JP2002019911A - Automated storage and retrieval warehouse facilities - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide automated storage and retrieval warehouse facilities having inexpensive constitution of an internal air stirring function of simple structure. SOLUTION: A shelf 103 having a plurality of section storing spaces 102 and a putting in/out device 100 travelable on a fixed path along a front surface of the shelf 103 are provided within a surrounding wall body 101. An air supply means 130 is provided on the other surface side of a strut 113 constituting a traveling main body 116 for the putting in/out device 110. The air supply means 130 comprises an air supply driving part 131 and a vertical direction air supply duct 132 communicated with an air supply port of the air supply driving part 131 and the air supply duct 132 is constituted so as to equally supply air in the vertical direction. In the air supply means 130, air can be supplied within the air supply duct 132 by driving the one air supply driving part 131 and air can be equally supplied in the vertical direction from the air supply duct 132. Air within the surrounding wall body 101 can be sufficiently stirred, while the stirring function can be inexpensively constituted into the simple structure.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic warehouse facility used for storing and storing, for example, bags (flexible bags) containing brown rice.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as this type of equipment, there are provided a shelf having a plurality of compartments in a surrounding wall, and an access device which can travel on a fixed path along the front surface of the shelf. There is provided a configuration in which a stirring fan facing the shelf side is provided at a plurality of positions in the vertical direction of a column constituting a traveling main body of the access device. Then, the internal air is agitated by blowing air from a group of fans, thereby making the internal temperature uniform.

[0003]

However, according to the conventional configuration described above, the provision of a large number of fans makes the structure complicated and expensive.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an automatic warehouse facility which can be constructed simply and inexpensively.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, an automatic warehouse facility according to the first aspect of the present invention comprises: a shelf having a plurality of compartments in a surrounding wall; An access device that can travel on a fixed path along the front surface is provided, and the access device is configured with a traveling body at a lower part and a support standing upright from the traveling body, and a traveling body is configured. An elevating body is provided on one surface side of the column in the front-rear direction that is the traveling direction, and an egress / removal device that is capable of taking in and out a load into and from the compartment is provided on the elevating body, and on the other surface side of the column. Is provided with a blower means, the blower means is constituted by a blower drive unit, and a blower duct communicated with a blower opening of the blower drive unit and provided in a vertical direction, and the blower duct is vertically It is obtained by said being blown configured to be able to Oite evenly shaped.

Therefore, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a load can be loaded into and taken out of a target compartment by a combination of the traveling movement of the traveling main body, the elevation movement of the lifting / lowering body, and the insertion / removal movement of the loading / unloading device. . At this time, the blowing means
The air is blown into the air duct by the drive of the air blow drive unit,
Then, air can be uniformly blown in the vertical direction from the air duct. Thereby, the air in the enclosure can be agitated, and the blown air collides with the enclosure to form a detour or a reflection, thereby expanding the agitation range. At that time, the agitation of the air can be performed over the entire area within the enclosure because the in-out device moves by traveling, that is, moves the air blowing position.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an automatic warehouse facility, wherein a shelf having a plurality of compartments is provided in a surrounding body, and a loading / unloading device capable of running on a fixed path along the front surface of the shelf. The loading / unloading device has a traveling body constituted by a lower traveling body and a support standing upright from the traveling body. The traveling body has an elevating body, and the elevating body has the compartment housing. A loading / unloading device capable of loading and unloading a load into and from a space is provided, and a plurality of blowing means are provided on the support, and these blowing means are configured to have different blowing directions.

Therefore, according to the second aspect of the present invention, the stirring of the air in the enclosure can be performed uniformly over the entire area by blowing air from various directions. According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the automatic warehouse facility according to the first or second aspect, the loading / unloading device includes a pair of front and rear columns erected from a lower traveling body, and these columns are relatively opposed to each other. An elevating body is provided between both columns with the opposite side as one surface side, and a blowing means is provided on the other surface side of one of the columns.

Therefore, according to the third aspect of the present invention, it is possible to dispose the blowing means in the two-post-type access device without disturbing the intended loading / unloading operation and without increasing the overall size.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the automatic warehouse equipment according to the third aspect, wherein a blower is provided on the other surface of the one post, and the other surface of the other post is provided. Is provided with a blower whose outlet is upward.

Therefore, according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, while blowing air in the traveling direction of the access device by the blowing means,
It can be blown upward by a blower. Moreover, the automatic warehouse equipment according to claim 5 of the present invention is the above-mentioned claim 1
In the configuration according to any one of the fourth to fourth aspects, the blower is configured to be able to blow toward the outside on the other side.

Therefore, according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to dispose the blowing means in the loading / unloading device at a position where the operation of the elevating body or the like is not hindered and without increasing the overall size. Further, the automatic warehouse equipment according to claim 6 of the present invention is the automatic warehouse equipment according to any one of claims 1 to 5 described above,
It is characterized by being configured to be able to blow air on the other surface side and obliquely outward.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the air blown obliquely outward can be supplied to each of the compartment storage spaces. At this time, when the load is stored in the compartment storage space, the air blows to the load. By colliding and reflecting, the air inside the enclosure can be agitated, and when no load is stored, the air blows through the compartment storage space and then collides with the enclosure and becomes detour-shaped and reflective Thus, the air inside the enclosure can be stirred.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the automatic warehouse facility according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, the blowing means is provided on the home position side of the access device. It is a characteristic.

Therefore, according to the seventh aspect of the present invention, the air blowing toward the home position by the air blowing means can reduce the air replacement by the air blowing toward a place where the air exchange with the outside air (temperature substitution) is large.

Further, in the automatic warehouse equipment according to claim 8 of the present invention, in the configuration according to any one of claims 1 to 7, the ventilation duct is formed so that the internal ventilation space becomes narrower toward the upper part. Thus, it is characterized by being configured to be able to blow air uniformly in the vertical direction.

Therefore, according to the eighth aspect of the present invention, uniform air can be easily blown only by the structure of the air duct. According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the automatic warehouse facility according to any one of the first to eighth aspects, the ventilation duct includes a pair of left and right side plate portions with a parallel front plate portion and a rear plate portion. With this, while being formed in the shape of a rectangular tube that is long in the up and down direction, the outlets are formed in the left and right side plate portions,
The front plate portion and the rear plate portion are formed such that the upper end portion width is narrower than the lower end portion width and formed in a vertically long trapezoidal shape, so that the internal ventilation space becomes narrower toward the upper portion. It is characterized by having.

Therefore, according to the ninth aspect of the present invention, uniform air blowing can be reliably achieved only by the structure of the air blowing duct which can be easily and easily manufactured. And claim 10 of the present invention.
The automatic warehouse equipment described above is characterized in that, in the configuration according to any one of the first to ninth aspects, the ventilation duct is formed with a vertical slit-type ventilation port.

Therefore, according to the tenth aspect of the present invention, the air blowing through the slit-type air blowing port can be performed in a belt shape in a state where the air blowing is continuous at the entire height in the vertical direction. Claim 1 of the present invention
The automatic warehouse equipment according to the first aspect is characterized in that, in the configuration according to any one of the above-described claims 1 to 10, the air blowing drive unit of the air blowing means is configured by combining a suction fan and a discharge fan. It is what it was.

Therefore, according to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, the air can be discharged (supplied) into the air blowing space with a sufficient wind pressure.

[0021]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 12, assuming that a hung-up bag containing brown rice is employed. .

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, a bag-like object (an example of an object to be transported) 1 that can be hung is made of brown rice (an example of a granular material or food) of a predetermined amount (a predetermined weight). After being stored and closed, a hanging string 2 is hung on the outside thereof.
The bag-like material 1 is transported or supplied by, for example, locking the locked body with a fork of a forklift. The bag 1 is an example of a pallet (an example of a carrier,
It may be a box-like body or the like. 3) It is loaded on 3 and is handled as load 4.

A low-temperature automatic warehouse (automatic warehouse equipment) 100 capable of storing and unloading the load 4 is provided. This automatic warehouse 1
00 is a warehouse room 100A surrounded by the enclosing wall 101.
A shelf 103 having a plurality of compartment storage spaces 102 therein;
An access device 110 is provided, which is movable on a fixed path 106 along the front surface of the shelf 103. Here, a plurality of compartment storage spaces 102 are formed in the direction along the fixed path 106 and in the vertical direction.

In the first embodiment, a pair of shelves 103 opposed to each other and a loading / unloading device 110 which can travel on a fixed path 106 formed between the shelves 103 are formed as one set. Although the type installed in the room 100A is shown, this is a type in which one shelf 103 and a loading / unloading device 110 that can travel on a fixed path 106 along the front surface of the shelf 103 are formed as one set. And a plurality of sets may be installed in the warehouse room 100A.

Outside the other end of the shelf 103, handling conveyors 104 are provided, respectively. The handling conveyors 104 are each constituted by a pair of chain conveyors or the like. A lift device 105 is provided at an inner end portion of the handling conveyor 104. Further, the loading / unloading device 1 is provided between the inner ends of the handling conveyor 104.
Ten home positions HP are formed, and a support conveyor (described later) for the self-propelled carriage can be connected to the outer ends of the two cargo handling conveyors 104.

The loading / unloading device 110 includes a floor-side rail 1
07, a lower traveling body 112 supported and guided via wheels 111, a pair of front and rear struts 113 erected from the traveling body 112, and a roller 114 provided between the upper ends of the struts 113 and a ceiling rail 108. The traveling main body 116 is constituted by an upper frame 115 and the like guided through the main body.

Then, in the front-rear direction which is the traveling direction of the traveling body 116, the one side of the column 113, that is, the opposing surface side of both columns 113 is defined as one side, and both columns 1
An elevating body (carriage) 117 is provided between 13. On the elevating body 117, the compartment storage space 102
In this case, a fork body (an example of a loading / unloading tool) 118 is provided which can load and unload a load, in this case, a load 4 formed by stacking the bag-like material 1 on the pallet 3.

On the traveling body 112 of the loading / unloading device 110, the control panel 11 is provided on the other side of the other side of the column 113 on the home position HP side.
9 is provided, and an elevating drive unit 120 and a traveling drive unit 121 are provided outside the other surface side of the column 113 on the opposite side. An example of the loading / unloading device 110 is configured by the above 111 to 121 and the like.

The support 11 in the loading / unloading device 110
Out of 3, the blower means 130 is provided on the other surface side of the support 113 on the home position HP side. The blowing means 130 is provided above the control panel 119 and at the support 11.
A blow drive unit (e.g., a fan) 13 provided at the lower part of 3
1 and a blow duct 132 which is communicated with an upward blow port of the blow drive unit 131 and is provided vertically over the upper part of the support 113.

The air duct 132 is configured to be able to blow air uniformly in the up-down direction (although there is a slight difference in the up-down direction, it is almost even). In other words, the ventilation duct 132 is formed by alternately stacking a rectangular box-shaped straight duct portion 133 and a throttle duct portion 134 that is inclined so that the other surface side is closer to the support 113 as the upper side is higher. Is formed so that the inside air blowing space 135 becomes narrower toward the upper part, so that air can be blown uniformly in the vertical direction. Further, the blowing means 130 is provided on the other side of the vertical surface of the straight duct portion 133 positioned at every other position, with the elongated slit-shaped outlet 13 extending in the lateral direction.
By being formed, 6 is configured to be able to blow air toward the outside on the other surface side.

A plurality of blowing means are provided on the support,
These blowing means are configured with different blowing directions.
That is, of the support 113, the other side of the support 113 on one side (home position HP side) has the blowing means 130
A blower (an example of a blower) 137 is provided below the other side of the support 113 and on the other side. Here, the blower 137 is disposed with its outlet 138 facing upward.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 5 to 10, a hanging string 2 is hung on the outside of the bag-like material 1, and a locked body 2 a is formed by an upper part of the hanging string 2. I have. The bag-like object 1 is, for example, attached to a fork 6 of a forklift (an example of a hanging supply unit) 5 by a locked body 2a.
Is transported and supplied by being locked. In addition, a crane type or the like may be adopted as the suspension supply means.

The handling equipment for the bag-like material 1 is as follows.
For stacking bags into a pallet 3
And a carrier supply means 40 for separating the pallets 3 one by one from the stacked empty pallet group 3A and supplying the pallets 3 to the carrier mounting portion 20, and the pallet 3 is supplied above the carrier mounting portion 20. Centering means 30 operable to pinch the bag-shaped object 1 from the lateral direction, pressing means 60 capable of centering and acting on the upper part of the bag-shaped object 1 placed on the pallet 3, and a bag-shaped object The pallet 3 on which the pallet 1 is placed is configured by the automatic warehouse 100, which can freely enter and leave the pallet 3. Here, the carrier supply means 40 and the pressing means 60 are provided side by side.

The apparatus body 11 of the stacking apparatus 10 is of a trolley type, and is mounted on a floor-side rail 13 via wheels 12 provided at a lower portion, so that the apparatus main body 11 is arranged in a lateral direction (rail length direction). It is configured to run freely. At this time, the apparatus main body 11 is configured to travel between one end of the carrier supply means 40 and one end of the pressing means 60.

A carrier mounting portion 20 is formed in the apparatus main body 11. That is, on the apparatus main body 11, a pair of chain conveyors 21 whose driving directions are orthogonal to the moving direction of the apparatus main body 11 are arranged in the moving direction of the apparatus main body 11. The chain conveyor 21 includes a conveyor frame 22 mounted on the apparatus body 11, a pair of chain rings 23 supported by the conveyor frame 22,
It is constituted by a chain 24 wound between the chain rings 23 and the like.

The two chain conveyors 21 are configured so as to be synchronously driven forward and backward by linking the chain wheel shaft to a common rotary drive device (not shown).
Using the space between the upper surfaces of the chains 24 in the chain conveyors 21, an example of the carrier mounting unit 20 is configured,
An example of the transfer means is constituted by the chain conveyor 21 and the like. A movable stopper 25 is provided between the two chain conveyors 21 and at one end in the transport direction so as to be movable up and down with respect to the transport path.

Above the carrier mounting section 20, a suspension supply path 28 (an example of a supply path for a conveyed object) is formed in a horizontal (or vertical) direction. At the side of the suspended supply path 28, there is provided a centering means 30 which is pinched by the suspended bag-like material 1 from the lateral direction. Here, the alignment means 30 is provided on the apparatus main body 11 side.

That is, the centering means 30 comprises a pair of (plural) contact plates 31 which can freely approach and separate from the suspended bag-like material 1 in the lateral direction, and a cylinder device (for moving the contact plates 31 to approach and separate). An example of an actuating device.) 32 and the like. At this time, a pair of holding frames 33 are erected from the apparatus main body 11 with the carrier mounting portion 20 in the middle, and the cylinder device 33 is mounted on these holding frames 33.
Each is provided in a plurality in the horizontal direction. The holding plate 31 has an arc-shaped concave surface 31a.

A carrier supply means 40 for supplying an empty pallet 3 to the carrier mounting portion 20 is provided outside the carrier mounting portion 20. And carrier supply means 4
Reference numeral 0 denotes a configuration in which the pallets 3 are separated one by one from the stacked empty pallet group 3A and supplied to the carrier mounting portion 20.

That is, a pair of chain conveyors 41 is provided outside the other end side of the carrier mounting portion 20 in a state of being connected to the chain conveyor 21 (in the same moving direction). It is arranged. These chain conveyors 41 are constituted by a conveyor frame 42, a pair of chain rings 43 supported by the conveyor frame 42, a chain 44 wound between the chain rings 43, and the like.
A leg 45 from the conveyor frame 42 is landed on the floor. The two chain conveyors 41 are configured so as to be synchronously driven forward and reverse by linking the chain wheel shaft to a common rotary drive device (not shown).

A lift device 46 is provided between the chain conveyors 41. The lift device 46 includes a base body 47, a lift table 49 provided above the base body 47 via a link mechanism 48, and It is composed of a cylinder device 50 provided between the base body 47 and the lift table 49 and the like.

A holding device 51 is provided at the chain conveyor 41. That is, at two locations on the outer surface side of both the conveyor frames 42, rotating parts (motors with a speed reducer, etc.) 52 are respectively provided, and a link 54 is provided on an upward rotating shaft 53 from these rotating parts 52. A pawl 55 is provided at the free end of each link 54.

The holding device 51 is constructed by
Is configured. According to the holding device 51, the rotation shaft 53 of the rotation unit 52 is rotated in the normal and reverse directions, whereby the claw body 55 is rotated around the rotation axis through the link 54, and is lifted by the lift device 46. The second pallet 3 from the bottom in the stacked pallet group 3A is disengaged. Note that the rotating units 52 are driven synchronously.

A centering guide 57 for an empty pallet is provided outside each of the two chain conveyors 41. The centering guides 57 are formed on the outer inclined surface toward the top, and are provided upright from the floor side. By the above 41 to 57 and the like, the stacked pallet group 3
An example of the carrier supply means 40 having the function of separating the sheet A from the container A is configured.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 11 and 12,
A transport path 80 capable of transporting the pallet 3 on which the hangable bags 1 are stacked is provided. In the transport path 80, pressing means 60 capable of acting on the upper portion of the bag 1 from above.
Is provided. The transport path 80 is formed by transport means 81 that can be driven forward and reverse, and the transport means 81 includes a pair of chain conveyors 82 and a free roller conveyor 88 disposed between the two chain conveyors 82. .

The chain conveyor 82 is connected to a conveyor frame 83, a pair of chain rings 84 supported by the conveyor frame 83, a chain 85 wound between the chain rings 84, and a chain wheel shaft. A leg 87 from the side of the conveyor frame 83 is landed on the floor side.
The two chain conveyors 82 are configured to be driven forward and backward in synchronization by a rotation drive device 86.
The free roller conveyor 88 includes a conveyor frame 89 supported on the floor side, and the conveyor frame 89.
And a group of free rollers 90, etc.

The pressing means 60 is constructed so as to use the conveying force of the bag-shaped material 1 to press against the suspended locked body 2a which is an example of the upper portion of the bag-shaped material 1. That is, the pressing means 60 has a frame body 61 surrounding the transport path 80, and a movable body 62 that can move up and down is provided above the frame body 61. Here, the movable body 62 is made of a pair of left and right strips, and is attached to the frame body 61 via the common horizontal shaft 63 that is on the upper side of the transport path 80 and is orthogonal to the direction of the transport path 80. Thus, it is possible to swing up and down around the horizontal axis 64.

A horizontal pin 65 parallel to the horizontal shaft 63 is provided on the lower side of the movable body 62.
5 is fitted in a vertical guide groove 66 formed in the frame main body 61, whereby the vertical swing limit is regulated.
A weight (an example of a lower urging means) 67 is provided in the middle upper portion of the movable body 62. Here, the weight 67 is configured to be able to increase and decrease with respect to the movable body 62 by a plurality of stacked types. Have been.

On the lower surface side of the movable member 62, a pressing roller (an example of a pressing rotary member) 69 that can freely rotate around a horizontal axis 68 perpendicular to the direction of the transport path 80 is provided. ,
Many are provided in the direction of the transport path 80. That is,
The pressing roller group 69 is provided between the pair of left and right movable bodies 62 via a roller shaft 70 so as to be freely rotatable. The pressing roller 69 is formed in a portion acting on the upper central portion of the bag-like material 1, for example, the central portion in the length direction is thick, that is, formed on the convex outer surface 69a.

At the place where the pressing means 60 is disposed, a packing state detecting means 75 for the bag-like material 1 on the pallet 3 is provided. Here, the packing state detecting means 75 includes a photoelectric tube type length detector 76, a bar swing type width detector 77, and a movable body 62.
Is made up of a limit switch type height detector 78 and the like. When one of the detectors 76, 77, 78 in the packing state detecting means 75 detects an abnormality, the transport means 81 is configured to be driven in reverse. Note that the width detector 77 and the height detector 78 may be the same type of photoelectric tube as the length detector 76.

The bag-like material 1 is stacked (placed).
The pallet 3 is supplied to the start end of the transport path 80 and receives the action of the pressing means 60.
Is transferred to the automatic warehouse 100 by the self-propelled conveyance means 95 from the terminal end portion thereof, and the stacked empty pallet group 3A stored in the automatic warehouse 100 is transported by the self-propelled conveyance means 95 to the carrier. It is configured to be transported to the supply means 40.

That is, the self-propelled carriage 9 of the self-propelled conveyance means 95
Reference numeral 7 denotes the carrier supply means 40, the pressing means 60, and the automatic warehouse 1
It is configured to be able to reciprocate on a travel path 96 formed between the other end and the outside. The support conveyor 98 of the self-propelled carriage 97 is configured to be connectable to the chain conveyor 42 of the carrier supply unit 40, the chain conveyor 82 of the carrier unit 81, and the unloading conveyor 104 of the automatic warehouse 100. ing.

The operation of the first embodiment will be described below. First, the empty pallet group 3 </ b> A that is roughly stacked is set in the carrier supply unit 40. That is, a certain (specific) section storage space 102 of the automatic warehouse 100 stores the stacked empty pallet group 3A. Then, the empty pallet group 3A is moved from the compartment storage space 102 to any one of the conveyors 104 by the operation of the loading / unloading device 110, based on the request from the carrier supply means 40 side.
To take out.

With respect to this handling conveyor 104, FIG.
As shown by the imaginary line A, the handling conveyor 1 is connected to the empty support conveyor 98 of the self-propelled carriage 97.
04 and the supporting conveyor 98 are driven,
The empty pallet group 3A on the handling conveyor 104 can be transferred onto the support conveyor 98, and the empty pallet group 3A can be completely transferred onto the support conveyor 98 while the empty pallet group 3A is completely transferred onto the support conveyor 98.
8 is stopped.

Next, the self-propelled carriage 97 is caused to travel on the traveling path 96, and as shown by the imaginary line B in FIG. 1, the supporting conveyor 9 is attached to the chain conveyor 41 of the carrier supply means 40.
8 is stopped in a state where it is connected. By driving the support conveyor 98 and the chain conveyor 41, the empty pallet group 3A on the support conveyor 98 is driven.
Can be transferred onto the chain conveyor 41. At this time, as shown by the imaginary line in FIG. 6, each claw body 55 in the holding device 51 is disengaged.

With the empty pallet group 3A thus set, one pallet 3 is supplied. That is, in the carrier supply means 40, first, the cylinder device 50 of the lift device 46 is extended and the lift table 49 is moved upward via the link mechanism 48. As a result, the lift table 49 comes into contact with the lower surface of the empty pallet group 3A, and as shown by the solid line in FIG.
Lifting.

Next, each rotating part 52 of the holding device 51 is driven synchronously, and the claw body 55 is rotated around the axis of the rotating shaft via the rotating shaft 53 and the link 54, as shown by the imaginary line in FIG. Thus, the pallet 3 is engaged with the pallet 3 in the second tier from the bottom in the stacked empty pallet group 3A.

Then, the cylinder device 50 of the lift device 46 is contracted and moved, and the lift table 4 is moved via the link mechanism 48.
9 is moved downward. As a result, as shown in FIG. 5, FIG. 7, and FIG. 10, while the empty pallet group 3A of the second or higher stage from the bottom is held by the holding device 51, only the lowermost pallet 3 is lowered and the chain conveyor 41 is lowered. Can be placed in between. At this time, the roughly stacked pallets 3 are guided by the centering guide 57 and can be placed at the correct positions between the chain conveyors 41.

Next, the chain conveyor 41 and the chain conveyor 21 are transported and driven from the other end to one end, and as shown in FIGS. It is supplied onto the carrier mounting section 20.
The pallet 3 supplied to the carrier mounting portion 20 is
It can be positioned by contacting the movable stopper 25 that is being raised.

Then, the bags 1 are stacked on the pallet 3 with the driving of the chain conveyor 21 and the chain conveyor 41 stopped. That is, as shown by the imaginary line in FIG. 6, in a state where the backing plates 31 of the centering means 30 are moved farthest apart from each other, the locked body 2 a is locked on the fork 6 of the forklift 5, Thing 1
Carry out the suspension.

Then, the bag-like material 1 is moved along the horizontal hanging supply path 28 to be positioned above the pallet 3. At this time, a gap S is formed between the lower surface of the bag-like material 1 and the upper surface of the pallet 3 as shown in FIG. Note that, in order to reduce the gap S, the bag-like material 1 positioned above the pallet 3 may be adjusted to descend as required.

The centering means 30 acts on the bag-like material 1 positioned above the pallet 3 in this manner. That is, the group of cylinder devices 33 is extended and the two contact plates 31 are moved closer to each other. Thereby, as shown by the solid lines in FIGS. 5 and 6, the suspended bag-like material 1 can be pinched from the lateral direction via the two concave surfaces 31a,
Thus, the pallet 3 can be centered.

At this time, the two contact plates 31 apply the clamping pressure evenly. For example, when the bag-like material 1 is positioned with a large misalignment with respect to the pallet 3, the bag-like material 1 is kept constant. If the pallet 3 is not moved by force, the apparatus main body 11 automatically moves, and the pallet 3 can be centered on the bag-like material 1.

After the centering is performed in this manner, the fork 6 of the forklift 5 is moved downward to lower the suspended bag-like material 1. At that time, the bag-like material 1 descends while being slidably guided by the two concave surfaces 31a between the two contacting plates 31, thereby maintaining a state of being centered on the pallet 3 as shown in FIG. Can be stacked on this pallet 3 so that Next, the forklift 5 is moved backward to pull out the fork 6 from the locked portion 2a.
As a result, the lock on the forklift 5 side is released.

After stacking in this manner, the pallet 3 on which the bag-like materials 1 are stacked is first placed outside the one end of the carrier supply means 40 while the pallet 3 on which the bag-like material 1 is stacked is located on the carrier mounting portion 20. The main body 11 is moved to stop at one end of the pressing means 60, as shown in the phantom lines in FIGS. 1 and 8 and in FIG. As a result, the chain conveyor 21 of the carrier mounting unit 20 is moved to the transporting unit 81.
Is connected to the chain conveyor 82.

Then, the centering means 30 is opened. That is, the cylinder devices 33 are contracted and moved, and the two contact plates 31 are moved away from each other. As a result, the pinching action can be released from the lateral direction via the two concave surfaces 31a.
After the opening movement of the alignment means 30 is completed in this way,
The chain conveyor 21 and the chain conveyor 82 are driven from one end to the other end, and the pallet 3 on which the bag-like objects 1 are stacked is conveyed as shown by the phantom line to the solid line in FIG. It is placed (supplied) between both chain conveyors 82.

The pallet 3 placed on the transport means 81 is transported on the transport path 80, and at that time, the pallet 3
Is transported by a chain conveyor 82 while being supported and guided by a group of free rollers 90 of a free roller conveyor 88.

The bag 1 conveyed together with the pallet 3 in this way enters below the pressing means 60. Then, the group of pressing rollers 69 presses the hanging locked body 2a and the like located in the rising (bounced) shape at the upper central portion of the bag-like material 1 from above. Thus, the locked body 2a is used without using other power by using the conveying force of the bag-like material 1 driven by the conveying means 81.
Will be corrected in the form of a push.

At this time, the thick convex outer surface 69a of the pressing roller 69 is pressed against the locked body 2a or the like, so that rotational friction resistance or the like is reduced, and the push-in correction can be accurately performed. Will be. The pressing force is set by swinging the movable body 62 downward by the urging force of the weight 67 or the like, and can be adjusted by increasing or decreasing the number of stacked weights 67.

When the pressing roller 69 comes into a state in which the pressing roller 69 directly presses the stored items in the bag-like material 1, the movable body 62 moves upward around the horizontal axis 64 by the pressing repulsive force. As a result, it is possible to perform the push-in correction with a constant pressing force.

When the movable body 62 swings largely upward around the horizontal axis 64, as shown by the imaginary line in FIG. An abnormality is detected, and the conveying means 81 is reversely driven to push the bag 1 together with the pallet 3 and the pressing means 6.
0 (return) to the receiving side from below. That is,
When it is detected that the total height of the load 4 composed of the pallet 3 and the bag-like material 1 exceeds, for example, an allowable value which does not hinder the entry work into the compartment storage space in the automatic warehouse in the post-process, Transport to the process side can be prevented.

Similarly, when the bar swing type width detector 77 detects an abnormal state during the conveyance of the bag-like material 1 by the driving of the conveying means 81, the conveying means 81 is reversely driven. That is, the bag-like material 1 is misaligned in the width direction with respect to the pallet 3 or the width of the load 4 exceeds the allowable value which does not hinder the work of entering the compartment storage space in the subsequent process. Is detected, and conveyance to the post-process side can be prevented.

As described above, the driving of the transporting means 81 is stopped when a predetermined position is reached while the pressing means 60 is pressing. Then, the length detector 76 of the photoelectric tube type is operated, and when the length detector 76 is in an abnormal detection state at that time, the transport means 81 is reversely driven.
That is, the fact that the bag-shaped material 1 is misaligned back and forth with respect to the pallet 3 and the length of the load 4 is a permissible length that does not hinder the work of entering the compartment storage space in the post-process. Is detected, the conveyance to the post-process side can be prevented.

As described above, by clearing each of the detectors 76, 77, 78 in the package appearance detecting means 75, the load 4 which does not hinder the work of entering the compartment storage space 102 in the subsequent process can be obtained. Can be transported.

As shown in the solid line of FIG. 1 and FIG. 11, the empty self-propelled carriage 97 is stopped outside the other end of the conveying means 81, and the supporting conveyor 98 is moved to the chain conveyor 82.
, The support conveyor 98 and the chain conveyor 82 are driven. As a result, as shown from the solid line to the virtual line in FIG.
The load 4 on 2 can be transferred onto the support conveyor 98, and with the load 4 completely transferred onto the support conveyor 98, the support conveyor 98 and the chain conveyor 82 are stopped.

Thereafter, the self-propelled carriage 97 is caused to travel on the traveling route 96, and as shown by the imaginary line A in FIG.
The traveling is stopped with the support conveyor 98 connected to. Then, the supporting conveyor 98 and the handling conveyor 1
By driving the transport conveyor 04, the load 4 on the support conveyor 98 can be transferred onto the handling conveyor 104, and the support conveyor 98 is stopped in a state where the load 4 has completely transferred onto the handling conveyor 104.

By the above-described operation, the pallet 3 on which the bag-like materials 1 are stacked is supplied to the starting end of the transport path 80 to be subjected to the action of the pressing means 60, and the load 4 formed by the correction processing is formed. Is received by the self-propelled transport means 95 from the terminal end of the transport path 80 and the automatic warehouse 100
Can be transported to Then, the stacked empty pallet group 3A stored in the automatic warehouse 100 is transferred to the self-propelled transfer means 95.
Can be conveyed to the carrier supply means 40.

As described above, after one pallet 3 is supplied onto the carrier mounting section 20, the carrier supplying means 4
0 is operated so that the next pallet 3 can be supplied.
That is, the lifting table 49 is moved up to move the holding device 51.
To bring the empty pallet group 3A slightly up. Next, after the claw body 55 is disengaged, the lift table 49 is slightly moved down to adjust the pallet 3 of the second stage from the bottom to the level of the claw body 55. Then, the pawl body 55 is engaged with the pallet 3 of the second stage from the bottom in the group of stacked pallets. Subsequent operations are the same as described above.

In the automatic warehouse 100, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the combination of the running movement of the running body 116, the moving up / down movement of the lifting / lowering body 117, and the moving out / in movement of the fork body 118 provides the desired purpose. Compartment storage space 10
The cargo 4 and the empty pallet group 3A can be moved in and out between the cargo handling conveyor 2 and the handling conveyor 104.

At this time, the loading of the load 4 into the compartment storage space 102 is performed by clearing the detectors 76, 77, 78 in the load state detecting means 75 as described above, and Abnormality is not detected by the figure detecting means (not shown), so that it can be performed smoothly and reliably. In addition, when the packing state detecting means detects an abnormality for some reason, the operation of the loading / unloading device 110 is stopped.

The loading / unloading device 11 for carrying out the loading / unloading as described above.
In the case of 0, the loading / unloading device 11 is set at the same time as the running of the loading / unloading device 110 or at a fixed time interval determined outside working hours.
The air blower 130 and the air blower 137 are operated while running 0. That is, in the blower means 130, the air is blown into the blower space 135 of the blower duct 132 from the upward blower opening by the drive of one blower driver 131. The air supplied into the air blowing space 135 can be blown toward the outside on the other surface side, that is, toward the home position HP through the outlet 136 formed in every other straight duct portion 133.

At this time, the wind supplied into the air blowing space 135 first enters the first-stage (lowest stage) straight duct portion 133, and then enters the first-stage (lowest stage) throttle duct portion 134. The air flows sequentially upward, for example, into the straight duct portion 133 of the second stage. Then, due to the presence of the throttle duct portion 134, the spatial cross section of the upper straight duct portion 133 is formed to be gradually narrower than the spatial cross section of the lower straight duct portion 133, that is, the internal ventilation space 135 is formed in the upper portion. By being formed so as to become narrower,
Blowing through each outlet 136 can be performed uniformly in the up-down direction.

As described above, the air in the warehouse room 100A can be agitated by blowing air toward the home position HP side, and the blowing air collides with the enclosure 101 to form a detour or a reflection, thereby providing a stirring range. Can be expanded. At that time, since the loading / unloading device 110 is moving by traveling,
That is, since the position of the outlet 136 is moving, the stirring of the air is performed over the entire area in the warehouse room 100A.

Further, the blower 137 can blow air upward through the upward outlet 138. In this way, a plurality of blowers are provided, and the blower 137 is provided.
Is different from the blowing direction of the blowing means 130, the air in the warehouse room 100A can be agitated uniformly in the whole area by blowing from various directions.

The temperature distribution can be made uniform over the entire area by stirring the air in the warehouse room 100A.
Temperature management in the low-temperature warehouse room 100A, that is, quality equalization of the load 4 can be easily and suitably performed. In particular, the load 4 is suitable for a case where strict conditions are imposed on the storage temperature, such as the bag-like material 1 containing brown rice.

[0086] While running the loading / unloading device 110 at regular time intervals determined outside working hours, the air blowing means 13
0 and when the blower 137 is operated,
When the vehicle travels at 0 at a low speed, effects such as suppression of noise can be expected.

Hereinafter, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. That is, the ventilation duct 132
In each of the straight duct portions 133, a corner formed by the outer plate and the side plate is formed in a cut shape by an inclined plate,
The outlets 136 are formed in these inclined plates. Thereby, the blowing means 130 is configured to be able to blow air on the other surface side and obliquely outward.

According to the second embodiment, the air blown obliquely outward from each outlet 136 is supplied to each compartment storage space 102. At this time, when the load 4 is stored in the compartment storage space 102, the blown air collides with the load 4 and becomes reflective, so that the air in the warehouse room 100A can be agitated. Further, when the load 4 is not stored in the compartment storage space 102, the air blows through the compartment storage space 102, collides with the surrounding wall body 101 and forms a detour shape and a reflection shape, thereby stirring the air in the warehouse room 100 </ b> A. I can do it. That is, the air in the warehouse room 100A can be stirred in various forms, and the stirring range can be expanded.

Hereinafter, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. That is, the ventilation duct 132
Has a rectangular box shape, and a pair of (single or plural) slit-type outlets (slit-type air outlets) 140 are formed on the outer plate thereof in the vertical direction. And the air duct 1
32, a partition plate 141 is provided so as to be inclined so as to be more outward toward the top, and the inside ventilation space 135 is formed so as to be narrow toward the top, so that air can be uniformly blown in the vertical direction. Is configured.

According to the third embodiment, the wind supplied into the blower space 135 is formed such that the upper space section is gradually narrower than the lower space section due to the presence of the partition plate 141. That is, the internal ventilation space 135
Is formed so as to be narrower toward the upper part, so that the air can be blown uniformly through the slit-type outlet 140 in the vertical direction. At that time, the slit shape allows the air to be blown in a band shape in a continuous state at the entire height in the vertical direction, and thus the air in the warehouse room 100A can be uniformly stirred in the vertical direction.

The slit-type outlet 140 shown in the third embodiment may be formed in a ventilation duct of the type shown in the first embodiment. Hereinafter, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

That is, an air-conditioning duct 150 is provided on the inner surface of the ceiling portion of the surrounding wall body 101.
Of the warehouse room 10 by the cool air from the outlet 151 group of
The temperature is lowered within 0A. In addition, such an air conditioner is also employed as needed in the first and second embodiments.

A blow means 160 is provided on the other side of the support 113 on the home position HP side of the support 113 in the access device 110. This blowing means 16
Reference numeral 0 denotes a blow driving unit 161 provided above the control panel 119 and below the support 113,
It is constituted by an air duct 170 and the like which are communicated with the upward air outlet 1 and are provided in the vertical direction over the upper part of the column 113.

Here, the blower driving section 161 is constituted by disposing a lower suction fan 163 and an upper discharge fan 164 in combination in a main body 162. An intake port 165 is formed at a lower portion of the main body 162, and a blow port 166 is formed at an upper portion of the main body 162. Note that the blower driving unit 161 is connected to the support frame 16.
7 is attached to the traveling body 112 side.

The blower duct 170 is formed of a pair of left and right side plate portions 173 with a parallel front plate portion 171 and rear plate portion 172.
Thus, a vertically long rectangular cylindrical shape is formed, and a left and right side plate portion 173 is formed with a vertical slit-type outlet (slit-type blowing port) 174.
At this time, the front plate portion 171 and the rear plate portion 172 are formed in a vertically long trapezoidal shape by narrowing the upper end width 1 with respect to the lower end width L, so that the internal ventilation space 175 is formed. By being formed so as to become narrower toward the upper part, it is possible to blow air uniformly in the vertical direction. The air duct 170 is attached to the other surface of the support 113 via a connection frame 176.

According to the fourth embodiment, the warehouse room 1
The lower air in 00A is sucked into the main body 162 through the air inlet 165 by the operation of the suction fan 163, and is blown out into the blower space 175 through the blower port 166 by the operation of the blower fan 164 with sufficient wind pressure. After (supplied), the slit-type outlet 17
4 is blown toward the shelf 103 side (blown out)
You.

At this time, the wind supplied into the air blowing space 175 is formed by the trapezoidal configuration of the front plate portion 171 and the rear plate portion 172, whereby the upper space section is gradually narrower than the lower space section. That is, by forming the internal ventilation space 175 to be narrower toward the upper part, the ventilation through the slit-type outlet 174 can be performed uniformly in the vertical direction.

[0098] By the slit shape, air can be blown in a belt shape in a continuous state at the entire height in the vertical direction.
The air in 00A can be uniformly stirred in the vertical direction. At this time, the load 4 is placed in the compartment storage space 102 in the blowing direction and at the height.
Is stored, the air blows against the load 4 as shown in FIG. Here, when the load 4 is composed of the bag-like object 1 having a circular outer surface, the air flows along the outer periphery of the bag-like material 1. When the compartment storage space 102 is empty, the air is blown to the compartment storage space 1 as shown in FIG.
02 will flow in a straight line. Load 4 and load 4
Even during the period, the air flows linearly as shown in FIG.

In the fourth embodiment, a vertical slit-type outlet 174 is shown as the outlet, but it is composed of the type shown in the first embodiment or a group of round holes. It may be a format.

In the fourth embodiment, a type in which the blower 137 is omitted may be used. less than,
A fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

That is, the blowing means 160 shown in the fourth embodiment is provided with the support 113 on the home position HP side.
Are provided on both the other side and the other side of the column 113 on the other side. In this case, the two blowing units 160 are configured such that, of the pair of left and right slit-type outlets 174, the slit-type outlets 174 on the different sides are respectively connected to the lid 180.
Is blocked by

According to the fifth embodiment, air can be uniformly blown in the vertical direction from two locations before and after the insertion / removal device 110 through the slit-type outlets 174 on different sides.

Here, in the fifth embodiment, the lid 1
When the blockage is not performed by the storage device 80,
The slit-type outlets 17 on both sides from two places before and after
4, air can be blown evenly in the vertical direction.
Note that, in the fifth embodiment, the blowing means 160 includes the blowing means 130 described in the first to third embodiments.
May be adopted.

As described above, the shelf 103 having the plurality of compartments 102 in the enclosure 101 and the shelf 10
3 is provided with an access device 110 that can travel on a fixed path 106 along the front surface of the vehicle 3, and the access device 110 controls the travel main body 116 by a lower traveling body 112 and a support 113 that stands upright from the traveling body 112. An elevating body 117 is provided on one surface side of the support column 113 in the front-rear direction, which is the traveling direction of the traveling body 116, and the elevating body 117
The fork body 118 which can freely take in and out is provided.
13, a blowing means 130 is provided on the other surface side.
Reference numeral 30 denotes a blower driving unit 131 and a blower duct 132 which communicates with a blower opening of the blower driving unit 131 and is provided in a vertical direction.
The blow duct 132 is configured to be capable of uniformly blowing air in the up-down direction, so that a combination of the running motion of the running main body 116, the raising / lowering motion of the lifting / lowering body 117, and the moving-in / out movement of the fork body 118 is provided. By the operation, the load 4 can be moved in and out of the target compartment storage space 102.

In the blower means 130, the air can be blown into the blower duct 132 by driving one blower drive unit 131, and can be blown uniformly from the blower duct 132 in the vertical direction. Thereby, the air in the surrounding wall body 101 can be agitated, and furthermore, the blowing air collides with the surrounding wall body 101 to form a detour,
By becoming reflective, the stirring range can be expanded. At that time, since the loading / unloading device 110 moves by traveling, that is, since the blowing position is moved, the stirring of the air can be performed over the entire area in the enclosure 101. The temperature distribution in the surrounding wall 101 can be made uniform over the entire region by the stirring of the air in the surrounding wall 101, so that the temperature management in the surrounding wall 101, that is, the quality of the load 4 can be easily and suitably performed.

A shelf 103 having a plurality of compartments 102 in an enclosure 101, and a loading / unloading device 110 which can travel on a fixed path 106 along the front surface of the shelf 103.
The loading / unloading device 110 includes a lower traveling body 112 and a support 113
Constitutes the traveling body 116, and the traveling body 116
An elevating body 117 is provided on one surface side of the column 113 in the front-rear direction which is the traveling direction of the elevating body 11.
7 is provided with a fork body 118 capable of taking in and out the load 4 into and out of the compartment storage space 102, and the supporting column 131 is provided with a blowing means 130 and a blower 137, which are configured to have different blowing directions. The stirring of the air in the enclosure 101 can be performed uniformly over the entire area by blowing air from various directions.

The loading / unloading device 110 has a pair of front and rear columns 113 erected from the lower traveling body 112, and these columns 113 are provided with an elevating body 117 between both columns 113 with the opposing side as one side. Strut 113
By providing the air blowing means 130 on the other surface side, the air blowing means 1 can be inserted into the two-post type access device 110 at a position that does not interfere with the intended loading / unloading operation and without increasing the overall size.
30 may be provided.

Further, a blowing means 130 is provided on the other surface of the one column 113, and on the other surface of the other column 113,
By providing the blower 137 with the blowout port 138 facing upward, the blowout means 130 allows the insertion / removal device 11
The air can be blown upward by the blower 137 while blowing in the traveling direction of 0, so that the stirring in the entire area within the surrounding wall body 101 can be performed more uniformly.

Further, since the air blowing means 130 is configured to be able to blow air toward the outside on the other side, it is possible to blow air to the loading / unloading device 110 at a position where the operation of the elevating body 117 and the like is not hindered and without increasing the overall size. Means 130 may be provided.

Further, since the blowing means 130 is configured so as to be able to blow on the other side and obliquely outward, air blowing obliquely outward can be supplied to each of the compartment storage spaces 102. When the load 4 is stored in the compartment storage space 102, the blast collides with the load 4 and becomes reflective, so that the air in the enclosure 101 can be agitated, and when the load 4 is not stored, The air blows through the compartment storage space 102 and then collides with the surrounding wall 101 to form a detour or a reflection, whereby the air inside the surrounding wall 101 can be agitated. That is, the enclosure 1
The air within 01 may be agitated in various forms to extend the agitation range.

Then, the blowing means 130 is connected to the loading / unloading device 1.
By being provided on the home position HP side of 10, replacement by air blown toward the home position HP side by the blower means 130 can be reduced by blowing air toward a place where air replacement with outside air (temperature replacement) is large. , Enclosure 10
The temperature control within 1 can be suitably performed.

Further, since the ventilation duct 132 is formed so that the inside ventilation space 135 becomes narrower toward the top, it is possible to blow air uniformly in the vertical direction. Can be easily realized.

Further, the ventilation duct 170 is connected to the front plate portion 171 and the rear plate portion 172 in parallel with the pair of left and right side plate portions 17.
3 to form a rectangular tube that is long in the up-down direction, and form outlets 174 in the left and right side plate portions 173;
The front plate portion 171 and the rear plate portion 172 are formed to have a trapezoidal shape in which the upper end width l is narrower than the lower end portion width L so as to be longer in the vertical direction, so that the internal ventilation space 175 becomes narrower toward the upper part. With this configuration, it is possible to reliably achieve uniform air flow with only the configuration of the air duct 170 that can be easily and easily manufactured.

Further, the slit-type air outlet in the vertical direction is formed in the air duct, so that the slit-type air outlet 1 is formed.
Ventilation through 40 can be performed in a band shape in a continuous state at the full height in the vertical direction, so that the air in the warehouse room 100A can be uniformly stirred in the vertical direction.

Then, the blowing drive unit 16 of the blowing means 160
1, the suction fan 163 and the discharge fan 16
With the configuration in combination with 4, air can be discharged (supplied) with sufficient wind pressure into the ventilation space 175, so that air can be blown without any trouble even if the equipment is high.

As described above, the stacking device 10 for stacking the bag-like material 1 on the pallet 3 has the carrier mounting portion 20 formed on the device main body 11, and the carrier mounting portion 20 is provided above the carrier mounting portion 20. On the side of the formed suspension supply path 28, there is provided a centering means 30 for sandwiching the bag-like material 1 from the lateral direction, and a carrier supply means 40 for supplying an empty pallet 3 to the carrier mounting portion 20. With this arrangement, after the empty pallet 3 is supplied to the carrier placement unit 20 by the carrier supply unit 40, the bag-like material 1 is suspended above the carrier placement unit 20 via the suspension supply path 28. The bag-like material 1 is positioned and the centering means 30 is pinched to the bag-like material 1 from the lateral direction.
Can be centered on the pallet 3, and the bag-like material 1 can be stacked on the pallet 3 in this state.
The pinching action of 0 is released. Thereby, the supply of the empty pallet 3 or the bag-like material 1 can be performed at a constant height with the transporter mounting portion 20 as a basic level.

Then, the bag-like material 1 on which the transported object can be hung
Therefore, the bag-like material 1 can be easily centered on the pallet 3 by holding the bag-like material 1 suspended above the carrier mounting portion 20 with the centering means 30. By lowering the bag 1 in this state, the bag 1 can be stacked on the pallet 3.

Further, since the granular material is stored in the bag-like material 1, the pallet 3 is formed while the shape of the bag-like material 1 is unstable.
Alignment and stacking can be always suitably performed. Further, the centering means 30 is constituted by a plurality of contact plates 31 which can be freely moved toward and away from the bag-like material 1 in the lateral direction, and a cylinder device 32 which moves the contact plates 31 toward and away from the bag-like material 1. Plate 3 by the operation of
The bag 1 is moved downward by moving the bag 1 closer to the center, and thereafter the bag 1 is lowered, while being slid and guided between the two contacting plates 31. Thus, the pallet 3 can be accurately stacked on the pallet 3 while maintaining a centered state.

Moreover, since the holding surface of the backing plate 31 is formed as a recessed surface 31a, the bag-like object 1 can be centered while maintaining its shape.
It is possible to stably descend while being slid and guided by the two concave surfaces 31a between the two.

Further, since the centering means 30 is provided on the apparatus main body 11 side, the whole can be compactly assembled.
Then, on the outer side of the carrier mounting portion 20, a carrier supplying means 40 for supplying an empty pallet 3 to the carrier mounting portion 20.
The carrier supply means 40 is configured to separate the pallets 3 one by one from the empty pallet group 3A that is stacked and supply the pallets 3 to the carrier mounting portion 20.
In a state where many empty pallets are stocked, the pallets 3 can be supplied to the carrier mounting portion 20 while being separated one by one.

As described above, the carrier supply means 40 for separating the pallets 3 one by one from the stack of empty pallets 3A and supplying the pallets 3 to the carrier mounting portion 20; A centering means 60 operable to pinch the bag-like material 1 supplied from above in the lateral direction, a pressing means 60 capable of centering and acting on the upper part of the bag-like material 1 placed on the pallet 3 from above, The pallet 3 on which the bag-like material 1 is placed is constituted by an automatic warehouse 100 which can freely enter and leave the pallet 3, and the pallet 3 supplied to the carrier placing portion 20 by the carrier supplying means 40.
After the bag-shaped article 1 is positioned above the bag-shaped article 1, the bag-shaped article 1 can be placed on the pallet 3 after the bag-shaped article 1 is pinched and centered by the centering means 60. By pressing the pressing means 60 on the upper part of the pallet, the upper part of the bag-like material 1 can be pressed, and the pallet 3 on which the bag-like material 1 is placed is automatically warehoused with its total height corrected to the storage condition. 100 can be stocked.

Further, the pallet 3 on which the bag-like material 1 is placed is transported from the pressing means 60 to the automatic warehouse 100, and the stacked empty pallet group 3A is transported from the automatic warehouse 100 to the carrier supplying means 40. The provision of the traveling transport means 95 allows the self-propelled transport means 95 to be common and both operations can be automated, and the whole can be made compact.

As described above, the transport path 80 capable of stacking the hangable bag-like material 1 on the pallet 3 and transporting the pallet 3 is provided. The pressing means 60 is provided.
Using a power other than the power for transporting the pallet 3 by pressing the upper portion of the bag-like material 1 by using the conveying force of the bag-like material 1, that is, the power for the pressing action (pressing action). Instead, the upper portion of the bag-like material 1 can be modified into a push-in shape.

Further, the pressing means 60 is configured to be able to act from above on the suspended locked body 2a located on the upper portion of the bag-like material 1, so that the pressing means 60 can be raised at the center of the upper portion of the bag-like material 1. The suspended locked body 2a positioned in the (bounced shape) can be corrected into a push-in shape without using other power.

Further, the pressing means 60 is provided on the movable body 62 and the pressing roller 69 provided on the lower surface side of the movable body 62 and freely rotatable around a horizontal axis 68 orthogonal to the direction of the transport path 80. With this configuration, the pressing roller 69 presses the upper portion of the bag-like material 1 from above while idlely rotating, and thus the push-in shape using the conveying force of the bag-like material 1 Correction can be made with less frictional resistance.

Further, the movable body 62 is positioned on the upper side of the transport path 80 and at a horizontal axis 64 perpendicular to the direction of the transport path 80.
And the weight 67 is provided, so that the pressing force can be set by swinging the movable body 62 downward by the urging force of the weight 67, and When the pressing roller 69 is in a state of directly pressing the stored items in the bag-like material 1, the movable body 62 is swung upward around the horizontal axis 64 by the pressing repulsive force. As a result, the push-in correction can always be performed with a constant pressing force.

Since the weight 67 is provided so as to be able to be increased or decreased with respect to the movable body 62, the pressing force can be adjusted by increasing or decreasing the weight 67, so that a suitable pressing force can always be obtained. Further, the pressing roller 69 has a thicker portion acting on the central portion of the upper portion of the bag-like material, so that rotational friction resistance and the like can be reduced, and the pushing-in correction to the central portion can be accurately performed.

In addition, since the packing state detecting means 75 for the bag-like material 1 on the pallet 3 is provided at the place where the pressing means 60 is disposed, the packing state detecting means 75 is cleared, so that the subsequent steps are not hindered. In addition to being able to convey the package 4 with no package, the configuration having the pressing function and the package detection function can be compactly combined to save space.

Further, the pallet 3 on which the bag-like materials 1 are stacked is
The transport means 81 can be transported on the transport path 80 by the transport means 81 which can be driven forward and reverse.
The abnormal driving can be carried out (returned) from beneath the pressing means 60 by the reverse driving by the abnormality detection by the above, and the conveyance to the post-process side can be prevented.

In each of the above embodiments, the traveling body 116 of the loading / unloading device 110 is used as the traveling body 112 of the lower part.
And a pair of front and rear struts 113 erected from the traveling body 112 and an upper frame 115 provided between upper ends of the struts 113, and the like. A column 113 is erected,
For example, the upper frame 115 may be omitted.

In each of the above-described embodiments, the blowing means 13 provided on only the other surface of the support 113 on the home position HP side or on the other surface of the support 113 on the other side is used.
0, 160 indicates that the length in the front-rear direction (running direction) is longer than the width in the front-rear direction of the fork body 118 (or the elevating body 117). Depending on the situation, the fork body 118
The blowing means 130 and 160 having a length shorter than the width of the (or the elevating body 117) can be adopted, and in this case, the type can be simplified and reduced in weight.

In the first and third embodiments described above, the home position HP
A blower means 130 capable of blowing air toward
In the embodiment of the present invention, the blowing means 130 capable of blowing air from the outlet 136 to the other surface and obliquely outward is shown, but the blowing direction from the outlet 136 is directed toward the shelf 103, for example. That is, a configuration in which air can be blown from directly in front of the load 4 may be used.

In the first embodiment described above, a blower 137 is provided on the other surface under the other column 113 with its outlet 138 facing upward. May be disposed at an intermediate portion or an upper portion, and when disposed at an upper portion, the outlet 138 is directed downward.

In the above-described first and second embodiments, the slit-shaped outlet 136 having a long hole in the lateral direction is shown, and in the third embodiment, the slit-shaped outlet 140 in the vertical direction is shown. However, the shape of the outlet can be variously adopted, such as a form in which a large number of round holes are formed.

In the first embodiment described above, the air blow drive unit 131 of the air blow means 130 is used when the equipment is expensive.
If necessary, a configuration in which a suction fan and a discharge fan are combined is employed.

In the above-described first embodiment, the air blowing means 130 is directly attached to the column 113, but this is indirectly attached via an intermediate member. It may be of a type mounted in an upright manner, a type mounted between the traveling body 112 and the upper frame 115, a type connected to the traveling body 112 and attached to the carriage so as to be able to run integrally.

In the above-described first embodiment, the form in which the hangable bag-like material 1 is stacked on the pallet 3 as the load 4 is shown. It may be a load 4 that does not.

[0138]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the blowing means can blow air into the blowing duct by driving one blow driving unit, and can blow air uniformly from the blowing duct in the vertical direction. Thus, the air in the enclosure can be sufficiently stirred while the structure can be simply and inexpensively configured, and furthermore, the blown air collides with the enclosure to form a detour or a reflection, whereby the stirring range can be expanded. At that time,
The agitation of the air can be performed over the entire area in the enclosure because the in-out device moves by traveling, that is, moves in the blowing position. The temperature distribution in the entire enclosure can be made uniform by the stirring of the air in the enclosure, and therefore, the temperature management in the enclosure, that is, the load quality can be easily and suitably performed.

According to the second aspect of the present invention,
Agitation of the air in the enclosure can be performed uniformly over the entire area by blowing air from various directions. Further, according to the third aspect of the present invention, it is possible to dispose the blowing means in the two-post-type access device at a position where it does not interfere with the expected loading / unloading operation and without increasing the overall size.

Further, according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the air can be blown upward by the blower while blowing in the traveling direction of the loading / unloading device by the blowing means, so that the stirring in the entire area within the enclosure is more evenly performed. Can be performed.

Further, according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to dispose the blowing means in the loading / unloading device at a position which does not hinder the operation of the elevating body and the like and without increasing the size of the whole. According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the air blown obliquely outward can be supplied to each of the compartment storage spaces. At this time, when the load is stored in the compartment storage space, the air blows against the load. By being reflected, the air inside the enclosure can be stirred, and when the load is not stored, the air blows through the compartment storage space and collides with the enclosure and becomes detour-shaped, reflective, The air inside the enclosure can be stirred. That is, the air in the enclosure can be stirred in various forms, and the stirring range can be expanded.

According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, the air blowing toward the home position by the air blowing means can reduce the air replacement by the air blowing toward the place where the air exchange with the outside air (temperature substitution) is large. Thus, the temperature inside the enclosure can be suitably controlled.

Further, according to the eighth aspect of the present invention, uniform air blowing can be easily realized only by the structure of the air blowing duct. Moreover, according to the ninth aspect of the present invention,
Only with the configuration of the ventilation duct that can be easily and easily manufactured, uniform ventilation can be reliably achieved.

Further, according to the tenth aspect of the present invention, the ventilation through the slit-type ventilation opening can be performed in a belt shape in a continuous state at the full height in the vertical direction. To stir evenly.

According to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, the air can be blown (discharged) into the blowing space at a sufficient wind pressure, so that the blowing can be performed without any trouble even if the equipment is high.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows the first embodiment of the present invention, and is a partially cutaway plan view of a handling facility incorporating an automatic warehouse.

FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway side view of a main part of the automatic warehouse part.

FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway plan view of a main part of the automatic warehouse part.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the automatic warehouse part.

FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway side view of a stowage device portion in the handling facility incorporating the automatic warehouse.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of a stacking device in a handling facility incorporating the automatic warehouse.

FIG. 7 is a front view of a stacking device in a handling facility incorporating the automatic warehouse.

FIG. 8 is a rear view of the stacking device portion in the handling equipment incorporating the automatic warehouse when the stacking is performed.

FIG. 9 is a partially cutaway side view of the transporting body supply means in the handling facility incorporating the automatic warehouse when the lift is lifted.

FIG. 10 is a partially cutaway side view of the carrier supply means in the handling facility incorporating the automatic warehouse when the carrier supply means is stepped off.

FIG. 11 is a side view of a pressing means portion in the handling equipment incorporating the automatic warehouse.

FIG. 12 is a partially cutaway front view of a pressing means portion in the handling equipment incorporating the automatic warehouse.

FIG. 13 shows a second embodiment of the present invention, and is a partially cutaway plan view of a main part of an automatic warehouse part.

FIG. 14 shows a third embodiment of the present invention, wherein (a) is a partially cutaway perspective view of a ventilation duct in an automatic warehouse;
(B) is a longitudinal side view.

FIG. 15 shows the fourth embodiment of the present invention and is a side view of an automatic warehouse part.

FIG. 16 is a side view of a main part of the automatic warehouse part.

FIG. 17 is a partially cutaway plan view of a main part of the automatic warehouse part.

FIG. 18 is a partially cutaway front view of the automatic warehouse part.

FIG. 19 shows a fifth embodiment of the present invention and is a partially cutaway plan view of a main part of an automatic warehouse part.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Bag-shaped thing (conveyed thing) 2 Hanging string 2a Locked body 3 Pallet (conveyance body) 4 Load 5 Forklift (suspension supply means) 6 Fork 10 Stacking device 11 Device main body 20 Carrier mounting part 21 Chain Conveyor 28 Suspended supply path (transported object supply path) 30 Alignment means 31 Backing plate 32 Cylinder device (actuating device) 40 Carrier supply means 41 Chain conveyor 46 Lifting device 51 Holding device 55 Claw body 57 Centering guide 60 Pressing means 62 Movable body 67 Weight (lower urging means) 69 Pressing roller (Rotating body for pressing) 75 Package detection means 76 Length detector 77 Width detector 78 Height detector 80 Transport path 81 Transport means 82 Chain Conveyor 88 Free-roller conveyor 95 Self-propelled conveyance means 97 Self-propelled carriage 98 Supporting conveyor 100 Own Mobile warehouse (automated warehouse equipment) 100A Warehouse room 101 Enclosure wall 102 Partition storage space 103 Shelf 104 Handling conveyor 106 Constant path 110 Loading / unloading device 112 Traveling body 113 Strut 115 Upper frame 116 Traveling body 117 Elevating body 118 Fork body 130 blower means 131 blower drive section 132 blower duct 133 straight duct section 134 throttle duct section 135 blower space 136 blowout port 137 blower (blower means) 138 blowout port 140 slit-type blowout port (slit blower port) 141 partition plate 150 air conditioning Duct 151 Air outlet 160 Air blower 161 Air blow drive unit 163 Suction fan 164 Air outlet fan 170 Air blow duct 171 Front plate 172 Rear plate 173 Side plate 174 Slit type air outlet (Blow-out port) 175 Ventilation space 180 Lid S Gap HP Home position L Lower end width l Upper end width

Claims (11)

[Claims] A shelf having a plurality of compartment storage spaces and an access device capable of running on a fixed path along the front surface of the shelf are provided in the enclosure, and the access device includes a lower traveling machine and A traveling body is constituted by a column standing upright from the traveling body, and an elevating body is provided on one surface side of the column in the front-rear direction, which is a traveling direction of the traveling body, and the compartment is housed in the elevating body. A loading / unloading device capable of loading and unloading a load with respect to the space is provided, and a blowing means is provided on the other surface side of the support, and the blowing means is connected to a blowing drive unit and a blowing port of the blowing drive unit, and An automatic warehouse facility characterized by comprising a ventilation duct provided in a vertical direction, and the ventilation duct is configured to be capable of uniformly blowing air in a vertical direction. 2. A shelf having a plurality of compartments and a loading / unloading device capable of traveling on a fixed path along the front surface of the shelf are provided in the surrounding wall, and the loading / unloading device includes a lower traveling machine and A traveling main body is constituted by a support standing upright from the traveling body, and the traveling main body is provided with an elevating body, and the elevating body has a loading / unloading device capable of taking in and out of the compartment storage space. An automatic warehouse facility, wherein a plurality of blowing means are provided on the support, and these blowing means are configured to have different blowing directions. 3. A loading / unloading device, wherein a pair of front and rear struts are erected from a lower traveling body, and these struts are provided with an elevating body between the two struts with the opposing side as one surface side. 3. The automatic warehouse facility according to claim 1, wherein a blower is provided on the other side. 4. The air blower is provided on the other surface of one of the columns, and a blower with an outlet facing upward is provided on the other surface of the other column. 3. Automatic warehouse equipment according to 3. 5. The automatic warehouse equipment according to claim 1, wherein the air blowing means is configured to be able to blow air toward the outside on the other side. 6. The automatic warehouse equipment according to claim 1, wherein the blowing means is configured to be able to blow air on the other side and obliquely outward. 7. The air blower is provided on a home position side of the access device.
6. The automatic warehouse facility according to any one of 6. 8. The air duct according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the air duct is formed so that an internal air space becomes narrower toward an upper portion, so that air can be uniformly blown in a vertical direction. Automatic warehouse equipment described in Crab. 9. The air duct is formed into a vertically long rectangular tubular shape by a parallel front plate portion and a rear plate portion and a pair of left and right side plate portions, and outlets are formed in the left and right side plate portions. The front plate and the rear plate are formed in a trapezoidal shape with the upper end narrower than the lower end width and longer in the vertical direction, so that the internal ventilation space becomes narrower toward the top. The automatic warehouse equipment according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the automatic warehouse equipment is formed. 10. The air duct according to claim 1, wherein a vertical slit-type air outlet is formed in the air duct.
9. The automatic warehouse facility according to any one of 9 above. 11. The automatic warehousing equipment according to claim 1, wherein the blower drive unit of the blower means is configured by combining a suction fan and a discharge fan.