JP2007297171A - Article sorting equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide article sorting equipment capable of preventing deterioration of workability even in the case of handling a heavy article. <P>SOLUTION: This article sorting equipment is provided with an article storage section arranged adjacent to a space for a worker on a side of a conveyor 1 in an article housing work area, an article temporarily loading rack 16 arranged in the article housing work area, and an article housing managing means for carrying out an article delivery instruction for indicating an article to be delivered and an article housing instruction for indicating a container for housing the article. As the article temporarily loading rack, a single container correspondence type temporary article loading base 16 formed to be opened in a front side thereof facing the space for a worker and a lateral side thereof corresponding to conveying direction of the conveyor 1 and positioned just over the conveyor 1 is provided in the state that the temporarily loaded article is moved to the container, which is to be conveyed by the conveyor 1, through the opened lateral side for housing. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a transport conveyor that transports containers for storing articles in a tandem state via an article storage work area, and a worker existing space on the side of the transport conveyor in the article storage work area. The article storage unit manages article storage information for a plurality of containers that are transported in a vertical state by the transport conveyor, the temporary article storage table that is disposed in the work storage area, and the transport conveyor. An instruction for taking out an article to be taken out from the article temporary placement table, and an instruction for a container for storing an article temporarily placed on the article temporary placement table among a plurality of containers conveyed in a column by the conveyor The present invention relates to an article sorting facility provided with article storage management means for issuing an article storage instruction.

  In the article sorting facility, an operator located in a worker presence space takes out an article from an article storage unit to an article temporary placement table according to the article take-out instruction from the article storage management means, and is conveyed in a tandem state by a conveyor. Among the containers, the articles stored in the article storage unit are stored in a plurality of containers by storing the articles that have been taken out from the temporary article storage table in the containers specified by the article storage instruction by the article storage management unit. In such an article sorting facility, conventionally, a plurality of the temporary article mounting tables are positioned on the transport conveyor and transported by the transport conveyor. The article temporarily placed in the temporarily placed portion is configured to be installed in a state where the article can be stored by being moved through the opened front side portion, and the article storage management means Instructing to temporarily place an article to be stored in one of the containers transported by a transport conveyor for each of a plurality of temporary placement parts in the article temporary placement table as the article take-out instruction, and As an article storage instruction, each of a plurality of temporary placement portions is configured to instruct a container for storing temporarily placed articles among a plurality of containers transported in a vertical state by a transport conveyor (for example, a patent) Reference 1).

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-20914

  In the conventional article sorting facility, the article temporary placement table is configured to include a plurality of temporary placement portions that open the front side toward the worker existence space, and thus the article temporarily placed on the article temporary placement table is placed on the transport conveyor. When performing the operation of storing the container in the container to be transported, the operator takes out the article toward the worker existence space side through the front side portion where the temporary placement portion is opened, and the article is temporarily placed on the article temporary table and the article placement table. The container is moved to a position corresponding to the upper part of the container through the space between the container located below and stored in the container.

  The work of storing the articles temporarily placed on the article temporary table in the container conveyed on the conveyor is easy when the article to be stored in the container is a lightweight article. If the goods to be stored in the bag are heavy items such as rice packed in bags or beverage products stored in cans or bottles packed in multiple boxes, there is a disadvantage that the burden on the operator is large. was there.

  In addition, as described above, the work of storing the articles temporarily placed on the article temporary placement table in the container transported on the conveyor conveys the article from the article temporary placement stage toward the worker existence space side. Later, since the article is moved between the article temporary table and the container located below the article and moved to the upper equivalent position of the container and stored in the container, the worker once works from the article temporary table. After taking out toward the person presence space side, moving the article in the direction opposite to the take-out direction of the article, that is, moving in the direction from the worker existence space toward the article temporary placement table side, and the container located below the article temporary placement table It is necessary to move to the upper part of the container through the space. As a result, when the article is removed from the article temporary table and stored in the container, the movement distance for moving the article by hand becomes long, and the weight of the article is heavy, there is a burden on the operator. It was something that grew.

  Therefore, in the conventional article sorting equipment, when handling a heavy article, the burden on the operator is increased. Therefore, when the work time is long, the article temporarily placed on the article temporary table is taken out. It takes time to perform the operation of storing in the container.For example, if the transfer speed by the transfer conveyor is set to a high speed, when the container to store the article is transferred, Since the work of storing temporarily placed items in a container may not be in time, it is necessary to take measures such as setting the container conveyance speed to be low by the conveyor beforehand, and it is difficult to improve the work efficiency. There was a risk of becoming something.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to such points, and an object of the present invention is to provide an article sorting facility capable of improving work efficiency even when handling an article having a large weight. is there.

The article sorting equipment according to the present invention includes a conveyor for conveying containers for storing articles in a tandem state via a work area for storing articles,
An article storage unit disposed adjacent to the worker existing space on the side of the transfer conveyor in the article storage work area;
An article temporary table placed in the article storage work area;
Managing article storage information for a plurality of containers transported in a vertical state by the transport conveyor, instructing an article removal instruction for instructing an article to be taken out from the article storage unit to the temporary article storage table, and by the transport conveyor Article storage management means for giving an article storage instruction for instructing a container for storing an article temporarily placed on the article temporary placement table among a plurality of containers transported in a tandem state; One feature configuration is
As the article temporary table, the front side portion toward the worker existence space and the lateral side portion corresponding to the transport direction of the transport conveyor are formed in a state of being opened, and located immediately above the transport conveyor and the transport There is provided a single container-compatible article temporary table that is installed in a state where it can be stored by moving the articles temporarily placed on the containers conveyed by the conveyor through the opened lateral side part,
The article storage management means should temporarily place an article to be stored in one of the containers conveyed by the conveyor on the single-container-type article temporary table as the article take-out instruction. In that it is configured to direct.

  According to the first characteristic configuration, one of the containers transported by the transport conveyor with respect to the single container-compatible article temporary placement table as the article take-out instruction by the article storage management means. The user is instructed to temporarily place the article to be stored. When the article removal instruction is issued, the worker located in the worker presence space takes out the article instructed by the article removal instruction from the article storage unit and temporarily places it on a single container-compatible article temporary table. To do. Next, an article storage instruction is given by the article storage management means to instruct a container for storing an article temporarily placed on the single container-compatible article temporary table, and the operator follows the article storage instruction. The article temporarily placed on the single container-compatible article temporary placement table is stored in one designated container.

  And the said single container corresponding | compatible article temporary placement stand is formed in the state which open | releases the front side part which goes to the said worker presence space, and the side part corresponding to the conveyance direction of the said conveyance conveyor, and is the said conveyance conveyor. The operator is placed in a state where it can be stored by moving the article temporarily placed on the container transported by the transport conveyor through the opened lateral side portion, so that the operator can store it. , The article that is temporarily placed by inserting a hand through the front side toward the worker presence space can be easily held by hand, and the conveyance direction of the conveyor conveys the article through the opened side part Can be moved along. Then, for example, the article is stored in the container by being dropped into the container located at a position adjacent to the single container-compatible article temporary table in plan view. It becomes possible to do.

  In other words, the operation of storing the articles temporarily placed on the single container-compatible article temporary placement table in the container conveyed on the conveyor is in a state where the container is close to the side of the temporary article placement table. It is possible to perform the procedure by moving the article along the conveying direction through the open lateral side of the article temporary table toward the upper equivalent position of the container and dropping it into the container. The amount of movement to be stored inside is a short distance corresponding to the distance between the article temporary table and the container adjacent to the side of the table.

  As described above, when the article temporarily placed on the article temporary table is stored in the container transported on the conveyor, the moving distance for moving the article while holding it by hand becomes short, so the weight of the article Even if the load is large, the burden on the operator is small, and even if the work time for such work is long, the article temporarily placed on the article temporary table is transported on the transport conveyor. It is unlikely that it will take a long time to store the container in the container. For example, it is possible to perform a good sorting operation even if the container conveying speed is set to a high level by the conveyor, which improves work efficiency. Can be achieved.

  By the way, when an article temporarily placed on a single container-compatible article temporary table is stored in the container, the container conveyed by the conveyor is better than the single container-compatible article temporary table. If the storage operation is performed when the container is positioned on the side, the article is stored in the container that is being transported by the transport conveyor and approaches the container, as in the case where the container is positioned on the lower side in the transport direction. Compared to the case of moving away from the container, it is easier to store the article in the container. Therefore, when opening the side of the temporary container stand for single container, the upper side in the transport direction is opened. It is good to have a configuration to do.

  Therefore, according to the first characteristic configuration, it is possible to provide an article sorting facility capable of improving work efficiency even when handling a heavy article.

  According to a second characteristic configuration of the present invention, in addition to the first characteristic configuration, the article storage work area is partitioned into a plurality of work zones each having a worker, and each of the work zones includes a plurality of the above-described work zones. The temporary container stand corresponding to a single container lies in that they are juxtaposed at intervals in the transport direction of the transport conveyor.

  According to the second characteristic configuration, the article storage work area is divided into a plurality of work zones, and each of the work zones has a plurality of single-container-compatible article temporary placement tables spaced in the carrying direction of the carrying conveyor. For example, when different types of articles are handled in a plurality of work zones, it is possible to sort a plurality of types of articles with respect to a heavy article.

In each work zone, a plurality of articles can be temporarily placed using a plurality of single-container-type article temporary placement tables, and an article storage operation can be performed. In other words, after the temporarily placed article is stored in the container in which the article is to be stored, the article to be stored next is temporarily placed on the article temporary table using the waiting time until the container in which the article is to be stored next is conveyed. When there is one container to store the next article to be transported, the article is temporarily placed on one of the plurality of article temporary tables, and the container to store the next article to be transported is When there are multiple items in a line, etc., it is possible to temporarily place a plurality of articles on a plurality of article temporary tables and to carry out the article storage work. When planning the transport mode of containers in the order in which they can be passed, not only a mode in which containers for storing articles are intermittently transported one by one, but also a mode in which a plurality of containers for storing articles are arranged side by side The form of container transportation is also planned using It becomes what can Rukoto, will be able to plan the transport form of container in an article sorting work to improve the efficiency of the article sorting operation.
Accordingly, it has become possible to provide an article sorting facility that can perform an article sorting operation for a plurality of types of articles while improving efficiency.

In the third feature configuration of the present invention, in addition to the first feature configuration or the second feature configuration, the article storage work area is divided into a heavy article work area part and a lightweight article work area part,
In the heavy article work area portion, the single container-compatible article temporary table is installed,
The lightweight article work area portion includes a plurality of temporary placement portions formed in a state where the front side toward the worker existence space is opened as the article temporary placement stand, and directly above the transport conveyor or Through the opened front side part, articles that are temporarily placed in a plurality of temporary placement portions with respect to the containers that are located on the side of the transport conveyor opposite to the worker existence space and are transported by the transport conveyor Provided with a multi-container-compatible article temporary table installed in a state where it can be moved and stored,
The article storage management means stores, as the article take-out instruction, in one of the containers transported by the transport conveyor for each of a plurality of temporary storage sections in the multi-container-type article temporary storage table. The temporarily placed article of the plurality of containers that are conveyed in a vertical state by the conveying conveyor for each of the plurality of temporarily placed parts as the article storage instruction. It is in the point comprised so that the container which accommodates may be pointed out.

  According to the third characteristic configuration, since the single container-compatible article temporary table is installed in the heavy article work area portion, the heavy article is operated in a state where the burden on the operator is low. Is possible.

  In the lightweight article work area portion, one of the containers transported by the transport conveyor to each of the plurality of temporary storage portions in the multiple container-compatible article temporary storage table by the article storage management means. An article takeout instruction is given to instruct to temporarily place an article to be stored in the container, and an operator located in the worker presence space takes out the article instructed by the article takeout instruction from the article storage unit. Temporary placement is performed for each of the plurality of temporary placement portions in the multi-container-type article temporary placement table. Thereafter, an article storage instruction is given by the article storage management means, and the operator is instructed to move the articles temporarily placed in a plurality of temporary placement portions according to the article storage instructions through the opened front side portion. It will be stored in a separate container.

Moreover, in the work area portion for lightweight articles, it is possible to temporarily place articles to be stored in a plurality of containers using a plurality of temporary placement portions, and to perform the article storage work. When the article to be stored next is temporarily placed on the article temporary table using the waiting time until the container to store the article is transported after the article is stored in the container to store the article, If there is one container to store the next article to be transported, temporarily place the article in one of the plurality of temporary storage parts, and place a plurality of containers to store the next article to be transported. If present, the articles stored in the plurality of containers can be temporarily placed in the plurality of article temporary storage parts to allow the article storage work to be performed. Capable of storing work in an appropriate order When planning the transport mode of the container, not only a mode in which containers for storing articles are intermittently transported one by one, but also a mode in which a plurality of containers for storing articles are arranged side by side is used. The conveyance mode can be planned, and the conveyance mode of the container in the article sorting operation can be planned so as to improve the efficiency of the article sorting operation.
Accordingly, it has become possible to provide an article sorting facility that can perform an article sorting operation on a heavy article and a lightweight article while improving efficiency.

In the fourth feature configuration of the present invention, in addition to the third feature configuration, each of the heavy article work area portion and the lightweight article work area portion in the article storage work area has an operator. Divided into multiple work zones,
A plurality of single-container-compatible article temporary placement tables are juxtaposed at intervals in the transport direction of the transport conveyor in each of the work zones in the heavy article work area portion,
The plurality of container-compatible article temporary table is provided in each work zone in the lightweight article work area.

  According to the fourth characteristic configuration, the heavy article work area portion in the article storage work area is partitioned into a plurality of work zones each having a worker, and each of the work zones has a plurality of the unit. Since the single container-compatible article temporary table is juxtaposed at a distance in the transport direction of the transport conveyor, different types of heavy articles can be handled in a plurality of work zones.

  In addition, each of the lightweight article work area portions in the article storage work area is partitioned into a plurality of work zones each having a worker, and each of the work zones is provided with a provisional article corresponding to the plurality of containers. Since the table is provided, different types of lightweight articles can be handled in the plurality of work zones.

  In addition, in each work zone of the heavy article work area portion, articles can be temporarily placed on a plurality of single-container-type article temporary placement tables, and in each work zone of the lightweight article work area portion. Since articles stored in a plurality of containers can be temporarily stored in a plurality of temporary storage parts, the articles can be arranged in the order in which containers can be stored appropriately in each work zone. In addition to a form in which containers for storing articles are intermittently transported one by one, a form for transporting containers can be planned using a form in which a plurality of containers for storing articles are arranged side by side. Thus, the container transport mode in the article sorting operation can be planned so as to improve the efficiency of the article sorting operation.

  Therefore, according to the fourth characteristic configuration, it is possible to sort a plurality of types of articles for both the heavy article and the lightweight article, and the article classification for the heavy article and the lightweight article. It has become possible to provide an article sorting facility that can perform work while improving efficiency.

  The fifth feature configuration of the present invention includes, in addition to the third feature configuration or the fourth feature configuration, the upstream side and the downstream side, respectively, in the transport direction of the transport conveyor with respect to the heavy article work area portion. The work area portion for lightweight articles is arranged.

  According to the fifth characteristic configuration, the lightweight article work area portion is disposed on each of the upstream side and the downstream side in the conveyance direction of the conveyance conveyor with respect to the heavy article work area part. In the case where a lightweight article and a heavy article are stored in a mixed state with respect to the container to be stored, the lightweight article work area portion positioned on the upper transfer side with respect to the heavy article work area part In, for example, a lightweight article work area portion positioned on the lower conveyance side with respect to the heavy article work area portion is handled, for example, lightweight. It is possible to distinguish the types of articles to be handled before and after storing heavy articles in consideration of the storage order so that the storage work can be easily performed, such as handling articles that are relatively easily damaged. It is a function.

  By the way, in the case of storing a lightweight article and a heavy article in a mixed state, it may be considered that the heavy article is stored at the transport start end of the transport conveyor so as to be stored in the lowest stage of the container. However, in this case, it is necessary to store heavy articles over almost the entire conveyance path of the conveyance conveyor and convey the containers in a heavy state, and the driving force of the conveyance conveyor is increased over the entire area. However, according to the above configuration, the heavy article work area portion in which the weight of the container for storing the article is increased is in the middle of the conveyance path of the conveyance conveyor. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the running cost as much as possible.

  Therefore, according to the fifth characteristic configuration, when handling a heavy article and a lightweight article together, it becomes easy to perform the storing operation in consideration of the storing order of the articles in the container, and as much as possible. It has become possible to provide an article sorting facility that can reduce running costs.

  According to a sixth feature of the present invention, in addition to any of the third to fifth features, the article storage corresponding to a part of the work zones of the plurality of work zones in the heavy article work area portion. A multi-stage flow rack that stores articles in a state where they are stacked on a pallet, and an article storage section corresponding to another work zone stores articles in a form in which the articles are lowered by their own weight on the article take-out side. The article is configured to store articles.

  According to the sixth characteristic configuration, an article that is frequently taken out is stored in the article storage unit that stores the article in a state of being stacked on a pallet. In the case where articles are replenished to the article storage unit in accordance with the sorting work, the frequency of the replenishment work can be reduced.

  On the other hand, if the goods that are taken out less frequently are stored in the article storage unit that stores the articles in a multi-stage flow rack, a plurality of types can be stored without increasing the installation space. Of goods can be stored.

  Therefore, according to the sixth characteristic configuration, the configuration is such that, depending on the difference in the frequency of taking out articles to be handled, it is stored in the article storage unit having a different configuration, so that the replenishment work for frequently used articles is reduced, It has become possible to provide an article sorting facility that can reduce the installation space for many articles.

  In addition to any one of the first to sixth feature configurations, the seventh feature configuration of the present invention is a pair of left and right units in which the single-container-compatible article temporary table is placed across the transport conveyor. Inverted U-shaped frame bodies, and a plurality of linear shapes erected in a state of being arranged at intervals in the lateral width direction of the conveyor, with respect to the portion of the inverted U-shaped frame positioned above the conveyor It consists of a frame.

  According to the seventh characteristic configuration, the single container-compatible article temporary table is provided with a pair of left and right inverted U-shaped frames installed in a state of straddling the transport conveyor. The article frame can be stably supported by the frame body in a state where the article is placed on the floor at the left and right sides, ie, at four places, on the outer sides of both sides in the width direction of the conveyor.

  In addition, since a plurality of linear frames are constructed in a state of being arranged at intervals in the lateral width direction of the transport conveyor with respect to the portion located above the transport conveyor in the inverted U-shaped frame, Since there is a gap between the linear frames, the operator can visually observe the state of container conveyance by the conveyor between them, and there is no disadvantage such as overlooking the passage of the container, and the work should be done satisfactorily Can do.

  Therefore, according to the seventh characteristic configuration, it is possible to provide an article sorting facility that does not have a disadvantage that an operator overlooks the passage of a container in which articles are to be stored, and can perform work in a good state without storage errors. It came to.

According to an eighth characteristic configuration of the present invention, in addition to any of the first characteristic configuration to the seventh characteristic configuration, an operator provides container identification information for identifying each container on each of the containers conveyed by the conveyor. A display unit is provided for display in a readable form,
The article storage management means is configured to display the container identification information on the article storage instruction display means provided in correspondence with the single container-compatible article temporary table as the article storage instruction. There is in point.

  According to the eighth characteristic configuration, the container identification information is displayed in a form that can be read by the operator on the display unit provided for each of the containers conveyed by the conveyor. On the other hand, with respect to the container for storing the article temporarily placed on the article temporary placement table instructed by the article storage management means, with the article storage instruction display means provided corresponding to the single container-compatible article temporary placement stage. The container identification information will be displayed.

  The operator can know the container identification information of the container in which the article temporarily placed on the article temporary placement table is to be stored from the container identification information displayed on the article storage instruction display means. If the container identification information displayed on the display part of the container to be stored is the container identification information of the container in which the article is to be stored, The article being stored is stored in the container.

  Therefore, according to the eighth characteristic configuration, the worker can determine whether the container is to store the article while checking the container identification information displayed on the container, and temporarily places the container. It has come to be able to provide an article sorting facility that can properly store articles in corresponding containers.

  The ninth feature of the present invention is that, in addition to the eighth feature, the article storage instruction display means is provided at a height corresponding to the height of the container transported by the transport conveyor. is there.

  According to the ninth feature, since the article storage instruction display means is provided at a height corresponding to the height of the container conveyed by the conveyor, the article storage instruction display means and the conveyor convey Since the display unit in the container to be used is positioned at almost the same height, the operator can use the container identification information displayed on the display unit in the container being conveyed in a column by the conveyor and the article storage instruction. The operation of determining whether or not the container itself is to store the article while comparing with the container identification information displayed on the display means can be easily performed without greatly changing the line of sight.

  Therefore, according to the ninth characteristic configuration, the operator can easily perform the operation of determining whether or not the container is to store the article, and the temporarily placed article can be placed in the corresponding container. It has become possible to provide an article sorting facility that can perform the storing operation more appropriately.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of an article sorting facility of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1, the article sorting facility is provided with a transport conveyor 1 that transports a collection case C as a container for storing articles in a tandem state via an article storage work area A. An operator existing space B is formed on the side of the conveyor 1 in the area A, and the operator performs an operation of storing articles in the collection case C.

  The article storage work area A is divided into a heavy article work area part A1 and a lightweight article work area part A2, and each of the heavy article work area part A1 and the lightweight article work area part A2 Each is divided into a plurality of work zones Z in which workers exist.

  In each work zone Z of the lightweight article work area portion A2, a work for storing a relatively small and lightweight article 4 in a collection case C is performed, and in each work zone Z of the heavy article work area portion A1, For example, an operation of storing a heavy article 4 such as rice packed in 5 kg bags in a collection case C is performed. And the said work area part A2 for lightweight articles is arrange | positioned with respect to the said work area part A1 for heavy articles in each of the upstream and downstream in the conveyance direction of the said conveyor 1. FIG.

Hereinafter, a specific configuration of each unit will be described.
The conveyance conveyor 1 is constituted by a roller conveyor, and is configured to sequentially convey the collection cases C in a tandem state at a set speed. An automatic sticking type label issuing machine 2 is provided at the starting end side in the conveying direction of the conveyor 1 and a serial number (for example, 1, 2, 3,...) Issued by the label issuing machine 2 is provided. Is automatically attached to the side surface of the collection case C that is continuously supplied from the starting end side of the conveyor 1 (see FIGS. 3 and 10).

  By a container number (also referred to as an order number) as an example of the container identification information represented on the label L, an operator located in each work zone Z can identify the collection case C in which the article 4 should be stored. . That is, each collection case C is configured to include a label L as a display unit for container identification information.

  Then, after the label L is pasted by the label issuing machine 2, the collection case C that has been continuously transported without any gaps is transported in a tandem state with a set interval. Thus, the conveyor 1 is driven.

  A first lightweight work area portion A2 is formed on the lower side of the transport conveyor 1 than the label issuing machine 2 on the transport side. The first lightweight work area portion A2 is formed with a plurality of work zones Z arranged in the conveyance path direction, and stores a plurality of articles 4 corresponding to each work zone Z. A flow rack type article storage shelf 3 as the article storage unit H and a multi-container-type article temporary storage table 5 for temporarily placing the articles 4 taken out from the article storage rack 3 are provided.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the article storage shelf 3 is formed of a plurality of upper and lower stages of flow rack type shelves with the loading surface inclined downward toward the front side, and is supplied to the back side. An article 4 contained in a case such as a box is configured to move to the front side by its own weight, and the article 4 is stored in a state of being arranged in the vertical and horizontal directions according to type. Then, at the end of the article storage shelf 3 on the worker presence space B side, as shown in FIG. 4, for each article to be placed, a push button type take-out type with a built-in lamp that also serves as a take-out instruction lamp 6. A shelf-side display device D1 including an operation switch 7 for use and a take-out quantity display 8 for displaying the take-out quantity of the articles 4 is provided. Further, a container number indicator 9 for displaying the number (container number) of the collection case C in which the articles 4 are to be stored is provided at the upper end of the article storage shelf 3.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the multi-container-compatible article temporary table 5 includes a plurality of temporary storage parts 5a formed in a state of opening the front side portion toward the worker existence space B, and The article 4 temporarily placed on the plurality of temporary placement portions 5a is moved and stored through the opened front side with respect to the collection case C which is located directly above the conveyance conveyor 1 and is conveyed by the conveyance conveyor 1. It is configured to be installed in a possible state.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, the multi-container-type article temporary table 5 has an upper surface 5 of the horizontal placement plane portion provided in a state of being positioned directly above the transport conveyor 1. A plurality of (four) temporary placement portions 5a are formed in a state of being partitioned by the vertical walls 10, and the four temporary placement portions 5a are in a state where the side toward the worker existence space B is opened, It is configured to be formed in a state of being aligned along the transport path direction of the transport conveyor 1. And, as shown in FIGS. 2, 3 and 5, the container number indicator 11 for displaying the container identification information (container number) of the collection case C, corresponding to each of the plurality of temporary placement parts 5a, Temporary table side display provided with a built-in push-button type operation switch 13 having a built-in lamp that also functions as a loading instruction lamp 12 and a loading quantity display 14 for displaying the number of articles 4 placed in the temporary placing portion 5a. A device D2 is provided.

A heavy article work area portion A1 is formed on the transport conveyor 1 side of the transport conveyor 1 on the lower conveyance side than the first lightweight article work area portion A2.
The heavy article work area portion A1 is formed in a state in which a plurality (specifically, four) work zones Z are arranged in the transport path direction, and the plurality of work zones Z in the heavy article work area portion A1 are formed. The article storage unit H corresponding to a part of the work zones Z stores the articles 4 in a state of being stacked on the pallet, and the article storage unit H corresponding to the other work zones Z stores the articles 4 The article 4 is stored in a multi-stage flow rack that is housed in a form in which the weight is lowered on the article take-out side.

  That is, in the two work zones Z among the four work zones Z in the heavy article work area portion A1, a heavy article such as a bagged rice or the like corresponding to each of the work zones Z. 4 and a single container for temporarily placing the article storage shelf 15 of the pallet placement type as the article storage unit H for storing the same type of article 4 and the article 4 taken out from the pallet placement type article storage shelf 15 A temporary article storage table 16 is provided. Further, in the other two work zones Z, a flow rack type article storage shelf 17 as an article storage unit H that is a heavy article 4 such as rice and stores a plurality of types of articles 4, and article storage A single-container-type article temporary table 16 for temporarily placing the articles 4 taken out from the shelf 17 is provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 1, 8 and 9, two pallet placing-type article storage shelves 15 are provided for each work zone Z, and pallets P on which articles 4 are stacked in a stacked state are provided. The pallet P is transported by a forklift, and the pallet P is placed on a mounting table formed by stacking two empty pallets P1 in a state where the pallet P is positioned in advance. When the operator takes out the heavy article 4 so as to be higher than the floor surface by a set height, the work load can be reduced as compared with the case where the pallet P is placed on the floor surface as it is. I have to. The two empty pallets P1 to be stacked are configured to be held by a storage holding portion 31 formed by a front wall portion 31a and side vertical portions 31b located on both left and right sides of the pallet P1. Yes.

  Each of the plurality of pallet-mounting-type article storage shelves 15 includes an end portion on the worker presence space B side, specifically, an upper worker presence space in the front wall portion 31a of the storage holding portion 31. As shown in FIG. 6, a container number indicator 20 that displays container identification information (container number) of the collection case C and a take-in type push-button type take-out lamp 21 that also serves as a take-out instruction lamp 21 as shown in FIG. A shelf-side display device D3 having an operation switch 22 is provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the flow rack type article storage shelf 17 is formed in a plurality of upper and lower stages of flow rack type in which the loading surface is inclined so as to be lower on the front side. The supplied article 4 is configured to move to the front side by its own weight. And the some accommodating part 17a which accommodates the articles | goods 4 according to a type is provided in the state arranged in the up-down and left-right direction. The flow rack-type article storage shelf 17 stores a heavy article 4 such as rice packed in a bag in the same manner as the pallet placement-type article storage shelf 15. 17 stores a plurality of types of articles 4 in each storage section 17a according to type. The flow rack-type article storage shelf 17 is provided with an iron floor 18 on the article placement surface of each stage, and with iron side guide walls 19 on both left and right sides.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 6, a collection product is also provided at the end of each storage section 17 a of the flow rack type article storage shelf 17 on the worker existing space B side, like the pallet placement type article storage shelf 15. A shelf-side display device D3 having a container number indicator 20 that displays container identification information (container number) of the case C and a push button type operation switch 22 for taking out the lamp that also serves as the take-out instruction lamp 21 is provided. Is provided.

  And the single container corresponding | compatible article temporary placement stand 16 with which each work zone Z in the work area part A1 for heavy articles is each respond | corresponds to the conveyance direction of the front side part and the conveyance conveyor 1 which go to the said worker presence space B. The lateral side part in which the article 4 temporarily formed with respect to the collection case C which is formed in a state where the lateral side part is opened and which is located directly above the conveyor 1 and is conveyed by the conveyor 1 is opened. It is configured to be installed in a state where it can be moved and stored.

  When the explanation is added, as shown in FIG. 10, the temporary container stand 16 for a single container includes a pair of left and right inverted U-shaped frames 23 installed in a state straddling the transport conveyor 1, and the inverted U shape. It is comprised from the linear frame 24 constructed in the state located in the horizontal width direction of the conveyance conveyor 1 at intervals in the part located above the conveyance conveyor 1 in the character-shaped frame 23. As shown in FIG.

  The article placement section 25 for placing the article 4 on the single container-compatible article temporary placement table 16 includes a portion of the inverted U-shaped frame 23 positioned above the transport conveyor 1 and the plurality of linear frames 24. And is provided so as to be in a horizontal position above the transport conveyor 1 in a state in which the collection case C is allowed to pass.

  On the other hand, the pair of left and right inverted U-shaped frame bodies 23 function as four support columns that support the article placement section 25, and place and support the article 4 in a stable state while bypassing the conveyor 1. It is the structure which can do. Further, the height of the article placement unit 25 is set so as to be close to the height of the operator's waist so that even a heavy article 4 can be stored as easily as possible. It has become.

  The single container-compatible article temporary table 16 is a collection on the conveyor 1 from the gaps between the plurality of linear frames 24 and the gaps between the left and right inverted U-shaped frames 23. The operator can visually confirm the conveyance status of the case C, and the operator is less likely to miss the presence of the collection case C.

  As shown in FIG. 10, a temporary table display device D4 is provided corresponding to the single container-compatible article temporary table 16, and the temporary table display device D4 is, as shown in FIG. Similar to the shelf-side display device D3, a container number display 26 that displays the container number of the collection case C and a built-in push-button type operation switch 28 that includes a loading instruction lamp 27 are provided. It is configured. Since one article 4 (for example, rice packed in a bag) is placed on the single container-compatible article temporary table 16, the temporary table-side display device D 4 has an indicator for displaying the number. Not provided. The temporary table-side display device D4 constitutes an article storage instruction display unit provided corresponding to the single-container-type article temporary table 16.

  And this temporary placement side display apparatus D4 is provided by the height corresponding to the height of the collection case C conveyed by the conveyance conveyor 1, as shown in FIG. In addition, although the specific support structure is not described in detail, the temporary placement table side display device D4 can be changed in position along the transport direction of the transport conveyor 1, the lateral width direction of the transport conveyor 1, and the vertical direction. It can be adjusted so that it is easy to see and operate for the operator.

  A second lightweight article work area portion A2 is provided on the lower side of the conveyance conveyor 1 than the heavy article work area portion A1. Since it is the same structure as the 1st work area part A2 for lightweight articles, description is abbreviate | omitted.

  In this article sorting facility, the article 4 is managed from the article storage unit H and is taken out to the article temporary placement tables 5 and 16 by managing article storage information for a plurality of collection cases C conveyed in a column by the conveyor 1. And a collection case C for storing the articles 4 temporarily placed on the article temporary placement tables 5 and 16 among the plurality of collection cases C conveyed in a column by the conveyor 1. A management computer 30 is provided as an article storage management means for instructing an article storage instruction.

  In other words, in each work zone Z of the lightweight article work area portion A2, the management computer 30 sends, as the article take-out instruction, to each of the plurality of temporary placement sections 5a in the plurality of container-compatible article temporary placement tables 5. On the other hand, an instruction is given to temporarily place an article 4 to be stored in one collection case C among the collection cases C to be transported by the transport conveyor 1, and a plurality of temporary placement portions are used as the article storage instruction. Each of 5a is configured to indicate a collection case C in which a temporarily placed article 4 is stored among a plurality of collection cases C that are conveyed in a vertical state by the conveyor 1.

  The management computer 30 is transported by the transport conveyor 1 to the single container-compatible article temporary table 16 as the article take-out instruction in each work zone Z of the heavy article work area A1. The collection case C is instructed to temporarily place an article to be stored in the collection case C.

  One worker is arranged in each work zone Z, and each worker takes out the article, temporarily places the article 4, and stores the article in the collection case C based on the display of each information described above. Etc.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the management computer 30 receives the information on the operation switches 7 and 22 and the operation switches 13 and 28 provided for each work zone Z as described above, and manages them. From the computer 30, the drive information for the display devices D1 to D4 provided for each work zone Z and the command information to the label issuing machine 2 are output. The container identification information, the article take-out instruction information, and the article storage instruction information about the collection case C to be conveyed are managed in accordance with the collection order of the collection case C. A plurality of display devices as described above are provided for each of a plurality of work zones Z. However, since each has the same configuration, only one is shown in FIG. 7, and the others are omitted. is doing.

Next, display control of each information by the management computer 30 and details of work by a specific worker will be described.
For example, the management computer 30 creates work data for sorting articles based on, for example, the contents of an order issued from a customer. At this time, in order to deal with a plurality of order information, the collection time in each work zone is determined in consideration of the work time by the worker existing in each work zone, the transport time by the transport conveyor 1, and the like. A plan is made in advance as to whether or not the work for storing the article 4 in the case C is performed. For example, a collection case C in which articles 4 are to be stored in the work zone Z among the containers that are continuously conveyed so that an operator located in each work zone Z can perform the storage work. Are transported at intervals of a plurality.

  Specifically, the work data for sorting articles includes container identification information about a plurality of collection cases C transported in a tandem state on the transport conveyor 1, and articles to be taken out from the article storage unit H to the temporary article placement tables 5 and 16. 4 for picking up articles, and a collection for storing articles 4 temporarily placed on the article temporary placement tables 5 and 16 among a plurality of collection cases C transported in a column by the conveyor 1 It includes article storage instruction information for instructing the article case C.

  And the collection case C provided with the label L of the serial number issued and stuck by the label issuing machine 2 is sequentially put in from the transfer start end of the transfer conveyor 1 and transferred. In each work zone Z of the work area A2, the management computer 30 controls the operation of the shelf-side display device D1 in the article storage shelf 3 before the collection case C is conveyed. That is, the container number display 9 displays the container number of the collection case C that the work zone Z should be in charge of, and also instructs to take out the storage unit 3a in the article storage shelf 3 in which the articles 4 to be stored are stored. The lamp 6g is turned on, and the number of articles 4 is displayed on the removal quantity display 8. The instruction to turn on these take-out instruction lamps 6g and display the number of articles 4 on the take-out quantity display 8 corresponds to the article take-out instruction.

  The operator takes out the corresponding article 4 from the article storage shelf 3, and temporarily places the article 4 in any of the plurality of temporary placement portions 5a in the multiple container-compatible article temporary placement table 5, The take-out operation switch 7 in the storage section 3a of the article storage shelf 3 from which the article 4 has been taken out is operated. At that time, the management computer 30 turns off the take-out instruction lamp 6 in accordance with the operation of the take-out operation switch 7.

  Next, the operator operates the input operation switch 13 in the temporary placement portion 5a where the article 4 is temporarily placed. At that time, the operation of the temporary table display device D2 is controlled by the management computer 30. That is, when the input operation switch 13 is operated, the input instruction lamp 12 incorporated in the input operation switch 13 is turned on to indicate that it is temporarily placed. The container number of the collection case C in which the articles 4 are to be stored is displayed on the container number display 11 of the temporary placement portion 5a, and the input quantity is displayed on the input quantity display 14. At this time, an instruction to display the container number of the collection case C in which the article 4 is to be stored on the container number display 11 corresponds to the article storage instruction.

  The operator compares the container number displayed on the container number display 11 with the container number displayed on the label L attached to the collection case C, and is the collection case C in which the article 4 should be stored. When the collection case C in which the article 4 is to be stored is conveyed, the temporarily placed article 4 is stored in the collection case C. Then, the loading operation switch 13 in the temporary placement portion 5a in which the article 4 is stored is operated again to complete the storage. At this time, the management computer 30 turns off the input instruction lamp 12 in accordance with the operation of the input operation switch 13.

  At this time, when the article 4 is temporarily placed in each of the plurality of temporary placement portions 5a, the article 4 temporarily placed in any of the temporary placement portions 5a is stored in the collection case C to be stored. The operation switch 13 for turning on corresponding to the temporary placement portion 5a is operated, but the operation switch 13 for turning on the other temporary placement portion 5a is not operated, so that the turn-on instruction lamp 12 is kept in the lighting state.

  The collection case C in which the articles 4 among the collection cases C that are conveyed in a tandem state on the conveyor 1 are to be stored is the collection case C in which the articles 4 are to be stored in the work zone. The conveyor 1 is intermittently transported every plurality of collection cases C, but not only when the collection cases C that should store the articles 4 are intermittently transported one by one, There may be cases where a plurality of pieces are continuously conveyed in a solid state, but even in such a case, it can be handled by temporarily placing the articles 4 on the plurality of temporary placement portions 5a. It can be done. When the articles 4 of all the temporary placement parts 5a are stored in the collection case C, all the input instruction lamps 12 are turned off.

  After that, under the control of the management computer 30, the work zone Z is displayed on the container number display 9 in the article storage shelf 3, and the container number of the collection case C to be handled next is displayed and stored. The take-out instruction lamp 6 of the storage section 3a in the article storage shelf 3 in which the article 4 to be stored is turned on, and the number of articles 4 is displayed on the take-out quantity display 8, and the same processing is repeated thereafter. Will be done.

  Next, in each work zone Z of the heavy article work area portion A1, prior to the collection case C being conveyed, the management computer 30 causes the shelf-side display device D3 in the article storage shelves 15 and 17 to be displayed. Operation is controlled. That is, the container number display 20 displays the container number of the collection case C to be handled by the work zone Z, and the corresponding take-out instruction in the article storage shelves 15 and 17 in which the articles 4 to be stored are stored. The lamp 21 is turned on. Such an instruction to display the container number on the container number display 20 and turn on the take-out instruction lamp 21 corresponds to the article take-out instruction.

  The operator takes out the corresponding article 4 from the article storage shelves 15 and 17 and temporarily places the article 4 on the single container-compatible article temporary table 16. At that time, the article 4 is taken out. Then, the take-out operation switch 22 in the article storage shelves 15 and 17 is operated. At that time, the management computer 30 turns off the take-out instruction lamp 6 in accordance with the operation of the take-out operation switch 22.

  Next, the operator operates the input operation switch 28 in the single container-compatible article temporary table 16 on which the article 4 is temporarily placed. At that time, the operation of the temporary table display device D4 is controlled by the management computer 30. That is, the loading instruction lamp 27 built in the loading operation switch 28 is turned on to display the temporary placement state, and the collection case in which the article 4 is to be stored in the container number display 26 in the temporary table display device D4. C's container number is displayed. An instruction for displaying the container number of the collection case C in which the article 4 is to be stored on the container number display 26 corresponds to the article storage instruction.

  Since the temporary container stand 16 for a single container is formed in a state where all directions are opened as well as the front side toward the worker existence space B and the lateral side corresponding to the transport direction of the transport conveyor 1, When the article 4 is temporarily placed, even if the article 4 is heavy, there is no restriction in the direction of placing the article on the single container-compatible article temporary placement table 16 and there is no obstacle to the surroundings. Become a thing.

  Then, the container number displayed on the container number display 26 on the single container temporary article mounting table 16 side is compared with the container number displayed on the label L affixed to the collection case C. It is determined whether or not the collection case C is to be stored, and when the collection case C in which the article 4 is to be stored is conveyed, the temporarily placed article is stored in the collection case C.

  As shown in FIGS. 9 and 11, the container number indicator 26 is provided at a height corresponding to the height of the collection case C conveyed by the conveyor 1. The container number displayed on the label and the container number displayed on the label L attached to the collection case C can be easily compared with each other while being visually observed.

  When the articles 4 are stored in the collection case C, the articles 4 temporarily placed on the single container-compatible article temporary table 16 are heavy, and therefore, as shown in FIG. The product collection case C is located on the upper side in the transport direction with respect to the single container-compatible product temporary storage table 16 by being moved through the opened lateral side portion of the product temporary product storage table 16 and transported by the transport conveyor 1. When the storage operation is performed, the article 4 is stored in the collection case C that is transported and approached by the transport conveyor 1 and is located on the lower side in the transport direction. Compared to the case where the collection case C moves away, the article 4 can be easily stored in the collection case C. At that time, by dropping the article 4 into the collection case C and putting it in, the moving distance for moving the article 4 by hand becomes short, and the work can be easily performed with less burden. Can do.

  When the article 4 is stored in the collection case C, the operator operates the input operation switch 28 again. At that time, the management computer 30 turns off the input instruction lamp 27. This state corresponds to the state in which the storage of the article 4 is completed.

  This single container-compatible article temporary placement table 16 temporarily places the article 4 on each of the two single-container-compatible article temporary storage tables 16, as in the case of the multiple container-compatible article temporary storage table 5. When one of the articles 4 is stored in the collection case C to be stored, the input operation switch 28 corresponding to the single container-compatible article temporary table 16 is operated. Since the loading operation switch 28 of the container-corresponding article temporary table 16 is not operated, the loading instruction lamp 27 is kept in the lighting state.

  Further, the transport mode of the collection case C in which the articles 4 out of the collection cases C transported in the vertical state by the transport conveyor 1 are also transferred in the same manner as in the case of the multi-container temporary article stand 5. The collection case C in which the article 4 is to be stored in the work zone is intermittently conveyed by the conveyor 1 every plurality of collection cases C. The collection in which the article 4 is to be stored Not only the case C is transported intermittently one by one, but there are also cases where a plurality of cases C are continuously transported in a solid state. This can be dealt with by temporarily placing the article 4 on the single container correspondence article provision table 16. When the articles 4 of the two single-container-purpose articles temporary storage table 16 are stored in the collection case C, the respective loading instruction lamps 27 are turned off.

  After that, the management computer 30 displays the container number of the collection case C to be handled next in the work zone Z on the container number display 20, and the article 4 to be stored is stored. The corresponding take-out instruction lamps 21 in the stored article storage shelves 15 and 17 are turned on, and the same processing is repeated thereafter.

[Another embodiment]
Hereinafter, other embodiments are listed.

(1) In the above embodiment, the article storage work area A is divided into a heavy goods work area part A1 and a lightweight goods work area part A2, and the conveyor for the heavy goods work area part A1. 1 exemplifies a configuration in which the lightweight article work area portion A2 is disposed on each of the upstream side and the downstream side in the conveyance direction of 1. However, instead of such a configuration, with respect to the heavy article work area portion A1 The lightweight article work area portion A2 may be arranged on either the upstream side or the downstream side in the transport direction of the transport conveyor 1. Further, the article storage work area A may be constituted only by the heavy article work area portion A1.

(2) In the above embodiment, the article storage work area A is divided into a plurality of work zones Z each having a worker, and each of the work zones Z has a plurality of single container-compatible types. The article temporary table 16 is configured to be juxtaposed at a distance in the transport direction of the conveyor 1. However, each work zone Z is provided with one single container-compatible article temporary table 16. Also good.

(3) In the above embodiment, the article storage unit corresponding to a part of the work zones Z of the plurality of work zones Z in the heavy article work area portion A1 stores the articles in a state of stacking them on a pallet. In addition, the article storage unit corresponding to the other work zone Z is configured to store the article in a multi-stage flow rack that stores the article in a form in which the article is lowered by its own weight on the article take-out side. In addition to the above, the article storage unit corresponding to all the work zones Z of the plurality of work zones Z may be configured to store the articles in a state where they are stacked on a pallet. The article storage unit corresponding to the zone Z may store the article in a multi-stage flow rack that stores the article in a form in which the article is lowered by its own weight on the article take-out side.

(4) In the above embodiment, the single container-compatible article temporary table is a pair of left and right inverted U-shaped frames 23 installed in a state of straddling the conveyor 1, and the inverted U-shaped frames 23. An article on which an article 4 is placed, which is composed of a plurality of linear frames 24 that are arranged in a state of being spaced apart in the widthwise direction of the conveyor 1 with respect to a portion located above the conveyor 1 Although the configuration in which the mounting portion 25 is formed in a state in which all directions are opened is exemplified, the configuration is not limited to such a configuration and may be configured as follows.

  For example, the entire article placement unit 25 on which the article 4 is placed may be configured by a plate body, and the plate body may be supported by four columns, and the front side portion toward the worker existence space B and Only one lateral side corresponding to the transport direction of the transport conveyor 1 may be opened, and various forms such as a configuration including a vertical wall on the other lateral side corresponding to the transport direction of the transport conveyor 1 may be implemented.

(5) In the above-described embodiment, the multi-container-compatible article temporary table provided in the light-weight article work area portion is illustrated as being positioned directly above the transport conveyor. Instead of such a configuration, the multi-container-type article temporary table may be installed in a state of being positioned on the side of the transport conveyor that is opposite to the worker existence space.

(6) In the said embodiment, the display part which displays the container identification information which identifies each container in the form which an operator can read on each of the containers (collection case C) conveyed by the said conveyance conveyor 1 is provided. The article storage management means is configured to display the container identification information on the article storage instruction display means provided in correspondence with the single container-compatible article temporary table 16 as the article storage instruction. Although what was comprised was illustrated, it may replace with such a structure and may be comprised as follows.

  For example, the container identification information is displayed on the container as a bar code display that can be read by a reader, and an operator carries the result read by the reader provided in the transport path of the transport conveyor. The form of the article storage instruction may be variously changed, for example, such that the wireless instruction apparatus is instructed by wireless communication. Further, not only the article storage instruction but also the article take-out instruction may be configured to instruct the wireless instruction device carried by the operator by wireless communication. Various changes may be made in the form.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Conveyor 4 Goods 5 Temporary placement stand for multiple containers 5a Temporary placement portion 16 Temporary placement stand for single containers 30 Article storage management means A Work area for storing articles A1 Work area for heavy articles A2 For lightweight articles Work area part C Container D4 Article storage instruction display means H Article storage part L Display part (label)
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Claims (9)

A transport conveyor that transports containers for storing articles in a tandem state via the work storage area;
An article storage unit disposed adjacent to the worker existing space on the side of the transfer conveyor in the article storage work area;
An article temporary table placed in the article storage work area;
Managing article storage information for a plurality of containers transported in a vertical state by the transport conveyor, instructing an article removal instruction for instructing an article to be taken out from the article storage unit to the temporary article storage table, and by the transport conveyor An article sorting facility provided with article storage management means for giving an article storage instruction to instruct a container for storing an article temporarily placed on the article temporary placement table among a plurality of containers conveyed in a tandem state,
As the article temporary table, the front side portion toward the worker existence space and the lateral side portion corresponding to the transport direction of the transport conveyor are formed in a state of being opened, and located immediately above the transport conveyor and the transport There is provided a single container-compatible article temporary table that is installed in a state where it can be stored by moving the articles temporarily placed on the containers conveyed by the conveyor through the opened lateral side part,
The article storage management means should temporarily place an article to be stored in one of the containers conveyed by the conveyor on the single-container-type article temporary table as the article take-out instruction. Article sorting facility configured to direct.   The article storage work area is divided into a plurality of work zones each having a worker, and each of the work zones has a plurality of single-container-compatible article storage tables in the transport direction of the transport conveyor. The article sorting equipment according to claim 1, which is juxtaposed at intervals. The article storage work area is divided into a heavy article work area part and a lightweight article work area part,
In the heavy article work area portion, the single container-compatible article temporary table is installed,
The lightweight article work area portion includes a plurality of temporary placement portions formed in a state where the front side toward the worker existence space is opened as the article temporary placement stand, and directly above the transport conveyor or Through the opened front side part, articles that are temporarily placed in a plurality of temporary placement portions with respect to the containers that are located on the side of the transport conveyor opposite to the worker existence space and are transported by the transport conveyor Provided with a multi-container-compatible article temporary table installed in a state where it can be moved and stored,
The article storage management means stores, as the article take-out instruction, in one of the containers transported by the transport conveyor for each of a plurality of temporary storage sections in the multi-container-type article temporary storage table. The temporarily placed article of the plurality of containers that are conveyed in a vertical state by the conveying conveyor for each of the plurality of temporarily placed parts as the article storage instruction. 3. The article sorting facility according to claim 1, wherein the article sorting facility is configured to indicate a container for storing the container. Each of the heavy article work area part and the lightweight article work area part in the article storage work area is partitioned into a plurality of work zones where workers exist separately,
A plurality of single-container-compatible article temporary placement tables are juxtaposed at intervals in the transport direction of the transport conveyor in each of the work zones in the heavy article work area portion,
The article sorting equipment according to claim 3, wherein a plurality of temporary container support tables corresponding to the plurality of containers are provided in each of the work zones in the work area portion for the lightweight article.   5. The article sorting equipment according to claim 3, wherein the lightweight article work area portion is disposed on each of an upstream side and a downstream side in a conveyance direction of the conveyance conveyor with respect to the heavy article work area portion.   An article storage unit corresponding to a part of the plurality of work zones in the heavy article work area portion stores articles in a state where they are stacked on a pallet, and corresponds to another work zone. The article sorting according to any one of claims 3 to 5, wherein the storage unit is configured to store the article in a multi-stage flow rack that stores the article in a form in which the article is lowered by its own weight to the article take-out side. Facility.   A pair of left and right inverted U-shaped frames installed in a state where the single container-compatible article temporary table is placed across the conveyor, and a portion of the inverted U-shaped frame positioned above the conveyor On the other hand, the article sorting equipment according to any one of claims 1 to 6, comprising a plurality of linear frames constructed in a state of being arranged at intervals in a lateral direction of the conveyor. Each container transported by the transport conveyor is provided with a display unit that displays container identification information for identifying each container in a form that can be read by an operator.
The article storage management means is configured to display the container identification information on the article storage instruction display means provided in correspondence with the single container-compatible article temporary table as the article storage instruction. The article sorting equipment according to any one of claims 1 to 7.   9. The article sorting facility according to claim 8, wherein the article storage instruction display means is provided at a height corresponding to a height of a container transported by the transport conveyor.

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