IP Library Granted Patent US 11,653,757
Granted Patent B2
US 11,653,757 · App. 16/772,918 · Granted May 23, 2023

Automatically adjustable smart shelf, cargo storing method and unmanned logistics system

Inventors: Wei Chen (Beijing, CN); Jun Xiao (Beijing, CN); Jinhua Cai (Beijing, CN); Yanguang Liu (Beijing, CN); Chen Fan (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: BEIJING JINGDONG QIANSHI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
A47B57/06B65G1/04A47B2220/0097B64C39/024B64D9/00B64U2101/60
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Patent No.
US 11,653,757
App. No.
16/772,918
Granted
May 23, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an automatically adjustable smart shelf, a cargo storing method, and an unmanned logistics system. The automatically adjustable smart shelf includes a shelf outer frame and a control unit. A first movable shelf layer and a second movable shelf layer provided on the shelf outer frame and respectively movable along a first direction and a second direction intersecting with each other. A control unit can control the first movable shelf layer and the second movable shelf layer to move along the first direction and the second direction respectively, so as to form various sizes of storage space for storing various cargos accordingly.

Claims (18)

1. An automatically adjustable smart shelf, comprising:

a shelf outer frame;

at least one first movable shelf layer and at least one second movable shelf layer provided on the shelf outer frame and respectively movable along a first direction and a second direction intersecting with each other;

a control unit configured to control the at least one first movable shelf layer and the at least one second movable shelf layer to move along the first direction and the second direction respectively, so as to form various sizes of storage space for storing various cargos respectively;

a first distance detector provided on the at least one first movable shelf layer to detect a distance between the at least one first movable shelf layer and a cargo and feed the distance back to the control unit; and

the at least one second movable shelf layer is provided with a second distance detector configured to detect a distance between the at least one second movable shelf layer and a cargo and feed the distance back to the control unit.

2. The automatically adjustable smart shelf according to claim 1 , wherein the first direction is a horizontal direction, the second direction is a vertical direction, and the at least one first movable shelf layer is arranged vertically and the at least one second movable shelf layer is arranged horizontally.

3. The automatically adjustable smart shelf according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a first movement guide rail provided on the shelf outer frame, on which the at least one first movable shelf layer is configured to move; and

a second movement guide rail provided on the shelf outer frame, on which the at least one second movable shelf layer is configured to move.

4. The automatically adjustable smart shelf according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one first movable shelf layer and the at least one second movable shelf layer are both formed of a plurality of rods.

5. The automatically adjustable smart shelf according to claim 4 , further comprising a movement guide rail provided on the shelf outer frame, wherein both ends of each of the plurality of rods in the at least one first movable shelf layer are mounted on the movement guide rail, and both ends of each of the plurality of rods in the at least one second movable shelf layer are mounted on the movement guide rail.

6. The automatically adjustable smart shelf according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a second guide rail provided on the shelf outer frame and on both sides of the at least one first movable shelf layer, on which the at least one second movable shelf layer is movable; and

a first guide rail provided on the shelf outer frame and on both sides of the at least one second movable shelf layer, on which the at least one first movable shelf layer is movable.

7. The automatically adjustable smart shelf according to claim 1 , wherein the first distance detector is configured to detect a distance between the at least one first movable shelf layer and the shelf outer frame and feed the distance back to the control unit, and the second distance detector is configured to detect a distance between the at least one second movable shelf layer and the shelf outer frame and feed the distance back to the control unit.

8. An unmanned logistics system comprising:

the automatically adjustable smart shelf according to claim 1 .

Assignments (3)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNOR NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 055832 FRAME 0108. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Aug 12, 2021
From: BEIJING JINGDONG SHANGKE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO, LTD.; BEIJING JINGDONG CENTURY TRADING CO., LTD.
To: BEIJING JINGDONG QIANSHI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 057293/0936 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 6, 2021
From: BEJING JINGDONG SHANGKE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.; BEIJING JINGDONG CENTURY TRADING CO., LTD.
To: BEIJING JINGDONG QIANSHI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 055832/0108 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 15, 2020
From: CHEN, WEI; XIAO, JUN; CAI, JINHUA; LIU, YANGUANG; FAN, CHEN
To: BEIJING JINGDONG SHANGKE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.; BEIJING JINGDONG CENTURY TRADING CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 052938/0637 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201711383037.7 · Dec 20, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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