JP6199137B2 - Operation panel for unmanned transfer system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an unmanned conveyance system operation panel provided for each yard of the unmanned conveyance system, and relates to an unmanned conveyance system operation panel that allows an operator to easily grasp the operation status of the unmanned conveyance system.

  In the automatic guided system, a plurality of automatic guided vehicles automatically travel on various traveling paths provided in a plurality of yards of a factory while carrying a transported object. And the transfer stand which can mount a conveyed product is provided for every yard. Thereby, each automatic guided vehicle carries a conveyed product from a certain transfer table provided for each yard, and places the carried product on another transfer table. Thus, in a factory, a large number of conveyed items are conveyed by automatic traveling of a plurality of automatic guided vehicles.

  Each yard is provided with a plurality of stations for waiting for the automatic guided vehicle. Thereby, each automatic guided vehicle can stand by in each station so that it may not approach too much with other automatic guided vehicles according to the operation situation, or so as not to block the travel route of other automatic guided vehicles. . In such an unmanned conveyance system, an operator panel for an unmanned conveyance system is provided for each yard in order for a worker to operate the operation status.

  Each unmanned transport system operation panel has a display screen showing the route of each unmanned transport vehicle, the state where each unmanned transport vehicle is transporting transported goods, the state where transported objects are being placed on each transfer table, and the use Display prohibited roads, etc. Such an unmanned conveyance system operation panel is described in, for example, the following Patent Document 1, and in the centralized management panel (Unmanned Transportation System Operation Panel) of the following Patent Document 1, an operator can check the operation status on the touch panel of the display screen. Can be operated. Thereby, the worker can easily set and change the knitting of the automatic guided vehicle, the travel route, and the like by operating the touch panel while confirming the operation state.

  Here, the display screen of the conventional operation panel for the unmanned conveyance system displays the operation status as shown in FIG. That is, when the operator selects the monitor screen on the display screen 101, each traveling route, each station, each skid (transfer table), and the like are schematically displayed in plan view as the operation status at the local point. And the state in which the conveyed product is mounted in each skid, and the open / closed state of the circuit breaker and the shutter are distinguished and displayed by character display, symbol display, reverse display, and the like. In the operation status shown in FIG. 17, the automatic guided vehicle is not displayed.

  In this way, each worker looks at the display screen 101 in front of each unmanned conveyance system operation panel, grasps the current operation status of the unmanned conveyance system, and communicates the operation status with other workers by telephone or the like. It comes to meet each other. As a result, workers who are separated from each other in each yard share a common situation where, for example, many transported objects are placed on a skid in one yard, and almost no transported object is placed on a skid in another yard. Under such circumstances, the subsequent response such as going to a certain yard for relief is performed.

JP 2001-142533 A

  However, the conventional operation panel for an unmanned conveyance system has the following problems. That is, there is a limit to the plane display shown in FIG. 17 in order to display the operation status in an easy-to-understand manner using character display, symbol display, reverse display, or the like. For example, “1” is displayed in the solid square line when AGV1 is transporting the transported object, and “1” is displayed in the dotted line when AGV1 is not transporting the transported object. It has come to be. Note that AGV is an abbreviation for Automatic Guided Vehicle. For this reason, it is difficult for the worker who sees the display screen 101 to visually understand the state of whether or not the AGV 1 is transporting the conveyed product. Therefore, it is necessary for the worker to memorize this display method in advance and get used to it, and it is not easy for an inexperienced worker to quickly and accurately recognize the operation status. As a result, it takes time for workers who are separated from each other in each yard to understand the operation status at the local point in common, and the subsequent response may be delayed, reducing the operation efficiency of the automated transport system. It was.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and for an unmanned transportation system that can recognize the operation status of the unmanned transportation system quickly and accurately even by an inexperienced worker. The purpose is to provide an operation panel.

  The operation panel for the automatic transport system according to the present invention is capable of traveling on each traveling path in which a plurality of automatic guided vehicles are provided in a plurality of yards and waiting at a plurality of stations provided for each yard, and for each yard. The present invention is applied to an unmanned transfer system that carries a conveyed product from a certain transfer table and places the carried product on another transfer table, and is provided for each yard. In addition, each structure of the unmanned conveyance system is schematically arranged in a perspective view, and a display unit is provided for schematically displaying each transfer table, each unmanned conveyance vehicle, and each conveyance object in three dimensions. It is characterized by.

  According to the operation panel for the unmanned transport system according to the present invention, the display unit schematically arranges the structures such as each traveling path, each station, each transfer table, the circuit breaker, and the shutter in a perspective view. For this reason, it is closer to the feeling actually seen compared with the case where it looks at a perspective view, and it is easy to understand the positional relationship of each structure for the worker looking at a perspective view. Furthermore, since each transfer table, each said automatic guided vehicle, and each said conveyance thing are typically displayed in three dimensions, these structures are displayed in the form close | similar to a real thing, and an operator is each structure. It is easy to grasp the type. Therefore, even an inexperienced worker can quickly and accurately recognize the operation status of the automated transport system. As a result, it is possible to shorten the time required for workers who are separated from each other in each yard to understand the operation status at the local point in common, and to improve the operation efficiency of the unmanned conveyance system.

Moreover, in the operation panel for the automatic guided system according to the present invention, the display unit is three-dimensionally displayed on the automatic guided vehicle that is three-dimensionally displayed as the state where the automatic guided vehicle is transferring the transported object. It is preferable that the transported object is placed and displayed, and the transported object is placed and displayed on the transfer table that is three-dimensionally displayed as a state where the transported object is placed on the transfer table.
In this case, the worker looking at the display unit can easily grasp at a glance whether or not the automatic guided vehicle is transporting the transported object, and the transported object is placed on the transfer table. It is possible to easily grasp at a glance whether or not there is.

Moreover, in the operation panel for the automatic guided system according to the present invention, the display unit displays each automatic guided vehicle with a different color, and the automatic guided vehicle has a dedicated traveling route. It is preferable to display the same color as the color assigned to each automatic guided vehicle.
In this case, if the worker who looks at the display section looks at the color attached to each automatic guided vehicle and the color attached to each traveling route, which automatic guided vehicle occupies which traveling route Can be easily grasped at a glance.

In the unmanned conveyance system operation panel according to the present invention, the unmanned conveyance system includes an emergency stop device that can be operated by an operator and corresponds to each travel path, and the display unit Each emergency stop device corresponding to the travel path is schematically displayed in three dimensions, and when an operator operates the emergency stop device, the color attached to the emergency stop device displayed in three dimensions is changed, and the corresponding It is good to change the color attached to the road.
In this case, if the worker who looks at the display section changes the color attached to the emergency stop device and changes the color attached to the corresponding travel route, which emergency stop device operates. Thus, it is possible to easily grasp at a glance which travel route is prohibited to use.

  According to the operation panel for the unmanned transport system of the present invention, even an inexperienced worker can quickly and accurately recognize the operation status of the unmanned transport system.

It is the perspective view which showed typically the unmanned conveyance system of this embodiment. It is the figure which expanded the left part of the unmanned conveyance system shown in FIG. It is the figure which expanded the right part of the unmanned conveyance system shown in FIG. It is the figure which showed typically the relationship between the operation panel for automatic guided systems, each automatic guided vehicle, and each emergency stop apparatus. It is the figure which showed the display screen of the operation panel for unmanned conveyance systems. It is the figure which showed the relationship between patterns, such as hatching of the display screen shown in FIG. 5, and a color. (A) It is the figure which showed the state which the automatic guided vehicle has not transferred the coil. (B) It is the figure which showed the state which the automatic guided vehicle is transferring the coil. (A) It is the figure which showed the state by which the coil is not mounted in the transfer stand. (B) It is the figure which showed the state in which the coil is mounted in the transfer stand. (C) It is the figure which showed the state which an automatic guided vehicle receives the coil mounted in the transfer stand. (A) It is the figure which showed the state which a circuit breaker prohibits driving | running | working of an automatic guided vehicle. (B) It is the figure which showed the state which a circuit breaker permits driving | running | working of an automatic guided vehicle. It is the figure which showed the state which the shutter has closed. (A) It is the figure which showed the state which the crossing traffic signal is notifying crossing attention. (B) It is the figure which showed the state which the crossing traffic signal is notifying crossing prohibition. (A) It is the figure which showed the state by which the button is not pressed by the emergency stop apparatus. (B) It is the figure which showed the state by which the button was pressed by the emergency stop apparatus. It is a figure in which a display screen is displaying the certain operation condition of an unmanned conveyance system. It is the figure which showed the state which each worker who looked at the display screen shown in FIG. 13 has contacted by telephone. It is a figure in which the display screen is displaying the other operation condition of an unmanned conveyance system. It is the figure which showed the state which each worker who looked at the display screen shown in FIG. 15 has contacted by telephone. It is the figure which showed the display screen of the conventional operation panel for unmanned conveyance systems.

  An embodiment of an operation panel for an unmanned conveyance system according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Since the operation panel for the unmanned transport system of the present embodiment is applied to the unmanned transport system, the unmanned transport system will be described first. FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing an unmanned conveyance system M1 of the present embodiment. 2 is an enlarged view of the left part of the unmanned conveyance system M1 shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of the right part of the automatic transfer system M1 shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, in the unmanned transport system M <b> 1, two unmanned transport vehicles N <b> 1 and N <b> 2 are provided in each yard Y provided in each yard Y of a factory while placing a coil CO as a transported object. To drive automatically. In this factory, yards Y18, Y32, Y37, and Y35 are mainly shown as work places. Each yard Y18, Y32, Y37, Y35 is provided with a plurality of transfer tables on which the coil CO can be placed. 2 and 3, the first two-digit number assigned to the transfer table corresponds to the number of the yard Y. For example, in the yard Y18, the transfer table 18A1 and the transfer table 18A2 And the transfer table 18A3 are provided.

  Each of the automatic guided vehicles N1 and N2 can carry the coil CO from a certain transfer table and automatically travel on the traveling path r, and then place the carried coil CO on another transfer table. The coil CO has a diameter of about 1 to 1.5 m and a weight of about 5 to 20 tons, and each of the automatic guided vehicles N1 and N2 can carry up to a weight of about 30 tons. The automatic guided vehicles N1 and N2 have a length in the traveling direction of about 5 m, a width of about 2,2 m, and a height of about 650 mm.

  Each transfer table is placed until it receives the coil CO from an automatic line (not shown) by the overhead crane and places the coil CO or unloads the coil CO carried by the automatic guided vehicles N1 and N2 to the automatic line (not shown). It is supposed to be. Each coil CO differs in the location of the transfer table on which it is placed, depending on the size, scratches, and the like. The overhead crane is operated by an operator. In this unmanned conveyance system M1, as shown in FIG. 2, home positions HP01 and HP02 are provided, and a charging device (not shown) is installed at these home positions HP01 and HP02. Thereby, each automatic guided vehicle N1, N2 can charge a battery by a charging device while standing by at home positions HP01, HP02.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the factory is provided with a circuit breaker 10, a shutter 20, a crossing traffic light 30, and an emergency stop device 40. The circuit breaker 10 allows the automatic guided vehicles N1 and N2 to travel when closed, and prohibits the automatic guided vehicles N1 and N2 from traveling when opened. Here, in each yard Y18, Y32, Y37, Y35, the track passes several times a day. For this reason, the shutter 20 exists to prohibit the passage of the track. The shutter 20 is normally closed to prevent condensation in the building, and is opened only when the truck passes. The crossing traffic signal 30 notifies the worker of crossing permission, crossing caution, and crossing prohibition of the traveling path r.

  The emergency stop device 40 is provided corresponding to each travel path r, and has a button 41 that can be pressed by an operator. For this reason, when the worker presses the button 41, the automatic guided vehicles N1 and N2 cannot travel on the travel path r corresponding to the emergency stop device 40. On the other hand, when the operator releases the pressing of the button 41, the automatic guided vehicles N1 and N2 can travel on the travel path r corresponding to the emergency stop device 40.

  Each yard Y18, Y32, Y37, Y35 is provided with a plurality of stations ST. In FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, in order to distinguish each station ST, a two-digit number is shown after “ST”. Each automatic guided vehicle waits at each station ST so as not to be too close to other automatic guided vehicles according to the operation state of the automatic guided system M1 or not to obstruct the traveling route of other automatic guided vehicles. be able to. Each yard Y18, Y32, Y37, Y35 is provided with an unmanned transport system operation panel SO18, SO32, SO37, SO35 so that each worker can individually operate the operation status. Hereinafter, the operation panel for the unmanned conveyance system is simply referred to as “operation panel”.

  Each of the operation panels SO18, SO32, SO37, and SO35 is for the operator to grasp the operation status of the unmanned conveyance system M1 at the present time and to set and change the operation conditions. In this factory, the distance from one end (left end in FIG. 1) to the other end (right end in FIG. 1) is about 200 m. For this reason, it is difficult for one worker to grasp the state of the whole factory visually.

  Accordingly, each worker sees the display screen 1 (see FIG. 4) in front of each operation panel SO18, SO32, SO37, SO35, thereby grasping the current operation status. Thus, when workers who are separated from each other communicate the operation status by telephone or the like, for example, a large number of coils CO are placed on a transfer table in one yard Y, and a transfer table in another yard Y is placed. Then, we will understand in common the situation that the coil CO is hardly mounted. Thereby, each worker performs a subsequent response such as going to a certain yard Y for rescue.

  Here, FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically showing the relationship among the operation panels SO18, SO32, SO37, SO35, each automatic guided vehicle N1, N2, and each emergency stop device 40. Since the configurations of operation panels SO18, SO32, SO37, and SO35 are similar, FIG. 4 shows only operation panel SO32 as a representative. As shown in FIG. 4, the operation panel SO32 includes a display screen 1 (display unit) and a button 2. The operation panel SO32 can set and change the traveling conditions (traveling route, traveling speed, etc.) of each automatic guided vehicle N1, N2 by performing wireless communication with each automatic guided vehicle N1, N2, and each emergency stop. By performing wireless communication with the device 40, it is possible to acquire information as to whether or not the button 41 has been pressed.

  The display screen 1 can schematically display the current operation status of the automatic transport system M1. That is, since the operation status of the automatic transfer system M1 changes every moment, the display screen 1 can display the operation status sequentially updated every short time. On the display screen 1, as will be described later, the automatic guided vehicles N 1 and N 2, the coil CO, the transfer table, the traveling path r, the circuit breaker 10, the shutter 20, the crossing signal device 30, the emergency stop device 40, and the like are displayed. By this display screen 1, each worker can grasp the current operation status at the same time in front of each operation panel SO18, SO32, SO37, SO35. The display screen 1 is a touch panel. For this reason, the worker operates and operates the touch panel to set and change the traveling conditions of each automatic guided vehicle N1, N2. When the button 2 is pressed by an operator, the corresponding travel path r is set as an emergency stop area.

  By the way, on the display screen 101 (see FIG. 17) of the conventional operation panel for the unmanned conveyance system, the operation status is schematically displayed in a plan view. That is, each structure of the unmanned conveyance system is not displayed three-dimensionally, and is distinguished using character display, symbol display, reverse display, or the like. For this reason, for example, it is difficult to visually understand whether or not the automatic guided vehicle or the transfer table has the coil mounted thereon. Therefore, it is necessary for the worker to memorize this display method in advance and become accustomed to it. It is not easy for an inexperienced worker to quickly and accurately recognize the operation status. As a result, it takes time for workers who are separated from each other in each work yard to understand the current operation status in common, and the subsequent response may be delayed, reducing the operation efficiency of the automated transport system. It was.

  Therefore, the display screen 1 of each operation panel SO18, SO32, SO37, SO35 according to the present embodiment displays each structure of the unmanned conveyance system M1 in a three-dimensional manner in a perspective view. Here, FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the display screen 1 of each operation panel SO18, SO32, SO37, SO35. The screen shown in FIG. 5 is a screen switched when the worker selects “Monitor” displayed on the lower side of the display screen 1. For example, when the operator selects “abnormal display” displayed on the lower side, the screen is switched to a screen that displays whether each of the automatic guided vehicles N1 and N2 has an abnormality.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the display screen 1 displays each traveling path r, each automatic guided vehicle N1, N2, each transfer table, each station ST, each coil CO, each block, which is each structure of the automatic transport system M1. Machine 10, shutter 20, crossing traffic light 30, each emergency stop device 40, each operation panel SO, etc. are schematically arranged in perspective view, each transfer table, each automatic guided vehicle N1, N2, each coil CO, and each The circuit breaker 10, the shutter 20, each crossing traffic light 30, each emergency stop device 40, and each operation panel SO are schematically displayed in three dimensions. On the display screen 1, the above-described structures are colored, and the state of each structure is distinguished by the difference in color. The patterns such as hatching shown in FIG. 5 are actually provided with the corresponding colors shown in FIG. On the display screen 1, the code of each operation panel is displayed with “yard number” attached to each yard number.

  Specifically, the state where the automatic guided vehicle N1 is not transferring the coil CO is displayed as shown in FIG. 7A, and the state where the automatic guided vehicle N2 is transferring the coil CO is shown in FIG. ) Is displayed. Moreover, in order to distinguish each automatic guided vehicle N1, N2, the automatic guided vehicle N1 is attached | subjected with green, and the automatic guided vehicle N2 is attached with yellow. As shown in FIG. 5, green, which is the same color as the color assigned to the automatic guided vehicle N <b> 1, is attached to the traveling path r <b> 1 that the automatic guided vehicle N <b> 1 occupies as a traveling route. Similarly, yellow, which is the same color as the color assigned to the automatic guided vehicle N2, is attached to the traveling path r2 that the automatic guided vehicle N2 occupies exclusively as the traveling route. As a result, it is possible to visually easily recognize the traveling path r that the automatic guided vehicles N1 and N2 occupy.

  Further, the state where the coil CO is not placed on the transfer table is displayed as shown in FIG. 8A, and the state where the coil CO is placed on the transfer table is shown in FIG. 8B. It is displayed as shown. Then, the state where the automatic guided vehicle receives the coil CO placed on the transfer table is displayed as shown in FIG. Thereby, it is possible to easily visually recognize at which position the coil CO is placed. As shown in FIG. 5, the transfer tables 35A1 and 35A2 have crosses displayed in circles as use prohibition displays.

  Further, the state where the circuit breaker 10 permits the traveling of the automatic guided vehicle is displayed as shown in FIG. 9A, and the state where the circuit breaker 10 prohibits the traveling of the automatic guided vehicle is illustrated in FIG. 9B. Is displayed as shown. Thereby, it can visually recognize easily why the automatic guided vehicle has stopped by seeing the direction of the cage of the circuit breaker 10. Further, the state where the shutter 20 is closed is displayed as shown in FIG. On the other hand, when the shutter 20 is opened while the track passes, the displayed shutter 20 disappears. Thereby, the open / closed state of the shutter 20 can be easily recognized visually. Further, the state in which the crossing traffic signal 30 notifies the crossing attention is displayed with yellow on the lower side as shown in FIG. Then, the state in which the crossing traffic signal 30 notifies the crossing prohibition is displayed with red on the upper side as shown in FIG.

  Further, the state where the button 41 is not pressed by the emergency stop device 40 is displayed as shown in FIG. 12A, and the state where the button 41 is pressed is displayed as shown in FIG. The Thereby, the operating state of the emergency stop device 40 can be easily recognized visually. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, the button 41 of the emergency stop device 40X is pressed, and the color of the emergency stop device 40X changes to yellow. Thereby, the color of the traveling path r3 passing through the transfer tables 32C1, 32C2, and 32C3 is changed to orange, and the state where the automatic guided vehicles N1 and N2 cannot travel on the traveling path r3 is shown. Thus, if the worker who views the display screen 1 changes the color attached to the emergency stop device 40 and changes the color attached to the corresponding travel path r, which emergency stop device 40 is selected. It is possible to easily grasp at a glance which travel path r is prohibited from being operated.

  In the operation panel SO18, the operator presses the button 2, and the corresponding travel path r4 is set as an emergency stop area. In the display screen 1, the color of the operation panel SO18 (“18”) has changed to red, and the color of the travel path r4 has also changed to red. As a result, even if the automatic guided vehicles N1 and N2 try to enter the traveling path r4, an emergency stop is made. In addition, on this display screen 1, the traveling path r5 that is not currently occupied by each of the automatic guided vehicles N1 and N2 is displayed in blue, and it is easy to provide a route on which each of the automatic guided vehicles N1 and N2 can freely travel. It can be recognized.

  In the display screen 1, in each yard Y18, Y32, Y37, Y35, an arrow in a direction toward the transfer table or an arrow in a direction away from the transfer table is displayed. The arrow toward the transfer table is marked with a yellowish green color and indicates a state in which the transfer table receives the coil CO from the automatic line. On the other hand, the arrow in the direction away from the transfer table is colored light blue and indicates the state in which the transfer table carries the coil CO to the automatic line. Thereby, the acceptance state or carrying-out state of the coil CO by a transfer stand can be recognized visually easily.

  Here, the operation of each of the workers L1 and L2 viewing the display screen 1A will be described with reference to FIG. 13 and FIG. On the display screen 1A, the operation status shown in FIG. 13 is displayed. As shown in FIG. 14, the workers L1 and L2 are viewing the display screen 1A in front of the operation panels SO18 and SO32. In this operating situation, each of the automatic guided vehicles N1 and N2 was transporting, for example, 10 coils CO from the yard Y32 to the yard Y18, but the worker L1 in the yard Y18 was able to urgently respond to a failure of a certain device. To do. Originally, the worker L1 must operate the overhead crane with respect to the coil CO that has been transported to the yard Y18 and carry it out to an automatic line (not shown).

  At this time, the worker L2 watching the display screen 1A in front of the operation panel SO32 notices that the coil CO transported to the yard Y18 is not being carried out, and contacts the worker L1 in the yard Y18 by telephone. . Thereby, the worker L1 will explain to the worker L2 the circumstances in which the coil CO cannot be taken out due to an emergency due to the failure of a certain device. In this way, the worker L2 understands the situation and sends another worker to the yard Y18 for rescue.

  In the case illustrated above, the display screen 1A displays a three-dimensional display of the state in which the coil CO is placed on each transfer table 18A1, 18A2, 18A3 in the yard Y18. For this reason, the worker L2 can quickly and accurately grasp the situation where the coil CO transported to the yard Y18 is not being carried out. As a result, the worker L2 can promptly send another worker to the yard Y18 for rescue, and can prevent a decrease in operation efficiency of the unmanned transport system M1.

  Moreover, about another operation condition of the unmanned conveyance system M1, operations of the workers L3 and L4 who viewed the display screen 1B will be described with reference to FIGS. On the display screen 1B, the operation status shown in FIG. 15 is displayed. As shown in FIG. 16, the workers L3 and L4 are viewing the display screen 1B in front of the operation panels SO32 and SO35, respectively. In this operating situation, the worker L3 in the yard Y32 plans to transfer, for example, two coils CO to the yard Y35 with the automatic guided vehicle N1 and to load the two coils CO that he / she has transferred onto the truck at the yard Y35. is there. However, the acceptance of the coil CO from the automatic line to the yard Y32 suddenly increases, and the coil CO that can be placed on the transfer tables 32A1 to 32C3 of the yard Y32 is likely to become full. This is a situation where it is impossible to leave Y32.

  At this time, the worker L3 looks at the display screen 1B of the operation panel SO32, grasps the situation in which the coil CO is not placed on each transfer table 37A1 to 37C2 of the yard Y37, and works in the yard Y37. Contact L4 to call for help. As a result, when the worker L3 explains the situation to the worker L4, the worker L4 looks at the display screen 1B of the operation panel SO37 and understands the situation where the reception of the coil CO is likely to become full in the yard Y32. Then, the worker L4 listens to the rescue request from the worker L3, goes to the yard Y35, and loads the two transferred coils CO on the truck.

  In the case illustrated above, the display screen 1B is a three-dimensional display of the state in which the coil CO is placed on the transfer tables 32A1 to 32C3 and 37A1 to 37C2 in the yards Y32 and Y37. . For this reason, the worker L3 in the yard Y32 can quickly and accurately grasp the situation in the other yard, that is, the situation in which the coil CO is not placed on the transfer tables 37A1 to 37C2 in the yard Y37. . Then, the worker L4 who has been contacted by telephone can quickly and accurately grasp the situation where the reception of the coil CO is likely to be full at the yard Y32. As a result, the worker L4 can immediately perform the subsequent response, and can prevent the operation efficiency of the unmanned conveyance system M1 from decreasing.

  As described above, in the unmanned transport system M1, a plurality of workers are far away for each yard Y18, Y32, Y37, Y35, and each worker can quickly and accurately grasp the operation status at the local point. is important. On the other hand, when a single worker grasps the operation status as in an automatic warehouse system, for example, even if the operation status is somewhat delayed, there is little decrease in operation efficiency. In short, in the unmanned conveyance system M1, the fact that a plurality of workers can view the operation status displayed in a three-dimensional manner on the display screens 1 of the operation panels SO18, SO32, SO37, SO35 has a great merit in operation efficiency.

The effect of this embodiment is demonstrated.
According to the operation panels SO18, SO32, SO37, and SO35 of the present embodiment, the display screen 1 is displayed on each travel path r, each station ST, each transfer table, the circuit breaker 10, the shutter 20, the crossing signal device 30, and the emergency stop device. 40. Structures such as the operation panels SO are schematically arranged in a perspective view. For this reason, it is closer to the feeling actually seen compared with the case where it looks at a perspective view for the worker who is looking at a perspective view, and it is easy to understand the positional relationship of each structure. Furthermore, since each transfer table, each automatic guided vehicle N1, N2, and each coil CO are schematically displayed in three dimensions, these structures are displayed in a form that is closer to the real thing, and the worker can see each structure. Easy to grasp the type of object.

  Therefore, even an inexperienced worker can quickly and accurately recognize the operation status of the automated transport system M1. As a result, it is possible to shorten the time required for workers who are separated from each other in each yard Y18, Y32, Y37, Y35 to understand the operation status at the local point in common, and the operation efficiency of the unmanned conveyance system M1 Can be improved. There are various types of unmanned conveyance systems other than the unmanned conveyance system M1 shown in FIG. 1, and it is not easy for a person with few visits to the unmanned conveyance system to understand the entire operation status of the unmanned conveyance system. However, by using the operation panels SO18, SO32, SO37, and SO35, it is possible to easily grasp the operation status of the entire unmanned conveyance system even for a person with few visit opportunities in the unmanned conveyance system.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the display screen 1 displays the coil CO displayed in a three-dimensional manner on the automatic guided vehicles N1 and N2 displayed in a three-dimensional manner, with the automatic guided vehicles N1 and N2 transferring the coil CO. As a state where the coil CO is mounted on the transfer table, the coil CO is displayed on the transfer table displayed three-dimensionally. Therefore, the worker who looks at the display screen 1 can easily grasp at a glance whether or not the automatic guided vehicles N1 and N2 are carrying the coil CO, and the coil CO is placed on the transfer table. It can be easily grasped at a glance whether or not it is.

  In addition, according to the present embodiment, the display screen 1 displays each automatic guided vehicle N1, N2 with green and yellow, and each automatic guided vehicle N1, N2 has a dedicated traveling route r1. , R2 are also displayed with green and yellow, respectively. For this reason, if the worker who looks at the display screen 1 sees the color attached to each automatic guided vehicle N1, N2 and the color attached to each traveling path r, which automatic guided vehicle occupies which traveling path. You can easily grasp at a glance. Furthermore, if the worker who views the display screen 1 sees the state in which the color attached to the emergency stop device 40X changes to red and the color attached to the corresponding travel path r3 changes to orange, which emergency It is possible to easily grasp at a glance which travel path is prohibited from being used by operating the stop device.

As mentioned above, although embodiment of the operation panel for unmanned conveyance systems concerning this invention was described, this invention is not limited to this embodiment, A various change is possible in the range which does not deviate from the meaning.
For example, in the present embodiment, the automatic transfer system M1 is merely an example, and the number of yards, the number of operation panels, the number of automatic guided vehicles, the number of transfer tables, and the like can be changed as appropriate. Further, the conveyed product is not limited to the coil CO.
Moreover, the shape, color, and size of each structure displayed on the display screen 1 are merely examples, and are not limited to the shape, color, and size shown in FIG. 5 and can be changed as appropriate.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Display screen 2 Button 10 Breaker 20 Shutter 30 Crossing traffic signal 40 Emergency stop device 41 Button M1 Unmanned conveyance system SO Operation panel Y Yard N1, N2 Unmanned conveyance vehicle r Runway ST Station CO Coil

Claims (4)

A plurality of automatic guided vehicles can travel on each traveling path provided in a plurality of yards and can wait at a plurality of stations provided for each yard, and are conveyed from a transfer table provided for each yard. In the unmanned transport system operation panel provided for each yard, which is applied to an unmanned transport system for placing the transported transported product on another transfer table,
Each structure of the unmanned transport system is schematically arranged in a perspective view, and a display unit is provided for schematically displaying the transfer table, the unmanned transport vehicles, and the transported objects in a stereoscopic manner. that,
The display unit displays each automatic guided vehicle with a different color, and the same color as the color attached to each automatic guided vehicle on a traveling path that the automatic guided vehicle occupies as a traveling route. An operation panel for an unmanned conveyance system, characterized by being displayed . A plurality of automatic guided vehicles can travel on each traveling path provided in a plurality of yards and can wait at a plurality of stations provided for each yard, and are conveyed from a transfer table provided for each yard. In the unmanned transport system operation panel provided for each yard, which is applied to an unmanned transport system for placing the transported transported product on another transfer table,
Each structure of the unmanned transport system is schematically arranged in a perspective view, and a display unit is provided for schematically displaying the transfer table, the unmanned transport vehicles, and the transported objects in a stereoscopic manner. about,
The unmanned conveyance system is provided with each emergency stop device that can be operated by a worker and corresponds to each traveling path,
The display unit schematically displays each emergency stop device corresponding to each travel path in three dimensions, and when an operator operates the emergency stop device, a color attached to the emergency stop device displayed in three dimensions And an operation panel for the unmanned transport system, wherein the color attached to the corresponding travel path is changed. In the operation panel for the unmanned conveyance system according to claim 1 ,
The unmanned conveyance system is provided with each emergency stop device that can be operated by a worker and corresponds to each traveling path,
The display unit schematically displays each emergency stop device corresponding to each travel path in three dimensions, and when an operator operates the emergency stop device, a color attached to the emergency stop device displayed in three dimensions And an operation panel for the unmanned transport system, wherein the color attached to the corresponding travel path is changed. In the operation panel for an unmanned conveyance system according to any one of claims 1 to 3 ,
The display unit displays the transported object displayed in a three-dimensional manner on the unmanned transport vehicle displayed in three dimensions as the state where the automatic guided vehicle is transporting the transported object. An operation panel for an unmanned transport system, wherein the transported object is placed and displayed on the transfer table displayed in a three-dimensional manner as a state where the transported object is placed thereon.

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