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EP0483379A1
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Automated warehouse facility and file for working
Assignee: Daifuku Co Ltd
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Filing: 1991-05-14
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2011-05-14
Abstract
Abstract An automated warehouse facility for improving the working efficiency of workers. The facility comprises a control system in which a file for working is provided in which codes are recorded for identifying articles to be received or issued, code signals each corresponding to articles retrieved from the aforesaid file and automated warehouse working mode signals are input, article-storing spaces of shelves and articles stored in the spaces are controlled, and the operation of an article-storing/issuing crane is controlled. With the above arrangement, the article-storing spaces of the shelves and the articles stored in the spaces can be controlled in response to code signals corresponding to articles which are input via the control system and working mode signals, whereby the workers can specify storing and issuing to the control system independent of the shelf numbers of article-storing spaces, so that the work procedure can be simplified as compared with the past, thus improving the work efficiency.
Inventors
- 👤 Kazushi Daifuku Co. Ltd. Komaki Plant Tsujimoto
- 👤 Yukihiro Daifuku Co. Ltd. Komaki Plant Goto
- 👤 Katsuji Daifuku Co. Ltd. Komaki Plant Ohnishi
Bibliographic Details
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2026-11-09 06:35
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65G; B65G1/00; G; G06; G06Q; G06Q10/00; G06Q10/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
112 words
An automatic warehousing system comprising a rack having a plurality of load storing spaces, load handling means for handling goods for entry into and delivery from the load storing spaces within said rack, a table having codes formed therein corresponding to the goods, input means for inputting operation modes and said codes corresponding to the goods, and control means which performs management of each of said load storing spaces in said rack and goods stored in each load storing space according to an operating mode signal and a code signal corresponsing to the goods, input from said input means, and which controls load entry and delivery operations of said load handling means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
112 words
An automatic warehousing system comprising a rack having a plurality of load storing spaces, load handling means for handling goods for entry into and delivery from the load storing spaces within said rack, a table having codes formed therein corresponding to the goods, input means for inputting operation modes, digital codes, and codes corresponding to the goods, and control means which performs inventory management with respect to the load storing spaces of said rack on the basis of a operation mode signal, a digitalized quantity signal, and a code signal corresponsing to the goods, input from said input means, and which controls load entry and delivery operations of said load handling means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
118 words
An automatic warehousing system comprising a rack having a plurality of load storing spaces, load handling means for handling goods for entry into and delivery from the load storing spaces within said rack, a table having formed therein operation modes, digital codes, and codes corresponding to the goods, input means for inputting said operation modes, digital codes, and codes corresponding to the goods, and control means which performs inventory management with respect to the load storing spaces of said rack on the basis of a operation mode signal, a digitalized quantity signal, and a code signal corresponsing to the goods, input from said input means, and which controls load entry and delivery operations of said load handling means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
126 words
An automatic warehousing system comprising a rack having a plurality of load storing spaces, a load sorting station disposed externally of one end of the rack, load handling means movable on a predetermined path extending along the front side of said rack and load sorting station and operative to handle goods for entry into and delivery from the load storing spaces of said rack, and a safety fence disposed externally of said load sorting station and opposite to one end of said predetermined path, said safety fence being equipped with a control unit to which a code reader is removably connected and with an openably closed door structure, said door structure being equipped with a holding device for a file formed with codes corresponding to goods.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
153 words
An automatic warehousing system comprising a rack having a plurality of load storing spaces, a load sorting station disposed externally of one end of the rack, and load handling means movable on a predetermined path extending along the front side of said rack and load sorting station and operative to handle goods for entry into and delivery from the load storing spaces of said rack, there being disposed externally of said load sorting station and opposite to one end of said predetermined path a control unit for said load handling means, a code reader connected to said control unit, and a door structure hinged on the control unit side for being pivoted for opening and closing movement, said door structure being equipped with a holding device for a file for use with said code reader and a table, said table being formed with a setting portion at a location adjacent said control unit.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
167 words
An automatic warehousing system comprising a rack having a plurality of load storing spaces, a load sorting station disposed externally of one end of the rack, load handling means movable on a predetermined path extending along the front side of said rack and load sorting station and operative to handle goods for entry into and delivery from the load storing spaces of said rack, and an assistant handling device having a vertically and laterally retractably movable handling tool, there being disposed externally of said load sorting station and opposite to one end of said predetermined path a control unit to which a code reader is removably connected, and a holding device for a file for use with said code reader, said holding device comprising a table, a vertically extending insertion hole formed in the table, and a housing portion having a top end opening which is in communication with said insertion hole, wherein the file is housed at a level lower than the surface of the table.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
122 words
An automatic warehousing system comprising a rack having a plurality of load storing spaces, a load sorting station disposed externally of one end of the rack, and load handling means movable on a predetermined path extending along the front side of said rack and load sorting station and operative to handle goods for entry into and delivery from the load storing spaces of said rack, there being disposed externally of said load sorting station and opposite to one end of said predetermined path a control unit for said load handling means, a code reader connected to said control unit, and a holding device for a file for use with said code reader, and a manual control device connected to said control unit.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
36 words
An operating file for an automatic warehousing system, wherein codes corresponding to goods stored in said warehousing system, codes for operations of said warehousing system, and digital codes are arranged to be seen at a glance.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
64 words
An operating file for an automatic warehousing system comprising a plurality of sheets arranged into a file, each sheet being formed on one side with code columns adapted for a code label being sticked on and corresponding to goods stored in said automatic warehousing system, and on the opposite side thereof with code columns for operations of said automatic warehousing system and for digits.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
41 words
An operating file for an automatic warehousing system as set forth in claim 9, the code columns corresponding to goods stored in the automatic warehousing system are each provided with a space for entry of an item name or item number.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
68 words
An operating file for an automatic warehousing system comprising a plurality of sheets arranged into a file which are each formed with code columns adapted for a code label being stuck thereon and corresponding to goods stored in the automatic warehousing system, wherein said code columns for different kinds of goods stored in same load-storing space in the automatic warehousing system have an identical code label attached thereto.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
68 words
An operating file for an automatic warehousing system comprising a plurality of sheets arranged into a file which are each formed with code columns corresponding to goods stored in the automatic warehousing system, wherein some of said code columns is provided with a space for entry of item names or item numbers of different kinds of goods stored in same load storing space in said automatic warehousing system.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
64 words
An operating file for an automatic warehousing system having a plurality of automatic warehouses, comprising a plurality of sheets arranged into a file which are each formed with code columns adapted for a code label being stuck thereon and corresponding goods stored in said automatic warehousing system, said code label being so designed as to distinguish said plurality of automatic warehouses one from another.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
27 words
An operating file for an automatic warehousing system as set forth in claim 13, wherein the code of said code label incorporates codes for individual automatic warehouses.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
36 words
An operating file for an automatic warehousing system as set forth in claim 13, wherein said code label is differently colored in part or in its entirety to distinguish said automatic warehouses from one to another.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
72 words
An operating file for an automatic warehousing system comprising a plurality of sheets arranged into a file which are each formed with code columns adapted for a code label being stuck thereon and corresponding goods stored in the automatic warehousing system, wherein said code label is differentiated according to the size of goods so that said code label, when attached to said code column, can tell the difference in size of goods.
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