JP2010269807A - Article storage container and article storage equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an article storage container that enables efficient, secure switching between the ways in which the container is used. <P>SOLUTION: The article storage container is configured so as to be freely switchable between the divided state in which a partition 4 is attached thereto for dividing an article storage space Z into a plurality of sections K and the integrated state in which the partition is not attached thereto. A storage space identifier for identifying a storage space in the integrated use is attached to a container body. A plurality of section identifiers 8 for identifying the sections in separate use are integrally provided on the partition so that the sections can be identified in separate use. The partition is provided with a cover portions 11 that make the storage space identifiers unable to identify the sections in separate use. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention is provided with a detachable partition body that divides a storage space for storing articles into a plurality of sections, and can be switched between a divided use state in which the partition body is mounted and an integrated use state in which the partition body is not mounted. An article storage container comprising a storage space identifier configured to identify the storage space in the integrated use state and a plurality of compartment identifiers for identifying each of the compartments in the divided use state, and the article storage container are stored It relates to goods storage equipment.

  The article storage container is a container for classifying and storing a plurality of articles according to the size, type, combination, and the like of the articles. The article storage container is used in a divided use state in which the storage space in the article storage container is divided into a plurality of sections by a partition and the articles are distributed and stored in each section, and the storage space in the article storage container May be used in an integrally used state in which articles are stored in one storage space without being divided into a plurality of sections (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In addition, in the divided-use-use article storage container, for example, a plurality of types of articles can be sorted and stored. Therefore, in a storage shelf where a plurality of article storage containers can be stored, not only the integrally-used article storage container but also the divided use By storing the article storage container in a state, it is possible to sort and store as many kinds of articles as possible.

  The container main body of the article storage container is provided with a storage space identifier or a plurality of compartment identifiers, for example, on the side wall, and can identify each of the storage space in the integrated use state and the compartments in the divided use state. It is like that. For example, in an article storage facility that uses a plurality of article storage containers to store articles, an integrally used article storage container and a divided use storage container are used in a mixed manner. By identifying the storage space in the integrated use state and the partition in the divided use state by the compartment identifier, the storage space of the article storage container and the articles stored in each section can be associated with the storage space and the partition. It is possible to manage.

  Conventionally, as described in Patent Document 1, a storage space identifier and a partition identifier to be provided in a container body are selected and attached according to the use state of the article storage container. That is, in the integrated use state where the partition body is not mounted, one storage space identifier (card holder 9 in FIG. 1 of Patent Document 1) is attached, and in the divided use state where the partition body is mounted, a plurality of partition identifiers (patents). Each of the card holders 5 and 6) in FIG. 1 of Document 1 is attached to a position corresponding to each section that they identify.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 62-11728 (Page 2 and Figure 1)

  Conventionally, when switching the usage state of the article storage container from the integral use state to the split use state, or conversely, when switching the use state from the split use state to the integral use state, the operator must attach and detach the partition body. In addition, it is necessary to perform an exchange operation for selecting and attaching the storage space identification body and the partition identification body to the container main body according to the usage state of the article storage container. Therefore, for example, when a partition body is attached to the container body of an article storage container that is in an integrated use state and it is attempted to switch to the split use state, the storage space identification body is mistakenly replaced with a section identification body. There is a possibility that an operator's work mistake may occur such that the storage space identification body remains attached, or neither the section identification body nor the storage space identification body is attached.

  In addition, when switching the state of use of the article storage container between the divided use state and the integral use state, two operations, the attaching / detaching operation of the partition and the replacement operation of the identification body, are generated, so the switching operation is troublesome. There was room for improvement in terms of work efficiency.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an article storage container capable of efficiently and reliably performing a use state switching operation.

In order to achieve this object, the first characteristic configuration of the article storage container according to the present invention is detachably provided with a partition body that divides a storage space for storing articles into a plurality of sections, and the partition body is mounted. A plurality of storage space identifiers for identifying the storage space in the integrated use state and a plurality of the partitions in the divided use state are configured to be switchable between a divided use state and an integrated use state in which the partition body is not attached. In the article storage container provided with the section identifier of
The storage space identification body is attached to a container body, the partition identification body is integrally attached to the partition body in a state in which identification operation is possible in the divided use state, and the partition body is in the divided use state. In the point which comprises the cover part which covers the said storage space identification body in the state which cannot perform a discrimination | determination function.

  According to this characteristic configuration, when switching from the integrated use state to the divided use state, the cover space integrally provided on the partition body covers the storage space identification body only by attaching the partition body, and the storage space identification is performed. Since the body cannot be discriminated and the zone discriminating body can be discriminated, it is not necessary to perform operations such as replacing the storage space discriminating body with the zone discriminating body in addition to the work of installing the partitioning body. . The state capable of discriminating action is, for example, a state that can be discriminated by the operator's visual recognition, and the state incapable of discriminating action is, for example, a state that cannot be discriminated by the visual recognition of the operator.

  Similarly, when switching from the divided use state to the integrated use state, the storage space identification body is identified by only removing the partition body so that the cover portion integrally provided on the partition body does not cover the storage space identification body. Since it can be made to be able to act, the operation | work of replacing | exchanging a division identification body to a storage space identification body other than the operation | work which mounts a partition body is unnecessary. Therefore, the use state of the article storage container can be switched efficiently.

  Further, when the article storage container is used in an integrally used state in which the partition body is not attached, the storage space identification body attached to the container main body can be discriminated. In addition, since the partition identification body is integrally attached to the partition body in such a state that it can be discriminated in the divided use state, the partition identification body is attached to the article storage container in the integrated use state where the partition body is not attached to the container body. It is never provided. Thereby, a division identification body does not discriminate in an integrated use state. On the other hand, when the article storage container is used in a divided use state, since the partition body is mounted, the storage space identification body is covered with a cover portion provided in the partition body in a state where the identification function is impossible. As a result, the storage space identifier does not perform identification in the divided use state. That is, in the integrated use state where the partition body is not attached to the container body, only the storage space identification body can be discriminated, and in the divided use state where the partition body is attached to the container body, only the partition identification body can be discriminated. In this manner, by attaching and detaching the partition body in order to switch the usage state of the article storage container, only the identification body corresponding to the usage state can be identified. Therefore, it is possible to reliably perform the switching operation of the use state.

  As described above, the present invention has achieved an article storage container capable of efficiently and reliably switching the usage state.

  According to a second characteristic configuration of the article storage container according to the present invention, the container body is configured in a rectangular parallelepiped shape having an upper surface opened, and the storage space identification body is attached to an upper end surface of the side wall portion of the container body, The partition is configured to divide the storage space into a plurality of the partitions in the horizontal direction, and as the cover portion, in the divided use state, on the side wall portion to which the storage space identification body is attached. It is comprised including the horizontal surface part which covers an end surface, and the said division identification body exists in the point attached to the upper surface of the said horizontal surface part.

  According to this characteristic configuration, the storage space identification body is attached to the upper end surface of the side wall of the container body that is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape whose upper surface is open. It will be directed to the upper space of the container main body for taking in and out the articles to be stored. Accordingly, when the identification information about the storage space identifier is read with a barcode reader or the like if the identification information is displayed with visible characters, or when the identification information is displayed with a barcode. In addition, the reading operation is easy to perform.

  Since the partition body is configured to divide the storage space into a plurality of sections in the horizontal direction, the operator uses the upper space of the container body in the divided use state as in the case of the integral use state. Articles to be stored are taken in and out. And the partition body is provided with a horizontal plane portion that covers the upper end surface of the side wall portion to which the storage space identification body is attached as a cover portion in the divided use state, and the partition identification body is attached to the upper surface of the horizontal plane portion. Therefore, the section identification body faces the upper space of the container body. Therefore, in the divided use state, for example, the identification information about the partition identification object is visually checked if the identification information is displayed with visible characters, and the barcode reader if the identification information is displayed with a barcode. When reading with, for example, reading work is easy.

  Thus, it becomes easy to read the identification information for both the storage space identifier in the integrated use state and the partition identifier in the divided use state.

  In the third characteristic configuration of the article storage container according to the present invention, a concave portion into which the horizontal plane portion is fitted in the divided use state is formed at an upper end of the side wall portion, and the concave portion is formed when the horizontal plane portion is fitted into the concave portion. The upper surface height of the horizontal surface portion is formed to a depth that is equal to or lower than the height of the upper end surface of the side wall portion.

  The container body of the article storage container is conventionally formed so that the height of the upper end surface of the side wall portion is uniform so that a plurality of the container main bodies can be stacked. When the partition is configured to include a horizontal plane portion that covers the upper end surface of the side wall portion, when the partition body is attached to the container body, the upper surface height of the horizontal plane portion is higher than the height of the upper end surface of the side wall portion. In a state in which the height is increased by the thickness, the height of the upper surface of the horizontal plane portion and the height of the upper end surface of the side wall portion become uneven. As a result, there may be a problem that a plurality of article storage containers including the article storage containers in a divided use state cannot be stacked stably.

  In this regard, according to this feature configuration, since the concave portion into which the horizontal plane portion is fitted in the divided use state is formed at the upper end of the side wall portion, the horizontal plane portion is fitted into the concave portion when the partition body is attached. And since the recessed part is formed in the depth from which the upper surface height of a horizontal surface part becomes below the height of the upper end surface of a side wall part when a horizontal surface part inserts, a horizontal surface part is inserted by inserting a horizontal surface part into a recessed part. It can prevent that the upper surface height of a part will be in the state which protrudes from the upper end surface of a side wall part. Therefore, even if a plurality of article storage containers including the article storage container in a divided use state are stacked, the article storage container is easy to use without being unstable.

The fourth characteristic configuration of the article storage container according to the present invention is:
Of the rectangular parallelepiped side wall of the container body, the concave portion is formed only on the identification body mounting side wall to which the storage space identification body is attached,
The partition body is a partition for dividing the storage space into a plurality of partitions, which is vertically connected to a support vertical plate that can be disposed adjacently along the side wall portion for attaching the identification body in the divided use state. With a vertical plate,
The horizontal plane portion is formed only at the upper end of the supporting vertical plate.

  According to this characteristic configuration, only one concave portion of the container main body and one horizontal surface portion of the partition body are provided. Therefore, when the partition body is attached to the container main body, it is formed on the identification member mounting side wall portion. By attaching so that the horizontal plane part formed at the upper end of the supporting vertical plate fits into the recessed portion, the partitioning body is mounted in the orientation in which the supporting vertical plate is disposed adjacently along the side wall for attaching the identification body. Will be. Accordingly, the storage space identifier attached to the upper end surface of the identification object mounting side wall portion is covered with the horizontal surface portion formed only at the upper end of the supporting vertical plate, and attached to the upper end surface of the identification object attachment side wall portion. Is in a state where it cannot be discriminated. Thus, when an operator attaches the partition body to the container body, the partition body is attached to the container body by attaching so that the horizontal surface portion of the partition body fits into the recess formed in the side wall portion of the container body. On the other hand, since the storage space identification body is mounted in a fixed orientation that makes the identification operation impossible, erroneous work in which the partition body is mounted in an inappropriate direction with respect to the container body is prevented as much as possible. The

  And, for example, when the partition body is mounted in an incorrect orientation with respect to the container body, such as an orientation in which the upper end surface of the wall portion facing the identification body mounting side wall portion is covered with the horizontal surface portion of the partition body In the divided use state, the compartment identification body in the partition becomes in a state where the storage space identification body can be discriminated, and the identification information of the storage space identification body may be apologized and read in the divided use state. There is. In this respect, according to the present feature configuration, since the erroneous operation of mounting the partition body in an inappropriate direction with respect to the container body is prevented as much as possible, the storage space identification body is surely secured in the horizontal plane of the partition body in the divided use state. Thus, the work of switching the article storage container in the integrated use state to the divided use state is appropriately performed.

  A fifth characteristic configuration of the article storage container according to the present invention is configured such that the storage space identifier includes a barcode in which identification information for identifying the storage space is recorded, and the partition identifier is the The bar code in which the identification information for identifying the section is recorded is provided.

  According to this feature configuration, the identification information for identifying the storage space and the identification information for identifying the section are recorded on the barcode, so that the identification information can be read and managed using a barcode reader and a computer. It is easy to use. Moreover, it can be set as the state which cannot be discriminate | determinated by covering the barcode in a storage space identification body with the cover part of a partition. In this case, the state where the identification action is possible is a state where the identification information recorded on the barcode can be read by the barcode reader, and the state where the identification action is impossible is recorded on the barcode. The identification information cannot be read by the barcode reader.

  A sixth characteristic configuration of the article storage container according to the present invention is configured such that the storage space identifier includes an ID tag in which identification information for identifying the storage space is recorded, and the partition identifier is the It is configured to include an ID tag in which identification information for identifying a partition is recorded, and the cover portion is composed of a conductive metal.

  According to this feature configuration, the identification information for identifying the storage space and the identification information for identifying the section are recorded on the ID tag, so that the identification information can be read and managed using an ID tag reader and a computer. It is easy to use. Also, since the cover part of the partition is made of conductive metal, the electromagnetic wave for reading by the ID tag reader is shielded by covering the ID tag in the storage space identifier with the cover part of the partition. Thus, the storage space identification body can be made in a state where the identification action is impossible.

The first feature configuration of the article storage facility according to the present invention is an article storage facility including a storage shelf for storing a plurality of article storage containers in the fifth or sixth feature configuration.
The article storage container is configured to be able to store articles according to product types in the storage space and the compartment, and a container identifier in which identification information for identifying the article storage container is recorded in the article storage container, and the container identification A reading means for reading the identification information recorded on the body, the storage space identification body and the section identification body, and the identification information read by the reading means and the article identification information for identifying the type of the article. Management means for identifying each of the storage space and the compartment in the storage container, and managing the type and quantity of articles stored in each of the storage space and the compartment in association with the storage space and the compartment; Is in the point provided.

  According to this characteristic configuration, when storing an article storage container in an integrated use state or an article storage container in a split use state on a storage shelf, it is recorded in a container identifier, a storage space identifier, and a partition identifier by a reading means. The storage space in each of the article storage containers stored in the storage shelf is determined by reading the identification information and identifying the storage space and the compartment of the article storage container by the management means based on the identification information. In addition, it is possible to manage the type and quantity of the articles stored in each of the sections.

  Since the article storage container can reliably perform the switching operation of the use state, the identification information read by the reading means is the identification information that accurately reflects the actual use state of the article storage container. It has become. Therefore, by managing based on the identification information, it is possible to accurately manage the type and quantity of the articles stored in the storage space or compartment of each article storage container.

  According to a second characteristic configuration of the article storage facility according to the present invention, the container body is configured in a rectangular parallelepiped shape having an upper surface opened, and the storage space identifier is a side wall for attaching the identifier among the side walls of the container body. Is attached to the upper end surface of the portion, and the partition body is configured to include a horizontal surface portion covering the upper end surface of the identification body attaching side wall portion as the cover portion in the divided use state, It is attached to the upper surface of the said horizontal surface part, and the point exists in the attachment position for attaching the said container identification body to the outer side surface of the said identification body attachment side wall part.

  According to this characteristic configuration, since the attachment position for attaching the container identifier is provided on the outer side surface of the identifier attachment side wall, the container identifier is attached to the identifier attachment sidewall. . The storage space identifier is attached to the identifier-attaching side wall, and the partition identifier is attached to the upper surface of the horizontal portion that covers the upper end surface of the identifier-attaching sidewall of the partition. Therefore, in the integrated use state, the storage space identifier is attached to the upper end surface of the identifier attaching side wall, and the container identifier is attached to the attaching position on the identifier attaching side wall. Further, in the divided use state, the partition identification body is attached to the horizontal surface portion of the partition body covering the upper end surface of the identification body attachment side wall portion, and the container identification body is attached to the attachment position in the identification body attachment side wall portion. .

  In other words, both in the integrated use state and in the divided use state, reading is performed with respect to the attachment position on the identification object attachment side wall portion and the identification object attached to the upper end surface portion of the identification object attachment side wall portion. Since the work only needs to be performed, the reading operation is performed when the identification information of the container identification body and the storage space identification body is read in the integrated use state and when the identification information of the container identification body and the compartment identification body is read in the divided use state. It becomes easy.

Perspective view of container body Perspective view of partition Perspective view of an article storage container in a divided use state Front view of stacked state in split use state Overall plan view of the goods storage facility

Embodiments of an article storage container and an article storage facility according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[Goods storage container]
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the article storage container 10 includes a plastic resin container 10 a as a container body and a partition 4. As shown in FIG. 1, the container 10 a is configured in a rectangular parallelepiped shape having an open top surface and includes four side wall portions 12, and a storage space Z for storing articles is formed by the bottom surface 3 and the side wall portions 12. ing. The partition 4 is detachable from the container 10a, and the article storage container 10 is in an integrated use state in which the partition 4 is not attached to the container 10a and the storage space Z is not partitioned (see FIG. 1). The partition 4 is attached to the container 10a, and the storage space Z can be switched to a divided use state (see FIG. 3) partitioned into a plurality of partitions K.

  Among the side wall portions 12 of the container 10a, a storage space identification label 7 (an example of a storage space identification body) formed of an adhesive seal is provided on the side wall portion 12a for attaching the identification body, which is one of the side walls 12 in the longitudinal direction. Is attached. A concave portion 15 into which the horizontal surface portion 14 of the partition body 4 is fitted in the divided use state is formed at the upper end portion 12t of the identification member mounting side wall portion 12a, and the storage space identification label 7 is attached to the upper end surface of the concave portion 15. It is attached.

  Reinforcing ribs 9 are formed vertically and horizontally on the outer side of the storage space of each side wall 12. A region P surrounded by a pair of ribs 9 extending in the left-right direction and a pair of ribs 9 extending in the up-down direction is formed on the outer side surface of the identification body attaching side wall 12a. The area P is wider than the area of the container identification label 6 (an example of a container identification body), and the container identification label 6 can be attached without interfering with the peripheral ribs. That is, this region P functions as an attachment position P for attaching the container identification label 6, and an attachment position P for attaching the container identification label 6 is provided on the outer surface of the identification object attachment side wall 12 a. Yes.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the partition body 4 includes a two-partitioning partition 4 </ b> W (see FIG. 2A) that divides the storage space Z into two compartments K in the mounted state, and 3 storage spaces Z in the mounted state. A three-divided partition 4T (see FIG. 2B) that is divided into two sections K is prepared.

  Each partition 4 divides the storage space Z into a plurality of compartments K, which is vertically connected to one supporting vertical plate 5s that can be disposed adjacently along the identification member attaching side wall 12a in the divided use state. And a partition vertical plate 5t. The length of the supporting vertical plate 5s is substantially the entire length of the identification body attaching side wall 12a. The bipartitioning partition 4W includes one supporting vertical plate 5s and one partitioning vertical plate 5t, and the three-dividing partitioning body 4T includes one supporting vertical plate 5s and two partitioning vertical plates. And a plate 5t. As a result, as shown in FIG. 3, the bipartitioning partition 4W can divide the storage space Z into two compartments K in the horizontal direction in the divided use state attached to the container 10a. Further, the three-divided partition 4T can divide the storage space Z into three sections K in the horizontal direction in the divided use state attached to the container 10a.

  At the upper end portion of the support vertical plate 5s of the partition, a horizontal plane portion 14 is formed as a cover portion 11 that is bent toward the outer side of the container when attached to the container 10a. In the divided use state, the horizontal plane portion 14 covers the entire upper end surface of the identification object attaching side wall portion 12a to which the storage space identification label 7 is attached over the entire lateral width direction of the identification object attaching side wall portion 12a. The space identification label 7 is covered with the horizontal plane portion 14, and the storage space identification label 7 becomes incapable of being discriminated. That is, the partition 4 is provided with a cover portion 11 that covers the storage space identification label 7 in a state where it cannot be discriminated in the divided use state, and can be disposed adjacent to the identifier attaching side wall portion 12a in the divided use state. A horizontal plane portion 14 is formed only at the upper end of the supporting vertical plate 5s.

  A section identification label 8 (an example of a section identification body) is attached to the upper surface of the horizontal surface portion 14. As described above, the partition identification label 8 is integrally attached to the partition body 4 so as to be able to perform an identification action in the divided use state. Two section identification labels 8 each having identification information corresponding to each of the two sections K are provided on the upper surface of the horizontal plane portion 14 of the two-partition partition 4W corresponding to the position of each section K in the divided use state. The section identification label 8 provided with identification information corresponding to each of the three sections K on the upper surface of the horizontal plane portion 14 of the three-partition partition 4T corresponds to the position of each section K in the divided use state. Three are provided.

  When the two-partition partition 4W or the three-partition partition 4T is attached to the container 10a, the storage space identification label 7 is covered with the horizontal surface portion 14 of the partition 4, as shown in FIG. 7 becomes invisible, and instead of the storage space identification label 7, a plurality of section identification labels 8 are visible.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the concave portion 15 formed in the identification member mounting side wall portion 12 a has an upper surface height H <b> 1 of the horizontal surface portion 14 when the horizontal surface portion 14 of the partition body 4 is fitted, and an upper end surface of the side wall portion 12. The depth is less than the height H2. As a result, as shown in FIG. 4, the outer periphery of the lower surface of the bottom surface 3 of the upper article storage container 10 even when the article storage container 10 is stacked, even in the divided use state in which the partition body 4 is mounted. However, it will be in the state contact | abutted to the upper end of the side wall part 12 of the lower article | item storage container 10. FIG. Therefore, only one side of the bottom surface of the upper article storage container 10 rides on the horizontal plane portion 14, so that there is no inconvenience that the upper article storage container 10 is inclined with respect to the lower article storage container 10. .

  A barcode 13 is printed on the container identification label 6, the storage space identification label 7, and the section identification label 8. The bar code 13 of the container identification label 6 records numerical information that is an ID number unique to each of the plurality of containers 10a. The barcode 13 of the storage space identification label 7 records numerical information that is storage space discrimination information indicating that the space for storing articles is the storage space Z in the integrated use state. The bar code 13 of the section identification label 8 indicates section position determination information indicating which section K of the plurality of sections K in the article storage container 10 among the sections K in the divided use state. Numerical information is recorded. As described above, the storage space identification label 7 includes the barcode 13 in which the identification information for identifying the storage space Z is recorded, and the partition identification label 8 has the identification information for identifying the partition K. It is configured with a recorded bar code 13.

  When storing articles of relatively large varieties in the article storage container 10, a plurality of articles of the corresponding varieties are stored in the storage space Z by using the container 10 a in an integrated state without attaching the partition 4. it can. When a relatively small article is stored in the article storage container 10, the container 10 a is used in a divided use state by attaching the two-partitioning partition 4 </ b> W or the three-partitioning partitioning body 4 </ b> T. When the partition 4W is mounted, different types of articles can be stored in the first section K and the second section K, and when the three-partition partition 4T is mounted, the first section K and Different types of articles can be stored in the second section K and the third section K, respectively.

  By reading the numerical information recorded on the barcode 13 of the container identification label 6 of the container 10a and the barcode 13 of the storage space identification label 7 with a barcode reader, and combining these numerical information, a certain product is stored. It is possible to identify the storage section Z that is being used. Further, by reading the numerical information recorded on the barcode 13 of the container identification label 6 and the barcode 13 of the section identification label 8 of the container 10a with a barcode reader, and combining these numerical information, a certain product type can be obtained. The storage section Z stored can be specified. Thereby, it is possible to manage which types of articles are stored in the storage space Z and the section K, respectively.

  And the storage space identification label 7 and the section identification label 8 of the article storage container 10 in the present embodiment are in a state in which only the storage space identification label 7 can be discriminated if it is in an integrated use state in which the partition body 4 is not mounted. If the partition 4 is in the divided use state, only the section identification label 8 can be discriminated, so the barcode reader reads the ID number recorded on the barcode 13 of the container identification label 6. Thus, when reading the numerical information of the barcode 13 of the storage space identification label 7 and the section identification label 8 to be combined with this ID number, the identification label for the use state different from the actual use state is erroneously read. There is no fear. Therefore, the numerical information about the identification label indicating the actual use state can be accurately read, and the storage space Z and the section K of the article storage container 10 can be accurately identified and managed.

  Further, since the partition body 4 is mounted in a proper fixed direction with respect to the container body 10a, each partition identification label 8 in the partition body 4 is positioned at a fixed position of the container body 10a in the divided use state. Become. Therefore, for example, in the case of the two-partition partition 4W, each of the two partition identification labels 8 correctly positions the left and right positions of the partition K in the split use state with respect to the identifier attachment side wall 12a in the storage container. To identify.

[Goods storage facilities]
Next, the article storage facility 1 including a storage shelf 23 for storing a plurality of the article storage containers 10 will be described. As shown in FIG. 5, the article storage facility is provided with a pair of storage shelves 23 each provided with a plurality of storage units 2 that can store the article storage container 10 vertically and horizontally, and is provided between these storage shelves 23 so that they can run freely. The stacker crane 20 is provided. An exit conveyor 17, an entrance conveyor 18, and a work conveyor 19 are disposed at one end of the travel path of the stacker crane 20 so as to form a U-shape. The stacker crane 20 may be a side clamp type having a pair of gripping members that can be moved toward and away from each other and can be moved in and out of the transfer direction, or a belt clamp type transfer having a pair of gripping members and a transport rotating belt. A device provided with a mounting device is preferable.

  Inside the conveyor groups 17, 18, and 19 arranged in a U-shape, a microcomputer is used to control the loading / unloading operation of the stacker crane 20 and the conveying operation of the unloading conveyor 17 and the loading conveyor 18. A controller C is provided. The work conveyor 19 is a free roller conveyor.

  The controller C is configured to control the display operation of the work display 21 and manage input work information. The work display 21 is provided at a location adjacent to the work area located near the front of the work conveyor 19 outside the conveyor groups 17, 18, and 19 arranged in a U-shape. A code reader 16 (an example of reading means) is connected by a connection cable 24.

  On the opposite side of the work conveyor 19 across the work area, a partition storage shelf 22 for storing the partition 4 is provided. A plurality of two-partition partitions 4T and three-partition partitions 4W are stored in the partition storage shelf 22, and the worker W working in the work area performs the warehousing work as necessary. The partition 4 is taken out and attached to the container 10a. Further, the partition body 4 detached from the article storage container 10a that has been emptied when the worker W performs the leaving work in the work area is stored in the partition body storage shelf 22.

  The warehousing operation is an operation of storing various articles according to product types in the article storage container 10 placed and supported on the work conveyor 19 and registering warehousing information about the stored articles. The warehousing work is performed based on the warehousing work instruction. In the warehousing work instruction, the article name, the article ID, the quantity, and the usage state of the container 10a to be warehousing are designated. That is, the worker W puts the container 10a into the use state designated in the warehousing work instruction, and stores the storage space Z or the container 10a in the designated number of articles of the type specified in the warehousing work instruction. Put into compartment K.

  If there is an instruction in the warehousing operation instruction that the article to be warehousing should be put into the storage space Z in the integrally used article storage container 10, the worker W directly designates the storage space Z in the empty container 10a. The finished article is put in. If there is an instruction in the warehousing operation instruction that the article to be warehousing should be put into the section K of the article storage container 10 in the divided use state, the worker W can divide the two-partition partition 4W and the three-partition partition 4T The partition 4 that can form the compartment designated in the warehousing work instruction is taken out from the partition storage shelf 22, and the partition 4 is attached to the empty container 10a, and the designated compartment The article specified in K is put in. The operator W sends the article storage container 10 into which articles have been loaded to the warehousing conveyor 19.

  For example, the empty container 10a is stored in the storage shelf 23 in an integrally used state in which the partition 4 is not mounted, and the empty container 10a is stored up to the work conveyor 19. Provide a forwarding command button that can issue a container forwarding command for forwarding, and if necessary, the operator W commands the container forwarding command with the forwarding command button to forward the empty container 10a to the work conveyor 19. Alternatively, empty containers 10a may be stored in a stacked state around the work area of the worker W, and the empty containers may be manually placed on the work conveyor 19 by the worker as necessary. 10a may be set.

  When the operator W puts the article into the storage space Z in the integrated use state, the container identification label 6 attached to the container 10a and the storage space for the storage space Z to be supplied with the article are used by using the barcode reader 16. The barcode 13 of the identification label 7 is read, and the product number (an example of the product identification information) and the number of input items described in the warehousing work instruction for the product of the product type are input using the numeric input keys (not shown). The operation is performed by pressing an unloading completion button (not shown) for instructing the completion of loading for an article of a product type.

  When the operator W reads the barcode 13 of the container identification label 6 and the storage space identification label 7 with the barcode reader 16, both the barcodes 13 are attached to the identifier attaching side wall 12a. Since the barcode reader 16 only needs to be read within the aggregated area, the reading operation is easy to perform. Further, when the barcode 13 of the storage space identification label 7 in the integrated use state is read, the partition body 4 to which the partition identification label 8 is integrally attached is detached from the container 10a. There is no risk of reading the barcode 13.

  When the operator W puts the article into the section K in the divided use state, the container identification label 6 attached to the container 10a for the section K to which the article is to be placed is The bar code 13 for the section K of the article input target is read from the section identification label 8, and the product number and the input quantity described in the warehousing operation instruction for the article of the product type are input using a numeric input key (not shown). Operate and press and operate a loading completion button (not shown) for commanding completion of loading of the article of the type.

  When the operator W reads the barcode 13 of the container identification label 6 and the compartment identification label 8 with the barcode reader 16, the barcode 13 of the container identification label 6 is placed on the identification object attaching side wall portion 12a. Since the barcode 13 of the identification label 8 is attached to the horizontal surface portion 14 of the partition 4 that covers the upper surface of the identification object attachment side wall 12a, the operator W can use the barcode reader 16 to identify the container identification label 6 and As in the case of reading the barcode 13 of the storage space identification label 7, it is only necessary to read the barcode reader 16 in the aggregated area, so that the reading operation is easy. Further, when the barcode 13 of the division identification label 8 in the divided use state is read, the storage space identification label 7 is covered with the horizontal plane portion 14 in the partition body 4 to which the division identification label 8 is integrally attached, Since the storage space identification label 7 is in a state where it cannot be discriminated, there is no possibility that the barcode 13 of the storage space identification label 7 is erroneously read.

  When the loading completion button is pressed by the operator W, the ID number of the container 10a read by the barcode reader 16, the storage space Z, and identification information for identifying one of the plurality of sections K are used. The numerical information, the product number of the product of the product type input by the numerical value input key, and the number of inputs are stored in the storage unit of the controller C as inventory information in an associated state.

  When the loading completion button is pushed by the operator W, the controller C controls the conveying operation of the warehousing conveyor 18 and the warehousing operation of the stacker crane 20, so that the article storage container 10 to be warehousing can be changed. It is stored in the empty storage unit 2 of the storage shelf 23. The location information of the storage unit 2 of the storage destination assigned from among the plurality of empty storage units 2 is added to the above-described inventory information, and the inventory information about the article storage container 10 is completed.

  By repeatedly performing the warehousing operation based on the warehousing operation instruction described above, inventory information for the plurality of article storage containers 10 is accumulated, and an inventory database of articles stored in the article storage facility 1 is configured. The controller C manages the type and quantity of the articles stored in the storage space Z and the section K in the article storage container 10 using the inventory database. That is, the controller C functions as management means of the present application.

  Next, the delivery work will be described. The leaving work is performed based on a leaving work instruction displayed on the work display 21. The unloading work instruction information displayed on the work display 21 includes the type and quantity of the articles to be unloaded in the storage mode in the article storage container 10 in which the articles to be unloaded are stored (integrated use state / two-split use state). (3) A three-division use state) is shown in a schematic diagram in plan view, and is composed of video information in which the storage space Z and the section K in the schematic diagram are highlighted (for example, inverted display or blinking display). It should be noted that character information representing an actual product type may be supplementarily displayed in accordance with the video information as the leaving work instruction information.

  When the worker W commands the start of the unloading operation using the unloading operation start command means such as a unloading operation start button (not shown), the unloading instruction information for the article of the type to be unloaded is displayed on the work display 21. At the same time, based on the inventory database, the article storage container 10 storing articles of the type to be delivered is carried out to the work conveyor 19.

  When the goods of the type to be delivered are stored in the storage space Z of the article storage container 10 in the integrated use state, the entire container container 10a in the integrated use state that is schematically displayed on the work display 21 is highlighted. Then, the number to be taken out is displayed at the center of the displayed container 10a. Prior to taking out the article, the operator W uses the barcode reader 16 to store the container identification label 6 attached to the container 10a for the storage space Z to be taken out of the article and the barcode 13 of the storage space identification label 7. The controller C reads the product type obtained from the inventory database on the basis of the container identification label 6 and the storage space identification label 7 for the article storage container 10 that has actually been carried out to the work conveyor 19, and a delivery instruction. Collate with the product type based on the information.

  In the unlikely event that they do not match, an alarm means for reporting the occurrence of an abnormality, such as displaying an abnormality display on the work display 21 or sounding an alarm, is activated, and the article is not taken out from the container 10a. Thus, the work of taking out the worker W is prevented.

  If they match, the storage space Z in the integrated use state is displayed on the work display 21 from the article storage container 10 carried out on the work conveyor 19 based on the contents displayed on the work display 21. A specified number of articles are taken out of the product. When the extraction of all the articles to be taken out is completed, a take-out completion button (not shown) for instructing the completion of taking-out of the article of the product type is pressed.

  When the operator W reads the barcode 13 of the container identification label 6 and the storage space identification label 7 with the barcode reader 16, both the barcodes 13 are attached to the identifier attaching side wall 12a. Since the barcode reader 16 only needs to be read within the aggregated area, the reading operation is easy to perform. Further, when the barcode 13 of the storage space identification label 7 in the integrated use state is read, the partition body 4 to which the partition identification label 8 is integrally attached is detached from the container 10a. There is no risk of reading the barcode 13.

  In the case where the goods of the type to be delivered are stored in the section K of the divided article storage container 10, the plurality of sections K of the divided container container 10a schematically displayed on the work display 21 are displayed. Of these, only the section K storing articles of the type to be taken out is highlighted, and the number of pick-ups is displayed at the center of the section K. Prior to taking out the article, the worker W is attached to the container identification label 6 attached to the container 10a for the section K to be taken out of the article and the section 7 by using the barcode reader 16. The bar code 13 of the section identification label 8 is read and acquired from the inventory database by the controller C based on the container identification label 6 and the section identification label 7 for the article storage container 10 actually carried out to the work conveyor 19. The product type is compared with the product type based on the delivery instruction information.

  In the unlikely event that they do not match, an alarm means for reporting the occurrence of an abnormality, such as displaying an abnormality display on the work display 21 or sounding an alarm, is activated, and the article is not taken out from the container 10a. Thus, the work of taking out the worker W is prevented.

  If they match, based on the content displayed on the work display 21, from the article storage container 10 transported to the work conveyor 19, as shown on the work display 21, from the section K in the divided use state. , Take out a specified number of articles. When the extraction of all the articles to be taken out is completed, the article storage container 10 is sent out to the warehousing conveyor 18, and a take-out completion button (not shown) for instructing the completion of taking out the articles of the product type is pushed.

  When the operator W reads the barcode 13 of the container identification label 6 and the compartment identification label 8 with the barcode reader 16, the barcode 13 of the container identification label 6 is placed on the identification object attaching side wall portion 12a. Since the barcode 13 of the identification label 8 is attached to the horizontal surface portion 14 of the partition 4 that covers the upper surface of the identification object attachment side wall 12a, the operator W can use the barcode reader 16 to identify the container identification label 6 and As in the case of reading the barcode 13 of the storage space identification label 7, it is only necessary to read the barcode reader 16 in the aggregated area, so that the reading operation is easy. Further, when the barcode 13 of the division identification label 8 in the divided use state is read, the storage space identification label 7 is covered with the horizontal plane portion 14 in the partition body 4 to which the division identification label 8 is integrally attached, Since the storage space identification label 7 is in a state where it cannot be discriminated, there is no possibility that the barcode 13 of the storage space identification label 7 is erroneously read.

  As an example of the case where the goods of the kind to be delivered are stored in the section K in the article storage container 10 in the divided use state, the goods of the kind to be delivered are stored in the three compartments K in the article storage container 10 in the three-part use state. Among them, the divided use state schematically displayed on the work display 21 as shown in FIG. 5 as being housed in the right section K facing the front face with the identification member mounting side wall 12a as the front. Of the plurality of sections K of the container container 10a, only the section K on the right side of the screen, which is the section K in which the articles of the type to be taken out are stored, is highlighted, and the number of picked-up items is displayed at the center of the highlighted section K. (“15” in the example of FIG. 5) is displayed.

  As described above, in the shipping operation, the worker W looks at the section K and the storage space Z in which the articles of the type to be taken out are stored while looking at the article storage container 10 schematically displayed on the work display 21. Since it is grasped, there is less possibility that the article to be taken out will be mistaken for the article stored in the other section K or the storage space Z rather than by visually observing the article name or the article management number of the article of the kind to be taken out. It can be done with the goods. In addition, since the worker does not need to read the product name or the like, even a worker who cannot read characters, such as a foreign worker, can work reliably.

  By pressing the take-out completion button, the warehousing conveyor 18 and the stacker crane 20 are operated, and the article storage container 10 is re-stocked in the storage unit 2 where it was originally stored. Note that, when all articles in the article storage container 10 in the divided use state are taken out in the present delivery operation, the worker W separates the partition 4 from the article storage container 10 and the detached partition 4 Is stored in the partition storage shelf 22. Further, the empty article storage container 10 may be temporarily placed around the work area without being re-stocked.

[Another embodiment]
Hereinafter, another embodiment of the present invention will be described.

(1) In the above embodiment, the T-shaped and pie-shaped ones in plan view are exemplified as the partition body. However, as the partition body, the vertical plate 5 is connected in a H shape in plan view. It may be connected in a ladder shape in a plan view or connected in a cross shape in a plan view. Moreover, in the said embodiment, although two types of partition bodies were prepared as a partition body like the partition body 4W for 2 divisions and the partition body 4T for 3 divisions, only one type was prepared. There may be.

(2) In the above embodiment, the concave portion is formed only on the identification member mounting side wall portion. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the concave portion is formed on each of the pair of opposing side wall portions in the rectangular parallelepiped shape. It may be.

(3) In the above-described embodiment, the small work storage facility in which the work area for performing the warehousing work and the warehousing work is set at one place on the end side of the automatic warehouse has been illustrated. The specific configuration of the storage facility can be changed as appropriate.

(4) In the above embodiment, the storage space identifier is configured to include a barcode in which identification information for identifying the storage space is recorded, and the partition identifier records the identification information for identifying the partition. However, instead of this, the storage space identifier is configured to include an ID tag in which identification information for identifying the storage space is recorded, and The identifier may be configured to include an ID tag in which identification information for identifying a section is recorded. In this case, it is preferable to use a small passive tag as the ID tag. Moreover, as a cover part which covers a storage space identification body in the state which cannot perform a discrimination | determination function in a division | segmentation use state, it is possible to comprise the partition body 4 with an electroconductive metal. Although it is disadvantageous in terms of attachment, an active tag can also be used as the ID tag. In this case, the partition 4 may be provided with an insulating piece or the like that temporarily cuts off the power supply to the active tag in the integrated use state.

(5) In the above-described embodiment, the container body is exemplified as a rectangular parallelepiped shape whose upper surface is opened. Instead, for example, a container body having a cylindrical shape whose upper surface is opened or a side surface is provided. It may be configured as an open rectangular parallelepiped. When the container body is configured in a columnar shape, the partition body may be configured by joining vertical plates extending in the radial direction from the center axis of the column near the center axis.

(6) In the above-described embodiment, the concave portion into which the horizontal surface portion of the partition member is inserted in the divided use state is illustrated at the upper end of the side wall portion. However, the concave portion may not be formed.

(7) In the above-described embodiment, the partition identification body is illustrated as being attached to the upper surface of the horizontal plane portion of the partition body. However, the partition identification body is not limited to this, and other sections of the partition body, for example, It may be attached to the front and back surfaces of the partition vertical plate 5t of the vertical plate 5 in the above embodiment.

(8) In the above embodiment, the barcode reader as an example of the reading unit is exemplified as the handy type, but instead, the reading unit corresponds to the reading position for reading the identifier. It may be provided in a fixed state. As the reading position, for example, in the case of the above-described embodiment, it is conceivable that the reading position is set to any position on the conveying path of the conveyor groups 17, 18, and 19. Thus, the identification information of the container identification label 6 and the storage space identification label 7 or the section identification label 8 can be automatically read as the article storage container 10 is conveyed by the conveyor groups 17, 18, and 19. This is possible and the operator does not have to read the identification label. When the reading means is provided in a fixed state at a position corresponding to the reading position, a barcode reader capable of reading only the container identification label 6 on the identification object mounting side wall portion 12a of the article storage container 10 is provided. When the article storage container 10 is delivered from the storage shelf 23, the identification information of the storage space identification label 7 and the section identification label 8 may not be read.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Goods storage equipment 3 Bottom face 4 Partition 5s Supporting vertical board 5t Partition vertical board 6 Container identification body 7 Storage space identification body 8 Division identification body 10 Article storage container 10a Container main body 11 Cover part 12 Side wall part 12a Identification object attachment side wall Part 12t Upper end part 13 Barcode 14 Horizontal surface part 15 Recess 16 Reading means C Management means K Division P Attachment position Z Storage space H1 Height of horizontal part in the partition in the divided use state H2 Height of the upper end surface of the side wall part of the container body The

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A partition for dividing a storage space for storing articles into a plurality of sections is detachably provided,
It is configured to be switchable between a divided use state in which the partition is mounted and an integrated use state in which the partition is not mounted,
An article storage container provided with a storage space identifier for identifying the storage space in the integrated use state and a plurality of compartment identifiers for identifying each of the compartments in the divided use state,
The storage space identifier is attached to the container body,
The partition identification body is integrally attached to the partition body in a state in which the partitioning action can be performed in the divided use state,
An article storage container, wherein the partition body includes a cover portion that covers the storage space identifier in a state in which the partition space cannot be discriminated in the divided use state. The container body is configured in a rectangular parallelepiped shape whose upper surface is open,
The storage space identifier is attached to the upper end surface of the side wall of the container body,
The partition is configured to divide the storage space into a plurality of the compartments in the horizontal direction, and the cover portion of the side wall portion to which the storage space identifier is attached in the divided use state. Consists of a horizontal surface covering the upper end surface,
The article storage container according to claim 1, wherein the section identification body is attached to an upper surface of the horizontal plane portion.   A concave portion into which the horizontal plane portion is inserted in the divided use state is formed at an upper end of the side wall portion, and the concave portion has an upper surface height of the horizontal plane portion of the upper end surface of the side wall portion when the horizontal plane portion is inserted. The article storage container according to claim 2, wherein the article storage container is formed to a depth equal to or less than a height. Of the rectangular parallelepiped side wall of the container body, the concave portion is formed only on the identification body mounting side wall to which the storage space identification body is attached,
The partition body is a partition for dividing the storage space into a plurality of partitions, which is vertically connected to a support vertical plate that can be disposed adjacently along the side wall portion for attaching the identification body in the divided use state. With a vertical plate,
The article storage container according to claim 3, wherein the horizontal plane portion is formed only at an upper end of the supporting vertical plate. The storage space identifier is configured to include a barcode on which identification information for identifying the storage space is recorded,
The article storage container according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the section identification body is configured to include a barcode in which identification information for identifying the section is recorded. The storage space identifier is configured to include an ID tag in which identification information for identifying the storage space is recorded,
The section identifier is configured to include an ID tag in which identification information for identifying the section is recorded,
The article storage container according to claim 1, wherein the cover portion is made of a conductive metal. An article storage facility comprising a storage shelf for storing a plurality of article storage containers according to claim 5 or 6,
The article storage container is configured to be capable of storing articles according to product type in the storage space and the compartment,
A container identifier in which identification information for identifying the article storage container is recorded in the article storage container;
Reading means for reading identification information recorded on the container identification body, the storage space identification body and the section identification body;
Based on the identification information read by the reading means and the article identification information for identifying the type of the article, the storage space and the compartment in the article storage container are specified, and the storage space and the compartment are each specified. An article storage facility provided with management means for managing the type and quantity of the articles stored in the storage in association with the storage space and the section. The container body is configured in a rectangular parallelepiped shape whose upper surface is open,
The storage space identifier is attached to the upper end surface of the identifier attachment side wall portion of the container body side wall portion,
The partition is configured to include a horizontal surface portion that covers an upper end surface of the identification object mounting side wall portion as the cover portion in the divided use state,
The section identifier is attached to an upper surface of the horizontal surface portion;
The article storage facility according to claim 7, wherein an attachment position for attaching the container identifier is provided on an outer surface of the identifier attachment side wall.

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