ARTICLE INTEGRATION DEVICE, ARTICLE-STACKING DEVICE, AND ARTICLE ACCOMMODATING DEVICE

摘要

Proposed are an article integration device and an article-stacking device with which it is possible to assist a packing operation and to reduce the labor required of an operator. The present invention has a carry-in-destination information storage means that stores information pertaining to the shape of an accommodating box 39, an article information acquisition means that acquires information pertaining to the shape of articles M, an article selection means, and a rearrangement means 51 that rearranges the articles. The rearrangement means 51 has an article-loading surface 32 that spreads in a sheet shape, and is capable of moving the articles M on the article-loading surface 32. The article selection means selects articles M, according to the shape of the accommodating box 39 stored in the carry-in-destination information storage means and the shape of the articles established on the basis of the information acquired by the article information acquisition means, so that it is possible to pack a greater quantity of the articles M into the accommodating box 39. The articles M selected by the rearrangement means 51 are collected.