JP2000233806A - Collection and delivery warehouse facility - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a collection and delivery warehouse facility which can eliminate the need for picking height space on the shelf device thereof. SOLUTION: A shelf device 27 has casing body receiving portions 33 which are protrudable on the back side of the shelf device 27, at least a part of compartment accommodating space 35. Disposed outside the shelf device 27 on the back side are a transport device of a picking casing body 5 and a picking device 55 for taking an article 1 out of the inside of a casing body 10 on the protruding casing body receiving portion 33 and then transporting it to the picking case body 5. When carrying out order-picking of the article 1, the picking casing body 5 is transported by the transport device, and is stopped at a location corresponding to the picking casing body 5, where the casing body receiving portion 33 is protruded, and then an actual casing body 10 is taken out of the compartment accommodating space 35. The picking device 55, which is operated in set sequence, takes the article 1 out of inside the casing body 10 and transfers it to the picking casing body 5.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a warehouse facility for handling various articles such as articles formed by packing a plurality of cards.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a large number of case bodies accommodating a group of articles are put into a shelf device, and when order picking of articles from these case bodies, it is a mainstream that workers pick one by one. Was. However, since an efficient picking operation cannot be performed with this, a device that mechanically and automatically performs the picking operation has recently been provided.

That is, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-10012
No. 0 discloses a picking device.
In this conventional configuration, four article storage shelves are arranged in a line along an article unloading device, and picking robots are arranged in front of these article storage shelves, respectively, and one article supply facility is provided in the rear. Are located. The picking robot picks up an article in an article storage shelf while repeating running and stopping on a track laid along the article unloading apparatus, and transfers the article to an article unloading case arranged on the article unloading apparatus. It is configured as follows.

The article unloading device is operated intermittently to load an article unloading case from one side toward an article storage shelf, receive an article from a picking robot, and then unload the article to the other side. The equipment is configured to run on a track laid behind the article storage shelf, and to supply the articles stored in the free flow rack to the article storage shelf.

[0005]

However, according to the above-described conventional picking device, the picking robot rushes into the article storage shelf and picks the article.
On the article storage shelf side, a space having a height that allows the picking robot to move up and down is required, so that the article storage shelf is enlarged in the vertical direction.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a pickup and delivery warehouse facility which does not require a height space for picking on the shelf device side. Another object of the present invention is to provide a pickup / delivery warehouse facility capable of preparing a large number of varieties and a large number of articles in a pickable manner.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a pickup and delivery warehouse according to the present invention is arranged such that a traveling path of a loading / unloading device for handling a case body capable of storing articles is set in the middle. A shelf device having a plurality of compartments in the vertical direction and the traveling route direction is provided on each side, and at least one of the shelves projects into at least a part of the compartments in the rear side of the shelf device. A free case body receiving portion is provided, and on the outer side of the back of the shelf device, an article is taken out from the case body on the case body receiving portion protruding to the back side and the picking case body, and the picking case body is taken out. And a picking device for transferring.

Therefore, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the actual case body can be put in and taken out of the empty case body with respect to the target compartment space in the shelf device by the putting-in / out device. In order picking of the articles stored in the actual case body, with the case body receiving portion retracted into the compartment storage space, the actual case body storing the articles to be subjected to order picking is It is transferred onto the case receiving part by the access device. At that time, under the control, many kinds of articles are taken out on the case body receiving portion group.

Then, the picking case body is conveyed by the conveying device and stopped corresponding to the picking device. Before and after this, the case body receiving portion is made to protrude to the back side of the shelf device to take out the actual case body from the compartment, and the operation of the picking device is set. In this state, by operating the picking device based on the settings described above, it is possible to take out the article from the case body and transfer it to the picking case body, thereby performing order picking.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a collection and delivery warehouse facility according to the first aspect, wherein at least a part of the compartment storage space includes a plurality of vertically protruding case body receiving portions. It is characterized by being provided in. Therefore, according to the second aspect of the present invention, one of the upper and lower case receiving portions, on which a predetermined actual case is placed, is moved to the rear side of the shelf device based on the setting. Can protrude.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a pickup and delivery warehouse facility according to the first or second aspect.
The picking case body transfer device includes a main transfer unit and a bypass transfer unit that branches after the main transfer unit and joins the main transfer unit. It is characterized by transferring.

Therefore, according to the third aspect of the present invention, the picking case body can be transported by the main transport section of the transport apparatus, and can branch to the bypass transport section at a predetermined picking point, and stop on the bypass transport section. Order picking can be performed on the picking case body, and then the picking case body can join the main transport unit. Then, the picking case body that has completed the intended order picking can be conveyed to the shipping work unit or the like by the main conveying unit by putting it in one or a plurality of detour conveying units.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a collection and delivery warehouse facility according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the transporting device for the picking case body comprises a circulating main transporter, It is characterized in that it comprises a bypass transport section that branches off and merges with the main transport section. Therefore, according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, when order picking is performed, a plurality of picking case bodies can be put in the bypass transport unit, and the picking case bodies inserted later can be stored (standby). When the storage is full and the next picking case body cannot be inserted, the picking case body can be circulated and transported in the main transporting unit by passing through the intended bypassing transporting unit. This means that the transport unit has to be able to vacate seats.

[0014]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below.
Description will be made based on the drawings. In FIGS. 6 and 7, a case body 10 capable of storing the article 1 is a square cylindrical case body 11.
And the bottom plate 1 integrated with the lower surface of the case body 11
The upper surface is opened and the inside is divided into a plurality of sections by a partitioning body 14 that forms a plurality of section storing sections 13 in the case main body 11 and the like. Each compartment 13 is configured to be able to accommodate a plurality of articles 1 in a vertical direction through an upper surface opening, and an empty code 15 is displayed on the bottom plate 12 at the bottom of each compartment 13. . A handle 16 is formed on a side surface of the case main body 11, and a case code 17 is displayed.

A lid 18 capable of closing the open top of the case body 10 is provided detachably with respect to the upper part of the case body 11. The cover 18 has a notch 19 for preventing slippage of the sealing tape when the sealing tape (not shown) is applied from the case body 10 to the cover 18. I have. The article 1 is formed by packing a plurality of card-like objects 2 with a package material 3, and at this time, the card-like objects 2 include a telephone card, a credit card, a gift certificate, and the like. The article code 4 is displayed on at least one surface of the article 1 in the vertical direction, that is, on the upper surface side of the package material 3.
As the article code 4, the empty code 15, and the case code 17, a label-attached QR code is employed.

2 and 3, an automatic warehouse 20 for handling the case body 10 is provided.
Is composed of a loading / unloading device 22 that can reciprocate on a fixed traveling path 21 and shelves 27 disposed on both sides of the traveling path 21. That is, the loading / unloading device 22 includes a traveling machine body 23 that can reciprocate on the traveling route 21, a post 24 erected from the traveling machine body 23, and a lifting platform 25 guided by the post 24.
And a loading / unloading tool 26 provided on the elevating table 25 so as to be able to move in and out in the horizontal direction. In addition, the shelf device 27 has a plurality of compartment storage spaces 28 in the vertical direction and the direction of the travel path 21, and the insertion / removal tool 26 is configured to be able to move in and out of these compartment storage spaces 28.
An actual case carrying-in conveyor 29 and an empty case carrying-out conveyor 30 are arranged outside one end of the two shelves 27.

The automatic warehouse 20 constructed as described above is provided with two picking cavities 32 at predetermined intervals. The automatic warehouse 20 may be one, or two or more. 1 to 5, at least one of the pair of shelves 27 constituting the automatic warehouse 20 has at least a part of the compartment storage space in the rear side of the shelves 27 for picking. A case body receiving portion 33 that can project freely is provided on the side of the space 32. That is, the compartment storage space near the lower part of the one shelf device 27 is a rectangular outer frame 34 integrated with the shelf component.
As a result, the picking compartment storage space 35 is formed vertically higher than the other compartment storage spaces 28 and longer in the direction of the traveling route 21, and is formed in the picking compartment storage space 35
Are formed over the entire length of the shelf device 27.

In each picking compartment storage space 35,
The case body receiving portions 33 are provided in three upper and lower stages, and these case body receiving portions 33 are connected to the picking space 35 side through a pair of slide fork devices 36 provided between the case body receiving portions 33 and the outer frame body 34. Each is configured to be freely protrudable.
In addition, the slide fork device 36 is equipped with a retractable drive device (not shown). And each case body receiving part 33
Are three case bodies 10 in the direction of the travel route 21.
It is constituted so that it can receive freely.

It is to be noted that all of the space above and below the picking compartment storage space 35 in one shelf device 27 and the other in the shelf device 27 are in the normal compartment storage space 2.
8 is formed. Outside the back of the shelf device 27,
A transport device 40 for the picking case body 5 and a picking device 55 for taking out the article 1 from the case body 10 on the case body receiving portion 33 protruding to the rear side and transferring the article 1 to the picking case body 5 are provided.

That is, the conveyor 40 in the form of a conveyor includes a circulation type main transfer section 41 provided on the floor side so as to surround one of the automatic warehouses 20 and a main transfer section in the picking space 32. A plurality of detour conveyance units 42 that branch off and merge with the main conveyance unit 41;
Of the picking case body 5 to be joined to a predetermined location of the main transporting section 41, and a delivery section 44 of the actual picking case body 5 branched from the predetermined location of the main transport section 41.

A plurality of the bypass transport sections 42 are arranged, for example, in such a manner that one of them corresponds to the picking compartment storage space 35 on both sides, and a branch path 42A orthogonal to the main transport section 41, An intermediate path 42B parallel to the main transport section 41 and a merging path 42C orthogonal to the main transport section 41 are formed. And the branch route 42
Chain transers 45 and 46 are provided at the end of A and the beginning of the merging path 42C, and a positioning device 47 for the picking case body 5 is provided in the middle of the merging path 42C.
Further, a tact feeder 48 is provided at the end of the merging path 42C.

A stopper 49 and a chain pusher 50 are provided on the side of the main transport section 41 opposite to the start end of the branch path 42A, and a case-specific code (bar code) 6 displayed on the picking case body 5. First picking case code reading means 51 for reading the data
Are arranged. Further, a second picking case code reading means 52 for reading the case unique code 6 is provided opposite to the start end of the merging path 42C.

The picking device 55 is in the form of a robot, and is arranged in the picking space 32 in a space surrounded by the bypass transporting section 42. Then, the picking device 55 takes out the article 1 in the case body 10 on the case body receiving portion 33 from the upper surface side, and
It is configured to move to the picking case body 5 positioned by the positioning device 47 on C. For this purpose, the robot arm 56 of the picking device 55 is provided with an article code reading means 57, an air suction means 58, and the like. At this time, the article code reading means 57 can read the empty code 15.

A case body loading / unloading device which can freely transfer the case body 10 to / from the loading / unloading device 22 around the automatic warehouse 20 via the actual case loading / unloading conveyor 29 or the empty case body carrying out conveyor 30. The case body loading / unloading device 60 includes a storage conveyor 61, a return conveyor 62, a sorting / conveying device 63, and the like.

That is, the storage conveyor 61 and the return conveyor 62 are arranged in parallel with the traveling path 21. The outer end portion of the storage conveyor 61 forms a carry-in start end portion 61a, and the outer end portion of the return conveyor 62 forms a return end portion 62a. The sorting and conveying device 63 has a self-propelled carriage 66 supported and guided by a rail 64 and capable of reciprocating on a fixed path 65,
At this time, the fixed path 65 is set in the actual case
And from the outer end of the empty case body carry-out conveyor 30 to the inner end of the incoming conveyor 61 and the outgoing conveyor 62. The self-propelled carriage 66 is a horizontal conveyor 67.
The conveyor 67 is configured to be freely connected to the outer ends of the actual case body carry-in conveyor 29 and the empty case body carry-out conveyor 30, and to the inner ends of the storage conveyor 61 and the return conveyor 62.

In FIG. 8, the picking case 5
Has a shape similar to that of the case body 10 except for the dimensions and the like, and has a square tubular case body 7, a bottom plate integrated on the lower surface side of the case body 7, and a plurality of The upper surface is opened and the inside is divided into a plurality of sections by a partitioning body 9 or the like forming the section storing section 8. Each of the compartment storage sections 8 is configured to be able to store a plurality of articles 1 in a vertical direction via an upper surface opening section, and the picking case code 6 is displayed on a side surface of the case main body 7.

In the collection / delivery warehouse facility having the above configuration,
The operation and reading of each operation unit are configured to be controlled by a computer, a host computer, or the like provided in each place. The operation of the above embodiment will be described below. The article 1 manufactured in an external article manufacturing factory and in which necessary data among the serial number, type, number, etc. of the card-shaped object 2 is indicated by the article code 4 is stored in each compartment storage section 13 of the case body 10. Thus, a predetermined number is stored through the upper surface opening. And lid 18
After the upper surface opening of the case body 11 is closed by this, the actual case body 10 is formed by sealing with a sealing tape.

At this time, in the actual case body 10, data of the type of the stored article 1, data of the number of the stored articles 1, data unique to the case body (data of the case body itself) and the like are stored by the case code 17. Is displayed. The actual case body 10 is transported from an external article manufacturing factory to a collection and delivery warehouse facility by loading a plurality of truck-type transport tools 70 and loading a group of transport tools 70 on a truck or the like. Come. The group of real case bodies 10 wholesaled together with the transporting tool 70 are taken out one by one from the transporting tool 70 and firstly delivered to the loading start end 61 a of the storage conveyor 61.

At the carrying-in start end 61a, the lid 18 is removed from the actual case body 10 after the sealing tape is peeled off, and the top opening is opened. Then the real case body 1
0 is transported to the inner end of the storage conveyor 61. Then, with the self-propelled carriage 66 stopped outside the inner end of the storage conveyor 61, the actual case body 10 is transferred from the storage conveyor 61 onto the conveyor 67. Next, the actual case body 10 is conveyed to the automatic warehouse 20 by the traveling of the self-propelled carriage 66, and is stopped facing the outer end of the actual case carrying conveyor 29 in any of the automatic warehouses 20.

Then, the actual case body 10 is
Is transferred to the actual case carrying conveyor 29 and is conveyed to the inner end of the actual case carrying conveyor 29. Next, the actual case body 10 is moved to the traveling machine body 23 in the access device 22.
Reciprocating motion, the raising and lowering motion of the elevating table 25,
6 is stored in the target compartment storage space 28 of the shelf device 27 by an operation in combination with the reciprocation of 6. As described above, the actual storage of the case body 10 is performed.

The empty case body 10 housed in the compartment housing space 28 can be taken out of the car by an operation substantially opposite to that described above. That is, the empty case body 10 stored in the compartment storage space 28 is taken out to the inner end of the empty case carry-out conveyor 30 by the loading / unloading device 22, and is conveyed to the outer end of the empty case carry-out conveyor 30. It is moved to the conveyor 67 of the traveling carriage 66. Then, the empty case body 10 is transported by the self-propelled carriage 66 and then moved to the return conveyor 62, transported by the return conveyor 62, and stopped at the return end portion 62a. Empty case body 1
0 is carried out. After that, the empty case body 10 is loaded on the carrying tool 70.

Next, an order picking operation of the article 1 stored in the actual case body 10 will be described. At this time,
The actual case body 10 in which the article 1 to be subjected to order picking is stored is taken out on a target case body receiving portion 33 in the picking compartment storage space 35. At that time, many kinds of articles 1 are taken out from the case body receiving portion 33 group under the management. In addition, the three real case bodies 10 placed on one case body receiving portion 33 are also managed in terms of product type, placement order, and the like.

When the case body 33 is taken out of the case receiving part 33, the case body receiving part 33 is retracted into the picking compartment storage space 35 by the operation of the slide fork device 36, and is stored in the compartment storage space 28. The real case body 10 that has been inserted into the case
3 can be performed. At that time, in the automatic warehouse 20, first-in first-out is performed for the same kind of articles 1.

The picking case body 5 is placed on the carry-in section 43 and conveyed in a state where the peculiar number is indicated by the bar code type case peculiar code 6, and then joined to the main carrying section 41. Note that, for example, the store name of the shipping destination, the type of the article 1, the number of the articles 1, and the like are input to the control unit in correspondence with the case-specific code 6. Next, while the picking case body 5 is conveyed by the main conveyance section 41, the case-specific code 6 is sequentially read by the first picking case code reading means 51. Then, when the first picking case code reading means 51 reads the case-specific code 6 as “appropriate” at a predetermined picking position, the conveyance is stopped by the operation of the corresponding stopper 49, and then the chain pusher 50 is operated. The picking case body 5 is branched to a branch path 42A of the bypass conveying section 42.

The picking case body 5 that has reached the end of the branch path 42A is transferred to the intermediate path 42B by the chain transer 45, and then to the start end of the junction path 42C by the chain transer 46. Here, the picking case code 6 of the picking case body 5 is read by the second picking case code reading means 52 to perform the final confirmation, so that the case body receiving portion 33 is protruded by an instruction from the control unit, The picking device 55 is operated.

That is, based on an instruction from the control unit,
One of the three upper and lower case body receiving portions 33 on which a predetermined actual case body 10 is placed.
However, when the slide fork device 36 operates in reverse,
7 is projected to the rear side. Thus, the actual case body 10
The group exits from the picking compartment storage space 35 and is located above the intermediate path 42B and the main transport unit 41. Then, order picking is performed on the picking case body 5 transported in the middle of the merging path 42C and positioned by the positioning device 47 by the picking device 55 that operates based on the above-described instruction.

That is, the picking device 55 moves the air-type suction means 58 above the target compartment 13 of the target actual case body 10 by the operation of the robot arm 56. Then, the article code reading means 57
To read the article code 4, and based on the determination of “good”, the air-type suction means 58 is lowered, and the article 1 is sucked. Next, the air suction means 58 is raised, the picking case body 5 is moved above the target position of the air suction means 58, the air suction means 58 is lowered, suction is released, and the air suction means 58 is raised. By performing a series of operations, such as, and moving the article 1 to the target compartment 8 of the picking case body 5, the intended order picking can be performed.

At this time, the interior of the actual case body 10 is divided into a plurality of sections, and each section storage section 13 can store a plurality of articles 1 in a vertical direction. A plurality of articles 1 of the same type can be performed one after another, and a single article or a plurality of articles 1 of different types can be performed. In this way, the picking case body 5 in which the intended order picking has been performed at one of the bypass transport portions 42 is released from the main transport portion 41 after the positioning by the positioning device 47 is released.
And transported downstream. At this time, the picking case body 5 that needs to perform order picking of another kind of article 1 is used for another purpose based on the reading of “suitable” by the first picking case code reading means 51 in the same manner as described above. After the order picking is performed by the picking device 55 at that location, the wafer is returned to the main transport unit 41.

In this manner, the picking case body 5 that has been placed in the one or more detour transport sections 42 and is subjected to order picking is branched to the unloading section 44 after the intended order picking has been completed. After that, it is moved to the shipping work section 71, where the shipping work section 71 receives shipping work. At this time, the picking case body 5 is appropriately covered with a lid.

At the time of performing the above-described order picking, a plurality of picking case bodies 5 may be put in the bypass transporting section 42. In this case, the picking case bodies 5 put later are placed in the branch path 42A or The storage (standby) is performed on the intermediate path 42B. There is a limit to the number of storages, and when the storage is full,
The next picking case body 5 cannot be inserted.

In this case, the picking case body 5 is
The “unsuitable” reading is performed by the picking case code reading unit 51, the paper is passed through the target bypass transport unit 42, is circulated and transported by the circulating main transport unit 41, and the time when the target bypass transport unit 42 can be vacant is determined. I will earn you. Then, by passing through the intended detour transport unit 42 in this way, the detour transport unit 4 intended for another location is provided.
The subsequent picking case body 2, which is 2, can be smoothly and efficiently conveyed in the main conveyance section 41.

When performing the order picking described above,
When the article code 4 is read by the article code reading means 57 positioned above the intended compartment 13, the data of the case code 17 and the article code 4 are read.
Is different from the above data, when the article 1 is stored in the compartment 13 in the opposite direction and there is no article code 4 on the upper surface side, and when another article such as paper exists on the article 1 and the article code 4 Is not exposed, or when there is no article code 4, the reading is determined as "No".

As described above, when the determination of "No" is made,
First, with the case body receiving portion 33 retracted into the picking compartment 35 by the operation of the slide fork device 36, the case body receiving portion 3 is
3. The case body 10 is taken out from above. When performing the above-described order picking, the target compartment storage unit 13
When the empty code 15 is read by the article code reading means 57 positioned above the object code reading means 57, it is confirmed that all the articles 1 in the compartment 13 have been taken out. Reference numeral 57 is located above the other compartment storage section 13, and the order picking operation from reading the article code 4 is performed again.

When the empty code 15 is read from all the compartments 13, the case 1
0 is confirmed to be empty, and the operation of the slide fork device 36 activates the case body receiving portion 33.
After having retreated into the picking compartment storage space 35,
The case body 10 on the case body receiving portion 33 is moved to the compartment storage space 28 of the shelf device 27 by the access device 22.

In the embodiment described above, the article 1 formed by packing a plurality of card-like objects 2 with the packaging material 3 is shown.
Can be handled efficiently and easily. However, the article 1 may be a floppy (registered trademark) disk or CD packed with the package material 3, or a variety of articles formed in a prescribed box.

In the above embodiment, the article code 4,
As the empty code 15 and the case code 17, a label-attached QR code is adopted, and according to this, an advanced display can be performed. It may be. Although a bar code is employed as the case-specific code 6, it may be a QR code or a handwritten numeral.

Case 1 shown in the above embodiment
The dimensions (depth, width, length, etc.) and shape of the picking case body 5 and the picking case body 5 can be changed arbitrarily. Accordingly, the sizes of the compartment storage space 28 and the picking compartment storage space 35 are changed accordingly. Subject to change. In the above-described embodiment, the case code 17 is displayed on the side surface of the case main body 11, but the case code 17 may be displayed on the upper surface side or the bottom surface side of the case main body 11. The same applies to the case specific code 6.

In the above-described embodiment, the upper and lower three-stage case receiving portions 33 are provided in the picking compartment storage space 35. According to this, a large number of types and a large number of articles 1 are prepared so as to be pickable. However, this may be a type in which a plurality of upper and lower stages other than three stages or one stage case receiving portion 33 is provided. Further, each case body receiving portion 33 is configured to be able to receive three case bodies 10 in the direction of the traveling route 21 so that a larger number of types and a larger number of articles 1 can be prepared so as to be pickable. However, this may be a type in which a plurality other than three or one case body 10 can be freely received.

As shown in the above-described embodiment, when the bypass transport unit 42 is disposed in a state corresponding to the picking compartment storage spaces 35 on both sides, for example, as shown by a solid line and a virtual line in FIG. The picking device 55 can correspond to a total of six case body receiving portions 33 in three stages on both sides. Furthermore, since each case body receiving portion 33 is configured to receive three case bodies 10 freely, the picking device 55 can cope with a total of 18 case bodies 10 on both sides.

In the above-described embodiment, the picking device 55 is a type in which the articles 1 are handled one by one. However, the picking device 55 can handle a plurality of (two or more) articles 1 at the same time. May be a picking device 55 that simultaneously handles the data in a row unit.

[0051]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when order picking of an article stored in a real case body, the case body receiving portion is retracted into the compartment storage space. The actual case housing the goods to be ordered picked can be transferred onto the case body receiving section by the loading / unloading device. Items can be taken out.

Then, the picking case body is conveyed by the conveying device and stopped corresponding to the picking device. Before and after the picking case body, the case body receiving portion is projected to the back side of the shelf device, so that the actual case body is partitioned into the storage space. And by setting the operation of the picking device,
By operating based on the setting, the article can be taken out of the case body and transferred to the picking case body, so that order picking can be performed. At that time, the upper part of the actual case body is open outside the shelf device,
The height space for picking can be eliminated in the shelf device, so that the shelf device can be configured to be compact in the vertical direction.

According to the second aspect of the present invention,
Based on the setting, of the upper and lower case body receiving parts,
One case body receiving portion on which a predetermined actual case body is placed can protrude to the rear side of the shelf device, so that a large number of types and a large number of articles can be prepared for picking. According to the third aspect of the present invention, the picking case body is
It can be transported by the main transport section of the transport device and can branch to a bypass transport section at a predetermined picking point. Order picking can be performed on the picking case body stopped on the bypass conveyance unit, and thereafter, the picking case body can join the main conveyance unit.

Further, according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, when order picking is performed, a plurality of picking case bodies can be put in the detour transport unit, and the picking case bodies inserted later can be stored (standby). When the storage is full and the next picking case body cannot be inserted, the picking case body can be circulated and transported by the main transport unit by passing through the intended bypass transport unit, and the target bypass transport unit can be moved. In addition to saving time when vacant seats are available, passing through the intended bypass transport section allows the subsequent picking case body, which is another location to be the bypass transport section, to be smoothly and efficiently used in the main transport section. Can be transported well.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an example of an embodiment of the present invention, and is an enlarged view of a main part on the back side of a shelf device in a collection and delivery warehouse facility.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the collection / delivery warehouse equipment.

FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway rear view of a shelf device in the collection and delivery warehouse facility.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a main part on the back side of the shelf device in the collection and delivery warehouse facility.

FIG. 5 is a vertical sectional side view on the back side of the shelf device in the collection and delivery warehouse facility.

FIG. 6 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a case body in the collection and delivery warehouse facility.

FIG. 7 is a partially cutaway perspective view of an article in the collection and delivery warehouse facility.

FIG. 8 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a picking case body in the pickup and delivery warehouse facility.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Article 4 Article code 5 Picking case body 6 Case specific code 10 Case body 13 Section storage section 15 Empty code 17 Case code 20 Automatic warehouse 21 Travel route 22 Loading / unloading apparatus 27 Shelf device 28 Section storage space 32 Picking space 33 Case Receiving portion 35 Picking compartment storage space 36 Slide fork device 40 Transport device 41 Main transport portion 42 Detour transport portion 42A Branch route 42B Intermediate route 42C Merging route 43 Loading portion 44 Unloading portion 47 Positioning device 51 First picking case code reading means 52 Second picking case code reading means 55 Picking device 56 Robot arm 57 Article code reading means 58 Pneumatic suction means 60 Case body loading / unloading device 61 Storage conveyor 62 Returning conveyor 63 Sorting / conveying device 66 Self-propelled trolley 67 conveyor

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Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A shelf device having a plurality of compartments in a vertical direction and a traveling path direction is disposed on both sides of a traveling path of a loading / unloading apparatus for handling a case body capable of accommodating articles. In one of the shelf devices, a case body receiving portion is provided in at least a part of the compartment storage space so as to be able to protrude on the rear side of the shelf device. And a picking device for taking out an article from the case body on the case body receiving portion protruding to the side and transferring the article to the picking case body. 2. The collection / delivery warehouse facility according to claim 1, wherein at least a part of the compartment storage space is provided with a plurality of upper and lower case body receiving portions that can be individually protruded. 3. A picking case body transfer device, comprising: a main transfer portion; and a bypass transfer portion that branches off and merges with the main transfer portion. 3. The collection and delivery warehouse facility according to claim 1, wherein the goods are transferred by a picking device. 4. A transport device for a picking case body, comprising: a circulating main transport unit; and a bypass transport unit that branches off and merges with the main transport unit.
The collection and delivery warehouse equipment according to any one of Items 1 to 3.