JPH05330662A - Article stacking method - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable the stacking of optional kinds of articles into optional positions. CONSTITUTION:After staring articles into article storage parts 1001 disposed in plural rows and plural stages, the stored articles G are taken out and arranged stage by stage, and plural articles G arranged stage by stage are stacked longitudinally.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for loading articles in which a plurality of types of articles are loaded in a container, and in particular, after articles are stored in article storage sections arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of stages, TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a method for stacking articles in which stored articles are aligned and vertically stacked.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional technique relating to a method for stacking articles, one described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 57-77123 is known.

The conventional technique described in the above publication is described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 57-77123.
There is described a surface unit gripping device that includes two pairs of box pressing devices that face each other in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction and that presses and grips four surfaces of a box body group such as a cardboard box almost at the same time.

[0004]

However, the above-mentioned conventional techniques have the following problems.

That is, since the surface-unit gripping device disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 57-77123 handles a box body (articles) in plane units, a plurality of types of articles are stacked on a certain stage. Items of any type cannot be stacked at any position, such as cannot be attached.

[0006] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to store articles in article storage sections arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of stages, then load the stored articles in a line and stack them in the vertical direction to obtain an arbitrary type. Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for packing articles so that the articles can be stacked at arbitrary positions.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is a method of loading articles in which a plurality of types of articles are loaded in a container, after the articles are stored in article storage sections arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of stages. Take out the above-mentioned articles and arrange the goods in stages.
The above object is achieved by providing a method for stacking articles, which is characterized by stacking a plurality of articles arranged in stages in a vertical direction.

It should be noted that articles of the same type may be stacked vertically.

A plurality of types of articles may be vertically stacked.

[0010]

According to the method of stacking articles of the present invention, after the articles are stored in the article storage portions arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of stages, the stored articles are aligned and vertically stacked. Items of this type can be stacked at any position.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The article loading method according to the present invention will be described below together with an example of article loading equipment suitable for carrying out the method.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of an article arranging facility, FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of a tip portion of the gravity roller conveyor shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 5 is an embodiment of an article stacking apparatus. Is a perspective view showing
0) is in advance in the order of the first tributary line (1001A) as the article storage unit of the present invention, which is composed of a gravity roller conveyor (1001) that stores articles (G) by type (type), and the type (type) to be taken out. A second tributary line (1001B) as an article storage unit of the present invention, which is composed of a gravity roller conveyor (1001) for storing a plurality of kinds (types) of articles (G) that are lined up, is arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of stages. In the article storage and arranging device including the fluidized shelves (1004), the articles (G) stored in the fluidized shelves (1004) are moved by their own weight from the storage front side to the storage front side, and the article removal device ( 1003) takes out to the mainstream line (1002) of a plurality of stages provided corresponding to each gravity roller conveyor (1001), and the mainstream line (1002) 002) are aligned of the load at a respective interval for each stage, it is conveyed in the inclined conveyor (3002) via a disconnect conveyor (3001) and the like. Also,
Reference numeral (2000) is an article stacking apparatus for loading articles (G) continuously loaded by the article storage / loading apparatus (1000) on a pallet (P) as a container of the present invention, and is a pallet transport conveyor. (2001) and the article supply conveyor (2002), and a stopper (30
04), the articles (G) that have been packed in the aggregate consisting of a plurality of rows are stacked on the pallet (P) via the article supply conveyor (2002). Also,
(3002) is a plurality of rows of inclined conveyors that convey the articles (G) that have been packed and arranged at intervals in each stage, (3)
003) is a knitting conveyor arranged on the downstream side of the inclined conveyor (3002). Further, (3004) is a stopper, which is arranged upstream of the article supply conveyor (2002), and knitting so that a plurality of rows of articles (G) conveyed on the knitting conveyor (3003) can be stopped. It is arranged on the downstream side of the conveyor (3003). Thus, the articles (G) of the same type are stored in the plurality of first tributary lines (1001A) located in the same row and the articles (G ) Is stored in the second tributary line (1001B) and is stored in the first tributary line (1001A) (G)
And the articles (G) housed in the second tributary line (1001B) in desired quantities by the main line (10).
02) and load-sort each stage, and the articles (G) sorted in each stage are separated and continuously conveyed at intervals for each inclined conveyer (3002) via a conveyer (3001) and the like. , Knitting into an aggregate consisting of multiple rows (sorting)
Then, a plurality of articles (G), which are loaded in each stage by the article stacking device (2000), are vertically stacked.

Each part in the above embodiment will be described. (1001) is a gravity roller conveyor whose front end is slanted low, and a plurality of rows (10 rows in FIG. 1, FIG. 3) are formed in a direction along the main stream line (1002). At 2
6 rows), 5 shelves arranged vertically (1004)
Are formed, and the article take-out device (10) is provided at the tip of each gravity roller conveyor (1001).
03) is provided. Further, (1002) is a mainstream line (loading conveyor) arranged so as to connect the article take-out devices (1003) of the same stage, and is provided in five stages in the vertical direction.

Thus, the gravity roller conveyor (10
01) is a pair of rail frames (1012) provided with a plurality of rollers (1011) arranged in an inclined manner. The article (G) supplied onto the gravity roller conveyor (1001) is a roller (1011). After being self-propelled by its own weight and stored (storage), it is taken out to the mainstream line (1002) by the article take-out device (1003).

Further, the mainstream line (1002) has a speed of about 67 m / min which is arranged so as to connect the article take-out device (1003) provided at the tip of the gravity roller conveyor (1001) arranged in parallel. The belt conveyor is provided with five stages in the vertical direction so as to be substantially orthogonal to the gravity roller conveyor (1001). The main line (1
002) has a pulse encoder (1023) not shown attached.

Further, the article take-out device (1003) is
The air cylinder (103
2) The stopper (1
031) and a chute (1034) arranged on the downstream side of the stopper (1031).
032) when the rod is in the protruding state, the stopper (1
The upper end of the front wall of 031) projects from the upper surface of the roller (1011), and the front wall of the stopper (1031) locks the self-propelled article (G). is there. When an article take-out command is issued, the air cylinder (1032) is actuated to move the upper end of the front wall of the stopper (1031) to the roller (10
The article (G) at the tip, which is lowered from the upper surface of 11) and is locked by the front wall of the stopper (1031), is taken out. then,
The upper end of the rear wall of the stopper (1031) has a roller (101
Since it is higher than the upper surface of 1), the succeeding article (G)
Is locked by the rear wall of the stopper (1031) and is stored on the gravity roller conveyor (1001) (G)
Only one can be taken out to the mainstream line (1002). Further, the chute (1034) for carrying out the articles (G) taken out one by one by the stopper (1031) to the mainstream line (1002) is composed of a pair of rail frames (1341) provided with a plurality of rollers. The chute (1034) rail frame (134
1) is arranged at a steeper slope than the rail frame (1012) of the gravity roller conveyor (1001).

Hereinafter, the first tributary line (1001A) and the second tributary line (100) which are composed of the gravity roller conveyor (1001) of the article storage / loading device (1000).
1B), the method of taking out the articles (G) stored in and collecting the articles (G) is performed in a direction in which the fluidized shelf (1004) shown in FIG. 3, that is, the gravity roller conveyor (1001) is along the main stream line (1002). The description will be made on the basis of another embodiment in which a total of 130 are arranged in 26 rows and 5 rows in the vertical direction. Note that (1a), (1b), ..., (1z) are gravity roller conveyors (1
The main line (100
2), the most downstream side is (1a) and the most upstream side is (1z)
And (1a), (1b), ..., (1y) are the first
Is used as the tributary line (1001A) and (1z) is used as the second tributary line (1001B). Further, (2a), (2b), ..., (2
z) is a branch code indicating each of the gravity roller conveyors (1001) arranged in the second stage from the bottom, and 3 from the bottom.
Gravity roller conveyors (1001) arranged in the 5th to 5th steps are also shown, and the gravity roller conveyors (2z), (3
z), (4z) and (5z) are the second tributary line (100
1B).

Thus, each first tributary line (1
001A) stores a plurality of articles (G) for each product type, and the first tributary lines (1001A) of all stages located in the same row store the articles (G) of the same product type. .. That is, the first tributary line (1a), (2a),
(3a), (4a), and (5a) include articles of a type (G
a) is the first tributary line (1b), (2b), (3)
b), (4b), and (5b) include b-type articles (Gb)
However, similarly for the other first tributary lines (1001A), the first tributary lines (1y), (2y), (3
In y), (4y), and (5y), y-type articles (Gy) are stored. In addition, the second tributary line (1z),
In (2z), (3z), (4z), and (5z), articles (Gz) of a plurality of varieties with low load alignment request frequencies are stored in the order of varieties to be taken out to the main line (1002). Needless to say, the z-type article (Gz) means a plurality of types of articles (G).

Explaining a method of arranging the articles (G) stored in the gravity roller conveyor (1001) in an aggregate unit, as shown in FIG. 8, the pallet (P) is the same as the first row and the first column. Goods of variety, for example goods (Ga)
Are stacked in m rows (for example, 4 rows), articles of the same type in the second row, for example, articles (Gb) are stacked in n rows (for example, 4 rows), and articles of the same type in the third row, for example, articles (Gc) O
Stacked in stages (for example, 4 stages), articles of the same type in the 4th row,
For example, when the articles (Gd) are stacked in p rows (for example, 4 rows) and the same type of articles, for example, the articles (Ge) are stacked in r rows (for example, 4 rows) in the fifth row, the first tributary line ( 1
a), (2b), (3c), (4d), and (5e), the respective article take-out devices (100) provided at the tips.
By 3), one article (G) is taken out to each main stream line (1002), and a total of five articles (G) are taken out. Further, in the same manner, the taking out of the five articles (G) is repeated three times, four articles (Ga) are lined up on the first main stream line (1002) from the bottom, and the second article from the bottom. Four articles (Gb) are sorted on the main stream line (1002), and four articles (Gc) are sorted on the third main stream line (1002) from the bottom.
Four articles (Gd) are loaded on the 4th main line (1002) from the bottom, and 5th main line (1) from the bottom.
002) Four articles (Ge) are loaded on top. The 20 articles (G) that have been lined up are separated by the separating conveyor (300
1) and the like, each of the inclined conveyors (3002) is continuously conveyed at intervals with a knitting conveyor (300
3) is reached, knitted into a first group consisting of 5 rows by a stopper (3004), and as described later, 20 pieces of articles which have been packed as a first group by an article stacking device (2000) are arranged. The articles (G) are stacked on the pallet (P) which is moving downward in an arrangement of 4 rows × 5 rows.

Further, as shown in FIG. 9, articles (G) of different types are provided in the second row of the pallet (P), for example, articles (Ga), (Gf), (Gk) from the bottom in the first column. ,
In the order of (Gp), the articles (Gb), (G
g), (Gl), (Gq) in this order, from the bottom to the third row in the order of articles (Gc), (Gh), (Gm), (Gr),
In the fourth row, from the bottom, the articles (Gd), (Gi), (Gn),
In the order of (Gs), the article (Ge), (G
j), (Go), and (Gt) are stacked in this order, the article (Ga) is placed at the head of the first main stream line (1002) from the bottom, and the second main stream line (1002) from the bottom.
(Gb) at the beginning of the third main stream line (1002) from the bottom, and the article (Gd) at the beginning of the fourth main stream line (1002) from the bottom. To the top of the main stream line (1002) from the
e) each article (G) is first so that
Tributary lines (1a), (2b), (3c), (4
D) and (5e) are taken out and the goods are sorted. Next, the article (Gf) is added to the first main line (1002) from the bottom.
However, the article (Gg) is in the second main stream line from the bottom (1002), the article (Gh) is in the third main stream line from the bottom (1002), and the main stream line is the fourth main stream from the bottom (1002).
2) is loaded with the article (Gi) and the fifth main line (1002) from the bottom is loaded with the article (Gj) at the second position on each main line (1002). The article (G) is the first tributary line (1f), (2
g), (3h), (4i), and (5j), and the goods are sorted. Next, the main line (100
2) the article (Gk), the second main stream line (1002) from the bottom the article (Gl), the third main stream line from the bottom (1002) the article (Gm) from the bottom The article (Gn) is loaded on the fourth main line (1002) and the article (Go) is placed on the fifth main line (1002) from the bottom at the third position on each main line (1002). The respective articles (G) are arranged so that the first tributary lines (1k), (2l), (3m), (4n), (5) are aligned.
It is taken out from o) and packed. Next, the article (Gp) is in the first main stream line (1002) from the bottom, and the article (Gq) is in the second main stream line (1002) from the bottom.
The third main line (1002) from the bottom has goods (G
r) is the fourth main flow line (1002) from the bottom, and the article (Gs) is the fifth main flow line (1002) from the bottom.
There are goods (Gt) in each mainstream line (1002)
Each article (G) is loaded on the first tributary line (1p), (2q), (3
r), (4s), and (5t) are taken out and loaded. That is, articles (Ga), (Gf), (Gk), and (Gp) are arranged in this order on the first main stream line (1002) from the bottom, and articles ( In the order of Gb), (Gg), (Gl), and (Gq), the article (G
c), (Gh), (Gm), and (Gr) in that order, the article (Gd),
In the order of (Gi), (Gn), and (Gs), the articles (Ge), (G
j), (Go), and (Gt) in this order, and the 20 articles (G) that have been sorted are separated by the separating conveyor (300
1) and the like, each of the inclined conveyors (3002) is continuously conveyed at intervals with a knitting conveyor (300
3) is reached and knitted by a stopper (3004) into a second group of 5 rows, and an article stacking device (20)
00), 20 articles (G) that have been sorted as a second aggregate are placed on a pallet (P) that is moving downward by 4 stages ×
They are stacked in a five-row arrangement.

Next, for example, articles (Ga), (Gg),
(Gr), (Gr), (Ga), (Ge), (Gl),
When the articles (G) are sorted in the order of (Gs) to the first main stream line (1002) from the bottom, the first
How the article (G) stored in the tributary line (1001A) or the second tributary line (1001B) is taken out to the main stream line (1002) will be described.

First main line (1002) from the bottom
Is set to a virtual space of 500 mm obtained by adding a certain margin space 200 mm to the length dimension (300 mm) of the article (G), and the eight articles (G) are taken out from the virtual space.
When there is a load alignment command to convey at a pitch of 00 mm, the pulse encoder (1023) attached to the main line (1002) causes the main line (1002) to move.
Since 1 pulse is generated for the movement of 1 mm in 2), by counting this pulse with a pulse counter (not shown), the first tributary line (1
At the timing when the positions of a), (1b), ..., (1y) and the second tributary line (1z) are corrected, each article (G) is moved to a predetermined position on the main stream line (1002). It is taken out and sorted in order of pitch and order.

That is, the main stream line (100
A first tributary line (1a) arranged in parallel along 2),
(1b), ..., (1y) and the second tributary line (1
z) is 400 mm, for example, the distance between the uppermost stream (26th) second tributary line (1z) and the first tributary line (1a) is 400 mm × (26−
1) = 10000 mm, and the final end of the first main stream line (1002) from the bottom, that is, the separation conveyor (300
Since the article (Ga) that should first reach 1) is stored in the first tributary line (1a), 1
The article (Ga) may be taken out from the first tributary line (1a) with a delay of 0000 pulses. That is, the position correction value of the first tributary line (1a) or the article (Ga) is 10,000 pulses after the start of the load alignment, and is 1 after the start of the load alignment.
An article take-out device (1003) provided with an article take-out command at the tip of the first tributary line (1a) so as to take out the article (Ga) from the first tributary line (1a) to the main stream line (1002) after 0000 pulses. ) Is given to. The final end, that is, the article (Ga) that should first reach the separation conveyor (3001) is the main line (1002).
Is carried out at the top, the carry-out timing based on the carrying order is 0 pulse.

Next to the article (Ga), the mainstream line (100
The article (Gg) to reach the final end of 2) is taken out from the first tributary line (1g), and the main line (100g).
2) 500 from the virtual space of the article (Ga) set above
Only mm mm is loaded in the virtual space on the upstream side. That is, the distance between the uppermost second tributary line (1z) and the seventh first tributary line (1g) is 400 mm × (26-7) = 7.
It is 600 mm, and the position correction value of the first tributary line (1 g) or the article (Gg) is 7600 pulses. Further, since the conveyance interval with the article (Ga) that reaches the final end first is 500 mm, the first tributary line (1
In order to take out the article (Gg) from (g) to the main stream line (1002), the article take-out command is issued to the first tributary line (1).
g) an article take-out device (100
Given in 3).

Next to the article (Gg), the mainstream line (100
The article (Gr) to reach the final end of 2) is taken out from the first tributary line (1r),
2) 100 from the virtual space of the article (Ga) set above
Only 0 mm is loaded in the virtual space on the upstream side. That is, the distance between the uppermost second tributary line (1z) and the 18th first tributary line (1r) is 400 mm × (26-1
8) = 3200 mm, first tributary line (1r)
Alternatively, the position correction value of the article (Gr) is 3200 pulses. Further, since the conveyance interval with the article (Ga) that reaches the final end first is 1000 mm, it is 1 in 3200 pulses.
After 4200 pulses obtained by adding 000 pulses, the article (Gr) is transferred from the first tributary line (1r) to the mainstream line (100).
An article take-out command is given to the article take-out device (1003) provided at the tip of the first tributary line (1r) so as to take out to the item (2).

After the article (Gr), the article (Gr) of the same type reaches the final end of the main stream line (1002),
The article (Gr) is also taken out from the first tributary line (1r), and is loaded in the virtual space on the upstream side by 1500 mm from the virtual space of the article (Ga) set on the main flow line (1002). That is, since the conveyance interval with the article (Ga) that reaches the final end first is 1500 mm, 3
After 4700 pulses obtained by adding 1500 pulses to 200 pulses, an article take-out command is sent to the tip of the first tributary line (1r) so as to take out the article (Gr) from the first tributary line (1r) to the main stream line (1002). It is given to the provided article take-out device (1003).

Next to the article (Gr), the mainstream line (100
The article (Ga) that should reach the final end of 2) is taken out from the first tributary line (1a), and the main line (100
2) 2000 from the virtual space of the article (Ga) that should reach the final end of the first mainstream line (1002) set above
Only mm mm is loaded in the virtual space on the upstream side. That is, the conveyance interval with the article (Ga) that reaches the final end first is 200
Since it is 0 mm, the first tributary line (1
In order to take out the article (Ga) from (a) to the main stream line (1002), the article take-out command is issued to the first tributary line (1).
a) An article take-out device (100
Given in 3).

Next to the article (Ga), the mainstream line (100
The article (Ge) to reach the final end of 2) is taken out from the first tributary line (1e),
2) 2500 from the virtual space of the article (Ga) that should reach the final end of the first mainstream line (1002) set above
Only mm mm is loaded in the virtual space on the upstream side. That is, the distance between the uppermost second tributary line (1z) and the fifth first tributary line (1e) is 400 mm × (26−5) = 8.
It is 400 mm, and the position correction value of the first tributary line (1e) or the article (Ge) is 8400 pulses. In addition, since the conveyance interval with the article (Ga) that reaches the final end first is 2500 mm, it is 2500 in 8400 pulses.
10900 pulses after adding the pulses, the article (Ge) is transferred from the first tributary line (1e) to the mainstream line (1002).
The article take-out device (10) is provided at the tip of the first tributary line (1e) to take out the article.
03).

Next to the article (Ge), the mainstream line (100
The article (Gl) to reach the final end of 2) is taken out from the first tributary line (1l), and the main line (100).
2) 3000 from the virtual space of the article (Ga) that should reach the final end of the first mainstream line (1002) set above.
Only mm mm is loaded in the virtual space on the upstream side. That is, the distance between the uppermost second tributary line (1z) and the twelfth first tributary line (1l) is 400 mm × (26-12).
= 5600 mm, and the position correction value of the first tributary line (1l) or the article (Gl) is 5600 pulses.
In addition, since the conveyance interval with the article (Ga) that reaches the final end first is 3000 mm, it is 300 in 5600 pulses.
After 8600 pulses after adding 0 pulses, the article (Gl) is transferred from the first tributary line (1l) to the mainstream line (1002).
The article take-out command (10) is provided at the tip of the first tributary line (1l) to take out the article.
03).

Next to the article (Gl), the mainstream line (100
The article (Gs) to reach the final end of 2) is taken out from the first tributary line (1s), and the main line (100s).
2) 3500 from the virtual space of the article (Ga) that should reach the final end of the first mainstream line (1002) set above
Only mm mm is loaded in the virtual space on the upstream side. That is, the distance between the uppermost second tributary line (1z) and the 19th first tributary line (1s) is 400 mm × (26-19).
= 2800 mm, and the position correction value of the first tributary line (1s) or the article (Gs) is 2800 pulses.
In addition, since the conveyance interval with the article (Ga) that reaches the final end first is 3500 mm, it is 350 in 2800 pulses.
After 6300 pulses with 0 pulse added, the article (Gs) is transferred from the first tributary line (1s) to the mainstream line (1002).
The article take-out command (10) is provided at the tip of the first tributary line (1s) to take out the article.
03).

When the articles (G) are lined up on the main stream line (1002) from the second to the fifth from the bottom, the position correction value and the conveyance interval are calculated in the same manner to determine the predetermined values. From the first tributary line (1001A) and the second tributary line (1001B) to the main stream line (1
002) is controlled to take out the article (G).

Thus, each mainstream line (100
2) Articles (G) that are continuously loaded with a space for each
Of about 96 m / m downstream of each main stream line (1002) in order to transport the water to the inclined conveyor (3002).
Separation (Belt) Conveyor (3001) with speed of min, left 90 ° roller curve conveyor with speed of approximately 42 m / min, linear belt conveyor with speed of approximately 42 m / min, right 90 ° roller curve with speed of approximately 42 m / min A conveyor, a linear belt conveyor with a speed of about 42 m / min is arranged. It should be noted that the articles (G) to be the heads in the respective rows of the aggregate including a plurality of rows are inclined conveyors (3002) at almost the same time.
Or to set the speed of the conveyor provided downstream of the main stream line (1002) so as to reach the final end of the knitting conveyor, that is, the upstream end of the knitting conveyor (3003).
It is preferable to correct the carry-out timing from the gravity roller conveyor (1001) for each main stream line (1002).

In FIG. 4, the knitting conveyor (3003) is different from that shown in FIG. 1, but the other points are the inclined conveyor (3002), knitting conveyor (3003),
FIG. 37 is an enlarged perspective view of a stopper (3004) and the like,
The inclined conveyors (3002) are belt conveyors at a speed of about 42 m / min, and are arranged in five rows corresponding to the mainstream line (1002), and the inclination angles are different.
The knitting conveyor (3003) is an inclined conveyor (30
02) is arranged at the downstream side of the belt conveyor at a speed of about 45 m / min, and has a belt width corresponding to 5 rows of inclined conveyors (3002), and the articles (G) in a plurality of rows are laid out. Pair of rotating endless round belts (3311) for
And a pair of endless round belts (3311) are attached to each other on the downstream side so that the article (G) can be kept close to the side. Further, the stopper (3004) is used for the article supply conveyor (30
06) and is arranged on the upstream side of the knitting conveyor (300
3) is a rocking roller conveyor arranged at a downstream side of about 67 m / min, and is structured to rock with a downstream end as a fulcrum by an air cylinder (not shown). A plurality of rows of articles (G) conveyed on the knitting conveyor (3003) at the upstream end of 3004) can be stopped. Further, (3005) is a (laser) photoelectric switch for detecting the passage of articles (G) conveyed at intervals in each row, and is located at the upstream end of the knitting conveyor (3003) so as to correspond to each row. Five are provided above.

Thus, each inclined conveyor (300
2) It is conveyed at intervals, and the knitting conveyor (3
003) The article (G) that should be the head in each row of the plurality of rows that are conveyed above each row at intervals, and the last item in each row of the previous group The article (G) to be delimited is divided by ascending the upstream end of the rocking roller conveyor (3004) and then descending at the upstream end of the rocking roller conveyor (3004). ) Is organized into an aggregate consisting of multiple columns.

Hereinafter, the articles (G) having a length of 300 mm are conveyed to each knitting conveyor (3002) at a substantially constant pitch, for example, at intervals of 0.5 seconds, and reach the knitting conveyor (3003). When knitted into a group of 20 articles (G) consisting of 5 rows and stacked in 4 tiers × 5 rows on a pallet (P) as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, a knitting conveyor (3003 ) Reached (G)
Are further conveyed on the knitting conveyor (3003) at intervals for each row, and five articles (G) placed in the width direction rotate in the same direction as the knitting conveyor (3003). The side guide (3031) made of an endless round belt (3311) is conveyed to the swing roller conveyor (3004) while the width is adjusted. Incidentally, the photoelectric switch (3005) provided at the upstream end of the knitting conveyor (3003) so as to correspond to each of the inclined conveyors (3002) detects that articles (G) in a corresponding row pass one after another. It is designed to continue.

Five photoelectric switches (300) provided so as to correspond to the respective inclined conveyors (3002)
When any one of 5) detects the passage of the article (G) that reaches the knitting conveyor (3003) at the head, the upstream end of the rocking roller conveyor (3004) is lifted with a certain time delay, and Knitting conveyor (300
The article (G) arriving at 3) at the head is temporarily stopped at the ascended upstream end of the rocking roller conveyor (3004), the difference in arrival time for each row is absorbed, and the article (G) at the head of each row ( When G) is aligned in a horizontal row, it is conveyed to the article supply conveyor (3006) to be knitted into an aggregate consisting of a plurality of rows.

The article stacking device (2000) is
A pallet transport conveyor (2001) for horizontally transporting the pallet (P), an article supply conveyor (2002) for further stacking the article (G) supplied by the article supply conveyor (3006) on the pallet (P), A lifting device (2003) for lifting and lowering the pallet (P), a traveling device (2004) for horizontally moving the lifting device (2003), and the like are provided, and the article supply conveyor (2002) is fixed. By moving the pallet (P) in the horizontal and vertical directions, the articles (G) are stacked on the pallet (P). The pallet conveyor (2001) is a drive roller conveyor, the article supply conveyor (2002) is a drive belt conveyor, the lifting device (2003) is a table lifter, and the drive roller (2032) is provided on the table (2031). ing. An article regulating plate (2033) is erected on the end of the table (2031). In addition, the traveling device (2004) includes a rack (2041) and a pinion (204).
2) and travels in the same direction as the article supply conveyor (2002) along the guide (2043). Thus, the inclined conveyors (3002) are conveyed at intervals and further knitting conveyors (3003)
An article (G) to be the head in each row of a plurality of rows that are conveyed above each other with a space between each row, and an article to be the last in each row of the preceding row (G) and the rocking roller conveyor (3
004), the upstream end of the rocking roller conveyor (3004) is divided, and then the upstream end of the rocking roller conveyor (3004) is lowered to knit into a group consisting of a plurality of rows, and a plurality of pieces are arranged for each stage. The same kind or a plurality of kinds of articles (G) are vertically stacked on the pallet (P) moving downward at a stacking speed substantially equal to the descending speed of the pallet (P).

That is, an article (G) having a length of 300 mm and a thickness of 50 mm, which is placed on the article supply conveyor (2002) at a substantially constant pitch, for example, a pitch of 0.5 seconds, in each of five rows in the width direction, is 2002), it is moved in the pallet (P) direction.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 6, the pallet (P) mounted on the elevating device (2003) is moved up to a position just below the article supply conveyor (2002), and the traveling device (2004) supplies the article. Conveyor (200
The tip of 2) is run to the position where the first aggregate is stacked.

When the pallet (P) is moved to the stacking start position of the first aggregate, the elevating device (2003) starts descending and the articles are continuously supplied by the article supply conveyor (2002). Five (G) are stacked so as to be stacked on the pallet (P) moving downward by five (see the phantom line in FIG. 6), and a plurality of articles (G) of the same type are vertically arranged as shown in FIG. Be loaded into. The descending speed of the lifting device (2003) when the articles (G) are stacked on the pallet (P) is the stacking speed of the articles (G) to be stacked, which is 50 mm / in this embodiment.
0.5 seconds = 6m / min or a little faster,
For example, it is set to 6 to 7 m / min.

When the final articles (G) of the first aggregate are loaded onto the pallet (P), the pallet (P) is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, the traveling device (2004) travels the tip of the article supply conveyor (2002) to a position where the second aggregate is loaded, and at the same time, the article supply conveyor (200).
2) It goes up to the position just below.

When the pallet (P) is moved to the stacking start position of the second aggregate, the elevating device (2003) starts descent and the articles continuously supplied by the article supply conveyor (2002). (G) are stacked so as to be stacked on the pallet (P) which is moving downward by 5 pieces (see the phantom line in FIG. 7), and as shown in FIG. 9, plural kinds of articles (G) are vertically stacked. Be done.

Similarly, the pallets (P) stacked up to the third aggregate are transferred to the pallet conveyor (200
It is carried out by 1).

Although the article loading method of the present invention has been described above with reference to the example of the article arranging equipment suitable for carrying out the method, the article loading method of the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, a plurality of tributary lines (1001)
Instead of storing the same type of article (G), the same type of article (G) may be stored only in one tributary line (1001).

The size of the article (G) may be different for each type.

The number of articles (G) to be loaded on the pallet (P) is not limited to 60, and different numbers of articles (G) can be arranged in each pallet (P).
You may make it stack with a number of steps. In consideration of the order of unloading the stacked articles (G) from the pallet (P), for example, the articles (G) may be stacked in the reverse order of the unloading order.

[0047]

As described above, the article stacking method according to the present invention stores the articles in the article storage portions arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of stages, and then loads the stored articles to be aligned. By packing the articles in the container, any kind of articles can be stacked in any position.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of an article arranging facility.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of a tip portion of the gravity roller conveyor shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is an elevation view of a fluidized shelf formed by arranging a total of 130 gravity gravity conveyors in 26 rows in the direction along the main stream line and in five stages in the vertical direction.

4 is an enlarged perspective view of a knitting conveyor which is different from that shown in FIG. 1, but is otherwise substantially the same as the inclined conveyor, knitting conveyor, stopper and the like shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an example of an article stacking apparatus.

FIG. 6 is a side view for explaining the operation of the article stacking apparatus shown in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a side view for explaining the operation of the article stacking apparatus shown in FIG.

8 is a perspective view showing a state of articles stacked on a pallet by the article stacking apparatus shown in FIG.

9 is a perspective view showing a state of articles stacked on a pallet by the article stacking apparatus shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 G article P container (pallet) 1001 article storage section (gravity roller conveyor)

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[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] November 9, 1992

[Procedure Amendment 1]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0020

[Correction method] Change

[Correction content]

Further, as shown in FIG. 9, articles (G) of different varieties are provided in respective columns of the second row of the pallet (P), for example, articles (Ga), (Gf), (from the bottom in the first column). G
k) and (Gp) in this order from the bottom to the second row (G
b), (Gg), (Gl), and (Gq) in this order from the bottom to the third row (Gc), (Gh), (Gm), and (Gr).
In this order, from the bottom to the fourth row, the articles (Gd), (Gi),
In the order of (Gn) and (Gs), the article (G
e), (Gj), (Go), and (Gt) in the order, the article (Ga) is placed at the head of the first main stream line (1002) from the bottom and the second main stream from the bottom. Line (1
002), the article (Gb) is at the beginning, and the article (Gc) is at the beginning of the main stream line (1002) at the third stage from the bottom.
Article (Gd) at the beginning of the main stream line (1002)
However, the respective articles (G) are arranged so that the articles (Ge) are lined up at the head of the main stream line (1002) at the fifth stage from the bottom.
Is the first tributary line (1a), (2b), (3c),
It is taken out from (4d) and (5e) and the goods are sorted. Next, the article (Gf) is in the first main stream line (1002) from the bottom, the article (Gg) is in the second main stream line from the bottom (1002), and the third main stream line (1002) is from the bottom ( 100
2) is the article (Gh), the fourth main flow line (1002) from the bottom is the article (Gi), and the fifth main flow line (1002) is from the bottom the article (Gj). Each article (G) has its first tributary line (1) so that it can be loaded at the second position on the line (1002).
f), (2g), (3h), (4i), and (5j) are taken out and aligned. Next, the article (Gk) is in the first main stream line (1002) from the bottom, the article (Gl) is in the second main stream line from the bottom (1002), and the third main stream line (100) is from the bottom. 1002) is the article (Gm), and the fourth main flow line (1002) is the article (Gn).
However, each article (G) has a first main line (1002) from the bottom so that the articles (Go) are loaded at the third position on each main line (1002). Tributary lines (1k), (2l), (3m), (4
n) and (5o) are taken out and loaded. Next, the article (Gp) is placed on the first main stream line (1002) from the bottom.
However, the article (Gq) is on the second main stream line (1002) from the bottom, the article (Gr) is on the third main stream line (1002) from the bottom, and the fourth main stream line (100) is from the bottom.
2) is loaded with the article (Gs) and the fifth main flow line (1002) from the bottom is loaded with the article (Gt) at the fourth position on each main flow line (1002). The article (G) is the first tributary line (1p), (2
q), (3r), (4s), and (5t), and the goods are sorted. That is, the main stream line (100
2) includes articles (Ga), (Gf), (Gk), (Gp)
In the order of, the articles (Gb), (Gg), (Gl), and (Gq) are arranged in the order of the second main stream line (1002) from the bottom, and in the order of the third main stream line (1002) from the bottom. In the order of the articles (Gc), (Gh), (Gm), and (Gr), the articles (G
In the order of d), (Gi), (Gn), and (Gs), the article (Ge),
(Gj), (Go), and (Gt) are ordered in the order, and the 20 articles (G) that have been ordered are separated by the separating conveyor (30
01) and the like, and each of the inclined conveyors (3002) is continuously conveyed at intervals with a knitting conveyor (30
03) and knitted by a stopper (3004) into a second aggregate of 5 rows, and the article stacking device (2)
000) as a second aggregate 20
The individual articles (G) are stacked on the pallet (P) which is moving downward in an arrangement of 4 rows × 5 rows.

[Procedure Amendment 2]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0035

[Correction method] Change

[Correction content]

That is , the article (G) having a length of 300 mm is conveyed to each knitting conveyor (3002) at a substantially constant pitch, for example, at a pitch of 0.5 seconds, and reaches the knitting conveyor (3003). When knitted into a group of 20 articles (G) consisting of 5 rows and stacked in 4 tiers × 5 rows on a pallet (P) as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, a knitting conveyor (3003 ) Reached ()
Are further conveyed on the knitting conveyor (3003) at intervals for each row, and five articles (G) placed in the width direction rotate in the same direction as the knitting conveyor (3003). The side guide (3031) made of an endless round belt (3311) is conveyed to the swing roller conveyor (3004) while the width is adjusted. Incidentally, the photoelectric switch (3005) provided at the upstream end of the knitting conveyor (3003) so as to correspond to each of the inclined conveyors (3002) detects that articles (G) in a corresponding row pass one after another. It is designed to continue.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A method of stacking articles in which a plurality of types of articles are stacked in a container, wherein the articles are stored in an article storage unit arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of stages, and then the stored articles are taken out and stacked. A method for stacking articles, characterized in that a plurality of articles, each of which is sorted by load, are vertically stacked. 2. The method for stacking articles according to claim 1, wherein articles of the same type are stacked in the vertical direction. 3. The method of stacking articles according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of types of articles are stacked vertically.