JP2001220002A - Automatic carrying system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To use simple device structures for making efficient rearrangement of carried materials in an automatically carrying system in which the carried materials put out of an automated storage and retrieval system are carried to delivery conveyors where delivery work for customers in done. SOLUTION: The automatic carrying system comprises automated storage and retrieval system A for storing carried materials 1 (1a, 1b...) and delivery conveyor facilities B consisting of delivery conveyors 12 (12a, 12b...), as well as transfer machine facilities D. The transfer machine facilities allow the carried materials to be picked out of the delivery conveyors, the carried materials picked out to be moved along the delivery conveyors, and further more, the carried materials picked out to be returned onto the delivery conveyors after kept in order and the carried material already carried to the delivery conveyors and intended to be delivered to be rearranged in order on the delivery conveyors.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic transport system for paying out goods stored in an automatic warehouse facility at the request of a business partner, and more particularly to aligning goods to be paid out in a predetermined order. The present invention relates to an automatic transfer system suitable for a case in which is required.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 5 schematically shows a configuration of a typical example in a conventional automatic transfer system, and FIG. 6 shows a block configuration of a control system thereof. As shown in FIG. 5, the automatic transfer system includes an automatic warehouse facility A. This automatic warehouse facility A is provided with a plurality of rows of shelves 6 (6a, 6b, 6c, 6d) on which conveyors 5 (5a, 5b, 5c, 5d) are arranged at each end on the entrance side for delivery. And the goods 1 (1
a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e), and
And a stacker crane track 8 (8a, 8b) for moving the stacker crane 7 along the shelf 6 and the conveyor 5. In addition, the automatic transport system is a transport trolley facility B
And a delivery conveyor facility C. The transport carriage facility B includes a plurality of transport carriages 9 (9a, 9b) and a loop-shaped transport carriage formed to circulate these transport carriages 9 cyclically. The payout conveyor equipment C comprises a track 10 and payout conveyors 12 (12a, 12b) provided in a plurality of rows in order to perform a payout operation to a business partner.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 6, the control system comprises a host computer 1 for managing information relating to inventory management of the automatic warehouse equipment A and delivery of goods to suppliers.
3. Conveyor 5 and stacker crane 7 of automatic warehouse equipment A
, An automatic warehouse equipment controller 14 for controlling the transport trolley equipment B, and a dispensing conveyor equipment controller 16 for controlling the dispensing conveyor equipment C.

[0004] In such an automatic transfer system, the automatic transfer starting from the unloading of the conveyed article 1 from the automatic warehouse equipment A is performed as follows. When the host computer 13 instructs the automatic warehouse controller 14 to leave the warehouse (for example, a shipping instruction for the transported goods 1a), the automatic warehouse equipment controller 14 stores the transported goods 1a instructed by the host computer 13. Transported goods 1 from the shelf
a is conveyed to the conveyor 5a by the stacker crane 7a. The bar code label attached to the conveyed article 1a conveyed to the conveyor 5a is read by a bar code reader 17 installed on the conveyor 5a. The read barcode information is reported from the automatic warehouse equipment controller 14 to the host computer 13.

[0005] The host computer 13 having received the report sends a plurality of rows of the payout conveyors 12 of the payout conveyor equipment C to the transport trolley equipment controller 15.
A transfer instruction is issued so as to transfer the sheet to one of the delivery conveyors 12a and 12b (for example, the payout conveyor 12a). The transport trolley facility controller 15 that has received the transport instruction transports the transported article 1a to the delivery conveyor 12a by the transport trolley 9. When the conveyed article 1a is conveyed to the payout conveyor 12a, the payout conveyor 1a
The barcode label of the transported article 1a is read by the barcode reader 17 installed in the 2a, and the information is reported from the conveyor equipment controller 16 to the host computer 13, and the information is sent to the payout conveyor equipment C for one transported article 1a. Is completed. In general, the payout to the business partner in the payout conveyor 12 of the payout conveyor equipment C is performed collectively for a plurality of conveyed goods 1. Such transportation to the delivery conveyor equipment C is sequentially repeated.

Next, a description will be given of a case in which it is required that a plurality of articles 1 to be dispensed conveyed to the dispensing conveyor 12 of the dispensing conveyor facility C be arranged in a predetermined order. In this case, for example, five conveyed articles 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, and 1e that are unloaded from the automatic warehouse facility A and conveyed to the dispensing conveyor facility C are arranged in this order in the dispensing conveyor 12 ( For example, the host computer 1 is arranged on the payout conveyor 12a).
3 needs to issue a transfer instruction including information on a transfer order to the automatic warehouse equipment controller 14 and the transport trolley equipment controller 15. The automatic warehouse equipment controller 14 that has received the transfer instruction performs the delivery in the order instructed,
The transport trolley equipment controller 15 also needs to manage the operation of the transport trolley 9 (9a, 9b) so that the transport order does not change.

More specifically, when the host computer 13 issues a transfer instruction including information on the transfer order of the conveyed goods to the automatic warehouse equipment controller 14, the automatic warehouse equipment controller 14 receiving the instruction instructs the stacker crane 7a. On the other hand, it instructs the retrieval of the transported articles 1a, 1b, and 1c, and instructs the stacker crane 7b to retrieve the transported articles 1d and 1e. The stacker crane 7a receiving the instruction moves the transported object 1
a, 1b and 1c are taken out of the shelf 6a in this order and transported to the conveyor 5a. At the same time, the stacker crane 7b also takes out the articles 1d and 1e from the shelf 6c in this order and conveys them to the conveyor 5c. The conveyed articles 1a, 1b, 1c and the conveyor 5 conveyed to the conveyor 5a in this manner.
The barcode labels of the articles 1d and 1e conveyed to c are read by the barcode reader 17 and the information is reported to the host computer 13 by the automatic warehouse equipment controller 14 in the same manner as described above. . Upper computer 1 that has received the barcode information
3 transmits to the transport trolley equipment controller 15 a transport instruction including the information on the required order of arrangement of the transported articles 1a to 1e as described above. The transport vehicle equipment controller 15 receiving the transport instruction transmits the transport vehicle 9 (9
a, 9b) to convey the articles 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e to the dispensing conveyor 12a of the dispensing conveyor equipment C in this order. For this purpose, first, the conveyed articles 1a, 1b, and 1c on the conveyor 5a are discharged in this order from the delivery conveyor 12a.
After being transported to a, the transported articles 1d and 1e on the conveyor 5c are transported in this order to the payout conveyor 12a.
That is, the conveyance of the articles 1d and 1e on the conveyor 5c to the payout conveyor 12a by the conveyance cart 9 is performed by the conveyor 5a.
This is only possible after the upper transported articles 1a, 1b, 1c have been transported to the payout conveyor 12a by the transport cart 9.

[0008] This will be compared with the case of carrying without considering the carrying order. If the transport order does not matter, the transported articles 1a, 1b, and 1c on the conveyor 5a and the transported articles 1d and 1e on the conveyor 5c can be treated equally and transported by the transport cart 9 to the payout conveyor 12a. Therefore, the time required to convey the goods 1d and 1e on the conveyor 5c to the payout conveyor 12a is only the time required for the conveyance of the two goods 1d and 1e, and that time becomes the waiting time of the stacker crane 7b. . On the other hand, if there is a specific transport order for the transported objects 1a to 1e and it is necessary to wait for the transported articles 1a, 1b, and 1c on the conveyor 5a to be completed as described above, the transported articles 1a to 1e on the conveyor 5c
The time until the transfer of d and 1e to the payout conveyor 12a is the time required for the transfer of all the five transported articles 1a to 1e. That is, at least three articles 1a, 1b,
Stacker crane 7 extra for the time required to transport 1c
The waiting time of b will increase. This means that, for example, a new delivery instruction following the articles 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, and 1e has already been received, and the stacker crane 7
When it is necessary to operate b, the response to the new leaving instruction is delayed by the above-mentioned extra time, which leads to a decrease in efficiency. Also, considering the movement of the stacker crane 7 itself, if the order of taking out the conveyed articles 1 from the shelf 6 is defined, extra movement is required as compared with the case of taking out the articles in random order. The likelihood increases, which also leads to a decrease in efficiency.

[0009]

As described above, in the conventional automatic transport system, when a plurality of articles to be dispensed are required to be arranged in a predetermined order, the overall efficiency is reduced. Has the problem that it may decrease. In order to solve this problem, it is sufficient that the articles to be paid out can be rearranged after being delivered and transported in a random order. The technique relating to such rearrangement is described in, for example, JP-A-63-272703, JP-A-63-315406, and
An example of the disclosure is known in -288504 and the like.

In the technology disclosed in JP-A-63-272703 and JP-A-63-315406, a rearrangement is made between a portion corresponding to a transport trolley and a portion corresponding to a dispensing conveyor in the automatic transport system. Equipment is provided. This reordering device has a structure in which a plurality of lifters are provided along a conveyor, and loads (transported goods) sequentially conveyed from a warehouse in a random order are taken out of the conveyor by the lifters as necessary. When the following load passes by and the sort order position of the load taken out by the lifter comes, the load is rearranged by returning the load to the conveyor there.

On the other hand, according to the technique disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 1-288504, a load (conveyance) taken out of an automatic warehouse is carried on a self-propelled vehicle, and is conveyed by running on a main rail. A load evacuation section is provided in the middle of the main rail, and the load is rearranged by the load evacuation section. Specifically, the load evacuation unit is composed of a dividing rail provided on the main rail there, and an annular rail which can be used to transfer loads by using the dividing rail, so that the order of alignment is correct. Unloading is carried out on the annular rail portion until the correct arrangement order comes, and then the work is returned to the main rail again, so that the loads are rearranged.

[0012] All of these conventional techniques relating to rearrangement sufficiently fulfill the purpose in that the rearrangement can be performed reliably. However, the technique of Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 63-272703 has a problem that the device structure is large and complicated. That is, in this technology,
As shown in the example in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 3-272703, it is necessary to provide lifters in a number equal to a number obtained by subtracting 1 from the number of loads in the maximum unit of payout at a minimum. They are large and complicated.
On the other hand, the technique disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 1-288504 may reduce the work efficiency when applied to the above-described conventional automatic transport system. That is, since the rearrangement of the conveyed goods is performed during the continuous conveyance of the conveyed goods, there is a problem that the rearrangement work may cause a waiting state for the delivery from the automatic warehouse equipment and the subsequent conveyance. I have.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional circumstances, and when it is required to arrange the articles to be delivered in a predetermined order, the system is adapted to meet the demand. It is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic transport system capable of more efficiently rearranging transported articles with a simpler device structure so as not to cause a reduction in overall efficiency.

[0014]

According to the present invention, there is provided an automatic warehouse comprising an automatic warehouse facility for storing articles to be transported, and a payout conveyor facility comprising a plurality of payout conveyors. In the automatic transport system in which the goods delivered from the equipment are transported to the payout conveyor of the payout conveyor equipment, and the payout operation to the business partner is performed there, the goods loaded on the payout conveyor are transferred. It can be taken out therefrom, and the taken-out conveyed material can be moved along the payout conveyor, and after the taken-out conveyed material reaches a predetermined alignment order position by the movement, A transfer machine facility adapted to be able to be returned to the payout conveyor, and It is characterized in that it is to be able to sort on the payout conveyor by the transfer machine facilities and their alignment sequence to the transport of the object to.

[0015]

FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of an automatic transport system according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 shows a block configuration of a control system thereof. The automatic transfer system according to the present invention shown in FIG. 1 has a structure in which the basic structure of the conventional automatic transfer system described above is adopted, and a transfer equipment is added thereto. Specifically, in addition to having the automatic warehouse facility A, the transport trolley facility B, and the payout conveyor facility C, a transfer machine facility D is provided. The automatic warehouse equipment A
Is provided with a plurality of rows of shelves 6 (6a, 6b, 6c, 6d) on which conveyors 5 (5a, 5b, 5c, 5d) are arranged at each end on the entrance side for delivery. From the transported goods 1 (1a, 1
b, 1c, 1d, 1e) and a stacker crane 7 (7a, 7b) for transferring the stacker crane 7 to the conveyor 5 and a stacker crane track 8 (8a, 8a, 7b) for moving the stacker crane 7 along the shelf 6 or the conveyor 5. 8b) is provided, and the transport trolley equipment B includes a plurality of transport trolleys 9 (9
a, 9b), and a loop-shaped carrier truck track 10 formed so as to make these carrier vehicles 9 run cyclically. The pay-out conveyor equipment C is used for carrying out pay-out operations to suppliers. Delivery conveyors 12 (1
2a, 12b).

The transfer machine equipment D is provided for each payout conveyor 12 in the payout conveyor equipment C, and includes a transfer machine track 4 formed by two rails 4r installed in parallel with the payout conveyor 12; It comprises a transfer machine 2 that runs on a transfer machine track 4 and runs parallel to a payout conveyor 12. As shown in FIG. 3, the transfer machine 2 includes a transfer arm 3 formed in a fork-like structure in a forklift. The transfer arm 3 is capable of moving back and forth and up and down by a front and rear movement mechanism 3fb and a vertical movement mechanism 3ud, and the front and rear movement mechanism 3fb and the vertical movement mechanism 3u.
d is driven by a motor or the like stored in the drive storage unit 3m.

As shown in FIG. 2, the control system of each of these facilities includes a host computer 13 which manages information relating to inventory management of the automatic warehouse facility A and delivery of goods to the business partner, etc., and the automatic warehouse facility A. Automatic warehouse equipment controller 14 for controlling the conveyor 5 and the stacker crane 7, transport vehicle equipment controller 15 for controlling the transport carriage equipment B, discharge conveyor equipment controller 16 for controlling the discharge conveyor equipment C, and transfer equipment D And a transfer machine facility controller 18.

In such an automatic conveyance system, six conveyed articles 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e, 1f are to be paid out to the payout conveyor 12a of the payout conveyor equipment C.
Will be described below in a case where it is required that these conveyed articles are arranged in the order of 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e, and 1f on the payout conveyor 12a. The host computer 13 includes an automatic warehouse equipment controller 14
Is instructed to transport the articles 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e, and 1f. At this time, the host computer 13 does not instruct the automatic warehouse equipment controller 14 about the transfer order, but instead instructs the transfer equipment equipment controller 18 about the order necessary for the goods to be transferred. Is transmitted in advance. Automatic warehouse equipment controller 14 receiving instructions from host computer 13
Are transported objects 1a, 1b,
1c, and instructs the stacker crane 7b to deliver the goods 1d, 1e, 1f. The stacker crane 7a that has received the instruction takes out the transported articles 1a, 1b, and 1c from the shelf 6a and transports them to the conveyor 5a. At the same time, the stacker crane 7b also moves the transported goods 1d, 1e, 1f.
Is taken out of the shelf 6c and transported to the conveyor 5c. These operations are basically performed in a procedure that allows the stacker crane 7a and the stacker crane 7b to operate most efficiently without considering the final arrangement order of the transported articles 1a to 1f.

As described above, the barcode labels of the articles 1a, 1b, 1c conveyed to the conveyor 5a and the articles 1d, 1e, 1f conveyed to the conveyor 5c are read by the barcode reader 17, The information is reported to the host computer 13 by the automatic warehouse equipment controller 14. Automatic warehouse equipment controller 14
Host computer 13 that has received the barcode information from
Transmits a transfer instruction to the transfer trolley equipment controller 15. Upon receiving this, the transport vehicle equipment controller 15 controls the transport vehicles 9 (9a, 9b) to transport the articles 1a to 1f to the payout conveyor 12a of the payout conveyor equipment C. This transfer operation is also performed without considering the final arrangement order of the transferred objects 1a to 1f. The transported articles 1a to 1 which have been transported to the payout conveyor 12a in this manner.
As described above, if 1f is delivered and conveyed without considering the order of arrangement, it may be arranged on the pay-out conveyor 12a in a state different from the finally required order of arrangement. The order of arrangement in the state of being actually conveyed is confirmed by reading the barcode labels 11 (FIG. 4) of each of the conveyed articles 1a to 1f by the barcode reader 17 provided on the payout conveyor 12a. The transfer equipment controller 18 compares the information on the sorting order of the final request received from the host computer 13 in advance with the read barcode information. If the information is different, the transfer conveyor 12a Perform the sort operation of the sort order of.

For example, as shown in FIG. 4, it is assumed that the transported articles are actually arranged in the order of 1a, 1b, 1c, 1e, 1d, and 1f. In this case, the transported object 1e is
Must be relocated next to For this purpose, first, under the control of the transfer equipment facility controller 18, the transfer equipment D
Is moved on the transfer machine track 4 to the position of the conveyed article 1e. Next, by moving the transfer arm 3 of the transfer machine 2 forward, the transfer arm 3 is inserted into the pallet of the conveyed product 1e, and then the conveyed product 1e is taken out from the dispensing conveyor 12a by slightly lifting it (state in FIG. 4). Subsequently, while the transfer machine 2 is running on the transfer machine track 4,
e is moved to a position corresponding to the position to be aligned. On the other hand, in parallel with this operation, the transported goods 1d at the position where the transported goods 1e should be returned on the payout conveyor 12a.
Are relatively moved to reduce the amount of the conveyed object 1e that has come off and to make room for the conveyed object 1e to be returned. Then, the transported object 1e is returned from the transfer machine 2 to the payout conveyor 12a. As a result, the transported articles are 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e, 1f
In the order of the final request. The above is an example of the rearrangement work in the case where only the order of the conveyed articles 1e is different. However, if the order of the other conveyed articles is also different, the above operation is repeated as many times as necessary. Become.

Here, in order to perform the above-mentioned work for filling the position of the conveyed goods 1 in the paying-out conveyor 12, a function for performing the packing operation, that is, a function of performing the space filling for each conveyed goods, is provided. Must be provided. For example, in the case of the dispensing conveyor 12a having a structure as shown in FIG. 4, such a function can be provided by providing a push-up pin, which does not appear in the drawing, on the non-movable portion of the dispensing conveyor 12a. In other words, by pushing up the conveyed object 1d to be narrowed by the push-up pins provided on the non-movable portion, the conveyed material 1d is lifted from the movable portion (the portion shown as a chain in FIG. 4) of the payout conveyor 12a. By driving the movable part, the remaining transported articles 1a, 1b, 1
By moving c and 1f (retreating in the example in the figure),
At the same time as closing the gap caused by the removal of the transported article 1e between the transported article 1d and the transported article 1c, the transported article 1d and the transported article 1f are closed.
A gap for returning the conveyed article 1e is provided.

In addition, for example, when the movable portion of the payout conveyor 12 is formed by a chain conveyor or a belt conveyor, the chain conveyor or the belt conveyor is divided into a size approximately equal to the length of the conveyed object 1. However, by using a structure in which these can be individually driven, it is possible to obtain the function of reducing the spacing of each conveyed object.
That is, in the case where the spacing of the transported object 1d is reduced as the transported object 1e is moved after the transported object 1d as in the example of FIG. By driving the movable part of the divided structure only, the gap between the transported article 1d and the transported article 1c is reduced, and at the same time, a gap is provided between the transported article 1d and the transported article 1f. Further, the function of reducing the interval for each conveyed article can be provided by using a movable roller conveyor as the movable portion of the payout conveyor 12. In this case, the gap can be reduced in the same manner as in the above-described divided structure.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to rearrange the order of arrangement of the articles to be paid out, so that a predetermined order of arrangement is required for the articles to be ejected. Also, the system can be operated without reducing the efficiency. In the present invention,
Since the rearrangement work is performed on the payout conveyor after all the plurality of goods to be paid out have been transferred to the payout conveyor, the rearrangement work does not affect the upstream side of the transfer, and The sorting operation can be performed without reducing the efficiency of the entire system. Further, in the present invention, since such rearrangement work is performed by the transfer equipment, the structure of the rearrangement apparatus can be simplified. That is, the transfer machine equipment according to the present invention has a function of moving the conveyed material taken out of the payout conveyor along the payout conveyor, and after bringing the conveyed goods to a predetermined alignment order position by this function, the transfer machine equipment is again placed on the payout conveyor. Since it is configured to return, in the example of the above-described embodiment, only one transfer machine in the transfer machine equipment is sufficient, and the apparatus structure for rearranging can be simplified.

The transfer machine 2 in the above-described embodiment is configured to hold and move the goods 1 taken out from the payout conveyor 12 one by one. And a structure that can sequentially return them at necessary positions. As one of such structures, for example, in the case of a structure such as the transfer machine 2 in FIG. 3, an appropriate temporary holding portion is provided in addition to the transfer arm 3 and the transfer arm 3 takes out. It is conceivable that the transported article 1 is temporarily held by the temporary holding section.

The transfer equipment D in the above embodiment.
Has a configuration in which the transfer machine track 4 and the transfer machine 2 are used, and the transfer machine 2 travels on the transfer machine track 4. However, other structures are also possible. In essence, the transfer equipment can remove the goods on the payout conveyor therefrom, move the picked goods along the payout conveyor, and then transfer the goods after moving. Any structure capable of realizing the function of being able to return to the payout conveyor again is sufficient, and there is no particular limitation on the form. As one of the other embodiments, a structure in which, for example, a tire-type wheel or the like is attached to the transfer machine without using the transfer machine track, and the transfer machine travels on the floor by using the wheels, may be mentioned. it can. In addition, a transfer conveyor provided in parallel with the pay-out conveyor, and a conveyed object on the pay-out conveyor can be taken out of the transfer conveyor, and the conveyed material can be returned from the transfer conveyor to the pay-out conveyor. A structure including an operating device can be cited as one of the other embodiments.

[0026]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Since the sorting order can be rearranged for the goods to be paid out, the system can be operated without lowering the efficiency even when a predetermined order of the goods to be paid out is required. Can be done. Further, in the present invention, the rearrangement work is performed on the payout conveyor after all the plurality of goods to be paid out have been transferred to the payout conveyor, so that the efficiency of the entire system is not reduced. Sorting work can be performed. In the present invention, the transfer equipment is
Since the conveyed articles taken out from the payout conveyor are moved back along the payout conveyor so as to be returned to the payout conveyor again at a predetermined arrangement order position, the structure of the device for rearrangement can be simplified. Can be.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an automatic transport system according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a control system in the automatic transport system of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a simplified perspective view of a transfer equipment in the automatic transfer system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a simplified perspective view showing a relationship between a pay-out conveyor and transfer equipment in the automatic transport system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a schematic configuration diagram of a conventional automatic transport system.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a control system in the automatic transfer system of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Conveyed object 2 Transfer machine 3 Transfer arm 4 Transfer machine track 5 Conveyor 6 Shelf 7 Stacker crane 8 Stacker crane track 9 Conveyor truck 10 Conveyor truck track 11 Barcode label 12 Dispensing conveyor 13 Host computer 14 Automatic warehouse equipment controller 15 Conveyor equipment controller 16 Conveyor equipment controller 17 Barcode reader 18 Transfer equipment equipment controller A Automatic warehouse equipment B Transport trolley equipment C Discharge conveyor equipment D Transfer equipment equipment

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An automatic warehouse facility for storing conveyed articles, and a dispensing conveyor facility having a plurality of dispensing conveyors provided in a plurality of rows, wherein a conveyed article discharged from the automatic warehouse facility is dispensed on the dispensing conveyor facility. In the automatic transport system that is configured to carry out a payout operation to a business partner there, the conveyed material on the payout conveyor can be taken out therefrom, and the taken out conveyed material can be A transfer adapted to be able to be moved along a payout conveyor, and to be able to return the picked-up conveyed object to a predetermined arrangement order position by the movement, and thereafter to return the picked-up goods to the payout conveyor again. Equipment for transporting the goods to be dispensed, which have been conveyed to the dispensing conveyor, in order to arrange them in the transfer equipment. An automatic transport system, wherein the automatic transport system can be rearranged on the payout conveyor. 2. A transfer machine having a transfer arm for taking out a conveyed article from the payout conveyor and returning the conveyed goods to the payout conveyor, and a transfer machine provided in parallel with the payout conveyor. 2. The automatic transport system according to claim 1, further comprising a machine track, wherein the transfer machine can move to a required position by traveling on the transfer machine track.