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App. No. 17/850,347

ROBOT FOR TRANSPORTING CARGO BOXES

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App. No.
17/850,347
Abstract

The present invention discloses a robot for transporting cargo box, relating to the field of automatic logistics storage, including a drive unit, a cargo box storing unit and a cargo box delivery unit, wherein the drive unit drives the cargo box storing unit and the cargo box delivery unit to move together; the cargo box storing unit includes one or more cargo box storing spaces; the cargo box delivery unit is configured to deliver the cargo box between the storing space and the shelf. The robot for transporting cargo boxes of the present invention can transport various kinds of goods at a time, which increases work efficiency and lowers energy consumption of the transporting robot.

Claims (14)

1 - 13 . (canceled)

14 . A robot for transporting cargo boxes, comprising a drive unit, a cargo box storing unit and a cargo box delivery unit, wherein the drive unit drives the cargo box storing unit and the cargo box delivery unit to move together; the cargo box storing unit comprises one or more cargo box storing spaces; the cargo box delivery unit is configured to deliver the cargo box between the cargo box storing space and a shelf.

15 . The robot for transporting cargo boxes according to claim 14 , wherein the drive unit comprises a chassis frame and drive wheels, the drive wheels configured to drive the robot to move or stop.

16 . The robot for transporting cargo boxes according to claim 15 , wherein the movement comprises advancing, retreating, turning and spinning.

17 . The robot for transporting cargo boxes according to claim 15 , wherein the number of the drive wheels is two or more.

18 . The robot for transporting cargo boxes according to claim 14 , wherein the cargo box storing unit comprises a supporting guide rail, a support plate and a reinforcing rib, wherein the supporting guide rail, the support plate and the reinforcing rib are connected mutually to form one or more cargo box storing spaces.

19 . The robot for transporting cargo boxes according to claim 18 , wherein the support plate is configured to divide the storing space.

20 . The robot for transporting cargo boxes according to claim 18 , wherein the cargo box delivery unit comprises a lifting device, a rotating device and a retractor device, wherein one end of the lifting device is connected to the supporting guide rail and is slidable up and down in a vertical direction along the supporting guide rail, and the other end of the lifting device is connected to the retractor device by the rotating device.

21 . The robot for transporting cargo boxes according to claim 20 , wherein the retractor device is a fork tooth.

22 . The robot for transporting cargo boxes according to claims 14 , wherein the cargo box storing space and the cargo box are provided with machine-readable codes, and the cargo box delivery unit further comprises an alignment sensor and a pose sensor.

23 . The robot for transporting cargo boxes according to claim 22 , wherein the machine-readable code is a bar code or a two-dimensional code, or a character string or an RFID.

24 . The robot for transporting cargo boxes according to claim 22 , wherein the alignment sensor is configured to detect the position of the cargo box, and the alignment sensor is a vision sensor or a radio frequency sensor.

25 . The robot for transporting cargo boxes according to claim 22 , wherein the pose sensor is configured to detect the pose of the cargo box on the cargo box delivery unit, and the pose sensor is a vision sensor or a radio frequency sensor.

26 . The robot for transporting cargo boxes according to claim 18 , wherein the support plate is an integral flat plate, or has hollows or partitions.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 6, 2022
From: WU, WEIFENG; TAO, YIKUN; ZHENG, HONGBO; ZHU, LINGFEN
To: ZHEJIANG GUOZI ROBOT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
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