JPH11301818A - Picking method and picking device for pick-to-belt - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a picking mistake, enhance work efficiency, and attain reduction of work labor, in picking of a pick-to-belt. SOLUTION: In picking of a pick-to-belt arranging shelves 1 divided into a location 2 to be opposed by providing a space also setting a conveyer between the sheets 1, a rail 6 is set up in a space on a conveying belt 4, a base seat support frame 11 is suspended movably by engaging with this rail 6, and a base seat 10 is moved to be positioned in a space on a picking path 5 between the conveyer and the shelf 1, also a radio LAN receiving input means of a shipping data seal 23, memory means, picking data display means, data collation discriminating means, shipping data seal print means, and a commodity data read means are provided in the base seat 10.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a picking method called a pick-to-belt which picks up a product such as a cardboard box at a distribution center or a distribution center by running a conveyor in parallel with a shelf. It concerns the device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the conventional pick-to-belt method, a shipping data sticker (location number, destination name,
Product name, other data, etc.) on the release paper
It is an essential condition to carry a strip-shaped long sticker.

[0003] The first method is to use this band-shaped seal to place the first shipping data seal at the location NO.
Go to the location of the shelf that contains the package to be picked, attach the shipping data sticker that has been peeled off from the band-shaped sticker to the target package, move it to the conveyor belt, finish picking, and complete the next picking. Therefore, it is performed by moving the picking path between the conveyor belt and the shelf.

[0004] In this method, a picking error in which a shipping data sticker is attached to a package other than the intended one and shipped is likely to occur. Even if a mistake is found during inspection in a later process, it is necessary to return the wrong package to the original location and to peel off the shipping data sticker that has been incorrectly attached, which is a great deal of trouble. In addition, the mark of the peeling of the seal remains to reduce the commercial value, and it is necessary to reissue the shipping data seal, which complicates the management system of the shipping data seal.

[0005] As another method, there is a method in which an electronic display device is installed in accordance with the location of the shelf, and the electronic display device at the location for accommodating the target package emits light to give an instruction. It is effective when the package in the location is a single item, but in the case of multiple types, if there is a problem of picking mistakes and if the pre-replenishment of the product on the shelf is incorrect, Picking. And the wiring work and the equipment cost of the electronic display equipment cannot be ignored.

Further, as another method, data is loaded on a portable handy terminal device, and a shipping data sticker is scanned and collated with bundled product data (attached by a producer or a wholesaler). There are also proposals for picking while verifying. However, the operation of attaching the shipping sticker while holding the strip-shaped long sticker and the handy terminal device, and carrying the package to the conveyor belt is inefficient in work efficiency and burdens the operator.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for picking a pick-to-belt which prevents picking mistakes, increases work efficiency, and further reduces work labor. It is.

[0008]

According to the picking method of the pick-to-belt of the present invention, shipping data is input to a computer movable along a conveyor by wireless LAN, and necessary picking data of a picked product is displayed. And print out the shipping data sticker, and compare this picking data with the barcode data of the picked product scanned by the reading means. In addition to displaying data, the next shipping data sticker is output and printed.

The pick-to-belt picking device is arranged such that shelves divided into locations are spaced apart from each other and are arranged to face each other. A rail is installed in the space, and a pedestal support frame is suspended so as to be movable by engaging with the rail. The pedestal moves in a space on the picking path between the conveyor and the shelf, and the shipping data is stored on the pedestal. Wireless LAN reception input means, storage means, picking data display means, data collation determination means, shipping data sticker printing means, and product data reading means.

According to the present invention, shipping data is input to a computer and data necessary for picking is output and displayed. Since the shipping data sticker is output and printed in advance, only the shipping data sticker to be picked is held and the display is visually checked. To select the corresponding product at the location. Then, if the barcode data of the selected product is scanned and matched with the shipping data and matches, the output display changes to the next picking display and the next shipping data sticker is output and printed, After confirming, the shipping data sticker is attached to the picked product, placed on a conveyor, one picking is completed, and the next picking is performed.

The shipment data to the computer is wireless LAN
Since the equipment is simplified, the equipment is simplified, and a computer and output device are provided on a pedestal that can be moved along the conveyor, so that it is sufficient to have a shipping data seal for only the products to be picked. The load on the device is minimized, and the aptitude of the picking is determined by the computer, and the picking is performed accurately.

[0012]

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment, in which shelves 1, 1 are located opposite to locations 2, 2,. ... are displayed at appropriate places in the frame.

At the center between the shelves 1, 1, a conveyor belt 4 is provided along the shelves 1, 1. The conveyor belt 4 and each of the shelves 1, 1
There is also a space between the two to form the picking paths 5 and 5. The pick-to-belt basics in which the worker moves the target product from the location 2 of the shelves 1 and 1 to the transport belt 4 while moving the picking paths 5 and 5 It has a configuration.

A rail 6 is provided in the upper space along the conveyor belt 4.
Is installed. Also, a support frame 1 of a base 10 on which a personal computer 7, a printer 8, and a barcode scanner 9 are installed.
An upper connection plate 12 and a frame body 14 having rollers 13 and 13 which are in contact with the rail 6 are mounted on a shaft 15 so as to be rotatable in the horizontal direction. Therefore, the pedestal 10 is hung on the rail 6 so as to be movable in the same direction as the transport belt 4, and
It is rotatable in the horizontal direction.

Further, the support frames 11, 11 are bent,
The pedestal 10 is a space above the picking path 5 (floor height 0.8m ~
1.2 m is preferable), and the operator can push and pull the pedestal to move it.
If it rotates horizontally by 180 degrees, it is possible to move in the space above the picking paths 5 on both sides of the transport belt 4.

The personal computer 7 and the printer 8 are fixed to a pedestal 10, and the personal computer 7 has a CPU 16 having an information processing function.
A printer 8 and a barcode scanner 9 are connected to the CPU 16.
7, a wireless communication device 18 and a storage device 19. The barcode scanner 9 is detachably locked to the pedestal 10 and can be operated within the range permitted by the connection cord 20. Reference numeral 21 denotes a battery serving as an operation source of each device.
There is no need to lay or drag the power cord.

The picking data is received by the wireless communication device 18 via the wireless LAN and stored in the storage device 19 of the personal computer 7, and the program of the CPU 16 displays the location number, the product and the quantity from the first picked product data on the display 17. In addition to the display output, the required number of shipping data stickers 23 are printed from the printer 8. Therefore, the operator pushes the pedestal 10 to the corresponding location of the location number displayed on the display 17 with the printed shipping data sticker 23 and moves.

Next, the barcode 24 such as ITF attached to the corresponding product 22 at the displayed location 2 is scanned by the barcode scanner 9. The scanning data is input to the CPU 16 to check whether the picked product data is appropriate. As a result of the comparison, if they match, the display 17 displays the location number, product name and quantity of the next picked product, and the printer 8 prints the shipping data sticker 23. If they do not match, a change occurs in each device. Absent.

Therefore, if the display on the display 17 changes and a new shipping data sticker 23 is output and printed, the picked product is correct, and the worker attaches the shipping data sticker 23 to the product 22. Then, it is only necessary to transfer and place the transfer belt 4 on the transport belt 4.

[0020]

As described above, according to the present invention, if the stored picking data matches the scanned product data, the output display changes and the next shipping data sticker is output. There is no need to check and collate the data and the contents of the product, and there is an effect that picking can be performed accurately and easily.

The shipping data sticker is output and printed by the required quantity of the product at the time of picking, so that it can be peeled off and affixed to the product by that amount, and the work efficiency is improved without disturbing other work operations. Since the display of the next picked item and the shipping data seal are prepared, the process can be performed immediately, which is an efficient operation.

Equipment such as a personal computer is mounted on a pedestal, and the pedestal can move on the picking path in parallel with the conveyor, so that the burden on the operator is greatly reduced, the display on the display is easy to see, and the movement is easy. , Wireless LA
The input at N eliminates the need for codes and the like, and can be expected to improve workability.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a main part of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Shelf 2 Location 3 Location NO 4 Conveyor belt 5 Picking path 6 Rail 7 Personal computer 8 Printer 9 Barcode scanner 10 Pedestal 11 Support frame 12 Upper connecting plate 13 Roller 14 Frame 15 Axial 16 CPU 17 Display 18 Wireless communication device 19 Storage Device 20 Connection cord 21 Battery 22 Product 23 Shipping data sticker 24 Bar code

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. Shipping data is input to a computer movable along a conveyor by wireless LAN, picking data required for picked goods is output and displayed on a display means, and a shipping data sticker is output and printed. The data and the barcode data of the picked product scanned by the reading means are collated and discriminated, and when the data matches, the display on the display means changes to the display of the necessary picking data of the next picked product, and the next shipping data sticker is output and printed. Picking a pick-to-belt. 2. A pick-to-belt pick-up having a conveyor conveyed between shelves, wherein a rail is provided in a space above the conveyor belt. A pedestal support frame is movably suspended by engaging with this rail, and the pedestal is positioned and moved in a space on a picking path between the conveyor and the shelf, and wireless LAN reception input means for shipping data is provided on the pedestal.
A pick-to-belt picking apparatus comprising a storage means, a picking data display means, a data collation discriminating means, a shipping data sticker printing means and a product data reading means.