WO2023058446A1 - 荷物の搬送装置及び荷物の供給装置 - Google Patents
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- An embodiment of the present invention relates to a cargo conveying device and a cargo feeding device.
- a system that unifies and aligns items such as packages supplied from the outside.
- the system includes a singulator that singulates and aligns articles, a conveyor that supplies articles to the singulator, and the like.
- the problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a baggage conveying device and a baggage supply device capable of conveying baggage more efficiently.
- the second offset conveyor receives the packages conveyed by the first offset conveyor, conveys them in a second conveying direction intersecting with the first offset conveyor, and conveys them while offsetting them in the second direction.
- the second auxiliary conveyor belt is provided on the bias direction side of the second bias conveyor, applies a conveying force to the cargo in the second direction, and has a conveying speed different from the conveying speed of the second bias conveyor.
- the third offset conveyor receives the packages conveyed by the second offset conveyor, conveys them in a third conveying direction intersecting with the second offset conveyor, and conveys them while offsetting them in the third direction.
- the third auxiliary conveyor belt is provided on the bias direction side of the third bias conveyor, imparts a conveying force in the third direction to the cargo, and has a conveying speed different from the conveying speed of the third bias conveyor.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view showing an operating state of the baggage supply device according to the embodiment
- FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a state in which the load supply device shown in FIG. 1 is viewed from above
- FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing the state of the conveying path along the extending direction of the conveying path of the article supply device shown in FIGS. 1 and 2
- FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an article sorting device that processes objects to be processed supplied from the load supply device shown in FIG. 1
- FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing an example of conveying one processing object at a conveying speed of a first offset conveyor that is faster than the conveying speed of an auxiliary conveying section according to the embodiment
- FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing an example of conveying a plurality of objects to be processed at a conveying speed of a first offset conveyor that is faster than the conveying speed of an auxiliary conveying unit according to the embodiment
- FIG. 6B is a schematic diagram following FIG. 6A showing an example of conveying a plurality of objects to be processed at a conveying speed of the first offset conveyor that is higher than the conveying speed of the auxiliary conveying unit.
- FIG. 6B is a schematic diagram showing an example of conveying a plurality of objects to be processed at a conveying speed of the first offset conveyor that is faster than the conveying speed of the auxiliary conveying unit, following FIG. 6B ;
- FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing an example of transporting one processing object at a transport speed of a first offset conveyor that is slower than the transport speed of an auxiliary transport unit according to the embodiment
- FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing an example of conveying a plurality of objects to be processed at a conveying speed of a first offset conveyor that is slower than the conveying speed of an auxiliary conveying section according to the embodiment
- FIG. 8B is a schematic diagram following FIG. 8A showing an example of conveying a plurality of objects to be processed at a conveying speed of the first offset conveyor that is slower than the conveying speed of the auxiliary conveying unit.
- FIG. 8B is a schematic diagram showing an example of conveying a plurality of objects to be processed at a conveying speed of the first offset conveyor that is slower than the conveying speed of the auxiliary conveying unit, following FIG. 8B ;
- FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing a state in which the article supply device according to the second embodiment is viewed from above;
- the block diagram which shows an example of a structure of the control apparatus which concerns on 2nd embodiment.
- a cargo supply device (hereinafter simply referred to as a supply device) 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.
- FIG. 1 A cargo supply device (hereinafter simply referred to as a supply device) 10 according to an embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.
- FIG. 1 A cargo supply device (hereinafter simply referred to as a supply device) 10 according to an embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing the operating state of the supply device 10.
- FIG. FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the supply device 10 shown in FIG. 1 viewed from above.
- An XYZ orthogonal coordinate system is defined for the supply device 10 in FIG. FIG. 3 shows a state viewed from the inside (the other direction) to the outside (one direction) of the end portion in the width direction orthogonal to the extending direction of the conveying path.
- FIG. 3 assumes that the extending direction D (D10, D11, D12, D21, D22, D23, D31, D32) of the series of conveying paths of the feeding device 10 shown in FIG. 2 is straight.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the inclination state and height difference of the conveying path along the extension direction D of FIG.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing an example of an article sorting device (distribution sorter) 110 that processes the processing objects S supplied from the supply device 10. As shown in FIG.
- An example of the input unit 12 is a basket.
- a tipper in which a plurality (a large number) of processing objects S are put is inclined, and the plurality of processing objects S are slid on the tipper, so that the plurality of processing objects S are stored in the input unit 12 .
- the processing object S placed on the loading unit 12 contacts, for example, the upstream end of the first transport path 14a.
- the first inclined conveyor 32 is adjacent to the downstream side of the first conveyor section 22 .
- the second inclined conveyor 34 is adjacent to the downstream side of the first inclined conveyor 32 .
- the first inclined conveyor (downwardly inclined conveying section) 32 is inclined downward along the conveying direction C1 due to a downward slope.
- the second inclined conveyor (upwardly inclined conveying section) 34 is inclined upward along the conveying direction C1 due to an upward slope.
- the processing objects S that are not in contact with the auxiliary conveying section 52a are conveyed while being shifted in the one-sided direction by the one-sided conveyor. , can be aligned in one column.
- the processing objects S that are not in contact with the auxiliary transporting portion 52a enter behind the processing objects S that are in contact with the auxiliary transporting portion 52a in order from the upstream side of the transport path, the processing objects S can be transported efficiently. can be arranged in a row.
- the collecting section 66 is adjacent to the downstream end along the X-axis of the conveying path 46a of the third one-sided conveyor 46 of the second conveying section 16, and is adjacent to the narrow conveyor 62 in the other width direction (inner side).
- the recovery section 66 has an inclined surface 72 and a guide 74 .
- the first conveyor unit 22 of the first transport unit 14 picks up the processing objects S in contact with the transport path 22a by the transport operation of the transport path 22a, and moves the plurality of processing targets S while moving in the transport direction C10. Separate and disperse.
- the processing object S in contact with the conveying path 22a of the first conveyor section 22 is conveyed from the upstream side toward the downstream side.
- the other processing object S superimposed on the upper side of the processing object S moves to the lower side according to the frictional force with the lower processing object S. slide against the object S to be processed. For this reason, a part of the multi-layer processing object S is broken. In this way, for example, a part of the multi-layered processing object S is separated and separated.
- first conveyor section 22 and the second conveyor section 24 break down the multi-layered processing objects S and separate them one by one.
- These multilayer objects S to be processed may be the same kind of parts or different kinds of parts.
- FIG. 3 shows an example in which a step H is provided between the second inclined conveyor 34 and the first offset conveyor 42 .
- a conveyor having a horizontal transport path is arranged between the second inclined conveyor 34 and the first offset conveyor 42, and a step H is formed between the conveyor having the horizontal transport path and the first offset conveyor 42. There may be.
- the objects S to be processed separated one by one are arranged on the conveying path 42a of the first one-sided conveyor 42 along the extension direction D21 of the first one-sided conveyor 42 as they go from the upstream side to the downstream side. It moves in the oblique conveying direction C21. Therefore, a plurality of objects S to be processed are shifted toward the first wall portion 52 on the conveying path 42 a of the first shift conveyor 42 . Therefore, the distance in the width direction of the plurality of processing objects S is gradually narrowed from the upstream side to the downstream side. A portion of the processing target S abuts against the first wall portion 52 between the upstream end and the downstream end of the conveying path 42 a of the first one-sided conveyor 42 .
- the object to be processed S which is in contact with the first wall portion 52 on the transport path 42a of the first offset conveyor 42, moves in the transport direction along the extending direction D21 of the transport path 42a at a speed of V21 ⁇ cos ⁇ a.
- the processing object S moves along the first wall portion 52 and is transferred from the transport path 42 a of the first offset conveyor 42 to the transport path 44 a of the second offset conveyor 44 . Therefore, the auxiliary conveying portion 52a of the first wall portion 52 prevents the first wall portion 52 from interfering with the movement of the processing object S when the processing object S comes into contact with the first wall portion 52. do.
- the objects to be processed S move on the conveying path 44a of the second offset conveyor 44 in the conveying direction C22 inclined with respect to the extension direction D22 of the second offset conveyor 44 as it goes from the upstream side to the downstream side. .
- the conveying direction of the processing target S is changed from the extending direction D21 or the conveying direction C21 to the conveying direction C22. Therefore, the plurality of objects S to be processed are shifted toward the second wall portion 54 on the conveying path 44 a of the second shift conveyor 44 . Therefore, the distance in the width direction of the plurality of processing objects S is gradually narrowed.
- a portion of the processing object S abuts against the second wall portion 54 between the upstream end and the downstream end of the conveying path 44 a of the second one-sided conveyor 44 . For this reason, the plurality of processing objects S are closer to being in one row.
- the second conveying section 16 shifts the plurality of processing objects S as a whole to one direction in the width direction orthogonal to the extending directions D21, D22, and D23 of the U-shaped second conveying path 16a. Align them in one line.
- the object to be processed S which is in contact with the third wall portion 56 on the conveying path 46a of the third offset conveyor 46, moves in the conveying direction along the extension direction D23 of the conveying path 46a at a speed of V23 ⁇ cos ⁇ c.
- the processing object S moves along the third wall portion 56 and is transferred from the conveying path 46 a of the third offset conveyor 46 to the conveying path 62 a of the narrow conveyor 62 . Therefore, the auxiliary conveying portion 56a of the third wall portion 56 prevents the third wall portion 56 from interfering with the movement of the processing object S when the processing object S comes into contact with the third wall portion 56. do.
- the transport speed V31 of the transport path 62a of the narrow conveyor 62 is faster than V23 ⁇ cos ⁇ c. Therefore, when the conveying path 46a of the third one-sided conveyor 46 is transferred to the conveying path 62a of the narrow conveyor 62, the conveying path 62a of the narrow conveyor 62 is filled with a plurality of processing objects S arranged in a line. widen the pitch of
- the object to be processed S which is in contact with the fourth wall portion 68 on the conveying path 62a of the narrow conveyor 62, moves along the predetermined conveying direction C31 (extending direction D31) of the conveying path 62a at a speed of V31. do.
- the processing object S moves along the fourth wall portion 68 and is transferred from the transport path 62 a of the narrow conveyor 62 to the transport path 62 a of the narrow conveyor 62 . Therefore, the auxiliary conveying portion 68a of the fourth wall portion 68 prevents the fourth wall portion 68 from interfering with the movement of the processing object S when the processing object S comes into contact with the fourth wall portion 68. do.
- the objects S to be processed which are spaced apart at a predetermined pitch and arranged in a row, are thrown into the baggage throw-in section 112 of the physical distribution sorter 110 of the physical distribution system on the downstream side of the third conveying section 18 .
- the objects to be processed S arranged in a row at a predetermined pitch are fed into the component feeding section of the manufacturing line on the downstream side of the third conveying section 18 .
- the roller 70b of the auxiliary conveying section 70a rotates at that position, and the speed control conveyor of the third conveying section 18 moves parallel to the extending direction D32.
- the processing object S is moved from the upstream side to the downstream side at the conveying speed V32 of the conveying path 64a of No. 64. Therefore, the auxiliary conveying part 70a of the fifth wall part 70 prevents the friction between the fifth wall part 70 and the object S to interfere with the movement of the object S to be treated.
- the third offset conveyor 46 In the conveying path 46 a of the third offset conveyor 46 , the plurality of objects S to be processed are not arranged in a line, and in the conveying path 46 a of the third offset conveyor 46 , the third offset conveyor 46 extends in the extension direction D 23 . May be arranged in orthogonal width directions. In the conveying path 46 a of the third offset conveyor 46 , among the objects S not aligned in one line, the objects S separated in the width direction from the third wall portion 56 are transported to the third offset conveyor 46 . The sheet is not conveyed from the downstream end of the conveying path 46 a to the conveying path 62 a of the narrow conveyor 62 , but transferred to the inclined surface 72 of the fourth conveying section 20 . Therefore, the object S to be processed reaches the fourth end 72 d of the inclined surface 72 while sliding near the boundary between the inclined surface 72 and the guide 74 .
- the processing object S that has reached the fourth end 72 d of the inclined surface 72 is conveyed to the input section 12 by the curved conveyor 92 .
- the recovery unit 66 and the fourth transport unit 20 direct the processing objects S, which have failed to be shifted in one direction in the second transport unit 16, to the first transport unit 14 among the processing objects S. transport.
- the collecting unit 66 can collect a part of the processing objects S that have been shifted in one direction in the second transport unit 16 .
- the processing objects S collected by the collection unit 66 and transported from the fourth transport unit 20 to the input unit 12 are transported again from the input unit 12 to the first transport unit 14, the second transport unit 16, and the third transport unit. After passing through the unit 18, they are arranged at a predetermined pitch with respect to the other processing objects S, and are put into the baggage input unit 112 of the physical distribution sorter 110 of the physical distribution system or the part input unit of the manufacturing line.
- the first transport section 14 of the supply device 10 is used as a separate stage for separating the plurality of randomly stacked processing objects S one by one.
- the second conveying unit 16 is used as an arranging stage for aligning the objects S separated one by one in a row.
- the third conveying unit 18 is used as an adjusting stage that separates the processing objects S arranged in a line at a predetermined pitch. Then, the supply device 10 according to the present embodiment transports a plurality of processing objects S through a first transport section (separate stage) 14, a second transport section (arrange stage) 16, and a third transport section (adjust stage) 18. They can be transported in order and handed over to other devices.
- the objects S are separated from each other by the first transport unit 14,
- the objects S to be processed are aligned in the second conveying unit 16, and the objects S to be processed are separated by a predetermined pitch in the third conveying unit 18. Then, the objects S to be processed are placed in the baggage input unit 112 of the physical distribution sorter 110 and the production line.
- the objects to be processed S introduced into the introduction unit 12 are automatically separated from each other by the supply device 10 by the first transportation unit 14, the second transportation unit 16 and the third transportation unit 18, arranged in a line, They can be spaced at a predetermined pitch. Then, the processing object S can be transferred from the supply device 10 to a subsequent device.
- Bulk-stacked processing objects S are transported in the first transport section 14 using a plurality of transport sections such as the first conveyor section 22 and the first inclined conveyor 32 and the second inclined conveyor 34 of the second conveyor section 24. , can be spaced one by one. Therefore, in the second conveying section 16, it is possible to avoid a state in which the objects S to be processed are multi-layered. Therefore, it is easy to arrange a plurality of processing objects S in one line.
- the supply device 10 feeds processing objects S having different sizes, materials, and shapes into the first conveying unit 14 regardless of whether the processing objects S are of the same type or different types. By doing so, the objects S to be processed can be separated from each other by a predetermined pitch and transferred to another device.
- the supply device 10 according to the present embodiment can handle relatively small processing objects S such as bolts and nuts, and beverage bottles larger than the bolts and nuts. It is possible to handle objects S to be processed, and even relatively large objects S to be processed such as parcels to be delivered.
- the transport path 42a of the first offset conveyor 42 of the second transport section 16 is The transport speed V21 is increased, the transport speed V22 of the transport path 44a of the second offset conveyor 44 is increased relative to the transport speed V21 of the transport path 42a of the first offset conveyor 42, and the second offset conveyor 44 is transported.
- the conveying speed V23 of the conveying path 46a of the third offset conveyor 46 is increased with respect to the conveying speed V22 of the path 44a, and the conveying of the narrow conveyor 62 is increased relative to the conveying speed V23 of the conveying path 46a of the third offset conveyor 46.
- the conveying speed V31 of the path 62a is increased. In this case, it is possible to secure a distance between the processing objects S along the transport direction due to the speed difference when the transport paths 32a, 42a, 44a, 46a, and 62a are transferred. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the objects S to be processed from remaining on the transport path 16a of the second transport unit 16, and to separate the objects S to be processed. Therefore, the objects S to be processed are prevented from interfering with each other, and the objects S to be processed can be easily arranged in a row on the transport path 46a.
- the supply device 10 includes a plurality of conveyors 42, 44, 46 whose extending directions D21, D22, D23 of the second conveying section 16 are U-shaped as a whole. Extending directions D21, D22, D23 of the plurality of conveyors 42, 44, 46 are, for example, straight. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the increase in cost compared to forming the conveyors 42, 44, 46 integrally according to the space.
- the supply device 10 is formed according to the installation space. be able to.
- the length of the extension directions D21, D22, and D23 of the plurality of conveyors 42, 44, and 46, the width orthogonal to the extension directions D21, D22, and D23, the inclination angles ⁇ a, ⁇ b, and ⁇ c of the conveyors 42, 44, and 46 can be set appropriately, the size, shape, etc. of the second conveying unit 16 can be set appropriately.
- the narrow conveyor 62 of the third conveying section 18 has been described as using an endless belt.
- ball rollers arranged in a grid may be used.
- the processing object S placed on the narrow conveyor 62 can be pushed out from the wall portion 68 to the collection portion 66 .
- the collecting unit 66 can collect a part of the processing objects S that have been shifted in one direction in the second transport unit 16 .
- the supply device 10 can selectively transport, for example, the same type of processing object S or the processing object S of approximately the same size to the third conveying unit 18 .
- a roller conveyor (not shown) having a width similar to that of the third one-sided conveyor 46 and extending parallel to the same extending direction D32 as the third conveying section 18 is used. may be used.
- a gate may be provided between the end of the third offset conveyor 46 and the roller conveyor arranged downstream of the third offset conveyor 46 . By opening and closing the gate, or by detecting the processing target S at the gate, it is possible to sort out whether or not the processing target S is to be transported to the third transport unit 18 .
- a gate may be provided on the transport path 64a of the speed control conveyor 64 of the third transport unit 18.
- the conveying speed of the conveying path 64a of the speed control conveyor 64 of the third conveying part 18 is set to a constant speed
- the timing of passing through the gate is adjusted by opening and closing the gate, and the intervals between the objects S to be processed are separated by a predetermined distance. be able to.
- the workpieces S may be transferred from the third offset conveyor 46 to the speed control conveyor 64 of the third transport section 18 by suction using a robot arm. Also in this case, it is possible to sort out whether or not to transport the processing target S to the third transport section 18 by detecting the processing target S by the sensor attached to the robot arm.
- a robot arm may be used instead of the transport path 18a of the third transport unit 18.
- the third transport section 18 may be a robot.
- the processing object S conveyed to, for example, the downstream end of the third offset conveyor 46 of the second conveying unit 16 is transferred to, for example, the load input unit 112 of the physical distribution sorter 110 of the physical distribution system or the component input unit of the manufacturing line. You can put it directly into the part.
- a cargo collection container (not shown) that collects the processing objects S that are not aligned in one line in the second transport unit 16 in one direction. may be located at the downstream end of the third offset conveyor 46 of the second transport section 16 and adjacent to the narrow conveyor 62 of the third transport section 18 . After collecting the processing objects S in the collection container as the collection unit 66 for an appropriate time, the collection container may be moved to put the processing objects S into the introduction unit 12 again. Therefore, the fourth conveying section 20 is not necessarily required.
- the fourth transport section 20 can use, for example, a straight conveyor or a vertical sorter.
- the position of the upstream end of the fourth conveying section 20 is the position adjacent to the speed control conveyor 64 in FIG.
- the position of the upstream end of the fourth conveying section 20 may be a position adjacent to the narrow conveyor 62 .
- the fourth wall portion 68 may be configured to passively convey the processing target S from the upstream side toward the downstream side.
- the first wall portion 52, the second wall portion 54, the third wall portion 56, and the fourth wall portion 68 are arranged, for example, in the auxiliary conveying portion when the objects S to be processed are passively conveyed from the upstream side to the downstream side. It is preferably configured similarly to 70a. All the auxiliary conveying units 52a, 54a, 56a, 68a, and 70a may be configured to actively convey the processing target S from the upstream side to the downstream side.
- the supply device 10 that makes it easy to handle the processing objects S (packages) in a multi-layered bulk state, for example, in subsequent devices such as the distribution sorter 110 and the production line. be able to.
- FIG. 9 a cargo supply device 10 according to a second embodiment
- a supply device 10 is equipped with sensors 301 and 302 for measuring the quantity of packages conveyed between the first offset conveyor 42, the second offset conveyor 44, and the third offset conveyor 46, respectively. Differs from one embodiment. Configurations other than those described below are the same as those of the first embodiment.
- FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram showing a state in which the supply device 300 according to the second embodiment is viewed from above.
- a supply device 300 according to the second embodiment has a sensor 301 , a sensor 302 and a control device 303 .
- the sensor 301 is provided between the first one-sided conveyor 42 and the second one-sided conveyor 44 to measure the flow rate of the conveyed processing objects S, and detects the presence or absence of the processing objects S.
- the sensor 301 is a laser range finder (LRF) that irradiates a laser in a direction perpendicular to the extension direction D21 of the first offset conveyor 42 and parallel to the extension direction D22 of the second offset conveyor 44 from the sensor 301. be.
- LRF laser range finder
- the sensor 301 measures the distance from the sensor 301 to the processing object S by irradiating the processing object S with the laser emitted by the sensor 301 and receiving the reflected light with the light receiving unit.
- the sensor 301 receives reflected light reflected by the transported processing object S, It is determined that there is an object to be processed S conveyed from the first offset conveyor 42 to the second offset conveyor 44 .
- the sensor 301 determines that there is no object S to be conveyed from the first offset conveyor 42 to the second offset conveyor 44 .
- the sensor 302 is provided between the second offset conveyor 44 and the third offset conveyor 46, is a sensor that measures the flow rate of the conveyed processing objects S, and detects the presence or absence of the processing objects S.
- the sensor 302 is a laser range finder (LRF) that irradiates a laser in a direction perpendicular to the extension direction D22 of the second offset conveyor 44 and parallel to the extension direction D23 of the third offset conveyor 46 from the sensor 302. be.
- LRF laser range finder
- the sensor 302 measures the distance from the sensor 302 to the processing object S by irradiating the processing object S with the laser emitted by the sensor 302 and receiving the reflected light with the light receiving unit.
- the sensor 302 receives reflected light reflected by the object S to be conveyed. It is determined that there are processing objects S to be conveyed from the second offset conveyor 44 to the third offset conveyor 46 . If no reflected light is received, the sensor 302 determines that there is no processing object S to be conveyed from the second offset conveyor 44 to the third offset conveyor 46 .
- the sensors 301 and 302 may be cameras that capture images of the first offset conveyor 42, the second offset conveyor 44, and the third offset conveyor 46 from above.
- the sensors 301 and 302 may be any sensors as long as they can acquire the flow rate of the processing object S conveyed by the second conveying unit 16 .
- the control device 303 is a computer that is connected to the second transport section 16 via a wireless or wired network and controls the second transport section 16 . Note that the control device 303 may control the entire supply device 300 including the first transport section 14 and the third transport section 18, or may control the entire article sorting device. The control device 303 that controls the second conveying section 16 included in the supply device 300 will be described with reference to FIG. 10 .
- FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the control device 303 according to the second embodiment.
- the control device 303 includes a processor 401 (control unit), a ROM 402, a RAM 403, an auxiliary storage device 404 (storage unit), and a communication interface 405 (communication unit).
- the processor 401 corresponds to the central part of a computer that performs processing such as calculation and control necessary for the processing of the control device 303, and controls the entire control device 303 in an integrated manner.
- the processor 401 executes control to realize various functions of the control device 303 based on programs such as system software, application software, or firmware stored in the ROM 402 or the auxiliary storage device 404 .
- the processor 401 is, for example, a CPU (central processing unit), an MPU (micro processing unit), or a DSP (digital signal processor). Alternatively, processor 401 is a combination of several of these.
- the ROM 402 corresponds to the main memory of a computer with the processor 401 as its core.
- a ROM 402 is a non-volatile memory exclusively used for reading data.
- ROM 402 stores the above program.
- the ROM 402 also stores data or various setting values used by the processor 401 in performing various processes.
- the RAM 403 corresponds to the main memory of a computer with the processor 401 at its core.
- a RAM 403 is a memory used for reading and writing data.
- the RAM 403 is used as a so-called work area for storing data temporarily used when the processor 401 performs various processes.
- the auxiliary storage device 404 corresponds to an auxiliary storage device of a computer centered on the processor 401.
- the auxiliary storage device 404 is, for example, an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM) (registered trademark), a hard disk drive (HDD), or a solid state drive (SSD).
- EEPROM electrically erasable programmable read-only memory
- HDD hard disk drive
- SSD solid state drive
- Auxiliary storage device 404 may store the above program.
- the auxiliary storage device 404 stores data used by the processor 401 to perform various types of processing, data generated by processing by the processor 401, various setting values, and the like.
- Programs stored in the ROM 402 or the auxiliary storage device 404 include programs for controlling the control device 303 .
- the control device 303 is transferred to an administrator of the control device 303 with the program stored in the ROM 402 or the auxiliary storage device 404 .
- the control device 303 may be transferred to the administrator or the like without the program stored in the ROM 402 or the auxiliary storage device 404 .
- the program may be separately transferred to the administrator or the like, and written to the auxiliary storage device 404 under the operation of the administrator or the serviceman. Transfer of the program at this time can be realized by recording it on a removable storage medium such as a magnetic disk, magneto-optical disk, optical disk, or semiconductor memory, or by downloading it via a network or the like.
- a communication interface 405 is an interface for communicating with another device by wire or wirelessly via a network or the like, receiving various information transmitted from the other device, and transmitting various information to the other device.
- the control device 303 acquires the presence or absence of the processing object S measured by the sensors 301 and 302 via the communication interface 405 .
- the processor 401 controls the conveying speed of the first offset conveyor 42, the second offset conveyor 44, and the third offset conveyor 46. For example, the processor 401 acquires the flow rate of the processing objects S input from the input unit 12 via the communication interface 405, and based on the flow rate, the first offset conveyor 42, the second offset conveyor 44, and the second The conveying speed of each of the 3 offset conveyors 46 is controlled. When the flow rate of the processing objects S input from the input unit 12 is greater than a predetermined threshold value, the processor 401 causes the first offset conveyor 42, the second offset conveyor 44, and the third offset conveyor 46 to each convey Accelerate speed.
- the processor 401 controls each of the first offset conveyor 42, the second offset conveyor 44, and the third offset conveyor 46. Decrease speed. Thereby, the processor 401 can adjust the flow rate of the processing object S conveyed downstream from the second conveying unit 16 .
- the processor 401 acquires the presence or absence of the processing object S from the sensor 301, and when the processing object S exists, controls the first offset conveyor 42 upstream of the sensor 301 to decelerate, and the processing object If S does not exist, the conveying speed of the first offset conveyor 42 upstream of the sensor 301 is controlled to be accelerated.
- the processor 401 determines, based on the presence or absence of the processing object S acquired from the sensor 301 , the occurrence of stagnation during transfer between the first offset conveyor 42 and the second offset conveyor 44 . When a stagnation occurs during transfer between the first offset conveyor 42 and the second offset conveyor 44, the processor 401 decelerates the first offset conveyor 42 so that the processing objects S do not stay further. control to let If there is no stagnation during transfer between the first offset conveyor 42 and the second offset conveyor 44, the processor 401 causes the first offset conveyor 42 to increase the flow rate of the processing objects S. Control to accelerate.
- the processor 401 acquires the presence or absence of the processing object S from the sensor 302, and when the processing object S exists, controls the second offset conveyor 44 upstream of the sensor 302 to decelerate, and the processing object If S does not exist, the conveying speed of the second offset conveyor 44 upstream of the sensor 302 is controlled to be accelerated.
- the processor 401 determines the occurrence of stagnation during transfer between the second offset conveyor 44 and the third offset conveyor 46 based on the presence or absence of the processing target S acquired from the sensor 302 . If a stagnation occurs during transfer between the second offset conveyor 44 and the third offset conveyor 46, the processor 401 slows down the second offset conveyor 44 so that the processing objects S do not stay further. control to let If there is no stagnation during transfer between the second offset conveyor 44 and the third offset conveyor 46, the processor 401 causes the second offset conveyor 44 to increase the flow rate of the processing objects S. Control to accelerate.
- the processor 401 accelerates or decelerates the upstream side conveyor based on the flow rate of the processing objects S that occur when the one-sided conveyor is transferred, thereby reducing the retention of the processing objects S and efficiently processing the objects S.
- An object S can be transported.
- the processor 401 also controls the transport speed of the auxiliary transport unit 52a, the auxiliary transport unit 54a, and the auxiliary transport unit 56a.
- the processor 401 controls the conveying speed of each of the first offset conveyor 42, the second offset conveyor 44, and the third offset conveyor 46, and controls the auxiliary conveying section 52a, the auxiliary conveying section 54a, and the auxiliary conveying section 54a. It controls the transport speed of each of the portions 56a.
- the conveying speed of the auxiliary conveying section 52a is set to twice the conveying speed of the first offset conveyor 42. FIG. Therefore, when the processor 401 controls to accelerate the conveying speed of the first offset conveyor 42, the processor 401 controls the speed of the auxiliary conveying unit 52 so that the conveying speed of the accelerated first offset conveyor 42 is doubled. Control to accelerate the conveying speed.
- the processor 401 controls to decelerate or accelerate the conveying speed of the auxiliary conveying unit 52a, the auxiliary conveying unit 54a, and the auxiliary conveying unit 56a based on the flow rates acquired from the sensors 301 and 302. In the same manner as described above, the processor 401 accelerates and decelerates the upstream side conveyor based on the flow rate of the processing objects S generated when the side conveyor is transferred, and doubles the transport speed of the side conveyor that has been accelerated and decelerated. Alternatively, the conveying speed of the auxiliary conveying portion 52, the auxiliary conveying portion 54a, and the auxiliary conveying portion 56a is controlled to be accelerated or decelerated so that the speed becomes half.
- the processor 401 can transport the processing target S at a transport speed that matches the transport speed of the offset conveyor by controlling the transport speed of the auxiliary transport unit.
- the second transport section 16 included in the supply device 300 of the present embodiment includes the first offset conveyor 42, the second offset conveyor 44, the third offset conveyor 46, the auxiliary transport section 52a, the auxiliary transport section 54a and the conveying speed of the auxiliary conveying unit 56a.
- the second transport unit 16 also includes sensors 301 and 302 that acquire the flow rate of the processing target S. As shown in FIG. Based on the presence or absence of the processing object S acquired from the sensors 301 and 302, the second conveying unit 16 operates the first offset conveyor 42, the second offset conveyor 44, the third offset conveyor 46, the auxiliary transport unit 52a, the auxiliary Decelerate or accelerate the transport portion 54a and the auxiliary transport portion 56a.
- the second conveying unit 16 decelerates the one-sided conveyor upstream of the acquired sensor. Accelerate the conveying speed.
- the second transport unit 16 can efficiently transport the processing objects S by adjusting the flow rate by accelerating or decelerating the transport speed based on the flow volume of the processing objects S to be transported.
- the first conveying unit 14 that separates the processing objects S the second conveying unit 16 that aligns the processing objects S in a row, and the processing objects S
- the third conveying unit 18 that can be conveyed while adjusting the interval, the processing objects S such as multi-layered bulky state are automatically separated, aligned, set to a predetermined pitch, and processed by the subsequent device. It is possible to make S easier to handle.
- the processing objects S are taken out from the loading unit 12 on which the plurality of processing objects S are placed, and the second processing object S is transported along the predetermined transport direction C1.
- 1 conveying unit 14 a second conveying unit 16 arranged downstream of the first conveying unit 14 and conveying the processing object S from the upstream side to the downstream side along the conveying directions C21, C22, C23;
- the processing objects S such as multi-layered bulk state can be automatically transported. Spaced, aligned, and pitched to facilitate handling of workpieces S in subsequent equipment.
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以下、図面を参照しながら荷物の供給装置10について説明する。
次に、第二の実施形態に係る荷物の供給装置(以下、単に供給装置という)10について図9から図10を用いて説明する。本実施形態は、第1の片寄コンベア42、第2の片寄コンベア44、及び第3の片寄コンベア46のそれぞれの間に搬送される荷物の物量を計測するセンサ301,302を備える点で、第一の実施形態とは異なる。なお、以下に説明する以外の構成は、第一の実施形態と同様である。
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- 複数の荷物が搬送方向及び前記搬送方向と交差する方向に不規則に配列された状態で搬送される前記荷物を受け取り、第1の搬送方向に搬送するとともに、第1の方向に片寄せしながら搬送する第1の片寄コンベアと、
前記第1の片寄コンベアの片寄方向側に設けられ、前記荷物に対して前記第1の方向への搬送力を付与するとともに、前記第1の片寄コンベアの搬送速度と異なる搬送速度を有する第1の補助搬送ベルトと、
前記第1の片寄コンベアで搬送される前記荷物を受け取り、前記第1の片寄コンベアと交差する第2の搬送方向に搬送するとともに、第2の方向に片寄せしながら搬送する第2の片寄コンベアと、
前記第2の片寄コンベアの前記片寄方向側に設けられ、前記荷物に対して前記第2の方向への搬送力を付与するとともに、前記第2の片寄コンベアの搬送速度と異なる搬送速度を有する第2の補助搬送ベルトと、
前記第2の片寄コンベアで搬送される前記荷物を受け取り、前記第2の片寄コンベアと交差する第3の搬送方向に搬送するとともに、第3の方向に片寄せしながら搬送する第3の片寄コンベアと、
前記第3の片寄コンベアの前記片寄方向側に設けられ、前記荷物に対して前記第3の方向への搬送力を付与するとともに、前記第3の片寄コンベアの搬送速度と異なる搬送速度を有する第3の補助搬送ベルトと、
を有する荷物の搬送装置。 - 前記第1の補助搬送ベルト及び前記第2の補助搬送ベルトの搬送速度を、それぞれ前記第1の片寄コンベア及び前記第2の片寄コンベアの搬送速度よりも速く設定し、前記第3の補助搬送ベルトの搬送速度を前記第3の片寄コンベアの搬送速度よりも遅い速度に設定する、請求項1に記載の荷物の搬送装置。
- 前記第1の補助搬送ベルト、前記第2の補助搬送ベルト及び前記第3の補助搬送ベルトの搬送速度は可変する、請求項1又は請求項2に記載の荷物の搬送装置。
- 前記第2の片寄コンベアの搬送速度は、前記第1の片寄コンベアの搬送速度よりも速い、請求項1乃至請求項3の何れか一項に記載の荷物の搬送装置。
- 前記第2の片寄コンベアの搬送速度は、前記第3の片寄コンベアの搬送速度よりも速い、請求項1乃至請求項4の何れか一項に記載の荷物の搬送装置。
- 前記第3の片寄コンベアの搬送速度は、前記第1の片寄コンベアの搬送速度よりも速い、請求項5に記載の荷物の搬送装置。
- 前記第1の片寄コンベア、前記第2の片寄コンベア、及び前記第3の片寄コンベアのそれぞれの間に、搬送される荷物の流量を計測するセンサと、
前記第1の片寄コンベア、前記第2の片寄コンベア、及び前記第3の片寄コンベアの搬送速度を制御する制御部と、
を備え、
前記制御部は、前記センサから前記流量を取得し、前記流量が多い場合は前記センサよりも上流の前記片寄コンベアを減速させるよう制御し、前記流量が少ない場合は前記センサよりも上流の前記片寄コンベアの搬送速度を加速させるよう制御する、請求項1乃至請求項6の何れか一項に記載の荷物の搬送装置。 - 前記センサは、前記荷物の有無を検出し、
前記制御部は、前記センサで検出した前記荷物の状態に基づいて取得された前記流量に基づいて、前記第1の片寄コンベア、前記第2の片寄コンベア、及び前記第3の片寄コンベアの搬送速度を減速又は加速するよう制御する、請求項7に記載の荷物の搬送装置。 - 前記制御部は、前記センサから取得した前記流量に基づいて、前記第1の補助搬送ベルト、前記第2の補助搬送ベルト及び前記第3の補助搬送ベルトの搬送速度を減速又は加速するよう制御する、請求項7又は請求項8に記載の荷物の搬送装置。
- 前記第1の補助搬送ベルト、前記第2の補助搬送ベルト及び前記第3の補助搬送ベルトは、それぞれ前記第1の片寄コンベア、前記第2の片寄コンベア、及び前記第3の片寄コンベアよりも前記荷物との摩擦力が高い、請求項1乃至請求項9の何れか一項に記載の荷物の搬送装置。
- 複数の荷物が載置される投入部から前記荷物を取出し、前記第1の方向に沿って搬送する第1の搬送部と、
前記第1の搬送部の下流側に配置され、請求項1乃至請求項10のいずれか一項に記載の荷物の搬送装置と、
前記荷物の搬送装置の下流側に配置され、前記荷物同士の間隔を調整させながら搬送可能な第2の搬送部と、
を有する荷物の供給装置。
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