JPS59118601A - Delivery device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make the delivery of goods performable ever so easy with accuracy, by dividing each block inside into multistage and multirow housing parts, while installing a required takeout number display part and an end button in front of each of these housing parts and making each of conveyor container stoppers so as to be retreated after the display part clears by means of push- button operation. CONSTITUTION:Delivery slip information out of an input device 14 is inputted into a controller 13 and stored in memory. Next, carrying in-and-out conveyors are driven, conveying a container to the position of a first block 1a of racks, and stopped at the specified position by a stopper being projected on top of the conveyor. Then, on the basis of information from the delivery slip stored in the controller 13, the quantity of goods housed in the first block 1a is displayed on a display part 5. According to this display, goods are housed in the container. After housing the quantity displayed, when an end button is pressed, the display part 5 is cleared. If so, each stopper comes down whereby the container shifts to the next block. Thus, the delivery of goods can be performed accurately and easily.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to an unloading device for unloading a plurality of types of articles stored on shelves provided in a warehouse or the like in accordance with an unloading instruction slip.

[Technical background of the invention]

Conventionally, when multiple types of items stored on a shelf are to be delivered in accordance with a delivery instruction slip, a person looks at the delivery instruction slip, searches the shelf for the specified item, and then takes it out. , there is.

[Problems with background technology]

However, with this method, when the number of Class A items increases, it takes a lot of effort and time to search for the specified items, and as the types and quantities of specified items increase, errors are more likely to occur. There was a drawback.

[Purpose of the invention]

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, and even when there are many types of goods and the types and quantities of goods for which delivery has been instructed increase, the present invention has been proposed to provide a delivery device that can easily and accurately take out the goods for which delivery has been instructed. It provides:

[Summary of the invention]

The unloading device of the present invention includes a shelf that is divided into a plurality of blocks, each of which is divided into a multi-stage, multi-row storage section for storing different types of articles, and a take-out surface is formed on the front surface of the storage section; An indicator is provided on the front of each storage section of the shelf to display the number of items to be taken out, an end button is provided corresponding to this indicator to clear the display, and an end button is provided along the front of the shelf to display the number of items to be taken out. a driven conveyor;
A stopper is provided corresponding to each block of the shelf and can move forward and backward with respect to the conveyance path by the conveyor, and if the number is displayed on one of the indicators in the block, the corresponding stopper is moved forward. and a control unit that stops the article on the conveyor by causing the stopper to retract when all the indicators in the block are cleared, allowing the article to be conveyed,
The quantity displayed on the display is taken out from the storage section, placed on a conveyor, and taken out.

[Embodiments of the invention]

Next, one embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

(1) is a shelf, and as shown in Figure 1, Figure 2, and Figure 4, the blocks (la) (14) (1,) (1
4), and each block (1a) (14
) (1,) A multi-stage, multi-row storage section (1 ct) each having a take-out surface on the front and storing different types of articles (2).
3). Each of these storage sections (3) has a roller mounted on a frame (4) that supports the article (2) stored from the rear so that the article (2) is biased toward the front. It is set up in In addition, each storage section (3)
The front end has a larger slope so that the article (2) stored in the frontmost part can be easily taken out.

In addition, at the lower end of the front end surface of each storage section (3), there is a display (5) for displaying the number of articles (2) to be taken out, as shown in Figures 2 and 3, and a suppression operation. An end button (6) for clearing the display (5) is provided integrally with the fixed frame (7).

(8) is a conveyor, which includes a transport conveyor (9) formed of rollers etc. placed in front of the shelf (1;), and a belt continuously provided at the input end of this transport conveyor (9). The transport conveyor (9) is always driven in the direction of the arrow, and the transport conveyor 0υ is intermittently driven by control 11.

(11cL) (114) (11,) (114) is a spear 1 or spear 4 stopper that is placed on the conveyor (9) and on each block (la) (14) (1,) (14) of the shelf (1).
The storage box C121 is arranged in correspondence with the transport conveyor (9) and is configured to move forward and backward, and stops by coming into contact with the storage box C121 being transported on the transport conveyor (9) when advancing, and does not interfere with the transport of this storage box az when retreating. It is.

(131 is a control unit, which displays each display (5) and spear 1 to fang 4 stopper (11,) (1
14) Control the advance and retreat of (11,) (114).

Next, the operation of the present invention will be explained based on FIG.

First, the input device Q41 inputs information based on n shipping slips from 1 to JF n to the control unit O for each shipping slip.
Enter J. Then, the control unit αJ stores information for each shipping slip. Next, the storage box [12+
After placing it, operate the start switch (not shown).

Then, the transport conveyor (9) is started to be driven, and the carry-in conveyor uO is driven for a predetermined period of time, that is, for a time sufficient to carry the storage box (12) onto the transport conveyor (9). This carry-in conveyor (11) and conveyor (9)
The storage box (121) is transported to a position corresponding to the shelf (110) and the tooth 1 block (1a), and is normally stopped by coming into contact with the protruding spear 1 block (11a).

Next, the control unit (1) is the number n for identifying the shipping slip.
= Add 1 to 0, then n that has already been input
= Fang l block (14) of the information on the first slip
Only the quantity of the article (2) stored in the storage section (3) of
It is displayed on the display (5) provided in the corresponding storage section (3).

The worker places the displayed quantity of items (2) in the storage unit (3).
) and store it in the storage box Q3. Then, the storage section 3 is filled with the displayed quantity of articles (2).
) to suppress the end button (6).

When the end button (6) corresponding to the display (5) on which the quantity is displayed is pressed, the control unit (131) switches the display (
At the same time as clearing 5), it is determined whether the displays of all the indicators (5) of the block (1a) have been cleared, and if they have not been cleared, the system waits until they are cleared.

If all the indicators (5) are cleared, then it is determined whether there is a storage @az on the conveyor (9) corresponding to the fang 2 block (1k).

The methods for this judgment are 1. N-1 stopper (11a
) and the number of times the spear 2 stopper (114) has regressed are memorized and compared, and if the number of times is the same, the storage box ( Judging that there is no 121, the spear 1 stopper (1
If the number of regressions in 1a) is large, it is determined that there is a storage box (12). In addition, each stopper (11a) (114
)(11,)(114), and the presence or absence of the storage box til can be determined by whether or not this touch switch is pressed by the storage box (12+). The presence or absence of the storage box (121) can also be determined by installing it at a suitable position on the road and determining whether the light is blocked or not.Of course, other suitable means can also be used.

The control unit (131 is the spear 2 block (131) of the conveyor (9)
If there is a storage box (121) in the position corresponding to 1k),
Wait until there are no spears left, and if there are none, move the spear 1 stopper (11,) back for a predetermined time, that is, enough time for the conveyor (9) to transport the storage box llz to the position corresponding to the spear 2 block (14). let

After that, the process returns to the beginning of the flow and repeats this process.

Note that this flow only explains the operation for the A1 block (1a), but in the case of the Fang 2 block (14), the carry-in conveyor aω is the A1 stopper (11c).
L), the spear 1 stopper (11″a) changes to the spear 2 stopper (114), the tusk 2 stopper (11,) changes only to the spear 3 stopper (11,), and the spear 3 block (
The same applies to the case of 1c) and 4 blocks of spears (1d).

Further, although the number of blocks is four in the embodiment, it may be more or less than this, and the structure of the stopper may be any structure as long as it is movable back and forth and can stop the storage box O2.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the present invention, since the quantity of articles to be taken out from each storage section is displayed on the front of the storage section, workability can be improved by eliminating the trouble of searching for the articles while looking at the slip. Moreover, even if the type and quantity of the specified article increases, the article can be reliably taken out, and errors in type, quantity, etc. can be prevented.

In addition, the shelves are divided into blocks, and articles can be transported and stopped for each block using stoppers, so articles corresponding to multiple slips can be taken out in parallel, speeding up the shipping process. can be achieved.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a plan view of the unloading device of the present invention, Figure 2 is a perspective view of the same as above, Figure 3 is a front view showing the display and end button, Figure 4 is a block diagram of the unloading device, and Figure 5 is a block diagram of the unloading device. It is an operation explanatory diagram. (1) Φ shelf, (1a) (14) (1c) (14)...
Block, (2)...article, (3)...storage section, (5)
...Indicator, (6)...End button, (8)...Conveyor, (11,) (114) (11,) (11,0...Stopper, (131...Control unit).

Claims (1)

[Claims] tll A shelf that is divided into six blocks, each of which is divided into multi-stage and multi-row storage sections for storing different types of articles, and a take-out surface is formed on the front surface of this storage section, and each storage section of this shelf. A display device provided on the front surface of the shelf to display the number of items to be taken out, an end button provided corresponding to the display device and used to clear the display on the display device, and an end button provided along the front surface of the shelf and constantly driven for conveyance. A conveyor, a stopper that is provided corresponding to each block of the shelf and that can move forward and backward with respect to the conveyance path by the conveyor, and if the number is displayed on any of the indicators in the block, the above-mentioned measures are taken. and a control unit that advances a stopper to stop the articles on the conveyor, and when all indicators in the block are cleared, retracts the stopper to enable conveyance of the articles. Device.