JPH04112106A - Warehouse coping with picking - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To dispense with number indicators for all storage shelves, reduce the cost, and prevent the trouble caused by the use of signal lines by exchanging information between a picking number indicator provided on a baggage collecting vehicle and a computer by radio. CONSTITUTION:A picking number indicator 11 directing the number of articles to be picked in a group of four vertical flow racks 2 is provided on a baggage collecting vehicle 3. When four pick completion buttons are pushed, i.e., when the picking of the articles of four racks 2 is completed, a pick completion lamp is turned on, and it is turned off when the completion signal is inputted to a computer, then display lamps 6 of the racks 2 are turned off. When a forceful completion button is pushed to forcefully complete the picking work of the racks 2, a forceful completion lamp is turned on, and it is turned off when the signal is inputted to the computer, then the lamps 6 of the racks 2 are turned off. Information is exchanged by radio between the indicator 11 and the computer and between switch devices of the lamps 6 and the computer.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (Industrial application field) The present invention relates to a warehouse capable of picking.

(Disadvantages of Prior Art) Conventional warehouses that accommodate picking have had the following disadvantages. That is, a large number of article storage shelves provided above and below, left and right,
In a warehouse that supports picking, which has a baggage collection vehicle that runs on the article exit side of the article storage shelf and onto which the articles picked from the article storage shelf are loaded by workers, a large number of articles are placed vertically and horizontally. Each storage shelf is provided with a picking number indicator, and therefore, the number of picking indicators required is equal to the number of article storage shelves, resulting in high cost.

(Object of the Invention) The present invention has been made in order to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks.

(Example) The present invention will be described below based on an example shown in the drawings. In this specification, the front refers to the lower side in Figure 1, the rear refers to the upper side in Figure 1, the left refers to the left side in Figure 1, and the right refers to the right side in Figure 1.

4 in the vertical direction, leaving a predetermined interval in the front and back direction.
In each stage, a large number of sets of shelf devices 1 are provided at the front and rear, each having a large number of flora shifters 2 in the left and right direction. The flow rack 2 of the front shelf device 1 has an article inlet 3 at the front and an article outlet 4 at the rear, and the article conveyance surface extends from the article inlet 3 toward the article outlet 4. It is sloped downward. On the other hand, the flow rack 2 of the rear shelf device l
has an article carry-in port 3 at the rear and an article carry-out port 4 at the front, and its article conveyance surface slopes downward from the article carry-in port 3 toward the article carry-out port 4. Note that the article carrying out port 4 is provided with a known stopper (not shown) that prevents the articles W reaching the article carrying out opening 4 from sliding down. ``Number of stations'' for each 2 vertically arranged flow racks in 4 vertical stages
A horizontal column number called ``1'' is assigned, and an indicator lamp 6 is provided, and these indicator lamps 6 indicate that the articles in at least one stage of the four flow racks 2 of the vertically arranged group are indicated by a computer (not shown). The device is designed to light up based on a radio signal indicating that the device is being picked.

A self-propelled baggage collection vehicle 8 that is self-propelled or that is pushed by a worker M between a pair of front and rear shelving devices 1 has a loading platform 9 in two stages, upper and lower, as shown in FIG. At the same time, the upper loading platform 9 is removable.

The baggage collection vehicle 3 will now be picked. A picking number display 11 is provided to indicate how many items to pick in a group of vertically arranged flow racks 2 arranged in four stages in the vertical direction. Picking number display 11
Although the display format is arbitrary, it is as shown in FIG. 4, for example.

In FIG. 4, the number of articles in each stage of a group of four vertically arranged flow racks 2, which are to be picked now, is displayed. The display section 12 under "Run Number" displays the left-right column numbers assigned to the four flow racks 2 of one group arranged vertically. The display section 12 under "r'5c packaging" displays the number of unopened cases C containing articles to be taken out in each case C, and the display section 12 under "rose"
indicates the number of articles stored in case C to be taken out. The "pick completion button" is pressed by the worker M every time picking is completed, and when the four "pick completion buttons" are pressed, the picking of the four items in the four flow racks 2 in one group arranged vertically is completed. When the picking is completed, the completion lamp lights up, and the completion lamp goes out when the picking completion signal is input to the computer. At the same time, the indicator lamps 6 of the second group of flow racks for which picking has been completed are turned off. The "forced completion button" is pressed when you want to forcibly complete the picking operation of the 4-stage flow rack 2 that is currently being picked. When you press it, the "forced completion button" lights up and the signal is Once entered into the computer, it disappears. At the same time, the indicator lamps 6 of the second group of flow racks whose picking has been forcibly completed are turned off.

The information exchange between the picking number display 11 and the computer and the information exchange between the switch device of the display lamp 6 and the computer as described above are performed wirelessly.

In the above, the worker M picks the articles according to the instructions on the picking number display 11.

(Effects of the Invention) The present invention achieves the following effects by virtue of the configuration described above.

■Since the baggage collection vehicle is equipped with a picking number indicator, unlike the conventional method, there is no need to provide a picking number indicator on each of the numerous article storage shelves, which reduces costs accordingly. I can do it.

■ Information is exchanged wirelessly between the picking number display and the computer, so
That is, since the @ line is not used, troubles associated with wiring such as wiring work and disconnection can be eliminated.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view, FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line ff-4 in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line m-■ in FIG. 1. FIG. 4 is an enlarged plan view of the picking number display. 2...Flow rack, 4...Goods delivery port, 8...
Baggage collection truck, 11...Picking number display, 12...
・Display part Fig. 1 Fig. 2 Fig. 4 Fig. 3

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A picking system that has a large number of article storage shelves installed above and below, left and right, and a baggage collection vehicle that runs on the article exit side of these article storage shelves and on which the articles picked from the article storage shelves are loaded by workers. A warehouse capable of picking, wherein the baggage collection vehicle is provided with a picking number display, and information is exchanged wirelessly between the picking number display and a computer.