JPH0454092Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to an article retrieval tool for taking out an article from a container having an opening, such as a cardboard box or a plastic container.

[Conventional technology]

As a conventional technique related to an article retrieval tool, the one described in Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. Sho 63-97635 is known.

To explain the conventional technology described in the above-mentioned publication, Utility Model Application Publication No. 63-97635 discloses a honeycomb structure in which a bending stopper is fitted to the intersection of the partition plates to regulate the partition direction. The case is described.

[The problem that the idea aims to solve]

However, the above-mentioned conventional technology had the following problems.

In other words, although the honeycomb case described in Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 63-97635 allows for accurate positioning of the partition plate, there is no mention of inserting the partition into a container in which an article is stored. ,
There is no suggestion whatsoever. Furthermore, even if one attempts to insert the partition into the container, it is extremely difficult to insert the partition reliably because no guide member is provided at the tip of the partition. In particular, if the items stored in the container are arranged in a disordered manner, the items will hit the partition, making it impossible to insert the partition.

Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to be able to reliably take out articles stored in a certain arrangement in a container such as a cardboard box or a plastic container having an opening, and particularly to remove articles stored in a certain arrangement in a container such as a cardboard box or a plastic container having an opening. To provide a tool for reliably taking out an article even if the object is disturbed.

[Means to solve the problem]

The present invention is an article retrieval tool for taking out articles stored in a certain arrangement in a container having an opening in a manner corresponding to the arrangement of the stored articles, the tip of which is inserted into the opening of the container. , comprising partitions disposed in an intersecting manner to partition the articles according to the arrangement of the stored states of the articles, and a guide member protruding from the tip of the intersection of the partitions to guide the partition between the articles. The above object has been achieved by providing an article retrieval tool characterized by the following features:

In addition, it is preferable that the tip of the partition is formed into a sawtooth shape.

[Effect]

According to the article retrieval tool of the present invention, the guide member and the distal end of the partition are inserted into the container, and the articles stored in the container are partitioned in accordance with the arrangement of the stored conditions. Even if the arrangement is disordered, the disorder can be corrected by the guide member and taken out reliably.

〔Example〕

First, an article retrieval tool according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described based on an example of a parts transfer device using the article retrieval tool. The article take-out tool of this embodiment is suitable for taking out bottle-shaped parts such as kitchen detergent, laundry detergent, shampoo, conditioner, etc. from a container having an opening.

FIGS. 1a and 1b are perspective views showing an example of an article transfer device using the article retrieval tool of this embodiment,
Figure a shows a device to which the article transfer device is applied, and figure b shows a state in which the container and the article removal tool of this embodiment are reversed to the article cutting tool side by the reversing device of the article transfer device. FIG. 2 is a side view of FIG. 1a.

As shown in FIGS. 1A and 2, the article transfer device A using the article retrieval tool of this embodiment is a storage facility C for storing articles B stored in a container 10.
, the container 10 is taken out, and the article supply device D
In this case, only the article B in the container 10 is transferred,
It is located between the storage facility C and the article supply device D.

Thus, the article transfer device A has partitions 21 disposed in a cross-shaped manner to partition the articles B one by one, corresponding to the arrangement of the plurality of articles B stored in the container 10. The article retrieval tool 20 of this embodiment is provided with a guide member 27 that protrudes from the tip of the intersecting portion of the partition 21 and guides the partition 21 between the articles B stored in the container 10.
, a container retrieval device 30 that retrieves the container 10 from the storage facility C, an article retrieval tool 20, and the container 10.
A reversing device 40 having a superimposing device 41 for overlapping containers, a carriage 50 on which these container takeout device 30 and reversing device 40 are mounted, and a stacker crane 60 that supports the carriage 50 so as to be able to move up and down. There is.

Further, the storage facility C includes a plurality of rows and multiple stages of fluidized shelves 70, which will be described later. It is mainly composed of

Next, each of the above components will be explained in more detail.

First, the article retrieval device 20 and container retrieval device 3 of this embodiment, which constitute the article transfer device A, will be described.
0, the reversing device 40, etc. will be explained.

As shown in FIG. 3a, the article retrieval tool 20 of this embodiment includes partitions 21 arranged in a cross-shaped manner, a guide member 27 having a conical upper part, and a shutter 2.
The partition 21 protrudes outward from a base 24 along the open end of the portable casing 23 of the article retrieval tool 20, and has a serrated tip. . Further, a guide member 27 is provided to protrude from the tip of the intersecting portion of the partition 21. Then, the protruding tip portion of the partition 21 and the guide member 27 are turned over to the opening 11 side of the container 10 as shown in FIGS. Then, the guide member 27 of the article retrieval tool 20 first enters the gap 12 formed by the four articles B, and then the tip of the partition 21 is inserted between the article B and another article B. is formed. Therefore, the container 10 and the article removal tool 2
Even if the centering with respect to the partition 21 is slightly off, the item B is corrected to the partition 21 position.
is inserted. The partition 21 is partitioned into an article storage section 26 that stores articles B one by one according to the arrangement (4 rows x 3 columns) of articles B stored in the container 10, as shown in FIG. 3a. It is configured. Further, the shutter 22 is made of one plate, and is located at the base end of the partition 21 of the article removal device 20 so that all the articles B can be transferred almost simultaneously to an article cutting device 80 of an article supplying device D, which will be described later. After the article B is transferred from the article removal tool 20 to the article cutting tool 80, according to the picking command,
It is configured to cut the articles B into a spiral chute 90 via a chute 91 and arrange them therein.

The container removal device 30 also includes a pantograph-type lifting device (not shown) provided on the carriage 50 of the stacker crane 60, a fixed conveyor 31 placed on the lifting device, and a pivot point 3.
2, the container removal side can be swung up and down,
Furthermore, it is configured to include a traveling conveyor 33 that travels so as to advance to the fluidization shelf 70.

Further, the reversing device 40 includes the stacker crane 6
a carriage 42 that runs on the carriage 50 of 0 in the flow direction of the containers 10 stored in the fluidization shelf 70, that is, in the front-rear direction with respect to the fluidization shelf 70;
A frame 43 erected on the running platform 42, a rotating shaft 44 supported near the upper end of the frame 43,
The axial direction of the rotating shaft 44 (hereinafter referred to as the left-right direction)
a first gripping hand 45 that opens and closes to grip the article retrieval tool 20; and a rotation shaft 4 of the first gripping hand 45.
A guide member 46 hanging down near the fourth side, and a second gripping hand that moves up and down while gripping the container 10 along the guide member 46 and stacks the container 10 on the article removal tool 20 gripped by the first gripping hand 45. 47 etc. Of these, the first and second gripping hands 45, 47 and the guide member 46 constitute the overlapping device 41,
The reversing device 40 is configured to integrally rotate the overlapping device 41 about a rotating shaft 44 as a fulcrum. Note that the first gripping hand 45 is attached to the rotating shaft 44
The screw shaft 8 is supported by a frame 43 in parallel with the screw shaft 8, that is, the screw shaft 48 has a right-hand thread on one side and a left-hand thread on the other from the center of the shaft. . Furthermore, an engagement protrusion (not shown) is provided on the inside of the first gripping hand 45 to engage with an engagement recess 25 formed near the base 24 on both sides of the open end of the article retrieval tool 20. , the first gripping hand 45 is configured to be able to reliably grip the article retrieval tool 20, and also to prevent the article retrieval tool 20 from falling during reversal. Also, the second
The gripping hand 47 is configured by a parallelogram-shaped link mechanism (not shown) having one side of the gripping hand base that moves up and down along the guide member 46.
Move the container 10 in the left and right direction until the desired gripping interval is reached.
is configured to grip. Further, a screw shaft (not shown) is provided inside the guide member 46, and by driving the screw shaft, the second gripping hand 47 is raised and lowered.

Furthermore, the Statzker crane 60
It is configured to run on a running rail 61 shown in FIG. It is configured.

Next, the fluidizing shelf 70 constituting the storage facility C, the article cutting tool 80 and the spiral chute 90 constituting the article supply device D will be explained.

The fluidization shelf 70 of the storage facility C is composed of a plurality of rows and stages of inclined roller conveyors, and a take-out opening 71 is formed at the front end of the inclined roller conveyor, and a stopper 72 is provided at the front end of the inclined roller conveyor. The container 10 is configured so that it slides down the inclined roller conveyor due to its own weight and is stopped by a stopper 72.

In addition, the article cutting tool 80 of the article supply device D
is a housing 81 configured to store the article B transferred from the article retrieval tool 20 and cut it out one by one, and send the article B to the spiral chute 9.
It is fixedly installed on the upper part of the chute 91 that guides the user to zero. Then, the partition 2 of the article removal tool 20
1, a partition 8 separates the articles B one by one.
2, and a shutter 83 (fourth
(see figure). Further, a guide plate 84 is provided at the upper end of the article cutting tool 80 to guide the article picking tool 20 so as to be smoothly stacked on the article cutting tool 80.

Further, the spiral chute 90 connects each article cutting tool 80 via a plurality of chute 91.
It is configured to transport and supply the article B cut out from the container to a desired container or the like (not shown).

In addition, in the space formed between the spiral chute 90 and the article cutting tool 80, the article removing tool 20 is inverted by the reversing device 40 of the article transfer device A, and the article cutting tool 80 is piled up. An empty container discharging conveyor 100 is disposed at approximately the same height as the container 10 in this state, and the empty container 10 is transferred to the second gripping hand 47.
The empty container is transferred to the empty container discharge conveyor 100 by
It is configured to discharge the empty container 10 out of the system.

In addition, if the container 10 is a cardboard box or plastic container having an opening 11 on the top, as shown in FIG.
However, if the container 10 is packaged in a cardboard box or the like, the opening 11 is formed by cutting the top part in advance, and then the container 10 is supplied to the flow shelf 70.
It would be better to supply it to

Next, an example of a mode of transferring articles by the above-mentioned article transferring apparatus A using the article retrieval tool of the present invention will be described.

A plurality of containers 10 each storing one type of article B are stored in each take-out opening 71 of the fluidized shelf 70 in the storage facility C.

On the other hand, when the article B stored in the article retrieval tool 20 is transferred to the article cutter 80, the reversing device 40 moves the empty article retrieval tool by the movement of the stacker crane 60 and the lifting and lowering of the carriage 50. Move to the position opposite 20,
The empty container 10 is pushed out onto the empty container discharge conveyor 100 by the tip of the second gripping hand 47.
That is, while the interval between the second gripping hands 47 is made slightly smaller than the width of the container 10, the carriage 42 is advanced in the direction of the empty container discharge conveyor 100, that is, the flow shelf 7
If 0 is used as a reference, the empty container 10 is transferred to the empty container discharge conveyor 100 by moving backward. Further, when the empty container 10 is transferred, since the first gripping hand 45 is located outside the engagement recess 25 of the article retrieval tool 20, the first gripping hand 45 is closed and the object retrieval tool is closed. 20. The first gripping hand 45 is the article retrieval tool 20
When gripping, the first gripping hand 45 rotates approximately 10 degrees clockwise in the side view shown in FIG.
The traveling table 42 moves forward in the direction of the fluidization shelf 70 to the position shown by the solid line in the figure, and the first gripping hand 45
However, in this state, the first gripping hand 45 is further rotated clockwise by 170°, and the first gripping hand 45 is in the state shown by the solid line in FIG.

Further, as the stacker crane 60 travels and the carriage 50 moves up and down, the reversing device 40 moves to a desired position, and the container unloading device 30 moves the container 1 stored in the desired unloading opening 71.
Extract 0. That is, when the carriage 50 of the stacker crane 60 stops at a desired position, the traveling conveyor 33 moves forward toward the take-out opening 71 and swings the container take-out side upward about its pivot point 32, thereby removing the containers. When one container 10 is taken out, the traveling conveyor 33 moves backward and carries the container 10 to a predetermined position on the fixed conveyor 31.

After that, the fixed conveyor 31 and the traveling conveyor 33
When the container 10 is raised to the centering position via a pantograph type lifting device (not shown), the second gripping hand 47 grips the side surface of the removed container 10 while supporting the bottom surface thereof, and also centers the container 10 . After centering, the second gripping hand 47
The gripped container 10 is lifted up to the vicinity of the base 24 of the article retrieval tool 20 by rising along the guide member 46, and the tip of the partition 21 protrudes downward from the base 24, as shown in FIGS. 3c and 3d. Then, the guide member 27 is inserted into the container 10 and stopped. Therefore, the guide member 27 is first inserted into the gap 12 formed by the four articles B among the articles arranged in a matrix in the container 10, and then the tip of the partition 21 is inserted, so that the container 1
The articles B stored in the storage compartment 0 can be reliably partitioned into individual items. In addition, an article removal tool 20 and a container 10 are also provided.
When these are placed one on top of the other, as shown in Figure 3c, if a gap δ of approximately 5 mm is left, article B can be placed in container 1.
0 to the article retrieval tool 20 can be smoothly transferred.

As described above, the base 2 of the article retrieval tool 20
4 and the opening 11 of the container 10 are overlapped with each other, the reversing device 40 is driven and the article removal tool 2
0 and container 10 are inverted as shown in FIG. 1b. That is, with the rotating shaft 44 as a fulcrum, the first and second
The gripping hands 45, 47 and the guide member 46 are reversed counterclockwise in FIG. To explain this reversal operation in more detail, after the first gripping hand 45 rotates approximately 170 degrees counterclockwise, the traveling base 42 moves backward,
After positioning the article retrieving tool 20 which is in the process of reversing substantially above the article cutting tool 80, the first gripping hand 45 further rotates approximately 10 degrees counterclockwise, and the article retrieving tool 20 and the article retrieving tool 20 are placed on the article cutting tool 80. Container 10
are superimposed. This reversing action causes the container 1
The articles B stored in 0 are separated one by one by partitions 21 and placed in article retrieval tool 2.
Transferred to 0.

When the article picking tool 20 and the container 10 overlap on the article cutting tool 80, the first gripping hand 45
opens to release the article retrieval tool 20, and
After the second gripping hand 47 is also opened to release the container 10, the carriage 42 moves forward and stands by in preparation for transferring the next article B.

Article B stored in article cutting tool 80
However, when the shutters 83 corresponding to the article rows are sequentially opened and the articles B are dropped into the chute 91, and all the articles B have been cut out from the article cutting tool 80, the shutter 2 of the article removing tool 20 is opened.
2 in the direction of the arrow in FIG.
0 All stored articles B are cut out with article cutting tool 8
0 automatically.

As described above, the articles B transferred to the article cutting tool 80 are moved to the shutter 83 according to the desired number of items in the picking command, as shown in FIG.
When the container is opened and the articles B are sequentially cut out, the cut articles B are conveyed to a desired container or the like (not shown) via the chute 91 and the spiral chute 90. Incidentally, since the plurality of chute 91 are respectively connected to one spiral chute 90 at different heights, different types of articles B can be cut from the plurality of article cutting tools 80 into one piece at almost the same time. It is possible to automatically arrange goods into containers, etc.

Above, one embodiment of the article retrieval tool of the present invention, one embodiment of the article transfer device using the same, and the manner of transferring the article have been described, but the present invention is limited to these examples and embodiments. For example, even if the article retrieval tool 20 shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 is used, the same effects as in the above embodiment can be obtained.

That is, FIG. 4 shows a second embodiment of the article retrieval tool 20, in which an article B having a different shape from the article B shown in FIG. 3, that is, a flat plastic bottle with a cap on the head. FIG. 3 is a perspective view schematically showing a state in which an article removal tool 20 for transferring the screwed article B and an article cutting tool 80 are overlapped, and shows a state when the article B is cut out. Note that there is a certain amount of clearance 12 at the top (cap side) of the articles B arranged in 4 rows and 2 columns in the container 10, and if the container 10 is overturned, etc., the arrangement is likely to be disturbed. Therefore, the partition 21 of the article B is protruded from the base 24, and when the article B is placed over the container 10, the tip of the partition 21 and the guide member 27 are below the shoulder of the article B. Formed to reach. Therefore, even if the arrangement of the articles B is slightly disordered in the container 10 due to the gaps 12 between the articles stored in the container 10, the container 10 will be superimposed on the article removal tool 20 when taking out the articles B. When doing so, first insert the guide member 27 into the gap 12.
is inserted, and then the tip of the partition 21 is inserted to correct the articles B to their original arrangement state, and the partition 21 is subsequently inserted, so that the container 10
The articles B stored in the article B can be reliably separated into individual pieces and taken out into the portable casing 23 of the article retrieval tool 20.

Further, FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a third embodiment of the article takeout tool 20, which is an article takeout tool 20 for taking out the same article B as the article B shown in FIG. 4 from the container 10, Unlike the article retrieval tool 20 shown in FIG. 4, the shutter 22 is provided near the base 24, the article storage section 26 and the portable casing 23 are omitted, and therefore only the tip of the partition 21 shown in FIG. The article retrieval tool 20 is configured with a partition 21 formed from. When the article retrieval tool 20 and the container 10 are turned over as shown in FIG.
0 while the article retrieval tool 20 is still stored in the
Waits for the article B to be taken out and transferred to the article cutting tool 80. In other words, the container 10 is the portable casing 23 in each of the above-mentioned article removal tools 20.
It will be playing the role of When a transfer command is given to the article cutting tool 80, the shutter 22 is opened and the article B stored in the container 10 is transferred to the article cutting tool 80.

Note that the lower columnar part of the guide member 27 may be extended to the vicinity of the shutter 22, and the guide member 2
The shape of the upper part of 7 may be a pyramid, an arrowhead, a bullet, a hemisphere, or the like. The material of the guide member 27 is not particularly limited, but it is preferably made of a material that does not damage the article, such as plastic. When the guide member 27 is made of plastic and is shaped like a cannonball, as shown in FIG. A groove 27a corresponding to each partition 21 that intersects the lower cylindrical portion that fits into the intersecting portion of the partition 21 is provided, and the notch edge 21a of the partition 21 is sandwiched by the groove 27a.
The guide member 27 may be fixed to.

Further, the opening 11 of the container 10 is
0, the articles B may be stored in the container 10 in multiple stages, and the partition 21
However, the articles B stored in the container 10 may be partitioned into two or more pieces.

[Effect of idea]

As described above, the article retrieval tool of the present invention inserts the guide member and the tip of the partition into the container, partitions the articles stored in the container in accordance with the arrangement of the stored state, and ensures that the objects remain in the stored state. can be taken out. In addition, even if there is some disorder in the arrangement of the items stored in the container, the disorder can be corrected by the guide member and the tips of the partitions to the correct storage condition, and the items can be partitioned into desired quantities. You can definitely take it out.

Moreover, if the tip of the partition is formed into a serrated shape, the partition can be easily inserted into the container, and the article can be taken out more reliably.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

1A and 1B are perspective views showing an example of an article transfer device using an article retrieval tool according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1A is a diagram showing an apparatus to which the article transfer device is applied; FIG. 2B is a diagram showing a state in which the container and the article removal tool of this embodiment are reversed to the article cutting tool side by the reversing device of the article transfer device, FIG. 2 is a side view of FIG. 1A, Figure 3a
1 is a perspective view showing the first embodiment of the article retrieval tool constituting the article transfer device, FIG. FIG. 4 is a front view showing a state in which the containers shown in FIG. , a perspective view showing a state in which a container containing an article having a different shape from the article shown in FIG. 3b and an article removal tool are inverted and superimposed on the article cutting tool; FIG. 5 is an embodiment of the embodiment shown in FIG. 3; 6 is a perspective view showing a state in which the article removing tool is superimposed on the article cutting tool, which is an article removing tool for taking out the same article as the article shown in FIG. The figure is a perspective view showing an example of a guide member. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10... Container, 11... Opening, 20... Article removal tool, 21... Partition, 27... Guide member, B... Article.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] (1) An article retrieval tool for taking out articles stored in a certain arrangement in a container having an opening in a manner corresponding to the arrangement of the stored articles, which partitions arranged in an intersecting manner, the ends of which are inserted into the sections to partition the articles according to the arrangement of the stored states of the articles, and guide the partitions between the articles at the tips of the intersecting sections of the partitions; An article retrieval tool characterized by having a protruding guide member. (2) The tips of the partitions are serrated,
The article retrieval tool according to claim (1).