JPH10220040A - Wholesale market facilities - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] To provide a preferred form of a wholesale market facility that can be easily expanded in the future. SOLUTION: In a facility 1 for wholesale of flowers and the like,
The warehouse 3 is located at one end of the facility, the auction room 6 is arranged at the other end or the center of the facility, and a transport device 7 is provided between the warehouse and the auction room, and the cargo handling zones 8 are provided on both sides thereof. The transport device is provided on both sides of the facility, and the transport device has a large number of branch lines 7b for distributing and transporting the commodities from the main line 7a to each part of the cargo handling zone.
The warehouse is a three-dimensional automatic warehouse, and a loop portion 7c is provided at the start end of the main line in the transfer device, and a space below the main line is secured as a spare space. Two sets of warehouses, auction rooms, cargo handling zones, and transport devices are provided symmetrically on both sides of the center line CL of the facility so as to form a pair, and each set can be operated independently.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a wholesale market facility for wholesale.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As is well known, a wholesale market of flowers, fruits and vegetables, fresh fish, etc. is a large-scale market for collecting goods as commodities from a production area and auctioning them to sell them to middlemen or retail buyers. Facilities. In such a wholesale market, a wide variety of products are handled in large quantities in a short time,
It is necessary to collect, sort, store, buy, sell, transport, and handle cargo, and a large number of buyers come and go within a short period of time, so this kind of facility can move goods and people quickly. It is required to have a form and function that can be processed quickly and fluidly. For this reason, as a form of this kind of facility, it is preferable that a facility having a planar spread that only needs to move in the horizontal direction is preferable to a multi-layered structure in which goods and people need to move in the vertical direction. Is done. In recent years, modern facilities equipped with an automatic bidding system for efficiently conducting auctions, an automatic warehouse that can store and automatically take in and out products, and a distribution system for automatically transporting products. Are increasingly being provided.

[0003]

Incidentally, this kind of wholesale market not only requires the basic functions as described above, but also the types and quantities of products to be handled with the expansion and development of urban areas are gradually increasing. Since it is common to increase, it is also necessary that facilities can be easily expanded correspondingly. Therefore, in planning such a facility, various effective measures have been sought in order to realize a form that can be easily expanded in the future.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above circumstances, the wholesale market facility of the present invention temporarily stores auctioned goods and auction room for a large number of buyers to auction goods. Storage, a cargo handling zone assigned to each buyer, and a transport device for transporting the auctioned goods from the warehouse to the cargo handling zone in order to distribute the auctioned goods to each buyer. A wholesale market facility, wherein the warehouse is located at one end of the facility and arranged, and the auction room is arranged at a position facing the warehouse at the other end or the center of the facility, The transfer device is provided between the warehouse and the auction room, and the cargo handling zones are provided on both sides of the transfer device on both sides of the facility, respectively, and the transfer device is more than the storage device. Straight into the auction room And the main line which is provided so as to buy,
It is characterized by having a configuration having a large number of branch lines for distributing and transporting goods from the main line to each part of the cargo handling zone on both sides thereof.

[0005] It is preferable that the warehouse is a three-dimensional automatic warehouse of a type in which carts loaded with goods are loaded and unloaded. Further, it is preferable to provide a loop portion at the start end of the main line in the transport device so as to enable simultaneous transport of a large number of commodities. Further, the main line is provided at a high place on the floor so as to secure a space below the main line in the transfer device as a spare space for installing a passage or another transfer device, and the branch line is connected to the main line. It is preferable to provide a slope shape that goes down to the floor surface.
Also, two sets of the warehouse, the auction room, the cargo handling zone, and the transport device are provided symmetrically so as to form a pair on both sides of the center line of the facility, and each set can be operated independently. It is preferred to configure.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A preferred embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a flower wholesale market mainly dealing with cut flowers will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a plan view schematically showing the entirety of a flower wholesale market facility 1 of the present embodiment, and FIG.
3 and 3 are vertical sectional views, respectively.

As shown in FIG. 1, the facility 1 of this embodiment has a rectangular planar shape, and is entirely symmetrical with respect to a center line CL. At one end (upper side in FIG. 1) of the facility 1, there is provided a storage zone 2 for temporarily storing products, and a warehouse 3 for storing products and allowing automatic entry and exit. , 3 are arranged symmetrically. As shown in FIG. 2, the warehouse 3 in this example is a quadruple, five-layer, three-dimensional rack type in which a trolley 4 loaded with goods (in this example, cardboard boxes containing cut flowers) is stored and unloaded. It is an automatic trolley warehouse. The entrance is provided at the lowest level and the exit is provided at the uppermost level. The trolley 4 that has been received from the floor level of the facility 1 is stored in both warehouses 3 and 3. It is configured such that it can be retrieved on a stage 5 erected at a high place in between. It should be noted that the entry / exit management of the cart 4 with respect to the warehouse 3 is performed automatically and most efficiently by being controlled by a control system incorporated in advance. As the control system, a well-known inventory management system or the like conventionally used in an automatic rack warehouse or the like of this type can be used as it is.

On the other hand, at the other end of the facility 1 (the lower side in FIG. 1), auction rooms 6 and 6 for gathering a large number of buyers and performing an auction using a well-known automatic auction system are provided. Carriers 7, 7 for carrying goods are provided between the auction rooms 6, 6 and the warehouses 3, 3, and handling zones 8, 8 are provided on both sides of the carrier 7, 7. It is provided on both sides of the facility 1, and each part of the cargo handling zone 8, 8 is assigned to a large number of buyers in advance. Reference numeral 9 in FIG. 1 denotes a space where ancillary facilities such as a wholesaler section can be appropriately provided.

In this embodiment, a belt conveyor is used as the transfer device 7, and the transfer device 7
A main line 7a provided at a position along the center line CL of the facility, starting from the stage 5 erected between the three stages;
It has a large number of branch lines 7b extending from the main line 7a to the cargo handling zone 8. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the starting end of the main line 7a is a loop portion 7c that gradually descends from above the stage 5, and the main line 7a connected to the loop portion 7c is at a height above the floor surface as shown in FIG. For example, it is provided approximately horizontally at a position of about 3.6 m, and each branch line 7b is provided so as to descend in a slope shape to reach the floor surface, whereby a passage or other part is provided below the main line 7a. (For example, for transporting other commodities such as pots) can be provided as a spare space 10. Further, in this example, a return line 7d connecting each of the main lines 7a, 7a and each of the auction rooms 6, 6 is also provided, and the sample product used for auction in the auction room 6 is returned to the return line 7d, the main line. 7a, it can be transported to a handling zone 8 assigned to a predetermined buyer through a branch line 7b. The transfer device 7 is controlled and operated by a control system incorporated in advance, and the control system may directly adopt a known automatic distribution system as used in this type of transfer device.

[0010] In the facility 1 of the present embodiment configured as described above, the goods generally move as follows.

The goods received in the facility 1 (in this example, handled in the unit of a cardboard box containing cut flowers) are attached with a management sign (for example, a bar code label) in the cargo handling zone 8, A predetermined number is mounted on the trolley 4,
The whole truck 4 enters the warehouse 3. In addition, a part of the merchandise is carried to the auction room 6 as a sample for auction. Further, a predetermined cargo handling zone 8 is assigned to each buyer in advance, and the information is input to the control system of the transport device 7.

When an auction is made in the auction room 6, information on the auction (that is, who, what, and how many auctions have been dropped) is provided.
Is transferred to the control system of the warehouse 3 and the transport device 7,
Based on the information, the auctioned product is automatically conveyed to the cargo handling zone 8 assigned to the buyer who has auctioned it. That is, based on the auction information, the cart 4 carrying the product leaves the warehouse 3 and the stage 5
When the product is transferred from the cart 4 to the transport device 7 above, the transport device 7 reads the management sign affixed to the product, detects the transport destination, and passes from the main line 7a to the desired branch line 7b. The cargo is conveyed to the cargo handling zone 8 assigned to the abandoned buyer. The buyer who has completed the bidding is assigned to the cargo handling zone 8 from the bidding room 6.
And waits there to receive and ship the conveyed goods.

The sample goods used for the auction in the auction room 6 are also transported to the cargo handling zone 8 assigned to a predetermined buyer through the return line 7d. In addition, the cart 4 on which the product has been dropped on the stage 5
It is lowered from the stage 5 to the floor by an elevator (not shown), sent to the cargo handling zone 8 and loaded with new commodities.

In the facility 1 of this embodiment configured as described above, the storage and transport of the goods are performed by the warehouse 3 and the transport device 7, so that the storage and transport of the goods in the facility 1 can be performed automatically and sufficiently. In addition to being able to perform efficiently, the flow line of the transfer device 7 is extremely simple, and the flow line of the goods transferred from the warehouse 3 to the handling zone 8 by the transfer device 7 and from the auction room 6 to the handling zone 8 This is a very reasonable plan for a facility of this type, with no trajectories intersected by the lines of movement.

In particular, a storage zone 2 in which a warehouse 3 is provided is arranged at one end of the facility 1, and handling zones 8, 8 are respectively provided on both sides of a transport device 7 which connects the storage zone 2 and the auction room 6 linearly. By arranging the storage zones 2 and the handling zones 8, 8 on both sides, the storage zones 2 and the handling zones 8, 8 can be freely extended to the outer peripheral side of the facility 1 as shown by chain lines and arrows in FIG. 1, respectively. Can be easily accommodated for future expansion without any loss. In addition,
In the case where such an extension is performed, it is possible to cope with an increase in the amount of cargo handled by extending the branch line 7b as shown in FIG.

In the above embodiment, since the loop 7c is provided at the start end of the main line 7a of the transfer device 7,
Since the total length of the transport device 7 is sufficiently long to transport a large number of products at one time, the main line 7a is provided at a high place, and the space below the main line 7a is secured as a spare space 10. In these respects, it is advantageous for future expansion.

Further, in this example, the entire facility 1 is center line CL
The warehouse 3, the bidding room 6, the cargo handling zone 8, and the main line 7a and the branch line 7b of the transfer device 7 are symmetrically provided on both sides of the center line CL, respectively. However, if necessary, it is preferable to configure them so that they can be operated independently by only one set, so that the degree of freedom in operating this facility 1 can be increased. Can be. That is, in normal times, all of them are operated collectively, and in the case where two wholesalers handle this facility, for example, as in a conventional general flower wholesale market, this facility is used in operation. Is divided into two at the center line CL, and each set of facilities can be operated independently and simultaneously by two wholesalers. In addition, it is possible to operate each group of facilities independently for the purpose of independently handling different types of commodities, or to operate only one group of facilities during a time when the amount of handling is small. In addition, instead of providing two sets each of the warehouse 3, the bidding room 6, the handling zone 8, and the transport device 7 as described above, the auction room 6 and the handling zone 8
It is possible to perform almost the same operation by providing only one set of the warehouse 3 and the transfer device 7 by providing only two sets and providing both sets.

In the above embodiment, the present invention is applied to a flower wholesale market. However, the present invention is not limited to this and can be similarly applied to a wholesale market dealing with fruits and vegetables, fresh fish and other products. It is.

Further, in the above embodiment, since the product to be handled is in the form of a corrugated cardboard box containing cut flowers, the warehouse 3 is of a type that accommodates the cart 4 on which the corrugated cardboard box is mounted. The belt conveyor type that transports the boxes was used, but the type of warehouse and transport device may be selected in consideration of the type, size, form, weight, etc. of the products to be handled. It is conceivable to employ an automatic warehouse of a type that directly enters and leaves the vehicle without loading it on a truck, or a transport device that pulls and transports the truck.

[0020]

As described above, in the wholesale market facility of the present invention, the warehouse is arranged at one end of the facility and the cargo handling zones are arranged on both sides, and the goods are transferred from the warehouse to the cargo handling zone by the transport device. Since the product is transported, it is possible to efficiently and automatically store and transport the product in the facility, as well as to avoid crossing the flow line of the product and people, and It is possible to easily extend the warehouse and the cargo handling zone to the outer peripheral side of the facility without any trouble, and it is extremely effective as a floor plan of this kind of facility. In addition, if a three-dimensional automatic warehouse is adopted as a warehouse, large quantities of goods can be stored and automatic entry and exit management can be performed, and if a loop part is provided in the main line of the transport device, large quantities can be transported at once, If the main line is provided at a high place, there is an advantage that the space below the main line can be used. Furthermore, if two sets of warehouses, auction rooms, cargo handling zones, and transport devices are provided symmetrically with respect to the center line of this facility and can be operated independently of each other, there is an advantage that the operational flexibility is excellent. is there.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall schematic plan view showing an embodiment suitable for applying a wholesale market facility of the present invention to a flower wholesale market.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line II-II in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Wholesale market facility 2 Storage zone 3 Warehouse 4 Dolly 6 Bidding room 7 Transport device 7a Main line 7b Branch line 7c Loop section 7d Return line 8 Handling zone CL Center line

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A bid room in which a large number of buyers gather to auction goods, a warehouse for temporarily storing received goods, and a handling zone assigned to each buyer. ,
A wholesale market facility comprising a transport device for transporting the auctioned product from the warehouse to the handling zone in order to distribute the auctioned product to each buyer, wherein the warehouse is located at one end of the facility. While placing and placing, the auction room is arranged at a position facing the warehouse at the other end side or the central portion of the facility, while the transport device is provided between the warehouse and the auction room, The cargo handling zones are provided on both sides of the transport device at both sides of the facility, respectively, and the transport device is provided with a main line provided so as to go straight from the warehouse to the auction room; A wholesale market facility having a large number of branch lines for distributing and conveying goods from a line to each part of a cargo handling zone on both sides thereof. 2. The wholesale market facility according to claim 1, wherein the warehouse is a three-dimensional automatic warehouse of a type for loading and unloading a trolley loaded with goods. 3. The wholesale market facility according to claim 1, wherein a loop portion is provided at a starting end of the main line in the transport device so as to enable simultaneous transport of a large number of commodities. And wholesale market facilities. 4. The wholesale market facility according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein a space below the main line in the transfer device is secured as a spare space for installing a passage or another transfer device. A wholesale market facility, wherein a line is provided at a high place on a floor surface, and the branch line is provided in a slope shape so as to descend from the main line to the floor surface. 5. The wholesale market facility according to claim 1, 2, 3, or 4, wherein the warehouse, the auction room, the cargo handling zone, and the transport device are paired on both sides of a center line of the facility. 2. A wholesale market facility, wherein two sets are provided symmetrically so that each set can be operated independently of each other.