JP7363723B2 - Goods receiving equipment - Google Patents

Description

Application of Article 30, Paragraph 2 of the Patent Act 1. Exhibition location: Daifuku Co., Ltd. “Hini Aratakan” Exhibition start date: February 17, 2020 2. Publication address https://www. robot-digest. com/ https://www. robot-digest. com/contents/? id=1591699203-955355 Date of publication June 16, 2020

The present invention relates to article receiving equipment that receives articles sorted by an article sorting device.

An example of such equipment is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 05-069938 (Patent Document 1). Hereinafter, in the description of the background art, the symbols shown in parentheses are those of Patent Document 1.

The equipment disclosed in Patent Document 1 includes an article sorting device (3) that sorts articles (2), and a belt conveyor, and a chute (7) that receives the articles (2) sorted by the article sorting device (3). It is equipped with. Further, as shown in FIG. 1 of the same document, this equipment is provided with a mounting table separate from the chute (7) on which a container (14) for storing the article (2) is placed. The article (2) transported to the downstream end of the chute (7) in the transport direction is taken out from the chute (7) by the worker (20) and stored in the container (14).

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 05-069938

In this way, in the equipment disclosed in Patent Document 1, the article (2) is placed into the container (14) manually by the worker (20). Therefore, the height relationship between the downstream end of the chute (7) in the transport direction and the container (14) is not particularly limited, and in the example shown in FIG. 1 of the same document, the container (14) is 7) is arranged at a position spaced downward from the downstream end in the conveyance direction. Therefore, there is no structure in which the article (2) flowing down the chute (7) can be stored in the container (14) without the operator's intervention.

Therefore, it is desired to realize a technology that allows articles sorted by an article sorting device to be stored in containers without operator's intervention.

An article receiving facility that is disposed adjacent to an article sorting device that discharges articles from each of a plurality of frontages and sorts the articles, and receives the articles discharged from each of the plurality of frontages,
a receiving member disposed corresponding to each of the plurality of frontages;
a support frame that supports a plurality of the receiving members;
The direction in which the article is discharged from the frontage is defined as a discharge direction, the side away from the frontage along the discharge direction is defined as a first side in the discharge direction, and the side approaching the frontage along the discharge direction is defined as a first side in the discharge direction. As the second side,
The receiving member includes a sliding surface on which the article discharged from the opening slides, a support surface supporting a container in which the article that has slid on the sliding surface is accommodated, and the sliding surface. A connecting portion that integrally connects the moving surface and the supporting surface,
The support frame supports the receiving member such that the second end of the sliding surface, which is the second end of the sliding surface in the discharge direction, is disposed adjacent to the lower end of the opening;
The sliding surface is a surface that slopes downward as it goes from the second end of the sliding surface to the first end of the sliding surface that is the end on the first side in the discharge direction,
The container is formed into a box shape with an opening on the top surface,
The support surface is a surface that is disposed on a first side in the discharge direction with respect to the sliding surface and is located below a first end of the sliding surface and supports the bottom surface of the container,
The direction perpendicular to the support surface is defined as the direction perpendicular to the support surface,
A container height in which a step distance, which is a distance between the first end of the sliding surface and the support surface in a direction perpendicular to the support surface, is a dimension from the opening of the container to the bottom surface in a direction perpendicular to the support surface. The container distance is set according to the
The container corresponding distance is a distance that is greater than or equal to the container height, and is less than or equal to twice the container height ;
The sliding surface and the supporting surface are inclined in the same direction .

Other configurations include
An article receiving facility that is disposed adjacent to an article sorting device that discharges articles from each of a plurality of frontages and sorts the articles, and receives the articles discharged from each of the plurality of frontages,
a receiving member disposed corresponding to each of the plurality of frontages;
a support frame that supports a plurality of the receiving members;
The direction in which the article is discharged from the frontage is defined as a discharge direction, the side away from the frontage along the discharge direction is defined as a first side in the discharge direction, and the side approaching the frontage along the discharge direction is defined as a first side in the discharge direction. As the second side,
The receiving member includes a sliding surface on which the article discharged from the opening slides, a support surface supporting a container in which the article that has slid on the sliding surface is accommodated, and the sliding surface. A connecting portion that integrally connects the moving surface and the supporting surface,
The support frame supports the receiving member such that the second end of the sliding surface, which is the second end of the sliding surface in the discharge direction, is disposed adjacent to the lower end of the opening;
The sliding surface is a surface that slopes downward as it goes from the second end of the sliding surface to the first end of the sliding surface that is the end on the first side in the discharge direction,
The container is formed into a box shape with an opening on the top surface,
The support surface is a surface that is disposed on a first side in the discharge direction with respect to the sliding surface and is located below a first end of the sliding surface and supports the bottom surface of the container,
The direction perpendicular to the support surface is defined as the direction perpendicular to the support surface,
A container height in which a step distance, which is a distance between the first end of the sliding surface and the support surface in a direction perpendicular to the support surface, is a dimension from the opening of the container to the bottom surface in a direction perpendicular to the support surface. The container distance is set according to the
The container corresponding distance is a distance that is greater than or equal to the container height, and is less than or equal to twice the container height;
The width direction is the direction perpendicular to the discharge direction when viewed in the vertical direction along the vertical direction,
The receiving member includes sliding side walls that protrude upward from the sliding surface on both sides of the sliding surface in the width direction and are disposed along the discharge direction, and a sliding side wall that is a side wall that is arranged along the discharge direction, and a sliding side wall that is a side wall that projects upwardly from the sliding surface on both sides of the sliding surface in the width direction, and that has a width of the supporting surface. support side walls that protrude above the support surface on both sides of the direction and are disposed along the discharge direction;
The support side wall includes a second region formed continuously from the sliding side wall in the discharge direction, and a region on a first side in the discharge direction from the second region, and a region from the second region in the discharge direction. a first region formed continuously with,
The dimension of the support side wall in the direction perpendicular to the support surface is defined as the support side wall height,
the support side wall height in the second region is greater than the container height;
The first region is formed such that the height of the supporting side wall gradually decreases from the connecting portion with the second region toward the first side in the discharge direction, and on the first side in the discharge direction from a specified position, The support sidewall height is smaller than the container height.

Other configurations include
An article receiving facility that is disposed adjacent to an article sorting device that discharges articles from each of a plurality of frontages and sorts the articles, and receives the articles discharged from each of the plurality of frontages,
a receiving member disposed corresponding to each of the plurality of frontages;
a support frame that supports a plurality of the receiving members;
The direction in which the article is discharged from the frontage is defined as a discharge direction, the side away from the frontage along the discharge direction is defined as a first side in the discharge direction, and the side approaching the frontage along the discharge direction is defined as a first side in the discharge direction. As the second side,
The receiving member includes a sliding surface on which the article discharged from the opening slides, a support surface supporting a container in which the article that has slid on the sliding surface is accommodated, and the sliding surface. A connecting portion that integrally connects the moving surface and the supporting surface,
The support frame supports the receiving member such that the second end of the sliding surface, which is the second end of the sliding surface in the discharge direction, is disposed adjacent to the lower end of the opening;
The sliding surface is a surface that slopes downward as it goes from the second end of the sliding surface to the first end of the sliding surface that is the end on the first side in the discharge direction,
The container is formed into a box shape with an opening on the top surface,
The support surface is a surface that is disposed on a first side in the discharge direction with respect to the sliding surface and is located below a first end of the sliding surface and supports the bottom surface of the container,
The direction perpendicular to the support surface is defined as the direction perpendicular to the support surface,
A container height in which a step distance, which is a distance between the first end of the sliding surface and the support surface in a direction perpendicular to the support surface, is a dimension from the opening of the container to the bottom surface in a direction perpendicular to the support surface. The container distance is set according to the
The container corresponding distance is a distance that is greater than or equal to the container height, and is less than or equal to twice the container height;
The width direction is the direction perpendicular to the discharge direction when viewed in the vertical direction along the vertical direction,
The support frame includes a plurality of first columns and a plurality of second columns arranged along the vertical direction, and a first horizontal bar and a second horizontal bar arranged along the horizontal direction,
The plurality of first pillars are arranged side by side at intervals in the width direction at the same position in the discharge direction,
The plurality of second pillars are arranged on a second side in the discharge direction than the plurality of first pillars, and are arranged side by side at intervals in the width direction at the same position in the discharge direction,
The first horizontal beam is supported by a plurality of the first supports,
The second horizontal bar is disposed on a second side in the discharge direction relative to the first horizontal bar and is supported by the plurality of second supports,
The receiving member is supported from below by the first horizontal bar and the second horizontal bar,
The first support is provided with a plurality of support points arranged in the vertical direction,
The first horizontal beam is supported by the first pillar at one of the support locations selected from among the plurality of support locations.

According to this configuration, the articles sorted by the article sorting device and discharged from the frontage can be received by the sliding surface of the receiving member. The sliding surface is inclined downward as it goes away from the frontage, and is integrally connected to the support surface by the connecting portion. Therefore, the articles discharged from the frontage of the article sorting device slide on the sliding surface and move toward the support surface. Since a box-shaped container with an opening at the top is supported on the support surface, the article that has been sliding on the sliding surface will not be able to pass through the sliding surface, which is the first end of the sliding surface in the discharge direction. After passing the first end of the moving surface, the container is accommodated through the opening of the container. Thereby, the articles sorted by the article sorting device can be stored in the containers without the operator's intervention. Further, according to this configuration, the step distance between the first end of the sliding surface and the support surface is set to a container corresponding distance depending on the container height. Therefore, the drop when the article sliding on the sliding surface falls from the first end of the sliding surface toward the inside of the container can be suppressed to a small level. Therefore, the possibility of damage to the articles housed in the container can be reduced.

Further features and advantages of the technology according to the present disclosure will become clearer from the following description of illustrative and non-limiting embodiments, written with reference to the drawings.

Perspective view of a sorting system with goods receiving equipment Plan view of sorting system with goods receiving equipment A perspective view schematically showing a part of the article sorting device Side view of a sorting system with goods receiving equipment A perspective view showing the structure of the receiving member and its surroundings. Side view showing the structure of the receiving member and its surroundings Explanatory diagram showing changes in support locations A side view showing a receiving member according to another embodiment A side view showing a receiving member according to another embodiment A side view showing a receiving member according to another embodiment

The article receiving equipment is disposed adjacent to an article sorting device that discharges articles from each of the plurality of frontages and sorts the articles, and is a facility that receives the articles discharged from each of the plurality of frontages. Hereinafter, an embodiment of the article receiving facility will be described by exemplifying a case where the article receiving facility is applied to a sorting system including the article sorting device as described above.

[Sorting system]
First, the sorting system SS will be explained with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4. The sorting system SS is provided, for example, in a logistics facility owned by a mail-order business, and sorts necessary items W from among a plurality of items W stored therein, and dispatches the items. The sorting system SS, for example, sorts necessary articles W from a plurality of articles W stored in an automated warehouse (not shown) and dispatches them.
In this case, a plurality of articles W are stored in boxes according to type in the automated warehouse. Then, the plurality of articles W stored in boxes for each type are automatically carried out from the automated warehouse and separated into individual articles W in an article disassembling section (not shown). After that, each of the plurality of articles W is individually conveyed. Note that the concept of "goods W" includes, for example, various products such as foodstuffs and daily necessities, and work-in-progress used in a factory production line. That is, the articles W to be sorted include various items.

In this embodiment, the sorting system SS includes a carrying-in device 3 (see FIG. 2) that carries in articles W, an article sorting device 4 that sorts articles W carried in from the carrying-in device 3, and a sorting device 4 that sorts articles W from the article sorting device 4. It includes an article receiving facility 100 and a work area 5 where work is performed on the articles W received by the article receiving facility 100. The article receiving facility 100 according to this embodiment is provided between the article sorting device 4 and the work area 5.

[Carrying device]
The carry-in device 3 sequentially carries the articles W housed in boxes by type from the automated warehouse and separated into individual articles in the article disassembly section into the article sorting device 4.
In the example shown in FIG. 2, the carry-in device 3 is configured as a conveyor.

[Article sorting device]
The article sorting device 4 is a device for sorting the articles W carried in from the carrying device 3.
The article sorting device 4 has a plurality of openings 41, and discharges the articles W from each of the plurality of openings 41 to sort the articles W. As shown in FIG. 3, the article sorting device 4 according to this embodiment has a plurality of tiers 41 having different heights in the vertical direction. In the illustrated example, the article sorting device 4 has a plurality of openings 41 arranged in an orthogonal grid pattern consisting of multiple stages and multiple rows, and sorts the articles W into any of these openings 41 in the discharge direction. Discharge to X.

The article sorting device 4 sorts the articles W into one of a plurality of frontages 41 based on the order information. In this example, the article sorting device 4 sorts the articles W by discharging the articles W from a specific frontage 41 determined based on order information and delivering them to the article receiving facility 100. Note that the order information here is, for example, an order (picking order) specifying the type and quantity of the goods W to be shipped (which may be a single type or a combination of multiple types). This is information indicating. The article sorting device 4 then sorts the articles W by discharging one or more articles W specified by each order to a different opening 41 for each order.

Although detailed illustration is omitted, for example, the article sorting device 4 includes an article discrimination section for discriminating articles W. The article sorting device 4 sorts the articles W based on the discrimination results by the article discrimination section. For example, the article discrimination section includes a camera that captures an image of the article W, and is configured to discriminate the article W by performing image recognition processing on image data acquired by this camera. However, the configuration is not limited to this, and for example, an IC tag, a bar code, etc. (storage unit) that stores item information may be attached to the item W, and an item identification unit may read the item information. It may be configured to include a reader (reading section) and to discriminate the article W based on the article information read by the reader.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the article sorting device 4 includes a rail 42 and a plurality of transport vehicles 43 that move along the rail 42. The rail 42 includes a horizontal portion provided for each of the plurality of stages provided with the frontage 41 in the horizontal direction, specifically, along the width direction Y, which is a direction perpendicular to the discharge direction X when viewed from above and below. . The transport vehicle 43 is configured to travel along the horizontal portion of the rail 42, thereby transporting the article W in the width direction Y. Further, the rail 42 may extend in the vertical direction and include upper and lower portions that connect horizontal portions arranged in multiple stages. In this case, the transport vehicle 43 is configured to move up and down along the upper and lower portions of the rail 42, thereby being able to move to each of the horizontal portions arranged in multiple stages. In this case, the number of transport vehicles 43 is not limited to the number of stages in which the frontage 41 is provided. Therefore, for example, it is also possible to arrange fewer or more transport vehicles 43 than the number of stages in which the frontage 41 is provided. In addition, in the example shown in FIG. 3, seven transport vehicles 43 are arranged for the frontage 41 of seven stages. However, the configuration is not limited to the above, and for example, the rail 42 may include a horizontal portion arranged along the horizontal direction and arranged at both the top and bottom steps, and a horizontal portion arranged along the vertical direction. and upper and lower portions connected to both the uppermost and lowermost horizontal portions and arranged in each row. In this case, the transport vehicle 43 running on the rail 42 travels on the horizontal part of the rail 42 toward the frontage 41 from which the article W is to be discharged, and heads toward the arrangement row of the frontage 41, and then By traveling on the upper and lower parts of the frontage 41, the vehicle moves towards the stage where the frontage 41 is located. Thereby, the transport vehicle 43 arrives at the target frontage 41 and discharges the article W from the target frontage 41.
When the discharge of the article W is finished, the transport vehicle 43 runs again on the upper and lower parts of the rail 42 and also runs in the horizontal direction connected to the upper and lower parts, and retreats from the frontage 41.

In this embodiment, each of the transport vehicles 43 includes a discharge conveyor 44 that supports the article W from below and discharges the article W from the frontage 41. The discharge conveyor 44 moves the article W in the discharge direction X from the travel path of the transport vehicle 43. The articles W discharged in the discharge direction X by the discharge conveyor 44 are received by the article receiving facility 100.

[Work area]
The work area 5 is an area where work is performed on the articles W received by the article receiving equipment 100. The work area 5 is provided on the opposite side of the article sorting device 4 across the article receiving equipment 100 in the discharge direction X.

The work area 5 is configured such that workers, work robots, and the like who work on the articles W are placed therein. In this embodiment, a worker 8 is placed in the work area 5, and the worker 8 performs work on the article W.

Work on the articles W includes various operations such as checking, picking, and packing the articles W received by the article receiving facility 100. In this embodiment, a container 9 capable of accommodating a plurality of articles W is arranged in the article receiving facility 100, and the container 9 accommodates a plurality of articles W or a single article W based on the above-described order. In the present embodiment, in the work area 5, the worker 8 performs the work of taking out a container 9 placed in the article receiving equipment 100, more specifically, the work of taking out a container 9 supported by a support surface 11, which will be described later. .

[Goods receiving equipment]
Next, the configuration of the article receiving facility 100 according to the present disclosure will be described in detail.

Below, the direction in which the articles W are discharged from the frontage 41 of the article sorting device 4 is referred to as the discharge direction X, the side away from the frontage 41 along the discharge direction X is referred to as the first discharge direction side X1, and along the discharge direction The side approaching the frontage 41 is defined as the second side in the discharge direction X2. Further, the width direction Y is a direction perpendicular to the discharge direction X when viewed in the vertical direction along the vertical direction.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the article receiving equipment 100 includes receiving members 1 arranged corresponding to each of a plurality of openings 41, and a support frame 2 that supports the plurality of receiving members 1. There is. In this embodiment, a plurality of receiving members 1 are arranged in a line in the vertical direction, corresponding to each of the plurality of frontages 41 arranged in a line in the vertical direction. Moreover, the receiving members 1 are arranged in a line in the width direction Y, corresponding to each of the plurality of frontages 41 arranged in a line in the width direction Y. That is, in this example, the receiving members 1 are arranged corresponding to each of the plurality of frontages 41 arranged in an orthogonal lattice pattern including a plurality of stages and a plurality of rows. Note that it is sufficient that the receiving member 1 is disposed corresponding to each of the plurality of frontages 41 that are set as discharge locations for the articles W among all the frontages 41 provided in the article sorting device 4 . That is, some of the frontages 41 of all the frontages 41 provided in the article sorting device 4 are set as discharge locations for the articles W, and the receiving member 1 is arranged only in the part of the frontages 41, and the receiving member 1 is disposed in the other frontages. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the receiving member 1 is not arranged. Further, the number of openings 41 itself may be changed as appropriate depending on the location where the articles W are discharged.

In the present embodiment, the support frame 2 includes a plurality of first columns 21 and a plurality of second columns 22 disposed along the vertical direction, and a first horizontal beam 23 and a second horizontal beam disposed along the horizontal direction. A crosspiece 24 is provided. The receiving member 1 is supported from below by a first horizontal bar 23 and a second horizontal bar 24. In this embodiment, the first horizontal bar 23 and the second horizontal bar 24 support a plurality of receiving members 1 arranged in the width direction Y (see FIG. 1).

The plurality of first struts 21 are arranged in line at the same position in the discharge direction X at intervals in the width direction Y. The plurality of second columns 22 are arranged closer to the second side X2 in the discharge direction than the plurality of first columns 21, and are arranged side by side in the width direction Y at intervals at the same position in the discharge direction X. In this example, the second support column 22 is arranged at the same position in the width direction Y with respect to each of the plurality of first support columns 21 lined up in the width direction Y.

As shown in FIG. 4, the first horizontal beam 23 is supported by a plurality of first supports 21. As shown in FIG. The first support 21 is provided with a first support location S1 for supporting the first horizontal beam 23. In this example, the first support 21 is provided with a plurality of first support locations S1 arranged in the vertical direction. Note that in this embodiment, the first support location S1 corresponds to a "support location".

In this embodiment, each of the plurality of first columns 21 is provided with a first support bracket 211 for supporting the first horizontal beam 23. The first support point S1 described above is provided on the first support bracket 211. In this example, the first support bracket 211 is provided so as to protrude toward the first side X1 in the discharge direction beyond the portion of the first support column 21 on the first side X1 in the discharge direction. Further, the first support bracket 211 is made of a plate-like member, and is provided on the first support column 21 so that the plate surface faces in the width direction Y.

In the present embodiment, the first support bracket 211 is formed with a first notch 211a that is recessed from the end of the first support bracket 211 on the first side X1 in the discharge direction to the second side X2 in the discharge direction. has been done. The first horizontal beam 23 is supported by this first notch 211a. With this configuration, the first horizontal bar 23 can be easily supported by the first notch 211a by inserting and hooking the first horizontal bar 23 into the first notch 211a from the first side X1 in the discharge direction. realizable. In this embodiment, the first notch 211a in the first support bracket 211 functions as a first support location S1 that supports the first horizontal bar 23.

In this embodiment, a plurality of first notches 211a (first support portions S1) are provided in line with each other in the vertical direction for one first horizontal bar 23. In other words, a plurality of first notches 211a (first support locations S1) are provided vertically in a defined area corresponding to one receiving member 1 in the vertical direction. In the illustrated example, three first notches 211a (first support locations S1) are provided within a defined area in the vertical direction corresponding to one receiving member 1.

The second horizontal bar 24 is disposed closer to the second side X2 in the discharge direction than the first horizontal bar 23 and is supported by the plurality of second columns 22. The second support column 22 is provided with a second support location S2 for supporting the second horizontal beam 24.

In this embodiment, each of the plurality of second columns 22 is provided with a second support bracket 221 for supporting the second horizontal beam 24. The second support point S2 described above is provided on the second support bracket 221. In this example, the second support bracket 221 is provided so as to protrude toward the second side X2 in the discharge direction beyond a portion of the second support column 22 on the second side X2 in the discharge direction. Further, the second support bracket 221 is made of a plate-like member, and is provided on the second support column 22 so that the plate surface faces in the width direction Y.

In this embodiment, the second support bracket 221 is formed with a second protrusion 221a that protrudes from the end of the second support bracket 221 on the second side X2 in the discharge direction to the second side X2 in the discharge direction. The second horizontal beam 24 is supported by this second protrusion 221a. With such a configuration, by hooking the second horizontal bar 24 onto the second protrusion 221a from the second side X2 in the discharge direction, the second horizontal bar 24 can be easily supported by the second protrusion 221a. In this embodiment, the second protrusion 221a of the second support bracket 221 functions as a second support location S2 that supports the second horizontal bar 24.

In this embodiment, the second protrusion 221a (second support location S2) is provided corresponding to the vertical position of the frontage 41. Specifically, the end of the receiving member 1 supported by the second horizontal bar 24 on the second side X2 in the discharge direction (specifically, the sliding surface second end 122 of the sliding surface 12, which will be described later), A second protrusion 221a (second support location S2) is provided so as to be adjacent to the lower end of the frontage 41.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the receiving member 1 slides on the sliding surface 12 on which the article W discharged from the opening 41 (see FIG. 4, etc.) slides. The support surface 11 supports the container 9 in which the article W is stored, and the connecting portion 13 integrally connects the sliding surface 12 and the support surface 11.

The above-mentioned support frame 2 holds the receiving member 1 such that the sliding surface second end 122, which is the end of the sliding surface 12 on the second side X2 in the discharge direction, is disposed adjacent to the lower end of the frontage 41. I support it. In this embodiment, the guide part 17 is provided continuously on the second side X2 in the discharge direction with respect to the second end part 122 of the sliding surface, and the guide part 17 and the frontage 41 are connected (FIG. reference). That is, in this example, the article W discharged from the frontage 41 passes through the guide part 17 and moves to the sliding surface 12.

The sliding surface 12 is a surface that slopes downward as it goes from the sliding surface second end 122 to the sliding surface first end 121 which is the end on the first side X1 in the discharge direction. To explain further, when the receiving member 1 is supported by the support frame 2, the sliding surface 12 extends downward as it goes from the sliding surface second end 122 to the sliding surface first end 121. It is placed at an angle. That is, the inclined state of the sliding surface 12 is realized when the receiving member 1 is supported by the support frame 2. With such a configuration, the article W discharged from the frontage 41 slides on the sliding surface 12 along the first side X1 in the discharge direction. In this example, the sliding surface 12 is formed into a planar shape.

The support surface 11 is a surface that supports the container bottom surface 94 (corresponding to the "bottom surface") of the container 9. The support surface 11 is arranged on the first side X1 in the ejection direction with respect to the sliding surface 12, and is arranged below the sliding surface first end 121. Thereby, the article W sliding on the sliding surface 12 toward the first side X1 in the discharge direction moves toward the supporting surface 11 side.

Here, the container 9 is formed into a box shape with an opening 90 on the top surface. In this embodiment, the container 9 is formed in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped with an open top surface formed by an opening 90 . In a state where the container 9 is supported by the support surface 11, the container front surface 91 faces the first side X1 in the discharge direction, the rear surface 92 faces the second side X2 in the discharge direction, and a pair of side surfaces faces the width direction Y. 93 and a container bottom surface 94.

As shown in FIG. 6, when the direction perpendicular to the support surface 11 is defined as the direction C orthogonal to the support surface, the step distance L, which is the distance between the sliding surface first end 121 and the support surface 11 in the direction C orthogonal to the support surface, is The distance corresponding to the container is set according to the container height 9H, which is the dimension in the direction C perpendicular to the support surface from the opening 90 of the container 9 to the bottom surface 94 of the container. In other words, the step distance L is set to be equal to or greater than the container height 9H. As a result, after the article W that has been sliding on the sliding surface 12 passes the first sliding surface end 121 of the sliding surface 12, the article W is not obstructed by the rear surface 92 of the container, and can be passed through the opening 90 of the container 9. is housed inside it. Therefore, the articles W sorted by the article sorting device 4 (see FIG. 4, etc.) can be stored in the container 9 without the operator's 8 intervention. Further, the step distance L is set to a container corresponding distance according to the container height 9H.
Therefore, the step distance L is set so that the drop when the article W sliding on the sliding surface 12 falls from the sliding surface first end 121 toward the inside of the container 9 can be kept small. can do. Therefore, the possibility that the articles W stored in the container 9 will be damaged can be reduced. In this embodiment, the step distance L is a distance that is greater than or equal to the container height 9H and less than or equal to twice the container height 9H. As a result, the step distance L is appropriately set to a distance corresponding to the container according to the container height 9H, and the article W that has been sliding on the sliding surface 12 is moved from the first end 121 of the sliding surface into the inside of the container 9. The drop when falling towards the target can be kept small. It is preferable that the step distance L is 1.5 times or less the container height 9H. More preferably, the step distance L is 1.2 times or less the container height 9H.

In this embodiment, the support surface 11 is inclined downward as it goes toward the first side X1 in the discharge direction. Specifically, the support surface 11 moves downward as it goes from the support surface second end 112, which is the end on the second side X2 in the discharge direction, toward the first support surface end 111, which is the end on the first side X1 in the discharge direction. It is said that the surface is sloping towards. To explain further, when the receiving member 1 is supported by the support frame 2, the support surface 11 is inclined downward as it goes from the support surface second end 112 to the support surface first end 111. It is located. That is, the inclined state of the support surface 11 is realized in a state where the receiving member 1 is supported by the support frame 2. With this configuration, the opening 90 formed in the upper surface of the container 9 supported by the support surface 11 faces upward and toward the first side X1 in the discharge direction. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4, in the work area 5 provided on the first side X1 in the discharge direction with respect to the receiving member 1, the worker 8 can check the articles W in the container 9, or check the container 9 or the container 9. This makes it easy to take out the items W inside. In this example, as shown in FIG. 6, the angle of inclination of the support surface 11 with respect to the horizontal plane is equal to the angle of inclination of the sliding surface 12 with respect to the horizontal plane. However, the inclination angles of both may be different.

As shown in FIG. 5, in this embodiment, the receiving member 1 has a rising portion 14 formed to rise upward from the support surface 11 on the first side X1 in the discharge direction relative to the container bottom surface 94 of the container 9. We are even more prepared. In this example, the rising portion 14 is configured to contact the container front surface 91 from the first side X1 in the discharge direction when the container 9 is supported by the support surface 11. Further, the dimension from the upper end of the rising portion 14 to the support surface 11 in the direction C perpendicular to the support surface is set smaller than the container height 9H. With the above configuration, it is possible to appropriately position the container 9 supported on the support surface 11 in the discharge direction X, and it is possible to prevent the rising portion 14 from becoming an obstacle when the container 9 is taken out from the support surface 11. Further, even if the article W is discharged from the frontage 41 with the container 9 not placed on the support surface 11 due to a work error or the like, the article W can be received by the rising portion 14. The possibility that the article W falls toward the first side X1 in the discharge direction than the receiving member 1 can be reduced.

In this embodiment, the rising portion 14 is arranged at the support surface first end 111 of the support surface 11 . Further, the rising portion 14 is formed over the entire existing region of the support surface 11 in the width direction Y. In this example, the rising portion 14 is formed to extend parallel to the direction C orthogonal to the support surface. In other words, the rising portion 14 is formed to rise from the support surface 11 along the direction C orthogonal to the support surface.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, in this embodiment, the receiving member 1 protrudes above the sliding surface 12 on both sides of the sliding surface 12 in the width direction Y, and is disposed along the discharge direction X. and a supporting side wall 16 that is a side wall that protrudes above the supporting surface 11 on both sides of the supporting surface 11 in the width direction Y and is disposed along the ejection direction X. There is. In this embodiment, the sliding side wall 15 is formed continuously from the supporting side wall 16 on the second side X2 in the discharge direction with respect to the supporting side wall 16 . Further, the support side wall 16 is formed continuously with the sliding side wall 15 on the first side X1 in the discharge direction with respect to the sliding side wall 15.

In this embodiment, the upper end of the sliding side wall 15 is arranged above the sliding surface 12, and the lower end of the sliding side wall 15 is arranged below the sliding surface 12. In other words, the sliding side wall 15 projects both upward and downward with respect to the sliding surface 12. Since the sliding side wall 15 projects upward with respect to the sliding surface 12, it is possible to suppress the article W sliding on the sliding surface 12 from falling outward in the width direction Y from the sliding surface 12. The sliding side wall 15 can appropriately guide the article W sliding on the sliding surface 12 so as to move along the discharge direction X.
In this example, a notch 15a is formed in a portion of the sliding side wall 15 that protrudes below the sliding surface 12. The notch 15a is formed by cutting out the lower end of the sliding side wall 15 so as to be recessed upward. The cutout portions 15a are provided on each of the pair of sliding side walls 15 disposed on both sides of the sliding surface 12 in the width direction Y. The pair of notches 15a are arranged at the same position in the discharge direction X. In this example, the second horizontal bar 24 in a posture along the width direction Y is locked to the pair of notches 15a. Thereby, the receiving member 1 is supported from below by the second horizontal bar 24 in the range where the sliding surface 12 exists in the discharge direction X.

In this embodiment, the support side wall 16 includes a second region 162 formed continuously from the sliding side wall 15 on the first side X1 in the discharge direction, and a region on the first side X1 in the discharge direction from the second region 162. and a first region 161 formed continuously in the discharge direction X from the second region 162.

The dimension of the support side wall 16 in the direction C orthogonal to the support surface is defined as the support side wall height 16H, and in this embodiment, the support side wall height 16H in the second region 162 is greater than the container height 9H. Thereby, the article W after passing the sliding surface first end 121 of the sliding surface 12 can be appropriately guided along the discharge direction X by the second region 162 of the support side wall 16. Therefore, the articles W can be appropriately accommodated in the container 9 without protruding outward in the width direction Y.

In the present embodiment, the first region 161 is formed such that the supporting side wall height 16H gradually becomes smaller as it goes from the connection part with the second region 162 toward the first side X1 in the discharge direction, and is lower than the specified position Ps in the discharge direction. On the first side X1, the support side wall height 16H is smaller than the container height 9H. In this example, the support side wall height 16H of the first region 161 in the support side wall 16 decreases at a constant rate toward the first side X1 in the discharge direction. In other words, the position in the discharge direction X where the support side wall height 16H from the support surface 11 begins to decrease corresponds to the boundary B between the first region 161 and the second region 162. The upper end of the first region 161 in the support side wall 16 has a generally linear sloped portion that slopes toward the support surface 11 as it goes toward the first side X1 in the discharge direction when viewed in the width direction Y. ing. With the above configuration, the container 9 supported by the support surface 11 has an exposed portion 9e exposed from the support side wall 16 when viewed in the width direction Y along the width direction Y (see FIG. 6). The exposed portion 9e is a part of the container side surface 93. This configuration makes it easy for the operator 8 to grasp the exposed portion 9e of the container 9 supported by the support surface 11, making it easier to take out the container 9.

As shown in FIG. 6, the prescribed position Ps is a position in the discharge direction This is the position where the upper end intersects. On the second side X2 in the discharge direction relative to the specified position Ps, the support side wall height 16H is greater than the container height 9H. On the first side X1 in the discharge direction relative to the specified position Ps, the support side wall height 16H is smaller than the container height 9H.

The prescribed position Ps can be set at any position in the discharge direction X depending on the shape of the support side wall 16. In this example, the distance in the discharge direction X from the boundary B between the second region 162 and the first region 161 to the specified position Ps is the distance in the discharge direction The specified position Ps is set to be shorter than the distance in the direction X. In FIG. 6, the supporting side wall height 16H at the specified position Ps is shown as the supporting side wall specified height 16Hs, and the supporting side wall specified height 16Hs and the container height 9H are equal to each other.

In this embodiment, the upper end of the support side wall 16 is arranged above the support surface 11, and the lower end of the support side wall 16 is arranged below the support surface 11. In other words, the support side wall 16 projects both upward and downward with respect to the support surface 11. Since the support side wall 16 protrudes upward with respect to the support surface 11, the container 9 supported by the support surface 11 can be positioned in the width direction Y, and the container 9 falls from the support surface 11 to the outside in the width direction Y. This can be suppressed. In this example, a bent portion 16a that is bent parallel to the support surface 11 is formed in a portion of the support side wall 16 that protrudes below the support surface 11. In the example shown in FIG. 5, the bent portion 16a is formed by being bent from the lower end of the support side wall 16 inward in the width direction Y at a right angle. The bent portion 16a is provided at the lower end of each of the pair of support side walls 16 disposed on both sides of the support surface 11 in the width direction Y. In this example, the first horizontal beam 23 is arranged so as to support the pair of bent portions 16a from below. That is, a pair of bent portions 16a are placed on the first horizontal bar 23, so that the receiving member 1 can be bent from below by the first horizontal bar 23 in the range where the support surface 11 exists in the discharge direction X. Supported. In this embodiment, the pair of bent portions 16a are formed to extend along the discharge direction X. The pair of bent portions 16a are configured to be placed on the first horizontal bars 23 and extend along the discharge direction X, so that the first horizontal bars 23 in the discharge direction 1 is secured with a high degree of freedom in the position where it is supported.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the connecting portion 13 is a portion that connects the sliding surface 12 and the support surface 11. Here, the connecting portion 13 connects the sliding surface first end 121 of the sliding surface 12 and the supporting surface second end 112 of the supporting surface 11.

In this embodiment, the connecting portion 13 has a connecting surface 13f formed in a planar shape. In this example, the connecting surface 13f is formed to be orthogonal to the supporting surface 11. That is, the angle formed by the connecting surface 13f and the supporting surface 11 is a right angle. The container 9 is disposed along both the connecting surface 13f and the supporting surface 11 while being supported by the supporting surface 11. Specifically, with the container 9 supported by the support surface 11, the connecting surface 13f and the container rear surface 92 face each other in the discharge direction X, and the support surface 11 and the container bottom surface 94 face each other (in contact). are doing. In this example, the connecting surface 13f and the container rear surface 92 are arranged parallel to each other. With the above configuration, it is possible to improve the stability of the container 9 supported on the support surface 11.

As described above, the article receiving equipment 100 uses the inclination of the sliding surface 12 to slide the article W on the sliding surface 12 toward the first side X1 in the discharge direction, so that the article W is placed on the supporting surface 11. It is configured to accommodate the article W inside the supported container 9.

Here, as described above, the first support 21 is provided with a plurality of first support points S1 arranged in the vertical direction, and the first horizontal beam 23 is supported by the first support 21 at the first support point S1. (See Figure 4). In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, the first horizontal beam 23 is supported by the first column 21 at any one of the first support points S1 selected from the plurality of first support points S1. . In other words, any one of the plurality of first support points S1 arranged in the vertical direction can be selected as the support position of the first horizontal beam 23. Thereby, the position in the vertical direction where the first horizontal bar 23 is supported can be changed. Therefore, the vertical position of the portion of the receiving member 1 supported by the first horizontal beam 23 can be changed, and the inclination angle of the entire receiving member 1 with respect to the horizontal plane can be changed. For example, if the article W is difficult to slide on the sliding surface 12, the inclination angle of the receiving member 1 may be increased so that the article W can appropriately slide on the sliding surface 12. I can do it.

In this embodiment, the receiving member 1 rotates around the second horizontal bar 24 by changing the first support point S1 where the first horizontal bar 23 is supported, and the inclination angle with respect to the horizontal plane is changed. It is configured as follows. In this example, the second horizontal bar 24 is formed into a round bar shape. Therefore, the receiving member 1 can be easily turned around the axis of the second horizontal bar 24. Further, in this example, the first horizontal bar 23 is also formed in a round bar shape. As a result, the first horizontal beam 23 supports the receiving member 1 while being in point contact with the lower surface of the receiving member 1 (in this example, the lower surface of the pair of bent portions 16a). Therefore, even if the inclination angle of the receiving member 1 differs due to the difference in the vertical position of the first horizontal bar 23 (the position of the first support point S1), the support of the receiving member 1 by the first horizontal bar 23 is Stability is less likely to vary.

As described above, the article receiving equipment 100 is provided between the article sorting device 4 and the work area 5 in the discharge direction X, and stores the articles W discharged from the article sorting device 4 into the container 9 (see FIG. (see 4). Then, the worker 8 in the work area 5 performs work such as taking out the container 9 placed on the support surface 11 of the receiving member 1. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the total length of the receiving member 1 in the discharge direction X is longer than the length of a person's arm. Specifically, the total length of the receiving member 1 in the discharge direction X is preferably set to 1000 mm or more, more preferably 1400 mm or more. Thereby, the fingertips of the worker 8 working in the work area 5 can be prevented from reaching the frontage 41 of the article sorting device 4. Therefore, interference between the body of the worker 8 and the article sorting device 4 can be avoided.

[Other embodiments]
Next, other embodiments of the article receiving facility will be described.

(1) The step distance L explained above is set to a container corresponding distance according to the container height 9H of the container 9. For example, as shown in FIG. If the target is large, the step distance L is set to be relatively large according to the container height 9H. Even in this case, the step distance L is set to a distance equal to or greater than the container height 9H.

(2) In the above embodiment, an example was described in which the rising portion 14 is formed to rise along the direction C orthogonal to the support surface. However, without being limited to such an example, for example, as shown in FIG. 9, the rising portion 14 may be formed to be inclined upward toward the first side X1 in the discharge direction. According to this configuration, in the work area 5 provided on the first side X1 in the discharging direction relative to the receiving member 1, the container 9 supported on the support surface 11 is moved toward the first side X1 in the discharging direction relative to the receiving member 1. The work of taking it out can be done relatively easily.

(3) In the above embodiment, the upper end of the first region 161 in the support side wall 16 approaches the support surface 11 as it goes toward the first side X1 in the discharge direction so as to form a generally straight line when viewed in the width direction Y. An example having a sloped portion has been described. However, the shape of the upper end of the support side wall 16 can be changed as appropriate without being limited to this example. For example, as shown in FIG. 10, the upper end of the first region 161 in the support side wall 16 may have a curved portion that curves out toward the first side X1 in the discharge direction when viewed in the width direction Y. .

(4) In the above embodiment, an example was described in which the receiving member 1 includes both the sliding side wall 15 and the supporting side wall 16. However, without being limited to such an example, the receiving member 1 may have a configuration in which one or both of the sliding side wall 15 and the supporting side wall 16 are not provided. For example, in the case where the receiving member 1 does not include the supporting side wall 16, the receiving member 1 is provided with a positioning portion for positioning the container 9 supported on the supporting surface 11 in the width direction Y in place of the supporting side wall 16. and is suitable.

(5) In the above embodiment, the first horizontal beam 23 is supported by the first support 21 at any one of the first support points S1 selected from the plurality of first support points S1, and An example has been described in which the inclination angle of the receiving member 1 can be changed by selecting the support location S1. With such a configuration, when the article W is difficult to slide on the sliding surface 12, the inclination angle of the receiving member 1 is increased so that the article W can slide properly on the sliding surface 12. We have explained what can be done. However, the receiving member 1 may be supported by the support frame 2 with its inclination angle fixed, without being limited to the above example. Moreover, in order to enable the article W to appropriately slide on the sliding surface 12, various configurations other than changing the inclination angle of the receiving member 1 can be adopted. For example, the sliding surface 12 may be made of ultramolecular weight polyethylene resin with low frictional resistance. According to this configuration, even if the inclination angle of the receiving member 1 is small, the article W can appropriately slide on the sliding surface 12. Alternatively, a plurality of rollers rotating around an axis along the width direction Y may be arranged along the sliding surface 12. According to this configuration, even if the inclination angle of the receiving member 1 is small, the article W can appropriately slide on the sliding surface 12 by utilizing the rotation of the plurality of rollers provided on the sliding surface 12. can be made possible.

(6) In the embodiment described above, the example in which the rising portion 14 is disposed at the first end 111 of the support surface 11 has been described. However, without being limited to such an example, the rising portion 14 may be arranged on the second side X2 in the discharge direction with respect to the first end 111 of the support surface 11.

(7) In the above embodiment, the distance in the discharge direction X from the boundary B between the second region 162 and the first region 161 of the support side wall 16 to the prescribed position Ps is An example has been described in which the prescribed position Ps is set to be shorter than the distance in the discharge direction X from the end to the prescribed position Ps. However, the prescribed position Ps may be set so as to have a relationship opposite to this. That is, the distance in the discharge direction The specified position Ps may be set to be longer than the distance in the discharge direction X of the paper. In addition, the distance in the discharge direction The specified position Ps may be set such that the distance in the discharge direction X is the same as the distance in the discharge direction X. Alternatively, the support side wall 16 may be configured such that the support side wall height 16H is greater than the container height 9H over the entire area of the container 9 in the discharge direction X.

(8) In the above embodiment, an example in which the sliding surface 12 is formed in a planar shape has been described. However, without being limited to such an example, the sliding surface 12 may, for example, be formed in a curved shape in which the center portion in the width direction Y is depressed downward when viewed in the discharge direction X along the discharge direction X. Alternatively, it may be formed into a V-shape or an inverted trapezoid shape in which the center portion in the width direction Y is lower than both end portions in the width direction Y. According to such a configuration, the article W can be moved toward the first side X1 in the discharge direction while being brought closer to the center of the sliding surface 12 in the width direction Y.

(9) In the embodiment described above, an example has been described in which the angle between the connecting surface 13f and the supporting surface 11 in the connecting portion 13 is a right angle. However, without being limited to such an example, the angle formed by the connecting surface 13f and the supporting surface 11 may be an acute angle or an obtuse angle.

(10) In the above embodiment, an example has been described in which the connecting portion 13 connects the sliding surface first end 121 of the sliding surface 12 and the supporting surface second end 112 of the supporting surface 11. However, the connecting portion 13 is not limited to such an example as long as it is configured to connect a portion of the sliding surface 12 and a portion of the support surface 11. For example, the connecting portion 13 may be configured to connect the support surface 11 to a portion of the sliding surface 12 that is closer to the second side X2 in the discharge direction than the first end 121 of the sliding surface. In this case, the sliding surface 12 protrudes from the connecting portion 13 toward the first side X1 in the discharge direction, and the protruding portion is connected to the container 9 and It may be arranged so as to overlap with the support surface 11. According to this configuration, it is possible to realize a configuration in which the article W that has slid on the sliding surface 12 and passed through the sliding surface first end 121 is easily accommodated in the container 9 supported by the support surface 11.

(11) In the above embodiment, an example was described in which the connecting portion 13 has a connecting surface 13f formed in a planar shape. However, the connection part 13 is not limited to such an example as long as it is configured to connect the sliding surface 12 and the support surface 11. For example, the connecting portion 13 may include a plurality of or a single rod-like member, and may be configured to connect the sliding surface 12 and the support surface 11 with the rod-like member.

(12) Note that the configuration disclosed in the above-described embodiment can also be applied in combination with the configuration disclosed in other embodiments as long as there is no contradiction. Regarding other configurations, the embodiments disclosed herein are merely illustrative in all respects. Therefore, various modifications can be made as appropriate without departing from the spirit of the present disclosure.

[Summary of the above embodiment]
The article receiving equipment described above will be explained below.

An article receiving facility that is disposed adjacent to an article sorting device that discharges articles from each of a plurality of frontages and sorts the articles, and receives the articles discharged from each of the plurality of frontages,
a receiving member disposed corresponding to each of the plurality of frontages;
a support frame that supports a plurality of the receiving members;
The direction in which the article is discharged from the frontage is defined as a discharge direction, the side away from the frontage along the discharge direction is defined as a first side in the discharge direction, and the side approaching the frontage along the discharge direction is defined as a first side in the discharge direction. As the second side,
The receiving member includes a sliding surface on which the article discharged from the opening slides, a support surface supporting a container in which the article that has slid on the sliding surface is accommodated, and the sliding surface. A connecting portion that integrally connects the moving surface and the supporting surface,
The support frame supports the receiving member such that the second end of the sliding surface, which is the second end of the sliding surface in the discharge direction, is disposed adjacent to the lower end of the opening;
The sliding surface is a surface that slopes downward as it goes from the second end of the sliding surface to the first end of the sliding surface that is the end on the first side in the discharge direction,
The container is formed into a box shape with an opening on the top surface,
The support surface is a surface that is disposed on a first side in the discharge direction with respect to the sliding surface and is located below a first end of the sliding surface and supports the bottom surface of the container,
The direction perpendicular to the support surface is defined as the direction perpendicular to the support surface,
A distance between the first end of the sliding surface and the support surface in a direction perpendicular to the support surface is greater than a distance from the opening of the container to the bottom surface in a direction perpendicular to the support surface.

According to this configuration, the articles sorted by the article sorting device and discharged from the frontage can be received by the sliding surface of the receiving member. The sliding surface is inclined downward as it goes away from the frontage, and is integrally connected to the support surface by the connecting portion. Therefore, the articles discharged from the frontage of the article sorting device slide on the sliding surface and move toward the support surface. Since a box-shaped container with an opening at the top is supported on the support surface, the article that has been sliding on the sliding surface will not be able to pass through the sliding surface, which is the first end of the sliding surface in the discharge direction. After passing the first end of the moving surface, the container is accommodated through the opening of the container. Thereby, the articles sorted by the article sorting device can be stored in the containers without the operator's intervention. Further, according to this configuration, the step distance between the first end of the sliding surface and the support surface is set to a container corresponding distance depending on the container height. Therefore, the drop when the article sliding on the sliding surface falls from the first end of the sliding surface toward the inside of the container can be suppressed to a small level. Therefore, the possibility of damage to the articles housed in the container can be reduced.

Here, it is preferable that the step distance is greater than or equal to the height of the container and less than or equal to twice the height of the container.

According to this configuration, the step distance is appropriately set to a container corresponding distance that matches the container height.
Therefore, the drop when the article sliding on the sliding surface falls from the first end of the sliding surface toward the inside of the container can be suppressed to a small level.

Further, it is preferable that the support surface slopes downward toward the first side in the discharge direction.

According to this configuration, for example, in a case where a work area for a worker etc. to work is provided on the first side in the discharging direction relative to the receiving member, the worker etc. can enter the container from the first side in the discharging direction. It is easy to check the stored items and to take out the container or the items inside the container. In particular, when the receiving member and the container are arranged in a vertically narrow space, or when multiple receiving members are arranged side by side at narrow intervals in the vertical direction, it is necessary to check the items stored in the container. In addition, it becomes easier to ensure the ease of taking out the container or the articles in the container.

Further, the direction perpendicular to the discharge direction when viewed in the vertical direction along the vertical direction is defined as the width direction,
The receiving member includes sliding side walls that protrude upward from the sliding surface on both sides of the sliding surface in the width direction and are disposed along the discharge direction, and a sliding side wall that is a side wall that is arranged along the discharge direction, and a sliding side wall that is a side wall that projects upwardly from the sliding surface on both sides of the sliding surface in the width direction, and that has a width of the supporting surface. support side walls that protrude above the support surface on both sides of the direction and are disposed along the discharge direction;
The support side wall includes a second region formed continuously from the sliding side wall in the discharge direction, and a region on a first side in the discharge direction from the second region, and a region from the second region in the discharge direction. a first region formed continuously with,
The dimension of the support side wall in the direction perpendicular to the support surface is defined as the support side wall height,
the support side wall height in the second region is greater than the container height;
The first region is formed such that the height of the supporting side wall gradually decreases from the connecting portion with the second region toward the first side in the discharge direction, and on the first side in the discharge direction from a specified position, Preferably, the support side wall height is smaller than the container height.

According to this configuration, the article sliding on the sliding surface can be appropriately guided by the sliding side wall so as to be moved along the discharge direction. Further, since the height of the support side wall in the second region of the support side wall is greater than the height of the container, the article after passing the first end of the sliding surface of the sliding surface is handled in the discharge direction by the second region of the support side wall. We can guide you appropriately. Therefore, the articles can be appropriately accommodated in the container without protruding outward in the width direction. Further, according to this configuration, since the height of the support side wall in the first region of the support side wall is smaller than the height of the container on the first side in the discharge direction than the specified position, the container is exposed from the support side wall when viewed in the width direction. It will have a part to do. Therefore, for example, in a case where a work area for a worker or the like to work is provided on the first side of the receiving member in the discharge direction, the worker or the like may touch the exposed portion of the container supported on the support surface. It becomes easier to grasp and take out the container.

Here, it is preferable that the receiving member further includes a rising portion formed to rise upward from the support surface on the first side in the discharge direction relative to the bottom surface of the container.

According to this configuration, the container supported by the support surface can be appropriately positioned in the discharge direction. In addition, even if an item is ejected from the opening without the container being placed on the supporting surface due to a work error, etc., the rising part can catch the item, so the item will be ejected faster than the receiving member. The possibility of falling toward the first direction side can be reduced.

Further, in a configuration in which the receiving member includes the rising portion,
Preferably, the rising portion is inclined toward the first side in the discharge direction as it goes upward.

According to this configuration, even with the configuration including the upright portion, it is possible to relatively easily take out the container supported by the support surface while moving it toward the first side in the discharge direction relative to the receiving member. For example, it is preferable that a work area for a worker or the like to work is provided on the first side of the receiving member in the discharge direction.

Further, it is preferable that the total length of the receiving member in the ejection direction is longer than the length of a human arm.

According to this configuration, for example, in a case where a work area for a worker or the like to work is provided on the first side of the receiving member in the discharge direction, the fingertips of the worker working in the work area can be used to sort articles. It can be prevented from reaching the frontage of the device. Therefore, interference between the worker's body and the article sorting device can be avoided.

Further, the direction perpendicular to the discharge direction when viewed in the vertical direction along the vertical direction is defined as the width direction,
The support frame includes a plurality of first columns and a plurality of second columns arranged along the vertical direction, and a first horizontal bar and a second horizontal bar arranged along the horizontal direction,
The plurality of first pillars are arranged side by side at intervals in the width direction at the same position in the discharge direction,
The plurality of second pillars are arranged on a second side in the discharge direction than the plurality of first pillars, and are arranged side by side at intervals in the width direction at the same position in the discharge direction,
The first horizontal beam is supported by a plurality of the first supports,
The second horizontal bar is disposed on a second side in the discharge direction relative to the first horizontal bar and is supported by the plurality of second supports,
The receiving member is supported from below by the first horizontal bar and the second horizontal bar,
The first support is provided with a plurality of support points arranged in the vertical direction,
Preferably, the first horizontal beam is supported by the first column at any one of the plurality of support points.

According to this configuration, since the receiving member is supported from below by the first horizontal bar and the second horizontal bar supported by the first column and the second column, it is easy to simplify the support structure of the receiving member. . Further, the first horizontal beam is configured to be supported by the first support at one of the support points selected from a plurality of support points provided in the vertical direction on the first support. The vertical position of the horizontal beam supported by the first support can be changed. Therefore, by changing the vertical position of the first horizontal bar, the vertical position of the portion of the receiving member that is supported from below by the first horizontal bar can be changed, and the inclination angle of the entire receiving member with respect to the horizontal plane can be changed. Can be easily changed. With this, for example, if the article is difficult to slide on the sliding surface, the inclination angle of the receiving member can be increased so that the article can appropriately slide on the sliding surface. . In addition, at this time, by not changing the vertical position of the second horizontal bar, which is disposed on the second side in the discharge direction, that is, on the frontage side, compared to the first horizontal bar, the end of the sliding surface on the second side in the discharge direction Fluctuations in the height of the second end of the sliding surface relative to the frontage can be suppressed to a small level. Therefore, even if the inclination angle of the receiving member is changed, the article discharged from the frontage can be appropriately received by the sliding surface.

Further, in a configuration in which the support frame includes the first horizontal bar and the second horizontal bar,
Preferably, the first horizontal bar is formed into a round bar shape.

According to this configuration, the first horizontal bar supports the receiving member while being in point contact with the receiving member. Therefore, even if the inclination angle of the receiving member differs due to the difference in the vertical position of the first horizontal bar (the position of the support point), variations in the stability of the support of the receiving member by the first horizontal bar are unlikely to occur. .

Further, in a configuration in which the support frame includes the first horizontal bar and the second horizontal bar,
Preferably, the first horizontal bar and the second horizontal bar support the plurality of receiving members arranged in the width direction.

According to this configuration, when a plurality of receiving members are arranged side by side in the width direction, the configuration of the support frame can be simplified and the number of parts can be kept small.

Further, the direction perpendicular to the discharge direction when viewed in the vertical direction along the vertical direction is defined as the width direction,
Preferably, a plurality of rollers rotating around an axis along the width direction are arranged along the sliding surface.

According to this configuration, the article can be easily slid on the sliding surface without increasing the inclination angle of the sliding surface.

The technology according to the present disclosure can be used in article receiving equipment that receives articles sorted by an article sorting device.

100 : Article receiving equipment 1 : Receiving member 11 : Support surface 12 : Sliding surface 121 : Sliding surface first end 122 : Sliding surface second end 13 : Connecting part 14 : Part 15 : Sliding side wall 16 : Support side wall 16H: Support side wall height 161: First region 162: Second region 2: Support frame 21: First column 22: Second column 23: First horizontal beam 24: Second horizontal beam S1: First support location (Support point)
4: Article sorting device 41: Frontage 9: Container 9H: Container height 90: Opening L: Step distance Ps: Specified position W: Article X: Discharge direction X1: First side of discharge direction X2: Second side of discharge direction Y : Width direction C : Orthogonal direction to support surface

Claims (12)

An article receiving facility that is disposed adjacent to an article sorting device that discharges articles from each of a plurality of frontages and sorts the articles, and receives the articles discharged from each of the plurality of frontages,
a receiving member disposed corresponding to each of the plurality of frontages;
a support frame that supports a plurality of the receiving members;
The direction in which the article is discharged from the frontage is defined as a discharge direction, the side away from the frontage along the discharge direction is defined as a first side in the discharge direction, and the side approaching the frontage along the discharge direction is defined as a first side in the discharge direction. As the second side,
The receiving member includes a sliding surface on which the article discharged from the opening slides, a support surface supporting a container in which the article that has slid on the sliding surface is accommodated, and the sliding surface. A connecting portion that integrally connects the moving surface and the supporting surface,
The support frame supports the receiving member such that the second end of the sliding surface, which is the second end of the sliding surface in the discharge direction, is disposed adjacent to the lower end of the opening;
The sliding surface is a surface that slopes downward as it goes from the second end of the sliding surface to the first end of the sliding surface that is the end on the first side in the discharge direction,
The container is formed into a box shape with an opening on the top surface,
The support surface is a surface that is disposed on a first side in the discharge direction with respect to the sliding surface and is located below a first end of the sliding surface and supports the bottom surface of the container,
The direction perpendicular to the support surface is defined as the direction perpendicular to the support surface,
A container height in which a step distance, which is a distance between the first end of the sliding surface and the support surface in a direction perpendicular to the support surface, is a dimension from the opening of the container to the bottom surface in a direction perpendicular to the support surface. The container distance is set according to the
The container corresponding distance is a distance that is greater than or equal to the container height, and is less than or equal to twice the container height ;
The article receiving equipment , wherein the sliding surface and the supporting surface are inclined in the same direction . An article receiving facility that is disposed adjacent to an article sorting device that discharges articles from each of a plurality of frontages and sorts the articles, and receives the articles discharged from each of the plurality of frontages,
a receiving member disposed corresponding to each of the plurality of frontages;
a support frame that supports a plurality of the receiving members;
The direction in which the article is discharged from the frontage is defined as a discharge direction, the side away from the frontage along the discharge direction is defined as a first side in the discharge direction, and the side approaching the frontage along the discharge direction is defined as a first side in the discharge direction. As the second side,
The receiving member includes a sliding surface on which the article discharged from the opening slides, a support surface supporting a container in which the article that has slid on the sliding surface is accommodated, and the sliding surface. A connecting portion that integrally connects the moving surface and the supporting surface,
The support frame supports the receiving member such that the second end of the sliding surface, which is the second end of the sliding surface in the discharge direction, is disposed adjacent to the lower end of the opening;
The sliding surface is a surface that slopes downward as it goes from the second end of the sliding surface to the first end of the sliding surface that is the end on the first side in the discharge direction,
The container is formed into a box shape with an opening on the top surface,
The support surface is a surface that is disposed on a first side in the discharge direction with respect to the sliding surface and is located below a first end of the sliding surface and supports the bottom surface of the container,
The direction perpendicular to the support surface is defined as the direction perpendicular to the support surface,
A container height in which a step distance, which is a distance between the first end of the sliding surface and the support surface in a direction perpendicular to the support surface, is a dimension from the opening of the container to the bottom surface in a direction perpendicular to the support surface. The container distance is set according to the
The container corresponding distance is a distance that is greater than or equal to the container height, and is less than or equal to twice the container height ;
The width direction is the direction perpendicular to the discharge direction when viewed in the vertical direction along the vertical direction,
The receiving member includes sliding side walls that protrude upward from the sliding surface on both sides of the sliding surface in the width direction and are disposed along the discharge direction, and a sliding side wall that is a side wall that is arranged along the discharge direction, and a sliding side wall that is a side wall that projects upwardly from the sliding surface on both sides of the sliding surface in the width direction, and that has a width of the supporting surface. support side walls that protrude above the support surface on both sides of the direction and are disposed along the discharge direction;
The support side wall includes a second region formed continuously from the sliding side wall in the discharge direction, and a region on a first side in the discharge direction from the second region, and a region from the second region in the discharge direction. a first region formed continuously with,
The dimension of the support side wall in the direction perpendicular to the support surface is defined as the support side wall height,
the support side wall height in the second region is greater than the container height;
The first region is formed such that the height of the supporting side wall gradually decreases from the connecting portion with the second region toward the first side in the discharge direction, and on the first side in the discharge direction from a specified position, The article receiving facility , wherein the support sidewall height is less than the container height . An article receiving facility that is disposed adjacent to an article sorting device that discharges articles from each of a plurality of frontages and sorts the articles, and receives the articles discharged from each of the plurality of frontages,
a receiving member disposed corresponding to each of the plurality of frontages;
a support frame that supports a plurality of the receiving members;
The direction in which the article is discharged from the frontage is defined as a discharge direction, the side away from the frontage along the discharge direction is defined as a first side in the discharge direction, and the side approaching the frontage along the discharge direction is defined as a first side in the discharge direction. As the second side,
The receiving member includes a sliding surface on which the article discharged from the opening slides, a support surface supporting a container in which the article that has slid on the sliding surface is accommodated, and the sliding surface. A connecting portion that integrally connects the moving surface and the supporting surface,
The support frame supports the receiving member such that the second end of the sliding surface, which is the second end of the sliding surface in the discharge direction, is disposed adjacent to the lower end of the opening;
The sliding surface is a surface that slopes downward as it goes from the second end of the sliding surface to the first end of the sliding surface that is the end on the first side in the discharge direction,
The container is formed into a box shape with an opening on the top surface,
The support surface is a surface that is disposed on a first side in the discharge direction with respect to the sliding surface and is located below a first end of the sliding surface and supports the bottom surface of the container,
The direction perpendicular to the support surface is defined as the direction perpendicular to the support surface,
A container height in which a step distance, which is a distance between the first end of the sliding surface and the support surface in a direction perpendicular to the support surface, is a dimension from the opening of the container to the bottom surface in a direction perpendicular to the support surface. The container distance is set according to the
The container corresponding distance is a distance that is greater than or equal to the container height, and is less than or equal to twice the container height ;
The width direction is the direction perpendicular to the discharge direction when viewed in the vertical direction along the vertical direction,
The support frame includes a plurality of first columns and a plurality of second columns arranged along the vertical direction, and a first horizontal bar and a second horizontal bar arranged along the horizontal direction,
The plurality of first pillars are arranged side by side at intervals in the width direction at the same position in the discharge direction,
The plurality of second pillars are arranged on a second side in the discharge direction than the plurality of first pillars, and are arranged side by side at intervals in the width direction at the same position in the discharge direction,
The first horizontal beam is supported by a plurality of the first supports,
The second horizontal bar is disposed on a second side in the discharge direction relative to the first horizontal bar and is supported by the plurality of second supports,
The receiving member is supported from below by the first horizontal bar and the second horizontal bar,
The first support is provided with a plurality of support points arranged in the vertical direction,
The first horizontal beam is an article receiving facility, wherein the first horizontal beam is supported by the first support at one of the support points selected from among the plurality of support points. 4. The article receiving equipment according to claim 3 , wherein the first horizontal bar is formed in a round bar shape. The article receiving equipment according to claim 3 or 4 , wherein the first horizontal bar and the second horizontal bar support a plurality of the receiving members arranged in the width direction. The width direction is the direction perpendicular to the discharge direction when viewed in the vertical direction along the vertical direction,
The receiving member includes sliding side walls that protrude above the sliding surface on both sides of the sliding surface in the width direction and are disposed along the ejection direction, and a sliding side wall that is a side wall that is arranged along the discharge direction, and a sliding side wall that is a side wall that projects upwardly from the sliding surface on both sides of the sliding surface in the width direction, and that has a width of the supporting surface. support side walls that protrude above the support surface on both sides of the direction and are disposed along the discharge direction;
The article according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein at least a portion of the supporting side wall including a region continuously formed from the sliding side wall in the discharge direction is larger than the container height. Receiving equipment. The article receiving equipment according to any one of claims 1 to 6 , wherein the step distance is a distance that is greater than or equal to the height of the container and less than or equal to twice the height of the container. The article receiving equipment according to any one of claims 1 to 7 , wherein the support surface is sloped downward toward the first side in the discharge direction. The receiving member further includes a rising portion formed to rise upward from the support surface on the first side in the discharge direction relative to the bottom surface of the container. Goods receiving facilities as described. The article receiving equipment according to claim 9 , wherein the rising portion is inclined toward the first side in the discharge direction as it goes upward. The article receiving equipment according to any one of claims 1 to 10 , wherein the total length of the receiving member in the discharge direction is set to be 1000 mm or more. The width direction is the direction perpendicular to the discharge direction when viewed in the vertical direction along the vertical direction,
The article receiving equipment according to any one of claims 1 to 11 , wherein a plurality of rollers rotating around an axis along the width direction are arranged along the sliding surface.

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