JPH0780528B2 - How to sort goods - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an article arranging method for arranging desired types of articles in desired quantities in a desired quantity. The present invention relates to a load assembling method for articles.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional technique relating to a method of arranging goods, there is known one disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 51-32035.

The conventional technique described in the above publication is described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 51-32035.
Loads are stored in multiple storage racks that are divided into vertical blocks at regular intervals, and one load is stored in each block so that the loads do not overlap vertically in the block when transporting the load. Sequentially placed on the transfer conveyor installed on the front side,
Then, a conveyor system for transporting the load from the transport conveyor onto a merging conveyor having a velocity in which the transport speed of the transport conveyor is made equal to the velocity component in the transport direction of the transport conveyor, and unloading the load continuously by the merging conveyor. The method of transporting luggage in is described.

[0004]

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

That is, in the method of transporting a load in the conveyor system described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 51-32035, different loads (articles) are stored for each gravity conveyor (tributary line) of a storage rack (fluid shelf). The storage rack (fluid shelf) becomes large in scale because it is equipped with one gravity conveyor (tributary line) even for items that have been stored (placed) and have a low frequency of assortment requests. When there are many, it was necessary to divide into multiple systems.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a second tributary line on which articles of a plurality of types are placed, so that even if a large number of products are handled, a desired number of articles of a desired type can be obtained with a small number of tributary lines. An object of the present invention is to provide a method for arranging goods that can be arranged in quantity.

[0007]

According to the present invention, there is provided a first tributary line on which articles are placed according to product type, and a plurality of types of articles which are preliminarily aligned and supplied in the order of the types to be taken out. From the second tributary line and the first tributary line
Ejected goods and taken out from the second tributary line
And a mainstream line and the article is Nisoroe, the mainstream
Continuous virtual space according to the assortment order of goods on the line
Set and oppose the goods to be packed in a given virtual space
When reaching the position, the articles placed on the first tributary line and the articles placed on the second tributary line are taken out to the main stream line in a desired quantity and are aligned. The above object is achieved by providing a method for assembling articles.

It is preferable that at least one kind of article is placed on the plurality of first tributary lines.

Further, it is preferable that the articles of the same type are taken out of the plurality of first tributary lines at substantially the same time into the main stream line and the goods are aligned.

Further, it is preferable that the first tributary line is formed of a fluidized shelf.

Further, it is preferable that articles of the same type are placed on the plurality of first tributary lines located in the same row.

[0012]

According to the article arranging method of the present invention, the first tributary line for arranging the articles by type and the article for arranging a plurality of varieties of articles which are preliminarily aligned and supplied in the order of the retrieved types. By providing the two tributary lines, it is possible to place a plurality of products having a low load alignment request frequency on the second tributary line, so that a small number of tributary lines can be used even when a large number of products are handled. It is possible to sort the articles of a desired type by a desired quantity.

[0013]

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

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of an article assembling facility. In this drawing, (1000) is an upper outer flap of left and right side portions (P3) of a box body (B) such as a cardboard box. An unpacking device for a box body that separates (F1) from the inner flap (F3), and (2000) a lower outer flap (F2) on the left and right side surfaces (P3) of the box body (B) for the inner flap (F
An unpacking device for the box body that is peeled from 3), and (3000) is the conveyance direction of the box body (B) in which the upper outer flap (F1) and the lower outer flap (F2) are peeled from the inner flap (F3). Upper and lower outer flaps (F1) and lower outer flaps (F2), which are pushers for conversion and which are peeled and are in a free state.
And are again locked to the inner flap (F3). Further, (4000) opens the upper outer flap (F1) and the lower outer flap (F2) of one (front side in the traveling direction) of the pair of side surface parts (P3) separated from the inner flap (F3). Flap opening device, (500
0) is a device for taking out the article (G) stored in the box (B) by pushing out horizontally by the pusher (5004), and (6000) is a swing carriage (6031) for a traveling carriage (6034). Is a device for supplying articles, which is mounted on the device, and a device for taking out articles (5000)
The article (G) taken out from the box body (B) by the above is supplied to the first tributary line (7001A) arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of stages of the article storage and load balancing device (7000). . In addition, (7000) is a gravity roller conveyor (700) on which an article (G) is placed by product type.
The first tributary line (7001A) consisting of 1) and the second tributary consisting of a gravity roller conveyor (7001) on which articles (G) of a plurality of varieties that are preliminarily aligned and supplied in the order of the varieties to be taken out are placed. Line (7001B)
An article storage / packaging apparatus including a fluidized shelf (7004) in which a plurality of columns and a plurality of columns are arranged, and the fluidized shelf (7004)
The article (G) stored in is moved by its own weight from the entrance side to the exit side. In addition, (8
Numeral 000) is an article loading device for loading articles (G), which are continuously loaded by the article storage / load sorting apparatus (7000), into the moving load sorting container (C). Thus, in the article assembling method of this embodiment, the article take-out device (50
00), the article (G) is taken out from the box (B) in which a plurality of articles (G) of the same type are stored, and the taken-out article (G) of the same type is stored in the article storage / loading device (7).
000) is placed on a plurality of stages of first tributary lines (7001A) located in the same row of the flow shelf (7004), and the article sorting device (7000B) (not shown) preliminarily determines the order of the varieties to be taken out. The goods (G) of a plurality of types that have been lined up are secondly moved by a conveyor (7000C) not shown.
The article (G) placed on the first tributary line (7001A) and the article (G) placed on the second tributary line (7001B). The goods (G) are taken out by the quantity into the mainstream line (7002) to be lined up, and the goods (G) loaded by the article loading device (8000) are put into the load lined container (C).

Each part in the above embodiment will be described. FIG. 2 shows a plate-shaped object lifting device (1008) and a detector lifting device (100) of the box unpacking device (1000) shown in FIG.
9) and the like, and FIG. 3 shows the plate-like object lifting device (1
008) is a perspective view of a plate-shaped body moving device (1005) and the like, and FIG. 4 is a box unpacking device (1 shown in FIGS. 2 and 3.
(000) is an explanatory diagram of the operation procedure of unpacking,
1) is an upper outer flap (F1) extending from the top surface portion (P1) in the bottom surface portion (P2) direction and a lower outer flap (F2) extending from the bottom surface portion (P2) in the top surface portion (P1) direction. ) Is pressed at the center with the inner flap (F3) and the box body (B) having the side surface portion (P3) formed thereon is pressed from above to hold the box body (1002). The outer flap (F1) and the lower outer flap (F2) are inserted upward from the gap between the butting portions, and the inner flap (F
3) and the upper outer flap (F1) are moved in the left-right direction to separate the upper outer flap (F1) from the inner flap (F3) by a plate-like body (spatula).
One pair is provided on both sides with 1) in between. Also,
The spatula (1002) of (1003) has an upper outer flap (F
A horizontal movement device that moves the spatula (1002) in the left-right direction so as to pass between 1) and the inner flap (F3),
One roller is provided on each side of the roller conveyor (9001). Also, (1004) is a spatula (1002)
Is a vertical moving device for moving the roller in the vertical direction, and a pair of rollers is provided on each side of the roller conveyor (9001).
Further, (1005) is a plate-shaped body moving device (front-back movement device) mounted on the plate-shaped body lifting device (1008), which is provided with a suction tool (1058) and moves the spatula (1002) in the front-back direction. A front and rear moving table (1051) is provided on both sides of the roller conveyor (9001). Further, (1006) is an oscillating device for oscillating the spatula (1002), and a pair is provided on both sides with the roller conveyor (9001) sandwiched therebetween. Further, (1008) is a plate-shaped object lifting device for lifting and lowering a spatula (1002), (1009)
Is a detector (10) for detecting the top surface portion (P1) of the box (B).
91) is a detector raising / lowering device, in which the plate-shaped body raising / lowering device (1008) and the detector raising / lowering device (1009) are driven by the same drive device (1081) to move screws (1082), ( 1092), and the pitch of the moving screw (1092) of the detector lifting device (1009) is the moving screw (108) of the plate-shaped object lifting device (1008).
It is composed of twice the pitch of 2).

Thus, the box (B) is a stopper (900
2) Roller conveyor (9001) spaced apart by
When it is conveyed on the top and stopped by the stopper (9003), the top surface portion (P
The position of the abutting portion of the upper outer flap (F1) and the lower outer flap (F2) is detected based on the position of 1), and the air cylinder (1053) that moves the spatula (1002) in the front-rear direction is attached to the side surface ( Stop according to the position of P3),
The lower outer flap (F2) is pressed by the spatula (1002), and the suction tool (1058) is moved to the upper outer flap (F1).
A spatula (1002) along the upper outer flap (F1) from the gap between the abutting portions of the upper outer flap (F1) and the lower outer flap (F2) formed by sucking (see FIG. 4 (a)). After the insertion, the spatula (1002) is moved along the upper outer flap (F1) in the inner flap (F3) direction (see FIG. 4 (b)) to move the upper outer flap (F1) to the inner flap (F1). The peeling is performed from F3) (see FIG. 4C). When the upper outer flap (F1) is separated from the inner flap (F3), the stopper (9003) is lowered and the box body (B) is moved by the roller conveyor (9001) to the lower outer flap (F1).
2) is sent to the box unpacking device (2000) for peeling the inner flap (F3).

The box unpacking device (2000) is generally a spatula (100) of the box unpacking device (1000) described above.
2) is installed downward, and the lower outer flap (F2) is replaced with the inner flap (F2) in the same manner as the peeling operation of the upper outer flap (F1) by the box unpacking device (1000).
3), and the left and right side surface portions (P3) of the box (B) are unpacked by the box unpacking devices (1000) and (2000).

Further, FIG. 5 shows the pusher (30
00), and FIG. 6 shows the pusher (300) shown in FIG.
It is an explanatory view for explaining a state where the box body (B) is pushed by 0), and (3001) is an upper outer flap (F
1) and the lower outer flap (F2) are the inner flap (F3)
The pushing plate (9004) for pushing the side surface portion (P3) of the box body (B) peeled off from the pushing plate (9004)
01) is a roller conveyor that conveys the box body (B) in the direction pressed by (01), and (3003) is a suction tool that is attached to the push plate (3001) and moves in conjunction with the push plate (3001). With the outer flap (F1) and the lower outer flap (F2) adsorbed by the adsorption tool (3003), the box body (B) is pushed by the push plate (3001) to the roller conveyor (9).
001) in a direction orthogonal to the roller conveyor (90
04), the box (B) is separated from the push plate (3001) and the suction tool (3003). still,
As shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. 6, the push plate (3001)
Presses the box body (B) toward the roller conveyor (9004) by crushing the upper outer flap (F1) and the lower outer flap (F2) in the free state. Therefore, the upper outer flap (F1) in the free state or The lower outer flap (F2) may be locked with the inner flap (F3),
When the push plate (3001) pushes the upper outer flap (F1) and the lower outer flap (F2), the suction pad (303)
1) The upper outer flap (F1) and the lower outer flap (F
2) is attracted to the box body (B) by the roller conveyor (9004).
1) When pulled away from the suction pad (3031)
The upper outer flap (F1) and the lower outer flap (F
2) The lock state is released by attracting and.

Further, in FIG. 7, the carrying-out direction of the box body (B) is as shown in FIG.
The flap opening device (4000) shown in FIG. 1 is in the opposite direction, but the other points are the same.
0) is a perspective view of a flap opening device which is substantially the same as that of FIGS.
0 is an explanatory view of the opening procedure of the upper outer flap (F1) and the lower outer flap (F2) by the flap opening device shown in FIG. 7, (4001) is a box holding device for holding the box (B), (4002) is a plate-like body (flap opening plate) that moves along a side surface portion (P3) formed by the upper outer flap (F1) and the lower outer flap (F2), (4003)
Is a plate moving device for moving the flap open plate (4002), and (4004) is an open lower outer flap (F2).
The flap open plate (4002) is provided with an air nozzle (not shown).

The box body (B) whose conveying direction has been changed to the orthogonal direction by the pusher (3000) has the roller conveyor (90) with one side surface (P3) being the front side.
04), the upper outer flap (F1) and the lower outer flap (F2) are pressed by the stopper (4005) so as to be in close contact with the inner flap (F3) and stopped (see FIG. 8), and the suction pad ( 4006) allows the lower outer flap (F2) to open slightly outward,
The lower outer flap (F2) is opened by lowering the flap opening plate (4002) along the side surface portion (P3), and the opened lower outer flap (F2) is stopped by the stopper (4).
004) (see FIG. 9), the upper flap (F1) is opened by raising the flap opening plate (4002) along the side surface (P3) (see FIG. 10). . Opened lower outer flap (F
2) is pressed by the stopper (4004) and the opened upper outer flap (F1) is regulated by the flap opening plate (4002), the pusher (4007) operates and the upper outer flap (F1) and the lower flap Outside flap (F
2) is regulated by the flap guide (4009), the upper outer flap (F1) and the lower outer flap (F1).
The box body (B) is carried out by the roller conveyor (9005) in the state where 2) and 2 are opened.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the article take-out apparatus (5000) shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 12 is a pusher (5004) of the article take-out apparatus (5000) shown in FIG.
FIG. 13 is a perspective view of an essential part of the upper outer flap (F1) and the lower outer flap (F) forming one (left) side surface portion (P3) by the flap opening device (4000) shown in FIG.
2) is a perspective view of the box body (B) in which the box body (B) is opened and the box body (B) in this state is carried into the article removing device (5000). Further, in FIG. 14, the upper outer flap (F1) and the lower outer flap (F2) forming the other (right) side surface portion (P3) are opened by the article take-out device (5000) shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing of a procedure, (500
1) is a box holding device for holding the box (B), (500
2) is a flap opening plate that moves up and down along the right side surface (P3), and (5003) is an opened lower outer flap (F2).
(5004) is a box body (B)
Is a pusher for pushing out an article (G) not shown in the drawing stored in the pusher plate (504) of the pusher (5004).
Both end portions (5411) of 1) are formed in a columnar shape and are located rearward of the central portion (5412). In addition, (500
5) is a width direction positioning device for positioning the flap opening plate (5002) and the like according to the width dimension (W) of the box body (B),
(5006) is a longitudinal centering device for centering the box (B) according to the length dimension (L) of the box (B), and (5007) is an empty box for discharging the empty box (B). It is an ejector.

Thus, the box body (B) has an upper outer flap (F1) and a lower outer flap (F2) on the left side surface portion (P3) with respect to the traveling direction, that is, the surface from which the article (G) is taken out. Is opened and the left and right inner flaps (F3) are not opened and are conveyed on the roller conveyor (9005) and stopped by the stopper (9006). At this time, the right side surface portion (P3) with respect to the traveling direction, that is, the upper outer flap (F1) and the lower outer flap (F) of the surface on which the article (G) is pushed in.
2) and the left and right inner flaps (F3) are not yet opened. When the box body (B) arrives at the position of the stopper (9006), the front-rear moving table (5051) advances according to the width dimension (W) of the box body (B), and the flap opening plate (5002) moves to the right side surface ( P3) forming the upper outer flap (F
1) is positioned so as to come into contact with (1) and stops (see FIG. 14), and the opening operation of the upper outer flap (F1) and the lower outer flap (F2) forming the left side surface portion (P3) by the flap opening device (4000). The upper outer flap (F1) and the lower outer flap (F2) forming the right side surface portion (P3) are opened in substantially the same manner as described above, and the upper outer flap (F1) and the lower outer flap (F2) are opened. Right side (P
Push plate (5041) of pusher (5004) from 3)
The inner flaps (F
The article (G) accommodated in the box (B) is taken out while pushing 3) into the box (B). At this time, attach the push plate (5041) to the right side surface (P3).
The inner flaps (F3) on the left and right are pushed into the inside of the box (B) by inserting the inside of the box (B) from the inside of the box (B), but both ends (5411) of the push plate (5041) have a small radius. Since it is formed on the pillar surface of the box and located rearward of the central portion (5412), it is stored in the box body (B) by the left and right inner flaps (F3) pushed inside the box body (B). The removed article (G) is smoothly taken out without being pinched, and the left side surface portion (P3)
Inner flaps (F3) on the left and right of the article are extruded (G)
Open to the outside. Depending on the size of the side surface portion (P3) of the box body (B), the push plate (5
041) is attached to the upper part of the push plate (5042) so that it can be folded, or the left and right parts of the push plate (5041) can be folded to be attached.
43) is opened so as to be located on a substantially extended surface of the push plate (5041) as shown by a chain double-dashed line in FIG.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view in which the pendant (6312) of the article supply apparatus (6000) shown in FIG. 1 is omitted.
FIG. 16 is a schematic plan view of the article supply device (6000) shown in FIG. 15, FIG. 17 is a perspective view of a main part of the swing conveyor (6031) shown in FIG. 15, and (6001) is a traveling body ( 6003) is a loading device for loading articles, which includes a loading ram (6011) and a loading ram (601).
A drive belt conveyor (6012) for conveying the article (G) in the direction in which the article (G) is taken in by 1) is provided. Further, (6003) runs along the frontage of the first tributary line (7001A), which is composed of gravity roller conveyors (7001) arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of stages that constitute the article storage and load balancing device (7000). The rail (6
033) supports the traveling carriage (6034),
A swing conveyor (6031) having a plurality of crosspieces (6311) on the surface of the belt, and a lower end portion hanging down to a position lower than the height at which the upper surface of the article (G) passes, a swing conveyor (6031), storage Sending out ram (6
321) including a storage device (6032), an elevating device (6035) for elevating the storage device (6032), and a delivery ram (603) for delivering the article (G) on the drive belt conveyor (6012) onto the swing conveyor (6031).
6) and the like, and the swing conveyor (6031), the storage device (6032), the lifting device (6035), and the delivery ram (6036) are mounted on the traveling carriage (6034) and taken into the drive belt conveyor (6012). The removed article (G) passes through a sending ram (6036), a swing conveyor (6031), and the like, and is moved by a traveling carriage (6034) and an elevating device (6035) to a predetermined first position.
Is transported to the storage device (6032) that has moved to the position corresponding to the tributary line (7001A). In addition, (600
4) is a conveyer disposed outside the traveling path of the traveling body (6003), and is an article storage / loading device (7000).
Is arranged substantially horizontally at a height near the frontage of the center stage of the storage front of the fluidized shelf (7004).

Then, an article take-out device (5000)
The article (G) taken out from the box (B) in which 50 articles (G) of the same type are stored in 5 steps are separated by one step by the step separating device (9007). The article supply device (6000) is divided into 5 groups of 10 pieces and supplied on the conveyor (6004) of the article supply apparatus (6000). G) are grouped one by one and located in the same row 5
Each of them is supplied to the first tributary line (7001A) of the stage. That is, as the traveling carriage (6034) travels, the storage device (6032) is moved to the row corresponding to the storage front of the predetermined first tributary line (7001A). At this time, the take-in ram (6011) is moved and positioned along the transfer conveyor (6004) in association with the movement of the storage device (6032) in the column direction. In addition, the raising and lowering device (6035) is moved up and down to enter the storage device (603
2) is moved to the stage corresponding to the entrance of the predetermined first tributary line (7001A), and the intake ram (6011)
Waiting for the article (G) to be taken in. The article (G) is taken up by the transfer conveyor (6004) into the ram (60).
11) When it is transported to the lower side of
1) is activated and 10 articles (G) are taken into the driving belt conveyor (6012) by the taking-in ram (6011) and the driving belt conveyor (6012).
It is transported to the lower side of the delivery ram (6036). In a state in which the article (G) is conveyed to the lower side of the sending-out ram (6036), the crosspiece (631) of the swing conveyor (6031) swung according to the elevation of the elevating table (6351).
When it is detected that 1) has passed a predetermined position, the delivery ram (6036) is activated, and the 10 articles (G) are collected together to form the swing conveyor (6031) crosspiece (6311) and the next crosspiece (6311). And is transferred to a position below the storage / delivery ram (6321), the storage / delivery ram (6321) is activated after a predetermined time, and 10 articles (G) are transferred to the predetermined first tributary line (7001A). ) Is supplied to the frontage. Then, the next 10 articles (G) are moved up and down by the elevating device (6035) to enter the storage device (603).
2) to the first or lower tributary line (700
1 step 1700), a first tributary line (7001A) of 5 stages in which 50 articles (G) of the same type taken out from a box (B) are moved to the storage front of
It is designed to be stored in.

On the other hand, an article take-out device (5000),
In addition to the article (G) supplied to the first tributary line (7001A) of the article storage / loading apparatus (7000) via the article supply apparatus (6000) and the like, an article loading apparatus (7000B) not shown in the figure After the goods (G) of a plurality of varieties for which the load-sorting request frequency is low are pre-sorted in the order of the varieties to be taken out to the mainstream line (7002), the second tributary line (7001) is moved by a conveyor (7000C) not shown.
It is supplied to the front entrance of B). In addition, the goods assortment device (7
000B), a horizontal rotary shelf, a delivery device, a conveyer, etc. described in JP-A-63-310406 can be used, and the article (G) automatically taken out from the horizontal rotary shelf is used for the work. Main line by staff (700
2) Conveyors (70
00C) is loaded.

FIG. 18 shows the first tributary line (700
1A) and the second tributary line (7001B), the number of rows of the gravity roller conveyor (7001) and the arrangement of the main stream line (7002) are different from those of the article storage and arranging device (7000) shown in FIG. In other respects, a perspective view of the article storage / loading apparatus that is substantially the same as the article storage / loading apparatus (7000) shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 19 is an enlarged perspective view of the tip of the gravity roller conveyor (7001) shown in FIG. Yes, (7001) is a gravity roller conveyor whose front end side is inclined low, and a plurality of rows (10 rows in FIG. 1, 5 rows in FIG. 18, 26 rows in FIG. 20) along the main stream line (7002) are provided. Rows), and a fluidized shelf (7004) is formed by arranging in five stages in the vertical direction, and the article take-out device is provided at the tip of each gravity roller conveyor (7001). 7003) is disposed.
Further, (7002) is an article take-out device (70
03) is a mainstream line (loading conveyor) arranged so as to connect No. 03) and is provided in five stages in the vertical direction.

Thus, the gravity roller conveyor (70
No. 01) is a pair of rail frames (7012) provided with a plurality of rollers (7011) arranged in an inclined manner, and an article supply device (6000) or conveyor (7000C) is mounted on a gravity roller conveyor (7001). The article (G) supplied by is self-propelled on the roller (7011) by its own weight, is stored (storage), and is then taken out to the mainstream line (7002) by the article taking-out device (7003). is there.

Further, the main line (7002) is a belt conveyor arranged so as to connect the article take-out device (7003) provided at the tip of the gravity roller conveyor (7001) juxtaposed to the gravity roller conveyor (7001). Five stages are provided in the vertical direction so as to be substantially orthogonal to (7001). A pulse encoder (7023) (not shown) is attached to each main line (7002).

The article take-out device (7003) is
With the shaft (7033) as a fulcrum, the air cylinder (703
2) The stopper (7
031) and a chute (7034) arranged on the downstream side of the stopper (7031).
032) when the rod is in the protruding state, the stopper (7
The upper end of the front wall of 031) projects from the upper surface of the roller (7011), and the front wall of the stopper (7031) locks the self-propelled article (G). is there. When an article take-out command is issued, the upper end of the front wall of the stopper (7031) is moved to the roller (70) by operating the air cylinder (7032).
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 (7031), is taken out. then,
The upper end of the rear wall of the stopper (7031) has a roller (701
Since it is higher than the upper surface of 1), the succeeding article (G)
Is locked by the rear wall of the stopper (7031), and only one article (G) stored (placed) on the gravity roller conveyor (7001) can be taken out to the mainstream line (7002). In addition, the stopper (7031) allows 1
The articles (G) taken out one by one are fed to the main line (700
The chute (7034) for carrying out to 2) is composed of a pair of rail frames (7341) provided with a plurality of rollers, and the rail frame (7341) of the chute (7034) is connected to the gravity roller conveyor (700).
It is arranged at a steeper slope than the rail frame (7012) of 1).

Hereinafter, the first tributary line (7001A) and the second tributary line (700) consisting of the gravity roller conveyor (7001) of the article storage / loading device (7000).
1B), a method for taking out the articles (G) placed on the (1B) and aligning the articles (F) is shown in FIG.
That is, a description will be given on the basis of another embodiment in which the gravity roller conveyor (7001) is arranged in a direction along the main stream line (7002) in 26 rows and five rows in a vertical direction, for a total of 130 pieces. In addition, (1a), (1b), ..., (1z) are branch codes indicating the respective gravity roller conveyors (7001) arranged in the first stage from the bottom, and the main line (7
002), the most downstream side is (1a) and the most upstream side is (1a).
z), using (1a), (1b), ..., (1y) as the first tributary line (7001A),
z) is used as the second tributary line (7001B). Also, (2a), (2b), ...
., (2z) is a branch code indicating each of the gravity roller conveyors (7001) arranged in the second stage from the bottom,
Gravity roller conveyors (7001) arranged from the third stage to the fifth stage from the bottom are also shown, and the gravity roller conveyors (2
z), (3z), (4z) and (5z) are used as the second tributary line (7001B).

Thus, each first tributary line (7
001A) has a plurality of articles (G) stored and placed by an article supply device (6000) for each product type, and the first tributary line (7) of all the stages located in the same row.
Articles (G) of the same type are placed on 001A). That is, the first tributary lines (1a), (2a), (3
a), (4a) and (5a) are articles of a type (Ga)
Is the first tributary line (1b), (2b), (3b),
In (4b) and (5b), the goods (Gb) of b type, and the other first tributary lines (7001A) are similarly processed, and the first tributary lines (1y), (2y), (3y), (4
Items of y type (Gy) are placed in y) and (5y). In addition, the second tributary line (1z), (2z),
In (3z), (4z), and (5z), a plurality of product types (Gz) with low load alignment request frequency are taken out to the main line (7002) by the article load sorting device (7000B) not shown. It is supplied and placed in order. still,
It goes without saying that the z-type articles (Gz) mean a plurality of types of articles (G).

First, when the articles (G) are to be sorted in units of the sorting container (C), only the articles of the same type, for example, the articles (Ga) are m rows (for example, 5 rows) × n columns (for example, 4 rows). Explaining the case of arranging only the columns), since the articles (Ga) are placed on the respective stages, the first tributary lines (1a), (2a), (3a), (4a),
One article (Ga) is provided by each article take-out device (7003) provided at the tip of (5a).
Are taken out into each main stream line (7002) at approximately the same time, and a total of 5 articles (Ga) are taken out. Further, in the same manner, the articles (Ga) can be taken out at approximately the same time for each stage.
Repeated times, 4 articles (Ga) are loaded on each main stream line (7002), and the 20 loaded articles (Ga) are loaded by the article loading device (8000). ) Are arranged in an arrangement of 5 rows × 4 columns. That is, an article (Ga) of the same type is supplied to five first tributary lines (1a), (2a), (3a), (4).
a) and (5a) are taken out substantially at the same time, and even when only the same type of articles (Ga) are loaded, the loading is performed at the same high speed as when loading only different types of articles (G). Can be aligned.

Further, only articles (G) of different types, for example, articles (Ga), (Gb), (Gc), (G
d) and (Ge) in the second row with the articles (Gf), (Gg),
(Gh), (Gi), and (Gj) are stored in the third row in the article (Gh).
k), (Gl), (Gm), (Gn), and (Go), and articles (Gp), (Gq), (Gr), (Gs), in the fourth row.
(Gt) are sorted, that is, 20 kinds of articles (G) are set to 5
Explaining the case of arranging loads in rows × 4 columns, the article (Ga) is placed at the head of the first main stream line (7002) from the bottom.
However, the article (Gb) is at the head of the second main stream line (7002) from the bottom, and the third main stream line (7002) from the bottom.
The article (Gc) at the beginning of the item, the article (Gd) at the beginning of the fourth main line from the bottom (7002), and the article (Ge) at the beginning of the fifth main line (7002) from the bottom As described above, the respective articles (G) are carried out from the first tributary lines (1a), (2b), (3c), (4d), (5e), and the articles (Ga), (Gb) are placed in the first row. ), (G
c), (Gd), and (Ge) are loaded. Next, the article (Gf) is added to the first main stream line (7002) from the bottom.
However, the article (Gg) is in the second main stream line from the bottom (7002), the article (Gh) is in the third main stream line from the bottom (7002), and the fourth main stream line from the bottom (7002).
The article (Gi) is loaded in 2), and the article (Gj) is loaded in the fifth main line (7002) from the bottom at the second position on each main line (7002). If the article (G) is the first tributary line (1f), (2
g), (3h), (4i), (5j), and articles (Gf), (Gg), (Gh), (G) in the second row.
i) and (Gj) are sorted. Next, the article (Gk) is fed from the bottom in the first main line (7002) from the bottom.
The article (Gl) is in the main stream line (7002) in the third row, and the article (Gm) is in the main stream line (7002) in the third row from the bottom.
However, the article (Gn) is on the fourth main stream line (7002) from the bottom, and the article (Go) is on the fifth main stream line (7002) from the third on the main stream line (7002). The respective articles (G) are loaded on the first tributary line (1k), (2l), (3
m), (4n), (5o), and articles (Gk), (Gl), (Gm), (Gn), (Go) in the third row.
Are sorted. Next, the main line (7
002) is the article (Gp), the second main flow line (7002) from the bottom is the product (Gq), the third main flow line (7002) is the bottom (Gr) from the bottom. The article (Gs) is loaded on the fourth main line (7002) and the article (Gt) is loaded on the fifth main line (7002) from the bottom at the fourth position on each main line (7002). The respective articles (G) are arranged in the first tributary line (1p), (2q), (3r), (4s), (5) so as to be aligned.
t), and articles (Gp), (G
q), (Gr), (Gs), and (Gt) are sorted.
That is, the articles (Ga), (Gf), (Gk), and (Gp) are arranged in this order on the first main stream line (7002) from the bottom, and the articles ( G
b), (Gg), (Gl), and (Gq) in that order, the article (Gc),
In the order of (Gh), (Gm), and (Gr), the articles (Gd) and (G
i), (Gn), and (Gs) in this order, the article (Ge), (Gj), and
Twenty articles (G) that have been sorted in the order of (Go) and (Gt) are stored in the sorting container (C) in an arrangement of 5 rows × 4 columns by the article input device (8000). To be done.

Next, 5 pieces of 20 articles (G) of the same kind but different kinds are partly placed in the first packing container (C).
Twenty articles (G) of the same product type but the rest being different products in the second packing container (C)
The case of packing items in 5 rows × 4 columns will be described. For example, an article (G) stored in the first load-sort container (C)
In the first column, the articles (Ga), (Gd), (Gd),
(Gf) and (Gg) in the second row, and the articles (Gg) and (G
h), (Gj), (Gj), and (Gl), and the articles (Gr), (Gr), (Gr), (Gr), and (Gr) in the third row.
In the fourth row, the articles (Gr), (Gs), (Gt), (G
t) and (Gy) are sorted and the articles (G) to be stored in the second sorting container (C) are arranged in the fifth row as articles (Ga), (Ga), (Gb), and (Gd). ), (Ge)
In the sixth row, the articles (Ge), (Gg), (Gh), (G
k) and (Gk) in the seventh column, and the articles (Gl), (Gm),
(Gp), (Gr), (Gs) in the 8th row, the article (G
s), (Gt), (Gy), (Gz), and (Gz), when arranging the loads, the first main line from the bottom (700)
2) The article (Ga) is at the beginning, the article (Gd) is at the beginning of the second main stream line (7002) from the bottom, and the article (Gd) is at the beginning of the third main stream line (7002) from the bottom. , The article (G
In (f), the respective articles (G) are first tributary lines (1a), (2d), (so that the articles (Gg) are lined up at the head of the main stream line (7002) at the fifth stage from the bottom. Three
d), (4f), (5g), and the articles (Ga), (Gd), (Gd), (Gf), (Gg) in the top row.
Are sorted. Next, the main line (7
002) is the article (Gg), the second main line from the bottom (7002) is the article (Gh), the third main line from the bottom is the main line (7002) is the article (Gj) from the bottom. The article (Gj) is loaded on the fourth main line (7002) and the article (Gl) is loaded on the fifth main line (7002) from the bottom at the second position on each main line (7002). The respective articles (G) are aligned so that the first tributary lines (1g), (2h), (3j), (4j), (5) are aligned.
l), and the articles (Gg), (G
h), (Gj), (Gj), and (Gl) are loaded.
Next, the article (Gr) is in the first main line (7002) from the bottom, the article (Gr) is in the second main line (7002) from the bottom, and the main line (third) from the bottom (7002). 700
2) is the article (Gr), the fourth main line (7002) from the bottom is the article (Gr), and the fifth main line (7002) is the main line from which the article (Gr) is the main stream. Each article (G) has its first tributary line (1) so that it can be loaded at the third position on the line (7002).
r), (2r), (3r), (4r), (5r), and articles (Gr), (Gr), (G
r), (Gr), and (Gr) are loaded. Next, in the first main stream line (7002) from the bottom, articles (Gr)
However, the article (Gs) is in the second main stream line from the bottom (7002), the article (Gt) is in the third main stream line from the bottom (7002), and the main stream line is the fourth main stream from the bottom (7002).
The article (Gt) is loaded in 2) and the article (Gy) is loaded in the fifth main line (7002) from the bottom at the fourth position on each main line (7002). The article (G) is the first tributary line (1r), (2
s), (3t), (4t), (5y), and articles (Gr), (Gs), (Gt), (G) in the fourth row.
t) and (Gy) are loaded. Next, the article (Ga) is fed from the bottom to the main stream line (7002) at the first stage from the bottom.
The article (Ga) is in the main stream line (7002) in the third row, and the article (Gb) is in the main stream line (7002) in the third row from the bottom.
However, the article (Gd) is on the fourth main stream line (7002) from the bottom, and the article (Ge) is on the fifth main stream line (7002) from the fifth on the main stream line (7002). The respective articles (G) are loaded on the first tributary lines (1a), (2a), (3
b), (4d), (5e), and the articles (Ga), (Ga), (Gb), (Gd), and (Ge) are carried out in the fifth row.
Are sorted. Next, the main line (7
002) is the article (Ge), the second main flow line (7002) from the bottom is the product (Gg), and the third main flow line (7002) is the product (Gh) from the bottom. The article (Gk) is loaded on the fourth main line (7002) and the article (Gk) is loaded on the fifth main line (7002) from the bottom at the sixth position on each main line (7002). The respective articles (G) are aligned so that the first tributary lines (1e), (2g), (3h), (4k), (5).
k), and the articles (Ge), (G
g), (Gh), (Gk), and (Gk) are loaded.
Next, the article (Gl) is in the first main line from the bottom (7002), the article (Gm) is in the second main line from the bottom (7002), and the main line in the third from the bottom (700). 700
2) is the article (Gp), the fourth main flow line (7002) from the bottom is the article (Gr), and the fifth main flow line (7002) is the main stream from the bottom (Gs). Each article (G) has its first tributary line (1) so that it can be loaded at the 7th position on the line (7002).
l), (2m), (3p), (4r), (5s), and articles (Gl), (Gm), (G) in the seventh row.
p), (Gr), and (Gs) are loaded. Next, in the first main line (7002) from the bottom, articles (Gs)
However, the article (Gt) is in the second main stream line from the bottom (7002), the article (Gy) is in the third main stream line from the bottom (7002), and the fourth main stream line from the bottom (7002).
2) The article (Gz) is loaded on the fifth main line (7002) from the bottom, and the article (Gz) is loaded on the main line (7002) at the eighth position. The article (G) is the first tributary line (1s), (2
t), (3y) and the second tributary line (4z), (5z)
And the goods (Gs), (Gt),
(Gy), (Gz), and (Gz) are loaded. That is,
In the first main line (7002) from the bottom, goods (G
a), (Gg), (Gr), (Gr), (Ga), (G
e), (Gl), and (Gs) in this order, the articles (Gd), (Gh), and
(Gr), (Gs), (Ga), (Gg), (Gm),
In the order of (Gt), the third main line (700
2) includes articles (Gd), (Gj), (Gr), (G
t), (Gb), (Gh), (Gp), and (Gy) in this order, the articles (Gf), (Gj), (Gr), and (Gt) on the main line (7002) at the fourth stage from the bottom. ), (Gd),
In the order of (Gk), (Gr), and (Gz), the articles (Gg) and (G
l), (Gr), (Gy), (Ge), (Gk), (G
s) and (Gz) are ordered in the order of 40
2 of the articles (G) arranged in the first to fourth rows
20 articles (G) were stored in the first loading container (C) in the arrangement of 5 rows × 4 columns by the loading device (8000) for the articles and were loaded in the 5th to 8th rows. The individual articles (G) are stored in the second packing container (C) in an arrangement of 5 rows × 4 columns.

Next, the order as described above, that is, the article (G
a), (Gg), (Gr), (Gr), (Ga), (G
e), (Gl), and (Gs) in this order when the articles (G) are loaded on the first main stream line (7002) from the bottom, the first tributary line (7001A) or the second tributary line (7001A) How the article (G) placed on the tributary line (7001B) is taken out to the main stream line (7002) will be described.

First main stream line (7002) 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 above 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 (7023) attached to the mainstream line (7002) causes the mainstream line (7002).
Since one pulse is generated for 1 mm movement of 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, the respective articles (G) are placed on the main stream line (7002) in a predetermined manner. They are picked up and ordered in order of pitch and order.

That is, the first main stream line from the bottom (700
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 (7002) from the bottom, that is, the article input device (800
Since the article (Ga) that should first reach 0) is placed on the first tributary line (1a), 1
The article (Ga) may be carried 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 (7003) 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 (7002) after 0000 pulses. ) Is given to. The final end, that is, the article (Ga) that should first reach the article input device (8000) is the main line (7002).
Is carried out at the top, the carry-out timing based on the carrying order is 0 pulse.

After the article (Ga), the mainstream line (700
The article (Gg) to reach the final end of 2) is carried out from the first tributary line (1g), and then the main line (7002).
500 mm from the virtual space of the article (Ga) set above
Only the virtual space on the upstream side is loaded. That is, the distance between the uppermost second tributary line (1z) and the seventh first tributary line (1g) is 400 mm × (26−7) = 760.
The position correction value of the first tributary line (1g) or the article (Gg) is 7600 pulses. Also,
The conveyance interval with the article (Ga) that reaches the final end first is 5
Since it is 00 mm, the first tributary line (1 g) after 8100 pulses obtained by adding 500 pulses to 7600 pulses
An article take-out command is given to the article take-out device (7003) provided at the tip of the first tributary line (1g) so as to take out the article (Gg) from the main stream line (7002).

After the article (Gg), the mainstream line (700
The article (Gr) that should reach the final end of 2) is carried out from the first tributary line (1r), and the main line (7002).
1000m from the virtual space of the article (Ga) set above
Only m items are 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 × (26-18) =
It is 3200 mm, and the position correction value of the first tributary line (1r) or the article (Gr) is 3200 pulses. In addition, since the conveyance interval with the article (Ga) that reaches the final end first is 1000 mm, it is 1000 in 3200 pulses.
Article which is provided at 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 tributary line (7002) after 4200 pulses after adding the pulses Removal device (70
03).

After the above article (Gr), the article (Gr) of the same type reaches the final end of the main stream line (7002),
The article (Gr) is also carried out from the first tributary line (1r) and set on the main stream line (7002) (G).
The load is aligned in the virtual space on the upstream side by 1500 mm from the virtual space of a). That is, since the conveyance interval with the article (Ga) that reaches the final end first is 1500 mm, 32
After 4700 pulses obtained by adding 1500 pulses to 00 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 (7002). It is given to the article take-out device (7003) provided.

After the article (Gr), the mainstream line (700
The article (Ga) that should reach the final end of 2) is carried out from the first tributary line (1a), and the main line (7002).
2000 mm from the virtual space of the article (Ga) that should reach the final end of the first mainstream line (7002) set above
Only the virtual space on the upstream side is loaded. That is, the conveying interval with the article (Ga) that reaches the final end first is 2000 m.
Since it is m, the 1st tributary line (1a) after 12000 pulses obtained by adding 2000 pulses to 10000 pulses
An article take-out command is given to the article take-out device (7003) provided at the tip of the first tributary line (1a) so as to take out the article (Ga) from the main stream line (7002).

After the article (Ga), the mainstream line (700
The article (Ge) to reach the final end of 2) is carried out from the first tributary line (1e), and the main line (7002).
2500mm from the virtual space of the article (Ga) that should reach the final end of the first mainstream line (7002) set above
Only the virtual space on the upstream side is loaded. That is, the distance between the uppermost second tributary line (1z) and the fifth first tributary line (1e) is 400 mm × (26−5) = 840.
The position correction value of the first tributary line (1e) or the article (Ge) is 8400 pulses. Also,
The conveyance interval with the article (Ga) that reaches the final end first is 2
Since it is 500 mm, the article take-out command is such that the article (Ge) is taken out from the first tributary line (1e) to the main stream line (7002) after 10900 pulses obtained by adding 2500 pulses to 8400 pulses. ). The article take-out device (70
03).

After the article (Ge), the mainstream line (700
The article (Gl) that should reach the final end of 2) is carried out from the first tributary line (1l), and the main line (7002).
3000 mm from the virtual space of the article (Ga) that should reach the final end of the first mainstream line (7002) set above
Only the virtual space on the upstream side is loaded. That is, the distance between the uppermost second tributary line (1z) and the twelfth first tributary line (1l) is 400 mm × (26-12) = 5.
It is 600 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 3000 in 5600 pulses.
Article provided with an article take-out command at the tip of the first tributary line (1l) so as to take out the article (Gl) from the first tributary line (1l) to the main tributary line (7002) after 8600 pulses after adding the pulses Removal device (70
03).

After the article (Gl), the mainstream line (700
The article (Gs) to reach the final end of 2) is carried out from the first tributary line (1s), and then the main line (7002).
3500 mm from the virtual space of the article (Ga) that should reach the final end of the first mainstream line (7002) set above
Only the virtual space on the upstream side is loaded. That is, the distance between the uppermost second tributary line (1z) and the 19th first tributary line (1s) is 400 mm × (26-19) = 2.
The position correction value of the first tributary line (1s) or the article (Gs) is 2800 pulses. Further, since the conveyance interval with the article (Ga) that reaches the final end first is 3500 mm, 3500 in 2800 pulses.
Article which is provided at the tip of the first tributary line (1s) so as to take out the article (Gs) from the first tributary line (1s) to the main tributary line (7002) after 6300 pulses after adding the pulses Removal device (70
03).

The method of arranging the desired articles (G) in the one or two arranging containers (C) has been described above.
Needless to say, it is possible to carry out load alignment for a large number of load align containers (C) one after another.

When the articles (G) are lined up in the main line (7002) from the second to the fifth from the bottom, the position correction value and the conveyance interval are calculated in the same manner, and the predetermined values are calculated. At the timing, from the first tributary line (7001A) and the second tributary line (7001B) to the main line (7
002) is controlled so that the article (G) is carried out.

21 is a perspective view of the article loading device (8000) shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 22 is an explanatory view of the operation of the article loading device (8000) shown in FIG.
1) is a container transfer conveyor configured to transfer (load) containers (C) in a tilting direction (substantially vertical) and including an endless rotary body with pawls that is driven at two transfer speeds. Forced container transfer device in which six claws (8122) are attached to a pair of container transfer chutes (8011) arranged and a pair of endless rotating bodies (8121) arranged between the pair of container transfer chutes (8011). (8012), a pair of container regulation guides (8013) arranged above the pair of container transfer chutes (8011), a transmission (8014) (not shown) including an inverter, and the like, and the transmission (8014) allows endless movement. The rotating body (8121) is configured so that it can be shifted to two preset conveying speeds. In addition, (80
Reference numeral 02) is an article supply conveyor configured to load the article (G) in a direction substantially parallel to the front wall (C1) of the container (C) conveyed by the container conveyance conveyor (8001). The inclined belt conveyor is provided so that the article (G) discharged from (8002) can be loaded by gravity in a direction substantially parallel to the front wall (C1) of the container (C). Further, (8003) is a container carry-in conveyor composed of a belt conveyor, and (8004) is a container carry-out conveyor composed of a belt conveyor. Thus, the articles (G), which are sorted by the container (C) unit by the article storage and sorting device (7000) and continuously supplied by the main line (7002), are approximately equal to the moving speed of the container (C). The container (C) is moved downward at a stacking speed, and the articles (G) are stored in the container (C) in an aligned state so as to be stacked, and the article (G) is also introduced. After suspending the container (C) and the next container (C),
The next container (C) is moved at a speed higher than the moving speed of the container (C) during loading of the article to a position where the article (G) can be loaded.

That is, as shown in FIG. 22, five pieces are placed in the width direction on the article supply conveyor (8002) at a substantially constant pitch, for example, a 0.5 second pitch, for example, a length of 300 m.
An article (G) having a thickness of 50 mm is provided by an article supply conveyor (80
02) moves toward the container (C). On the other hand, the container (C) is sequentially supplied to the container transfer chute (8011) by the container carry-in conveyor (8003), slides on the container transfer chute (8011), and the container forced transfer device (80).
12). When the container (C) is transferred from the container transfer chute (8011) to the container forced transfer device (8012) (see FIG. 22A), the container forced transfer device (8012) is driven at a low speed. Has been done.

The container (C) transferred to the container forced transfer device (8012) was transferred at a low speed in conjunction with the transfer of the container (C) into which the article (G) was being loaded, as described later. Then, the article (G) is moved to the position where the article (G) is loaded by temporarily stopping the operation and further conveying it at a high speed, and then repeating the low speed conveyance, the temporary stop, and the high speed conveyance again.

When the container (C) is moved to the article loading start position, the carrying speed of the container forced transfer device (8012) is switched from the high speed to the low speed, and the article supply conveyor (80
02) the articles (G) that are continuously supplied by 5 are placed so as to be piled up by 5 at a time at a low speed in a container (C) that is moving, and the articles (G) that have been introduced are aligned in the container (C). It is stored in the state. Incidentally, the transport speed of the container forced transport device (8012) when the article (G) is loaded into the container (C),
That is, the moving speed of the container (C) is equal to or a little faster than the stacking speed of the articles (G) to be loaded, which is 50 mm / 0.5 seconds = 6 m / minute in this embodiment, for example, 6
It is set to ~ 7 m / min. However, the container forced transfer device (8012) is stopped when the fourth-stage article (G) is loaded into the container (C). That is, the final article (G)
When the container (C) arrives at the position where the container is put, the claw (8122) attached to the endless rotating body (8121) is detected by the detector arranged at a predetermined position, and the container forced transfer device (8012) is moved. It pauses and waits until the final article (G) is completely loaded (see FIG. 22B).

When the final article (G) is loaded into the container (C), the container forced transfer device (8012) is driven at a high speed, and is continuously transferred by the article supply conveyor (8002) at substantially the same pitch. After the container (C) is transported to a position (see FIG. 22 (c)) where the next article (G) can be loaded slightly above the front wall (C1) of the next container (C), the container is forcibly transported. The conveying speed of the device (8012) is switched from the high speed to the low speed, and the article (G) is sequentially loaded into the next container (C) as described above. The first container (G) to be loaded into the next container (C) does not hit the rear wall of the previous container (C) and the front wall (C1) of the next container (C), and the next container As shown in FIG.
002) transport speed, transport pitch, and high-speed transport speed of the container forced transport device (8012) are set. still,
FIG. 23 is an explanatory view showing an example of the shifting state of the transport speed of the container forced transfer device (8012). When the final article (G) is loaded into the container (C), the container forced transfer device (8012) is shown.
Is driven from a stopped state at a high speed momentarily and can be immediately switched to a low speed.

The container (C) loaded with the article (G) is released from the container forced transfer device (8012), slides again on the container transfer chute (8011) (see FIG. 22 (d)), and the container unloading conveyor. (8004) (FIG. 22)
(See (e)) It is sent to the next step. When the container (C) changes from the inclined state to the horizontal state, the twenty articles (G) housed in the container (C) are aligned from the stacked state to the standing state.

Although the article arranging method of the present invention has been described above with the embodiment of the article arranging equipment suitable for its implementation, the article arranging method of the present invention is not limited to these. For example, a plurality of first tributary lines (7001) juxtaposed to one main line (7002).
(A) stores articles (G) of the same type, and articles (G) of the same type placed on a plurality of first tributary lines (7001A) juxtaposed in parallel to each other at approximately the same time as one main line ( 700
Alternatively, the articles (G) may be taken out in 2) and the articles (G) may be sorted.

The length dimension of the article (G) may be different for each kind, and in this case, the main line (700
In 2), a virtual space corresponding to the order and size of the articles (G) to be conveyed, that is, a margin space that is constant in the length dimension of each article (G),
For example, a virtual space in which 200 mm is added is continuously set, and when a predetermined virtual space reaches a position facing the article (G) to be loaded, the article (G) is taken out to the mainstream line (7002). You can do this.

It is not necessary to store ten articles (G) in the first tributary line (7001A), for example, all articles (G) stored in the first box (B). Is stored in the first tributary line (7001A) from the bottom, and all articles (G) stored in the second box (B) are placed in the first tributary from the bottom. Line (7001
Items (G)
May be housed in the first tributary line (7001A).

Further, the gravity roller conveyor (700
Instead of the second tributary line (7001B) consisting of 1), a storage conveyor may be provided on the upstream side of the main stream line (7002) and the storage conveyor may be the second tributary line.

The number of articles (G) loaded into the load-sorting container (C) is not limited to 20, and the number of articles (G) loaded into each load-sorting container (C) is different. May be.

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As described above, the article arranging method according to the present invention includes the first tributary line for placing articles by type and a plurality of varieties which are preliminarily aligned and supplied in the order of the types of articles to be taken out. By providing the second tributary line on which the articles are placed, it is possible to place a plurality of articles with low load alignment request frequency on the second tributary line, respectively. Articles of a desired product type can be sorted in a desired quantity by a small number of tributary lines.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a plate-shaped body lifting device, a detection tool lifting device, and the like of the box unpacking device shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a plate-shaped body moving device and the like mounted on the plate-shaped body lifting device shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of an unpacking operation procedure of the box unpacking device shown in FIGS. 2 and 3;

5 is a perspective view of the pusher shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a state where the box body is pushed by the pusher shown in FIG.

7 is a perspective view of the flap opening device which is substantially the same as the flap opening device shown in FIG. 1 except that the carrying-out direction of the box is the opposite direction to the flap opening device shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a procedure for opening the upper outer flap and the lower outer flap by the flap opening device shown in FIG.

9 is an explanatory view of a procedure for opening the upper outer flap and the lower outer flap by the flap opening device shown in FIG.

10 is an explanatory diagram of a procedure for opening the upper outer flap and the lower outer flap by the flap opening device shown in FIG.

11 is a perspective view of the article takeout device shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

12 is a perspective view of an essential part of a pusher of the article takeout device shown in FIG.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a box body in which an upper outer flap and a lower outer flap forming one (left) side surface portion are opened by the flap opening device shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram of a procedure of opening the upper outer flap and the lower outer flap forming the other (right) side surface portion by the article take-out device shown in FIG. 11.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view in which the pendant of the article supply apparatus shown in FIG. 1 is omitted.

16 is a schematic plan view of the article supply apparatus shown in FIG.

17 is a perspective view of an essential part of the swing conveyor shown in FIG.

18 is an article storage load aligning apparatus shown in FIG. 1 except that the number of rows of gravity roller conveyors and the arrangement of main lines are different from those of the article storage load aligning apparatus shown in FIG. 1. It is a perspective view of an alignment device.

FIG. 19 is an enlarged perspective view of the tip of the gravity roller conveyor shown in FIG. 18.

FIG. 20 is an elevation view of a flow shelf formed by arranging a total of 130 gravity gravity conveyors in 26 rows in the direction along the mainstream line and in five stages in the vertical direction.

21 is a perspective view of the article input device shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

22 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the article input device shown in FIG. 21. FIG.

FIG. 23 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a shift state of the transport speed of the container forced transport device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 7001A First tributary line 7001B Second tributary line 7002 Main tributary line 7004 Fluid shelf G Article

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Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A first tributary line for placing articles by product type, and a second tributary line for placing articles of a plurality of product types that are preliminarily aligned and supplied in the order of the product types to be taken out .
The article taken out from the first tributary line and the second article
Books that are lined up with goods taken out of the tributary line
And a flow line, and the order of arranging articles on the main line
Continuously set the virtual space according to the
When you reach a position opposite the items to be sorted,
A method of aligning articles, wherein the articles placed on the first tributary line and the articles placed on the second tributary line are taken out to a main stream line in a desired quantity and the articles are lined up. 2. At least one kind of article is a plurality of first articles.
The method for arranging articles according to claim 1, wherein the article is placed on the tributary line. 3. Articles of the same product type are taken out from a plurality of first tributary lines to a main line almost at the same time and are packed.
The method of assembling articles according to claim 2. 4. The method for arranging articles according to claim 1, wherein the first tributary line is formed of a fluidized shelf. 5. The articles of the same type are placed on a plurality of stages of first tributary lines located in the same row.
Item 4. The article assembling method according to any one of 4 above.