Piling planning method and piling system of cargoes by palletizing robot

• US RE33,416 E
• Filed: 02/03/1989
• Issued: 10/30/1990
• Est. Priority Date: 11/09/1983
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Inventors: Konishi, Yozo, Watase, Hideo, Yoshioka, Tatsuo, Akashi, Kichizo
• Primary Examiner(s): RUGGIERO, JOSEPH F
• Application Number:
  US07/305,700
• Time in Patent Office: 634 Days
• Field of Search: 364/478, 364/468, 364/513, 364/200 MS File, 364/900 MS File, 414/273, 414/275, 414/286, 414/902, 414/788, 414/791.6, 235/375, 235/385, 901/3, 901/6, 901/7
• US Class Current: 700/217
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/4182 manipulators and conveyor only
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/40006 Placing, palletize, un palletize, paper roll placing, box stacking
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/08 Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 90/083 Manipulators cooperating with conveyors
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 90/20 characterised by job scheduling, process planning or material flow
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 414/10 Associated with forming or dispersing groups of intersupporting articles, e.g. stacking patterns
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 414/116 including control for pattern of group

Abstract

A piling planning method for cargoes in which an operator can designate a piling position of each of the various cargoes, and by displaying the piling result graphically on a graphic terminal, a piling patern is determined so that vacant space is reduced, and by using a final piling pattern, a piling position and a piling order of each cargo, and a piling operation sequence of the palletizing robot are determined. A piling system is provided in which cargoes supplied thereto are piled on a pallet in accordance with piling planning data prepared by a piling planning device which executes the above piling planning method.

Claims