according to claim 1 , wherein the transfer component is rotatably connected to the vertical bracket;
wherein the transfer component is configured to pick the item from the first container on the handling assembly, rotate toward the second container held by the holder, and place the item to the second container.

4 . The handling robot according to claim 1 , wherein the transfer component is rotatably connected to the vertical bracket;
wherein the transfer component is configured to pick the item from the second container held by the holder, rotate toward the first container on the handling assembly, and place the item to the first container.

5 . The handling robot according to claim 1 , wherein the transfer component comprises:
a multidimensional mechanical joint connected to the vertical bracket; and a terminal actuator installed to the multidimensional mechanical joint; wherein the multidimensional mechanical joint is configured to drive the terminal actuator to rotate in multiple angles, and the terminal actuator is configured to grasp the item in the first container or the second container.

6 . The handling robot according to claim 5 , wherein the terminal actuator is a sucker device for adsorbing the item.

7 . The handling robot according to claim 1 , wherein the handling assembly comprises:
an installation platform slidably connected to the vertical bracket; a pallet installed to the installation platform, the pallet being configured to temporarily store the first container; and a sucker device movably connected to the installation platform, the sucker device being configured to adsorb the first container stored on the warehouse shelf and place the first container to the pallet, or move the first container from the pallet to the warehouse shelf.

8 . The handling robot according to claim 1 , further comprises an identification device installed to the vertical bracket, wherein the identification device is configured to acquire image information of the item in the second container held by the holder.

9 . The handling robot according to claim 8 , wherein the image information comprises at least one of:
position information of the item; stock keeping unit information of the item to be transferred; shape of the item to be transferred; image feature point of the item to be transferred; color information of the item to be transferred; and volume information of the item to be transferred.

10 . A handling robot, comprising:
a chassis configured to travel along a preset path; a vertical bracket arranged on the chassis; a handling assembly slidably connected to the vertical bracket, the handling assembly being configured to retrieve a first container from a warehouse shelf, or place the first container to the warehouse shelf; a holder connected to the vertical bracket, the holder being configured to hold a second container; a transfer component connected to the vertical bracket, the transfer component being configured to transfer an item between the first container on handling assembly and the second container held by the holder; and an identification device installed to the vertical bracket, wherein the identification device is configured to acquire image information of the item in the second container held by the holder.

11 . The handling robot according to claim 10 , wherein the image information comprises at least one of:
position information of the item; stock keeping unit information of the item to be transferred; shape of an item to be transferred; image feature point of an item to be transferred; color information of an item to be transferred; and volume information of an item to be transferred.

12 . The handling robot according to claim 10 , wherein the handling assembly is arranged in one of a front side and a rear side of the vertical bracket along a traveling direction of the chassis, the holder is arranged in the other one of the front side and the rear side of the vertical bracket.

13 . The handling robot according to claim 10 , wherein the transfer component is rotatably connected to the vertical bracket;
wherein the transfer component is configured to pick the item from the first container on the handling assembly, rotate toward the second container held by the holder, and place the item to the second container.

14 . The handling robot according to claim 10 , wherein the transfer component is rotatably connected to the vertical bracket;
wherein the transfer component is configured to pick the item from the second container held by the holder, rotate toward the first container on the handling assembly, and place the item to the first container.

15 . The handling robot according to claim 10 , wherein the transfer component comprises:
a multidimensional mechanical joint connected to the vertical bracket; and a terminal actuator installed to the multidimensional mechanical joint; wherein the multidimensional mechanical joint is configured to drive the terminal actuator to rotate in multiple angles, and the terminal actuator is configured to grasp the item in the first container or the second container.

16 . The handling robot according to claim 15 , wherein the terminal actuator is a sucker device for adsorbing the item.

17 . The handling robot according to claim 10 , wherein the handling assembly comprises:
an installation platform slidably connected to the vertical bracket; a pallet installed to the installation platform, the pallet being configured to temporarily store the first container; and a sucker device movably connected to the installation platform, the sucker device being configured to adsorb the first container stored on the warehouse shelf and place the first container to the pallet, or move the first container from the pallet to the warehouse shelf.

Assignees

• Hai Robotics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Chen Yuqi
• Kong Zhe

Classifications

• B65G2203/041

  Camera · CPC title

• B65G2203/0258

  Weight of the article · CPC title

• B65G2203/0241

  Quantity of articles · CPC title

• B65G2203/0233

  Position of the article · CPC title

• B25J9/1697

  Vision controlled systems · CPC title