JP2023124347A - Information display object feed system - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an information display object feed system that enables a result of feed processing to be confirmed with an information display object fed into a container.SOLUTION: An information display object feed system 10 feeds an information display object 13 which has a second information display part 18 for displaying second information corresponding to first information into a container 12 which contains an article 11 inside and has a first information display part 17 for displaying first information corresponding to information on the contained article 11 on its outer surface. An information reader has a predetermined detection range, and performs information read operation to read the first information and second information out of the first display part 17 and the second display part 18 entering the detection range with the detection range arranged on a conveyance device 21 while directed to the first information display part 17 of the container 12. A feed device 23 feeds the information display object 13 into the container 12 so that the second information display part 18 is put in the detection range together with the first information display part 17.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information display material input system for inputting an information display material into a container.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as described in Patent Document 1 below, for example, a system is known in which an information display object such as a slip is thrown into a container containing articles collected by a picking operation.

The system reads the information on the label attached to the outer surface of the container, checks the correspondence relationship between the read information and the information display object, and puts the corresponding information display object into the container.

Japanese Patent No. 3560536

In the above system, the correspondence relationship between the information on the label of the container and the information display item is collated before the information display item is put into the container. Didn't check to see if it was put into the correct container in relation to it.

In order to more reliably grasp the state of the process of putting the information display object into the container, it is preferable to be able to confirm the result of the process of putting the information display object into the container.

A problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an information display object throwing system in which the result of the injection process can be confirmed in a state where the information display object is put into the container.

In the information display object input system of the present invention, the first information and An information display object input system for inputting an information display object having a second information display section for displaying corresponding second information, comprising a conveying device for conveying the container, a predetermined detection range, and the detection range. is arranged in the direction in which the first information display part of the container on the conveying device enters, and the first information and the an information reading device that performs an information reading operation for reading second information; and an injection device.

According to the information display object input system of the present invention, it is possible to confirm the result of the input process while the information display object is input into the container.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a top view of the information display object injection|throwing-in system which shows one embodiment of this invention. It is a side view of an information display object injection system same as the above. It is the side view seen from the conveyance direction downstream side of an information display object injection|throwing-in system same as the above. The container into which the information display object of the same information display object injection system was thrown is shown, (a) is a side view of the long side of a container, (b) is a side view of the short side of a container. It is a block diagram of the information display object input system same as the above. It is a flowchart which shows operation|movement of an information display thing injection|throwing-in system same as the above. 7 is a flow chart showing the operation of the information display object input system continued from FIG. 6;

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

1 to 3 show an information display object input system 10. FIG. For example, in a distribution system for delivering ordered products, products 11 that are ordered products for each order are collected in a picking area, stored in a returnable box or a container 12, and information is displayed in an information display object input area. An item 13, such as an invoice for delivery, is put into the container 12, and the item 11 taken out of the container 12 is transferred to packing materials such as cardboard boxes and envelopes in the packing area and packed, and the invoice is attached to the packing materials. shipping is being processed. The information display object input system 10 is used in the step of inputting the information display object 13 into the container 12 in the information display object input area.

As shown in FIG. 4, the container 12 used in the information display object input system 10 is in the shape of a square box that is open only on the upper surface side, and can accommodate an article 11 inside. The container 12 is provided in the shape of a rectangular box in which one opposing side surface 15 in the first direction is a long side and the other opposing side surface 16 in the second direction is a short side. First information such as ID information given to each container 12 is provided on the outer surface of the side surface 15 on one side of the container 12 , on the upper side of the side surface 15 and at the position on the one end side of the side of the side surface 15 in the first direction. is provided with an identification code such as a bar code. The order information and the first information are linked and managed by a host system. Order information is information related to orders from customers, and is linked to unique order numbers, date and time of orders, customer names and addresses, delivery destinations, ordered products, purchase amounts, payment methods, scheduled delivery dates, home delivery companies, etc. ing.

In the case of an invoice, the information display 13 is provided in the form of a rectangular sheet in which a label and a release paper are pasted together. Information on the delivery source and delivery destination is printed on the surface of the label, and an identification code such as a bar code is printed on one end side of the label in the longitudinal direction of the order information and/or the second information corresponding to the first information. A second information display portion 18 displayed by is printed. Therefore, the order information, the first information, and the second information correspond to each other and are managed by the host system. In addition, the shape, size and printing position of the information display material 13 put into each container 12 are common. It should be noted that the information display object 13 is not limited to an invoice, and may be related to a form such as a slip.

The container 12 has a storage portion 19 for receiving and storing the sheet-like information display material 13 to be put in in an upright state along one side surface 15 of the container 12 on which the first information display portion 17 is displayed. there is The accommodating portion 19 is configured by a rectangular parallelepiped (flat) box with an open top side, and is provided inside the container 12 corresponding to the position of the first information display portion 17 . The top opening of the container 19 is located in a part of the opening area of the container 12 and is installed so as to partition a part of the space inside the container 12. Therefore, even if the container 19 is installed, the container 12 is Regardless of the timing of putting the article 11 into the container 12 and the timing of throwing the information display object 13 into the container 19, the container 19 puts the information display object 13 into the other container 12. The information display object 13 in the storage section 19 can be checked or taken out. The housing portion 19 is arranged such that the second information display portion 18 protrudes from the upper side of the container 12 and is vertically aligned with the first information display portion 17 on the outer surface of the container 12 . receive and accommodate The depth from the upper part of the container 12 to the bottom surface of the storage part 19 is smaller than the longitudinal dimension of the information display object 13, and the depth dimension is small so that the information display object 13 can be stored in an upright state while preventing the information display object 13 from tilting. When the information display object 13 is stored in the storage part 19 , one end side (upper end part side) of the information display object 13 in an upright state protrudes upward from the upper side of the container 12 . A second information display portion 18 is printed on the projecting portion of the information display material 13 , and arranged vertically in line with the first information display portion 17 on the outer surface of the container 12 . As a result, the first information display section 17 and the second information display section 18 are positioned on the same plane and can be recognized from the same direction.

1 to 3, the information display object input system 10 includes a conveying device 21 that conveys the container 12, a printer 22 that prints the information display object 13, and information printed by the printer 22. An input device 23 for inputting the display object 13 into the container 12, an upstream information reading device 24 for reading the first information from the first information display portion 17 of the container 12, the first information display portion 17 of the container 12 and the information display object. and an information reading device 25 for checking that reads the first information and the second information from 13 at once.

The transport device 21 receives and transports the containers 12 containing the articles 11 sequentially transported from the upstream picking area, and transports the containers 12 containing the information display objects 13 to the downstream packing area. . The conveying device 21 conveys the container 12 with the side surface 15 of the container 12 on which the first information display portion 17 is displayed facing one side in the width direction intersecting the conveying direction of the conveying device 21 .

The conveying device 21 includes a pair of frames 30 arranged opposite to each other with a predetermined gap in the width direction. A pair of frames 30 are connected in parallel by a plurality of transverse joint members 31 and installed on a floor surface or the like by a plurality of legs 32 . Between the pair of frames 30 are arranged a plurality of rollers 33 that are rotationally driven in the transport direction. The conveying device 21 conveys the container 12 in the conveying direction with the upper surfaces of the plurality of rollers 33 serving as conveying surfaces. Guide rails 34 are arranged on the pair of frames 30 to guide both sides of the container 12 conveyed on the conveying surfaces of the plurality of rollers 33 .

The conveying device 21 is divided into a loading zone a, a loading zone b, a stopping zone c, and a discharging zone d in order from the upstream side in the transport direction. Further, the carry-in zone a is divided into an upstream carry-in zone a1 and a downstream carry-in zone a2, and the throw-in zone b is divided into an upstream throw-in zone b1 and a downstream throw-in zone b2. The rollers 33 of the zones a (a1, a2), b (b1, b2), c are driven by the drive mechanisms 35 provided corresponding to the zones a (a1, a2), b (b1, b2), c. are rotated independently. Further, the central axes of the plurality of rollers 33 positioned in the downstream loading zone b2 are inclined with respect to the conveying direction. The container 12 is aligned and the position of the accommodating portion 19 of the container 12 is positioned.

A stopper for stopping the container 12 is provided between the downstream side of the loading zone a and the loading zone b, the downstream side of the loading zone b and the stopping zone c, and the downstream side of the stopping zone c and the discharging zone d. 36a, 36b and 36c are arranged respectively. Each of the stoppers 36 a , 36 b , 36 c is driven by each cylinder 37 so that it can appear and disappear from below the conveying surface through between the rollers 33 . The stopper 36b stops the container 12 at the loading position B of the loading zone b where the information display material 13 is loaded into the housing portion 19 of the container 12 .

Downstream vicinity of upstream carry-in zone a1, Downstream vicinity of downstream carry-in zone a2, Downstream vicinity of upstream input zone b1, Downstream vicinity of downstream input zone b2, Downstream vicinity of stop zone c, Carry-out zone Load sensors P1, P2, P3, P4, P5 and P6 for detecting the containers 12 transported by the transport device 21 are arranged at respective positions in the vicinity of the downstream side of d. Further, a print command sensor P7 for detecting the container 12 transported by the transport device 21 is arranged upstream of the load sensor P3 in the upstream loading zone b1.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the printing device 22 is supported by the support table 40 together with the loading device 23 and the information reading device 25, and positioned above the loading zone b (downstream loading zone b2) of the conveying device 21 on the downstream side. and arranged at a position higher than the container 12 conveyed by the conveying device 21 .

The information display material 13 handled by the printer 22 is a continuous sheet of strip-shaped strip of release paper on which a plurality of labels, which are invoice sheets, are pasted together in the longitudinal direction of the strip of release paper. The continuous sheet of information display material 13 is stored in a stocker 41 attached to a support table 40 below the printing device 22 and drawn from the bottom side of the printing device 22 .

The printing device 22 includes a printing unit 42 for printing while feeding the information display material 13, a delivery port 43 for delivering the information display material 13 printed by the printing unit 42, and a printing unit for the information display material 13 delivered to the delivery port 43. A cutting section 44 for cutting the trailing edge side from the continuous paper is provided. The printing unit 42 prints predetermined information on the label surface while feeding the continuous paper with the label surface on the top side. The printing section 42 prints the second information display section 18 on the rear end side of the area of the information display material 13 . Then, the leading end of the information display material 13 printed by the printing unit 42 and delivered from the delivery port 43 descends by gravity and faces downward, and the rear end side of the information display material 13 is cut by the cutting unit 44, The information display object 13 falls into the insertion device 23 from the tip side.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the loading device 23 faces the delivery port 43 of the printing device 22 and is supported by the support table 40, and is located above the downstream side of the loading zone b (downstream loading zone b2) of the conveying device 21. It is located at a position higher than the container 12 conveyed by the conveying device 21 .

The input device 23 receives the information display object 13 sent from the printing device 22 and dropped from the tip side, and converts the posture of the information display object 13 into a standing posture in which the tip side is downward, and the storage portion 19 of the container 12. It has an injection chute 50 for throwing into.

The input chute 50 is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape having a pair of chute surfaces 51 facing both side surfaces of the information display material 13 to be received and a pair of side surfaces 52 facing both side edges of the information display material 13. An outlet 53 is provided. The width between the pair of chute surfaces 51 is wide on the upper side and narrows toward the lower side. It is configured to receive the display object 13, convert the attitude of the information display object 13 into a standing posture with the tip side downward, and lead it to the chute exit 53. - 特許庁

The chute outlet 53 of the throw-in chute 50 is positioned at the throw-in position B by being brought into contact with a guide rail 34 on one side, which serves as a positioning reference on the side surface, by a plurality of rollers 33 in the downstream throwing zone b2 and abutting against a stopper 36b. The container 12 is arranged at a position opposed to the upper part of the housing portion 19 of the container 12 . The information display object 13 in the upright posture that falls through the injection chute 50 is thrown into the storage portion 19 of the container 12 .

The upper end side of the information display object 13 thrown into the storage part 19 of the container 12 is positioned inside the chute outlet 53 . Both sides of the chute outlet 53 are open without side faces 52 , and the information display object 13 can be moved through the side opening of the chute outlet 53 together with the container 12 carried out from the input zone b by the conveying device 21 .

An upper sensor 54 is arranged on the upper side of the input chute 50 to detect the information display material 13 sent out from the printing device 22 . At the position of the chute outlet 53 of the chute 50, a lower sensor 55 for detecting the upper end side of the information display object 13 thrown into the container 19 of the container 12 is arranged. For these sensors 54 and 55, for example, an optical sensor in which a light projecting portion and a light receiving portion are arranged facing each other is used. By doing so, the information display object 13 is in a detection state.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the upstream information reading device 24 is arranged upstream of the print command sensor P7 on one side of the upstream loading zone b1, and is arranged on the upstream side of the print command sensor P7. 1 Read the first information from the information display section 17 . The upstream information reading device 24 uses a barcode reader or a camera when reading barcode information from the first information display section 17, and uses a camera when reading numbers, characters, symbols or images. Apparatus can be appropriately selected according to the object to be read.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the information reader 25 is arranged on one side of the upstream side of the stop zone c which is downstream of the loading position B of the loading zone b.

As shown in FIG. 3, the information reader 25 uses a camera 60 . The camera 60 is attached to an attachment member 61 attached to one side of the frame 30 of the conveying device 21 with its optical axis facing upward. An optical system 62 such as a reflecting mirror and a prism is arranged facing the optical axis of the camera 60 . The camera 60 photographs one side surface of the container 12 conveyed by the conveying device 21 through the optical system 62 and reads information. The detection range 63 where information is read by the camera 60 includes the first information display portion 17 of the container 12 transported by the transport device 21 and the second information display portion 18 of the information display object 13 thrown into the storage portion 19 of the container 12. Camera 60 and optical system 62 are positioned so that . Then, the information reader 25 photographs both the first information display portion 17 of the container 12 and the second information display portion 18 of the information display object 13 within the detection range 63, and reads the first information display portion 17 and the second information display. The first information and the second information can be read from the display section 18 at once. Specifically, the camera 60 detects (photographs) a plane range as a detection range, and can simultaneously photograph the first information display section 17 and the second information display section 18 included in this plane range. Thereby, the first information and the second information can be read from the first information display portion 17 and the second information display portion 18 included in one image.

By arranging the camera 60 using such an optical system 62, the information reader 25 is not arranged in the passage/work space on one side of the conveying device 21 and can be prevented from interfering with traffic and work. Here, the camera 60 may directly or indirectly read the first information display section 17 and the second information display section 18, such as an arrangement in which the optical system 62 faces upward and the camera 60 faces downward. can be changed as appropriate.

The information reading device 25 does not use the optical system 62, and the camera 60 is positioned opposite the first information display portion 17 of the container 12 and the second information display portion 18 of the information display object 13 transported by the transport device 21. , so that the first information and the second information are read at once. Further, the upstream information reader 24 may also be arranged at a position facing the first information display section 17 of the container 12 conveyed by the conveying device 21, or may be arranged in the same manner as the information reader 25 to provide an optical display. It may be configured to read through the system.

A block diagram is shown in FIG. The operation of the information display object input system 10 is processed by a processing device 70, which is a control device such as a personal computer. The processing device 70 controls each operation of the information display object input system 10, and also reads first information and second information from the first information display section 17 and the second information display section 18 at once by the information reading device 25. It has a function to collate the correspondence between The processing device 70 stores the order information, the first information, and the second information in a storage unit (not shown) and manages them in association with each other.

Next, the operation of the information display object input system 10 will be described with reference to the flow charts of FIGS. 6 and 7. FIG.

It is determined whether or not there is a container 12 in the carry-in zone a (downstream carry-in zone a1) by the cargo sensor P2 (step S1).

Since the container 12 containing the articles has been carried in from the upstream picking area, when the presence of the container 12 is detected by the cargo sensor P2 (YES in step S1), the cargo sensor P4 detects the input zone b (loading zone b). It is determined whether there is a container 12 at position B) (step S2).

When the container 12 is in the loading zone b (loading position B), the stopper 36a raised from between the loading zone a and the loading zone b stops the container 12 in the loading zone a and waits.

If there is no container 12 in the loading zone b (loading position B) (YES in step S2), the stopper 36a between the loading zone a and the loading zone b is lowered to move the container 12 in the loading zone a to the loading zone b. Convey (step S3).

Further, a reading command is output from the processing device 70 to the upstream side information reading device 24 (step S4). The upstream information reading device 24 performs the reading operation of the first information display portion 17 of the container 12 being conveyed to the loading zone b (step S5). The upstream information reading device 24 sends the first information read from the first information display section 17 by the reading operation or the error information when reading is not possible to the processing device 70 .

When the container 12 is detected by the print command sensor P7, the print command sensor P7 outputs a print command to the processing device 70 (step S6).

The processing device 70 that has received the print command from the print command sensor P7 determines whether or not the information display material 13 can be issued from the information acquired from the upstream information reader 24 (step S7).

If there is an error such as reading failure in the upstream information reader 24, an abnormal stop including conveyance stop and an alarm is performed (step S8).

If the first information is acquired from the upstream information reader 24 and the linkage between the order information corresponding to the first information and the second information is confirmed, it is determined that the information display item 13 can be issued ( YES in step S7), the processing device 70 instructs the printing device 22 to print the information display material 13, and print the information display material 13 including the information of the delivery source and the delivery destination and the second information. Output information.

The printer 22 receives the print command and the print information from the processor 70 and starts printing the information display material 13 (step S9). The printer 22 prints while feeding the information display material 13 by the printing unit 42 , and feeds the leading end side from the feed port 43 . The tip side of the information display material 13 delivered from the delivery port 43 descends into the introduction chute 50 of the introduction device 23 by gravity and faces downward. In this state, the information display object 13 is detected by the upper sensor 54 of the injection chute 50 .

The container 12 conveyed to the loading zone b is brought to one side by a guide rail 34 serving as a positioning reference on one side by a plurality of rollers 33 in the downstream loading zone b2, and is loaded by the raised stopper 36b. It is positioned and stopped at position B.

It is determined by the load sensor P4 whether or not the container 12 is present at the loading position B of the loading zone b (step S10). is detected (step S11).

Even if the upper sensor 54 does not detect the information display object 13 (NO in step S11) and a predetermined period of time elapses after the printing command to the printing device 22 or the completion of printing by the printing unit 42, the upper sensor 54 detects the information. If the display object 13 is not detected (YES in step S12), it is assumed that a printing error such as a paper jam or a paper shortage has occurred in the printer 22, and the process advances to step S8 to abnormally stop.

When printing by the printing unit 42 is completed and the information display material 13 is detected by the upper sensor 54 (YES in step S11), the information display material 13 is cut by the cutting unit 44 of the printing device 22 so as to be separated from the continuous paper ( step S13). The separated information display object 13 drops into the injection chute 50 from the tip side because the tip side thereof is lowered into the injection chute 50 by gravity and faces downward.

The throw-in chute 50 converts the posture of the falling information display object 13 into a standing posture in which the tip side is downward, and guides it to the chute exit 53 . Since the chute outlet 53 of the charging chute 50 is arranged at a position facing the upper side of the container 19 of the container 12 positioned at the charging position B, the information display object 13 in the upright posture falling through the charging chute 50 is placed on the container. 12 is put into the container 19 .

The upper end side of the information display object 13 put into the container 19 of the container 12 projects upward from the container 12 and is arranged at a position detected by the lower sensor 55 inside the chute outlet 53 .

It is determined whether or not the lower sensor 55 has detected the upper end of the information display object 13 put into the housing portion 19 of the container 12 (step S14).

Even if the upper sensor 54 does not detect the information display object 13 (NO in step S14) and a predetermined period of time elapses after the printing command to the printing device 22 or the completion of printing by the printing unit 42, the lower sensor 55 If the information display object 13 is not detected (YES in step S15), it is assumed that the information display object 13 is clogged in the input chute 50, and the process proceeds to step S8 to abnormally stop.

When the information display object 13 is detected by the lower sensor 55 (YES in step S14), the process proceeds to the next step S16.

The position of the information display object 13 can be traced from the detection conditions of the upper sensor 54 and the lower sensor 55 of the injection chute 50 . When the information display material 13 is printed out from the printer 22, the upper sensor 54 detects and the lower sensor 55 does not detect. On the other hand, when the information display material 13 is not printed out from the printer 22, the upper sensor 54 Non-detection, the lower sensor 55 becomes non-detection. Further, when the information display object 13 is put into the storage portion 19 of the container 12 after the information display object 13 is cut off, the upper sensor 54 is non-detected and the lower sensor 55 is detected, while the information display object 13 is separated. After that, when the information display object 13 is not put into the storage portion 19 of the container 12, the upper sensor 54 is non-detected and the lower sensor 55 is non-detected. As a result, it is possible to detect clogging of the information display material 13 in the printing device 22 and clogging of the information display material 13 in the insertion guide 50, and the information display material 13 is inserted into the housing portion 19 of the container 12. is guaranteed.

When the information display object 13 is detected by the lower sensor 55 (YES in step S14), the load sensor P5 determines whether the container 12 is in the stop zone c (step S16).

For example, if the container 12 is stopped in the stop zone c to wait for the container 12 to be unloaded from the unloading zone d (NO in step S16), the unloading of the container 12 from the input position B is not executed, and the process waits. .

If there is no container 12 in the stop zone c (YES in step S16), the stopper 36b is lowered to transport the container 12 at the loading position B in the loading zone b to the downstream stop zone c (step S17).

When the container 12 is started to be carried out from the loading position B, the processing device 70 outputs a reading command to the camera 60 of the information reading device 25 (step S18). The camera 60 captures both the first information display portion 17 of the container 12 and the second information display portion 18 of the information display object 13 that are being conveyed and moved into the detection range 63, and the first information display portion 17 and the second information The first information and the second information are read at once from the image including both of the display units 18 (step S19).

The processing device 70 collates the correspondence relationship between the first information and the second information read from the first information display portion 17 and the second information display portion 18 at once by the information reading device 25 (step S20).

If the information cannot be obtained by reading with the camera 60, or if the information is obtained but the collation result is not correct (NO in step S21), the process proceeds to step S8 and abnormally stops.

If the collation result is correct (YES in step S21), the container 12 is continued to be transported (step S22).

Then, the container 12 unloaded from the information display object loading system 10 is transported to the packing area. In the packing area, the containers 12 are sorted into a plurality of work stations. At each work station, workers take out the articles 11 from the containers 12, transfer them to packing materials, seal the packing materials, and send invoices as information display items 13. is removed from the container 12 and the invoice label is applied to the packing material.

As described above, in the information display object input system 10, the information display object 13 is input into the container 12 so that the second information display unit 18 and the first information display unit 17 are within the detection range 63 of the information reader 25. Therefore, the first information and the second information can be read from the first information display portion 17 and the second information display portion 18 that have entered the detection range 63, and the information display object 13 is placed in the container 12. You can check the results of the loading process with .

Furthermore, in the information display object input system 10, the input state and correspondence relationship between the first information display portion 17 of the container 12 and the second information display portion 18 of the information display object 13 input into the container 12 are obtained as a result of the input work. can be recognized immediately after the information display object 13 is put in, so an abnormality in the putting work can be quickly recognized. As a result, it is possible to prevent the erroneous information display objects 13 from being continuously put into a plurality of containers 12, or the occurrence of containers 12 in which the information display objects 13 are not put in, thereby suppressing the redoing of the injection work and the occurrence of inspections. be done.

Moreover, since the information display object 13 is put in the position where the second information display part 18 of the information display object 13 enters the detection range 63 of the information reader 25 together with the first information display part 17 of the container 12, one The information reader 25 can read the first information and the second information from the first information display section 17 and the second information display section 18 at once, and the configuration can be simplified.

By reading the first information and the second information from the first information display portion 17 and the second information display portion 18 at once with one information reading device 25, the first information and the second information can be collated quickly, and the container can be 12 and the information display object 13 put into the container 12 is guaranteed to be correct, and if the correspondence is incorrect or the information cannot be read, the transport of the container 12 is immediately stopped. becomes possible.

In addition, since the container 12 has the storage portion 19 that receives the information display object 13 to be put in in an upright state along the side surface of the container 12, the first information display portion 17 on the side surface of the container 12 and the upright information display object 13 and the second information display portion 18 can be arranged facing the same side, and the first information and the second information can be read from the first information display portion 17 and the second information display portion 18 at a time with one information reading device 25. can be read.

Moreover, the housing portion 19 is provided inside the container 12, and the second information display portion 18 protrudes from the upper side of the container 12 so as to display information together with the first information display portion 17 on the outer surface of the container 12. In order to receive the information display object 13 in an upright state within the detection range 63 of the reading device 25, one information reading device 25 once receives the first information and the second information from the first information display section 17 and the second information display section 18. can be read to

Further, since the storage portion 19 is provided inside the container 12, even if the information display object 13 falls out of the storage portion 19 or the storage portion 19 itself falls off, the information display object 13 and the storage portion 19 do not move. Since it stays inside the container 12, the loss of the information display object 13 is prevented. In addition, since the article 11 can be taken in and out of the container 12 even when the storage portion 19 is positioned inside the container 12, regardless of the timing at which the information display article 13 is inserted, the information display article 13 can be used as an article. The information display object 13 housed in the housing part 19 can be handled without being confused with the housing part 11.例文帳に追加

Further, since the information reading device 25 performs the information reading operation of the detection range 63 while the container 12 unloaded from the loading position B is being transported by the transporting device 21, the information display object 13 is placed on the container 12 at the loading position B. The unloading of the container 12 can be started at the stage when the container 12 is loaded. As a result, compared to the case where the container 12 is unloaded from the input position B after the reading operation and the collation operation are performed on the container 12 stopped at the input position B, the period during which the container 12 is stopped is increased. Shorter and more efficient processing.

Further, while the conveying device 21 is conveying the container 12 to the input position B, the upstream information reading device 24 reads the first information from the first information display portion 17 of the container 12, and the read first information is read. Since the information including the second information is printed on the information display material 13 by the printing operation of the printing device 22, when the container 12 is brought into the input position B, the printed information display material 13 is put into the container 12. only. As a result, compared with the case where the printing operation of the information display material 13 by the printer 22 is started after the container 12 is brought into the loading position B, the period during which the container 12 is stopped is shortened, and the processing efficiency is improved. can.

The input device also includes an upper sensor 54 that detects the information display material 13 delivered from the printer 22 on the upper side of the input chute 50, and an information display material 13 that has been input into the container 12 on the lower side of the input chute 50. Since the lower sensor 55 is provided, the position of the information display material 13 can be traced from the detection conditions of these sensors 54 and 55, and the information display material 13 is clogged in the printing device 22, clogging of the information display material 13 can be determined, and the introduction of the information display material 13 into the container 12 is ensured.

Barcodes, QR codes (registered trademark), images, characters, symbols, etc. can be used for the first information display unit 17 and the second information display unit 18, and the upstream information reading device 24 and the information reading device can be used. 25 can appropriately select a reading device according to the object to be read. Furthermore, the order information, the first information, and the second information only need to be in a corresponding relationship, and may be directly associated with each other, or may be associated with each other via other information such as order information, or may be the same information. .

The information display object 13 is stored in the storage unit 19 in an upright posture along the side surface of the container 12. In this upright posture, the second information display unit 18 is within the detection range 63 of the information reader 25. It can include tilting left/right and/or up/down until ready to enter and read.

Although the information display material 13 has been described as an example of a sheet-like invoice, the contents of the information display material 13 are not limited to the invoice, but are related to slips and business forms, such as packing methods and product handling. It may be an instruction sheet or the like, and the shape is not limited to a sheet-like paper, but includes a member capable of having the second information display section 18 such as a card or a plate.

In addition, the fact that the first information display section 17 and the second information display section 18 are included in the detection range includes being included in the imaging range, the scanning range, and the like of the image.

Although the present invention has been described above using the embodiments, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the scope described in the above embodiments, and various modifications and changes are possible within the scope of the gist thereof. be.

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 10 information display object input system 11 article 12 container 13 information display object 17 first information display unit 18 second information display unit 19 storage unit 21 conveying device 22 printing device 23 input device 24 upstream information reader 25 information reader 50 input Chute 54 Upper sensor 55 Lower sensor 63 Detection range 70 Processing device B Input position

Claims (9)

A second information display device for displaying second information corresponding to the first information on a container containing an article inside and having a first information display portion for displaying first information corresponding to the information of the article to be accommodated on the outer surface of the container. An information display object input system for inputting an information display object having an information display unit,
a conveying device for conveying the container;
It has a predetermined detection range, the detection range is arranged in a direction in which the first information display section of the container on the conveying device enters, and the first information display section and the first information display section that have entered the detection range are arranged. 2 an information reading device for executing an information reading operation of reading the first information and the second information from the information display section;
An information display object throwing system, comprising: a throwing device for throwing the information display object into the container so that the second information display unit enters the detection range together with the first information display unit. a processing device for collating the correspondence relationship between the first information and the second information read from the first information display unit and the second information display unit that are both within the detection range by the information reading device; 2. An information display object input system according to claim 1, characterized in that: 3. The information display object throwing system according to claim 1, wherein the container has an accommodating portion that receives the information display object thrown by the throwing device in an upright state in a direction along the side surface of the container. . Provided inside the container so as to partition a part of the space in the container, the information display object is received from the loading device and stored separately from articles stored in other spaces in the container. 3. The information display object input system according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising an accommodating portion. The second information display section is provided inside the container and receives the information display object from the input device in a state in which the second information display section projects from the upper side of the container and enters the detection range alongside the first information display section. 3. The information display object input system according to claim 1, further comprising a part. The information reading device detects a plane range as the detection range,
6. The information according to any one of claims 3 to 5, wherein the second display portion is positioned within the plane range together with the first display portion when the information display object is housed in the housing portion. Display object input system. The conveying device carries the container into a loading position for loading the information display object, and carries out the container containing the information display object from the loading position,
The information reading device reads information from the first information display portion and the second information display portion that have entered the detection range together during the transportation of the container unloaded from the loading position by the transportation device. 7. The information display object input system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein an action is executed. an upstream side information reading device that reads the first information from the first information display portion of the container that is conveyed by the conveying device, on the upstream side of an injection position for throwing the information display object;
a printing device for executing a printing operation of printing information including the second information corresponding to the first information read by the upstream information reading device on the information display material, and a sending operation of sending the information to the loading device; ,
The upstream information reading device reads the first information from the first information display portion of the container while the container is being conveyed to the insertion position by the conveying device, and the information corresponding to the read first information is read. printing information including the second information on the information display material by a printing operation of the printing device;
8. The information display object input system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein when the container is carried into the input position, the information display unit is delivered to the input device by a delivery operation of the printing device. . The input device includes an input chute for inputting the information display material sent from the printing device into the container, an upper sensor for detecting the information display material sent from the printing device on the upper side of the input chute, The information display object throwing system according to claim 8, further comprising a lower sensor for detecting the information display object thrown into the container on the lower side of the throwing chute.

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