Conveyance system and conveyance method
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional conveyance systems face challenges in efficiently conveying ordered articles to customers, especially during peak demand, leading to delayed delivery and requiring additional personnel, with insufficient consideration for usability.
Innovation Solution
A conveyance system comprising multiple interconnected units, including a first conveyance unit, a second conveyance unit, and a third conveyance unit, controlled by a central unit to manage the flow of articles from arrangement to customer locations, allowing for flexible routing and efficient delivery across various customer positions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a single sub-conveyance device is provided for conveying articles to seats in a right-side area, then the device structure is simple, but when orders are crowded, delivery of ordered articles is delayed and it is not possible to quickly convey articles to customers
Solution Approach 1:
The conveyance system is divided into multiple independent sub-conveyance devices (first sub-conveyance device for right-side area, second sub-conveyance device for left-side area, third sub-conveyance device for center area), each capable of operating independently to convey articles to different seating areas, thereby increasing overall delivery capacity without creating a single point of failure
Solution Approach 2:
Each sub-conveyance device is designed to convey articles to multiple different seating areas (right-side, left-side, center), making them multi-functional units that can serve various delivery destinations, thus improving system flexibility and productivity without requiring separate dedicated conveyors for each seating area
2Adaptability or versatility
If personnel are assigned to sub-conveyance devices at both right and left sides, then article delivery coverage is improved, but operational complexity and personnel requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple sub-conveyance devices are merged into a single integrated conveyance system under unified control, allowing articles to be routed through different paths (right-side, left-side, center conveyors) based on destination, thereby maintaining comprehensive delivery coverage while simplifying operation through centralized control rather than separate manual operations at each station
3Productivity
If multiple conveyance units are arranged in parallel, then article delivery speed and capacity are improved, but system complexity and control difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
A control device acts as an intermediary between the operator and multiple parallel sub-conveyance devices, receiving delivery destination information and automatically selecting and activating the appropriate conveyance path, thereby enabling high-capacity parallel operation without requiring complex manual coordination or increasing operational difficulty
Data Source
AI summary
A conveyance system conveys an article arranged by a user to a customer. The conveyance system includes a first conveyance unit for conveying the article arranged by the user, a second conveyance unit that is connected to the first conveyance unit and that is configured to convey the article conveyed from the first conveyance unit, and, when the user newly arranges a new article, is capable of conveying the article, a third conveyance unit that is connected to the second conveyance unit and is configured to convey the article conveyed by the second conveyance unit to the customer, and a control unit that is configured to perform conveyance control of each of the first conveyance unit, the second conveyance unit, and the third conveyance unit, and convey the article to the customer.