JP2003146410A - Storage equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide storage equipment that can miniaturize and simplify a storing/retrieving structure part and can simplify control despite a capacity to handle articles of various sizes. SOLUTION: The storage equipment comprises a storing/retrieving means 10 and rack devices 40. The storing/retrieving means 10 has in a laterally juxtaposed relation a small article storing/retrieving body 20 and a large article storing/retrieving body 30 individually applicable to respective storage spaces 45 and 47 of the rack devices 40. The small article storing/retrieving body 20 and the large article storing/retrieving body 30 are designed for integral vertical motion and for storing/retrieving motion on the rack devices 40 from a vertical stop position at the same height. Despite a capacity to handle articles of various sizes, the storing/retrieving structure part can be miniaturized and simplified to reduce dead space, and the vertical stop position can be one in type to simplify control and offer a continuously precise vertical stop.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a storage facility capable of storing articles of various sizes, for example.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a storage device of this type has been provided with a structure including a shelving device and a loading / unloading device. At this time, the loading / unloading device includes a large number of forks and a fork driving means on the side of an elevator. Was provided. Here, the fork drive means has a clutch, and the number of operating forks is changed by controlling the clutch according to the size of the article.

[0003]

However, according to the above-mentioned conventional structure, the fork drive means with a clutch becomes large in size and complicated, and the whole control including the clutch control becomes complicated. In addition, clutch maintenance was required.

Therefore, the invention according to claim 1 of the present invention is to provide a storage facility which can handle articles of various sizes, but can downsize and simplify the components for taking in and out and simplify control. It is intended.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the storage facility according to claim 1 of the present invention is a storage facility comprising a storage device and a shelving device, and the storage device includes a shelf. In the storage space of the device, a small article loading / unloading body and a large article loading / unloading body that can act separately are juxtaposed side by side, and the small article loading / unloading body and the large article loading / unloading body can be integrally moved up and down. Then, the rack device is configured to be moved in and out with the lifting stop position at the same height.

Therefore, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the small article loading / unloading body and the large article loading / unloading body are integrally lifted up and down, stopped to face the intended storage space of the shelf device, and handled. By moving one of the small article storage / removal body and the large article storage / removal body in and out depending on the size of the storage compartment, it is possible to store or remove the large or small article into or from the intended storage space. At that time, the raising / lowering stop positions of the small article loading / unloading body and the large article loading / unloading body can be set to a constant height during the loading and unloading of both the small article and the large article, thereby simplifying the lifting control. You can always stop lifting up and down with high accuracy.

The storage equipment according to claim 2 of the present invention is
In the above-mentioned configuration according to claim 1, the small article loading / unloading body and the large article loading / unloading body are provided such that the small article loading / unloading body is a center and the large article loading / unloading body is distributed to both sides. It was done.

Therefore, according to the second aspect of the present invention, it is possible to arrange the small article storage / removal body and the large article storage / removal body in a well-balanced manner. In the storage facility according to claim 3 of the present invention, in the structure according to claim 1 or 2, the shelf device has a storage space for small articles and a storage space for large articles.
It is characterized in that each of them is formed in a plurality of upper and lower rows except for the rows.

Therefore, according to the invention of claim 3, the storage space group for small articles and the storage space group for large articles can be formed in one shelf device, and the small articles can be stored in the storage space for small articles. Also, large articles can be stored in the large article storage space.

Further, in the storage equipment according to claim 4 of the present invention, in the structure according to any one of claims 1 to 3, the small article storage / removal body and the large article storage / removal body are:
The small article loading / unloading body has a low loading / unloading height and is configured to carry out the loading / unloading operation.

Therefore, according to the invention of claim 4, small articles and large articles can be taken in and out without affecting each other. Moreover, in the storage facility according to claim 5 of the present invention, in the configuration according to claim 4 described above, the storage space is configured to be able to support an article through a pair of support portions, respectively, and is provided with a small article loading / unloading body and a large article loading / unloading body. The article loading / unloading body is a fork type, and is configured to be able to lift and lower between support portions of a storage space to support an article from below. The support level of the support portion in the storage space for small articles and the support portion in the storage space for large articles. The support level according to (1) is changed in accordance with the difference in height between the small article loading / unloading body and the large article loading / unloading body.

Therefore, according to the fifth aspect of the invention, when the article is to be unloaded from the shelf device, first, the small article loading / unloading body or the large article loading / unloading body is opposed to the intended storage space. Then, the level of the loading / unloading body is positioned slightly below the support level of the support portion forming the intended storage space. In this state, the loading / unloading body is forked so as to project into the shelving device, and the loading / unloading body faces the article from below. Then, the loading / unloading body is lifted to be raised between both supporting portions of the storage space, and thereby the loading / unloading body is brought into contact with the article from below to lift. After that, the article stored in the shelf device can be unloaded by retracting the loading / unloading body from the inside of the shelf device. It should be noted that the article can be stored (stored) in the intended storage space by the effect opposite to the above.

[0013]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In this embodiment, a short pallet (an example of a small article) 51 capable of supporting the short object 50 and a long pallet (an example of a large article) 61 capable of supporting the long object 60 are handled. It will be explained as an adopted state.

The pair of shelving devices 40 are provided side by side with the passage 1 placed therein, and the access means 10 is arranged in the passage 1. The loading / unloading means 10 is supported and guided by the floor-side rail 2 and guided by the ceiling-side rail 3, and is guided to the traveling machine body 11 side capable of reciprocating along a fixed path 4 in the passage 1. It is composed of a lift 18 and a small article loading / unloading body 20 and a large article loading / unloading body 30 which are arranged side by side on the lifting platform 18.

The main body of the traveling machine body 11 is composed of a lower frame 11a, a pair of front and rear posts 11b standing upright from the lower frame 11a, and an upper frame 11c provided between the upper ends of both posts 11b. .
The lower frame 11a is provided with wheels 12 supported and guided by the floor side rail 2, and the upper frame 1a.
A guide wheel 13 that is guided by the ceiling side rail 3 is provided on the 1c. Further, in the lower frame 11a portion, a traveling drive device 14 interlocked with the wheel 12 side, an elevating drive device 15 interlocked with the elevating table 18 side, a control device 16 are provided.
Etc. are provided.

The elevating table 18 is constituted by a bottom plate portion 18a, a pair of side plate portions 18b, an upper plate portion 18c and the like into a rectangular tubular shape in a side view. The guide rail portion 11d formed on the opposite side of the posts 11b.
The guided table 19 such as rollers provided on the side plate portion 18b is guided to the elevating table 18 so that it can be moved up and down.

The small article loading / unloading body 20 and the large article loading / unloading body 30 can be lifted and lowered integrally by being provided on the lifting table 18, and the raising and lowering stop positions thereof are set to the same height so that the shelves are placed on the shelves. The storage space (which will be described later) of the device 40 is configured to be operable (moving in and out) separately. The small article loading / unloading body 20 and the large article loading / unloading body 30 are
The small article loading / unloading body 20 is set to the middle (center portion), and the large article loading / unloading body 30 is provided on both sides in the direction of the fixed path 4.

That is, the loading / unloading body 20 for small articles is
The fixed base 21 provided on the bottom plate portion 18a and the fixed path 4
And a lower slide table 22 provided on the fixed table 21 so as to be capable of reciprocating in a lateral direction (horizontal direction) orthogonal to the above-mentioned direction and a reciprocating movement in the same direction with respect to the lower slide table 22. The upper slide table 23 and the retracting / driving device 24 provided between the tables 21, 22, and 23 are configured to take in and out small articles by a scooping operation of a multi-step fork type. The upper surface of the upper slide table 23 is used to support the transfer support surface 2
5 is formed.

The large article loading / unloading body 30 is composed of a pair of loading / unloading portions 30A and 30B distributed on both sides. These loading / unloading portions 30A, 30B are similar to the loading / unloading body 20 for small articles, and include fixed bases 31A, 31B provided on the bottom plate portion 18a and a lateral direction (left-right direction) orthogonal to the direction of the fixed path 4. ), The lower slides 32A and 32B provided on the fixed bases 31A and 31B so as to be reciprocally movable, and the lower slides 32A and 32B.
Upper slide bases 33A and 33B provided so as to be capable of reciprocating in the same direction with respect to B, and these bases 31A, 31B and 3
2A, 32B, 33A, 33B, and the like, which is configured to move large articles in and out by a rake operation by a multi-stage fork type that can act synchronously (simultaneously) on both sides by a common withdrawal drive device 34 and the like. ing. The upper surfaces of the upper slide bases 33A and 33B form transfer support surfaces 35A and 35B.

At this time, the small article loading / unloading body 20 and the large article loading / unloading body 30 have a small loading / unloading height of the small article loading / unloading body 20, that is, the small article loading / unloading body 2.
The transfer support surface 25 of 0 is lower than the transfer support surfaces 35A and 35B of the large article storage / removal body 30 by the step difference Ha, and the transfer support surface 25 is configured to perform the transfer operation.

The shelving device 40 is provided so as to be distributed to both sides of the taking-out means 10 having the above-mentioned structure. Then, in each of the shelving devices 40, a storage space 45 for small articles and a storage space 47 for large articles are formed in a plurality of upper and lower stages, each having a different row.

That is, the shelving device 40 includes two columns 41 in the front and rear (lateral direction orthogonal to the direction of the fixed path 4) and a plurality of columns 41 arranged in the left and right (direction of the fixed path 4).
And a lattice (not shown) arranged in front of and behind the columns 41, and beams (not shown) arranged in the left and right sides of the columns 41.
Support portions (arms) 44, 46 are provided between the left and right side surfaces of the front and rear columns 41, so that the pallets 51, 61 can be supported via the pair of left and right support portions 44, 46. The storage spaces 45 and 47 are formed above the pair of left and right support portions 44 and 46.

At this time, for example, the support column 41 at the end in the direction of the fixed path 4 and the support column 4 adjacent to the support column 4 on the inside thereof.
The interval with 1 is longer than the interval between the remaining columns 41. As a result, each row (a large number of rows) except one row at the end is formed in the short frontage 1, the storage spaces 45 for small articles are formed in a plurality of upper and lower stages above the support portion 44 group, and One row is formed in the long frontage L, and a large article storage space 47 is formed in a plurality of upper and lower stages above the support portion 46 group.

Further, the working width e _{1 of the} small article loading / unloading body 20 is narrower than the inter-inside surface width E ₁ of the support portion 44 forming the small article storage space 45, that is, E ₁ > e ₁
Thus, the small article loading / unloading body 20 is configured to be able to move up and down between the support portions 44 of the small article storage space 45 and to support the short pallet 51 from below. Further, the working width e _{2 of the} large article loading / unloading body 30 is narrower than the inter-inside surface width E ₂ of the support portion 46 forming the large article storage space 47, that is, E ₂ > e ₂ is formed. The large article storage / removal body 30 is a support portion 46 of the large article storage space 47.
The long pallet 61 can be supported from below so that the space can be raised and lowered.

The support level of the small article storage space 45 by the support portion 44 and the support level of the large article storage space 47 by the support portion 46 correspond to the small article storage / removal body 20 and the large article storage / removal body 30. Difference in the height of the insertion / removal, that is, a change corresponding to the step Ha (support portion 4
4 is lowered by the step Hb).

The short pallet 51 and the long pallet 61
Have a similar configuration, and are rectangular plate-shaped bases 52, 62.
And a pair of receiving bodies 53, 63 standing from both ends of the bases 52, 62.
On the upper surface side of 63, concave receiving surfaces 54 and 64 are formed. Here, the base 52 of the short pallet 51 is set to a length supported by the pair of support portions 44,
The base 62 of the long pallet 61 is set to have a length supported by the pair of support portions 46.

The short piece 50 and the long piece 60 are, for example, cylindrical and have cores 50a, 60a passed through their centers.
Is configured so that it can be locked between the receiving surfaces 54 and 64 of the receiving bodies 53 and 63. It should be noted that the lower small article storage space 45 in some rows is deleted to form the small article handling section 5, and the lower large article storage space 47 is deleted to remove the large article handling section. 6 is formed.

The operation of the above embodiment will be described below. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, in the shelf device 40, by supporting the short pallet 51 between the support portions 44 of the storage space 45 for small articles, the storage space 4 for small articles is provided.
5 stores a short pallet 51, that is, a short object 50. Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 6, by supporting the long pallet 61 between the support portions 46 of the large article storage space 47, the long pallet 61, that is, the long object, is stored in the large article storage space 47. 60 is stored. Such a shelf device 4
The loading / unloading operation of the actual or empty pallets 51, 61 with respect to 0 is performed by the loading / unloading means 10.

That is, for example, when the actual short pallet 51 is to be unloaded from the shelving device 40, the loading / unloading means 10 is first supported and guided by the floor side rails 2 and the ceiling side rails 3.
The vehicle is made to reciprocate on the fixed path 4 in the passage 1 by the guide or the like, and stopped as opposed to the row of the small article storage space 45 as shown in FIGS. At this time, in the small article loading / unloading body 20, the lower slide table 22 and the upper slide table 23 are located in the central part, that is, in the lift table 18, and the loading / unloading section 3 of the large article loading / unloading body 30 is arranged.
In 0A and 30B, the lower slides 32A and 32B and the upper slides 33A and 33B are located in the central portion, that is, in the lift 18.

After the loading / unloading means 10 is stopped as described above, the elevating table 18 is moved up and down, and as shown by the solid line in FIG. 7 and the phantom line in FIG.
The small article loading / unloading body 20 is opposed to 5. At this time, the level of the transfer support surface 25 of the small article loading / unloading body 20 is located slightly below the support level of the support portion 44 that forms the target small article storage space 45.

In such a state, the small article loading / unloading body 20 is moved in a multi-step fork by the operation of the feeding / retracting drive device 24, whereby the inside of the shelving device 40 as shown by the phantom line in FIG. 5 and the phantom line in FIG. Rush into. At that time, the amount of plunge is performed so that the upper slide table 22 faces the short pallet 51 in the intended small article storage space 45 from below.

Next, the elevating table 18 is raised to move the upper slide table 22 of the small article loading / unloading body 20 to the short pallet 51.
And the short pallet 51, that is, the short object 50 is lifted by the subsequent ascent.
At this time, since the working width e ₁ of the small article loading / unloading body 20 is narrower than the width E ₁ between the inner side surfaces of both supporting portions 44, the transfer support surface 25 is raised within the width E ₁ between the inner side surfaces. By passing (passing), the short pallet 51 can be supported from below.

After supporting the short pallet 51 in this manner, the small article loading / unloading body 20 is moved in a multi-step fork to be withdrawn from the shelving device 40, whereby the short pallet 51 is moved as shown by the solid line in FIG. And small article loading and unloading body 20
And can be stored on the lift 18. And means for taking in and out 1
0 is run on the fixed path 4 and stopped opposite to the small article handling section 5, and then each part of the loading / unloading means 10 is operated in substantially the opposite manner to the above, thereby being supported by the small article loading / unloading body 20. The short pallet 51 that was used is handled by the small article handling section 5
Can be passed to.

As described above, the short pallet 51 stored in the small article storage space 45 of the shelving device 40, that is, the short article 50, can be delivered to the small article handling section 5. In addition, the short pallet 5 of the small article handling section 5 is operated by the opposite action to the above.
1, that is, the short object 50 can be stored (stored) in the intended small article storage space 45 of the shelf device 40.

Further, for example, when the actual long pallet 61 is unloaded from the shelving device 40, first, the loading / unloading means 10 is used.
2 and 6 on the fixed route 4 in the passage 1.
As shown in FIG. 5, the large article storage space 47 is stopped so as to face the row.

Then, the elevating table 18 is moved up and down, and the large article storage / removal body 30 is opposed to the large article storage space 47 at the desired step, as shown by the solid line in FIG. 7 and the solid line in FIG. At this time, the transfer support surface 35 of the large article loading / unloading body 30.
A, 35B level, the intended storage space for large items 4
It is located slightly below the support level of the support portion 46 forming the unit 7.

In such a state, the large article loading / unloading body 30 is moved in a multi-step fork by the operation of the feeding / retracting drive device 34, and as a result, as shown in the phantom line in FIG. 6 or the phantom line in FIG. Rush into. At this time, the amount of plunge is performed so that the upper slide tables 33A and 33B face the elongated pallet 61 in the intended large article storage space 47 from below.

Then, the elevating table 18 is raised to bring the upper slide tables 33A and 33B of the large article loading / unloading body 30 into contact with the long pallet 61 from below, and by the subsequent raising, the long pallet 61, that is, the long pallet 61. The object 60 is lifted. At this time, since the working width e ₂ of the large article loading / unloading body 30 is narrower than the inner side surface width E ₂ of both supporting portions 46, the transfer support surface 35 is located within the inner side surface width E ₂ .
The long pallet 61 can be supported from below by raising (passing) A and 35B.

After supporting the long pallet 61 in this manner, the large article loading / unloading body 30 is moved in a multi-step fork to be withdrawn from the shelving device 40, whereby the long article pallet 61 is moved to a long line as shown in phantom in FIG. Scale pallet 61 and large article loading / unloading unit 3
0 and 0 can be stored on the lift table 18. Then, the loading / unloading means 10 is caused to travel on the fixed path 4 to stop the loading / unloading means 6 facing the large article handling section 6, and then each part of the loading / unloading means 10 is operated in substantially the opposite manner to the above, thereby loading / unloading the large article. Body 30
The long pallet 61 supported by can be handed over to the large article handling section 6.

As described above, the long pallet 61 stored in the large article storage space 47 of the shelf device 40, that is, the long article 60, can be unloaded to the large article handling section 6. It should be noted that the long pallet 6 of the large article handling section 6 is operated by the opposite action to the above.
1, that is, the long object 60 can be stored (stored) in the intended large article storage space 47 of the shelf device 40.

In the above description, the actual short pallet 51 supporting the short object 50 and the actual long pallet 61 supporting the long object 60 are dealt with. Empty long pallets 61 can be loaded and unloaded in the same manner.

As described above, by raising and lowering the elevating table 18, as shown by the solid line in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, the small article storage / removal body 20 is opposed to the small article storage space 45 of the desired step. The large article loading / unloading body 30 may be opposed to the large article storage space 47 in the target step.

At this time, the support level of the support portion 44 in the small article storage space 45 and the large article storage space 47.
The level difference Hb from the support level of the support portion 46 at
Step Ha between the transfer support surfaces 25, 35A, 35B of the small article loading / unloading body 20 and the large article loading / unloading body 30.
Corresponding to the above, that is, the steps Ha and Hb are configured to be equivalent (almost the same),
The elevating stop position can be constant when the small space 45 and the large space 47 are both put in and taken out. Therefore, the elevating control of the elevating table 18 can be simplified, and the elevating stop can always be performed accurately. You can do it well.

In the above-described embodiment, the small article loading / unloading body 20 and the large article loading / unloading body 30 are arranged such that the small article loading / unloading body 20 is located inside and the large article loading / unloading body 30 is distributed on both sides ( However, this may be a form in which the small article loading / unloading body 20 and the large article loading / unloading body 30 are juxtaposed side by side. In this case, the loading / unloading height of the large article loading / unloading body 30 is lowered to set the small article loading / unloading body 2
It is also possible to configure the 0 and the large article loading / unloading body 30 to perform the loading / unloading movements respectively.

In the above-described embodiment, the shelving device 40 is used in which the storage space 45 for small articles and the storage space 47 for large articles are formed in a plurality of upper and lower rows separately from each other. May be a shelf device 40 or the like in which storage spaces for small articles and large articles are formed in a plurality of upper and lower stages in the same row.

In the above-described embodiment, the means 1 for taking in and out.
A multi-stage fork type is adopted as the small article loading / unloading body 20 and the large article loading / unloading body 30 provided at 0, and these loading / unloading bodies include a hook type configuration provided on the lifting table 18 side. May be.

In the above embodiment, as the small article,
Although a short pallet 51 on which a tubular short object 50 can be placed is shown, this is a short pallet 51 on which various shapes of articles can be placed, such as a short pallet 51 on which square articles can be placed. It may be.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, as the small article,
Although a short pallet 51 on which a tubular short object 50 can be placed is shown, this is a storage space 45 for small articles of the shelf device 40.
By directly supporting the short objects of various shapes, the short object may be a small article.

In the above embodiment, as a large article,
A long pallet 61 on which a cylindrical long object 60 can be placed is shown. This is a long pallet 61 on which various shapes such as a rectangular pallet 61 can be placed. The scale pallet 61 may be used.

In the above embodiment, as a large article,
A long pallet 61 on which a cylindrical long object 60 can be placed is shown. This is a storage space 47 for large articles of the shelving device 40.
A long article may be made into a large article by directly supporting the long article of various shapes.

In the above-described embodiment, the loading / unloading bodies 20, 30 that can act in the storage spaces 45, 47 of the shelf device 40.
The flat transfer supporting surfaces 25, 35A, 35B are formed on the above.
For example, the upper slide table 23, 33A, 33B may be provided with an article holding device that can move up and down and can be retracted into and from the storage spaces 45, 47 of the shelf device 40.

In the above-described embodiment, both storage spaces 45, 47 of the shelving device 40 are constructed so as to be able to support one article in the depth direction.
However, it may be of a type capable of supporting two (a plurality of) articles in the depth direction.

In the above-described embodiment, both storage spaces 45, 47 of the shelf device 40 are provided with a pair of support portions 44, 4 respectively.
6 is configured to be able to support the article, but this may be of a form in which the article can be supported via a single plate-shaped support portion. , A sandwich type is adopted.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the means 1 for taking in and out.
0 indicates a crane type which is supported and guided by the floor-side rail 2 and guided by the ceiling-side rail 3 and is capable of traveling back and forth on a fixed path 4 in the passage 1. It may be a type in which the small article loading / unloading body 20 and the large article loading / unloading body 30 are provided on a movable table which is movable up and down on the front side of the rail body and is movable in the left-right direction with respect to the rail body.

In the above-described embodiment, the size of the article means the width direction (not the size in the vertical direction), and depending on the relative relationship between the storage spaces 45 and 47, the article of an intermediate width ( Medium goods) can also be handled.

[0056]

According to the first aspect of the present invention described above, the small article loading / unloading body and the large article loading / unloading body are integrally moved up and down, and stopped facing the intended storage space of the shelf device. By moving one of the small article storage / removal body and the large article storage / removal body in and out according to the size of the article to be handled, it is possible to carry out the large and small articles in and out of the intended storage space. it can. At that time, the raising / lowering stop positions of the small article loading / unloading body and the large article loading / unloading body can be set to a constant height when the small article and the large article are both loaded and unloaded.

As described above, although the articles of various sizes can be handled, the parts for taking in and out can be downsized and simplified, the dead space (passage width, etc.) can be reduced, and the stop position of the lifting is 1 As a result, the control can be simplified and the lifting / stopping can always be performed with high accuracy.

According to claim 2 of the present invention described above,
The small article loading / unloading body and the large article loading / unloading body can be arranged in good balance. According to claim 3 of the present invention described above, a storage space group for small articles and a storage space group for large articles can be formed in one shelf device, and small articles can be stored in the storage space for small articles. Large items can be stored in the storage space for large items.

Further, according to the above-mentioned claim 4 of the present invention, small articles and large articles can be taken out and put in smoothly without affecting each other. Moreover, according to claim 5 of the present invention described above, when the article is to be unloaded from the shelf device, first, the small article loading / unloading body or the large article loading / unloading body is opposed to the intended storage space, and the level of the loading / unloading body is set to Position it a little below the support level of the support part that forms the desired storage space, and in this state, move the loading / unloading body into the shelf device by forking it so that the loading / unloading body faces the article from below. After that, by raising and lowering the loading / unloading body between both supporting portions of the storage space, the loading / unloading body can be brought into contact with the article from below and lifted up, and then the loading / unloading body can be withdrawn from the shelving device. Then, the articles stored in the shelf device can be delivered. Note that the article can be stored (stored) in the intended storage space by the reverse action.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a main part of a storage facility according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the storage facility.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the storage facility.

FIG. 4 is a side view of a main part of a loading / unloading means in the storage facility.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of the storage facility when a small article is taken in and out.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of the same storage facility when a large article is taken in and out.

FIG. 7 is a partially cutaway side view of an essential part showing the action of taking in and out of the storage facility.

FIG. 8 is a partially cutaway front view of an essential part showing the action of taking in and out of the storage facility.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 passage 4 fixed path 5 small article handling section 6 large article handling section 10 loading / unloading means 11 traveling machine body 16 control device 18 lifting platform 20 small article loading / unloading body 22 lower slide table 23 upper slide table 24 exit / retract drive device 25 Transfer support surface 30 Large article storage / removal body 30A Storage / removal section 30B Storage / removal section 32A Lower slide stand 32B Lower slide stand 33A Upper slide stand 33B Upper slide stand 34 Exit slide drive device 35A Transfer support surface 35B Transfer support Surface 40 Shelving device 41 Strut 44 Support part 45 Small article storage space 46 Support part 47 Large article storage space 50 Short item 51 Short pallet (small item) 60 Long item 61 Long pallet (large item) Ha Loading / unloading unit 20 , 30 Step Hb Steps between support sections 44, 46 1 Short frontage L Long frontage E ₁ Inner side surface width e _{1 of} support section 44 Small Working width of the article loading / discharging body 20 Width between inner side surfaces of the E ₂ support 46 e ₂ Working width of the article loading / unloading body 30 for large articles

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A storage facility comprising a loading / unloading means and a shelving device, wherein a small article loading / unloading body and a large article loading / unloading body which can act separately in a storage space of the shelving device are laterally disposed in the loading / unloading means. The small article loading / unloading body and the large article loading / unloading body can be integrally moved up and down, and the rack device is moved in and out with the elevator stop position at the same height. Storage facility characterized by being stored. 2. The small article loading / unloading body and the large article loading / unloading body are provided such that the small article loading / unloading body is located inside and the large article loading / unloading body is distributed to both sides. Storage facility. 3. The shelving device according to claim 1, wherein the storage space for small articles and the storage space for large articles are formed in a plurality of upper and lower stages, respectively, with separate rows. Storage facility. 4. The small article loading / unloading body and the large article loading / unloading body are configured such that the loading / unloading height of the small article loading / unloading body is lowered and the loading / unloading operation is performed respectively. The storage facility according to any one of Items 1 to 3. 5. The storage space is configured to be capable of supporting articles through a pair of supporting portions, and the small article loading / unloading body and the large article loading / unloading body are in a fork type, and are elevated between the support portions of the storage space. It is configured to support the article from below as much as possible, and the support level of the support portion in the storage space for small articles and the support level of the support portion in the storage space for large article are the small article loading / unloading body and the large article loading / unloading body. The storage facility according to claim 4, wherein the storage facility is changed in accordance with a difference in height of taking in and out.