JPH11310309A - Article storage management system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To properly house an article in a container having a specified filling rate by properly specifying the filling rate of the container for housing the article. SOLUTION: A container for housing a plurality of articles is carried between a reception section K for receiving the lending/returning of articles and a shelf for housing a plurality of containers by a carrying means, a managing means P for managing the lending/returning of the articles by operating the carrying means to carry while managing the housing positions of the respective articles housed in the shelf controls the carrying operation of the carrying means such that when article filling rates are specified by specifying means U1 and U2 provided in the reception section K, the containers having filling rates coincident with the specified filling rates are carried to the reception section K.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a transporting means for transporting a container for accommodating a plurality of articles between a receiving section for accepting a rental return of an article and a shelf for accommodating the plurality of containers, and An article provided with management means for executing the transport operation of the transport means and managing lending and return of the article while managing the storage position of each container stored on the shelf and the filling rate of the article in each container. Regarding storage management system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In such an article storage management system, a large number of articles are intensively stored on shelves to reduce storage space, while saving labor in lending and returning articles. As a conventional example of such a system, Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 7-285621 discloses a system for storing and managing books as articles. In this book storage management system, it has been proposed to manage the book filling rate of each container, sort the books by size, and store them in containers. By performing so-called sorting management by size, in which each book is sorted by size and stored in a container in this way, as described in the above-mentioned publication, a storage unit according to the book size is provided on the shelf. Thus, the efficiency of storing books can be improved, but the following advantages can be also provided. As a posture for storing books, a vertical posture is preferable, but when books are stored in a container in a vertical posture and a book having a large difference in size, that is, a height is mixed, a book of a small size is used. There is a risk that books will be difficult to handle, such as the large size of books when they are taken out of the container.However, if the books are arranged in the same size and stored in the container, they can be taken in and out of the container. And so on.

[0003] In order to manage the book filling rate of each container and to sort each book according to size and store it in the container,
Conventionally, as described in the above-mentioned publication, the size of each book is manually input, and while detecting the filling rate of the book in each container in the middle of the transport of the container, it is necessary to store the returned book. As the container, a container with a low filling rate corresponding to the size of the book was searched and transported to the reception unit.

[0004]

In the above prior art, books are stored in order from the container having the lowest filling rate.
For example, it is not possible to select a container having an empty space (filling rate) corresponding to the amount of books to be stored and store it efficiently, and each container tends to have a similar intermediate filling rate.
As a result, while it is difficult to produce a full container with an effective use of the storage capacity, the number of empty containers having a filling rate of 0 is also reduced. For example, when a large number of returned books are stored at once. In addition, although an empty container requires only a small number of containers, it is necessary to transport many containers with an intermediate filling rate many times to perform the storing operation, which may reduce the work efficiency. there were. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to appropriately specify a filling rate for a container for storing articles and to appropriately store the articles in a container having the specified filling rate. This is to solve the above-mentioned disadvantages of the prior art.

[0005]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a container for accommodating a plurality of articles is provided between a reception unit for accepting lending and returning of articles and a shelf for accommodating a plurality of containers. The management means for managing the lending and returning of the articles by operating the conveyance means while managing the storage position of each container which is conveyed by the conveyance means and stored on the shelf, by the instruction means provided in the reception unit When the instruction to carry out the container is given by designating the filling rate of the article, the carrying operation of the carrying means is controlled so that the container having the designated filling rate of the article is carried to the receiving section. Therefore, a container with a designated filling rate (empty space) of the article is conveyed to the reception unit. For example, a container having a filling rate that matches the quantity of articles to be stored is designated, and the article is placed in the empty space of the container. Can be efficiently stored, so that containers with a low filling rate are preferentially conveyed to the reception unit as in the past, and are efficiently stored in containers with a filling rate that matches the amount of articles to be stored. The inability to do so can be properly resolved.

According to the invention described in claim 2, according to claim 1
In the above, when the instruction means of the receiving unit designates the number of containers in addition to the filling rate of the articles and instructs to carry out the containers, the managing means determines that the filling rate of the articles is the designated filling rate. To transport the specified number of containers to the reception unit,
The transfer operation of the transfer means is controlled. Therefore, for example, it is possible to determine the amount of the articles to be stored and distribute the articles into a plurality of containers, so that the storage efficiency can be improved in a state where the empty space of each container is as small as possible (that is, a state where the filling rate is high). ,
Also, for example, when the amount of the received articles is large, by specifying a plurality of containers having a low filling rate and storing the received articles, the container is transported with a minimum number of containers while avoiding a decrease in work efficiency. Articles can be stored. Thus, in the case where containers with a low filling rate are preferentially conveyed to the receiving unit as in the conventional case, each container has an intermediate filling rate of the same level and the container in a full state in which the storage capacity is effectively used. And the number of empty containers having a filling rate of 0 is also reduced, so that, as described above, the articles are divided into a plurality of containers having an appropriate filling rate based on the quantity of the articles stored, and If the storage efficiency cannot be increased, and the amount of goods in the warehouse is large, it is necessary to carry out the storage operation by transporting a large number of containers with an intermediate filling rate many times. In contrast to the problem that the working efficiency is reduced, such a problem can be appropriately resolved, and the preferable means of claim 1 can be obtained.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the first aspect is provided.
Or in 2, when the instruction means of the reception unit designates the size of the article together and instructs to carry out the container, the management means determines that the filling rate of the article is the designated filling rate and the designated filling rate Transporting means for transporting a container storing articles of the same size to the reception unit, sorting data of each container, identification data of the articles stored in each container, and The articles are stored in association with the sizes, and based on the stored information, the articles are sorted by size and stored in the containers while managing the filling rate of the articles in the containers. Therefore, since the instruction to carry out the container is specified by designating the filling rate of the article and the size of the article together, for example, if the dimension of the container specifying only the filling rate is too large for the size of the article, the container is stored. Compared to the possibility that the efficiency may decrease, the container size is adapted to the size of the article, so that the storage efficiency of the container is prevented from lowering, while the separation data of each container and the container are stored in each container. The identification data of the articles and the size of each article are associated with each other, and the filling rate of the articles in each container is properly managed, and each article can be sorted by size and appropriately stored in the container.
Advantageous measures of claim 1 or 2 are obtained.

According to the invention described in claim 4, according to claim 3,
In the receiving unit, when the designation of the empty space is specified by the instruction unit of the reception unit, and the instruction to carry out the container is specified by specifying the filling rate of the article and the size of the article, the management unit sets the filling rate of the article to The empty space designation receiving mode for controlling the transport operation of the transporting means so as to transport the container having the specified filling rate and the size of the article to be stored having the specified size to the receiving unit is executed. By the instruction means of
When the normal storage is specified and the identification data of the article is input, the management means stores the input identification data, the storage information in which the identification data of the rented article and the size of the article are stored in association with each other. Find the size of the article based on
The normal warehousing mode for controlling the transport operation of the transport means is executed so that the container to be stored is the determined size and the container not filled with the articles is not full. Therefore, as the warehousing mode, a vacant space designation warehousing mode for designating the filling rate of the container and a normal warehousing mode can be selected. Can be appropriately performed, and the preferable means of claim 3 can be obtained.

According to the invention described in claim 5, according to claim 4,
In the above, a plurality of types of containers having different sizes are stored in respective storage portions provided on the shelf side so as to correspond to the plurality of containers having different sizes, respectively, and the management means fills up the articles in each container. The rate management is performed based on the size information of each container specified by the instruction unit of the reception unit, and when the empty space specification storage is specified by the instruction unit of the reception unit, the filling of the articles is performed. The empty space is controlled by controlling the transfer operation of the transfer means so that the container having the specified filling rate, the size of the articles to be stored is the specified size, and the size of the specified size is transferred to the reception unit. When the designated warehousing mode is executed, and the normal warehousing is designated by the instruction unit of the reception unit, the input identification data, the identification data of the rented article and the size of the article are stored in association with each other. Memory information The size of the article to be stored is calculated based on the size of the article, and the size of the article to be stored is large enough to store the obtained size, and the transport operation of the transport means is carried out so as to carry out the container having a filling rate of the article that is not full to the receiving section. To execute the normal warehousing mode. Therefore, in both the empty space designation storage mode and the normal storage mode, a plurality of types of containers having different sizes are appropriately stored with articles having a size corresponding to the container size, and a plurality of containers having different sizes are different. The container filling rate of each container is adjusted according to the size of each container, while the container of each kind is stored in the storage unit for each container, for example, not in the same storage unit on the shelf side so as to increase storage efficiency. Claim 4
Is obtained.

According to the invention of claim 6, according to claim 5,
In, the management means, as the size of the rectangular parallelepiped article, manages the height, width, and thickness, in the normal storage mode, based on the larger of the height and width, the article, Select the container to store. Therefore, when the articles are stored in the container in the thickness direction in a stacked manner, the size of the container for storing the articles is selected based on the larger one of the height and the width of the articles, so that the size of the articles is reduced. It is possible to appropriately avoid the inconvenience that the article cannot be stored because the article is larger than the selected container in a suitable storage form, and the preferable means of claim 5 is obtained.

According to the invention of claim 7, according to claim 1,
7. In any one of Items 6 to 6, when an instruction to delete an article is issued from an instruction means for instructing the deletion of an article managed by the management means, the management means stores information on the article for which the deletion has been instructed. Erase all information. Therefore, if there is an article that has been lost after being registered as a new article or an article that has been incorrectly registered, the information on the article can be deleted. Thus, the proper management of articles can be carried out by matching them as much as possible, whereby the suitable means of any one of claims 1 to 6 can be obtained.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, a reception unit K that accepts lending or return of a book as an article, a shelf R that stores a plurality of containers Y for storing a plurality of books, and the size of the book are measured and input. Work station S which also functions as a measuring unit provided at a location different from the receiving unit K
Transport means TP for transporting the containers Y between the receiving section K and the shelf R, or between the work station S and the shelf R, and the storage position of each container Y stored in the shelf R and the The management unit P (FIG. 12) manages the lending and returning of books by executing the transfer operation of the transfer unit TP while managing the book filling rate.
) To configure a book storage management system for storing and managing books as articles.

The book storage management system according to the present embodiment is a so-called closed-type book storage unit in which books are transferred between a user and a librarian in a reception unit K. Store books on shelves where possible,
The description will be made assuming that the library is provided in a library having a so-called open book storage unit. That is, the shelf R and the work station S are installed in the basement of a building constituting the library, and the reception unit K is provided on the first floor of the building.

In this embodiment, basically, A
4, A5, B5, B6 each size of books, A2 size newspapers, and other irregular-sized books,
It is now treated as a book. As the container Y, a plurality of types having different sizes are provided. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, when the container Y is stored in the shelf R, the width L and the height along the shelf width direction are set. Two types of large containers YL and small containers YS having different heights H and having the same width W along the shelf depth direction are prepared.
In addition, each container Y has a barcode indicator BC that displays a container number for separating each container Y as a barcode.
Is installed. By the way, this barcode display B
In C, the container number is visually indicated by a numeral. The large container YL basically stores A2 size newspapers (see FIG. 9A) and A4 size and B5 size books (see FIG. 9B). Basically, books of A5 size and B6 size (see FIGS. 10A and 10B) and books of other irregular sizes (see FIG. 10C) are stored. .

For books stored in each container Y, the above-described filling rate management, that is, the filling rate of books in each container Y is managed. For this reason, the form of storing books, newspapers, and books in each container Y is also defined, and the filling rate is managed. More specifically, in the large container YL, the newspapers are sequentially stacked and stored in a flat configuration (see FIG. 9A).
Or, a portrait mode in which books of A4 and B5 are arranged in two rows in a vertical position (see FIG. 9B) is selected. In the small container YS, books of A4 and B5 are placed in one row in a horizontal portrait position. (See FIG. 10 (a)), a vertical position where A5 and B6 books are arranged in two rows in a vertical position (see FIG. 10 (b)), and a flat type in which books are sequentially stacked and stored. The placement mode (see FIG. 10C) is selected. When a book is stored by selecting a vertically arranged form in which books are arranged in two rows in a vertical posture, the partition M is set at the center of the container Y. In each storage mode, the maximum dimension in the direction in which newspapers, books, and books are arranged, that is, the maximum dimension in which books can be stored, is set in advance, and the empty space obtained by sequentially subtracting the book thickness from the maximum dimension. The smaller the size, the higher the filling rate. In this embodiment, the empty space is referred to as an empty space.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 6 and 8, the shelf R is provided with a plurality of containers Y having different dimensions as described above.
The storage units corresponding to L and YS are provided. That is, a shelf RL as a storage section for a large container storing the large container YL and a shelf RS as a storage section for a small container storing the small container YS are provided. Each of the large container shelf RL and the small container shelf RS is the container Y
The rack portions 1L and 1S provided with the storage portions 40 in the longitudinal direction and the vertical direction are arranged in plural in the shelf depth direction. A rack portion located between both ends of the plurality of rack portions 1L and 1S is configured to be freely movable in the depth direction of the shelf, and the moving passage T of the stacker crane 2 is selectively provided between adjacent rack portions. Is formed. Further, a traverser 3 for carrying the stacker crane 2 thereon is provided so as to travel along one end of the shelf R. Although not shown, the stacker crane 2 is provided with a single-type fork for transferring containers for taking the containers Y in and out of the storage section 40 of the shelf. As shown in FIG. 11, the storage portions 40 of the rack portions 1L and 1S are configured to support the container Y with a pair of left and right container support portions 40A.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the receiving unit K
Is a service counter K1 for the librarian to exchange books with the user, a service station T1 provided adjacent to the service counter K1 for relaying books, and a reference counter K
2 and a reference station T which is provided adjacent to the reference counter K2 and which relays books for transport in the same manner as the service station K2.
2 is provided. The service counter K1 and the reference counter K2 can basically perform the same operation, but usually, the service counter K1 is mainly used. And service counter K
If you want to help work when the amount of work is too much,
The reference counter K2 or the reference station T2 is used, for example, when the maintenance work of the service counter K1 or the service station T1 is to be continued.

The transfer means TP will be described. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 6, a conveyor 5 for forming a U-shaped work station is installed corresponding to a work station S provided under the building. Then, the stacker crane 2 transfers the container Y to the conveyor 5, that is, carries out the container Y. When the traverser 3 is located at a position corresponding to the work station S, a transfer conveyor 3A for receiving the container Y unloaded from the work station forming conveyor 5 is provided. The transfer of the container Y to the transfer conveyor 3A, that is, the transfer of the container Y is performed.

A high-speed lifter 6 for vertical transport is provided from the basement of the building to the vicinity of the service station T1 on the first floor. As shown in FIG. 8, a conveyor corresponding to the basement of the high-speed lifter 6 and an intermediate part between the upper and lower parts are a conveyor 7 for entering the shelf R and a conveyor 8 for exiting from the shelf R.
And is installed. The stacker crane 2 moves the container Y to the storage conveyor 7 and the storage conveyor 8.
Is to be transferred.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a portion corresponding to the first floor of the high-speed lifter 6 is connected to a conveyor 4 for forming a square-shaped service station. The conveyor 4 includes a turn conveyor section 4A for changing the direction of the container Y.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 8, a portion corresponding to the underground of the high-speed lifter 6 and the upper end thereof has a first
A relay conveyor 9 is provided. The first relay conveyor 9 includes an unloading conveyor unit 9A and an infeed conveyor unit 9B for transferring the container Y to and from the track-type transfer cart 10. The track-type transport vehicle 10 performs transport between a second relay conveyor 11 provided below the reference station T2 and the first relay conveyor 9 connected to the high-speed lifter 6. The second relay conveyor 11, like the first relay conveyor 9, includes an unloading conveyor unit 11A and an infeed conveyor unit 11B for transferring the container Y to and from the track-type transfer cart 10.
As shown in FIG. 4, between the second relay conveyor 11 and a reference station forming conveyor 12 provided corresponding to the reference station T2,
A lifter 13 for vertical conveyance is provided.

Also, as shown in FIGS. 3, 5, and 7,
Conveying books between the open book storage unit and the fully closed book storage unit, transferring books between the service counter K1 and the service station T1, and transferring books between the reference counter K2 and the reference station T2. There are provided a large number of hand-held trolleys D used for carrying books in the library, such as carrying and carrying books newly stored in the library.

The management means P will be described. FIG.
As shown in the figure, a host controller P1 for managing the library storage information and the like of the entire library and a system controller P2 installed in the basement of the building and managing the entire library storage management system are communicably connected. The management means P is constituted by the two controllers P1 and P2. The host controller P1 includes a first terminal 21 installed at the service counter K1, a second terminal 22 installed at the reference counter K2, a third terminal 23 installed at the work station S, a library management room. And a number of terminals such as a fourth terminal 24 installed on the service floor of the user and a fifth terminal 25 installed on the service floor of the user.

The fourth terminal 24 inputs information relating to a newly received book, such as the title of a book newly received in the library, into the host controller P1, and registers the information as a book managed in the library. Used and
An issuing machine 24A for issuing a barcode display B as a data display unit for displaying identification data (book number in this embodiment) for identifying the book to be stored is provided.
On the barcode display B, the book number is displayed as a barcode, and in addition, the book number is written in a number so as to be visible. Then, the issued barcode display body B is provided by being attached to a book to be stored by sticking or the like. Also, the book on which the barcode display B is mounted, that is, the book registered in the host controller P1, is transported to various places using the cart D. Then, when the storage is managed in the fully enclosed storage unit, the storage unit is transported to an underground work station S.
The work at the work station S will be described later as “initial registration work”.

The fifth terminal 25 is used for the purpose of retrieving a book that the user wants to borrow, and lends printed with information of the book to be borrowed, that is, various information such as a book name and a book number for identifying the book. Printer 2 that outputs request form
5A. When borrowing a book stored in the closed-type storage unit, the request for lending is given to a librarian at the service counter K1.

The first to third terminals 21 to 23 retrieve management information of the host controller P1 such as retrieval of books stored and managed in the library, lending status of the books, and lending of registered books. And information used for inputting various kinds of information to the host controller P1, such as information for returning a book or information for removing registration of a registered book. The first and second terminals 21 and 22 include: The book includes a barcode reader BR for reading a barcode display B attached to the book, and a printer RT for outputting various information.

Like the first and second terminals, the system controller P2 searches for management information of the host controller P1, such as searching for books stored and managed in a library, and renting out books, and registering. It is also used for inputting various information to the host controller P1, such as information on lending and returning books that have been registered, information on removing registration of registered books, and the like. Like the two terminals, it has a barcode reader BR and a printer RT, and in addition to its intended use, manages the operation of the book-closed storage unit, that is, the book storage management system as a whole.

More specifically, the system controller P2 includes a first setting device U1 installed at the service station T1, a second setting device U2 installed at the reference station T2, and a second setting device U2 installed at the work station S. 3 setting device U3, a measuring device J installed at the work station S and used as a measuring device for measuring the size of a book located at a measurement point described later, a transport device TP installed near the work station S and Terminal U for monitoring the operation status of the vehicle
4. A shelf management controller U5 for managing the operation of the shelf R configured as a movable shelf provided with the stacker crane 2 and the traverser 3, and a transport controller U6 for managing the operation of the transport means TP are connected. The transport controller U6 is composed of a number of controllers installed corresponding to the high-speed lifter 6 and the conveyors, respectively.

Each of the first to third setting devices U1 to U3 has a barcode reader CR for reading the barcode display BC of the container Y and the barcode display B of the book. , Information for specifying the container Y for storing and retrieving books and information for specifying the book for storing and retrieving books can be input.

The first setting device U1 and the second setting device U2 are
Functioning as instruction means U1 and U2 provided in the reception unit K,
"Received space specified storage" described later or "Normal storage"
In the case of the designation of "Selling empty space", and the designation of "reservation of empty space", specify the filling rate of books, the size of books, the size of containers, the number of containers, etc. It can be instructed, and in the case of designation of "normal storage", it is configured such that book identification data (book number) can be input.

The system controller P2, that is, the management means P, comprises the first setting device U1 and the second setting device U2.
In the case where “empty space designation storage” is designated based on the instruction information, the book filling rate is the designated filling rate, the size of the book to be stored is the designated size, and the size is Executes an empty space designation mode for controlling the carrying operation of the carrying means TP so that the designated number of containers having the designated size are carried out to the receiving unit K,
Then, when "Normal stock" is designated, the size of the book is obtained based on the input identification data of the book and the storage information, and the book to be stored stores the book of the obtained size. It is configured to execute a normal storage mode for controlling the transport operation of the transport unit TP so as to carry out the container Y having a size that is small and the book filling rate is not full to the receiving unit K.

As shown in FIG. 13, the measuring instrument J
A thickness detection sensor 32 using an ultrasonic sensor or the like, including a rectangular mounting table 30 used as a measurement point in the book, and an L-shaped positioning body 31 erected at a corner of the mounting table 30; Further, a size detection sensor 33 for detecting width and a size detection sensor 34 for detecting height using an ultrasonic sensor or the like are provided. Then, the book is placed on the mounting table 30 with the corners of the book abutted on the positioning body 31, and the thickness detection sensor 32 measures the distance from its own installation position to the upper surface of the book, thereby obtaining the book. , And the size detection sensors 33 and 34 measure the width and height of the book by measuring the distance from its own installation position to the side of the book. That is, the measuring instrument J is configured to measure the height, width, and thickness as the size of a book, which is a rectangular parallelepiped article, and to input the measured data to the system controller P2. Here, when a plurality of books managed as separate entities, such as magazines, were bound into one book as the above-mentioned book, the size was measured by a measuring instrument J with the bound book as one book. The measurement data is input to the system controller P2.

The system controller P2, that is, the management means P, separates the classification data of each container Y (display data of the bar code display BC) and the identification data of the book stored in each container Y (the bar code display B). Display data) and
The size (height, width, thickness measurement data) of each book is stored in association with each other, and each container Y is stored based on the stored information.
Each book is sorted and managed according to size while being managed in the container Y while managing the filling rate of the book. When the magazine or the like is bound, the system controller P2 manages the filling rate of the articles in each container Y based on the measurement data as one book.

Here, the measurement of the size such as the thickness of the book is as follows.
Basically, among the books registered by the host controller P1, the management is performed for the books designated to be managed by the closed-type book storage management system. As described in “Work”, first enter the book number for identifying the book to be measured, such as inputting the identification information of the book to be measured with the barcode reader CR, and then specify the book to be measured. Are performed in the order in which the actual measurement is started. That is, in a state where the identification data (book number) of the book located on the table 30 is input, the system controller P2 inputs the data as the measurement data measured by the measuring instrument J is input. The identified identification data (book number) and the measurement data are stored in association with each other.

Further, the system controller P2
Since two kinds of containers YL and YS having different dimensions are used, the management of the filling rate of books in each container Y is controlled by each container Y.
It is configured to execute based on the size information of L and YS. In other words, taking the case of a normal book as an example, in the large container YL, the A4 and B5 books are arranged vertically in two rows in a vertical posture (see FIG. 9B). The filling rate is managed by the empty size obtained by subtracting the total thickness of the stored A4 or B5 books from the maximum storage size. In the small container YS, the A4 and B5 books are arranged in a row in a horizontal portrait orientation (FIG. 1).
0 (see FIG. 10A)) or a vertically placed form in which A5 and B6 books are arranged in two rows in a vertical posture (see FIG. 10B), so that the stored books are A4 and B5. If there is, the book is determined to be in the horizontal configuration. If the stored books are A5 or B6, the book is determined to be in the vertical configuration. In each case, the stored A4 or B5 (or The filling rate is managed by the empty size obtained by subtracting the total thickness of the books A5 and B6). Therefore, the system controller P2 manages the height, width, and thickness measured by the measuring device J as the size of the book, and in the “normal storage mode” described later, The container Y is selected according to the size of the book such as A4 or A5 on the basis of the larger one. Specifically, in the case of A4 size and B5 size, the large container Y
Either L or small container YS is selected, and in the case of A5 size and B6 size, small container YS is selected.

The operation of the book storage management system will be described below. As the work of this system, there are "ordinary receiving work" and "empty space designation receiving work" as receiving work, and "normal outgoing work" and "carpooling receiving work" as outgoing work. As work
There are operations such as "refilling operation", "collection inspection operation", "relocation", and "initial registration operation". Each operation will be described below. The selection of which of these operations to execute is made by setting each operation mode with the first to third terminals 21 to 23 and the first to third setting devices U1 to U2. Although these operations can be performed in various places, in the following description, mainly the portions to be executed will be specified and described.

[Normal Warehousing Work] The normal warehousing work is mainly performed using the service counter K1, and as shown in FIG. 12, first, a bar code reader provided in the first terminal 21 of the service counter K1. The BR reads the barcode display B of the returned book returned from the user and inputs identification information of the book to be returned, that is, the book number. Next, the books to be returned are placed on the trolley D as required and transported to the service station T1. After "normal stocking" is set by the first setting device U1, the barcode reader B reads the barcode display B of the returned book and inputs the identification information of the book to be returned, that is, the book number. If there are a plurality of books, the book numbers of the plurality of books are inputted sequentially. When the input of the book number is completed, the setting is input. In response to the input of this setting, the system controller P2 searches for a container Y that can be stored according to the set book size, and issues a work command to carry out the searched container Y to the service station T1 by the shelf management controller U5. And the transfer controller U6. Here, usually
For example, a small container YS at a position near the exit side of the shelf R (the traverser 3 side in FIG. 6) that can be unloaded in a short time is searched. Then, the shelf management controller U5 and the transport controller U
6 operates to carry out the commanded container Y, and the target container Y is transported to the service station T1. When the container Y arrives, the barcode reader BC of the container Y is used to read the barcode indicator BC using the barcode reader CR.
The identification information of the container Y is input. Then, after reading the barcode display B of the book to be returned with the barcode reader CR and inputting that the book is stored in the container Y,
The book is stored in the container Y. When all the books that can be stored in the container Y are stored, the completion is input. As the completion is input, the system controller P2 instructs the shelf management controller U5 and the transport controller U6 to carry the container Y in which books have been stored into the shelf R. Then, the shelf management controller U5 and the transport controller U6 operate to carry the commanded container Y to the shelf R, and the target container Y is carried to the shelf R. At this time, the system controller P2 determines whether or not the book instructed to enter remains remains.
The container Y for storing the remaining books is searched in the same manner as described above. After that, the procedure is the same as above.

[Empty Space Designated Warehousing Operation] This empty space designated warehousing operation is performed by the barcode reader BR provided in the first terminal of the service counter K1 in the same manner as the normal warehousing operation described above. And enter the book number of the book to be returned. And
The book to be returned whose book number has been input is loaded on a trolley D and transported to the service station T1 as necessary. Next, after setting “empty space designation storage” in the first setting device U1, subsequently, necessary items are input based on the content displayed on the display screen of the first setting device U1 shown in FIG. . In other words, judging from the size of the book to be stored, the selection of the type of the container Y is input (that is, the size of the book such as A4, A5, etc.
Specify the size of the large container YL or the small container YS), the desired empty space (book filling rate), and
Input the required number of containers, and input the setting completion by operating the setting button. Here, as the empty space, in the case of a flat container, it can be selected in a range from the empty container to 30 cm, and in the case of a horizontal single-row container, it can be selected in the range from the empty container to 60 cm, and in a vertical two-row container. In the case of, 6
It can be selected in the range up to 0 cm. Incidentally, on the display screen, beside the selection of the space, the number of containers currently existing corresponding to each space is displayed.

In response to the input, the system controller P2 determines that the set container Y (ie, the book filling rate is the designated filling rate, the size of the book to be stored is the designated size, and Is searched for a container Y) having a designated size, and a work command for unloading the searched container Y to the service station T1 is issued to the shelf management controller U5 and the transport controller U6. Y is transported to the service station T1.
Here, when there are a plurality of containers Y meeting the above conditions, for example, the containers Y near the exit side (traverser 3 side) of the shelf R are searched. When the container Y arrives, the identification information of the container Y is input by, for example, reading the barcode display BC of the container Y using the barcode reader CR as in the case of the “normal warehousing operation”. Then, after reading the barcode display B of the book to be returned with the barcode reader CR, the book is stored in the container Y. When all the books that can be stored in the container Y are stored, the completion is input. As the completion is input, the system controller P2 moves the shelf management controller U5 in order to carry the container Y in which the books have been stored into the shelf R.
And a command is sent to the transport controller U6, and the container Y is carried into the shelf R. At this time, the system controller P2 determines whether the instructed container Y remains or not, and if so, searches for the remaining container Y in the same manner as described above. Is the same as above.

[Normal Outgoing Work] The normal outgoing work is performed by passing the above-mentioned loan request form to a librarian at the service counter K1. The librarian
After "normal delivery" is set in the first setting unit U1, the book number described in the lending request is input. When there are a plurality of books, it is a matter of course to input the book numbers for all the books. Although not illustrated, as the identification information of the book is input, the identification number of the container Y such as the book number and the book name of the input book, the container number for identifying the container storing the book, In addition, the type of the book is displayed on the display screen of the first setting device U1. When the input of the book identification information is completed, the setting is input.

In accordance with the input of the setting, the system controller P2 searches the storage position of the container Y for storing the input book, and stores the searched container Y in the service station T.
The work command to carry out the work to the storage controller 1 is sent to the shelf management controller U5 and the transport controller U6. Then, the shelf controller U5 and the transport controller U6 operate to carry out the instructed container Y, and the target container Y is transported to the service station T1. When the container Y arrives, the identification information of the container Y is input by, for example, reading the barcode display BC of the container Y using the barcode reader CR. Along with that input, there is no illustration,
The book number of the book to be taken out from the container Y and the book name are displayed on the display screen of the first setting device U1. When the displayed book is taken out of the container Y and the barcode display body B of the book is read by the barcode reader CR, a portion of the displayed book corresponding to the book from which the barcode is read, The color changes to a different color from other parts such as red to clearly indicate that the book is taken out. At this time, the system controller P2, that is, the management means P, stores the taken-out book as the book being lent, associating the identification data (book number) with the book size.

When the removal of all books for the container Y is completed, the completion is input. When the completion is input, the system controller P2 instructs the shelf management controller U5 and the transport controller U6 to carry the container Y from which the books have been taken out to the shelf R. It is carried in. At this time, the system controller P2 determines whether the instructed container Y remains or not, and if so, searches for the remaining container Y in the same manner as described above. Is the same as above. When all the books described in the lending request have been taken out, the librarian inserts the lending request in one of the books. Then, if necessary, the taken-out books are placed on the trolley D, carried to the service counter K1, and handed to the user.

[Collaborative garage entry work] This shared garage entry work is a book which is returned from the user when performing the above-mentioned "ordinary warehousing work", and there is a book that can be stored in the unloaded container Y. In this case, books are stored in the container Y and stored in the container Y, and in the above-described “ordinary unloading work”, when the removal of all books for the container Y is completed, the “completed” Instead of typing,
The process is started by setting “joining-in parking”. Then, in the same manner as the normal warehousing operation, the carpooling warehousing operation reads the barcode display body B of the book to be warehousing with the barcode reader CR and confirms the book name displayed on the display screen while checking the container Y To store books. When all the books have been stored, the settings are entered. As the setting is input, the system controller P2 instructs the shelf controller U5 and the transport controller U6 to carry out the work to the shelf R in order to carry the work completed container Y to the shelf R. It is carried in. At this time, the system controller P2 determines whether or not the container Y instructed for delivery remains, and if so, searches for the remaining container Y in the same manner as described above. The subsequent procedure is the same as described above. When all the books described in the lending request have been taken out, the librarian inserts the lending request in one of the books. Then, if necessary, the taken-out books are placed on the trolley D, carried to the service counter K1, and handed to the user.

[Refilling Operation] In this refilling operation, in order to create an empty container Y, the books are refilled so as to increase the filling rate of the containers Y by refilling the books. This is performed at the work station S. That is,
After "refilling" is set in the third setting device U3 provided in the work station S, subsequently, necessary items are input based on the content displayed on the display screen of the third setting device U3 shown in FIG. I do. First, a delivery setting method is selected. As the delivery setting method, there are a delivery container number setting for specifying the total number of containers Y to be delivered and a creation empty container number setting for designating the number of containers to be created by the refilling operation, and one of these is selected. By the way, in the case of setting the number of outgoing containers,
Although the number of empty containers created as a result of the refilling operation is unknown, it is easy to grasp the amount of work.
Next, the type of the container Y is selected, the number of containers is continuously input, and the setting is input. By the way, when the type of the container Y is selected, the entire state including the current filling rate of the type of the container Y is displayed, which is a guide for setting the number of containers. ing.

As the above settings are input, the system controller P2 searches for the set container Y,
A work command for unloading the searched container Y to the work station S is sent to the shelf management controller U5 or the transfer controller U6.
, And the commanded container Y is transported to the work station S. When the container Y arrives, the identification information of the container Y is input by, for example, reading the barcode display BC of the container Y using the barcode reader CR. With the input of this information, the display screen of the third setting device U3 displays, for all the books currently stored in the container Y,
The book number and book name are displayed. Next, there are a take-out operation for taking out the book to empty the container Y and a storing operation to store the book to fill the container Y. If the taken-out book exists, For example, any of them can be arbitrarily selected. First, the extracting operation will be described.

After the identification information of the container Y is inputted, the book is taken out from the container Y and the bar code display B of the book is read by the bar code reader BR. With this reading,
Of the book information displayed on the display screen, the portion corresponding to the book from which the barcode has been read changes to a color different from that of the other portions, such as red, to clearly indicate that the book has been taken out. . After taking out all the books from the container Y, the system controller P
2 is a container R where all the books have been taken out and become empty.
Work is sent to the shelf management controller U5 and the transport controller U6 to carry the container Y into the shelf R.
It is carried in. Subsequently, the system controller P2
Is to search for a container Y to be transported next to the work station S, and issue a work command to unload the searched container Y to the work station S to the shelf management controller U5 and the transfer controller U6 in the same manner as described above. The commanded container Y is transported to the work station S.

In the storing operation, after inputting the identification information of the container Y, first, the third setting device U3 sets the entry to the storage. Subsequent to the setting of the storage, the barcode display BC of the container Y is read by the barcode reader CR, and the container Y for storing books is determined. Next, the book to be stored is determined by reading the barcode indicator B of the book to be stored with the barcode reader BR,
The book is stored in the container Y. Thus, container Y
Are sequentially stored until the container is full, and when the container Y is full, completion is input. As the completion is input, the system controller P2 instructs the shelf controller U5 or the transport controller U6 to carry out the work to the shelf R in order to carry the work Y to the shelf R. It is carried in. At this time, the system controller P2 determines whether or not the container Y to be taken out remains, and if so, searches for the remaining container Y in the same manner as described above. Same as above.

As described above, the refilling operation is basically performed in such a manner that after taking out the work, the books taken out by the taking out work are stored in the container Y by the storing work. Incidentally, in the present embodiment, since the shelf R is configured in a movable shelf format, the container Y handled in the refilling operation has a lot of empty space among the rack portions 1L and 1S of the shelf R. It is desirable to preferentially select a rack portion in which many containers Y are present and store and unload the containers Y in that rack portion in a concentrated manner. Among the containers Y to be stored, a container Y having no record of delivery has priority over a container Y having a record of delivery, and a container Y having more empty space has a higher priority in each of cases where there is no record of removal and in some cases. In the present embodiment, the system controller P2 selects the container Y to be taken out based on the above-mentioned priority relationship.

[Book Collection Inspection Work] In this book collection inspection work, books stored in the container Y are read by the system controller P.
2 is to check whether or not 2 is as stored, and is mainly performed at the work station S. That is, after "collection check" is set by the third setting device U3 provided in the work station S, the necessary items are subsequently determined based on the content displayed on the display screen of the third setting device U3 shown in FIG. Enter First, the type of the container Y is selected. Next, the shelf RL or R corresponding to the type of the selected container Y, that is, the large container YL or the small container YS.
Among the S, the rack part 1L or 1S to be worked is selected, the number of containers to be inspected is input from the ten keys, and finally the setting is input. It should be noted that the rack portions 1L and 1S of each of the shelves RL and RS are given an aisle number in the arrangement order, and the aisle numbers are displayed in FIG.

In accordance with the input of the setting, the system controller P2 searches the set container Y, and issues a work command to carry out the searched container Y to the work station S to the shelf management controller U5 or the transport controller U6. Thus, the commanded container Y is transported to the work station S. When the container Y arrives, the barcode reader CR
The identification information of the container Y is input by reading the barcode display BC of the container Y using the. With the input of this information, the book number and book name of all the books currently stored in the container Y are displayed on the display screen of the third setting device U3. When this display is performed, all the books in the container Y are temporarily taken out of the container Y, for example, by being transferred to a cart D. When the removal is completed, the barcode display B of the removed book is read by the barcode reader CR, and the information for determining the book to be stored is input again. Then, the book is stored in the container Y. become. Along with the above reading, a portion of the book information displayed on the display screen corresponding to the book from which the barcode has been read changes to a color different from other portions, such as red, and has been stored before. It is clearly indicated that the book is stored again. Therefore, if the display does not change even when the barcode is read, the system controller P2
However, the book does not properly manage the storage of books. As a process for such a book, the third setting device U3 instructs a storage and stores it in the container Y, or sets a deletion and performs a separate process.

In this way, the work of storing all the books taken out of the container Y in the container Y is performed.
When all the books have been stored, all the book information displayed on the display screen should change to a color different from that of the other parts, such as red, but some book parts do not change. In some cases. In such a case, the system controller P2 is the information of the book that stores the book not stored in the container Y as being stored, and sets the deletion. In other words, the third setting device U3 functions as a command device for commanding the deletion of the book managed by the system controller P2 (management device P) (specifically, the third setting device U3 deletes the book on the display screen of the third setting device U3). Command), the system controller P2
However, when the deletion of a book is instructed by the third setting device U3, all the stored information relating to the book is deleted. When the completion is input along with the completion of the operation for one container Y, the system controller P2
However, a command is issued to the shelf management controller U5 and the transport controller U6 to carry the container Y, for which the collection inspection has been completed, to the shelf R, and the container Y is carried into the shelf R. At this time, the system controller P2 operates the work station S
It is determined whether or not the next container Y to be transported remains, and if it remains, the next container Y is searched for, and as described above,
A work command for unloading the searched container Y to the work station S is sent to the shelf management controller U5 or the transfer controller U6.
, And the commanded container Y is transported to the work station S. The subsequent procedure is the same as described above.

[Relocation] The purpose of this relocation operation is to rearrange the containers Y that have no track record in and out of the shelves R within a set period such as six months or one year. When "relocation" is set from the third setting device U3 of the work station S,
The rearrangement work is started. That is, the system controller P2 searches for the container Y that has not been delivered during the set period and the position in the shelf where the container Y is stored, based on the retrieval result of the container Y that is stored and managed.
Next, among the containers Y located on the back side of the shelf R with respect to the container Y having no delivery record, the container Y having the delivery record is searched for, and the container Y having the delivery record is stored in the shelf R. It is moved to a temporary storage section provided in advance. Then, the container Y having no delivery record is stored in the storage section 4 in which the container Y having the delivery record was stored, and the container Y having no delivery record was finally stored in the storage section 4. It is stored in the storage unit 4.
By the above procedure, the rearrangement of the container Y is performed.

[Initial Registration Work] As described above, this initial registration work is performed on books specified to be managed by the closed-type book storage management system among books registered by the host controller P1. And is mainly executed at the work station S. That is, when "initial registration" is set from the third setting device U3 of the work station S, the initial registration work is started, and is displayed on the display screen of the third setting device U3 shown in FIG. Based on the contents, the user proceeds while inputting necessary items. On the display screen shown in FIG. 17, "information of a book to be registered" transmitted from the host controller P1 to the third setting device U3 via the system controller P2 is displayed. Further, as described in the description of the fourth terminal 24, the book to be registered is placed on the cart D and transported to the work station S in advance. The operator inputs information of a book to be registered. This input method is such that a book to be registered is directly selected from the display screen by clicking a mouse or the like.
, Or inputting the book number of the book using the numeric keypad on the display screen. As the book to be registered is selected, the portion of the book information displayed on the display screen corresponding to the selected book changes to an inverted display state, and the book is selected. You can see that it was done correctly.

Next, the book to be registered is set at the measurement location of the measuring instrument J, and the start of measurement of the measuring instrument J is instructed using the size reading button on the display screen. When the measurement by the measuring instrument J is completed, the measurement result and the registration date are displayed.
That is, the height, width, and thickness of the book are displayed, the registration date is displayed, and the book type (A4, B5, etc.) determined from the height and width is also displayed. By the way, when the measurement fails, the registered data can be modified by specifying the size input / change of the display screen. In this way, the book registration is performed sequentially, and when the book registration is completed, the completion of the setting of the display screen is designated.

As the setting completion is input, the system controller P2 sets the container Y for storing the registered books.
And a work command to carry out the searched container Y to the work station S is issued to the shelf management controller U5 and the transport controller U6. Then, the shelf management controller U5 and the transport controller U6 operate to carry out the commanded container Y, and the target container Y
Is transported to the work station S. When the container Y arrives, the identification information of the container Y is input by, for example, reading the barcode display BC of the container Y using the barcode reader CR. The bar code reader B of the book to be stored in the container Y is read by the bar code reader CR, and after inputting that the book is stored in the container Y, the book is stored in the container Y. When all the books that can be stored in the container Y are stored, the completion is input.

With the input of the completion, the system controller P2 instructs the shelf management controller U5 and the transport controller U6 to carry the container Y in which the books have been stored into the shelf R. Then, the shelf management controller U5 and the transport controller U6 operate to carry the commanded container Y into the shelf R, and the target container Y
Is carried into the shelf R. At this time, the system controller P2 determines whether or not books that have been initially registered and have not yet been stored, that is, books that need to be stored remain, and if so, a container Y for storing the remaining books. Will be searched in the same manner as described above. After that, the procedure is the same as above. As described above, the system controller P2 specifies the container Y to be transported to the work station S based on the input information from the measuring instrument J, and executes the transfer of the container Y between the shelf R and the work station S. Is configured.

[Another Embodiment] Another embodiment will be described below. In the above-described embodiment, the instruction means U1 and U2 of the reception unit K can instruct the carry-out of the container Y by specifying the filling rate of the article, the size of the article, the size of the container, the number of containers, and the like. However, it is not always necessary to always specify all of these items, and various forms are possible.
The following are some examples. a) You may specify only the filling rate of the article. b) The number of containers may be specified in addition to the filling rate of the articles. c) The size of the article may be specified in addition to the filling rate of the article. d) In addition to the filling rate of the articles, the number of containers and the size of the articles may be specified together. In addition, the filling rate (empty space) of the article can be specified not by the length (cm) but by the ratio (%) to the maximum storable size of the selected container Y. In this case, it is convenient to attach a scale indicating the ratio (%) to the trouble side surface of the shelf on which the articles (books) of the cart D are arranged.

In the above embodiment, the instruction means U of the receiving unit K
1, U2 is used to specify whether the storage is "free space designated storage" or "normal storage".
For example, in a system in which the warehousing work is only “free space designation warehousing work” and “normal warehousing” is not performed, the above specification is not necessary.

In the above-described embodiment, in the case of "incoming work", articles are stored in the container Y unloaded from the shelf R based on an instruction from the reception unit K. In order to save time, the articles to be stored are sequentially stored in a container Y which has been previously unloaded to the receiving unit K, and the shelf R
You may make it carry in.

In the above embodiment, a case where a book is used as an article has been described, but various articles other than books (for example, C
D cassette or tape cassette).

When a plurality of types of containers Y having different sizes are provided, not only two types but also three or more types may be provided, or conversely, one type may be provided. Furthermore, as another form of the container Y, a large container for transportation can store a plurality of sub-containers, and the sub-containers can store articles to be managed (books and the like). Good.

In the above embodiment, the storage portions 40 for each container are provided on the shelf R side corresponding to each of the containers having different dimensions. However, for simplification of the shelf, the dimensions are stored in the same storage portion. Different containers may be stored. In the above-described embodiment, the shelf R is configured as a movable rack type in which the side-by-side rack portions are moved in the direction of arrangement to form a passage for the stacker crane 2, but a passage for the stacker crane 2 is provided for each rack portion. A fixed rack type that is fixedly formed may be used. Further, a rotating rack type in which a rack portion of a shelf is rotated vertically or horizontally and moved to a fixed position article loading / unloading section may be used. In the above embodiment, the shelf R
While storing one container Y in each storage part 40 of
A single type fork for transferring containers is provided on the stacker crane 2 side.
The two containers Y may be housed side by side in the depth direction of 0, and the stacker crane 2 may be provided with a double fork capable of transferring the two containers on the near side and the back side.

In the above embodiment, in order to display the classification data of each container Y and the identification data of each article, each container Y
And barcode display bodies BC and B are provided on each article, and the barcode display bodies BC and B are provided with barcode readers CR and BR.
, But instead of barcodes, IC
A chip (IC card) type display may be provided on each container Y or each article, and the display information may be read by communication.

In the above-described embodiment, a so-called free-location type storage mode is used in which the articles are sorted according to size and stored in the container Y, and the storage positions of the containers Y on the shelf R are appropriately changed. Instead of the location type, a fixed location type storage mode for fixing the storage position of each article on the shelf R may be used.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the entire book storage management system.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a part of a reception unit.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the entire reception unit.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a part of another reception unit.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the entirety of another reception unit.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing shelves and work stations.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a work station.

FIG. 8 is a plan view showing shelves and transport means.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a storage state of the container.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a storage mode of another container.

FIG. 11 is a front view of a storage unit of the shelf.

FIG. 12 is a block diagram of a control configuration.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing a measurement state of a measurement unit.

FIG. 14 shows a display screen.

FIG. 15 shows a display screen.

FIG. 16 shows a display screen.

FIG. 17 shows a display screen.

[Explanation of symbols]

 K reception unit P management unit R shelf RL storage unit RS storage unit TP transport unit U1, U2 instruction unit U3 instruction unit Y container

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Miwa Jun 2-3-10 Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo Inside Maruzen Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Morita Yukio 3-2-1 Motejima, Nishiyodogawa-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka Shares (72) Inventor Hironobu Kawabe 3-2-11 Motejima, Nishiyodogawa-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka Daifuku Co., Ltd.

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A transport means for transporting a container for accommodating a plurality of articles between a receiving unit for accepting lending and returning of articles and a shelf for accommodating a plurality of the containers; An article storage management system provided with management means for performing a transfer operation of the transfer means while managing a storage position of a container and a filling rate of an article in each container to manage lending and return of the article. An instruction unit provided in the receiving unit is configured to be able to instruct a carry-out of a container by designating a filling rate of an article, and the management unit is configured to perform an operation based on instruction information of the instruction unit.
An article storage management system configured to control a transfer operation of the transfer unit so as to carry out a container having a specified filling rate of articles to the receiving unit. 2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the instruction unit of the reception unit is configured to specify the number of containers in addition to the filling rate of the article.
2. The article storage according to claim 1, wherein a transport operation of the transport unit is controlled so that a specified number of containers having a specified filling rate of the articles are unloaded to the reception unit. 3. Management system. 3. The management means stores the classification data of each container, the identification data of the articles stored in each container, and the size of each article in association with each other, and stores each container based on the stored information. It is configured to manage each product to be sorted by size and stored in a container while managing the filling rate of the article, and by the instruction means of the reception unit, it is configured to be able to specify the size of the article together, The management means, based on instruction information of the instruction means,
The transfer operation of the transfer means is controlled so that the filling rate of the article is the designated filling rate and the container storing the article of the designated size is carried out to the reception unit. An article storage management system according to claim 1 or 2. 4. The management means is configured to store the identification data of the rented article and the size of the article in association with each other, and the instruction means of the reception unit determines whether the warehousing is a vacant space designated storage or a normal storage. In the case of specifying whether the container is empty, and specifying the empty space, it is possible to specify the filling rate of the article and the size of the article, and to instruct the unloading of the container. The management means, based on the instruction information of the instructing means, when the empty space designation storage is designated, the filling rate of the article at the designated filling rate There is an empty space designation storage mode for controlling the transfer operation of the transfer means so as to carry out a container having the specified size of the articles to be stored to the reception unit. Executing, and when the normal storage is specified, the size of the article is determined based on the input identification data and the stored information, and the size of the stored article is the determined size; and
4. The article storage management system according to claim 3, wherein the article storage management system is configured to execute a normal warehousing mode for controlling an operation of the transport unit so as to carry out a container having a full filling rate of the articles to the reception unit. 5. A plurality of types of containers each having a different size are provided as the containers, the shelf is provided with a storage portion corresponding to each of the plurality of containers having different sizes, and the management means is configured to store the articles of each container. The management of the filling rate is configured to be executed based on the size information of each container, and the instruction unit of the reception unit is configured to be able to specify the size of the container together, and the management unit is configured to: Based on the instruction information of the instruction means, when the empty space designation storage is designated, the filling rate of the articles is the designated filling rate, the size of the articles to be stored is the designated size, and the size is So that the container of the specified size is carried out to the reception unit, by controlling the carrying operation of the carrying means, executing the empty space designation warehousing mode, and when the normal warehousing is designated Is the input The size of the article is determined based on the obtained identification data and the stored information, and the size of the article to be stored is large enough to accommodate the determined size, and the receiving unit determines that the container is not full. The article storage management system according to claim 4, wherein the article storage management system is configured to control the operation of the transport unit so as to carry out the normal storage mode. 6. The article has a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and the managing means manages a height, a width, and a thickness of the article as a size of the article. The article storage management system according to claim 5, wherein the selection of the container is performed based on one of the items. 7. A command means for commanding deletion of an article managed by the management means is provided, wherein the management means erases all stored information relating to the article when the deletion of the article is commanded. The article storage management system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the article storage management system is configured to: