JPS6283903A - Picking truck device for article - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce the area required for placing an article by disposing article placing stations on both sides of a running path for a picking truck. CONSTITUTION:Article placing stations are disposed along a running path for a picking truck 11 on both sides thereof. The truck 11 is provided with a bench 15 for a worker's picking operation and a chute 17 for feeding out a picked article. Further, a conveyer 13 provided along the truck running path is disposed at a position for receiving an article fed out by the chute 17 below the truck 11. Accordingly, a lot of articles can be arranged in such a manner as to be picked in a site with a small area, and a worker's labor can be reduced remarkably.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an article picking cart device, and more particularly to an apparatus for picking a variety of articles in a mixed manner and sending the picked articles to a subsequent process.

[Conventional technology]

There are tasks in which a variety of items are concentrated in relatively close proximity to each other, and a worker picks several types of items in an appropriate combination from among the various items, which reduces the labor of the worker. However, there is a demand for semi-automation so that the picking work can be carried out quickly, but the conventional methods each have their advantages and disadvantages.

In other words, if the items are arranged radially around the picking worker, the distance traveled by the worker will be minimized, but arranging a wide variety of items radially requires occupying a fairly large area of land. On the other hand, if the articles are arranged in multiple linear rows, a wide variety of articles can be arranged in a relatively small area, but the distance traveled by the worker becomes longer.

In other words, they have to walk long distances between rows of goods.

Further, in the latter arrangement, if a cart on which a worker can ride is used, the labor of moving the worker is reduced, but it is difficult to process (carry out) the picked items. In other words, it is necessary to provide an article receiving device that follows a trolley that moves freely between articles. [Problems to be solved by the invention] This invention does not have the above-mentioned disadvantages and can be used on a relatively small site. It is an object of the present invention to provide a novel picking cart device that can arrange many types of articles within an area, requires less labor from a picking worker, and can perform the work quickly.

[Means for solving problems]

The picking trolley device according to the present invention is provided with multiple rows of article loading stations on both sides of the traveling path of the trolley, and on the trolley is provided a work table on which a worker performs picking work and a chute for sending out the picked articles. A conveyor along the trolley running path is arranged below the trolley at a position to receive the articles sent out by the chute, and the articles picked by the worker on the workbench slide on the chute and onto the conveyor. This is a device that has come to be sent out.

〔Example〕

Examples will be described below based on the drawings.

Figure 1 shows the overall plan of a factory in which a picking trolley device according to the present invention +1) and an automatic warehouse (2) are installed side by side, and goods and empty pallets are transferred between them using an automatic guided vehicle (3). (P) Empty pallets produced by the loading trolley device (1)) (P) is the pallet stacking device (7), the stacked state is transferred to the automatic guided vehicle (3) and carried out.

(8) is the trajectory of the automatic guided vehicle (3).

Next, the picking cart device (1) of this embodiment will be explained in detail based on FIG. 2.3.

That is, the picking trolley device (1) of this embodiment is a picking trolley (1) that runs back and forth on a straight rail (9) laid on the floor, and a picking trolley (1) that runs back and forth on a straight rail (9) laid on the floor. It consists of a loading station (12) and a conveyor (13) for carrying out articles provided along the rail (9) below the picking truck (11), and a floor frame of the picking truck (11). (14) A worker riding on a workbench (+5) installed above (the government picks an article from the desired loading station α), and a chute with the picked article (W) attached to the front of the cart Same as above. When placed on the belt conveyor 03), the article (W) slides down on the chute α and is received on the belt conveyor 03), and thereafter is conveyed on the conveyor 03) to a predetermined post-stroke.

The article placement station 0 is as shown in Figure 2.
The support frame (19 ) is the goods loading pallet below it) (P) is,
It is stopped by an intermediate stopper @1), and when the stopper (21) is depressed by the operator's operation of the handle, it moves forward (toward the picking cart (11)) under its own weight. The link is a connecting part that interlocks and connects the stopper (1) and the handlebar, for example, it is provided at the position of the pallet stopped by the stopper (21).
This is a limit switch that detects the presence or absence of a pallet, and when the limit switch (241) turns off the OFF signal, that is, there is no pallet signal, a command is issued to the automatic warehouse (2) for the goods of the relevant type to be delivered via the host computer, and the goods are delivered. The loaded articles are automatically supplied to the empty loading station +12) by the automatic guided vehicle (3).

The picking trolley (11) is an electric trolley that receives power from a trolley (not shown), and the worker (Iφ) on the workbench Q5 controls the start and stop of the travel motor by operating the operation panel 4. 9) It is possible to travel and stop at the desired article loading station (12) row above. (2)
Power is a drive wheel connected by a belt to the above-mentioned traveling motor, Shiten is a driven wheel, and (14a) is the above-mentioned traveling motor □□□
There is a side-curved lifting frame 9) that vertically moves up and down along the part (14a) to which the lifting frame is attached. A fork (31) that moves forward and backward (direction penetrating the platform) is provided, and the pallet (
loading the pallet stacking device (P) onto the picking cart (11) and loading the loaded barn) (P) onto the picking cart (11);
7). (32
(2) is a drive motor that drives the lifting frame (29) up and down by winding up and lowering a chain link connected to the lifting frame (29);
), and both are operated by the operation panel (c). Also, temporary (3rd grade is the lifting frame part (14a) f)
Rolling contact' support ruler, (G) is the belt conveyor +13
This is an idling roller that supports the bottom surface of the +. In addition, bell)
The traveling speed of the near 7α3) is the picking trolley (+1
) is set slightly lower than the running speed.

The picking trolley device (1) of this embodiment has the above-described configuration, but the worker who rides on the picking trolley (11) has a command sheet that describes the picking schedule, 10-lot divisions, and a target. It moves to the position of station α where the variety of product is placed and stops, and picks a predetermined number of desired items from above (P) and transfers them to the belt conveyor (Shoe) Q7).
13) Send it upwards. At this time, in order to speed up the work, the picked item (W) is sliding down on the chute (lη), or the item (W) that has slid down on the chute αη is in front of the cart (o). Belt conveyor α
Even if the trolley (11) is started forward (to the right in Figure 3) in a state where it is on a cloudy surface, the running speed of the belt conveyor α will be lower than the running speed of the picking trolley (!l), as described above. Since the chute αη is also set to have a slight hole, there will be no problem such as the article (W) from the conveyor dump being caught by the front end of the chute αη and falling to the side of the conveyor α.

In addition, a pallet (p) on a specific loading station θ
When the bar is empty, operate the fork (31) to load the empty barre (P) onto the picking trolley (field soil), and then operate the handle (3) of the station (12) row. Then, the stopper (21) will sink and the back side (carriage (1)) on the loading station (12) will be
The spare article (W) placed on the side far from 1) moves forward due to its own weight and immediately stops moving to the front side of the loading station (12) (that is, the side near the worker (I)). Therefore, the picking operation of the item can be continued.Then, the empty barrels loaded onto the trolley (U) can be continued.
When moving the trolley (river) toward the pallet stacking device (7), or during an appropriate downtime during the picking operation, the fork (31) is moved up and down and forward and backward to move toward the pallet stacking device (7). and unload it.

The pallet stacking device (7) unloads the pallets) (
P) are stacked, and when a predetermined number is reached, a pallet discharge signal is issued to a higher-level control device, and an automatic guided vehicle (3) comes to receive the empty pallet.

At the loading station 02, the limit switch is turned OFF, so the same type of article as the one on the loading station (12) is taken out from the automated warehouse (2) as described above, and the automatic guided vehicle (3), the pallet of the current picking month (
P) and baren)/(P) full of spare items are returned to the loaded state.

Then, repeat the above operation to make one section (
After completing the picking operation (1\t), the worker sends the marked item to the chute (!η to the conveyor 03).

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, in the picking truck device according to the present invention, the article loading stations are arranged in rows on both sides of the traveling path of the picking truck, so that a large number of articles can be picked within a small site. can be placed in
In addition, since the conveyor of the article carrying layer is provided below the picking carriage and along the running path of the carriage, there is no need to take up extra land, and articles can be carried out quickly. In addition, the labor required for picking by the worker is reduced because the worker simply sends the picked items onto the chute.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a factory in which a picking trolley device according to the present invention and an automatic warehouse are installed side by side, and goods and pallets are transferred between them by automated guided vehicles, and Fig. 2 is a diagram of the picking trolley device. Front view (n-M line arrow view in Figure 1),
FIG. 3 is a side view of the picking cart. (1)...Picking trolley device (9)...Rail (11)...Picking trolley

Claims (1)

[Claims] Article loading stations are provided on both sides of the picking trolley's travel path, and the picking trolley is provided with a work platform for workers to perform picking work and a chute for sending out the picked items. What is claimed is: 1. An article picking trolley device, characterized in that a conveyor along a trolley running path is disposed at a position to receive the delivered articles.