ES2333389A1 - Storage system for long-length merchandise (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Storage system for long goods. The system is based on using mobile shelves that move between an external loading position and a resting or storage position. The mobility of each shelf is made by wheels (2) that slide on guide rails and anchored to the ground. Each shelf is formed by a lower frame (1) with vertical struts (3) and supports (4) articulated at different heights of the struts (3), supports (4) that normally occupy a horizontal position towards one side of the shelving for receive the load of goods in pallets, manipulated by a conventional truck. The shelving has at each level or height with swinging arms and ends (8) that can occupy a lowered position to allow loading or an elevated position to constitute a means of retaining the merchandise once depalletized, preventing the fall of it. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

Storage system for merchandise long length

Object of the invention

The present invention, as expressed in the set forth in this specification, refers to a system of long-term storage for goods, which is based on using mobile shelves that allow the loading and unloading by forklift trucks conventional.

The object of the invention is to achieve greater  ease of loading and unloading of goods long on shelves, as well as increase the capacity of storage based on a reduction of the space required by use the special mobile shelves of the invention.

Background of the invention

In the storage of large goods length, such as pipes, wooden planks, profiles, etc. be normally use a known system with the name of "Cantilever" or any of its variants, system that is formed based on a series of metal columns with arms in cantilever at different heights, such as merchandise supports, allowing to arrange it at different levels that correspond logically with the heights at which the arms are located in cantilever In this way they can form wall shelves of an access or double-access central shelves.

In any case, these shelves are fixed and require a remarkable breadth that allows maneuverability of the trucks that, together with the need to have to turn the load for handling, carries a significant reduction in Useful storage space inside a ship or in any other place.

On the other hand, the shelves of the so-called "Cantilever" storage system must have some separations to prevent the goods from touching and allow its correct handling in the operations of Upload and download.

Description of the invention

The system of the invention presents a series of  particularities that, in addition to solving the problems corresponding to conventional systems, offer new benefits.

In that sense, the storage system object of the invention, is based on using a plurality of shelves constituted by vertical and metal struts as cantilever supports for merchandise, all as it is conventional.

From these characteristics, the system in  question presents as fundamental novelty that each bookshelf is mobile, that is, movable by a system of rolling with drive by remote commanded motor. He shelving movement allows them to move from your resting storage place to the area or street in the that loading and unloading of the shelf itself takes place, using the corresponding truck, as well as move subsequently from the loading / unloading street to the place of Storage or rest.

The mobility of the shelves allows to reduce the breadth of the street where maneuverability takes place of trucks and handling of goods, as well as reduce the space occupied by the shelves themselves, which It results in a notable increase in storage capacity.

Another feature of the system's novelty is that the wheels of the shelves, in the area of storage, slide on guide rails constituted to base of "V" profiles fixed on the ground, with end in angle to facilitate wheel entry over lanes

Another feature of novelty is the incorporation of folding arms and ends mounted on the profiles that constitute the cantilever load carriers of the goods, whose folding arms can be placed in horizontal to allow loading on the supports, or placed in vertical position, ahead of loaded goods, constituting a means to retain these to avoid possible falls

Another feature of novelty is that vertical struts are slightly collapsed from the vertical, to determine a backward tilt of the supports of the goods, avoiding the sliding of these out, that is, towards the free end of sayings brackets

Another feature of novelty is that the supports for the goods are mounted articulately on the columns or struts, presenting the free end of those beveled at 45º, allowing its folding up in If the person handling the truck miscalculates the height when loading the pallet of goods, it is known that the type of merchandise we are referring to (tubes, planks, profiles, etc.) are stored in pallets, that is grouped by elements that embrace them such as strips, ribbons, ribbons, etc.

Likewise, the fact that in the movement of the shelves by means of the motor, a rack-drive chain operated by the motor itself is involved in the system of the invention, the rack fixed longitudinally centered on the lower part of the shelf, specifically in a transverse way and in solidarity with the lower load supports of the goods, while the engine is fixed to the
ground.

Finally say that the shelves can be placed in storage, either transversely to the street, longitudinally or even obliquely.

Based on the referred characteristics, the system allows a better use of space than any of the known storage systems, being able to cite as more important advantages the following:

- When the opposite shelves are placed, diagonally or in an "L" shape, they allow a single space of displacement of those on one side or those on the other to maneuver Upload and / or download.

- Being mobile shelves is possible carry out the forward and backward movement of the same, being able to perform a mezzanine above they.

- The loading of the pallets that constitute the merchandise on the corresponding shelves can be made no more than using a single front-loading truck that it can logically correspond to the one that loads and unloads the trucks.

- By the system of the invention, when  You need to divide the merchandise, it allows you to download and / or upload without need to move the shelf or of course the truck, nor of any means of lifting or transport, being able to make a single person by the front of the shelf, pushing or pulling of the product or merchandise.

- Through the system of the invention, the zone loading and / or unloading is completely free and available for that is required, since lanes are not needed.

- The shelves can be operated in your movement automatically well from a fixed point with keyboard screen that allows you to maneuver interchangeably, or by means of a remote mobile element, for example via radio, and that by means of the corresponding command and that can be placed in the truck allows, from it, without lowering the operator, give the corresponding movement order.

- The shelves can be moved from the storage place to the street where the truck operates, so it will not be required to turn the load, allowing to decrease the width of the street and ultimately reduce the space, which It leads to an increase in storage capacity.

- The space occupied by the shelves according the system of the invention can be increased between 30% and a 60% compared to that required for the same merchandise stored with Conventional systems

Brief description of the drawings

To complement the description that then it will be done and in order to help a better understanding of the features of the invention, accompanies the present descriptive memory a set of drawings based on the which innovations and advantages will be more easily understood of the storage system object of the invention.

Figure 1.- Shows a view, on the side of loading, of the mobile shelving that is part of the system storage of the invention.

Figure 2.- Shows a view from the side back of the same shelf as in the previous figure.

Figure 3.- Shows a front view of three shelves, two of them loaded with merchandise and another empty, that is, no load. In this figure you can see the collapse of the Vertical struts of the shelves themselves.

Figure 4.- Shows a side detail view of the articulation of one of the merchandise supports on the respective strut of the shelf. In dashed line it shows the tilting towards the down position ascending of said support.

Figure 5.- Shows a view of one of the extreme swing arms or stop for goods loaded on the shelf, in rest position. In dashed line shows the operating position of said arm swingarm.

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Figure 6.- Shows a detail in which they are left see the guide rails, the wheels of two shelves contiguous, the rail entry profile and the engine of drive to move each shelf.

Figure 7.- Shows an overview of a shelving loaded and displaced outside the area of storage.

Description of the preferred embodiment

In view of the commented figures, you can observe the shelf that intervenes in the system of storage object of the invention, shelf that is consisting of a base frame 1 with wheels 2 as elements of sliding the shelf on the floor, so that a series of struts 3 are fixed on said lower frame 1 in each of which two or more supports 4 are articulated, to different heights, which establish the support means for merchandise, as will be exposed later. Those brackets 4 are in  all cases constituted by a kind of arm that projects perpendicular to the strut, in an operational situation, and they are mounted by means of a joint 5 on the corresponding strut 2, as depicted in figure 4, where it has been shown the support 4 in operative position, that is to say horizontal, and in line discontinuous tilted up. These brackets 4, at their end  free, they have a bevel 6 that in combination with the joint 5 enable that in case of incorrectness when it comes to carrying after loading, the upward tilt of the own brackets 4.

The mobile shelves according to what is just described, they can store pallets of goods 7, as It is represented in figure 3, being the goods different for each pallet, and in any case the pallets go arranged on the supports 4 referred to above.

In figure 3 you can see the load of two shelves arranged collaterally with each other, existing a third empty collateral shelf, being able to appreciate how props 3 show a slight collapse with respect to the vertical so that the supports 4 acquire a light position forward elevation, or what is the same a slight inclination descending backwards to prevent the goods 7 from sliding towards the free end of the commented supports 4.

That crash of profiles 3, will withstand better the weight and will provide, as just said, the slight backward inclination of the supports 4, the flexion being less of the props themselves 3.

The shelves are also complemented with some extreme swing arms 8 that are mounted on the sections ends of the respective supports 4, being able to occupy a horizontal or resting position to allow the load to be introduced of goods 7 or pallets between the supports 4, or a position vertical to constitute a stop of retention of the goods a Once depalletized. Those swinging arms 8 are angled and they present their 8 'section of articulation located in a profile ribbed 9 in solidarity with support 4 itself, and whose profile 9 It presents a cut in the form of a multiple bolt where the elbow section 8 'of the swing arm 8, so that in the notches 10 that form those cuts can be located respectively rods 11 of the section 8 'of the swing arm 8 and power occupy this different positions, vertically, to adapt to the width of the corresponding pallets of goods 7, while in horizontal position the positioning of the section 8 'of the arm 8 in one or the other of the notches 10, will allow loading and Download without any difficulty.

In the storage area they are planned rails 12 with the end 13 angled to facilitate the entrance of the corresponding wheels 2 of the shelves, being able to see in figure 6 how lanes 12 are secured on the ground and determine two guides for the 2 wheels of paths adjoining shelves, as can be clearly seen in the Figure 6, in which you can also see an engine 14 of drive, through an established rack 15 inferiorly longitudinally to the bookshelf and therefore transversely to the supports 4, so that based on that rack 15 the shelf can move when the engine is 14 anchored to the ground as depicted in that figure 6.

Said engine is associated to respective endings. of stroke to set the boundary shifts to the outside or inside the corresponding shelf.

Claims (6)

1. Storage system for long-term merchandise, which is intended to store pipes, planks, profiles, and in general any type of merchandise of notable length, based on the merchandise being loaded on shelves constituted by vertical struts with horizontal supports to different heights to support the goods, it is characterized in that each shelf is constituted from a lower frame (1) that is mobile and has wheels (2) that allow the movement of each shelf between a rest or storage position and a exit position for loading it by means of a conventional truck that handles the goods (7) on pallets; with the particularity that said wheels (2) slide along lanes 12 established statically on the ground, in correspondence with the rest or storage area, with tilting arms and ends (8) being provided in correspondence with the respective supports (4) of the merchandise (7), of each level or height, arms (8) that are empowered to occupy a folding position to allow the loading of the merchandise (7) on the respective supports (4) or an operative position, constituting a stop of retention to avoid the fall by sliding out of the merchandise (7) once depalletized. 2. Storage system for goods long length according to claim 1, characterized in that the rails (12) sliding wheels (2) are configuration in "V" and constitute guides for said wheels, having at the inlet end An angular configuration (13) for establishing a means for centering the wheels (2) from the outer loading area to the storage area. 3. Storage system for long-length merchandise, according to previous claims, characterized in that the supports (4) for the merchandise (7), have their free end (6) in bevel and are articulated (5) mounted on the struts (3) ) of the shelf, allowing the upward tilt of said supports (4). 4. Storage system for long-length merchandise, according to previous claims, characterized in that, in correspondence with the entrance area to the storage area of each shelf, a motor (14) anchored in the ground is provided for driving a rack ( 15) by means of which the displacement of the respective bookshelf is carried out. 5. Storage system for long-length merchandise, according to previous claims, characterized in that the struts (3) of the shelves are offset from the vertical, establishing a slight upward inclination of the supports (4) to prevent the sliding of the goods towards the free end of such supports (4). 6. Storage system for long-length merchandise, according to previous claims, characterized in that the shelves are capable of being positioned both laterally, frontally or inclined, in the corresponding storage areas.