JP2002179233A - Conveying device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a conveying device having high using efficiency of a space. SOLUTION: This conveying device 1 has a plurality of placing blocks 2 for holding a conveyed object, and the placing blocks 2 are connected to an annular chain 3. Sprocket wheels 4 and 5 are disposed on both front and back ends of the conveying device 1, and the chain 3 is suspended. The sprocket wheel 4 is rotated by a motor 20, thereby circulating each placing block 2 upper and lower. When each placing block 2 moves from an upper circulation region to a lower circulation region, the placing block 2 does not turn upside down. Turning force of the sprocket wheel 4 is individually transmitted via an intermediate shaft, and placing blocks 2 pass between the pair of sprocket wheels 4. Therefore, the conveying device 1 is miniaturized to improve the using efficiency of the space.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] The present invention relates to a transfer device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there have been proposed various conveying apparatuses using a chain and a sprocket wheel. For example, there is a type in which a mounting table is attached to or suspended from a chain. There are also multi-level parking lots using a transport device.

[0003]

However, these conventional transfer devices require a large installation space, have a low degree of freedom in installation, and have a limited space utilization.

[0004] It is an object of the present invention to provide a transporting device with high space utilization efficiency.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there are provided a plurality of mounting tables for mounting an object to be transported, a chain connecting the plurality of mounting tables in an annular shape, and a drive for circulating the chains. In the transfer device having a source, the mounting table circulates up and down, in the upper circulation area, loads the articles on the mounting table and conveys the articles, and shifts from the upper circulation area to the lower circulation area; and The transfer device is characterized in that the mounting table does not turn over when shifting from the lower circulation area to the upper circulation area, and the mounting table travels with the front side facing upward in the lower circulation area.

According to the present invention, the mounting table circulates up and down, so that no space for return is required. When the mounting table shifts from the upper circulation area to the lower circulation area, the mounting table shifts without turning over, and also travels with the front side up in the lower circulation area. In this way, by not turning over, the thickness of the transport device in the vertical direction can be reduced,
Space utilization efficiency is improved.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the chain is provided in a pair with the mounting table interposed therebetween, and a pair of sprocket wheels around which the respective chains are wound are provided at an end of the transport path. Is characterized in that the mounting table, which is individually supported by the shaft, receives the rotational driving force from the driving source, and moves from the upper circulation area to the lower circulation area, passes between the sprocket wheels.

According to the present invention, when the mounting table moves from the upper circulation area to the lower circulation area, the mounting table moves through a pair of sprocket wheels, so that the size of the transfer device in the longitudinal direction can be reduced. it can. As a result, the size of the transport device can be further reduced, and the space utilization efficiency can be improved.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there are provided a plurality of sprocket wheels which are provided at intervals vertically, a chain which is wound around each sprocket wheel, is vertically stretched annularly, and is driven in a circulating manner; A hanging device that is suspended and conveys the article, and the hanging device conveys the article in the upper circulation area, and in the lower circulation area, runs under the article conveyed in the upper circulation area while being folded. It is a transfer device characterized by performing.

According to the present invention, the chain is stretched up and down, the article is conveyed by the hanging device in the upper circulating region, and after the conveyance, the hanging device is folded, moved to the lower circulating region, and conveyed in the upper circulating region. Traveling under the goods. In this way, by circulating up and down, it is possible to carry the paper without generating useless space, so that the space utilization efficiency is improved.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicle comprising: a plurality of cages capable of holding a vehicle to be transported; a pair of chains arranged on both sides of the cage and connecting the plurality of cages in a ring; A drive source for circulating the chain, comprising: a plurality of sprocket wheels that stretch the chain so that the cage moves vertically and horizontally, and the paired chain in synchronization. A transport device, comprising: a driving sprocket wheel to be driven; and an intermediate shaft to which a rotational driving force is transmitted from the driving source and which rotationally drives the pair of driving sprocket wheels.

According to the present invention, since the cage on which the vehicle to be transported is placed is configured to move and circulate in the vertical and horizontal directions, for example, not only in the vertical direction but also in the horizontal direction. Also, a parking space can be secured, and the space utilization efficiency is improved.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a first transportation means for vertically transporting a vehicle, which is an article to be transported, mounted on a pallet, and a plurality of transportation means arranged beside the first transportation means and mounted on the pallet. Second transport means for transporting the vehicle in a circulable manner;
And a transfer means for transferring a vehicle by sliding a pallet on which a vehicle is mounted from the first transfer means to the second transfer means and from the second transfer means to the first transfer means in a horizontal direction. It is a transfer device.

According to the present invention, the vehicle to be transported is transported in a state of being mounted on a pallet, and is mounted on the circulating second transport means. Therefore, there is no need for the occupant to move the vehicle to the second transport means, which is a parking space, and there is no need for a passage for driving and moving the vehicle, so that the space utilization efficiency is improved.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the second transporting means, the mounting table is connected to a chain, and the pallet is mounted on the mounting table and transported.

According to the present invention, the vehicle can be transported by mounting the pallet on which the vehicle is mounted on the mounting table connected to the chain. Therefore, the vehicle is directly mounted on the mounting table. This makes it easier to put the vehicle in and out.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, the second transport means directly mounts the pallet on the chain.

According to the present invention, the vehicle can be transported by directly placing the pallet on which the vehicle is mounted on the chain, so that the configuration is simple.

According to the present invention as set forth in claim 8, the second transport means has upper and lower parking areas for parking a plurality of vehicles,
An annular elevating chain that is cyclically driven, and an elevating elevating chain that is arranged next to the parking chain and that moves up and down in synchronization with the parking chain that moves up and down between an upper parking area and a lower parking area; When the table is moved up and down between the upper circulation area and the lower circulation area, one side is connected to the parking chain and the other side is connected to the elevating chain to move up and down.

According to the present invention, the pallet is kept horizontal in the movement of the vehicle from the upper parking area to the lower parking area of the parking means and in the transition area of the vehicle from the lower parking area to the upper parking area. Can be raised and lowered.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, a plurality of mounting tables for mounting a vehicle as a conveyed article, an annular chain which connects the plurality of mounting tables in an annular shape and is stretched in an oblique direction, A transport device comprising: a plurality of sprocket wheels around which the chain is wound; and driving means for circulating the mounting table in a state of being horizontally held.

According to the present invention, since the mounting table is connected to the chain that is stretched in an oblique direction, for example, if the mounting table is installed from the ground to the underground, it is more efficient than parking the vehicles side by side in a direction perpendicular to the underground. The vehicle can be parked at a high speed, and the space utilization efficiency is improved.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, there are provided a plurality of mounting tables for mounting an article to be transported, first and second chains extending in a predetermined direction on both sides of the mounting table and arranged in a ring shape, A first connecting member that connects one side surface and the first chain, and a second connecting member that connects the other side surface of the mounting table and the second chain, wherein the first and second connecting members are Are arranged at a predetermined distance apart from each other in a predetermined direction;
And a first chain wound around one end of the second chain.
And the second one sprocket wheel and the first and second other sprocket wheels wound around the other end of the first and second chains, respectively, wherein the respective rotation axes of the first and second sprocket wheels are the predetermined one. The rotating shafts are arranged apart from each other in the predetermined direction by a distance, the transported object is placed on each mounting table, and by rotating the sprocket wheel, the mounting table circulates in a state where it is always kept horizontal. Transport device.

According to the present invention, the movement of the vehicle from the upper suspension area to the lower suspension area of the first and second chains, and the vehicle from the lower suspension area to the upper suspension area of the first and second chains. In the transition region, the mounting table can be circulated while being kept horizontal. Therefore, the mounting table constantly circulates in a state of being kept horizontal, so that the space utilization efficiency is improved.

[0025]

FIG. 1 is a view showing the structure of a transfer apparatus 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention. The transfer device 1 is a conveyor that has a plurality of plate-shaped mounting tables 2 and mounts the transferred objects on the mounting table 2 and circulates the mounting tables 2 to transfer the transferred objects. Used in automobile production lines.

The mounting table 2 has a rectangular plate shape and is made of a steel plate, stainless steel, or a synthetic resin. Basically, one object to be transferred, for example, an engine, a body, or a chassis of an automobile is mounted on one mounting table. Place. The plurality of mounting tables 2 are connected in a ring shape by a chain 3. The mounting table 2 has a rectangular plate shape, and chains 3 are connected to both sides in the width direction (the direction perpendicular to the paper surface in FIG. 1). Transfer device 1
Extend along a straight transport path (the left-right direction in FIG. 1), and sprocket wheels 4, 5
Is arranged, and the chain 3 is wound around the sprocket wheels, and the mounting table 2 is connected in a ring shape. The mounting table 2 in the upper stretch area of the chain 3 moves in the transport direction (to the right in FIG. 1), and is moved to the lower stretch area by the sprocket wheel 4 at the downstream end in the transport direction. The mounting table 2 moved to the area moves in the return direction (left side in FIG. 1) opposite to the conveying direction, and when it reaches the sprocket wheel 5 at the upstream end in the conveying direction, moves to the upper stretching area. , Again in the transport direction.

In this way, each mounting table 2 circulates, and articles are sequentially mounted on the mounting table 2 at the upstream end in the conveying direction of the upper stretching area, and are conveyed in the conveying direction. During the transportation,
The article is processed or painted, and at the downstream end in the transport direction, the processed article is removed and sent to the next processing step. The mounting table 2 reaching the downstream end in the transport direction is
Move to the lower stretch area. Note that the upper stretch region of the chain 3 is defined as an upper circulation region, and the lower stretch region is defined as a lower circulation region.

The mounting table 2 has chains 3 connected to front portions on both sides in the width direction (downstream side in the transport direction), and runs in the upper circulation region by being pulled by the chains 3. Further, a pair of rollers 10 and 11 are rotatably attached to the front and back of both sides in the width direction of the mounting table 2. The rollers 10 and 11 are arranged at positions shifted in the width direction (see FIG. 2). The rollers 10 and 11 are provided on a frame (not shown) of the transport device 1.
Guide rails 12 and 13 are provided. The guide rails 12 and 13 extend horizontally in the upper circulation area, and the rollers 10 and 11 travel along the rails 12 and 13, so that the mounting table 2 can travel horizontally in the upper circulation area.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration near the sprocket wheel 4 provided at the upstream end in the transport direction. The sprocket wheels 4 are provided as a pair at intervals in the width direction, and these are rotated and driven by a motor 20 as a driving source. An intermediate shaft 21 is disposed in front of the sprocket wheel 4 (downstream in the transport direction).
The torque is transmitted from the motor 20 to the sprocket wheel 4 via the. Each sprocket wheel 4 is individually rotatably supported by a shaft, and has a common rotation axis parallel to the width direction of the transfer device 1.

The intermediate shaft 21 also extends parallel to the width direction of the transfer device 1, has gears 23 fixed on both sides, and has a rotational force from a motor 20 via a chain 22 at one end (left side in FIG. 2). Is transmitted. A gear 28 is also fixed to each sprocket wheel 4, and a pair of gears 26 is provided between the gear 23 of the intermediate shaft 21 and the gear 28 of the sprocket wheel 4 so as to be supported by the frame. Therefore, the rotation of the motor 20 is transmitted to the intermediate shaft 21, and the rotational force is individually transmitted to the pair of sprocket wheels 4 via the gears 23, 26, and 28 on both sides thereof. In this manner, no shaft is provided between the pair of sprocket wheels 4.

The mounting table 2 which shifts in the upper circulation area does not turn over when shifting from the upper circulation area to the lower circulation area, and shifts with the front surface facing upward facing upward. With such a structure, the transport device 1 does not increase in thickness, and can be configured to be thin. At this time, since the mounting table 2 passes between the sprocket wheels 4, the size of the transfer device 1 is reduced, and the space utilization efficiency is improved.

In the lower circulation area, the mounting table 2 travels in the return direction with the front surface facing upward, and when it reaches the sprocket wheel 5 at the downstream end in the transport direction, the mounting table 2 is turned over. The upper circulation area moves from the lower circulation area to the upper circulation area with the surface facing upward, and the articles are loaded and transported again in the upper circulation area.

In the lower circulation area, each roller 10, 1
There is a rail (not shown) that supports the mounting table 1, and each mounting table 2 runs while being guided by the rail. When shifting from the upper circulation area to the lower circulation area, in order to shift the mounting table 2 while keeping it substantially horizontal, a mechanism for lowering while supporting the rear of the mounting table 2 (upstream in the transport direction) may be provided. Good. Such a mechanism is realized by, for example, a mechanism that rotates in synchronization with the sprocket wheel 4 and that moves up and down.

As another method, while the mounting table 2 shifts from the upper circulation area to the lower circulation area, a roller behind the mounting table 2 is supported, and the mounting table 2 shifts while being kept substantially horizontal. May be provided.

When shifting from the lower circulation area to the upper circulation area, a rail 15 is provided on which the roller 11 behind the mounting table 2 is mounted and guided from the lower circulation area to the upper circulation area.

Still further, there are provided annular rails for guiding over the entire movement path of each of the rollers 10 and 11, that is, the annular path including the upper circulation area, the lower circulation area, and the transition area therebetween, and these rails are used. Each roller 10, 11
, It is possible to make the mounting table 2 almost always horizontal and circulate it.

The mounting table 2 is not plate-shaped, and may be appropriately changed in shape according to the object to be mounted. For example, when an engine or the like is mounted, a support member for supporting the engine is provided. May be fixed to the mounting table 2.
Further, the transport device 1 may transport not only articles but also people as transported objects.

FIG. 3 is a view showing the structure of a transfer device 30 according to another embodiment of the present invention. The transfer device 30 is similar to the transfer device 1 described above, and differs in that the transfer device 30 is used while being inclined. In other words, it is used when an article to be conveyed is raised and lowered and conveyed, for example, when a bucket or a water tank containing fish is raised or lowered from a boat. Also in this case, the mounting table 2 can be moved up and down stably by moving in a horizontal state. In addition, there is a horizontal transition area at each of the upper and lower ends of the inclined area, in which the articles can be loaded and unloaded at the horizontal transition areas. This allows continuous transport work without stopping the transport apparatus. Can be.

In this embodiment, in the upper circulation region,
Since there is a vertical space between adjacent mounting tables, a closing member 31 that closes this space is provided. This closing member 31
It is attached to the lower end (left side in FIG. 3) of the mounting table 2 so as to be angularly displaceable. In the upper circulation area, the closing member 31 hangs down to close the space between the mounting table 2 and the lower adjacent table. In the lower circulation area, the closing member 31 is folded so as to be parallel to the mounting table 2, whereby the transport device 30 can be made thin. As described above, when the mounting table 2 moves from the upper circulation region to the lower circulation region in order to fold the closing member 31, folding means for folding the closing member 31 is provided near the sprocket wheel 4. This folding means is realized by, for example, a structure that is driven to rotate by the sprocket wheel 5 and rotates in synchronization with the sprocket wheel 5 to fold the closing member 31 or a guide that guides the closing member.

Also in the present embodiment, when shifting from the upper circulation area to the lower circulation area, the mounting table 2 does not turn over, so that the thickness of the transport device 30 can be reduced. In addition, no shaft is provided between the upper sprocket wheels 4, and the mounting table 2 passes between the sprocket wheels, thereby reducing the size of the transport device 30 and improving the space utilization efficiency.

FIG. 4 is a view showing the structure of a transfer device 40 according to still another embodiment of the present invention. This transport device 40
Includes a plurality of sprocket wheels 42 to 45 arranged along a predetermined circulation path,
An annular chain 41 wound around 2 to 45
And a plurality of hanging members 46 fixed to the chain 41. The sprocket wheels 42 to 45 are installed at intervals up and down, and the chain 41 circulates up and down by a driving source (not shown).

The hanging member 46 is configured to be foldable, and is suspended from the chain 41 in the upper circulation area, holds the article, moves in the transport direction (right side in FIG. 4), and transports the article. . When the hanging member 46 moves to the downstream end in the conveying direction in FIG. 4, the conveyed article is removed, and then the hanging member 46 is folded and moves to the lower circulation area. In the lower circulation area, the hanger 46 moves in a folded state in the return direction (leftward in FIG. 4) opposite to the conveyance direction below the article conveyed in the upper circulation area.

When it reaches the upstream end in the transport direction in the lower circulation area, it shifts to the upper circulation area, and the folded state of the hanging member 46 is released in the upper circulation area. In this state, a new article is held by the hanging tool 46 and transported. In this way, by circulating vertically, and further by folding the hanging member 46 in the lower circulation area, the space of the transport device can be saved, and the space utilization efficiency is improved.

Such a transfer device 40 is applied, for example, for painting the body of an automobile. In this case, for example, a paint tank storing the paint is arranged below the upper circulation area, and the conveyed body is immersed in the paint tank to perform painting. In addition, the hanger 46 that moves in the lower circulation basin moves under the paint tank in a folded state.

In the upper circulation area, the chain is stretched so that the hanging tool 46 moves up and down, that is, the chain 41 is meandering up and down.
The conveyed body descends, is immersed in the paint tank, and is lifted from the paint tank by ascending. In this way, the transport device 40 can be made compact and the painting operation can be performed efficiently.

The present invention is not widely applied to the transportation of the above-mentioned parts of an automobile, but is widely applied to general transportation of objects to be transported.

FIG. 5 is a simplified vertical sectional view of a transfer device 100 according to still another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a horizontal sectional view of the transfer device 100 in a horizontal movement region.
The transport device 100 is a multi-story parking lot, and includes a plurality of cages 102 capable of holding vehicles to be transported,
2, a pair of chains 103 for annularly connecting the plurality of cages 102, a driving source 104 for circulating the chains 103, and stretching the chains so that the cages 102 move vertically and horizontally. A plurality of sprocket wheels 105 and a pair of chains 10
A driving sprocket wheel 106 for driving the driving sprocket wheel 3 and an intermediate shaft 1 to which a rotational driving force is transmitted from the driving source 104 to rotationally drive the pair of driving sprocket wheels 106.
07.

The cage 102 includes a rectangular mounting plate 102A on which a vehicle is mounted, a frame 102B extending upward from the mounting plate 102A, and a frame 10B above the frame 102B.
2B is suspended and held in the width direction of the transfer device 100 (FIG. 5).
Of the chain 10 in a direction perpendicular to the paper surface of FIG.
3 and a support shaft 102C rotatably connected to the supporting shaft 102C. The frame 102B is provided with an opening for a vehicle to enter and exit and for a passenger to enter and exit. In the transfer device 100 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, two mounting plates 102A are arranged in the width direction of the transfer device 100, and the frame 102B of the mounting plate 102A is connected to the same support shaft 102C to form a cage. 102. In addition, the transport device 10
0 indicates that three cages 102 are arranged in the width direction of the transport device 100,
May be configured so as to be three or more in the width direction, or the cage 102 may be configured to mount only one vehicle.

The chain 103 is disposed on both sides of the cage 102 and has a plurality of pairs of sprocket wheels 105.
5, and is wound around the driving sprocket wheel 106 to form a vertical stretching area for moving the cage 102 in the vertical direction and a horizontal stretching area for moving the cage 102 in the horizontal direction as shown in FIG. This vertical stretching area is defined as a vertical circulation area A, and the horizontal stretching area is defined as a horizontal circulation area B.
And The sprocket wheels 105 and the driving sprocket wheels 106 are provided at intervals in the width direction of the transfer device 100, are individually rotatably supported on the shaft, and have one rotation parallel to the width direction of the transfer device 100. Have a common axis. In the vertical circulation area A, the cage 102 is circulated from the top to the bottom at the upper end in the vertical direction so that the interval between the cages is maintained.
A pair of sprocket wheels 105 are arranged. Similarly, in the horizontal circulation area B, two pairs of sprocket wheels 105 are arranged at both ends of the horizontal circulation area B.

One of the two pairs of sprocket wheels at the upper end in the vertical circulation area A in the vertical direction and at both ends of the horizontal circulation area B may serve as the driving sprocket wheel 106. In the present embodiment, the upper sprocket wheel of the two pairs of sprocket wheels at one end of the horizontal circulation area B is a driving sprocket wheel 106 for driving the chain 103.

An intermediate shaft 107 is disposed above the driving sprocket wheel 106, and a rotational force is transmitted from the motor as the driving source 104 to the driving sprocket wheel 106 via the intermediate shaft 107.

The intermediate shaft 107 extends parallel to the width direction of the transfer device 100, and has gears 108 fixed on both sides. A gear 109 is also provided on a shaft between the gears 108, and rotational force is transmitted from the driving source 104. You. A gear 110 is also fixed to each driving sprocket wheel 106, and the intermediate shaft 10
A pair of gears 111 is provided between the gear 108 of the driving wheel 7 and the gear 109 of the driving sprocket wheel 106. Therefore, the rotation of the drive source 105 is transmitted to the intermediate shaft 107 via the gear 109, and the rotational force is individually transmitted to the pair of driving sprocket wheels 106 via the gear 108, gear 111 and gear 110 on both sides thereof. You. In this manner, the pair of driving sprocket wheels 106
There is no shaft between them. A plurality of these drive sprocket wheels, intermediate shafts, and drive sources may be provided inside the transfer device 100. A roller is rotatably attached to both ends of the support shaft 102C, and an annular rail is arranged so as to guide the roller along the entire movement path, that is, the annular path in the vertical ring area and the horizontal circulation area. The roller may be configured to be guided on a rail.

With such a structure, in the vertical circulation area A and the horizontal circulation area B, the cage 10
2 is circulated in a state where the vehicle is kept horizontal.
In order to fix the vehicle to the mounting plate 102A of the cage 102, for example, an uneven portion may be formed on the mounting surface, and a fixing portion such as fixing a vehicle tire may be provided on the uneven portion.

The transport device 100 is configured such that three cages 102 are arranged in the width direction of the transport device 100, and each cage 102 is independently circulated. So that the intermediate shaft for driving each driving sprocket wheel 106 is
7 may be provided for each cage 102, and all the driving sprocket wheels 106 may be driven by one intermediate shaft.

As described above, by configuring the transfer device, for example, a parking space can be effectively secured not only on the ground but also on the underground, and the space can be used efficiently.

FIGS. 7A and 7B are simplified longitudinal sectional views of a transfer device 120 according to another embodiment of the present invention. The transport device 120 is a multi-story parking garage, and includes an elevator device 121 as a first transport device, a parking device 122 as a second transport device for circulating and transporting a plurality of vehicles to be transported, and a transfer device. A certain fork 123
And a vehicle rotating device 124 for rotating the vehicle on a horizontal plane. In the present embodiment, the elevator device 121
Although the parking means 122 is installed underground, they may be installed on the ground.

As shown in FIG. 7 (a), the vehicle to be parked in the transport device 120 first moves to the transport device 120.
Of the vehicle rotation device 1
It is placed on a pallet 126 placed on the pallet 24. Here, as shown in FIG.
4 allows the vehicle to remain on the pallet 126 for 90
Rotated by degrees. Next, the vehicle is transferred by the fork 123 from the vehicle rotating device 124 to the elevator device 121 while being placed on the pallet 126. The fork 123 is attached to the elevator device 121, and the fork 123 is slidable in the horizontal direction so as to be freely expandable and contractable. In addition to the movement of the vehicle from the elevator device 121 to the parking means 122 and the parking means 122 to the elevator device 121, The transfer of the vehicle from the means 124 to the elevator device 121 and from the elevator device 121 to the vehicle rotating means 124 is performed. In the present embodiment, the fork 12
3 is provided in the elevator device 121, forks for transferring the vehicle from the vehicle rotating device 124 to the elevator device 121 and the elevator device 121 to the vehicle rotating device 124, and the fork for transferring the vehicle from the elevator device 121 to the parking means 122 and the parking means 122. Elevator equipment 1
The fork for transferring the vehicle to 21 may not be provided in the elevator device 121 but may be provided separately.

Next, the vehicle transferred to the elevator device 121 is transported from the ground to the basement where the parking means 122 is arranged. The elevator device 121 transports the vehicle vertically from the ground to the basement where the parking means 122 is installed and from the basement to the ground.

The vehicle transported underground is transferred from the elevator device 121 to the parking means 122 by the fork 123 while being placed on the pallet 126. The parking means 122 has parking areas above and below, and parks a plurality of vehicles in the upper and lower parking areas.

The parking means 122 includes a plurality of pairs of sprocket wheels 13 arranged along a predetermined circulation path.
0A-133A and each sprocket wheel 130A-
A pair of annular parking chains 127 wound around 133A, a loading platform 129 partially connected to the parking chains 127, and a pair of annular elevating chains 128 on both sides of the parking chains 127 are arranged. Is done.
The sprocket wheels 130 </ b> A to 133 </ b> A are vertically spaced from each other, and the parking chain 127 circulates vertically by a drive source and an intermediate shaft (not shown) similar to the transfer device 100. The lifting chain 1
Reference numeral 28 denotes the elevator device 12 as shown in FIG.
On one side, it is arranged outside the annular parking chain 127,
On the other side, it is arranged inside the annular parking chain 127. FIG. 8 shows an enlarged view of the elevator device 121 side.

FIG. 8A is a sectional view showing the vicinity of the end of the parking means 122 on the side where the elevator device 121 is installed.
(B) is a plan view showing the vicinity of an end of the parking means 122 on the side where the elevator device 121 is installed. Sprocket wheels 130A, 131 around which the parking chain 127 is wound
On the elevator device 121 side of A, sprocket wheels 130B and 131B are rotatably supported and arranged individually and independently. Sprocket wheel 130B, 1
An elevating chain 128 for circulating the mounting table 129 from the upper parking area to the lower parking area is wound between 31B.

The loading table 129 has support shafts 134 and 135 on both sides in the width direction (perpendicular to the plane of FIG. 8).
The support shafts 134 and 135 extend horizontally, and one of the support shafts 135 is connected to the parking chain 127. Mounting table 12
Rollers are attached to both ends of the other support shaft 134 in the width direction of the support 9, and the rollers are supported by the support rails 141 in the upper circulation area and the lower circulation area. When the roller moves up and down between the upper circulation area and the lower circulation area, the roller separates from the support rail 141, and the support shaft 134 is connected to the elevating chain to move up and down.

Each sprocket wheel 130A, 131
A, 130B, and 131B, the rotation shaft is provided on the outer side in the width direction of the conveying device 120 with the sprocket wheels 130A, 13B.
Gears 136 coaxial with 1A, 130B, 131B
A, 137A, 136B, and 137B are provided, respectively. A gear 136A of the sprocket wheel 130A,
The gear 138 between the gear 136B of the sprocket wheel 130B and the gear 13 of the sprocket wheel 131A
7A and the gear 137B of the sprocket wheel 131B.
By interposing the gear 138 between the sprocket wheels 130A and 130B and the sprocket wheels 131A and 131B, the moving speeds of the parking chain 127 and the elevating chain 128 can be kept constant. Also, the sprocket wheel 130B
And 131B, a positioning portion 140 for determining the position of the support shaft 134 of the mounting table 129 is provided. The support shaft 134 is connected to the lifting chain 128 by the positioning portion 140. Therefore, the mounting table 129 can move while maintaining a horizontal state between the upper parking area and the lower parking area.

The pallet 126 on which the vehicle is mounted is mounted on the mounting table 129 by the fork 123. For example, a fitting member is attached to the upper surface of the mounting table 129 and the lower surface of the pallet 126, and these are fitted into the pallet 12.
6 may be fixed to the mounting table 129. Also, the transport device 1
At 20, the pallet 126 is transferred from the elevator device 121 to the parking means 122 by the fork 123 in the transition area between the upper parking area and the lower parking area of the parking means 122.

In the present embodiment, the pallet 126 on which the vehicle is mounted is mounted on the mounting table 129 in the parking means 122, but the parking means 122 is not provided with the mounting table 129,
The pallet 126 may be directly connected to the parking chain 127 and the lifting chain 128. Further, the pallet 126 may be mounted on the mounting table 129 from the upper parking area between the sprocket wheels 130B and 132A or the lower parking area between the sprocket wheels 131B and 133A.

FIG. 8 shows the parking means 122 on the elevator device 121 side.
1 and the sprocket wheels 132A, 133A and 132
By using the same configuration in B and 133B, the mounting table 129 can move while maintaining a horizontal state between the upper parking means and the lower parking means.

Rollers are also rotatably mounted on both ends of the support shaft 135, and are guided over the entire movement path of the rollers, that is, the annular path including the upper parking area, the lower parking area, and the transition area therebetween. An annular rail may be arranged so that the rollers are guided on the rail.

As described above, by forming the multi-story parking lot, since the passenger does not need to move the vehicle to the parking space, there is no need for a passage for driving and moving the vehicle. Therefore, space utilization efficiency is improved, and the vehicle can be efficiently parked. In addition, since the vehicle can be parked by placing the pallet on which the vehicle is mounted on the mounting table connected to the chain, the vehicle can be more easily mounted than directly mounting the vehicle on the mounting table. Can be put in and out.

FIG. 9 is a simplified longitudinal sectional view of a transfer device 150 according to still another embodiment of the present invention. The transport device 150 is a multi-story parking garage, and includes an elevator device 151 as a first transport device and a parking device 152 as a second transport device for parking a plurality of vehicles to be transported in a circulating manner.
And a fork 153 serving as transfer means, and a vehicle rotating device 154 for rotating the vehicle on a horizontal plane. In this embodiment, the elevator device 151 and the parking means 152 are installed on the ground, but they may be installed underground.

The elevator device 151, the fork 153, and the vehicle rotating means 15 of the transport device 150 of this embodiment
4 has the same configuration as the elevator device 121, the fork 123, and the vehicle rotating means 124 of the transport device 120 of the above-described embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted. The parking means 152 includes a chain 162 connected and stretched in a ring shape with a pallet 161 on which a vehicle is mounted, and a pair of sprocket wheels 162, 1 around which the chain 162 is wound.
63 and a roller guide 165 for circulating the pallet 161 from the upper parking area to the lower parking area. In the transport device 120 of the embodiment, the pallet on which the vehicle is mounted is placed on the mounting table of the parking means for parking. However, in the transport device 150 of the embodiment, the pallet on which the vehicle is mounted is directly chained. And parked.

The paired sprocket wheels 162, 1
63 are rotatably supported individually at predetermined intervals in the width direction (direction perpendicular to the paper surface of FIG. 9). An endless chain 164 such as a roller chain is stretched across the sprocket wheels 162 and 163. The upper stretch area of the chain 164 is defined as an upper parking area, and the lower stretch area is defined as a lower parking area. The chain 164 circulates up and down by a drive source similar to the transfer device 100 and driven by an intermediate shaft (not shown).

The pallet 161 has a rectangular plate shape, and has support shafts 166 and 167 extending in the width direction at both front and rear ends. One support shaft 166 of the pallet 161 is rotatably connected to a chain 164. The support shaft 16
6 can be detachably connected to the chain 164. Rollers are rotatably attached to both ends of the other support shaft 167 of the pallet 161, and rails (not shown) for supporting the rollers are formed in an upper parking area and a lower parking area, and the rollers guide the rails. As a result, the pallet 161 travels while being held horizontally in the upper parking area and the lower parking area. In a transition area between the upper parking area and the lower parking area, a roller guide 165 connected to the rail is formed as shown in FIG. The roller rotatably attached to the end of the support shaft 167 of the pallet 161 travels on the roller guide 165 to move the pallet 1 in this area.
61 can be shifted while being held horizontally.

In this embodiment, the support shaft 166 of the pallet 161 is detachably connected to the chain 164. However, instead of connecting the pallet 161 to the chain 164, the mounting table is connected to the chain in advance. A configuration may be adopted in which a pallet on which a vehicle is mounted is mounted thereon. Further, the pallet 161 may be placed from the upper or lower parking area between the sprocket wheels 162 and 163. Also, rollers are rotatably mounted on both ends of the support shaft 166 so that the rollers are guided along the entire movement path, that is, an annular path including an upper parking area, a lower parking area, and a transition area therebetween. An annular rail may be arranged, and the roller may be guided on the rail.

FIG. 10 is a simplified longitudinal sectional view of a transfer device 170 according to still another embodiment of the present invention. The transport device 170 of the present embodiment is a multi-story parking garage, in which a plurality of mounting tables 171 for mounting vehicles to be transported, an annular chain 172 connecting the mounting tables 171, and the chain 172 are wound around. And lower sprocket wheels 173A, 174A, sprocket wheels 173B, 174B disposed beside the upper and lower sprocket wheels 173A, 174A, and a chain 172.
, And driving means for circulating the mounting table 171.

The transfer device 170 is installed, for example, from the ground to the underground, and a pair of upper sprocket wheels 173A spaced apart in the horizontal width direction (perpendicular to the plane of FIG. 10) is individually provided at the end on the ground side. Similarly, a pair of lower sprocket wheels 174A are individually and rotatably supported at the ends on the underground side. Each of these upper and lower sprocket wheels 173
A pair of endless chains 172 such as a roller chain are wound around A and 174A, respectively, and a plurality of mounting tables are connected between the pair of chains 172. The lower sprocket wheel 174A is disposed below the upper sprocket wheel 173A in an oblique direction, and the chain 172 is stretched in an oblique direction. The chain 172 is
It is circulated up and down by a drive source similar to the transfer device 100 and a drive unit using an intermediate shaft (not shown). As shown in FIG. 10, a sprocket wheel 173B disposed beside the upper sprocket wheel 173A is disposed inside the annular chain 172, and a propet wheel 173 disposed beside the lower sprocket wheel 174A.
B is arranged outside the annular chain 172.

FIG. 11 is an enlarged view showing the vicinity of the lower sprocket wheel 174A of the transfer device 170. A pair of sprocket wheels 174B are individually and rotatably supported on the lower sprocket wheel 174A on the end side of the transfer device 170. Sprocket wheel 174B
Are sprocket wheels of the same size as the lower sprocket wheel 174A, and the support axes of these sprocket wheels are arranged so as to be parallel to the horizontal direction.

Gears 17 are provided on both sides of the lower sprocket wheel 174A and the sprocket wheel 174B in the width direction.
5A and 175B are disposed on the support shafts of the lower sprocket wheel 174A and the sprocket wheel 174B, respectively. The gear 176 is interposed between these gears 175A and 175B, and can rotate the lower sprocket wheel 174A and the sprocket wheel 174B in synchronization.

The mounting table 171 has a rectangular plate shape, on which a vehicle is mounted. The mounting table 171 has support shafts 177 and 178 at both front and rear ends. The support shafts 177 and 178 extend in parallel with the width direction of the transfer device 170, and the support shaft 178 at one end is rotatably connected to the chain 172. Assuming that the upper stretch region of the chain 172 is an upper circulation region and the lower stretch region is a lower circulation region, rollers are attached to both ends in the width direction of the support shaft 177 at the other end of the mounting table 171,
The roller is supported by the support rail 180 so that the mounting table 171 is held horizontally in the upper and lower circulation areas. Further, in a region between the upper circulation region and the lower circulation region, the support shaft 177 of the mounting table 171 is connected to the positioning portion 179 of the sprocket wheel 174B, so that the mounting table 171 is circulated in a horizontally held state. I do.

A sprocket wheel 173B is also arranged on the lower sprocket wheel 174A side of the upper sprocket wheel 173A, and the mounting table 171 is circulated while being held horizontally by the same mechanism as the lower sprocket wheel. Further, rollers are arranged at both ends of the support shaft 178, and the entire path of the rollers, that is, the upper parking area,
An annular rail may be provided to guide over an annular path including the lower parking area and a transition area therebetween, and the rail may guide the rollers.

As described above, by forming a multi-story parking garage, it is possible to park the vehicle vertically below the basement and park the vehicle.
The vehicle can be efficiently parked, and the space utilization efficiency is improved.

FIG. 12 (a) is a simplified plan view of a transfer device 190 according to still another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 12 (b) is a side view of the transfer device 190. The transport device 190 of the present embodiment is a multi-story parking lot, and includes a plurality of mounting tables 191 on which vehicles to be transported are mounted, and the mounting tables 19.
1 extends in a predetermined direction A on both sides of the first
The chain 192 and the second chain 193 and the mounting table 1
A first connecting member 194 that connects one side surface 191A of the mounting 91 to the first chain 192;
B and the second connecting member 19 for connecting the second chain 193
5, first and second one sprocket wheels 196 and 197 disposed at both ends in a predetermined direction A in which the first and second chains 192 and 193 extend, and disposed at the other end in the predetermined direction A. The first and second sprocket wheels 198 and 199 are formed. The first
The upper stretch area of the second chains 192 and 193 is defined as an upper parking area, and the lower stretch area is defined as a lower parking area.

The mounting table 191 is in the shape of a rectangular plate, and has both ends in the width direction (the direction perpendicular to the plane of FIG. 12B).
The first connection member 194 and the second connection member 195 are arranged. A first chain 192 is rotatably connected to one side surface 191A in the width direction of the mounting table via a first connecting member 194. Also, the other side surface 191B in the width direction of the mounting table.
Is connected to the second chain 193 via the second connecting member 195.
Are rotatably connected. The first connecting member 194 and the second connecting member 195 are arranged apart from each other in a predetermined direction A by a predetermined distance L.

Rollers 200 and 201 are rotatably attached to the ends of the first and second connecting members 194 and 195, and rails 202 and 203 supporting the rollers 200 and 201 are provided in the upper parking area and the upper parking area. It is formed in the lower parking area. As the rollers 200 and 201 are guided on the rails 202 and 203, the mounting table 191 travels while being held horizontally in the upper parking area and the lower parking area.

First and second chains 192, 193
Is stretched in a predetermined direction A, and has a first end on one side end thereof.
And second one sprocket wheels 196 and 197 are disposed, and at the other end, the first and second other sprocket wheels 198 and 199 are disposed. The rotating shafts 204 and 205 of the first and second one sprocket wheels 196 and 197 are parallel to each other, and are arranged at the predetermined direction A away from the predetermined distance L. Similarly, the first
The rotation shafts 206 and 207 of the second and the other sprocket wheels 198 and 199 are parallel to each other, and are arranged at the predetermined direction A away from the predetermined distance L.

Now, assuming that the mounting table 191 of the transfer device 190 is circulating clockwise in FIG.
At the right end of the transport device 190, the mounting table 191 shifts from the upper parking area to the lower parking area. First connecting member 194
Is on one side in the predetermined direction A, the second connecting member 195 is on the other side in the predetermined direction A, and correspondingly, the first one sprocket wheel 196 is on one side in the predetermined direction A. 2 One sprocket wheel 197 is arranged on the other side in the predetermined direction A. Therefore, the transport device 19
0, first and second one of the sprocket wheels 1
At 96 and 197, when the mounting table 191 in the upper parking area moves to the right and the first connecting member 194 reaches above the rotating shaft 204 of the first one sprocket wheel 196, the second connecting member 195 becomes the second connecting member 195. On the other hand, sprocket wheel 19
7 reaches above the rotation axis 205. Since the first and second sprocket wheels 196 and 197 have the same diameter and rotate in the direction of arrow B, the first and second connecting members 194 and 195 are connected to the first and second one sprocket wheels 196 and 197. Move along the circumference of
It is possible to shift from the upper parking area to the lower parking area while keeping the mounting table 191 constantly horizontal.

Similarly, the first connecting member 194 is on one side in the predetermined direction A, and the second connecting member 195 is in the predetermined direction A.
Correspondingly, the first other sprocket wheel 198 is located on one side in the predetermined direction A, and the second other sprocket wheel 199 is located on the other side.
Therefore, with the first and second other sprocket wheels 198 and 199 on the left side of the transfer device 190, the mounting table 191 in the lower parking area moves to the left, and the first connecting member 1
94 is the rotating shaft 2 of the first other sprocket wheel 198
06, the second connecting member 195 reaches below the rotation shaft 207 of the second other sprocket wheel 199. Since the first and second other sprocket wheels 198, 199 have the same diameter and rotate in the direction of arrow B, the first and second connecting members 194, 195
Are the first and second other sprocket wheels 198,
199 can move from the lower parking area to the upper parking area while the mounting table 191 is always kept horizontal. Although the mounting table 191 of the transport device 190 is circulated clockwise, it may be circulated counterclockwise.

The transfer device 190 is provided with the transfer device 1.
Circulation is performed by a drive unit using a drive source and an intermediate shaft (not shown) similar to 00. Further, similarly to the multi-story parking lot 120, the parking may be performed by mounting a pallet on which a vehicle is mounted on the mounting table 191.
As in the case of 0, the mounting table 191 may be detachably connected to the chain. Moreover, you may use it in combination with the 1st conveyance means as shown in the multistory parking lot 120 of FIG.

By configuring the transfer device as described above, the mounting table circulates while always being horizontal.
The vehicle can be parked efficiently, and the space utilization efficiency is improved. Further, it is possible to park the vehicle using the space more efficiently than hanging the cage to park the vehicle.

In the present embodiment, the transport device 190 is a multi-story parking garage. However, the transport device 190 may transport articles and persons other than vehicles by using the upper stretch area.

FIG. 13 is a view showing the structure of a transfer device 210 according to still another embodiment of the present invention. Transfer device 21
0 is similar to the transport device 190 described above, and differs in that it is used with an inclination. That is, similar to the transport device 30,
It is used when articles and people are moved up and down in the upper stretch areas of the first and second chains 192 and 193. In the transport device 210, the same members as those of the transport device 190 shown in FIG.

In the transport device 210 of this embodiment, the first and second annular chains 192 and 193 are stretched in an oblique direction. At the upper and lower ends of the inclined area, there is a horizontal transition area where the first and second chains 192 and 193 are horizontal for loading and unloading articles and for getting on and off a person. In an upper horizontal transition region which is one end, first and second one sprocket wheels 196 and 197 are disposed at ends in a predetermined direction C in which the first and second chains 192 and 193 extend, and the other end. The first chain and the second chains 192 and 193 extend at the ends in the predetermined direction C in the lower horizontal transition region,
And a second other sprocket wheel 198,199.

One side of the mounting table 191 in the width direction (FIG. 13)
The first chain 192 is rotatably connected via a first connecting member 194. A second connecting member 195 is provided on the other side surface in the width direction of the mounting table (in the back of FIG. 13).
The second chain 193 is rotatably connected via the.
When the mounting table 191 is horizontal, the first connection member 194 and the second connection member 195 are arranged in the predetermined direction C so as to be separated from each other by a predetermined distance M.

Rollers are rotatably attached to the ends of the first and second connecting members 194 and 195, respectively, and rails are arranged on the moving paths of the rollers. The rollers are guided on the rails. Thus, the mounting table 191
Travels while being held horizontally.

The rotation shafts 204 and 205 of the first and second sprocket wheels 196 and 197 are parallel to each other, and are arranged in the predetermined direction C at a distance of the predetermined distance M. Similarly, the rotating shafts 206 and 207 of the first and second other sprocket wheels 198 and 199 are parallel to each other and are arranged in the predetermined direction C at a distance of the predetermined distance M.

Now, assuming that the mounting table 191 of the transfer device 210 is transferring from the lower side to the upper side in FIG. 13, the mounting table 191 is located at the upper end (the right end in FIG. 13) of the transfer device 210. A transition is made from the upper stretch area to the lower stretch area. In the upper horizontal transition area, which is one end, the first
The connecting member 194 is on one side in the predetermined direction C, the second connecting member 195 is on the other side in the predetermined direction C, and correspondingly, the first one sprocket wheel 196 is on one side in the predetermined direction C. And the second one sprocket wheel 197 is disposed on the other side in the predetermined direction C.

Therefore, the first
In the first and second sprocket wheels 196 and 197, the mounting table 191 in the upper stretch region moves rightward, and the first connecting member 194 connects the first one sprocket wheel 19
When the second connecting member 19 reaches above the rotation shaft 204 of the second
5 is the rotation shaft 20 of the second one sprocket wheel 197
5 will be reached. Since the first and second sprocket wheels 196 and 197 have the same diameter and rotate in the same direction, the first and second connecting members 194 and 197
195 is a first and second one of the sprocket wheels 19
6, 197, and the mounting table 191 can be shifted from the upper stretch area to the lower stretch area while always keeping the horizontal position.

Similarly, in the lower horizontal transition region at the other end, the first connecting member 194 is on one side in the predetermined direction C, and the second connecting member 195 is on the other side in the predetermined direction C. And the first other sprocket wheel 1
98 is on one side in the predetermined direction C, and the second other sprocket wheel 199 is arranged on the other side in the predetermined direction C. Accordingly, in the first and second other sprocket wheels 198 and 199 on the left side of the transfer device 210, the mounting table 191 in the lower tension region moves to the left, and the first connecting member 194 rotates the first other sprocket wheel 198. When reaching below the shaft 206, the second connecting member 195 becomes the second connecting member.
On the other hand, it reaches below the rotation axis 207 of the sprocket wheel 199. Since the first and second other sprocket wheels 198, 199 have the same diameter and rotate in the same direction, the first and second connecting members 194, 195
Are the first and second other sprocket wheels 198,
It can move along the outer circumference of 199 and move from the lower parking area to the upper parking area while the mounting table 191 is always kept horizontal. Although the mounting table 191 of the transfer device 210 circulates clockwise, it may be circulated counterclockwise.

In this embodiment, since there is a vertical space between the adjacent mounting tables in the upper circulation area, a closing member 211 for closing the space is provided. This closing member 211
Is attached to the lower end (left side in FIG. 13) of the mounting table 191 so as to be angularly displaceable.
1 hangs down to close the space between the mounting table 191 adjacent to the lower side. In the lower circulation area, the closing member 211
It is folded so as to be parallel to 91, whereby the transport device 210 can be made thin. in this way,
When the mounting table 191 moves from the upper circulation area to the lower circulation area in order to fold the closing member 211, the closing member 211 is closed.
Is provided near the first and second one of the sprocket wheels 196 and 197. This folding means is realized by, for example, a structure in which the closing member 211 is rotated and driven by the second one sprocket wheel 197 to rotate in synchronization with the second one sprocket wheel 197, or a guide for guiding the closing member 211.

Also in the present embodiment, when shifting from the upper circulation area to the lower circulation area, the mounting table 191 does not turn over, so that the transport device 210 is made thinner and the space utilization efficiency is improved.

[0100]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the mounting table is circulated without being turned upside down, the size of the transport device can be reduced, and the space utilization efficiency can be improved.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the rotating force is transmitted to each sprocket wheel individually using the intermediate shaft without passing the shaft between the sprocket wheels, and the mounting table is passed between the sprocket wheels. As a result, the size of the transport device can be further reduced, so that the space utilization efficiency is improved.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the hanging device is folded in the lower circulation area, the size of the transport device can be reduced, and the space utilization efficiency is improved.

According to the present invention, according to the present invention, the cage on which the vehicle to be transported is placed is configured to move and circulate in the vertical and horizontal directions. For example, parking spaces can be secured both on the ground and under the ground, and vehicles can be efficiently parked, and the space utilization efficiency can be improved.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the vehicle is transported on a pallet and parked in the circulating parking means. Therefore, there is no need for the passenger to move the vehicle to the parking space. Since there is no need for a passage for driving and moving the vehicle, the vehicle can be efficiently parked, and the space utilization efficiency is improved.

According to the present invention, the vehicle can be parked by placing the pallet on which the vehicle is mounted on the mounting table connected to the chain. It is easier to put the vehicle in and out than to place it directly on the vehicle.

According to the present invention, the vehicle can be parked by directly placing the pallet on which the vehicle is mounted on the chain, so that the configuration is simple.

According to the present invention, during the movement of the vehicle from the upper parking area to the lower parking area of the parking means, and during the movement of the vehicle from the lower parking area to the upper parking area. In this area, the pallet can be moved up and down while being kept horizontal.

According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, since the mounting table is connected to the chain stretched in an oblique direction, for example, when the mounting table is installed from the ground to the basement, the vehicles are arranged side by side in the direction perpendicular to the basement and parked. It is possible to park the vehicle more efficiently than to do so, and the space utilization efficiency is improved.

According to the tenth aspect of the present invention, the vehicle is moved from the upper suspension area of the first and second chains to the lower suspension area, and the first and second chains are extended from the lower suspension area of the first and second chains. In the transition area of the vehicle to the bridge area, the mounting table can be kept horizontal and circulated. Therefore, the mounting table constantly circulates in a state of being kept horizontal, so that the space utilization efficiency is improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a structure of a transport device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a structure near a driving unit of the transport device 1 of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a structure of a transport device 30 according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a transport device 4 according to still another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a structure of a zero.

FIG. 5 is a transport device 1 according to still another embodiment of the present invention.
It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the structure of 00.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing the structure of the transfer device 100 of FIG.

FIGS. 7A and 7B are cross-sectional views illustrating the structure of a transfer device 120 according to another embodiment of the present invention.

8 (a) and 8 (b) are an enlarged sectional view and a plan view of the vicinity of an elevator device 121 side of a parking means 122 of the transport device 120 of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a transport device 1 according to still another embodiment of the present invention.
It is sectional drawing which shows the structure of 50.

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view showing a structure of a transport device 170 according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

11 is an enlarged view of the vicinity of a lower sprocket wheel of the transfer device 170 of FIG. 11;

FIG. 12A is a plan view showing the structure of a transfer device 190 according to still another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
2B is a side view of the transfer device 190.

FIG. 13 is a transporting apparatus 21 according to still another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a structure of a zero.

[Description of Signs] 1, 30, 40, 100, 120, 150, 170, 1
90,210 Conveying device 2,129,171,191 Mounting table 3,41,103,164,172 Chain 4,5,42,43,44,45,105,130,1
31, 132, 133, 162, 163, 173, 17
4,196,197,198,199 Sprocket wheel 20 Motor 21,107 Intermediate shaft 46 Hanging tool 102 Cage 104 Drive source 106 Driving sprocket wheel 121,151 Elevator device 122,152 Parking means 123,153 Fork 126,161 Pallet 127 Parking chain 128 Elevating chain 192 First chain 193 Second chain 194 First connecting member 195 Second connecting member

Continued on the front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁷ Identification symbol FI Theme coat II (Reference) B65G 17/16 B65G 17/16 A 17/18 17/18 A E04H 6/14 604 E04H 6/14 604W 6/18 611 6/18 611B

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A transfer device comprising: a plurality of mounting tables for mounting an object to be transferred; a chain connecting the plurality of mounting tables in a ring shape; and a drive source for driving the chain to circulate. In the upper circulation area, the article is placed on the mounting table to convey the article, and when shifting from the upper circulation area to the lower circulation area, and when shifting from the lower circulation area to the upper circulation area, Wherein the mounting table travels with the front side facing upward in the lower circulation area. 2. A pair of chains are provided with a mounting table interposed therebetween. A pair of sprocket wheels around which the chains are wound are provided at an end of the transport path, and each sprocket wheel is individually supported by a shaft. And
The transfer device according to claim 1, wherein the mounting table, to which the rotational driving force is individually transmitted from the driving source and which shifts from the upper circulation region to the lower circulation region, passes between the sprocket wheels. 3. A plurality of sprocket wheels provided at intervals above and below, a chain wound around each sprocket wheel, and vertically extended and annularly driven to circulate, and an article suspended by the chain to convey articles. A lifting device for transporting the article in the upper circulation area, and in the lower circulation area, folded and running under the article transported in the upper circulation area. apparatus. 4. A plurality of cages capable of holding a vehicle as an object to be transported, a pair of chains arranged on both sides of the cage and connecting the plurality of cages in a ring, and a drive source for circulating the chain. A plurality of sprocket wheels that stretch the chain so that the cage moves vertically and horizontally, and a drive sprocket wheel that drives the paired chain in synchronization. An intermediate shaft to which a rotational driving force is transmitted from the driving source and which rotationally drives the pair of driving sprocket wheels. 5. A first transport means for transporting a vehicle, which is an article to be transported, mounted on a pallet in a vertical direction; A second transporting means; a transfer means for transferring a vehicle by sliding a pallet carrying a vehicle from the first transporting means to the second transporting means and from the second transporting means to the first transporting means in a horizontal direction. A transport device comprising: 6. The transfer device according to claim 5, wherein the second transfer means has a mounting table connected to a chain, and transfers the pallet on the mounting table. 7. The transport apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the second transport unit directly places the pallet on a chain. 8. The second transporting means has upper and lower parking areas for parking a plurality of vehicles to be transported, an annular parking chain that is driven cyclically, and a second parking means that is arranged beside the parking chain and is parked above. An annular elevating chain that moves up and down in synchronization with the parking chain that moves up and down between the area and the lower parking area, wherein the mounting table moves up and down between the upper circulation area and the lower circulation area, 7. The transport device according to claim 6, wherein the side is connected to a parking chain, and the other side is connected to an elevating chain to move up and down. 9. A plurality of mounting tables on which vehicles to be transported are mounted, an annular chain which connects the plurality of mounting tables in an annular shape, and is stretched in an oblique direction, and the chain is wound. A transport apparatus comprising: a plurality of sprocket wheels; and a driving unit for circulating the mounting table while horizontally holding the mounting table. 10. A plurality of mounting tables on which objects to be transported are mounted, first and second chains extending in a predetermined direction on both sides of the mounting table and arranged in a ring shape, one side surface of the mounting table, and the first chain. And a second connecting member connecting the other side of the mounting table and the second chain, wherein the first and second connecting members are separated by a predetermined distance in the predetermined direction. First and second sprocket wheels wound around one end of the first and second chains, and first and second sprocket wheels wound around the other end of the first and second chains. On the other hand, the sprocket wheels are arranged such that the respective rotating shafts of the first and second sprocket wheels are spaced apart from each other in the predetermined direction by the predetermined distance, and the conveyed object is placed on each mounting table. By Eel rotates, conveying apparatus characterized by circulating in a state where mounting table kept always horizontal.