JPH1120950A - Classification and transshipment device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To dissolve the data inputting trouble and continuously perform assortment/transshipment operation of a magazine bundle per each transportation route by constituting completion of supply of magazine bundle fed by a depalletizing means by count down of a counter means. SOLUTION: A depalletizing robot 16 is positioned on the outside of an assortment conveyer 15 so as to face the unloading position a2 of a receiving conveyer 7 and the end of a revolving robot arm 16A is provided with a hand 16B which includes a mechanism capable of grabbing one or two magazine bundles from a receiving pallet 3 conveyed to the unloading position a2 on the receiving conveyer 7. The depalletizing robot 16 conveys the magazine bundle 2 to an assortment conveyer 15 from the receiving pallet 3 at the unloading position a2 by controlling the actuation of the robot arm 16A and the hand 16B on the basis of the command from a depalletizing robot controller.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for unloading magazine bundles from an incoming pallet in which magazine bundles are stacked, sorting the bundles for each transport route, printing addresses, and reloading the bundles for each transport route for shipment. Sorting and transshipment systems.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Magazines, books, and the like received from a publisher or a printing and binding shop in an agency business are transported in a state in which a bundle of magazines tied to a plurality of books with strings is stacked on a pallet. The agency business breaks the bundle of magazines stacked on the pallet according to the order of bookstores etc. for each transport route, sorts them by transport route, and puts the transport route, bookstore name and number of magazines in the magazine bundle. Paste the displayed address paper.
Next, the bundle of magazines with the address paper attached was plastic wrapped,
Hang the band on the cross to make it suitable for delivery. The magazine bundle packed and packed in this way is transported only to one or a plurality of pallets with the same transport route and then shipped to a bookstore or the like for each transport route.

[0003]

The work of sorting magazine bundles received in the agency business for each transportation route and reloading them on pallets is usually performed manually. Therefore, for example, since the address paper is also pasted to the sorted bundle of magazines by hand, whether or not all the address papers have been pasted at the time of sorting is determined by checking whether or not all the address papers are gone. In fact, even if the address paper runs out for some reason during the work, it cannot be checked.
In addition, if the sorting is performed manually, the sorting is complicated and the sorting efficiency is reduced.

[0004] In order to solve this problem, it is conceivable to use a general-purpose robot to automatically sort and reload magazine bundles from unloading. That is, if a magazine bundle loading / unloading pattern for a pallet, a loading number per pallet, and a total number of magazine bundles for each transport route are input to a general-purpose robot or a control panel that supervises a system by some means, it can be easily executed by a known method. . However, in such a case, it is necessary to input the number of magazine bundles stacked on a pallet received from a publishing company or a printing / binding site or the fraction of the magazine bundle, and then shift to sorting / transferring work. If the number of magazines stacked in the pallet is different, and if the number of pallets to be unloaded and the number of pallets to be reloaded are different, it is complicated to input such information for each condition, and automation is limited.

An object of the sorting / transferring system of the present invention is to eliminate the complexity of data input, to continuously sort and reload magazine bundles for each transport route, and to reliably manage address sheets. Is to provide things.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a sorting / transferring system according to the first aspect, in which a bundle of magazines is separated by palletizing, a destination is specified, and a bundle of magazines is collected for each delivery route. A sorting / transferring system that delivers magazines from a receiving pallet in which magazine bundles are stacked, and supplies the magazine bundle to a depalletizing unit that supplies the magazine bundle and a printer unit that prints an address that clearly indicates the delivery destination. Address paper issuance management means for transferring and printing each time each time, a palletizing means for loading a bundle of magazines on which the address is printed directly or indirectly on a shipping pallet or a shipping basket for each transport route, and one or more transport routes System control means having counter means for managing the total amount of each magazine, and the end of magazine bundle supply by the depalletizing means It is obtained by configured to perform a countdown over means. In this way, the address paper issuance management means transfers the address information for each magazine bundle and prints it on the printer means, so that the address information is reliably displayed on the magazine bundle. In addition, the supply of magazine bundles by the depalletizing means is managed by the total amount of magazine bundles, and the transfer of magazine bundles to the shipping pallets by the palletizing means is managed by the total amount of magazine bundles for each transportation route. When the reloading is completed, the shipping pallet is unloaded and replaced with an empty pallet, so that the sorting and reloading of the bundle of magazines can be continuously performed for each transport route. Also, the depalletizing means is irrespective of the transshipment of the palletizing means,
Since continuous work is performed until the total amount of magazine bundles is reached, there is no need to input information on the number of stacked magazine bundles on the receiving pallet and the fraction of magazine bundles to the system means, and sorting and reloading of magazine bundles for each transport route continues. You can do it.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the countdown of the counter means is performed by transferring address information for each magazine bundle from the address sheet issuance management means. Thus, when the countdown is performed based on the information from the address paper issuance management means, the total number of magazine bundles for each transport route can be reliably managed.

According to a third aspect, in the first aspect, the depalletizing means and the palletizing means are performed for every two magazine bundles. This allows
The efficiency of the operation of supplying and transporting the magazine bundle from the receiving pallet by the depalletizing means and the operation of reloading the magazine bundle to the shipping pallet by the palletizing means can be improved.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an address paper monitoring apparatus for determining whether the direct or indirect printing on the magazine bundle by the printer means is normal or abnormal. The issued address is deleted from the address paper issuance management means according to the judgment of the above.
Thus, the printing state of the magazine bundle by the printer means is determined by the addressing paper monitoring device, so that it is possible to reliably prevent a shipping error occurring due to the loss of the addressing paper to be printed by the printer means.

According to a fifth aspect, in the first aspect, printing on a bundle of magazines by the printer means is directly performed. By printing the address directly on the bundle of magazines, it is possible to save the trouble of printing the address paper, thereby contributing to further prevention of shipping errors.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the first aspect, an indicator for displaying a countdown of the counter means is provided near the depalletizing means. This makes it possible to confirm the number of remaining magazine bundles to be supplied and conveyed by the receiving pallet, thereby facilitating the management of magazine bundle receipt.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the depalletizing means is provided with a height detecting means for detecting the height of the incoming pallet, and the number of magazine bundles on the incoming pallet is determined by the height detecting means. The height is calculated based on the height data. Thereby, even if there is a difference in the bundle of magazines stacked on the incoming pallet, the transport of the bundle of magazines by the depalletizing means can be easily handled.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, an input means is provided near the depalletizing means for inputting a different pattern when the loading pallet stacking pattern is different from the basic pattern. is there. Thereby, since the basic pattern can be changed to another pattern by operating the input unit, for example, even if there is a difference in the number of magazine bundles in the receiving pallet or a difference in the receiving direction of the receiving pallet,
Magazine bundles can be sorted and transshipped for each transportation route easily in accordance with different patterns.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a sorting / transferring system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 1, a sorting / transferring system 1 is sorted by a pallet transport line A1 for transporting an incoming pallet 3 on which a magazine bundle 2 in which magazines, books, and the like are bound by strings is stacked, and for each transport route. The magazine bundle 2 is transported and supplied from the pallet transport line A2 for transporting the shipping pallets 4 loaded with the magazine bundles 2 and the incoming pallets 3 transported on the pallet transport line A1, and the magazine bundles 2 are sorted for each transport route. A sorting / transfer line B for specifying an address for each transportation route, and a system control panel 10 (system control means,
(Shown in FIG. 2).

The pallet transport line A1 transports an incoming pallet 3 conveyed to a point a1 by a lift or the like to a loading / unloading position a2, and transports an empty pallet 5 from the loading / unloading position a2 to a pallet magazine 6. 7, and the pallet magazine 6 stores a plurality of empty pallets 5 being transported step by step. Near the unloading position a2 of the receiving conveyor 7, a receiving pallet height detecting device 8 (hereinafter simply referred to as "height detecting device 8") for detecting the height of the magazine bundle 2 stacked on the receiving pallet 3 is provided. In addition to the height detection, the height detecting device 8 may have a mechanism for removing the interleaf placed on the uppermost stage of the receiving pallet 3. On the loading side of the receiving conveyor 7, a display 9 for notifying the operator of predetermined information is provided. In addition, the pallet transport line A2 moves the empty pallet 5 ′ stored in the pallet magazine 6 to the reload position b1.
To the shipping pallet 4 loaded with the magazine bundle 2 at the reloading position b1 to the shipping position c. On the unloading side of the shipping conveyor 11, a signboard sticking device 12 is arranged, and the signboard sticking device 12 transports the entire bundle of magazines 2 loaded on the shipping pallet 4 with the transport route, the type of magazine and the like. Attach a signboard describing the total number.

The sorting / transfer line B is arranged in parallel with the receiving conveyor 7 and extends to the shipping conveyor 11.
Having a letter-shaped sorting conveyor 15;
Along with the depalletizing robot 16 (depalletizing means), the address writing printer 17 (printer means),
An addressing paper monitoring device 23, a vinyl wrapping machine 18, banding machines 19 and 20, and a palletizing robot 21 (palletizing means) are arranged, and a positioning conveyor 22 for positioning one or two magazine bundles 2 at the discharge end of the sorting conveyor 15. Are connected.

The depalletizing robot 16 is arranged outside the sorting conveyor 15 so as to face the loading / unloading position a2 of the receiving conveyor 7, and has a hand portion 16B at the tip of a revolving robot arm 16A. The hand unit 16B is moved to the unloading position a2 by the receiving conveyor 7.
1 or 2 magazine bundle 2 from the receiving pallet 3 transported to
It has a mechanism that can grab. The depalletizing robot 16 controls the operations of the robot arm 16A and the hand unit 16B based on a command from a depalletizing robot controller 32 (hereinafter, simply referred to as “robot controller 32”) shown in FIG. The magazine bundle 1 or 2 is grabbed from the receiving pallet 3 at the position a2 and transported to the sorting conveyor 15.

The address writing printer 17 issues a print to an address sheet based on the address list information for each transport route output from the address book issuance paper management device 31 shown in FIG. Affix to the transported magazine bundle 2. In addition, the address writing printer 17 is monitored by the address sheet monitoring device 23 for defects such as defective or lost printing on the address sheet. The address writing printer 17
In this case, the address may be directly printed on each bundle of magazines 2 using an inkjet printer or the like without using a configuration in which the address paper is attached to each bundle of magazines 2.

The vinyl wrapping machine 18 is disposed on the carry-out side of the address writing printer 17, and performs vinyl wrapping on the bundle of magazines 2 on which the address paper is pasted. The banding machines 19 and 20 are arranged on both sides of the unloading side of the vinyl wrapping machine 18 where the transport direction of the sorting conveyor 15 is reversed by 90 degrees, and the transport direction of the vinyl wrapped magazine bundle 2 is orthogonal. The band is crossed by switching.

The palletizing robot 21 is disposed so as to face the reloading position b1 of the shipping conveyor 11 and the positioning conveyor 22, and has a hand portion 21B at the tip of a revolving robot arm 21A. The hand unit 21 </ b> B has a function of holding one or two magazine bundles 2 conveyed to the positioning conveyor 22. The palletizing robot 21 controls the operations of the robot arm 21A and the hand unit 21B based on a command from a palletizing controller 33 (hereinafter, simply referred to as “robot controller 33”) shown in FIG. One or two magazine bundles 2 are grasped and loaded on the shipping pallet 4 at the reloading position b1 of the shipping conveyor 11.

Next, in FIG. 2 and FIG.
The system control panel 10, which controls the operations of 1, A2 and B,
It is connected to an input device 30 (input means) for inputting, as information, an address list for each transport route, a total amount of the magazine bundle 2 for each transport route, a height dimension of the magazine bundle 2, and a loadable number of shipping pallets 4. Then, the address list and the information on the total amount of the magazine bundle 2 among the information are output to the address sheet issuance management device 31. The address paper issuance management device 31 is an address writing printer 17.
Each time the bundle of magazines 2 is conveyed, the address writing information is output from the list of addresses of the transport route to the address writing printer 17 so that the address writing printer 17 issues a print of the address paper and sends it to the magazine bundle 2. Controls the operation of attaching address paper. Further, the address paper issuance management device 31 sends the magazine bundle 2 based on a signal fed back from the address monitoring device 23.
Manages whether or not the address paper has been correctly applied, and when the address paper has been applied correctly, the corresponding address is sequentially deleted from the address list of the transportation route, and the total amount of the magazine bundle 2 on which the address paper is applied. Information is fed back to the system control panel 10.

The system control panel 10 is connected to each of the robot controllers 32 and 33. The controllers 32 and 33 control the operations of the robots 16 and 21 based on commands from the system control panel 10.

Each time the depalletizing robot 16 conveys the magazine bundle 2 from the receiving pallet 3 (the number of conveyed magazine bundles 2), the robot controller 32 controls the system control panel 10
To foot back as signal. System control panel 10
As shown in FIG. 3, a first counter (counter means) 34 counts down the total amount of magazine bundles for each magazine to be transported and calculated based on the total amount of magazine bundles 2 for each transport route input from the input device 30. The first counter 34 counts down based on a signal fed back from the robot controller 32.
Then, the system control panel 10 outputs a command to the controller 32 until the magazine bundle total amount counted down by the first counter 34 becomes zero, and the depalletizing robot 1
6 is repeated.

The robot controller 33 feeds back a signal to the system control 10 every time the palletizing robot 21 loads the magazine bundle 2 from the positioning conveyor 22 onto the shipping pallet 4. As shown in FIG. 3, the system control panel 10 is connected to a second counter 35 that counts down the total amount of the magazine bundle 2 for each transport route input from the input device 30.
Is to count down the total amount of the magazine bundle 2 for each transportation route inputted based on the signal fed back from the palletizing robot 21. The system control panel 10 performs the loading operation of the magazine bundle 2 by the palletizing robot 21 based on the total amount of the magazine bundle 2 for each transportation route counted down by the second counter 35 and the information of the number that can be loaded on the shipping conveyor 4. The transport of the shipping pallet 4 is controlled.

Further, the system control panel 10 is connected to the height detecting device 8 and the display 9, and the receiving pallet conveyed to the unloading position a2 based on the detection signal detected by the height detecting device 8. The number of magazines 2 stacked on the stack 2 is detected and output to the robot controller 32 as information on the number of magazines. The robot controller 32 obtains the number of stacks of the magazine bundle 2 based on the input step information and the height dimension of the magazine bundle 2, and obtains the magazine bundle 2 by the depalletizing robot 16.
Control the unloading operation. The display 9 displays the countdown number of the first counter 34 output from the system control panel 10 and the magazine name. Thereby, the worker only has to transport the incoming pallet 3 to the incoming conveyor 2 until the displayed number becomes zero, and the incoming management of the magazine bundle 2 becomes easy. The operation of each of the conveyors 7, 11, 15 and the signboard pasting device 12 is also controlled by the system control panel 10, and the signboard pasting device 12 is used for transport routes and magazine types output from the system control panel 10. Signboard paper describing information such as the number and total number is attached to the magazine bundle 2 loaded on the shipping pallet 4.

The sorting / transferring system 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention is configured as described above. Next, the sorting / transferring operation of the magazine bundle 2 for each transport route by the sorting / transferring system 1 will be described with reference to FIG. This will be described with reference to FIGS.

As shown in FIG. 9 (a), a magazine received from a publisher or a printing / binding site is used to bind a plurality of magazines with a string to form a magazine bundle 2. 9
As shown in (b), it is transported in a state of being stacked on the receiving pallet 3 in a plurality of stages.

As described above, the received pallet 3 which has been carried
In order to sort the magazine bundles 2 for each transport route and to reload them on the shipping pallet 4, first, an address list for each transport route, the total amount of the magazine bundle 2 for each transport route, and the height of the magazine bundle 2 are input from the input device 30. Information such as the dimensions and the number of shipping pallets 4 that can be loaded is input to the system control panel 10. Then, the system control panel 10 having input each information calculates the total amount of the magazine bundle 2 to be transported and supplied by the depalletizing robot 16 from the total amount of the magazine bundle 2 for each of the plurality of transport routes and outputs the total amount to the first counter 34. Then, the total amount of the magazine bundle 2 for each transport route is sequentially output to the second counter 35, and the address paper issuance management device 3
1, an address list for each transport route and the total amount of the magazine bundle 2 are output.

Then, the receiving pallet 3 is placed on the receiving conveyor 7 by a forklift or the like, and the receiving pallet 3 is transported to the loading position a2 by the receiving conveyor 7 and stopped. In this state, the system control panel 10 operates the height detecting device 8 to detect the height of the magazine bundle 2 stacked on the receiving pallet 2, and based on the height signal and the height dimension of the magazine bundle 2. Then, the number of loading stages of the receiving pallet 3 is calculated, and the information on the number of stages is output to the robot controller 32 [# 20, # 21 in FIG. The controller 32 that has input the step number information controls the operation of the robot arm 16A and the hand section 16B of the depalletizing robot 16 based on this information, and the unloading position a by the hand section 16B.
Of the magazine bundle 2 is received from the receiving pallet 3 and transported to the sorting conveyor 15 (# 22 in FIG. 5).

At this time, the depalletizing robot 16
Transports and supplies the magazine bundle 2 to the sorting conveyor 15, the signal is fed back to the system control panel 10, so that the first counter 34 counts down by the number of transported magazine bundles 2. As described above, the depalletizing robot 16 sequentially transports the magazine bundles 2 stacked on the receiving pallet 3 to the sorting conveyor 15 until the total number of magazine bundles counted down by the first counter 34 becomes zero [零 in FIG. 23, YES]. If the incoming pallet 4 at the unloading position a becomes empty during the countdown of the first counter 34 (# 23, NO in FIG. 5), the empty pallet 5 is transported to the pallet magazine 6 for storage, and The loading pallet 4 is placed on the receiving conveyor 7 and transported to the unloading position a2, where the depalletizing robot 1
The magazine bundle 2 is conveyed to the sorting conveyor 15 by 6.
When the total amount of the magazine bundle counted down by the first counter 34 becomes zero, the system control panel 10 stops the transport of the magazine bundle 2 by the depalletizing robot 16 via the robot controller 32.

The magazine bundle 2 sequentially conveyed and supplied by the depalletizing robot 16 is conveyed by the sorting conveyor 15 to the address writing printer 17 and temporarily stopped. In this state, the address writing printer 17 prints an address sheet based on one address information output from the address list for each transport route input to the address sheet management device 31 and pastes it on the magazine bundle 2. . At this time, the address monitoring device 23 detects whether or not the address paper has been normally pasted on the magazine bundle 2, and based on this detection signal, the address paper management device 31.
Deletes the corresponding address from the address list of the transport route on condition that the address paper is normally attached to the magazine bundle 2. If there is a defect such as the address paper not being stuck to the magazine bundle 2, an alarm is issued to notify the operator, and the address paper management device 31 eliminates the defect and deletes the address without deleting the address. Access 17. in this way,
Each time the magazine bundle 2 sequentially conveyed by the sorting conveyor 15 reaches the address writing printer 17, the address paper management device 31
Outputs the information of one address from the address list for each transport route to the address writing printer 17, and pastes an address sheet for each magazine bundle 2.

Each magazine bundle 5 on which the address paper is stuck is conveyed to a vinyl wrapping machine 18 by a sorting conveyor 15 and is wrapped with vinyl by the vinyl wrapping machine 18 before reaching a banding machine 19. Then, the magazine bundle 2 conveyed to the banding machine 19 is padded in one direction, the conveyance direction is orthogonally switched by the sorting conveyor 15, and conveyed to the banding machine 20.
By applying the band so as to be orthogonal to the band already applied, the band of the cross shape and the wrapping property of the vinyl wrapping are enhanced by the cross band.

The magazine bundle 2 on which the band is hung is transported by the partitioning conveyor 15 to the positioning conveyor 22.
The positioning conveyor 22 is, for example, two magazine bundle units (1
For each magazine bundle 2) and stop. In this state, the system control panel 10 outputs a command to the robot controller 33. The controller 33 that has received the command controls the operation of the robot arm 21A and the hand unit 21B of the palletizing robot 21 based on the operation pattern input in advance, and the hand unit 2
1B, one or two magazine bundles 2 are grasped from the positioning conveyor 22 and loaded from the pallet magazine 6 onto the shipping pallet 4 at the transfer position b (# 10 in FIG. 4, and # 30 in FIG. 6).

At this time, when the palletizing robot 21 loads the magazine bundle 2, the signal is sent to the system control panel 10.
The second counter 35 counts down by the loaded magazine bundle 2. As described above, the palletizing robot 21 operates the second counter 35.
The magazine bundles 2 are sequentially loaded on the shipping pallet 4 until the total amount of the magazine bundles 2 for each transportation route that counts down becomes zero [# 11 in FIG. 4, and # 1 in FIG.
2, NO], during the countdown of the second counter 35,
Reaching the number according to the loadable information on the shipping pallet 4,
When the shipping pallet 4 is full [# 32 in FIG. 6, NO,
{31, YES], the empty pallet 5 is transported from the pallet magazine 6 to the reloading position b while being transported to the signboard pasting device 12 by the shipping conveyor 11 [♯ in FIG.
33]. By repeating the loading of the magazine bundle 2 by the palletizing robot 21 and the transportation of the shipping pallet 4 as described above, the total amount of the magazine bundle 2 for each transport route is loaded on the shipping pallet 4.

When the total amount of the magazine bundle 2 for each transport route at which the second counter 35 counts down becomes zero (# 12, YES in FIG. 4), the system controller 10 sends the depalletizing robot 2 via the robot controller 33.
The loading of the magazine bundle 2 by the magazine 1 is stopped, and the shipping pallet 4 loaded with the magazine bundle 2 is transported to the signboard pasting device 12 (# 13 in FIG. 4). Thus, the sorting and loading work of the magazine bundle 2 necessary for one transport route is completed.

Transshipment position b1 by shipping conveyor 11
Shipping pallet 4 conveyed from
2 and is stopped at a position opposite to 2. When the shipping pallet 4 is transported in this manner, the system control panel 10 outputs information such as the transport route, the type of magazine, and the total amount of the magazine bundle 2 loaded on the shipping pallet 4 to the signboard paper sticking device 12. I do. The signboard paper pasting device 12 having input these information creates the signboard paper 40 describing the transport route, the type of magazine, and the total amount as shown in FIG. 7, and as shown in FIG.
To the bundle 2 of magazines. In this way, the signboard pasting device 12 pastes the signboard paper 40 onto the magazine bundle 2 of the shipping pallet 4 sequentially conveyed by the shipping conveyor 11 (# 34 in FIG. 6).

The shipping pallet 40 to which the signboard paper 40 is pasted is transported to the shipping position b2 by the shipping conveyor 11, where the magazine bundle 2 of the shipping pallet 4 collapses as shown in FIG. In order to prevent this, after the rubber band 41 is hung, the shipping pallet 4 is transported by a forklift or the like to be shipped for each transport route.

As described above, when the magazine bundle 2 reaches the total amount of the transport route, the shipping pallet 4 is conveyed toward the signboard paper sticking device 12 at that time to sort the magazine bundle 2 of one transport route. -While the loading operation is completed, the process shifts to the sorting / loading operation of the next transport route that is continuously input to the system control panel 10. That is, the depalletizing robot 16 sequentially feeds the sorting conveyor 15
The address of the next transport route is sequentially printed and affixed to the address bundle of the transported magazine bundle 2 by the address writing printer 17, and the second counter 35 counts down the total number of magazine bundles for each transport route. Until it becomes zero, the loading operation by the palletizing robot 21 is repeated.

As described above, according to the sorting / transferring system 1 of the present invention, the supply of the magazine bundle 2 by the depalletizing robot 16 is managed by the total magazine bundle amount for each magazine, and the magazine to the shipping pallet 2 by the palletizing robot 16 is managed. Since the loading of the bundle 2 is managed by the total amount of magazine bundles for each transport route, when the sorting and transshipment of one transport route is completed, the shipping pallets are unloaded and replaced with empty pallets, so that the pallets are successively continued for each transport route. Sorting of bundle 2
Can be transshipped. Also, the depalletizing robot 16
Irrespective of the loading of the palletizing robot 21, the work is continuously performed until the total amount of magazine bundles for each magazine is reached. Therefore, information on the number of magazine bundles 2 on the receiving pallet 3 and the fraction of the magazine bundle 2 is input to the system control panel 10. There is no necessity, and sorting and transshipment of the magazine bundle 2 can be continuously performed for each transportation route. As a result, the data input work that occurs during automation can be reduced to a minimum. In particular, when the number of stages of the receiving pallet 3 is detected by the height detecting device 8, the magazine bundle due to the circumstances of the headquarters or the printing and bookbinding office can be reduced. It can easily cope with the difference of two stages.

In the address writing printer 17, the magazine bundle 2
An address paper is issued and pasted every time the paper is transported, and the attached address is deleted after the state of the pasting is detected by the address paper monitoring device 23, so that the address paper is lost or the like. Shipping mistakes can be reliably prevented. In particular, printing the address directly on the magazine bundle 2 wrapped in vinyl can contribute to further prevention of shipping errors.

When there are a plurality of bookbinding shops and the pattern of the bundle of magazines 2 stacked on the receiving pallet 3 is different due to the circumstances at each bookbinding shop, the operator presses the pattern difference button and the system control panel 10 By outputting the output, the system control panel 10 can switch the sorting / transferring operation of the magazine bundle 2 according to the above-described procedure by switching to the pre-input sorting / reloading pattern of each bookbinding shop. When the sorting / loading pattern changes according to the loading direction of the receiving pallet 3 placed on the receiving conveyor 7 by a forklift or the like, the operator presses the reverse pattern button to output the pattern to the system control panel 10. By switching the pattern according to the mounting direction previously input to the system control panel 10, the sorting and reloading work of the magazine bundle 2 can be performed according to the above-described procedure.

Further, the total number of magazine bundles 2 for each transport route is
Although the management is performed based on the number of times the magazine bundle 2 is loaded by the palletizing robot 21, the present invention is not limited to this. The management may be performed based on the number of times the magazine bundle 2 is transported and supplied by the depalletizing robot 21. Further, the countdown of the second counter 35 may be performed based on the address list for each transport route and the total amount information of the magazine bundle 2 that are fed back from the address sheet issuance management device 31 to the system control panel 10. The operation control of the address writing printer 17 and the palletizing robot 21 can be simplified, and palletizing can be performed reliably. In addition, depalletizing robot 1
6 shows an example in which the total amount of magazine bundles of the magazine bundle 2 to be transported is obtained by adding the total amount of magazine bundles 2 for each of a plurality of transport routes. However, the total amount of magazine bundles may be separately input if necessary.

Although the sorting / transferring of the magazine bundle 2 has been described, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, felt or rubber such as a bundle of newspapers, a bundle of flyers, a printed matter before bookbinding, a bundle of paper products, and the like. The present invention can be applied to all sorts and reloads of bound products including bundles of industrial materials such as plates.

[0045]

According to the sorting / transferring system of the present invention, the supply of the magazine bundle 2 by the depalletizing means is managed by the total amount of the magazine bundle, and the loading of the magazine bundle on the shipping pallet by the palletizing means is performed by the magazine bundle for each transportation route. When the sorting / transfer of one transport route is completed, the shipping pallets are unloaded and replaced with empty pallets. It is not necessary to input information on the number of stacked magazine bundles and the fraction of magazine bundles into the system means, so that data entry work that occurs during automation can be reduced to the minimum, and sorting and reloading of magazine bundles can be performed easily. Can be achieved. In addition, since the addressing paper issuance management means transfers the addressing information for each bundle of magazines and causes the printer to print the addressing information, the addressing information is reliably displayed on the bundle of magazines, thereby preventing occurrence of forgetting to attach the addressing paper or the like. it can.

The countdown of the counter means is
By transferring the address information for each bundle of magazines from the addressing paper issue management means, if the countdown is performed based on the information from the addressing paper issue management means, the total number of magazine bundles for each transport route can be reliably managed. .

Further, if the depalletizing means and the palletizing means are performed for every two magazine bundles,
The efficiency of the operation of supplying and transporting the magazine bundle from the receiving pallet by the depalletizing means and the operation of reloading the magazine bundle to the shipping pallet by the palletizing means can be improved.

Further, an address paper monitoring device for judging whether the direct or indirect printing on the magazine bundle by the printer means is normal or abnormal is provided, and the address paper issuance management means determines the normality by the address paper monitoring apparatus. When the address is deleted, the printing state of the magazine bundle by the printer is determined by the address paper monitoring device, so that a shipping error caused by the loss of the address paper to be printed by the printer can be reliably prevented.

Further, if the printing on the magazine bundle is performed directly by the printer means, if the address is printed directly on the magazine bundle, the trouble of printing the address paper can be omitted, and further shipping mistakes can be prevented. Can contribute to

If a display for displaying the countdown of the counter means is provided near the depalletizing means, the number of remaining magazine bundles to be supplied and conveyed by the receiving pallet can be checked, so that the management of the arrival of the magazine bundle can be easily performed. I can do it.

Further, the depalletizing means is provided with height detecting means for detecting the height of the incoming pallet, and the number of magazine bundles on the incoming pallet is calculated based on the height data from the height detecting means. Then, even if there is a difference in the bundle of magazines stacked on the incoming pallet, the transport and supply of the bundle of magazines by the depalletizing means can be easily handled.

Further, when an input means for inputting a different pattern is provided near the depalletizing means when the loading pattern of the incoming pallet is different from the basic pattern, the basic pattern is changed to another pattern by operating the input means. Since it can be changed, for example, even if there is a difference in the number of magazine bundles in the receiving pallet or a difference in the receiving direction of the receiving pallet, the magazine bundle can be sorted and reloaded for each transport route in a different pattern easily.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a sorting / transferring system.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a system control panel in the sorting / transferring system.

FIG. 3 shows a system board, a first counter, and a second counter in FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a relationship with a counter.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of sorting and reloading a bundle of magazines by the sorting and reloading system.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of conveying and supplying a magazine bundle.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure for reloading a magazine bundle.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an address sheet issued by an address writing printer.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a shipping pallet on which a bundle of magazines is loaded by the palletizing robot.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a magazine bundle and a receiving pallet;
(A) is a perspective view showing a magazine bundle, and (b) is a perspective view showing an incoming pallet on which a magazine bundle is stacked.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Sorting / transferring system 2 Magazine bundle 3 Incoming pallet 4 Shipping pallet 8 Incoming pallet height detecting device 9 Display 16 Depalletizing robot 17 Address writing printer 21 Palletizing robot 23 Address paper monitoring device 30 Input device 31 Address paper issuing management device 35 Second counter

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Yasuhide Nagahama 1-1-2 Nakahara, Miyamachi-cho, Toyohashi-shi, Aichi, Japan Inside the Kobe Steel Toyohashi FA / Robot Center (72) Inventor Noritsune Ohira Mitani, Toyohashi-shi, Aichi Town character Nakahara 1-2, Kobe Steel Ltd. Toyohashi FA / Robot Center (72) Inventor Kozo Yamamoto 1-4-1 Yurakucho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Sanki Kogyo Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Masahiko Sato Tokyo Sanki Kogyo Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Shuichi Masuda 6-24 Higashigokencho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Inside Tohan Co., Ltd.

Claims (8)

[Claims] Claims: 1. Distribute a magazine bundle received, specify a delivery destination, and collect and ship the magazine bundle for each transportation route.
A reloading system, in which the address information is transferred for each magazine bundle to the depalletizing unit that supplies the magazine bundle from the receiving pallet in which the magazine bundles are stacked and the printer unit that prints the address that clearly indicates the delivery destination Addressing paper issuance management means for printing, and palletizing means for loading a magazine bundle on which addresses are printed directly or indirectly on a shipping pallet or shipping basket for each transport route, and a total amount of magazines including one or more transport routes. System control means having a counter means for managing, the end of magazine bundle supply by the depalletizing means,
A sorting / transferring system, wherein the counting is performed by counting down the counter means. 2. The sorting / transferring system according to claim 1, wherein the counting down of the counter means is performed by transferring address information for each magazine bundle from the address sheet issuance managing means. 3. The sorting / transferring system according to claim 1, wherein said depalletizing means and said palletizing means are performed for every two magazine bundles. 4. An address paper monitoring device for judging whether the direct or indirect printing on the magazine bundle by the printer means is normal or abnormal is provided, and the address paper issuance management means determines the normality by the address paper monitoring apparatus. 2. The sorting / transferring system according to claim 1, wherein the issued address is deleted. 5. The sorting / transferring system according to claim 1, wherein printing on a magazine bundle is performed directly by said printer means. 6. A sorting / transferring system in which an indicator for displaying a countdown of the counter means is provided near the depalletizing means. 7. A sorting device in which said depalletizing means is provided with a height detecting means for detecting the height of a receiving pallet, and wherein the number of magazine bundles on the receiving pallet is calculated based on the height data from said height detecting means.・ Transshipment system. 8. An assorting and disposing unit provided near the depalletizing means with an input means for inputting a different pattern when a stacking pattern of an incoming pallet is different from a basic pattern.
Transshipment system.