CN111247085B - Brick transport and storage system - Google Patents
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A brick transport and storage system, comprising: a block support structure comprising a loading plane for a plurality of blocks; an Automatic Guided Vehicle (AGV) comprising: a main body; a protruding frame extending from the main body; a pair of forks located laterally of the projecting frame and vertically movable to raise or lower the brick support structure. The brick support structure and the automatic guide cart are configured such that at least a portion of the protruding frame is insertable below a loading plane of the brick support structure when the support structure is resting on a floor surface. The brick support structure comprises first and second centring seats, the automatic guided vehicle further comprising first, second, third and fourth elevated elements, at least two of which are shaped as first and second centring elements which can be coupled to the first and second centring seats of the brick support structure, respectively, to elevate the brick support structure from the floor surface to centre the brick support structure relative to the automatic guided vehicle during transport.
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Technical Field
The present invention relates to the field of brick transport and storage systems, which may comprise a plurality of brick support structures and a plurality of Automatic Guided Vehicles (AGVs) for lifting, transporting or stacking a brick support structure on another support structure.
Background
It is known to produce continuously large-size bricks (for example 1600mm x 3200mm), which must be stored in warehouses; the bricks are then collected from the warehouse and possibly cut into smaller sizes (e.g. 300mm x 300mm), packaged and shipped.
This intermediate step of warehousing allows the production (continuous completion) and packaging and shipping (depending on the customer's requirements) of the blocks to be independent of each other.
In more detail, the bricks produced continuously by the production line are transferred stepwise onto a brick support structure arranged at the outlet of the production line.
Each upright 102 has a first coupling profile 106 at a first opposite end 107 and a second coupling profile 108 at a second opposite end 109 opposite the first opposite end 107.
The second coupling profile 108 may be a centering element 111 with a conical shape, while the first coupling profile 106 may be a centering seat 112 with a conical shape: in this manner, when a block support structure 100 is stacked on another block support structure 120, centering elements 111 of block support structure 120 engage in centering seats 112 of block support structure 100, and as a result, block support structure 100 is centered with respect to the other block support structure 120. In this way, during the stacking operation, positioning errors of the brick support structure 100 on the other brick support structure 120 (within certain limits defined by the dimensions of the centering elements 111 and the centering seats 112) can be corrected.
The loading plane 101 is fixed to the plurality of uprights 102 so as to be interposed between the first coupling profile 106 and the second coupling profile 108 of each of the plurality of uprights 102.
Once the brick support structure 100 is loaded with bricks 110, it is transferred to the warehouse by an Automatic Guided Vehicle (AGV)140 and stacked (in the manner described above) on other brick support structures that have also been loaded with bricks 110.
It is known that the automatic guided vehicle 140 is able to carry the brick support structure 100 from one location to another inside the warehouse with high precision, unless there are errors corrected, for example, during stacking, due to the presence of the centering elements 111 and the centering seats 112 described previously.
The automated guided vehicle 140 may include: a main body 141; a protruding frame 142 protruding from the body 141 and further including a first arm 143 and a second arm 144 located at the sides and parallel to each other; a pair of forks 145 disposed between first arm 143 and second arm 144 and vertically movable to raise or lower brick support structure 100; a first rolling element 146, mounted idle on the first arm 143, for rolling on the floor surface; a second rolling element (not shown) is mounted idle on the second arm 144 for rolling on the floor surface.
The automatic guide cart is configured such that first arm 143 and second arm 144 can be inserted below loading plane 101 of brick support structure 100 when support structure 2 is resting on a floor surface.
The following is an explanation of the function of the automatic guide cart 140 for transporting the brick support structure 100 from the exit of the production line on top of the other brick support structure stack 130 loaded with bricks 110.
The automated guide cart 140 is brought close to the brick support structure 100 to be transported with the pair of forks 145 in a relatively lowered position (i.e. a few centimeters from the floor surface) so that the first and second arms 143, 144 move below the loading plane 101 of the brick support structure 100 to be transported. Thereafter, a pair of forks 145 are activated to raise (a few centimeters from the floor surface is sufficient) block support structure 100 to be transported. Automatic guide car 140 (with brick support structure 100 and bricks 110 loaded thereon) then moves toward the preselected pile of brick support structures 130 on which brick support structure 100 must be released.
However, during transport, vibrations and irregularities of the floor surface (such as bumps or depressions) may cause relative displacement of the brick support structure 100 with respect to the pair of forks 145, even if in practice only a few centimeters: the relative displacement is not detected by the automated guided vehicle 140. As a result, it may happen that the automatic guide car 140 releases the brick support 100 in a staggered manner with respect to the brick support stack 130, the positioning error being too great to be compensated by the centering element 111 and the centering seat 112: the consequences can be severe because the brick support structure 100 may fall onto a pre-existing pile of brick support structures 130 and may damage the brick support structure 100 of the pile 130 and the opposing bricks 110 contained therein and/or may fall onto the automatic guide cart 140 itself, risking injury to people who may be located nearby.
The only way to reduce the risk of the brick support structure 100 being released incorrectly on the brick support structure stack 130 is to move the automatic guide cart 140 at a low speed during transport to reduce the likelihood of the brick support structure 100 shifting relative to the pair of forks 145. However, this is not an optimal solution as it reduces, but does not eliminate, the possibility of the brick support structure 100 being released erroneously on the other brick support structure stacks 130, and also increases transport time, which may require the use of a greater number of automatic guide cars 140 inside the warehouse, resulting in increased costs.
Another partial remedy to the risk of erroneous release of brick support structure 100 in brick support structure stack 130 may be to provide brick support structure 100 with prongs (not shown) constructed from tubular or C-shaped elements: in this way, however, only relative displacement of block support structure 100 in the lateral direction is restricted, and relative displacement in the longitudinal direction is not restricted.
The above-mentioned disadvantages also occur when the automatic guide cart 140 must collect the brick support structure 100 from the brick support structure 130 and bring it to the packing station. Also in this case, during transport, brick support structure 100 can move relative to the pair of forks 145 in a predictable manner and then be released at the packing station in an incorrect position and orientation, which can create problems with respect to the collection step of bricks 110 arranged on brick support structure 100 and possible impediments to the packing process.
Also in this case, in order to reduce the risk of releasing the brick support structure 100 by mistake at the packing station, it is possible to provide a partial remedy as described above, namely to move the automatic guide car 140 at low speed during transport and possibly to provide a fork seat for the brick support structure 100.
Alternatively, the packaging station may be provided with a television camera system for identifying the position and orientation of the brick support structure 100 and gripping means capable of collecting bricks 110 even when the bricks are not arranged and oriented in a predetermined manner, which may require high cost and bulk.
Disclosure of Invention
In view of the above, the present invention aims to eliminate the above drawbacks.
The above objects are achieved by a brick transport and storage system according to the following technical solution: a brick transport and storage system, comprising: a brick support structure configured to be lifted, transported and stacked, and further comprising a loading plane for supporting a plurality of bricks stacked on one another and a plurality of columns for supporting the loading plane; an automated guided vehicle, further comprising: a main body; a protruding frame extending from the main body; a pair of forks located laterally of the projecting frame and vertically movable to raise or lower the brick support structure; the brick support structure and the automatic guided vehicle are configured such that: at least a portion of the projecting frame is insertable below a loading plane of the brick support structure when the support structure is resting on a floor surface; the brick support structure includes a first centering seat and a second centering seat; the automatic guided vehicle includes a first elevated element, a second elevated element, a third elevated element, and a fourth elevated element; wherein the first elevation element, the second elevation element, the third elevation element and the fourth elevation element are mounted on the projection frame itself and are vertically movable between an elevated position and a lowered position; wherein at least two of the first elevated element, the second elevated element, the third elevated element, and the fourth elevated element are shaped as first and second centering elements that are couplable to first and second centering seats, respectively, of the brick support structure; the brick support structure and the automatic guided vehicle are configured such that: when the brick support structure is arranged on the floor surface and at least a portion of the projecting frame is inserted below the loading plane of the brick support structure in a relatively inserted position, then activating the first, second, third and fourth lifting elements towards the raised position determines: the brick support structure being raised from the floor surface for transporting the brick support structure; the coupling of the first centering element with the first centering seat and the coupling of the second centering element with the second centering seat, thereby centering the brick support structure relative to the automatic guided vehicle; when the brick support structure is arranged on a pair of forks of the automatic guided vehicle in a relative loading position, the lowering of the pair of forks and the activation of the first elevation element, the second elevation element, the third elevation element and the fourth elevation element towards the relative elevation position determine: the brick support structure is released on the first raised element, the second raised element, the third raised element, and the fourth raised element, thereby separating the pair of forks; the coupling of the first centering element with the first centering seat and the coupling of the second centering element with the second centering seat thereby centering the brick support structure relative to the automatic guided vehicle.
During transport, due to the coupling between the centering elements and the centering seats, the brick support structure can be supported by the raising elements and kept centered with respect to the automatic guided vehicle. In this way, vibrations and irregularities (bumps, depressions, etc.) of the floor surface advantageously do not change the relative position of the brick support structure with respect to the automatic guide car during transport.
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Particular embodiments of the invention will be described in the following portions of the specification in accordance with the contents set forth in the claims and with the aid of the drawings, in which:
fig. 1 is a side view of a block support structure of a known type;
fig. 2 is a side view of a stack of block support structures formed from a block support structure of the type shown in fig. 1;
figures 3 and 4 are a top view and a side view, respectively, of an automatic guided vehicle of known type;
fig. 5 is a top view of an automatic guided vehicle that is part of a brick transport and storage system that is the object of the present invention, according to a first embodiment;
fig. 6 is a side view of the automatic guide cart of fig. 5 and a pile of brick support structures also as part of a brick transport and storage system according to the first embodiment during a first collection step of collecting brick support structures from the pile of bricks;
fig. 7 is a side view of the automatic guide vehicle of fig. 5 during a second collection step of collecting a brick support structure from a pile of bricks;
fig. 8 is a side view of the automatic guide vehicle of fig. 5 during a third collection step of collecting a brick support structure from a pile of bricks;
fig. 9-10 are side views, taken from opposite sides, of the automatic guided vehicle of fig. 5 during a fourth collection step of collecting a brick support structure from a pile of bricks;
fig. 11 is a front view of the automatic guided vehicle of fig. 5 during a fourth collection step of collecting a brick support structure from a pile of bricks;
fig. 12 is a side view of the automatic guide vehicle of fig. 5 and a pile of brick support structures also as part of a brick transport and storage system according to the first embodiment during a first collection step of collecting brick support structures from a pile from a floor surface;
fig. 13 is a side view of the automatic guided vehicle of fig. 5 during a second collection step of collecting a block support structure from a pile of blocks from a floor surface;
fig. 14 is a top view of an automated guided vehicle that is part of a brick transport and storage system, object of the present invention, according to a second embodiment;
fig. 15 is a top view of an automated guided vehicle that is part of a brick transport and storage system that is the object of this invention, according to a third embodiment;
fig. 16 is a top view of an automated guided vehicle that is part of a brick transport and storage system, object of the present invention, according to a fourth embodiment.
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With reference to the figures, numeral 1 indicates as a whole a brick transport and storage system, object of the present invention, comprising a brick support structure 2 and an automatic guide cart 3.
The brick support structure 2 is configured to be lifted, transported and stacked, and includes: a loading plane 21 for supporting a plurality of bricks 22 stacked on top of each other and a plurality of studs 23 for supporting the loading plane 21 (see fig. 6-10, 12-13).
The automatic guided vehicle 3 (hereinafter also referred to as "AGV" 3) includes: a main body 31; a protrusion frame 32 extending from the body 31; a pair of forks 33 located at the sides of the projecting frame 32 and vertically movable to raise or lower the brick support structure 2 (see fig. 6-10, 12-13).
The brick support structure 2 and the automatic guide vehicle 3 are configured such that: at least a portion of the projecting frame 32 may be inserted below the loading plane 21 of the brick support structure 2 when the support structure 2 is resting on a floor surface.
Further, the brick support structure 2 includes a first pair of centering seats 24 and a second pair of centering seats 25 (see fig. 6-10).
The automatic guided vehicle 3 further includes a first elevating member 34, a second elevating member 35, a third elevating member 36, and a fourth elevating member 37.
The first 34, second 35, third 36 and fourth 37 raising elements are mounted on the projecting frame 32 itself and are vertically movable between a raised position S and a lowered position a (fig. 6 to 10, 12 to 13).
At least two of the first 34, second 35, third 36 and fourth 37 elevated elements are shaped as first 38 and second 39 centering elements which can be coupled to the first 24 and second 25 centering seats, respectively, of the brick support structure 2 (see fig. 5, 15 and 16).
The brick support structure 2 and the automatic guide vehicle 3 are configured such that:
when the brick support structure 2 is arranged on a floor surface and at least a portion of the projecting frame 32 is inserted below the loading plane 21 of the brick support structure 2 in the relative insertion position, then activating the first 34, second 35, third 36 and fourth 37 raising elements towards the raised position S determines: the brick support structure 2 is raised from the floor surface for transporting the brick support structure 2; the coupling of the first centering element 38 with the first centering seat 24 and the coupling of the second centering element 39 with the second centering seat 25, so as to center the brick support structure 2 with respect to the automatic guided vehicle 3;
when the brick support structure 2 is arranged on the pair of forks 33 of the automatic guided vehicle 3 in the relative loading position, the lowering of the pair of forks 33 and the activation of the first 34, second 35, third 36 and fourth 37 raising elements towards the relative raised position S determines: brick support structure 2 is released over first raised element 34, second raised element 35, third raised element 36 and fourth raised element 37, thereby separating the pair of forks 33; the coupling of the first centering element 38 with the first centering seat 24 and the coupling of the second centering element 39 with the second centering seat 25 centers the brick support structure 2 relative to the automatic guided vehicle 3.
In detail, the loading plane 21 of the brick support structure 2 may include: an upper side 26 arranged to rest a plurality of bricks 22 thereon, thereby stacking the bricks 22 on top of one another; an underside 27, at which the first 24 and second 25 centring seats are arranged (see figures 6 to 7).
The drop frame 32 may be part of the frame of an AGV 3.
The protruding frame 32 may have a substantially planar shape in the sense that the relative thickness may be much smaller (at least one fifth, preferably at least one tenth) than the width and length of the protruding frame 32.
The reach frame 32 may protrude from the lower portion of the body 31 of the AGV3 and may be, for example, 5 to 30 centimeters from the floor surface.
The projecting frame 32 of the automatic guided vehicle 3 preferably comprises a first arm 40 and a second arm 41 located laterally to each other and to the pair of forks 33; further, the first raising element 34 and the second raising element 35 are carried by a first arm 40, and the third raising element 36 and the fourth raising element 37 are carried by a second arm 41 (see fig. 5, 15, 14 and 16).
This arrangement advantageously provides good distribution of the weight of the brick support structure 2 over the projecting frame 32 and ensures stability of the brick support structure 2 on the AGV3 itself during transport.
The first arm 40 may have a free end; the second arm 41 may also have a free end. Alternatively, the free end of the first arm 40 and the free end of the second arm 41 may be connected by a transverse element (not shown) such that the first arm 40, the second arm 41 and the transverse element form a frame.
The first arm 40 and the second arm 41 may be parallel to each other and arranged on opposite sides with respect to the pair of forks 33 (see fig. 5, 15, 14 and 16).
The first arm 40 and the second arm 41 may rotate substantially horizontally.
The AGV3 may include a rolling device 42 for moving the AGV3 itself.
The rolling means 42 may comprise a first rolling element 43 for rolling on the floor surface and a second rolling element 44 for rolling on the floor surface.
The projecting frame 32 may carry a first rolling element 43 and a second rolling element 44.
The first arm 40 may carry a first rolling element 43 and the second arm 41 may carry a second rolling element 44 (see fig. 9-10).
The first rolling element 43 may be an idler roller or wheel.
The second rolling element 44 may be a roller or an idler roller.
Further, AGV3 may include: a vertical post 45 extending from the main body 31; a carriage 46 carrying the pair of forks 33 and slidable along the vertical upright 45 to raise and lower the pair of forks 33 along the vertical upright 45 (see fig. 6 to 10).
The first centering element 38 and the second centering element 39 preferably have a conical shape, while the first centering seat 24 and the second centering seat 25 are conical seats (see fig. 9 to 11).
The conical coupling between the first centring elements 38 and the first centring seats 24 and between the second centring elements 39 and the second centring seats 25 is advantageous because it is easy to achieve and allows centring of the brick support structure 2 with respect to the AGV3, even if the first centring seats 24 and the second centring seats 25 are staggered by a few centimetres with respect to the first centring elements 38 and the second centring elements 39.
If there is misalignment, when the first 34, second 35, third 36 and fourth 37 raised elements are coupled to the brick support structure 2, then the conical surfaces of the first 38-first 24 and second 39-second 25 centering elements in pairs slide relative to each other to achieve centering of the brick support structure 2 relative to the AGV 3.
When the brick support structure 2 is centered relative to the AGV3, the AGV3 knows exactly where and in which orientation the brick support structure 2 has above the first and second arms 40, 41.
The conical coupling profiles of the first centring element 38 and of the first centring seat 24 are preferably not complementary, so as to prevent the first centring element 38 from wedging into the first centring seat 24; the same considerations apply to the second centering element 39 and to the second centering seat 25.
Only two (and therefore not more than two) of the first 34, second 35, third 36 and fourth 37 raised elements are preferably shaped as first 38 and second 39 centring elements (see figures 5 to 10, 12 to 13 and 15 to 16).
This is advantageous because it enables the first centring element 38, the second centring element 39, the first centring seat 24 and the second centring seat 25 to be conical seats with greater working tolerances. A greater degree of inaccuracy is also permitted between the first centring element 38 and the second centring seat 39 on the one hand and the first centring seat 24 and the second centring seat 25 on the other hand.
The first arm 40 may preferably be a tubular element and may advantageously carry a first through hole 47 and a second through hole 48 for the passage of the first raised element 34 and the second raised element 35, respectively; the second arm 41 may be a tubular member and may advantageously carry a third through hole 49 and a fourth through hole 50 for the passage of the third raised element 36 and the fourth raised element 37, respectively (see figures 5, 15 and 16). In this manner, AGV3 may advantageously be more compact.
Alternatively, the first and second raised elements 34, 35 may be disposed outside, inside or outside the first arm 40, while the third and fourth raised elements 36, 37 may be disposed outside, inside or outside the second arm 41.
The automatic guided vehicle 3 preferably comprises a hydraulic control unit 61 and a hydraulic circuit 63 (see fig. 5, 14 to 16) for commanding the first 34, second 35, third 36 and fourth 37 raising elements between the relative lowered a and raised S positions.
Advantageously, hydraulic control unit 61, normally present in AGVs 3 of known type, may be utilized to activate the pair of forks 33 and other auxiliary commands, while only the pre-existing hydraulic circuit needs to be extended and modified to establish the connections with first elevation element 34, second elevation element 35, third elevation element 36 and fourth elevation element 37.
For example, the first 34, second 35, third 36 and fourth 37 raising elements may be commanded between the relative lowered a and raised B positions, respectively, by a double-acting piston 64 (only schematically shown in the figures).
Alternatively, the first 34, second 35, third 36 and fourth 37 raising elements may be commanded to assume the relative raised position S, respectively, by means of a single-acting piston (not shown) and to return to the relative lowered position a by means of a spring mechanism (also not shown).
Further, the automatic guided vehicle 3 may comprise a pump 62 (see fig. 16) which may be interposed between the first 34, second 35, third 36, fourth 37 raising elements and the hydraulic control unit 61 in order to activate, in particular simultaneously, the first 34, second 35, third 36 and fourth 37 raising elements towards the relative raised position S.
The pump 62 may be positive displacement.
Each of the plurality of columns 23 of the block support structure 2 has a first coupling profile 28 at a first opposite end and a second coupling profile 29 at a second opposite end opposite the first end; wherein the loading plane 21 of the brick support structure 2 is fixed to the plurality of columns 23 so as to be interposed between the first coupling profile 28 and the second coupling profile 29 of each of the plurality of columns 23 (see fig. 6 to 7).
In a first embodiment of the brick transport and storage system 1 of the present invention (fig. 5 to 11), only two centering elements 38, 39 are included, which form the first elevated element 34 and the second elevated element 35. The third and fourth elevation elements 36, 37, which do not have a centering function, may have a cylindrical shape to abut the underside 27 of the brick support structure 2.
In a third embodiment of the brick transport and storage system 1 of the present invention (fig. 15), only two centering elements 38, 39 are included, which form the first raised element 34 and the third raised element 36. The second and fourth elevated elements 35, 37, which do not have a centering function, may have a cylindrical shape to abut the underside 27 of the brick support structure 2.
In a second embodiment of the brick transport and storage system 1 of the present invention (fig. 14), four centering elements are included, which form a first elevated element 34, a second elevated element 35, a third elevated element 36 and a fourth elevated element 37.
With reference to a first embodiment of a brick transport and storage system 1 of the present invention (see fig. 6-11), it is described how the brick support structures 2 arranged at the top of a brick support structure stack 60 are collected by AGVs 3.
Fig. 6 shows a brick support structure stack 60 formed from brick support structures which are brick support structures 2 of the type previously described and which are part of the brick transport and storage system 1 of the present invention.
The automatic guide car 3 approaches the brick support structure stack 60 such that the pair of forks 33 are positioned at a height suitable for collecting the brick support structures 2 arranged at the top of the brick support structure stack 60, and such that the first arm 40 and the second arm 41 are arranged below the loading plane 21 of the brick support structure 2 placed at the bottom of the brick support structure stack 60 (fig. 6), until the pair of forks 33 are inserted below the brick support structure 2 to be collected, to a loading position (fig. 7).
Subsequently, the pair of forks 33 is raised, thereby collecting the brick support structure 2; the AGV3 is then separated from the remaining stack of brick support structures 60 (fig. 8), for example by reversing a few meters.
At this point, the first 34, second 35, third 36 and fourth 37 raised elements are raised in a phase relationship, the pair of forks 33 are lowered until release of the brick support structure 2 on the first 34, second 35, third 36 and fourth 37 raised elements (fig. 9 to 11), the pair of forks 33 are then disengaged, the first centering element 38 is coupled with the first centering seat 24, the second centering element 39 is coupled with the second centering seat 25, centering the brick support structure 2 relative to the AGV 3.
How a brick support structure 2 arranged on a floor surface is collected by AGVs 3 is described below with reference to a first embodiment of a brick transport and storage system 1, see fig. 12 to 13.
Fig. 12 shows a block support structure 2 located on a floor surface and loaded with blocks 22, which must be transported to another location in a warehouse (not shown).
The automatic guide car 3 approaches the brick support structure 2 such that the first arm 40 and the second arm 41 are inserted below the loading plane 21 of the brick support structure 2 in a relative insertion position (fig. 12).
Subsequently, the activation of the first raising element 34, the second raising element 35, the third raising element 36 and the fourth raising element 37 to the raised position S determines: the brick support structure 2 is raised from the floor surface for transporting the brick support structure 2; the first centering element 38 is coupled with the first centering seat 24 and the second centering element 39 is coupled with the second centering seat 25, so that the brick support structure 2 is centered with respect to the automatic guided vehicle 3 (see fig. 13).
The first raising element 34, the second raising element 35, the third raising element 36 and the fourth raising element 37 are preferably activated synchronously to reach the relative raised position S at the same time.
It will be understood that the above has been described by way of non-limiting example and that any technical functional variants are considered to fall within the scope of protection of the present technical solution as claimed below.
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1. A brick transport and storage system (1) comprising:
a brick support structure (2) configured to be lifted, transported and stacked, and further comprising a loading plane (21) for supporting a plurality of bricks (22) stacked on top of each other and a plurality of uprights (23) for supporting the loading plane (21);
an automatic guided vehicle (3), further comprising:
a main body (31);
a protruding frame (32) extending from the main body (31);
a pair of forks (33) located laterally of the projecting frame (32) and vertically movable to raise or lower the brick support structure (2);
the brick support structure (2) and the automatic guide vehicle (3) are configured such that:
at least a portion of the projecting frame (32) is insertable below a loading plane (21) of the brick support structure (2) when the support structure (2) is resting on a floor surface;
the method is characterized in that:
the brick support structure (2) comprises a first centering seat (24) and a second centering seat (25);
the automatic guided vehicle (3) comprises a first raising element (34), a second raising element (35), a third raising element (36) and a fourth raising element (37);
wherein the first raising element (34), the second raising element (35), the third raising element (36) and the fourth raising element (37) are mounted on the projecting frame (32) itself and are vertically movable between a raised position (S) and a lowered position (A);
wherein at least two of the first raised element (34), the second raised element (35), the third raised element (36) and the fourth raised element (37) are shaped as a first centering element (38) and a second centering element (39) which can be coupled to a first centering seat (24) and a second centering seat (25) of the brick support structure (2), respectively;
the brick support structure (2) and the automatic guide vehicle (3) are configured such that:
when the brick support structure (2) is arranged on the floor surface and at least a portion of the projecting frame (32) is inserted below the loading plane (21) of the brick support structure (2) in a relative insertion position, then activating the first raised element (34), the second raised element (35), the third raised element (36) and the fourth raised element (37) towards the raised position (S) determines: the brick support structure (2) being raised from the floor surface for transporting the brick support structure (2); -the coupling of the first centring element (38) with the first centring seat (24) and the coupling of the second centring element (39) with the second centring seat (25), so as to centre the brick support structure (2) with respect to the automatic guide vehicle (3);
when the brick support structure (2) is arranged on a pair of forks (33) of the automatic guided vehicle (3) in a relative loading position, the lowering of the pair of forks (33) and the activation of the first raising element (34), the second raising element (35), the third raising element (36) and the fourth raising element (37) towards the relative raised position (S) determine: -the brick support structure (2) is released over the first raised element (34), the second raised element (35), the third raised element (36) and the fourth raised element (37), thereby separating the pair of forks (33); -the coupling of the first centring elements (38) with the first centring seats (24) and the coupling of the second centring elements (39) with the second centring seats (25) so as to centre the brick support structure (2) with respect to the automatic guide vehicle (3).
2. Brick transport and storage system (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the projecting frame (32) of the automatic guide wagon (3) comprises a first arm (40) and a second arm (41) which are located to the side of each other and to the side of the pair of forks (33), wherein the first raising element (34) and the second raising element (35) are carried by the first arm (40), and the third raising element (36) and the fourth raising element (37) are carried by the second arm (41).
3. Brick transport and storage system (1) according to claim 2, characterized in that the automatic guide cart (3) comprises a first rolling element (43) and a second rolling element (44) carried by the first arm (40) and the second arm (41), respectively.
4. Brick transport and storage system (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that said first centering element (38) and said second centering element (39) have a conical shape, while said first centering seat (24) and said second centering seat (25) are conical seats.
5. Brick transport and storage system (1) according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that said first centering element (38) and said second centering element (39) have a conical shape, while said first centering seat (24) and said second centering seat (25) are conical seats.
6. Brick transportation and storage system (1) according to claim 1 or 4, characterized in that only two of the first elevated element (34), the second elevated element (35), the third elevated element (36) and the fourth elevated element (37) are shaped as the first centering element (38) and the second centering element (39).
7. Brick transportation and storage system (1) according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that only two of the first elevated element (34), the second elevated element (35), the third elevated element (36) and the fourth elevated element (37) are shaped as the first centering element (38) and the second centering element (39).
8. Brick transportation and storage system (1) according to claim 5, characterized in that only two of the first elevated element (34), the second elevated element (35), the third elevated element (36) and the fourth elevated element (37) are shaped as the first centering element (38) and the second centering element (39).
9. Brick transport and storage system (1) according to any of claims 2, 3 and 8, characterized in that the first arm (40) can be a tubular element and can excellently carry a first through hole (47) and a second through hole (48) for the passage of the first raised element (34) and the second raised element (35), respectively; the second arm (41) can be a tubular element and can advantageously carry a third through hole (49) and a fourth through hole (50) for the passage of the third raised element (36) and the fourth raised element (37), respectively.
10. Brick transport and storage system (1) according to claim 5, characterized in that said first arm (40) can be a tubular element and can excellently carry a first through hole (47) and a second through hole (48) for the passage of said first raised element (34) and said second raised element (35), respectively; the second arm (41) can be a tubular element and can advantageously carry a third through hole (49) and a fourth through hole (50) for the passage of the third raised element (36) and the fourth raised element (37), respectively.
11. Brick transport and storage system (1) according to claim 7, characterized in that said first arm (40) can be a tubular element and can excellently carry a first through hole (47) and a second through hole (48) for the passage of said first raised element (34) and said second raised element (35), respectively; the second arm (41) can be a tubular element and can advantageously carry a third through hole (49) and a fourth through hole (50) for the passage of the third raised element (36) and the fourth raised element (37), respectively.
12. Brick transport and storage system (1) according to any of claims 1-4, 8 and 10-11, characterized in that the automatic guided vehicle (3) comprises a hydraulic control unit (61) and a hydraulic circuit (63) for commanding the first raising element (34), the second raising element (35), the third raising element (36) and the fourth raising element (37) between a relative lowered position (a) and a raised position (S).
13. Brick transport and storage system (1) according to claim 5, characterized in that the automatic guiding cart (3) comprises a hydraulic control unit (61) and a hydraulic circuit (63) for commanding the first raising element (34), the second raising element (35), the third raising element (36) and the fourth raising element (37) to be located between a relative lowered position (A) and a raised position (S).
14. Brick transport and storage system (1) according to claim 6, characterized in that the automatic guiding cart (3) comprises a hydraulic control unit (61) and a hydraulic circuit (63) for commanding the first raising element (34), the second raising element (35), the third raising element (36) and the fourth raising element (37) to be located between a relative lowered position (A) and a raised position (S).
15. Brick transport and storage system (1) according to claim 7, characterized in that the automatic guided vehicle (3) comprises a hydraulic control unit (61) and a hydraulic circuit (63) for commanding the first raising element (34), the second raising element (35), the third raising element (36) and the fourth raising element (37) to be located between a relative lowered position (A) and a raised position (S).
16. Brick transport and storage system (1) according to claim 9, characterized in that the automatic guiding cart (3) comprises a hydraulic control unit (61) and a hydraulic circuit (63) for commanding the first raising element (34), the second raising element (35), the third raising element (36) and the fourth raising element (37) to be located between a relative lowered position (a) and a raised position (S).
17. Brick transport and storage system (1) according to claim 12, characterized in that it comprises a pump (62) interposed between said hydraulic control unit (61), said first raising element (34), said second raising element (35), said third raising element (36), said fourth raising element (37) on the one hand, and simultaneously activating said first raising element (34), said second raising element (35), said third raising element (36) and said fourth raising element (37) towards said relative raised position (S) on the other hand.
18. Brick transport and storage system (1) according to any of claims 13-16, characterized in that it comprises a pump (62) interposed between the hydraulic control unit (61), the first raising element (34), the second raising element (35), the third raising element (36), the fourth raising element (37) on the one hand, and simultaneously activating the first raising element (34), the second raising element (35), the third raising element (36) and the fourth raising element (37) on the other hand towards the relative raised position (S).
19. Brick transport and storage system (1) according to claim 17, characterized in that the pump (62) is positive displacement.
20. Brick transport and storage system (1) according to claim 18, characterized in that the pump (62) is positive displacement.
21. A brick transport and storage system (1) according to any of claims 1-4, 8, 10-11, 13-17 and 19-20, characterized in that each of the plurality of columns (23) of the brick support structure (2) has a first coupling profile (28) at a first opposite end and a second coupling profile (29) at a second opposite end opposite to the first opposite end; wherein a loading plane (21) of the brick support structure (2) is fixed to the plurality of columns (23) so as to be interposed between the first coupling profile (28) and the second coupling profile (29) of each of the plurality of columns (23).
22. Brick transport and storage system (1) according to claim 5, characterized in that each of the plurality of columns (23) of the brick support structure (2) has a first coupling profile (28) at a first opposite end and a second coupling profile (29) at a second opposite end opposite to the first opposite end; wherein a loading plane (21) of the brick support structure (2) is fixed to the plurality of columns (23) so as to be interposed between the first coupling profile (28) and the second coupling profile (29) of each of the plurality of columns (23).
23. Brick transport and storage system (1) according to claim 6, characterized in that each of the plurality of columns (23) of the brick support structure (2) has a first coupling profile (28) at a first opposite end and a second coupling profile (29) at a second opposite end opposite to the first opposite end; wherein a loading plane (21) of the brick support structure (2) is fixed to the plurality of columns (23) so as to be interposed between the first coupling profile (28) and the second coupling profile (29) of each of the plurality of columns (23).
24. Brick transport and storage system (1) according to claim 7, characterized in that each of the plurality of columns (23) of the brick support structure (2) has a first coupling profile (28) at a first opposite end and a second coupling profile (29) at a second opposite end opposite to the first opposite end; wherein a loading plane (21) of the brick support structure (2) is fixed to the plurality of columns (23) so as to be interposed between the first coupling profile (28) and the second coupling profile (29) of each of the plurality of columns (23).
25. Brick transport and storage system (1) according to claim 9, characterized in that each of the plurality of columns (23) of the brick support structure (2) has a first coupling profile (28) at a first opposite end and a second coupling profile (29) at a second opposite end opposite to the first opposite end; wherein a loading plane (21) of the brick support structure (2) is fixed to the plurality of columns (23) so as to be interposed between the first coupling profile (28) and the second coupling profile (29) of each of the plurality of columns (23).
26. Brick transport and storage system (1) according to claim 12, characterized in that each of the plurality of columns (23) of the brick support structure (2) has a first coupling profile (28) at a first opposite end and a second coupling profile (29) at a second opposite end opposite to the first opposite end; wherein a loading plane (21) of the brick support structure (2) is fixed to the plurality of columns (23) so as to be interposed between the first coupling profile (28) and the second coupling profile (29) of each of the plurality of columns (23).
27. Brick transport and storage system (1) according to claim 18, characterized in that each of the plurality of columns (23) of the brick support structure (2) has a first coupling profile (28) at a first opposite end and a second coupling profile (29) at a second opposite end opposite to the first opposite end; wherein a loading plane (21) of the brick support structure (2) is fixed to the plurality of columns (23) so as to be interposed between the first coupling profile (28) and the second coupling profile (29) of each of the plurality of columns (23).
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