Method of sorting goods and system therefor
First Claim
1. A method for sorting a large number of goods substantially in an order which they will be delivered, comprising the steps of:
- determining an order of delivery of said goods;
determining a number of groups based on data indicative of said goods and a storage space for said goods; and
arranging each of the goods into said groups substantially in the order of delivery.
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Abstract
A method of sorting goods and a system therefor. An efficient method of sorting goods which arrive in the unit of items into groups which have been determined in advance in the order of delivery in a prescribed quantity so as to allow sequential loading of goods in a truck or the like in first-in-last-out manner. The loading order is dependent on the item and quantity for a destination and/or a number of destinations, and to deal with changes in orders which frequently occur.
The system applicable to this method includes plural assembling and storage conveyors for assembling goods in classified groups, a diverting conveyor which sort out goods arrived in the unit of items into said assembling and storage conveyors and a controlling system which controls said diverting conveyor and the sorting out operation.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for sorting a large number of goods substantially in an order which they will be delivered, comprising the steps of:
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determining an order of delivery of said goods; determining a number of groups based on data indicative of said goods and a storage space for said goods; and arranging each of the goods into said groups substantially in the order of delivery. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 8)
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5. A system for sorting goods which sorts a large number of goods substantially in the order of deliveries, comprising:
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a plurality of assembling and storage conveyors which form assembly groups for prescribed goods, diverting conveyor means, receiving a plurality of goods for individually diverting each good into said assembling and storage conveyors, and control means for controlling said diverting means by; (1) determining an order of delivery of said goods, (2) determining which of said assembly groups each of said goods should be conveyed so that said goods will be arranged substantially in the order of delivery, and (3) controlling said diverting conveyor means to convey each said good to an appropriate assembling conveyor, cprresponding to a group. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 9, 10, 11)
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12. Apparatus for loading a delivery vehicle so that items are arranged substantially in an order of delivery comprising:
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a plurality of conveying means, each for storing a plurality of goods to be delivered; first means, receiving goods to be delivered, for conveying each said good to an input end of one of said conveying means; second means, adjacent an output end of said plurality of conveying means, for conveying goods from said conveying means to said delivery vehicle; and control means for; (1) determining a number and size of each said good, and a number of groups, (2) assigning each said group to a portion of said delivery vehicle and to at least one of said conveying means; (3) assigning each said good to one of said groups in a way such that said goods will be stored substantially in the order of delivery, and (4) controlling said second means to convey said groups to said delivery vehicle, in order. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for loading a delivery vehicle so that items are arranged substantially in an order of delivery, comprising the steps of:
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determining a number and size of each good to be delivered; determining a number of groups; assigning each group to a portion of the delivery vehicle and to a conveying and storing device; determining an order of delivery; assigning each of said goods to one of said groups in a way such that each said good will be stored in said delivery vehicle substantialy in the order of delivery; and storing goods in the delivery vehicle in group order, by emptying ones of said conveying devices serially. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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