JPH069021A - Picking trolley - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve working efficiency of picking by arranging buttons with high operation frequency at hand of an operator. CONSTITUTION:A cursor button 41 for moving a cursor on a display 20 for work instructions to select work and a command button 42 for instructing the work selected by this are arranged on the left hand side of a handle means part 11a composed of an upper frame 11 at hand of an operator. A completion button 43 to be operated when picking from a picking shelf is completed is arranged on the right hand side of the handle part 11a composed of the upper frame 11 also at hand of the operator as a button with high operation frequency. That is, in operating a picking cart 10, it is not necessary to reach out for a console, which improves workability.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a picking truck. More specifically, when a predetermined type and a predetermined number of items are shipped as one unit from a picking shelf in which a large number of various types of items are stored in a distribution center or the like, the predetermined type and the number of items are stored in the picking shelf. Picking trolley used when picking up from. In particular, the present invention relates to a picking cart with improved workability.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a picking trolley of this type is shown in FIG.
As shown in, a handle 1 for the operator to push the dolly,
It is provided with a console 2 for operating a trolley and a bucket 3 for storing an item picked by an operator.

As shown in FIG. 9, the console 2 is provided with buttons 2a to 2g for operating a cart and a work instruction display 2h for instructing an operator to perform a picking operation.

The operator pushes such a picking cart to go to the picking location designated by the display 2h and put a designated number of designated articles in a predetermined number of buckets 3. The buttons 2a to 2g are operated in the process.

[0005]

In the above-mentioned conventional picking cart, since the buttons 2a to 2g for operating the cart are all arranged on the console 2 regardless of the frequency of the operation, the work efficiency is not always required. There was a problem that it was not good.

[0006] For example, the completion button 2g is operated when picking from a certain picking rack is completed and is a button that is relatively frequently used. An operator operates the completion button 2g. I had to reach to the console 2 every time, and the workability was not good.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above problems and to provide a picking cart capable of improving workability.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, the picking cart of the present invention is characterized in that among the buttons for operating the cart, the button that is frequently operated is arranged at the position close to the operator. .

[0009]

Since the picking cart of the present invention has the above-mentioned structure, the following effects are obtained.

That is, among the buttons for operating the trolley, since the button that is frequently operated is located at the operator's hand, it is not necessary to reach to the console one by one when operating this button. Therefore, there is an effect that workability is improved.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a picking cart according to the present invention.

In the figure, 10 is a picking cart, 2
0 is a work instruction display, 30 and 31 are buckets,
40 is a console facing the side.

Reference numeral 11 denotes an upper frame which also serves as a handle, and 12
The lower frame 14 provided with the casters 13 is a vertical frame connecting the upper frame 11 and the lower frame 12.

As shown in FIG. 2, the work instruction display 20 includes a liquid crystal display section 21, a cursor nameplate 22 listing work items, and the liquid crystal display corresponding to each item of the cursor nameplate 22. The cursor display section 23 is provided on the left side of the section 21.

Reference numeral 24 is a cursor, and this cursor 24
Cursor button 41 for moving and selecting work
(See FIG. 1) and the command button 42 for instructing the selected work are arranged on the left side of the handle portion 11a formed by the upper frame 11, which is the hand position of the worker. . In addition to the cursor button 41 and the command button 42, there is a completion button that is operated when picking from a certain picking rack is completed as a button that is frequently operated. 43 is arranged on the right side of the handle portion 11a formed by the upper frame 11, which is also a position near the operator.

On the console 40, as shown in FIG.
A key switch 44 for turning the power on and off, and a button switch 4 for a pause that is pressed to save the battery during lunch breaks, etc.
5, a buzzer 46 for an abnormal alarm, a work instruction, etc., a battery display lamp 47 for displaying a state of exhaustion of the battery, and a charging lamp 48 for lighting during battery charging.
An IC card reader / writer 49 into which an IC card is inserted is provided. The battery is the control panel 15 (see FIG.
See)).

In FIG. 1, reference numerals 50, 51, 52, and 53 are LED lamps for indicating a storage location, and the bucket 30,
Four LEDs are provided for each of the eight storage compartments 31.

Reference numeral 60 is an antenna provided on the left and right of the cart, and an ID tag 61 provided for each row of shelves described later.
This is for detecting the ID microwave transmitted from (see FIG. 4).

FIG. 4 shows a schematic diagram of a picking system using the picking cart 10 as described above as an example.

In the figure, reference numeral 100 denotes a host computer, which performs total inventory management, shelf management, storage / delivery management, and the like.

110 is a host computer 100 and BS
A personal computer connected by C (binary synchronous communication), such as flat inventory management, flat shelf management, loading / unloading management, IC card management,
Define the shelf layout. The shelf layout definition is performed with “rows”, “runs”, and “columns” as shown in FIG. 7, for example. In the case of the shelf shown in FIG. 7, there are first to ninth rows. The first row has four rows, the second row has three rows, the third to seventh rows have two rows, and the eighth and ninth rows have four rows. Also, the eighth
Each row of rows consists of four rows. In addition, in the case of the present embodiment, it is possible to define up to two digits for each of “column”, “run”, and “column”.

Reference numeral 120 denotes an IC connected to the personal computer 110
A card reader / writer that writes picking work data to be carried out by an operator on an IC card or uses an IC card reader / writer 49 of a picking cart to IC
Read the work record written on the card.

Next, a specific working example using the picking cart 10 will be described.

(1) When the power switch 44 is turned on, the initial mode screen is displayed on the liquid crystal display section 21 of the work instruction display 20. Here, if the IC card is not inserted in the IC card reader / writer 49 of the dolly, a message is displayed and the input of the IC card is awaited. When the IC card received from the personal computer 110 is input, the message disappears.

(2) When the cursor button 41 is operated to select "start / end" from the work items displayed on the cursor nameplate 22 with the cursor 24 and the command button 42 is pressed to execute this work item, The start mode screen is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 21. Therefore, the worker
Prepare to work by looking at the comment display.

(3) When the cursor button 41 is operated to select a "block" from the work items displayed on the cursor nameplate 22 with the cursor 24 and the command button 42 is pressed to execute this work item, FIG. The plane mode screen as shown in is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 21. The plane mode screen includes a layout section and a data section. In the layout section, the position of the picking shelf to be picked is displayed as a shaded area. According to the shelf address definition as shown in FIG. 7, in the case of FIG.
It can be seen that there are picking shelves in the row, the fourth row, the second row, and the ninth row, the second row. In the data section, the current display block 2b
And the number of remaining work of blocks 1 to 8b is displayed. Therefore, the number of remaining works and the position of the picking shelf are confirmed to determine the picking work route. Note that the picking route can follow an IC card.

(4) Push the cart 10 by hand to the picking shelf where you want to work.

(5) When the carriage 10 approaches the picking shelf, the antenna 60 detects the ID microwave transmitted from the ID tag 61 provided for each station, and the buzzer 46 of the console sounds to pick. Let us know. At the same time, as shown in FIG. 5, the liquid crystal display unit 21 displays a screen in which the carriage 10 has moved to the shelf (in this case, the second row in the fourth row), and the left side of the cursor nameplate 22 is displayed. “Shelves” or “right shelves” flashes to instruct picking. In the case of FIG. 5, since the picking shelf is on the right side,
The "right shelf" will blink. The data part of the screen always displays the block number, an error or warning message, and the remaining work count.

(6) The buzzer 46 is turned off in 10 seconds, and at the same time, the elevation mode screen as shown in FIG. 6 is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 2.
It is displayed in 1. In addition, in the above (5), when there is picking on the left and right shelves, both the “left shelf” and the “right shelf” of the cursor nameplate 22 blink, so in this case,
The operator operates the cursor button 41 to move the cursor nameplate 2
Cursor 2 of the blinking "left shelf" or "right shelf" of 2
4 is selected and the command button 42 is pressed, the buzzer 46 is turned off, and at the same time, an elevation mode screen as shown in FIG. 6 is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 21.

At the top of the elevation mode screen, the product number of the item to be picked, the lot, the number of picks (AA at the end of the number of picks indicates that the unit corresponding to the item is displayed), the shelf address ( In the figure, the fourth row, second row, third row), the number of remaining works, and the operating time are displayed. In the lower left part of the screen, the picking place is displayed with a diagram (hatched portion) in addition to the shelf address. Further, in the lower right part of the screen, the storage location of the bucket into which the picked item is to be stored is displayed with a diagram (hatched portion).

(7) According to the instruction displayed on the elevation mode screen, the operator takes out the designated item number and the designated lot from the designated picking place by the designated number of picks,
Put in the designated bucket storage. In this case, the designated storage portion of the bucket is also designated by the LED lamps 50 and 51, so that the bucket can be inserted without fail.

(8) After the work of (7) is completed, the completion button 4
When 3 is pressed, the above work is written in the IC card by the IC card reader / writer 49 of the truck, and the result is updated.

(9) If there is another work on the same shelf, the indication of picking place, part number, lot, and number of picks will change,
Return to work in (7). When all the picking work on this shelf is completed, there is no indication of the picking location. Also, the screen returns to the plane mode screen as shown in FIG. On this screen, the finished shelves are displayed in white rather than in the shaded areas.

(10) Dolly 1 to other picking work shelves
Push 0 and repeat the work from (5). (11) When all work is completed, the total display of remaining work is 0.
Since it is a turn, the carriage 10 is returned to the origin. (12) When all the work of this IC card is completed, the cursor button 41 is operated to select “start / end” from the work items displayed on the cursor nameplate 22 with the cursor 24, and the command button 42 is pressed. Then, the end mode screen is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 21. Therefore, the operator takes out the IC card and updates the results with the personal computer 110. When the IC card is taken out, the screen returns to the initial mode. In addition, the buckets 30 and 31 are lowered to a predetermined place.

As described above, the cursor button 4
1, command button 42, and work completion button 43
Is a button that is relatively frequently operated, but according to the picking cart 10 of the present embodiment, since these buttons are arranged at the operator's hand position, when operating these buttons,
There is no need to reach to the console one by one as in the conventional case, so that the workability is improved.

Further, in the cursor nameplate 22 of FIG.
"Pass" is an item that is turned on when you want to pass the picking work currently displayed and proceed to the next work. "No" is out of stock, missing, or out of stock due to some reason even if there is a picking instruction. Items that are turned on when work is not possible due to
"Pre-work" is an item that is turned ON when you want to display the elevation mode screen that was picked last time, "Abnormal / Reset"
Is blinking together with the buzzer 46 when there is a hardware error or a setting error, and the item to be turned on when the user wants to reset it, "Next shelf display", is specified by the CPU When performing work according to the route, the item to be turned on when the next picking shelf is displayed and desired to be confirmed, "Next shelf detection" is determined by the picking route of the IC card when the ID tag fails. O when displaying the picking shelf of and notifying the picking with the buzzer
These work items can be executed by operating the cursor button 41 and the command button 42 described above.

According to the picking cart of this embodiment, various kinds of function operations can be performed in this manner, and the operation is performed by the two buttons (cursor button 41) at hand.
And the command button 42) can be easily performed.

Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a picking cart according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a work instruction display according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing the console according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a system schematic diagram showing an example of a picking system using the picking cart according to the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a front view showing a display screen of the work instruction display according to the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing a display screen of the work instruction display according to the above embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a definition example of a shelf address in the picking system using the same embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a conventional example.

FIG. 9 is a front view showing a conventional display.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Picking cart 41 Cursor button 42 Command button 43 Work completion button

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A picking cart, wherein among the buttons for operating the cart, a button that is frequently operated is arranged at a position near the operator. 2. The picking according to claim 1, wherein a cursor button for selecting a work, a command button for instructing a work, and a work completion button are arranged at the operator's hand as the buttons with high operation frequency. Dolly.