Logistics rack and application method thereof

• US 10,213,038 B2
• Filed: 10/28/2017
• Issued: 02/26/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Binwu Huang, Hengyuan Wu, Tao Wei
• Original Assignee: Binwu Huang, Hengyuan Wu
• Inventors: Wei, Tao, Huang, Binwu, Wu, Hengyuan
• Primary Examiner(s): Previl, Daniel
• Application Number:
  US15/796,762
• Publication Number:
  US 20180064277A1
• Time in Patent Office: 486 Days
• Field of Search: 3405681, 340569, 340570, 340666, 340668, 700231, 700232, 700237
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 2029/144 the receptacle being transportable and attachable to a building
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 2029/147 the receptacle comprising heating or cooling means
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 2029/149 with central server link
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 29/141 comprising electronically controlled locking means
• CPC Class Codes: B65G 1/137 with arrangements or automatic control means for selecting which articles are to be removed
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/08 Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00182 operated with unidirectional data transmission between data carrier and locks
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/33 by means of a password
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/38 for collecting sensor information

Abstract

The present invention discloses a logistics rack and an application method thereof. The logistics rack comprises a cabinet frame, wherein the cabinet frame is divided into a plurality of storage areas; a plurality of encoded cards A are provided on the top of the cabinet frame, a hanging member is connected below the encoded card A, and an express fixing device is connected to the bottom of the hanging member; a cabinet door with a password recognition device is mounted on the cabinet frame. A control system is mounted inside the cabinet frame, and an input end of the control system is connected to an input end of the password recognition device, and the output end is connected to a lock of the cabinet door. The logistics rack can save logistics time, improve logistics efficiency, and reduce logistics costs, and is safe and reliable.

Claims

1. A logistics rack, comprising a cabinet frame (1);

wherein the cabinet frame (1) is divided into a plurality of storage areas (2);

a plurality of first encoded cards (3) are provided on the top of the cabinet frame (1);

a hanging member (6) is connected with the bottom of each of the plurality of first encoded cards (3), and a parcel fixing device (5) is connected to the bottom of the hanging member (6).

2. The logistics rack according to claim 1, characterized in that the cabinet frame (1) is provided with a cabinet door (26) with a password recognition device (8);

a control system (20) is mounted inside the cabinet frame (1), and the control system (20) comprises a central control machine (9); and

the central control machine (9) communicates with the password recognition device (8).

3. The logistics rack according to claim 2, characterized in that the control system (20) further comprises a using state recognizer for the parcel fixing device (5), and the using state recognizer for the parcel fixing device (5) is mounted on the parcel fixing device (5) for identifying an opening state of the parcel fixing device (5);

and the using state recognizer for the express fixing device (11) communicates with the central control machine (9).

4. The logistics rack according to claim 3, characterized in that the using state recognizer for the parcel fixing device (5) comprises a pressure sensor (12) or a light sensor (15);

and the pressure sensor (12) or the light sensor (15) communicates with the central control machine (9).

5. The logistics rack according to claim 2, characterized in that the control system (20) further comprises a using state recognizer (25) for the hanging member (6) mounted on the hanging member (6) for judging whether the hanging member is cut or not;

and the using state recognizer (25) for the hanging member (6) communicates with the central control machine (9).

6. The logistics rack according to claim 5, characterized in that the hanging member (6) is an elastic hanging member;

a using state recognizer (25) for the hanging member (6) is an elastic force sensor (13); and

the elastic force sensor (13) communicates with the central control machine (9).

7. The logistics rack according to claim 2, characterized in that the password recognition device (8) comprises a cabinet door lock and a keyboard;

the central control system (9) communicates with the cabinet door lock;

the keyboard is connected with the central control machine (9) for entering a telephone number of a recipient, so that parcel information is automatically generated and sent to the recipient by the central control machine (9).

8. The logistics rack according to claim 2, characterized in that a camera (7) is installed in the cabinet frame (1);

wherein the camera is connected with the central control machine (9), and a monitoring image is stored by the control system.

9. The logistics rack according to claim 2, characterized in that the parcel fixing device (5) is provided with a second encoded card (4) with a same number of one of the first encoded cards (3);

the using state recognizer for the parcel fixing device (5) is further provided with an indicator lamp, and an input end of the indicator lamp is connected with the output end of the central control machine (9), and the indicator lamp flickers on the using state recognizer for the parcel fixing device (5) when the recipient picks up a parcel.

10. The logistics rack according to claim 2, characterized in that each of the storage areas (2) of the cabinet frame (1) comprises a frozen area (201) for storing a fresh food parcel, a temperature controller (24) is installed in the frozen area (201), the temperature controller (24) is connected with the central control machine (9), and the temperature of the frozen area is monitored by the central control machine.

11. The logistics rack according to claim 2, characterized in that the central control machine (9) is further connected with the Internet;

and the logistics rack is further provided with WiFi.

12. The logistics rack according to claim 2, characterized in that the logistics rack further comprises a parcel information input module (17), a parcel dynamic position memory module (18) and a parcel position display module (19);

the control system is respectively connected with the parcel information input module (17), the parcel dynamic position memory module (18), and the parcel position display module (19);

the parcel information input module (17) is configured to input parcel information into the control system, and the parcel dynamic position memory module (18) is configured to memorize the position of a parcel placed in the cabinet frame and input the position information of the parcel into the control system to establish a relationship between the control system and the parcel with the position information of the parcel;

the object position display module (19) is configured to display the parcel position after the control system retrieves the position information of the parcel when a parcel is picked up.

13. The logistics rack according to claim 12, characterized in that the logistics rack further comprises a pick-up monitoring and correcting system;

the pick-up monitoring and correcting system (21) is connected with the control system;

the pick-up monitoring and correcting system (21) is configured to give an alarm reminder after a parcel taken away is not matched with information recorded by the object dynamic position memory module (18) when the parcel is picked up.

14. The logistics rack according to claim 2, characterized in that the logistics frame further comprises a smell sensor, the smell sensor is connected with the control system, and the control system is further connected with a hazardous goods smell alarm (23);

the control system is further connected with the Internet;

the logistics rack is further provided with WiFi.

15. An application method of a logistics rack, characterized by comprising the following steps:

“

a”

selecting a parcel fixing device (5) not clamping a parcel on the logistics rack by a parcel dispatcher, and clamping a parcel with a parcel fixing device (5);

“

b”

informing a recipient of a number on one of the plurality of first encoded cards (3) corresponding to the parcel fixing device (5); and

“

c”

picking up the parcel according to one of a plurality of first encode cards (3) corresponding to the parcel fixing device (5);

wherein a hanging member (6) is connected with the bottom of each of the plurality of first encode cards (3), and the hanging member is connected with the parcel fixing device (5).

16. The application method of the logistics rack according to claim 15, characterized in that a cabinet door with a password recognition device is installed on the logistics rack, and the parcel dispatcher asks for a password from an owner of the logistics rack before the step “

a”

, and the cabinet door on the logistics rack is opened by entering the password; and

the recipient asks for a password from the owner of the logistics rack before the step “

c”

, and the cabinet door on the logistics rack is opened by entering the password.

17. The application method of the logistics rack according to claim 15, characterized in that a cabinet door with a password recognition device is installed on the logistics rack, and a control system is installed in a cabinet frame (1);

wherein

in the step “

a”

the parcel dispatcher asks for the password, and opens the cabinet door on the logistics rack by entering the password;

in the step “

b”

the parcel dispatcher enters information of the recipient and the number on one of the plurality of the first encoded cards (3) through a keyboard (8);

the control system receives the information of recipient and the number on one of the plurality of the first encoded cards (3); and

the control system generates automatically a password for the recipient and parcel information, and sends the password to the recipient;

in the step “

c”

when the control system opens the cabinet door according to the password sent by the control system, an indicator lamp (11) on the parcel fixing device (5) on the logistics rack flashes;

the application method further comprises step “

d”

;

sending information from the control system to the courier after the parcel is picked up; and

in a process of the step “

a”

to the step “

c”

, a central control machine (9) further identifies a using state of the parcel fixing device (5) through a using state recognizer for the parcel fixing device (5);

judges whether the hanging member is cut or not through a using state recognizer (25) for the hanging member (6).