JP2003030616A - Body to be detected for information identification and consignment management device using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a body to be detected for information identification with which information regarding the consignment of articles is mechanically acquired and the consignment of the articles is surely and easily managed, and a consignment management device using it. SOLUTION: The body to be detected for the information identification is used for managing the information of the article by the identification information relating to the article for which it is difficult to maintain a fixed mounting state, and the body to be detected maintains a storage means provided with the identification information in a prescribed attitude by the buoyancy of liquid housed inside a container. The container is formed of an outer side container and an inner side container for instance, the liquid is housed between the inner and outer containers and the storage means is provided on the inner side container. Also, the inner side container is provided with a weight capable of maintaining the storage means in the prescribed attitude on the bottom part.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an object to be detected for identifying information used for identifying various kinds of information of an article or for managing a cargo port of each producer in, for example, a sorting and packaging facility for agricultural products. And a cargo port management device using the same.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, for example, in a sorting operation in a sorting / packaging facility (fruit sorting field) for agricultural products, the agricultural products are sorted according to a predetermined grade / class and packed in a box, and at the same time, the agricultural products of each producer who received the goods are sorted. For this reason, the work of properly paying the price, that is, the cargo port management is also one of the important works. Conventionally, this cargo port management is performed by, for example, the slip 5 of the binder 51 attached to the cargo container 50 shown in FIG.
It is based on 2.

That is, the agricultural products for each producer, which are contained in the plurality of cargo receiving containers 50, are carried into the cargo receiving section of the sorting field, transported by the transport conveyor 53 for each producer, and sent to the sorting device. At this time, the reflection plate 5 that can be detected by the detection means 54 such as a bar code reader or a photoelectric tube is provided at the head of the cargo port container 50 containing the agricultural products conveyed by the conveyance conveyor 53.
A binder 51 (a binding tool for newspapers, documents, etc.) to which 2a is attached is attached.

The specifications of the binder 51 (producer,
The slip 52 in which the type, the number of containers, the weight, etc.) is written is sandwiched, and various items written on the slip 52 before the cargo receiving container 50 is sent to the reversing damper or the like provided in the upstream portion of the sorting apparatus. The original was input by the operator on the console provided at the position, and after inputting the specifications, the binder 51 was detached from the cargo container container 50 and collected by the input operator. On the other hand, the cargo port switching signal indicating the timing (timing) of switching the cargo port necessary for managing each cargo port conveys the agricultural products of the new cargo port on the transport conveyor 53 after a certain time has elapsed from the time when the previous cargo port was finished. The method of switching the cargo port was adopted.

[0005]

However, in such cargo management, the specification input and the binder 51 are required.
Has the following problems because it is manually collected by a worker. In other words, since a dedicated worker for inputting specifications is required, labor is hampered to save labor in the sorting work, and the method of inputting specifications of the cargo port is provided in the preceding stage of the sorting device. If the input work is prolonged, selection loss time may occur, and this tendency tends to become large especially when the number of cargoes is large.

Further, since the worker must work according to the size of the number of the load container 50 (roughness of the flow on the conveyor 53), for example, the load container 5
When the flow on the transport conveyor 53 of 0 is interrupted or the sorting work by the sorting device in the subsequent stage is delayed, the waiting time of the worker becomes long, waste or variation occurs in the waiting time of the worker, and the sorting loss time is generated. At the same time, the efficiency of the sorting work tends to decrease.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and a first object thereof is to be able to mechanically acquire various kinds of information about an article and manage the information held by the article reliably and easily. The object is to provide a detected object for information identification. The second purpose is to mechanically obtain the information on the cargo port of the article, to save labor of the cargo port management work without manpower, to minimize the work loss time, and to reduce the flow of the article container. An object of the present invention is to provide a cargo port management device capable of managing a cargo port without being affected by the above condition.

[0008]

In order to achieve such an object, the invention according to claim 1 of the present invention relates to an article in which it is difficult to keep a mounted state constant, and An object to be detected for information identification used for managing information of the article, wherein the object to be detected has a storage means provided with identification information by a buoyancy of a liquid contained in a container in a predetermined posture. It is characterized by being able to maintain.

With such a configuration, an article for which it is difficult to maintain the mounted state constant is conveyed, for example, in an article container, and at this time, the object for information identification is placed in the article container. Can be put in. This information identifying object is
By the buoyancy of the liquid, the storage means provided with the identification information can always be maintained in a substantially predetermined posture, and by mechanically reading the identification information in the storage means, the information regarding the article can be accurately acquired. Information management can be done reliably and easily.

Further, the container is formed of an outer container and an inner container as in the invention described in claim 2, and the liquid is contained between the inner container and the outer container and the storage means is provided in the inner container. Preferably, in this case, the inner container is provided with a weight capable of maintaining the storage means in a predetermined posture at the bottom thereof, as in the invention of claim 3. With this configuration, by storing the liquid between the inner container and the outer container, the inner container floats with respect to the outer container, so that the storage unit provided in the inner container is in a predetermined posture. Easily maintained.
Further, at this time, by providing a weight on the bottom of the inner container, the posture of the inner container can be made substantially constant, and the storage means can be reliably maintained in the predetermined posture.

The container may have at least one of an outer shape substantially matching or similar to the outer shape of the article and a color tone different from that of the article. preferable. With such a configuration, the outer shape of the information identification detection target is close to the shape of the article, or because the color tone is different, it is possible to clearly distinguish the detection object and the article, for example, accuracy Good package management is possible.

Further, it is preferable that the identification information is detected in a non-contact manner as in the invention of claim 5. With this configuration, since the identification information provided on the information identification detection target is detected in a non-contact manner, for example, the identification information can be detected from above the detection target, and the identification information can be reliably and easily detected. Various detections are possible.

Further, the invention according to claim 6 is a cargo port management device for managing a cargo port while transporting an article for each cargo port received in the cargo receiving part, for information identification having identification information in the cargo receiving part. The object to be detected is attached to the leading article of the cargo port and conveyed, and in the middle of the transportation, the information on the cargo port of the article in the article container is acquired by reading the identification information of the information identifying object to be detected. It is characterized by managing.

With this configuration, the information on the cargo port can be obtained by reading the identification information of the object to be detected for information identification, which is carried in the article of each cargo port, for example, in the leading article container. Since the information on the cargo port can be acquired mechanically and accurately, a dedicated worker for acquiring the information is not required, labor saving of the cargo port management work can be achieved, work loss time can be suppressed, and the flow condition of the article container, etc. It is possible to manage shipments that are not affected by

The detected object for information identification is conveyed by the conveying means and supplied to the processing means, and the identification information is read immediately before the processing means. Is preferred. With this configuration, for example, when supplying the article container containing the object for information identification from the transport means to the processing means, it is not necessary for the operator to acquire the identification information and the like, and the article container is removed from the transport means. Can be smoothly supplied to the processing means.

Further, it is preferable that the information identifying object to be detected is inverted while being kept in the article container and discharged onto the processing means together with the article. With such a configuration, the information identification detection object put in the leading article container of each cargo port is inverted and discharged together with the article on the processing means, so that the article from the conveying means to the processing means is discharged. The supply (release) of the oil becomes smoother, and the work loss time and the like can be further reduced.

Further, it is preferable that the detected object for information identification is recovered after being discharged from the inside of the article container on the processing means as in the invention of claim 9. With such a configuration, the information identifying detection object placed in the leading article container is collected by, for example, manual operation after being discharged together with the article on the processing means, and thus the processing means as in the prior art is used. The collection work immediately before is unnecessary, and the article can be more smoothly supplied from the conveying means to the processing means.

Further, it is preferable that the information identifying object is automatically discharged from the processing means according to the identification information. With this configuration, the identification information provided on the information identification detection object can surely distinguish the detection object from the article. For example, the detection object is sorted by the sorting unit on the downstream side of the processing unit. Then, it can be automatically discharged, and the recovery work can be made more reliable and efficient.

Further, as in the invention described in claim 11, it relates to the cargo port which is already stored in association with the identification information at the time of receiving the cargo from the identification information of the object for information identification read immediately before the processing means. It is preferable to manage the shipment by searching the information and sending the information about the shipment and the identification information to the processing device. With this configuration, the leading article container containing the information identifying detection object is stored in association with the identification information at the time of loading by reading the identification information of the detection object immediately before the processing means. Information regarding the cargo port is searched, and these pieces of information are sent to the processing device, and, for example, the articles in the article container are sorted and sorted by, for example, the sorting means as the processing means,
By linking each information to, more accurate package management becomes possible.

[0020]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 3 show an embodiment of a cargo port management device according to the present invention, FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an agricultural product sorting apparatus using the cargo port management device, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing an example of the cargo port container. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of an ID marker as an example of the information identifying object to be detected.

In FIG. 1, the cargo port management device 1 includes a counting processing device 2, a plurality of (three in the figure) ID detectors 3a to 3c connected to the counting processing device 2, and two consoles 4.
It has a, 4b and a measuring / sorting device 5. The counting processing device 2 is composed of, for example, a computer having a central processing unit (CPU) (not shown), various storage devices, and the like, and a cargo container corresponding to each cargo container based on data input from the ID detectors 3a to 3c. The number of 6 and the like are counted, and various processed data are output to the measuring / sorting device 5.

The ID detectors 3a to 3c have the following I.
The identification information of the ID tag 8 of the D marker 7 is detected by, for example, micro irradiation, and is provided on the upstream side of the most upstream transport conveyor 10 of the three transport conveyors 10 to 12 as the transport means 9. The conveyors 1 on the downstream side and the most downstream side of the cargo receiving section 13 and the conveyor 10.
2 is arranged on the downstream side. And the ID detector 3a
Detects the ID marker 7 on the marker set table 14 provided in the cargo receiving section 13 of the conveyer 10, and the ID detector 3b
Is set so as to detect the ID marker 7 in the cargo container 6 located on the downstream side of the transport conveyor 10, and the ID detector 3c is set so as to detect the ID marker 7 in the cargo container 6 located on the downstream side of the transport conveyor 12. ing.

The operator console 4a is arranged in the cargo receiving section 13 and the primary hand selecting section 17 provided on the upstream side of the selecting means 16, and various kinds of operations are performed by the workers M1 and M2 assigned to the respective positions. Original (eg producer, variety, number of containers,
Weight, etc.) is input, and the various input data are output to the counting processing device 2. Of the operation consoles 4a and 4b, the operation console 4a of the cargo receiving unit 13 has the I
When the D detector 3a is connected, the ID tag 8 of the ID marker 7 on the marker set base 14 and the specifications (package information) input at the console 4a are output to the counting processing device 2 in a corresponding state. To be done. In addition, the console 4b of the primary hand selection unit 17
ID detection lamp 18 is connected to the ID detector 3 and
When the ID marker 7 in the cargo container container 6 is detected by c, the light is turned on so that the worker M2 of the primary hand selection unit 17 can predict that the reloading is near.

Sensors 20a, 20b for counting the number of containers are arranged near the stopper 19 which stops the cargo container 6 at a predetermined position on the downstream side of the conveyor 11 and the most downstream side of the conveyor 12. By inputting the detection signals of the cargo container 6 from the sensors 20a and 20b to the counting processing device 2, the number of the cargo containers 6 passing through is counted as described later. In addition, a container scale is provided on the transfer conveyor 11 arranged between the transfer conveyors 10 and 12.
21 is provided, and the weight of each cargo container 6 is weighed by this container scale 21, and the counting processing device 2 is provided based on this measured value and the equality / class ratio of each cargo port.
Evaluation data for each cargo port is created by (and the measuring / sorting device 5).

The sorting means 16 connected to the downstream side of the transport means 9 reverses the cargo port container 6 on the transport conveyor 12 to the uppermost stream side thereof and discharges the agricultural products and the ID marker 7 therein to the conveyor 22a. It has a reversing damper 22 for rotating. The reversal damper 22 is connected to a purifier 24 via a belt conveyor 23, and the purifier 24 is connected to a primary hand selection conveyor 17a forming the primary hand selection unit 17.

A distribution conveyor 25, an alignment vibrating feeder 26, and a pair of front and rear belt conveyors 27a and 27b for bottom surface measurement are sequentially connected to the primary hand selection conveyor 17a. This pair of belt conveyors 27a, 2
A camera 30 for bottom surface measurement is arranged below the gap between 7b, and the image data of this camera 30 is output to the measuring / sorting device 5.

A plurality of (for example, six) sorting conveyors 31 are connected to the belt conveyor 27b, and a camera 32 for measuring the upper surface is arranged on the upstream side thereof,
Each sorting conveyor 31 is provided with a discharge device 33 for agricultural products corresponding to each sorting position of agricultural products. Further, a storage conveyor 34 is connected to each of the discharging devices 33, and a weighing box packing device 35 is arranged on the downstream side of the storage conveyor 34. Each weighing box packing device 35 is a product transport conveyor. It is connected to 36. In addition, the discharge device 33 for agricultural products of the sorting conveyor 31
An ID marker ejecting device 37 for ejecting an ID marker is provided on the upstream side, and the ID marker ejecting device 37 includes:
A marker discharge conveyor 38 provided with an ID marker sorting section 39 on the downstream side is connected.

Now, the cargo container 6 used in the cargo management device 1 and the ID marker 7 as the object for information identification will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3. First, as shown in FIG. 2, the cargo container 6 is formed in a box shape with a bottom surface 6a and a side surface 6b and an opening 6c on the top surface, for example, and a predetermined number of agricultural products (for example, citrus W) are contained therein. It is configured to be housed.

Then, the ID marker 7 which is put in the cargo container 6 at the top of the cargo container among the cargo containers 6 is
As shown in FIG. 3, the outer container 41 and the outer container 41
With the inner container 42 disposed inside, the overall shape is formed into a spherical shape having a predetermined size larger than the outer shape of the citrus W, for example. The outer container 41 and the inner container 42 are formed of, for example, transparent vinyl chloride, and the back surface of the outer container 41 is painted, for example, in pink to distinguish it from the citrus W.

A tag mounting plate 43 is fixed to the lower half side of the inside of the inner container 42. The ID tag 8 (storage means) is provided on the tag mounting plate 43, and at the bottom of the tag mounting plate 43. A weight 44 is fixed to the inner surface of the bottom of the inner container 42. With this weight 44, the ID tag mounting plate 4
3 is always kept substantially horizontal, and the ID tag 8 is set to be detected by the ID detectors 3a to 3c from above. Further, in a gap 45 formed by the outer container 41 and the inner container 42, a suitable liquid 46 made of, for example, water, oil, or the like is housed in an airtight state, and the inner container 42 is stored in the outer container 41 by the liquid 46. For example, 3
It is set so that it can be lifted up by about mm and can be maintained horizontally.

ID tag 8 used for the ID marker 7
For example, a five-digit number of 00001-01500 is used, and the ID detector 3a ...
When a radio wave having a predetermined frequency such as a microwave is received from 3c, the coil generates an electromagnetic wave relating to the numeral. It should be noted that the storage means of the information identifying detection object of the present invention is not limited to this method, and for example, a printed or printed bar code or a simple ID or number or the like can be used, and predetermined information can be stored by the built-in battery. It is also possible to use an oscillator that oscillates. Further, as the content of the storage, various kinds of information may be stored and used. Further, in connection with the storage form of the storage means, as the detection system of the ID detectors 3a to 3c, an appropriate detection system such as radio wave, light or image system is adopted.

In the above example, the ID marker 7
The weight 44 is fixed to the inner surface of the bottom of the inner container 42, but the weight 44 may be fixed to the outer surface of the bottom of the inner container 42 as shown in FIG. 4, for example. Further, the shape of the outer case 41 of the ID marker 7 is not limited to a spherical shape, and the outer container 41 may have a rectangular parallelepiped shape as shown in FIG. 5, and in this case, for example, the slope of a bag in which agricultural products are packed. It can be mounted relatively easily on the upper surface of the container, and the cargo port information and information management of these articles becomes possible.

Next, an example of the operation of the cargo port management device 1 will be described with reference to FIG. First, for example, citrus fruits W that have been carried into the sorting field are received by the cargo receiving portion 13 of the transporting means 9 while being accommodated in the cargo container 6. This receiving section 1
3, the operator M1 inputs the specifications of the cargo port through the operation console 4a, and in association with this input operation, the ID tag 8 of the ID marker 7 on the marker set table 14 is read by the ID detector 3a. To be As a result, the input specifications and the read ID tag 8 are output to the counting processing device 2 in a corresponding state. Then, the read ID marker 7 is placed by the worker M1 (or mechanically) into the loading port container 6 at the beginning of the loading port (hereinafter referred to as the leading loading port container 6) as shown in FIG. To be done.

The ID marker 7 of the leading cargo port container 6 carried by the carrying conveyor 10 is detected by the ID detector 3b at a position downstream of the carrying conveyor 10, and at this time, the ID marker 7 in the leading cargo container 6 is detected. Is placed on the citrus W, and the tag attachment plate 43 is kept substantially horizontal by the weight 44 and the liquid 46, and is placed on the citrus W in the leading cargo container 6 and the ID marker Since the outer shape of 7 is set to be larger than the citrus W by a predetermined dimension, the ID marker 7 does not enter between the citrus W due to the vibration during the conveyance. As a result, the ID tag 8 is reliably detected (read) by the ID detector 3b arranged above. This also applies to the ID detector 3c.

The leading cargo container 6 whose ID marker 7 is detected by the ID detector 3b is supplied to the conveyor 11 and weighed by the container scale 21, and the measured value is output to the counting processor 2. At the same time, the weighed top container 6 is detected by the sensor 20a.
Then, this sensor 20a detects the leading cargo port container 6 and then detects the next leading cargo port container 6 by the ID detector 3b.
By detecting the cargo container 6 (without the ID marker 7) of the same cargo, which is sequentially conveyed and weighed, until the signal is input to the counting processing device 2,
Thus, the number of the cargo container containers 6 input and set on the console 4a is checked.

That is, the ID detector 3b arranged on the downstream side of the transport conveyor 11 (immediately upstream of the transport conveyor 12) mainly confirms the number of cargo container containers 6 of a predetermined cargo port input and set on the console 4a. Used for the sensor 20a
The count between the ID markers 7 before and after the
When it is subtracted from the number set in a and becomes "0", it is judged as a normal number, and when it is not "0", it is judged as an abnormality and an alarm / display is made on a display device or the like not shown.

Then, the leading cargo port container 6 supplied from the transfer conveyor 11 to the transfer conveyor 12 is transferred to the downstream side by the transfer conveyor 12 and stopped by, for example, the stopper 19 in the raised position, and the ID is detected at this stop position. Bowl 3
The ID tag 8 of the ID marker 7 is detected by c, and a signal related to the cargo port is output to the counting processing device 2. The leading cargo port container 6 at this stop position is supplied to the reversing damper 22 at a predetermined timing (every T = 10 seconds) by the stopper 19 descending at a predetermined time difference (for example, T = 10 seconds). The citrus fruit W and the ID marker 7 inside are discharged onto the conveyor 22a by the reversing operation of the leading cargo container 6 by. Therefore, on the downstream side of the transport conveyor 12, the ID detector 3c
Since the D marker 7 is automatically detected, there is no need for the input work relating to the refill at the position immediately before the reversing damper 22 as in the conventional case.

Citrus W and I emitted by the reversal damper 22
The D marker 7 includes the conveyor 22a to the belt conveyor 23.
After being supplied above and cleaned by the cleaner 24, it is supplied to the primary hand selection conveyor 17a. Then, between the conveyor 22a and the primary hand selection unit 17, the operator M2 inputs a reloading signal by the console 4b as follows. That is, when the ID detector 3c detects the ID marker 7 in the front cargo container container 6, the ID detection lamp 18 connected to the console 4b is turned on, so that the worker M2 approaches the front cargo container container 6. Can be predicted, and in this state, the cargo port container 6 discharged from the reversal damper 22.
Attention is paid and the operator confirms at, for example, point a in FIG.

By this input operation, the reloading signal is input to the counting processing device 2 (and the measuring / sorting device 5), and at this time, the time for the reloading signal to reach the position of the camera 32 is determined by each of the sorting means 16. By controlling the number of clocks or the timer synchronized with the conveyor, it is input to the counting processing device 2 or the like as a load replacement signal corresponding to the final load port in the load port container 6 input at the position a. When this cargo exchange signal reaches a predetermined measurement position, the measurement data of the previous cargo port is totaled.

The time at which the worker M2 of the primary hand selection unit 17 inputs the reloading signal is not limited to the confirmation at the position a, but may be the time when the worker comes out of the purifier 24. The arrival time of the citrus W at the position of the camera 32 is set appropriately.

After the ID marker 7 is automatically detected by the ID detector 3c, the ID marker 7 becomes unnecessary for the sorting / sorting work, and the worker M
Recovered by 2. However, I by worker M2
When the D marker 7 is not collected, that is, the worker M
When 2 fails to collect the ID marker 7, the distribution conveyor 25, the alignment vibrating feeder 26, and the citrus W,
Sorting conveyor 3 via belt conveyors 27a and 27b
1 is supplied. Then, the ID marker 7 is automatically collected by the ID marker sorting unit 39 via the ID marker discharging device 37 by being detected (imaged) by the camera 32 on the sorting conveyor 31.

The ID marker 7 which is not collected by the primary hand selection unit 17 is picked up by the cameras 30 and 32 for bottom surface measurement and top surface measurement (or for internal quality measurement not shown). Since the external appearances of the above are set so as to be clearly distinguishable from the citrus W, the measuring / sorting device 5 is reliably prevented from determining the ID marker 7 as the citrus W.

On the other hand, from the primary hand selection unit 17 to the distribution conveyor 2
Citrus W, which was supplied to No. 5, aligned by the alignment vibrating feeder 26, and whose appearances and the like were measured by the cameras 30 and 32.
Is measured based on the measurement data of the bottom surface measurement and the top surface.
The sorting device 5 determines the equal rank, and the corresponding discharging device 33
Is discharged onto the storage conveyor 34. Then, the citrus W on the storage conveyor 34 is weighed by a predetermined amount by the weighing box packing device 35, packed in a cardboard box or the like, and transported by the product transport conveyor 36.

That is, the ID marker 7 for identifying the cargo is placed in the leading cargo container 6 of each cargo and the conveying means 9 is provided.
The ID marker 7 immediately before the reversing damper 22.
The worker M2 predicts the change of goods by detecting the D detector 3c and turning on the ID detection lamp 18 of the primary hand selection unit 17 based on the detection signal. Then, in this state, when the worker M2 confirms the cargo port container 6 at the predetermined position (for example, the position a), the manual operation of inputting the reloading signal is performed. Therefore, the worker M2 of the primary hand selection unit 17 performs both the hand selection work and the input operation of the reloading signal.

Thus, the cargo port management device 1 of the above embodiment
In this case, the ID marker 7 is put in the leading cargo container container 6 and conveyed, and the ID is detected by the ID detector 3c arranged at a predetermined position.
Since the tag 8 is detected to manage the cargo, the cargo can be automatically recognized (acquired) by detecting the ID marker 7, and the worker is arranged immediately before the reversing damper 22 as in the conventional case. No need, citrus W selection (package management)
It is possible to reduce labor by reducing manpower involved in the work.

Further, in the cargo receiving section 13, the cargo reading information inputted by the worker M1 is linked to the automatically read data of the ID marker 7, and the cargo change signal is inputted and operated by the worker M2 of the primary hand selecting section 17. Therefore, it is possible to share the input operation of the specifications and the input operation of the unloading signal, and the input time is irrelevant regardless of the number of cargo ports as compared with the conventional case where the input operation is performed just before the reversing damper 22 by one person. Can be shortened, for example, the selection loss time can be reduced, and the occurrence of input errors by the operator can be suppressed as much as possible. Furthermore, the ID marker 7 in the leading cargo container 6 on the conveying means 9 is attached to the ID detector 3.
Since it is automatically read by b and 3c, the sorting work is not affected by the flow of the cargo container 6 on the conveying means 9.

Further, the ID marker 7 has a double structure, and the weight 44 is attached to the bottom of the inner container 42 and the outer container 41 is provided.
Since the liquid 46 is stored between the inner container 42 and the inner container 42, the tag mounting plate 43 fixed to the inner container 42 can be maintained in a substantially horizontal posture, and the ID tag 8 can be always directed upward. The ID tag 8 can be reliably detected by 3c. Also, the ID of the detected ID marker 7
The tag 8 is linked to the cargo port information, measurement data, etc. input at the console 4a, and the cargo exchange signal is sent to the ID detection lamp 1
Based on the lighting of 8 or the like, the operator M2 can surely perform the input operation. For these reasons, it is possible to efficiently perform the citrus W selection work and to efficiently and accurately perform the cargo port management such as the settlement operation of each cargo port.

Furthermore, the ID marker 7 put in the leading cargo container 6 is collected by the worker M2 in the primary hand selection unit 17, and the ID marker 7 which is not collected here is measured by the cameras 30 and 32. Since it is distinguished from the citrus fruit W and is automatically collected by the ID marker discharging device 37 in the ID marker sorting section 39, the ID marker 7 can be reliably collected. In particular, a spherical shape having a predetermined size larger than the citrus W is used as the ID marker 7 to prevent the citrus W from entering the inside, or to apply a predetermined color to the citrus W.
The ID marker 7
It is possible to collect more reliably, and to further improve the efficiency of the sorting work.

In the above embodiment, the worker M2 visually confirms the cargo port container 6 in the primary hand selection unit 17 to output the reload signal by the input operation by the console 4b. The present invention is not limited to this. For example, an ID detector dedicated to the replacement signal different from the ID detectors 3a to 3c is arranged at a predetermined position, and the detection signal of the ID marker 7 of the ID detector is loaded. By using it as a substitute signal, it is possible to further reduce the labor required for cargo management.

In the above embodiment, the case where the product is mainly an agricultural product has been described. However, the present invention can be applied to the management of the baggage of the bag in which the agricultural product is stored, or a product such as watermelon on a free tray. It can also be applied to the case where the agricultural products are placed and transported and the cargo port is managed, and the tray on which the ID marker 7 is placed is flushed between the tray of the front mouth and the tray of the rear mouth. In short, it can be applied to any goods that need to be managed while being transported. Further, in the above embodiment, the reversal damper 22 is used as the method of supplying the agricultural product from the conveying means 9 to the sorting means 16,
Other appropriate methods can be adopted, and the configurations of the conveying means 9 and the selecting means 16 themselves can be appropriately changed without departing from the gist of each invention related to the present invention.

[0051]

As described above in detail, according to the first aspect of the invention, the information is managed by the buoyancy of the liquid for the information management such as the cargo port management of the article which is difficult to keep the mounting state constant. Accurate management of the information of the article by mechanically reading the identification information of the detected object because the detected object for information identification that can always maintain the storage means provided with information in a substantially predetermined posture is used. Therefore, information management of goods can be surely and easily performed.

According to the second aspect of the invention, in addition to the effect of the first aspect of the invention, by containing a liquid between the inner container and the outer container forming the container, the inner container becomes the outer container. Since it is in a floating state, the storage means provided in the inner container can be easily maintained in a predetermined posture with a simple structure.

According to the invention described in claim 3, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 2, since the weight is provided at the bottom of the inner container, the posture of the inner container becomes substantially constant,
The storage means can be reliably maintained in the predetermined posture.

According to the invention described in claim 4, in addition to the effects of the invention described in claims 1 to 3, the outer shape of the object for information identification approximates the shape of the article, or its color tone is Since they are different, the object to be detected and the article can be clearly distinguished, and, for example, the cargo port management can be performed accurately.

According to the invention of claim 5, in addition to the effects of the invention of claims 1 to 4, since the identification information provided on the object for information identification is detected in a non-contact manner, for example, Identification information can be detected from above the detected object,
The identification information can be detected reliably and easily.

Further, according to the invention of claim 6, since the information on the cargo port is acquired by reading the identification information of the information detection object attached to the leading article of each cargo port, the information on the cargo port can be obtained. It can be acquired mechanically accurately, a dedicated worker for information acquisition is not required, labor saving of cargo port management work can be achieved, work loss time can be suppressed, and it is affected by the flow state of the article container etc. It is possible to manage the cargo port without any problems.

According to the invention described in claim 7, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 6, when the article container containing the object to be detected for information identification is supplied from the conveying means to the processing means, an operator Since it is not necessary to acquire the identification information and the like, the article container can be smoothly supplied from the conveying means to the processing means.

According to the invention described in claim 8, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 7, the information identifying object to be detected contained in the leading article container of each cargo port is placed on the sorting means. Since it is inverted and discharged together with this, the supply (discharge) of the article from the transport means to the processing means becomes smoother, and the work loss time and the like can be further reduced.

According to the invention of claim 9, in addition to the effect of the invention of claim 7 or 8, the object for information identification contained in the leading article container is discharged together with the article on the processing means. After being collected, for example, it is collected manually, so that the collecting work just before the processing means unlike the conventional case is unnecessary, and the supply of articles from the conveying means to the processing means can be performed more smoothly.

According to the invention of claim 10, in addition to the effects of the inventions of claims 7 to 9, the object to be detected and the article are identified by the identification information provided on the object to be detected for information identification. Since the objects can be reliably distinguished, for example, the objects to be detected can be sorted and automatically discharged in the sorting section on the downstream side of the processing means, and the collection work can be performed more reliably and efficiently.

According to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effects of the seventh aspect, the leading article container containing the information identifying object is placed immediately before the processing means. By reading the identification information of, the information related to the cargo port stored in association with the identification information at the time of receiving the goods is retrieved, and this information is sent to the processing device, for example, the agricultural product in the article container is processed by the processing means. Therefore, there is an effect that each information can be surely linked and more accurate cargo port management can be performed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an agricultural product sorting device using a cargo port management device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing an example of the cargo container.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing an example of the ID marker.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing a modified example of the ID marker.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing another modification of the ID marker.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a conventional cargo container.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Package management device 2 ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Count processing device 3a-3c ... ID detector 4a, 4b ... ・ Operation console 5 ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Measuring / sorting device 6 ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Container 7: ID marker 8: ID tag 9: Transporting means 13 ... ・ ・ ・ Receiving section 14 ... Marker set stand 16 ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Selection means 17 ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Primary selection section 22 ... ・ Reversal damper 30, 32 ... Camera 31 ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Sorting conveyor 37 ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ID marker ejector 39 ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ID marker sorting section 41 ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Outer container 42 ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Inner container 43 ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Tag mounting plate 44 ... 46 ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Liquid W: Citrus

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Masahiko Uchiyama             630 Shinokase Town, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture Co., Ltd.             Maki Factory F term (reference) 3F015 AA07 BA01 HA01 JC02 JC05                       JC12 JC14 JC23                 5B035 AA00 BA03 BB09 CA01 CA23

Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. An object to be detected for information identification, which is used to manage the information of an article by its identification information in association with an article whose placement state is difficult to maintain constant, The object to be detected is an object to be detected for information identification, characterized in that the storage means provided with the identification information can be maintained in a predetermined posture by the buoyancy of the liquid contained in the container. 2. The container is formed of an outer container and an inner container, the liquid is contained between the inner and outer containers, and the inner container is provided with the storage means. The object for information identification described in 1. 3. The information identifying object to be detected according to claim 2, wherein the inner container is provided with a weight at the bottom thereof for maintaining the storage means in a predetermined posture. 4. The container according to claim 1, wherein the container has at least one of an outer shape substantially matching or similar to the outer shape of the article and a color tone different from that of the article. The object for information identification described in Crab. 5. The information identifying detection object according to claim 1, wherein the identification information is detected by a non-contact method. 6. A cargo port management device that manages a cargo port while transporting articles for each cargo port received in the cargo receiving unit, wherein the information identification detection object having identification information in the cargo receiving unit is the top of the cargo port. A cargo port characterized by accommodating and carrying an article, and reading the identification information of the detection object for information identification during the transportation to obtain information on the cargo port of the article in the article container to manage the cargo port. Management device. 7. The cargo door according to claim 6, wherein the information identifying object is conveyed by a conveying means and supplied to the processing means, and the identification information is read immediately before the processing means. Management device. 8. The cargo port management device according to claim 7, wherein the information identifying object to be detected is inverted while being put in an article container and discharged together with the article onto a processing means. . 9. The cargo port management device according to claim 7, wherein the detected object for information identification is collected after being discharged from the article container on the processing means. 10. The cargo port management device according to claim 7, wherein the information identifying object to be detected is automatically discharged from the processing means according to the identification information. 11. From the identification information of the object for information identification read immediately before the processing means, the information about the cargo port which has been stored in association with the identification information at the time of receiving the goods is searched, and the information about the cargo port is stored. The package management device according to claim 7, wherein the package management is performed by sending the identification information to a processing device.