JPH05147708A - Picking carriage - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve reliability of the picking operation. CONSTITUTION:A picking carriage is featured in that it is provided with a bar code reader 50 to read a bar code 12 given to goods picked by an operator, a scale 60 which is capable of loading a plurality of goods thereon, a calculating means to calculate the number of the goods loaded on the scale by the weight weighed by this scale and the bar code information obtained by the bar code reader, and notifying means 20, 21 to notify the operator of the calculated results.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a picking cart. More specifically, when a predetermined type and a predetermined number of items are shipped as one unit from a picking shelf in which a large number of various types of items are stored in a distribution center, etc. Picking trolley used when picking up from. In particular, the present invention relates to a picking truck that improves the certainty of picking work.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a picking trolley of this type is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 1, a handle 1 for an operator to push the dolly,
A work instruction display 2 for instructing an operator to perform a picking operation and a bucket 3 for accommodating an item picked by the operator according to the instruction are provided.

An operator pushes such a picking cart to go to a picking location designated by the display 2 and put a designated number of designated articles in a designated number of buckets 3.

[0004]

In the above-mentioned conventional picking cart, the operator puts a predetermined number of picked articles directly into the bucket, so that even if there is an error in the number of picked articles, this is detected. It was not possible to say that the certainty of the work was not always good.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above problems and to provide a picking cart capable of improving the reliability of work.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, a picking cart according to the present invention has a bar code reader for reading a bar code attached to an article picked by an operator, and a plurality of the articles. And a calculation means for calculating the number of articles placed on the scale from the weight measured by the scale and the bar code information obtained by the bar code reader, and the calculation result. And a notifying means for notifying the person.

[0007]

Since the picking cart according to the present invention has the above-mentioned structure, the following effects can be obtained.

When picking an item, the worker first reads the bar code attached to the item with a bar code reader, and then places the item on a predetermined number of scales. That is, a predetermined number of items are temporarily placed on the balance before being put into a bucket. Then, the calculation means calculates the number of items placed on the scale from the weight measured by the scale and the barcode information obtained by the barcode reader, and the calculation result is notified to the worker by the notification means. Be announced.

Therefore, the operator can confirm whether or not the number of picked items is correct, and thus the certainty of the work is improved.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a first picking truck according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram.

In these drawings, in the picking cart 10 of this embodiment, buckets 30 and 31 are vertically arranged on the operator side in a horizontally long manner, and a work instruction display 20 is arranged behind the upper bucket 30. is there. A console 23 including a speaker 21 and an IC card reader / writer 22 is arranged below the display 20. Further, a box 40 accommodating a battery and a control means 41 (see FIG. 2) is arranged at the bottom of the trolley.

Reference numeral 50 is a bar code reader, which is a bar code 12 attached to the article 11 picked by the operator.
Is read. Information such as the item number, lot, and weight of the item is added to the barcode 12.

Reference numeral 60 is a scale, on which a plurality of items 11 can be placed. $ Said control means 41
Controls the respective parts and constitutes a calculating means for calculating the number of articles placed on the scale from the weight measured by the scale 60 and the bar code information obtained by the bar code reader 50. In the present embodiment, the notification means for notifying the operator of the calculation result is the display 2
0 and a speaker 21.

The picking cart 10 as described above is used as follows.

When an IC card issued by a personal computer (not shown) is input to the IC card reader / writer 22, a shelf number, a product number, a lot, and a quantity to be picked are displayed on the display 20.

Then, the operator takes out a predetermined article 11 from a predetermined shelf according to the display on the display 20, reads the bar code 12 with the bar code reader 50, and then places a predetermined number of the articles 11 on the scale 60. ..

Then, the calculating means 41 calculates the number of items placed on the scale 60 from the weight measured by the scale 60 and the bar code information obtained by the bar code reader 50.

If the calculation result matches the picking number displayed on the display 20, the fact is indicated.
If they do not match, a message to that effect is displayed on the display 20 and is also emitted from the speaker 21, so that the operator may find that there are no mistakes in the picked items and the number thereof. Can be confirmed.

As described above, according to the picking cart of this embodiment, the operator can confirm whether or not there is an error in the number of picked pieces, so that the reliability of the work is improved.

Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment and can be appropriately modified within the scope of the gist of the present invention.

For example, the notification means may be constituted by either the display 20 or the speaker 21.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a picking cart according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the above embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Picking Cart 11 Item 12 Bar Code 20 Display (Notification Means) 21 Speaker (Notification Means) 41 Calculation Means 50 Bar Code Reader 60 Scale

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A bar code reader for reading a bar code attached to an item picked by an operator, a scale on which a plurality of the items can be placed, a weight measured by the scale, and the bar code. A picking cart comprising: a calculating unit that calculates the number of items placed on the scale based on the bar code information obtained by the reader; and a notifying unit that notifies the operator of the calculation result.