JP4090227B2 - Processing equipment - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a processing facility composed of an arrival part, a fruit selection part, and a shipping part.
[0002]
[Prior art]
The conventional selection equipment will be described as the processing equipment composed of the above-mentioned receiving section, selection section and shipping section. An example of an article to be selected is mandarin orange (citrus).
[0003]
The mandarin oranges introduced by the producer are put in a container (contained container), and the container (real container) containing the mandarin orange is conveyed by a vehicle such as a truck and carried into the receiving part.
[0004]
In the arrival part, the container is lowered from the vehicle by the operator of the fruit selection facility, and the lowered container is carried into the fruit selection part by a conveyor or the like.
In the fruit selection section, mandarin oranges are taken out (or released) from the container, and for each mandarin orange, the class (for example, 2L, L, M, S) is determined by weight, size, shape, etc. The grade (for example, excellent, excellent, good, acceptable) is judged by the degree, color, the presence or absence of scratches, etc., and based on the judgment result (selection result) of these classes and grades, cardboard ( A container to be shipped) and is carried out to the shipping section by a conveyor or the like in cardboard units.
[0005]
In the shipping section, the corrugated cardboard is shipped according to the result of selection, for example, stacked on the pallet according to the result of selection, then temporarily stored, loaded on a truck, etc., and shipped to the shipping destination.
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the conventional processing equipment (selection equipment), there is a problem that in the receiving section, the worker has to perform the receiving work of lowering the containers that are successively received, and the burden is extremely large.
[0007]
Therefore, the present invention aims to provide a processing facility that can automate the receiving work and reduce the burden on the worker.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
  In order to achieve the above-described object, the invention according to claim 1 of the present invention is a processing facility including an arrival part, a selection part, and a shipping part,
  In the receiving part, an object to be selected is stored in a receiving container, the receiving container is loaded on an article support and received by a vehicle, and the receiving container is loaded in the receiving part. Stored in the storage means for receiving, the storage means for storing the article support that is lowered by the automatic lowering means, First transfer means for cutting out the container for receipt from the article support and carrying it out to the selection unit in units of containers for receipt
With
  In the fruit selection unit, the article is taken out or discharged from the arrival container, selected for each article, stored in a shipping container according to the result of the selection, and the shipping container unit. It has a selection means to carry out to the shipping department,
  Second shipping means for loading the shipping container carried out from the fruit selection section onto the article support on the shipping section, and the shipping container is loaded by the second transferring means.WasShipping storage means for storing article supportsAnd temporarily storing the shipping container carried out from the fruit selection unit, the first storage means capable of continuously storing the container, and the shipping container carried out from the fruit selection unit A second storage means for storing and storing the container in one unit; and determining the shipping container to be carried out from the fruit selection unit according to the result of the fruit selection; A container transport destination is determined as one of the second transfer means, the first storage means, or the second storage means, and the article support on which the receiving container is loaded; Different article supports are used for the article support on which the containers are loaded, and different containers are used for the arrival container and the shipping container.It is characterized by.
[0009]
Here, the article is a citrus fruit such as a mandarin orange, the container for receiving and shipping is a container, bucket or cardboard box, the article support is a pallet or flat plate, and the storing means for receiving and the storing means for shipping are For example, it is an automatic warehouse, and the first transfer means and the second transfer means are robots that load and unload containers using arms, for example.
[0010]
According to the above-described configuration, a container in which an article to be selected (container for arrival) is loaded on the article support in a state of being loaded on the article support, and the loading section uses the automatic lowering means to The article support is automatically lowered from the vehicle in units of article supports, and the article support lowered by the automatic lowering means is temporarily stored in the receiving storage means. Then, by the first transfer means, the arrival container is cut out from the article support stored in the arrival storage means, and is carried out to the selection section in units of arrival containers.
[0011]
In the fruit selection unit, the article is taken out or released from the arrival container, selected for each article, and stored in a shipping container according to a result of the selection, in units of the shipping container. It is carried out to the shipping department.
[0012]
  In the shipping department,The shipping container carried out from the selection unit is transported to either the second transfer unit, the first storage unit, or the second storage unit based on the result of selection, and the shipping container is the first container. 2 The loading means is loaded on the article support,The article support on which the shipping container is loaded by the second transfer means is temporarily stored in the shipping storage means and then shipped.The first storage means or the second storage means temporarily stores it. Moreover, according to the quantity or ratio of the containers classified by the result of selection (class or class), the second transfer means, the first storage means or the second storage means can be selected and transported, and the shipping processing capability can be increased. It becomes possible to improve.
[0013]
  In this way, everything is performed automatically from the time when the article support is lowered from the vehicle until it is selected and shipped, so that the burden on the worker can be greatly reduced.
  In addition, separate article supports are used for the article support for shipment and the article support for shipment, and the article support for receipt is used between the processing facility and the producer who receives the selected article. The article support for shipping is repeatedly used between the processing equipment and the customer at the shipping destination. In addition, separate article supports are used for the receiving container and the shipping container, which facilitates the discrimination. Moreover, the container for arrival is repeatedly used between the processing facility and the producer who receives the goods to be selected.
[0015]
  AlsoClaim 2The invention described in the aboveClaim 1The third transfer means for loading the shipping container stored in the first storage means onto the article support in the shipping section, and the storage stored in the second storage means It is characterized by comprising fourth transfer means for loading a shipping container onto an article support.
[0016]
Here, the third transfer means and the fourth transfer means are robots that load and unload containers using, for example, an arm.
According to the above configuration, the shipping container stored in the first storage means is loaded on the article support by the third transfer means, and the shipping container stored in the second storage means is transferred to the fourth transfer means. It is loaded onto the article support by the loading means. As described above, the shipping section is provided with a number of transfer means (second transfer means, third transfer means, and fourth transfer means).
[0017]
  AlsoClaim 3The invention described in the aboveClaim 2The article support body in which the shipping container is loaded in the third transfer means or the fourth transfer means is stored in the shipping storage means. is there.
[0018]
According to the above configuration, the article support on which the shipping container is loaded in the third transfer means or the fourth transfer means is temporarily stored in the shipping storage means and then automatically shipped.
[0019]
  AlsoClaim 4The invention described inA processing facility composed of an incoming section, a selection section and a shipping section,
  In the receiving part, an object to be selected is stored in a receiving container, the receiving container is loaded on an article support and received by a vehicle, and the receiving container is loaded in the receiving part. Stored in the receiving storage means, the storage means for storing the article support that is lowered by the automatic lowering means, and the storage means for storing the article support that is lowered by the automatic lowering means. First transfer means for cutting out the container for receipt from the article support and carrying it out to the selection unit in units of containers for receipt
With
  In the fruit selection unit, the article is taken out or discharged from the arrival container, selected for each article, stored in a shipping container according to the result of the selection, and the shipping container unit. It has a selection means to carry out to the shipping department,
  A second transfer means for loading the shipping container unloaded from the fruit selection section onto the article support, and an article support on which the shipping container is loaded by the second transfer means; Shipping storage means to store;First storage means for temporarily storing the shipping containers carried out from the fruit selection unit, the first storage means capable of continuously storing the containers, and the shipping containers carried out from the fruit selection unit are temporarily stored. And a second storage means capable of storing and unloading the container in one unit, wherein either the shipping container stored in the first storage means or the shipping container stored in the second storage means Or both loaded onto the article support to the shipping storage meansDifferent article supports are used for the article support that is transported and loaded with the receiving container and the article support on which the shipping container is loaded, and the receiving container and the shipping container are used. Use different containersIt is characterized by.
[0020]
  According to the above configuration,A container in which an article to be selected (container for receipt) is loaded on the article support is loaded into the loading section by the vehicle. In the loading section, the article support is moved to the vehicle by automatic lowering means. Further, the article support is automatically lowered in units of article supports, and the article support lowered by the automatic lowering means is temporarily stored in the stock storage means. Then, by the first transfer means, the arrival container is cut out from the article support stored in the arrival storage means, and is carried out to the selection section in units of arrival containers. In the fruit selection unit, the article is taken out or released from the arrival container, selected for each article, and stored in a shipping container according to a result of the selection, in units of the shipping container. It is carried out to the shipping department.
  In the shipping department,The shipping container carried out from the selection unit is temporarily stored in the first storage means or the second storage means, and is stored in the shipping container stored in the first storage means and the second storage means. Either or both of the shipping containers are loaded on the article support and transported to the shipping storage means. In addition, the shipping container stored in the second storage means can be shipped directly. In addition, it is possible to store the shipping container by selecting the first storage means or the second storage means according to the amount or ratio of the containers classified according to the result of selection (class or class), thereby enabling the capacity of the shipping process. Can be improved.
[0023]
  AlsoClaim 5The invention described in claim 1 aboveClaim 4In the invention according to any one of the above, the first transfer means cuts a plurality of the containers for arrival at a time from the article support.
[0024]
According to the above configuration, a plurality of receiving containers are cut out from the article support at a time by the first transfer means and conveyed to the fruit selection unit. Therefore, work efficiency is improved.
[0025]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
The processing equipment of the present invention is composed of an arrival part A, a selection part B, and a shipping part C. An example of an article to be selected is mandarin orange (citrus).
[Receiving part A]
The receiving part A of a processing facility is demonstrated based on FIGS.
[0026]
In this processing facility, the mandarin oranges introduced by the producer are put in a container (an example of a container for arrival) E, and the container E in which the mandarin oranges are placed has a pallet (article) as shown in FIG. An example of the support body is stacked on P, and the container E is stacked on the pallet P in this manner, and is loaded on a truck (an example of a vehicle) T and is carried into the receiving part A.
[0027]
In the receiving part A, a pallet storage for storing a delivery part 1 for delivering a truck T, a pallet P and a container E, and a pallet (hereinafter referred to as an actual pallet) P in which containers E containing oranges are stacked. Part (an example of storage means for arrival) 2 and a depalletizing part (first container) that cuts out containers E from the actual pallet P (takes out containers E from the actual pallet P in order for each predetermined quantity) and transports them to the selection unit B in units of containers. 1) An example of transfer means) 3 and an empty container storage unit 4 for storing the empty container E carried out from the selection unit B, or storing it after washing and drying, and carrying it out. A self-propelled conveyance cart 5 that conveys the actual pallet P and the like between the pallet storage unit 2 and the depalletizing unit 3 is provided.
[0028]
The delivery unit 1 of the receiving unit A receives the actual pallet P from the vehicle conveyance device 10 that conveys the truck T that has conveyed the actual pallet P, and the loading platform of the truck T that is conveyed by the vehicle conveyance device 10 to an intermediate predetermined position. A fork-shaped truck unloader (an example of automatic lowering means) 11 for automatically lowering the pallet P in units of pallets P, and a first receiving conveyor 12 that conveys the actual pallet P lowered by the truck unloader 11; The forklift 13 for lowering the actual pallet P from the truck T, the second receiving conveyor (pallet receiving station by forklift) 14 for conveying the actual pallet P lowered by the forklift 13, and the actual pallet P from the receiving conveyors 12 and 14 are received. A ceiling conveyor 15 for carrying is provided. Each of the receiving conveyors 12 and 14 is provided with a loading device 16 for aligning the position of the container E on the pallet P, and a lifter 17 for transferring the actual pallet P to the ceiling conveyor 15 is provided at a downstream position of the loading device 16. It has been. The first receiving conveyor 12 is provided with a loading position of the actual pallet P upstream from the transfer position where the actual pallet P is transferred from the truck unloader 11, that is, used as a pallet loading station by a forklift. A turntable 18 for changing the direction of the actual pallet P is provided between the position and the transfer position. As shown in FIG. 4, the pallet P is formed with a fork insertion port 19 into which the fork of the forklift 13 can be inserted from two directions.
[0029]
The delivery unit 1 has a plurality of unloading stations (hand-off stations) 20 (two in the figure) on which the workers transfer the containers E on the pallets P conveyed by the truck T to the pallets P in the equipment. Is provided. As a means for supplying empty pallets P in the equipment to each of the unloading tables 20 and further transporting the pallets P loaded with the containers E, a conveyor for carrying the empty pallets P stacked from the self-propelled conveyance cart 5 21, a stage unloader 22 that feeds the stacked empty pallets P carried by the conveyor 21 one by one, and the position of the unloading table 20 for the empty pallet P supplied from the stage unloader 22 And when the actual pallet P is conveyed by the conveyor 23, the position of the container E on the pallet P is aligned and self-aligned. A loading device 24 for carrying out to the traveling conveyance cart 5 is provided. A lifter 25 is provided for lowering the actual pallet P conveyed by the ceiling conveyor 15 and carrying it out to the conveyor 23.
[0030]
In addition, the delivery unit 1 is provided with a loading / unloading conveyor 27 that delivers the pallet P to and from the self-propelled transport cart 5, and in order to stack empty containers E on the empty pallet P and return them to the producer, A conveyor 28 for carrying empty pallets P stacked from the self-propelled transport cart 5, a stacker 29 for supplying the stacked pallets P loaded by the conveyor 28 one by one, and this leveling The conveyor 30 that transports the empty pallet P supplied from the machine 29, and the stacked empty containers E that are transported from the empty container storage unit 4 to the empty pallet P that is transported to the end of the conveyor 30. A robot 31 for loading is provided. When the empty container E is loaded onto the pallet P by the robot 31, it is lowered and stored on the floor surface by a forklift or the like, loaded onto the truck T where the actual pallet P is lowered by a forklift or the like, and returned to the producer. Further, the empty container E is conveyed to the delivery unit 1 by a conveyor 59 described later, and is returned to the producer.
[0031]
The pallet storage unit 2 includes a plurality (two in the figure) of automatic warehouses 41, and a warehousing conveyor 42 and a warehousing conveyor 43 for transferring the pallet P and the like between the automatic warehouse 41 and the self-propelled transport cart 5. Is provided. In the automatic warehouse 41, actual pallets P and stacked empty pallets P are stored.
[0032]
The depalletizing unit 3 includes a conveyor 45 that receives and conveys the actual pallet P from the self-propelled conveying cart 5, a conveyor 46 that conveys the container E to the selection unit B, and the actual pallet P that has been conveyed by the conveyor 45. The container E is cut out from the container 46 and transferred to the conveyor 46, the conveyor 48 that transports the pallet P that has been cut out from the container E, and the empty pallet P that has been transported by the conveyor 48 is stacked. And a conveyor 50 for carrying empty pallets P stacked by the stacker 49 to the self-propelled transport cart 5. The conveyor 45 and the conveyor 50 are provided with a turntable 51 for changing the direction of the pallet P.
[0033]
As shown in FIG. 3, the depalletizer 47 is configured by a robot 53 that drives the arm 52 to load and unload the container E, and the container E is moved from the actual pallet P by the attachment 54 provided at the tip of the arm 52. The horizontal direction (direction perpendicular to the conveying direction of the actual pallet P by the conveyor 45) is cut out at a time (three in the figure) in a row (the container is collapsed) and transferred to the conveyor 46. Further, the pallet P which has been emptied by cutting out the container E is transported under the robot 53 by the conveyor 45 and is transported to the conveyor 48.
[0034]
Further, a conveyor 57 is provided for transporting the empty container E from the fruit selection unit B to the empty container storage unit 4. Further, a conveyor 58 is provided for transporting the empty container E unloaded from the empty container storage unit 4 to the position of the robot 31, and a conveyor 59 for transporting and storing the empty container E unloaded from the empty container storage unit 4 is provided. It has been. When the empty container E is taken out from the conveyor 59 (loaded on the truck T and returned to the producer in units of empty containers E), the empty container E is replenished from the empty container storage unit 4.
[0035]
The container E is formed in a box shape having an open upper surface, and the one end side A and the other end side B on the opposite side are formed in different shapes. When stacking a plurality of containers E up and down, as shown in FIG. 4A, by aligning one end side A of the upper container E and one end side I of the lower container E in the same direction, The upper end of the container E is supported by the lower end of the upper container E and stacked. Such a stacking method is hereinafter referred to as a stacking format. Also, as shown in FIG. 4B, the one end side A of the upper container E and the one end side I of the lower container E are reversed, so that the upper container E is placed inside the lower container E. The lower part is inserted and stacked in a nested manner. Such a stacking method is hereinafter referred to as a nesting form. The plurality of containers E storing the oranges are transported to the delivery unit 1 by the truck T in the state of being stacked on the pallet P in the stacking form shown in FIG. E is stored in the empty container storage unit 4 in the nesting form shown in FIG.
[0036]
Also, in the vicinity of the truck unloader 11, the second receiving conveyor 14 and the two unloading tables 20 of the delivery unit 1, a load receiving setting device for receiving a container E containing a mandarin orange that has been transported by a producer. 61 is provided.
[0037]
As shown in FIG. 5 (a), the consignee setting device 61 includes a CRT display 62 with a touch panel and a producer card that is distributed in advance to a producer and is input with a member card into which a code for identifying the producer is input. A magnetic card reader 63 for reading the code, a receipt issuing label printer 64, a storage box 66 storing a plurality of ID markers 65 in which a specific ID number shown in FIG. 5B is set in advance, and an ID marker An ID reader 67 that reads the ID from 65 is provided.
[0038]
When the producer carries the mandarin orange on the truck T, the producer receives the pallet P by the load receiving setting device 61. That is, the ID marker 65 is taken out from the storage box 66 in accordance with the guidance of the display 62, read by the ID reader 67, and then the union card is read by the magnetic card reader 63. Subsequently, the number of varieties, production areas, and containers E are determined. input. Through these operations, a specific ID number is stored in association with the number of producers, mandarin orange varieties, production locations, and number of containers E, and a receipt in which such information is described is issued by the receipt issuing label printer 64. Is done. The ID marker 65 is placed on the upper part of the container E of the actual pallet P.
[0039]
An automatic reading ID reader 68 for automatically reading the ID number of the ID marker 65 is provided at the end of the ceiling conveyor 15 of the delivery unit 1 and one end of the loading / unloading conveyor 27. When the ID number of the actual pallet P cannot be read by the automatic reading ID reader 68, the actual pallet P is once transported to the self-propelled transport cart 5, and then the storage conveyor 27 is moved from the self-propelled transport cart 5. After that, the pallet P is re-accepted.
[Selection part B]
In the selection part B, the mandarin orange is taken out or discharged from the container E conveyed by the conveyor 46 (all mandarin oranges are taken out or discharged from the container E) and selected for each mandarin orange. According to the result of selection, a selection device (selection means) for storing in a cardboard box (an example of a container for shipping; hereinafter abbreviated as “cardboard”) D for each constant weight and carrying it out to the shipping section C in cardboard D units. Example; not shown).
[0040]
In the above selection, for each mandarin orange, the class (for example, 2L, L, M, S) is determined by weight, size, shape, etc., and the grade (for example, sugar content, maturity, color, presence / absence of scratches, etc.) (Excellent, excellent, good, acceptable) is judged. Based on the determination result (selection result) of these classes and grades, the cardboard D is packed with a certain weight for each selection result. The cardboard D is provided with a bar code indicating the class and grade, and is conveyed to the shipping section C by the conveyor 70 shown in FIG.
[Shipping part C]
The shipping part C of the processing equipment will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0041]
The shipping section C has a first palletizing section (first palletizing section) for stacking (loading) the cardboard D transported from the selection section B onto a shipping pallet (an example of an article support) Q and carrying it out. 2) an example of transfer means) 71, a shipping storage unit (an example of shipping storage means) 72 for storing a pallet (hereinafter referred to as an actual pallet) Q on which cardboards D are stacked, and a fruit selection unit B A first storage unit (an example of a first storage unit) 73 for a product sorting pool including a flow shelf capable of continuously storing the cardboard D that has been transported and transported from the fruit selection unit B The corrugated cardboard D that has been stored is temporarily stored in the second storage section 74 (an example of the second storage means) 74 and the first storage section 73 for temporary storage of the product in which the cardboard D can be loaded and unloaded in one unit. Cardboard D is stacked on pallet Q ( The second palletizing part 75 (an example of the third transfer means) 75 to be carried out and the third palletizing part (loading) the cardboard D stored in the second storage part 74 on the pallet Q and carrying it out. A part (an example of the fourth transfer means) 76 and a shipping stacking part 77 for shipping the actual pallet Q and the like, and the cardboard D conveyed from the selection part B by the conveyor 70 is transferred to the first palletizing part 71. A branching device (sorting means) 78 that branches into the first storage unit 73 and the second storage unit 74, a first palletizing unit 71, a second palletizing unit 75, a third palletizing unit 76, a shipping storage unit 72, and a shipping product. A self-propelled transport cart 79 that transports the actual pallet Q and the like with the attaching portion 77 is provided. The shipping stacking unit 77 is provided with a flat place R and a hand loading station S, which will be described later. As described above, the shipping unit C includes a number of transfer means, that is, the first palletizing part 71 as the second transfer means, the second palletizing part 75 as the third transfer means, and the fourth transfer means. A third palletizing section 76 is provided.
[0042]
As the pallet Q, a pallet suitable for stacking the cardboard D carried out from the selection unit B is selected, and a pallet different from the pallet P of the receiving unit A is used.
[0043]
When the empty pallet Q is supplied to the first palletizing unit 71 and the cardboards D are stacked on the empty pallet Q, the palletizing conveyors 81, 82, 83, chutes 84, 85, 86 for supplying the cardboard D to the upper side of the palletizing conveyors 81, 82, 83, and a branch for distributing the cardboard D branched from the branching device 78 to the chutes 84, 85, 86 in order. A palletizer (for example, an arm is used to unload the cardboard D) that stacks the cardboard D supplied to the device 87 and the chutes 84, 85, 86 onto the pallets Q on the palletizing conveyors 81, 82, 83. Robot) 88, self-propelled conveyance cart 89 for supplying empty pallet Q to each palletizing conveyor 81, 82, 83, and self-propelled conveyance cart A conveyor 90 that receives the empty pallets Q stacked from 9, a stacker 91 that supplies the stacked empty pallets Q carried in by the conveyor 90 one by one, and a supply from the stacker 91 A conveyor 92 is provided for conveying the empty pallet Q and carrying it out to the self-propelled conveying cart 89.
[0044]
The shipping storage unit 72 includes a plurality of (two in the figure) automatic warehouses 94, and a warehousing conveyor 95 and a delivery conveyor for delivering the pallet Q and the like between the automatic warehouse 94 and the self-propelled conveyance carriage 79. 96 is provided. In the automatic warehouse 94, actual pallets Q and stacked empty pallets Q are stored.
[0045]
The first storage unit 73 includes a conveyor 98 for transporting the cardboard D branched by the branching device 78, and a plurality of frontage stores for storing the cardboard D classified according to the class and grade of the oranges for each class and class. And a sorting apparatus 100 that sorts the cardboard D conveyed by the conveyor 98 into each frontage of the fluidization shelf 99 according to the class and grade of the mandarin orange stored therein, A merging device 101 for merging the cardboard D and a conveyor 102 for conveying the cardboard D carried out from the merging device 101 to the second palletizing unit 75 are provided.
[0046]
The second storage unit 74 stores a conveyor 104 for transporting the cardboard D branched by the branching device 78 and the cardboard D classified by the orange class and grade while managing the class and grade. (2 units) automatic warehouse 105, cardboard D conveyed by conveyor 104 to branching device 106 for distributing to each automatic warehouse 105 via two chutes 106A, 106B, and cardboard D carried out from automatic warehouse 105 The merging / branching device 107 for branching, the conveyor 108 for transporting the cardboard D branched from the merging / branching device 107 to the third palletizing unit 76, and the cardboard D branched from the merging / branching device 107. A conveyor 109 is provided for transporting to the hand loading station S of the shipping stacking unit 77.The automatic warehouse 105 includes a pair of storage shelves 128 each having a load storage portion 128A for storing the cardboard D in one unit, and each cardboard storage portion 128A of the storage shelf and the chute 106A, 106B or the joining / branching. The transport device 129 is transported to and from the device 107, and is loaded and unloaded. The transport device 129 is suspended and supported by a chain, and extends in the vertical direction over substantially the entire vertical height of the storage shelf 128. A lifting platform 129A that is moved up and down, and provided on the lifting platform 129A so as to be able to move laterally, and for transferring the cardboard D to the load storage section 128A of the storage shelf 128 or the chutes 106A and 106B or the junction / branching device 107. It is composed of a loading device (fork device) 129B. Once storing Le D, and is the entry and leaving configurable cardboard D in units of 1.
[0047]
The second palletizing unit 75 is supplied with an empty pallet Q by a self-propelled conveyance cart 89, and when the cardboard D is stacked on the empty pallet Q, the actual pallet Q is carried out to the self-propelled conveyance cart 79. Palletizing conveyor 110 and a palletizer (for example, a robot for loading and unloading cardboard D using an arm) for stacking cardboard D conveyed from conveyor 102 of first storage unit 73 onto pallet Q on palletizing conveyor 110 Is provided.
[0048]
The third palletizing unit 76 is supplied with an empty pallet Q by a self-propelled conveyance carriage 89, and when the cardboard D is stacked on the empty pallet Q, the actual pallet Q is carried out to the self-propelled conveyance carriage 79. Palletizing conveyor 112 and a palletizer (for example, a robot for loading and unloading cardboard D using an arm) for stacking cardboard D conveyed from conveyor 108 of second storage unit 74 onto pallet Q on palletizing conveyor 112. Is provided.
[0049]
The shipping stacking unit 77 receives a plurality of (four in the figure) shipping conveyors 115 that receive and convey the actual pallet Q from the self-propelled conveyance carriage 79, and the stacked empty pallets Q that receive the stacked pallet Q. , A conveyor 116 that is disposed for each shipping conveyor 115 and binds the actual pallet Q, and a truck that is disposed for each shipping conveyor 115 and transports the cardboard D shipped by this shipping conveyor 115. A car number indicator 118 for displaying the car number of T, a work number indicator 119 disposed at the loading station S (the end of the conveyor 109 of the second storage unit 74), and a fraction pallet ( A pallet that is not loaded with a regular quantity of cardboard D on the pallet) Q or a mixed pallet (a pallet with multiple classes and grades) And a fractional conveyor 120 ball D is receiving and conveying the pallet) Q being mixed is provided. Further, a flat place R for the pallet Q is provided around the fraction conveyor 120.
[0050]
Bar code readers 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127 for reading the bar code of the cardboard D are provided between the conveyor 70, the branching device 78 and the branching device 87, the conveyor 98, and the branching device 106. The chutes 106A and 106B, the conveyor 102, and the conveyor 108 are arranged.
[0051]
Hereinafter, the operation of the above configuration will be described.
[Receiving part A]
The operation of the arrival part A will be described according to the flowchart of FIG.
[0052]
When the producer transports the actual pallet P by the truck T, the producer first unloads using the truck unloader 11 or the forklift 13 in units of the actual pallet P or uses the unloading table 20 in units of the actual container E. Then, whether to unload is selected, and the track T is moved to each position.
[0053]
Subsequently, when unloading in units of actual pallets P, the producer receives the pallet P by the load receiving setting device 61 and places the ID marker 65 on the upper part of the container E of the actual pallet P. When the truck unloader 11 is selected, the actual pallet P is automatically lowered from the truck T, and is automatically loaded on the self-propelled transport cart 5 via the receiving conveyor 12, the lifter 17, the ceiling conveyor 15, the lifter 25, and the conveyor 23. . When the forklift 13 is selected, the actual pallet P is lowered from the truck T using the forklift 13 and is loaded onto the self-propelled transport cart 5 via the receiving conveyor 14, the lifter 17, the ceiling conveyor 15, the lifter 25, and the conveyor 23. And automatically conveyed. At this time, the ID number 65 is read from the ID marker 65 on the real container E by the automatic reading ID reader 68, and the actual pallet P being transported and the information of the producer are linked.
[0054]
When the unloading platform 20 is selected, when the empty pallet P in the facility is supplied to the unloading platform 20 by the leveling machine 22 and the conveyor 23, the worker uses the empty container P to store the actual container E on the truck T. When the loading of the actual container E is finished, the ID marker 65 is placed on the transferred container E. Then, the actual pallet P is carried out to the self-propelled conveyance cart 5.
[0055]
The actual pallet P placed on the self-propelled conveyance cart 5 is temporarily stored in the automatic warehouse 41 by the self-propelled conveyance cart 5 via the warehousing conveyor 42. In addition, when the automatic warehouse 41 is down, it is directly conveyed to the conveyor 45 of the depalletizing unit 3.
[0056]
Further, the actual pallet P transported from the automatic warehouse 41 to the self-propelled transport cart 5 via the delivery conveyor 43 is transported to the conveyor 45 of the depalletizing unit 3, changed in direction by the turntable 51, and arranged by the conveyor 45. A plurality of (for example, three) containers E are cut out from the actual pallet P by the depalletizer 47 at the same time (container collapsed), transferred to the conveyor 46, and transferred to the selection unit B. Is done.
[0057]
The pallet P which is emptied by cutting out the container E is transported by the conveyor 48 and stacked by the stacker 49. The empty pallet P stacked by the stacker 49 is turned by the turntable 51. And is carried out to the self-propelled transport cart 5 by the conveyor 50. The stacked empty pallets P are transported to the automatic warehouse 41 by the self-propelled transport cart 5 and temporarily stored, or transported to the conveyor 21 of the unloading base 20 and one sheet by the unloader 22. It is supplied to the unloading table 20 one by one. The stacked empty pallets P are transported to the conveyor 28 by the self-propelled transport cart 5, and the stacked pallets P carried by the conveyor 28 are supplied to the conveyor 30 one by one by the stacker 29, The empty pallet P conveyed to the end of the conveyor 30 is loaded by the robot 31 with the stacked empty containers E that have been carried out from the empty container storage unit 4. When the empty pallet E is loaded on the pallet P by the robot 31 in a stacked state, it is lowered and stored on the floor by a forklift or the like (stored flat) and loaded on the truck T where the actual pallet P is lowered by a forklift. Returned to the producer.
[0058]
In the empty container storage unit 4, the empty container E is returned from the selection unit B and temporarily stored. The empty container E is supplied to the robot 31 by the conveyor 58, and the empty container E is supplied to the producer by the conveyor 59. The
[0059]
When the ID number of the actual pallet P cannot be read by the automatic reading ID reader 68, the actual pallet P is once transported to the self-propelled transport cart 5 and then passed from the self-propelled transport cart 5 through the loading / unloading conveyor 27. The pallet P is re-accepted.
[Selection part B]
In the selection part B, mandarin oranges are taken out (or discharged) from the container E conveyed by the conveyor 46, and the class is determined by weight, size, shape, etc. for each mandarin orange, and sugar content, ripeness, color The grade is determined by the presence or absence of scratches. Then, based on the determination result (selection result) of the class and the class, the cardboard D to which the bar code indicating the class and the class (hereinafter referred to as an equal class) is attached for each constant weight for each selection result. . The cardboard D is conveyed to the shipping unit C by the conveyor 70.
[Shipping part C]
The operation of the shipping unit C will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
[0060]
The cardboard D conveyed from the selection unit B is read by the barcode reader 121, and the result of the selection of the mandarin oranges (equal class) indicated by the bar code and the branching device 78 are set in advance by the equal class of the mandarin oranges. Based on the distribution information of the cardboard D to the first palletizing unit 71 or the first storage unit 73 or the second storage unit 74, the cardboard D is directly conveyed to the first palletizing unit 71 by the branching device 78 and palletized. Whether it is temporarily stored in the flow shelf 99 of the first storage unit 73 or the automatic warehouse 105 of the second storage unit 74, and distributed.
[0061]
The corrugated cardboard D sorted into the first palletizing section 71 is read by the bar code reader 122, and the result of selection of the mandarin oranges (equal class) indicated by the bar code and the branch unit 87 according to the mandarin orange iso class in advance. Based on the distribution information of the corrugated cardboard D to the set chutes 84, 85, 86, the corrugated cardboard D is sorted by the branching device 87 and on the empty pallet Q supplied to the palletizing conveyors 81, 82, 83, respectively. The actual pallet Q stacked in order by a palletizer (robot) 88 and stacked with cardboard D is transported to the self-propelled transport cart 79, and the self-propelled transport cart 79 conveys the conveyor to the automatic warehouse 94 of the shipping storage unit 72. 95, and is temporarily stored.
[0062]
Further, the corrugated cardboard D sorted toward the flow shelf 99 of the first storage unit 73 is read by the bar code reader 123, and the result of selection of the mandarin orange (class) indicated by the bar code and the sorting device 100. Based on the distribution information of the cardboard D to each frontage of the flow shelf 99 preset by the equal class of mandarin oranges, the cardboard D is sorted into each frontage of the flow shelf 99 by the sorting device 100, and the cardboard D of each frontage When the number reaches a certain amount (the number of cardboards D placed on the pallet Q), this number of cardboards D is carried out to the second palletizing unit 75 via the junction device 101.
[0063]
In the second palletizing section 75, the cardboard D carried out from the flow shelf 99 by the palletizer (robot) 111 is stacked on the empty pallet Q supplied to the palletizing conveyor 110, and the actual pallet on which the cardboard D is stacked. Q is carried out to the self-propelled conveyance cart 79, and is carried by the self-propelled conveyance cart 79 to the automatic warehouse 94 of the shipping storage unit 72 via the warehousing conveyor 95 and temporarily stored.
[0064]
The cardboard D carried into the second palletizing section 75 is read by the bar code reader 126, and the cardboard D (mandarin orange) indicated by the bar code in the palletizer 111 (controller) has the same class as that of the previous cardboard D. If it is determined whether or not the rank is different, the palletizing of the corrugated cardboard D is interrupted, the fraction pallet Q in the middle of the palletizing is carried out to the self-propelled conveyance carriage 79 and conveyed to the fraction conveyor 120, and the next The palletizing of the cardboard D which has been palletized to the empty pallet Q is resumed. This prevents cardboards D of different ranks from being stacked on one pallet Q. The fraction pallet Q is transported to the end by the fraction conveyor 120, and is carried out from the end by a cargo handling vehicle such as a forklift, stored in the flat place R, and then shipped.
[0065]
Further, the cardboard D sorted toward the automatic warehouse 105 of the second storage unit 74 is sequentially distributed to the two automatic warehouses 105 by the branching device 106 and temporarily stored in the respective automatic warehouses 105. At this time, the bar code of the corrugated cardboard D is read by the bar code readers 124 and 125, and the equivalent class of the oranges indicated by the bar code is stored in the corrugated cardboard D as the information of the corrugated cardboard D (the load storing unit in which the cardboard D is stored). And the automatic warehouse 105 (controller). When the number of cardboards D storing the same class of oranges reaches a certain amount (the number of cardboards D placed on the pallet Q), this number of cardboards D is transferred to the third palletizing unit 76 via the junction / branching device 107. It is carried out.
[0066]
Further, a part of the cardboard D temporarily stored in the automatic warehouse 105 of the second storage unit 74 (for example, the cardboard D to be delivered to the home (on the Internet)) is shipped via the junction / branching device 107 and the conveyor 109. To the hand loading station S and shipped directly. The cardboard D to be shipped has its shipping destination determined by the work number displayed on the work number display 119 and is loaded onto the truck T and conveyed.
[0067]
As a special shipment form, when a plurality of equal class cardboards D are mixedly loaded on one pallet Q, a plurality of set equal class and quantity cardboards D are connected to the third palletizing unit 76 via the merging / branching device 107. It is carried out to.
[0068]
In the third palletizing section 76, the cardboard D carried out from the automatic warehouse 105 by the palletizer (robot) 113 is stacked on the empty pallet Q supplied to the palletizing conveyor 112, and the actual pallet on which the cardboard D is stacked. Q is carried out to the self-propelled conveyance cart 79, and is carried by the self-propelled conveyance cart 79 to the automatic warehouse 94 of the shipping storage unit 72 via the warehousing conveyor 95 and temporarily stored.
[0069]
The cardboard D carried into the third palletizing section 76 is read by the bar code reader 127, and the cardboard D (mandarin orange) indicated by the bar code in the palletizer 113 (controller) has the same class as that of the previous cardboard D. When it is determined whether or not it is different from the equivalent class and the mixed loading is not performed, if it is determined that the equivalent class is different, the palletizing of the cardboard D is interrupted, and the fractional pallet Q in the middle of the palletizing is transferred to the self-propelled conveyance cart 79. The palletizing of the corrugated cardboard D that has been unloaded and interrupted palletizing to the next empty pallet Q is resumed. This prevents cardboards D of different equal classes from being stacked on one pallet Q. The fraction pallet Q is transported to the fraction conveyor 120 by the self-propelled transport carriage 79, further transported to the end of the conveyor by the fraction conveyor 120, unloaded from the end by a cargo handling vehicle such as a forklift, stored in the flat place R, and then shipped. The
[0070]
When mixed loading is performed, the palletizer 113 (controller) confirms the cardboard D (mandarin orange) equal class indicated by the barcode read by the barcode reader 127 on the basis of the mixed loading information. Do the loading. The mixed pallet Q on which the corrugated cardboard D is stacked is unloaded to the self-propelled conveyance carriage 79, conveyed to the fraction conveyor 120 by the self-propelled conveyance carriage 79, and further conveyed to the end of the conveyor by the fraction conveyor 120. It is carried out by the vehicle, stored in the flat place R, and then shipped.
[0071]
In addition, the stacked empty pallets Q are carried into the conveyor 116 and are carried out to the self-propelled conveyance cart 79. The self-propelled conveyance cart 79 is once transported to the automatic warehouse 94 and stored therein. It is conveyed from the warehouse 94 to the conveyor 90. The stacked empty pallets Q transported to the conveyor 90 are supplied one by one to the conveyor 92 by the leveling machine 91, and are transported from the conveyor 92 to the self-propelled transport cart 89. The empty pallet Q is supplied to the palletizing conveyors 81, 82, 83, the palletizing conveyor 110, and the palletizing conveyor 112.
[0072]
In addition, the actual pallet Q temporarily stored in the automatic warehouse 94 of the shipping storage unit 72 is transported to the shipping conveyor 115 by the shipping destination by the self-propelled transport cart 79, automatically bound by the binding machine 117, and terminated at the end of the shipping conveyor 115. It is stored in order. In addition, the vehicle number display 118 of the shipping conveyor 115 displays the vehicle number of the truck T registered for each shipping destination. When the driver of each truck T confirms that the car number displayed on the car number indicator 118 is the car number of his truck T, the forklift truck stores the actual pallet Q stored in the shipping conveyor 115 displaying this car number. The cargo is loaded and transported using a cargo handling vehicle. Further, as described above, the fractional pallet and the mixed pallet are shipped from the flat place R, and the cardboard D is shipped from the hand loading station S.
[0073]
As described above, by using the truck unloader 11, everything can be automatically performed from the time when the pallet P is unloaded from the truck T until it is selected and shipped, thereby greatly reducing the burden on the worker. it can.
[0074]
The cardboard D carried out from the selection unit B is transported to either the first palletizing unit 71 or the first storage unit 73 or the second storage unit 74 based on the result of selection, so that the class or Depending on the amount or percentage of cardboard D classified (ranked) by grade, you can choose whether to palletize directly, store temporarily by the front of the fluidized shelf 99, or store in the automatic warehouse 105 that can store cardboard D units. For example, by directly palletizing the cardboard D having the largest volume and storing the cardboard D having the medium volume in the fluidized shelf 99, it is possible to perform flexible operations and improve the shipping processing capability. Can do.
[0075]
The cardboard D stored and transported on the fluid shelf 99 of the first storage unit 73 is loaded onto the pallet Q by the robot 111, and the cardboard D stored and transported to the automatic warehouse 105 of the second storage unit 74 is stored on the robot. By being loaded on the pallet Q by 113, the cardboards D can be stacked independently according to the amount and degree of selection. Further, the actual pallet Q is temporarily stored in the shipping automatic warehouse 72 so that it can be automatically shipped for each shipping destination.
[0076]
Further, the cardboard D stored in the automatic warehouse 105 of the second storage unit 74 can be directly shipped by the conveyor 109, and the cardboard D in which expensive oranges with low demand or good quality are stored can be shipped separately. it can.
[0077]
In addition, by repeatedly using the same container E between producers that receive processing equipment and mandarin oranges (objects to be selected), it is possible to automatically perform the receiving work and reduce costs. It becomes possible. In addition, the pallet P for receiving is repeatedly used between the processing equipment and the producer, and the pallet Q for shipping is repeatedly used between the processing equipment and the customer at the shipping destination, so that the receiving work and the shipping work are automatically performed. Can be executed and the cost can be reduced. Further, by using different pallets for the incoming pallet P and the shipping pallet Q, the discrimination can be facilitated. In this way, different pallets are selected for the receiving pallet P on which the container E is loaded and the shipping pallet Q on which the cardboard D is loaded in accordance with the use and handling, and the container E is used as a receiving container. Are used, and corrugated cardboard D is used as a shipping container, and different containers are selected.
[0078]
Further, the depalletizer 47 can cut out three (plural) real containers E from the pallet P at a time, so that the work efficiency can be improved.
The automatic reading ID reader 68 that automatically reads the ID number of the ID marker 65 is configured as follows, for example.
[0079]
That is, as shown in FIG. 9, the automatic reading ID readers 68 disposed at the end of the ceiling conveyor 15 of the delivery unit 1 and one end of the loading / unloading conveyor 27 are downstream of the conveyors 15 and 27 in the transport direction. A height detecting device (an example of height detecting means) 131 for detecting the number of steps (height) of the container E having the largest number of steps on the side, and the ID of the pallet P on the downstream side in the conveying direction of the height detecting device 131 An ID reader (reading means) 132 that reads the ID number of the ID marker 65 disposed above the position of the marker 65, an elevating device 133 that moves the ID reader 132 up and down, the height detecting device 131, and the ID reader 132 The controller 134 is connected to the lifting device 133.
[0080]
When the arrival signal of the pallet P is input from the conveyor 15 or 27, the controller 134 moves the ID reader 132 up and down based on the height of the uppermost container E detected by the height detection device 131, The ID number of the ID marker 65 is read by the ID reader 132 placed close to the upper side of the ID marker 65 placed on the ID marker 65. The ID number of the ID marker 65 read by the ID reader 132 is output from the controller 134, and the actual pallet P being transported and the producer information input from the consignment setting device 61 are linked by this ID number to The pallet P is managed.
[0081]
The height detection device 131 is composed of four transmissive photoelectric switches 135 arranged at the height position of each stage of the container E, and is turned off from the lower stage (the optical axis is blocked by the container E). The number of stages is obtained from the number of photoelectric switches 135.
[0082]
When the ID number of the ID marker 65, that is, the ID number of the actual pallet P cannot be read by the ID reader 132 (or when the read ID number is abnormal), the ID number can be read from the controller 134. Information (no-lead information) notifying that there is no output is output. Based on this no-lead information, the actual pallet P is once transported to the self-propelled transport cart 5 and then entered from the self-propelled transport cart 5 as described above. The pallet P is urged to be re-accepted through the delivery conveyor 27.
[0083]
A truck unloader (an example of automatic lowering means) 11 for automatically lowering the pallet P from the truck T in units of pallets P is configured as follows, for example.
[0084]
That is, as shown in FIGS. 10 to 12, the truck unloader 11 has a ceiling frame 140 that is movable in the X-axis direction (front-rear direction), and is provided on the ceiling frame 140 and moves in the Y-axis direction (left-right direction). A pair of left and right side frame bodies 141a and 141b, brackets 142a and 142b provided on the side frame bodies 141a and 141b and movable in the Z-axis direction (vertical direction), and a plurality of front and rear brackets 142a and 142b. The forks 143a and 143b are provided (four in FIG. 12). The forks 143a and 143b move in the X, Y, and Z axis directions by the movement of the ceiling frame 140, the side frame bodies 141a and 141b, and the brackets 142a and 142b.
[0085]
The truck unloader 11 is configured to be movable in the Y-axis direction between a transfer position 144 for unloading the pallet P from the truck T and an upper position 145 of the first receiving conveyor 12. The vehicle conveying device 10 is divided into a front conveyor 10a, an intermediate conveyor 10b, and a rear conveyor 10c. Further, in the vicinity of the intermediate conveyor 10b, a plurality of (five in the figure) position detections for detecting the coordinate positions in the X, Y, and Z axis directions of the fork insertion port 19 of the pallet P stacked on the track T. A device 146 is provided. Of the five position detection devices 146, four position detection devices 146 are configured to be movable in the X-axis direction.
[0086]
According to this, the truck T gets on the front conveyor 10a and stops, and then is transported to the transfer position 144 by the front conveyor 10a and the intermediate conveyor 10b. At the transfer position 144, the coordinates of the fork insertion port 19 of the pallet P (actual pallet) loaded on the track T are detected by each position detection device 146, and the forks 143a and 143b are detected based on the detected coordinates. It moves in the X, Y, and Z axis directions and is inserted into the fork insertion port 19. Thereafter, when the forks 143a and 143b are raised, the pallet P is picked up from the truck T, and the truck unloader 11 is moved from the transfer position 144 to the upper position 145 of the first receiving conveyor 12 and the forks 143a and 143b. Is lowered, the pallet P is automatically lowered onto the first receiving conveyor 12. Thereafter, the forks 143a and 143b are removed from the fork insertion port 19, and the pallet P is conveyed to the ceiling conveyor 15 side by the first receiving conveyor 12.
[0087]
In addition, in the said embodiment, although the article | item of the object to select is set as a mandarin orange, it is not restricted to a mandarin orange, It can be set as an agricultural and fishery product.
In the above embodiment, the automatic warehouse 41 is used as the storage means for receipt and the automatic warehouse 94 is provided as the storage means for shipment. However, the same automatic warehouse (automatic warehouse 41 or automatic warehouse 94) is used as the storage means for receipt. It can also be used as shipping storage means. At this time, pallets (articles) of different properties such as actual pallets P, actual pallets Q, stacked empty pallets P, etc. are mixed and stored in one automatic warehouse, and each pallet P ( Article) and shipping pallet Q (article) are stored at the same time.
[0088]
Further, in the above embodiment, the transfer container (as the depalletizer 47) is used as a transfer means for cutting out a container for receipt from the article support stored in the receipt storage means and carrying it out to the fruit selection unit in units of the receipt container. A robot that loads and unloads the actual container E is used, but it is also possible to use a device that pushes out the container E one by one while raising and lowering the actual pallet P to the selection unit B in units of containers. is there.
[0089]
Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the fluid shelf 99 is used as the 1st storage means which can store a container (cardboard) continuously, it is not restricted to a fluid shelf, an accumulation rate conveyor (storage conveyor) etc. The automatic warehouse 105 is used as a second storage means that can be used and containers (cardboards) can be loaded and unloaded in units of one. However, it is not limited to an automatic warehouse, and a rotating rack or the like should be used. Can do. Further, the flow shelf 99 may be multi-stage or single-stage.
[0090]
Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the container E is used as a container for arrival, it is not restricted to a container, It is also possible to use a bucket, a cardboard, etc. Further, although the cardboard D is used as a shipping container, the cardboard D is not limited, and a bucket, a container, or the like can also be used.
[0091]
Further, in the above embodiment, the pallet P is used as an article support for loading a container for arrival. However, the pallet P is not limited to the pallet and may be any one that can load and support a container for arrival. For example, a flat plate or a cart can be used. Further, the pallet Q is used as an article support for loading containers for shipment. However, the pallet Q is not limited to the pallet, and any material can be used as long as it can load and support the containers for shipment. It is also possible to use it.
[0092]
Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the truck unloader 11 is used as the automatic lowering means of the receipt part A, it is not restricted to the truck unloader 11, What is necessary is just a means to drop a pallet automatically, such as an unmanned forklift.
[0093]
In the above embodiment, in the shipping stacking unit 77 of the shipping unit C, the driver of the truck T loads the actual pallet Q stored on the shipping conveyor 115 using a cargo handling vehicle such as a forklift. The actual pallet Q may be loaded onto the truck T from the shipping conveyor 115 using automatic loading means.
[0094]
In addition, the receiving part A of the processing equipment may be an incoming part having only the delivery part 1 or an incoming part having a line for directly transporting a part of the received actual containers E to the fruit selection part B. Further, the shipping unit C of the processing equipment may be a shipping unit including only the shipping stacking unit 77. Moreover, although the processing equipment is divided into the receiving part A, the selection part B, and the shipping part C, it is also possible to make the equipment without such a clear division.
[0095]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to greatly reduce the burden on the worker by performing everything automatically from when the article support is lowered from the vehicle until it is selected and shipped.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a processing facility in an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a device layout diagram of a receiving part of the processing facility.
FIG. 3 is a device configuration diagram of a depalletizing unit of a receiving unit of the processing facility.
FIGS. 4A and 4B are diagrams of containers and pallets handled in the receiving part of the processing facility, where FIG. 4A shows a state in which containers are stacked in a stacking form, and FIG. 4B shows a case in which containers are stacked in a nesting form. Indicates the state.
FIG. 5 is a plan view of a front surface of a receiving setting device and an ID marker in a receiving part of the processing facility.
FIG. 6 is a device layout diagram of a shipping department of the processing equipment.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of a receiving part of the processing equipment.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation of the shipping department of the processing equipment.
FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of an automatic reading ID reader of a receiving part of the processing facility.
FIG. 10 is a schematic plan view of a truck unloader of the processing facility.
FIG. 11 is a schematic plan view of a transfer position of a truck unloader of the processing facility.
FIG. 12 is a plan view of a truck unloader of the processing equipment.
[Explanation of symbols]
A arrival part
B Selection section
C Shipping Department
D Cardboard box
E Container
P pallet (in stock)
Q Pallet (for shipping)
R flat place
S Hand loading station
T track
1 Delivery Department
2 Pallet storage
3 Depalletizing club
4 Empty container storage
5 Self-propelled transport cart
11 Truck unloader
12,14 Incoming conveyor
20 Unloading table
27 Entry / exit conveyor
41 Automatic warehouse
47 Depalletizer
53 Robot
61 Consignment setting device
71 First Palletizing Club
72 Shipping storage
73 First storage section
74 Second storage
75 Second Palletizing Club
76 3rd Palletizing Club
77 Shipping Department
78 branching device
79 Self-propelled transport cart
88, 111, 113 Palletizer
94 Automatic warehouse
99 fluid shelf
105 Automatic warehouse
109 Conveyor
115 Shipping conveyor
121-127 Barcode reader
131 Height detection means
132 ID reader
133 Lifting device
134 controller

Claims (5)

A processing facility composed of an incoming section, a selection section and a shipping section,
In the receiving part, an article to be selected is stored in a receiving container, and the receiving container is loaded on an article support and received by a vehicle,
In the arrival part,
Automatic lowering means for automatically lowering the article support on which the container for arrival is loaded from the vehicle in units of article support;
Incoming storage means for storing the article support lowered by the automatic lowering means;
A first transfer means for cutting out the container for arrival from the article support stored in the storage means for receipt, and carrying it out to the fruit selection unit in units of containers for arrival;
In the selection part,
Taking out or releasing the article from the container for receipt, selecting each article, storing in the container for shipment according to the result of the selection, and selecting to carry out to the shipping unit in units of the container for shipment. With fruit means,
In the shipping department,
A second transfer means for loading the shipping container carried out from the fruit selection unit onto an article support;
A storage means for shipping storing container loading write Mareta article support for shipment by the second transfer means,
A first storage means for temporarily storing the container for shipment carried out from the fruit selection unit, and capable of continuously storing the container;
The storing container for shipping once to be carried out from the election results section, Bei give a Goods Movement possible second storage means <br/> the container in units of 1,
The shipping container carried out from the fruit selection unit is discriminated based on the result of the fruit selection, and the transporting destination of the shipping container is determined based on the result of the discrimination, the second transfer means, the first storage means, Determine one of the second storage means,
Different article supports are used for the article support on which the receiving container is loaded and the article support on which the shipping container is loaded, respectively, and the incoming container and the shipping container are used respectively. A processing facility characterized by the use of different containers . In the shipping department,
Third transfer means for loading the shipping container stored in the first storage means onto an article support;
The processing facility according to claim 1, further comprising a fourth transfer means for loading the shipping container stored in the second storage means onto an article support . The article support body in which the shipping container is loaded in the third transfer means or the fourth transfer means is stored in the shipping storage means. Processing equipment. A processing facility composed of an incoming section, a selection section and a shipping section,
In the receiving part, an article to be selected is stored in a receiving container, and the receiving container is loaded on an article support and received by a vehicle,
In the arrival part,
Automatic lowering means for automatically lowering the article support on which the container for arrival is loaded from the vehicle in units of article support;
Incoming storage means for storing the article support lowered by the automatic lowering means;
First transfer means for cutting out the incoming container from the article support stored in the incoming storage means and carrying it out to the fruit selection unit in units of incoming containers.
With
In the selection part,
Taking out or releasing the article from the container for receipt, selecting each article, storing in the container for shipment according to the result of the selection, and selecting to carry out to the shipping unit in units of the container for shipment. Means
With
In the shipping department,
A second transfer means for loading the shipping container carried out from the fruit selection unit onto an article support;
Shipping storage means for storing the article support loaded with the shipping container by the second transfer means;
A first storage means for temporarily storing the container for shipment carried out from the fruit selection unit, and capable of continuously storing the container;
The second storage means for temporarily storing the shipping container carried out from the fruit selection unit, and capable of storing the container in one unit.
With
Either or both of the shipping container stored in the first storage means and the shipping container stored in the second storage means are loaded on the article support and transported to the shipping storage means And
Different article supports are used for the article support on which the receiving container is loaded and the article support on which the shipping container is loaded, respectively, and the incoming container and the shipping container are used respectively. A processing facility characterized by the use of different containers . The processing equipment according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the first transfer means cuts a plurality of the containers for arrival at a time from the article support .

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