ARTICLE PROCESSING SYSTEM

To enable processing of each article with the smaller number of processing devices than the number of articles transferred to a second conveyance conveyor from a first conveyance conveyor.SOLUTION: An article processing system 10 includes: a first conveyance conveyor 12 for conveying a container M; a processing device 18 for performing predetermined processing on the container M at a processing position P; a second conveyance conveyor 14 for conveying the container M to which the predetermined processing has been finished; and a robot 16 for transferring the predetermined number of containers M on the first conveyance conveyor 12 to the processing position P while holding the containers M in series. The processing device 18 is moved in a column direction of the container M held at the processing position P, and performs the predetermined processing on each of the predetermined number of containers M. The robot 16 transfers the predetermined number of containers M to which the predetermined processing has been finished from the processing position P to the second conveyance conveyor 14.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2 【課題】第１搬送コンベヤから第２搬送コンベヤへと受け渡される物品の数よりも少ない数の処理装置で、各物品に対する処理を可能にする。【解決手段】物品処理システム１０は、容器Ｍを搬送する第１搬送コンベヤ１２と、処理位置Ｐにおいて容器Ｍに所定の処理を行う処理装置１８と、所定の処理が終了した容器Ｍを搬送する第２搬送コンベヤ１４と、第１搬送コンベヤ１２上の所定数の容器Ｍを直列に保持して処理位置Ｐへ移送するロボット１６とを備える。処理装置１８は、処理位置Ｐに保持される容器Ｍの列方向に沿って移動し、所定数の容器Ｍの各々に対して所定処理を行う。ロボット１６は、所定処理が終了した所定数の容器Ｍを処理位置Ｐから第２搬送コンベヤ１４へと移送する。【選択図】図２