LOGISTICS RACK AND APPLICATION METHOD THEREOF

• US 20180064277A1
• Filed: 10/28/2017
• Published: 03/08/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Binwu Huang, Hengyuan Wu, Tao Wei
• Original Assignee: Tao Wei
• Inventors: WEI, Tao, HUANG, Binwu, WU, Hengyuan
• Granted Patent: US 10,213,038 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• 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 encoded cards A (3) are provided on the top of the cabinet frame (1);

a hanging member (6) is connected below the encoded card A (3), and an express 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;

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

an input end of the central control machine is connected to an output end of the password recognition device.

3. The logistics rack according to claim 2, characterized in that the control system (20) further comprises a using state recognizer for the express fixing device (11), and the using state recognizer for the express fixing device (11) is mounted on the express fixing device (5) for identifying a using state of the express fixing device (5) and judging whether the express fixing device is illegally opened or not, and an output end of the using state recognizer for the express fixing device (11) is connected with the input end of the central control machine (9).

4. The logistics rack according to claim 3, characterized in that the using state recognizer for the express fixing device (11) comprises a pressure sensor (12) or a light sensor (15), and an output end of the pressure sensor (12) or the light sensor (15) is connected with the input end of the central control machine (9).

5. The logistics rack according to claim 2, characterized in that the control system further comprises a using state recognizer for the hanging member (25) mounted on the hanging member (6) for judging whether the hanging member is illegally sheared or not, and the output end of the using state recognizer for the hanging member(25) is connected with an input end of 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 for the hanging member (25) is an elastic force sensor (13), and an output end of the elastic force sensor (13) is connected with the input end of 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, and the output end of the central control machine (9) is connected to the cabinet door lock;

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

8. The logistics rack according to claim 2, characterized in that a camera (7) for recording a storage picture of an express item is installed in the cabinet frame (1), the camera is connected with 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 express fixing device (5) is provided with an encoded card B (4) with the same number of the encoded card A (3);

the using state recognizer for the express fixing device (11) 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 express fixing device (11) when the receiver picks up the express item.

10. The logistics rack according to claim 2, characterized in that each of the storage area (2) of the cabinet frame (1) comprises a frozen area (201) for storing fresh food express, 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 internet is connected with the internet of things;

the logistics rack is provided with an APP application platform, and each logistics rack is further provided with a container number card (16) with a unique number convenient for management of APP application platform; 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 an object information input module (17), an object dynamic position memory module (18) and an object position display module (19);

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

the object information input module (17) is configured to input object information into the control system, and the object dynamic position memory module (18) is configured to memorize the position of an object placed in the cabinet frame and input the position of the object into the control system to establish an incidence relation with the object information;

the object position display module (19) is configured to control the system to display the object position after the control system retrieves the object information when the express item is picked up, and the object information input module (17) comprises a manual input equipment or a bar code scanning equipment or an RFID chip reading equipment.

13. The logistics rack according to claim 12, characterized in that the object dynamic position memory module (18) comprises a weighing device or a machine vision device or a wireless clamp with codes (204) and a wireless hook (205);

the weighing device comprises a total weighing device mounted on the bottom of the entire cabinet frame, an encoded area weighing device (202) mounted in each storage area (2) of the cabinet frame, one or more encoded area sub-weighing devices (203) respectively mounted on the same storage area of the cabinet frame;

the machine vision device and the wireless clamp (204) and the wireless hook (205) are installed on the border of the cabinet frame respectively;

the weighing device, the machine vision device, and the wireless clamp (204) and the wireless hook (205) are respectively connected with the control system.

14. The logistics rack according to claim 2, 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 the object taken away is not matched with the information recorded by the object dynamic position memory module (18) when an express item is picked up or after the object is abnormally increased.

15. 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, and the internet is connected with the internet of things;

the logistics rack is provided with an APP application platform and WIFI.

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

a. selecting an unoccupied express fixing device (5) on the logistics rack by a courier, and clamping an express item;

b. informing a receiver of the number on an encoded card A (3) corresponding to the express fixing device (5); and

c. picking up the express item according to the number corresponding to the express fixing device (5) notified by the courier.

17. The application method of the logistics rack according to claim 16, characterized in that a cabinet door with a password recognition device is installed on the logistics rack, and the courier applies a secret key to the owner of the logistics rack in advance in the step a, and the cabinet door on the logistics rack is opened through the secret key;

and the receiver also applies the secret key to the owner of the logistics rack in advance in the step c, and the cabinet door on the logistics rack is opened through entering the secret key.

18. The application method of the logistics rack according to claim 16, characterized in that a cabinet door with a password recognition device is installed on the logistics rack, and a control system is installed in the cabinet frame (1);

the step a further comprises;

applying a secret key by the courier in advance, and opening the cabinet door on the logistics rack through the secret key;

the step b further comprises;

sending a message of the receiver and the number corresponding to the express fixing device to the control system through a keyboard (8) by the courier, automatically generating a secret key and express information by the control system and sending the secret key and the express information to the receiver;

the step c further comprises;

opening the cabinet door according to the secret key sent by the control system, and the express fixing device and the encoded card A(3) of the receiver on the logistics rack are automatically flashing, comparing the receiver with the number sent by the control system, picking up the express item, and automatically resetting the elastic hanging member;

the method further comprises step d;

sending information from the control system to the courier after the express item is picked up;

in the process of the step a to the step c, a central control machine (9) further identifies the using state of the express fixing device (5) and judges whether the express fixing device is illegally opened or not through a using state recognizer for the express fixing device (11);

judges whether the hanging member is illegally sheared or not through a using state recognizer for the hanging member (25); and

records whole process pictures of the express item from storage to pick-up through the camera (7);

if abnormal conditions exist, the central control machine sends out alarm information;

19. The application method of the logistics rack according to claim 18, characterized in that the logistics rack is further provided with an APP application platform;

the step a further comprises;

registering in advance through a web page or the APP application platform to apply for the secret key of opening the cabinet door of logistics rack by the courier;

the step c further comprises;

registering in advance through the web page or the APP application platform by the receiver, finding or instantly receiving the secret key of opening the cabinet door when the express item is available, and opening the cabinet door through the secret key, the express fixing device and the encoded card A of the receiver on the logistics rack are automatically flashing, comparing the receiver with the number sent by the control system, picking up the express item, and automatically resetting the elastic hanging member;

user registration of the APP application platform is bounded with a mobile number and a message authentication code is sent to authenticate;

in the process of the step a to the step c, the status of the express item in the logistics rack is inquired through the webpage or the APP application platform.

20. The application method of the logistics rack according to claim 19, characterized in that when the logistics rack is provided with WIFI function, the step C further comprises:

logging in the APP application platform of the logistics rack by the receiver, arriving at WIFI area of the logistics rack, automatically opening the cabinet door, and the express fixing device and the encoded card A of the receiver on the logistics rack are automatically flashing, comparing the receiver with the number sent by the control system, picking up the express item, and automatically resetting the elastic hanging member.