Tote, shelving unit, and warehousing system

Abstract

A tote includes a tote body, a first connecting member arranged at a bottom of a side wall of the tote body and a second connecting member arranged at the bottom of the side wall of the tote body. The second connecting member has a hooking portion and the first connecting member and the side wall of the tote body enclose a groove portion.

1 . A tote, comprising:
 a tote body;   a first connecting member arranged at a bottom of a side wall of the tote body, wherein the first connecting member and the side wall of the tote body enclose a groove portion; and   a second connecting member arranged at the bottom of the side wall of the tote body, wherein the second connecting member has a hooking portion.   
     
     
         2 . The tote according to  claim 1 , wherein a notch of the groove portion faces a top of the tote body and the hooking portion faces a bottom of the tote body. 
     
     
         3 . The tote according to  claim 1 , wherein the first connecting member and the tote body are integrally formed or the second connecting member and the tote body are integrally formed. 
     
     
         4 . The tote according to  claim 1 , wherein the first connecting member comprises an insertion portion and an enclosure portion, wherein the enclosure portion is connected to the insertion portion, and wherein the side wall of the tote body is provided with a slot, the insertion portion abuts against a side wall of the slot, and the enclosure portion and the slot enclose the groove portion. 
     
     
         5 . The tote according to  claim 1 , wherein the first connecting member comprises a connecting portion and an enclosure portion, the enclosure portion being connected to the connecting portion;
 wherein the side wall of the tote body is provided with a connecting surface, the connecting surface being provided with a connecting hole;   wherein the connecting portion is provided with a through hole;   wherein the connecting portion abuts against the connecting surface and is connected to the connecting hole after passing through the through hole by using a fastener; and   wherein the enclosure portion and the side wall of the tote body enclose the groove portion.   
     
     
         6 . The tote according to  claim 1 , further comprising a reinforcement member that is arranged opposite to the groove portion, wherein the reinforcement member is at least partially inserted into the groove portion. 
     
     
         7 . The tote according to  claim 6 , wherein the reinforcement member comprises a first reinforcement section and a second reinforcement section, the first reinforcement section being connected to a bottom wall of the tote body and the second reinforcement section being inserted into the groove portion and is connected to an inner wall of the groove portion. 
     
     
         8 . The tote according to  claim 1 , wherein the second connecting member is inserted into the groove portion and is detachably connected to the side wall of the tote body and wherein the second connecting member at least partially extends out of the groove portion and forms the hooking portion. 
     
     
         9 . The tote according to  claim 1 , wherein the second connecting member comprises a first extension section, a second extension section, and a third extension section, the first extension section being connected to the side wall of the tote body;
 wherein the second extension section is connected to the first extension section and extends away from the side wall of the tote body; and   wherein the third extension section is connected to one end of the second extension section that faces away from the first extension section, the third extension section extending towards a bottom of the tote body to form the hooking portion.   
     
     
         10 . The tote according to  claim 9 , wherein the tote further comprises a base plate, the first extension section being located between the base plate and the side wall of the tote body;
 wherein the base plate is provided with a connecting hole;   wherein both the first extension section and the side wall of the tote body are provided with a through hole;   wherein the tote body further comprises a fastener that passes through the through hole on the side wall of the tote body and the through hole on the first extension section in sequence and is connected to the connecting hole on the base plate.   
     
     
         11 . The tote according to  claim 9 , wherein the tote further comprises an insertion plate that comprises a first insertion section and a second insertion section;
 wherein the first insertion section abuts against the bottom wall of the tote body;   wherein an edge of the bottom wall of the tote body is provided with a first relief opening;   wherein the second insertion section is connected to the first insertion section and extends through the first relief opening to a side of the tote body; and   wherein the first extension section is connected to the second insertion section.   
     
     
         12 . The tote according to  claim 11 , wherein the side wall of the tote body is provided with a second relief opening;
 wherein the second insertion section is provided with a connecting hole;   wherein the first extension section is provided with a through hole;   wherein the tote further comprises a fastener that passes through the through hole to be connected to the connecting hole; and   wherein the second relief opening is opposite to the connecting hole and the through hole.   
     
     
         13 . A shelving unit comprising a storage layer that includes a storage location that is configured to store a plurality of totes according to  claim 1 . 
     
     
         14 . A warehousing system comprising:
 a shelving unit comprising a single storage location or a multi-depth storage location that has an entrance;   a tote placeable on the single storage location or the multi-depth storage location, the tote comprising a tote body, a first connecting member, and a second connecting member, wherein the first connecting member is arranged at a bottom of a side wall of the tote body and the second connecting member is arranged at the bottom of the side wall of the tote body, the first connecting member and the side wall of the tote body enclosing a groove portion and the second connecting member having a hooking portion; and   a pick-and-place device comprising a fork apparatus configured to retrieve the tote from the single storage location when the pick-and-place device reaches a corresponding storage location of the shelving unit, or to retrieve the tote from the entrance of the multi-depth storage location and to drive other totes in the multi-depth storage location to move towards the entrance of the multi-depth storage location.   
     
     
         15 . The warehousing system according to  claim 14 , wherein a notch of the groove portion faces a top of the tote body and the hooking portion faces a bottom of the tote body. 
     
     
         16 . The warehousing system according to  claim 14 , wherein the first connecting member and the tote body are integrally formed or the second connecting member and the tote body are integrally formed. 
     
     
         17 . The warehousing system according to  claim 14 , wherein the first connecting member comprises an insertion portion and an enclosure portion, wherein the enclosure portion is connected to the insertion portion, and wherein the side wall of the tote body is provided with a slot, the insertion portion abuts against a side wall of the slot, and the enclosure portion and the slot enclose the groove portion. 
     
     
         18 . The warehousing system according to  claim 14 , wherein the first connecting member comprises a connecting portion and an enclosure portion, the enclosure portion being connected to the connecting portion;
 wherein the side wall of the tote body is provided with a connecting surface, the connecting surface being provided with a connecting hole;   wherein the connecting portion is provided with a through hole;   wherein the connecting portion abuts against the connecting surface and is connected to the connecting hole after passing through the through hole by using a fastener; and   wherein the enclosure portion and the side wall of the tote body enclose the groove portion.   
     
     
         19 . The warehousing system according to  claim 14 , wherein the tote further comprises a reinforcement member that is arranged opposite to the groove portion, wherein the reinforcement member is at least partially inserted into the groove portion. 
     
     
         20 . The warehousing system according to  claim 14 , wherein the reinforcement member comprises a first reinforcement section and a second reinforcement section, the first reinforcement section being connected to a bottom wall of the tote body and the second reinforcement section being inserted into the groove portion and is connected to an inner wall of the groove portion.