JPH0671925B2 - Article sorting device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial field of application) The present invention takes out an article from a desired position of a rotation path of a rotary shelf provided with an article storage section that is rotatably supported, and arranges the article in a container. With respect to a device for arranging articles for storage in a container, particularly, by taking out the articles from the article storage unit before the arrival of the arranging container and temporarily placing the articles, it is possible to efficiently and promptly perform the arranging of the articles. The present invention relates to a load sorting device for articles.

(Prior Art) Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 58-
Those described in Japanese Patent No. 139902 are known. Further, as an article load aligning apparatus equipped with a container transporting apparatus, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No.
Those described in the publication of -118601 are known.

Explaining the prior art disclosed by the above publication, in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 58-139902, the linear movement path portion of the rotary shelf includes the entire length of the load storage unit row in the direction orthogonal to the rotation direction and the rotation is performed. A loading / unloading work unit consisting of an area including a plurality of load storage unit rows is provided, and the loading / unloading work target display means is arranged at a position corresponding to each of all the load storage units located in this loading / unloading work unit. Disclosed is a rotating shelf.

Further, in JP-A-59-118601, an indicator or the like provided on the front surface of each storage portion of the shelf for displaying the number to be taken out, a conveyor arranged along the front surface of the shelf and constantly driven, and a conveyor, Disclosed is a delivery device that includes a stopper that can advance and retreat with respect to a conveyance path by a conveyor, and a stopper control unit.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, the above conventional techniques have the following problems.

That is, in the carousel disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 58-139902, the unit rotation amount of the carousel is set to a plurality of rows of article storage portions, so that the worker does not frequently rotate the carousel. Although some improvements have been made to improve the product, for example, when arranging a plurality of types of articles for different shipping destinations, the rotary shelves should be rotated to reach the desired position after the loading container arrives at the article unloading position. When picking up an article, the waiting time is between turning the carousel, and when the next article is not in the same article pick-up position as the first picked-up article, the second turning is necessary and the waiting is repeated. Since time is required and the process is repeated in the same manner thereafter, it takes time for the goods to be arranged, and the goods cannot be efficiently and promptly arranged.

Further, in the delivery device disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 59-118601, a roller is mounted on a frame that supports an article so that the article stored from the rear is biased toward the front, and yet this is installed. Since the article accommodating unit is arranged in a multi-stage and multi-row manner by arranging the article accommodating portions provided in a slanted shape and is suitable for a shelf having a take-out surface formed on the front surface of the article accommodating portion, any article can be always taken out. Had to take out the entire front surface of (1) (in the case of a rotary shelf formed by stacking a plurality of single rotary shelves, it is sufficient to have a width corresponding to the width of the article storage portion and a surface for taking out the number of stacked layers). Therefore, when the shipping amount is relatively large, it is suitable, but when the shipping amount is relatively small, the workers have to walk around a wide range and arrange the loads (if the shipping amount is large, Since it is possible to arrange a worker for each worker, it is possible to narrow the range to be handled by one worker), and it has not been possible to efficiently and quickly arrange the goods.

It should be noted that the above-mentioned related art does not describe the provisional placement of the taken-out article, and does not suggest anything.

Therefore, the object of the present invention is to take out the articles from the article storage section before the arrival of the load-sorting container and temporarily set the articles,
An object of the present invention is to provide an article load aligning method and an article load aligning apparatus capable of efficiently and quickly aligning the load of articles.

(Means for Solving Problems) According to the present invention, an article take-out position (A) set at a desired position of a turning path of a rotary shelf (1) having an article storage section (11) rotatably supported. ) And (B), the articles are taken out from the article storage section (11) in the vicinity of the article taking-out positions (A) and (B) in an article taking-out apparatus for taking out and taking out articles. A plurality of article temporary placement tools (2) for temporarily placing articles, a container transporting device (3) for transporting the load-sorting container (4), and the article temporary placement tool (2) taken out near the article temporary placement tool (2). A temporary shelving position indicator (81) for displaying on which temporary shelving device (2) the stood article should be temporarily placed, and the rotary shelf (1)
The articles taken out from the article temporary placement tool (2) are temporarily placed on the article temporary placement tool (2) according to the display of the article temporary placement position indicator (81) until the load container (4) is transported by the container transportation device (3). To provide an article arranging device, characterized in that the articles, which have been temporarily placed, can be stored in the article arranging container (4) after they have been placed. Has achieved the above-mentioned object.

The present invention also provides an article storage unit (1 that is rotatably supported.
The articles are taken out from the article storage section (11) at the outer peripheral portion of the article take-out positions (A) and (B) defined at a desired position of the rotation path of the rotary shelf (1) provided with 1), and the goods are aligned. In the article arranging apparatus, a plurality of article provisional placement tools (2) for tentatively placing the retrieved articles in the vicinity of the article unloading positions (A) and (B), and a tiering container (4). Container transporting device (3) for transporting an article, and an article storage request indicator for displaying in which article temporary placement tool (2) the article temporarily placed should be stored near the article temporary placement tool (2) (82) are provided, and the articles taken out from the rotary shelf (1) are temporarily placed on the article temporary placement tool (2) until the load carrying container (4) is transported by the container transport device (3). , The article storage request indicator (82) for the articles temporarily placed on any of the article temporary placement tools (2) after the arranging container (4) arrives. The object is achieved by providing a device for arranging articles, which is characterized in that it can be stored in the arranging container (4) in accordance with the display of (1).

(Embodiment) First, an embodiment of the load arranging apparatus for articles according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

1 and 2 are a plan view and a front view, respectively, showing an embodiment of a device for arranging articles according to the present invention. In these drawings, (1) indicates an article storage section () which is rotatably supported. 1
A rotary shelf provided with 1), (11), ..., (2) is provided near the article take-out positions A, B ,. It is an article temporary placement tool for temporarily placing an article, and the article temporary placement tool may be, for example, a tray conveyor (2) as shown in FIG. 6 or a belt conveyor. In the case of the tray conveyor (2) shown in FIG. 6, it is also possible to automatically load it into the packing container if necessary. (3) is an assortment container (4a), (4
b), which is a container transporting device for transporting articles, wherein the article loading device of the present invention uses the container feeding device (3) to load the loading containers (4a), Four
b), ... Is temporarily placed on the article temporary placement tool (2) until it is transported, and after the load arranging container arrives, the provisionally placed articles are stored in the load arranging container. is there.

In addition, the article take-out positions A, B, ...
And D, E, F) are grouped, but they may be grouped in one place or three or more places, and there is no particular limitation.

Each part in the embodiment will be described in detail. The carousel (1) is formed by laminating a plurality of carcasses (12a), (12b), ... Rotating along a horizontal circulation path in a plurality of stages (6 stages).
The rotating shelves (12a), (12b), ... are motors (13),
Drive tooth wheels (15), (15), ... and idler tooth wheels (16), (16), .. which are interlockingly connected to (13), ... via transmission chains (14), (14) ,. The drive chains (17), (17), ... which are hung between and, and the drive chains (17), (1
7), ... A large number of article storage units (1
1), (11), ... and the article storage sections (11), (11),
, And a guide rail (not shown) for guiding the drive chains (17), (17) ,.

Further, the load transfer device (5) for warehousing is disposed so as to face the driven-side reversal path portion of the rotary shelf (1), and is loaded into the rotary shelf by the storage bushers (51), (51), .... The vertical guide frames (53), (53), which are slightly displaced in the vertical direction and the front-back direction, and whose four corners are bent into arcs having the same radius, are provided upright. ,
Further, the endless chain (54) is stretched along the guide frame (53) and is bound to the endless chain (54) and driven to be guided by the guide frames (52) and (53). Since the load carrying tool (55) is provided with (55), the load carrying tool (55) can always maintain a constant orientation and can be circulated and rotated in the vertical direction.

Incidentally, the horizontal portion of the load carrying device (55) has a skewered shape (fork shape), and in this embodiment, two skewers are attached.
Further, the mounting pitch of the load carrying tool (55) to the endless chain (54) is 3 of the rotary shelving units (12a), (12b), ... Lamination pitch.
Has doubled. Also, the above-mentioned storage pusher (51),
(51), ... are individual rotating shelves (12a), (12b), ...
Each of them is provided with a push plate that is reciprocally movable and an air cylinder that reciprocates the push plate.

In addition, the carry-in conveyor (6) is provided with a load-carrying section composed of two driven rollers supported by a cantilever frame at the downstream end thereof, and has a skewered shape of the load-carrying tool (55). The horizontal portion has a structure capable of intersecting with the intersecting spaces provided on both sides of the cargo transporting portion (not shown).

Further, the push-out devices (18), (18), ... Depart from the article take-out positions A, B on the linear movement path part of the rotary shelf (1).
Are arranged so as to take out the articles to the outside, and the articles are taken out onto the picking tables (19), (19), ... by the delivery pushers (18), (18) ,. The delivery pushers (18), (18), ... Are composed of a reciprocating push plate and an air cylinder for reciprocating the push plate. Article take-out request indicators (7), (7), ... Are arranged near the article take-out positions A, B ,.
As shown in the figure, a picking request lamp (71), a picking quantity display lamp (72), and a picking completion button (73) are provided. In addition, the push-out pusher (18), (18), ...
Is not essential and the worker may pull out the article, or the article storage sections (11), (11), ... Without pulling out the article.
It is also possible to pick the article in (1) as it is (in this case, the picking tables (19), (19), ... Are unnecessary).

Further, the picking request lamp (71) and the picking completion button (73) may be integrated by using an illuminated push button switch.

Further, the article temporary placement tool (2) is disposed so as to face the carousel with the work floor (9) interposed therebetween, and in the present embodiment, with respect to the three article taking-out positions A, B, .... Five article temporary placement tools (2), (2), ... Are provided.

Each of the article temporary rests (2), (2), ... Is composed of a tray-shaped container that is detachably attached to the frame, and one article temporary rest (2), (2) ,. As shown in FIG. 4, an article temporary placement position indicator (81) that indicates which article temporary placement tool (2) should temporarily place the taken out article, and which article temporary placement tool (2) An article storage request indicator (82) for displaying whether or not an article temporarily placed in the box should be stored is provided one by one.

These indicators (81) and (82) are illumination lamps.

Further, (83) is an illuminated push button switch for displaying arrival of the packing container and for instructing start.

Further, the container transporting device (3) is arranged so as to be parallel to the direct path part of the rotary shelf (1) with the work floor (9) sandwiched therebetween, and the horizontal part (31) is a roller conveyor or is inclined. The part (32) is composed of a belt conveyor.

In the present embodiment, the stacking pitch of the rotating shelves (12a), (12b), ... Is large, and the worker on the work floor cannot pick from all of the rotating shelves (1 to 6 stages in this embodiment). Therefore, it is a case where the number of steps in charge is divided into 3 steps, and the height of the carousel is low, and it is needless to say that the inclined part is not necessary when one person can pick from the carousel alone. Nor. Further, in this embodiment, the container transfer device (3)
A stair part (91) is provided on the work floor along the inclined part (32) of the.

Further, it is preferable that the horizontal portion (31) of the container transfer device (3) has a structure capable of temporarily stopping the load-aligning container near the temporary article holder (2).

Next, an embodiment of a method for arranging articles using the article arranging apparatus configured as described above will be described.

The article arranging apparatus of the present embodiment performs data processing necessary for inventory management of the rotary shelf (1), stores the storage position of the article, and based on the given data and command, the rotary shelf (1 ), A load carrying device (5), an article take-out request indicator (7), (7), etc., and a stock management CPU (not shown) for sending and receiving signals for operating, and a rotating rack according to the signals. A drive control device (not shown) for controlling the rotation direction, the stop position, etc. of the single body (12a), (12b), ... And the stop position of the load transfer device (5) is connected via an interface circuit. Since it is connected to each other in a batch unit, the inventory management CPU will explain in detail one embodiment of a method for arranging goods in a batch unit. Based on information such as Can, load aligned containers required quantity (4a), (4b), the operation commanding ... to Nisoroe container supply device to supply the vessel conveying device (3) (not shown) a. The supplied assortment containers (4a), (4b), ... Are labeled with a label (not shown) on which a container number and shipping name are printed while being conveyed by the container conveying device (3). The sheet is conveyed in the take-out positions A, B, ... (direction of the arrow in FIG. 1).

Almost at the same time as the above operation command, the stock management CPU allocates the load request item from the product storage units (11), (11), ... Of the rotary shelf (1), and the allocated product storage unit (11). , (1
1), ... are categorized by single rotating shelves (12a), (12b), ....

Next, the article storage sections (11), (11), which store the load-sort required items classified for each of the rotating shelves (12a), (12b), ...
... are in the assortment containers (4a), (4b), ... in the order in which they arrive at the article removal positions A, B, ...
The operation command data is arranged so that it can be called up, and the arranged operation command data is sent from the inventory management CPU to the drive control device.

By the drive control device that received the signal, each rotating rack unit (12
a), (12b), ... rotate independently of each other, and each of the shelves (12a), (12b) ,. Are the product removal positions A, B, ...
Stop at (product call process), and pusher for delivery (1
Items are picked by the picking table (1) by (8), (18), ...
9), (19), ... Taken out above.

For example, the articles to be loaded in the load sorting container (4a) arriving at the article unloading positions A, B, ... Firstly are the rotating shelves alone (12d), (12f) at the fourth and sixth stages. ), The articles to be loaded into the second loading container (4b) should be loaded into the second rotary shelf (1b) and the third loading container (4c). Assuming that the articles are present in the first and fourth stage rotary shelving units (12a) and (12d), the packing container (4
When a), (4b), and (4c) are supplied to the container transfer device, substantially simultaneously with the rotating shelves (12a), (12b), (12d), and (12).
f) are independent of each other, and the first-stage rotary rack single body (12a) takes out the articles to be loaded into the third load-sorting container (4c). 12b) takes out the articles to be loaded into the second loading container (4b), so that the fourth stage rotating shelf unit (12d) is loaded into the first loading container (4a). Sixth, to get the goods
The rotating shelves alone (12f) on the first level are the same as the loading containers (4th level) on the first level.
Rotate to remove the items to be loaded into a).
In this example, the 3rd and 5th level shelves (12c),
(12e) does not need to rotate. Each rotating shelf alone (12a),
When the desired article storage portions (11), (11), ... Of (12b), ... Stop at the article extraction positions A, B ,.
Desired articles stored in 1), (11), ... Are taken out onto the picking tables (19), (19), ... By the output bushers (18), (18) ,.

When the picking of the article from the fourth or sixth rotary shelf alone is completed, the picking request lamp (71) and the picking quantity display lamp (72) are lit up, so that the worker can pick up the picking table 19 on the picking table 19. The picked-up quantity of each of the displayed articles is taken out, and the article is temporarily placed at the article temporary placement position according to the article temporary placement position indicator (81) described later (article taking-out step).

Next, the workers store the remaining articles in the article storage units (11), (1
If you return to 1) and press the picking completion button (73), the lamps (71) and (72) will go out and the 4th stage shelves (12
d) Starts rotation to pick up the articles to be loaded into the third loading bin (4c). Also, at the same time, the second
If the picking up of articles from the single stage rotating shelf has been completed (if not completed, the picking request lamp (77) and the picking quantity display lamp (72) will light up. The member takes out the displayed picking quantity, temporarily puts the article in the article temporary placement position according to the article temporary placement position indicator (81) described later, returns the remaining articles to the article storage section (11), and picks the picking completion button ( When 73) is pressed, the article unloading process is similarly performed for the third load arranging container (4c).

Incidentally, even when there are four or more load arranging containers (4a), (4b), ..., The article removing step is carried out in the same manner as described above.

Further, in this embodiment, when a plurality of items of articles are sorted in the same sorting container, the corresponding rotating shelf unit (12
a), (12b), ..., respectively, on condition that they have completed the article calling process, picking request laps (71), (71), independently for each rotating rack (12a), (12b) ,. ... and the picking quantity display lamps (72), (72), ... are lit up.
First, in the order of sending call commands to a), (12b), ...
The above lamps (71), (71) for the second rotating shelf alone (12a)
And are lit, and by pressing the picking completion button (73) after completing the article removing process, the lamps (71) and (72) of the second rotating rack unit (12b) are lit up next, In the same manner, all items may be sequentially loaded in the same loading container.

Even in this case, each rotating rack unit (12a), (12b), ...
Can carry out the article calling process at the same time, but the lamps (71), (72) are not turned on until a predetermined time even when the product calling process of the individual rotating shelves (12a), (12b), ... is completed. Controlled by.

The article taken out in the article taking-out step is temporarily placed at the article temporary placement position according to the article temporary placement position indicator (81). That is, in the above-mentioned example, when the picking request lamp (71) and the picking quantity display lamp (72) are lit, that is, the picking instruction is given to the first loading container (4a). At this time, assuming that the article temporary placement tool (2a) is instructed by the inventory management CPU as the article temporary placement position for the first loading container (4a), the article temporary placement tool (2
Since the temporary article position indicator (81a) for instructing a) is lit, each article is taken out and temporarily placed, and then the picking completion button (73) is pressed, the second loading container (Four
As the temporary article placement position for b), for example, the temporary article placement tool (2b)
If it is instructed by the inventory management CPU, the temporary article position indicator (81b) is turned on and at the same time an article storage request indicator (82a) which will be described later is turned on. Therefore, in the following, the second loading container (4b) and the third loading container (4b
Items to be stored in c) are temporarily placed. At this point, (82b) and (82c) are not yet lit. As described above, when arranging a plurality of items in the same arranging container, after pushing all the corresponding picking completion buttons (73), the temporary article position indicator (81) is displayed next. It is designed to light up.

When the article unloading step is performed as described above, the load unloading containers (4a), (4b), ...
Arrives at B, ... and pauses.

In the above-mentioned example, first, when the arranging container (4a) arrives, the illuminated pushbutton switch (8
3) lights up. The article to be stored at this point has already been temporarily placed in the article temporary placement tool (2a), and the article storage request indicator (82a) is lit. Therefore, the temporary article holder (2) displayed by the article storage request indicator (82a) is displayed.
After the goods temporarily stored in a) are stored in the cargo arranging container (4a) (article arranging process), the illuminating push-button switch (83) for arriving and arriving the cargo arranging container is pressed to load the arranging container. Item storage request indicator (82b) as soon as (4a) starts
Lights up to prepare for the arrival of the packing container. In the same manner, desired articles can be sorted.

Next, another embodiment of the article assembling method will be described.

In the embodiment described above, the sorting container (4
Although the article take-out step is performed according to the order in which a), (4b), ... Arrives, the present embodiment is the same as the above-mentioned embodiment except that the article take-out step is changed according to the order in which the article calling step is completed. The purpose of this is to reduce the waiting time of the workers and increase the load-sorting ability by sequentially picking up the articles from the ones that have completed the article calling process. The completion time of the article calling process of the items to be loaded from the individual rotating shelves (12a), (12b), ... varies depending on the positions of the article storage units (11), (11), ...
Not necessarily completed in the order of arrival of the assortment bins (4a), (4b), ...).

For example, the order of the first rotary shelf alone (12a), the sixth rotary shelf alone (12f), the fourth rotary shelf alone (12d), and the second rotary shelf alone (12d). If the article calling process is completed in step 1, first, the picking request lamp (71) is issued when the article calling process of the first-stage rotating rack (12a) is completed.
And the picking quantity display lamp (72) are lit up, and at the same time, when the article is to be stored in the third load arranging container (4c), the article temporary position indicator (81c) is lit up. Therefore, when the picked up button (73) is pressed after the picked up article is temporarily placed on the article temporary placement tool (2c), after the article calling process of the sixth-stage rotating rack (12f) is completed (already completed If the picking request lamp (71) and the picking quantity display lamp (72) are turned on at the same time as this article is to be stored in the first packing container (4a), The temporary article position indicator (81a) lights up. The same operation is performed below, and when all the articles to be stored in the first load arranging container (4a) are temporarily placed and the picking completion button (73) is pressed, the article storage request indicator (82a) lights up. In preparation for the arrival of the first load arranging container (4a) (the condition may be the arrival of the first load arranging container (4a)). In the present embodiment, the article take-out step of the articles to be stored in the second and subsequent packing containers (4b), (4c), ... Is stored in the first packing container (4a). The article storage request indicators (82a), (82c) ,. In this embodiment, the control is slightly complicated as compared with the above embodiments, but it can be processed by an arithmetic unit such as an inventory management CPU.

As will be apparent from the description of the above-described embodiment, since the article sorting apparatus of the example of the present invention having the above-described configuration can take out the articles before the loading container arrives and temporarily set,
There is an advantage that the waiting time of the worker can be reduced, and the goods can be efficiently arranged and quickly.

Although the embodiment of the article arranging apparatus and the embodiment of the article arranging method of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to these and may be, for example, as follows.

(1) The carousel (1) consists of each carousel (12a), (12a)
b), ... Do not have to be driven independently of each other (for example, they may be interlocked in every two stages or all stages may be interlocked), and may be rotated vertically instead of horizontally. You can do it.

(2) The load transfer device (5) for warehousing does not have to be the tray conveyor type as in the embodiment (for example, a lifter type or a crane type may be used).

(3) The article storage parts (11), (11), ... May store the articles in a plastic container or a cardboard box, and then store the articles together with a plurality of articles. May be (if the items are stored separately,
It is often better not to use the shipping pushers (18), (18), ...).

(4) As for the take-out request indicator (7), one as shown in FIG. 5 is provided for the article take-out positions A, B, C, and one for the article take-out positions D, E, F. May be.
(7) is an article take-out request indicator, and (71) is a picking request and position display lamp (for example, when A is turned on, it is a picking request for the article take-out position A).
(72) 'is a picking quantity display lamp, and (73)' is a picking completion button.

(5) Various items are suitable for the temporary article position indicator (81) and the article storage request indicator (82), but when using the indicator lamp, distinguish the color of the lamp to prevent erroneous operation. Is preferred.

(6) When a label having a container number, a shipping name, etc. is attached to the assortment containers (4a), (4b), ... (2a), (2
b) If you attach a label with the numbers printed on it, you can prevent misoperation.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above, the article arranging apparatus of the present invention is suitable for arranging articles from a carousel having an article storage unit that is rotatably instructed. By taking out the goods before they arrive and temporarily placing them, the effect of being able to efficiently and quickly load the goods is achieved, and in combination with the simple structure, etc. It has high utility value.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an embodiment of an article arranging apparatus of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view thereof, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an article take-out request indicator, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of an article temporary placement position indicator and the like, FIG. 5 is a perspective view of another article removal request indicator, and FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing another example of the article temporary placement tool. (1): carousel, (11), (11) ,: article storage section (2), (2 ') ,: temporary article placement tool, (3): container transfer device (4a), (4b), ... : Packing container, A, B: Picking position

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An outer peripheral portion of an article take-out position (A), (B) defined at a desired position of a turning path of a rotary shelf (1) provided with an article storage section (11) rotatably supported. A plurality of articles for temporarily placing the retrieved articles in the vicinity of the article retrieval positions (A) and (B) in the article arranging device for unloading and arranging articles from the article storage section (11) Article temporary placement tool (2), a container carrying device (3) for feeding the load-sorting container (4), and any of the article temporary placement tools that pick up the articles near the article temporary placement tool (2) An article temporary placement position indicator (81) for indicating whether or not the article should be temporarily placed is provided in (2), and the rotary shelf (1) is provided.
The articles taken out from the article temporary placement tool (2) are temporarily placed on the article temporary placement tool (2) according to the display of the article temporary placement position indicator (81) until the load container (4) is transported by the container transportation device (3). An article arranging device, characterized in that the article is temporarily placed, and after the arranging vessel (4) arrives, the temporarily placed article can be stored in the article arranging container (4). 2. An outer peripheral portion of an article take-out position (A), (B) defined at a desired position of a turning path of a carousel (1) provided with a turnably supported article storage section (11). A plurality of articles for temporarily placing the taken out articles near the article taking-out positions (A) and (B) in the article arrangement device for taking out the articles from the article storage section (11) and arranging the articles. One article temporary placement tool (2), a container carrying device (3) for feeding the load-sorting container (4), and any article temporary placement tool (2) near the article temporary placement tool (2). An article storage request indicator (82) for indicating whether or not a temporarily placed article should be stored is provided, and the rotary shelf (1) is provided.
The articles taken out from the article are temporarily placed on the article provisional placement tool (2) until the container sorting device (3) conveys the article sorting container (4), and after the article sorting container (4) arrives, An article temporarily placed in any of the article temporary placement tools (2) can be stored in the load-sort container (4) according to the display of the article storage request indicator (82). Packing device. 3. A carousel (1) is formed by stacking a plurality of carousel units (12) that rotate along a horizontal circulation path in a plurality of stages, and the carousel unit (12) has an article picking position (A). ), (B) are provided, The load arranging apparatus for articles according to claim 2. 4. An article take-out request indicator (7) near the article take-out positions (A) and (B), and an article take-out set (2) for picking up an article taken out near the article provisional set (2). ) The article arranging device according to claim 2 or 3, further comprising an article temporary placement position indicator (81) for indicating whether or not the article should be temporarily placed.