JP3203421B2 - Apparatus for sorting and transporting clothes - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sorting / transporting and stacking apparatus for transporting clothes and the like continuously supplied at a specific place to a large number of stacking sections for stacking.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a clothing manufacturer, a large number of types of clothing being produced are prepared in advance by classifying each type.
When packing according to a customer's order, only a necessary number of types of clothing required for each customer are gathered from the prepared clothing group by a worker's limbs.

[0003]

In the above-described packing mode, as the number of customers increases, the labor required for the workers increases. An object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for sorting and transporting clothes and the like which can improve such a situation.

[0004]

According to the present invention for achieving the above object, the following is achieved. That is, it is equipped with an endless moving belt that drives around a fixed track and a transport support fixed at each specific interval of the movable belt, and the transport support has an open side surface, and The bottom surface is arranged parallel and horizontally in a direction intersecting with the moving band moving direction, and two horizontal flat plates separated by a fixed distance in the moving band moving direction are provided. It is assumed that the object is to be opened, and that a specific location in the middle of a fixed track is a workpiece supply location for supplying the workpiece to the transport support, and individual transport supports that are sequentially moved to this supply location In addition to providing a supply indicator that sequentially displays the type and quantity of the processing target to be supplied to the downstream of the supply band in the moving direction of the supply location,
Providing a sensor consisting of a light emitter and a light receiver for emitting so as to aim and shoot between the two horizontal flat plates separated by the fixed distance at a timing synchronized with the movement of the transport support,
In addition to detecting the presence of the object to be processed in the transport support, a large number of processing object accumulation sections are provided downstream of the sensor along the movement locus of the transport support on the downstream side in the moving band moving direction. And a computer controller for operating the display and opening the bottom of each transport support at a specific timing in connection with the detection operation of the sensor.

[0005] The individual transporting support members that sequentially reach the workpiece supply location are supplied with the type and quantity of workpieces indicated on the supply indicator from the side opening onto the bottom surface at this location. . The object to be processed for each transported support that has been input is detected by a sensor, and each transported support related to the detected workpiece has reached a position directly above its corresponding specific workpiece accumulation section. At that time, the bottom surface is opened, and the object to be supported is dropped. Thereby, according to the information input to the computer control device on each processing object accumulation section,
The objects to be processed are accumulated.

The present invention is preferably embodied as follows. That is, the light transmitter of the sensor is disposed at an upper position on the side of the movable band, and an integrated display for displaying the state of accumulation of the objects to be processed in the section is provided on the front side of the section of the stacking table. I do. As a result, it is possible to efficiently grasp and pack the processing objects accumulated in the processing object accumulation section.

Further, there is provided an unloading means for unloading the package to a specific location along the lateral direction of the storage processing table. In this case, the loaded package is transported to the specific location with little labor. Will be.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view of a sorting and conveying apparatus according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the apparatus, FIG. 3 is a partial perspective view of the apparatus, and FIGS. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing of an apparatus. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a chain which is an endless moving band which is orbited on a slender elliptical orbit by a driving means (not shown). Inside and outside the chain 1, endless support rails 2 and 3 are arranged side by side. Has been established.

Reference numeral 4 denotes a transport support fixed and fixed at a specific interval of the chain 1, each of which has an outer side surface opened, and its bottom surface is instantly opened in a horizontal direction or a diagonally downward direction. The following is a concrete example.

That is, as shown in FIGS. 2, 3 and 4,
A top plate 5 is provided, and a substantially central portion of the top plate 5 is fixed to the chain 1 by a connecting piece 6. A front plate 7a and a rear plate 7 are provided at front and rear edges of the top plate 5 in the chain movement direction f1.
b is fixed vertically, and a side plate 8 is fixed between the inner side edges of the front plate 7a and the rear plate 7b.
The space between each of the outside edges of the rear plate 7a and the rear plate 7b is open.

At the inner and outer ends of the upper surface of the top plate 5, a suspending member 9 on which a traveling roller a is axially protruded from the upper end, and the traveling roller a of the outer suspending member 9 is connected to the outer side. In addition to being supported by the support rail 3, the traveling roller a of the suspension member 9 on the inner side is supported by the support rail 2 on the inner side.

The bottom surface between the lower edges of the front plate 7a and the rear plate 7b is arranged in parallel and horizontally in a direction perpendicular to the chain moving direction f1 and about several cm to several tens cm in the chain moving direction f1. A pair of left and right hook-shaped arm members 1 are provided on the left and right end surfaces of the front plate 7a and the rear plate 7b, respectively.
1 and 11 are pivotally mounted on a shaft, and two flat plates 1
Numerals 0 and 10 are instantaneously and symmetrically oscillated in arrow directions f2 and f2 via driving means (not shown) mounted on the inner side of the side plate 8.

Reference numeral 12 denotes a workpiece supply place provided in the middle of the slender elliptical trajectory, where the work to supply the workpiece to each transport support 4 is performed. The supply place 12 is provided with a table 13 and two supply indicators 14a and 14b mounted on the upper surface of the table 13. In addition, in order to facilitate loading of the workpiece into each transport support 4, As shown in FIG. 2, the elongated elliptical orbit portion c around the supply location 12 is lower than the other portion c1.

At the downstream side of the workpiece supply location 12 in the chain moving direction, there is provided a sensor 15 consisting of a light emitter 15a and a light receiver 15b arranged in a vertical direction as shown in FIGS. The sensor 15 is provided for each transport support 4.
In each transport support 4 at a timing synchronized with the movement of
As shown in FIG. 2, the light beam m emitted from the light projecting device 15a is operated to detect the object to be processed w supported by the light emitting device. It is assumed that the shot is fired at such a timing as to aim at the portion b.

On the downstream side of the sensor 15 in the direction of movement of the chain, a large number of workpiece accumulation sections k1, k2,... A table 16 is provided. At this time, a partition frame 17 is erected at the boundary between the adjacent processing object accumulation sections k, and an accumulation for displaying the processing object accumulation state of this section k at an appropriate position corresponding to each section k. An indicator 18 is provided.

A storage processing table 19 is provided along the lower side of the stacking table 16 for storing the storage box d1 and the storage bag d2 for storing the object to be processed. At this time, a roller conveyor (not shown) is provided along the inner side of the storage processing table 19 as a load carrying-out means.

Numeral 20 denotes a computer control device using a personal computer, which causes the supply indicators 14a and 14b of the processing object supply area 12 to display predetermined information in association with the detection operation of the sensor 15, and to carry each transport support. The operation is performed so as to open the two flat plates 10 and 10 on the bottom surface of 4 and also causes each integrated display 18 to perform a required display under certain conditions. At this time, the required display is performed on the display device e of the personal computer.

Next, a description will be given of an example of use of the apparatus of the present invention configured as described above and its operation. A list is created by aggregating orders from a large number of customers. This list includes customer names, quantities, and assigned accumulations of the processed products (processed products) for each customer. Information about the section k and the like is described. Then, this list information is input to the personal computer of the computer control device 20.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3, the customer's order slip s is clipped to the workpiece stacking section k assigned to each customer listed in the list among the workpiece stacking sections k, as shown in FIG. A storage box d1 or a storage bag d2 suitable for the amount of the objects to be accumulated in the section k is prepared at a position corresponding to each of the article accumulation sections k on the storage processing table 19. On the other hand, all the items ordered by the customer are divided for each product type, and the total number is stored in a pallet.

Assume that all types ordered by all customers are, for example, five types of pants (black), pants (blue), shirts (white), shirts (green), and jackets. One specific kind corresponding to the information arrangement order of the input list information, for example, if it is pants (black), the pallet containing the pants (black) is transported to the processing object supply place 12.

After this state, the entire apparatus of the present invention is brought into an operating state, whereby each carrier 4 is pulled by the chain 1 and orbits on an elongated elliptical orbit.
The computer controller 20 also has two supply indicators 14
a, 14b, the quantity to be supplied to one transport support 4 at the present time and the information related thereto are displayed on the other 14a, and the other 14b is displayed on the next one transport support 4. The quantity to be supplied and information related thereto are displayed, and the display device e of the personal computer also displays the quantity to be supplied to one transport support 4 at the present time and detailed information related thereto. Become.

Normally, one worker is waiting at the processing object supply location 12, and this worker looks at the supply information displayed on the one supply display 14a and looks at the pants (black) in the pallet. Are taken up by the indicated quantity, and the two flat plates 10 forming the bottom surface of one transport support 4 that has reached here,
It is supplied on the side 10 through an opening in its side. After this supply, the pants (black) in the quantity indicated on the other supply indicator 14b are prepared for the next supply, and the amount of the pants (black) is set in the chain moving direction f1 more than the transport support 4 supplied earlier. Any one of the transport supports 4 present on the upstream side is also supplied to the one that has reached this location (the transport support 4 at this time).
Need not necessarily be immediately after the transport support 4 previously supplied). Thereafter, the worker performs such supply processing until the supply display for the pants (black) is not displayed on the supply indicator, in other words, until the pants (black) in the pallet are removed.

When the supply of the pants (black) is completed, a specific one type to be supplied next, that is, a specific one type corresponding to the information arrangement order of the list information inputted to the personal computer is stored. The pallet is transported to the processing object supply place 12, and the same supply processing as described above is performed, and such supply processing is repeated for all types.

When each carrier 4 to which the workpiece is supplied passes through the workpiece supply location 12, the sensor 15
However, when the object w is present on the bottom surface of the carrier 4 as shown in FIG. 4, the light beam m emitted from the light projector 15a instantaneously at a certain timing is generated. The object 15 is blocked by the object w, and the sensor 15 detects the presence of the object w by the interruption.

In connection with this detection operation, the computer controller 20 changes the information currently displayed on the supply indicators 14a and 14b and the display device d of the personal computer based on the list information inputted to the personal computer. is there.

On the other hand, the workpiece w
Does not exist, the projected light beam m that is instantaneously emitted from the light projector 14a at a certain timing passes through the separation part b between the two flat plates 10 and 10 without being blocked by the object to be processed, and the light receiver 14b , The sensor 15 does not detect the presence of the object to be processed. Therefore, the computer controller 20 changes the information currently displayed on the supply indicators 14a and 14b and the display device d of the personal computer. Therefore, the same display is kept on the supply indicators 14a and 14b and the display device d of the personal computer.

For each transport support 4 for which the presence of the workpiece w has been detected by the sensor 15, the computer controller 2
0 tracks the movement distance after the detection, and the transport support 4
Has reached the workpiece accumulation section (for example, the section indicated by the symbol k3 shown in FIG. 5) assigned to the customer corresponding to the supported workpiece w, the bottom surface thereof is opened, so that the The processing object w falls to the specific section k3. Since the two flat plates 10 and 10 forming the bottom face are instantaneously symmetrically swung downward and obliquely, the object to be processed w such as clothing falls without being bent. It is orderly accumulated on the processing object accumulation section k3.

As a result of this operation, of the five types, the type of the type ordered by the customer corresponding to each of the processing object accumulation sections k has been ordered on the stacking table 16 of each processing object accumulation section k. The quantity is accumulated. During such an integration process,
The computer control unit 20 determines that the processing object accumulation section k for which the accumulation of the object has been completed is completed, and immediately causes the accumulation display 18 of the accumulation section k to display the end display.

Normally, several workers are waiting at the location of the stacking table 16, and these workers, when an end display is displayed on the stacking display 18, the object to be processed corresponding to the display 18. It is confirmed that the contents of the order slip s clipped to the stacking section k and the kind and quantity of the objects to be processed w stacked in the stacking section k match. The object to be processed w is stored in the storage box c1 or the storage bag c2 prepared on the top 19 and packed.
If incorrect, the correction process is performed and packing is performed similarly. The load formed by the packing is moved onto a roller conveyor (not shown) provided along the side of the storage processing table 19.

The roller conveyor automatically unloads the load to the shipping location. When the load reaches the transport end, the worker waiting here handles the load appropriately. It is.

[0031]

According to the present invention configured as described above,
It is possible to extremely efficiently perform a process of collecting and packaging items ordered by a large number of customers for each customer. That is, the transport support is provided with two horizontal flat plates separated by a fixed distance in the moving band moving direction,
In addition, the arrangement of the light projector for emitting light so as to aim and shoot between the two horizontally separated flat plates at the timing synchronized with the movement of the transport support, and the proper operation of the light projector enables the objects to be processed to be collected in an orderly manner. In addition, the integrated display provided on the front side of the section of the stacking table accurately grasps the stacked objects to be processed and contributes to efficient packing. It is possible to carry out the package loaded on the storage processing table with less labor.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the operation can be performed accurately by a simple structure and the objects can be collected in an orderly manner. According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to carry out the package formed on the storage processing table with less labor.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view of a sorting / conveying / accumulating apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the device.

FIG. 3 is a partial perspective view of the device.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of an operation around a sensor of the device.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of the operation of the apparatus in the vicinity of an accumulation table.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Moving band (chain) 4 Conveyance support 10 Flat plate 12 Processing object supply place 14a, 14b Display 15 Sensor 16 Stacking table 19 Storage processing table 20 Computer control device d1 Storage box d2 Storage bag f1 Chain moving direction (moving band) Body movement direction) k Workpiece accumulation section w Workpiece

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Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. An endless moving band that drives around a fixed orbit and a transport support fixed at specific intervals of the movable band, the transport support having an open side surface. And two horizontal flat plates whose bottoms are arranged in parallel and horizontally in a direction intersecting the moving band moving direction, and are provided with two horizontal flat plates separated by a fixed distance in the moving band moving direction. It is assumed that the object is released by the symmetrical operation, and that a specific point in the middle of a fixed orbit is a processing object supply place for supplying the processing object to the transport support, and the individual moving sequentially to this supply place is performed. A supply indicator is provided for sequentially displaying the type and quantity of the workpiece to be supplied to the transport support, and the supply location is synchronized with the movement of the transport support with respect to the downstream side of the moving band in the moving direction of the supply location. The fixed distance at the timing A sensor consisting of a light emitter and a light receiver that emits light so as to aim and shoot between two horizontal flat plates separated by just a distance is provided to detect the presence of the object to be processed in the transport support body. Also provided on the downstream side of the moving band body moving direction is an accumulation table in which a large number of processing object accumulation sections are arranged along the movement trajectory of the transport support, and in addition to the detection operation of the sensor, A sorting and transporting device for clothes and the like, comprising a computer control device for operating a display and opening a bottom surface of each transporting support at a specific timing. 2. A sensor is provided with a light emitter above the moving band body,
2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a light receiver is disposed below the transport support. 3. A storage processing table on which a storage box or a storage bag is placed along a lower side of the stacking table and which is used to store and process the processing objects stacked in the processing object stacking section. 3. An assortment of clothes according to claim 1 or 2, wherein an integrated display is provided on the front side of the divided section of the stacking table for displaying a state of accumulation of the objects to be processed in the section. Conveyance accumulator. 4. A garment or the like according to claim 1, further comprising an unloading means for unloading the package to a specific location along a lateral direction of the storage processing table. Sorting and transporting device.