JPS6324882B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention enables a worker to order-pick a desired item from a load taken out to a picking zone in an automated warehouse according to a shipping label that has been issued in advance. The present invention relates to a shipping method for transporting cargo to a consolidation zone.

In the conventional unloading method, there are multiple collection zones, so when the picking zone finishes transporting the load to one collection zone, the transfer to the collection zone is switched by an electrical response. Ta. According to this, there are many erroneous operations, especially when responding to multiple floors, resulting in cargo being transported to an unintended consolidation zone. In addition, in the picking zone, when multiple people perform picking work for one aggregated zone,
Adjustments had to be made in the picking zone before the above-mentioned response could be made, which was cumbersome.

An object of the present invention is to provide a stock removal method that allows the user to carry out the intended work without a response, even if the picking zone is operated by multiple people.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention enables a worker to order-pick a desired item from the items taken out to a picking zone in an automated warehouse according to a shipping label issued in advance, and The load is conveyed to an aggregation zone by a conveyor, and this aggregation zone is branched into a plurality of zones, and a scraper and a sensor are provided at the branching point from the conveyor, and the worker can place an order for one aggregation zone. When the picking operation is completed, the last load is placed in a special bucket or the special bucket is conveyed by a conveyor, and the sensor counts the dedicated bucket and the number of workers is equal to the number of workers in the picking zone. When this happens, a scraper is activated to direct the next case to another collection zone. According to this shipping method, when a sensor detects the same number of buckets as the number of workers in the picking zone, the scraper is automatically switched, and the next case to be transported is transferred to a different collection zone from the previous one. This allows transport and branching of cases across multiple floors to be carried out reliably without having to respond.

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings. First, shipping instruction data is input from the information center to the main shipping center by 3:00 pm on the day before shipping, and the information is processed by the terminal device 1 and the location management device 2. A shipping label is then issued by the location management machine 2 by the scheduled time on the day before shipping.
This shipping label is issued for each carrier and for each cargo handling device 4 of the automated warehouse 3. In each of the cargo handling devices 4, the number of shipping cases for each pallet is sequentially written for each carrier, and there is a label for checking the remaining number of pallets for each pallet division. On the day of shipping, the picking worker 5 takes this label and takes a working position on the corresponding cargo handling device 4. The cargo handling device 4 is controlled online by the location management device 2. Work starts with simultaneous activation of the online control, and at the same time work codes for each carrier are displayed at multiple (or single) locations in the picking zone 6 on the second floor.
The cargo handling device 4 takes each pallet out of the shelf 7 one by one in the order in which the shipping labels are issued and places them on the transfer trolley 8. When the pallets are loaded onto the transfer cart 8, the transfer cart 8 is transferred to the picking zone 6 and stopped at the backward limit. While checking the product name, lot number, etc. on the case and shipping label on the delivered pallet, pick the number of labels.
Attach a label to case 9. This case 9 is then conveyed onto a conveyor 10. Compare the number of cases remaining on the pallet with the remaining number check label, and if they match, press the picking completion button. Then, the transfer cart 8 automatically moves to the home position of the cargo handling device 4 and waits for re-entry. When picking for one carrier is completed, the picking operator 5 puts the last case 9 into a special bucket and sends it to the conveyor 10. This bucket indicates the completion of work for each carrier, and is equipped with a reflective plate for counting the number of buckets. The location management machine 2 determines the quantity of buckets flowing to each carrier in advance.
The sensor 12 on the side of the conveyor in the collection zone 11 on the first floor detects the reflective plate when the conveyor is carried out from work at each unit. When a bucket count corresponding to the number of picking workers 5 is reached, the conveyor line branching scraper 13 is automatically switched to change the line to the next carrier.
At this time, the work code indicator light 14 in the picking zone 6 is also automatically switched to move on to the next work cycle. All of these tasks are performed by the location management machine 2.
controlled by. If there is variation in work time between machines, the worker who completes the work early may start picking for the next carrier, but
Until the work code is switched, the picked cases 9 are temporarily placed on or near the work table without being sent to the transport conveyor 10, and after the corresponding work code is displayed, they are sent to the transport conveyor 10. A buzzer sounds each time the work code changes. The cases 9 collected on each conveyor 15 on the first floor are sorted by carrier and customer by a worker. The worker is issued with a bill from the terminal 1 in advance, and the worker checks the bill against the shipping label affixed to the case 9 on the conveyor 15, loads the cargo onto the consolidation cart 16, and dispatches the cargo to the carrier. I'll keep it. The quantity of buckets indicating the completion of work for each carrier is determined in advance for each machine according to the shipping plan, and the corresponding buckets are placed under the work table. Once a day's worth of work is completed, the bucket is returned to the Pickking workshop and used again the next day.

According to the shipping method of the present invention described above,
When the sensor detects the same number of buckets as the number of workers (number of machines) in the picking zone, the scraper is automatically switched, and the next case to be transported is then transported to a different collection zone from the previous one. This makes it possible to reliably transport and branch cases across multiple floors without having to respond. Furthermore, since the end of the load is detected by a dedicated basket, there is no need to count the number of items, regardless of the number of items in the middle, and the entire warehouse can be easily controlled.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawing is a perspective view of essential parts showing an embodiment of the present invention. 1...Terminal device, 2...Location management device, 3
...Automated warehouse, 4... Load handling device, 5... Picking worker, 6... Picking zone, 7...
...Shelf, 8...Transfer trolley, 9...Case, 10...
Transfer conveyor, 11...Aggregation zone, 12...Sensor, 13...Scraper, 14...Work code indicator light, 15...Conveyor, 16...Aggregation trolley.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In the automated warehouse, a worker picks the desired item according to the pre-issued shipping label from among the items taken out to the picking zone, and
This order-picked load is conveyed to an aggregation zone by a conveyor, and this aggregation zone is branched into a plurality of zones, and has a scraper and a sensor at the branching point from the conveyor, and the worker When the order picking work for the two aggregation zones is completed, the last load is placed in a special bucket or the special bucket is conveyed by a conveyor, and the sensor counts the dedicated buckets and counts the number of workers in the picking zone. This method is characterized in that when the same number of cases is reached, a scraper is activated and the next case to be transported is sent to another collection zone.