DE202016106535U1 - Material part storage system - Google Patents

Abstract

Material part storage system for handling material parts in individually marked material part transport containers (M), in which they are removed from the warehouse (L) and into the warehouse (L) for location-specific storage at storage locations (L1, L2, L3 ...) be transported; comprising - at least one warehouse (L) with individually marked storage spaces (L1, L2, L3 ...) equipped with controllable / interrogatable sensors and displays (A) for site-specific storage and display of specific material parts; - At least one electronic storage reader (S) with means for identifying parts of material in individually specifically designated transport containers (M) at least one storage access, which is connected to the electronic central administration (Z); An electronic central administration (Z) for storing and processing the signals transmitted by the storage reading device (S) and the storage space sensors for monitoring the material flow and the control of sensors (S) of displays (A) for storage bins (L1, L2, L3) sought material parts, wherein - the warehouse access reader (S) automatically detects an individual, parts-specific identifier on him past guided transport container (M) and sends to the central administration (Z); - The sensor at the selected storage location (L1, L2, L3 ...) is controlled for the parts with the part-specific identifier from the central office (Z) and triggers an indicator, based on which the specific storage space (L1, L2, L3. ..) specific material parts can be found so that the material parts removed, transferred to specific material part transport container (M) and transported from the warehouse (L) in the production / shipping or that material parts from specific material transport containers (M) in the camp ( L) at specific storage locations (L1, L2, L3 ...) can be stored.

Description

The invention relates to a material part storage system for handling material parts in individually marked material part transport containers (M), in which they are removed from the warehouse (L) or transported to the warehouse (L) for location-specific storage.

Simple storage systems that are not fully automated are common for small batches and as subordinate on-site warehouses of companies. These storage systems are still frequently filled by hand and marked with simple means, such as labels. Material parts stored in it are searched for and removed by non-specialized persons. The search for the respective storage locations for parts is often complex - especially when the bearings are poorly lit or uneducated people are employed for the warehouse work. Through this way of working much time is lost; There are no reliable data for the periodic inventory. Another problem is that in some cases even persons from outside the company hire material into a warehouse and commit errors due to lack of location.

In the context of the invention, material-part transport containers are understood as meaning both simple boxes and the at least partial packaging of individual parts.

A simple method for handling parts by means of a parts warehouse and a parts warehouse is in the WO 03/016151 A2 described. The parts warehouse for a vending machine described therein comprises a plurality of loading boxes, which are combined in a transportable container, the materials such as food, drinks and. Like. Is filled.

This parts warehouse is not suitable to accept parts from different suppliers and - individually tailored to the customer - to hand over to the customer from the warehouse.

In the DE 102014110257 is a method for handling and / or distribution of parts of material / parts, which are stored in a parts warehouse and are removed from at least one pickup or customer from the parts stock described. For this purpose, the parts are assigned by assigning an individual identifier to one of the pickers and stored according to the assignment in the parts warehouse, the parts assigned to the specific picker are fed to an output after entering or detecting the individual identifier.

Although the known storage systems offer a variety of solutions for storing material parts, a quick and secure storage and removal of parts from non-automated storage, as they are used in particular for small batches, so far problematic.

It is therefore an object of the invention to avoid the disadvantages of the prior art.

The object is achieved by a generic storage system according to claim 1. Advantageous developments emerge from the dependent claims.

In particular, a material part storage system is provided for handling material parts in individually marked material part transport containers in which the material parts are removed from the warehouse or transported to the warehouse for location-specific storage; comprising: a warehouse with individually marked storage spaces equipped with controllable and interrogatable sensors and displays for site-specific storage and display of specific material parts; at least one electronic storage reading device with means for identifying parts of material in individually designated material containers at the at least one storage access; a central administration (Z) for storing and processing the signals transmitted by the storage reader and the storage space sensors for monitoring the material flow as well as the control of sensors of displays at storage locations for specific parts searched for material; Means for automated capture of storage location coordinates in storage / removal of parts of material at a specific storage location and the same to the central administration (Z), wherein the storage entrance reader (S) automatically detects an individual, parts-specific identifier on the material container passed to him and to the central administration (Z) sends; the display at the selected storage location (L1, L2, L3...) for the material parts with the parts-specific identifier is actuated by the central administration (Z) and gives the respective sensor a signal for display activation, by means of which the specific storage location of specific material parts can be found is so that the material parts removed, transferred to specific material transport containers and can be transported from the warehouse to the production / shipping or that material parts from specific material transport containers can be stored in the warehouse at specific storage locations.

Often the bearings are shelves - but other types of bearings can be chosen. Due to the simple visual display, individuals who carry an individually marked material transport container, without instruction Instantly find the specific parts in the warehouse, which does not require any language skills. For example. the warehouse may be filled by employees of delivery companies or other auxiliary staff.

In an advantageous embodiment of the parts storage system, the optical display on a plurality of colored lights, based on which the desired storage location is marked unmistakable, which is actuated via an associated sensor which is connected to the central administration. Thus, large quantities of different parts, for example, can be drawn unmistakably by differently colored lights, so that several people can search for different parts at the same time. Preferably, the lights are controlled by vulnerable sensors, which then cause a corresponding illumination. The sensors can be controlled via a wireless network, but also via wire / fiber optics.

It is useful for picking and inventory that a balance is provided on the warehouse entrance reader, which can serve to determine the number of parts in the individual transport container. As a result, parts management and warehousing can be performed by the central computer of the central administration.

In order to avoid access of unwanted persons to the warehouse, provision can be made for the warehouse entrance to have an individual identification device which controls the access of persons to the warehouse. The usual detection techniques can be used, such as electronically readable ID cards, fingerprint identifications, etc.

Advantageously, the individual material transport containers have identifiers which are readable by the storage reader. Suitable identifiers of parts containers, such as EAN, QR codes; RFID are known in the art. In this case, the individual identifier is detected by scanning the goods or an encoding associated with the goods such as EAN or QR codes or RFID or by an input of the warehouse operator and / or by issuing a receipt or a visual display on the parts warehouse or an external device such as mobile data device or personal computer generated and / or transmitted the individual identifier to the taker according to an input.

It is advantageous if the individual material identifier can be detected by scanning the product or an encoding associated with the product such as EAN or QR codes or RFID or by an input of the Entnehmers / Einlagernden from the reader - but it can also be a receipt on an external device such as mobile data device or personal computer are generated, with which then the material transport containers are customized.

The scanned identifier causes the central administration to activate the corresponding optical display via the controllable sensor. The transport container is now transported to the storage location, where the appropriate number of material parts is removed and thereby located there sensor / display is turned off. The filled transport container is now guided past the reader on the reading device which registers the exit of the container, while the central computer (Z) clears out a corresponding number of parts from the warehouse management.

By such a procedure, the storage systems according to the invention, as customary and necessary in individual production of small series or repair shops and craft enterprises, can be operated more efficiently, warehousing, in particular also the inventory and ordering processes can be automated and time losses can be avoided by searching. Previously, this was only possible with large, automated warehouses that are too costly for small batches.

In this case, the selection of the required material transport container / s (M) can be made by the client outside the warehouse on the basis of an order command or a picking command.

The acceptance and delivery of the parts in material transport containers (M) can be done at least partially by robots.

The central administration according to the invention can manage a plurality of warehouses, the individual identifier of the transport containers then also containing information about an assignment of material to at least one of the first and / or second warehouses or takers or customers and / or information about the goods - such as storage conditions, quality, composition - contains.

A preferred procedure is characterized in that the individual identifier is detected by scanning the goods or an encoding associated with the goods such as EAN, QR codes, bar codes and / or by entering the Lagerbefüllers and / or by issuing a visual Display is generated at the parts warehouse. The individual identifier is known to the extractor from the material container.

Through the above measures, a monitored acceptance of the parts and an individual assignment of the parts to a storage location is made possible.

Also suitable for activities in the simple handling system are, for example, self-propelled robots that can be used for repetitive routes and activities and can recognize displays.

The acceptance and distribution of the parts within the parts store can be done by means of the handle system installed in the parts store. A warehouse operator orders parts from various suppliers to fill the warehouse. These are handed over from the parts warehouse or taken from these individually to the warehouse operators.

It can be provided that an identification of the extractor by means of an identification system such as touch screen display, fingerprint sensor and / or card reader is done and compared with the individual identifier of the warehouse operator associated goods to avoid unauthorized access to the warehouse.

Furthermore, the parts warehouse and / or its central administration Z can be coupled via a communication interface with a data network, such as the Internet / Intranet, to accept orders and to keep information about the stored parts.

The handling system may also include an automated handling system, such as storage robots, as well as a storage system in the form of a shelf system for depositing the parts, wherein the storage of the parts can be carried out without association.

The parts warehouse itself can also be modular as z. B. insulated container, so that the possibility of expanding the storage system and mobility is given. In other words, the invention provides a flexible, possibly mobile parts storage system, with possibility for easy finding and possibly automated acceptance and easier, possibly automated dispensing of these parts available.

Further advantages and features of the invention will become apparent from the claims and the following specific description of the drawing to be taken preferred embodiment, to which the invention is by no means limited. Show it:

1 a schematic representation of a parts storage system, and

2 a schematic representation of the integration of a parts storage system in a multi-camp storage system.

In its simplest embodiment, the storage system 10 has conventional shelves in which storage spaces L1, L2, L3 are provided for material parts. These have at each storage location in each case an electrically controllable by the central computer (Z) sensor S, which can operate a visual display A, on. At the entrance of the warehouse, a scanner S is constructed as a reading device, which scans transport container identifications delivered by a person or robot and reports them to the central computer (Z). This suggests in his tables the storage location (L1, L2, L3 ...) of the individual identification and activates the optical display A via the corresponding sensor. A warehouse worker or the person can easily find the storage location L1, L2, L3 ... on the basis of the optical display, remove the required parts in the required number and put them back into the individual transport containers. With this transport container, the parts on the scanner S, which registers the output, removed and fed to their further use.

The bearing L can be constructed in various sizes and embodiments. According to the invention, a small storage rack L, which is operated, for example, on foot and by hand, up to the large storage system, which can be approached and operated by vehicles, embodying the system according to the invention. Several storage systems according to the invention can also be managed and controlled by the central administration.

Preferably, the storage systems are modular in design, so that they can be extended depending on the required capacity. The storage systems can also be designed to be mobile, so that they can be used at various locations - for example, for repair and maintenance of large-scale systems.

According to the invention, in this embodiment, in which persons enter the actual warehouse, an identification system I is installed at the entrance of the warehouse, where the user of the warehouse must answer an identification request. This can be answered, for example, by pin input, identification card or eg. The verification by fingerprint. It is advantageous if this is integrated in the bearing reader and also read the identifier of the material container and can also determine the weight of a filled or empty transport container.

A typical detection system for the parts of material is a scanner with a scale, which is provided at the input and output of the bearing. It scans an individual identifier on a transport container for the individual material part, calculates the weight and forwards the information to the central administration. This gives a signal to the display sensor, which can then actuate a display accordingly. Based on this display, a customer can find the desired parts of the material without detours and remove material from the warehouse at the indicated storage location after identification by the storage reader and the filled container. The central administration can also commission a person or a storage robot to handle parts independently at the storage location L1, L2 ... indicated by the activated display.

The computing power is handled by the central administration Z, which is a common on-site or remotely deployed computer. The central administration can access various systems, for example, via radio or Internet / intranet.

Due to the connected central administration Z, the customer can receive information from the central administration through the parts available in the warehouse. For example, it can be informed immediately if a warehouse operator has stored a certain item in the warehouse for collection.

Here, too, there is the possibility of coupling with a database in order to not only be able to display to the warehouse operator a list of the material quantities present and required, but also to be able to create a material purchase recommendation for him.

The electronic warehouse management organizes, plans and keeps track of all storage space matters - both those of a single warehouse - or possibly several warehouses.

If individual material parts of an order have not been deliverable, the customer can determine this via a request to the central warehouse management. In the same way, the warehouse management can automatically send a message to the customer so that he is informed and is able to procure replacement of the missing parts at an early stage.

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Cited patent literature

• WO 03/016151 A2 [0004]
• DE 102014110257 [0006]

Claims (7)

Material part storage system for handling material parts in individually marked material part transport containers (M), in which they are removed from the warehouse (L) and into the warehouse (L) for location-specific storage at storage locations (L1, L2, L3 ...) be transported; full - at least one warehouse (L) with individually marked storage spaces (L1, L2, L3 ...) equipped with controllable / interrogatable sensors and displays (A) for site-specific storage and display of specific material parts; - At least one electronic storage reader (S) with means for identifying parts of material in individually specifically designated transport containers (M) at least one storage access, which is connected to the electronic central administration (Z); An electronic central administration (Z) for storing and processing the signals transmitted by the storage reading device (S) and the storage space sensors for monitoring the material flow and the control of sensors (S) of displays (A) for storage bins (L1, L2, L3) sought material parts, wherein - The warehouse access reader (S) automatically detects an individual, part-specific identifier on the past him guided transport container (M) and sends to the central administration (Z); - The sensor at the selected storage location (L1, L2, L3 ...) is controlled for the parts with the part-specific identifier from the central office (Z) and triggers an indicator, based on which the specific storage space (L1, L2, L3. ..) specific material parts can be found so that the material parts removed, transferred to specific material part transport container (M) and transported from the warehouse (L) in the production / shipping or that material parts from specific material transport containers (M) in the camp ( L) at specific storage locations (L1, L2, L3 ...) can be stored. System according to claim 1, characterized in that the optical display (A) has a plurality of colored lights (A), by means of which the desired storage space (L1, L2, L3 ...) is marked unmistakably. Parts storage system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that a balance (W) for the transport container (M) is provided at the warehouse access, which is connected to the central administration (Z). System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the warehouse access has an individual identification device (I) which detects access of persons to the warehouse. System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the material transport containers (M) have identifiers which are readable by the bearing reader (S). System according to claim 5, characterized in that the individual material transport container identifier can be detected by scanning the material parts or a coding assigned to the material part such as EAN or QR codes or RFID from the storage reader or by an input of the storage operator and possibly from an external device, how a mobile device or personal computer is generated. System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the sensors at the storage locations (L1, L2 ...) can be controlled and interrogated by radio.

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