KR101501800B1 - Picking facility and display device - Google Patents

Abstract

[PROBLEMS] To provide a picking facility capable of reducing the possibility of misapplication of articles to a collection container.
An input indicator (26) for indicating an input instruction indicating that the article (11) is a collection container (10) to be input is provided for each collection container (10) A first ramp portion 31 for giving an instruction to the first operator H arranged in the picking region P and a second ramp portion 31 for performing a picking operation on the picking region P adjacent to the picking region P where the first operator H is disposed And a second lamp unit 33 for giving instructions to the second worker H disposed in the area P so that the display of the first lamp unit 31 is displayed on the first lamp unit 31, A cover 39A for shielding the second operator H from being visible from the second operator H is provided so that the display of the second lamp unit 33 is not visible from the first operator H to the second lamp unit 33 A cover (39B) for shielding is provided.

Description

[0001] PICKING FACILITY AND DISPLAY DEVICE [0002]

The present invention relates to a picking apparatus for picking an article and an input indicator used for a picking apparatus.

Collection and classification of designated articles are carried out at distribution centers and warehouses of various articles in logistics. In this work, for example, in a shipping center, a so-called picking operation is carried out in which an article according to a customer's order is picked and stored in a container such as a collecting container.

A basic form of such a picking operation is such that a collecting container conveying means such as a belt conveyor is divided into a plurality of work areas along the moving direction of the conveying means and a different kind of work Arranging the storage shelves accommodated therein, arranging the workers at all speeds in the respective working areas, picking out the indicated articles from the storage shelves of the work areas of the respective workers arranged on the basis of the picking instruction, It is carried out to store it in the collection container.

However, in the basic picking operation as described above, there is a case where an operator erroneously collects a container or an article, or troubles such as a return of the collecting container while the article is not stored may occur. Therefore, various picking facilities have been proposed and used so far to solve defects such as storage errors of articles.

The picking facility disclosed in Patent Document 1 will be briefly described.

The picking equipment disclosed in Patent Document 1 is characterized in that two rows of order display devices having a plurality of guide lamps arranged at predetermined intervals along a belt conveyor are arranged in each area and the collection container to be picked The guide lamp lights up sequentially in synchronism with the movement of the collection container to allow the operator to recognize the collecting container to be picked, and the order display on the second row allows the operator in the downstream area to recognize the picking object Is recognized by the lighting of the guide lamp when the collecting container is made to pass through the upstream area. In addition, in each area, a bay indicator is provided and the operator is informed by the bay indicator that the picking is necessary in the area of his / her own. In addition, an item indicator is provided on each of the doors of the storage shelf, And instructs the operator of the target article.

The operation in this picking facility will be briefly described.

First, the bay indicator provided in each area is turned on to notify the operator disposed in the area that picking is necessary in this area, and at the same time, the item to be picked is indicated by lamp flashing of the item indicator installed for each article, The quantity is displayed.

On the other hand, when the collecting container to be picked is transported to its own area in the order display device of the first row, the number of pieces corresponding to the container length (length in the transporting direction) of the collecting container in the guide lamp is set as a unit, Following the movement of the container, it lights up sequentially and informs the operator. When the collecting container to be picked is transported in the downstream area to its own area, the order display unit of the second row is set to the number of pieces corresponding to the container length (length in the transporting direction) of the collecting container in the guide lamp as a unit , And also follows the movement of the collecting container and sequentially lights up to notify the worker in the downstream area.

The worker recognizes the collection container to be picked as the order display device of the first row, picks the articles from the storage shelves in the area according to the display of the item display device, and stores them in the collection container. If the order indicator on the first row is not displayed and the order indicator on the second row on the upstream side is displayed, picked articles are picked up and stored in the collection container displayed by the order display device on the second row in the region of interest. By adopting the lamp tracking type picking system in this manner, it is possible to prevent picking errors such as misidentification of the collecting container, errors in the kind and quantity of the articles, and the preceding picking.

Japanese Patent No. 2799445

However, in the conventional picking equipment, since the order indicator and the second order indicator of the first row follow the collecting container and sequentially light up, the operator has to keep watching the lamp repeatedly turning on and off. In a picking facility that performs picking work while continuously observing lamps repeatedly lighting and turning off, a burden on a worker is large and a worker misidentifies a collection container to which an article is to be put, The trouble was occurring.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a picking facility and an input indicator capable of reducing the possibility of misapplication of an article to a collection container.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the invention according to claim 1 of the present invention is characterized in that it has a plurality of article storage portions for respectively storing articles, and a picking shelf having a region for performing a picking operation is provided for each predetermined number of article storage portions And a transporting means for transporting a plurality of collecting containers to which the product request information of the sorting destination or the sorting destination is assigned, respectively, along the picking lathe, wherein, in accordance with the article demand information of the sorting destination, A picking facility for putting an article taken out from a storage portion into the collection container,

Wherein each of said collecting containers is provided with an input indicator for indicating an input instruction indicating that said article is a collection container to be input into which said article taken out from said article storage portion is to be input, And a second display means for performing the input instruction to a second worker arranged in an area adjacent to a region downstream of the area in which the first worker is disposed, , The first operator can recognize the display of the first display means on the front side of the closing indicator and the second operator can recognize the display of the first display means on the downstream side in the carrying direction of the collection container The first display means is provided with a first shielding means whose front face is opened with respect to the closing indicator, The display of the second display means can be recognized on the downstream side in the carrying direction and the conveying direction of the collecting container can be controlled so that the first operator can not recognize the display of the second displaying means on the front face of the closing indicator And a second shielding means that is open is provided.

According to the above-described configuration, since the charging indicator is provided in each of the collecting containers, the charging indicator is conveyed together with the collecting container by the conveying means, and the collecting container is the collecting container to be charged, , It is indicated by the indication of the closing indicator. In this way, since the charging indicator is moved together with the collecting container and the charging indicator is displayed by the charging indicator, the collecting container to be charged is recognized intuitively by each operator.

The display of the first display means is shielded so as not to be seen from the second worker disposed in the region adjacent to the downstream side, and the display of the second display means is the display of the second display means, 1 It is shielded from invisible from the operator. Thus, the possibility that each operator misrepresents the display of the first display means and the display of the second display means is greatly reduced, and the possibility of mis-insertion of the article into the collection container is reduced.

The invention according to Claim 2 is characterized in that, in the invention according to Claim 1, the first display means and the second display means are configured to be interchangeable.

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According to the above-described configuration, since the charging indicator is provided in each of the collecting containers, the charging indicator is conveyed together with the collecting container by the conveying means, and the collecting container is the collecting container to be charged, , It is indicated by the indication of the closing indicator. In this way, since the charging indicator is moved together with the collecting container and the charging indicator is displayed by the charging indicator, the collecting container to be charged is recognized intuitively by each operator.

In addition, the first display means and the second display means can be interchanged with each other in an input indicator provided for each collection container conveyed by the conveying means. Thus, even when the carrying direction of the collecting container by the carrying means is reversed by merely replacing the first display means and the second display means with each other, basically the same put-in indicator can be used, It is possible to improve the flexibility of the facility.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the present invention, the first shielding means and the second shielding means are configured to be replaceable with respect to the first display means and the second display means .

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According to the above-described configuration, since the charging indicator is provided in each of the collecting containers, the charging indicator is conveyed together with the collecting container by the conveying means, and the collecting container is the collecting container to be charged, , It is indicated by the indication of the closing indicator. In this way, since the charging indicator is moved together with the collecting container and the charging indicator is displayed by the charging indicator, the collecting container to be charged is recognized intuitively by each operator.

The display of the first display means is shielded so as not to be seen from the second worker disposed in the region adjacent to the downstream side, and the display of the second display means is the display of the second display means, 1 It is shielded from invisible from the operator. Thus, the possibility that each operator misrepresents the display of the first display means and the display of the second display means is greatly reduced, and the possibility of mis-insertion of the article into the collection container is reduced.

Further, the first shielding means and the second shielding means can be interchanged with respect to the first display means and the second display means. Even if the carrying direction of the collecting container by the carrying means is reversed by merely replacing the first shielding means and the second shielding means with respect to the first display means and the second display means, The same input indicator can be used, and the flexibility of the facility can be improved without incurring costs.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the first to third aspects, the closing indicator is structured to be reversible and attachable in correspondence with the carrying direction of the collecting container .

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According to the above-described configuration, since the charging indicator is provided in each of the collecting containers, the charging indicator is conveyed together with the collecting container by the conveying means, and the collecting container is the collecting container to be charged, , It is indicated by the indication of the closing indicator. In this way, since the charging indicator is moved together with the collecting container and the charging indicator is displayed by the charging indicator, the collecting container to be charged is recognized intuitively by each operator.

Further, the turn-on indicator provided for each collecting container conveyed by the conveying means can be inverted and reversed corresponding to the conveying direction of the collecting container. Thus, even when the carrying direction of the collecting container by the carrying device is reversed simply by reversing the closing indicator, it is basically possible to use the same closing indicator, and the flexibility of the facility Can be improved.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a picking rack comprising: a plurality of article storage portions for storing articles, each of which includes a picking shelf in which a region for performing a picking operation is formed for each predetermined number of article storage portions, And a transporting unit that transports the plurality of collecting containers to which the article demand information of the sorting destination is assigned, wherein, in accordance with the article demand information of the sorting destination, the article picked up from the article storage unit of the picking shelf, An input indicator for use in a picking facility for inputting into a container, the input indicator indicating the input instruction to be put in each of the collection containers,

A first display means for performing the input instruction to a first operator disposed in the area and a second display means for performing the input instruction to a second worker disposed in an area adjacent to the region where the first worker is disposed, Wherein the first display means is capable of recognizing the display of the first display means on the front side of the closing indicator and the second operator is capable of recognizing the display of the first display means on the downstream side in the carrying direction of the collection container The first display means is provided with a first shielding means whose front face is opened so that the display of the first display means can not be recognized in the second display means, The second display means is capable of recognizing the display of the second display means and is capable of recognizing the display of the second display means in front of the first operator, 2 shielding means is provided.

According to the above arrangement, the display of the first display means is shielded so as not to be seen from the second worker arranged in the region adjacent to the downstream side, and the display of the second display means is shielded from being invisible from the first worker, The possibility of misrepresentation of the display of the first display means and the display of the second display means is greatly reduced and the possibility of mis-insertion of the article into the collection container is reduced.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to the fifth aspect, the first display means and the second display means are configured to be interchangeable.

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According to the above arrangement, since the first display means and the second display means can be interchanged with each other, only by replacing the first display means and the second display means with each other, the conveying direction of the collecting container by the conveying means becomes Even in the case of a reverse direction, basically, the same turn-on indicator can be used, and the flexibility of the facility can be improved without increasing the cost.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to the fifth or sixth aspect, the first shielding means and the second shielding means are structured so as to be mutually exchangeable with respect to the first display means and the second display means .

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According to the above arrangement, the display of the first display means is shielded so as not to be seen from the second worker arranged in the region adjacent to the downstream side, and the display of the second display means is shielded from being invisible from the first worker, The possibility of misrepresentation of the display of the first display means and the display of the second display means is greatly reduced and the possibility of mis-insertion of the article into the collection container is reduced.

Further, since the first shielding means and the second shielding means can be interchanged with respect to the first display means and the second display means, the first shielding means and the second shielding means can be attached to the first display means and the second display means, Even if the conveying direction of the collecting container by the conveying means is reversed by merely replacing them with each other, it is basically possible to use the same turn-on indicator, and the flexibility of the facility can be improved without increasing the cost have.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the fifth to seventh aspects, the structure is reversible and attachable in correspondence with the carrying direction of the collecting container.

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According to the above configuration, even if the carrying direction of the collecting container by the carrying device is reversed by simply reversing and reversing by adopting a structure that is reversible and attachable corresponding to the carrying direction of the collecting container, The flexibility of the facility can be improved without incurring costs.

The picking equipment of the present invention has the effect that the closing indicator is moved together with the collecting container and is displayed as an object to be charged by the charging indicator so that each worker can intuitively recognize the collecting container to be charged with no mistake .

Further, the picking facility and the closing indicator of the present invention are arranged such that the display of the first display means is shielded from being visible from the second worker arranged in the region adjacent to the downstream side, and the display of the second display means is not seen from the first worker The possibility that each operator misinterprets the display of the first display means and the display of the second display means can be greatly reduced and the possibility of mis-insertion of the article into the collection container can be reduced, have.

Further, in the picking facility and the closing indicator of the present invention, since the first display means and the second display means can be interchanged with each other, only the first display means and the second display means are interchanged with each other, Even when the carrying direction of the collecting container is reversed, basically, the same turning-on indicator can be used, and the flexibility of the facility can be improved without increasing the cost.

In the picking facility and the closing indicator of the present invention, since the first shielding means and the second shielding means can be interchanged with respect to the first display means and the second display means, the first shielding means and the second shielding means, Even if the conveying direction of the collecting container by the conveying means is reversed by simply replacing the first display means and the second display means with each other, basically, the same turn-on indicator can be used, It is possible to improve the flexibility of the facility without the necessity of the work.

In addition, the picking facility and the charging indicator of the present invention can be reversed and attached to the collecting container in a reversible manner in correspondence with the carrying direction of the collecting container, Even when the direction is reversed, basically, the same turning-on indicator can be used, and the flexibility of the facility can be improved without increasing the cost.

1 is a configuration diagram of a picking facility in an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a perspective view of the main part of the storage line of the picking facility of FIG.
Figure 3 is a side view of the storage line of the picking facility of Figure 1;
4 is a plan view of a main part of the storage line of the picking facility of Fig.
Fig. 5 is a view of the closing indicator of the picking facility of Fig. 1, wherein (a) is a perspective view of the closing indicator attached to the collecting container, and Fig. 5 (b) is a sectional view taken along the line AA ' Sectional view illustrating replacement of the cover.
Fig. 6 is a view of the closing indicator of the picking facility of Fig. 1, wherein (a) is a perspective view and (b) is a control block diagram.
Figure 7 is a perspective view of the sealing area and the repacking area of the picking facility of Figure 1;
8 is a control configuration diagram of a seal area of the picking facility of FIG.
FIG. 9 is a control configuration diagram of the repacking area of the picking facility of FIG. 1; FIG.
10 is an overall control configuration diagram of the picking facility of FIG.
Fig. 11 is a diagram showing a communication control configuration for the closing indicator of the picking facility of Fig. 1; Fig.
FIG. 12 is a view for switching the display of the closing indicator of the picking facility of FIG. 1, wherein FIG. 12 (a) is a control diagram and FIG. 12 (b) is an explanatory diagram specifically showing display switching.
13 is a diagram showing the overall picking data of the picking facility of Fig.
Fig. 14 is a control configuration diagram in each area of the picking facility of Fig. 1. Fig.
15 is a control block diagram of the area controller of the picking facility of Fig.
Fig. 16 is an explanatory view of movement of the collecting container in each area of the picking facility of Fig. 1;
FIG. 17A is a view for explaining the operation range of the operator of the storage line of the picking facility of FIG. 1, and FIG. 17B is an explanatory diagram when the input area is shifted to the downstream side for two collection containers.
FIG. 18A is a perspective view of a tray, and FIG. 18B is a perspective view of an area on which a collection container is mounted with respect to a tray; FIG. 18A is a perspective view of a tray on which a collecting container of a picking facility is mounted according to another embodiment of the present invention .

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. This picking facility is a picking facility that collects items received from an individual pre-registered user (an example of a sorting destination) on a collecting container to which a user's order is assigned.

Fig. 1 shows a schematic configuration diagram of a picking facility in an embodiment of the present invention.

In the picking facility,

A storage line A for storing the storage box 12 (Fig. 2) in which the article 11 to be collected (Fig. 2)

A conveying line B (an example of conveying means) for circulating and conveying the collecting container 10 housing the picked articles 11,

A seal area D for sealing the article 11 in the collection container 10 that has been picked by the storage line A and conveyed by the conveyance line B,

(Finished goods 11) of the collecting container 10 that is disposed downstream of the sealed area D and conveyed by the carrying line B to the collecting box (shipping box) 13 ), A re-packing area (E)

To the bagging area F where the collecting container 10 (the refill of the article 11 is finished and the empty collecting container 10) conveyed from the recycling area E by the conveying line B Consists of.

&Quot; Storage line (A) "; As shown in Figs. 2 to 4, the storage line A is constituted by a flow rack (an example of a picking rack) 15, and the flow rack 15 is constituted by one type (one item) A shelf 17 having a plurality of rows of pawls 16 (an example of the article storage unit) in which the storage box 12 in which the articles 11 are accommodated is stored in a plurality of stages (three in this embodiment) (Preferably, three or more stages are preferable), and is collected by the collection container 10 for each of the plurality of apertures 16 (in this embodiment, the shelves are three stages, A picking area P (an example of an area) for executing the picking operation of the article 11 is set (formed). One picker (picking worker) H for picking work is arranged for each picking area P, and an area controller 24 (Fig. 14) is provided. The storage line A (the flow rack 15) and the transfer line B (the first straight advancing conveyance line 21A described later) are arranged on the opposite sides with these workers H therebetween.

The front surface of each of the apertures 16 is provided at the front end of each shelf 17 of the flow rack 15 (the end of the operator H facing the conveying line B) A quantity indicator 19A for indicating the quantity of the article 11 to be taken out and a finish indicator switch 19B consisting of a complete push button switch 19B having a lamp section are provided, The display direction of the umbrella display device 19 provided on the tablets 16 of the shelf 17 is the direction of the front surface (the side of the operator H) The display direction of the display device 19 is the direction of the oblique front (on the conveying line B side), and the direction of display is different from each other. In addition, the color (lamp color) of the lamp portion of the completion push-button switch 19B is different for each picking region P (in the present embodiment, the odd-numbered area is red and the even-numbered area is green). Further, the storage box 12 is composed of a box (box) whose upper surface is opened and the article 11 can be taken out from above.

The flow rack 15 is provided with an upstream end of the shelf 17 in which the tablets 16 accommodating the article 11 (the storage box 12) to be picked are present at the upstream position for each picking region P (Three in the present embodiment, three in the present embodiment) lamps 20A, each of which displays the number of stages (for example, three stages) in the vertical direction.

The worker H specifies the number of stages of the shelf 17 in which the tablets 16 containing the article 11 (storage box 12) to be picked up are present by the display of the bay indicator 20, Picks the article 11 from the mouthpiece 16 (the storage box 12) according to the display of each stopper indicator 19 and puts it into the collection container 10.

&Quot; return line (B) "; 1, the conveying line B constitutes a circulating line circulating through the collecting container 10 and includes a first rectilinear conveyance line (not shown) for conveying the collecting container 10 along the flow rack 15 A second straight advancing conveying line 21B which is parallel to the first straight advancing conveying line 21A and reverses the conveying direction and a second straight advancing conveying line 21B which is opposite to the second straight advancing conveying line 21B, And a second curve conveying line 21D connecting the upstream end of the first rectilinear conveying line 21A and the downstream end of the second rectilinear conveying line 21B to the upstream end of the first rectilinear conveying line 21A Consists of.

The second straight advancing conveyance line 21B excluding the periphery of the first straight advancing conveyance line 21A and the bagging equipment 60 (to be described later) of the backing area F is disposed in the accumulation conveyor And an accumulator 22 capable of accumulating and sequentially moving the collecting container 10 for each collecting container 10. The collecting container 10 is provided with an accumulator 22, Each of the accumulation sections 22 has a function of transporting the collection container 10 forward when there is an accumulation section 22 in front of the accumulation section 22 (in the absence of the collection container 10) have.

The second curve conveying lines 21C and 21D and the second straight conveying line 21B around the backing device 60 of the backing area F are constituted by a driving roller conveyor.

1, 2 and 4, in the first straight advancing / conveying line 21A, the objects 11 taken out from the picking area P are aligned with the respective picking areas P, The accumulation section 22 is provided with a plurality of (six in the embodiments), and the accumulation section 22 is provided with a plurality of (six in the embodiment) That is, each of the closing zones Z is capable of accumulating and sequentially transporting a maximum of six pieces of collecting containers 10 (a plurality of collecting containers). Further, the tape switch 23 is provided for each of the input areas Z.

As described above, the accumulation section 22 has a function of transporting the collection container 10 forward, but the accumulation section 22 located at the most downstream of each of the introduction areas Z is provided with And the front conveyance permission signal (the front side conveyance permission signal) from the area controller 24 provided in the picking area P corresponding to the input area Z in which the empty accumulation part 22 is located, The details of which will be described later), the collection container 10 is configured to be transported forward.

In the present embodiment, each of the picking areas P of the storage line A and each of the feeding areas Z of the conveying line B are arranged so as to be located in the same compartments arranged in the carrying direction of the collecting container 10 And the picking area P and the closing area Z, which are arranged directly opposite to each other, are arranged without offset in the carrying direction. Basically, in each of the entry zones Z, with respect to each of the collection containers 10 transported by the transport line B, The article 11 stored in the picking area P of the storage line A is loaded and collected.

"Collection container (10)"; The collecting container 10 is constituted by a container 25 in the form of a box and is provided on the side of the container 25 in the minor axis direction and on the side of the storage line A as shown in Fig. A charging indicator 26 indicating that the collecting container 10 is a charging object to be charged into which the articles 11 taken out from the picking area P are to be loaded is mounted on the side in the direction of the operator H, Is conveyed to the storage line (A) by the first straight advancing conveyance line (21A) with the bag (27) engaged. 4, each of the collection containers 10 is configured so that the long axis direction of the container 25 is the front direction in the transport direction by the first straight advancing conveyance line 21A, Are conveyed so as to be positioned on the worker H side so that a plurality of collection containers 10 can be stacked and sequentially transported in each of the feed zones Z as described above .

Quot; input indicator 26 "; As shown in Fig. 6, the closing indicator 26 includes a vertically long box-shaped display main body 30 and a first lamp portion (first display portion) 30, which is disposed in order on the surface of the display main body 30 in the long- (An example of a display unit) 31, an electronic paper (an example of a display screen) 32, and a second lamp unit (an example of a second display unit) A radio frequency identification (RF) tag 34 for recording and erasing data, a display controller 35, a radio (an example of a data receiver) 36 built in an antenna, and a battery 37, The digital indicator 32 is moved between the first ramp portion 31 and the second ramp portion 33 by the first advancing / returning line 21A in the conveyance direction of the collection container 10 (hereinafter abbreviated as the container conveyance direction) The digital indicator 32 and the second ramp portion 33 in this order from the upstream side in the container transport direction, 6 (a), the closing indicator 26 is attached to the container 10 (container 25) in such a manner that it is symmetrical to the axis of symmetry coinciding with the container transportation direction In structure). An order number (an example of a unique code) is recorded and stored in the RFID 34 (details will be described later). In addition, by providing the digital indicator 32 on the closing indicator 26, the order number or the like capable of specifying the collecting container 10 can be displayed, and the collecting container 10 can be specified.

The first lamp unit 31 and the second lamp unit 33 are connected to each other by a lamp 38 which is two-color and can be turned on and off and projects from the surface of the display main body 30, And a cover 39B (an example of the second shielding means), and the lamps 38 (display means) of the first lamp unit 31 and the second lamp unit 33 ) Use the same lamp (including the mounting bracket of the lamp), so that they can be interchanged with each other. In this manner, by making the lamp 38 (including the mounting bracket of the lamp) the same structure, the number of parts of the closing indicator 26 can be reduced, and manufacturing at low cost is made possible.

The cover 39A is a cover whose front surface is open so that the lamp 38 can be recognized from the front and the lamp 38 can be recognized from the downstream side in the container transportation direction, Conversely, it is a cover in which only the container transport direction is opened so that the lighting state of the lamp 38 can be recognized from the downstream side in the container transport direction and can not be recognized from the front. The lighting state of the lamp 38 of the first lamp unit 31 can be recognized only from the input area Z where the attached collection container 10 is placed and the second lamp unit 33 Can be recognized only from the input area Z on the downstream side of the input area Z in which the attached collection container 10 is placed (the container transportation direction).

The cover 39A and the cover 39B are made of a soft material having a light shielding property (for example, a light shielding resin or the like) and are fitted and deformed from both ends of the cover 39A and the cover 39B The removed covers 39A and 39B can be easily removed from the closing indicator 26. The removed covers 39A and 39B can be restored to their original shape when they are inserted into the closing indicator 26 and released from both ends (See Fig. 5 (b)). As shown in Fig. Therefore, the number of components can be reduced as compared with the case where the covers 39A and 39B are fixed to the closing indicator 26 by using screws or the like, so that it is possible to reduce an increase in equipment cost. Furthermore, the time required for attaching and detaching the covers 39A and 39B can be reduced.

The shape of the fitting portion of the cover 39A and the shape of the fitting portion of the cover 39B are the same and the covers 39A and 39B are made to be interchanged with respect to the closing indicator 26 It is possible structure.

The lamp 38 of the lamp units 31 and 33, the digital indicator 32, the RFID 34 and the radio unit 36 with an antenna are connected to a display controller 35, 35 are connected to the lamps 31, 33 of the lamps 31, 33 on the basis of the order number (described later) recorded in the RFID 34 and the command / data (details will be described later) The display of the digital display 32 is controlled by turning on / off the flash lamp 38 (without lighting). The digital display 32 is connected to the storage line A by the first linear advancing / returning line 21A in the closing indicator 26, that is, while the collecting container 10 is moving, Quot ;, or " END " by the data received by the wireless device 36 is displayed, and while moving in the sealed area D and the repacking area E by the second straight line return line 21B, Quot; total number of articles 11 " (inspection, inspection quantity) collected in the collection container 10 based on the data received by the reception device 36 (details will be described later).

The lamp 37 of the lamp units 31 and 33, the digital indicator 32, the radio 36 and the display controller 35 are fed by the battery 37. [

5A, the closing indicator 26 is provided with a gap (not shown) between the container 25 and the side surface of the container 25 so that the jig 40 can hook the container 27 to the container 25 41 are formed and attached to the container 25. The jig 40 has a U-shaped portion as viewed from the side, and a part of the jig 40 is hooked on the side surface of the container 25. [ 5 (b), the closing indicator 26 has a plug-in portion 26A of the jig 40, and a different portion of the jig 40 is inserted into the plug-in portion 26A So that the first lamp unit 31, the digital display unit 32 composed of the electronic paper and the second lamp unit 33 are moved upwards (or in a posture in which the obliquely upward direction) .

In addition, the closing indicator 26 is configured to be vertically symmetrical so that the jig 40 can be reversed upside down, that is, can be reversed up and down with respect to the collection container 10 . In addition, the display of the digital display 32 is also reversed when the turn indicator 26 is turned upside down by reversing the turn indicator 26 with respect to the collection container 10.

"RFID reader / writer"; An RFID reader (an example of a code reading means) 42A that reads the ID recorded in the RFID 34 built in the indicator controller 35 reads the ID of the input area Z along the first straight line return line 21A, And is provided at the upstream end of the returning area E along the second linear advancing / returning line 21B.

The RFID 34 writes an order number (to be described later) assigned to the collection container 10 or the RFID writer 42B that erases the recorded order number is stored in the second linear return line 21B Therefore, it is arranged on the upstream side of the recycling area E and on the upstream side of the bagging area F, and is provided on the second curve conveying line 21D from the downstream end of the second straight conveying line 21B .

The RFID 34 incorporated in the closing indicator 26 is supplied with the second curve conveyance line 21D by the RFID writer 42B provided at the corresponding position at the start of picking (before entering the storage line A) At this time, the order number recorded in the RFID 34 by the display controller 35 is displayed on the digital display 32. [0100] This order number is also erased by the RFID writer 42B provided on the upstream side of the bagging area F and on the downstream side of the repacking area E,

The order number recorded in the RFID 34 is read by each RFID reader 42A so that the position of the RFID 34 or the position of the putting indicator 26 in which the RFID 34 is assembled, The position of the collection container 10 on which the closing indicator 26 is mounted is specified.

"antenna"; An antenna 43 (FIG. 11) is provided above the first linear advancing / returning line 21A and the second linear advancing / returning line 21B for transmitting / receiving data to / from the radio 36 of the closing indicator 26, .

&Quot; Sealed Area (D) "; As shown in Figs. 1, 7, and 8, the sealed area D includes a sealed controller 49 connected to the RFID reader 42A provided at the downstream end of the storage line A, A label printer 50 for issuing a label specifying a user is provided by the label data output from the seal controller 49. An RFID reader 42A is installed downstream of the label printer 50, A bar code reader 51 is provided downstream of the reader 42A. Two workers H are placed in the sealed area D along the second straight advance conveyance line 21B with the worker H arranged on the storage line A along the first straight advance conveyance line 21A , And is disposed on the opposite side.

The first worker H is disposed upstream of the installation position of the label printer 50 and the article 11 collected in the collection container 10 displayed on the digital display 32 of the turn- (Checked) whether or not the total number of the containers 11 (details will be described later) and the quantity of the articles 11 in the collection container 10 are identical to each other The bag 27 is folded and the work for wrapping the collected article 11 is executed. In the case of inspection failure, the bag 27 is opened without being folded, and is sent downstream.

The second worker H also performs a job of sticking the label, which is issued by the label printer 50, to the bag 27. When the inspection is good, the bag 27 is sealed with the label, and when the inspection is bad, the bag 27 is simply adhered.

8, the seal controller 49 is provided with an RFID reader 42A at the downstream end of the storage line A, a label printer 50, and an RFID reader 42A disposed downstream of the label printer 50, A bar code reader 42A, and a bar code reader 51 are connected.

The seal controller 49 also includes a bar code assigned to each user assigned to the order number recorded in the RFID 34 incorporated in the closing indicator 26 And the seal controller 49 controls the closing indicator 26 attached to the returned container 10 by the RFID reader 42A provided at the downstream end of the storage line A, The user who has matched the order number is searched, the searched user searches for the label data set by the user, and the label data is sent to the label printer 50 To issue a bar code label.

The seal controller 49 inputs the order number recorded in the RFID 34 from the RFID reader 42A disposed downstream of the label printer 50 and inputs the barcode read by the barcode reader 51 , It is confirmed whether or not the users assigned to the order number and the bar code are identical to each other to confirm that the label is adhered to the bag 27 of the corresponding collection container 10 without error. When it is confirmed that the error is present, error data including the order number is output to the following repacking controller 57. Also, when the inspection fails, the label is attached to the opened bag 27, and even when the barcode can not be read, the error data including the order number is similarly output to the repacking controller 57.

The first worker H is inspected to fold the bag 27 hooked to the collecting container 10 when the inspection is satisfactory and to wrap the collecting article 11 and to convey the second worker H, The label is adhered to the collecting container 10, which is successively conveyed by the second straight advancing conveyance line 21B. Also, it is confirmed whether or not the label is adhered to the bag 27 with no error when it is sealed by the label and transported downstream.

&Quot; Repacking Area (E) "; As shown in Figs. 1, 7 and 9, the re-packing area E is provided with a first pre-conveyor 53 in which empty empty boxes 13 are piled up, A second pre-conveyor 54 for delivering the box 13 repacked with the sealed finished article 11 (the finished article 11) of the article 10 and the article 11 in the collection container 10, A bar code reader 55 for reading the bar code of the label adhered to the inexpensive bag 27, a label printer 56 disposed at the downstream position of the second preconveyor 54 for issuing a shipping label, A packing controller 57 and a display (display screen) 58 for displaying data output from the repacking controller 57 are provided. In the repacking area E, two operators are arranged.

The first worker H is disposed at an upstream position of the second preconveyor 54 and draws the empty box 13 from the first preconveyor 53 onto the second preconveyor 54, The finished article 11 (the finished article 11) of the collecting container 10 is repacked to the collecting box 13 and the finished article 11 to be repacked is packed in the packed bag 27 ) Is read by the bar code reader 55, and the bar code is pushed to the downstream side. The replacement of the collection box 13 for each shipping side can be determined by the lighting and color of the lamp 38 of the first lamp unit 31 of the closing indicator 26 attached to the collection container 10 . In other words, the lamp 38 of the first lamp unit 31 turns green when it is at the front end (leading edge) of the delivery side and red when it is at the end of the delivery side, Which will be described later), and can be judged accordingly.

Further, the second worker H carries out the shipping work by attaching the shipping label issued from the label printer 56 to the box 13 which is pushed to the downstream side after the completion of the repacking. As the shipping work, for example, it is piled up on a cart for shipment.

9, a bar code reader 55, a label printer 56, and a display device (display screen) 58 are connected to the above-described repacking controller 57, and a bar code The bar code reader 55 reads out the bar code of the label, and retrieves the shipping label data set by the bar code, outputs the shipping label data to the label printer 56, And issues a label. When the error data including the order number is input from the seal controller 49, an alarm for faulty inspection or labeling mistake including the order number is displayed on the display (display screen) 58, Thereby stopping the repacking to the box 13.

As described above, the sealed article 11 in the repacking area E is returned to the box 13 and shipped.

&Quot; BAGGING AREA (F) "; 1, the refill of the collecting container 10 (the refilling of the refuse 11), which has been carried by the return line B from the refilling area E, is completed, And the bag 27 is automatically hooked to the container 25 by the bagging machine 60. [ At this time, the gap (41) is formed between the side surface of the container (25) and the closing indicator (26), so that the bag (27) is caught in the container (25) without any problem.

The order number is erased from the RFID 34 by the RFID writer 42B provided upstream of the bagging machine 60 and the RFID writer 42B installed downstream of the bagging machine 60 ), A new order number is recorded in the RFID 34.

The collecting container 10 is circulated by the conveying line B so that the collecting container 10 itself is not shipped and the empty collecting container 10 is not provided with the bagging area F, The bag 27 is hooked and a new order number is input to the RFID 34 and collection of the article 11 stored in the storage line A is carried out based on the order number, When the collection is finished, the inspection is carried out in the sealed area (D), the bag (27) is folded in a small size to be sealed, a label specifying the user is attached, and in the repacking area (F) Are returned to the collection box 13 by the delivery direction, and then shipped. The bag 27 is caught in the bagging area F and the new order number is recorded in the RFID 34 and the collection is carried out in the collection container 10 in which the sealed finished article 11 is taken out and empty.

Thus, all the collection containers 10 are circulated, reused many times a day, and a new order number is assigned each time the circulation is performed. In this way, in order to circulate, there is a meaning that the RFID 34 is provided in the closing indicator 26, and the order number is automatically re-lit.

"Control Configuration"; Fig. 10 shows the control arrangement of the picking facility.

The lock controller 62, the communication controller 63, and the lock controller 63, in addition to the area controller 24, the seal controller 49, and the repacking controller 57 for each picking area P, And a display switching controller 64 are provided.

&Quot; Communication controller (63) " 11, the transmission / reception device 65 to which the antenna 43 is connected is connected to the communication controller 63, and the communication controller 63 is connected to the antenna 43 via the transmission / reception device 65 , And transmits / receives data to / from the radio device 36 of each turn-on indicator 26.

&Quot; Consolidated Controller (62) "; The area controller 24 for each picking area P, the seal controller 49, the repacking controller 57, the communication controller 63 and the display changeover controller 64 are connected to the general controller 62 The first straight conveying line 21A, the second straight conveying line 21B, the first curve conveying line 21C, the second curve conveying line 21D, the bagging machine 60, An RFID lighter 42B provided downstream of the bagging machine 60 (installed on the second curve conveying line 21D at the corresponding position), and an upstream side of the backing area E And the installed RFID writer 42B is connected.

Then, the following data is set in the collective controller 62 in advance.

· A unique barcode, assigned to each registered user by destination.

(Data of the request 16 of the picking area P corresponding to each article 11) of the request 16 of the picking area P in which the article 11 to be ordered is stored.

The general controller 62 has the following functions.

(A) Area controller 24 for each picking area P, sealing controller 49, resending controller 57, and communication controller 63 output a start command and an end command for work.

(B) The first straight conveying line 21A, the second straight conveying line 21B, the first curve conveying line 21C, the second curve conveying line 21D, And stops.

(C) order from each individual user registered in advance (order: an example of article demand information from each sorting destination; (Single or plural pieces of data consisting of information specifying the article (for example, the article type, article name, article code, etc.) and the quantity (number) (An example of a unique code) is assigned to the user's order (or the user) in the order of the users and the number of orders (the number of picking quantities ) To form picking data of the storage line (A). At this time, when the picking in each user order is completed in the storage line (A), the area and number at which the picking ends are obtained and stored.

(D) The order number assigned to each user and the picking data (including the area and number at which the picking ends) of the formed storage line A are transmitted to the area controller 24 of each picking area P Output.

(E) The total number of articles 11 to be picked from the order data is obtained for each order number assigned to the user, and the total number of articles 11 of each order number is compared with the order number assigned to the user, And outputs it to the display switching controller 64 together with the data on the face.

(F) The order number and the bar code assigned to the user are output to the seal controller 49 and the repacking controller 57.

(G) When the RFID 34 is detected by the RFID writer 42B provided downstream of the bagging machine 60 (installed on the second curve conveying line 21D at the corresponding position), the order of previously registered users , The order number assigned to the order of the user is output to the RFID writer 42B to record the order number in the RFID 34. [ Thereby, the order number is assigned to the collection container 10 on which the closing indicator 26 is mounted.

As described above, when the order controller (62) executes the start / stop of the lines (21A, 21B, 21C, 21D) and the bagging machine (60) Picking data (picking data for each picking area P) of the line A is formed, and data such as an order number is output to each controller.

&Quot; display switching controller (64) "; 12, the display changeover controller 64 is connected to the RFID reader 42A provided at the downstream end of the storage line A and the communication controller 63, The order number assigned to the user, and the data of the user's shipping direction are input from the general controller 62. [

The display change controller 64 inputs the order number recorded in the RFID 34 by the RFID reader 42A and obtains the user by the order number and obtains the total number of the articles 11, It is determined whether or not this user is at the front end (head) of the delivery direction or at the end.

Then, the following data is output to the communication controller 63, and the data is transmitted through the transceiver 65 and the antenna 43. Since the first operator H is located opposite to the operator H and the transfer line B of the storage line A in the sealed area D downstream of the storage line A, (Display reverse direction instruction) for displaying the display in the reverse direction so that the display of the digital display (display screen) 32 of the display unit 26 is easy to see.

· When the user is in line with the ship ... Data indicating that the lamp 38 of the first lamp unit 31 with the cover 39A is lighted in "green" and the lamp 38 of the second lamp unit 33 is turned off together with the order number, And data (an example of a display reverse direction instruction) for displaying the total number of articles 11 in the reverse direction by the digital indicator 32. [

· When the shipping side is neither end nor end ... The lamp 38 of the first lamp unit 31 and the second lamp unit 33 turns off the data and the data indicating the total number of the articles 11 in the reverse direction with the digital indicator 32 (An example of a display reverse command).

· When the end of the ... Data indicating that the lamp 38 of the first lamp unit 31 with the cover 39A is lighted in "red" and the lamp 38 of the second lamp unit 33 is turned off, along with the order number, And data (an example of a display reverse direction instruction) for displaying the total number of articles 11 in the reverse direction by the digital indicator 32. [

When this data is received by the radio 36 of the input indicator 26, the display controller 35 confirms whether or not the received data has come from the order number of the received data, The lamps 38 of the first lamp unit 31 and the second lamp unit 33 are turned on / off according to the received data, and the total number of the articles 11 is displayed in the reverse direction by the digital indicator 32 .

The order number of the received data is that of the turn-on indicator 26 that has passed through the downstream end of the storage line A. Therefore, in the turn-on indicator 26 passing through the downstream end, The lamp 38 of the second lamp unit 33 is turned off when the lamp 38 is at the front end (head) and the lamp 38 is turned off when it is at the end. In addition, in the digital display 32, the "total number" (the total number of the articles 11) is displayed in the reverse direction in place of the displayed "order number" (or "END").

12 (b), the clearance of the delivery surface is indicated by the color of the lamp 38 of the first lamp unit 31 and collected in the collection container 10 for inspection The first worker H of the seal area D in which the total number of the articles 11 having the transfer line B located on the other side is opposite to the worker H placed on the storage line A The problem that the display of the digital display 32 is difficult to see and difficult to distinguish is indicated by the digital indicator 32 in the easy direction and depending on the position of the operator H is avoided.

&Quot; area controller 24 "; The area controller 24 is connected to the interrogation display device 19, the bay display device 20 and the self-picking area P of the picking area (hereinafter referred to as a self-picking area) A tape switch 23 of an input area (corresponding input area, hereinafter referred to as a self-tapping area) Z disposed so as to face each other (corresponding to each other), an upstream input area The tape switch 23 of the upstream zone Z and the accumulation section 22 at the downstream of the self-introduction zone Z and the RFID reader installed at the upstream end of the upstream zone Z An RFID reader (reduced to a self-area RFID reader) 42A provided at an upstream end of the self-introduction zone Z and a downstream insertion zone Z adjacent to the self-introduction zone Z An RFID reader (reduced to a downstream region RFID reader) 42A, and a general controller 62 are connected.

The area controller 24 is also provided with a number that specifies the self-picking area P and the self-insertion area Z in advance and the arrangement of the seekers 16 in the self-picking area P, The data (arrangement data) of the article 11 housed in the guide 16 is set and the order and number assigned to the user from the collective controller 62 and the self-picking area (Picking data) of the article 11 to be taken out from each request 16 of the book P is input.

&Quot; Control Configuration of Area Controller 24 "; The area controller 24 controls the picked up container 10 to take out the article 11 from the mouth 16 of the self-picking area P and to pick up the picked-up article 10 from the picked-up container 10 carried by the first straight- Control the operation. The control block diagram of the area controller 24 is shown in Fig.

The area controller 24 stores whether or not the arrangement data, the order number assigned to each user, the picking data (including the area and number at which the picking ends), and the picking operation by the picking data are completed The picking memory 71 and the recording area of the RFID 34 of the closing indicator 26 attached to up to six pieces of collecting containers 10 located upstream (moving) from upstream to downstream in the upstream closing area Z An area memory 72 in which the order numbers of the plurality of collecting containers 10 are stored in the self-entering area Z, and the same order numbers of the maximum six collecting containers 10 located upstream and downstream are stored in the self- A data processing section 74 for storing the order number and picking data assigned to each user input from the collective controller 62 into the picking memory 71 and an upstream region container detecting section 75, A self-region container detecting unit 76, Flow region is configured as a pre-display control section 77 and, with the self-region preceding the display control unit 78, the picking control unit (79), and a front transfer permission control unit 80.

"Upstream region container detecting section 75"; When the order number is input from the upstream region RFID reader 42A, the upstream region container detecting section 75 stores the order number in the upstream region memory 72 as the order number of the most upstream collecting container 10 And moves the previously stored order numbers to the downstream side in order. When the order number is input from the self-area RFID reader 42A, the order number is deleted from the upstream area memory 72, and the previously stored order number is sequentially moved to the downstream side.

Quot; self-region container detection unit 76 "; When the order number is input from the self-area RFID reader 42A, the self-region container detecting unit 76 stores the order number in the self-area memory 73 as the order number of the collecting container 10 at the most upstream position , And sequentially moves the order numbers stored previously to the downstream side. When the order number is input from the downstream area RFID reader 42A, the order number is deleted from the self-area memory 73, and the previously stored order number is sequentially moved to the downstream side.

Thus, the order number of the power collecting device 10 located in the upstream charging zone Z and the self-charging zone Z is set in the upstream region memory 72 and the self-region memory 73 from upstream to downstream Remembered, and updated. The order number of the collecting container 10 located in each input area Z is stored by the input of the order number from the RFID reader 42A, 17B, the attachment position of the RFID reader 42A is moved to the downstream side by two pieces of collecting containers, so that the input area corresponding to each picking area P is moved to the downstream side, (Z) can be varied.

Quot; self-region preceding display control unit 78 "; The self-area preceding display control unit 78 checks the order number stored in the self-area memory 73 and searches the picking memory 71 by each order number to determine the presence or absence of picking data It is determined whether or not there is an article 11 to be put into the collection container 10 located in the self-feeding zone Z by picking up from the mouth 16 of the area P and if the picking operation is completed, .

When the picking data is present, the order number is stored, and the order number (collecting container 10) at the most downstream position is determined as an order number (collecting container) to be picked, Adds the number of the self-feeding area (Z) and outputs it to the picking control part (79). Further, the self-area lighting data added to the order number of the collecting container 10 to be picked, excluding the order number, plus the number of the self-charging area Z and the lighting signal, is outputted to the communication controller 63 do.

Further, the searching unit 63 outputs to the communication controller 63 the self-area light-out data added with the order number having no picking data, the number of the self-putting area Z, and the light- When there is no picking data at all, a no-picking-data-free signal is output to the upstream-region preceding-display control unit 77.

"Upstream region preceding display control section 77"; The upstream region preceding display control section 77 checks the order number stored in the upstream region memory 72 and searches the picking memory 71 for each order number to determine whether there is picking data It is determined whether there is any article 11 to be put into the collecting container 10 located in the upstream charging area Z by picking up from the pit 16 of the area P. If the picking operation is completed, .

When there is picking data, the order number is stored, and it is confirmed whether or not the no-picking data no-signal is inputted from the self-region preceding display control section 78. [ (Collecting container 10) is determined as the order number (collecting container) to be picked, and the order number of the upstream receiving area Z is set to the order number (Subtracts 1 from the number of the self-feeding zone Z) and outputs it to the picking control unit 79. [

Further, the upstream area lighting data added to the order number of the collecting container 10 to be picked, excluding the order number of the collecting container 10, plus the number of the upstream filling zone Z and the lighting signal is outputted to the communication controller 63 do. If there is no picking data in the order number (no picking operation), the upstream address extinction data added to the order number, the number of the upstream input area Z, and the extinction signal are output to the communication controller 63 do.

A " picking control unit 79 " The picking control section 79 inputs the order number of the collection container 10 to be picked up from the self-zone preceding display control section 78 or the upstream area preceding display control section 77, The picking data of the memory 71 is retrieved. Further, the self-area blinking data or the upstream area blinking data added to the input order number plus the number of the self-charging area Z or the number of the upstream charging area Z and the flashing signal is output to the communication controller 63 do.

The number of tablets 16 to take out the articles 11 and the number of the articles 11 to be taken out are displayed by the seeker display device 19 in accordance with the picking data of the collection container 10 to be picked, Further, the bay indicator 20 informs the number of stages of the shelf 17 having the prayer 16 for taking out the article 11. The release of the article 11 from the mouthpiece 16 is confirmed by the operation of the completion pushbutton switch 19B of the utterance display device 19 and the tape switch 23 of the self- When the article 11 is put into the collecting container 10 of the charging zone Z or when the tape switch 23 of the collecting container 10 in the upstream charging zone Z (When the container 11 is inserted), the completion of the picking operation to the collection container 10 is confirmed. If it is confirmed, the picking operation of the picking memory 71 that has been executed is terminated, and the order number whose picking operation has been completed is output to the forward transfer permission control unit 80. Then, in the picking data, (P) is set in the picking end area.

In addition, when the self-picking area P is set in the picking end area, a command for displaying "END" (an example of the display of "end of item insertion") and an area ending off data To the communication controller (63).

"Forward transfer permission control section (80)"; The forward transfer permission control unit 80 searches the picking data of the picking memory 71 by the order number of the most downstream position in the self region memory 73 to confirm whether or not there is a picking operation, The front conveyance permission signal is outputted to the accumulation section 22 at the most downstream position. When the picking operation is carried out, the picking control unit 79 waits until the picking operation finished order number is input, and the collection container 10, from which the picking operation has not been completed, It is checked whether or not the order number is matched with the order number of the most downstream position in the self region memory 73. If the order number is matched with the order number, And outputs the forward conveyance permission signal to the downstream accumulation section 22. [

The communication controller 63 sets the order number of the self-application area Z to the order number, the self-area lighting data plus the number of the self-application area Z and the lighting signal, Quot; area number ", or " area number ", or " order number ", or " Z number of the upstream application area Z and the lighting signal "or" upstream area extra-lighting data added to the order number by the number of the upstream application area Z and the light-off signal "or" Blinking data plus the number of the upstream closing area Z and the blinking signal to the order number, "or" the self-area blinking data plus the number of the self-closing area Z and the flashing signal " The transmission / reception device 65 and the antenna (43).

When this data is received by the radio 36 of the input indicator 26, the display controller 35 confirms whether or not the received data has come from the order number of the received data, Quot; END "is displayed on the digital display 32 in accordance with the received data, or when the area is OFF-OFF data," END " 31 and the lamp 38 of the second lamp unit 33 are turned on / off / off. On the other hand, it is assumed that red is turned on when the number of the input area Z is odd and green is turned on when it is even.

· Self-lighting data ... The lamp 38 of the first lamp unit 31 is turned on.

· Self-area off-light data or area end-off data ... The lamp 38 of the first lamp unit 31 is turned off.

· Self-flashing data ... The lamp 38 of the first lamp unit 31 is blinked.

· Upstream area lighting data ... The lamp 38 of the second lamp unit 33 is turned on.

· Upstream area light data ... The lamp 38 of the second lamp unit 33 is turned off.

· Upstream area blinking data ... The lamp 38 of the second lamp unit 33 is blinked.

As described above, the lamp 38 of the first lamp unit 31 of the closing indicator 26 attached to the collecting container 10 located in the self-introduction zone Z is turned on / off / off, It is displayed that the collecting container 10 to be subjected to the picking operation is displayed and blinking is displayed as the collecting container 10 to be subjected to the picking operation and the collecting container 10 which is not the subject of the picking operation And the collecting container 10 located in the self-application zone Z, to which the turn indicator 26 is attached by the first lamp unit 31, is disposed in the self-picking area P Is a collection container to be charged.

The lamp 38 of the second lamp unit 33 of the turn-on indicator 26 attached to the collecting container 10 located in the upstream charging zone Z is turned on / blinked / It is displayed that the container 10 is the intended collection container 10 and that the collection container 10 which is the object of the picking operation is displayed by blinking and that the collection container 10 is not the object of the picking operation The collection container 10 located in the upstream charging zone Z and attached with the charging indicator 26 is moved by the second lamp unit 33 to the position of the article 11 taken out of the self- Whether or not the container is the object container to be charged is displayed.

"Movement of the collection container 10 in the storage line A"; The movement of the collecting container 10 by the input area Z by the configuration of the first rectilinear conveyance line 21A and the configuration of the area controller 24 is as follows.

a. In the filling zone Z, if there is an empty accumulation part 22, it is pre-filled.

b. The movement to the input area Z f is performed in the case of the collection container 10 which is not the object of picking operation and is unconditionally controlled by the area controller of the corresponding self-picking area P 24, and moves when the empty accumulation section 22 is generated in the upstream of the downstream injection region Z.

c. The movement to the input area Z is performed until the forward conveyance permission signal is output from the area controller 24 of the input area Z when the collection container 10A is the picking operation target, Even if the empty accumulation section 22 occurs upstream of the downstream introduction zone Z, the most downstream collection container 10 in which the picking operation is not completed is stopped without moving, Z), and is moved to the downstream input zone Z for the first time due to the output of the forward feed permission signal (the empty accumulator 22 is generated upstream of the downstream feed zone Z This condition).

As described above, when the collecting container 10 which is permitted to pass the input area Z (permitted) moves to the input area Z and the downstream input area Z is empty (empty accumulation (When there is no part 22), and moves to the state where the empty accumulation part 22 is generated in the upstream of the downstream input area Z.

The collecting container 10 (the collecting container 10 at the most downstream in the self-feeding area Z), which has not finished the picking operation, is prevented from moving to the downstream filling area Z, The generation of the insufficient collecting container 10 is prevented. At this time, the accumulation and movement of the plurality of collecting containers 10 are carried out in the submerged charging zone Z and the charging zone Z located downstream of the downstream charging zone Z, as usual, The movement of the container 10 is performed efficiently, and the ability of the operator is maximized.

A specific example will be described with reference to Fig.

Six accumulation units 22 are provided in each of the input zones Z and as shown in Fig. 16 (a), two collection containers 10 on the downstream side in the zone 2 are not subject to a picking operation (No collecting container 10) accumulation section 22 is provided upstream of the adjoining downstream zone 3, as shown in Fig. 16 (b), by the function of the accumulation conveyor, 2, the two collection containers 10 on the downstream side are transferred to the adjacent downstream region 3, and are pre-filled. At this time, the collection container 10A to be subjected to the picking operation in the area 2 is transported to the downstream end of the area, but until the picking operation is completed from the area controller 24 in the picking area P and the forward transport permission signal is output, It is not transferred to the area 3.

16 (a), if there is a bin (no collecting container 10) accumulation portion 22 in the region 1, as shown in Fig. 16 (b), the collecting container 10 upstream As shown in Fig. 16 (b), when the vacant accumulation section 22 is generated by the conveyance of the collecting container 10 in the area 2, it is not subjected to the picking operation at the downstream end of the area 1 The collection container 10 is transported to the area 2 and is prefilled. At this time, the collection container 10A, which is the object of picking operation in the area 1, is transported to the downstream end of the area, but until the picking operation is completed from the area controller 24 in the picking area P, It is not transferred to the area 2.

As described above, the collecting container 10 can be moved partially across the input area Z downstream so that the worker H can move the self-feeding area Z to the collecting container 10A to be picked, The picking operation can be performed in the upstream input zone Z, but the collection container 10A, which is the subject of the picking operation, can perform the picking operation in the self- (Z), the working efficiency can be improved.)

Also, in the entry zone Z, the collection container 10A in which the picking operation is performed can be prevented from being conveyed to the downstream entrance zone Z until the picking operation in the entry zone Z is completed , It is possible to prevent the occurrence of a shortage.

"Picking operation"; The operation by the configuration of the area controller 24 will be described together with the picking operation of the operator H arranged in the picking area P. FIG.

4, the lamp 38 of the first lamp unit 31 of the closing indicator 26 attached to the collecting container 10 located in the self-introduction area Z is turned on, blinked, or turned off , No picking operation is displayed due to the picking operation being performed by turning on and off the picking operation by turning on and off. At this time, the bay display device 20 of the self-picking area P and each interrogation display device 19 are displayed .

The operator H disposed in the self-picking area P can store the article 11 to be put into the collecting container 10 on the basis of the display of the bay display device 20 and the display of each interrogation display device 19. [ The user presses the completion pushbutton switch 19B of the interrogator display device 19 to confirm that the display of the interrogator display device 19 is turned off each time the device 11 is taken out from the box 12 and taken out, And is returned to the collection container 10 to which the closing indicator 26 with the lamp 38 of the first lamp unit 31 blinks is attached to the self-application zone Z (picking operation . When the loading of all the articles 11 is completed, the tape switch 23 of the self-feeding zone Z is pressed to end the picking operation for the collecting container 10 of the object. As described above, the lamp 38 of the first lamp unit 31 is located only in the self-picking area P when the collection container 10 to which the closing indicator 26 is attached is located in the self- And a self-area lamp which enables picking work is formed.

The lamp 38 of the second ramp portion 33 of the turn-on indicator 26 attached to the collection container 10 located in the upstream input zone Z (which can only be viewed from the self-picking region P) , There is a picking operation by lighting, a picking operation by blinking, and no picking operation by turning off.

The operator H disposed in the self-picking area P can display the display of the bay indicator 20 of the self-picking area P and the display of the angle? The operation of the collecting container 10 (10) to which the closing indicator 26 with the blinking lamp 38 of the second lamp unit 33 is attached, based on the display of the interrogation indicator 19, (The preceding picking operation in the upstream area is performed) with respect to the picking area P in the self-picking area P. When the charging of all the articles 11 is finished, the tape switch 23 in the upstream charging zone Z is depressed to end the picking operation of the object collecting container 10. As described above, the lamp 38 of the second ramp portion 33 is located only in the self-picking region P when the collection container 10 to which the closing indicator 26 is attached is located in the upstream closing zone Z And forms a leading area ramp which enables the preceding picking operation.

As described above, the operator H inserts the article 11 taken out from the self-picking area P into the collecting container 10 carried in the self-charging area Z and the upstream charging area Z As shown in FIG. 4, a range in which the input operation can be performed over two consecutive input areas Z is formed for each operator H. 17 (a), except for the most downstream input area Z, the input area Z for performing the input operation from the most upstream input area Z to the collecting container 10 by two persons, (Z) continues, and only the most downstream input area Z becomes the input area Z in which the operator performs the input operation into the collection container 10 with one person. 17 (b), in the same way as in the case of offsetting the input area Z to the downstream side with respect to the picking area P as described above, except for the most downstream input area Z, The input area Z for performing the input operation to the collecting container 10 is continued from the input area Z of the uppermost stream and only the input area Z of the most downstream is operated by the operator, As shown in FIG.

When the picking operation to the collection container 10 is completed by the completion of the picking operation, "END" is displayed on the digital display 32. [

The digital indicator (display screen) 32 of the turn-on indicator 26 is connected to the lamp (self-area lamp) 38 of the first lamp unit 31 and the lamp (leading area lamp) of the second lamp unit 33, Is most easily seen from a worker who is attached to the center of the collecting container 38 and puts the article 11 into the collecting container 10 to which the closing indicator 26 is attached.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the closing indicator 26 is conveyed together with the collecting container 10 by the conveying line B, and the collecting container 10 is conveyed from the article 16 When the collection container 10 to be charged with the input indicator 26 is displayed by the display of the charging indicator 26, that is, when the charging indicator 26 is moved together with the collecting container 10, The display of the first lamp unit 31 can be displayed on the display screen of the collecting container 10 without being misunderstood (The second worker H) disposed in the picking area P adjacent to the picking area P in the downstream of the picking area P of the input area Z where the first and second lamps 10, 10 are located, The display of the part 33 is made from the operator H (first worker H) arranged in the picking area P corresponding to the input area Z where the collection container 10 is located It is possible to greatly reduce the possibility that each worker H misinterprets the display of the second lamp unit 33 and the display of the first lamp unit 31. Thus, It is possible to reduce the possibility of misplacement of the article 11.

According to the present embodiment, the first ramp portion 31 and the second ramp portion 33 of the turn-on indicator 26 are arranged such that the lamp 38 (including the attachment bracket of the lamp) Even if the shapes of the lamps 38 of the first lamp unit 31 and the second lamp unit 33 or the lighting colors are different from each other, It is possible to cope with the case in which the carrying direction of the collection container 10 is reversed and basically the same closing indicator 26 can be used and the flexibility of the facility can be improved without increasing the cost.

According to this embodiment, the first ramp portion 31 and the second ramp portion 33 of the closing indicator 26 can be replaced with each other by the replacement of the cover 39A and the cover 39B Even when the carrying direction of the collecting container 10 by the carrying line B is reversed, it is possible to use the same turning-on indicator 26 basically, and the flexibility of the equipment can be improved Can be improved.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the cover 39A and the cover 39B of the closing indicator 26 are each formed of a soft material having a light shielding property so that the structure can be easily attached and detached, The cover 39A and the cover 39B can be easily attached to and detached from the closing indicator 26 and can be easily attached to and detached from the container container 10 by the conveying line B, Even when the carrying direction is reversed, basically, the same turn-on indicator 26 can be used, and the flexibility of the facility can be improved without increasing the cost.

According to the present embodiment, by making the closing indicator 26 symmetrical in the up-and-down direction and making the closing indicator 26 reversible and attachable to the carrying direction of the collecting container 10, Even if the carrying direction of the collecting container 10 by the carrying line B is reversed only by replacing the charging indicator 10 with the charging indicator 10, it is basically possible to use the same charging indicator 26, The flexibility of the facility can be improved.

In the above embodiment, the insertion indicator 26 is attached to the collection container 10 by inserting another portion of the jig 40 into the insertion portion 26A of the insertion indicator 26. However, Any attaching method may be employed as long as there is a space for sealing the container 10 between the container 10 and the closing indicator 26 so that the closing indicator 26 can be reversed by turning the closing indicator 26 upside down. For example, a hole may be formed on the surface (bottom surface) opposite to the side having the ramp portions 31 and 33 of the closing indicator 26 and the jig 40 may be provided on the side A method of supporting the bottom surface and changing the shape to have a hole and attaching the closing indicator 26 to the changed jig using bolts or the like.

In the present embodiment, the same lamp (including the attachment bracket of the lamp) is used as the lamp 38 as the display means of the first lamp unit 31 and the second lamp unit 33 of the closing indicator 26 The lamps 38 of the first lamp unit 31 and the second lamp unit 33 can be replaced with lamps of different colors or shapes Of course, it is good to use. Although the lamps are different, the display means of the charging indicator 26 has a structure that can be interchanged with each other.

18, the closing indicator 26 is installed in the tray 85 on which the collecting container 10 is placed, as shown in Fig. 18, although the closing indicator 26 is attached to the collecting container 10 in this embodiment, , And the loading indicator 26 may be installed in the collecting container 10 through the tray 85. [ A plurality of trays 85 with such an input indicator 26 are circulated by a plurality of conveyance lines B to automatically feed the collection container 10 into the circulating tray 85, It is also possible to adopt a configuration. At this time, the closing indicator 26 is configured to be reversed upside down with respect to the tray 85. When the turn indicator 28 is turned upside down on the tray 85, the display of the digital indicator 32 is also reversed.

In this embodiment, a container is used as the collecting container 10, but the collecting container 10 can be attached by the jig 40, and the product 11 can be temporarily stored Any container may be used, for example, corrugated cardboard or the like can be used.

In the present embodiment, numerals (order numbers) are used as independent codes for specifying orders of users, but alphanumeric characters, pictographs, and the like may also be used. At this time, the order is set for the characters and the pictograms, and the order is assigned to the order of the user in that order, and the RFID 34 writes the order to the RFID writer 42B.

In the present embodiment, one operator H is arranged in each picking region P, but a plurality of (for example, two) operators H are arranged in each picking region P Or the like. Thereby, even in a situation where the collection container 10 to be picked is brought into the insertion area Z continuously without interruption, the operation speed in the insertion area Z is improved. Therefore, the collection container 10 is placed in each of the insertion areas Z, So that the efficiency of the picking operation can be improved. The worker H in the picking area P puts the picked article 11 directly into the collection container 10 (manually inserted) It is also possible to arrange an automatic injection device for automatically inputting the article 11 into the collection container 10 on the recording medium 21A so that the article 11 is automatically inserted.

In this embodiment, the color of the lamp (the lamp of the completion pushbutton switch 19B of the utterance display unit 19 and the first lamp of the turn-on indicator 26), which is turned on for each of the picking area P and the closing area Z, The color of the lamps 38 of the first lamp unit 31 and the second lamp unit 33 is changed so that the worker H can collect the articles 11 taken out of the self- However, any method may be used as long as the worker H does not mistake the collecting container 10, and for example, a method of changing the intensity of the light of the lamp may be employed. Further, although the color of the lamp is two colors (red and green), the color is further increased to three colors, and the colors are designated for the three picking areas (P) and the input areas (Z) You may.

In the present embodiment, the conveying line B is composed of the accumulation conveyor and the driving roller conveyor, but it is also possible to constitute the conveying line B by a preconveyor.

In the present embodiment, the worker H is placed between the flow rack 15 and the first straight conveyance line 21A on the opposite side. However, The rack 15 and the conveyance line B (first straight conveyance line 21A) may be arranged on the same side. Thereby, the article 11 taken out from the mouthpiece 16 is introduced (picked) into the collection container 10 which has been transported as it is from the trajectory of the picked up (picked) And the workability can be improved.

Although the flow rack 15 is disposed along the first straight conveyance line 21A in the present embodiment, it is sufficient if the interceptor (article receiving portion) 16 is disposed for each picking region P, P in the direction orthogonal to the first straight advancing conveyance line 21A.

In this embodiment, the conveying line B is constituted by one circulating line. However, the conveying line B may be constituted by a plurality of, for example, two circulating lines, It is also possible to change the height of the conveying surface of the sheet.

Further, in the present embodiment, the flow rack 15 is used as the picking rack, but a general shelf that does not move the article 11 or the storage box may be used.

Although the article 11 placed on each shelf 17 of the flow rack 15 is accommodated in the storage box 12 in the present embodiment, .

Further, in the present embodiment, each shelf 17 of the flow rack 15 is fixed, but it may be configured so as to be movable and adjusted arbitrarily in the forward and backward directions (in the direction of the first rectilinear conveyance line 21A).

In the present embodiment, the tape switch 23 is used as the input means for completing the article 11 to the collection container 10, but may be a switch for simply inputting completion, or may be a simple push button switch.

In this embodiment, the sorting destination is not limited to the user, but may be classified according to each shop, product category, or category, region, or return track.

A: Storage line
B: Return line
P: Picking area
H: Worker
Z: Input area
10: Collection container
11: Goods
15: Flow rack
16: prayer
25: Container
26: throw indicator
26A: Insertion part
31: First ramp part
33: Second ramp part
38: Lamp
39A: cover
39B: cover
40: jig
85: Tray

Claims (8)

And a picking shelf having a plurality of article storage portions for respectively storing articles and having a region for performing a picking operation for each of a predetermined number of article storage portions,
And conveying means for conveying a plurality of collecting containers to which the item demand information of the sorting destination or sorting destination is assigned, respectively, along the picking shelf,
And a picking facility for putting an article taken out from the picked-up shelf in an article storage section according to the article demand information of the sorting destination into the collection container,
Wherein each of said collecting containers is provided with an input indicator for indicating an input instruction indicating that said article is a collecting container to be charged,
Wherein the closing indicator includes first display means for making the first operator disposed in the area perform the input instruction and second input means for inputting the input instruction to the second operator disposed in the region adjacent to the region where the first operator is disposed And a second display means
The first operator can recognize the display of the first display means on the front face of the closing indicator and the second operator can recognize the display of the first display means on the downstream side in the carrying direction of the collecting container, A first shielding means having a front face open to the closing indicator is provided so that the display of the display means can not be recognized,
The second operator can recognize the display of the second display means on the downstream side in the carrying direction of the collecting container to the second display means and the first operator can recognize the display of the second display means on the front side of the turn- And a second shielding means for opening the carrying direction of the collecting container so that the display of the display means can not be recognized. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the first display means and the second display means are configured to be interchangeable with each other. 3. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
Wherein the first shielding means and the second shielding means are structured so as to be interchangeable with respect to the first display means and the second display means. 3. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
Wherein said closing indicator has a structure that is reversible and attachable in correspondence with the carrying direction of said collecting container. A picking lathe having a plurality of article storage portions for storing articles and having a region for performing a picking operation for each of a predetermined number of article storage portions, And a conveying means for conveying a plurality of collecting containers to which information has been assigned, wherein, in accordance with the article demand information of the sorting destination, the picking apparatus is used in a pickling facility for putting an article taken out from the article storage portion of the picking rack into the collection container An input indicator for indicating an input instruction indicating that the article is an article to be input, into which the article taken out from the article storage section is to be placed,
First display means for performing the input instruction to a first operator disposed in the area,
And second display means for performing the input instruction to a second worker disposed in an area adjacent to the downstream side of the area in which the first worker is disposed,
The first operator can recognize the display of the first display means on the front face of the closing indicator and the second operator can recognize the display of the first display means on the downstream side in the carrying direction of the collecting container, A first shielding means having its front face opened so as not to be able to recognize the display of the display means,
The second operator can recognize the display of the second display means on the downstream side in the carrying direction of the collecting container to the second display means and the first operator can recognize the display of the second display means And a second shielding means for opening the carrying direction of the collecting container so that the display can not be recognized. 6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the first display means and the second display means are configured to be interchangeable with each other. The method according to claim 5 or 6,
Wherein the first shielding means and the second shielding means are configured to be replaceable with respect to the first display means and the second display means. The method according to claim 5 or 6,
Wherein the container has a structure in which it is reversible and attachable in correspondence with the carrying direction of the collecting container.

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