JP3589115B2 - Control equipment for logistics equipment - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
Field of application of the invention
The present invention relates to a control device for distribution equipment such as a stacker crane or a station, an automatic guided vehicle, a tracked truck, and the like, and particularly to a status display of the distribution equipment.
[0002]
[Prior art]
The center of the distribution system is distribution equipment such as stacker cranes, stations, automatic guided vehicles, tracked vehicles, and the like. In many cases, the status of such distribution equipment can be monitored on the terminal screen of the control device. However, the system status cannot be monitored without switching to a screen such as a system monitor. For example, it is not possible to monitor the status of the system during the setting of warehousing and unloading work, and it is difficult to notice even if an abnormality occurs. There were many.
[0003]
[Problems of the Invention]
A basic object of the present invention is to make it possible to recognize the presence / absence of an abnormality even during the setting of a command to a physical distribution device. / abnormality history handling equipment by clicking on the display of the abnormality Ru near to be able to display on a screen of the terminal.
Another object of the present invention is to make it possible to display the current state of an automatic warehouse system equipped with a plurality of types of distribution equipment in a bird's-eye view.
[0004]
Configuration of the Invention
A control device for a physical distribution device according to the present invention is a device for setting a command to a plurality of types of physical distribution devices from a terminal, and displays a normal / abnormal display of a plurality of types of physical distribution devices on a terminal command setting screen for each type of physical distribution device. A status display means for constantly displaying a part of the logistics equipment, a means for storing the log of the abnormalities of the physical distribution equipment, and an error log of the physical distribution equipment by clicking the display of the normal / abnormal on the command setting screen. Means for displaying on the terminal screen , and a plurality of types of logistics equipment are logistics equipment of an automatic warehouse system comprising a plurality of automatic warehouse units, and the number of shelves in the automatic warehouse unit is determined by the number of shelves in the warehouse and the reserved shelves. Means for displaying, on a terminal screen, a bird's-eye view of an automatic warehouse system, which is displayed together with the number of each logistics device, and which indicates whether each logistics device is normal / abnormal and whether the article being conveyed is a received item or an outgoing item. Set Te, and characterized in that from the command setting screen to be able to shift to the display screen of the bird's eye view. Here, the distribution equipment includes various things such as stacker cranes and stations, automatic guided vehicles, tracked vehicles, and the like.
[0005]
Function and Effect of the Invention
With the control device for a physical distribution device of the present invention, even if a command such as conveyance is set, if an abnormality occurs, it can be immediately known, and the occurrence of the abnormality can be dealt with immediately. Further, it is not necessary to set the transfer operation to the abnormal distribution equipment without noticing the occurrence of the abnormality. Further, since the history of past abnormalities can be easily checked, it is easier to deal with abnormalities, and it becomes reference data for maintenance and the like . Further, according to the present invention, the current state of the automatic warehouse system including a plurality of types of physical distribution equipment can be displayed in a bird's-eye view.
[0006]
【Example】
1 to 6 show an embodiment. FIG. 1 shows a terminal screen (work menu screen) of the automatic warehouse system. 2 is a work menu screen of the automatic warehouse, 4 is a work menu section in which the work menu is displayed by icons, 6 is a status bar, and 8 is a status bar. 6 is a status display of the distribution equipment of the automatic warehouse provided in 6. In the status display 8, a normal display is displayed when each physical distribution device such as a crane or a station in the automatic warehouse is normal, and an abnormal display when an abnormality occurs in the physical distribution device. The status display 8 is substantially always displayed even if the display screen of the terminal changes. On the work menu screen 2, work contents are set with eight icons, and when each icon is clicked, the screen shifts to a setting screen for each work. For example, if the user selects the leaving reservation here, the leaving setting screen shown in FIG. 2 is displayed. When the history icon is clicked, the work history and the abnormal history of the distribution equipment are displayed, and when the system monitor icon is clicked, the current state of the automatic warehouse system is displayed as shown in FIG.
[0007]
FIG. 2 shows a leaving setting screen 10 when the leaving reservation is selected. Reference numeral 12 in the retrieval setting screen 10 denotes a retrieval setting section for setting retrieval conditions, which sets the product number, product name, and retrieval number of articles to be retrieved, and also sets the first-in first-out or leveling as retrieval conditions. Here, first-in first-out means that goods are stored first, and then goods are taken out first, and leveling means that a plurality of automatic warehouse units (three units in FIG. 2) take out goods by almost the same amount. When the input of these setting conditions is completed, “Setting OK” is displayed in the lower right part of the delivery setting unit 12. Therefore, “Cancel” is used to cancel the setting, and “Set” is used to confirm the setting. ". To return to the menu screen 2, "menu" may be selected. The number of pallets in the lower left part of the delivery setting section 12 indicates the number of pallets assigned to each crane for the delivery reservation.
[0008]
In the status bar 6 of the delivery setting screen 10, for example, a crane status display 14, a station status display 16, and an electric trolley status display 18 are provided in order to display a normal / abnormal state of each physical distribution device in the automatic warehouse. Instead of these displays, only the normal / abnormal status display 8 of the entire system as shown in FIG. 1 may be used. Here, for example, right-clicking on each of the status displays 8, 14, 16, and 18 displays a bird's-eye view of the current state of the system as shown in FIG. 3, and left-clicking displays a history of past abnormalities.
[0009]
FIG. 3 shows the current display screen of the automatic warehouse at the setting terminal as a system monitor screen 20. This screen is called from the work menu screen 2 shown in FIG. 1 by right-clicking the icon of the system monitor or the status display 8. On the delivery setting screen 10 in FIG. 2, right-clicking on the status displays 14, 16, 18 is performed. At this time, if, for example, left-clicking on the status display, the abnormality history screen of FIG. 4 is displayed.
[0010]
The system monitor section 22 in the monitor screen 20 shows the layout of the automatic warehouse system of the embodiment. For example, an automatic warehouse for three units is provided, and three stacker cranes (No. 1 to No. 3) are provided. As for the loading / unloading station, the left side is the loading station and the right side is the unloading station with respect to each unit. The electric trolley in front of the six stations is transporting articles to be retrieved. The distinction between incoming and outgoing products and abnormalities in the transport data are displayed in different colors, and the normal / abnormal status of the distribution equipment is also clearly indicated in different colors. Also, the number of shelves on the shelves (how many in-stock items on each shelf are at the shelf address) and the number of shelving reservation shelves (how many shelves at which shelves are reserved for shelving at the shelf address) are also displayed. I have.
[0011]
In the embodiment, an abnormality is displayed on the crane status display 14, and the first crane is also color-coded on the monitor 22, indicating that the first crane is abnormal. Then, when the left click or the display of the first crane is clicked on the crane state display 14, the screen is switched to the abnormality history display screen 24 shown in FIG. On this screen, the history of the abnormality from the past to the present is displayed as the time of occurrence of the abnormality, the recovery time, the location of the abnormality, the abnormality code and the content of the abnormality, and the coping method thereof. Since the location of the abnormality and its content can be known with respect to the abnormality at the present time, it is possible to quickly cope with the abnormality. In the example, it can be seen that an abnormality has occurred in the fall prevention device of the first crane at 14:00:00. The past abnormality history is displayed even if the history of the abnormality has already been recovered, unless the history is erased. Therefore, the locations and parts where the abnormality is likely to occur can be known, and can be used for maintenance, parts replacement, and the like.
[0012]
On the abnormality history display screen 24, only the simple display of normal / abnormal is displayed in the status display 8, but the normal / abnormal display for each physical distribution device may be performed. In the embodiment, the normal / abnormal status display is substantially always displayed on all screens.
[0013]
FIG. 5 shows a control system of the automatic warehouse system. Numeral 30 denotes a logistics computer, 32 denotes a terminal which displays the above-mentioned screen, and sets a transfer command such as entry / exit from an entry / exit setting unit 34. 36 denotes a graphic processing unit which creates a display screen to the terminal 32 and synthesizes it. The processing unit 38 combines the status bar with each setting screen and the system monitor screen to create each screen of FIGS. Reference numeral 40 denotes a recovery processing unit that supports recovery when an abnormality occurs.
[0014]
Reference numeral 42 denotes a stock file in which the contents of stock items are recorded, and reference numeral 44 denotes a shelf file in which the stock status of the shelf is recorded. Reference numeral 46 denotes a system history file, which stores records such as entry and exit of the automatic warehouse system and a history of abnormalities, and 48, a monitor file, which stores the current state of the system, and stores data of the system monitor screen 20 of FIG. . Reference numeral 50 denotes other files. The distribution computer 30 is provided with a crane control unit 52 to control the stacker crane 53 and the station control unit 54 to control the stations 55 to 57. Further, the electric bogie controller 59 controls the electric bogie 59.
[0015]
In the embodiment, the normal / abnormal state of the system, in other words, the normal / abnormal state of the distribution equipment, is displayed on a part of an arbitrary screen of the terminal 32, so that the occurrence of the abnormality can be quickly known, and the occurrence of the abnormality There is no such thing as setting an entrance / exit to a crane that has caused an error. Since the occurrence of an abnormality can be quickly known, the abnormality can be quickly dealt with. Further, since the history of past abnormalities can be easily checked, it is easier to deal with abnormalities, and it becomes reference data for maintenance and the like.
[0016]
FIG. 6 shows a reference example (outside the scope of claims) relating to the automatic guided vehicle system. The status bar 6 and the status display 8 are always displayed on the monitor screen 70 and the like. The status display 8 is displayed on a part of the screen. For this reason, even during input of a transfer command to the automatic guided vehicle or selection of a menu, the occurrence of an abnormality can be immediately known. The modified example is the same except that the display target of normal / abnormal is changed from the automatic warehouse system of the embodiment to the automatic guided vehicle system.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a work menu screen in the embodiment; FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a delivery setting screen in the embodiment; FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a system monitor screen in the embodiment; FIG. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a control system of the embodiment. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a system monitor screen in a reference example.
2 Work menu screen 4 Work menu section 6 Status bar 8 Status display 10 Outgoing setting screen 12 Outgoing setting section 14 Crane status display 16 Station status display 18 Electric bogie status display 20 System monitor screen 22 System monitor section 24 Abnormal history display screen 30 Distribution Computer 32 Terminal 34 Entry and exit setting unit 36 Graphic processing unit 38 Synthesis processing unit 40 Recovery processing unit 42 Inventory file 44 Shelf file 46 System history file 48 Monitor file 50 Other files 52 Crane control unit 53 Stacker crane 54 Station control units 55 to 57 Station 58 Electric bogie controller 59 Electric bogie 70 Monitor screen

Claims (1)

In an apparatus for setting a command to a plurality of types of logistics equipment from a terminal , provided in an automatic warehouse system including a plurality of automatic warehouse units ,
Status display means for constantly displaying the normal / abnormal display of the plurality of types of physical distribution equipment on a part of the command setting screen of the terminal for each type of physical distribution equipment;
Means for storing an abnormality history of the logistics equipment;
Means for displaying an abnormality history of the logistics device on the screen of the terminal by clicking on the display of the normal / abnormal on the command setting screen ;
An automatic warehouse that displays the shelves of the automatic warehouse unit together with the number of shelves and the number of shelves reserved for warehousing, and displays each logistics device so as to distinguish between normal / abnormal and whether the article being conveyed is a warehousing product or a warehousing product. Means for displaying a bird's-eye view of the system on the screen of the terminal,
A control device for a logistics device, wherein the command setting screen can be switched to the bird's-eye view display screen .

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