EP1563468A1 - Warehouse for providing transfer cars - Google Patents

Warehouse for providing transfer cars

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EP1563468A1
EP1563468A1 EP03767434A EP03767434A EP1563468A1 EP 1563468 A1 EP1563468 A1 EP 1563468A1 EP 03767434 A EP03767434 A EP 03767434A EP 03767434 A EP03767434 A EP 03767434A EP 1563468 A1 EP1563468 A1 EP 1563468A1
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guide rail
magazine
barrier
passage
transport
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Georg Wiedemann
Anton Boxler
Klaus Heinisch
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Wanzl GmbH and Co Holding KG
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Wanzl Metallwarenfabrik GmbH
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F7/00—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus
    • G07F7/06—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus by returnable containers, i.e. reverse vending systems in which a user is rewarded for returning a container that serves as a token of value, e.g. bottles
    • G07F7/0618—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus by returnable containers, i.e. reverse vending systems in which a user is rewarded for returning a container that serves as a token of value, e.g. bottles by carts
    • G07F7/0627—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus by returnable containers, i.e. reverse vending systems in which a user is rewarded for returning a container that serves as a token of value, e.g. bottles by carts in which the trolleys or carts are kept fixed or linked onto a rail or barrier
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47F—SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
    • A47F10/00—Furniture or installations specially adapted to particular types of service systems, not otherwise provided for
    • A47F10/02—Furniture or installations specially adapted to particular types of service systems, not otherwise provided for for self-service type systems, e.g. supermarkets
    • A47F10/04—Furniture or installations specially adapted to particular types of service systems, not otherwise provided for for self-service type systems, e.g. supermarkets for storing or handling self-service hand-carts or baskets

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  • the invention relates to a magazine for providing transport trolleys which are guided in at least one guide rail and can be arranged one behind the other, at least one unlockable passage lock for holding back or releasing the transport trolleys and a cashier device intended for triggering the transport trolleys are provided, and the cashier device with the at least one Drive-through barrier is switched electrically.
  • Such a magazine is described in DE 33 36 657 AI. It has a number of chambers in a defined zone, in which the trolleys can be parked in a row.
  • the magazine is also equipped with a vending machine column and two removal passage barriers.
  • the vending machine column has a cash point for receiving and returning deposit coins. With the payment of a deposit, a trolley can be removed from the magazine and returned to it after use, at least a portion of the previously paid deposit being refunded.
  • Magazines for providing transport trolleys are also presented in DE 42 02 969 AI and in DE 195 81 765 C2.
  • the transport trolleys are parked in a row in a guide rail.
  • At the beginning of the guide rail i.e. at the beginning of the row, there is an automatic column, which has a cashier and an unlockable passage lock, which protrudes into the guide rail and which is electrically connected to the automatic column.
  • a trolley can be removed after paying a deposit and returned to the magazine after use.
  • the magazine mentioned at the beginning has the advantage that several rows of transport trolleys can be managed with just one machine column and with two passage barriers.
  • the constructional and technical effort required to manage the parked transport vehicles is disadvantageous.
  • the two other magazines described have the advantage that the construction effort is lower and that these magazines are much easier to install on existing structural facilities.
  • the at least one passage barrier is either carried exclusively by the at least one guide rail or is at least partially supported on the floor.
  • the at least one passage barrier is no longer mechanically connected to the cashier (automated teller machine), but is either carried exclusively by the at least one guide rail or is at least partially supported on the floor.
  • This solution allows a wide variety of magazine designs, so that such magazines can be retrofitted to existing structures without great effort.
  • guide rails can already be completely equipped, delivered and installed with at least one transit barrier; side by side or angled, as the structural details require. The same also applies if the at least one passage barrier per guide rail is supported either only on the floor or on the floor and on the guide rail.
  • each guide rail has a separate area, which is intended to accommodate the necessary cables, also helps to reduce the structural effort.
  • FIG. 1 shows a top view of a magazine for providing transport carriages and
  • FIG. 2 shows the cross section of a guide rail.
  • the structural device 9, in which the magazine 1 shown in FIG. 1 for providing transport trolleys 6 is located, is indicated by two walls 10.
  • the magazine 1 shown in plan view has a guide rail 2, a passage barrier 3 arranged on the guide rail 2 and a cashier device 5.
  • a further guide rail 2 equipped with a passage barrier 3 shown in broken lines. Additional guide rails 2 with passage barriers 3 are possible.
  • each guide rail 2 is open, so that when a transport carriage 6 is removed, its guide part 7 leaves the guide rail 2 and is picked up again by the guide rail 2 when the transport carriage 6 is returned.
  • a passage barrier 3 is provided on the input side of each guide rail 2, which is preferably arranged at a distance from the floor.
  • the passage barrier 3 has at least one controllable, not shown, locking part, which protrudes in a known manner into the guide rail and prevents unauthorized removal of a trolley 6 from the magazine 1.
  • a cash collecting device 5 is arranged at a distance from the at least one guide rail 2.
  • the cashier 5 is electrically connected with each passage barrier 3.
  • Sensors 4 can be arranged on the input side or close to each passage barrier 3, which react to a transport carriage 6 moving past and which are also electrically connected to the respective passage barrier 3 and to the cashier 5. All electrical and electronic means are selected and, for example, electrically connected by cable 11 in such a way that the removal of a trolley 6 with payment of a deposit and the return of the trolley 6 with simultaneous return of the deposit is possible in this way or in a similar manner.
  • the functions of the at least one drive-through barrier 3, such as “locking” and “unlocking”, are selected in a suitable manner so that the borrowing, returning and holding back of transport carriages 6 is possible, as is already known from similar magazines in use , If a transport carriage 6 is removed on the input side of a guide rail 2 and if this transport carriage 6 is pushed back into the row 8 on the input side after use, only one passage barrier 3 is required for each guide rail 2. If, however, a transport carriage 6 is to be removed from one end of a guide rail 2 and brought back into the row 8 at the other end of the guide rail 2 can, two passage barriers 3 are required per guide rail 2, each passage barrier 3 being arranged at one of the two ends of the guide rail 2.
  • the wall 10 drawn horizontally at the top would be omitted, based on the drawing.
  • the term cashier 5 is chosen only as an example. Such a device can be equipped at any time so that all possible current payment methods, for example with coins or chips or credit cards, can be carried out.
  • the locking part located on a drive-through barrier 3 can also engage in a transport carriage 6 in a locking manner outside a guide rail 2.
  • the guide rail 2 then only performs a guide function.
  • the magazine 1 is particularly suitable for the administration of trolleys in the form of luggage trolleys and shopping carts.
  • the guide rail 2 shows the cross section of a guide rail 2.
  • the guide rail 2 has an upper, preferably closed area 12 which is intended for receiving cables 11, that is to say electrical lines, which lead from the passage barrier 3 to the cash collecting device 5 or vice versa.
  • the cables 11 are not visible from the outside.
  • the guide rail 2 also has a lower region 13, in which the trolleys 6 are guided with the aid of their guide parts 7 precisely and secured against unauthorized removal.
  • the guide rail 2 is open from one side in order to be able to accommodate the guide parts 7.
  • the guide rail 2, which has a rectangular cross section, can also be open at the bottom or to the other side in order to be able to accommodate the guide parts 7.
  • the guide rail 2 can also be designed in such a way that the area 12 intended for receiving cables 11 is arranged below the area 13 intended for receiving the guide parts 7. An arrangement next to the area 13 is also possible.

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Abstract

The invention relates to a warehouse (1) for providing transfer cars (6) which are guided in at least one guiding rail (2) in a successively arranged manner. The inventive warehouse comprises at least one unlockable transit barrier (3) for retaining or releasing the transfer cars (6), and a money cashing device (5) which is used to trigger the transfer cars (6) and is electrically connected to the at least one transit barrier (3). The invention is characterised in that the at least one transit barrier (3) is either exclusively carried by the at least one guiding rail (2) or is at least partially supported on the floor.

Description

Magazin zum Bereitstellen von Transportwagen Magazine for providing transport trolleys
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Die Erfindung betrifft ein Magazin zum Bereitstellen von Transportwagen, die in wenigstens einer Führungsschiene geführt, hintereinander angeordnet abstellbar sind, wobei mindestens eine entriegelbare Durchfahrtsperre zum Zurückhalten oder Freigeben der Transportwagen sowie eine zum Auslösen der Transportwagen bestimmte Geldkassiereinrichtung vorgesehen sind und die Geldkassiereinrichtung mit der mindestens einen Durchfahrtsperre elektrisch geschaltet ist.The invention relates to a magazine for providing transport trolleys which are guided in at least one guide rail and can be arranged one behind the other, at least one unlockable passage lock for holding back or releasing the transport trolleys and a cashier device intended for triggering the transport trolleys are provided, and the cashier device with the at least one Drive-through barrier is switched electrically.
In der DE 33 36 657 AI ist ein derartiges Magazin beschrieben. Es weist in einer umgrenzten Zone mehrere Kammern auf, in welchen die Transport- wagen in jeweils einer Reihe angeordnet abstellbar sind. Das Magazin ist ferner mit einer Automaten-Säule sowie mit zwei Entnahme- Durchfahrtsperren ausgestattet. Die Automaten-Säule weist eine Geldkassierstelle zur Aufnahme und zur Zurückgabe von Pfandmünzen auf. Unter Entrichtung eines Pfandes lässt sich ein Transportwagen dem Magazin ent- nehmen und nach Gebrauch zu diesem wieder zurückbringen, wobei mindestens ein Teil des zuvor entrichteten Pfandes zurückerstattet wird.Such a magazine is described in DE 33 36 657 AI. It has a number of chambers in a defined zone, in which the trolleys can be parked in a row. The magazine is also equipped with a vending machine column and two removal passage barriers. The vending machine column has a cash point for receiving and returning deposit coins. With the payment of a deposit, a trolley can be removed from the magazine and returned to it after use, at least a portion of the previously paid deposit being refunded.
In der DE 42 02 969 AI und in der DE 195 81 765 C2 werden ebenfalls Magazine zum Bereitstellen von Transportwagen vorgestellt. Bei diesen Magazinen sind die Transportwagen in einer Führungsschiene zwangsgeführt in einer Reihe abgestellt. Am Anfang der Führungsschiene, also am Anfang der Reihe befindet sich eine Automatensäule, die eine Geldkassierstelle und eine entriegelbare Durchfahrtsperre aufweist, die in die Führungsschiene ragt und die mit der Automaten-Säule elektrisch geschaltet ist. Auch bei diesen Magazinen lässt sich ein Transportwagen nach Entrichtung eines Pfandes entnehmen und nach Gebrauch zum Magazin wieder zurückbringen. Das eingangs genannte Magazin besitzt den Vorteil, dass mit nur einer Automaten-Säule und mit zwei Durchfahrtsperren mehrere Reihen von Transportwagen verwaltet werden können. Nachteilig hingegen ist der bauliche und technische Aufwand, der zum Verwalten der abgestellten Transportwa- gen erforderlich ist.Magazines for providing transport trolleys are also presented in DE 42 02 969 AI and in DE 195 81 765 C2. In these magazines, the transport trolleys are parked in a row in a guide rail. At the beginning of the guide rail, i.e. at the beginning of the row, there is an automatic column, which has a cashier and an unlockable passage lock, which protrudes into the guide rail and which is electrically connected to the automatic column. With these magazines, too, a trolley can be removed after paying a deposit and returned to the magazine after use. The magazine mentioned at the beginning has the advantage that several rows of transport trolleys can be managed with just one machine column and with two passage barriers. On the other hand, the constructional and technical effort required to manage the parked transport vehicles is disadvantageous.
Die beiden anderen beschriebenen Magazine besitzen den Vorteil, dass der bauliche Aufwand geringer ist und dass diese Magazine an bestehenden baulichen Einrichtungen wesentlich einfacher zu installieren sind. Nachteilig hingegen ist, dass pro Magazin, also pro Reihe (Führungsschiene) eine Automatensäule erforderlich ist.The two other magazines described have the advantage that the construction effort is lower and that these magazines are much easier to install on existing structural facilities. On the other hand, it is disadvantageous that an automatic column is required per magazine, i.e. per row (guide rail).
Es ist Aufgabe der Erfindung, ein Magazin der hier vorliegenden Art so weiterzuentwickeln, - dass mit einer einzigen Geldkassiereinrichtung mehrere Reihen von Transportwagen verwaltet werden können,It is an object of the invention to further develop a magazine of the type present here, such that several rows of transport trolleys can be managed with a single cashier device,
- dass zur Erfüllung dieser Forderung der bauliche und technische Aufwand trotzdem gering bleibt und- That the structural and technical effort remains low to meet this requirement and
- dass das zu entwickelnde Magazin jederzeit bei bestehenden Einrich- tungen wie Flughäfen oder Bahnhöfen einfach und zeitsparend installierbar ist.- That the magazine to be developed can be installed easily and in a time-saving manner at existing facilities such as airports or train stations.
Die Lösung der Aufgabe besteht darin, dass die mindestens eine Durchfahrtsperre entweder ausschließlich von der wenigstens einen Führungs- schiene getragen wird, oder zumindest teilweise am Fußboden abgestützt ist.The solution to the problem is that the at least one passage barrier is either carried exclusively by the at least one guide rail or is at least partially supported on the floor.
Der entscheidende Vorteil der aufgefundenen Lösung besteht darin, dass die wenigstens eine Durchfahrtsperre nicht mehr mit der Geldkassierein- richtung (Automaten-Säule) mechanisch verbunden ist, sondern entweder ausschließlich von der mindestens einen Führungsschiene getragen wird oder zumindest teilweise am Fußboden abgestützt ist. Das heißt, dass an oder nahe einer jeden Führungsschiene wenigstens eine Durchfahrtsperre angeordnet ist. Gleichwohl ist jede Durchfahrtsperre mit der Geldkas- siereinrichtung elektrisch geschaltet. Diese Lösung lässt die unterschiedlichsten Ausfuhrungsformen von Magazinen zu, so dass solche Magazine ohne großen Aufwand an bestehenden baulichen Einrichtungen nachträglich installiert werden können. Entsprechend einer bevorzugten Ausführungsform können Führungsschienen bereits komplett mit wenigstens einer Durchfahrtsperre ausgestattet, angeliefert und installiert werden; nebeneinander oder winklig, wie es gerade die baulichen Einzelheiten erfordern. Gleiches gilt auch, wenn pro Führungsschiene die wenigstens eine Durchfahrtsperre entweder nur am Fuß- boden oder am Fußboden und an der Führungsschiene abgestützt ist. Das elektrische Verbinden der Durchfahrtsperre(n) mit der Geldkassiereinrichtung ist mit Hilfe von Kabeln äußerst einfach. Sobald mehrere Reihen von Transportwagen von der Geldkassiereinrichtung verwaltet werden, ist jedes der möglichen Magazine billiger als jene beiden Magazine, die vorab ge- meinsam beschrieben worden sind. Bei diesen Magazinen ist immer pro Reihe eine Geldkassiereinrichtung (Automaten-Säule) erforderlich. Die hier nun vorliegende Erfindung vermeidet diesen Aufwand. Zur Verringerung des baulichen Aufwandes trägt auch bei, dass jede Führungsschiene einen separaten Bereich aufweist, der zur Aufnahme der er- forderlichen Kabel bestimmt ist.The decisive advantage of the solution found is that the at least one passage barrier is no longer mechanically connected to the cashier (automated teller machine), but is either carried exclusively by the at least one guide rail or is at least partially supported on the floor. This means that at least one passage barrier is arranged on or near each guide rail. Nevertheless, every passage is blocked with the cash siereinrichtung switched electrically. This solution allows a wide variety of magazine designs, so that such magazines can be retrofitted to existing structures without great effort. According to a preferred embodiment, guide rails can already be completely equipped, delivered and installed with at least one transit barrier; side by side or angled, as the structural details require. The same also applies if the at least one passage barrier per guide rail is supported either only on the floor or on the floor and on the guide rail. The electrical connection of the transit barrier (s) to the cashier device is extremely simple with the aid of cables. As soon as several rows of transport trolleys are managed by the cash register, each of the possible magazines is cheaper than the two magazines which have been previously described together. With these magazines, a cashier (machine column) is always required for each row. The present invention avoids this effort. The fact that each guide rail has a separate area, which is intended to accommodate the necessary cables, also helps to reduce the structural effort.
Die Erfindung wird anhand der Zeichnungen näher erläutert. Es zeigt Fig. 1 in einer Draufsicht ein Magazin zum Bereitstellen von Transportwagen sowie Fig. 2 den Querschnitt einer Führungsschiene.The invention is explained in more detail with reference to the drawings. 1 shows a top view of a magazine for providing transport carriages and FIG. 2 shows the cross section of a guide rail.
Die bauliche Einrichtung 9, in welcher sich das in Fig. 1 gezeigte Magazin 1 zum Bereitstellen von Transportwagen 6 befindet, ist durch zwei Wände 10 angedeutet. Als Mindestausstattung weist das in Draufsicht gezeichnete Magazin 1 eine Führungsschiene 2, eine an der Führungsschiene 2 angeordnete Durchfahrtsperre 3 sowie eine Geldkassiereinrichtung 5 auf. Bei der nächstgrößeren Ausführung käme eine weitere, mit einer Durchfahrtsperre 3 ausgestattete Führungsschiene 2 (strichpunktiert gezeichnet) hinzu. Weitere Führungsschienen 2 mit Durchfahrtsperren 3 sind möglich. Dargestellt sind auch Transportwagen 6, die im Beispiel zwei getrennte Reihen bilden. An jedem Transportwagen 6 ist ein Führungsteil 7 angeordnet, das in der jeweiligen Führungsschiene 2 schiebebeweglich geführt ist. Jeder Transportwagen 6 ist somit entlang einer Führungsschiene 2 ver- schiebbar. Zumindest eingangsseitig ist jede Führungsschiene 2 offen, so dass bei der Entnahme eines Transportwagens 6 dessen Führungsteil 7 die Führungsschiene 2 verlässt und bei der Zurückgabe des Transportwagens 6 wieder von der Führungsschiene 2 aufgenommen wird. Eingangsseitig ist an jeder Führungsschiene 2, die vorzugsweise in einem Abstand zum Fuß- boden angeordnet ist, eine Durchfahrtssperre 3 vorgesehen. Die Durchfahrtssperre 3 weist wenigstens ein ansteuerbares, nicht näher dargestelltes Sperrteil auf, welches in bekannter Weise in die Führungsschiene ragt und ein unbefugtes Entnehmen eines Transportwagens 6 aus dem Magazin 1 verhindert. In einem Abstand zur mindestens einen Führungsschiene 2 ist eine Geldkassiereinrichtung 5 angeordnet. Die Geldkassiereinrichtung 5 ist mit jeder Durchfahrtsperre 3 elektrisch geschaltet. Eingangsseitig oder nahe einer jeden Durchfahrtsperre 3 können Sensoren 4 angeordnet sein, die auf einen sich vorbeibewegenden Transportwagen 6 reagieren und die mit der jeweiligen Durchfahrtsperre 3 und mit der Geldkassiereinrichtung 5 eben- falls elektrisch geschaltet sind. Alle elektrischen und elektronischen Mittel sind so gewählt und beispielsweise durch Kabel 11 elektrisch so geschaltet, dass das Entnehmen eines Transportwagens 6 unter Entrichtung eines Pfandes sowie das Zurückgeben des Transportwagens 6 unter gleichzeitiger Rückgabe des Pfandes so oder in zweckmäßig ähnlicher Weise möglich ist. Auch die Funktionen der wenigstens einen Durchfahrtsperre 3 wie „Verriegeln" und „Entriegeln" sind in passender Weise so gewählt, dass das Ausleihen, das Zurückbringen und das Zurückhalten von Transportwagen 6 so möglich ist, wie dies bereits durch im Einsatz befindliche ähnliche Magazine bekannt ist. Entnimmt man einen Transportwagen 6 eingangsseitig einer Führungsschiene 2 und schiebt man diesen Transportwagen 6 nach Gebrauch wieder eingangsseitig in die Reihe 8, so ist pro Führungsschiene 2 nur eine Durchfahrtsperre 3 erforderlich. Soll ein Transportwagen 6 hingegen an einem Ende einer Führungsschiene 2 entnommen und am anderen Ende der Führungsschiene 2 wieder in die Reihe 8 zurückgebracht werden können, so sind pro Führungsschiene 2 zwei Durchfahrtsperren 3 erforderlich, wobei jede Durchfahrtsperre 3 an einem der beiden Enden der Führungsschiene 2 angeordnet ist. Bei einer derartigen Ausführung entfiele, auf die Zeichnung bezogen, die oben waagrecht eingezeichnete Wand 10. Der Begriff Geldkassiereinrichtung 5 ist nur beispielhaft gewählt. Eine derartige Einrichtung kann jederzeit so ausgerüstet sein, dass alle möglichen aktuellen Zahlungsweisen, z.B. mit Münzen oder Chips oder Kreditkarten, durchfuhrbar sind. Das an einer Durchfahrtsperre 3 befindliche Sperrteil kann auch außerhalb einer Führungsschiene 2 sperrend in einen Transportwagen 6 eingreifen. Die Führungsschiene 2 übt dann ausschließlich eine Führungsfunktion aus. Das Magazin 1 ist insbesondere für die Verwaltung von Transportwagen in Form von Gepäcktransportwagen und Einkaufswagen geeignet.The structural device 9, in which the magazine 1 shown in FIG. 1 for providing transport trolleys 6 is located, is indicated by two walls 10. As a minimum, the magazine 1 shown in plan view has a guide rail 2, a passage barrier 3 arranged on the guide rail 2 and a cashier device 5. In the next larger version, there would be a further guide rail 2 equipped with a passage barrier 3 (shown in broken lines). Additional guide rails 2 with passage barriers 3 are possible. Also shown are trolleys 6, which in the example form two separate rows. A guide part 7 is arranged on each transport carriage 6 and is guided in the respective guide rail 2 so that it can be moved. Each transport carriage 6 can thus be displaced along a guide rail 2. At least on the input side, each guide rail 2 is open, so that when a transport carriage 6 is removed, its guide part 7 leaves the guide rail 2 and is picked up again by the guide rail 2 when the transport carriage 6 is returned. A passage barrier 3 is provided on the input side of each guide rail 2, which is preferably arranged at a distance from the floor. The passage barrier 3 has at least one controllable, not shown, locking part, which protrudes in a known manner into the guide rail and prevents unauthorized removal of a trolley 6 from the magazine 1. A cash collecting device 5 is arranged at a distance from the at least one guide rail 2. The cashier 5 is electrically connected with each passage barrier 3. Sensors 4 can be arranged on the input side or close to each passage barrier 3, which react to a transport carriage 6 moving past and which are also electrically connected to the respective passage barrier 3 and to the cashier 5. All electrical and electronic means are selected and, for example, electrically connected by cable 11 in such a way that the removal of a trolley 6 with payment of a deposit and the return of the trolley 6 with simultaneous return of the deposit is possible in this way or in a similar manner. The functions of the at least one drive-through barrier 3, such as “locking” and “unlocking”, are selected in a suitable manner so that the borrowing, returning and holding back of transport carriages 6 is possible, as is already known from similar magazines in use , If a transport carriage 6 is removed on the input side of a guide rail 2 and if this transport carriage 6 is pushed back into the row 8 on the input side after use, only one passage barrier 3 is required for each guide rail 2. If, however, a transport carriage 6 is to be removed from one end of a guide rail 2 and brought back into the row 8 at the other end of the guide rail 2 can, two passage barriers 3 are required per guide rail 2, each passage barrier 3 being arranged at one of the two ends of the guide rail 2. In the case of such an embodiment, the wall 10 drawn horizontally at the top would be omitted, based on the drawing. The term cashier 5 is chosen only as an example. Such a device can be equipped at any time so that all possible current payment methods, for example with coins or chips or credit cards, can be carried out. The locking part located on a drive-through barrier 3 can also engage in a transport carriage 6 in a locking manner outside a guide rail 2. The guide rail 2 then only performs a guide function. The magazine 1 is particularly suitable for the administration of trolleys in the form of luggage trolleys and shopping carts.
Fig. 2 zeigt den Querschnitt einer Führungsschiene 2. Die Führungsschiene 2 weist einen oberen, bevorzugt geschlossenen Bereich 12 auf, der zur Aufnahme von Kabeln 11, also elektrischen Leitungen bestimmt ist, die von der Durchfahrtsperre 3 zur Geldkassiereinrichtung 5 oder umgekehrt führen. Die Kabel 11 sind von außen nicht sichtbar. Die Führungsschiene 2 weist ferner einen unteren Bereich 13 auf, in welchem die Transportwagen 6 mit Hilfe ihrer Führungsteile 7 spurgenau und gegen unbefugtes Herausnehmen gesichert geführt sind. Im Beispiel ist die Führungsschiene 2 von einer Seite her offen, um die Führungsteile 7 aufnehmen zu können. Die einen rechtek- kigen Querschnitt aufweisende Führungsschiene 2 kann auch nach unten oder zur anderen Seite hin offen sein, um die Führungsteile 7 aufnehmen zu können. Die Führungsschiene 2 kann auch so gestaltet sein, dass der zur Aufnahme von Kabeln 11 bestimmte Bereich 12 unterhalb des Bereiches 13 angeordnet ist, der zur Aufnahme der Führungsteile 7 bestimmt ist. Auch eine Anordnung neben dem Bereich 13 ist möglich. 2 shows the cross section of a guide rail 2. The guide rail 2 has an upper, preferably closed area 12 which is intended for receiving cables 11, that is to say electrical lines, which lead from the passage barrier 3 to the cash collecting device 5 or vice versa. The cables 11 are not visible from the outside. The guide rail 2 also has a lower region 13, in which the trolleys 6 are guided with the aid of their guide parts 7 precisely and secured against unauthorized removal. In the example, the guide rail 2 is open from one side in order to be able to accommodate the guide parts 7. The guide rail 2, which has a rectangular cross section, can also be open at the bottom or to the other side in order to be able to accommodate the guide parts 7. The guide rail 2 can also be designed in such a way that the area 12 intended for receiving cables 11 is arranged below the area 13 intended for receiving the guide parts 7. An arrangement next to the area 13 is also possible.

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1. Magazin (1) zum Bereitstellen von Transportwagen (6), die in wenig- stens einer Führungsschiene (2) geführt, hintereinander angeordnet abstellbar sind, wobei mindestens eine entriegelbare Durchfahrtsperre (3) zum Zurückhalten oder Freigeben der Transportwagen (6) sowie eine zum Auslösen der Transportwagen (6) bestimmte Geldkassiereinrichtung (5) vorgesehen sind und die Geldkassiereinrichtung (5) mit der mindestens einen Durchfahrtsperre (3) elektrisch geschaltet ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die mindestens eine Durchfahrtsperre (3) entweder ausschließlich von der wenigstens einen Führungsschiene (2) getragen wird oder zumindest teilweise am Fußboden abgestützt ist.1. magazine (1) for providing transport trolleys (6) which are guided in at least one guide rail (2) and can be arranged one behind the other, at least one unlockable passage lock (3) for holding back or releasing the transport trolleys (6) and one Cash cash register device (5) intended for triggering the transport car (6) are provided and the cash cash register device (5) with the at least one passage barrier (3) is electrically connected, characterized in that the at least one passage barrier (3) either exclusively from the at least one guide rail (2) is worn or at least partially supported on the floor.
2. Magazin nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die wenigstens eine Führungsschiene (2) einen Bereich (12) zur Aufnahme von Kabeln (11) oder elektrischen Leitungen aufweist.2. Magazine according to claim 1, characterized in that the at least one guide rail (2) has an area (12) for receiving cables (11) or electrical lines.
3. Magazin nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Bereich (12) einen geschlossenen Querschnitt aufweist. 3. Magazine according to claim 2, characterized in that the region (12) has a closed cross section.
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