JP5455534B2 - Assorted system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an assortment system that sorts a large number of products handled at distribution centers in the distribution industry such as supermarkets, convenience stores, and mail orders for each destination.

  Conventionally, in distribution centers that deliver products to each destination in the distribution industry such as supermarkets, convenience stores, and mail orders, sorting operations have been performed to distribute various types of products according to orders from each destination. However, in recent years, this sorting operation is often performed using an assort system.

  The assortment system performs picking of products with JAN code with destination and product identification information for each SKU. Based on the JAN code information, the lighting of the input lamp installed on the distribution shelf and the indication number indicator The operator confirms that the input lamp is lit and puts the number of products displayed on the indication number display into the product collection container for each destination placed on the distribution shelf. The product is sorted by Such a sorting method is also called a sowing method. Here, SKU is an industry term used in the apparel industry and is an abbreviation for STOKCK KEEPING UNIT, which means a minimum management unit for storing products by color, shape, etc. (see, for example, Patent Document 1) ).

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  However, in the conventional assortment system, an input error by an operator is unavoidable, and inspection work in a subsequent process is necessary. Also, since the distribution shelf is fixed on the floor and has wiring between the control station and the control station, the layout cannot be changed flexibly, resulting in a reduction in work efficiency. Furthermore, it was not easy to increase the number of distribution shelves or move them to different locations.

  Therefore, the technical problem to be solved by the present invention, that is, the object of the present invention is to improve the inspection accuracy and to eliminate the inspection, to easily change the layout and improve the work efficiency, increase the distribution shelf, It is to provide an assortment system that can be easily moved to a different location.

  As a result of intensive research to solve the above problems, the present inventors have found that by installing an electronic scale for each frontage of the distribution shelf, it is possible to eliminate “incorrect insertion” and to realize inspection-free. The present invention has been completed based on novel findings.

  In other words, the invention according to claim 1 is directed to a distribution shelf having a plurality of frontages on which containers for collecting goods for each destination are placed, a container into which the product is to be loaded, and a product to be loaded into the container. In an assortment system having an input lamp and an indication number indicator installed for each frontage indicating the quantity, an electronic scale for measuring the weight of the container is installed under the container placement surface for each frontage, Information transmission between the input lamp and the instruction number display and the control station for transmitting the classification instruction data to the input lamps, having the product input recognition means for recognizing the product input into each container based on the weight measured by the electronic scale Is performed wirelessly, and the control station does not register one item for products for which there is no weight registration for the input lamp and the indication number display , Only the closing ramp, for goods which have weight registered in the closing lamp and instruction number display, by sending the sorting instruction data is obtained by solving the above problems.

The invention according to claim 2 is the assortment system according to claim 1 , further comprising a printer that issues a shipping label on which the contents of the sorted goods and the destination are printed when the introduction of the goods into each container is completed. By having it, the said subject is further solved.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the distribution shelf having a plurality of fronts on which containers for collecting products for each destination are placed, the containers into which products are to be loaded, and the quantity of products to be loaded into the containers, In an assortment system having an input lamp and an indication number indicator installed for each frontage, an electronic scale for measuring the weight of the container is installed under the container placement surface for each frontage. By having a product input recognition means that recognizes product input to each container based on the measured weight, the number of products input can be verified by weighing the weight with an electronic scale, improving inspection accuracy and inspection Less can be realized.

  In addition, since the information transmission between the input lamp and the instruction number display and the control station that transmits the sorting instruction data to these is performed wirelessly, the wiring between the distribution shelf and the control station is eliminated, so the layout of the distribution shelf It will be easy to change, increase or decrease the number of distribution shelves, and move to different locations.

According to the invention of claim 2, in the assorting system of claim 1 , a printer that issues a shipping label that prints the contents of the sorted goods and the destination when the goods are put into each container is completed. In addition, since labor can be saved in the shipping work, it is possible to realize a marked improvement in sorting efficiency in combination with the effect of inspection-free.

The perspective view which shows the external appearance of the assort system of a present Example. The perspective view of the frontage part of the assorting system of a present Example. The system block diagram of the assortment system of a present Example.

  The assortment system according to the present invention includes a distribution shelf having a plurality of frontage for placing containers for collecting products for each destination, a frontage indicating a container into which a product is to be placed and a quantity of the product to be placed into the container. An electronic scale that has a loading lamp and an indication number indicator installed every time and that measures the weight of the container is installed under the container placement surface for each frontage, and based on the weight measured by the electronic scale. There is a product input recognition means that recognizes the product input to each container, information is transmitted wirelessly between the input lamp and the indication number indicator and the control station that transmits the sorting instruction data to them, and the control station For products that do not have weight registration for the lamp and indication number indicator, one product at a time, for products that have only weight input, for products that have weight registration, The sorting instruction data is sent to the display and the indication number display, which improves inspection accuracy and eliminates inspections, facilitates layout changes and improves work efficiency, and increases the number of distribution shelves and different locations. Any specific embodiment may be used as long as it provides an assortment system that can be easily transferred to the system.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  Here, FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an external appearance of the assortment system of the present embodiment, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a front portion of the assortment system of the present embodiment, and FIG. 3 is an assortment of the present embodiment. It is a system configuration figure of a system.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the assorting system 100 according to the present embodiment includes a container 110 for collecting products for each destination (store), a distribution shelf 120 having a plurality of frontages on which the containers 110 are placed, It has an input lamp 130 and an instruction number display 140 installed for each frontage that indicates a container into which products are to be input and the quantity of products to be input into the containers.

  As shown in FIG. 2, an electronic balance 150 for weighing the container is installed below the container placement surface for each frontage.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, information transmission between the input lamp and the instruction number display and the control station 170 that transmits the sorting instruction data to these is performed wirelessly via the wireless device 160. The information is transmitted to different distribution shelves 120 wirelessly via different wireless devices 160.

  Further, when the product introduction into each container is completed, a printer 180 that issues a shipping label on which the contents of the sorted product and the destination are printed is arranged on the network that connects the assort system 100 and the control station 170.

  Next, a procedure for sorting products using the assort system 100 of the present embodiment will be described.

First, a case where there is no weight registration of a product will be described. First, a product collection container 110 for each destination (store) is set at each frontage of the assort system 100. Then, the sorting batch number is input from the control station 170, and the total amount corresponding to the sorting batch number is picked using the picking cart 190. Then, the picked products are scanned one by one to read the JAN code attached to the products. Then, the destination (store) is identified in correspondence with the JAN code, and the corresponding entrance lamp 130 blinks. Then, the scanned product is loaded into the container 110 placed in the mouth while the loading lamp 130 is blinking. When the merchandise is put into the container 110, the output of the electronic scale 150 installed under the container mounting surface changes and it is recognized that the merchandise has been put in. This is performed by the product input recognition means by an arbitrary method. Then, the making lamp 130 is turned off. This series of operations is performed for all products. When sorting of all products is completed, a shipping label is issued and the process proceeds to packing work.
As described above, the control station 170 transmits the sorting instruction data only to the input lamp 130 for each product for which there is no weight registration to the input lamp 130 and the instruction number display 140 at each frontage.

Next, a case where there is a weight registration of a product will be described. First, a product collection container 110 for each destination (store) is set at each frontage of the assort system 100. Then, the sorting batch number is input from the control station 170, and the total amount corresponding to the sorting batch number is picked using the picking cart 190. Then, enter the JAN code. Then, the front loading lamp 130 corresponding to the input JAN code blinks, and the number of products to be loaded is displayed on the instruction number display 140. The operator inputs the number of products displayed on the instruction number display 140 into the opening where the input lamp 130 is blinking. Then, the number of products introduced is calculated from the weight measured by the electronic balance 150 and the registered product weight, and when the input of a predetermined input amount is confirmed, the input lamp 130 is changed from blinking to lighting. Then, this series of operations is repeated for all the fronts, and when a predetermined product has been charged into all fronts, a shipping label is issued and the process proceeds to packing.
As described above, the control station 170 transmits the sorting instruction data to the insertion lamp 130 and the instruction number display 140 for the product with the weight registration to the insertion lamp 130 and the instruction number display 140 at each frontage.

  As described above, according to the assortment system of the present invention, the introduction lamp and the indication number indicator are installed at each frontage of the distribution shelf, the product is definitely entered into the frontage, and the yield of the product entered. By installing an electronic scale below the container placement surface at each frontage, it is possible to eliminate mistakes in insertion that are the disadvantages of conventional distribution shelves, improving inspection accuracy and reducing inspection.

  In addition, by performing wireless management of the assort system in units, it is possible to realize seeding work in real time and improve work efficiency.

  Furthermore, since the assortment system is wirelessly managed in units, wiring is eliminated, so the number of distribution shelves can be easily increased and decreased, and relocation to a different location is facilitated. That is, the abolition of the equipment can be realized.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Assort system 110 ... Container 120 ... Distribution shelf 130 ... Input lamp 140 ... Indicator number display 150 ... Electronic scale 160 ... Radio | wireless machine 170 ... Control station 180・ ・ ・ Printer 190 ・ ・ ・ Picking cart

Claims (2)

A distribution shelf having a plurality of frontage for placing containers for collecting products for each destination, and a frontage for designating the container into which the product is to be placed and the quantity of the product to be placed into the container. In an assortment system having an input lamp and an indication number indicator,
An electronic scale for measuring the weight of the container is installed below the container placement surface for each frontage, and product input recognition means for recognizing the input of the product into each container based on the weight measured by the electronic scale is provided. And
Information transmission between the input lamp and the instruction number display and the control station that transmits the sorting instruction data to these is performed wirelessly,
The control station, for the product for which there is no weight registration with respect to the input lamp and the instruction number indicator, one by one, for the product with the weight registration only for the input lamp, the input lamp and the instruction number indicator In addition, the sorting instruction data is transmitted to the assorting system. The assortment system according to claim 1, further comprising a printer that issues a shipping label on which the contents of the sorted goods and the destination are printed when the goods are put into each container .

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