Classifications

• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
  • B65G1/00—Storing articles, individually or in orderly arrangement, in warehouses or magazines
  • B65G1/02—Storage devices
  • B65G1/04—Storage devices mechanical
  • B65G1/137—Storage devices mechanical with arrangements or automatic control means for selecting which articles are to be removed
  • B65G1/1373—Storage devices mechanical with arrangements or automatic control means for selecting which articles are to be removed for fulfilling orders in warehouses
  • B65G1/1375—Storage devices mechanical with arrangements or automatic control means for selecting which articles are to be removed for fulfilling orders in warehouses the orders being assembled on a commissioning stacker-crane or truck
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
  • B65G2209/00—Indexing codes relating to order picking devices in General
  • B65G2209/06—Use of order trucks

Definitions

• the invention relates to a method and a device for preparing a load receptacle, by load loading said receptacle.
• It relates more particularly to a device for preparing a load receptacle, said receptacle comprising at least one load plate, said device comprising a self-propelled carriage with an onboard conductor, said carriage comprising a frame defining a receptacle preparation station capable of being occupied by the driver in the state embedded on said carriage, a support providing a bearing surface on which the receptacle is adapted to be laid to be prepared by the driver from the receptacle preparation station adjacent said support, this support being surmounted by an area corresponding to the location adapted to be occupied by the receptacle and the loading of said receptacle and called loading area.
• Container preparation and in particular pallet preparation, particularly in the context of order preparation, is a task that must be frequently performed today. Because of the repetition and the difficulty of such a task, it becomes essential for the operator to have available a device that allows him to work quickly and effortlessly.
• the subject of the invention is a device for preparing a load receptacle by load loading said receptacle, said receptacle comprising at least one load plate, said device comprising a self-propelled truck with an onboard conductor, said carriage comprising a chassis defining a receptacle preparation station suitable for being occupied by the driver in the state on board said carriage, a support providing a bearing surface on which the receptacle is able to be placed to be prepared by the driver from the receptacle preparation station adjacent to said support, this support being surmounted by an area corresponding to the location that can be occupied by the receptacle and the loading of said receptacle and called loading area, characterized in that the carriage comprises means for taking a load configured to take a load stored in a storage area outside the truck and means for laying or assisting with the laying of the load on the receiving support of the receptacle, said laying means or laying aid, configured for the passage of the load from one
• the means for laying or assisting with the installation are distinct from the setting means, that is to say that the means of laying or assisting with the installation do not take part in the taking of the load. stored in a storage area outside the carriage to bring it on the carriage, there is a possibility of working in masked time.
• the taking of a load in a storage area external to the carriage can take place at least partially in masked time, that is to say at least partially during the step of laying in the loading zone of the receptacle. a charge previously taken. This results in a saving of time.
• the presence of mechanical means that is to say other than the operator, laying or assistance in laying the load previously manipulated by the gripping means, allows the operator to to have very rarely to lift the load.
• the carriage comprises an auxiliary support on which the load from the setting means is able to rest and in that the laying means or laying aid comprise direct transfer means, or indirect via at least one buffer support, the load, between the auxiliary support and the receptacle receiving support.
• At least a portion of the charge transfer means are slip transfer means configured to allow unloading of the auxiliary support by sliding the load on said auxiliary support.
• the transfer by sliding allows a simplified mechanism of the device.
• the sliding transfer means comprise at least one active member by pushing or pulling, this member being able to act by pushing or pulling on the load positioned on said auxiliary support for sliding transfer of the load of the auxiliary support towards the receiving support of the receptacle or the buffer medium in case of indirect transfer.
• the buffer support when present, comprises at least one configuration in which it extends beside and in the extension of the auxiliary support.
• the charge transfer means being indirect transfer means via a buffer medium
• said transfer means comprise, between said buffer medium and the receiving medium of the receptacle, means for moving the load between a high position. and a low position.
• At least a portion of the buffer support is formed by an inclined ramp downwardly from the auxiliary support towards the receiving support of the receptacle.
• the auxiliary support is movably mounted in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis of the carriage which extends in the front-rear direction of said carriage and is configured to occupy at least three positions, one in which it is extends in the carriage, another, in which it projects on one side, said first side, said carriage, a third in which it projects from the side, said second side, of the carriage opposite said first side.
• the cart of the device can circulate in aisles lined with loads and ensure receipt of loads regardless of the side of the aisle along which the load was taken.
• the carriage comprises drive means for raising and lowering the auxiliary support.
• the receptacle support and the preparation station being arranged in the extension of one another along the longitudinal axis of the carriage
• the auxiliary support which is arranged on the side of the loading zone and the support the receptacle opposite the one adjoining the preparation station, is connected to the rest of the carriage by a telescopic arm extendable in a direction transverse to said receptacle receiving support, said telescopic arm being mounted movably upward and downward on said carriage, the drive means for moving up and down the telescopic arm forming the drive means for moving up and down the auxiliary support.
• the engagement means are carried by the auxiliary support.
• the gripping means comprise a gripper or a gripping member by vacuum.
• the device comprises a template for assisting the preparation of the shaped receptacle for delimiting the perimeter of at least a portion of the loading area and drive means in relative displacement in raising and lowering of the template and the support receiving the receptacle between a position close to one another and a position spaced apart from each other, said drive means in relative movement up and down the template and receiving support of the receptacle being suitable to allow the template to occupy a relative position with respect to the receiving medium of the receptacle depending on the load level of the loading area.
• Still another object of the invention is a method for preparing a load receptacle comprising at least one load tray, by load-loading said receptacle with a receptacle preparation device, said receptacle preparation device comprising a self-propelled carriage, said carriage comprising a frame defining a receptacle preparation station capable of being occupied by the driver in the state on board said carriage, a support providing a bearing surface on which the receptacle is adapted to be placed for be prepared by the driver from the receptacle preparation station adjacent to said support, this support being surmounted by an area corresponding to the location suitable for being occupied by the receptacle and the loading of said receptacle and called loading area, characterized in that the carriage further comprising an auxiliary support, load taking means configured to take a load stored in a storage area outside the carriage and means laying or assisting with the laying of the load previously manipulated by the gripping means on the reception support of the receptacle, said laying
• said method comprises steps:
• FIG. 1 represents a perspective view of a device according to the invention in the upper position of the auxiliary support; the setting means having been omitted;
• Figure 2 shows a perspective view of a device according to the invention in the lower position of the auxiliary support and inactive setting means;
• 3 shows a perspective view of a device according to the invention in the active position of the engagement means;
• FIG. 4 represents a perspective view of a device according to the invention in the ready position for taking another embodiment of the gripping means;
• FIG. 5 represents a perspective view of a device according to the invention in the active position of setting the gripping means of FIG.
• FIG. 6 represents a perspective view of a device according to the invention in the up position of the load displacement means between the buffer support and the receiving support of the receptacle with the same load and the pusher shown several times to illustrate the path of the load and the pusher;
• FIG. 7 represents a perspective view of a device according to the invention in the high position of the load displacement means between the buffer support and the receiving support of the receptacle in the loaded state of said moving means;
• FIG. 8 represents a perspective view of a device according to the invention in the low position of the load displacement means between the buffer support and the receiving support of the receptacle in the loaded state of said moving means;
• FIG. 6 represents a perspective view of a device according to the invention in the up position of the load displacement means between the buffer support and the receiving support of the receptacle with the same load and the pusher shown several times to illustrate the path of the load and the pusher;
• FIG. 7 represents a perspective view of a device according to the invention in the high position of the
• FIG. 9 represents a perspective view of a device according to the invention in the high position of another embodiment of the means for moving the load between the buffer support and the receiving support of the receptacle, the pusher having been represented in its two extreme positions;
• Figure 10 shows a perspective view of a device according to the invention in the low position of the load moving means between the buffer support and the receiving support of the receptacle of Figure 9;
• Figures 1 1 to 17 show, in the form of partial perspective views, the various positions adapted to be taken respectively by the support and the template during the loading of a receptacle, such as a pallet;
• Figure 18 shows a perspective view of a device according to the invention without buffer support, the load and its pusher being shown twice to illustrate the path of the load and the pusher.
• the device 1 which is the subject of the invention, is intended for the preparation of a load receptacle comprising at least one load plate.
• this receptacle is a pallet whose top face forms the load plate.
• the device 1 makes it possible to load 21 the charge plate of the receptacle 20. These charges 21 are juxtaposed and superimposed on said plate until reaching the desired loading height.
• This device 1 comprises a self-propelled carriage 2 adapted, for example, to circulate in aisles lined with shelves for storing charges.
• This carriage 2 comprises a chassis 3 rolling.
• This rolling chassis 3 here comprises a platform surmounted by an open cabin delimited by a series of two parallel arches extending transversely to the longitudinal axis of the carriage.
• the carriage 2 is an onboard driver carriage.
• the chassis 3 of the carriage 2 defines a station 4 for preparing the receptacle 20 capable of being occupied by said operator in the state on board said carriage 2.
• This station 4 is here arranged between one of the hoops and the amounts formed by the extensions of the spars.
• This preparation station may be equipped with means for moving the carriage, for example formed by the steering assembly on which the lower ends of the uprights formed by the frame members 3 sit.
• these control means are configured to allow automatic advance of the carriage without intervention of the operator in the aisle in which the loads must be taken.
• Loading and removal means which will be described below are provided for bringing and placing the load on the carriage, in particular on the loading tray of the receptacle 20, said receptacle being itself placed on a support 5 receiving the receptacle carried by said frame 3 and adjacent the receptacle preparation station 4 20.
• the receptacle receiving support 5 provides a support surface on which the receptacle 20 is adapted to be placed to prepared therefrom from the receptacle preparation station 4.
• This receptacle receiving medium 5 has the shape of a simple so-called horizontal plate, which extends substantially parallel to the platform of the chassis 3.
• This receiving support 5 of the receptacle is surmounted by an area corresponding to the location that can be occupied by the receptacle 20 and the loading of the receptacle 20, and called the loading zone 12.
• the carriage comprises, as mentioned above, means 14 for taking a load 21 configured to take a load 21 stored in an area 23 external storage carriage 2 and mechanical means 15 for laying or assisting the laying of the load previously manipulated by the gripping means on the support 5 for receiving the receptacle 20.
• the means 15 for laying or help at laying, configured for the passage of the load from one position to another, are distinct from the means 14 taken.
• the means 14 taken are not intended to bring the load directly into the loading zone 12 surmounting the support 5 for receiving the receptacle.
• the carriage 2 comprises an auxiliary support 13 on which the load 21 resulting from the means 14 is adapted to rest and the means 15 for laying or assisting the laying include means 151 direct transfer, or indirect via at least one buffer support 16, load 21, between the auxiliary support 13 and the support 5 said main receiving receptacle 20.
• the auxiliary support 13 forms a load support plane.
• the receptacle support 5 and the preparation station 4 are arranged in the extension of one another along the so-called longitudinal axis of the carriage 2.
• the auxiliary support 13, which is arranged on the side of the zone 12 loading and the receptacle support 5 opposed to that adjoining the station 4 preparation, is connected to the rest of the carriage 2 by a telescopic arm 18 extendable in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis of the carriage 2, this longitudinal axis extending in the front-rear direction of the carriage 2.
• the auxiliary support 13 is configured to occupy at least three positions:
• the carriage 2 comprises means 17 for driving up and down the auxiliary support 13.
• the telescopic arm 18 is mounted to move up and down on said carriage.
• the drive means traveling up and down the telescopic arm 18 form the drive means 17 for moving up and down the auxiliary support 13.
• These drive means for moving up and down the telescopic arm 18 comprise for example a chain or a transmission belt of movement disposed along an end upright 300 of the chassis 3 of the carriage and mounted axially movable along said upright.
• This belt or chain is coupled to said auxiliary support 13 via the telescopic arm 18 so that the movement of the belt or chain in a direction along said post causes a similar displacement of the auxiliary support 13.
• the telescopic arm 18, coupled to the chain or to the belt, is further guided in displacement along the uprights of the frame of the carriage to facilitate the movement up and down of said arm 18.
• the means 14 of taking that can still be called gripper are carried by the auxiliary support 13.
• the means 14 for gripping comprises a member 141 or 142 gripping by vacuum.
• these engaging means 14 could have affected the shape of another load handling device.
• the vacuum gripping member 142 is in the form of a suction cup disposed at the lower end of a vertical handle. This gripping member is suspended from a cable, itself attached to an inverted L bracket whose amount rests at its lower end on the auxiliary support 13.
• the operation of gripping a load, from an outside storage area 23 to the carriage 2, can take place as follows.
• the auxiliary support 13 is, via the telescopic arm 18, positioned projecting from the trolley on the side of the trolley adjacent to the storage zone 23 outside the trolley, as illustrated in FIG. 3.
• An operator grasps the gripping member by means of vacuum by its handle, the position in contact with a charge stored in the outer storage area 23 to the carriage to bring it on the support 13 auxiliary.
• FIG. 4 illustrates another embodiment of the engagement means formed by a vacuum gripping member 141 mounted at the end of the vertical leg of an L-shaped arm pivoting about its telescopic horizontal branch. This pivoting arm is mounted on the auxiliary support 13 along a longitudinal edge of the latter.
• the carriage comprises catching means at each of the ends of the auxiliary support 13.
• the means 15 for laying or assisting the laying comprise means 151 for direct or indirect transfer via at least one support 16 buffer of the load between the auxiliary support 13 and the support 5 said main receiving receptacle.
• the transfer means 151 are direct transfer means and the buffer support 16 is omitted.
• the load is transferred directly from the auxiliary support 13 to the pallet by means of a pusher 1510, the details of which will be provided below.
• the transfer means 151 are indirect transfer means and at least a part of the charge transfer means are slip transfer means configured to allow unloading of the auxiliary support 13 by sliding of the load on said auxiliary support 13.
• the slip transfer means 151 comprise a member 1510 active by pushing or pulling. This member 1510 is able to act by pushing or pulling on the load 21 positioned on the auxiliary support 13 for a sliding transfer of the load 21 of the auxiliary support 13 to the support 16 buffer.
• the auxiliary support 13 is equipped with said member
• This member 1510 active by pushing or pulling.
• This member 1510 is here an active member thrust still called pusher.
• This pusher is in the form of a plate, perpendicular to the support plane of the auxiliary support 13 and arranged along a transverse edge to said auxiliary support 13 taken with respect to the longitudinal axis of the carriage. This plate is mounted to move back and forth along the support plane with a jack. During the forward movement of the plate corresponding to the output of the jack, the load is pushed towards the support 16 buffer. Indeed, the buffer support 16 is interposed between the auxiliary support 13 and the support 5 for receiving the receptacle.
• This buffer support 16 comprises a configuration in which it extends beside and in the extension of the auxiliary support.
• This buffer support 16 is here formed by the top of a bridge-type structure of a template which will be described hereinafter.
• At least a portion of the buffer support 16 is formed by an inclined ramp downwardly from the auxiliary support 13 towards the support 5 for receiving the receptacle 20.
• the lower edge of this inclined ramp is provided with a flange against which the load sliding by gravity along said ramp abuts for a maintenance of the load on said support 16 buffer.
• the transfer means 151 further comprise, between the buffer support 16 and the support 5 for receiving the receptacle, means
• the means 151 1 for moving the load comprises a manipulator arm coupled to the frame of the carriage.
• This manipulator arm coupled to the upper part of the frame, is able to grip from above the load resting on the inclined plane of the buffer support 16 to bring it into the part of the loading area which adjoins the preparation station 4 where find an operator before placing the load directly on the loading tray of the receptacle 20 or on top of the charges already placed on said load tray of the receptacle and forming a first level of loading.
• the operator can then manipulate the load, in particular by dragging it to arrange it at the desired location in the loading zone 12.
• this step of transferring the load between the buffer support 16 and the portion of the loading zone 12 close to the operator taking a new load using the gripping means 14 can be performed.
• the inclined ramp constituting the auxiliary support 13 is devoid of a rim at its lower edge so that the load slides by gravity until it reaches the plate disposed at the end.
• a manipulator arm forming with its tray means 151 1 for moving the load 21 between a high position and a low position.
• the arm which is disposed above the portion of the loading zone 12 near the preparation station 4, lowers the tray to the level of the operator's hands and the loading level of the receptacle 20.
• the operator can then slide the load of the manipulator arm tray to the top of the receptacle and then manipulate, in particular by sliding the load to arrange it at the desired location in the loading zone 12.
• the displacement of the manipulator arm constituting means 151 1 for moving the load can be automatic or manually controlled by the operator.
• sensors may be provided to control, according to a predetermined sequencing, the movements of the member 1510 active by pushing or pulling and the movements of the means 151 1 for moving the load.
• a control unit is provided to control this sequencing.
• the buffer support 16 is here formed by at least part of a template 7 to help prepare the receptacle.
• the device comprises a template 7 of assistance in the preparation of the receptacle 20 shaped to define the perimeter of at least a portion of the loading zone 12 and the means 6, 8 for driving relative displacement in monte and lowering the jig 7 and the support 5 between a position close to one another and a position spaced apart from each other.
• Said drive means 6, 8 for relative displacement in raising and lowering of the jig 7 and the support 5 are able to allow the jig 7 to occupy a position relative to the support 5, depending on the load level of the zone 12 loading.
• the presence of a template allows the operator to effortlessly optimize the distribution of loads on the receptacle while maintaining this load within the predetermined dimensions.
• the template 7, shaped to delimit the perimeter of at least a portion of the loading area 12, is in the form of a so-called horizontal frame, positioned in a plane parallel to the laying plane formed by the bearing surface of said receptacle support 20.
• substantially parallel means parallel to plus or minus 15 °.
• This frame which may be open or closed, partially or totally surrounds the loading zone 12 to, in a position close to the receiving support 5 of the receptacle and the jig 7, form a rim of the loading tray of the receptacle 20 on at least one part of the periphery of said plate and, in a position spaced apart from the support 5 and the jig 7, forming a rim of a loading surface surmounting the loading plate of the receptacle 20 on at least a part of the periphery of said surface, the loading surface being, in this case, formed by the top of charges accumulated on said loading tray of the receptacle.
• This frame therefore allows to contain the charges inside said frame.
• the frame Since the receptacle loading tray is of generally known standard size, the frame has a shape and dimensions similar to those of the perimeter of the loading tray of the receptacle. These dimensions of the loading tray of the receptacle may themselves substantially correspond to the dimensions of the bearing surface formed by the support 5 of receipt of the receptacle.
• This frame is surmounted by a bridge type structure. The bridge deck faces the operator positioned in the preparation station 4 during the load loading phase of the receptacle. The operator can slide his hands under the bridge to access the loading tray of the receptacle. Thanks to the presence of the frame, the operator has a visual cue allowing him to distribute the loads on the surface of the loading tray of the receptacle 20 while remaining inside the frame, therefore within the defined perimeter .
• the means 6, 8 for driving in relative displacement in raising and lowering of the jig 7 and the support 5 for receiving the receptacle comprise means 6 for driving in displacement upwards and downwards of the support 5 for receiving the receptacle and means 8 drive in displacement in rise and fall of the jig 7, the moving means 8 for moving the jig 7 being at least partially distinct from the means 6 for moving the support 5 for receiving the receptacle for an independent movement of the jig 7 and the support 5 for receiving the receptacle adapted to allow a displacement of the receiving support 5 of the receptacle stationary position of the template 7, and vice versa.
• the chassis 3 of the carriage 2 is equipped with uprights 300 formed by the amounts of the hoops constituting the cabin of said chassis.
• the template 7 is slidably guided along said uprights 300.
• the template may be equipped on the outer periphery of the guide sleeve frame surrounding the amounts of a hoop.
• the means 8 for driving back and forth from the jig 7 along the uprights 300 may for their part consist, for example, at the level of two uprights of a hoop by two chains, running along said uprights, and driven in back and forth along said uprights, the template being hooked at a specific location of the chain, for example at the guide sleeves, as described above.
• the drive means 6 for moving up and down the support 5 for receiving the receptacle comprise, for their part, scissor-type means positioned under said support 5.
• These scissors are conventionally formed each of two arms interconnected by a pivot link , the ends of each arm being slidably mounted relative to the frame, the other relative to the support 5. The pivotal movement of the arms of the scissors thus makes it possible to move the support 5 for receiving the receptacle in the direction of 'a lowering or elevation.
• the support 5 for receiving the receptacle and the drive means 6 for moving up and down the support 5, namely the scissor arms, are mounted on a rotating base placed on the platform of the frame.
• At least the support surface of the receptacle support 20 is a rotatable surface rotatably mounted about a so-called vertical axis substantially perpendicular to the support plane of said bearing surface.
• substantially perpendicular is meant perpendicular plus or minus 15 °.
• the station 4 for preparing the receptacle 20 comprises a floor 9 on which the driver 22 is able to take place.
• This floor 9 is a mobile floor 9 equipped with drive means 10 traveling upward and downward in a direction parallel to the direction of travel up and down means 6, 8 driving relative displacement in rise and fall of the support 5 for receiving the receptacle and the template 7.
• the drive means 10 for moving up and down the floor 9 may be formed by scissor arms extending between the floor 9 and the platform of the frame. This movable floor 9 allows the operator to follow the elevation of the loading surface formed by the accumulated load top on the loading tray of the receptacle. This rise occurs at each additional load level on the loading tray of the receptacle.
• the loading of the loading tray of a receptacle using loads made on the carriage generally takes place as follows. It is assumed that the receptacle, namely here the pallet, is placed on the support 5 for receiving the tray receptacle.
• the receiving support 5 of the receptacle is in the high position, that is to say at a level corresponding to the level of the hands of the operator who is standing on the movable floor 9 equipping the preparation station 4, said floor being in the low position.
• the jig 7 extends above and directly above the support 5 for receiving the receptacle (FIG. 11A).
• the jig 7 is brought close to the support 5 for receiving the receptacle by sliding along the uprights 300 of the frame in the direction of a lowering to form a rim of the tray constituting the support (FIG. 11B).
• Loads are arranged inside the constituent frame of the template to form a first level of charge.
• the receiving support 5 of the receptacle is lowered by means of the scissors of the drive means up and down the support 5 receiving the receptacle to allow the template 7, which has remained fixed , forming a rim of the loading surface formed by the top of charges constituting the first level of charge.
• the charges are then re-arranged inside the constituent frame of the template to form a second level of charge.
• the operation of lowering the support 5A and of performing a loading level using the template is continued until the reception support 5 of the receptacle is brought into the low maximum position.
• the template is driven in elevation to again form the rim of a loading surface surmounting the loading tray of the receptacle 20 on at least a portion of the periphery of said surface , this loading surface being formed by the top of the charges of the last level of charge accumulated on said plate.
• the operation of lifting the template and performing a loading level is continued until reaching the maximum high position of the template.
• the movable floor 9 is driven in elevation to allow the operator to keep his hands up to the loading level of the receptacle.
• the method of preparing a receptacle as described above may comprise, depending on the height of loading to be performed, for the separation of the support and the template, either only a lowering of the support, or only an elevation of the template, or at the once a lowering of the support and an elevation of the template.
• the receptacle is rotated a quarter of a turn to reposition the longitudinal axis of the receptacle parallel to the longitudinal axis of the carriage.
• the receptacle may be evacuated by passage between two amounts of the hoops constituting one end of the car of said carriage.
• a filming using 1 1 filming means can be operated as and when loading.

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