Abstract

Disclosed in the present invention are an automated container terminal yard and an operation system comprising same. The yard is arranged in a structure perpendicular to a quay line and is provided with a yard crane. The yard crane is of an elevated double-layer crane structure composed of first-layer upright columns, first-layer crane tracks, first-layer landside cranes, first-layer seaside cranes, second-layer upright columns, second-layer crane tracks, and second-layer cranes. When the operation efficiency of the first-layer seaside cranes cannot keep up with the ship loading and unloading efficiency of quay cranes, the second-layer cranes are dispatched to support the seaside ship loading and unloading operation, and when the operation efficiency of the first-layer landside cranes cannot keep up with the container receiving and delivering operation efficiency, the second-layer cranes are dispatched to support the landside container receiving and delivering operation, so that efficient operation of a terminal can be effectively guaranteed, and the land occupancy of containers is not affected.

IPC Classes  ?

• B66C 17/06 - Overhead travelling cranes comprising one or more substantially-horizontal girders the ends of which are directly supported by wheels or rollers running on tracks carried by spaced supports specially adapted for particular purposes, e.g. in foundries, forgesOverhead travelling cranes comprising one or more substantially-horizontal girders the ends of which are directly supported by wheels or rollers running on tracks carried by spaced supports combined with auxiliary apparatus serving particular purposes
• B65G 67/60 - Loading or unloading ships
• B66C 11/04 - Underhung trolleys
• B66C 13/22 - Control systems or devices for electric drives

Abstract

Disclosed in the present invention are an automated terminal yard for truss-type transshipment, and an interaction method therefor. By providing horizontal transport facility operation lanes between stacking and storage areas, a horizontal transport facility can enter and exit a yard, such that a rail-mounted gantry crane gantry travelling mechanism can be slowed down, the service lives of components related to a rail-mounted gantry crane can be prolonged, and the running distance of a rail-mounted gantry crane trolley can be reduced, thereby improving the operation efficiency of the yard; and trailer lanes are arranged parallel to the direction of a terminal wall in a landside interaction area and in combination with a container transfer facility, thereby replacing conventional turning and reversing areas for trailers in an automated terminal yard, cancelling an operation mode in which the trailers enter lanes in the landside interaction area by means of reversing, facilitating a reduction in the time-in-port of the trailers, reducing the operation difficulty of the trailers, and also improving the turnover efficiency of the yard.

IPC Classes  ?

• B65G 63/00 - Transferring or trans-shipping at storage areas, railway yards or harboursMarshalling yard installations
• B65G 63/04 - Transferring or trans-shipping at storage areas, railway yards or harboursMarshalling yard installations with essentially-horizontal transit by bridges equipped with conveyors

Abstract

An automatic ship stowage method based on weight grade rules, comprising: setting a weight grade assignment principle, and matching containers with corresponding weight grades; importing a pre-stowage message and allocating a stowage group; setting weight distribution rules of ships, and performing pre-stowage after configuring the weight range of each deck; and performing automatic stowage according to the pre-stowage result to allocate loading positions for all the containers in need of stowage.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06Q 10/08 - Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distributionInventory or stock management

Abstract

An automatic test method for an intelligent command, management and control system of a container wharf. The method comprises: presenting an attribute verification interaction interface (S101); determining whether a front-end element node verification request has been received (S102); if so, according to the front-end element node verification request, acquiring, from a front-end interface of a cache database that corresponds to a front-end element node, first verification data corresponding to the front-end element node verification request (S103); according to the front-end element node verification request, acquiring, from a system database of an operating system of a wharf, second verification data corresponding to a front-end node verification request (S104); presenting a front-end display interface corresponding to the front-end element node (S105); designating a display element node, which corresponds to the front-end element node, in the front-end display interface (S106); acquiring an attribute of the display element node so as to generate third verification data (S107); determining whether the first verification data, the second verification data and the third verification data are the same (S108); and if the first verification data, the second verification data and the third verification data are the same, determining that attribute verification is successful (S109). Therefore, the consistency of data of an operating system of a wharf can be ensured.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06F 16/23 - Updating
• G06Q 10/06 - Resources, workflows, human or project managementEnterprise or organisation planningEnterprise or organisation modelling

Abstract

A container handling system and handling method for an automated container terminal. The system is composed of a bridge crane operation zone (1), a three-dimensional container yard (2) and a land-side operation zone (3), wherein the three-dimensional container yard (2) is arranged on a land side of the bridge crane operation zone (1), and is composed of a plurality of columns of container units (21), and a sea-side end of the three-dimensional container yard (2) is located within the range of a backreach distance of a girder of a bridge crane (11); each column of container units (21) is composed of container unit cells (22) of N rows and M columns, which are formed by frame structures; a stacker crane laneway (23) is arranged between any two adjacent columns of container units (21), a stacker crane (4) is arranged in the stacker laneway (23), and the stacker crane (4) is responsible for retrieving a container from or placing a container in each container unit cell (22); and a shuttle track for running a shuttle (5) is arranged at the top of the three-dimensional container yard (2). The bridge crane (11) can directly interact with the shuttle (5) to retrieve or place a container, the stacker crane (4) interacts with the shuttle (5) to transfer or receive a container, and an external container truck directly interacts with the three-dimensional container yard (2) by means of the stacker crane (4) to retrieve or place a container, thereby eliminating a sea-side interaction zone and a sea-side horizontal transportation apparatus, and reducing the overturn rate of containers.

IPC Classes  ?

• B65G 63/04 - Transferring or trans-shipping at storage areas, railway yards or harboursMarshalling yard installations with essentially-horizontal transit by bridges equipped with conveyors
• B65G 1/04 - Storage devices mechanical
• B65G 35/00 - Mechanical conveyors not otherwise provided for

Abstract

A railroad crane directly interacting with a quay crane and a control method thereof. A railroad crane (4) is configured for a traditional quay (2). A quay crane (3) can interact with a horizontal transportation device (6) by means of the railroad crane. During loading, the railroad crane moves along with the quay crane according to a following instruction delivered by a quay operation control system, the horizontal transportation device interacts with the railroad crane to load a container onto a loading platform (5), and the quay crane takes the container off from the loading platform thereof. During unloading, the railroad crane moves along with the quay crane according to the following instruction delivered by the quay operation control system, the quay crane unloads the container onto the loading platform, and the horizontal transportation device interacts with the railroad crane to take the container off. By configuring the railroad crane for the traditional quay, automatic upgrade can be realized in an economical and feasible architecture and automatic interaction between the quay crane and the horizontal transportation device is realized.

IPC Classes  ?

• B65G 63/06 - Transferring or trans-shipping at storage areas, railway yards or harboursMarshalling yard installations with essentially-vertical transit
• B65G 35/00 - Mechanical conveyors not otherwise provided for
• B66C 19/00 - Cranes comprising trolleys or crabs running on fixed or movable bridges or gantries
• B66C 7/08 - Constructional features of runway rails or rail mountings
• B66C 13/16 - Applications of indicating, registering, or weighing devices

Abstract

A hybrid traffic management and control system for a port. On the basis of the restrictions of a manned truck lane (12), a traffic signal light (3), and a ground lifting column (2), a manned truck and an unmanned truck are, by means of the control of a traffic control center, guided to drive according to port specifications. In normal circumstances, the unmanned truck runs on an unmanned truck lane (11), and the manned truck runs on a manned truck lane (12). When the unmanned truck must use the manned truck lane (12), an application request can be submitted to the traffic control center; after determining and approving the application, the traffic control center controls a ground indicator light (4) on the manned truck lane (12) to light up according to a first display mode, controls the traffic signal light (3) to display a no-passage sign, and controls the ground lifting column (2) in front of an applied region (13) to rise, restricting manned trucks in front of the applied region (13) on the manned truck lane (12), thus ensuring the intelligent and safe passage of manned trucks and unmanned trucks, so that the unmanned trucks and the manned trucks coexist in an orderly fashion in a wharf.

IPC Classes  ?

• G08G 1/08 - Controlling traffic signals according to detected number or speed of vehicles
• G08G 1/09 - Arrangements for giving variable traffic instructions

Abstract

An AGV scheduling method based on a time estimation model. The method comprises the following steps: static estimation steps, comprising respectively estimating a static estimation value of bridge crane operation efficiency and that of rail crane operation efficiency, and estimating a static estimation time of a container in each operation stage; dynamic estimation steps, comprising respectively estimating a dynamic estimation value of the bridge crane operation efficiency and that of the rail crane operation efficiency, and estimating a dynamic estimation time of the container in each operation stage; according to the static estimation time and the dynamic estimation time in each operation stage, calculating a final estimation time of the container in each operation stage, and a total operation estimation time; and generating an AGV operation scheduling instruction according to the final estimation time of the container in each operation stage, and the total operation estimation time. By means of the AGV scheduling method based on a time estimation model, an AGV is more rationally scheduled in conjunction with estimation time, such that the waiting time of the AGV is reduced, the no-load running time and distance of the AGV are shortened, and the container conveying efficiency of the AGV is improved.

IPC Classes  ?

• G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]

Abstract

An air rail train lifting appliance, a control system thereof and a control method therefor, the air rail train lifting appliance comprising a lifting appliance main beam, an unlocking and locking mechanism, and a plurality of pairs of swing arm mechanisms. The swing arm mechanisms each comprise a swing arm driving structure, a telescopic arm, and a swing arm; the swing arm driving structures are fixed to the lifting appliance main beam; one end of each telescopic arm is connected to a swing arm driving structure, and the other end of each telescopic arm is connected to one end of a swing arm; a lock fastening structure is provided at the other end of the swing arm; the swing arm driving structures drive the telescopic arms to extend and retract and to rotate around a central axis of the telescopic arms; the telescopic arms drive the swing arms and the lock fastening structures to move up and down and to rotate left and right; when two telescopic arms of each pair of swing arm mechanisms extend and retract by a set length and rotate at a set angle, the two telescopic arms of each pair of swing arm mechanisms clamp a container, the two swing arms make contact with the bottom of the container, and two lock fastening structures are fastened to one another to clamp and hold the container, preventing cargo inside of the container from falling, and preventing the container from falling during transportation, thus improving the safety of transporting containers.

IPC Classes  ?

• B66C 1/30 - Duplicate, e.g. pivoted, members engaging the loads from two sides and also arranged to grip the sides of the loads

Abstract

A three-dimensional automated container wharf. A container yard (7) is divided into an upper layer and a lower layer, the lower layer comprises an automatic double-cantilever gantry crane and automatic horizontal transportation apparatus interaction area (9) and an automatic horizontal transportation apparatus lane (20), and the upper layer comprises an automatic double-cantilever gantry crane and container truck interaction area (10) parallel to a container area; and a wharf (2) further comprises a lower-layer horizontal transportation operation area (A) and an upper-layer container truck transportation operation area (B) that are bound between the wharf (2) and the container yard (7), the lower-layer horizontal transportation operation area (A) comprises a quay crane and automatic horizontal transportation apparatus interaction area (3), an automatic horizontal transportation apparatus parking area (4) and an automatic horizontal transportation apparatus high-speed running area (5), and the upper-layer container truck transportation operation area (B) comprises a quay crane and container truck interaction area (11) and a container truck high-speed lane (12). By using the form of a double-layer three-dimensional structure, the occupied land of the deep shoreline of the wharf is reduced, the space can be effectively utilized, the harbor gathering and dispersing time is shortened, the harbor gathering and dispersing traffic pressure is relieved, and the running distance and time of container receiving and dispatching are reduced, thereby improving the wharf operation efficiency.

IPC Classes  ?

• B65G 63/00 - Transferring or trans-shipping at storage areas, railway yards or harboursMarshalling yard installations

Abstract

A device for replacing a hoist rope and a control method therefor. The device comprises an upper platform (1) and a lower platform (2). The lower platform (2) is provided with a detachable old rope storage frame (3), an old rope storage frame driving base (31), a motor system (4), a winch (5) and an electronically controlled system (6), the old rope storage frame driving base (31) being connected to the bottom of the old rope storage frame (3) and being driven by the motor system (4) to drive the old rope storage frame (3) to rotate; and the upper platform (1) is arranged on the lower platform (2) and is provided with a new rope placing frame (7) and an old rope guiding device (8) which is located above the old rope storage frame (3). An old rope is guided by means of the old rope guiding device (8) and pulled to the old rope storage frame (3) by means of the winch (5), and then by depending on gravity, can fall into the rotating old rope storage frame (3) to be coiled up; and a new rope is placed inside the new rope placing frame (7) and is pulled to a reel by means of a pulling rope of the winch (5). The use of the device for replacing a hoist rope avoids the manual carrying of the old rope, thereby preventing the old rope from falling to the ground, improving the efficiency of replacing the old rope with a new rope and further avoiding the pollution of the ground.

IPC Classes  ?

• B66C 13/00 - Other constructional features or details

Abstract

An insertion device for a quay crane lifting appliance upper frame and a lifting appliance, the insertion device comprising an insertion head assembly (1) and an insertion base assembly (2), wherein the insertion head assembly (1) comprises an insertion head shell (101), a traction electromagnet (102), a guide column (103), a transverse compression spring (108), a longitudinal tension spring (107), positioning steel balls (106), partition plates (104), a conical column (109), a suction plate (110) and insertion pins (105), and the insertion base assembly (2) comprises an insertion base (200), a partition plate sleeve hole (201), a guide column sleeve hole (202), steel ball positioning holes (204) and insertion holes (203). During butt jointing, the positioning steel balls (106) at the top end of the guide column (103) fall into the steel ball positioning holes (204) provided in the bottom end of the guide column sleeve hole (202), the steel balls are extruded and fixed by means of the transverse compression spring (108), and self-locking is achieved; and during separation, the traction electromagnet (102) is powered on, the longitudinal tension spring (107) contracts under the traction of the traction electromagnet (102), the conical column (109) is driven to operate along with the longitudinal tension spring (107), and the positioning steel balls (106) are separated from the steel ball positioning holes (204) to achieve unlocking. Based on the self-locking and automatic unlocking structure, the fault that the insertion head is loosened due to operation vibration can be avoided; and the insertion pins (105) are isolated by the partition plates (104) according to electrical classification, such that electromagnetic interference in operation is avoided.

IPC Classes  ?

• H01R 13/627 - Snap-action fastening
• B66C 1/10 - Load-engaging elements or devices attached to lifting, lowering, or hauling gear of cranes, or adapted for connection therewith for transmitting forces to articles or groups of articles by mechanical means

Abstract

An automatic container terminal stock yard landside automatic operation system and a control method thereof. The system comprises an automatic box loading module composed of a rail-mounted gantry crane positioning unit (11), a crane attitude adjustment unit (12), and a container truck towing disk lock head positioning unit (13), and an automatic operation detection module (2) composed of a container truck anti-hoisting unit (21), a container truck anti-movement unit (22), and a container bottom foreign body detection unit (23). The rail-mounted gantry crane positioning unit (11) realizes the positioning of a target container by a rail-mounted gantry crane; the crane attitude adjustment unit (12) obtains target container information and controls the alignment between a crane and the target container on the basis of the target container information; the container truck towing disk lock head positioning unit (13) is used for obtaining a container truck towing disk lock head image and positioning a lock head on the basis of the image; the container truck anti-hoisting unit (21), the container truck anti-movement unit (22), and the container bottom foreign body detection unit (23) are used for analyzing, on the basis of the obtained image, whether container truck hoisting, container truck movement or anomalies on the container bottom exist during the automatic operation. The automatic detection technology is used instead of manual detection to realize full automatic operation of a rail-mounted gantry crane landside.

IPC Classes  ?

• B66C 13/46 - Position indicators for suspended loads or for crane elements
• B66C 13/08 - Auxiliary devices for controlling movements of suspended loads, or for preventing cable slack for depositing loads in desired attitudes or positions
• B66C 13/06 - Auxiliary devices for controlling movements of suspended loads, or for preventing cable slack for minimising or preventing longitudinal or transverse swinging of loads

Abstract

Disclosed in the present invention are an AGV charging method and system for an automated terminal. Said method comprises: determining, during operation of an AGV, the battery level range to which the current battery level belongs; when the battery level is within a first battery level range, controlling the AGV to operate normally, and circularly charging same during operation in a sea-side interaction zone of a container yard; when the battery level is within a second battery level range, controlling the AGV to operate normally, and to travel to a set position for charging after the current operation is completed; and when the battery level is within a third battery level range, controlling the AGV to travel to the set position for charging; the first battery level range being higher than the second battery level range, and the second battery level range being higher than the third battery level range. The present invention divides the AGV battery level into battery level ranges, and implements different charging policies for different battery level conditions, aiming to maintain, at the maximum probability, the AGV at low depth of charge/discharge, achieving the effect of extending the service life of the battery.

IPC Classes  ?

• H02J 7/00 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries

Abstract

A direct current power supply system and method for a rail mounted gantry crane. Said system comprises a rail mounted gantry crane (12) running on a rail, a ground direct current power supply device (13), a sliding contact device (14) and a current collector (15); the ground direct current power supply device (13) comprises a transformer (131) and a rectifier (132), and the output thereof is connected to the sliding contact device (14); the current collector (15) is mounted on the rail mounted gantry crane (12); and the current collector (15) contacts the sliding contact device (14) by means of an electric brush, and the direct current power outputted by the ground direct current power supply device (13) is supplied to the rail mounted gantry crane (12) by means of the sliding contact device (14), the electric brush and the current collector (15), so as to realize mobile direct current power supply to the rail mounted gantry crane (12). The direct current power supply system for a rail mounted gantry crane simplifies the power supply structure, improves the power supply safety, and prolongs the service life. Optimization configuration of the working instruction of the rail mounted gantry crane and reuse of feedback energy enable the direct current power supply system for a rail mounted gantry crane to have advantages in energy saving and operating costs.

IPC Classes  ?

• B66C 13/12 - Arrangements of means for transmitting pneumatic, hydraulic, or electric power to movable parts or devices

Abstract

Disclosed is an AGV (Automated Guided Vehicle) paths optimization method in the QCTP (Quay Crane Transpoint) operation of an automated container terminal. The method comprises: determining a busyness degree of shipment at the automated container terminal (S11); when the busyness degree of shipment is lower than a designed condition, controlling the switch of a designed lane of the QCTP lane from an AGV alternate lane to an AGV lane (S12); when the busyness degree of shipment is higher than the designed condition, maintaining a designed lane as the AGV alternate lane (S13). Therefore, the AGV operation paths are reduced and the degree of freedom for AGV is improved, improving the operation efficiency of AGV.

IPC Classes  ?

• G05D 1/02 - Control of position or course in two dimensions

Abstract

An automated container handling dock, sequentially provided with, from a land side to a sea side, a gate, a container stack yard (300), an intra-yard transport vehicle operating area (400), and an overhead crane operating area (500). The container stack yard (300) is arranged in a direction perpendicular to the shoreline (600). A side of the stack yard adjacent to the shoreline (600) is provided with a sea-side exchange area (330), and a side away from the shoreline (600) is provided with a land-side exchange area (310). The invention completely separates the path of an off-yard transport vehicle from the path of an intra-yard transport vehicle, and avoids issues such as traffic congestion in a yard and a forced interruption of an operation process due to path intersection of the two types of vehicles. In addition, a back-end system automatically controls a track crane and the intra-yard transport vehicle to perform container handling operations and ship loading and unloading operations, thereby improving the overall operation efficiency of a dock, reducing error rates, and improving the intelligence level of a container dock.

IPC Classes  ?

• B65G 63/00 - Transferring or trans-shipping at storage areas, railway yards or harboursMarshalling yard installations
• B65G 67/60 - Loading or unloading ships

Abstract

The invention discloses a wind protection anchoring system for a bridge crane and a method, wherein the system comprises four wind protection pull rods mounted on the bridge crane and four ground wind protection foundations corresponding to the four wind protection pull rods; the wind protection pull rod comprises a pull rod body, a pull rod nut, a driving device and a lock pin; the pull rod nut is connected to the pull rod body with threads thereon and mounted on the bridge crane; the top end of the pull rod body is fixedly provided with a driven device and the bottom end is connected to a lock pin; a lock pin fixing groove is formed on the ground wind protection foundation, at which mounted a fixing plate opened with a first opening and a second opening; the driving device is driven by the wind protection anchoring control module to enable the pull rod body to descend and enter into the lock pin fixing groove through the second opening, and enable the pull rod body to ascend and being blocked by the first opening to as the bridge crane at the anchorage, thereby fixedly connecting the pull rod body and the ground wind protection foundation.

IPC Classes  ?

• B66C 9/18 - Travelling gear incorporated in, or fitted to, trolleys or cranes with means for locking trolleys or cranes to runways or tracks to prevent inadvertent movements
• B66C 15/00 - Safety gear
• B66C 19/00 - Cranes comprising trolleys or crabs running on fixed or movable bridges or gantries
• B66C 13/00 - Other constructional features or details
• B66C 13/06 - Auxiliary devices for controlling movements of suspended loads, or for preventing cable slack for minimising or preventing longitudinal or transverse swinging of loads
• B66C 13/18 - Control systems or devices

Abstract

Disclosed are a windproof bridge crane anchoring system and an anchoring method therefor. The system comprises a bridge crane (1), four windproof pull rods (2) arranged on the bridge crane (1), and four windproof ground foundations (3) respectively corresponding to the four windproof pull rods (2), wherein the windproof pull rod (2) comprises a pull rod body (21), a pull rod nut (22), a driving device (A) and a lock pin (23); a top end of the pull rod body (21) is fixed to a driven device (B), and a bottom end thereof is connected to the lock pin (23); and the windproof ground foundation (3) is provided with a lock pin fixing groove (31), with a notch thereof being mounted with a fixing plate (32) provided with a first notch (33) and a second notch (34) adjacent to each other. A windproof anchoring control module drives the driving devices (A) to operate, so that the pull rod bodies (21) descend to extend, via the second notches (34), into the lock pin fixing grooves (31); and after the bridge crane (1) moves in the direction towards the first notches (33) to reach a preset anchoring position, the driving devices (A) are in an inverse operation, so that the pull rod bodies (21) rise until the lock pins (23) are limited, under limitations of the first notches (33), in the lock pin fixing grooves (31) to realise fixed connection between the pull rod bodies (21) and the windproof ground foundations (3).

IPC Classes  ?

• B66C 13/00 - Other constructional features or details
• B66C 15/00 - Safety gear
• B66C 19/00 - Cranes comprising trolleys or crabs running on fixed or movable bridges or gantries