JPH04286506A - Work file for automated storage and retrieval system warehouse equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a work file, with which item-shelf number administration corresponding to load height is enabled, instead of shelf number card and item- shelf number correspondence table, and improve working efficiency. CONSTITUTION:Item sheets 33, in which bar code labels 25A assigned in response to largeness of loads are attached to item fields 30 corresponding to loads to be housed in an automated storage and retrieval system, are filed to form a work file 33 for automated storage and retrieval system equipment. Administration of load (article name) and load housing space (shelf number) corresponding to load height by reading this code is enabled by assigning the code corresponding to the load height to the code filed of the load. In the case of warehousing and delivery of loads having different height, the conventional complex administration work between the item and the load housing space is eliminated to improve the working efficiency.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a work file provided in automatic warehouse equipment.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art An example of conventional automatic warehouse equipment will be explained based on a layout diagram in FIG. 12 and a side view of main parts in FIG. 13.

[0003] The automatic warehouse equipment consists of an automatic warehouse and a cargo handling vehicle, and the automatic warehouse has a two-tier cargo storage space for cargo 4A with a high height (hereinafter abbreviated as cargo height) as shown in Fig. 13. 1
A and a shelf 2 having a two-stage storage space 1B for a load 4B with a low load height, and a load 4A with a cargo handling vehicle 3 such as a forklift.
, 4B, a crane 6 that moves on its own along the shelves 2 and takes cargoes 4 in and out of the shelves 2 and the cargo handling device 5, and a safety fence 7 for ensuring the safety of workers. It is comprised of a control device 8 that sends and receives signals to and from the crane 6 via an optical transmission device, and controls the crane 6. Further, as shown in FIG. 14, the operation panel 8A on the surface of the control device 8 of the automated warehouse includes a mode switch 11 for switching between warehousing mode and warehousing mode, a completion switch 12 that is operated when work is completed, and a barcode reader 13. is set up. The cargo handling device 5 transports the cargo 4 by moving between a home position (HP) where the cargo 4 is transferred to and from the crane 6 and a cargo handling position (BP) where the cargo 4 is transferred to and from the cargo handling vehicle 6 .

Loading and unloading of such an automated warehouse is carried out by operating the switches 11 and 12 and using a shelf number card 9 for each cargo storage space 1 of the shelf 2 on which the shelf number is printed with a bar code, as shown in FIG. This is done using . That is, at the time of storage, the worker selects either the cargo storage space 1A or the cargo storage space 1B from the shelf number cards 9 stored in the shelf number card rack 10 according to the height of the cargo 4, and selects the shelf number card. The shelf number is entered into the control device 8 using the barcode reader 13 to perform the storage, and the product name and storage number correspondence table (not shown) shows the cargo storage space 1A in which the cargo 4 is stored in accordance with the name of the received product. Enter the shelf number of 1B, and at the time of shipping, refer to the product name-shelf number correspondence table to search for the shelf number card 9 that corresponds to the product name, apply the searched shelf number card 9 to the barcode reader 13, and select the shelf number. is inputted into the control device 8 to perform storage, and the shelf number of the name of the shipped item is deleted. The presence or absence of the goods 4A, 4B in the goods storage spaces 1A, 1B of the shelf 2 is managed by turning over the shelf number card 9 if there are goods.

[0005]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in conventional automated warehouse equipment, since workers use shelf number cards 9, there are management problems such as easy to lose them. This is done by having staff manage item names and storage bins, which increases the number of work steps, resulting in poor work efficiency and the tendency to make work errors. In particular, when selecting cargo storage spaces 1A and 1B according to the cargo height, setting the loading and unloading of the cargo storage spaces according to the cargo height, and managing them, the worker must select the cargo storage spaces 1A and 1B according to the cargo height in advance. There was a problem in that it was necessary to remember the storage bins, and the management became complicated.

[0006] The present invention solves the above problems, and
Instead of the shelf number card 9 and the product name-to-shelf number correspondence table, the purpose of this invention is to provide a working file for automatic warehouse equipment that enables product name-to-shelf number management according to cargo height.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above problems, the working file of the automatic warehouse equipment of the present invention is capable of attaching a code label, and has a code field corresponding to the load stored in the automatic warehouse equipment. This is a work file for automatic warehouse equipment constructed by filing a sheet with a different size, and is characterized in that the code label assigned according to the size of the load is attached to the code column of the load.

[0008]

[Operation] With the configuration of the above invention, by attaching a code according to the load height to the code column of the load, by reading this code, it is possible to allocate the load storage space according to the load height. It becomes possible to manage cargo (item name) and cargo storage space accordingly.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The configuration of the automated warehouse main body is as shown in Fig. 12 of the conventional example.
The configuration is as shown in FIG. 13, using the same reference numerals and omitting the explanation.

FIG. 1 is a front view of an operation panel of an automated warehouse facility according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a control configuration diagram of the automated warehouse facility, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the configuration of a work file of the automated warehouse facility. FIG.

The operation panel 14 of the present invention, which corresponds to the operation panel 8A of the conventional example shown in FIG. (hereinafter referred to as item file) 23, a handy barcode reader (hereinafter referred to as scanner) 16, a work mode setting switch 17 and a numeric keypad switch 18 used in manual mode when the scanner 16 is not used; A completion switch 19 to be operated is provided, and as shown in FIG. 2, these devices are connected to a control device 21 of the automated warehouse facility consisting of a microcomputer. The control device 21 controls the crane 6 via the cargo handling device 5 and the optical transmission device 22 in response to the input code signal of the scanner 16 or the operation signal of the switches 17, 18, 19, and carries out loading and unloading of the cargo 4. Displays are performed on the liquid crystal display devices 15.

As shown in FIG. 4(a), the item file 23 has a bag 26 attached to the back of the cover 24 for storing a code sheet 25 shown as an example in FIG. 5, and as shown in FIG. 4(b).
As shown in FIG.
A pocket 29 is attached to hold the cover 2.
As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, between 4 and 27, a plurality of barcode labels 25A with adhesive on the back side that have been peeled off from the code sheet 25 are attached to one side of the load 4. A column (hereinafter referred to as the item column) 30 is printed,
On the other side, there is an item sheet 33 printed with a barcode 31 for each job that sets the content of the work, a numerical barcode 32 that sets the quantity of cargo 4 to be handled, etc., and an operating manual 34 for the automated warehouse equipment. , index sheet 35,
A memo sheet 36 and a bag-shaped sheet 37 are filed and configured. In the item column 30 of each load 4, the product name of the load 4 to be stored in the automated warehouse equipment is written using a pen 28, and a barcode label with adhesive is attached to the back side peeled off from the code sheet 25 as described above. It is created by pasting 25A. Note that the items to be entered in the item column 30 are not limited to the item name, but may be any item that specifies the item 4, such as the type of item 4 or the item number.

Barcode label 25 of code sheet 25
As shown in the enlarged view in Figure 8, A is assigned a code number, and when the number in the top digit is 5 or more, it is the code number for load 4A with a high load height, and when it is less than 5, it is the code number for load 4A. It is divided into low load 4B code numbers. Using the first digit of this code number, the worker can use the barcode label 2 according to the load height.
5A can be selected. Further, the barcodes of each barcode sticker 25A are different from each other.

[0014] In the control device 21, at the time of storage, the scanner 16
When you enter the barcode on barcode label 25A in item column 30 using , the code number you entered will be 500.
When the input code number is 0 or more, the barcode of the input barcode label 25A is assigned and stored in the luggage storage space 1A of the empty shelf 2, and when the input code number is less than 5000, the barcode of the inputted barcode label 25A is assigned to the luggage storage space 1B of the empty shelf 2, At the time of shipping, the bar code assigned to the cargo storage space 1 of the shelf 2 is erased, and the product name of the cargo 4 according to the cargo height and the cargo storage space 1 of the shelf 2 are managed through the bar code.

Now, the creation of the item sheet 33 when storing loads 4 of different load heights will be explained. As shown in FIG. 9, in the item sheet 33, the item name of the cargo 4 to be stored in the automated warehouse equipment is written in the item column 30 of the cargo 4, and a barcode label 25A corresponding to the height of the cargo 4 to be stored is pasted. It is created by attaching. Figure 9(a)(b)
) shows a case where a terminal with a high load height and an AC adapter with a low load height are stored, and the code number is 50.
A barcode label 25A of 20,0012 is attached.

Next, the work procedure and operation of the control device 21 with the above configuration when the terminal is loaded and unloaded as cargo 4 will be explained based on the drawings. First, Figure 10 shows the operation when entering the warehouse.
This will be explained according to the flowchart.

[0017] When receiving an instruction for receiving a terminal with a high cargo height in the receiving/discharging list, the worker first checks the availability of the item sheet 33 with the index "TA" in the item file 23, as shown in FIG. 9(a). Find the item column 30, write the product name "Terminal", and paste the barcode label 25A with a code number of 5000 or more that has not yet been used (Step-A1). This barcode label 25A
As shown in Figure 9(a), the double-page spread of the page on which the . The page with code 32 is open, and the worker scans the scanner 1 on this spread according to the inventory/output list.
6, the warehousing operation is read using the barcode 31 for each operation, the warehousing quantity is read using the numerical barcode 32, and the barcode in the item field 30 of the terminal is read and input into the control device 21 (Step-A2). The control device 21 confirms the warehousing mode using the barcode 31 for each work, displays the warehousing mode on the liquid crystal display 15, and displays the warehousing quantity on the liquid crystal display 15 using the numerical barcode 32 (step -A3), further determines the input code number, assigns and stores the barcode of the input item column 30 to the vacant load storage space 1A for the high load 4A, and stores the input barcode in the item column 30. is identified as cargo storage space 1 for storage and displayed (Step-A4
).

Then, the worker uses the cargo handling vehicle 3 to store the pallet loaded with the terminal on the cart of the material handling device 5 (Step-A5), and when the work is completed, the completion switch 19 is operated (Step -A6), the control device 21 outputs a movement signal to the cargo handling device 5, and the optical transmission device 22
A warehousing command signal including the number of the cargo storage space 1 to be warehousing is outputted to the crane 6 via the step A7.
). The pallet loaded with the terminal is stored in the cargo storage space 1A for the high cargo 4A specified by the cargo handling device 5 and the crane 6.

Next, the operation at the time of leaving the warehouse will be explained according to the flowchart shown in FIG. When a terminal is instructed to leave the warehouse in the warehouse entry/discharge list, the worker searches the item column 30 in which the "terminal" to be dispatched is written in the item file 23 by referring to the index "ta" (Step-B1 ). When you open the searched page, as shown in Figure 9, a page with a barcode 31 for each job that sets the work content of the automated warehouse equipment and a numerical barcode 32 that sets the quantity of cargo 4 to be handled is always displayed on the double-page spread. The operator uses the scanner 16 to read the outgoing work using the barcode 31 for each job according to the incoming and outgoing list, reads the outgoing quantity using the numerical barcode 32, and then reads the item column 30 of "Terminal". The barcode is read and input into the control device 21 (Step-B2). The control device 21 confirms the delivery mode using the barcode 31 for each task, displays the delivery mode on the liquid crystal display device 15, and displays the delivery quantity on the liquid crystal display device 15 using the numerical barcode 32 (step -B3), and further uses the barcode in the item column 30 to search for the cargo storage space 1A for the high-height cargo 4A corresponding to this barcode and unloads the cargo storage space loaded and stored by the terminal. 1
is specified and displayed (step-B4), and the material handling device 5
Outputs an unloading command signal to the crane 6 and transmits the optical transmission device 22 to the crane 6.
A delivery command signal including the number of the cargo storage space 1 to be delivered is output via the storage space 1 (Step-B5).

[0020]Then, the worker uses the cargo handling vehicle 3 to unload the pallet loaded with the terminal to the cart of the material handling device 5 (step B6), and when the work is completed, the completion switch 19 is operated ( Step-B7), the control device 21 ends the delivery mode, erases the barcode in the item column 30 stored in correspondence with the cargo storage space 1 of the shelf 2, and makes the cargo storage space 1 empty (step-B7). B8). Further, the worker draws a diagonal line in the item field 30 of "Terminal" and erases it (Step-B9).

In this manner, the worker reads the barcodes 31 and 32 with the scanner 16 according to the inventory/output list, reads the barcode in the item field 30, and then sends the control device 2
1, the control device 23 manages the product name of the product 4 and the product storage space 1 of the shelf 2 through the barcode, so the worker can input the product name and the product name of the shelf 2 as before. There is no need to manage the storage space 1, and work efficiency can be improved. Furthermore, even when loads 4 with different load heights are stored, by assigning a barcode label 25A that matches the load height, the control device 23 uses the barcode to adjust the product name of the load 4 and the shelves according to the load height. Since the cargo storage space 1 of Shelf 2 is managed, even when loading and unloading cargo with different heights, workers are required to perform complicated management of product names and cargo storage space 1 of Shelf 2, as in the past. can be eliminated and work efficiency can be improved.

In the above embodiment, the loads 4 having different heights have been described, but the present invention can also be applied to the case where loads 4 having different widths are stored in load storage spaces having different widths. It can also be applied when storing items in storage spaces with different heights and widths. This load 4 has a different height and width.
When storing items in cargo storage spaces with different heights and widths, for example, the first digit of the code number should be set to 3 (the code number is in the 3000s) for items that are higher in height and 3 for items that are higher in width. te4 (code number in the 4000s),
This can be applied by assigning 5 (code number in the 5000s) to a load that is large in both height and width.

In this embodiment, a bar code is used as the code, but other codes such as a Carla code, numbers, letters, etc. may be used instead of the bar code.

[0024]

As explained above, according to the present invention, by assigning a code corresponding to the load height to the load code column and reading this code, the load (
When loading and unloading cargo with different heights, workers no longer have to manage the complicated product name and storage space on shelves, which improves work efficiency. can be improved.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a front view of an operation panel of an automated warehouse facility according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a control configuration diagram of the automated warehouse equipment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the configuration of a work file of the automated warehouse equipment.

FIG. 4(a) is a plan view of the front cover of the work file of the automated warehouse equipment, and FIG. 4(b) is a plan view of the back cover of the work file of the automated warehouse equipment.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of a barcode sheet of a work file of the automated warehouse equipment.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of one side of the item sheet of the work file of the automated warehouse equipment.

FIG. 7 is a plan view of the other side of the item sheet of the work file of the automated warehouse equipment.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged plan view of a barcode label of a work file of the automated warehouse equipment.

FIGS. 9(a) and 9(b) are explanatory diagrams showing an example of creating an item sheet when storing loads of different heights in the automated warehouse facility.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating the warehousing procedure of the automated warehouse equipment.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating the shipping procedure of the automated warehouse equipment.

FIG. 12 is a layout diagram of automatic warehouse equipment.

FIG. 13 is a side view of the main parts of the automated warehouse of the automated warehouse facility.

FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram for explaining the use of shelf number cards in conventional automated warehouse equipment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1A, 1B Load storage space 2 Shelf 4A, 4B Load 6 Crane 16 Scanner (input means) 21 Control device 23 Work file (item file) 25
Code sheet 25A Barcode label 30 Item column 31 Barcode for each task 32 Numerical barcode 33 Item sheet

Claims (1)

[Claims] Claim 1: A work file for automatic warehouse equipment, which is constructed by filing a sheet to which a code label can be attached and on which a code field corresponding to the load stored in the automatic warehouse equipment is formed. A working file for automatic warehouse equipment, characterized in that the code label assigned according to the size of the load is attached to the code column.