JPH0198505A - Delivering device for stored goods - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the efficiency of a delivering work by taking a delivering time from each of storing devices to a delivering port into consideration and outputting a goods delivering signal to each of storing devices, in the device in the title in a store house or the like with plural storing devices. CONSTITUTION:When the delivering order and the delivering number etc., of each of storing devices 1 are inputted into a control device 5, the control device 5 takes the time required from each of storing devices A1-N4 to a delivering port 3 into consideration and outputs a delivering signal to each of storing devices 1 in order according to this indication. Thus, each of goods being delivered is delivered continuously in order and a time gap which is unnecessary for reaching the delivering port 3 is not generated. Therefore, a loss time can be eliminated and the work efficiency can be improved.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] <Industrial Application Field> The present invention relates to a stored article dispensing device used in warehouses, distribution centers, etc. More specifically, the present invention relates to a stored article dispensing device used in warehouses, distribution centers, etc. The present invention relates to a device that can efficiently dispense articles from each storage device in a desired order.

<Prior Art> A device for accommodating and storing articles on an elevating shelf or the like has already been proposed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 60-97078. Furthermore, there are also warehouses in which multiple such elevating storage devices are installed side by side, each storage device stores different types of articles, and the desired type of article can be taken out freely. Already proposed. Further, in such a warehouse, a delivery conveyor is provided in connection with all the storage devices, and the articles discharged from the storage devices are automatically sent to the delivery port by the conveyor.

<Problems to be Solved by the Invention> The dispensing procedure in the conventional warehouse is as follows. First, an article discharge signal is sent to one storage device, the designated amount of stored articles is taken out from there, and this article is sent to the transfer port on a conveyor.After confirming the arrival of the specified article at the transfer port,
A discharge signal is sent to the next storage device to perform dispensing in the same manner. Therefore, in this method, after confirming the dispensing of the specified items at the delivery gate, a dispensing signal is sent to the storage device one after another, so dispensing can be controlled reliably and the order of dispensing can be easily controlled. A large amount of time is lost when the type of item to be dispensed changes. In other words, after the article sent out from one storage device arrives at the transfer port, the article is sent out from the next storage device, so while the next article is being sent on the conveyor, the arrival of the article will be delayed at the transfer port. There is no
This time is completely wasted. Particularly, when dispensing small amounts from each storage device, this loss time increases and the efficiency of dispensing becomes extremely poor.

In view of these points, the present invention aims to provide a stored article dispensing device that eliminates time loss during dispensing and improves the efficiency of dispensing work, and is a means for solving the problems. 〉 The technical means of the stored article dispensing device of the present invention includes a plurality of storage devices, an unloading device that sends the articles discharged from each storage device to a transfer port, and a control device that gives an article discharge signal to the storage devices. Therefore, when giving an article discharge signal to each storage device, the control device gives the signal in consideration of the time required to carry out the goods from each storage device to the transfer gate, so that the goods are delivered from the storage device in an orderly manner. There is a particular thing.

Effects> In the stored article dispensing device of the present invention, articles are sorted and stored in each storage device. When a signal is given from the control device, the article is discharged from the storage device. The discharged articles are sent to the crossing by a conveyance device. The control device gives signals to each storage device one after another, and articles are automatically dispensed as desired. Signals are given from the control device to each storage device in consideration of the time required for transportation from each storage device to the transfer port. As a result, the articles from each storage device arrive at the transfer port in an orderly manner, and the dispensing work can be carried out efficiently. Embodiment An embodiment of the storage device of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1
is a storage device. In the embodiment, a type in which a large number of article storage shelves are attached to a chain provided so as to circulate in the vertical direction is used, but it is also possible to use other types of storage devices. 2 is the delivery conveyor,
It is arranged so as to be connected to all the storage devices 1, and conveys the articles discharged from each storage device 1 to the transfer port 3. In the conveyor arrangement of the embodiment, a plurality of sub-conveyors 2b are connected to one main conveyor 2a in a branched manner, and a storage device 1 is arranged on both sides of the sub-conveyor 2b, and the articles discharged from the storage device 1 are first The main conveyor 2 is placed on the sub-conveyor 2b.
a, and then sent to a transfer port 3 by a main conveyor 2a. However, this arrangement is not limited to the embodiment and is free, and any arrangement may be adopted as long as all the articles discharged from the storage device 1 can be sent to the transfer port 3. You can. 4 is an article detection device provided at the transfer port 3, and 5 is a control device. A signal is sent from the control device 5 to each storage device l, and articles are discharged onto the conveyor 2 from the storage device l.

A desired payout instruction is set in the control device 5. For example, A,
Instructions are given in advance to the control device 5, such as how many articles to dispense from the storage device B, and then how many articles to dispense from the storage device B. In accordance with this instruction, the control device 5
An article discharge signal is sequentially given to each storage device l. However, this discharge signal is determined in consideration of the time it takes for the articles discharged from the storage device to reach the transfer port 3 after being sent on the conveyor. That is, since the transport time to the transfer port 3 differs depending on the installation position of the storage device, the time for giving a discharge signal to each storage device is adjusted so that the goods from the preceding storage device reach the transfer port 3. The goods from the subsequent storage device arrive at the transfer port 3 immediately afterward.

Therefore, if n items are dispensed from the first storage device and then items from the second storage device are dispensed, the time interval T between the signals given to the first and second storage devices is as follows. become.

P: Time required for one item to be discharged from the storage device.

Tl: Time required for articles discharged from the first storage device to reach the transfer port.

R: Appropriate time interval between goods reaching the delivery gate T,: Second
The time required for the goods discharged from the storage device to reach the port.

T = P In addition, the paper can be reached without unnecessary intervals, and the dispensing work can be performed extremely efficiently.

Note that the above-mentioned time adjustment example is just an example, and it is also possible to set other payout conditions.

<Effects of the Invention> With the stored article dispensing device of the present invention, the articles from each storage device can be delivered in the desired order without any time loss, so the dispensing work can be performed extremely efficiently.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawing is a plan view showing an outline of an embodiment of the stored article dispensing device of the present invention. ! . . . storage device, 2 . . . delivery conveyor, 3 .

Claims (1)

[Claims] It consists of a plurality of storage devices, an unloading device that sends the articles discharged from each storage device to a transfer port, and a control device that gives an article discharge signal to each storage device, and the control device gives an article discharge signal to each storage device. A stored article dispensing device that provides a signal in consideration of the time required for carrying out items from each storage device to a transfer port, so that articles are dispensed from the storage device in an orderly manner.