JP2003171003A - Automated storage and retrieval warehouse - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent interference of gripping portions of articles with front and rear strut base portions and improve housing efficiency of an automated storage and retrieval warehouse without increasing a housing space required for an article, in the automated storage and retrieval warehouse, in which a plurality of strut units, in which a lot of shelf members are bridged to a pair of the strut base portions arranged in parallel in a housing direction of the article, are disposed in parallel to constitute an article housing portion, and the article having projecting portions such as gripping portions on its sides are housed in the article housing portion. <P>SOLUTION: One strut base 21B of the pair of strut base portions is disposed to be close to the other strut base 21B on the rear side in a housing direction so that one strut base portion retreats to prevent interference with the projecting portions 8a on sides of the article 8. A cylindrical body 21A having an insertion hole 21e into which an adjuster bolt 61 is inserted is arranged between the pair of strut base portions 21B, 21B to integrally form the pair of the strut base portions 21B, 21B and the cylindrical body 21A. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automated warehouse used in a clean room or the like, and more particularly to a structure of a storage section of the automated warehouse.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is known an automatic warehouse equipped with a stacker crane for conveying articles. In this automatic warehouse, a pair of racks provided with storage shelves for storing articles in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction are provided, rails are laid between them, and a stacker crane travels on the rails. The stacker crane has a carrier truck that travels along a rail, a mast is erected on the carrier truck, and a lifting platform that moves up and down along the mast is provided. Then, a transfer device that is capable of expanding and contracting in the horizontal direction is provided on the elevating table, and the article is mounted on the storage rack by the transfer device. The rack is configured by arranging a plurality of column units in which a large number of shelf members are vertically installed on both side surfaces or one side surface of a pair of columns arranged in the front-rear direction (the direction in which articles are taken in and out). The pair of columns are attached to the front and rear ends of a shelf member, the storage rack is composed of a pair of shelf members attached to adjacent column units, and the article is placed so as to straddle the pair of shelf members.

[0003]

In recent years, the number of articles having protrusions such as grips on both side surfaces has increased, and when the articles are stored, the protrusions do not interfere with the front and rear columns. The space between the pillar units is widened in the left-right direction including. For this reason, the storage space per item increases, and the storage efficiency is not good. Of course, this automatic warehouse also stores articles that do not have a protruding portion, and an object of the present invention is to improve the storage efficiency of the automatic warehouse.

[0004]

The problems to be solved by the present invention are as described above. Next, the means for solving the problems will be described.

First, as described in claim 1, a plurality of column units in which a large number of shelf members are vertically installed are arranged in parallel to a pair of columns arranged in a direction in which articles to be stored are taken in and out, and article storage is performed. A part of the pair of struts, the struts being arranged on the front side in the article loading / unloading direction of the article in the article side portion, To the position where it does not interfere with the protruding part,
The articles were arranged close to the pillars located on the back side in the loading / unloading direction.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the pair of columns are integrally formed, and an insertion hole for a positioning member for positioning with respect to the floor surface is formed between the pair of columns.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, mounting grooves are formed on the side surfaces of the pair of columns in the longitudinal direction, and a fixing tool is engaged with the mounting groove. The shelf member was attached.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION An embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings. 1 is a perspective view of the automated warehouse 1, FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of the same, FIG. 3 is a plan sectional view of the same, FIG. 4 (a) is a front view showing how the side wall unit 24 is erected, and FIG. FIG. 5B is a front view showing a state in which the upright side wall unit 24 and the pillar body 21 are connected to each other.
Is a perspective view showing a state in which the support columns 21 are connected to each other, FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state in which the connecting member 22 is attached to the support columns 21, and FIG. 7 is an engagement for engaging with the mounting groove 21 a of the support columns 21. FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the state of the tool 11, FIG. 8 is a plan view of the support column 21, FIG. 9 is a plan view showing the state of the engaging tool 11 that engages with the mounting groove 21 a of the support column 21, and FIG. Fig. 11 is a perspective view showing how the nut plate 12 is inserted into the nut, Fig. 11 is a front cross-sectional view showing how the strut body 21 and the connecting member 22 are fastened, and Fig. 12 is a state in which the lower end of the strut body 21 is fixed to the floor surface. FIG. 13 is a plan view showing a state in which the outer wall panel 23 is attached to the strut body 21, FIG. 13 (a) is before attachment, (b) is in the middle of attachment, and (c) is a diagram after attachment. is there. In the following description, the arrow F shown in FIGS.
The front and rear / left and right positions of each structure will be described with the direction of 1 as the front of the automated warehouse 1. The front-rear and left-right positions of the respective structural bodies in other drawings are also to be followed.

First, the automatic warehouse 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. The automated warehouse 1 has a pair of front and rear storage sections 20 and 20 having a large number of storage shelves 25, 25 ...
And an article transport device 3. Storage unit 20
Each of the 20 includes a large number of storage shelves 25, 25 ... Arranged in the left-right direction and the vertical direction. The pair of storage parts 20, 20 are arranged inside the cabinet 2 so as to face each other with a rail 38 of a carrier 30 described later interposed therebetween.
A fan 9 for sucking dust is provided below the horizontal plate 29 provided at the bottom of each storage unit 20.

The article transporting device 3 is provided with a lifting table 34 as a carrier and a transfer device 4 on the lifting table 34. The article transport device 3 uses a transfer device 4 to transfer an article 8 from a delivery port (not shown) provided in the cabinet 2 to a platform 3
4, the elevating table 34 is run toward the vacant storage rack 25, and the transfer device 4 is used to deliver the article to the storage rack 25. Alternatively, the articles 8 already stored in the storage rack 25 may be moved by using the transfer device 4 to move the lift table 34.
The article 8 is received above, the elevating table 34 is run toward the delivery port, and the article 8 is delivered to the delivery port using the transfer device 4.

Rails 38, 38 are provided between the storage sections 20, 20.
A track composed of is laid, and a carriage 30 is arranged on the rails 38. .. are provided on the carriage 30, and these traveling wheels 31 are arranged on the rails 38. With the above configuration, the carrier vehicle 30 can run along the rails 38, 38 while being supported by the rails 38, 38.

A mast 36 is erected on the carrier 30 via a turntable 35 so that the mast 36 can be rotationally driven together with the turntable 35.
The elevating table 34 is attached to the mast 36 so as to be vertically movable, and the transfer device 4 for the article 8 is provided on the elevating table 34.

The transfer device 4 is constructed as a telescopic robot hand, and is provided with a fork 41 at its tip, and the fork 41 supports the article 8 by picking up the article 8 from below. . On the top surface of the fork 41, a projection is projected upward, while on the bottom surface of the article 8 is formed a hole into which the projection can be inserted. By engaging the projection with the hole, the article is projected from above the fork 41. It is designed to hold 8 so that it does not fall. The fork 41 holding the article 8 is inserted between a pair of left and right shelf members 25L and 25R that form the storage shelf 25, and the article 8 is placed on the shelf members 25L and 25R.

The shelf member 25L (or 25R) is formed by bending a plate-like member by pressing or the like, and the tip portion 25b is bent obliquely upward and the one side portion 25c is vertically downward. The side part 25c is bent and the pillar body 2 is
It is attached to 1. Positioning pins 14 and 14 are provided on the upper surfaces of the shelf members 25L and 25R, while the fork 41 is provided on the bottom surface of the article 8 placed on the storage shelf 25.
In both sides on the front side with respect to the insertion direction of
Grooves are provided at three locations so as to form three vertices of an equilateral triangle.
The article 8 is placed on the storage rack 25 by engaging with the positioning pins 14 on the upper surface of the L / 25R. Further, at this time, the tip portions 25b and 25b of the shelf members 25L and 25R
Is placed so as to come into contact with the front end of the article 8, and the rotation of the article 8 is restricted by the tip ends 25b and 25b of the shelf members 25L and 25R.

As described above, each of the shelf members 25L and 25R is
The article 8 is positioned by the positioning pins 14 and 14 provided on the bottom of the article 8 and the bent tip portions 25b and 25b. In the present configuration, the article 8 is engaged with the groove provided in the central portion on the back side of the bottom surface of the article 8. The number of parts can be reduced because there is no need for a positioning pin to do so. Further, in the present configuration, the fork 41 allows the groove portion on the bottom surface of the article 8 to move to the shelf member 25L.
Since it may be inserted into the two positioning pins 14, 14 on the 25R, the insertion work is easier than when inserting into the three positioning pins, insertion errors are reduced, and reliability is improved.

In the clean room in which the automated warehouse 1 is installed, a non-contact power feeding method is adopted in order to thoroughly eliminate dust. A power supply line holder 50 is hung from at least one of the horizontal plates 29 below the storage part 20, and a pair of power supply lines 51, 51 is held at the tip thereof. The power supply lines 51, 51 are arranged along the rails 38, 38, and the carrier vehicle 30 is provided with a power receiving device 5 for obtaining a current from a magnetic field generated in the power supply lines 51, 51.

The power receiving device 5 includes an "E" -shaped core 52, and the pair of power supply lines 51, 51 are inserted in the core 52 and arranged in a non-contact state. The core 52
A pickup coil 53 is wound around the pickup coil 53, and an induced electromotive current is generated in the pickup coil 53 by electromagnetic induction from a magnetic field generated in the power supply line 2, so that a current is obtained in the power receiving device 5. ing. As described above, by using the electric power extracted by the power receiving device 5, the drive source of the carriage 30 included in the article conveying device 3 and the lift table 34.
Is driven.

Next, a method of assembling the cabinet 2 according to the present invention will be described. The cabinet 2 is a pillar body 21.
21 ..., the side wall unit 24, and the column body 21.
A frame is formed between 21 and the connecting members 22, 22, ... That connect the pillar body 21 and the side wall unit 24,
A thin plate-shaped outer wall panel 23 is attached to a surface area defined by the support columns 21 and 21 and the connecting members 22 and 22. The shelf members 25L and 25R are, as shown in FIG.
It is attached to both left and right side portions of the support column 21 and an inner side portion of the side wall unit 24 with a predetermined space in the height direction.

As shown in FIG. 5 to FIG.
Is a shelf member 25L / 25R made by extrusion molding of aluminum, etc.
The pillar bases 21B and 21B to which the like are attached and the cylindrical body 21A provided therebetween are integrally molded. At five points on both side surfaces of each of the column bases 21B and 21B and an outer surface of one column base 21B orthogonal to the both side surfaces,
Cross-sectional view, "T" shaped mounting grooves 21a, 21a, 21a.
21a and 21b are formed, and a pair of left and right engaging pieces 21c and 21c are provided in a protruding manner on the outer surface of the other support base 21B. The ends of the engaging pieces 21c, 21c are bent so that they face each other, and in the meantime, the engaging groove 2 having a substantially "T" shape is formed.
1d is formed. The mounting grooves 21a and 21b and the engaging groove 21c are formed along the longitudinal direction of the column body 21,
The engaging member 11 is engaged with the mounting grooves 21a and 21b, and the connecting member 22 is assembled through the engaging member 11 although the details will be described later.

Further, a nut plate is engaged with a predetermined position of the mounting groove 21a, and a fixing hole provided on the side portion 25c of the shelf member 25L (or 25R) is arranged on the side of the nut plate, Fixing bolt 1 from the outside of the fixing hole
5 is inserted, and the fixing bolt 15 and the nut plate are fastened. In this way, the side portion 25c of the shelf member 25L (or 25R) is attached to the two mounting grooves 2 on the one side surface of the support column 21 via the fixing bolts 15 and 15 and the nut plate.
It is attached to 1a and 21a (see FIG. 2). In this way, a large number of shelf members 25L, 25R, ...

Conventionally, a plurality of shelf members are vertically installed on a pair of columns arranged in front and back to form a column unit, but in the present embodiment, the pair of columns is constructed. One of the columns, which is disposed on the front side in the loading / unloading direction of the articles 8 to be stored, is disposed closer to the other column side on the back side in the loading / unloading direction, and both columns are integrally molded to form the column body 21. And the vertical direction on the pillar body 21,
A plurality of shelf members 25L, 25R, ... Are attached to form a column unit. The handle 8 is provided on both sides of the article 8.
Some of the a. 8a project, and in this configuration, as shown in FIG. 3, when the article 8 having the grip portions 8a and 8a is stored, the grip portions 8a and 8a and the pillar bodies 21 and 21 are separated from each other. Do not interfere. In this way, the storage efficiency of the article 8 is improved without widening the lateral distance between the support columns 21. In addition, the strut unit of this configuration is easier to transport than a conventional strut unit in which a large number of "concave" shaped storage shelves project from the strut, and the transport efficiency is improved. Further, since the strut unit of this configuration is erected on the outer edge portion of the planned installation site of the cabinet 2, it is easy to work, and the strut bodies 21, 21 adjacent to each other can be easily assembled via the connecting member 22. The workability is improved.

As shown in FIG. 9, the engagement tool 11 has a rectangular main body 11a having a shape like a "plane" when seen in a plan view.
From which a "T" -shaped engaging portion 11b is provided,
A mounting hole 11c is formed at the center of a. The body 11
The edge portion 11d of the mounting hole 11c on one side surface of a is chamfered in a tapered shape so that the one side surface is an upper surface so that the fixing bolt 13 can be easily inserted from above.

As shown in FIGS. 6, 10 and 11, the connecting member 22 is formed by extrusion molding of aluminum or the like into a shape having a hollow portion in the longitudinal direction. The tie 22
The upper and lower surfaces are connected by a pair of vertical surfaces 22b, 22b, and the vertical surfaces 22b, 22b are connected by the reinforcing body 22a. Then, the vertical surfaces 22b, 22b and the horizontal surface 22c of the reinforcing body 22a form a substantially "H" shape,
Step portions 22d and 22d protruding outward are formed on the lower portions of the vertical surfaces 22b and 22b. In addition, the connecting material 22
Both sides in the longitudinal direction are subjected to boring processing from above, and insertion holes 22e and 22f are formed in the upper surface of the connecting member 22 and the horizontal surface 22c immediately below.

Further, insertion grooves 22g, 22g are formed on the upper and lower surfaces of the connecting member 22 in the longitudinal direction. The insertion grooves 22g, 22g are arranged at one end of the connecting member 22 in the lateral direction, and the insertion holes 22e, 22f are arranged slightly closer to the other side from the center.

Next, a method of assembling these members will be described. First, as shown in FIG. 4A, the cabinet 2
The side wall unit 24 is erected on the planned installation site and fixed to the floor surface by the foot adjuster 6. Next, as shown in FIG. 4B, a shelf member 25L is provided on the side of the side wall unit 24.
・ Stand up the column body 21 to which 25R ... Is attached. As shown in FIG. 5, a support member 26 is attached to the lower end of the column body 21 toward the inside, and the foot adjuster 6 is attached to the bottom surface of the support member 26 and the bottom surface of the column body 21.・ 6 is attached.

Then, the connecting members 22, 22 ... Are attached to the pillar body 21 which is erected without being fixed to the floor surface. Regarding the method of attaching the connecting member 22, as shown in FIGS. 6, 7 and 9, first, the engaging tool 11 is vertically oriented and inserted into the attaching groove 21a of the strut body 21, and then the engaging member 11 is attached. Fitting 11
Twist 90 ° to the side and edge 11d of mounting hole 11c
With the chamfered side facing up, the engaging portion 11 of the engaging tool 11
b and the mounting groove 21a are engaged.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, both side portions of the nut plate 12, which is the fastener, are connected to the connecting member 22.
From one side, engage the step portions 22d, 22d of the reinforcing body 22a and push it inward, and between the nut plate 12 housed between the step portions 22d, 22d and the horizontal surface 22c of the reinforcing element 22a. The main body 11a of the engaging tool 11 is inserted into the insertion space formed in.

A fixing hole 12c formed in the center of the nut plate 12 and a mounting hole 11c for the engaging tool 11 are formed.
And the insertion hole 2 formed on the upper surface and the horizontal surface of the connecting member 22.
The fixing bolts 13 as fasteners are inserted through the insertion holes 22e and 22f with the positions of the fixing bolts 2e and 22f substantially aligned with each other, and the lower ends of the fixing bolts 13 are attached to the mounting holes 11c of the engaging tool 11. To the fixing hole 12c of the nut plate 12. More specifically, the attachment hole 11 of the engagement tool 11 is positioned slightly closer to the support column 21 side than the insertion holes 22e and 22f. In this state, when the fixing bolt 13 is screwed into the fixing hole 12c of the nut plate 12, the engaging member 1 is guided by the edge portion 11d of the mounting hole 11c.
1 moves to the side opposite to the pillar body 21. That is, the engagement tool 1
The engaging portion 11b of No. 1 is in a state of pulling the mounting groove 21a of the strut body 21, the engagement tool 11 is fixed to the strut body 21, and the connecting member 22 is fixed to the strut body 21.

Similarly, the other side portion of the connecting member 22 is attached via the attaching groove formed in the side wall unit 24. In this way, the column members 21 and the side wall units 24 are vertically connected with the connecting members 22, 22, ... The foot adjusters 6 attached to the bottom surface of the support member 26 and the bottom surface of the support member 26 are fixed to the floor surface.

Insertion hole 2 of cylindrical body 21A of the pillar 21
1e is formed for inserting the adjuster bolt 61 of the foot adjuster 6. That is, as shown in FIG. 12, the adjuster bolt 61 is inserted and fixed in the insertion hole 21e into which the nut member is fitted and fixed, and the adjuster bolt leg stopper metal fitting is inserted through the fixing bolt 63 previously embedded in the concrete floor surface. 62 is fixed to the floor surface, and the pillar body 21 is fixed in position. Although the automated warehouse 1 of the present embodiment is constructed on a concrete floor surface, it may be constructed on a floor surface such as a grating having a large number of openings. In that case, the fixing bolt 63 is Stick to the grating.

Similarly, on the side of the pillar body 21,
A new strut body 21 is attached via the tie members 22, 22 ... and fixed in position on the floor surface, and as shown in FIG. 5, the strut bodies 21, 21 ,. The side wall unit 24 is attached to the side of the outermost strut body 21 to form the framework of the cabinet 2.

Next, as shown in FIG.
・ In the area defined by 21 and the connecting members 22 and 22,
The flexible thin plate-shaped outer wall panel 23 is fitted and attached via the pressing members 18, 18 and the groove engaging member 19.

The pressing member 18 and the groove engaging member 19 are members having substantially the same length as one piece of the outer wall panel 23, and in plan view,
It is formed as shown in FIG. The holding member 18 has a shape in which a substantially “F” shape is laid down, and an engaging portion 18 a that engages with the engaging piece 21 c on the outer surface of the pillar body 21 and the engaging portion 1
8a, a pressing portion 18b protruding in parallel with the engaging portion 18a
Has a locked portion 18c that protrudes in a direction orthogonal to, and the tip of the engaging portion 18a is bent in the direction of the pressing portion 18b to form a hook shape. The groove engaging member 19 has locking portions 19a, 19a on the left and right sides, is formed in a substantially U-shaped shape, and is elastically deformable.

Next, a method of attaching the outer wall panel 23 using the pressing members 18, 18 and the groove engaging member 19 will be described. First, the lower end of the outer wall panel 23 is provided with an insertion groove 22g formed on the upper surface of the lower connecting member 22 (see FIG. 10).
The outer wall panel 23 is bent and the upper end thereof is inserted into the insertion groove 22g of the upper connecting member 22.

Then, as shown in FIG. 13 (b), the engaging portions 18a, 18a of the pressing member 18, 18 are engaged with the pair of engaging pieces 21c, 21c on the outer surface of the supporting column 21, respectively. , The side end of the outer wall panel 23 in the main surface area is pressed by the pressing portion 18b of the one pressing member 18, and the side end portion of the outer wall panel 23 in the adjacent surface area is pressed by the pressing portion 18b of the other pressing member 18. It is configured to hold down. A spacer is provided between the pressing portion 18b of the pressing member 18 and the side end portion of the outer wall panel 23, and the outer wall panel 2 is provided through the spacer.
3 may be fixed.

Then, as shown in FIG. 13 (c), a pressing member 18.1 engaging with the pair of engaging pieces 21c.
The groove engaging member 19 is inserted and engaged between the locked portions 18c and 18c of FIG. In this case, since the width dimension of the groove engaging member 19 is slightly larger than the dimension between the pressing members 18, 18, the groove engaging member 19 inserted between the locked portions 18c, 18c. Elastically deforms and the locked portion 1
8c and 18c will be urged to the outside in the left and right directions. Further, since the intervals of the locking portions 19a and 19a on the tip side are formed smaller than the intervals on the root side, the locked portion 18c.
-It is easy to insert when inserting between 18c.

After the two are engaged, as described above, the groove engaging member 19 having elasticity holds the pressing members 18, 18 on both sides.
Therefore, the pressing members 18, 18 cannot be easily disengaged from the engaging pieces 21c, 21c. In this way, the outer wall panel 23 can be easily formed on the surface area defined by the support columns 21 and the connecting members 22 and 22 without using a special tool.
Can be firmly attached.

On the other hand, when the outer wall panel 23 is removed, the groove engaging member 19 engaged between the pressing members 18 and 18.
When the upper end or the lower end of the outer wall panel 2 is easily removed by hooking it with a finger to remove it.
It suffices to hold both side portions of 3 and pull out the upper and lower ends from the insertion grooves 22g, 22g of the upper and lower connecting members 22. In this way, the removal can be easily performed, and when the transfer device 4 breaks down, the operator removes the outer wall panel 23 and directly takes out the article 8 on the storage rack 25 from the outside of the automated warehouse 1. be able to.

[0039]

Since the present invention is constructed as described above,
The following effects are achieved. First, as in claim 1,
A plurality of strut units in which a large number of shelf members are vertically installed are arranged side by side on a pair of columns arranged in the direction in which articles to be stored are taken in and out to form an article storage section, and the article storage section projects to the side surface. In an automatic warehouse in which an article having a part is stored, among the pair of columns, a column disposed on the front side in the article loading / unloading direction is positioned at the back side in the article loading / unloading direction to a position where the column does not interfere with the projecting portion on the side surface of the article. By arranging them closer to the column side located at, it is possible to improve the storage efficiency without widening the interval between the column units.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the pair of columns are integrally formed, and the insertion hole for the positioning member for positioning the floor is formed between the pair of columns.
Since it is not necessary to separately form an insertion hole for a positioning member for positioning with respect to the floor surface, the number of parts can be reduced and the cost can be reduced.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, mounting grooves are formed on the side surfaces of the pair of columns in the longitudinal direction, and a fixing tool is engaged with the mounting groove, and the shelf is inserted through the fixing tool. By attaching the member, the shelf member can be easily fixed at an arbitrary height position along the attachment groove, and workability is improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an automated warehouse 1.

FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of the same.

FIG. 3 is a plan sectional view of the same.

FIG. 4A is a front view showing how the side wall unit 24 is erected. (B) is a front view showing a state in which the upright side wall unit 24 and the pillar body 21 are connected.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state in which the columns 21 are connected to each other.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing how the connecting member 22 is attached to the column body 21.

FIG. 7 is an engagement tool 1 that engages with the mounting groove 21a of the support column 21.
1 is a perspective view showing a state of 1.

FIG. 8 is a plan view of a pillar body 21.

FIG. 9 is an engagement tool 1 that engages with a mounting groove 21a of a column 21.
The top view which shows the mode of 1.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a state where the nut plate 12 is inserted into the connecting member 22.

FIG. 11 is a front cross-sectional view showing the manner in which the pillar body 21 and the connecting member 22 are fastened together.

FIG. 12 is a front cross-sectional view showing a state in which the lower end of the pillar body 21 is positionally fixed to the floor surface.

13 is a plan view showing how the outer wall panel 23 is attached to the column body 21. FIG. (A) is before mounting. (B) is in the middle of installation.
(C) After installation.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 automated warehouse 2 cabinets 6 foot adjuster 8 articles 8a Handle part 11 Engagement tool 12 Nut plate 13 Fixing bolt 14 Positioning pin 15 Fixing bolt 21 prop body 21A cylindrical body 21B support base 21a Mounting groove 21e insertion hole 22 ties 23 Exterior wall panel 25 storage shelves 25L shelf material 25R shelf material 25b tip 25c side

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An article storage section is formed by arranging a plurality of column units, each of which has a plurality of shelf members installed in a vertical direction, on a pair of columns arranged in a direction in which articles to be stored are put in and taken out to form an article storage section. In an automatic warehouse in which articles having protrusions on the side surfaces are stored, among the pair of columns, a column arranged on the front side in the article loading / unloading direction is positioned up to a position where it does not interfere with the projecting portions on the side surfaces of the articles. An automated warehouse characterized by being placed close to the pillar side, which is located on the far side in the direction of loading and unloading. 2. The automated warehouse according to claim 1, wherein the pair of columns are integrally formed, and an insertion hole for a positioning member for positioning with respect to the floor is formed between the pair of columns. . 3. A mounting groove is formed on a side surface of the pair of columns in a longitudinal direction, a fixing tool is engaged with the mounting groove, and the shelf member is mounted via the fixing tool. The automated warehouse according to claim 1 or claim 2.