JP2688890B2 - Product delivery method - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a plurality of types of products,
The present invention relates to a method for efficiently distributing items to delivery points such as multiple stores. In particular, the method of the present invention relates to a method of delivering a product which is optimal for distributing a plurality of types of products to a chain store having a large number of stores.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A system for delivering products from a central delivery base to a large number of chain stores can reduce product costs and improve quality control. In order to realize this, it is necessary to distribute a wide variety of products to the delivery points of each store, load them on the store delivery truck, and deliver the store delivery truck to each store by a truck or the like at the central delivery base. is there.

In order to realize this, conventionally, the products are distributed and delivered to the store delivery cart as follows. In the processing room, put the packed products in a container and display the delivery location on the container. The delivery location is indicated by the name of the store, or by a code such as a number, a symbol, or a bar code. In addition to displaying the delivery points, we also price.

[0006] The containers with the delivery points are sequentially placed on the belt conveyor, and the belt conveyor transfers the containers from the processing room to the shipping sorting room.

In the shipping sorting room, the containers that are successively transferred by the belt conveyor are transferred from the belt conveyor to the store delivery cart for each store. A store delivery cart is installed on a truck, etc. and transferred to each store.

In this method, for example, 200 pieces of 100 g of favorite roasted meat are packed, all the packed products are labeled with a price label, and this is put in a container to display the delivery point on the container. Then, the container is placed on the belt conveyor and transferred from the processing room to the shipping sorting room.

[0007] In the shipping sorting room, the display of the delivery location of the container sent by the belt conveyor is viewed and replaced with the store delivery cart that is delivered to each store.

[0008]

According to this delivery method, a product packed in a package and displaying a delivery location is put in a container and transferred from a processing room to a shipping sorting room by a belt conveyor. In this method, products of the same type are continuously packed in a processing room, placed in a container to display a delivery point, and can be transferred from a processing room to a shipping sorting room by a belt conveyor. For example, 100g delivered to A, B, C stores
After supplying 200 pieces of yakiniku containing BBQ to the belt conveyor, 300 pieces of BBQ containing 200g, which is another product,
It can be placed in a container and supplied to a belt conveyor, and then 400 pieces of chicken meat containing 150 g can be packed and placed in a container and supplied to a belt conveyor. For this reason, the same product can be shipped in the processing room, which enables efficient work.

However, according to this method, the container, which is sent to the shipping sorting room and is displayed with the delivery point, is
A lot of manpower is required to transfer the belt conveyor to the store delivery cart. This is because it is necessary to replace the containers that are successively sent by the belt conveyor with the store delivery cart for the store where the delivery is performed by checking the delivery points. Since the belt conveyor arranges the containers in one row and transfers them to the shipping sorting room, a large number of containers with products cannot be stored in the shipping sorting room when placed on the belt conveyor. Therefore, it is necessary to quickly load the product-containing container sent by the belt conveyor onto the store delivery cart in the shipping sorting room. For this reason, in the shipping sorting room, it is necessary to mount the containers that are sent in sequence on the delivery cart of the store so that the belt conveyor is not stocked with the products, and this work requires a lot of manpower.

This adverse effect can be solved by a method of transferring a container from a belt conveyor to a store delivery cart by using an automatic carrier. Also, do not put the product in the container,
The problem can be solved by automatically transferring it directly to the store delivery cart. However, an automatic carrier that achieves this would be a very expensive transfer plant. This is because it is necessary to accurately read the delivery point attached to the container and transfer the container sent by the belt conveyor to a predetermined position of a predetermined store delivery cart. In particular, many store delivery carts store containers on multiple shelves in order to store many containers. In order to store the container between the multi-tiered shelves, the robot arm cannot grasp the container and supply it from above, and the mechanism and movement of the robot arm for supply become extremely complicated. It is economically very difficult to automate this process because the automatic carrier is very expensive. For this reason, in reality, this process is almost always manual.

Further, the method of observing the delivery point of the container sent by the belt conveyor and transferring it to the store delivery cart is as follows:
Since it is transferred to the store delivery cart, it is difficult to transfer it efficiently. Further, the belt conveyor cannot be moved near the store delivery dolly. It is necessary to move the store delivery cart near the belt conveyor. For this reason,
There are many store delivery carts near the belt conveyor,
The relative position between the store delivery dolly and the container placed on it cannot be made ideal.

The present invention was developed for the purpose of solving these drawbacks, and an important object of the present invention is to provide a product delivery method capable of efficiently delivering a large number of products to store delivery carts. To do. Another important object of the present invention is to provide a product delivery method capable of efficiently transferring products to a store delivery trolley in a shipping sorting room. Still another important object of the present invention is to provide a method for delivering goods in which an indoor trolley for loading goods can be used in combination with a shelf for transferring and stocking goods to make the conveyor inexpensive.

[0013]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the method of delivering goods according to claim 1 of the present invention distributes the articles to the store delivery cart 1 as follows.
According to the delivery method of the present invention, a plurality of types of products are transferred from the processing room 2 to the shipping sorting room 3 by the conveyor 4, and the products sent to the shipping sorting room 3 are delivered to the shipping sorting room 3 at different delivery locations. This is an improved method for transshipping the cart 1 to the store and delivering the cart 1 to a delivery location such as a store.

The product delivery method of the present invention places the product in the container 13 in the processing room 2, displays the delivery location on the container 13 containing the product, and displays the delivery location on the container 13
Are loaded on the indoor carriage 5 including the wheels 12. The indoor carriage 5 loaded with the container 13 is pulled by the conveyor 4 and transferred from the processing room 2 to the shipping sorting room 3. The indoor carriage 5 transferred to the shipping sorting room 3 is separated from the conveyor 4,
Container 13 of indoor trolley 5 separated from conveyor 4
To the store delivery cart 1 whose delivery location is specified.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in which the product 13 is loaded, the container 13 of the indoor trolley 5 separated from the conveyor 4 is replaced with the store delivery trolley 1 whose delivery point is specified. The store delivery cart 1 loaded with the container 13 is delivered to each delivery point, and the container 13 is delivered at the delivery point.
Container 1 emptied at the delivery point by removing the product from the container
3 is loaded again on the store delivery cart 1 and collected. The collected store delivery cart 1 loads the container 13 containing the product again and delivers it to each delivery point. That is, the store delivery cart 1
Is circulated between the delivery location and the shipping sorting room 3 to transfer the products contained in the container 13 to the delivery location.

[0016]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. However, the embodiments described below exemplify a method for delivering goods for embodying the technical idea of the present invention, and the present invention does not specify the delivery method in the following modes.

Further, in this specification, in order to facilitate understanding of the claims, the numbers corresponding to the members shown in the embodiments are referred to as "the claims column" and "to solve the problems. It is added to the members shown in the column of "means". However, the members described in the claims are not limited to the members of the embodiments.

FIG. 1 and FIG. 3 are plan views of a delivery system for delivering goods to a store delivery truck 1 by the method of the embodiment of the present invention. In the delivery system shown in this figure, a processing chamber 2 that packs products into a container 13 and displays the delivery location on the container 13, and the container 13 sent from this processing chamber 2 is transferred to a store delivery cart 1. A shipping sorting room 3 and a delivery room 16 in which the sorted store delivery trucks 1 are arranged by destination and loaded on a delivery vehicle 18, and a store delivery truck 1 loaded with an empty container 13 from which a product is taken out at a delivery point. And a collection chamber 14 for collecting.

The delivery room 16 includes a floor on which the store delivery carts 1 loaded with the containers 13 are arranged side by side according to delivery destination.
It has a platform 17 on which a delivery vehicle 18 arrives and departs. The collection chamber 14 includes a return chamber 14A that collects the store delivery truck 1 from the delivery point, a cleaning chamber 14B that cleans the container 13 of the store delivery truck 1 sent from the return chamber 14A, and a cleaning chamber 14B. And a stock chamber 14C of the store delivery cart 1 in which the empty container 13 is mounted or the container 13 is removed.

An indoor trolley 5 is provided in the processing chamber 2 and the shipping sorting chamber 3.
Is provided with a conveyor 4 for circulating the
The collection chamber 14 and the processing chamber 2 have empty containers 13 that have been washed.
A belt conveyor 15 for transferring the In the processing chamber 2, the shipping sorting chamber 3 and the recovery chamber 14 are partitioned by the heat insulating wall 6.

In the processing room 2, products are placed on a tray,
It has a line 7 for packing and pricing. Line 7
Then, for example, favorite roasted meat, roasted meat, chicken and the like are sequentially placed on a tray, the surface thereof is covered with a plastic film and packed, and a label is attached to the surface of the plastic film. Price, contents name, weight, etc. are printed on the label. The product is put in a container 13 and a label indicating a delivery point is attached to the container. The delivery point is the name of the store, etc., and is indicated by a code such as a bar code, number, or English character. In line 7,
Put your favorite roasted meat, roasted meat, chicken, etc. on the tray in order, but after each product is ready, the next product is served and packed. For example, after arranging the favorite yakiniku, the yakiniku is arranged, and after the yakiniku is arranged, the chicken is arranged. This is because the products are efficiently packed and packed.

The conveyor 4 is arranged along the heat insulating wall 6 of the processing chamber 2 and the shipping sorting chamber 3. The line 7 is arranged in a direction orthogonal to this. This is because the products sent from the line 7 are put in the container 13 and the container 13 is efficiently transferred by the conveyor 4. The conveyor 4 pulls the indoor carriage 5 and transfers it from the processing room 2 to the shipping sorting room 3. A delivery port 8 is opened in the heat insulating wall 6 in order to transfer the indoor trolley 5 from the processing chamber 2 to the shipping sorting chamber 3. The passage connected to the delivery port 8 is provided with a triple shut-off door 9 so that cold air does not leak from the shipping sorting chamber 3 to the processing chamber 2 when the indoor trolley 5 passes therethrough. The shut-off door 9 is an aluminum door that is freely opened and closed and automatically closed when the indoor carriage 5 passes through.

When the products handled in the processing room 2 are fresh food products such as meat and fresh fish, in order to keep the freshness of the products high,
The temperature of the processing chamber 2 is kept low. For example, processing room 2
Temperature is set to about 15 ° C and the temperature in the shipping sorting chamber 3 is set to 0.
Set to ° C. Since the processing time of the product in the processing chamber 2 is short, the freshness of the product is not significantly reduced even if the temperature is set to this temperature. Since the shipping sorting room 3 stores the products, the shipping sorting room 3 is kept at a low temperature to prevent the freshness of the fresh food products from being deteriorated. Store delivery cart 1 in shipping sorting room 3
The container 13 in which the products placed on (1) are stored is carried by the refrigerating vehicle for the store delivery cart 1, is kept at a low temperature, and is delivered to the store. Processing room 2 if the product is not fresh food
Therefore, it is not necessary to cool the shipping sorting chamber 3 to a low temperature.

The conveyor 4 is, like a belt conveyor,
You don't put the goods on top and transport them. It suffices if the indoor carriage 5 can be detachably pulled and transferred. Therefore, the structure of the conveyor 4 is extremely simple. Figure 4 shows conveyor 4
Is a perspective view and FIG. 5 is a sectional view thereof. In the conveyor 4 shown in these drawings, a chain 4B is slidably inserted in a groove-shaped guide 4A having an open top. Guide 4A
As shown in FIG. 4, it is fixed to the suspension bracket 10. The suspension bracket 10 is fixed to the ceiling of a building or the like, and the guide 4A is arranged in the processing chamber 2 and the shipping sorting chamber 3.
The chain 4B has a hook arm 11 fixed to a link. The hook arm 11 is an arm that detachably hooks the indoor carriage 5 to transfer it. The hook arm 11 has an L-shaped bent lower end. The bent portion at the lower end has a V groove 1 for guiding the rod 5A of the indoor carriage 5 on the front surface.
1A is provided.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the indoor carriage 5 has four pillars fixed to four corners of a bottom frame whose angles are framed in a rectangular shape, and two pillars are fixed to the pillars in the middle two stages, and a total of four pillars are provided. A multi-tiered frame is provided, and the bottom frame and the multi-tiered frame form a shelf frame 5B on which the container 13 is placed. As shown in FIG. 6, the indoor carriage 5 can stack containers except for the top shelf, and also stack containers on the top shelf (not shown) to efficiently carry the containers. You can also Indoor trolley 5
Have wheels 12 fixed to the four corners of the bottom frame so that they can be self-propelled. All the wheels 12 can be swung so that the indoor carriage 5 can be moved in any direction. The container 13 is in the shape of a thin box having an upper opening that is substantially the same as the outer shape of the shelf frame 5B and can be stacked without lateral displacement.

In the delivery method of the present invention, the indoor cart 5 for sending the container 13 from the processing room 2 to the shipping sorting room 3 can also be used for the store delivery cart 1. When the indoor trolley 5 is used for the store delivery trolley 1, the store delivery trolley 1 on which a product is placed can be conveniently mounted on a car or the like. Further, there is a feature that the store delivery dolly 1 can be brought close to the indoor dolly 5 and the products can be conveniently transferred. When the indoor dolly 5 is used as the store delivery dolly 1, the container 13 is preferably stacked on the uppermost shelf of the store delivery dolly 1 to enhance the loading efficiency of the delivery vehicle 18 such as a truck.

Using the delivery system described above, various products are distributed to the store delivery cart 1 as follows.

[Working in processing room] In line 7 of processing room 2, products such as roasted meat, roasted meat and chicken are placed on a plastic tray such as Styrofoam, covered with a plastic film and packed. In addition, affix a printed label such as the price on the plastic film or tray.

Products are placed side by side in the container 13 at the tip of the line 7. The delivery location is displayed by a method such as attaching a label to the container 13. Products having the same delivery location are arranged in the container 13. Products with different delivery points are put in the container 13 separately. The container 13 containing the product is placed on the shelf frame 5B of the indoor carriage 5. A plurality of containers 13 are stacked and placed on the shelf frame 5B. On the shelf frame 5B of the indoor carriage 5, containers 13 having different delivery points are stacked in multiple layers. However, the products contained in one container 13 are at the same delivery point.

Hook the indoor trolley 5 on the conveyor 4,
The conveyor 4 pulls and transfers. The conveyor 4 transfers the indoor trolley 5 containing the container 13 containing the products from the processing chamber 2 to the shipping sorting chamber 3.

[Work in Shipping Sorting Chamber] The indoor carriage 5 sent to the shipping sorting chamber 3 is transferred to the conveyor 4
Remove from The indoor carriage 5 removed from the conveyor 4 in the shipping sorting room 3 does not need to immediately transfer the container 13 containing the product to the store delivery carriage 1. This is because the indoor trolley 5 can be used as a stock rack for products. The worker in the shipping sorting room 3 efficiently performs the work of removing the indoor cart 5 sent to the shipping sorting room 3 from the conveyor 4 and the task of transferring the product container 13 from the indoor cart 5 to the store delivery cart 1. To do. The indoor carriage 5 is not always sent to the shipping sorting room 3 at regular time intervals. Depending on the processing conditions of the processing chamber 2, the indoor trolleys 5 are sent one after another at some times, but at some times, the indoor trolleys 5 may not be sent for a long time. The indoor trolleys 5 sent one after another are
Products can be stocked without removing them from the conveyor 4 and replacing them.

From the indoor carriage 5 to the conveyor 4 the container 13
In some cases, the indoor trolley 5 cannot be removed from the conveyor 4 when the vehicle is being replaced. The indoor carriage 5 that is not removed from the conveyor 4 is pulled by the loop-shaped conveyor 4 and sent to the processing chamber 2 again.
Come back. Therefore, even if the indoor carriage 5 cannot be removed in the shipping sorting chamber 3, if it is left as it is, it is transferred to the shipping sorting chamber 3 again.

From the shelf frame 5B of the indoor cart 5 removed from the conveyor 4, the container 13 is placed on the shelf frame 5B of the store delivery cart 1.
Replace. The container 13 confirms the delivery point,
It is re-placed on the shelf frame 5B of the store delivery cart 1 whose delivery point is specified. Container 13 from indoor trolley 5 to store delivery trolley 1
When transferring, the store delivery carts 1 having different delivery points are arranged as an example, as shown in FIG. The indoor carriage 5 is moved along the store delivery carriage 1, the container 13 is taken out from the shelf frame 5B of the indoor carriage 5, and is transferred to the shelf frame 5B of the store delivery carriage 1 having a different delivery point. The indoor carriage 5 that has taken out all the containers 13 is transferred to the processing chamber 2 by being caught by the conveyor 4. One after another, the indoor trolley 5 and the store delivery trolley 1
Move along, confirm the delivery point of the container, and transfer the container 13 to the store delivery cart 1 in which the delivery point is specified.

Store delivery cart 1 on which the container 13 is placed
Are carried out from the shipping sorting room 3 to the delivery room 16. The outlet of the shipping sorting chamber 3 is usually closed by a door so that cold air does not leak outside.

[Delivery Room Work] The store delivery carts 1 loaded with the containers 13 that have been transported from the shipping sorting chamber 3 to the delivery chamber 16 are arranged separately at the delivery destination stores. Store delivery trucks 1 sorted and arranged by delivery location
Are loaded on a delivery vehicle 18 such as a refrigerated vehicle waiting on the platform 17. The delivery vehicle 18 carries the store delivery cart 1 and delivers it to each store.

[Distribution work] A delivery vehicle 18 such as a truck departing from the platform 17 is a store delivery cart 1 on which a container 13 is loaded.
Are delivered to the delivery place shown in FIG. At the delivery point, the containers 13 of the store delivery cart 1 are dispensed and arranged in the display fixture 19 or the like, or, although not shown, the store delivery cart is moved to the vicinity of the display fixture and directly arranged in the display fixture. The empty container 13 is loaded on the store delivery cart 1 and collected by the delivery vehicle 18.

[Work in Collection Room] The store delivery truck 1 carrying the empty container 13 collected from the delivery vehicle 18 is sent from the return chamber 14A to the washing chamber 14B. In the cleaning room 14B, the empty container 13 is delivered to the store delivery cart 1.
The empty container 13 which has been removed from the machine, cleaned, and cleaned is sent to the processing chamber 2 by the belt conveyor 15. The store delivery cart 1 excluding the empty container 13 is transferred to the shipping sorting room 3 or loaded with the washed container 13 and transferred to the stock room 14C. The store delivery cart 1 sent to the stock room 14C is stored here.

[0038]

The merchandise delivery method of the present invention is characterized in that a large number of merchandise can be efficiently distributed and delivered to the store delivery cart. In particular, the delivery method of the present invention makes it possible to efficiently transfer a product to a store delivery cart whose delivery point is specified,
There is a feature that the manpower required for this process can be reduced. The product delivery method of the present invention is that the product is placed in a container where the delivery point is displayed, the container is placed on an indoor trolley, the indoor trolley is pulled by a conveyor to be transferred to the shipping sorting room, and then the shipping sorting room is operated from the conveyor. This is because it is removed and replaced from the shipping sorting room to a store delivery cart whose delivery point is fixed. In this way, the method of distributing the products to the store delivery dolly can be used in combination with the shelves stocking the products in the shipping sorting room. Since it is possible to stock the containers filled with products in the indoor trolley, it is not necessary to immediately transfer the containers containing the products sent from the processing room to the shipping and sorting room to the store delivery dolly. When many indoor trolleys are sent, you can remove the indoor trolleys from the conveyor and stock the containers with the goods. When the number of indoor trolleys is low, it is possible to transfer the stocked container of the indoor trolleys to the store delivery trolley. Therefore, it is not necessary for the number of people who transfer containers to be transferred to the store delivery cart in the shipping sorting room to be able to process the maximum supply amount of containers that are successively sent by the belt conveyor, unlike the conventional case. The number of people who can process continuously in the shipping sorting room and transfer from the indoor trolley to the store delivery trolley is sufficient.

Further, in the product delivery method of the present invention, the product-filled container of the indoor trolley can be transferred to the store delivery trolley while the indoor trolley is moved so as to approach the store delivery trolley. Therefore, there is a feature that the store delivery trucks having different delivery points are lined up, and while the indoor trucks are moved along the store delivery trucks, the containers containing products at different delivery points can be transferred to the store delivery trucks. Therefore, there is a feature that the work of transferring the product-containing container from the indoor trolley to the store delivery trolley can be efficiently performed.

Furthermore, the delivery method of the present invention has an advantage that the conveyor for transferring the products from the processing chamber to the shipping and sorting chamber can be made inexpensive with an extremely simple structure. This is because the delivery method of the present invention can use an indoor trolley for transferring a container as a part of the conveyor, instead of transferring the product by placing it on a belt conveyor or the like. The structure in which a movable indoor trolley is hooked and transferred by a conveyor can be an extremely simple structure as compared with a belt conveyor or the like in which a product is placed and transferred. In addition, the indoor trolley that transports the container containing the product, in both the processing room and the shipping sorting room,
There is also a feature that you can move to a convenient position for loading and unloading products and work efficiently.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a system for distributing products to store delivery carts by the delivery method of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a system for delivering a product to a delivery point by the delivery method of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a delivery point where a product is delivered by the delivery method of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the conveyor shown in FIG.

5 is a sectional view of the conveyor shown in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the indoor carriage shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Store delivery cart 2 ... Processing room 3 ... Shipping sorting room 4 ... Conveyor 4A ... Guide 4B ... Chain 5 ... Indoor cart 5A ... Rod 5B ... Shelf frame 6 ... Insulation wall 7 ... Line 8 ... Delivery port 9 ... Shut-off door 10 ... Hanging bracket 11 ... Hooking arm 11A ... V groove 12 ... Wheel 13 ... Container 14 ... Collection room 14A ... Return room 14B ... Washing room 14C ... Stock room 15 ... Belt conveyor 16 ... Delivery room 17 ... Platform 18 ... Delivery vehicle 19 … Display fixtures

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A conveyor for a plurality of types of products from a processing room (2)
The goods transferred to the shipping sorting room (3) in (4) and sent to the shipping sorting room (3) are reshipped in the delivery cart (1) at a different delivery location in the shipping sorting room (3) In the product delivery method in which the delivery cart (1) is delivered to the delivery location such as a store, put the product in the container (13) in the processing room (2) and
The shipping location is displayed in 3) and the container with the shipping location is displayed.
(13) is loaded on an indoor trolley (5) equipped with wheels (12), and the indoor trolley (5) loaded with a container (13) is pulled by a conveyor (4) from the processing room (2) to a shipping sorting room. The indoor trolley (5) transferred to (3) and transferred to the shipping sorting room (3) is separated from the conveyor (4), and the container of the indoor trolley (5) separated from the conveyor (4)
A method of delivering a product, characterized in that (13) is transferred to a store delivery truck (1) whose delivery location is specified. 2. A conveyor for a plurality of types of products from a processing room (2)
The goods transferred to the shipping sorting room (3) in (4) and sent to the shipping sorting room (3) are reshipped in the delivery cart (1) at a different delivery location in the shipping sorting room (3) In the product delivery method, the delivery cart (1) is delivered to a delivery location such as a store, and the store delivery truck (1) that picks up the product at the store collects the product in the processing room (2) in the container (13). The container (1
The shipping location is displayed in 3) and the container with the shipping location is displayed.
(13) is loaded on an indoor trolley (5) equipped with wheels (12), and the indoor trolley (5) loaded with a container (13) is pulled by a conveyor (4) from the processing room (2) to a shipping sorting room. The indoor trolley (5) transferred to (3) and transferred to the shipping sorting room (3) is separated from the conveyor (4), and the container of the indoor trolley (5) separated from the conveyor (4)
(13) is transferred to the store delivery trolley (1) whose delivery point is specified, the store delivery trolley (1) carrying the container (13) is delivered to each delivery point, and the product is delivered from the container at the delivery point. Take out the empty container (13) again for store delivery
A method of delivering a product, comprising: loading the product on (1) to collect it, loading a container (13) containing the product on the recovered delivery truck (1), and delivering the product to each delivery point.