JP2969269B1 - How to pack goods - Google Patents

Abstract

An object is delivered in a desired order in a very short time by pre-packing articles in an order substantially equal to the order in which the articles are delivered. In an article packing method for packing a plurality of types of articles, an article storage section (12) rotatably supported is provided, and articles are stored in substantially the same order in which the article storage sections (12) are unloaded. And a storage article storage unit 122 for storing the articles G before being unpacked.
From the storage article storage unit 122 of the rotating shelf 1
Are taken out and transferred to be stored in the ordering article storage unit 121 in substantially the same order as the order in which the articles G are stored in the ordering article storage unit 121 by rotating the rotary shelf 1 also in the reverse direction. Are taken out in a predetermined order and the goods are delivered.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for packing articles by using a rotating shelf, in particular, horizontal rotating shelves stacked in a plurality of stages, in which articles are packed in the order of delivery.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Japanese Patent Publication No. 3-75442 and Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 9-27 disclose conventional techniques relating to a method of packing articles.
No. 2609 is known.

The prior art described in the above publication is described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 3-75442. Japanese Patent Publication No. 3-75442 discloses that the articles of the uppermost rotating shelf alone (the supplying rotating shelf alone) are placed in other stages (lower four stages). ) Describes a method of and a device for arranging articles to be transferred to a rotating shelf alone (storage rotating shelf alone). Also, in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-272609, articles are stored and stored in a multi-stage rotating rack,
A delivery device that collectively retrieves a plurality of articles corresponding to the truck when a delivery truck arrives is described.

[0004]

However, the above-mentioned prior art has the following problems.

That is, in the article packing method and apparatus described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 3-75442, it is possible to transfer articles to a predetermined article storage section of a storage rotary shelf alone. They are not relocated to be stored according to the order of delivery. Also, JP-A-9-27260
The retrieval apparatus described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-205 can take out a plurality of articles from a single rotating shelf at the same time, but is not configured to transfer an article from a single rotating shelf to another single rotating shelf.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to pre-package articles in an order substantially equal to the order in which they are delivered,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for unpacking articles so that desired articles can be unloaded in a desired order in a very short time.

[0007]

According to the present invention, there is provided an article packing method for packing a plurality of types of articles, comprising a rotatably supported article storage section, and the article storage section being unloaded. An article is taken out from the storage article storage section of the rotating shelf including a loading article storage section for storing articles in substantially the same order and a storage article storage section for storing articles before being unpacked, and Yes and No to the sorting so that to accommodate a substantially equal order that is unloading the article storage portion,
Rotation in which the rotating shelf rotatably supports the article storage unit
It is configured by stacking single shelves in multiple stages,
The goods taken out of the storage unit are
Stored in the order that is almost the same as the order of delivery to the aligned goods storage section
Is, by providing a load alignment method of an article, characterized by unloading takes out the articles housed in the Nisoroe article storage portion to be rotated in the reverse direction the carousel itself in a predetermined order The above object has been achieved.

The article taken out of the storage article storage unit
But preferably Rukoto housed one by one in Nisoroe article storage portion.

Further, it is preferable that the articles taken out of the storage article storage section be transferred to the unpacking article storage section by the transport means arranged on the side of the rotating shelf.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below together with examples of an article packing apparatus suitable for carrying out the article packing method of the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of an article packing apparatus suitable for carrying out the article packing method of the present invention, and FIG.
Is a schematic elevation view of an article packing apparatus in which a part of the article packing apparatus shown in FIG. 1 (such as the number of stacking stages of a rotating shelf alone, the number of transport means installed, etc.) is changed, and FIG. 3 is an article shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a plan view of an article packing apparatus in which a part (arrangement of loading means, the number of installations, etc.) of the packing apparatus of FIG. The main part enlarged plan view of the equipment for arranging the articles, which has changed the unloading direction, etc., FIG. 5 is an enlarged side view of the main part of the unloading means and the like shown in FIG. 4, FIG. FIG. 7 is a side view of the conveying means shown in FIG.

In these drawings, reference numeral 1 denotes a plurality of rotating shelves 11 each of which rotatably supports an article storage section 12 along a horizontal elliptical circulation path, and is stacked at appropriate intervals. Loaded article storage section 121 that stores articles G in substantially the same order as the order in which the supported article storage sections 12 are unloaded.
Storage unit 1 for storing the items G before they are unloaded
And a rotating shelf 2 in which the article storage unit 12 supported by the rotating shelf unit 11 near the carrying-out means, described later, serves as a loading goods storage unit 121. The transfer device 3 as a transporting device of the present invention disposed on the side of the moving route portion is a storage device disposed on the side of the linear moving route portion of the rotating shelf 1 as a transporting device of the present invention. It also functions as a transfer device. Reference numeral 4 denotes an unloading device arranged on the side of the linear movement path portion of the rotating shelf 1; 5, a carry-in conveyor as carrying-in means arranged along the linear movement path portion of the rotating shelf 1; This is an unloading conveyor as unloading means arranged along the linear movement path of the shelf 1.
Thus, the articles G are taken out from the storage article storage section 122, and the plurality of types of articles G taken out are stored in the order substantially the same as the order in which the articles G are delivered to the unpacked article storage section 121 by the transfer devices 2, 3. To move, rotating shelf 1
Are also rotated in the reverse direction so that the articles G stored in the packaged article storage section 121 are taken out in a predetermined order and discharged.

To explain each part in the above embodiment, each of the rotating shelves 11 in the rotating shelf 1 supports a large number (144 units) of article storage sections 12 on a horizontal elliptical traveling rail so as to be able to travel. At the same time, a drive chain is hung between the drive gear and the idler gear along the traveling rail, the article storage portions 12 are fixed to the drive chain at equal intervals, and the drive gear is driven by a motor. The rotating shelf unit 11 can be rotated independently of the other stages of the rotating shelf unit 11, and the rotating shelf units 11 can be rotated at appropriate intervals in ten stages in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 (in the embodiment shown in FIG. , Intermediate stages are not shown, and 28 stages are stacked to form the rotating shelf 1. In addition, the article storage unit 12 rotatably supported is a storage article storage unit that stores the articles G before being unpacked with the unpacking article storage unit 121 that stores the articles G in substantially the same order as the articles are unloaded. FIG. 2
In the embodiment shown in FIG. 7, the article storage unit 12 supported by the rotating shelf unit 11 at the first stage to the fifth stage from the bottom located in the vicinity of the unloading conveyor 6 is formed as a load-aligned article storage unit 121. , The rotating shelf unit 1 at the 6th stage to the 28th stage from the bottom
1 to the storage article storage section 122
It has been done. In this embodiment, all of the article storage sections 12 supported by the rotating shelf unit 11 at the first to fifth tiers from the bottom are used as the load-aligned article storage section 121, but a part thereof. May be the storage article storage unit 122.
Further, each of the rotating racks 11 is configured to be able to rotate independently of the rotating racks 11 in other stages,
The article storage units 12 are fixed at a plurality of stages to one or a plurality of drive chains that are operated synchronously at a plurality of stages to form a rotating shelf unit 11 having a plurality of stages, and a plurality of sets of the rotating shelf units 11 having a plurality of stages. (Multi-stage) Rotating shelf 1 by stacking
May be configured. In addition, a single-stage rotating shelf unit 11
And multiple sets of rotating shelf unit 11 consisting of multiple stages (multiple stages)
The rotating shelf 1 may be configured by stacking.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, two transfer devices 2 (3 in the embodiment shown in FIG. 2) are provided on the side of the linear moving path portion of the rotating shelf 1 in the present invention.
Two masts 21, an upper frame 22 laid horizontally above the lower mast 21, a lower frame 23 laid horizontally below the mast 21, an elevating table 24 that moves up and down along the two masts 21, The fork device 25 includes a twin fork (a pair of fork devices) 25 mounted on the table 24 and the like. ) So that the article G can be taken out of the storage article storage section 122 and stored in the packing article storage section 121. The fork device 2 is moved up and down by the lift 24.
Numeral 5 is configured so as to be able to face the rotating shelves 11 of all stages. Although the transfer device 2 shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 is not configured to travel along the linear movement path portion of the rotating shelf 1, the transfer device of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 2 is configured to be able to travel on the traveling rail 26 along the linear movement path portion of the rotating shelf 1 by driving wheels or the like provided in the lower frame 23.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, two storage devices 3 (FIG. 2) are provided on the side of the linear moving path portion of the rotating shelf 1 in the storage device 3 which also functions as a transfer device as a transport means of the present invention.
3 in the embodiment shown in FIG.
Similarly to the above, two masts 31, an upper frame 32 provided horizontally above the lower mast 31, a lower frame 33 provided horizontally below the mast 31, a lift 34 which moves up and down along the two masts 31, and a lift 34 And a pair of fork devices 35 independently mounted in the direction of the article storage unit 12 (left and right directions with respect to the linear movement path of the rotary shelf 1). Entry and exit stations of the loading conveyor 5
The upper article G is taken in and stored in the storage article storage section 122, and the article G is taken out from the storage article storage section 122 and stored in the load sorting component storage section 121. In addition, the fork device 35 is configured to be able to face the rotating racks 11 in all stages by raising and lowering the lifting table 34. Although the storage device 3 shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 is not configured to travel along the linear movement path of the rotating shelf 1, the storage device 3 of the embodiment shown in FIGS. The traveling rail 3 is moved along the linear movement path of the rotating shelf 1 by driving wheels or the like provided on the lower frame 33.
6.

Further, the delivery device 4 is disposed on the side of the linear movement path portion of the rotary shelf 1, and similarly to the transfer device 2, each of the masts has two masts, It comprises a lower frame provided laterally below the lower frame, an elevator 41 that moves up and down along two masts, a twin fork (a pair of fork devices) 42 mounted on the elevator 41, and the like, and a pair of fork devices. Reference numerals 42 are respectively configured so as to be independently movable in the direction of the article storage unit 12 (the left-right direction with respect to the linear movement path of the rotating shelf 1). It is arranged to be placed on the retrieval station 61. In addition, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, the fork device 42 is configured to be able to face the rotary shelf unit 11 from the first stage to the fifth stage from the bottom by raising and lowering the elevator 41. Also,
The retrieval device 4 is not configured to travel along the linear movement path portion of the rotating shelf 1, but is fixed. In addition, a starting end 62 including an unloading station 61 of the unloading conveyor 6 is also mounted on the elevator 41.

Also, a carry-in conveyor 5 as carry-in means.
1 and 2 along the linear movement path portion of the rotating shelf 1.
In the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, one stage (three stages in the embodiment shown in FIG. 3) is provided, and the terminal part and the intermediate part are provided with six storage stations 51 (in the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, Two warehousing stations 5 at each end
1) is a drive roller conveyor. The storage station 51 includes a pair of article support members (not shown), a lift device (not shown) for lifting and lowering the article support members, a stopper (not shown) for stopping articles on the conveyor, and the like. An article G constituted by a plate-like body disposed between adjacent rollers (not shown) so as to be along the respective rollers, and stopped by a stopper, is scooped up by a pair of article support members, and A fork insertion space is formed between the bottom surface of G and the upper surface of the roller.

The unloading conveyor 6 serving as unloading means of the present invention is disposed along the linear movement path of the rotary shelf 1 and has a starting end 62 composed of a driving roller conveyor having two unloading stations 61, It is composed of a transport section 63 composed of a driving roller conveyor, a swing section 64 composed of a swing belt conveyor connecting the starting end section 62 and the transport section 63, and the swing section 64 has an end on the transport section 63 side. It is configured such that the end on the starting end 62 side can be moved up and down while following the elevating and lowering of the starting end 62 mounted on the elevating table 41 of the retrieval device 4 while maintaining the height at a fixed height. Outgoing station 6
1 includes a pair of article support members (not shown), a lift device (not shown) for omitting the article support members, and the like, and the article support members are provided between adjacent rollers (not shown). The articles G placed on the pair of article support members are transferred to the drive roller conveyor at the start end 62 by lowering the article support members. There is something. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, only one unloading conveyor 6 is provided for a single rotating shelf 11 of five stages from the first stage to the fifth stage from the bottom provided with the packaged article storage unit 121. The swing unit 64 is provided so that the articles G can be continuously carried out, but when there is only one stage of the rotating shelf 11 provided with the packed article storage section 121, the rotation provided with the packed article storage section 121 is performed. When the carry-out conveyor 6 is provided for each of the shelves 11 alone, the swing portion 64 is unnecessary. Further, depending on the layout or the like, the transporting unit 63 may be constituted by an inclined conveyor or the like instead of the horizontal drive roller conveyor.

Next, an embodiment of the article packing method of the present invention using the above-described article packing apparatus will be described.

In the article packing method according to the present invention, the articles G carried in via the carry-in conveyor 5 are stored one by one in the storage article storage section 122 of the rotating shelf 1 by the storage device 3 at the free location. When the shipping request (for example, information on the shipping order for each shipping destination and its shipping type, quantity data, and the like) is determined, the article G is taken out from the storage article storage unit 122 in advance, and a plurality of types of taken out goods are taken out. The goods G of (product type) are transferred by the transfer device 2 (or the storage device 3) so as to be stored in the order substantially the same as the order in which they are delivered to the packing product storage unit 121.
Are also rotated in the reverse direction so that the articles G stored in the packaged article storage section 121 are taken out in a predetermined order and discharged. Therefore, when the truck or the like arrives for shipment, the articles G are already packed in the order substantially the same as the order in which they are delivered to the packed article storage unit 121. Can be issued in order.

For example, ten articles G are arranged in the following order: articles Ga, Gg, Gf, Gf, Gd, Gi, Gi, G
When the shipment request is determined so that the goods are delivered in the order of h, Gf, and Gd, the desired article G (articles Ga, Gg, Gf, G
f, Gd, Gi, Gi, Gh, Gf, and Gd) are stored (stocked) in a predetermined transfer device 2 (or a storage device 3) for each of the rotating racks 11 that support the storage article storage unit 122 that stores (stocks). ) Is sequentially rotated to the position of the fork device 25 (or 35), and the articles G stored in the storage article storage unit 122 are taken out by the fork device 25 (or 35) of the transfer device 2 (or the storage device 3). [By using the fork devices 25 (or 35) of the pair of fork devices 25 (or 35), each article G stored in the storage article storage unit 122 of the different rotating shelf unit 11 is taken out. The plurality of types of articles G taken out are sequentially from the first stage from the bottom to 5 from the bottom.
Any one of the rotating shelves 11 in the lower stage, for example, the fifth rotating shelves 11 in the lowermost stage, is packed. The storage article storage unit 122 is rotated by twice the installation interval.
In which the articles G taken out of the order are delivered to ten consecutive packed article storage sections 121 (that is, articles Ga, G
g, Gf, Gf, Gd, Gi, Gi, Gh, Gf, Gd
Transfer device 2 so as to store them one by one in
A pair of forks 25 (or 35) of the storage device 3 (or the storage device 3) stores two articles G at the same time and arranges the articles.

Therefore, the load is loaded in any order from the bottom to the first to fifth rotatable shelves 11, for example, the order of delivery to the packaged article storage section 121 of the fifth rotatable shelves 11 from the bottom. Aligned articles G (articles Ga, Gg, Gf, Gf,
Gd, Gi, Gi, Gh, Gf, Gd), when a shipping truck or the like on which the packed articles G are to be loaded arrives, the rotating shelf unit 11 at the fifth tier from the bottom is placed in the loading article storage section 121. By successively unloading two articles G stored in the continuous 10 packed article storage sections 121 by rotating twice each of the mounting intervals of the two, the desired article G can be obtained in a very short time. Can be issued in order.

The order in which the rotating shelf 11 at the fifth row from the bottom is delivered to ten consecutive packed article storage sections 121 (ie, the articles Ga, Gg, Gf, Gf, Gd, Gi, G).
The order of the packing operation when the articles G are stored one by one in each of the packed article storage sections 121 in the order of i, Gh, Gf, and Gd is the order in which the articles are delivered (that is, the articles Ga, G).
g, Gf, Gf, Gd, Gi, Gi, Gh, Gf, Gd
Order). That is, the desired article G
(Articles Ga, Gg, Gf, Gf, Gd, Gi, Gi, G
h, Gf, Gd)
When the rotary shelf unit 11 supporting the above is sequentially rotated to the position of the fork device 25 (or 35) of the predetermined transfer device 2 (or the storage device 3), the articles G to be discharged first are stored. The rotating shelf unit 11 supporting the storage article storage unit 122 is started to rotate, and the storage article storage unit 122 storing the articles G to be unloaded first is a fork device of the transfer device 2 (or the storage device 3). Before arriving at the position 25 (or 35), the storage article storage unit 122 storing the articles G to be unloaded later is placed in the fork device 25 (or 35) of the transfer device 2 (or the storage device 3). When arriving at the position, the articles G to be unloaded later are first taken out by the fork device 25 (or 35), and the rotating shelf unit 11 at the fifth tier from the bottom is placed in the packing article storage section 121.
Instead of rotating twice as much as the mounting interval, the rotating unit 11 is rotated by the mounting interval (pitch) of the packaged article storage unit 121, and the rotating shelf unit 11 at the fifth stage from the bottom is additionally turned by the required number of pitches. After moving, the articles G to be ejected later are stored in the predetermined cargo-packed article storage section 121, and then the rotating shelf unit 11 is rotated in the reverse direction to store the articles G to be ejected first (for example, Five packaged article storage units 121 in forward and reverse rotation directions
A condition is set that the order of the packing operation can be changed up to the order, and if the condition is met, the order is different from the order of unloading, that is, a tolerance of ± 5 pitches is allowed. The order in which the articles are transferred from the articles G that can be taken out in order and are packed in the order), so that the articles are delivered to ten consecutive packed article storage sections 121 of the rotating shelf unit 11 at the fifth tier from the bottom ( That is, articles Ga, Gg, Gf, Gf, G
d, Gi, Gi, Gh, Gf, and Gd in this order), so that the articles G may be stored one by one, and by performing such control, the packing time can be reduced.

The order in which the articles G are delivered to the ten consecutive packed article storage sections 121 of the rotary shelf unit 11 at the fifth tier from the bottom (that is, the articles Ga, Gg, Gf, Gf, G
d, Gi, Gi, Gh, Gf, and Gd). That is, a desired article G (articles Ga, Gg, Gf, Gf, Gd, Gi, G
i, Gh, Gf, Gd) are stored in the rotating shelf unit 11 supporting the storage article storage unit 122 and the fork unit 25 (or 3) of the predetermined transfer unit 2 (or the storage unit 3).
When sequentially rotating to the position 5), the rotating shelf unit 11 supporting the storage article storage unit 122 storing the articles G to be ejected first is started to rotate, and the articles G to be ejected first are started. Storage unit 122 for storing the transfer device 2
(Or storage device 3) fork device 25 (or 3
Before arriving at the position 5), the storage article storage unit 122 storing the articles G to be unloaded later is transferred to the transfer device 2.
(Or storage device 3) fork device 25 (or 3
When arriving at the position 5), the articles G to be unloaded later are taken out by the fork device 25 (or 35) first, and the rotary shelf unit 11 at the fifth stage from the bottom is rotated in the normal rotation direction. After the articles G to be ejected later are stored in the packaged article storage section 121 on the front side with respect to the normal rotation direction, the rotating shelf unit 11 is further rotated in the normal rotation direction to move the articles G to be ejected earlier to the rear. Are stored in the packaged article storage unit 121 on the rear side in the normal rotation direction with respect to the articles G to be unloaded (for example, the order in which the articles G are stored in the packaged article storage unit 121 is five A condition is set that the items can be exchanged up to the packed article storage unit 121 minutes. If the conditions are met, the order is substantially the same as the order in which the items are dispatched but is different from the order in which the items are dispatched. In the order with a tolerance of ± 5 The order in which the articles G that can be taken out are transferred to the packing article storage sections 121 in the fifth row from the bottom to the 10 successive packing article storage sections 121 in the fifth row from the bottom. That is, the article Ga,
Gg, Gf, Gf, Gd, Gi, Gi, Gh, Gf, G
(the order of d) may be controlled so that the articles G are stored one by one in substantially the same order as the order, and the transfer time can be shortened by such control.

When the articles G stored in the storage article storage section 122 are taken out by the pair of fork devices 25 (or 35) of the transfer device 2 (or the storage device 3), the [the pair of fork devices 25 (or 35) 35), each article G stored in the storage article storage section 122 of a different rotating shelf 11 may be taken out by each of the fork devices 25 (or 35).] Instead of the two articles G, the articles G to be ejected first and the articles G to be ejected after two or more pieces are taken out by the pair of fork devices 25 (or 35), and the fifth shelf from the bottom is rotated. By simultaneously storing the articles G to be ejected first and the articles G to be ejected after two or more pieces in the adjacent packing article storage section 121 of the unit 11, five rows from the bottom 10 consecutive carousels alone 11
The order in which the items are delivered to the individual packaged article storage units 121 (that is,
Articles Ga, Gg, Gf, Gf, Gd, Gi, Gi, G
(the order of h, Gf, and Gd).

Further, ten articles G (articles Ga, Gg,
When Gf, Gf, Gd, Gi, Gi, Gh, Gf, and Gd) are packed in ten consecutive packed article storage units 121 of the fifth rotating shelf unit 11 from the bottom, they are subsequently discharged. The rotating shelf unit 11 supporting the storage article storage unit 122 that stores (stocks) a plurality of articles G to be stored is stored in the fork device 25 (or 35) of the predetermined transfer device 2 (or the storage device 3). ), And sequentially transfers the articles G stored in the storage article storage section 122 to the transfer apparatus 2.
(Or storage device 3) fork device 25 (or 3
The plurality of types of articles G taken out by 5) are sequentially taken out of any one of the rotating racks 11 from the first stage to the fifth stage from the bottom, for example, the rotating shelf 11 at the fifth stage from the bottom. To be stored in a plurality of packed article storage sections 121 that are continuous with the 10 packed article storage sections 121, or a plurality of continuous rotating racks 11 in any one of the first to fourth rows from the bottom. The items are stored in individual packaged article storage sections 121 and are arranged.

Also, ten articles G (articles Ga, Gg,
When Gf, Gf, Gd, Gi, Gi, Gh, Gf, and Gd) are packed in ten consecutive packed article storage units 121 of the fifth rotating shelf unit 11 from the bottom, the subsequent delivery Rotating shelf unit 11 supporting storage article storage unit 122 that stores (stocks) a plurality of articles G to be stored
Are sequentially rotated to the position of the fork device 25 (or 35) of another transfer device 2 (or the storage device 3), and the articles G stored in the storage article storage unit 122 are transferred to another transfer device 2 (or The plurality of types of articles G taken out by the fork device 25 (or 35) of the storage device 3) are sequentially taken out of the rotating shelf unit 11 in any one of the first to fifth rows from the bottom. Individual cargo storage section 1
21 (for example, a plurality of packed article storage sections 121 continuous with the above-mentioned 10 packed article storage sections 121 of the rotating shelf unit 11 in the fifth row from the bottom, or the first to fourth rows from the bottom.
It may be arranged such that it is stored in a plurality of continuous packing article storage sections 121) of any one of the rotating shelves 11 in the tier, and is packed.

Also, ten articles G (articles Ga, Gg,
When Gf, Gf, Gd, Gi, Gi, Gh, Gf, and Gd) are packed in ten consecutive packed goods storage units 121 of the fifth rotating shelf unit 11 from the bottom, 1 The articles G that have already been loaded may be unloaded from the loaded article storage section 121 of any one of the rotating shelves 11 from the fourth row to the fourth row from the bottom.

In addition, the order of delivery to the ten consecutive packed article storage units 121 of the fifth rotating shelf unit 11 from the bottom (that is, the articles Ga, Gg, Gf, Gf, Gd, Gi,
Gi, Gh, Gf, and Gd), but the articles G stored one by one in an order different from the order in which the articles are delivered are:
By rotating the rotating shelf 1 (the single rotating shelf 11 at the fifth stage from the bottom) also in the reverse direction (in both the forward direction and the reverse direction ) , the rotating shelf 1 is taken out to the unloading conveyor 6 in a predetermined order and is taken out. It is done. Therefore, when a truck or the like for shipment arrives already since the article G is Nisoroe substantially equal order that is unloading the Nisoroe article storage portion 121, it is necessary to increase rotating the carousel 1 In addition, desired articles G can be delivered in a desired order in a very short time.

When unloading the articles G packed in the packed article storage section 121 of the rotating shelf unit 11 in a different stage, the elevator 41 is moved up and down, and the fork device 42 is moved to the rotating shelf unit in a predetermined stage. After ascending and descending to a position facing 11, desired articles G are taken out in a desired order and are continuously delivered.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described with the embodiment of the article packing apparatus suitable for carrying out the article packing method of the present invention, the article packing method of the present invention is not limited thereto. It is not something to be done. For example, the article G may be transferred using the transfer device 2 (or the storage device 3) including one or three or more fork devices 25 (or 35).

Also, the article storage section 12 supported by the rotating shelf unit 11 at the first to fifth tiers from the bottom is not used as the unpacking article storage section 121, but is located at the upper or central level. The article storage unit 12 supported by the single-stage or multi-stage rotating shelf unit 11 is referred to as a loaded article storage unit 121, and the article storage unit 12 supported by the remaining stages of the rotating shelf unit 11 is not referred to as a stored article storage unit 122. You may.

Further, the carry-in conveyor 5 is not constituted only by the horizontal drive roller conveyor, but similarly to the carry-out conveyor 6, an end portion composed of a drive roller conveyor (corresponding to the start end 62 of the carry-out conveyor 6), a horizontal drive roller conveyor. , And a swinging unit such as a swinging belt conveyor that connects the terminal end and the transporting unit.

The arrangement of the transfer device 2, the storage device 3, and the storage device 4 may be changed, and may be arranged on each side of the linear moving path on both sides of the rotary shelf 1. May be provided.

Further, a plurality of transfer devices 2, a storage device 3 and a storage device 4 may be arranged in the vertical direction of the rotary shelf 1.

[0036]

The method for packing articles according to the present invention is configured as described above, and the articles are packed in advance in an order substantially equal to the order in which the articles are delivered. The apparatus does not require high processing capacity, and low-capacity equipment can be used. Also, when shipping, desired articles can be delivered in a desired order in a very short time. Further, when the work time zones of the warehousing work and the transfer work are different, the transfer work can be performed by the warehousing device.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of an article packing apparatus suitable for carrying out the article packing method of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic elevation view of an article packing apparatus in which a part of the article packing apparatus shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of an article packing apparatus in which a part of the article packing apparatus shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged plan view of a main part of the article packing apparatus in which a part of the article packing apparatus shown in FIG. 3 (arrangement of unloading means, unloading direction, etc.) is changed.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged side view of a main part of the carrying-out means shown in FIG.

FIG. 6 is an elevational view of the conveying means shown in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a side view of the transport unit shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 rotating shelf 2 transfer means (transferring device) 3 transfer means (reception device) 6 unloading means (unloading conveyor) 11 single rotating shelf 12 article storage section 121 load-aligned article storage section 122 stored article storage section G article

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. An article packing method for packing a plurality of types of articles, comprising an article storage section rotatably supported, wherein articles are stored in an order substantially equal to the order in which the article storage sections are delivered. The order in which the articles are taken out of the storage article storage section and taken out of the loading article storage section of the rotating shelf including the loaded article storage section to store and the storage article storage section to store the articles before being unpacked. If Yes form to the sorting so that to accommodate a substantially equal order, the carousel is the article storage
The unit consists of a stack of multiple rotating shelves that support
That has been removed from the storage article storage unit
The goods are delivered to any one of the rotating shelf
That order and housed in a substantially equal order, and also rotated in the reverse direction the carousel single article, characterized in that the unloading takes out the articles housed in the Nisoroe article storage portion in a predetermined order Packing method. 2. An article taken out of a storage article storage unit.
The article packing method according to claim 1, wherein the articles are stored one by one in the packing article storage section . 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the articles taken out from the storage article storage section are transferred to the packing article storage section by a transporting means arranged on the side of the rotating shelf. .