JP2002347914A - Conveyor facility - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a conveyor facility whose whole construction is established at a low cost. SOLUTION: The conveyor facility is configured so that an object 30 to be conveyed supported between a left and a right feeding means 10 and 20 can be conveyed on a conveyance path 35. One of the feeding means 10 is formed as the driving system while the other feeding means 20 is formed as the following system. The object 30 fed to the starting part of the conveyance path 35 can be supported between the two feeding means 10 and 20 and be conveyed to the end part by the driving force of the feeding means 10. The part below one side of the object 30 moves in such a manner as receiving the conveying force from the feeding means 10 while the part below the other side moves in following-up while supported by the other feeding means 20. The object 30 can be conveyed stably at all times despite its low-cost configuration of the whole construction in which the conveying force is received only by a single side about the direction across the width.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is used for conveying a conveyed object supplied on the conveyed path, for example, by forming a conveyed path between a pair of right and left feeding means so that the conveyed object can be supported. Conveyor equipment.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as this kind of conveyor equipment,
An article storage device disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-129808 is provided. That is, in this conventional configuration, a plurality of transfer units are arranged in parallel along the article transfer direction, and each transfer unit includes a pair of left and right transfer chains, a connection shaft that interlocks and links the drive sprockets of these transfer chains, It comprises an electric motor interlockingly connected to a connection shaft, and is configured such that the left and right transport chains are integrally rotated by one electric motor.

Each transfer unit is provided with one or two limit switches for detecting the presence / absence of articles, and controlling the operating state of the electric motor based on the detection of the presence / absence of the articles so as to feed the articles sequentially. Is possible.

[0004]

However, according to the above-mentioned conventional construction, each transfer section is expensive because a special transfer chain of the roller chain type is provided on the left and right pairs, and the running resistance of the rollers is reduced. The high cost necessitates the use of an electric motor with a high capacity, which may make the entire device expensive.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a conveyor system which can be constructed inexpensively as a whole. Another object of the present invention is to provide a conveyor facility that can be suitably used for an article storage shelf or the like.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a conveyor system according to a first aspect of the present invention is provided such that a conveyed object supported between a pair of right and left feeding means can be conveyed on a conveying path. And one of the feeding means is of a driving type,
The other feeding means is of a driven type.

Therefore, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the transported object supplied to the starting end of the transport path can be supported between one feeding means and the other feeding means. Then, the transported object can be transported to the end portion side by the driving force of one of the feeding means. At this time, the object to be transported moves on one side lower part by receiving the conveying force by one feeding means, and moves on the other side lower part by the support by the other feeding means. That is, the conveyed object can be stably conveyed even though the conveyed object receives the conveying force on one side in the width direction.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a conveyor system according to the first aspect, wherein one of the feeding means is constituted by a drive chain, and the other is constituted by a group of idler rollers. It is characterized by having.

Therefore, according to the second aspect of the present invention, the object to be conveyed moves on one side lower part by receiving the conveying force by the drive chain, and moves on the other side lower part by the support by the idler roller group. You will get.

[0010] The conveyor equipment according to claim 3 of the present invention is the above-described construction according to claim 1 or 2,
One of the feeding means is driven when a transported object is detected at a predetermined position on the transport path.

Therefore, according to the third aspect of the present invention, an object to be conveyed on the conveyance path is detected and one of the feeding means is operated, whereby the object is supported between the one feeding means and the other feeding means. An object can be conveyed.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the conveyor equipment according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein a side guide is disposed on at least one side of the transport path. It is characterized by having.

Therefore, according to the fourth aspect of the invention, when the posture of the conveyed object being conveyed on the conveyance path is disturbed for some reason, the conveyed object comes into contact with the side guide and is largely disturbed. And can be transported while being guided by side guides.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a conveyor system as set forth in any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein one of the feeding means is arranged side by side in the direction of the transport path. It is characterized in that the driving is controlled separately.

Therefore, according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the objects to be conveyed can be forward-conveyed and conveyed forward by controlling the driving of one of the conveying means groups. In the conveyor equipment according to claim 6 of the present invention, in the configuration according to any one of claims 1 to 5, a plurality of pairs are arranged in the direction of the transport path, with the pair of left and right feeding means being pairs. The one feeding means and the other feeding means are arranged alternately in the direction of the transport path.

Therefore, according to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the objects to be conveyed can be forward-conveyed and conveyed forward by controlling the driving of one of the conveying means groups. At this time, since one feeding means and the other feeding means are alternately positioned, slight disturbance of the transported object due to a difference in frictional resistance between the one feeding means and the other feeding means is left and right. It will occur alternately and can be totally absorbed.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the conveyor system according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, the transport path is formed in the shelf frame and is used for storing the transported object. It is characterized by being performed.

Therefore, according to the seventh aspect of the present invention, it is possible to store the conveyed goods in the shelf frame and then leave the goods.

[0019]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG.
Receives a transferred object 30 between a pair of left and right feed means, that is, a driven feed means (an example of one feed means) 10 and a driven feed means (an example of the other feed means) 20, and The transported object 30 is configured to be transportable in one direction on the transport path 35.

The shelf frame 2 of the load storage facility 1 is composed of a pair of left and right vertical frames 3 arranged at a plurality of locations in the direction of the transport path 35.
And a horizontal frame 4 provided between the left and right vertical frames 3 and a front and rear frame 5 provided between the front and rear vertical frames 3 and the like. is set up. Then, the driving-type feeding means 10 and the driven-type feeding means 20 are arranged so that the conveyance path 35 is formed in the shelf frame body 2, and are configured to be used for storing the article 30 to be conveyed. ing.

The driving type feeding means 10 includes a transport path 35
, Three units (plural units) are arranged side by side, and are configured to be individually driven and controlled. That is, each of the drive-type feeding means 10 is of a drive chain type, and has a cross section provided between the horizontal frames 4 and having a reverse U-shaped cross section and a conveyor frame 11 extending in the front-rear direction. A driven wheel (driven sprocket) 13 provided so as to be freely rotatable through the conveyor frame 12;
A drive wheel (drive sprocket) 15 provided at a terminal end portion of the drive shaft 14 via a drive shaft 14, a drive chain 16 wound between the two wheels 13, 15, a conveyor connected to the drive shaft 14 and connected thereto. It is composed of an electric motor (an example of a drive unit) 17 with a speed reducer attached to the frame 11 side.

The top plate portion of the conveyor frame 11 has a slit (or notch) for exposing above the top plate portion through the upper portion of the driven wheel 13 and the drive wheel 15 and allowing the drive chain 16 to move. ) 18 is formed, whereby the upper path portion of the drive chain 16 is configured to be movable above the top plate portion. A rail-shaped guide body 19 for supporting and guiding the drive chain 16 is laid on the upper surface side of the top plate portion.

In the drive chain 16, the outer link 16a group and the inner link 16b group
The rollers 16d are formed endless by being connected by a group 6c, and a roller chain type is formed by externally fitting a roller 16d to a link pin 16c between the inner links 16b.

The drive chain 16 is supported and guided by a guide body 19 via a group of rollers 16d having needle bearings.
The rotation friction of the roller 16d is reduced by interposing a plurality of needles between the rollers 16d and 16d. In the driving type feeding means 10, a horizontal receiving surface 10a is formed by the upper surface of the outer link 16a group and the inner link 16b group, and the transferred object 30 is supported via the receiving surface 10a. For example, a type in which a horizontal plate portion is continuously provided from a link and a horizontal receiving surface is formed by the upper surfaces of these horizontal plate portions may be used.

Each of the drive-type feeding means 10 is set to have a length capable of simultaneously supporting two objects 30 to be conveyed. A presence / absence detecting means (a limit switch or the like) 25 is provided opposite to the end portion of each of the driving-type feeding means 10, and the presence / absence detection means 25 is provided opposite to an intermediate portion of the driving-type feeding means 10 between the entry side and the exit side. A rejection detection means 26 is provided.

The detection signals from the presence / absence detection means 25 and 26 enter a control unit (not shown), whereby the electric motor 17 of the drive-type feeding means 10 corresponding to the detection is detected.
The electric motor 17 of the driven feeder 10 corresponding to the detection and the driven feeder 10 below the driven feeder 10 is configured to be driven or stopped. That is, the drive-type feeding means 10 groups are individually driven and controlled when the transported object 30 is detected at a predetermined position on the transport path 35.

The driven feed means 20 is of the idle roller type, and is disposed over the entire length in the direction of the transport path 35. That is, a pair of left and right conveyor frames 21 are disposed in the front-rear direction between the horizontal frames 4, and the idler rollers 23 are provided between the two conveyor frames 21 via the roller shaft 22 at a number of locations in the direction of the transport path 35. Is provided.

At this time, the driven feeding means 20 has a horizontal receiving surface 20a formed by the upper surface of the group of idler rollers 23, and the receiving surface 20a is positioned with respect to the receiving surface 10a of the driving type feeding means 10. The level is the same. By interposing a plurality of needles between the roller shaft 22 and the idler roller 23, the rotational friction of the idler roller 23 is reduced.

A pair of left and right guide means 6 are provided on the side of the shelf frame 2 at the start end of the transfer path 35 to guide the transferred object 30 supplied (entered) to the start end and to correct the deviation. Have been. Further, a stopper plate-shaped falling-off prevention body 7 is provided at the end of the transport path 35. Further, side guides (an example of side guides) 8 are disposed on both sides of the transport path 35, and these side guides 8 are attached to the shelf frame 2 side. Note that, as the transported object 30, one in which a load 32 is placed on a pallet 31 is handled.

The operation of the first embodiment will be described below. The loading of the transported object 30 into the load storage facility 1 is performed, for example, by using
1, the starting end of the transport path 35,
That is, the operation is performed on the first half of the driving-type feeding means 10 on the storage side. At that time, the pallet 31 of the transported object 30 is guided by the guide means 6, and the pallet 31 can be stored after the deviation is corrected. Then, as shown in FIG. 3, the pallet 31 of the article 30 to be transported is horizontally supported between the receiving surface 10a of the driving-type feeding means 10 and the receiving surface 20a of the driven-type feeding means 20. obtain.

The transferred object 30 is stored in the storage unit shown in FIG.
As shown in (1), the presence / absence detection means 26 of the intermediate portion detects the signal, and sends the detection signal to the control unit. At this time, the electric motor 17 of the driving-type feeding means 10 is driven by the non-detection of the presence / absence detection means 25 of the end portion of the driving-type feeding means 10 on the storage side. As a result, the drive chain 16 is driven to rotate, and the transported object 30 is transported to the lower side.

At this time, the transported object 30 is moved by receiving the transport force by the drive chain 16 at one lower portion and at the other lower portion in a follow-up manner by being supported by the idler rollers 23 group. Will be moved. That is, the transferred object 30
Is a type in which a conveying force is received on one side in the width direction (left-right direction), but can be fed and conveyed with almost no disturbance in posture. When the posture of the transported object 30 is largely disturbed for some reason, the transported object 30 is prevented from coming into contact with the side guide body 8 to be largely disturbed, and is transported while being guided by the side guide body 8. Will be done.

In this way, the conveyed object 30 conveyed to the lower side is detected by the presence / absence detection means 25 in the driving-type feeding means 10 on the entry side, and the presence / absence detection means 26 is not detected. , The electric motor 1 of the driving-type feeding means 10
7 is stopped, and the transferred object 30 is moved to the position shown in FIG.
As shown in (2), the storage state is set in the latter half of the driving-type feeding means 10 on the storage side.

In this state, the transported object 30 which has been stored next
Is detected by the presence / absence detecting means 26 as shown in FIG. 7C, and the detection signal is input to the control unit. At this time, when the presence / absence detection means 25 in the intermediate drive means 10 is not detected, the storage-side and intermediate drive means 10 are not detected.
Are driven synchronously. As a result, the two transferred objects 30 are transferred integrally to the intermediate side.

Then, the two transported objects 30 are sent out onto the intermediate drive type feeding means 10, and the presence / absence detection means 25 and 26 in the storage side drive type feed means 10 are not detected. Then, the electric motor 17 of the driving-type feeding means 10 on the entry side is stopped. Also, the intermediate driving means 10
The conveyed object 30 sent upward is detected by the presence / absence detecting means 25 of the intermediate driving means 10, and the electric motor 17 of the intermediate driving means 10 is detected.
Is stopped.

As a result, the two transferred objects 30 are
As shown in (a), the storage state is set on the intermediate drive type feeding means 10. That is, the two transported objects 30 on the storage side can be sent forward to the intermediate side. In addition, the forward conveyance from the intermediate side to the unloading side is similarly performed with respect to the two objects 30 to be conveyed, and as shown in FIG.
The storage state is established on the drive-type feeding means 10 on the exit side. At this time, the transported object 30 at the end is
This prevents falling off.

In the drive-type feeding means 10 on the delivery side,
For example, when the fork of the forklift is caused to act on the pallet 31, the transported object 30 in the latter half is unloaded. As a result, as shown in FIG. 8 (c), the presence / absence detection means 25 in the delivery-side driving type feeding means 10 is not detected, and the presence / absence detection means 26 is in the detection state. The ten electric motors 17 are driven, whereby the first half transported object 30 is transported to the second half.

When the presence / absence detection means 25 detects the object 30 to be conveyed, the electric motor 17 is stopped.
As shown in (a), the transported object 30 enters the storage state in the latter half. Note that the transported object 30 in the latter half is unloaded at any time.

According to the above-described operation, the transported objects 30 can be stored and stored in the warehouse 30 while being forwarded. The above operation is performed simultaneously on each side. As a result, for example, as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 9 (c), a state in which the transported object 30 is stored,
In the portion of 0, the two transported objects 30 are stored.

In the above-described first embodiment, the driving-type feeding means 10 having a length capable of supporting two objects 30 is provided.
Although three units are arranged side by side in the direction of the transport path 35, this may be a type in which a plurality of intermediate drive-type feeding means 10 are arranged and arranged. In this case,
The transport path 35 may be lengthened to increase the storage amount.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
0 and FIG. The second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the drive-type feeding means 10 is further arranged in plural numbers in the direction of the transport path 35, that is, as six units, each of which is separately driven. Where it is configured to be controlled.
Each of the driving-type feeding means 10 is set to a length capable of supporting one conveyed object 30, and is opposed to the end portion of each of the driving-type feeding means 10 so as to be present.
5 are provided.

The operation of the second embodiment will be described below. As shown in FIG. 11, the transported object 30 that has entered the storage-side driven feeder 10 is detected by the presence / absence detector 25, and at this time, the next driven feeder 1 is detected.
When the presence / absence detection means 25 at 0 is not detected, the electric motor 17 of the two-drive feed means 10 is driven. As a result, the transported object 30 is moved by the driving-type feeding means 10 on the storage side.
It is conveyed from above to the next driven feeder 10. Thus, when there is an empty driven feed means 10,
The transported objects 30 can be sequentially transported in a front-packed manner.

Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
2. Description will be given based on FIG. The difference between the third embodiment and the first and second embodiments is that the drive-type feeding means 10 is singular and has the same length as the driven-type feeding means 20. It is located. The presence / absence detection means 27 is provided to face the start end portion of the driving-type feeding means 10, and the presence / absence detection means 28 is provided to face the end portion.

The operation of the third embodiment will be described below. As shown in FIG. 13, the presence / absence detection unit 27 detects the transported object 30 that has entered the driving-type feeding unit 10, and the electric motor 17 of the driving-type feeding unit 10 is driven. 30 is conveyed by one pallet (one pitch). As a result, an absent portion for one pallet is generated on the storage side. Therefore, by transporting the next transported object 30 to this non-existent portion, transport of one pallet can be performed in the same manner.

When the mode is switched to the unloading mode, the drive-type feeding means 10 is driven, all the transported objects 30 are transported to the unloading side, and the first transported object 30 is moved to the presence / absence detecting means 28.
The conveyance is stopped by the detection. In this way, the retrieval can be sequentially performed. When the mode is switched from the exit mode to the entry mode, the driving-type feeding means 10 is driven in reverse, and the remaining transported object 30 is transported to the entry side, and
The operation is stopped in a state where an absent portion corresponding to the pallet is generated. Thus, the next transported object 30 can be stored in the absent portion.

Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
It will be described based on. In the fourth embodiment,
As a pair, six pairs (a plurality of pairs) of the driving type feeding means 10 and the driven type feeding means 20 are arranged in the direction of the transport path 35 as a pair. Are alternately positioned in the direction of the transport path 35.

The operation of the fourth embodiment will be described below. The transported object 30 that has entered the storage-side driven feeder 10 is transferred from the storage-side driven feeder 10 to the next driven feeder 10 in the same manner as in the second embodiment. , And can be sequentially transported in a front-filled state. At this time, the driving-type feeding means 10 and the driven-type feeding means 2
0 are alternately arranged, so that a slight disturbance of the transferred object 30 due to a difference in frictional resistance between the driving-type feeding means 10 and the driven-type feeding means 20 occurs alternately on the left and right. , And are conveyed linearly on the conveyance path 35.

Next, a fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
It will be described based on. In the above-described first to fourth embodiments, the type in which the conveyor equipment is used for the load storage equipment 1 is shown, but in the fifth embodiment, the conveyor equipment is adopted as a normal transport conveyor. That is, the main conveyor 3
7, a merging conveyor 38 and a branch conveyor 39 disposed at right angles to the main conveyor 37 are constituted by a driving-type feeding means 10 and a driven-type feeding means 20, respectively. It should be noted that the transported object 3
There is provided a delivery means 40 with an elevating function for delivering 0s.

The arrangement shown in the fifth embodiment is merely an example. For example, a configuration in which only the main conveyor 37 is provided, and a large number of conveyers 38 for the main conveyor 37 are provided.
Various arrangements are possible, such as a constitution in which a plurality of branch conveyors 39 are arranged with respect to the main conveyor 37.

In each of the above-described embodiments, the driving type feeding means 10, which is one of the feeding means, is constituted by the driving chain 16, but the driving type feeding means 10 is constituted by a driving roller group, a driving belt and the like. It may be in a format that has been set. In addition, driven feed means 2 which is the other feed means
Although 0 is constituted by a group of idle rollers 23, it may be of a type constituted by a group of idle balls (steel balls).

In the above-described embodiment, the driving-type feeding means 10, which is one of the feeding means, is driven when the transported object 30 is detected at a predetermined position on the transport path 35. This may be a continuously driven type.

In each of the above embodiments, the transport path 35
The side guide body 8 is disposed on both sides of the vehicle. However, this is a form in which the side guide body 8 is disposed only on one side, or the side guide body 8 is omitted. Or other formats.

In the above-described embodiment, the type in which the needle is interposed in the rotation support of the roller 16d and the idler roller 23 is adopted, but the type in which the needle is not interposed may be adopted.

In each of the above-described embodiments, the arrangement of the driving-type feeding means 10 as one feeding means and the driven-type feeding means 20 as the other feeding means may be distributed to either the left or right. .

In each of the above embodiments, the transported object 30
Is shown in which a load 32 is placed on a pallet 31. However, this may be a format for directly handling the load 32 or a format for handling a container.

In the above-described first embodiment, the type in which the transport path 35 is formed in two upper and lower stages is shown as a load storage facility. It may be a format or a format of a plurality of columns on the left and right.

In the above-described embodiment, the type in which the transported object 30 is sent in one direction is shown as the load storage facility. However, this may be a type in which the object 30 is sent in both directions as a forward / reverse drive type. In such a case, one end side may be an entrance / exit port. Furthermore, it is also possible to dispose the other end close to a wall or the like.

[0059]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the transported object supplied to the starting end of the transport path can be supported between one feeding means and the other feeding means, and the transported object can be supported. , Can be conveyed to the end portion side by the driving force of one of the feeding means. At this time, the object to be transported moves on one side lower part by receiving the conveying force by one feeding means, and moves on the other side lower part by the support by the other feeding means. In other words, while the transported object is inexpensively configured as a whole that receives the transport force only on one side in the width direction,
It can always be transported stably.

According to the second aspect of the present invention,
The conveyed object moves on the lower side on one side by receiving the conveying force by the drive chain, and moves on the lower side on the other side in a follow-up manner by the support of the idler rollers. The receiving configuration can be easily realized.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, by detecting an object to be transported on the transport path and operating one of the transporting means, the support between the one of the transporting means and the other is possible. The transported object can be transported, and can be transported only when necessary.

Further, according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, when the posture of the conveyed object being conveyed on the conveyance path is disturbed for some reason, the conveyed object comes into contact with the side guide body. Large disturbance can be prevented, and the sheet can be stably conveyed while being guided by the side guides.

Further, according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, by controlling the driving of one of the feeding means groups individually, it is possible to feed the object to be transported in a front-filled manner. According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, by controlling the driving of one of the feeding means groups separately, the transported object can be transported forward in a front-filled manner. At this time, since one feeding means and the other feeding means are alternately positioned, slight disturbance of the transported object due to a difference in frictional resistance between the one feeding means and the other feeding means is left and right. As a result, the objects can be absorbed in total, and the object can be conveyed linearly on the conveyance path.

According to the seventh aspect of the present invention described above, the transported articles stored in the shelf frame are stored.
After that, it can be taken out of the warehouse, so that it can be suitably used as an article storage shelf.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of the present invention and is a plan view of a load storage facility using a conveyor facility.

FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional side view of a load storage facility using the conveyor facility.

FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway front view of a load storage facility using the conveyor facility.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a main part of a load storage facility using the conveyor facility.

FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway front view of a main part in a load storage facility using the conveyor facility.

FIG. 6 is a side view of a main part in a load storage facility using the conveyor facility.

FIG. 7 is a schematic side view illustrating a transfer state in a load storage facility using the conveyor facility.

FIG. 8 is a schematic side view illustrating a transfer state in a load storage facility using the conveyor facility.

FIG. 9 is a schematic side view illustrating a transfer state in a load storage facility using the conveyor facility.

FIG. 10 shows the second embodiment of the present invention and is a plan view of a load storage facility using a conveyor facility.

FIG. 11 is a schematic side view illustrating a transfer state in a load storage facility using the conveyor facility.

FIG. 12 shows the third embodiment of the present invention and is a plan view of a load storage facility using a conveyor facility.

FIG. 13 is a schematic side view illustrating a transport state in a load storage facility using the conveyor facility.

FIG. 14 shows the fourth embodiment of the present invention, and is a plan view of a load storage facility using a conveyor facility.

FIG. 15 shows a fifth embodiment of the present invention, and is a plan view of a transport facility using a conveyor facility.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Load storage equipment 2 Shelf frame 6 Guide means 8 Side guide body (side guide body) 10 Drive type feed means (One feed means) 10a Receiving surface 11 Conveyor frame 13 Driven wheel body 15 Drive wheel body 16 Drive chain 16d Roller 17 Electric motor (drive unit) 20 Follower feed means (the other feed means) 20a Receiving surface 21 Conveyor frame 23 Idling roller 25 Presence / absence detection means 26 Presence / absence detection means 27 Presence / absence detection means 28 Presence / absence detection means 30 Conveyed object 35 Transport path 37 Main conveyor 38 Merging conveyor 39 Branch conveyor

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A conveyed object supported between a pair of right and left feeding means is configured to be able to be conveyed on a conveying path, one of the feeding means is of a driving type, and the other is of a driven type. Conveyor equipment. 2. The conveyor equipment according to claim 1, wherein one of the feeding means is constituted by a drive chain, and the other is constituted by a group of idler rollers. 3. The conveyor equipment according to claim 1, wherein one of the feeding means is driven when an object to be conveyed is detected at a predetermined position on the conveyance path. 4. The conveyor equipment according to claim 1, wherein a side guide is provided on at least one side of the transport path. 5. The conveyor equipment according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the one feeding means are arranged side by side in the direction of the transport path, and each of them is individually driven and controlled. 6. A pair of left and right feed means are provided as a pair, and a plurality of pairs are arranged in the direction of the transport path, and one of the feed means and the other are alternately arranged in the direction of the transport path. The conveyor equipment according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein 7. A transport path is formed in a shelf frame and is used for storing an article to be transported.
Conveyor equipment according to any of the above.