JPH01127506A - Housing and delivering device for goods - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the work efficiency of the device in the title by providing plural load receiving areas on a picking truck and indicating the contents of a loading work for the plural load receiving areas respectively. CONSTITUTION:When a delivery setting is applied to a computer for stock control based on a delivery slip, the delivery contents are recorded in the order to delivery on a cassette tape by a cassette tape recorder connected to the computer. This cassette tape is set on the regenerator 20 in a control board 20 on a picking truck 3 and the control board 20 is operated. Consequently, the picking truck 3 is moved to the first delivery shelf in accordance with the contents of the cassette tape and the position of the shelf be delivered is indicated by the lighting of an arrow mark shape indication lamp 18 to shown from which shelf in the fixed shelves 1a, 1b goods are delivered and the quantity is indicated in a screen. A worker picks up the goods from this lighted shelf in accordance with the indicated contents. Then, the picking truck is moved to the next delivery shelf and the same work as above is repeated. Thus, the delivery work efficiency can be raised up.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] The present invention relates to an article storage and retrieval device.

[Conventional technology]

By combining a fixed shelf and a picking trolley,
It is being considered to store goods and take them out.

That is, a plurality of types of articles are stored on a fixed shelf, separated by different types of articles. At the time of unloading work, the above-mentioned picking cart (sometimes referred to as a trolley in the following explanation) is moved to the shelf position where the goods to be unloaded are stored, and the worker performs the unloading work. It is to make it possible.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

In order to have the cart hold the goods to be delivered, it is conceivable to equip the cart with - number of receivers, but in this case, it is difficult to carry out efficient work during the delivery work. In other words, such unloading work is performed to unload goods for each shipping destination, but if there is only one receiving truck, it is possible to unload goods to only one shipping destination in - times, and for this reason. This makes it impossible to carry out efficient shipping operations. still,
If goods from multiple shipping destinations are stored in a single receiving section, it is possible to unload goods from multiple shipping destinations in one operation, but in this case, after the unloading work using the trolley is completed, It is necessary to sort the articles again by shipping destination, and in this case as well, work efficiency cannot be improved.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and its purpose is to enable efficient work by making it possible to unload goods from different shipping destinations in one operation during unloading work. The object of the present invention is to provide an article storage, loading and unloading device that can carry out the storage and loading/unloading of articles.

[Means for solving problems]

The article storage and retrieval device according to the present invention is characterized by a fixed shelf, a picking cart that can freely run along the fixed shelf, and an instruction means for instructing the worker on the contents of the retrieval work based on a retrieval work program. The picking work cart is provided with a plurality of cargo receiving sections, and the instruction means is configured to instruct the content of the transfer work to each of the plurality of cargo receiving sections, Its action and effects are as follows.

[Function] During unloading work, each of the multiple cargo receivers installed on a trolley is set as a department, and the cargo receivers for different shipping destinations are set as a department, and each receiver is instructed by the instruction means to specify the contents of the transfer work for each department. However, shipping operations for multiple different shipping destinations can be performed in one operation.

〔Effect of the invention〕

Therefore, the unloading work for a plurality of different shipping destinations can be performed at once in one operation, making it possible to perform the unloading work efficiently.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described based on illustrative drawings. In FIG. ) is a picking work trolley that travels on a fixed route (4) including the traveling route (2). (5) is the constant path (4)
(6) is the receiving position set on the lower side of the unloading position (5), (7) is the unloading conveyor, (8) is the loading conveyor, ( 9) is the packing work area, (10) is the delivery conveyor, (11) is the sorting work area, (12)
is the warehousing conveyor.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the trolley (3) includes:
A worker boarding section (13) that is open on both the left and right sides, a conveyor (14) for loading and unloading that also serves as a work shelf support stand and installed laterally on the rear side of this worker boarding section (13), and A gate-shaped frame (16) is installed upright along the periphery of the work shelf (15) supported on the conveyor (14), and the fixed shelf is attached to the left and right skin pillars of this gate-shaped frame (16). (
1a) and (1b), each stage of the cargo receiving section has an arrow-shaped indicator light (18) attached at a height corresponding to section (17).
A seat (19) and a control panel (20) are provided on the front side of the operator boarding section (13).

This trolley (3) includes a motor with a propulsion brake, a steering motor, a steering control mechanism that controls the steering motor to automatically travel along a torpedo wire laid under the floor, and O It is equipped with a battery that drives these motors, etc., and a conventionally well-known trolley can be used as an unmanned automatic transport vehicle.

As shown in FIG.
), a stopping position is set in advance for each minimum section (21) in the traveling direction of the bogie. The control for automatically stopping the truck (3) at a truck stop position selected from the respective stop positions (ie, at the destination) is conventionally well known. That is,
For example, magnets are buried on the travel route (2) side corresponding to each of the stop positions, and the magnets are counted by a count switch provided on the trolley (3) side, and when the set number and the counted number match. , the trolley (3) can be controlled to stop automatically. Then, when the trolley (3) stops at a predetermined stop position, the operator's boarding part (13) of the trolley (3) is positioned right next to the target minimum section (21). The stopping position is set.

The fixed shelves (1a) and (1b) have a plurality of minimum compartments (21
), but each minimum partition (21
) may be provided with a partition. The work shelf (15) includes a plurality of cargo receiving sections (15a) partitioned by partition plates in the shape of a grid pattern.

Next, based on FIG. 5, the procedure of a picking operation using the apparatus of the present invention will be explained using a book as an example.

Books are stored on each of the fixed shelves (1a) and (1b), and the inventory status thereof is managed by a convenience store, and the number of copies in stock and the storage location are stored for each book or code number. In this state, the stock delivery setting is made to the inventory management convenience store based on the delivery slip consisting of the ordered book base and number of copies for each customer bookstore. Based on this issue setting,
In the cassette tape recorder connected to the computer, the delivery shelf position (that is, the trolley stop position), the book name or code No. 0, the number of copies, the customer's bookstore clothes, etc. are recorded on the cassette tape in the order of delivery work.

The worker inserts the cassette tape for setting the delivery work program created as described above into the control panel (20) of the trolley (3).
) and set it in the regenerator installed in the control panel (20
) Operate the start button provided. As a result, the trolley (3
) automatically travels to the first delivery shelf position based on the program recorded on the cassette tape, and automatically stops at the first delivery shelf position. At this time, the target delivery shelf position is either the minimum section (21) with multiple upper and lower stages located directly to the left and right sides of the worker boarding section (13) of the stopped trolley (3), but it is either fixed on the left or right. Shelves (1a), (1b)
The minimum number of steps (21) in the trolley (
3) At the same time as the stop of the cassette tape, the operator can easily notice the arrow-shaped indicator light (18) which is selectively turned on based on the position of the first output shelf recorded on the cassette tape. Furthermore, at this time, the name or code number of the book to be picked is displayed on the display screen provided on the control panel (20).

, the number of copies issued, and the customer's bookstore name are displayed based on the record of the cassette tape.

The operator picks up the specified number of books displayed on the display screen from the target shelf position indicated by the illuminated arrow-shaped indicator light (18), that is, from the smallest section (21), and , multiple receivers on the work shelf (15) are located in the section (
15a), the customer goes to a specific consignment receiving area 1ffl (15a) corresponding to the displayed customer bookstore clothing. Of course, each consignment on the work shelf (15) is recorded on the cassette tape in correspondence with the part (15a) for each customer bookstore name, and the operator can record the specific consignment designated on the display screen in the department. (15a)
It may also be possible to transfer books to.

When the picking operation for the first output shelf position is completed, the operator operates the start button. As a result, if there is a subsequent unloading operation, the trolley (3) automatically travels toward the next unloading shelf position and automatically stops at the target position, so that the picking operation is performed in the manner described above. When the series of shipping operations recorded on the cassette tape is completed,
By operating the start button, the trolley (3) automatically travels toward the -home position and automatically stops at the unloading work position (5).

The unloading work by the trolley (3) is thus completed, but the work shelf (15) on the trolley (3) that has stopped at the unloading work position (5) is moved by the trolley supporting the work shelf (15). By driving the upper conveyor (14) and the leaching conveyor (7) connected thereto, it is carried out onto the carrying out conveyor (7), and the storage is carried out on this conveyor (7). be done. In the packing work, books are taken out from the work shelves (15) on the conveyor (7), one for each customer bookstore, and are packed in the packing work area (9). The images can then be taken by the delivery conveyor (10).

The work of replenishing and storing books on the fixed shelves (1a) and (1b) can also be performed in the same manner as the above-mentioned unloading work.

That is, the books carried in by the warehousing conveyor (12) are transferred to the empty work shelf (15) on the carry-in conveyor (8), and this work shelf (15) is moved to the warehousing work position (6).
) is carried onto the empty truck (3) which is stopped by the conveyor (8) and the conveyor (14) on the truck. Then, by setting a cassette tape for setting a warehousing work program created in the same manner as in the unloading work into the regenerator of the trolley (3), the warehousing work can be performed in the same manner as the unloading work.

Note that the cargo handled is not limited to books, but may be any other item. Also, the unloading work position (5) and the restocking work position (6) are in the same place, and the work shelf (15) is carried out from one end of the conveyor (14) on the trolley (3), and the work shelf (15) is carried out from the conveyor (14). From the other end, empty the work shelf (1
5) may be loaded. Furthermore, an arrow-shaped indicator light (18) is used as a display means to indicate the position of the loading/unloading work shelf.
is attached to the frame (16) fixed to the trolley (3), but it may also be attached to the work shelf (15). In this case, the trolley (
3) When the work shelf (15) is carried into the specified position above,
It must be constructed so that the electrical contacts on the trolley side and the electrical contacts on the work shelf (15) are in contact, and the indicator light control circuit on the trolley side and the indicator light on the work shelf (15) are connected.

The display means for indicating the position of the loading/unloading work shelf is not limited to the indicator light (18). For example, it is also possible to use a floodlight that illuminates the desired shelf position with a beam of light.

Further, a display means for indicating the position of the loading/unloading work shelf, for example, a display device for displaying the book base (or book code N06) to be picked up and/or the number of copies to be picked up may be provided in the vicinity of the indicator light (18). .

This display device, like the indicator light (18), is equipped with a trolley (3).
) side frame (16) or work shelf (15).

Incidentally, in the case of this embodiment, the above-mentioned display means for indicating the shelf position to be loaded and unloaded and the means for displaying various operations on the control panel (20) prompt the worker to carry out the unloading work based on the unloading work program. It corresponds to an instruction means for indicating the contents.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a plan view showing the overall layout, Fig. 2 is a partially cross-sectional plan view showing fixed shelves and carts, Fig. 3 is a side view with the front fixed shelf omitted, and Fig. 4 is a plan view showing the fixed shelves and cart. FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional front view, and FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the procedure for unloading work. (1a), (1b)... fixed shelf, (3)...
...Picking work trolley, (15a)...
・Consignment is received by the department.

Claims (1)

[Claims] Fixed shelves (1a), (1b) and fixed shelves (1a), (
1b) Picking work trolley (3) that can move freely along
and an instruction means for instructing the worker on the content of the retrieval work based on the retrieval work program, the picking work trolley (3) includes a plurality of cargo receiving parts (15a), and the instruction means: An article storage and unloading device configured to instruct the content of transfer work to each of the plurality of article receiving sections (15a).