JP2010008214A - Weighing instrument - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a weighing instrument for setting an error rate having effectiveness in a short time without returning to a setting mode by using actual data during a weighing mode in correction of the error rate. <P>SOLUTION: The weighing instrument includes: the weighing mode; a setting mode for setting beforehand information for the execution of the weighing mode; and a commodity file for storing information about articles such as information for discriminating the articles, a unit weight, and the error rate, and determines whether weighing of a current article to be weighed is correct or not based on the error rate in the weighing mode and digitally displays the optional amount of the articles to be weighed and the weight thereof on a display part when it is correct. The weighing instrument includes an error rate connection means for correcting the error rate of the commodity file. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a weighing apparatus, and in particular, divides a plurality of articles to be weighed (products) placed on a weighing pan by the weight per article, and displays the number of the articles to be weighed digitally on a display unit. The present invention relates to a weighing apparatus.

  Order data requesting delivery is transmitted from each store to a distribution center that delivers goods such as merchandise. The distribution delivery center creates picking instruction data from this order data and prints it as a picking instruction or, for example, transmits it to a terminal device such as a terminal installed in a picking cart or a portable terminal and displays it for picking. Is communicated to the person. Based on the printed picking instructions or the picking instructions specified on the display device, the person in charge of picking picks the necessary items (products) from the display shelf in the required quantity (number) and mounts them on the picking cart. The container is stored in a container or the like, transferred to a delivery location, and delivered to each store that has received an order from the delivery location.

  In order to prevent delivery of the wrong quantity (number), the person in charge of picking does not agree with the quantity (number) specified in the picking instruction and the quantity (number) of the picked article in the picking. Confirmation work to confirm. A scale device is used for this confirmation work. That is, the weight of the picked article is weighed by a scale device, and the weight value thus measured is divided by the weight of the article to calculate the number of articles, thereby confirming the number of picking.

  In the program mode of the scale device, a weighing mode and a setting mode are provided. The weighing mode is provided with a confirmation program for confirming whether the picking quantity (number) instructed in the picking instruction sheet matches the quantity of the picked article. The setting mode is provided with a program for setting data required in advance when using the weighing mode, such as a product file. In addition, the product file stores a shelf number, a product name, a manufacturer name, a capacity, a product code, a list price, a unit weight (average weight per product (article)), an error rate, and the like.

  The weight of the same product is not the same, but it is a little different depending on the individual, but the unit weight (average weight per product) averaged for the different weights is used. The unit weight can be obtained by placing a number of the same products as the products whose unit weights are to be set in advance on the weighing pan of the weighing device, entering the number of the weights into the weighing device, and calculating the weight by the number divided by the number. Find the unit weight. In order to input 10.0% or the like for the error rate, an item having two positive digits and one decimal digit is provided. This error rate is used to determine whether the error weight of the product is within a preset range. For this error rate, the operator inputs a value of, for example, 5%, 10%, etc. based on empirical rules.

  The error rate is important when the weight of the product mounted on the weighing pan of the scale device is divided by the unit weight during the execution of the above confirmation program, and there is almost no error and there is almost no difference between 1 g. It becomes. The weighing apparatus obtains an allowable upper limit weight and an allowable lower limit weight by using the following calculation formula, and determines whether or not the mounted weight is within the allowable range.

When the error rate value to be set in advance is 5%, the unit weight value is 100 g, the number of picking instructions is 10, and the weight of the product to be confirmed is 1010 g, the upper and lower allowable weight limits are as follows: become.
Number of picking instructions 10 x unit weight 100g = standard weight 1000g
Unit weight 100g / 100% x Preset error rate 5% = Allowable error weight 5g
Standard weight 1000g + allowable error weight 5g = allowable weight upper limit weight 1005g
Reference weight 1000g-Allowable error weight 5g = Allowable weight lower limit weight 995g

The weighing device determines whether the weight of the product to be confirmed, 1010 g, falls within the allowable range with the allowable weight lower limit weight 995 g to the allowable weight upper limit weight 1005 g as the allowable range. In this case, since the weight of the weighed product is 1010 g, it exceeds the allowable range. Therefore, it is determined that the weighed product is not the picking instruction number, and an error display indicating that the error has been exceeded is displayed. To inform the operator.
JP-A-53-138773 JP 2002-98576 A

  When the error message is displayed, the order data quantity (number) and picked quantity (number) may not be correct, so the operator confirms again the quantity of the product mounted on the weighing pan of the scale device. However, if the quantity is correct, the confirmation work for the error product must be interrupted. The operator postpones the confirmation of the product in which the error has occurred, confirms the other products first, and after completing all the confirmations, changes the error rate value set in advance for the product in error. Again, only the products with errors are checked. A value that is slightly larger than a certain error rate that has already been input is input to the change value of the error rate. However, since there is no basis for the input value, an error may occur during the reconfirmation.

  If an error occurs, the operator exits the weighing mode confirmation program to change the preset error rate, changes the mode to the setting mode, moves to the setting of the product file, and further specifies the product. There is a need. In addition, there is a problem that workability is poor because the user has to return to the measurement mode confirmation program after changing the presetting. Further, the accuracy of the error rate has a problem that the accuracy is poor because a value larger than the already input error rate must be input.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described points. The error rate is corrected using actual data in the weighing mode, and can set an effective error rate in a short time without returning to the setting mode. An object is to provide an apparatus.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a weighing mode, a setting mode for setting information for operating the weighing mode in advance, information for identifying an article, unit weight, error rate, etc. A product file for storing information about the article, and in the weighing mode, it is determined whether or not the current weighing of the object to be measured is correct based on the error rate. A scale device that digitally displays the weight of an object to be weighed on a display unit, and is characterized by comprising error rate correction means capable of correcting the error rate of a product file.

  Further, according to the present invention, in the weighing apparatus, the error rate correcting means is separated from the reference weight obtained by multiplying the unit weight by the quantity when it is determined that the weighing of the object to be weighed is incorrect in the weighing mode. It is characterized by comprising error rate calculating means for obtaining a weight and obtaining a percentage of the separated weight with respect to the unit weight.

  Further, according to the present invention, in the scale device, the error rate correction unit includes an error rate storage unit that stores the value calculated by the error rate calculation unit in a product file that has already been specified in the weighing mode by an operator's operation. It is characterized by having.

  Further, according to the present invention, in the weighing apparatus, the error rate correcting means is set to the weighing mode by an operator's operation when the weight of the object to be weighed is outside the allowable weight range by the weight comparing means. Thus, the error rate can be corrected.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the error rate can be corrected without using the actual data in the measurement mode without returning to the setting mode, so that the time required for correction can be shortened.

  According to the invention described in claim 2, an allowable weight range for an arbitrary quantity (number) of each object to be weighed (product) is provided, and it is confirmed whether or not the weight of the object to be weighed is within the allowable weight range. Therefore, it is possible to reduce mistakes in counting the number of operators.

  According to the third aspect of the invention, since the operator confirms and corrects the error rate using the actual data of the confirmation program, an effective error rate can be set.

  According to the invention described in claim 4, since the error rate can be corrected only when the error rate is exceeded, unnecessary correction of the error rate can be reduced.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a block configuration of a scale device according to the present invention. As shown in the figure, the scale device 1 includes a CPU 11, a ROM 12, a RAM 13, a weighing pan 14a, a load cell 14b, an A / D conversion circuit 15, a display drive circuit 16, a display unit 17, a key input unit 18, a communication I / F 19, A built-in printer 20 and an alarm sound generator 21 are provided.

  The CPU 11 is a central processing unit that controls the operation of the scale device 1 by executing a program stored in the ROM 12, the ROM 12 is a read-only memory that stores various programs provided in the scale device 1, and the RAM 13 stores various data. It is an occasional write / read only memory for temporary storage.

  Although not shown, the load cell 14b is a load sensor that includes a metal (for example, high-strength aluminum) strain generating body and has a strain gauge attached to a strain generating portion of the strain generating body. One end of the strain generating body is fixed and the other end is a movable end. When a load acts on the movable end, the strain generating portion is deformed, and the strain gauge is deformed along with the deformation, and the resistance The value changes. The change in the resistance value is extracted as an electrical signal. The weighing pan 14a is a pan for placing an article to be weighed, and a load generated by placing the article on the pan acts on the movable end of the strain generating body of the load cell 14b.

  The A / D conversion circuit 15 is an analog / digital conversion circuit that converts an analog voltage signal input from the load cell 14b into the number of pulses commanded to the voltage value. The converted pulse signal is sent to the CPU 11, the number of pulses is measured by the CPU 11, converted into a load value, and placed on the weighing pan 14a so that the weight of the article can be measured.

  The display drive circuit 16 is a circuit that converts an input signal from the CPU 11 into a signal for displaying on the display unit 17. The display unit 17 is a menu for operating the scale device 1, an instruction weight value read from the work instruction data, an article name, a message to the operator (operator), a text / number / For example, a liquid crystal display for displaying image data is provided. Display data is input from the CPU 11 via the display drive circuit 16.

  The key input unit 18 includes, for example, a touch panel for an operator to specify an article to be weighed or to operate the scale device 1, and is configured integrally with the display of the display unit 17. On the touch panel, numeric keys of numbers 0 to 9, a decimal point key, a key for selecting a weight unit, up / down / left / right cross keys, a determination (return) key, a menu selection key, and the like are arranged according to the operation contents at the time of operation. It has become so. A communication I / F (interface) 19 is an interface module for connecting to a management server or the like via a LAN to transmit / receive various data (see FIG. 2).

  The built-in printer 20 is, for example, a thermal transfer printer that prints data in a work history data file in a scene where the measurement result is managed. The alarm sound generating unit 21 is an alarm means for generating, for example, a buzzer sound when prompting re-weighing because the weight value of the weighed article (product) exceeds a predetermined allowable value, or when an operation key is pressed incorrectly.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a distribution system that connects a distribution distribution center that performs picking operations using the scale device according to the present invention and each store. A plurality of display shelves 31-1, 31-2, 31-3,... Each display shelf is numbered with a barcode. In FIG. 2, A1-1 to A1-3 are displayed on the first level of the display shelf 31-1, A2-1 to A2-3 are displayed on the second level, and A3-1 to A3-3 are displayed on the third level. B1-1 to B1-3 on the first level of the shelf 31-2, B2-1 to B2-3 on the second level, B3-1 to B3-3 on the third level, and the display shelf 31-3 Bar code such as C1-1 to C1-3 on the first level, C2-1 to C2-3 on the second level, C3-1 to C3-3 on the third level, etc. ing. In addition, although not shown in the figure, the article (product) to be displayed is also numbered with a barcode.

  In addition, a management server 33 is installed in the physical distribution center 30, and an order information file 35, a picking instruction file 36, a product file 37, and a printing device 38 are connected to the management server 33. Further, a plurality of picking carts 40-1, 40-2, 40-3,... Are connected to the management server 33 via a LAN (for example, a wireless LAN) 41. Each picking cart 40 is provided with a scale device 1 and a scanner 43 for reading a barcode. Although not shown, the product file 37 includes data such as shelf number, product name, manufacturer name, capacity, product code, list price, unit weight, error rate, etc., for each product (article). It is remembered.

  A personal computer (PC) terminal 51 of each store 50-1, 50-2, 50-3... Is connected to the management server 33 of the distribution delivery center 30 via the Internet or an intranet 53. Order data from each store 50-1, 50-2, 50-3... Can be received.

  In the above distribution system, order data from each of the stores 50-1, 50-2, 50-3,... Is sent from the personal computer (PC) terminal 51 to the management server 33 via the Internet or the intranet 53, and managed. The server 33 stores the order data in the order information file 35 and also stores various data of articles (goods) displayed on the display shelves 31-1, 31-2, 31-3,. The picking instruction data for instructing the picking of the article is created with reference to the product file 37, the picking instruction data is stored in the picking instruction file 36, and the picking instruction 101 and the delivery note 102 are printed and issued from the printing device 38. To do.

  FIG. 3 shows an example of the picking instruction. As shown in the drawing, “NO.” 101a, “barcode” 101b, “delivery destination” 101c, “delivery date” 101d, and “instruction data” 101e of the picking instruction are printed on the picking instruction. The instruction data 101d includes “shelf number”, “product name”, “maker name”, “capacity”, “product code”, “quantity (number)”, and the like.

  An operator (a person in charge of picking work) of each picking cart 40 receives the picking instruction 101 issued from the printing device 38, reads the barcode 101b of the picking instruction 101 with the scanner 43, and reads the picking instruction 101. Identify and transmit to the management server 33. Then, the picking cart 40 is moved to the display shelf on which the product indicated in the picking instruction 101 is displayed, the barcode 101b indicating the number is read by the scanner 43, and the product instructed to be picked is picked. The product code attached to the product is read by the scanner 43 and the read data is transmitted to the management server 33. A product (article) picked from the display shelf is put in a container mounted on the weighing pan 14 a of the weighing device 1 of each picking cart 40.

  As will be described later in detail, the weighing apparatus 1 determines whether the weight of each picked product is within the allowable weight range, and if it is determined to be within the allowable weight range, the picking quantity (number) is determined to be correct. . When the picking of all the products instructed in the identified picking instruction 101 is completed, the operator transfers the picking cart 40 to a delivery place (not shown) of the distribution center 30 where the goods are stored in the container in which the products are stored. An invoice 102 issued from the printer 38 is attached and placed at the delivery location. Then, the container is mounted on the delivery car 54 at a time in time for delivery, and delivered to the delivery destination store 50.

  The program mode of the weighing apparatus 1 includes a weighing mode and a setting mode. In the weighing mode, there is a confirmation program for confirming whether the picking instruction quantity of the product instructed by the picking instruction is equal to the quantity of the actually picked product. The setting mode includes a program for setting data required in advance when using the weighing mode such as a product file.

  Hereinafter, the confirmation program of the scale device 1 will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 4 and 5. The flow shown in FIG. 5 is a correction processing flow existing in the management program. Before executing the confirmation program, it is necessary to preset the product file 37 and the like in the setting mode in advance. Next, the picking instruction sheet 101 is issued by the management server 33 as described above, and according to the picking instruction sheet 101, the picked goods are picked from the display shelf 31 by the designated quantity. Then use this verification program.

  First, in step ST11, the NO. Enter. That is, the NO. Is read by the scanner 43 of the picking cart 40, the data of the picking instruction sheet 101 is transmitted to the management server 33, and the data is read by the management server 33.

  Next, in step ST12, the data of the picking instruction sheet 101 is displayed on the display unit 17 of the weighing apparatus 1.

  Next, in step ST13, the picked product NO. Enter. That is, one picked product is extracted and the barcode 101b of the product is read by the scanner 43, thereby inputting the picked product NO.

  Next, in step ST14, it is confirmed whether or not the product read by the scanner 43 exists in the picking instruction sheet 101. If it does not exist, an error is displayed on the display unit 17 in step ST15. In ST16, an allowable weight with respect to the number of picking instructions specified by the picking instruction sheet 101 is obtained, and in step ST17, the remaining total number of the same picked products is put in a container mounted on the weighing pan 14a of the weighing apparatus 1.

  If the weight is stabilized in step ST18, it is determined in step ST19 whether the weight of the product put in the container is within the allowable weight range. That is, it is determined whether the weight of the product put in the container mounted on the weighing pan 14a of the scale device 1 is within the allowable weight range obtained from the number of picking instructions, unit weight, and error rate. For example, in the case of the product file shown in FIG. 6, the product code “491234567901”, product name “mayonnaise A”, manufacturer name “ABC”, capacity “98 g”, list price “198 yen”, unit weight “100 g”, error rate “5” 0.0% ". A specific example for obtaining this allowable weight is shown below.

Number of picking instructions 10 x unit weight 100g = standard weight 1000g
Unit weight 100g / 100% x Preset error rate 5% = Allowable error weight 5g
Standard weight 1000g + allowable error weight 5g = allowable upper limit weight 1005g
Standard weight 1000g-Allowable error weight 5g = Allowable lower limit weight 995g

  There are two methods for determining the quantity being loaded. One is whether the mounting weight is in the range from the allowable lower limit weight to the allowable upper limit weight, which is obtained from the unit weight and the error rate. If it is within the range, the number of picking instructions is set. The other is when the installed weight is outside the range from the allowable lower limit weight to the allowable upper limit weight. If it is out of the range, the weight of 50% of the unit weight + 1g is counted as 1, and the unit weight is added to that value. Up to the value obtained by adding the unit weight is counted as 2, and further up to the value obtained by adding the unit weight to the value is counted as 3. Thereafter, this method is used to count 4, 5, and 6. For example, in the case of a product with a unit weight of 100 g, 51 g to 150 g is 1, 151 g to 250 g is 2, and 251 g to 350 g is 3. This is a display of the approximate quantity being installed.

  In step ST19, if the weight of the product placed in the container is within the allowable weight range, the product name, quantity, etc. of the product contained in the container are displayed on the display unit 17 in step ST20. In step ST21, when the display content is confirmed, a confirmation key is pressed.

  Next, in step ST22, an item for checking “confirmed” for each product in the data of the picking instruction sheet 101 is marked. Subsequently, in step ST23, it is determined whether or not an unconfirmed product exists in the data of the picking instruction sheet 101. If there is an unconfirmed product, the process returns to step ST12 and the process is repeated.

  If there is no unconfirmed product in step ST23, a picking end key is displayed on the data display of the picking instruction sheet 101 on the display unit 17 in step ST24, and confirmation is performed by pressing the picking end key in step ST25. Processing of the program ends.

  In step ST19, when the weight of the product put in the container is not within the allowable weight range, the process proceeds to the correction process flow by the correction program of FIG.

  In step ST31 of FIG. 5, a message “Picking quantity is not correct” is displayed on the display unit 17, and the product name and quantity of the commodity in the picking instruction sheet 101 are displayed. For example, the product name “mayonnaise A” and the quantity “10” of picking instruction data are displayed. Note that the message “Picking quantity is not correct” appears on the display unit 17 and the product name “in the middle of picking, that is, when the weight is stabilized in step ST18 while the product is being put in the container, and the process proceeds to step ST31. “Mayonnaise A” and the picking instruction data quantity “10” are displayed.

  An operator (person in charge of picking) puts the wrong quantity of products into the container mounted on the weighing pan 14a of the weighing apparatus 1, or puts the same number of products as the picking instruction quantity in the picking instruction 101 into the container. Even if the error rate setting value is incomplete, the operator determines whether the current quantity is different from the picking instruction 101, and if the same number of products as the number of picking instructions in the picking instruction 101 is put in the container, When the display of step ST31 is displayed, the correct number of numbers is entered using the numeric keypad. In step ST32, it is determined whether or not the numeric keypad is input.

  Next, in step ST32, it is determined whether there is a numeric keypad input. If NO, in step ST33, the product quantity is increased or decreased from the key input unit 18 of the scale device 1, and the process proceeds to step ST18 in FIG. In the case of YES, in step ST34, the key input unit 18 of the scale device 1 is changed to the current correct product quantity.

Next, the error rate correction key is operated in step ST35, and the error rate is obtained in step ST36. This error rate is obtained as follows.
Standard weight 1000g-Picked product weight 1010g = Error weight 10g
Error weight 10g / Unit weight 1000g x 100% = Error rate 10%

  Next, in step ST37, the error rate obtained by calculation in step ST36 is overwritten on the item of error rate in the product file. In this way, since the operator confirms and corrects the error rate using the actual data from the execution of the confirmation program, the error is more effective than when the error rate is corrected from the experience of the operator as in the past. The rate can be corrected.

  In addition, when the quantity weighed exceeds the allowable weight range in spite of the fact that the quantity of the picked article is the quantity according to the picking instruction according to the picking instruction sheet 101 in the past, It was necessary to exit the weighing mode confirmation program, change the mode to the setting mode, move to the product file setting mode, and set the product file. The rate correction process can be performed in a short time, and an effective error rate can be corrected.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims and the specification and drawings. Is possible. For example, in the above embodiment, the picking instruction 101 is printed by the printing device 38, but the data of the picking instruction 101 is sent from the management server 33 to the picking cart 40, and the picking instruction is displayed on the display unit 17 of the weighing apparatus 1. The data of the document 101 may be displayed.

It is a figure which shows the block structure of the scale apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the physical distribution system which performs a picking operation | work using the scale apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of a picking instruction. It is a figure which shows the processing flow of the confirmation program of the balance apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows the error rate correction process flow of the confirmation program of the balance apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of a goods file.

Explanation of symbols

1 Weighing device 11 CPU
12 ROM
13 RAM
14a Weighing pan 14b Load cell 15 A / D conversion circuit 16 Display drive circuit 17 Display unit 18 Key input unit 19 Communication I / F
20 Built-in Printer 21 Alarm Sound Generation Unit 30 Distribution Distribution Center 31 Display Shelf 33 Management Server 35 Order Information File 36 Picking Instruction File 37 Product File 38 Printing Device 40 Picking Cart 41 LAN
43 Scanner 50 Store 51 Personal Computer (PC) Terminal 53 Internet or Intranet 54 Delivery Car 101 Picking Instruction 102 Invoice

Claims (4)

A weighing mode, a setting mode for setting information for operating the weighing mode in advance, and a product file for storing information about the article such as information for identifying the article, unit weight, error rate, etc. ,
In the weighing mode, it is determined whether or not the current weighing of the object to be measured is correct based on the error rate, and if it is correct, an arbitrary quantity of the object to be weighed and the weight of the object to be weighed are displayed on the display unit. A weighing device that displays digitally,
A scale apparatus comprising an error rate correction means capable of correcting an error rate of the product file. The scale device according to claim 1,
When the error rate correction means determines that the weighing of the object to be weighed is not correct in the weighing mode, the error rate correction means obtains a weight that is distant from a reference weight obtained by multiplying the unit weight by the quantity, and is separated A weighing apparatus comprising an error rate calculating means for determining what percentage the weight is relative to the unit weight. The scale device according to claim 2,
The error rate correction means includes error rate storage means for storing the value calculated by the error rate calculation means in the product file that has already been specified in the measurement mode by an operator's operation. Weighing device. The scale device according to claim 1, 2 or 3,
The error rate correcting means can correct the error rate in the weighing mode by an operation of the operator when the weight of the object to be weighed is outside the range of the allowable weight of the arbitrary quantity by the weight comparing means. A scale device characterized by the above.

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