JP6967757B2 - Automated warehouse control device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an automated warehouse control device that can be used as an article temporary storage device for temporarily storing articles to be stored.

As an example of this kind of temporary storage device for goods, a temporary storage locker installed at a main station or the like is known. In particular, in recent years, there has been an increasing need for products that can be used as receiving ports for courier services, which are on the increase, and are being used (see, for example, Non-Patent Document 1 below).

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However, with conventional products, there is a tendency for luggage to be deposited in order from the shelves where it is easy to put in and take out luggage, and there are shelves where it is difficult to put in and take out luggage. Waiting time may occur if you concentrate during the period.

Such problems are not limited to lockers with doors that can be used by an unspecified number of people, but also occur with the temporary storage of luggage at the front desk of a hotel and the temporary storage of parts used for assembly at a factory. obtain.

An object of the present invention is to improve the convenience of an article temporary storage device for temporarily storing an article to be stored.

The present invention has taken the following measures in order to achieve the above-mentioned object. That is, the automatic warehouse control device of the present invention includes a warehousing station, a plurality of warehousing stations, a plurality of storage shelves, and a traveling type transfer device that moves between these to transfer items to be stored. An article information storage unit that is a control device of an automatic warehouse and stores additional information given in association with the storage target article by a requester requesting storage of the storage target article, and the storage target article at the warehousing station. Upon warehousing, the traveling type transfer device includes a destination determination unit that determines to which storage shelf the storage target article is to be moved based on the additional information, and the additional information is based on the additional information. One or more exit information about when to move the storage target article from the storage shelf to which delivery station, and one or more delivery dates and times regarding when to move the storage target article from the storage shelf to the delivery station. characterized in that it comprises an information.

According to the present invention, it is possible to improve the convenience of the article temporary storage device for temporarily storing the article to be stored.

The figure which shows the outline of the article temporary storage apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. The plan sectional view of the article temporary storage device which concerns on the same embodiment. The configuration explanatory drawing of the same embodiment. The figure which illustrates the information registered in the article information storage part in the same embodiment. The figure which illustrates the information registered in the article information storage part in the same embodiment.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5. In this embodiment, the control device 2 of the automated warehouse is applied to the control device 2 of the automated warehouse type temporary storage device 1, and specifically, it is installed in front of a station or next to a store such as a convenience store. It is used as a locker.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the sender H1 of the storage target article G to be deposited in the automated warehouse type temporary storage device 1 and the warehousing to store the storage target article G in the temporary storage device 1 are stored. It is assumed that there is a person H2, a warehousing person H3 who issues the storage target article G from the goods temporary storage device 1, and a recipient H4 who receives the storage target article G. Hereinafter, the sender H1, the warehousing person H2, the warehousing person H3, and the recipient H4 may be collectively referred to as "a person concerned with the storage target article G". When the sender H1 and the warehousing H2 are the same person, the sender H3 and the recipient H4 are the same person, or all of them are the same person, various other patterns can be considered. In this embodiment, in order to show an example of using a locker as a delivery port for a courier, the sender H1 is a store, the warehousing H2 is a courier, and the sender H3 and the recipient H4 are the requesters (one individual) of the storage target article G. ) Will be described.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the automated warehouse type temporary storage device 1 includes a warehousing station 31, a warehousing station 32, a storage shelf 43, and a traveling type transfer device. Specifically, a pair of fixed racks 4 having a plurality of storage shelves 43, a stacker crane 5 (traveling type transfer device) capable of traveling along a traveling rail 51 between the fixed racks 4, and one fixed rack. A plurality of warehousing / delivery stations 31 and 32 that also serve as a warehousing station 31 and a warehousing station 32 provided in 41 are provided. Further, in the automated warehouse type temporary storage device 1, after the warehousing person H2 puts the storage target article G in the bucket B waiting in advance at the warehousing / delivery stations 31 and 32, the storage target article G is placed in the bucket. Each B is temporarily stored inside the automated warehouse. This automated warehouse has a structure partitioned by a wall 6, and includes a plurality of storage shelves 43 arranged along the traveling rail 51 of the stacker crane 5 in the internal space 7 thereof. In the automated warehouse, a pair of fixed racks 4 having a large number of storage shelves 43 in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction are arranged on both sides of the traveling rail 51 of the stacker crane 5.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, each fixed rack 4 includes a plurality of storage shelves 43 in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction. On the other hand, the fixed rack 41 has an outer surface side in contact with the wall and is accessible to the stacker crane 5 from the inner surface side. The other fixed rack 42 has an outer surface side facing a passage through which a user can pass, and the stacker crane 5 can be accessed from the inner surface side. A part of the storage shelf 43 of the other fixed rack 42 is used as the warehousing / delivery stations 31 and 32 by allowing the back side of the stacker crane 5 to be opened and closed. That is, the outer surface side of the storage shelves 43 used as the warehousing / delivery stations 31 and 32 is provided with a door 31, and the storage shelves 43 can be accessed from the outside. Further, on the outer surface side of the other storage shelves 43, a wall 32 is formed so that the storage shelves 43 cannot be accessed from the outside.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, each storage shelf 43 stores the storage target article G using a bucket B of the same type having a predetermined depth. Each bucket B is provided with a locking portion (not shown) that can be attached to and detached from each storage shelf 43, and when the stacker crane 5 accesses the storage shelf 43 and takes out the bucket B, the locking portion is provided from the storage shelf 43. When the stacker crane 5 moves the bucket B to the storage shelf 43, the locking portion is attached to the storage shelf 43. The bucket B is used only between the warehousing station 31, the warehousing station 32, and the storage shelf 43, and is used as an empty bucket BE containing nothing inside, and the storage inside. It may be used as a real bucket BF containing the target article G.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the stacker crane 5 moves between the warehousing / delivery stations 31 and 32 and the storage shelf 43 to transfer the storage target article G. The stacker crane 5 has a function of arranging the storage target article G from the warehousing station 31 to the storage shelf 43 and a function of arranging the storage target article G from the storage shelf 43 to the warehousing station 32. It has a function of rearranging the storage target article G from the storage shelf 43 in which the storage target article G is stored to another storage shelf 43.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the stacker crane 5 of the present embodiment moves the storage object G together with the bucket B, and includes a fork portion (not shown) for holding the bucket B. Further, the stacker crane 5 is provided with a stock portion (not shown) for holding the empty bucket BE, and this stock portion also has a fork portion. These fork portions are driven individually from each other. Then, when there is a warehousing request or a relocation request, the actual bucket BF is taken out from the warehousing station 31 or the storage shelf 43, and then an empty bucket BE is removed from the stock unit from the warehousing station 31 or the storage shelf 43. Supply to.

The automated warehouse type temporary storage device 1 is controlled by a control device 2 as shown in FIG. The control device 2 includes hardware resources such as a CPU, a main memory, an auxiliary storage device, and a communication interface, like a general-purpose personal computer and a workstation, and these are controlled and controlled by a controller. ..

Programs necessary for controlling the stacker crane 5 are installed in the control device 2, and hardware resources are operated by these programs to operate the information receiving unit 21, the article information storage unit 22, and the destination as shown in FIG. It functions as a decision unit 23, an information rewriting unit 24, a delivery history information storage unit 25, and a destination reexamination unit 26.

As shown in FIG. 3, the information receiving unit 21 includes data transmitted from the operation terminal device D2 provided adjacent to the automated warehouse type temporary storage device 1, and a person related to the storage target article G. It receives data transmitted from one or more related party devices D1 used respectively.

The article information storage unit 22 stores the basic information 8 and the additional information 9. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the basic information 8 includes, for example, sender information 82, warehousing information 83, sender information 84, recipient information 85, and other related party information, and content information 86 of the item G to be stored. The warehousing time is 87 and the like. The sender information 82 is, for example, information such as an ID and contact information regarding the sender H1 who has requested the storage target article G to be stored in the warehousing station 31. The warehousing information 83 is, for example, information such as an ID and contact information regarding the warehousing person H2 who stores the storage target article G in the warehousing station 31. The issuer information 84 is, for example, information such as an ID and contact information regarding the issuer H3 who issues the storage target article G from the issue station 32. The recipient information 85 is, for example, information such as an ID and contact information regarding the recipient H4 of the storage target article G.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the additional information 9 is given by the requester requesting the storage of the storage target article G in association with the storage target article G. Specifically, the additional information 9 is one or more delivery port information 91, or one or more delivery date and time information 92.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the delivery port information 91 relates to which delivery station 32 the storage target article G is moved from the storage shelf 43. The delivery port information 91 includes a desired delivery port condition or a refusal delivery port condition. The desired delivery port condition relates to which delivery station 32 the storage target article G is preferentially moved to. The refusal delivery port condition relates to which delivery station 32 the storage target article G is not moved to.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the delivery date / time information 92 relates to when the storage target article G is moved from the storage shelf 43 to the delivery station 32. The delivery date / time information 92 includes a desired date / time condition or a desired time zone condition, or a refusal date / time condition or a refusal time zone condition. The desired date and time condition relates to when the storage target article G is preferentially moved to the delivery station 32. The desired time zone condition relates to which time zone the storage target article G is preferentially moved to the delivery station 32. The refusal date and time condition relates to when the storage target article G is not moved to the delivery station 32. The refusal time zone condition relates to which time zone the storage target article G is not moved to the delivery station 32.

As shown in FIG. 3, when the storage target article G is stored in the storage station 31, the move destination determination unit 23 uses the stacker crane 5 to store the storage target article G based on the additional information 9. It determines whether to move to the storage shelf 43. Further, the movement destination determination unit 23 determines to which storage shelf 43 the stacker crane 5 moves the storage target article G based on the additional information 9 when the storage target article G is rearranged. It is the one to decide.

As shown in FIG. 3, the information rewriting unit 24 rewrites the additional information 9 stored in the article information storage unit 22 based on the rewriting data described later.

As shown in FIG. 3, the delivery history information storage unit 25 stores the delivery history information including the delivery port used in the past or the date and time of delivery in the past of the person concerned with the storage target article G.

As shown in FIG. 3, the move destination reexamination unit 26 reexamines the decision made by the move destination determination unit 23 based on the information stored in the issue history information storage unit 25.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the control device 2 of the automated warehouse can communicate with a plurality of related party devices D1 used by each related party and an operation terminal device D2 provided incidental to the automated warehouse. It is a thing. The basic information 8 associated with the storage target article G is output or transmitted to one or more related party devices D1 used by the related parties of the storage target article G, respectively. One example is output to a printer or the like.

Each related party of the storage target article G has a related party device D1 that can be used by each related party. The device D1 for related parties includes a CPU, a main memory, an auxiliary storage device, an operation input device, a communication interface, and the like, such as a mobile phone device, a smartphone, a mobile information device, a general-purpose personal computer, a workstation, and a video game machine. It has hardware resources such as a display, which are controlled by a controller. The communication interface is a device for performing information communication via a telecommunication line, and is represented by a NIC, a wireless LAN device, or the like. Each related party device D1 receives information such as the basic information through a telecommunication line.

Hereinafter, an example of the operation of the automated warehouse type temporary storage device 1 controlled by the control device 2 will be described.

In the initial state, the empty bucket BE is housed in all the storage shelves 43 including the warehousing / delivery stations 31 and 32, and one empty bucket BE is also held in the stock portion of the stacker crane 5. That is, the total number of empty buckets BE in the automated warehouse type temporary storage device 1 is "the total number of storage shelves 43 + 1".

From this state, when the warehousing person H2 inputs the basic information 8 and the additional information 9 regarding the storage target article G using the operation terminal device D2, the information is accumulated in the article information storage unit 22 via the information receiving unit 21. Will be done. For example, as basic information 8, the sender H1 (shop) ID and contact information, the warehousing H2 (courier) ID and contact information, the sender H3 and the recipient H4 (requester) ID and contact information, and the storage target. The product name of the product G and the storage method at room temperature / refrigeration are stored. As additional information 9, the number of the delivery port and the desired condition (how much you want to be the delivery port), the refusal condition (how much you refuse to be the delivery port), the date and time of delivery or the desired condition and the desired condition. (How much is likely to be delivered at that date and time) and refusal conditions (how much is likely not to be delivered at that date and time) are stored.

When a series of information input by the warehousing person H2 is completed, one door 31 of the warehousing / delivery station 31 and 32 is opened, and the warehousing person H2 is stored in the bucket B prepared in advance in the warehousing / delivery station 31 and 32. The warehousing work is completed by inserting the article G and closing the door 31. In other words, after the warehousing person H2 makes a warehousing request with the operation terminal device D2, it notifies which warehousing station 31 of the plurality of warehousing stations 31 is to be warehousing. Then, the warehousing person H2 goes to that place, opens the outer opening / closing door 31 of the storage shelves 43 (the warehousing / delivery stations 31 and 32), and then stores the storage target article G in the storage shelf 43.

From this state, the control device 2 of the automated warehouse type temporary storage device 1 controls the stacker crane 5 as follows. That is, when the operation terminal device D2 requests warehousing, the stacker crane 5 takes out the actual bucket BF from the warehousing station 31. After that, the stacker crane 5 moves in the vertical direction, and the empty bucket BE is supplied to the warehousing station 31 from the stock portion of the stacker crane 5.

After that, the stacker crane 5 moves the actual bucket BF to the storage shelf 43 to be stored. At that time, the storage target article G (actual bucket BF) is moved based on the additional information 9, that is, based on information such as from which delivery port the delivery port is desired and at what date and time the delivery is desired. The storage shelf 43 is determined. Specifically, an actual bucket BF whose date and time should be delivered from the delivery port is arranged on the storage shelf 43 near one delivery port. On the contrary, items that are not scheduled to be delivered for a while due to the setting of refusal date and time conditions may be stored in a position away from the delivery port.

Basically, the storage shelf 43 to which the storage target article G should be moved is determined based on the additional information 9 input by the warehousing person H2 in the operation terminal device D2, but is transmitted from the related party device D1. When the additional information 9 is rewritten based on the rewrite data and the destination of the storage shelf 43 is determined based on the rewritten additional information 9, or based on the past data stored in the delivery history information storage unit 25. It is also conceivable to determine the destination of the storage shelf 43.

In the former case, the control device 2 of the automated warehouse transmits the basic information 8 associated with the storage target article G to a plurality of related party devices D1 used by the parties concerned with the storage target article G. For example, the warehousing information 83 and the warehousing time 87 are transmitted to the related party device D1 of the sender H1. Further, the sender information 82, the warehousing information 83, the content information 86, and the warehousing time 87 are transmitted to the related party device D1 of the warehousing person H3. The issuer H3 who has received this information can rewrite the additional information 9 from the related party device D1. Specifically, when the control device 2 of the automated warehouse receives the rewriting data such as the desired delivery port condition and the desired date and time condition transmitted from the related party device D1 used by the warehousing person H3, the rewriting data is used. Based on this, the additional information 9 stored in the article information storage unit 22 is rewritten.

In the latter case, the control device 2 of the automated warehouse reexamines the decision made by the move destination determination unit 23 based on the information stored in the issue history information storage unit 25. For example, when the additional information 9 is not input, the storage target article G is moved to an appropriate storage shelf 43 based on the data of the delivery port number and the delivery date and time of the issuer H3 that has been frequently used in the past.

As yet another case, the control device 2 of the automated warehouse shall reexamine the decision made by the destination determination unit 23 based on the information on the weather in the vicinity of the automated warehouse and the information on the operation status of the trains along the railway line. Is also possible.

When the desired delivery time is approaching, the stacker crane 5 may move the actual bucket BF from the storage shelf 43 to the delivery port in advance before the delivery request.

In the present embodiment, when the operation terminal device D2 requests delivery, the stacker crane 5 moves the actual bucket BF from the storage shelf 43 to the delivery station 32. Specifically, after the warehousing person H3 makes a warehousing request with the operation terminal device D2, the stacker crane 5 takes out the empty bucket BE from the warehousing station 32. After that, the stacker crane 5 moves in the vertical direction, and the actual bucket BF is supplied from the stacker crane 5 to the delivery station 32. Then, the control device 2 of the automated warehouse notifies which of the plurality of delivery stations 32 the delivery station 32 is to be delivered. The warehousing person H3 goes to the place and opens the outer opening / closing door 31 of the storage shelves 43 (the warehousing / delivery stations 31 and 32), so that the storage target article G can be taken out.

After the delivery work is completed, the control device 2 of the automated warehouse transmits the basic information 8 associated with the storage target article G to a plurality of related party devices D1 used by the related parties of the storage target article G, respectively. For example, the issuer information 84 and the issue time are transmitted to the related party device D1 of the sender H1. In addition, the issuer information 84 and the issue time are transmitted to the related party device D1 of the warehousing person H2.

The control device 2 of the automated warehouse of the present embodiment includes a warehousing station 31, a plurality of warehousing stations 32, a plurality of storage shelves 43, and a stacker crane 5 that moves between these to transfer the storage target article G. The control device 2 of the automated warehouse type temporary storage device 1 provided with the above, and stores the additional information 9 given in association with the storage target article G by the requester requesting the storage of the storage target article G. When the storage target article G is stored in the storage unit 22 and the storage station 31, the stacker crane 5 moves the storage target article G to which storage shelf 43 based on the additional information 9. The additional information 9 includes one or a plurality of delivery port information 91 relating to which delivery station 32 the storage target article G is to be moved from the storage shelf 43. It is characterized by including at least one of one or a plurality of delivery date / time information 92 relating to when the storage target article G is moved from the storage shelf 43 to the delivery station 32.

In the present embodiment, the automated warehouse is used as a temporary storage locker for courier services and the like, and the basic information 8 and the additional information 9 are associated with the storage target article G each time the storage target article G is stored. ing. That is, since it is different from the conventional one in that a plurality of delivery stations 32 can be specified for each delivery setting, space efficiency and convenience can be improved. In particular, it is possible to deal with the congestion when many people temporarily collect the goods. Further, since the automated warehouse of the present embodiment is provided with a plurality of warehousing / discharging stations 31 and 32, the processing amount of the storage target article G to be warehousing and unloading in the automated warehouse type temporary storage device 1 can be dramatically increased. Can be done. Needless to say, the stacker crane 5 can perform the rearrangement work of the storage target article G that has already been stored during the time period when there is no warehousing work or warehousing work.

The delivery port information 91 is a desired delivery port condition regarding which delivery station 32 the storage target article G is preferentially moved to, or a refusal delivery port regarding which delivery station 32 the storage target article G is not moved to. The delivery date / time information 92 includes a condition, or the delivery date / time information 92 relates to a desired date / time condition regarding when the storage target article G is preferentially moved to the delivery station 32 or when the storage target article G is not moved to the delivery station 32. It includes a refusal date and time condition. Therefore, for example, it is possible to reduce the waiting time at the exit of the issuer H3 by designating a convenient exit / exit group on the way home or work. Further, the storage shelf 43 located at a position away from the delivery port can also be effectively utilized by using the refusal delivery condition and the refusal date / time condition.

The basic information 8 associated with the storage target article G is output or transmitted to one or a plurality of related party devices D1 used by the related parties of the storage target article G, and the basic information 8 is the above-mentioned basic information 8. The sender information 82 that requests the storage target article G to be stored in the warehousing station 31, the warehousing information 83 that stores the storage target article G in the warehousing station 31, and the storage target article G to be delivered from the warehousing station 32. It is characterized by including information of at least one of the issuer information 84, the recipient information 85 of the storage target article G, and the content information 86 of the storage target article G, and the warehousing time 87. Therefore, the parties concerned can receive the necessary information.

The information receiving unit 21 that receives the rewriting data transmitted from one or more related party devices D1 used by the related parties of the storage target article G, and the article information storage unit 22 based on the rewriting data. An information rewriting unit 24 for rewriting the additional information 9 is provided. Therefore, it is possible to change the desired delivery port condition, the desired date and time condition, etc. in a timely manner according to the schedule change or the like by remote control.

The delivery history information storage unit 25 is provided, and at least the delivery history information storage unit 25 stores the delivery history information including the delivery port used in the past or the date and time of delivery in the past of the person concerned with the storage target article G. Based on the information provided, the decision made by the destination determination unit 23 is reexamined, or the decision made by the move destination determination unit 23 is influenced. Therefore, in addition to or in place of the additional information 9 this time, the movement of the stacker crane 5 is optimized by using the delivery port and the prediction information of the delivery date and time estimated from the conventional receiving pattern. Can be made to.

The bucket B is used only in the internal space 7 of the automated warehouse type temporary storage device 1. Therefore, whatever the shape of the article G to be stored can be appropriately carried by the stacker crane 5.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where the control device of the automated warehouse of the present invention is applied to a locker has been described, but it is also applied to temporary storage of luggage at the front desk of a hotel and temporary storage of parts used for assembly at a factory. can. Temporary storage of luggage at the front desk of the hotel (event venue) will concentrate the receipt of luggage at the end time of the event, but if you use the control device of the automated warehouse according to the locker mentioned above, it will be temporary. It is possible to deal with the congestion when many people make a collection. Further, in the manufacturing factory, the corresponding items to be stored can be collected at the delivery station at a convenient date and time according to the product number or the work, and the work efficiency can be improved. Further, the locker is not limited to the one described in the above-described embodiment, and can be variously changed, for example, by using a locker having a drawer type warehousing / delivery port.

The traveling transfer device is not limited to the stacker crane described above. That is, the traveling type transfer device may be an automatic guided vehicle or the like, in addition to the device that linearly moves on a predetermined route. Further, the traveling type transfer device is not limited to the device that moves the items to be stored together with the bucket.

In the above-mentioned traveling type transfer device, in addition to the function of arranging the storage target article from the storage station to the storage shelf, the storage target article is moved from the storage shelf in which the storage target article is stored to another storage shelf. It had a function to relocate. In this case, the movement destination determination unit determines to which storage shelf the storage target article is moved by the traveling type transfer device based on the additional information when the storage target article is rearranged. The delivery date and time information is determined, and the desired time zone condition regarding which time zone the storage target article is preferentially moved to the delivery station or the storage target article is not moved to the delivery station. It is preferable that the rejection time zone condition is included. If this is the case, the storage shelves in the vicinity of the delivery station can be effectively used according to the desired delivery time zone, and congestion at the delivery port can be alleviated. In the case of a parcel delivery locker, it may be rearranged in consideration of the pick-up time desired by each issuer, and in the case of the front desk of a hotel, it may be rearranged in consideration of the end time of each event.

The warehousing station and the warehousing station may be provided separately. Further, it may be provided in a place other than the storage shelf. Further, at least one warehousing station is sufficient, and it is preferable that there are a plurality of warehousing stations, but the number and arrangement of warehousing stations and warehousing stations can be variously changed.

The arrangement of racks in the automated warehouse is not limited to the one shown in the figure, and can be changed in various ways. For example, a rack may be formed over a lower floor and an upper floor.

The information stored in the article information storage unit may be other than basic information and additional information. Further, the more detailed contents of these basic information and additional information can be changed in various ways. Sender information, content information, warehousing information, issuer information, recipient information, desired exit condition, rejected issue condition, desired date and time condition, refusal date and time condition, etc. may not be entered / specified by the parties concerned. good.

The control device of the automated warehouse and the equipment for related parties may be capable of transmitting and receiving to each other through an electric line, or may be input / output by a wired method.

Receiving rewritten data that rewrites additional information and moving items to be stored based on past information stored in the delivery history information storage unit are not essential configurations.

The control device of the automated warehouse may have an influence on the decision made by the destination determination unit based on the information stored in the delivery history information storage unit. In addition to when the goods to be stored are stored in the warehousing station, when the goods to be stored are rearranged, the decision in the destination determination unit is affected, or the destination determination unit determines. Controls can be applied to revisit the decision.

In the above-described embodiment, as an example of the delivery locker, the case where the sender is a store, the warehousing is a courier, and the sender and the recipient are one individual (requester) has been described, but various other situations are assumed. For example, the sender and the warehousing may be one individual (requester), the warehousing person may be a courier, and the recipient may be a store or an individual other than the requester or the requester. In addition, the delivery port information can specify the delivery port / delivery port group of another automatic warehouse type temporary storage device provided at a place different from the automatic warehouse type temporary storage device for storing the goods to be stored. It may be a thing. If this is the case, it will be possible to receive the items to be stored at the desired location by having the delivery company or the like move the items to be stored from one place to another automated warehouse.

The embodiments disclosed this time are examples and are not limited thereto. The present invention is shown by the scope of claims, not the scope described above, and is intended to include all modifications in the sense and scope equivalent to the scope of claims.

The present invention can be used as an article temporary storage device for temporarily storing an article to be stored.

1 ... Temporary storage device for goods (automatic warehouse)
2 ... Control device 21 ... Information reception unit 22 ... Article information storage unit 23 ... Movement destination determination unit 24 ... Information rewriting unit 31 ... Storage station 32 ... Delivery station 43 ... Storage shelf 5 ... Stacker crane (traveling type transfer device)
8 ... basic information 82 ... sender information 86 ... content information 83 ... warehousing information 84 ... warehousing information 85 ... recipient information 87 ... warehousing time 9 ... additional information 91 ... warehousing port information 92 ... warehousing date and time information H ... related party D1 … Equipment for related parties G… Items to be stored

Claims (6)

An automated warehouse control device including a warehousing station, a plurality of warehousing stations, a plurality of storage shelves, and a traveling type transfer device that moves between them to transfer items to be stored.
An article information storage unit that stores additional information given in association with the storage target article by a requester requesting storage of the storage target article, and an article information storage unit.
When the storage target article is stored in the storage station, a movement destination determination unit that determines to which storage shelf the storage target article is moved by the traveling type transfer device based on the additional information is provided. I have
The additional information includes one or more exit information regarding to which delivery station the storage target article is moved from the storage shelf, and one regarding when the storage target article is moved from the storage shelf to the delivery station. Or an automated warehouse control device characterized by containing multiple issue date and time information. The delivery port information includes a desired delivery port condition regarding which delivery station the storage target article is preferentially moved to, or a refusal delivery port condition regarding which delivery station the storage target article is not moved to. The delivery date / time information includes a desired date / time condition regarding when the storage target article is preferentially moved to the delivery station or a refusal date / time condition regarding when the storage target article is not moved to the delivery station. Automated warehouse control device. It outputs or transmits basic information associated with the storage target article to one or more related party devices used by the parties concerned with the storage target article, respectively.
The basic information includes sender information requesting the storage target article to be stored in the storage station, content information of the storage target article, warehousing information for storing the storage target article in the storage station, and the warehousing station. The control device for an automated warehouse according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising information on a sender who issues an article to be stored, information on at least one of recipient information on the article to be stored, and a warehousing time. An information reception unit that receives rewriting data transmitted from one or more related party devices used by the related parties of the storage target article, respectively.
The control device for an automated warehouse according to claim 1, 2 or 3, further comprising an information rewriting unit that rewrites the additional information stored in the article information storage unit based on the rewriting data. In addition to the function of arranging the storage target article from the storage station to the storage shelf, the traveling type transfer device moves the storage target article from the storage shelf in which the storage target article is stored to another storage shelf. It has a function to relocate,
The movement destination determination unit determines to which storage shelf the storage target article is moved by the traveling type transfer device based on the additional information when the storage target article is rearranged. And
The delivery date / time information is a desired time zone condition regarding which time zone the storage target article is preferentially moved to the delivery station or a refusal time zone condition regarding which time zone the storage target article is not moved to the delivery station. The automated warehouse control device according to claim 1, 2, 3 or 4. It is provided with a delivery history information storage unit that stores delivery history information including the delivery port used in the past or the date and time of delivery in the past of the person concerned with the item to be stored.
Claims 1 and 2 that reexamine the decision made by the destination determination unit or influence the decision made by the move destination determination unit, at least based on the information stored in the delivery history information storage unit. 3, 4 or 5 The automated warehouse control device.

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