JP2013126909A - Article transporting and storing apparatus, and method for supplying article in sequence - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To supply an article in sequence without increasing an installation space, in an article transporting and storing apparatus for storing a plurality of kinds of articles.SOLUTION: The article transporting and storing apparatus 10 includes: a supply shelf 12 including a plurality of supply shooters 14; and a storage shelf 16 including a plurality of feed shooters 24 and return shooters 26. A supply lift 18 is installed between the supply shelf 12 and the storage shelf 16. A pick-up lift 20 is installed on a side opposite the supply lift 18, on the storage shelf 16. The article transporting and storing apparatus 10 further includes: a control panel 22 for controlling the apparatus; and a receiver 34 for receiving instruction data. A part of the feed shooter 24 is used as a sequential shooter 28 for arranging the article 30 in sequence, to supply the article 30 in the apparatus in sequence.

Description

  The present invention relates to an article transport and accommodation device and a sequential supply method of articles using the same.

As a general facility for storing and carrying out articles, there is a flow rack. In this flow rack, a plurality of inclined shooters are provided in parallel and in multiple stages, and the shooter is provided with a lane provided with a large number of rollers, etc. It moves on the lane of the shooter toward the frontage.
On the other hand, as another facility for storing and unloading articles, there is an article transporting and storing apparatus as schematically shown in FIG. 5 (see, for example, Patent Document 1). As shown in the figure, the article transporting / accommodating apparatus 100 includes a plurality of shooters 102 each having a lane in which a large number of rollers are rotatably installed, and are installed in multiple stages so that the inclinations are alternately opposite in the vertical direction. Yes. In addition, lifts 104 are installed on the carry-in port 106 side and the carry-out port 108 side of the shooter 102 so as to be movable up and down.

  In the article transport and accommodation apparatus 100 configured as described above, when the article 30 is loaded from the carry-in entrance 106 side into the shooter 102 inclined from the carry-in entrance 106 side toward the carry-out exit 108 side, first, the article 30 Moves on the lane of the shooter 102 toward the exit 108 side to the end on the exit 108 side. Next, when the article 30 is put into the shooter 102 inclined from the carry-out port 108 side toward the carry-in port 106 side by the lift 104 provided on the carry-out port 108 side of the shooter 102, the article 30 is It moves on the lane of the shooter 102 toward the 106 side to the end on the carry-in entrance 106 side. Further, if the article 30 is again put into the shooter 102 inclined from the carry-in entrance 106 side toward the carry-out exit 108 side by the lift 104 provided on the carry-in entrance 106 side of the shooter 102, the article transport and accommodation apparatus 100 accommodates the article 30 while circulating it. Then, if the plurality of articles 30 are circulated and put into the same stage of the shooter 102, the article transport and accommodation apparatus 100 is accommodated in a serial state. In addition, since the article transporting / accommodating apparatus 100 has a structure in which a plurality of shooters 102 are installed in multiple stages so that the slopes are alternately opposite to each other in the vertical direction, In either case, the article 30 can be loaded and unloaded.

JP-A-8-113326

By the way, when a general flow rack is used, for example, for supplying parts in a product assembly factory, it is necessary to provide a frontage for each type of parts, including parts with a low supply frequency. Installation space is required. Furthermore, since the installation space is widened, the work flow line for taking out parts is also lengthened.
On the other hand, the article transport and accommodation apparatus 100 illustrated in FIG. 5 can put a plurality of types of articles 30 into the same shooter 102. However, when the desired article 30 is taken out from the loaded article 30, the desired article 30 is moved to the end of the shooter 102 on the carry-in entrance 106 side or the end on the carry-out exit 108 side. Let For this reason, it is necessary to circulate and move through the article transport and accommodation apparatus 100 including the other articles 30, which is a time-consuming operation. Furthermore, in the case where there are a plurality of desired articles 30 and they are taken out in order, depending on the storage position of the desired article 30, it takes more time unless they are put in the order in which they are taken out in advance. It is assumed that
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to sequentially supply articles without expanding the installation space in an article transport and accommodation apparatus that accommodates a plurality of types of articles. It is in.

(Aspect of the Invention)
The following aspects of the present invention exemplify the configuration of the present invention, and will be described separately for easy understanding of various configurations of the present invention. Each section does not limit the technical scope of the present invention. Therefore, while considering the best mode for carrying out the invention, some of the constituent elements in each section are replaced, deleted, or further added with other constituent elements. It can be included in the range. In addition, the “article” used in the description of the present invention includes articles of various sizes, such as a pallet on which the article is placed, a storage box containing a plurality of articles, It is included in the expression “article”.

  (1) An article transporting / accommodating device that accommodates and unloads an article with an ID tag based on information of the ID tag, and includes a plurality of throwing shooters for temporarily placing the thrown article. A storage shelf for storing the articles, a supply lift provided between the input shelf and the storage shelf, and a take-up lift provided on the opposite side of the input shelf from the side on which the input lift is provided And a control panel for controlling the apparatus, wherein the storage shelf includes a plurality of feed shooters and a return shooter, and a part of the feed shooter is used as a sequential shooter for sequentially building the articles. Article transport and accommodation device (Claim 1).

  The article transporting and storing apparatus described in this section has an input shelf for storing articles and a storage shelf for storing articles, and is inserted between the input shelf and the storage rack so as to be adjacent to both. A lift is installed, and a take-out lift is installed on the opposite side of the storage shelf from the side on which the input lift is installed so as to be adjacent to the storage shelf. The input shelf is provided with a plurality of input shooters having such a length that at least one item can be held in series, and the items are input to each input shooter. This throwing shooter has a moving mechanism for urging and moving the thrown-in article from the thrown-in article side to the opposite side, and the moved article is thrown into the throwing-shooter article. And a stopper mechanism that stops at the end opposite to the side. The urging means of the moving mechanism is configured such that, for example, a rail or the like having a large number of rollers arranged rotatably is tilted downward toward the urging direction so that the article receives the gravity and receives a roller. It is realized by sliding by. Moreover, a general mechanical stopper etc. are mentioned as an example of what is used for a stopper mechanism. Note that examples of the moving mechanism and the stopper mechanism mentioned here are moving mechanisms and stoppers provided in other constituent parts of the article transporting and storing apparatus described in this section to be described later unless otherwise specified. The mechanism can be similarly adopted. The article transport and accommodation apparatus described in this section having the input shelf as described above includes a plurality of shooters that temporarily hold the input articles. There is no need for temporary placement, and the item is accepted.

A plurality of feed shooters and return shooters are installed on the storage shelf. The feed shooter is configured to move an article loaded from a loading lift installed adjacent to the storage shelf by urging the article from the feeding shooter loaded side toward the opposite side, and a moving mechanism. And a stopper mechanism for stopping the article at the end opposite to the side on which the article of the feed shooter is placed. Further, the feed shooter has such a length that a plurality of articles can be held in series. On the other hand, the return shooter is configured to move and move the articles thrown in from the take-up lift installed adjacent to the storage shelf from the return shooter to the opposite side. A stopper mechanism is provided for stopping the returned article at the end opposite to the side on which the article of the return shooter is placed. Further, the return shooter is provided on the storage shelf together with the feed shooter and has the same length as the feed shooter.
As described above, the feed shooter and the return shooter are provided on the same storage shelf, but the directions in which the respective moving mechanisms urge the article are opposite to each other. Further, the positions where the respective stopper mechanisms stop the articles in the shooter are the feed shooter at the end on the take-out lift side and the return shooter at the end on the input lift side.

  The loading lift installed between the loading shelf and the storage shelf is adjacent to the loading shelf on the side opposite to the side where the loading shelf is loaded, and the side where the loading shelf is loaded. , It is installed adjacent to the storage shelf. The loading lift moves up and down to an arbitrary height, receives articles held on the loading shooter of the loading shelf or the return shooter of the storage shelf, and after raising and lowering to an arbitrary height, the received articles are moved to the storage shelf. Performs an operation to feed the feed shooter. For this reason, the input lift receives an operation command from the control panel and raises / lowers to an arbitrary height, and a shooter holding an object to be received (the input shooter of the input rack, the return of the storage rack) A stopper release mechanism for releasing the stopper mechanism of the shooter), a stopper mechanism for stopping the received article at the end on the storage shelf side, and urging and moving the received article, and the direction in which the article is biased is the input shelf. It has a moving mechanism that can be switched between the direction from the side toward the storage shelf and the opposite direction. This input lift moving mechanism is normally set so as to be biased in a direction from the input shelf side toward the storage shelf side. In addition, the biasing means of the closing lift moving mechanism is provided by, for example, installing a rail or the like having a large number of rollers arranged in a freely rotating manner such as that used in the moving mechanism of the closing shooter so that the tilting direction can be switched. Realized. The same applies to the moving mechanism of the take-out lift described later.

  The take-up lift is installed adjacent to the storage shelf on the side opposite to the side where the loading lift of the storage shelf is provided, that is, on the side where the moving mechanism of the feed shooter of the storage shelf moves the article. The take-up lift moves up and down to an arbitrary height, accepts articles held on the feeding shooter of the storage shelf, and after raising and lowering to an arbitrary height, puts the received articles into the return shooter of the storage shelf, or An operation to make it easy for the operator to take out is performed. For this reason, the take-up lift receives an operation command from the control panel, and includes an elevating mechanism for elevating to an arbitrary height, and a stopper mechanism for a shooter (feeding shooter for a storage shelf) holding an object to be received. A stopper release mechanism for releasing, a stopper mechanism for stopping the received article at the end opposite to the storage shelf side, and urging and moving the received article, and the direction of biasing from the storage shelf side It has a moving mechanism that can be switched between the direction toward the opposite side and the opposite direction. The moving mechanism of the take-out lift is normally set so as to urge in the direction from the storage shelf side toward the opposite side.

The article transport and accommodation apparatus described in this section handles articles attached with ID tags such as RFID, and information on the attached articles is written in the ID tag. Then, the information written in the ID tag is read by the control panel when the article is put into the article transporting / accommodating apparatus, and thereafter the location management of the article is performed as long as the article is in the article transporting / accommodating apparatus. Is.
Furthermore, the article transport and accommodation apparatus described in this section includes a control panel that controls the apparatus based on the instruction data. This control panel performs control to move each article in the apparatus within the apparatus as appropriate based on the given instruction data and information written in the ID tag of each article put in the apparatus. Is. That is, the article to be moved is determined from the instruction data, and the moving procedure is determined according to the current location of the target article and the destination determined from the instruction data. Then, a necessary operation command is output to the input lift and take-out lift to move the target article.

(2) An article transport and accommodation apparatus comprising a receiver for receiving instruction data in the above item (1).
The article transport and accommodation apparatus described in this section includes the receiver that receives the instruction data, thereby receiving the instruction data in real time. This receiver is installed near the upper part of the apparatus, for example, when communicating wirelessly. Then, the instruction data received by the receiver is taken into the control panel and used for controlling the apparatus. Here, referring to the instruction data used when the control panel controls the apparatus, the instruction data may be instruction data stored in the control panel in advance, or described in this section. The instruction data may be newly fetched from a receiver included in the article transport and accommodation apparatus. As a result, instruction data for performing basic control of the apparatus is stored in the apparatus in advance, and instruction data that is updated in real time is always received from the receiver. Control for operating in the order other than is also performed smoothly.

  (3) A method for sequential supply of an article in which an article to which an ID tag is attached is accommodated based on the information of the ID tag, and the article is carried out in order, for temporarily placing the input article An input shelf provided with a plurality of input shooters, a storage shelf for storing the article, comprising a plurality of feed shooters and a return shooter, an input lift provided between the input shelf and the storage shelf, and the input Using an article transporting and receiving apparatus including a take-up lift provided on the opposite side of the shelf to the side where the input lift is provided and a control panel for controlling the apparatus, a part of the feed shooter is used as a forward shooter. The articles placed in the feeding shooter are placed in order on the sequential shooter by the return shooter, the loading lift, and the take-up lift, and the articles are sequentially built. That order denominated supply method of an article (claim 2).

  The method for sequential supply of articles described in this section uses a part of the feeding shooter of the storage shelf as a sequential shooter using the article transport and storage apparatus described in (1) above. It is a method of supplying the goods in order. According to this method, a specific procedure for building articles in order is that all the articles to be built are in the feeding shooter of the storage shelf, and no articles are held in the sequential shooter. This will be explained below. First, the first-order article is moved from the feeding shooter of the storage shelf into the take-up lift. At this time, when there are one or more other articles on the take-up lift side than the first article in the feed shooter in which the first article is held in the forward order, These articles are circulated first. In other words, these articles are circulated in the order of take-out lift, return shooter, loading lift, and original feed shooter, and the first order is the first in the feed shooter in which the first article is held. It moves so that it may return to the making lift side rather than goods. Here, the feed shooter, which is the final destination of the circular movement, does not necessarily have to be the original feed shooter in which the moved article is held. For example, another feed shooter having a space for holding the article. It is good also as moving to. In this way, the first-order item can be moved first from the feeding shooter of the storage shelf into the take-out lift. Next, the first-order article is moved from the take-out lift into the return shooter, and further moved into the order-built shooter via the input lift. Then, the inside of the forward shooter is in a state in which the first article in the forward erection is most on the take-up lift side.

Subsequently, the same work as the transfer work performed for the second article in the forward order is performed on the second article in the forward order, and the second article in the forward order is placed in the forward shooter. Move. Then, in the forward-built shooter, the first-order item is located closest to the take-out lift side, and the second-order item is arranged next to the loading lift side.
And if the same work as the first article or the second article is performed for the third and subsequent articles, the first article is the most in the forward shooter. It is on the take-out lift side, and next to the input lift side, the second-order article is arranged, and further, the third-order article after the next is continued. In addition, if the goods to be built are in the input shooter of the input shelf, the goods to be sequentially built are moved into the built-in shooter via the input lift as appropriate according to the order of the sequential build. You can do it. By doing so, since the sequentially built articles are arranged in the sequential shooter of the storage shelf, according to this method, it is possible to efficiently build sequentially without expanding the installation space of the article transporting and storing apparatus. And take out the goods.

(4) In the above item (3), the article transport and accommodation apparatus includes a receiver that receives instruction data, and the articles are sequentially built based on the instruction data received by the receiver. Method.
The sequential supply method of articles described in this section is a method in which the articles in the apparatus are sequentially built and supplied using the article transport and accommodation apparatus described in (2) above. By ordering the articles based on the instruction data received by the receiver of the article transporting and receiving apparatus, the articles are supplied in the order according to the real-time request.

  Since this invention was comprised in this way, in the articles | goods conveyance accommodation apparatus which accommodates multiple types of articles | goods, articles can be supplied in order without expanding an installation space.

It is explanatory drawing which shows typically the structure of the articles | goods conveyance accommodation apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows the goods with which the ID tag used by the goods conveyance accommodation apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention, and the ID tag were attached. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the operation | work using the article conveyance accommodation apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows the procedure in which the article conveyance accommodation apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention builds an article in order. It is the schematic diagram which illustrated the conventional article conveyance accommodation apparatus.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Here, parts that are the same as or correspond to those in the prior art are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.
FIG. 1 schematically shows a configuration of an article transport and accommodation apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the article transporting / accommodating apparatus 10 includes a loading shelf 12 and a storage shelf 16, and a loading lift 18 is installed between the loading shelf 12 and the storage shelf 16. Further, the take-up lift 20 is installed on the opposite side (left side in the figure) of the storage shelf 16 to the side where the input lift 18 is installed. Further, the article transporting and receiving apparatus 10 includes a control panel 22 that controls the apparatus and a receiver 34 that receives instruction data related to the control of the apparatus. In FIG. 1, the lines connecting the main body of the article transporting and receiving apparatus 10 and the control panel 22 and the control panel 22 and the receiver 34 are images of connection lines connecting them.

  The input shelves 12 are shelves for receiving the articles 30 that have been carried in, and a plurality of input shooters 14 are provided in multiple stages (eight stages in the figure) as the shelves constituting each stage of the input shelves 12. Each throwing shooter 14 has a length that can temporarily hold the thrown article 30. In the illustrated example, each throwing shooter 14 has a length that can hold one article 30. However, the length may be such that two or more articles 30 can be held. These throwing shooters 14 urge the loaded article 30 in a direction from the side where the article 30 is thrown toward the loading lift 18 (the direction toward the left in the figure) and move the moving mechanism 14a. I have. As shown in the illustrated example, the moving mechanism 14a moves the rail or the like on which the article 30 is placed from the side where the article 30 is thrown to the loading lift 18 side (toward the left side in the figure). The article 30 is installed by being inclined, and the article 30 is slid and moved, for example, by being provided with a large number of rollers arranged rotatably on the rail. The moving mechanism 14a may be moved by being energized by a belt conveyor or the like without having an inclination. Further, the closing shooter 14 has a stopper mechanism 14b that stops the article 30 moved by its own moving mechanism 14a at the end of the closing shooter 14 on the closing lift 18 side (left side in the drawing). The stopper mechanism 14b can be constituted by a general mechanical stopper, for example. The same applies to the stopper mechanism 24b of the feed shooter 24, the stopper mechanism 26b of the return shooter 26, the stopper mechanism 18b of the closing lift 18, and the stopper mechanism 20b of the take-out lift 20 described later. The stopper mechanism 14b of the closing shooter 14 is normally in an operating state, and when the closing lift 18 receives the article 30 from the closing shooter 14, it is temporarily released by a stopper releasing mechanism 18c of the closing lift 18 described later. It is supposed to be.

  Since the loading shooter 14 of the loading shelf 12 is configured as described above, the article 30 thrown into the loading shooter 14 is first placed inside the loading shooter 14 on the side opposite to the loaded side (in the drawing). Move to the left. Thereafter, the article 30 that has been thrown in rests at the end of the throwing shooter 14 provided with the stopper mechanism 14b or at a position where it comes into contact with another article 30 that has already been thrown in and is stationary by the stopper mechanism 14b. Then, while being urged by the moving mechanism 14 a of the throwing shooter 14, the stationary state is brought to a standstill by the stopper mechanism 14 b of the throwing shooter 14 or another article 30 that has already been thrown, and is held in the throwing shooter 14.

  A storage shelf 16 is installed on the left side of the input shelf 12 with the input lift 18 in between. The storage shelf 16 is a shelf for storing the articles 30 put into the article transporting and storing apparatus 10, and includes a plurality of feed shooters 24 provided in multiple stages (six stages in the figure), and more than each feed shooter 24. The return shooter 26 provided at the lower level (the lowermost level in the drawing) forms a shelf for each level. Each feed shooter 24 has a length that can accommodate three articles 30 in the illustrated example, but the article transport and accommodation apparatus 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention is not limited thereto. Instead, the feeding shooter 24 having an optimum length may be provided according to the environment in which the article transporting and receiving apparatus 10 is used. Similarly to the loading shooter 14, the feeding shooter 24 urges the article 30 put into the feeding shooter 24 in the direction from the loading lift 18 side toward the take-out lift 20 side (the direction toward the left side in the figure). A moving mechanism 24a for moving is provided. Since the moving mechanism 24a has the same structure as the moving mechanism 14a of the closing shooter 14, detailed description thereof is omitted. The feed shooter 24 also has a stopper mechanism 24b that stops the article 30 moved by its own movement mechanism 24a at the end of the feed shooter 24 on the take-out lift 20 side (left side in the drawing). The stopper mechanism 24b is normally in an activated state, and is temporarily released by a stopper releasing mechanism 20c of the take-up lift 20 described later when the take-up lift 20 receives the article 30 from the feed shooter 24. is there.

  Since the feed shooter 24 of the storage shelf 16 is configured as described above, the article 30 put into the feed shooter 24 is first placed inside the feed shooter 24 on the side opposite to the thrown-in side (in the figure, Move to the left. After that, the thrown-in article 30 comes to rest at the end of the feed shooter 24 provided with the stopper mechanism 24b or at a position where it comes into contact with another article 30 that has been thrown in and stopped by the stopper mechanism 24b. Then, while being urged by the moving mechanism 24 a of the feed shooter 24, the feed shooter 24 is held stationary by the stopper mechanism 24 b of the feed shooter 24 or another article 30 that has already been charged.

  In addition, the article transporting and receiving apparatus 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention uses a part (fifth stage from the top in the drawing) of the above-described plurality of feed shooters 24 as the forward shooter 28 and a plurality of articles 30. Are housed in order. Although the method of using the forward shooter 28 will be described later, since the forward shooter 28 uses a part of the feed shooter 24, it naturally has the same structure as the feed shooter 24. . In the illustrated example, the reason why the fifth stage from the top among the plurality of feed shooters 24 is used as the forward shooter 28 will be described. This is because when the article 30 is taken out from the sequential shooter 28, the height at which the takeout lift 20 moves up and down to receive the article 30 from the sequential shooter 28 is determined by the takeout worker H2 (see FIG. 3). This is because the height of the article 30 can be easily taken out from the take-up lift 20.

  On the other hand, the return shooter 26 constitutes a shelf of the storage shelf 16 together with the feed shooter 24, and has the same length as the feed shooter 24. Further, the return shooter 26 is provided with a moving mechanism 24a for the feed shooter 24 in a direction from the take-up lift 20 side toward the input lift 18 side (in the direction toward the right side in the drawing). A moving mechanism 26a for urging and moving in a direction opposite to the direction of urging is provided. Since this moving mechanism 26a has the same structure as the moving mechanism 14a of the loading shooter 14 except for the direction in which the article 30 is urged, detailed description thereof is omitted. Further, the return shooter 26 has a stopper mechanism 26b that stops the article 30 moved by its own moving mechanism 26a at the end of the return shooter 26 on the loading lift 18 side (right side in the drawing). The stopper mechanism 26b is normally in an operating state, and is temporarily released by a stopper releasing mechanism 18d of the closing lift 18 described later when the closing lift 18 receives the article 30 from the return shooter 26. is there. For example, when the return shooter 26 is disposed at the lowermost stage of the storage shelf 16, the stopper mechanism 26 b is configured such that when the input lift 18 is lowered to the same height as the return shooter 26, a part of the input lift 18 is The release state may be achieved by pushing down a stopper release lever provided in the vicinity of the stopper mechanism 26b.

  Since the return shooter 26 of the storage shelf 16 is configured as described above, the article 30 put into the return shooter 26 is first placed inside the return shooter 26 on the opposite side (in the drawing). Move to the right). Thereafter, the loaded article 30 is stopped at the end portion of the return shooter 26 provided with the stopper mechanism 26b, or at a position where the article 30 is brought into contact with another article 30 which has already been loaded and is stopped by the stopper mechanism 26b. Then, while being urged by the moving mechanism 26 a of the return shooter 26, the return shooter 26 is held stationary by the stopper mechanism 26 b of the return shooter 26 or another article 30 that has already been put in, and is held in the return shooter 26.

  Further, the input lift 18 installed on the left side of the input shelf 12 has a length sufficient for one article 30 to be placed thereon. The loading lift 18 has a lifting mechanism for freely lifting and lowering from each loading shooter 14 installed on the loading shelf 12 to a suitable height for receiving the article 30. In the illustrated example, a lift that moves up and down by drive control of the electric motor M is used. Further, by this lifting mechanism, the loading lift 18 is raised and lowered to a height suitable for loading the articles 30 to the plurality of feed shooters 24 installed on the storage shelf 16, and is installed on the storage shelf 16. The return shooter 26 is also raised and lowered to a suitable height for receiving the article 30. In addition, the loading lift 18 includes a moving mechanism 18 a that urges and moves the article 30 placed on the loading lift 18. The direction in which the moving mechanism 18a biases the article 30 can be switched. The direction from the loading shelf 12 side toward the storage shelf 16 side (the direction toward the left side in the drawing) and the loading shelf 12 side from the loading shelf 12 side. The direction is appropriately switched to the direction toward the side (the direction toward the right side in the drawing). The moving mechanism 18a, for example, moves a rail or the like having a large number of rollers arranged in a rotatable manner from the input shelf 12 side to the storage shelf 16 side (the direction toward the left side in the drawing) and the storage shelf 16 side. This is realized by installing the direction inclined downward from the direction toward the loading shelf 12 (in the direction toward the right side in the drawing) so as to be switchable. Further, the moving mechanism 18a may be moved by a belt conveyor or the like that can switch the energizing direction without having an inclination.

  Furthermore, the loading lift 18 has a stopper mechanism 18b that stops the article 30 received by the loading lift 18 at the end of the loading lift 18 on the storage shelf 16 side (left side in the drawing). The stopper mechanism 18b is normally in an operating state, and is temporarily released when the input lift 18 receives the article 30 from the return shooter 26 and when the input lift 18 inputs the article 30 into the feed shooter 24. It is supposed to be. The closing lift 18 has stopper releasing mechanisms 18c and 18d for temporarily releasing the stopper mechanism 14b of the closing shooter 14 and the stopper mechanism 26b of the return shooter 26. The stopper release mechanisms 18c and 18d are to release the respective stopper mechanisms that keep the article 30 stationary when the input lift 18 receives the article 30 from the input shooter 14 or the return shooter 26.

  When the input lift 18 receives the article 30 from the input shooter 14 of the input shelf 12, the input lift 18 first has the same height as the input shooter 14 of the input shelf 12 holding the object 30 to be received by the lifting mechanism. Go up and down. Next, the loading lift 18 releases the stopper mechanism 14b of the loading shooter 14 of the loading shelf 12 holding the article 30 to be received by the stopper releasing mechanism 18c. Then, since the stopper mechanism 14b of the throwing shooter 14 held in the article 30 to be received is released, the end portion where the stopper mechanism 14b of the throwing shooter 14 is provided by the moving mechanism 14a of the throwing shooter 14. Then, it moves to the closing lift 18 side, and a part thereof is placed on the closing lift 18. From this state, the article 30 to be received is moved inside the input lift 18 by the moving mechanism 18a of the input lift 18 that is biased in the direction from the input rack 12 side toward the storage rack 16 side (the right side to the left side in the drawing). After moving toward the storage rack 16 side (left side in the drawing), the whole moves into the loading lift 18, and then stops by a stopper mechanism 18 b provided at the end of the loading lift 18. Since the article 30 to be received is urged by the moving mechanism 18a of the loading lift 18 and is stopped by the stopper mechanism 18b of the loading lift 18, the article 30 is held in the loading lift 18 and receives the article 30. Is completed.

  Further, when the loading lift 18 receives the article 30 from the return shooter 26 of the storage shelf 16, first, it is raised to the same height as the return shooter 26 of the storage shelf 16 holding the article 30 to be received by the lifting mechanism. Go up and down. Next, the loading lift 18 releases the stopper mechanism 26b of the return shooter 26 of the storage shelf 16 holding the article 30 to be received by the stopper release mechanism 18d, and normally the loading shelf 12 side to the storage shelf 16 side. The moving mechanism 18a urging in the direction toward the direction (from the right side to the left side in the drawing) is switched so as to urge in the reverse direction (the direction from the left side to the right side in the drawing), and The stopper mechanism 18b is released. Then, the stopper mechanism 26b of the return shooter 26 held by the article 30 to be received is released, and the return shooter 26 and the closing lift 18 are in a continuous state. Therefore, the moving mechanism 26a of the return shooter 26 The return shooter 26 moves from the end where the stopper mechanism 26 b of the return shooter 26 is provided to the closing lift 18, and a part thereof is placed on the closing lift 18. From this state, the article 30 to be received is moved by the moving mechanism 18a of the loading lift 18 which is switched so as to be biased in the direction from the storage rack 16 side toward the loading rack 12 side (left side to right side in the drawing). 18 moves toward the loading shelf 12 side (right side in the figure), and the whole moves into the loading lift 18. Here, the loading lift 18 switches the direction in which the moving mechanism 18a is urged from the normal loading shelf 12 side to the storage shelf 16 side (in the drawing, from the right side to the left side) and further releases it. The stopper mechanism 18b that has been operated is operated. Then, since the article 30 to be received is urged by the moving mechanism 18a of the loading lift 18 and is stopped by the stopper mechanism 18b of the loading lift 18, the article 30 is held in the loading lift 18 and receives the article 30. Is completed.

  On the other hand, when the loading lift 18 loads the received article 30 into the feed shooter 24 of the storage shelf 16, first, it is lifted and lowered to the same height as the feed shooter 24 of the storage shelf 16 as the loading destination. Next, the input lift 18 releases its own stopper mechanism 18b that stops the article 30 to be input. Then, since the stopper mechanism 18b of the loading lift 18 is released, the article 30 to be loaded is biased in the direction from the loading shelf 12 side toward the storage shelf 16 side (right side to left side in the drawing). The moving mechanism 18a moves from the end where the stopper mechanism 18b of the closing lift 18 is provided in the direction in which the storage shelf 16 is installed (left side in the figure). Then, the articles 30 to be thrown are moved into the feed shooter 24 of the storage shelf 16 and the loading of the articles 30 is completed.

  The take-out lift 20 installed on the left side of the storage shelf 16 has a moving mechanism 20a, a stopper mechanism 20b, a stopper releasing mechanism 20c, and an elevating mechanism, like the above-described loading lift 18. Yes. In the illustrated example, a lift that moves up and down by drive control of the electric motor M is used. The input lift 18 receives the article 30 from the input shooter 14 and the return shooter 26 and inputs the received article 30 to the feed shooter 24, whereas the take-up lift 20 receives the article 30 from the feed shooter 24, The received article 30 is returned to the shooter 26, or the takeout worker H2 (see FIG. 3) makes it easy to take out the article 30. Accordingly, each mechanism of the take-up lift 20 has the same configuration as each mechanism of the take-up lift 18 except that the shooter for loading or receiving the article 30 is different, and thus the details of each mechanism of the take-up lift 20 are detailed. Description is omitted.

  When the take-up lift 20 receives the article 30 from the feed shooter 24 of the storage shelf 16, first, the lifting lift 20 first has the same height as the feed shooter 24 of the storage shelf 16 that holds the article 30 to be received by the lifting mechanism. Go up and down. Next, the take-up lift 20 releases the stopper mechanism 24b of the feed shooter 24 of the storage shelf 16 holding the article 30 to be received by the stopper release mechanism 20c. Then, since the stopper mechanism 24b of the feed shooter 24 held in the article 30 to be received is released, the end portion of the feed shooter 24 provided with the stopper mechanism 24b is moved by the moving mechanism 24a. To the take-out lift 20 side (the left side in the figure), and a part of it is placed on the take-out lift 20. From this state, the object 30 to be received is accommodated in the take-up lift 20 by the moving mechanism 20a of the take-up lift 20 biased in the direction from the containing shelf 16 toward the opposite side (right side to left side in the figure). After moving toward the side opposite to the shelf 16 side (left side in the drawing), the whole moves into the take-out lift 20, and then stops by a stopper mechanism 20b provided at the end of the take-out lift 20. Then, since the article 30 to be received is urged by the moving mechanism 20a of the take-up lift 20 and is stopped by the stopper mechanism 20b of the take-up lift 20, it is held in the take-up lift 20, and the article 30 is received. Is completed.

On the other hand, when the take-up lift 20 puts the received article 30 into the return shooter 26 of the storage shelf 16, first, the lifter moves up and down to the same height as the return shooter 26 of the storage shelf 16 as the input destination. Next, the take-up lift 20 normally moves its moving mechanism 20a urging in the direction (from the right side to the left side in the figure) toward the opposite side from the storage shelf 16 side in the reverse direction (left side in the figure). To the right). Then, the article 30 to be thrown moves by the moving mechanism 20a of the take-up lift 20 in the take-up lift 20 in the direction in which the storage shelf 16 is installed (right side in the drawing). Furthermore, since the take-out lift 20 and the return shooter 26 are in a continuous state, the article 30 to be thrown is moved into the return shooter 26 of the storage shelf 16. The take-up lift 20 changes the direction in which the moving mechanism 20a is biased after the article 30 to be thrown into the return shooter 26 of the storage rack 16 moves from the normal storage rack 16 side to the opposite side ( In the drawing, the direction is changed from the right side to the left side), and the insertion of the article 30 is completed.
Further, when the take-up lift 20 makes the received article 30 easy to be taken out by the take-out worker H2 (see FIG. 3), the take-out worker H2 is held by the lifting mechanism while holding the received article 30. Is lifted up to a height at which it can be easily taken out, and the stopper mechanism 20b is released as necessary.

  Next, FIG. 2 shows an example of an ID tag 32 used by the article transport and accommodation apparatus 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention and an article 30 to which the ID tag 32 is attached. The article transporting / accommodating apparatus 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention handles an article 30 to which an ID tag 32 is attached, and information related to the attached article 30 is recorded in the ID tag 32. The ID tag 32 is desirably detachable from the article 30, and is desirably non-contact readable such as an RFID tag.

Next, with reference to FIG. 3, an example of a series of operations from loading to unloading of the article 30 using the article transporting and storing apparatus 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be schematically described. In FIG. 3, for convenience, illustration of the control panel 22, the receiver 34, and the mechanisms of each shooter and lift is omitted, so refer to FIG. 1 as appropriate. In the example of FIG. 3, the article 30 is a container that accommodates a part. However, depending on the shape and size of the part, the part itself can be directly put into the article transport and accommodation apparatus 10.
First, the loading worker H1 loads a plurality of articles 30 that have been loaded into the loading shooter 14 of the loading shelf 12. An ID tag 32 (see FIG. 2) is attached to these articles 30, and the article transporting and receiving apparatus 10 stores the articles recorded in the ID tag 32 when the articles 30 are loaded into the loading shelf 12. 30 information is read. Then, the article transport and accommodation apparatus 10 reads the information of the article 30 and then manages the location of the article 30 that has been read by the control panel 22 (see FIG. 1). For this reason, the input operator H1 can input the article 30 into any available input chute 14. Then, the article 30 thrown into the throwing shooter 14 is temporarily held in the throwing shooter 14.

  Next, the article transporting and receiving apparatus 10 determines the article 30 to be moved and its destination by using the control panel 22 from the instruction data received by the receiver 34 (see FIG. 1), and the current location of the article 30 to be moved. The moving object 30 is moved from the loading shooter 14 to the feeding shooter 24 of the storage rack via the loading lift 18. At this time, it is also possible to move from the loading shooter 14 to the feeding shooter 24 of the storage shelf 16 based on instruction data stored in the control panel 22 or the like in advance. Then, the article 30 is held in the feed shooter 24 of the storage shelf 16.

  Subsequently, the article transporting and receiving apparatus 10 determines the article 30 to be taken out by the control panel 22 from the instruction data received by the receiver 34, and takes out from the feed shooter 24 based on the current location of the article 30 to be taken out. With the lift 20, the article 30 to be taken out is taken out. At this time, when another article 30 exists in the same feed shooter 24 as the article 30 to be taken out, on the left side in the drawing with respect to the article 30 to be taken out, the other article 30 is taken out from the takeout lift 20. The article 30 to be taken out is taken out after being circulated and moved to the right side in the figure from the article 30 to be taken out via the return shooter 26, the loading lift 18, and the feed shooter 24. Furthermore, when taking out the article 30 to be taken out by the take-out lift 20, a mechanism may be provided that checks the ID tag information of the taken-out article 30 and checks whether the article 30 is based on the instruction data. . Then, the take-out operator H2 takes out the article 30 to be taken out in the take-up lift 20, and the series of operations ends.

  Next, a sequential supply method of articles according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described. In this method, by using the article transporting and receiving apparatus 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention, a part of the feed shooter 24 of the storage shelf 16 is used as the forward shooter 28, so that the articles 30 in the apparatus can be moved in order. It is a method of building and supplying. A specific procedure for sequentially building the articles 30 by this method will be described below with reference to FIG. It is assumed that the articles to be sequentially built in FIG. 4 are the articles 30a and 30b, and further the order building is performed in this order. In FIG. 4, for convenience, the control panel 22 and the receiver 34 and the mechanisms of the shooter and the lift are not shown.

  Then, when the description starts from the case where the article transporting / accommodating apparatus 10 is in the state as shown in FIG. 4A, first, the first-order article 30a is taken out from the feed shooter 24 of the accommodation shelf 16 and lifted. 20 is moved. At this time, another article 30 is placed on the take-up lift 20 side (the left side in the drawing) of the first order 30a in the feed shooter 24 in which the first order 30a is held. Therefore, the article 30 is circulated first. That is, this article 30 is circulated and moved in the order of the take-out lift 20, the return shooter 26, the loading lift 18, and the original feed shooter 24, and in the feed shooter 24 in which the first article 30a is held in order, The forward building is moved so as to return to the loading lift 18 side (right side in the drawing) from the first article 30a. Here, the feed shooter 24, which is the final destination of the circular movement, does not necessarily have to be the original feed shooter 24 in which the moved article 30 is held. For example, there is a space for holding the article 30. It may be moved to some other feed shooter 24. In this way, the first-order item 30a can be moved first from the feed shooter 24 of the storage shelf 16 into the take-up lift 20. Next, the first article 30a in the forward order is moved from the take-out lift 20 into the return shooter 26, and further moved into the forward-order shooter 28 via the input lift 18. Then, in the forward-built shooter 28, the first article 30a in the forward-built state is in the state of being closest to the take-out lift 20 (left side in the drawing).

  Subsequently, the same work as the moving work performed for the first article 30a for the first order is performed for the second article 30b for the second order, and the second article 30b for the second order is constructed for the second order. Move into the shooter 28. Then, as shown in FIG. 4 (b), the first article 30a in the sequential build shooter 28 is closest to the take-out lift 20 side (left side in the drawing), and the loading lift 18 side (right side in the drawing). ) Is next to the second-order goods 30b. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4 (c), if the articles 30a and 30b sequentially built in the sequential shooter 28 are sequentially taken out by the take-out lift 20, the articles are conveyed in the order in which they were built. The articles 30a and 30b can be continuously taken out from the storage device 10.

  In addition, even if there is an article with the third or subsequent order, the order is the same as the first article 30a or the second article 30b with respect to the third or subsequent article. In the forward shooter 28, the first article 30a in the forward order is located closest to the take-out lift 20 (left side in the figure), and next to the input lift 18 side (right side in the figure). Are in a state where the second article 30b is arranged, and further, the article after the third order is placed next to it. In addition, unlike the example shown in FIG. 4A, when the article 30 to be built in the order is in the input shooter 14 of the input shelf 12, the order is appropriately set according to the order of the order. The target article 30 may be moved into the forward shooter 28 via the input lift 18. By doing so, the sequentially built articles 30 are arranged in the sequential shooter 28 of the storage shelf 16. According to this method, the articles can be stored without increasing the installation space of the article transporting and storing apparatus 10. After the 30 are built in order, it can be taken out continuously. Further, in this method, since a part of the plurality of feed shooters 24 provided in advance on the storage shelf 16 of the article transport and accommodation apparatus 10 is used as the sequential build shooter 28 for sequentially constructing articles, the article transport and accommodation is performed. The articles 30 can be built in order without requiring addition of a complicated mechanism to the apparatus 10.

  Furthermore, the sequential supply method of articles according to the embodiment of the present invention is based on the instruction data received by the receiver 34 provided in the article transport and accommodation apparatus 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention. Thus, the articles 30 can be supplied in the order according to the real-time request.

  Now, according to the embodiment of the present invention configured as described above, the following operational effects can be obtained. That is, as shown in FIG. 1, the article transport and accommodation apparatus 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes an input shelf 12 into which an article 30 is placed and a storage shelf 16 that houses the article 30. Between the input shelf 12 and the storage shelf 16, an input lift 18 is installed so as to be adjacent to both, and on the side opposite to the side where the input lift 18 of the storage shelf 16 is installed (on the left side in the drawing) A take-out lift 20 is installed so as to be adjacent to the storage shelf 16. The input shelf 12 is provided with a plurality of input shooters 14 having such a length that at least one item 30 can be held in series. The items 30 are input to the respective input shooters 14. The throwing shooter 14 moves a thrown article 30 by urging and moving the thrown article 30 from the side of the throwing shooter 14 to which the article 30 is thrown toward the opposite side (right side to left side in the drawing). A stopper mechanism 14b that stops the article 30 at the end of the throwing shooter 14 opposite to the side on which the article 30 is thrown (left side in the drawing). The biasing means of the moving mechanism 14a is configured such that a rail or the like having a large number of rollers arranged rotatably is tilted downward toward the biasing direction so that the article 30 receives gravity and is It can be realized by sliding. Moreover, a general mechanical stopper etc. are mentioned as an example of what is used for the stopper mechanism 14b. Since the article transport and accommodation apparatus 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention having the input shelf 12 as described above includes a plurality of input shooters 14 that temporarily hold the input articles 30, There is no need to temporarily place the article 30 that has been carried in outside the apparatus, and the article 30 can be received.

A plurality of feed shooters 24 and return shooters 26 are installed on the storage shelf 16. The feed shooter 24 directs the articles 30 loaded from the loading lift 18 installed adjacent to the storage shelf 16 from the side on which the articles 30 of the feed shooter 24 are loaded to the opposite side (in the drawing, from the right side to the left side). And a stopper mechanism 24b for stopping the moved article 30 at the end of the feed shooter 24 opposite to the side on which the article 30 is inserted (left side in the drawing). Have. Further, the feed shooter 24 has such a length that the plurality of articles 30 can be held in series. On the other hand, the return shooter 26 of the storage shelf 16 removes the article 30 introduced from the take-up lift 20 installed adjacent to the accommodation shelf 16 from the side where the article 30 of the return shooter 26 is introduced (left side in the figure). The moving mechanism 26a that is biased and moved toward the right side) and the moved article 30 are stopped at the end of the return shooter 26 opposite to the side on which the article 30 is inserted (right side in the drawing). And a stopper mechanism 26b. Further, the return shooter 26 is provided on the storage shelf 16 together with the feed shooter 24 and has the same length as the feed shooter 24.
As described above, the feed shooter 24 and the return shooter 26 are provided in the same storage shelf 16, but the directions in which the respective moving mechanisms 24a and 26a urge the article 30 are opposite to each other. Further, the positions where the respective stopper mechanisms 24b and 26b stop the article 30 in the shooter are such that the feed shooter 24 is at the end on the take-out lift 20 side (left side in the figure) and the return shooter 26 is on the input lift 18 side (right side in the figure). ) End.

  The loading lift 18 installed between the loading shelf 12 and the storage shelf 16 is adjacent to the loading shelf 12 on the opposite side (left side in the drawing) of the loading shelf 12 to the side where the articles 30 are loaded. In addition, the storage rack 16 is installed in a state adjacent to the storage rack 16 on the side (the right side in the drawing) where the articles 30 are put. The loading lift 18 is moved up and down to an arbitrary height, receives the article 30 held by the loading shooter 14 of the loading shelf 12 or the return shooter 26 of the storage shelf 16, and is received after being lifted and lowered to an arbitrary height. The operation of putting the article 30 into the feed shooter 24 of the storage shelf 16 is performed. For this reason, the input lift 18 receives an operation command from the control panel 22, and an elevating mechanism for elevating to an arbitrary height and a shooter holding the article 30 to be received (the input shooter 14 of the input shelf 12). And stopper release mechanisms 18c and 18d for releasing the stopper mechanisms 14b and 26b of the return shooter 26) of the storage shelf 16. Furthermore, the input lift 18 urges the received article 30 to move and urges the stopper mechanism 18b that stops the received article 30 at the end on the storage shelf 16 side (left side in the drawing). Has a moving mechanism 18a that can be switched between a direction from the loading shelf 12 to the storage shelf 16 (the direction from the right to the left in the drawing) and the opposite direction (the direction from the left to the right in the drawing). doing. The moving mechanism 18a of the loading lift 18 is normally set so as to be urged in a direction from the loading shelf 12 side toward the storage shelf 16 side (right side to left side in the drawing). Further, the biasing means of the moving mechanism 18a of the making lift 18 can switch the direction of tilting a rail or the like having a large number of rotatably arranged rollers as used in the moving mechanism 14a of the making shooter 14, for example. It can be realized by installing. The same applies to the moving mechanism 20a of the take-out lift 20 described later.

  Further, the take-up lift 20 is on the opposite side (left side in the drawing) to the side where the loading lift 18 of the storage shelf 16 is provided, that is, on the side where the moving mechanism 24a of the feed shoe 24 of the storage shelf 16 moves the article 30. It is installed adjacent to the storage shelf 16. The take-up lift 20 moves up and down to an arbitrary height, receives an article 30 held on the feed shooter 24 of the storage shelf 16, and after raising and lowering to an arbitrary height, the received article 30 is returned to the return shooter of the storage shelf 16. 26, or an operation to make it easy for the operator to take out. For this reason, the take-up lift 20 receives an operation command from the control panel 22, and an elevating mechanism for elevating to an arbitrary height, and a shooter holding the article 30 to be received (feed shooter 24 of the storage shelf 16). And a stopper release mechanism 20c for releasing the stopper mechanism 24b. Further, the take-up lift 20 urges and moves the received article 30, the stopper mechanism 20 b that stops the received article 30 at the end opposite to the storage shelf 16 side (left side in the drawing), and A moving mechanism 20a capable of switching the direction of biasing from the storage shelf 16 side toward the opposite side (the direction from the right side to the left side in the drawing) and the opposite direction (the direction from the left side to the right side in the drawing). And have. The moving mechanism 20a of the take-up lift 20 is normally set so as to be biased in the direction from the storage shelf 16 side to the opposite side (in the drawing, from the right side to the left side).

And the article conveyance accommodation apparatus 10 which concerns on embodiment of this invention provided with the input shelf 12, the storage shelf 16, the input lift 18, and the taking-out lift 20 which have each mechanism as mentioned above makes a structure complicated. For example, the same member as that of a conventional flow rack can be used. Further, since the structure is simple, it can be installed side by side with an existing flow rack and used together with the existing flow rack. Furthermore, since the operation of each mechanism is not complicated, the output of the electric motor that supplies electric power for operating each mechanism can be kept low.
In addition, since the article transporting / accommodating apparatus 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes the accommodation shelf 16, the input lift 18, and the take-out lift 20 as described above, the articles 30 are circulated in the apparatus. Can do. Specifically, the article 30 held on the feeding shooter 24 of the storage shelf 16 is received by the take-up lift 20, loaded into the return shooter 26 of the storage shelf 16, and the article 30 moved into the return shooter 26 is transferred. If the loading lift 18 accepts and loads it into the feed shooter 24 of the storage shelf 16, the article 30 can be circulated and moved in the apparatus.

  Further, the article transport and accommodation apparatus 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention handles an article 30 to which an ID tag 32 such as an RFID is attached as shown in FIG. 2, and is attached to the ID tag 32. The information of the article 30 is written. Then, the information written in the ID tag 32 is read by the control panel 22 at the time when the article 30 is put into the article transporting / accommodating apparatus 10, and thereafter, as long as the article 30 is in the article transporting / accommodating apparatus 10, The location management of the article 30 is performed. Thus, when the article 30 is put into the loading shelf 12 including the plurality of throwing shooters 14, the article 30 can be placed in any loading shooter 14 without worrying about the location. Since it can be thrown in, the article 30 can be thrown in easily.

  Furthermore, the article transport and accommodation apparatus 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a control panel 22 that controls the apparatus based on instruction data. The control panel 22 appropriately moves each article 30 in the apparatus within the apparatus based on the given instruction data and information written in the ID tag 32 of each article 30 put in the apparatus. Control to be performed. That is, the article 30 to be moved is determined from the instruction data, and the moving procedure or the like is determined according to the current location of the target article 30 and the destination determined from the instruction data. Then, necessary operation commands are output to the input lift 18 and the take-up lift 20, and the target article 30 is moved. For this reason, even when a plurality of types of articles 30 are put into the apparatus, the necessary articles 30 can be taken out based on the given instruction data. For example, a conventional flow rack or the like can be taken out. In comparison, there is no need to provide a frontage for each type of article 30, so the installation space can be greatly reduced.

  Further, the article transport and accommodation apparatus 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes the receiver 34 that receives the instruction data, so that the instruction data can be received in real time. The receiver 34 is installed near the upper part of the apparatus, for example, when communicating wirelessly. Then, the instruction data received by the receiver 34 is taken into the control panel 22 and used for controlling the apparatus. The instruction data used when the control panel 22 controls the apparatus may be instruction data stored in advance in the control panel 22 or the like, or may be instruction data newly fetched from the receiver 34. There may be. Thereby, instruction data for performing basic control of the apparatus can be stored in the apparatus in advance, and instruction data that is updated in real time can be always received from the receiver 34. Control for operating in an order other than normal can also be performed smoothly.

  10: article transporting and storing device, 12: loading shelf, 14: loading shutter, 16: loading shelf, 18: loading lift, 20: take-up lift, 22: control panel, 24: feed shooter, 26: return shooter, 28 : Sequential shooter, 30: Goods, 32: ID tag

Claims (2)

An article transporting / accommodating apparatus that accommodates and unloads an article with an ID tag attached based on information of the ID tag,
A loading shelf provided with a plurality of loading shooters for temporarily placing the loaded items, a storage shelf for storing the items, a loading lift provided between the loading shelf and the storage shelf, A take-up lift provided on the opposite side of the input shelf to the side on which the input lift is provided, and a control panel for controlling the device,
The storage shelf includes a plurality of feed shooters and a return shooter, and a part of the feed shooter is used as a sequential shooter for sequentially building the articles. An article with an ID tag attached is housed based on the information of the ID tag, and is a sequential supply method of articles that are shipped after being built in order,
An input shelf including a plurality of input shooters for temporarily placing the input items; a storage shelf for storing the items including a plurality of feed shooters and a return shooter; the input shelf and the storage shelf; Using an article transporting and receiving apparatus including an input lift provided between, an unloading lift provided on the opposite side of the input shelf from the side on which the input lift is provided, and a control panel for controlling the apparatus,
A part of the feed shooter is used as a forward shooter, and an article put into the feed shooter is placed in the forward shooter by being built in order by the return shooter, the input lift, and the take-up lift. Then, a sequential supply method of articles, wherein the articles are built in order.

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