JPH085539B2 - Sorting method - Google Patents

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sorting method for sorting non-standardized small-quantity, high-variety products.

2. Description of the Related Art In the conventional sorting method described above, the worker checks the received products for each product and searches a preset destination list, and the worker transports the products for each destination and reconfirms the destination. I was sorting.

However, according to the conventional method for sorting small-quantity, large-variety products that is not standardized, it is not possible to confirm the status of receipt and shipment, and if all sorting has not been completed, whether sorting for each destination has been completed. Often, the shipment was delayed. Also,
The workers had a large amount of work such as searching the destination list, a heavy burden for preventing mistakes, and poor work efficiency. In order to solve the above problem, a method of registering data for each product in a computer, setting and displaying a destination for each product in the computer, and confirming movement for each product can be considered. The amount of information in
There was a problem that the amount of data and the processing capacity of the computer were maximized.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, and it is possible to check the arrival and sorting status of each product, further reduce the amount of computer data, reduce the burden on workers, and improve sorting efficiency. It is intended to provide a method.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, the present invention, when a product attached with a product code consisting of a bar code is received, loads it onto a dolly with a dolly code consisting of a bar code,
It is a sorting method that sorts the products from the trolleys while transporting the trolleys to multiple sorting zones and sorts them by destination of each zone. The code is read out and input to the sorting management device.The sorting management device registers the product code for each trolley that has been input, waits until the product destination code is set for each product code, and the product destination code is set for each product code. Once set, the product destination code is searched for by the product code for each dolly, and an IC card consisting of the dolly code, product code, and product destination code for each dolly,
By issuing a sorting list that lists the sorting zone and the number of sorting products for each sorting zone according to the product destination code for each trolley, and by reading the IC card in the sorting zone of the forwarding destination and inputting it to the display unit control device, The display control device presents a product identification code based on the product code to each destination of the product destination codes registered in the sorting zone, and sorts the products based on the product identification code.

By the above method, when the bar code of the carriage and the goods loaded on the carriage is read for each carriage, the sorting management device registers the goods code for each carriage, and thus the input status is confirmed.
Wait until the product destination code is set for each product code. When the product destination code is set for each product code, the product destination code is searched for each trolley, and the IC card consisting of the dolly code, product code, and product destination code for each trolley, and the sorting zone by the product destination code Also, a sorting list containing the number of sorted products for each sorting zone is issued. When the IC card is read out in the sorting zone where the trolley is sent and input to the display unit control device, this display unit control unit displays the product code according to the product code to each destination of the product destination code registered in the sorting zone. The identification code is presented so that the sorting in this sorting zone is confirmed, and the products are sorted for each destination based on the product identification code. Further, the display device control device can confirm whether the sorting is full for each destination and prompt the shipment in sequence.

Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
The products to be sorted are requested.

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of sorting equipment using the sorting method of the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a center computer which is a sorting management device, and when the host computer 2 of the management center A sends the scheduled arrival / shipment data, sets a product destination code for each product code described later. In addition, the data of arrival and shipment is output to the host computer 2. In the receiving area of the sorting facility, the product code and the supplier code attached to the goods to be received, for example, the bar code 3A, 3B of the arrival card 3 shown in FIG. 2 are read, or the request 4 shown in FIG. A bar code reader 7 mounted on a bogie 5 for suspending and transporting a bar code, for example, a bar code 6A of a bogie label 6 as shown in FIG. A printer 9 that prints and issues the sorting auxiliary list 8 shown in FIG. 5 in which the sorting zone of the clothes 4 hung on the truck 5 and the number of sorting in each sorting zone are listed, and the truck number for each truck 5,
An IC that issues the IC card 20 shown in Fig. 3 consisting of the product code and the product destination code retrieved by the product code.
A card writer 21 is provided.

The arrival card 3 has a sticker structure, and the product code 3A includes data such as the model number, color designation, and size of the clothing 4 consisting of the above bar code, the supplier code 3B consisting of the barcode, the model number 3C of the clothing 4 and the color. The designated 3D, delivery date 3E, and size 3F of the clothing 4 are printed, and it can be separated into three parts that can be peeled off from the backing sheet and can be attached.

In addition, the trolley 5 has a trolley 11 on the upper and lower side walls 10A and 10B.
A and 11B are provided, and both trolleys 11A and 11B are engaged with the suspension guide rail 12 from above to suspend the suspension guide rail 1.
The trolleys 11A and 11B are actuated by a propulsion device arranged above the trolleys 11A and 11B so that they can be driven and run on a fixed route of the suspension guide rails 12. And a plurality of clothes 4 are hung on the hanger bar 13 via the hangers 14, respectively. Further, the front side wall 10A is provided with a case 10C for storing the IC card 20 and the sorting auxiliary list 8.

The structure of each sorting zone in FIG. 1 is shown in FIG. The sorting zone is composed of a plurality of sorting carriages 15 provided for each destination across a letter-shaped passage, and a pickup indicator 16 shown in FIG. 7 is provided above each sorting carriage 15 for each sorting carriage 15. Has been. Pickup indicator 16
Is composed of a digital display 16A for displaying the size and the number of garments 4 to be sorted, and a confirmation switch 16B to be pushed when sorting to the sorting cart 15 is completed. At the entrance of the sorting zone, a trolley 5 unloaded from the suspension guide rail 1
IC card reader 22 for reading the dolly number, product code and product destination code from the IC card 20, and a digital display 18 for displaying the dolly number as shown in FIG.
A truck number indicator 18 consisting of a confirmation switch 18B that is pressed when entering A and the sorting zone, and a truck number, a product code and a product destination code are input from the IC card reader 22, and a pickup indicator 16 and a truck number indicator
A controller 23, which is composed of a microcomputer with a monitor, is provided for controlling the display of 18. The digital display of the pick-up display 16 and the truck number display 18 is displayed by a signal from the controller 23, and the confirmation signals of the confirmation switches 16B and 18B of the display 16 and 18 are input to the controller 23.

The operation of the center computer 1 will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, when the truck number of the truck 5 is input from the bar code reader 7 (step 25), a matrix of truck numbers as shown in Table 1 is registered (step 2).
6). Subsequently, when the product code is input from the bar code reader 7 for each of the clothes 4 hung on the carriage 5 and conveyed (step 27), the product code is registered in the matrix (step 28), and the end code is the bar code. This is repeated until it is input from the reader 7 (step 29). When the end code is input, it is confirmed whether the destination code is set for each product code. If not, the process returns to step 25, and the product code is registered for each different trolley 5 (step 30). . When the product destination code is set for each product code, the product destination code is searched by the product code registered for each trolley 5 (step 31), and this product destination code is registered in the trolley matrix (step 32).
The table data, that is, the data consisting of the dolly number, the product code and the product destination code, is output to the IC code writer 21 to issue the IC card 20 (step 33), the sorting zone is confirmed from the product destination code, and the sorting zone is checked. The number of sorted sheets is counted and output to the printer 9,
The sorting assistance list 8 is issued (step 34). Then, when the issuance of the IC card 20 and the sorting assistance list 8 is completed, the matrix of the truck number of the truck 5 is erased (step 35), and it is confirmed whether the truck matrix of each other truck 5 is registered, If registered, the process returns to step 31, and if not registered, the process ends (step 36).

Then, the IC card 20 and the sorting assistance list 8 are stored in the case 10C of the carriage 5, and the trolley is mounted on the hanging guide rail 12.
When suspended by 11A and 11B, the carriage 5 is moved to the target sorting zone by the propulsion device.

The operation of the controller 23 will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

When the trolley 5 is moved to the target sorting zone and the trolley number, product code and product destination code of the IC card 20 are input by the IC card reader 22 (step 41),
Check if the previous trolley 5 is still sorting in the sorting zone by checking whether all the confirmation signals of the confirmation switch 16A of the pickup indicator 16 on the sorting truck 15 of the destination sorting truck in the sorting zone are input. (Step
42) When the truck 5 in front of the sorting zone is sorting, it waits (step 43). At this time, the dolly number display 18 displays the number of the previous dolly. When the sorting of the previous trolley 5 is completed, the trolley number indicator 18 will display an IC card
The trolley number entered from 20 is changed and displayed (step 44), the pickup indicator 16 at the destination in the sorting zone is selected by the destination code, and the size of the garment 4 and the number of sorted pieces are sorted by the product code on these pickup indicators 16. Is displayed (step 45). Trolley number display
When the confirmation switch 18B of 18 is pressed (step 46), the entry of the truck 5 into the sorting zone is confirmed (step 4).
7). When the clothes 4 are moved to the dolly 15 according to the instruction of the pick-up display 16 and the confirmation switch 16B is pressed (step 48), the product code of the dolly matrix is erased (step 49), so that the display of the pick-up display 16 is turned off. Yes (step 50). Then, when it is confirmed that all the product codes in the truck matrix have been erased, that is, the sorting has been completed by the confirmation signal (step 51), it is then determined whether the clothes 4 are full in each sorting truck 15 or not. It is confirmed by counting the number of clothes 4 for each 15, and when the number of clothes reaches a certain number, it is displayed on the monitor of the controller 23 (steps 52 and 53), and the process is ended.

When the sorting is completed in this sorting zone and it is confirmed by the sorting assistance list 8 that there is sorting in another sorting zone, the carriage 5 is moved and the other sorting zone is moved to the first sorting zone.
The same sort is performed according to the flowchart of FIG. 10, and if there is no other sort zone, the sort ends. When the trolleys 15 for sorting are full of clothes 4, they are transported, packed, and shipped to each destination.

 The operation of the above configuration will be described.

With the above configuration, the worker transfers the received clothes 4 to the trolley 5, and then the bar code reader 7 displays the trolley number and the product code of the garment 4 on the center computer 1.
To enter. When the product destination code is set in the center computer 1 for each product code, the IC card 20 and the sorting auxiliary list 8 are issued. Therefore, these are stored in the case 10C of the trolley 5, and the trolley 5 is suspended on the guide rail 12. The trolleys 11A and 11B lower it and move it to the target sorting zone. In the target sorting zone, the worker has 20 IC cards.
To the IC card reader 22 and check whether the dolly number indicator 18 has displayed the dolly number of this IC card. When you confirm the dolly number, press the confirmation switch 18A of the dolly number indicator 18 to enter the sorting zone. Press to enter and check the size and number of clothes 4 on the sorting cart 15 whose size and number are displayed on the pick-up display 16 and transfer (sort) the check switch 16 on the pick-up display 16
Press A, confirm that the pickup indicator 16 is off, and send it through the sorting zone. When the sorting in this sorting zone is completed, the carriage 5 is moved to another sorting zone. In addition, the sorting cart 15 filled with clothes 4 is controlled by the controller.
After confirming with the monitor of 23, the sorting cart 15 is pulled out and the clothes 4 are packed and shipped.

In this way, by inputting the dolly number and the product code, it is possible to confirm the arrival status at the center computer 1 and wait until the product destination code is set for each product code.
It is possible to cope with the time lag of the setting. Further, by issuing the IC card 20 to the center computer 1, it is not necessary to store data for each item of clothing 4 that has arrived, it is possible to reduce the amount of data in view of the time lag, and it is possible to improve processing capacity. . Further, since there is no time limit for reading out the IC card 20, it is possible to flexibly deal with the operation of sorting work which involves an uncertain flow due to human intervention. It is also possible to enter data. Moreover, the worker does not need to search for the destination of the clothing 4 and search for it.
The work efficiency can be improved.

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION As described above, according to the present invention, the product code is registered for each trolley, and thus the arrival status can be confirmed, and it is possible to wait until the product destination code is set for each product code, thereby accepting the product. It is possible to cope with the time lag of the above setting. In addition, since the product identification code is presented to each destination simply by reading the IC card in the sorting zone, it is only necessary to sort the products based on this product identification code, and there is no need to search the destination list. The efficiency can be improved. Further, when the IC card is issued, the data for each product is stored in the IC card, so the sorting management device can erase the data, and the sorting management device can reduce the data amount. . Further, since there is no time limit for reading the IC card, the operation can be flexibly performed by changing the sorting order of the trucks. In addition, since the display device control device can confirm that the products to be sorted are full, it is possible to prompt the products to be sequentially packed and shipped.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a sorting facility using a sorting method according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 2 to 5 are front views of incoming cards and side views of trolleys used in the sorting facility. Front view of trolley label and front view of sorting auxiliary list, Fig. 6 is a perspective view of sorting zone of the sorting facility, and Figs. 7 and 8 are pickup indicator and trolley number display used in the sorting facility, respectively. FIG. 9 is a front view of the container, and FIGS. 9 and 10 are flowcharts of main parts of the center computer and the controller of the sorting facility. 1 ... Center computer (sorting management device), 2 ...
… Host computer, 3… Arrival card, 3A… Product code, 4… Clothing (product), 5… Bogie, 6… Bogie label, 6A… Bogie code, 7… Bar code reader,
8 ... sorting auxiliary list (sorting list), 9 ... printer, 15 ... sorting cart, 16 ... pickup indicator,
18 …… Car number display, 20 …… IC card, 21 …… IC
Card writer, 22 …… IC card reader, 23 …… Controller (display controller).

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. When a product with a bar code product code is received, it is loaded on a dolly with a bar code dolly code, and the products are sorted from the dolly by forwarding the dolly to a plurality of sorting zones. It is a sorting method that sorts each destination of the zone.When the goods arrive, the truck code of the truck is read, the product code is read for each product loaded on the truck, and it is input to the management device as a sorting machine. Registers the product code for each dolly entered, waits until the product destination code is set for each product code, and when the product destination code is set for each product code, the product destination code for each dolly Search for the IC card consisting of the trolley code, product code, and product destination code for each trolley, and the sorting zone according to the product destination code for each trolley. And the sorting list that lists the number of products sorted for each sorting zone is issued, and the IC card is read in the sorting zone of the forwarding destination and input to the display control device, so that the display control device is in the sorting zone. A sorting method in which a product identification code based on the product code is presented to each destination of the product destination code registered in, and the products are sorted by the product identification code.