JPH0442283B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field]

The present invention relates to a three-dimensional hangar, and more particularly to a three-dimensional hangar that can be used as a parking tower, automated warehouse, etc.

[Prior art and its issues]

Land prices have risen rapidly in recent years, and there is a strong need for more efficient land use. This is no exception in the case of warehouses and parking lots. For example, when it comes to parking lots, there are parking towers with endless chain conveyors and circular lifts that move vertically to carry cars, making it possible to park a large number of cars in a small area of land. however,
Parking towers with this structure have the following problems. Due to its structure, a motor with high horsepower must be used in order to move all the lifts at all times, which consumes a lot of power. The chain is a consumable item and must be replaced after a certain period of use, but since there are many lifts attached to the chain, replacement work is difficult. Moreover, the chain is also expensive. A large earthquake occurred because the lift was attached to an endless chain so that it could move freely.
If the lift itself swings significantly, there is a risk that the lifts will come into contact with each other or that the car may fall from the lift. Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 48-62180 discloses a parking facility having the following configuration. That is, an incoming carriage having comb teeth and an outgoing carriage having comb teeth are arranged on both sides of a lift having comb teeth. The comb teeth of the lift can pass through the comb teeth of the trolley. The parking facility having such a configuration operates as follows. When storing a car, the car is placed on the warehousing carriage, and the warehousing carriage is advanced to the lift hoistway. A lift rises from below the warehousing carriage, lifts the car, and stops it. After the warehousing vehicle returns to its original position, the lift lowers and the vehicle is stored in an underground hangar. When leaving a car, the process is generally performed in the reverse order. Such parking equipment can solve some of the above problems. However, as is clear from the above configuration, since the vehicle enters and exits the warehouse on the same straight line, there is a problem that the system cannot be used if the direction of entry and exit does not match the direction of movement of the vehicle.

[Purpose of the invention]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a three-dimensional hangar that can be used even when the direction of storage in the storage shelf and the direction of vehicles entering or leaving the pallet do not match.

[Structure of the invention]

Means for solving the above problems will be explained below using FIGS. 1 to 4, which correspond to embodiments. The three-dimensional hangar has a storage tower 10; a mounting section 160 in which a plurality of elongated materials are provided at intervals,
Storage shelves 16 provided in multiple stages within the storage tower 10
and; a horizontal transfer device 30 that moves horizontally to the storage shelf 16, and a transport cage 20 that moves vertically up and down within the storage tower 10. The horizontal transfer device 30 is a horizontally rotating pallet 3.
3, and this pallet 33 has a mounting section 35 in which a plurality of elongated materials are provided at intervals, and the mounting section 35 of the pallet 33 and the mounting section 1 of the storage shelf 16 are connected to each other.
60 is provided so that it can pass through between the elongated members. The operation of the present invention will be explained. When storing objects in a three-dimensional hangar, the transport cage 20 is lowered to the transporting position of the objects, and the objects are placed on pallets 33. After placing the stored items on pallet 33, motor 1
4 to rotate the winding drum 13 to wind up the wire 40 and raise the transport cage 20. When a suitable storage shelf 16 is located, the motor 14 is stopped so that the upper surface of the pallet 33 is slightly above the upper surface of the storage shelf 16. The saddle drive motor 39 is operated to move the pallet 33 to a position slightly above the storage shelf 16. When the motor 14 is rotated in the opposite direction and the winding drum 13 is rotated to unwind the wire 40 and the transport cage 20 is lowered, the pallet 33 passes through the storage shelf 16 and falls below the storage shelf 16.
The stored items on the pallet 33 are placed and stored on the placement section 160 of the storage shelf 16. The pallet 33 with stored items placed and stored on the storage shelf 16 is returned to its original position by operating the saddle drive motor 39. When taking out stored items placed and stored on the storage shelf 16, the above operations are generally performed in the reverse order. When using the above three-dimensional hangar as a parking tower. There are cases where the direction of storage in the storage shelf 16 and the direction of a car approaching from the road side to ride on the pallet 33 do not necessarily match.
Even in this case, by rotating the pallet 33, the vehicle can be stored in the storage shelf 16 regardless of the direction in which the vehicle enters or exits. Further, in order to prevent stored items from falling from the storage shelf 16 in the event of an earthquake, it is optional to provide a shelf of an appropriate height at the open end of the storage shelf 16.

【Example】

The present invention will be explained in more detail based on a parking tower as an embodiment shown in the drawings. Figure 1 is a schematic front view of the parking tower showing both the lowered and raised states of the transport cage, Figure 2 is a schematic view seen from the A-A direction in Figure 1, and Figure 3 is the main part of the horizontal transfer device. FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of the main parts of the drive section that rotates the horizontal shift device. Reference numeral 10 denotes a storage tower, which has pillars 11 made of H-shaped steel at its four corners, and the pillars 11 are erected on the ground E. A beam 12 is installed on the top of the storage tower 10. A winding drum 13 is mounted approximately in the center of the beam 12, and a motor 14 for rotating the winding drum 13 is mounted adjacent to the winding drum 13. A idler wheel 15 is provided at the end of the beam 12. A plurality of storage shelves 16 for accommodating automobiles C are vertically provided on both inner sides of the storage tower 10. The storage shelf 16 is configured with mounting portions 160 provided at two locations in the horizontal direction, separated by a distance equal to the wheel base of the automobile (see FIG. 2). Placement section 160
are provided with elongated members arranged at regular intervals to a length that allows the tires of the automobile C to be placed on them. Furthermore, a guide rail 17 is provided inside the support column 11 to guide a transport cage 20, which will be described later. A transport cage 20 that vertically moves up and down within the storage tower 10 is suspended from the storage tower 10 . The transport cage 20 has a machine frame 21, and the machine frame 2
A pulley 22 is provided at the top of 1. A wire rope 40 whose one end is fixed to the beam 12 is stretched over the pulley 22 and then over the winding drum 13. Winding drum 13
Then, in order to prevent idle rotation, the wire rope 40 is wrapped multiple times (5 times in the case of this example), and further,
It spans the idler wheel 15. A balance weight 41 is attached to the other end of the wire rope 40 with substantially the same structure as the transport cage 20, and the balance weight 41 moves up and down along the side wall of the storage tower 10. Note that a roller 23 is provided at the contact portion between the transport cage 20 and the guide rail 17, and is urged toward the guide rail 17 by an elastic body. A transfer rail 24 is provided in the lowermost part of the transport cage 20 in the horizontal direction, and a horizontal transfer device 30 is mounted on the transfer rail 24. The horizontal transfer device 30 includes a pair of saddles 31 placed on a transfer rail 24, and a girder 32 is installed between the saddles 31 (see FIG. 2). A pallet 33 is attached to the girder 32 so as to be horizontally rotatable, and the pallet 33 has two frames 34 arranged at an arbitrary interval near the center.
have. On the frame 34, a mounting part 35, which is formed by installing elongated materials at regular intervals and having a length on which the tires of the automobile C can be placed, is placed horizontally at a distance of the wheelbase of the automobile. It is set in place. In addition, the placing part 35 and the placing part 160 of the storage shelf 16
This means that the elongated materials can be inserted into each other and passed through each other. A floor plate 36 is provided between the placing portions 35, and end plates 37 are placed on both sides of the placing portion 35.
4 is installed. A saddle drive motor 39 is attached to one side of the saddle 31, and the pallet 33 is moved horizontally on the transfer rail 24 by driving the saddle drive motor 39. A hollow rotation shaft 50 is provided on the lower surface of the floor plate 36 of the pallet 33. (See Figures 2 and 3). An arbitrary number of rollers 51 are attached to the frame 34 around a rotating shaft 50. The roller 51 is placed on an annular running plate 52 provided on the girder 32. On the other hand, rollers 38 are arranged inside the girder 32 so as to surround the rotation shaft 50, and the rollers 38 come into contact with the rotation shaft 50 to hold the rotation shaft 50 vertically and to ensure smooth rotation. help. The lower end of the rotation shaft 50 is located slightly below the lower surface of the girder 32, and a flange 53 for turning is provided at the lower end. On the ground E below the transport cage 20, the transport cage 20 is located at the entry position of the automobile C, that is, at the first
In the figure, the drive roller 6 comes into contact with the flange 53 when the transport cage 20 is lowered to the lowest position.
0 is set. The drive roller 60 is driven by a motor 61 provided adjacent to it. Operation This embodiment operates as follows. When parking a car at the parking tower, the transport cage 20 is lowered to the entry position for the car C, and the car C is driven onto the pallet 33. When the automobile C is driven onto the pallet 33, the motor 61 drives the drive roller 60. As the drive roller 60 rotates, the flange 53 in contact with the drive roller 60 also rotates, and the pallet 33
becomes parallel to the storage shelf 16, that is, the second
In the figure, when the position shown by the imaginary line reaches the position shown by the solid line, the rotation of the motor 61 is stopped. The motor 14 is rotated to rotate the winding drum 13 to wind up the wire 40 and transfer it to the transport cage 2.
Increase 0. When the storage shelf 16 is at the appropriate position, move the motor 14 so that the top surface of the pallet 33 is slightly above the top surface of the storage shelf 16.
to stop. The saddle drive motor 39 is operated to move the pallet 33 to the storage shelf 16. At this time, the pallet 33 can be moved so that the pallet 33 is stacked on top of the storage shelf 16 because the pallet 33 and the storage shelf 160 are arranged so as to pass through each other. When the motor 14 is rotated in the opposite direction, the winding drum 13 is rotated in the opposite direction to unwind the wire 40, and the transport cage 20 is lowered, the automobile C moves from the loading section 35 of the pallet 33 to the loading section 16 of the storage shelf 16.
It is placed and stored on top of 0. The pallet 33 on which the automobile C is placed and stored on the storage shelf 16 operates the saddle drive motor 39 to return it to its original position. When the automobile C placed and stored on the storage shelf 16 is to be taken out, the above operations are generally performed in the reverse order. It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the illustrated embodiments, and numerous modifications are possible within the scope of the claims.

【Effect of the invention】

The present invention has the above-mentioned configuration, and it is not necessary to move all the lifts at all times, but only the transport cage necessary for loading and unloading automobiles, etc. needs to be moved, so that power consumption can be reduced. In addition, since the stored items are stored in storage shelves provided in the storage tower, even if a large earthquake occurs, there is no shaking like a lift, and cars and the like are less likely to fall from the storage shelves. Furthermore, it makes maximum use of the space above the land, eliminating wasted moving space and offering high storage capacity. Furthermore, the horizontal transfer device is equipped with a pallet that rotates horizontally, and when the multi-story hangar is used as a parking tower, the direction of storage in the storage shelf and the direction of cars approaching from the road side do not necessarily match. Even if the vehicle does not move, by rotating the pallet, the vehicle can be stored in the storage rack regardless of the direction in which the vehicle enters or exits. In addition, the pallet mounting section and the storage shelf mounting section are provided so that they can pass between each other's elongated materials, and the horizontal transfer device moves horizontally to the storage shelf and then transfers the material to the transport cage. Stored items are taken in and out by vertically moving up and down. In other words, there is no need for the pallet placement section to move over the storage placement section. Therefore, when loading and unloading stored items from storage shelves, the lifting distance of stored items is small, and when multiple storage shelves are installed in a storage tower, the distance between the upper and lower storage shelves can be narrowed, making it possible to reduce the distance of the entire storage tower. The height of the can be lowered.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of a parking tower showing the transport cage in its lowered and raised states at the same time; FIG.
3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the main part of the horizontal shift device, and FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of the main part of the drive unit that rotates the horizontal shift device. 10...Storage tower, 16...Storage shelf, 160
... Placing section, 20... Transport cage, 30... Horizontal transfer device, 33... Pallet, 35... Placing section.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A storage tower 10 ; A mounting section 1 in which a plurality of elongated materials are provided with gaps between them.
60, and a plurality of stages of storage shelves 16 are provided in the storage tower 10 ; and a horizontal transfer device 30 that horizontally moves up to the storage shelves 16 , and a conveyor that moves vertically up and down inside the storage tower 10 . The horizontal transfer device 30 includes a horizontally rotating pallet 33, and the pallet 33 has a mounting portion 35 in which a plurality of elongated materials are spaced apart, This is a three-dimensional hangar in which the mounting section 35 of the pallet 33 and the mounting section 160 of the storage shelf 16 are provided so that they can pass through each other's elongated materials.