Abstract: A method of removing a required number of articles from a packing box which is accommodating a plurality of articles and having one open side. The method includes a step of setting the orientation of the packing box with the open side directed side-wise, a step of sucking surfaces of the required number of articles in the packing box with sucking pads through the open side of the packing box directed side-wise, and a step of removing from the packing box the necessary number of articles sucked by the sucking pads.

Abstract: A goods accommodation method and apparatus in which a container is set such that its opening is directed horizontally, and box-shaped goods are stacked on a slide such that their surfaces facing the opening of the container are aligned with each other. The goods are transferred into the container while they are held in the stacked state by inserting the slide together with the goods stacked thereon into the container and then quickly pulling the slide out of the container at a speed higher than the speed of insertion such that the stacked goods remain in the container. The container is then turned up such that its opening is directed upward.

Abstract: A method of stacking a plurality of box-shaped articles is disclosed. A plurality of pairs of supporting members are provided such that they can be switched between an article supporting position and an article releasing position. After each box-shaped article is supplied to each of the supporting members set to the article supporting position, each of the supporting members is set to the article releasing position, and thus the box-shaped articles are stacked.

Abstract: In a method for stowing a load 1 in a load stacking position on a rear deck 4A, the load 1 is mounted on a slide plate 63 and is pushed by a pusher 51 to a push-in position until the load 1 and the slide plate 63 reach a load stacking position which is close to and facing against a front wall 4B on the rear deck 4A. Then the load 1 is transferred to the load stacking position by pulling the slide plate 63 back from the load stacking position with the pusher 51 kept in the push-in position.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for correcting the appearance of each of a plurality of vertically stacked load stages each stage having a load placed on a pallet. Each of the vertically stacked load stages is separated independently of the other, and each separated load stage is corrected.

Abstract: A goods accommodation method and apparatus in which a container is set such that its opening is directed horizontally, and box-shaped goods are stacked on a slide such that their surfaces facing the opening of the container are aligned with each other. The goods are transferred into the container while they are held in the stacked state by inserting the slide together with the goods stacked thereon into the container and then quickly pulling the slide out of the container at a speed higher than the speed of insertion such that the stacked goods reimain in the container. The container is then turned up such that its opening is directed upward.

Abstract: A goods collection method is disclosed, in which box-shaped goods form goods delivery units and are successively received in necessary quantities on goods receptacles and accommodated in containers or the like. Each goods receptacle used has a goods reception surface inclined downward from a goods reception side toward the other side and includes a stopper wall provided on the other side for stopping received goods. The goods received on the goods receptacle are caused to gather on the goods reception surface such as to be on the side thereof adjacent the stopper wall.

Abstract: In a method of transferring goods into a container 83, the container 83 is tilted toward a goods loader 18, and a goods transferring member 90 with goods accommodated therein is inserted into an upper empty space in the tilted container 83. Thereafter, the goods transferring member 90 is tilted downward, and in this tilted state, it is withdrawn to the outside of the container 83, thus effecting the transfer of the goods in it into the container 83.

Abstract: A method for shifting goods in which goods arranged in a predetermined manner within a container having an opening portion are taken out of the container in such a manner as to correspond to the arrangement of the storing state of the goods. The method comprising the steps of superposing a goods take-out tool including partitions which are formed in such a manner as to correspond to the arrangement of the storing state of the goods on the opening portion of the container, and inverting the superposed container and goods take-out tool. The goods in the container can be taken into the goods take-out tool without changing the arrangement of the storing state of the goods.

Abstract: In a method of cutting and recovering a bundling body D or wrap for a bundle of articles, a bundling body sucking opening 42 is arranged in the vicinity of an article transferring position and so positioned as to maintain a constant distance to the side portion of an articles B in the condition where holding of the articles by the holding plates is released.

Abstract: A goods reception conveyor 17 has a support member 61 capable of excursion along a goods conveying path, and a plurality of flexible goods receptacle members 62 supported by the support member 61 at different positions thereof in the conveying direction. Each goods receptacle member 62 is supported by the support member 61 at an upstream and a downstream point 63B and 63A along the conveying direction such as to be suspended in a flexibly U-shaped form to form a U-shaped goods receptacle 62A. The distance between the upstream and downstream support points of each goods receptacle member 62 is variable.

Abstract: A method for storing articles in an automatic storage facility 10 comprises steps of checking whether a scheduled warehousing amount of articles is greater than an available storage capacity of an intended storage facility on the basis of the scheduled warehousing amount and the available storage capacity, and assigning partial amount of the scheduled warehousing articles to warehouse in an overflow area 26 when the scheduled warehousing amount is greater than the available storage capacity, and subsequently initiating warehousing operation for all of articles to be warehoused to the automatic storage facility 10 and the overflow area 26.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for collecting goods with the conveyor (17) having flexible U-shaped goods receptacles (62A) each being in correspondence to the opening of a goods drop-out unit (14). Each goods receptacle (62A) being successively brought to the position of the openings of each goods drop-out unit (14) with intermittent feeding of the conveyor (17) such as to bring each goods receptacles (62A) of the conveyor (17) to the positions of the openings of each goods drop-out units (14). The goods dropped out from each goods drop-out unit (14) being successively collected in each goods receptacle (62A).

Abstract: A plurality of goods contained at random or in a predetermined arrangement, particularly in a three rows or more in a container such as a corrugated fiberboard box and a plastic container, etc., are stored in a goods storage device arranged in no more than two rows and having a plurality of goods storage sections. After the goods have been shifted to a goods drop-out device having a plurality of goods storing sections arranged in no more than two rows, a shutter disposed along a side surface portion of the goods drop-out device is opened and shut by an actuator, so that the goods which have been shifted to the goods storage section of the goods drop-out device are discharged into a goods storage section unit. By shifting the goods stored in a storage apparatus to a goods take-out device which has moved toward the storage apparatus side, a shifting operation of goods can be performed with ease.

Abstract: A method for shifting goods in which goods arranged in a predetermined manner within a container having an opening portion are taken out of the container in such a manner as to correspond to the arrangement of the storing state of the goods. The method comprising the steps of superposing a goods take-out tool including partitions which are formed in such a manner as to correspond to the arrangement of the storing state of the goods on the opening portion of the container, and inverting the superposed container and goods take-out tool. The goods in the container can be taken into the goods take-out tool without changing the arrangement of the storing state of the goods.

Abstract: A goods handling method includes the steps of sequentially taking out a desired number of goods from a group of accumulation of goods formed of a plurality of goods accumulated in a height direction, a plurality of goods accumulated in a depth direction, and one or more goods accumulated in the width direction and discharging such removed goods into a container, the goods handling method further including the steps of arranging the height of a bottom surface of goods to be removed among the group of accumulation of goods generally equal to the height of a goods receiving table and thereafter, removing the goods onto the receiving table, discharging such removed goods into the container, moving goods on the second row to the front row after all goods on the front row have been removed, and then removing the goods, and a goods handling apparatus for carrying out the method.

Abstract: A production execution method of the present invention includes the steps of storing in a storage facility at least one kind of material, among various kinds of material used to produce desired goods, calculating a producible quantity of goods based on an already procured quantity or already stocked quantity of the various kinds of material using a calculation processor, and deciding a quantity equal to or below the producible quantity as a production execution quantity. Thereafter, the production executing quantity is set by being divided into two or more smaller quantities wherein a required quantity of the material is then taken out from the storage facility for each set quantity for each setting so that production of the decided production execution quantity of goods can be executed in sequence.

Abstract: A goods handling method and apparatus therefor, the method of which comprises the steps of sequentially taking out a desired number of goods from an accumulation of goods formed of a plurality of goods accumulated in the height direction, a plurality of goods accumulated in the depth direction, and one or more goods accumulated in the width direction, and discharging such taken-out goods into a container. The goods handling method and apparatus therefor, the method of which further comprises the steps of arranging the height of a bottom surface of goods to be taken out among the accumulation of goods generally equal to the height of a goods receiving table and thereafter, taking out the goods onto the receiving table, discharging such taken-out goods into the container, moving goods on the second row to the front row after all goods on the front row have been taken out, and then taking out the goods.

Abstract: A method for shifting goods in which goods arranged in a predetermined manner within a container having an opening portion are taken out of the container in such a manner as to correspond to the arrangement of the storing state of the goods. The method comprising the steps of superposing a goods take-out tool including partitions which are formed in such a manner as to correspond to the arrangement of the storing state of the goods on the opening portion of the container, and inverting the superposed container and goods take-out tool. The goods in the container can be taken into the goods take-out tool without changing the arrangement of the storing state of the goods.

Abstract: A device is provided for palletizing a variety of goods by layers. Goods are formed into a unit load by palletizing them layer-by-layer in a order of layer area dimensions from the bottom with consideration to layer area dimensions of goods, dimensions of void spaces which are not occupied with goods, and the dimensional relation among goods so that the palletized goods will not collapse during transport. The palletizing device preferably has a mechanism for holding one layer of goods which includes a goods pressing device; a controller for pressing with the goods pressing device; a controller for controlling the order of palletizing; a centering mechanism which registers the holding mechanism with the center of a good layer; a detector which determines the position for suspending a truck so as to align the sides of layers uniformly; and a lifter for unit load which moves the unit load up and down in respect to the holding mechanism.