JPH064030A - Display device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable the easy and rapid removal of the display body from the long-sized supporting member, etc., and to assure the reliability of mounting of a display body to a long-sized supporting member as well. CONSTITUTION:The display body 2 having a display part 40 and a shielding body 9 are arrayed and mounted in the posture of closing an aperture 47a to the long-sized supporting member 47 formed to a bag shape having the aperture 47a in a part of a cross sectional shape. The display body 2 and the shielding body 9 are respectively provided with pieces 3 or 9a to be detained which are elastically engaged with a detaining part 47b or 47c provided on the long-sized supporting member 47 in the posture of projecting in a cantilever form toward the rear side. The detaining part 47b for the piece 3 to be detained on the display body 2 side is so constituted that its engaging force is larger than the engaging force of the detaining piece 47c for the piece 9a to be detained on the shielding body 9 side. The piece 3 to be detained of the display body 2 is provided with an extension part 3a for detaching operation extended from the engaging point for the detaining part 47b.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a long support member formed in a bag shape having an opening in a cross section, and a display body having a display portion and a shield in a posture in which the opening is closed. The present invention relates to a display device that is mounted side by side with a body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The above-mentioned display device is installed, for example, on a truck for picking work that runs along a fixed shelf for storing articles in a divided manner. When the articles taken out from the fixed shelves are stored in the respective cargo receiving sections on the trolley side, the predetermined article storage information is displayed on the predetermined cargo receiving sections.

However, in the above-mentioned display device, conventionally, in order to mount the display body and the shield side by side on the elongated support member, a pair of receiving rails with the recesses facing each other in the transverse sectional shape are elongated. The support member is formed, and the plate-shaped display member and the shield member are sequentially slid along the insertion rail from the end of the receiving rail to be attached.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned prior art, since a sliding gap is always required between the receiving rail and the display body, rattling occurs during movement or the like. In addition to lowering the mounting reliability of the display body, in order to remove the display body from the long support member or attach it to it, not only that display body but also all surrounding display bodies and shields It had the drawback that it could only be removed after removal.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art.
The object is to easily and quickly remove the display body from the long support member and to improve the reliability of mounting the display body to the long support member.

[0006]

A characteristic structure of a display device according to the present invention is that each of the display body and the shield body is supported in a cantilevered manner toward the back. A locked piece elastically engaged with a locking portion provided on the member is provided, and an engaging force between the locked piece on the display body side and the locking portion with respect to the locked piece is provided on the shield body side. It is configured to be larger than the engagement force between the stop piece and the locking portion with respect to the stop piece, and is extended to the locked piece of the display body beyond the engagement portion with the locking portion. The point is that an extension portion for the detachment operation is provided.

[0007]

According to the characterizing feature of the present invention, when the display and the shield are attached to the elongated support member, the display and the shield are aligned with the front surface of the opening provided in the elongated support member. And the engaged piece on the display body and the shield side is engaged with the engaging portion on the elongated support member side. On the other hand, when removing the display body and the shield from the elongated support member, first,
From the long support member, for example, after opening a gap between the shield that is locked to the long support member with a small locking force and a display member adjacent to the shield, pull the end portion toward you. After the removal, the extension portion for detaching operation provided on the back surface side of the display body is operated to release the engagement state between the display body and the support member with a large engagement force, whereby the display body is moved to the front side. Can be removed.

[0008]

Therefore, according to the characteristic structure of the present invention, it is possible to easily and quickly remove the display body from the support member to improve the maintainability and to attach the display body to the support member. It has become possible to improve reliability.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings when applied to a picking cart type article sorting facility.

As shown in FIG. 9, in the article sorting facility,
A fixed shelf B for storing a plurality of types of articles in a divided state, and a picking truck A for storing articles taken out from the fixed shelf B are provided, and the fixed shelf B is provided for the truck A. It is divided into a plurality of shelf portions 32 along the traveling path.

As shown in FIG. 10, each of the shelves 32 is provided with upper and lower four-stage load-carrying parts, and each of the load-carrying parts can store three kinds of articles laterally. It has become. In other words, twelve load receiving parts 5 in all
0 is configured. At the lower end position of each cargo receiving unit 50, a take-out quantity indicator 33 that displays the take-out quantity of the article of each cargo receiving unit 50, and an arrow-shaped indicator that indicates that the article of the upper cargo receiving unit 50 is an article to be taken out A take-out article instruction lamp 34 is installed. Although not described in detail, the take-out quantity indicator 33 and the take-out article instruction lamp 34 operate to display based on the information transmitted from the cart A when the cart A travels to each of the shelves 32. Is configured.

On the other hand, the carriage A is, as shown in FIG.
One idle wheel 35 is attached to the center of the machine base 44 on the front side and one pair is attached to the left and right positions on the rear side of the machine base 44.
6 and 6 are configured as a push cart type. In addition, a display panel 37 for displaying information on taking out or storing articles is formed near the handle section 36 in a so-called flat panel shape using liquid crystal or the like, and is installed on a machine base 44 in a rear portion. The side post 43 is fixedly supported, and a pair of completion buttons 42 are provided above the display board 37 for inputting that the work of taking out the articles from the shelf portion 32 is completed. ing. Also, the trolley A
Each of the upper and lower three-stage shelves 46 on which two article storage containers 38 are placed side by side in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body is provided on the machine base 44. Post 43
The vehicle body front and rear positions are fixedly supported by the above, and as described above, the article storage unit 30 is composed of a total of six article storage containers 38 arranged in three rows vertically.

On the inclined surfaces of the left and right sides of the vehicle body of each of the shelves 46, there is provided an indicator for displaying the information of storing the articles in each of the article storage containers 38 in correspondence with the position of each of the article storage containers 38. The provided display body 2 is installed. That is, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 4, an arrow-shaped display lamp 40 as a display unit for displaying that the article storage container 38 above the display body 2 is the corresponding article storage container 38 on the surface of the flat display body 2. And a quantity display unit 41 as a display unit for displaying the stored quantity, and the quantity display unit 41 further includes a case number display unit 41a for displaying the stored quantity in the unit of the number of cases and a number display for the unit of number. It is composed of a display section 41b. The arrow-shaped display lamp 40 is also used as a completion input switch which is pushed by the operator when the work of storing the articles in the article-storing container 38 is completed, as described later.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, each of the shelves 4 is
The inclined surface portion 6 has an opening 4 in a part in the cross-sectional shape.
7a and is configured by a rail-shaped elongated support member 47 formed in a bag shape, and the display body 2 is internally fitted and supported in a posture in which the opening 47a of the elongated support member 47 is closed. A shield plate 9 as a shield for closing the opening 47a is fitted in a place where the display body 2 is not attached. In order to support the display body 2 on the elongated support member 47, the display body 2 is cantilevered from the rear side positions of the four corners of the display body 2 toward the back,
The locking claws 3 as the locked pieces are extended and formed, and the recesses 3b provided on the base side of the respective locking claws 3 are engaged with the convex locking portions 47b provided on the elongated support member 47. I am fit.
In order to support the shielding plate 9 on the elongated supporting member 47, the shielding plate 9 is cantilevered from the upper and lower side edges of the elongated supporting member 47 toward the back. A thin plate-shaped side plate portion 9a as a locked piece having a convex portion in a part of its cross section.
Are extended respectively, and the convex portions of the side plate portions 9a thereof are engaged with the concave engaging portions 47c provided on the elongated supporting member 47. A groove is formed near the engaging portion of the elongated support member 47 with the display body 2 and the shielding plate 9, and the rod-shaped drip-proof rubber packing 10 embedded in the groove is displayed. It is configured to be pressed by the body 2 and the shield plate 9.

The engagement force between the locking claw 3 on the display body 2 side and the locking portion 47b on the elongated support member 47 side against the locking claw 3 on the side body 9a on the shield 9 side and the side plate portion 9a on the side plate portion 9a. The side plate portion 9 on the side of the shield 9 is designed to be larger than the engaging force with the locking portion 47c on the elongated support member 47 side.
In addition to the fact that a is formed in a thin plate shape as described above, it is easier to bend (smaller in rigidity) than the locking claw 3 on the display body 2 side, and the recess of the locking claw 3 on the display body 2 side is also provided. The engagement depth d of the engaging portion 47b on the elongated support member 47 side with respect to 3b
1 (see FIG. 1) to the convex portion provided on the side plate portion 9a on the shield 9 side, the locking portion 47 on the elongated supporting member 47 side.
It is larger than the engagement depth d2 of c (see FIG. 2).
Further, an extension portion 3a for detaching and operating the display body 2 from the elongated support member 47 is provided on the front end side of the locking claw 3 extending beyond the engagement portion so as not to slip on the surface. It is provided by forming a groove. That is, when the upper and lower two extension portions 3a (see FIG. 4) provided at the left and right ends of the display body 2 are paired and sandwiched from the outside so that the relative distance between them becomes closer, the locking claw 3 is bent inward, The engagement between the convex locking portion 47b on the elongated support member 47 side and the recessed portion 3b on the locking claw 3 side is released, and the display body 2 can be detached from the elongated support member 47. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a drip-proof packing 12 is provided so as to cover the end face of the boundary of the shielding plate 9 with the display body 2 so that no gap is formed between the shield plate 9 and the display body 2 during assembly. ing.

Next, the structure of the display body 2 will be described. As shown in FIG. 4 (note that FIG. 4 shows a cross section taken along line EE in FIG. 7), a case body 2A serving as a support base is provided. The push button 1 of the arrow-shaped display lamp 40 that also serves as the completion input switch is attached to the upper surface of the case body 2A, and openings are provided at the locations corresponding to the case number display section 41a and the number display section 41b. A drip-proof seal 11 is attached to the upper surface of the case body 2A, which is formed and where the positions of the opening and the push button 1 are excluded. On the back side of the case body 2A, a push-type switch 5 that is pushed by the push button 1,
In addition, the case number display section 41a and the number display section 4
A circuit board 7 having 1b and the like mounted thereon is attached so as to cover the back side of the case body 2A. At this time, the case number display section 41a and the number display section 41b are located in the opening provided in the case body 2A, and the switch 5
Is located below the push button 1. In the figure, 8 is
A drip-proof seal made of a rubber material is provided over the entire circumference of the push button 1 in order to prevent water droplets and the like from entering the circuit board 7 side from the gap between the push button 1 and the display body 2.

Next, the structure of the arrow type display lamp 40 will be described with reference to FIGS. In addition, FIG. 5 shows D- of FIG.
A D cross section is shown. The push button 1 made of a light-transmissive material such as acrylic resin has an upper part protruding above the surface of the case body 2A, and by the case body 2A,
It is provided in a state of being supported so as to be movable in the vertical direction while being restricted in its lateral position. A first protrusion 1a is formed below the central position of the push button 1, and
Second protrusions 1b, which also extend downward, are formed at the respective vertex positions (four locations) of the rectangle centered on the center position. Then, the push-type switch 5 mounted on the circuit board 7 is positioned so as to abut the lower tip portion of the first protrusion 1a (see FIG. 4), and also on the circuit board 7. 4 LEDs as mounted light emitters
Each of the lamps 6 is substantially aligned with the center of the spherical concave surface formed at the lower tip of each of the second protrusions 1b. The lower tip of the first protrusion 1a is biased upward by the switch 5.

On the other hand, on the upper surface of the push button 1, a light-shielding mark sheet 4 having an arrow-shaped opening 4a formed inside is attached. In the above structure, when the push button 1 is pressed and the switch 5 is turned on and off, the LED lamp 6 is turned on or off in conjunction with the on and off operation of the switch 5. Then, the light from the turned-on LED lamp 6 enters the second protrusion 1b, that is, the push button 1 from the spherical recesses at the lower end portions of the respective second protrusions 1b, and penetrates the inside of the push button 1. However, the entire push button 1 will be illuminated. Therefore, when the surface of the push button 1 is viewed from above, the arrow-shaped opening 4a shines brightly, while the peripheral portion thereof becomes dark. Since the light-shielding mark sheet 4 is not provided on the side surface of the push button 1, the push button 1 in the lit state can be confirmed from the lateral side.

Although not shown, the arrow-shaped take-out article indicating lamp 34 installed on the shelf B side has the same structure as the arrow-type indicating lamp 40 on the trolley A side except for the switch 5. It is configured. That is, the arrow-shaped ejected article instruction lamp 34 on the shelf B side includes the display body 1 made of a light-transmissive material, the light-emitting body 6 that is turned on and off, and
It comprises an opening 4a in the inner portion so as to form an arrow-shaped mark, and a light-shielding mark sheet 4 provided on the surface of the display body 1.

Next, an outline of the picking operation of the article according to this embodiment will be described. First, the information of the destination shelf portion 32 is displayed on the display panel 37 based on the work data input in advance to the controller on the side of the carriage A, and the worker causes the carriage A to travel on the shelf portion 32. When the trolley A is located on the destination shelf portion 32, the shelf portion 3 is displayed on the display board 37.
2 is a screen for displaying the load receiving section 50 to be worked out of the load receiving sections 50 in a layout display or the like, and the article storing container 3 to be worked out of the article storing container 38 on the trolley A side.
8 in a layout display, the number of items to be taken out from the cargo receiving section 50 on the shelf portion 32 side, and each article storage container 38
Various information for picking is displayed on a screen or the like that displays the number of items stored in. At the same time, the take-out quantity display 33 and the take-out article instruction lamp 34 provided on the shelf portion 32 side
, The information of taking out the articles from each of the receiving parts 50 is displayed,
Further, the arrow-shaped display lamp 40 and the quantity indicator 41 provided on the side of the trolley A display the article storage information in each article storage container 38. Then, the worker takes out the instructed quantity of the instructed article from the cargo receiving section 50 of the shelf portion 32 according to the various display information, and stores each article storage container 3 of the carriage A.
Each of the eight designated quantities is stored, and the arrow-shaped display lamp 40 is pressed to input that the storage of the article in the article storage container 38 is completed. When the predetermined picking operation for the shelf portion 32 is completed, one of the completion buttons 42 is pressed to input the end of the operation to the controller of the carriage A, whereby the shelf portion 3 for the next operation is performed.
Since 2 is displayed, the truck A is moved to the shelf portion 32 and the same picking work is performed.

[Other Embodiments] In the above embodiment, the arrow type display lamp 40 installed on the side of the trolley A is also used as the work completion input switch. However, only the display lamp that is not the switch type is used. Of course, it is possible.

Further, in the above embodiment, the convex locking portion 47b on the elongated supporting member 47 side is engaged with the concave portion 3b provided on the locked piece 3 on the display body 2 side, In addition, the shield 9
The concave locking portion 47c on the elongated support member 47 side is configured to be engaged with the convex portion provided on the locked piece 9a on the side.
These concavo-convex relationships can be changed appropriately according to the situation. For example, a convex portion is provided on the locked piece 3 on the display body 2 side, and the convex portion is engaged with a concave locking portion provided on the long support member 47 side.

Further, in the above embodiment, the engaging force between the engaging claw 3 on the display body 2 side and the engaging portion 47b on the elongated support member 47 side against the engaging claw 3 is the side plate portion on the shield 9 side. 9a and a locking portion 47c for the elongated support member 47 side corresponding thereto
In addition to making the side plate portion 9a on the side of the shield 9 thinner so that the rigidity thereof is smaller than the rigidity of the locking claw 3 on the side of the display body 2, in order to make it larger than the engaging force with Thus, the engagement depth d1 (see FIG. 1) with respect to the display body 2 is made larger than the engagement depth d2 (see FIG. 2) with respect to the shield 9, but the difference in the engagement depth is not necessarily the same. It is not necessary to perform both the provision and the difference in rigidity, and only one may be provided.

Further, in the above embodiment, the extension 3a for the detaching operation is formed in a claw shape. However, the shape is not limited to this. For example, a ball body can be easily attached to the tip of a rod-shaped body so that a finger can easily catch it. The formed one can be appropriately modified.

Further, the shield 9 may be formed with a projection-like body which is gripped when the shield 9 is detached from the upper surface.

Further, in the above embodiment, the article sorting facility for storing the articles taken out from the fixed shelf B in the trolley A is exemplified, but in addition to this, a container for storing articles is conveyed to the front side of the fixed shelf B. It can also be applied to an article sorting facility in which a conveyor is arranged and the articles taken out from the fixed shelf B are stored in the above-mentioned article storage container according to the article taking-out information of the display device installed on the shelf B side. In this case, the display device installed at each article storage position on the fixed shelf B side has the same configuration as the arrow type display lamp 40 of the carriage A,
That is, the display device is also used as a work completion input switch.

Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the present invention is applied to the article sorting facility, but the present invention is not limited to the article sorting facility and can be applied to the display device in various other facilities.

It should be noted that although reference numerals are given in the claims for convenience of comparison with the drawings, the present invention is not limited to the structures of the accompanying drawings by the entry.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a display body and a support structure.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the shield and the support structure.

FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view of a display device.

FIG. 4 is a vertical sectional view of a display body.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of the display device.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of the display device.

FIG. 7 is a plan view of the display body.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of an article sorting facility.

FIG. 9 is a schematic plan view of an article sorting facility.

FIG. 10 is a partial front view of the article sorting facility.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 indicator 3 locked piece 3a extension 9 shield 9a locked piece 40, 41 display 47 elongated support member 47a opening 47b locking 47c locking

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An opening (47) is formed in a part of the cross-sectional shape.
a) a long support member (4) formed in a bag shape having a)
7) A display device in which a display body (2) having a display unit (40, 41) and a shield body (9) are mounted side by side in 7) in a posture in which the opening (47a) is closed. 2) and the shield (9) are elastically attached to the locking portions (47b or 47c) provided on the elongated support member (47) in a cantilevered posture toward the back. An engaged piece (3 or 9a) to be engaged is provided, and an engaging force between the engaged piece (3) on the display body (2) side and the engaging portion (47b) with respect to the engaged piece (3) is The engaging force of the locked piece (9a) on the side of the shield (9) and the locking portion (47c) against it is configured to be larger, and the locked state of the display body (2). Locking piece (3)
A display device provided with an extension portion (3a) for a detaching operation, which is extended from a position of engagement with the locking portion (47b).