JP2643687B2 - Automatic loading equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a preloaded
The present invention relates to an automatic loading apparatus for loading articles on a supply pallet and a post-loading supply pallet on a loading pallet by an industrial robot in a predetermined manner.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An automatic loading apparatus is used in which a plurality of types of articles are supplied according to a loading command and the supplied articles are loaded on a loading pallet by an industrial robot in a predetermined manner.

In the conventional automatic loading device as described above,
By the supply means, the pre-loaded articles are supplied to the supply station, and the required number thereof is loaded by the industrial robot. Next, after the loading of the pre-stacked articles is completed, the post-loading articles are supplied to the supply station by the supply means, and the required number of the articles are loaded by the industrial robot.

[0004]

In the conventional automatic loading apparatus as described above, an industrial robot is used until a group of articles to be subsequently loaded is supplied to the supply station by the supply means after the loading of the articles to be loaded is completed. There is a problem that a waiting time occurs.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide an automatic loading apparatus which has a short waiting time until the supply of a later-loaded article after the loading of a preceding article is completed. I do.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In an automatic loading apparatus according to the present invention, a pre-loading apparatus in which a pre-loading article group is placed.
A group of post-loading goods different from supply pallets and pre-loading goods
Supply means for supplying a post-loading supply pallet placed thereon,
Stack the supplied items on the supply pallet according to the specified procedures.
Connect the industrial robot to be loaded on the pallet
The first supply station and the second supply station continued, the first supply station and
The pre-loaded supply palette supplied to one of the two
Order the loading of pre-loaded goods, and at the latest
Before the end of the loading of the pallets,
And a control device for instructing the supply of water .

[0007]

In the automatic loading apparatus constructed as described above, a command is issued from the control device to load one of the articles to be preloaded in both the first supply station and the second supply station, and the loading is completed at the latest. Before the operation, the supply of the post-loading articles is instructed to the other of the two.

[0008]

[Embodiment 1] 1 and 2 are views showing an embodiment of the present invention.
In the figure, 1 is an industrial robot having a work area 1a, a control means 1b, 2 is a first supply station provided in the work area 1a, 3 is a second supply station provided in the work area 1a, 4 is a work area 1a , A loading pallet placed on the shipping conveyor 4, and a shipping conveyor 4 provided on the shipping conveyor 4.
The preliminary pallet 7 is a supply means which comprises a conveyor and reaches the first supply station 2 and the second supply station 3, and is provided with control means 7a and routes A to J shown in FIG. Numeral 8 denotes a supply pallet on which a group of articles of different types are stacked and placed on the supply means 7, 9 denotes an empty pallet carried out by the supply means 7, and 10 denotes an I / O port 10.
a and a control device having a supply command program 11 and a stowage command program 12, a computer 10e including a RAM 10b, a CPU 10c, and a ROM 10d;
13 is a shipping command, 14 is a group of preceding articles, and 15 is a group of latter articles.

In the automatic loading device configured as described above, when a shipping instruction 13 is issued according to the order information,
The supply means 7 is urged by the supply command program 11 of the control device 10 via the control means 7a, and the pre-loaded article group 14
Is transported to the first supply station 2 via the route ABC. Then, the industrial robot 1 is energized by the stowage instruction program 12 via the control means 1b, and the specified number of the articles to be stowed is stowed on the stowage pallet 5 in the first supply station 2 in a predetermined manner. Also, the supply command program 11 simultaneously with the loading command of the pre-loaded articles.
The supply command of the post-loading article group 15 is issued, or at the latest, the supply command program 11 instructs the supply of the post-loading article group 15 from the control device 10 during the loading of the pre-loading article. As a result, the supply means 7 is operated and the supply pallet 8 on which the post-loading article group 15 is loaded is moved to the route A-F-.
It is transported to the second supply station 3 via G. On the other hand, when the stacking of the pre-stacked articles in the first supply station 2 is completed, the supply pallet 8 of the pre-stacked article group 14 is carried out via the route DE. Then, following the end of the loading of the pre-loaded articles in the first supply station 2, the industrial robot 1 is energized via the control means 1b by the loading command program 12, and the designated number is specified in the second supply station 3 in a predetermined manner. Are loaded.

Then, before the completion of the stacking of the post-loading articles, the supply of the next post-loading article group 15 is further commanded, and the control means 7 is supplied by the supply command program 11 of the control device 10.
a supply pallet 8 loaded with the article group is supplied to the first supply station 2 via line ABC.
Transported to Then, following the completion of the loading of the articles in the second supply station 3, the industrial robot 1 is energized via the control means 1b by the loading command program 12 and is loaded in the first supply station 2 in a predetermined manner. The designated number is stacked on the pallet 5. Thus, the shipping instruction 13
Is completed, the pallet 5 is shipped by the shipping conveyor 4. In the second supply station 3, the supply pallet 8 having finished loading the articles is carried out via the route HIJE. By the stowage operation by the above-described device configuration, it is possible to stow the post-stowage goods after the end of the stowage of the stowage goods, to reduce the waiting time for the industrial robot, and to improve the stowage work efficiency. it can.

[0011]

According to the present invention Sakizumi to this invention has been described above
Pre-loading supply pallet and pre-loading articles on which a group of articles is placed
The rear loading supply palette on which different types of
Supply means for supplying
An industry that loads goods on a pallet in a prescribed manner
A robot, a first supply station connected to the supply means, and a second supply station
Supply station and one of the first and second supply stations.
Specify the loading of the pre-loaded goods on the supplied pre-loaded supply pallet.
And before the end of the loading of the pre-loaded goods,
On the other hand, a control device for commanding the supply of post-loading pallets
Is provided. As a result, subsequent products can be loaded after the preceding products have been loaded, so that the waiting time of the industrial robot can be reduced and the loading efficiency can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram conceptually showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a conceptual circuit diagram showing an electrical connection of the device of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Industrial robot 2 1st supply place 3 2nd supply place 5 Stacking pallet 7 Supply means 10 Control device 14 First article 15 Last article

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A pre-loading supply path on which a pre-loading article group is placed.
Reticle and a group of post-loading goods different from the preceding
Supply means for supplying the placed post-loading supply pallet , an industrial robot for loading the supplied articles on the supply pallet onto the loading pallet in a predetermined manner, a first supply station connected to the supply means, and second supply plant and, while supplied to the above destination of both the first supply plant and a second supply stations
An automatic loading device comprising: a control device for instructing the loading of the pre-loaded articles on the loading / supplying pallet and instructing the other of the two to supply the post-loading / supplying pallet at the latest before the end of the loading of the preceding loading item. .