JP2004263554A - Transport device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To freely select an installation system by carrying in and out an object at the base end and top end of a vertical stroke without a structural problem even in the case of a large vertical stroke. <P>SOLUTION: Two or more tables 8 elevated at the upper end part and/lower end part of a vertical support 7 are moved to an object carry-in and carry-out floor, and an annular rail extended ring-like is used as a horizontal rail 3. The annular rail is disposed along the horizontal plane, and an outer frame-like part forming an internal space is used as a carriage 2. In two or more places of the carriage 2, the carriage 2 is supported on the annular rail, and the respective carriage 2 and tables 8 are driven to revolve along the annular rail by a traveling driving mechanism engaged on the annular rail and incorporated in each carriage 2. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a transport device for transporting an object such as an automobile in a vertical direction and a horizontal direction.

Until now, various transport devices have been proposed as transport devices for transporting objects such as automobiles in the vertical and horizontal directions. For example, one described in Patent Document 1 is an example. In the device disclosed in the publication, in a multistory parking garage of an automobile, a swivel tower extends above a base, and a pallet moves up and down in the swivel tower. Therefore, the automobile can be placed on the pallet and transported in the vertical direction. Further, at the bottom end of the swirl tower, the swivel tower is supported by the base, and the swivel tower is driven by the drive motor to turn. Therefore, the pallet and the vehicle are swiveled together with the swivel tower, whereby the pallet and the vehicle can be turned, and the vehicle can be transported and stored horizontally.
Japanese Patent Publication No. 7-86283

  By the way, in the device described in Patent Document 1, a plurality of vehicle storage positions are provided over a plurality of floors, and the vehicles are transported to and stored in each storage position. It is necessary to move up and down to the floor and the lowest floor and transport the vehicle vertically, and the stroke is large. For this reason, it is necessary to use a turning tower of a considerable length, but it is a problem to support the turning tower at its bottom end and turn it, regardless of the short turning tower, in the case of a long turning tower. is there. Not only does the overall load act on the bottom end of the swirl tower, but also a large torsional moment occurs between the top and bottom ends of the swirl tower due to inertia. For this reason, it is required to increase the rigidity of the swirl tower, and it is unavoidable that the weight of the swivel tower is increased. In order to properly support the swivel tower at the bottom end and to smoothly rotate the swivel tower, the support and the guide are required. The mechanism needs to have a large strength, and the cost is high.

  Further, in the case of the device disclosed in the publication, a swivel tower is provided below the vehicle loading / unloading floor, and the vehicle is loaded and unloaded at the top end of the vertical stroke, but there is no other installation method. Regarding the swivel tower of the publication, the swivel tower is supported at the bottom end, and the swivel tower is provided above the loading / unloading floor of the car due to the turning, and the car is loaded and unloaded at the bottom end of the vertical stroke. Can not.

  Therefore, the present invention provides a transport device for transporting an object such as an automobile in a vertical direction and a horizontal direction without causing a structural problem even when a vertical stroke is large. The object can be loaded and unloaded at the top of the stroke, and the object can be loaded and unloaded at the top end of the stroke, so that the installation method can be freely selected.

The above object is achieved by the invention described in the claims. That is, the characteristic configuration of the transport device according to the present invention includes a plurality of upper and lower carriages that run while sharing the entire load along the horizontal rails, a vertical column rigidly connected to each of the carriages, and along the vertical columns. An elevating table,
A traveling drive mechanism that is incorporated in each of the carriages and travels each carriage; and an elevating drive mechanism that is incorporated in the vertical column or the table and raises and lowers the table. Each carriage rigidly connected to the vertical column horizontally travels. And the vertical support and the table are configured to engage and move up and down, so that the table enters and exits from the upper end and / or lower end of the vertical support and moves up and down to the carry-in / out floor. Thereby, the object can be transported in the vertical and horizontal directions on the table,
At the upper end and / or lower end of the front Symbol vertical column, the table is raised and lowered to the object carrying-out floor, while engaged with the vertical strut, transport that allows loading and unloading the object in the object loading and unloading floor In the device,
The plurality of tables that are raised and lowered at the upper end and / or lower end of the vertical support are movable to the object loading / unloading floor,
The vertical support and the table lifting mechanism do not cross the object loading / unloading floor,
An annular rail extending annularly is used as the horizontal rail, the annular rail is arranged along a horizontal plane, and an outer frame-shaped carriage that forms an internal space is used as the carriage, and the carriage is provided at a plurality of positions of the carriage. Is supported on the annular rail, and is engaged with the annular rail to drive the carriage and the table to turn along the annular rail by the traveling drive mechanism incorporated in each of the carriages. .

  According to the present invention, the vertical support is supported by the carriage and the horizontal rail at the intermediate position in the longitudinal direction, not at the bottom end of the vertical support, and runs along the horizontal rail. Therefore, a large torsional moment or bending moment does not occur due to inertia. As a result, in a transport device for transporting an object such as an automobile in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction, there is no structural problem even if the vertical stroke is large, and the object is transported at the bottom end of the vertical stroke. It was possible to carry in and carry out, and to carry in and carry out an object at the top of the stroke, so that the installation method could be freely selected.

  The vertical support extends above the carriage disposed at the top and / or below the carriage disposed at the bottom, and the table can be lifted at the upper end of the vertical support. It is preferable that the object can be placed on the object carrying-in / out floor by being provided with the above-mentioned structure or by being able to hang down from the lower end of the vertical support.

  It is preferable that the carriage includes an outer frame-shaped ring and a segment, a plurality of wheels are provided therebetween, and an inner ring is rigidly connected to the plurality of the vertical columns.

  A carriage, a horizontal rail, a vertical support, and a table may be provided on both upper and lower sides of the object loading / unloading floor.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the vertical support 7 is supported by the carriage 2 and the horizontal rail 3 at the intermediate position in the length direction, not at the bottom end of the vertical support 7, and this is supported by the horizontal rail 3. Drive along. Therefore, a large torsional moment or bending moment does not occur due to inertia. It is also possible to provide the carriage 2 and the horizontal rail 3 at a plurality of height positions, respectively, and to share the entire load between the carriage 2 and the horizontal rail 3. As a result, even the long vertical column 7 can be properly supported and run smoothly. In addition, the table 8 can be given a large stroke regardless of the installation position of the carriage 2 and the horizontal rail 3, and can be moved up and down without any trouble. In addition, objects can be loaded and unloaded at the bottom end of the vertical stroke, and objects can be loaded and unloaded at the top of the stroke. As a result, on both upper and lower sides of the loading / unloading floor 19, the vertical supports 7 are provided, and objects can be stored and unloaded on the floor above the loading / unloading floor 19, and the objects can be stored and unloaded on the floor below the loading / unloading floor 19. It can also be stored and unloaded. Alternatively, the vertical support 7 can be provided only above the loading / unloading floor 19, and objects can be stored and unloaded on the floor above the loading / unloading floor 19, and conversely, only below the loading / unloading floor 19. The vertical support 7 is provided, and objects can be stored and unloaded on the floor below the loading / unloading floor 19, the installation method can be freely selected, and the intended purpose can be achieved.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described.

  In FIG. 1, this is a transport device for a car 1 in a multistory parking garage, having a carriage 2, which runs along a horizontal rail 3. This device is of a revolving type, and an annular rail extending in an annular shape is used as the horizontal rail 3. The annular rail 3 is arranged along a horizontal plane, and is attached to and supported by a large number of supports 4. Further, an outer frame that forms the internal space 5 is used as the carriage 2, and the carriage 2 is supported by the annular rail 3 at a plurality of positions of the carriage 2. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the carriage 2 has an outer frame-shaped ring and forms an internal space 5, the diameter of which corresponds to the annular rail 3. Further, wheels 6 are provided at a plurality of positions of the carriage 2, and segments are provided outside the ring as shown in FIG. 5, and the two are connected and fixed to each other. Interposed, mounted on rings and segments and engaged with the annular rail 3, the carriage 2 is supported on the wheels 6 and the annular rail 3. Therefore, each wheel 6 can be rolled along the annular rail 3, and the carriage 2 can be guided by each wheel 6, and the carriage 2 can run along the annular rail 3 and be turned.

  Furthermore, the device has a vertical support 7 and a table 8, which is rigidly connected to the carriage 2 and extends above and below it. The table 8 is for mounting the automobile 1, has a strider extending over and below the carriage 2, and moves up and down along the vertical support 7. In this embodiment, a plurality of vertical struts 7 are arranged along the inner periphery of the carriage 2 in the annular rail 3, and each of the vertical struts 7 and the carriage 2 are rigidly connected. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, four vertical struts 7 are provided along the inner periphery of the carriage 2 and are arranged in a rectangular shape around the center of the carriage 2 and are rigidly joined by welding, bolts or other such rigid joining means. Each vertical column 7 and the carriage 2 are rigidly connected. On the other hand, the table 8 is arranged between the vertical columns 7, passes through the internal space 5 of the carriage 2, and moves up and down along the vertical columns 7. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, at the installation position of each vertical support 7, a vertical guide rail 9 is provided on the vertical support 7, and a roller 10 is provided on the table 8. Is engaged. Therefore, each roller 10 can be rolled along the vertical guide rail 9, and the table 8 can be guided by each roller 10. The table 8 is passed through the internal space 5 of the carriage 2 and along each vertical support 7. Can be raised and lowered.

  Further, the traveling drive mechanism is incorporated in the carriage 2, and the traveling drive mechanism can cause the carriage 2 to travel and turn. For example, at an installation position of a specific wheel 6, a drive motor 11 is incorporated in the carriage 2 and attached to the ring, and the drive motor 11 and the wheel 6 are connected by a gear 12, thereby constituting a traveling drive mechanism. The wheel 6 can be rotated by the drive motor 11, and the carriage 2 can run and turn. Furthermore, an elevating drive mechanism is incorporated in the vertical support 7 or the table 8, and the elevating drive mechanism can move the table 8 up and down. For example, the drive motor 13 and the drive shaft 14 are assembled and attached to the table 8, the drive motor 13 and the drive shaft 14 are connected by gears, and the drive shaft 14 is provided with a pinion 15. The lifting drive mechanism is constituted by the pinion 14 and the pinion 15. Further, a vertical rack 16 is provided on the vertical support 7, and a pinion 15 is engaged with the vertical rack 16, and on the opposite side of the pinion 15, a roller 17 is attached to the table 8 and is engaged with the vertical rack 16. Therefore, the drive shaft 13 and the pinion 15 can be rotated by the drive motor 13, and the table 8 can be moved up and down by the pinion 15 and the vertical rack 16. The rollers 17 roll along the vertical rack 16.

  The drive motors 11 and 13 of the traveling drive mechanism and the elevating drive mechanism are connected to a speed interval control device, and the drive motors 11 and 13 are remotely controlled by a remote control device, and are optionally driven and stopped. can do.

  Further, in this embodiment, a plurality of carriages 2 are combined with a plurality of horizontal rails 3, each horizontal rail 3 is arranged in parallel at intervals in the vertical direction, and each carriage 2 is supported by each horizontal rail 3, At the height position of each horizontal rail 3, each vertical support 7 is rigidly connected to each carriage 2. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, a plurality of car storage positions 18 are set up over a plurality of floors around each horizontal rail 3. The storage position 18 is for storing the car 1. With respect to the installation positions of the carriage 2 and the horizontal rails 3, the carriage 2 and the horizontal rails 3 are provided for each floor or every several floors, and the positions correspond to the floor surfaces of the respective floors.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, the carriage 2, the horizontal rail 3, the vertical support 7 and the table 8 are provided on the upper and lower sides of the car carry-in / out floor 19, respectively, and the horizontal rails 3 and the carriage 2 on the upper and lower sides are arranged concentrically with each other. ing.

  Therefore, when the vehicle 1 is stored in each storage position 18 in this device, first, the drive motor 13 is driven by the remote control device, and the table 8 is moved up and down along the vertical support 7. The automobile 1 is driven on the loading / unloading floor 19 and can be placed on the table 8. Further, in parallel with or after the lifting and lowering of the table 8, the drive motor 11 is driven by the remote control device to cause the carriage 2 to travel along the annular rail 3 and turn. And the table 8 can be turned. Therefore, the direction can be adjusted arbitrarily, and the vehicle 1 can be easily mounted.

  In addition, regarding the upper table 8 on both the upper and lower sides of the car loading / unloading floor 19, the car 1 can be placed on the table 8 below the roller 10 and the pinion 15. Conversely, with respect to the lower table 8, the vehicle 1 can be placed on the table 8 above the rollers 10 and the pinions 15. Therefore, even if the vertical support 7, the vertical guide rail 9, and the vertical rack 16 do not cross the loading / unloading floor 19, the table 8 can be moved up and down to the loading / unloading floor 19, and the vehicle 1 can be mounted on the loading / unloading floor 19. Can be.

  Therefore, after that, when the drive motor 13 is driven again and the table 8 is moved up and down along the vertical support 7, the car 1 can be moved up and down by the table 8 and can be transported in the vertical direction, and can reach a specific floor. Can be raised and lowered. Further, in parallel with or after the raising and lowering of the table 8, the drive motor 11 is driven again to rotate the carriage 2, the vertical support 7 and the table 8 along the annular rail 3, thereby moving the table 8 and the vehicle 1 in the direction. The direction can be changed and correspond to a specific storage position 18. Therefore, thereafter, on a specific floor, the automobile 1 can be appropriately driven, transported in the horizontal direction, and stored in the specific storage position 18. When the vehicle 1 is stored in the storage position 18, the vehicle 1 may be transported between the table 8 and the storage position 18 by an appropriate mechanism, and may be automatically stored.

  Further, after the car 1 is stored, the table 8 is moved up and down to the loading / unloading floor 19, and is appropriately turned, so that the next car 1 is placed on the table 8. After that, the table 8 and the car 1 can be raised and lowered to a specific floor, turned appropriately, and the car 1 can be stored in another storage position 18. This is repeated alternately, and the vehicle 1 can be transported to each storage location 18 and stored.

  Conversely, in order to leave the car 1 from each storage position 18, the table 8 is moved up and down to a specific floor. Furthermore, the table 8 is rotated as appropriate in parallel with or after the elevation of the table 8. Thus, when the direction of the table 8 is changed and the direction is made to correspond to the specific storage position 18, the car 1 can be taken out of the specific storage position 18 and placed on the table 8 at a specific floor. After that, the table 8 and the car 1 can be moved up and down to the carry-in / out floor 19, and the car 1 can be driven and carried out at the carry-in / out floor 19 as appropriate. The table 8 and the vehicle 1 can be turned as appropriate in parallel with or after the lifting and lowering of the table 8, whereby the direction of the table 8 and the vehicle 1 can be changed and the vehicle 1 can be easily carried out. After that, the same steps are sequentially and alternately repeated, and the vehicle 1 can be taken out of each storage position 18 and carried out.

  Further, in this embodiment, a carriage 2, a horizontal rail 3, a vertical branch 7 and a table 8 are provided on both upper and lower sides of the loading / unloading floor 19, respectively, and the table 8 is moved up and down on the floor above the loading / unloading floor 19. In addition, the table 1 can be moved up and down and turned on the floor below the loading / unloading floor 19 so that the vehicle 1 can be stored or taken out. Furthermore, the upper and lower horizontal rails 3 and the carriage 2 are arranged concentrically with each other, and the upper and lower tables 8 are alternately moved up and down to the loading / unloading floor 19, so that the vehicle 1 is loaded and unloaded at the same position on the loading and unloading floor 19. Can be efficient.

  Therefore, in the case of this device, it is necessary to move the table 8 up and down to the top floor and the bottom floor in a multi-story parking lot having a plurality of car storage locations 18 over a plurality of floors, and to transport the car 1 in the vertical direction. It is necessary to use a vertical stroke 7 having a large stroke and a considerable length, but this is not a problem. The vertical support 7 is rigidly connected to the carriage 2 and extends above and below it. Therefore, unlike the turning tower disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 7-86283, the vertical column 7 is supported by the carriage 2 and the horizontal rail 3 not at the bottom end of the vertical column 7 but at an intermediate position in the longitudinal direction. This travels along the horizontal rail 3 and turns. Therefore, a large torsional moment does not occur due to inertia. At a plurality of height positions, the carriage 2 and the horizontal rail 3 can be respectively stepped, thereby supporting and turning the vertical support column 7, and the entire load can be shared between the carriage 2 and the horizontal rail 3. As a result, even the long vertical column 7 can be properly supported and smoothly turned. On the other hand, the table 8 has struts extending above and below the carriage 2 and moves up and down along the vertical columns 7. Therefore, regardless of the installation positions of the carriage 2 and the horizontal rail 3, the table 8 can be given a large stroke and can be moved up and down to the top floor and the bottom floor.

  Further, with respect to the vertical suspension 7 of this device, the vertical suspension 7 is supported at an intermediate position in the longitudinal direction, and the vehicle 1 can be loaded and unloaded at the bottom end of the vertical stroke because of the turning. The vehicle 1 can be loaded and unloaded at the top of the stroke. As a result, on each of the upper and lower sides of the loading / unloading floor 19, the vertical stall 7 is provided, and the car 1 is stored and unloaded on the floor above the loading / unloading floor 19, and is stored on the floor below the loading / unloading floor 19. And can be delivered. The vertical branch 7 may be provided only above the loading / unloading floor 19, and the car 1 may be stored and unloaded on the floor above the loading / unloading floor 19. Conversely, the vertical support 7 may be provided only below the loading / unloading floor 19, and the car 1 may be stored and unloaded on the floor below the loading / unloading floor 19, and the installation method can be freely selected. .

1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention. It is a top view which shows the positional relationship of the vertical support | pillar of FIG. 1, and a table. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the carriage, the vertical support, and the table of FIG. 1. FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of the table of FIG. 3. FIG. 4 is a vertical sectional view of the carriage and the horizontal rail in FIG. 3. FIG. 2 is a side view illustrating the configuration of the entire apparatus in FIG. 1.

Explanation of reference numerals

1 article (automobile)
2 Carriage 3 Horizontal rail 5 Internal space 7 Vertical column 8 Table 11, 13 Drive motor 15 Pinion 16 Vertical rack 19 Loading / unloading floor

Claims (3)

A plurality of upper and lower carriages that run along the horizontal rail while sharing the entire load, a vertical column rigidly connected to each of the carriages, and a table that moves up and down along the vertical column,
A traveling drive mechanism that is incorporated in each of the carriages and travels each carriage; and an elevating drive mechanism that is incorporated in the vertical column or the table and raises and lowers the table. Each carriage rigidly connected to the vertical column horizontally travels. And the vertical support and the table are configured to engage and move up and down, so that the table enters and exits from the upper end and / or lower end of the vertical support and moves up and down to the carry-in / out floor. Thereby, the object can be transported in the vertical and horizontal directions on the table,
At the upper end and / or lower end of the front Symbol vertical column, the table is raised and lowered to the object carrying-out floor, while engaged with the vertical strut, transport that allows loading and unloading the object in the object loading and unloading floor In the device,
The plurality of tables that are raised and lowered at the upper end and / or lower end of the vertical support are movable to the object loading / unloading floor,
The vertical support and the table lifting mechanism do not cross the object loading / unloading floor,
An annular rail extending annularly is used as the horizontal rail, the annular rail is arranged along a horizontal plane, and an outer frame-shaped carriage that forms an internal space is used as the carriage, and the carriage is provided at a plurality of positions of the carriage. Are supported on the annular rail, and are engaged on the annular rail, and the respective carriages and the table are pivotally driven along the annular rail by the traveling drive mechanism incorporated in the respective carriages. Transport device. The vertical support extends above the carriage disposed at the top and / or below the carriage disposed at the bottom, and the table can be lifted at the upper end of the vertical support. The transport device according to claim 1, wherein the object is placed on the object loading / unloading floor by being provided or by being able to hang down from a lower end of the vertical support. The transport device according to claim 1, wherein the carriage comprises an outer frame-shaped ring and a segment, a plurality of wheels are provided therebetween, and an inner ring is rigidly connected to the plurality of the vertical columns.

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