JP6498464B2 - Control device, control method and control program for packaging / raw material input system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention, for example, in a factory that fills containers with liquids such as soft drinks or other fluids, "wrapping materials" (containers such as PET bottles and cans, container caps, container labels, etc.) Including packaging materials such as corrugated cardboard to store parts and containers.), Input system (packaging material / raw material input system) for inputting “raw material” to be filled into the filling line, input of the packaging material / raw material The present invention relates to a system control device, a control method, and a control program.

  Conventionally, in a manufacturing factory for filled products such as filled beverages (for example, plastic bottle beverages, canned coffee), the operator visually checks the product slip attached to the packaging material or raw material to confirm the product name and lot number, and the packaging material. Or the raw material is thrown into the manufacturing apparatus or the conveying apparatus.

  Here, the product slip is a paper slip for identifying a packaging material or a raw material, and is attached to the packaging material or the raw material, and the packaging material / raw material information on the packaging material or the raw material (product name, manufacturing factory name, manufacturing date). And a graphic code (bar code or the like) in which the packaging material / raw material information is recorded in a graphic form is printed.

  In addition, the product slip is naturally different for each type of packaging material / raw material (such as plastic bottles, cans, caps, labels, cardboard, etc.). For each (manufacturer, seller, etc.), the print layout of the product slip, the type, number, and print position of the graphic code are different. This is because the product slip is originally created by the provider for management by the packaging / raw material provider itself.

  In general, product slips are used by packaging / raw material manufacturers and sellers to manage their own products. For example, a plastic bottle manufacturer must be a “pet bottle” for their products. Instead, the customer's order number, mold code, resin name, and other raw material names, product names, production dates, production lines, manufacturing factories, etc. It is included in the code.

JP 2012-066873 A

  In filling products such as beverages, containers such as PET bottles are properly placed in the filling line according to the type of raw material (tea or coffee, etc.), as well as the caps attached to the PET bottles and PET bottles. Thus, since compatibility (combination) with each other is important, it is indispensable to put in a cap that correctly corresponds to the container. Therefore, it is necessary to strictly manage and control the packaging material / raw material to be input in order to prevent the occurrence of product defects.

  When an operator visually confirms a product slip as in the prior art and determines whether or not a packaging material or raw material can be input based on the confirmation result, there is a possibility that an erroneous packaging material / raw material may be input due to an operator error.

In addition, for example, it is conceivable that the barcode on the product slip is read by a barcode reader, so that the barcode or the symbol itself or the information itself contained in the barcode can be read correctly by the barcode reader. In addition, since the product slip is created by the manufacturer for its own product management, it has the following problems.
(1) The number and length of barcodes printed on product slips are not standardized by manufacturers.
(2) When there are a plurality of barcodes, the arrangement of symbols is completely different depending on the reading order, and completely different information is displayed.
(3) In the first place, the barcode may not contain information such as the type of packaging material or raw material that determines whether or not it can be put into the filling line, such as whether it is a PET bottle or a cap. Although it is indispensable information for manufacturers such as numbers, mold codes and raw material names, it contains a lot of information that causes noise in order to determine whether it can be put into the filling line.
(4) When a barcode on a product slip is read by a barcode reader, it is impossible to prevent an artificial mistake that duplicates the same barcode.

  For this reason, the method of reading a graphic code with a reader cannot be actually used.

  On the other hand, if each packaging material or raw material provider unifies the standard and displays the necessary information to the filling company, the graphic code can be read with a reader, but as mentioned above, the product slip is a manufacturer Since it is made for the management of its own products, it is virtually impossible to unify the product slips of each packaging material or raw material provider.

  Therefore, in view of the above problems, the present inventors have adopted a method of reading a graphic code of various product slips of each packaging material / raw material provider by a reading device, and preventing erroneous input of the packaging material or the raw material. We investigated the packaging material and raw material input system that can be used.

  More specifically, the present invention recombines a plurality of graphic codes of product slips that differ depending on the type of packaging material or raw material and each provider into information in a correct arrangement even if the operator reads in any order, and unnecessary information. To eliminate the noise, to make up for the missing information, to acquire the packaging / raw material information necessary for the input decision to the filling line, and to indicate the acquired packaging / raw material information and the packaging material or raw material to be input. An object of the present invention is to provide a control device, control method, and control program for a packaging material / raw material input system capable of strictly managing and controlling the packaging material or raw material to be input by collating with order information.

The control device of the packaging material / raw material input system according to the present invention is:
From the product slip reading device that reads a plurality of graphic codes displayed on the product slip attached to the packaging material or raw material and constitutes the packaging material / raw material information, each of the graphic codes includes, and the packaging material / raw material information of the product slip A packaging material / raw material information input unit for inputting a packaging material / raw material information component that is a part of
Order information that is created based on the production plan of the filled product and indicates the packaging material or raw material that should be input next to the filled product manufacturing apparatus, and the type and provider name of the packaging material or raw material, and the packaging material Or an order information input unit for inputting order information including a sorting rule corresponding to the type of raw material and the provider name;
When all of the plurality of graphic codes of the product slip are read by the product slip reader, the product slip is rearranged based on the rearrangement rule by rearranging the packaging material / raw material information constituent parts included in the respective graphic codes. A packaging material / raw material information acquisition unit for acquiring the packaging material / raw material information of
A packaging material / raw material input availability determination unit that determines whether the packaging material or the raw material can be input to the filled product manufacturing apparatus by collating the order information with the packaging material / raw material information,
It is characterized by providing.

In the control device for the packaging material / raw material input system,
Each figure code is a barcode,
The packaging material / raw material information acquisition unit extracts fixed data of predetermined digits from the packaging material / raw material information component included in each barcode, and the fixed data is arranged in the order indicated by the sorting rule. The packaging material / raw material information may be acquired by rearranging the packaging material / raw material information components.

In the control device for the packaging material / raw material input system,
Each figure code is a barcode,
The packaging material / raw material information acquisition unit extracts the length of the packaging material / raw material information component included in each barcode, and the sorting rule indicates the length of each packaging material / raw material information component. The packaging material / raw material information may be acquired by rearranging the packaging material / raw material information constituent parts in order.

In the control device for the packaging material / raw material input system,
For each type of packaging material or raw material and provider name, manufacturer code position information indicating the position of the manufacturer code included in the packaging material / raw material information, and an identification database storing the manufacturer code that should be stored in the position,
After the packaging material / raw material information is acquired, the identification database is searched based on the packaging material or raw material type and provider name included in the order information, and the packaging material or raw material type and provider name are searched. The manufacturer code position information corresponding to and the manufacturer code that should be stored at the position indicated by the manufacturer code position information is acquired, and the manufacturer code is acquired from the packaging material / raw material information based on the acquired manufacturer code position information. A packaging material / raw material information confirmation unit that determines that the packaging material / raw material information is correct information when a manufacturer code obtained from the packaging material / raw material information matches a manufacturer code obtained from the identification database; ,
May be further provided.

In the control device for the packaging material / raw material input system,
The packaging material / raw material input availability determination unit extracts first verification information from the packaging material / raw material information according to the type of the packaging material or raw material and a provider name, and the first information from the order information. Second verification information corresponding to the verification information is extracted, and when the first verification information and the second verification information are verified and matched, the filling product manufacturing apparatus It may be determined that the packaging material or raw material can be charged.

In the control device for the packaging material / raw material input system,
The order information includes a figure code number that is the number of figure codes to be read from the product slip,
Each time the product form graphic code is read by the product form reading device, the read count value is incremented by one. When the read count value reaches the number of figure codes included in the order information, the plurality of pieces of the product form You may further provide the reading completion notification part which notifies the said packaging material / raw material information acquisition part that all the figure codes were read.

In the control device for the packaging material / raw material input system,
The reading completion notifying unit does not increase the reading count value when the packaging material / raw material information component read from the graphic code is the same as the previously read packaging material / raw material information component. Also good.

In the control device for the packaging material / raw material input system,
When the packaging material / raw material input availability determination unit determines that the packaging material or raw material can be input, a sequencer that controls the packaging material / raw material input device that inputs the packaging material or raw material into the filled product manufacturing apparatus, The packaging material or raw material charging instruction may be transmitted.

In the control device for the packaging material / raw material input system,
The order information may be information included in the graphic code of the order form read by the order form reading device.

  According to the present invention, packaging material / raw material information can be correctly acquired even if a plurality of graphic codes displayed on a product slip that is different for each type of packaging material or raw material and for each provider are read in an arbitrary order. The packaging material or raw material to be played can be strictly controlled and controlled.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a packaging material / raw material input system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a schematic block diagram of the control apparatus 10 of the packaging material and raw material input system 1 which concerns on embodiment. It is a flowchart for demonstrating an example of operation | movement of the control apparatus 10 which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the product slip attached | subjected to the packaging material or the raw material. It is a figure which shows an example of an order form. It is a figure for demonstrating the 1st example of the method of rearranging a packaging material / raw material information structural part. It is a figure for demonstrating the 2nd example of the method of rearranging a packaging material / raw material information structural part.

  Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following, the packaging material / raw material input system will be described by taking the production of filled beverages as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to filled beverages, and filled products filled with liquid, gas, paste, etc. (for example, , Spray cans, toothpaste, etc.) can also be applied to a packaging material / raw material input system.

  FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration diagram of a packaging material / raw material input system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a packaging material / raw material input system 1 includes a control device (controller) 10, a product form reading device 20, an order form reading device 30, a sequencer 40, a packaging material / raw material input device 50, It has.

  Next, each component of the packaging material / raw material input system 1 will be described in detail.

  The control device 10 is communicably connected to the product form reading device 20, the order form reading device 30, and the sequencer 40. The control device 10 is configured to input product slip and order slip information from the product slip reading device 20 and the order slip reading device 30, respectively, and to control the packaging material / raw material input device 50 via the sequencer 40. ing. The detailed configuration of the control device 10 will be described later with reference to FIG.

  Note that the control device 10 may be communicably connected to a master sequencer (not shown) that bundles a plurality of sequencers, instead of being connected to the sequencer 40. In the packaging material / raw material input system 1, the communication medium and protocol between the components that perform communication are not particularly limited.

  The product slip reader 20 reads a plurality of graphic codes displayed on the product slip. The product slip reader 20 is, for example, a barcode reader that reads a barcode printed on a product slip.

  Here, the product slip is attached to the packaging material or raw material in order to identify the packaging material or raw material. This product slip is uniquely created for each provider for management by the provider (manufacturer, seller, etc.) of the packaging material or raw material. Some raw materials are not provided with a product slip by the provider. For example, product tags are often not attached to raw materials such as tea leaves and milk. In such a case, the filler may create a product slip and attach it to the raw material. That is, the product slip in the present invention is not limited to one created by a packaging material or raw material provider, but may be one created by a filling company.

  The packaging material is filled with PET bottles, preforms that make PET bottles, caps attached to the mouths of PET bottles, cans filled with coffee, labels and seals attached to PET bottles and cans, and beverages. Cartons that contain plastic bottles and cans.

  There are various raw materials depending on the type of beverage, and examples thereof include tea leaves, coffee beans, and milk.

  The order form reading device 30 is a device that reads a graphic code displayed on the order form, and is, for example, a barcode reader that reads a barcode printed on the order form. The order form is output from a printer connected to a device (not shown) that generates order information based on the production plan of the filled product.

  Note that the graphic codes of the product slip and the order slip are not limited to a one-dimensional code such as a barcode, but may be a two-dimensional code such as a QR code (registered trademark).

  The sequencer 40 is communicably connected to the control device 10 and the packaging material / raw material input device 50 and controls the packaging material / raw material input device 50.

  The packaging material / raw material input device 50 inputs the packaging material or raw material into the filled product manufacturing device 60 according to an instruction from the sequencer 40. The filled product manufacturing apparatus 60 into which the packaging material or raw material is input by the packaging material / raw material input apparatus 50 is an apparatus used for manufacturing a filled product.

  The filled product manufacturing apparatus 60 is a mixing tank for mixing a liquid extracted from tea leaves or coffee beans with other raw materials to manufacture a mixed liquid, a filling machine for filling the liquid bottle into a plastic bottle or can, and a mixed liquid A capper that attaches a cap to a plastic bottle filled with a label, a labeler that puts a label on the plastic bottle, a caser that packs the filled beverage into a carton, a palletizer that loads the cartons filled with the filled beverage onto a pallet, and the like.

  The filled product manufacturing apparatus 60 may include a transport device (belt conveyor) for transporting packaging materials, cartons, and the like.

  The packaging material / raw material input device 50 is a device for supplying an extraction liquid or other raw material to the preparation tank, or a device for supplying the preparation liquid to the filling machine (if there is no preparation tank, the extraction liquid in the extraction tank is sent to the filling machine. A device for supplying a cap to a capper, a device for supplying a label to a labeler, a device for supplying a carton to a caser, and the like.

  Next, the configuration of the control device 10 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the control device 10 includes a control unit 110 that controls processing by the control device 10, a communication unit 120 that communicates with other devices, and the types and provider names of packaging materials and raw materials. For each, the manufacturer code position information indicating the position of the manufacturer code included in the packaging material / raw material information, the identification database 130 storing the manufacturer code to be stored in the position, and the type and provider of the packaging material or raw material A sorting rule database 140 storing sorting rules in association with names. Here, the “manufacturer code” is an identification code for identifying a packaging material or a raw material provider. A predetermined character code such as a blank code may be a manufacturer code.

  The control unit 110 includes a packaging material / raw material information input unit 111, an order information input unit 112, a packaging material / raw material information acquisition unit 113, a packaging material / raw material input availability determination unit 114, a reading completion notification unit 115, And a packaging material / raw material information confirmation unit 116. Hereinafter, each component of the control unit 110 will be described.

  The packaging material / raw material information input unit 111 inputs a packaging material / raw material information component from a plurality of graphic codes displayed on the product slip.

  More specifically, the packaging material / raw material information input unit 111 inputs a packaging material / raw material information component from the product slip reading device 20 via the communication unit 120. Here, the packaging material / raw material information component is information included in one graphic code displayed on the product slip. This packaging material / raw material information component is a part of the packaging material / raw material information. In other words, the packaging material / raw material information is an appropriate combination of the packaging material / raw material information components of each graphic code.

  The order information input unit 112 inputs order information from the order form reading device 30 via the communication unit 120. The order information is information included in the graphic code of the order form read by the order form reading device 30.

  The order information is information based on a production plan for a filled product such as a filled beverage, and is information for instructing a packaging material or a raw material to be input next to the filled product manufacturing apparatus 60. The order information includes, for example, the type of packaging material or raw material, and a manufacturer product identification code (described later).

  The order information includes the type of packaging material or raw material and the provider name, and the rearrangement rule corresponding to the type of packaging material or raw material and the provider name.

  Here, the rearrangement rule is for rearranging a plurality of packaging material / raw material information components input by the packaging material / raw material information input unit 111 in a predetermined order in order to acquire packaging material / raw material information. It is a rule. Details of the sorting rules will be described in detail later.

  Note that the order information input unit 112 is not limited to a mode of inputting the order information read from the order form, and may directly input the order information from a device (not shown) that generates the order information. That is, the order form may be directly input to the order information input unit 112 as digital information, instead of being printed on paper.

  When all of the plurality of graphic codes of the product slip are read by the product slip reading device 20, the packaging material / raw material information acquisition unit 113 includes the packaging material / raw material information included in each graphic code in accordance with the rearrangement rule of the order information input unit 112. The packaging material / raw material information of the product slip is acquired by rearranging the constituent parts.

  Packaging / raw material information includes type, product name, provider name, manufacturer code, manufacturing plant name, manufacturing plant identification number, manufacturing line identification number, product code, quantity, manufacturing date, lot number, manufacturing time, expiration date And at least one of information such as the expiration date.

  The packaging material / raw material input availability determination unit 114 determines whether the packaging material or the raw material can be input to the filled product manufacturing apparatus 60 by collating the order information with the packaging material / raw material information. When it is determined that the packaging material or raw material can be input, the packaging material / raw material input availability determination unit 114 transmits a packaging material or raw material input instruction to the sequencer 40 via the communication unit 120. Thereafter, the packaging material / raw material input device 50 inputs the packaging material or raw material into the filled product manufacturing device 60 according to an instruction from the sequencer 40.

  The reading completion notifying unit 115 determines whether or not all of the plurality of graphic codes on the product slip have been read by the product slip reading device 20, and if all of the plurality of graphic codes on the product slip are read, the packaging material / raw material information This is notified to the acquisition unit 113.

  Note that the reading completion notification unit 115 may perform the above determination after receiving an instruction from the operator. For example, the operator presses a button (not shown) provided on the control device 10 after reading the graphic code (for example, the bar code 71, 72, 73 in FIG. 4) of the product slip with the product slip reading device 20. . When the button is pressed by the operator, a trigger signal is transmitted to the reading completion notification unit 115. The reading completion notifying unit 115 performs the above determination when receiving the trigger signal.

  Further, the reading completion notifying unit 115 may notify the operator of the determination result (for example, “◯” or “×” when displayed on the display) via an output means (not shown) such as a display or a speaker. Good. Thereby, when there is a reading error, the operator can read the graphic code again.

  After the packaging material / raw material information acquisition unit 113 acquires the packaging material / raw material information, the packaging material / raw material information confirmation unit 116 is an identification database based on the type of packaging material or raw material included in the order information and the provider name. By searching 130, the manufacturer code position information corresponding to the type of packaging material or raw material and the provider name, and the manufacturer code that should be stored at the position indicated by the manufacturer code position information are obtained. Here, the “manufacturer code position information” is information indicating the position of packaging / raw material information including the manufacturer code. For example, among the rearranged graphic code information, the third digit of the second graphic code is displayed. This is information indicating the seventh digit from the eye. The manufacturer code to be stored at the position indicated by the manufacturer code position information is the manufacturer code of the packaging material or raw material provider (for example, “53782”).

  Then, the packaging material / raw material information confirmation unit 116 acquires a manufacturer code from the packaging material / raw material information based on the manufacturer code position information acquired from the identification database 130. In the example shown in FIG. 6B, “53782” of the third to seventh digits of the packaging / raw material information component A included in the second graphic code is acquired.

  Thereafter, the packaging material / raw material information confirmation unit 116 determines that the packaging material / raw material information is correct information when the manufacturer code acquired from the packaging material / raw material information matches the manufacturer code acquired from the identification database 130. .

  Next, an example of the processing operation of the control device 10 of the packaging material / raw material input system 1 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, the packaging material / raw material information input unit 111 inputs the packaging material / raw material information components included in the plurality of graphic codes of the product slip from the product slip reading device 20 (step S11). FIG. 4 shows an example of a product slip. Three bar codes 71, 72, 73 are printed on the lower part of the product slip. When the operator reads the barcodes 71, 72, 73 in an arbitrary order using the product slip reader 20, the information of the packaging material / raw material information component included in the barcodes 71, 72, 73 is the control device 10 ( It is input to the packaging material / raw material information input unit 111).

  Next, the order information input unit 112 inputs order information from the order form reading device 30 (step S12). FIG. 5 shows an example of an order form. A barcode 81 is printed on the upper right part of the order form. When the operator reads the barcode 81 using the order form reader 30, the order information included in the barcode 81 is input to the control device 10 (order information input unit 112). In the column for confirming the packaging material used in the order form, the manufacturer product identification code of the packaging material (in this case, preform) that can be input is described. In the example of FIG. 5, among “19-203-0085”, “19” indicates a manufacturing factory identification number, “203” indicates a manufacturing line identification number, and “0085” indicates a product code.

  As shown in FIG. 5, when a plurality of manufacturer product identification codes are described in the used packaging material confirmation column, packaging materials of any manufacturer product identification code can be input.

  The order information input by the order information input unit 112 may include information obtained by searching a predetermined database based on information included in the graphic code of the order form. In this case, the order information input unit 112 first inputs predetermined information included in the graphic code of the order form, searches a predetermined database based on the information, and inputs other order information.

  For example, the order information input unit 112 first inputs predetermined information (the type of packaging material or raw material and the provider name) included in the graphic code of the order form, and searches the sorting rule database 140 based on the information. Then, a rearrangement rule corresponding to the type of packaging material or raw material and the provider name may be obtained.

  In addition, the execution order of said step S11 and step S12 is arbitrary. That is, the packaging material / raw material information component may be input after the order information is input.

  Next, the reading completion notification unit 115 determines whether or not all of the plurality of graphic codes of the product slip are read by the product slip reading device 20 (step S13). The graphic code here is a graphic code having a packaging material / raw material information component and does not include other graphic codes.

  In this step S13, specifically, the order information includes the number of graphic codes (number of graphic codes) to be read from the product slip, and the reading completion notification unit 115 uses the product slip reader 20 to read the graphic code of the product slip. Each time is read, the reading count value is incremented by one. When the read count value reaches the number of graphic codes included in the order information, the read completion notification unit 115 notifies the packaging material / raw material information acquisition unit 113 that all of the multiple graphic codes of the product slip have been read. .

  The reading completion notifying unit 115 does not increase the reading count value when the packaging material / raw material information component read from the graphic code is the same as the previously read packaging material / raw material information component. Also good. Thereby, even when the operator erroneously reads the same graphic code a plurality of times, it is possible to accurately determine the completion of reading the graphic code of the product slip.

  Next, when all the graphic codes of the product slip are read, the packaging material / raw material information acquisition unit 113 rearranges the packaging material / raw material information components included in each graphic code based on the rearrangement rule, thereby The packaging material / raw material information of the vote is acquired (step S14).

  The rearrangement of the packaging material / raw material information components is performed as follows, for example.

  First, the packaging material / raw material information acquisition unit 113 extracts fixed data of predetermined digits from the packaging material / raw material information component included in each barcode of the product slip. Fixed data is always stored in the digit. In addition, the digit is specified by the sorting rule.

  In the case of the product slip shown in FIG. 4, the packaging material / raw material information acquisition unit 113 extracts the first digit data from the packaging material / raw material information components included in the barcodes 71, 72, and 73. For example, when the barcode 72, the barcode 71, and the barcode 73 are read in this order, “2”, “0”, and “9” are extracted as shown in FIG.

  In FIG. 6 (a), the packaging material / raw material information component A indicates the packaging material / raw material information component included in the barcode 72 read first, and the packaging material / raw material information component B is the second. Shows the packaging material / raw material information constituent part included in the barcode 71 read in FIG. 1, and the packaging material / raw material information constituent part C shows the packaging material / raw material information constituent part included in the barcode 73 read third. ing.

  When the fixed data is extracted from each barcode as described above, the packaging material / raw material information acquisition unit 113 sets the packaging material / raw material information component so that the extracted fixed data is arranged in the order indicated by the sorting rule. Rearrange. Since the order of the first digit data values according to the rearrangement rule is “0”, “2”, “9”, the packaging material / raw material information acquiring unit 113 performs the packaging / material information as shown in FIG. Rearrange the raw material information components.

  In this way, the packaging material / raw material information acquisition unit 113 extracts fixed data in a predetermined digit of the packaging material / raw material information component of the barcode from each packaging material / raw material information component, and performs a rearrangement rule (this example) Then, the packaging material / raw material information component is rearranged in accordance with the fixed data when the packaging material / raw material information component is correctly aligned) to acquire the packaging material / raw material information. The fixed data to be extracted is not limited to numbers but may be alphabets or specific symbols.

  The rearrangement of the packaging material / raw material information component is not limited to the above method. For example, focusing on the difference in the length of the packaging material / raw material information component, the packaging material / raw material information is as follows. The components may be rearranged.

  First, the packaging material / raw material information acquisition unit 113 extracts the length of the packaging material / raw material information component included in each barcode of the product slip. The length of the packaging material / raw material information constituent part is the length of information when a part not including information (such as a blank) is excluded. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 7A, the length of the barcode A information (that is, the packaging material / raw material information component, the same applies hereinafter) is 5, and the length of the barcode B information is 7 and the length of the information of the barcode C is 6. In FIG. 7A, “_” indicates a blank.

  When the length of each packaging material / raw material information component is extracted as described above, the packaging material / raw material information acquisition unit 113 determines the order of the length of each packaging material / raw material information component from the sorting rule. Rearrange the packaging material / raw material information components so that For example, when the rearrangement rule is to rearrange the packaging material / raw material information components in the order of length, the packaging material / raw material information acquisition unit 113 uses the barcode A, as shown in FIG. Rearrange B / C packaging / raw material information components.

  Next, when the packaging material / raw material information acquisition unit 113 acquires the packaging material / raw material information, the packaging material / raw material input availability determination unit 114 compares the order information with the packaging material / raw material information to fill It is determined whether a packaging material or a raw material can be input into the product manufacturing apparatus 60 (step S15).

  The determination of whether or not the packaging material or raw material can be charged is performed, for example, as follows.

  The packaging material / raw material input availability determination unit 114 extracts the first verification information from the packaging material / raw material information in accordance with the type of packaging material or raw material and the provider name. The type and number of first verification information extracted are determined according to the type of packaging material or raw material and the provider name. For example, when the type of the packaging material or raw material is “preform”, the packaging material / raw material input availability determination unit 114 determines from the packaging material / raw material information three pieces of information: a manufacturing plant identification number, a manufacturing line identification number, and a product code Are extracted as first verification information.

  Next, the packaging material / raw material input availability determination unit 114 extracts second verification information corresponding to the first verification information from the order information. For example, when the type of packaging material or raw material is “preform”, the packaging material / raw material input availability determination unit 114 obtains the second information of the manufacturing plant identification number, the production line identification number, and the product code from the order information. Is extracted as collation information.

  When the order information does not include the second collation information, for example, the packaging material / raw material input availability determination unit 114 uses the order information as a key to obtain the order information and the second collation information. You may acquire the 2nd information for collation by searching the database (not shown) memorize | stored by matching. Thus, in the present invention, extracting the second verification information from the order information includes the case of extracting the second verification information via one or more databases based on the order information.

  Then, the packaging material / raw material input availability determination unit 114 compares the first verification information and the second verification information, and if both match (for example, the manufacturing factory identification number, the manufacturing line identification number, and the product) When all the codes match), it is determined that the packaging material or the raw material can be put into the filled product manufacturing apparatus 60.

  As described above, when extracting the first verification information from the packaging material / raw material information, the order number, the mold code, the resin name, the raw material name, etc. that are noise information specific to the manufacturer are excluded, Information used for determining the input of a production line, a production factory, etc. is captured. As a result, necessary information is fetched from various product slip information by the manufacturer, and noise information is eliminated. Even if there is no packaging material or raw material type (preform, can, cap, carton, label) for determining whether or not the first verification information can be put into the filling line, the second information The combination of the manufacturing factory identification number, the manufacturing line identification number, and the product code of the verification information (the rearrangement rule of the graphic code as the base is also indirectly used for verification) and the first verification information manufacturing factory By matching the combination of the identification number, the production line identification number, and the product code, the correctness of the packaging material or raw material type is determined by supplementing the information on the lack of the packaging material or raw material type.

  Some packaging materials or raw materials have a fixed usable period. In this case, the packaging material / raw material input availability determination unit 114 determines whether packaging material or raw material can be input as follows. First, the packaging material / raw material input availability determination unit 114 extracts the manufacturing date from the packaging material / raw material information. Next, the packaging material / raw material input availability determination unit 114 extracts a usable period (for example, 30 days) from the order information. Then, the packaging material / raw material input availability determination unit 114 determines whether the packaging material or the raw material is usable based on the date of manufacture and the usable period of the packaging material or the raw material. As a result, if the packaging material or raw material can be used, the packaging material / raw material input availability determination unit 114 determines that the packaging material or raw material can be input.

  When the expiration date of the packaging material or raw material can be extracted from the packaging material / raw material information, the packaging material / raw material availability determination unit 114 determines whether the packaging material or the raw material is based on the expiration date and the date of determination. It may be determined whether or not it can be used.

  Then, when it is determined that the packaging material or raw material can be input, the packaging material / raw material input availability determination unit 114 transmits a packaging material or raw material input command to the sequencer 40 via the communication unit 120. Then, the packaging material / raw material input device 50 inputs the packaging material or raw material into the filled product manufacturing device 60 according to an instruction from the sequencer 40.

  In the processing operation described above, a step of confirming the packaging / raw material information acquired in step S14 may be provided between step S14 and step S15. More specifically, after the packaging material / raw material information is acquired, the packaging material / raw material information confirmation unit 116 searches the identification database 130 based on the type and provider name of the packaging material or raw material included in the order information. The manufacturer code position information corresponding to the type of packaging material or raw material and the provider name, and the manufacturer code to be stored at the position indicated by the manufacturer code position information are acquired. For example, the packaging material / raw material information confirmation unit 116 acquires and acquires the packaging material or raw material type “PRF (preform)” and the provider name “made by XX” included in the barcode 81 of the order form. By searching the identification database 130 using the packaging material or raw material type and the provider name as a key, the manufacturer code position information corresponding to the packaging material or raw material type and the provider name, and the position indicated by the manufacturer code position information Get the manufacturer code that should be stored in. Thereafter, the packaging material / raw material information confirmation unit 116 acquires a manufacturer code from the packaging material / raw material information based on the acquired manufacturer code position information, and the manufacturer code matches the manufacturer code acquired from the identification database 130. In addition, it is determined that the packaging / raw material information is correct information.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the packaging material / raw material information acquisition unit 113 rearranges the packaging material / raw material information components included in each graphic code of the product slip based on the rearrangement rule. In order to acquire packaging / raw material information, the packaging / raw material information can be correctly acquired even if the graphic codes displayed on the product slips that are different for each type of packaging material or raw material are read in any order. Can do.

  Furthermore, according to the present embodiment, whether the packaging material / raw material input availability determination unit 114 can input the packaging material or the raw material into the filled product manufacturing apparatus 60 by collating the order information with the packaging material / raw material information. Therefore, it is possible to strictly manage and control the packaging material or raw material to be input.

  Based on the above description, those skilled in the art may be able to conceive additional effects and various modifications of the present invention, but the aspects of the present invention are not limited to the above-described embodiments. Various additions, modifications, and partial deletions can be made without departing from the concept and spirit of the present invention derived from the contents defined in the claims and equivalents thereof.

  At least a part of the control device of the packaging material / raw material input system described in the above-described embodiment may be configured by hardware or software. In the case of software configuration, a program that realizes at least part of the functions of the control device of the packaging material / raw material input system is stored in a recording medium such as a flexible disk or CD-ROM, and is read and executed by a computer. Also good. The recording medium is not limited to a removable medium such as a magnetic disk or an optical disk, but may be a fixed recording medium such as a hard disk device or a memory.

  Further, a program for realizing at least a part of the functions of the control device of the packaging material / raw material input system may be distributed via a communication line (including wireless communication) such as the Internet. Further, the program may be distributed in a state where the program is encrypted, modulated or compressed, and stored in a recording medium via a wired line such as the Internet or a wireless line.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Packaging material / raw material input system 10 Control device 110 Control unit 111 Packaging material / raw material information input unit 112 Order information input unit 113 Packaging material / raw material information acquisition unit 114 Packaging material / raw material input availability determination unit 115 Read completion notification unit 116 Material / Raw Material Information Confirming Unit 120 Communication Unit 130 Identification Database 140 Rearrangement Rule Database 20 Product Voucher Reading Device 30 Order Voucher Reading Device 40 Sequencer 50 Packaging Material / Raw Material Input Device 60 Filled Product Manufacturing Devices 71, 72, 73 ) Barcode 81 Barcode (of order slip)

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A plurality of graphic codes which are displayed on a product slip attached to a packaging material or raw material and constitute packaging material / raw material information, and which read a plurality of graphic codes which differ depending on the type of packaging material or raw material and each provider A packaging material / raw material information input unit for inputting a packaging material / raw material information component part included in each packaging code / raw material information included in each product code from the slip reading device;
Order information that is created based on the production plan of the filled product and indicates the packaging material or raw material that should be input next to the filled product manufacturing apparatus, and the type and provider name of the packaging material or raw material, and the packaging material Or an order information input unit for inputting order information including a sorting rule corresponding to the type of raw material and the provider name;
When the plurality of graphics code of said product form is read all by the product form reader, by rearranging based packaging material / raw information component included the each graphics code to the sorting rule, each A packaging material / raw material information acquisition unit that acquires the packaging material / raw material information of the product slip , which combines the packaging material / raw material information components included in the graphic code ;
A packaging material / raw material input availability determination unit that determines whether the packaging material or the raw material can be input to the filled product manufacturing apparatus by collating the order information with the packaging material / raw material information,
A control device for a packaging material / raw material input system. Each figure code is a barcode,
The packaging material / raw material information acquisition unit extracts fixed data of predetermined digits from the packaging material / raw material information component included in each barcode, and the fixed data is arranged in the order indicated by the sorting rule. 2. The packaging material / raw material input system control device according to claim 1, wherein the packaging material / raw material information is acquired by rearranging the packaging material / raw material information components. Each figure code is a barcode,
The packaging material / raw material information acquisition unit extracts the length of the packaging material / raw material information component included in each barcode, and the sorting rule indicates the length of each packaging material / raw material information component. 2. The packaging material / raw material input system control device according to claim 1, wherein the packaging material / raw material information is acquired by rearranging the packaging material / raw material information components in order. For each type of packaging material or raw material and provider name, manufacturer code position information indicating the position of the manufacturer code included in the packaging material / raw material information, and an identification database storing the manufacturer code that should be stored in the position,
After the packaging material / raw material information is acquired, the identification database is searched based on the packaging material or raw material type and provider name included in the order information, and the packaging material or raw material type and provider name are searched. The manufacturer code position information corresponding to and the manufacturer code that should be stored at the position indicated by the manufacturer code position information is acquired, and the manufacturer code is acquired from the packaging material / raw material information based on the acquired manufacturer code position information. A packaging material / raw material information confirmation unit that determines that the packaging material / raw material information is correct information when a manufacturer code obtained from the packaging material / raw material information matches a manufacturer code obtained from the identification database; ,
The control apparatus for a packaging material / raw material input system according to claim 1, further comprising:   The packaging material / raw material input availability determination unit extracts first verification information from the packaging material / raw material information according to the type of the packaging material or raw material and a provider name, and the first information from the order information. Second verification information corresponding to the verification information is extracted, and when the first verification information and the second verification information are verified and matched, the filling product manufacturing apparatus The control apparatus for a packaging material / raw material charging system according to claim 1, wherein it is determined that the packaging material or the raw material can be charged. The order information includes a figure code number that is the number of figure codes to be read from the product slip,
Each time the product form graphic code is read by the product form reading device, the read count value is incremented by one. When the read count value reaches the number of figure codes included in the order information, the plurality of pieces of the product form The packaging material / raw material input system according to claim 1, further comprising a reading completion notification unit that notifies the packaging material / raw material information acquisition unit that all of the graphic codes have been read. Control device.   The reading completion notifying unit does not increase the reading count value when the packaging material / raw material information component read from the graphic code is the same as the previously read packaging / raw material information component. The control apparatus of the packaging material / raw material input system according to claim 6.   When the packaging material / raw material input availability determination unit determines that the packaging material or raw material can be input, a sequencer that controls the packaging material / raw material input device that inputs the packaging material or raw material into the filled product manufacturing apparatus, 8. The packaging material / raw material charging system control device according to claim 1, wherein the packaging material / raw material charging command is transmitted.   9. The control device for a packaging material / raw material input system according to claim 1, wherein the order information is information included in a graphic code of an order form read by an order form reader. A plurality of graphic codes which are displayed on a product slip attached to a packaging material or raw material and constitute packaging material / raw material information, and which read a plurality of graphic codes which differ depending on the type of packaging material or raw material and each provider A step of inputting a packaging material / raw material information component which is included in each graphic code and is a part of the packaging material / raw material information of the product slip, from a slip reading device;
Order information that is created based on the production plan of the filled product and indicates the packaging material or raw material that should be input next to the filled product manufacturing apparatus, and the type and provider name of the packaging material or raw material, and the packaging material Or entering order information, including sorting rules corresponding to raw material type and provider name;
When the plurality of graphics code of said product form is read all by the product form reader, by rearranging based packaging material / raw information component included the each graphics code to the sorting rule, each Obtaining the packaging material / raw material information of the product slip , combining the packaging material / raw material information components included in the graphic code ;
Determining whether the packaging material or raw material can be input to the filled product manufacturing apparatus by comparing the order information with the packaging material / raw material information;
A method for controlling a packaging material / raw material input system comprising: Computer
A plurality of graphic codes which are displayed on a product slip attached to a packaging material or raw material and constitute packaging material / raw material information, and which read a plurality of graphic codes which differ depending on the type of packaging material or raw material and each provider A packaging material / raw material information input means for inputting a packaging material / raw material information component part which is included in each of the graphic codes and is a part of the packaging material / raw material information of the product slip, from a slip reading device;
Order information that is created based on the production plan of the filled product and indicates the packaging material or raw material that should be input next to the filled product manufacturing apparatus, and the type and provider name of the packaging material or raw material, and the packaging material Or order information input means for inputting order information, including sorting rules corresponding to the type of raw material and the provider name,
When the plurality of graphics code of said product form is read all by the product form reader, by rearranging based packaging material / raw information component included the each graphics code to the sorting rule, each A packaging material / raw material information acquisition means for acquiring the packaging material / raw material information of the product slip , which combines the packaging material / raw material information components included in the graphic code , and the order information and the packaging material / raw material information. A control program for a packaging material / raw material input system for functioning as a packaging material / raw material input availability determination means for determining whether or not the packaging material or raw material can be input to the filled product manufacturing apparatus by collation .

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