JP2003300601A - Structure of terminal collection and delivery part for underground physical distribution system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a structure of terminal collection and delivery applicable to an underground physical distribution system. <P>SOLUTION: The structure of the terminal collection and delivery part for the underground physical distribution system, wherein a distribution base depot is connected to underground parts of a plurality of terminal depots by underground transport passages, and containers P between the distribution base depot and the terminal depots are conveyed by conveyance carriages 100 traveling the underground transport passages, comprises: a hoistway 202 having a ground entrance and an underground entrance; an elevating base 210 movable in the vertical direction in the hoistway 202; a raising/lowering drive mechanism 212 for raising/lowering the elevating base 210; a temporary parking space 203 for the carriage 100, connected to the underground entrance of the hoistway; a transporting base 220 provided to the ground entrance; a transferring mechanism 214 transferring the container P between the elevating base 210 and the carriage 100, or between the elevating base 210 and the transporting base 220; and a temporary storage space 250 for the container P on the wall of the hoistway 202. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a terminal collecting and delivering section structure of an underground physical distribution system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In shopping streets of large cities, access roads to airports and harbors, there is a problem that transport efficiency deteriorates due to chronic traffic congestion. The causes are mainly as follows. 1) Traffic obstruction due to stoppage and unloading of transportation vehicles that carry in and out of luggage 2) Traffic obstruction due to increase in road parking due to visitors to shopping districts

A physical distribution system described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-16512 has been proposed for the purpose of eliminating traffic congestion due to such a cause. This logistics system has a parking lot and a distribution center in the basement of an urban area, stores and berths and berths on the ground, and these are connected by a common groove. It is designed so that luggage can be carried and carried.

[0004]

By the way, in the physical distribution system as proposed in the above publication, a terminal collection / delivery unit for carrying luggage between the underground and the ground is required in the vicinity of the store. A preferable structure has not been proposed.

In view of the above circumstances, it is an object of the present invention to provide a terminal collection and delivery section structure useful for application to an underground physical distribution system.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a logistics base facility is connected to an underground portion of each of a plurality of terminal collection / delivery parts by an underground transportation path, and a package between the logistics base facility and the terminal collection / delivery part is packaged. A terminal collection and delivery section structure of an underground physical distribution system for carrying out transportation by a carrier truck that travels on an underground carrier path, a hoistway having a ground entrance and an underground entrance, and a hoisting platform capable of ascending and descending in the hoistway An elevating and lowering drive mechanism for elevating and lowering the elevating platform, a stop space for the transport vehicle connected to the underground entrance of the hoistway, a loading / unloading platform for luggage provided at the ground exit, and the elevating and lowering in the underground. An underground transfer mechanism that transfers packages between the platform and the transport carriage that is stopped in the stop space, and a ground that transfers packages between the lift platform and the loading / unloading platform that are stopped above the ground. Part transfer mechanism, For example, characterized in that is.

In this structure, when the cargo transported by the carrier is sent to the ground, the elevator is lowered to the basement with the carrier stopped in the stop space, and the luggage is moved from the carrier to the elevator. Reprint. Then, the elevator is raised, and when it reaches the ground, the luggage is transferred from the elevator to the loading / unloading platform at the ground exit. In this state, luggage can be received on the ground. On the other hand, when moving a package from the ground to an underground transfer vehicle, first, the package is placed on the loading / unloading table at the ground exit, and in that state, the package is transferred to the elevating table raised to the height above the ground. Next, the elevator is lowered to the basement and the luggage is transferred onto the waiting carrier truck. As a result, it can be transported to the physical distribution base via the underground transportation path. Therefore, it is possible to easily and efficiently move the luggage between the ground and the underground.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, a provisional storage space for luggage is provided on the wall surface of the hoistway.

In the case of moving the luggage between the underground and the ground by using the elevator as in the invention of claim 1, the next luggage cannot be carried in or out unless the luggage is completely carried in and out one by one. . Therefore, the consignee had to pick up the package as soon as it arrived. In addition, in the case of unloading, when unloading a plurality of packages, it is necessary to wait for the carriages to sequentially arrive before unloading. In this respect, in the structure of the second aspect of the present invention, since the temporary storage space for the luggage is provided on the wall surface of the hoistway, the terminal collecting and delivering section can be provided with the buffer function. That is, since the luggage can be temporarily stored, the carrier truck can be efficiently operated. Further, the consignee can automatically receive a plurality of temporarily stored packages collectively, and at the time of unloading, they can unload at once without waiting for the arrival of the carrier. Further, since a temporary storage space is provided on the underground wall of the hoistway, it is not necessary to secure a special storage space on the ground, and the space on the ground can be effectively used.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect, the input means for inputting a command for receiving the parcel stored in the temporary storage space is provided at the ground entrance, and the input is made by the input means. It is characterized in that a control means is provided for controlling the lifting table according to the contents, and taking out the relevant luggage from the temporary storage space and carrying it to the loading / unloading table.

With this structure, when receiving the temporarily stored package, the package can be automatically received on the ground simply by inputting a necessary command from the input means. Therefore, although the package is temporarily stored underground, there is no inconvenience when receiving the package.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to third aspects, a single delivery mechanism that also serves as the underground delivery mechanism and the above-ground delivery mechanism is provided on the lift table. Characterize.

[0013] At least two locations where the luggage needs to be delivered are underground and above the ground, and it is possible to provide a delivery mechanism for each of them. However, in the invention of claim 4, the delivery mechanism is provided with an elevator. Only one is provided above. Therefore, in addition to simplifying the equipment, even when luggage is transferred to and from a temporary storage space on the intermediate floor,
Luggage can be delivered without providing extra equipment. Therefore, the cost can be reduced by the amount of extra equipment.

[0014]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 is a conceptual diagram of an underground physical distribution system to which the terminal collection / delivery unit structure of the embodiment is applied, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing an outline of a base depot that is an underground physical distribution base facility, and FIG. 3 is a base depot and a terminal collection / delivery unit. It is a block diagram which shows roughly the relationship between a terminal depot and an underground conveyance way network.

Here, the entire physical distribution system will be described first, and the terminal collecting and delivering section structure will be described later.
As shown in FIG. 1, this physical distribution system can be accessed from the ground exit F to the basement of a wide road B around the shopping street A (if there is another site such as a park nearby, it can be the basement of that site). A base depot C, which is an underground physical distribution base facility equipped with an underground parking lot that allows vehicles to enter and exit and a collection and delivery center that collects and delivers luggage, has been established. A terminal depot E is installed as a terminal collection / delivery unit that collects and delivers parcels and moves parcels between the ground and the basement. In the basement of the premises of the shopping district A, a base depot C and an underground portion of each terminal depot E are provided. An underground transportation network D for transporting luggage between the two is provided. The underground transport path network D is configured by a transport path 110 in a common groove arranged in a mesh and a large number of transport carriages 100 that freely travel on the transport path 110.

As shown in FIG. 2, the parking lot of the underground base depot C is provided with a parking space 20 for a transportation company and a parking space 30 for a visitor with different floors. A truck parking space 20 of a transportation company is provided on a first basement floor (B1) portion 11 of an underground building, and a parking space 30 of a car of a visitor is provided on a second basement floor (B2) portion 12.

A collection / delivery center for collecting and delivering luggage is provided in a portion other than the parking area of the underground building. There are various types of functional elements that make up the collection and delivery center, but almost half of those functional elements are provided on the first basement floor, and the other half are underground.
It is located on the floor. That is, basement 1 (B1) 11
Adjacent to the parking space 20 of the truck, a loading / unloading area 40 for unloading from the transportation vehicle and loading on the transportation vehicle, a stopped carriage 100 and a loading / unloading area 40.
A station 60 for delivering and receiving luggage to and from the vehicle is provided, and in the second basement floor (B2) 11, adjacent to a parking space 30 for visitors, an automatic storage for temporary shipment of goods to be transported to a transportation vehicle is provided. A warehouse 50 is provided. The vertical transfer means 70 moves the cargo between the automated warehouse 50 on the second basement floor and the cargo handling area 40 on the first basement floor. A transport path 110 laid in the common groove 105 is connected to the station 60 so that a transport carriage running underground in the shopping street can freely enter. Further, at the station 60, a plurality of transport carriages can stand by.

Further, a cargo handling area 40 which constitutes a collection / delivery center.
A part of the automatic warehouse 50 can be used as a delivery place for the goods purchased by the visitor, and a part of the automated warehouse 50 can be used as a temporary storage place for the goods purchased by the visitor. In addition, the cargo handling area 40 and the automated warehouse 50
May have a relationship in which the functions partially overlap, and as shown in FIG. 3, a functional part for a dealer and a functional part for a visitor may be clearly distinguished from each other. In any case, the material handling area 40 and the automated warehouse 50 only have to have the functions of collecting and delivering luggage and storing.

Next, a concrete configuration example of the underground base depot will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 9. Fig. 4 is an overall view of the underground base depot C. (a) is a plan view of the B1 floor, (b) is B
The second floor plan view, (c) is a sectional view. Further, FIG. 5 shows B1
A plan view of the cargo handling area 40 on the floor, FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VI-VI in FIG. 5, FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VII-VII in FIG.
8A is a sectional view taken along the line VIIIa-VIIIa in FIG.
9B is a sectional view taken along the line VIIIb-VIIIb in FIG.
FIG. 9A is a sectional view taken along the line IXa-IXa in FIG. 5, and FIG.
FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along the line IXb-IXb in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 4A, B of the base depot C
There are two rows of parking spaces 20 for business use on the first floor,
Horizontal conveyors 21 are provided between the rows. The cargo handling area 40 is located at the end of the conveyor 21, and the cargo handling area 40
The horizontal conveyor 21 can be used to move the cargo between the truck T and the truck T parked in the parking space 20. The station 60 where the carriage 100 stops
It is located in one area of the cargo handling area 40. Further, an elevator 25 that conveys a car between the B1 floor and the B2 floor is provided between the B1 floor 11 and the B2 floor 12. Parking space 3 on B2 floor
Reference numeral 0 is a mechanical type, which automatically interlocks with the elevator 25 to automatically load and unload the vehicle. Automated warehouse 50 on B2 floor
Automatically stores the cargo transported to the storage entrance / exit in a predetermined storage location, and when there is an instruction to unpack it, it takes it out from the storage location and automatically transfers it to the entry / exit opening. Have a function.

As shown in FIGS. 5 to 9, the cargo handling area 40 and the station 60 provided on the B1 floor are used for various tasks such as handling cargo and delivering cargo to and from a carrier. Conveyors 41, 42, 43, 61, 6
2, 63 are provided. Of these, the conveyors 42 and 62 which are responsible for the vertical conveyance convey the cargo between the B1 floor and the B2 floor. The automatic warehouse 50 has a loading / unloading area 40.
Various conveyors 52, 53 are provided for moving the parcel sent from the storage location 51.

It should be noted that the transportation and storage of the luggage are performed while the luggage is stored in the container. The container has a data carrier for writing data such as the destination,
For example, data can be written and read wirelessly by performing an input operation using a network computer terminal provided in the material handling area 40 or the like.

Next, the structure of the terminal depot E will be described.
FIG. 10 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a specific configuration of the terminal depot E, FIG.
1 is a sectional view taken along line XI-XI in FIG. 10, FIG.
10B is a sectional view taken along the line XIIa-XIIa of FIG. 10, a sectional view taken along the line XIIb-XIIb of FIG. 10, and a sectional view taken along the line XIIc-XIIc of FIG.

The terminal depot E, which serves as a terminal collection / delivery unit, carries the container P (luggage) carried by the carrier truck 100 to the ground or lowers the container P brought from each store on the ground to carry it. It is equipment for mounting on the trolley 100. The terminal depot E includes a hoistway 202 having a ground entrance and a subterranean entrance, an elevating table 210 that ascends and descends while being guided by guide columns 216 in the hoistway 202, and an elevating drive mechanism 212 that elevates the elevating table 210. And a stop space 203 of the carriage 100 connected to the underground entrance of the hoistway 202, a depot room 222 with a roof 224 surrounding the carry-in / out entrance 201 connected to the ground entrance, and a container loading / unloading stand 220 provided at the carry-in / out exit 201. And is installed on the elevator 210, and the elevator 210 and the carrier 2 are installed underground.
A delivery mechanism 214 is provided for delivering the container P to and from the container 10, and delivering the container P between the lifting platform 210 and the loading / unloading platform 220 on the ground.

As shown in FIGS. 10 and 12A, at least one or more carrier vehicles 100 are stopped in the stop space 203 so that another carrier vehicle 100 can freely pass by the side. In addition to the main line 181 of the transport path, a branch line 182 branched from the main line 181 is provided. The main line 181 passes through the common groove 105 and the branch line 182.
Is provided at a portion protruding from the common groove 105.

A recess 20 is formed on the inner wall surface of the hoistway 202.
4 is provided, and the recess 204 is provided with a temporary storage space 250 for a plurality of containers P by equipping a shelf or the like. For each temporary storage space 250,
By using the delivery mechanism 214 provided in the lifting table 210,
The container P can be freely stored and taken out. In this example, the temporary storage spaces 250 are provided in an amount that can accommodate 10 containers P. In addition to the inspection ladder 22 on the wall surface of the hoistway 202,
6, a maintenance space 260, and the like are provided.

Although not shown, the above-mentioned loading / unloading port 2 on the ground
01 is provided with input means for inputting a command for receiving the container P stored in the temporary storage space 250. When a command is input by this input means, the control means operates according to the input contents. The elevating table 210 is controlled to take out the corresponding container P from the temporary storage space 250 and convey it to the loading / unloading table 220.

Next, the flow of luggage during loading and unloading will be described. In this system, when carrying in luggage to each store in the shopping district A, the carrier first puts the transportation vehicle in the underground parking space 20 of the distribution base Depot C, and unloads the luggage here, It is sorted and stored in the container prepared for each store, and sent to the loading / unloading area 40. In the loading and unloading area 40, the computer terminal reads the destination data written in the data carrier of the container and the like, and the carrier 10
Allocation of 0 is performed, and the container is unloaded and mounted on the corresponding carrier vehicle 100. Then, the container mounted on the carrier 100 is sent to the terminal depot E near the destination store via the underground carrier 110.

The container sent to the terminal depot E is temporarily stored in the temporary storage space 250 provided in the terminal depot E. When the container is stored in the temporary storage space 250, an electronic mail indicating that the container is stored is automatically transmitted from the computer to the receiving store. When the employee of the store receives the e-mail, he or she goes to the terminal depot E and operates an input means such as a touch panel provided at the carry-in / out exit 201 to input a leaving command. Then, the lift 21
0 automatically moves to the position of the corresponding temporary storage space 250, receives the container, and carries it to the loading / unloading table 220. Here, the container is delivered from the store to an employee who goes to the store.

Next, when the parcel is carried out from the store, first, the parcel to be carried out is put in a container prepared for each carrier and brought to a nearby terminal depot E, where it is instructed to be handed over to the carrier. Etc. from the computer terminal. Then, the computer 10
0 is allocated, the container is placed on the carrier 100 from the lift 220, and sent to the base depot C via the underground carrier 100. The container sent to the station 60 of the base depot C is taken into the cargo handling area 40 and then temporarily stored in the automated warehouse 50. After that, the vehicle of the designated contractor enters the parking space 20, and the contractor inputs necessary instructions, so that the container is transferred to the automated warehouse 50.
And the baggage inside is delivered to the carrier.

In the above loading / unloading operation, since the temporary storage space 250 for the container P is provided on the wall surface of the hoistway 202 of the terminal depot E, the terminal depot E exerts a buffer function. That is, since the container P can be temporarily stored, the carrier vehicle 100 can be efficiently operated. Further, the consignee can automatically receive the plurality of temporarily stored containers P collectively,
At the time of unloading, a plurality of containers P can be unloaded at one time without waiting for the arrival of the carriage 100. Further, since the temporary storage space 250 is provided on the underground wall surface of the hoistway 202, it is not necessary to secure a special storage space on the ground, and the space on the ground can be effectively used.

When a customer who arrives by car wants to enter the shopping street A, he / she puts the vehicle which he / she got on beforehand into the underground parking lot 30 and walks into the shopping street. Also, when returning, move on the opposite course. In addition, in this way the car
When the customer who deposits at 0 purchases a product at a store in the shopping mall, the product can be sent to the distribution point depot C through the same route as the above-mentioned carry-out procedure and received there. In that case, you can easily move the store because you do not have to carry your luggage to the parking lot yourself.

In this way, the carrier can carry in and out the luggage without directly entering the vehicle in the shopping district A, and the visitors can
You can walk to the desired store without getting in the car in the shopping district A. Therefore, the number of vehicles that enter the shopping street A can be reduced as much as possible, and chronic traffic congestion can be eliminated. In addition, since the shopping district A, which is a congested area, and the distribution base depot C including the parking lots 20 and 30 are completely divided into regions and the functional division is clarified, the system can be prepared by simply providing simple underground facilities. There are merits such as realization of.

[0034]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, since the cargo is transported between the ground and the underground by using the lifting platform that goes up and down the hoistway and the luggage transfer mechanism, It can exert useful functions for underground logistics system.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the temporary storage space for the luggage is provided on the wall surface of the hoistway, the terminal collecting and delivering section can be provided with the buffer function. Therefore, it is possible to operate the carrier vehicle efficiently. In addition, the consignee can collectively receive a plurality of temporarily stored packages, and at the time of unloading, they can unload at once without waiting for the arrival of the carrier. Moreover, since it is not necessary to secure a special storage space on the ground, the space on the ground can be effectively used.

According to the third aspect of the invention, when receiving the temporarily stored package, the package can be automatically received on the ground by inputting a necessary command from the input means. There is no inconvenience.

According to the invention of claim 4, since only one baggage delivery mechanism is provided on the lifting table, the facility can be simplified and the baggage can be transferred between the temporary storage space and the like on the intermediate floor. Even when delivering, the luggage can be delivered without providing extra equipment.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of an underground physical distribution system to which a terminal collecting and delivering unit structure according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing an outline of a base depot as an underground physical distribution base facility in the system.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram schematically showing a relationship between the base depot, a terminal depot as a terminal collecting and delivering unit, and an underground transportation network.

FIG. 4 is an overall view of the base depot C, (a) is B
1st floor plan view, (b) is B2 floor plan view, (c) is sectional drawing.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of a cargo handling area 40 on the B1 floor in the base depot.

6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VI-VI of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along the line VII-VII in FIG.

8A is a sectional view taken along line VIIIa-VIIIa of FIG. 6, and FIG. 8B is a sectional view taken along line VIIIb-VIIIb of FIG.

9 (a) is a sectional view taken along the line IXa-IXa in FIG.
FIG. 6B is a sectional view taken along the line IXb-IXb in FIG.

FIG. 10 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a specific configuration of the terminal depot structure according to the embodiment of the present invention.

11 is a sectional view taken along the line XI-XI of FIG.

12 (a), (b) and (c) are respectively FIG.
XIIa-XIIa arrow cross-sectional view, XIIb-XIIb arrow cross-sectional view, XIIc-XIIc arrow cross-sectional view.

[Explanation of symbols]

C base depot (underground logistics base facility) D Underground transport network E terminal depot (terminal collection and delivery section) 100 carrier 201 Ground loading / unloading section 202 hoistway 203 Stop space 210 Elevating platform 212 Lifting drive mechanism 214 Delivery mechanism 220 loading / unloading stand 250 temporary storage space P container

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Seiichi Noda             12 Nishiki-cho, Naka-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa Mitsubishi Heavy Industries             Yokohama Co., Ltd. F-term (reference) 3F022 AA15 EE09 LL05 LL14 LL17                       LL31 MM08 MM35

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A distribution base facility is connected to each underground portion of a plurality of terminal collection / delivery parts by an underground transportation path, and luggage is transported between the distribution base facility and the terminal collection / delivery portion by a carrier truck running on the underground transportation path. A terminal collection / delivery structure for an underground physical distribution system, which comprises a hoistway having a ground entrance and an underground entrance, a hoisting platform that can be hoisted up and down in the hoistway, and a hoisting drive mechanism for hoisting the hoisting platform. A stop space for the carrier truck connected to the underground entrance of the hoistway, a loading / unloading stand for luggage provided at the ground entrance, a lift stopped in the basement, and a carriage stopped in the stop space An underground transfer mechanism for transferring luggage to and from a trolley, and an above-ground transfer mechanism for transferring luggage between the lifting platform stopped on the ground and the loading / unloading platform. Characteristic basement Terminal collection and delivery unit structure of the system. 2. The terminal collecting and delivering structure of an underground physical distribution system according to claim 1, wherein a temporary storage space for luggage is provided on a wall surface of the hoistway. 3. The input means for inputting a command for receiving the luggage stored in the temporary storage space is provided at the ground entrance, and the elevator is controlled according to the contents input by the input means, The terminal collection and delivery section structure of the underground physical distribution system according to claim 2, further comprising a control means for taking out the parcel from the temporary storage space and carrying it to the loading / unloading table. 4. The underground according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that a single transfer mechanism that doubles as the underground transfer mechanism and the above-ground transfer mechanism is provided on the lift table. The terminal collection and delivery structure of the logistics system.