JPH04286507A - Warehousing and delivery instruction display device for automated storage and retrieval system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a warehousing and delivery instruction display device for an automated storage and retrieval system, with which articles are warehoused and delivered to/from a predetermined position accurately by multiple workers and processing efficiency of warehousing and delivery is improved. CONSTITUTION:A warehousing and delivery instruction display device 13 for an automated storage and retrieval system is a display device for instructing warehousing and delivery of articles in a vertical type automated storage and retrieval system 10, and comprises a three-color light emitting diode 13A for displaying with color the instruction content of warehousing and delivery in response to articles to be warehoused and delivered.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automated warehouse entry/exit instruction display device, and more particularly to an automated warehouse entry/exit instruction display device capable of improving the efficiency of goods entry/exit operations.

0002

[Prior Art] In a conventional automated warehouse, a worker moves a large number of articles flowing through a line into the automated warehouse in accordance with instructions from a storage/unloading instruction display device that operates under the control of a controller installed in the automated warehouse. The goods are stored at a predetermined counter set in advance, or the goods stored at the counter are taken out from the automated warehouse. Conventional automated warehouse entry/exit instruction display devices use light emitting diodes (LEDs) to display in a single color as a means of instructing workers about the processing details of entry/exit.
) is used, and the worker performs the loading/unloading process in response to the flashing of this light emitting diode.

0003

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in conventional automated warehouse entry/exit instruction display devices, single-color light emitting diodes installed at each counter flash individually to instruct entry/exit. could not start the next process unless the process was completed according to the instructions of the monochromatic light emitting diode. With this, when a plurality of storage shelves are arranged above and below one window as in a vertical automated warehouse, it is not possible to issue instructions for loading and unloading to other storage shelves at the same window. Furthermore, with conventional automatic warehouse entry/exit instruction display devices, even if multiple workers are assigned to perform multiple processes at the same counter, they can only be displayed in a single color. It is not possible to identify the contents, and there is a risk that the worker may perform the wrong loading/unloading process. Furthermore, in order to display a plurality of instruction contents using monochrome light emitting diodes at each counter, it is necessary to provide a plurality of monochrome light emitting diodes corresponding to the plurality of instruction contents at each counter, which is uneconomical.
This is also undesirable in terms of space saving.

[0004] The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and allows a plurality of workers to accurately load and unload articles into predetermined locations, thereby increasing processing efficiency of loading and unloading. The purpose of the present invention is to provide an automatic warehouse loading/unloading instruction display device.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems] The automatic warehouse entry/exit instruction display device of the present invention is constructed with three-color light emitting diodes that display the contents of instructions for entry/exit in accordance with the articles to be entered/outputted in different colors. .

[0006]

[Operation] According to the present invention, the three-color light emitting diodes can color-code and continuously display the contents of the loading/unloading instructions, so multiple workers can continuously and accurately You can enter and exit the warehouse.

[0007]

[Embodiment] The present invention will be explained below based on the embodiment shown in FIG. Incidentally, FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of an automatic warehouse entry/exit instruction display device of the present invention.

The automated warehouse entry/exit instruction display device of this embodiment is applied to a vertical automated warehouse. As shown in FIG. 1, this vertical automated warehouse 10 includes storage shelves 11 arranged in multiple stages in the vertical direction, a chassis 12 that supports these storage shelves 11, and a chassis 12 arranged on the chassis 12. , and a warehousing/unloading instruction display device 13 for instructing a worker about the articles to be loaded/unloaded. The storage shelf 11 is divided into a plurality of sections in the width direction in order to separate and store a plurality of types of articles, and each section is configured as an individual window. Therefore, one counter can store a plurality of types of articles in sections according to the number of stages of the storage shelves 11, or the same type of articles can be stored in a plurality of storage shelves 11 as necessary. There is.

The entry/exit instruction display device 13 includes three color light emitting diodes 13 disposed at each of the counters.
A, and a controller 13B that displays and controls different instruction contents by color-coding the three-color light emitting diodes 13A into three colors depending on the goods to be put in and taken out or the workers who are to do the work. It is configured. In other words, the storage/unloading instruction display device 13 of this embodiment continuously controls the light emission of each color of the three-color light emitting diode 13A under the control of the controller 13B at each of the multiple storage/unloading windows of the vertical automated warehouse 10. As a result, three types of instructions for loading and unloading are displayed according to each luminescent color. Therefore, at each loading/unloading window, each three-color light emitting diode 13A continuously displays three types of instructions for loading/unloading according to the goods to be loaded/unloaded according to commands from the controller 13B.

Next, the warehousing/unloading instruction display device 13 of this embodiment
To explain the operation, at each counter, when each three-color light-emitting diode 13A emits a predetermined color according to the article to be loaded or unloaded, one worker at that counter emits the instruction content assigned to that one color. While this person is working, the three-color light emitting diode 13A continues to emit another color and instructs other workers to put in and take out the goods. Other workers perform their work according to the instructions.

As explained above, according to the present embodiment, the three-color light emitting diode 13A continuously emits instruction contents assigned to the three colors in accordance with the commands of the controller 13B, so that each of the plurality of workers can By giving work instructions individually and consecutively to the workers, the workers can carry out loading and unloading work efficiently without making mistakes, and the efficiency of loading and unloading work can be improved. Furthermore, when installing the three-color light emitting diode 13A, the space required for installing the conventional single-color light emitting diode is the same, and the space can be saved.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment in any way, but in a display device for instructing the loading and unloading of articles in a vertical automated warehouse, the contents of instructions for loading and unloading are displayed according to the articles to be loaded and unloaded. All devices are included in the present invention as long as they are equipped with three-color light emitting diodes for color-coded display.

[0013]

Effects of the Invention As described above, according to the present invention, an automatic warehouse loading/unloading instruction is provided that allows multiple workers to accurately load/unload articles into predetermined locations, thereby increasing processing efficiency of loading/unloading. A display device can be provided.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of an automatic warehouse entry/exit instruction display device of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 Automatic warehouse 13　Input/output instruction display device 13A three-color light emitting diode

Claims (1)

[Claims] Claim 1. A display device for instructing the loading and unloading of goods in a vertical automated warehouse, characterized by comprising three-color light emitting diodes that display the contents of instructions for loading and unloading in different colors according to the goods to be loaded and unloaded. Warehouse entry/exit instruction display device.