JP2006327796A - Movable carriage - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a movable carriage eliminating risk that a vessel moves or gets unstable while the vessel is moved up and down by a platform, and capable of loading a plurality of kinds of vessels having different sizes and smoothly transferring the vessels. <P>SOLUTION: A guide member 71 regulating movement of a foldable container 31 in a direction crossing a drawing out direction of the foldable container 31 at right angles is detachably or movably provided on every platforms 38, 39. A stopper member 72 regulating movement of the foldable container 31 in the drawing out direction of the foldable container 31 is detachably or movably provided on one of second platform 39. Position of the guide member 71 and position of the stopper member 72 are adjusted according to the foldable container 31 loaded on the platforms 38, 39. Consequently, the carriage can regulate movement of the foldable container 31, and can easily cope with size of the foldable container 31 to be loaded, and can load foldable containers 31 of difference sizes. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile carriage used when, for example, order picking of articles from the shelf side or sorting of articles into a shelf or the like.

An example of a conventional mobile carriage is disclosed in Patent Document 1, for example.
The movable carriage (trolley device) disclosed in Patent Document 1 includes a first carriage and a second carriage whose main body is formed by a bending frame, an end frame, a transition frame, and the like. A base base portion is formed by the above-described frames below each carriage, and an elevator base on which a container (article storage body) is placed is provided above the base base portion.

  With the above configuration, the lifting platform of the first carriage is raised, the container is placed on the lifting platform, the desired picking is performed on the container, and when the desired picking is finished, the lifting platform of the first carriage is completed. The container placed on is moved to the lift platform of the second carriage that is raised, and the lift platform of the second carriage is lowered. Subsequently, a new container is placed on the lifting platform of the first carriage, a desired picking is performed on the container, and when the desired picking is finished, it is placed on the lifting platform of the first carriage. The container is moved to the upper part of the container placed on the lifting platform of the second carriage. Subsequently, a new container is placed on the lifting platform of the first carriage, a desired picking is performed on the container, and when the desired picking is finished, the lifting platform of the first carriage is lowered, and then A new container is placed on the upper part of the container placed on the lifting platform of the lowered first carriage, and desired picking is performed on the container.

Thus, the picking work to the container is performed by raising and lowering the lifting platform of each carriage.
JP 2000-255723 A

However, according to the configuration of Patent Document 1 described above, the container may move or become unstable while the container is being moved up and down by the lifting platform.
In order to solve such a problem, a guide for restricting the movement of the container in the left-right direction (the direction orthogonal to the container pull-out direction) and the container front-rear direction (the container pull-out direction) are provided on each lifting platform. It is conceivable to fix a stopper that regulates the movement of the depth, but simply fixing these guides and stoppers on each lifting platform can handle only one type of container, so different sizes of When placing a container, there was a problem that the container could not be handled.

  Further, when the container placed on the lifting platform is a low-height container, the container placed on the lifting platform of the first cart that has been raised is placed on the lifting platform of the second cart. Since there is a step between the upper surface of the lifting platform of the first carriage and the upper surface of the container placed on the lifting platform of the second carriage when placing on the placed container, It becomes difficult.

  Therefore, the present invention can eliminate the possibility of the container moving or becoming unstable while the container is being lifted or lowered by the lifting platform, and can mount a plurality of types of containers having different sizes. An object of the present invention is to provide a moving carriage that can transfer containers smoothly.

  In order to achieve the above-described object, the movable carriage according to claim 1 of the present invention is provided with a placement section on which a plurality of types of containers having different sizes can be placed on the front and rear of the vehicle body. A movable carriage provided with a platform that can be raised and lowered at each mounting portion, and a first regulating member that regulates movement of the container in a direction orthogonal to a direction in which the container is pulled out is attached to and detached from each of the carriages Alternatively, the second restricting member for restricting the movement of the container in the pulling-out direction of the container is detachably or movably provided on any one of the lifting platforms and placed on the lifting platform. The position of the first restricting member and the position of the second restricting member are adjusted according to the container.

  According to the above configuration, the position is adjusted by attaching or detaching or moving the first restricting member that restricts the movement of the container in the direction orthogonal to the pulling direction and the second restricting member that restricts the movement of the container in the pulling direction. Thus, a plurality of types of containers having different sizes are placed on each lifting platform of the transfer cart.

  Further, the movable carriage according to claim 2 is the invention according to claim 1, wherein a predetermined container is stacked on the lifting platform below the lifting platform on which the second regulating member is provided. A height adjustment member that raises the predetermined container is detachably provided, and the height adjustment member is attached or removed according to the container placed on the lifting platform. It is what.

  According to the above configuration, by attaching the height adjusting member as necessary, the predetermined container placed on the lifting platform provided with the second regulating member is raised, so the second regulating member is The upper position of the predetermined container placed on the lifting platform when the lifting platform is lowered and the position when the lifting platform without the second regulating member is raised are substantially the same position. That is, it becomes substantially flush.

  And the movable carriage of Claim 3 is invention of Claim 2, Comprising: As for the said height adjustment member, the part contact | abutted with the said vehicle body and the said raising / lowering base is formed with resin. It is a feature.

  According to the said structure, since the part which contact | abuts the lifting platform of a height adjustment member is formed with resin, the weight of a height adjustment member is reduced in weight, and the impact from a lifting platform by which a container is mounted is received. Alleviated. In addition, since the portion of the height adjustment member that contacts the vehicle body is formed of resin, the height adjustment member is prevented from being damaged by contacting the vehicle body when the height adjustment member is attached.

  Furthermore, the movable carriage according to claim 4 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the first restriction member and the second restriction member are each manually tightened. It is characterized by being attached to the lifting platform by a plurality of possible fasteners.

  According to the above configuration, each of the first restriction member and the second restriction member is attached to each lifting platform by a fastener that can be manually tightened, so that manual adjustment can be performed without the need for a tool. This makes it possible to adjust the position easily.

  In addition, the movable carriage according to claim 5 is provided with placing parts on which a plurality of types of containers having different sizes can be placed on the front and rear of the vehicle body, and each of these placing parts has an elevator that can be raised and lowered. When the container is transferred from one lifting platform to the other lifting platform, when a predetermined container is stacked on the lifting platform below the other lifting platform. A height adjusting member for raising the predetermined containers is detachably provided, and the height adjusting member is attached or detached according to the container placed on the lifting platform. Is.

  According to the above configuration, when a predetermined container is transferred from one lifting platform to the other lifting platform, the height adjustment member is provided below the other lifting platform, thereby placing the container on the other lifting platform. Since the predetermined container is raised, the upper position of the predetermined container placed on the lifting platform when the other lifting platform is lowered is substantially the same as the position when one lifting platform is lifted. The position, that is, substantially flush.

  Further, the movable carriage according to claim 6 is the invention according to claim 5, wherein the height adjusting member is formed such that a portion contacting the vehicle body and the lifting platform is formed of resin. It is a feature.

  According to the said structure, since the part which contact | abuts the lifting platform of a height adjustment member is formed with resin, the weight of a height adjustment member is reduced in weight, and the impact from a lifting platform by which a container is mounted is received. Alleviated. In addition, since the portion of the height adjustment member that contacts the vehicle body is formed of resin, the height adjustment member is prevented from being damaged by contacting the vehicle body when the height adjustment member is attached.

  The movable carriage of the present invention can restrict the movement of the container by the first restricting member and the second restricting member, and can prevent the container from moving or becoming unstable during ascent and descent. By adjusting the position of the second restricting member and attaching a height adjusting member as necessary, it is possible to easily cope with the size of the container to be placed. Containers of different lengths can be placed.

  Below, the mobile trolley | bogie in embodiment of this invention is demonstrated, referring drawings. In the movable carriage, the front-rear direction that is the container pull-out direction is X, the left-right direction that is orthogonal to the container pull-out direction is Y, and the vertical direction is Z.

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a picking facility that uses a mobile carriage according to an embodiment of the present invention.
In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a moving vehicle (an example of a moving carriage) that collects articles m by sorting destination while being picked by a picking operator. A plurality of picking shelves 3 are arranged along.

  The picking shelf 3 is composed of a fluidized shelf that is inclined toward the travel route 2 side. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, each picking shelf 3 includes a plurality of storage containers 4 that store articles m to be picked. A plurality of compartment storage spaces 5 are provided, and each compartment storage space 5 can slide the storage container 4 placed from the inner side to the outer side and take out the storage container 4 and the article m from the outer side. The storage container 4 is a foldable container.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a “ream” is formed by the compartment storage space 5 having a total of 12 frontage at the 3 frontage along the travel route 2, and each side has a horizontal A, B, C, vertical 1, Coordinates 2, 3, and 4 are attached, and the address N (shelf number) of the compartment storage space 5 is set by the number of the column of the picking shelf 3 along the travel route 2, the serial number, and the coordinates. The space 5 is specified. The partition storage space 5 whose address N is “2-8-A3” indicates the partition storage space 5 of the eighth row of coordinates A3 in the second row. For each station, a column number and a label (display means) 6 on which the station number is printed are attached.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, wireless communication devices (an example of information transmission means) 7 that transmit and receive data to and from the mobile vehicle 1 are installed on the ceiling.
Inside the picking shelf 3, a ceiling rail 9 is laid on each compartment storage space 5 on which an automatic guided vehicle (an example of a replenishing means) 8 that replenishes the storage container 4 from the inside. The ceiling rail 9 extends to three replenishment warehouses (an example of storage means) 11 that stores the storage containers 4, and further forms a loop so that the automatic guided vehicle 8 can move to the inside of each picking shelf 3. It is erected from the ceiling.

  The automatic guided vehicle 8 includes a self-propelled carriage 16 that is guided by the ceiling rail 9 and a drive roller conveyor device that places the storage container 4 and performs transfer, and is supported by the traveling carriage 16 to be lowered and lowered. It is comprised from the transfer apparatus 17 which can raise.

  Each of the replenishment warehouses 11 automatically travels through two storage shelves 21 that are installed so as to face each other in the direction in which goods are put in and out, and a work passage 22 formed between the storage shelves 21. Each storage shelf 21 is provided with a plurality of article storage units 24 for storing the storage containers 4 in the upper and lower multi-stages and in the traveling direction of the crane 23. On one end side of the work passage 22, an unloading device (storage container carry-out port) 25 including a pair of drive roller conveyor devices is provided.

  The storage containers 4 to be replenished to the respective compartment storage spaces 5 of the picking shelf 3 are delivered from the article storage unit 24 to the delivery device 25 by the crane 23 of the replenishment warehouse 11, and then the location of the delivery device 25 from the delivery device 25. Is transferred to the transfer device 17 of the automatic guided vehicle 8, transported by the automatic guided vehicle 8, and replenished to each compartment storage space 5 from the inside.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the mobile vehicle 1 is composed of a first cart unit 32 and a second cart unit 34 arranged in the front-rear direction X. The first cart unit 32 and the second cart unit 34 are respectively connected to the first cart unit 32 and the second cart unit 34. , A first or second placement portion 36 or 37 that can place sake oricon 31A or standard oricon 31B {a plurality of types of oricon (an example of a container) 31} of different sizes is provided. A first elevating table 38 and a second elevating table 39 are provided at 36 and 37, respectively.

  The sake Oricon 31A has a width of 440 mm, a height of 380 mm, and a depth of 318 mm, and the standard Oricon 31B has a width of 530 mm, a height of 322 mm, and a depth of 366 mm.

As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the vehicle body 33 of the first cart unit 32 includes a first bending frame 41, a first transition frame 42, a first end frame 43, and the like.
The first bending frame 41 is formed, for example, by bending a pipe body, and is formed by a curved portion 41a formed at the tip and a side portion 41b formed in the front-rear direction X from the end of the curved portion 41a. A pair of left and right first lower side portions 41A formed in a shape, a pair of left and right first vertical portions 41B formed by bending upward from the end portions of these first lower side portions 41A, and these first vertical portions A pair of left and right first upper side parts 41C formed by being bent from the upper end of 41B so as to be parallel to the first lower side part 41A, and bent obliquely downward from the free ends of these first upper side parts 41C. And a pair of left and right handle portions 41D.

In addition, the free end lower portions of the pair of left and right first lower side portions 41 </ b> A are connected by the first transition frame 42.
Further, the first end frame 43 connects the connecting members 44 (described later) provided at the lower part of the corner portion formed by the first lower side portion 41A and the first vertical portion 41B.

  A first support member 45 is provided at each of the free ends of the left and right first lower side portions 41A and a lower portion of the first transition frame 42, and wheels 47 are attached to the first support members 45 via the turning brackets 46, respectively. It has been. Further, second support members 54 are provided on the left and right sides of the front and rear first end frames 43 and second end frames 53 (described later), and wheels 49 are respectively attached to these second support members 54 via fixing brackets 48. Is attached.

The vehicle body 35 of the second carriage unit 34 is composed of a second bending frame 51, a second transition frame 52, a second end frame 53, and the like, like the first carriage unit 32.
The second bending frame 51 is formed by bending a pipe body, for example, and includes a front end portion 51a formed in the left-right direction Y and a side portion 51b formed in the front-rear direction X from the end portion of the front end portion 51a. A second lower portion 51A formed in a U-shape, a pair of left and right second vertical portions 51B formed by bending upward from an end portion of each second lower portion 51A, and an upper end of these second vertical portions 51B It is constituted by a pair of left and right second upper side parts 51C formed by being bent so as to be parallel to the side part of the second lower part 51A.

  Further, the left and right side portions 51b of the second lower portion 51A are connected by the second transition frame 52. The left and right corner portions formed by the first lower side portion 41A and the first vertical portion 41B of the first cart portion 32 and the left and right corner portions formed by the second lower portion 51A and the second vertical portion 51B of the second cart portion 34 are also illustrated. The lower portions of the corner portions are connected by connecting members 44, respectively.

Further, the second end frame 53 connects the connecting members 44 provided at the lower part of the corner part formed by the second lower part 51 </ b> A and the second vertical part 51 </ b> B of the second carriage part 34.
As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, a support body 58 formed so as to cover the second end frame 53 is provided on the connecting member 44 in the second carriage portion 34.

  Further, a third support member 55 is provided at the center of the front end portion 51 a in the second lower portion 51 </ b> A and the second transition frame 52, and a wheel 57 is attached to the second support member 55 via a turning bracket 56.

Two rechargeable batteries 60 are provided in the left-right direction Y between the second transition frame 52 and the second end frame 53.
In the mobile vehicle 1, the upper frame 61 connects the corners formed by the first vertical part 41 </ b> B and the first upper side part 41 </ b> C and the corners formed by the second vertical part 51 </ b> B and the second upper side part 51 </ b> C. A support shelf 62 is provided on the upper frame 61.

  A transmitter / receiver (or a card reader capable of reading picking data from an IC card) that transmits / receives necessary data to / from the support shelf 62 from a host controller (not shown) of the shelf facility, or read instruction data (article to be picked) A cart side controller 63 having a display unit for displaying the number of the like, etc.), a numeric keypad 64 for input, and a bar code reader (identification unit reader) 65 for reading the bar coat (identification unit) of the article m. Etc. are provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, each of the lifting platforms 38 and 39 is formed in the front-rear direction X from the outer portions 38 </ b> A and 39 </ b> A formed in the left-right direction Y and both ends of the outer portions 38 </ b> A and 39 </ b> A. The side portions 38B and 39B and the inner portions 38C and 39C connecting the side portions 38B and 39B are formed in a rectangular flat frame shape, and a guide member 71 (described later) is provided inside the side portions 38B and 39B. A guide support base 66 is provided to support. Further, a support base 67 having a U-shaped cross section is provided between the outer portion 38A and the inner portion 38C and between the outer portion 39A and the inner portion 39C. A stopper member 72 (described later) is supported by a pair of left and right support bases 67 provided between the outer portion 39A and the inner portion 39C.

  The guide member 71 is provided in the front-rear direction X of each guide support base 66, and the guide support base 66 includes a guide portion 71A that guides the Oricon 31 and two knob bolts 71B (M5, female) (an example of a fastening tool). It is formed in the cross-section L-shape by the attaching part 71C attached to.

  The stopper member 72 is provided in the left-right direction Y on the front end portion 51a side of the second lower portion 51A in the front-rear direction X of each support base 67 of the second lifting platform 39, is formed in a round bar shape, and is a stopper that contacts the Oricon 31 It is formed in a gate shape by a portion 72A and a mounting portion 72C formed in a rod shape and attached to the support base 67 by two knob bolts 72B (M5, male) (an example of a fastening tool).

  Due to the configuration of the lifting platforms 38 and 39, the lifting tables 38 and 39 are detachably provided with a guide member 71 (an example of a first regulating member) 71 that regulates the width Y of the oricon 31 in the left-right direction Y. In addition, a stopper member (an example of a second restricting member) 72 for restricting the front-rear direction X of the Oricon 31, that is, the depth of the Oricon 31, is detachably provided on the second elevator 39.

  Further, since the female knob bolt 71B is used for the guide member 71 and the male knob bolt 72B is used for the stopper member 72, when the guide member 71 and the stopper member 72 are attached to the lifts 38 and 39, they are originally used. It is prevented that a knob bolt other than the knob bolt to be used is used. When the knob bolts 71B, 72B are lost, the guide member 71 and the stopper member 72 are attached to the lifting platforms 38, 39 by substituting M5 bolts and nuts.

  A knob bolt 71B for attaching the guide member 71 is disposed above the inside of the lifting platforms 38 and 39, and a knob bolt 72B for attaching the stopper member 72 is located near the center inside the second lifting platform 39. The knob bolts 71B and 72B are easily adjusted, and therefore the positions of the guide member 71 and the stopper member 72 are easily adjusted. Adjustment (installation work) is easily performed.

  In addition, two idle rollers 74 are provided on the side surface of the first lifting platform 38 on the inner side (second cart portion 34 side) in the front-rear direction X, and the inner side of the second lifting platform 39 in the front-rear direction X is provided. One free-rolling roller 75 is provided on the side surface (on the first cart unit 32 side).

  As shown in FIGS. 12 to 14, the second lifting platform 39 is provided below the second lifting platform 39, that is, above the second lower portion 51 </ b> A and the support 58 in the second bending frame 51 of the second carriage portion 34. In addition, an attachment member (an example of a height adjusting member) 73 for raising the standard Oricon 31B when the standard Oricon 31B (predetermined container) is stacked is detachably provided.

  The attachment member 73 is formed of a resin (for example, 6 nylon) at a portion that comes into contact with the second bending frame 51, the support body 58, and the second lifting platform 39 of the second carriage portion 34. More specifically, a rectangular box-shaped main body portion 73B having a rectangular plate-shaped side plate portion 73A formed of resin at the center of the side surface in the left-right direction Y, and the front-rear direction side surface of the main body portion 73B are attached. Similarly, it is formed by a support portion 73C having an L-shaped cross section formed of resin (the installation method will be described later).

  Thereby, since each support part 73C attached to the main-body part 73B of the attachment member 73 is formed in the same shape, the number of parts which comprise the attachment member 73 does not increase more than necessary.

  Moreover, since each support part 73C of the attachment member 73 is formed of resin, the weight of the attachment member 73 is reduced, and the impact due to the load from the second lifting platform 39 on which the oricon 31 is placed is reduced. The Further, since the side plate portion 73A of the attachment member 73 is also formed of resin, the main body portion of the attachment member 73 is disposed between the side portion 51b in the second lower portion 51A of each second bending frame 51 and the rechargeable battery 60. When the 73B is fitted, the main body 73B is prevented from being damaged by coming into contact with the side 51b or the power receiving battery 60.

The moving vehicle 1 is provided with a positioning device 81 that positions the elevators 38 and 39 at a predetermined level.
Each of these positioning devices 81 is formed with a locked portion 82A that is bent upward, and a bracket 82 that is erected from a corner portion that is adjacent to each of the vertical portions 41B and 51B on each of the lifting platforms 38 and 39, and The bracket 82 is attached to the bracket 82 so as to be freely rotatable, and is fixed to a guide roller 83 that sandwiches the vertical portions 41B and 51B from the front, rear, left and right at the upper and lower portions (a plurality of locations) and the upper portions of the vertical portions 41B and 51B. A locking device 85 having a swingable locking body 84 locked to the locking portion 82A is connected to the locking body 84 via a wire (not shown), and the locking body 84 is moved in the front-rear direction. The lever 86 provided on each first upper side portion 41C to be swung, and the first end frame 43 is provided in an inclined state between the outer side in the central portion of the first lifting platform 38 and the first end frame 43. Control the lifting speed of the lifting platform 38 The second damper device 87 is provided in an inclined state between the second end frame 53 and the outer side of the first damper device 87 and the second elevator frame 39, and controls the lifting speed of the second lifting platform 39. It consists of a damper device (not shown).

  Here, when positioning the lifts 38 and 39 by the positioning device 81, the lifts 38 and 39 are lifted (lifted) by hand to raise the locked portion 82A to the cam of the lock 84. The locking body 84 is rotated by acting on the surface. Then, by moving the locked portion 82A above the locking body 84, the locking body 84 is rotated and locked to the locked portion 82A from below. Thereby, each lifting platform 38, 39 is positioned at a predetermined level (height position).

  Further, when lowering the first lifting platform 38, the lever 86 provided on one first upper side portion 41C is rotated. Similarly, when lowering the second lifting platform 39, the other first By rotating the lever 86 provided on the upper side part 41C, each locking body 84 is rotated, and the locking with respect to the locked body 82A is released. As a result, the elevators 38 and 39 are lowered by their own weight while the speed is controlled by the damper devices.

The operation in the above embodiment will be described below.
First, when the article m stored in the storage container 4 is a liquor bottle or the like, that is, when the liquor oricon 31A is placed on each lifting platform 38, 39 of the mobile vehicle 1, FIGS. The description will be given with reference. Note that each compartment storage space 5 of the picking shelf 3 is preliminarily replenished with a storage container 4 in which an article m is stored using an automatic guided vehicle 8.

  Here, when the picking work of the article m is performed, the first lifting platform 38 in the first cart unit 32 is positioned at the upper limit position set by the positioning device 81, and in the first mounting unit 36 of the first cart unit 32. The upper space of the first lifting platform 38 is used as a placement place for the liquor oricon 31A (standard oricon 31B) for loading the articles m to be collected, and the first carriage portion 32 of the first carriage portion 32 has a first place. The lower space of the lift 38 is used as a place for placing the folded alcoholic Oricon 31A (standard Oricon 31B). In addition, the space above the second lifting platform 39 in the second mounting portion 37 of the second cart is used as a mounting location for mounting the liquor oricon 31A (standard oricon 31B) after collection.

  At the start of picking work, an operator who is in charge of collection (hereinafter referred to as a picking worker) first has a guide member 71 that regulates the width of the liquor oricon 31A provided on each of the elevators 38 and 39, and the liquor oricon 31A. The position of the stopper member 72 that regulates the depth of the first liquor is adjusted, and then one of the four folded liquor oricons 31A is taken out from the lower space of the first elevator 38 and assembled, and the assembled liquor oricon is assembled. 31A is placed on the first lifting platform 38.

  Specifically, the guide members 71 provided on both sides of the first lifting platform 38 and the second lifting platform 39 in the left-right direction Y are respectively set to the inward positions of the lifting platforms 38, 39, that is, the position for sake oricon (P1). The stopper member 72 disposed on the second lifting / lowering base 39 is fixed to the guide supporting base 66 by tightening the knob bolt 71B, and the stopper member 72 provided on the second lifting / lowering base 39 is positioned outwardly in the front-rear direction X (second lower portion). 51A (position on the front end 51a side), that is, the position for sake oricon (P1), and is fixed to the support base 67 by tightening the knob bolt 72B. Thereafter, one of the four folded liquor oricons 31 </ b> A is taken out from the lower space of the first elevator 38 and assembled and placed on the first elevator 38.

  As described above, each guide member 71 and each stopper member 72 are attached to the lifts 38 and 39 by the knob bolts 71B and 72B that can be manually tightened. Adjustment is possible, and therefore position adjustment is easily performed.

  Further, since each guide member 71 and each stopper member 72 (particularly the stopper 72) are fastened at two points by knob bolts 71B and 72B, for example, any one of the guide bolt 71B and each stopper member 72 has one knob bolt 71B. , 72B is dropped or lost, the width direction and depth of the Oricon 31 can be regulated without any problem.

  Then, the picking operation is started, and the location (in the compartment storage space 5 of the picking shelf 3 in which the goods m to be picked and the sorting destination (store etc.) are stored on the display unit of the cart side controller 63 provided in the mobile vehicle 1 ( The address N) of the compartment storage space 5 and the number of articles m to be picked are instructed, and the picking operator moves the moving vehicle 1 along the picking shelf 3 to the instructed location, and the instructed article m is picked into the picking shelf. 3, the bar code reader 65 reads the bar code of the article m, puts it into the liquor oricon 31A, and collects the article m. When the input of the designated number of articles m is completed, a work completion switch (not shown) provided in the cart side controller 63 is operated. As a result, the picking operation in the compartment storage space 5 at the instructed location ends, and the next picking instruction is displayed on the display unit of the cart side controller 63.

  After the above picking operation is repeated and desired order picking is performed on the liquor oricon 31A, or after the liquor oricon 31A is full, the second elevator 39 is positioned at the same height as the first elevator 38. The liquor oricon 31A on the first elevator 38 is moved to the guide member 71 via the idle roller 74 provided on the first elevator 38 and the idle roller 75 provided on the second elevator 39. Then, the second elevator 39 is moved down until it comes into contact with the stopper member 72 of the second elevator 39.

  Subsequently, one of the remaining three folded liquor oricons 31A is taken out from the lower space of the first elevator 38 and assembled, and the assembled liquor oricon 31A is placed on the first elevator 38, After the desired order picking is performed on the liquor oricon 31A by the picking operation described above, or after the liquor oricon 31A is full, the liquor oricon 31A on the first elevating platform 39 is transferred to the first elevating platform 38. It is moved along the guide member 71 to the upper part of the liquor oricon 31A placed on the second elevating table 39 via the idle roller 74 provided and the idle roller 75 provided on the second elevating table 39.

  Thereafter, one of the remaining two folded liquor oricons 31A is taken out from the lower space of the first elevator 38 and assembled, and the assembled liquor oricon 31A is placed on the first elevator 38, and the above-mentioned After the desired order picking is performed on the liquor oricon 31A by the picking operation, or after the liquor oricon 31A is full, the remaining one remaining in the lower space of the first lifting platform 38 is folded. The liquor oricon 31A is taken out, and the first lifting platform 38 on which the liquor oricon 31A is placed is lowered.

  Then, the remaining liquor oricon 31A taken out from the space below the first elevator 38 is assembled, and the assembled liquor oricon 31A is placed on the upper portion of the liquor oricon 31A placed on the first elevator 38. The desired order picking is performed on the sake Oricon 31A by the above-described picking operation.

In this manner, by picking up and down the first lifting platform 38 and the second lifting platform 39, it is possible to perform the picking work on the four liquor oricons 31A.
Next, when the article m stored in the storage container 4 is an article with a low height other than a liquor bottle, that is, when the standard Oricon 31B is placed on each of the elevators 38 and 39 of the mobile vehicle 1. Will be described with reference to FIGS. Note that each compartment storage space 5 of the picking shelf 3 is preliminarily replenished with a storage container 4 in which an article m is stored using an automatic guided vehicle 8.

  At the start of picking work, an operator who is in charge of collection first has a guide member 71 that regulates the width of the standard Oricon 31B provided on each of the elevators 38 and 39, and a stopper member 72 that regulates the depth of the standard Oricon 31B. In addition to adjusting the position, an attachment member 73 is provided on the upper part of the second lower part 51A of the second bending frame 51 of the second carriage unit 34, and then four standard oricons are folded from the lower space of the first lifting platform 38. One of 31B is taken out from the lower space of the first lifting platform 38 and assembled, and the assembled standard Oricon 31B is placed on the first lifting platform 38.

  Specifically, the guide members 71 provided on both sides of the first lifting platform 38 and the second lifting platform 39 in the left-right direction Y are respectively set to the outward positions of the lifting platforms 38, 39, that is, the standard oricon position (P2). It is arranged and fixed to the guide support base 66 by tightening the knob bolt 71B, and the stopper member 72 provided on the second lift base 39 is inward from the position for the sake oricon in the longitudinal direction X of the second lift base 39. It is arranged at the position, that is, the position for standard oricon (P2) and fixed to the support base 67 by tightening the knob bolt 72B, and one support part 73C is supported by the front end part 51a of the second lower part 51A, and the other support part The attachment member 73 is provided so that 73C is supported by the support body 58, and then four pieces are provided from the space below the first lifting platform 38. Assembled and taken out one of the standard Oricon 31B being folded and placed on the first lifting table 38.

  Here, since the attachment member 73 is formed in a shape that is bilaterally symmetric and has no front-rear direction when viewed from any direction, the second lower portion 51A of the second bending frame 51 of the second carriage portion 34 is formed. When attaching to the upper part, it is difficult to make a mistake in attaching, and positioning adjustment is not necessary, so that it does not take time to attach.

  Then, the picking operation is started, and the location (in the compartment storage space 5 of the picking shelf 3 in which the goods m to be picked and the sorting destination (store etc.) are stored on the display unit of the cart side controller 63 provided in the mobile vehicle 1 ( The address N) of the compartment storage space 5 and the number of articles m to be picked are instructed, and the picking operator moves the moving vehicle 1 along the picking shelf 3 to the instructed location, and the instructed article m is picked into the picking shelf. 3, the bar code reader 65 reads the barcode of the article m, puts it into the standard oricon 31B, and collects the article m. When the input of the designated number of articles m is completed, a work completion switch (not shown) provided in the cart side controller 63 is operated. As a result, the picking operation in the compartment storage space 5 at the instructed location ends, and the next picking instruction is displayed on the display unit of the cart side controller 63.

  After the above picking operation is repeated and the desired order picking is performed on the standard oricon 31B, or after the standard oricon 31B is full, the second elevator 39 is positioned at the same height as the first elevator 38. To the guide member 71 via the idle roller 74 provided on the first elevator 38 and the idle roller 75 provided on the second elevator 39. Then, the second elevator 39 is moved down until it comes into contact with the stopper member 72 of the second elevator 39.

  Subsequently, one of the remaining three folded standard Oricons 31B is taken out from the lower space of the first elevator 38 and assembled, and the assembled standard Oricon 31B is placed on the first elevator 38, After the desired order picking is performed on the standard ORICON 31B by the above-described picking operation, or after the standard ORICON 31B is full, the standard ORICON 31B on the first elevator 38 is changed to the first elevator 38. It moves along the guide member 71 to the upper part of the standard oricon 31B mounted on the second lifting / lowering table 39 through the idler roller 74 provided and the idler roller 75 provided on the second lifting / lowering table 39.

  At this time, the attachment member 73 is provided in the lower part of the second elevator 39, that is, the upper part of the second lower part 51A in the second bending frame 51 of the second carriage part 34, and the upper surface position of the first elevator 38 and the second 2 Since the upper surface position of the standard oricon 31B placed on the elevator 39 is the same height (substantially flush), the standard oricon 31B on the first elevator 38 is It is smoothly transferred onto the upper part of the standard Oricon 31B placed on the table 39.

  Thereafter, one of the remaining two folded standard ORICONs 31B is taken out from the lower space of the first lifting platform 38 and assembled, and the assembled standard ORICON 31B is placed on the first lifting platform 38. After the desired order picking is performed on the standard Oricon 31B by the picking operation performed, or after the standard Oricon 31B is full, the remaining one remaining in the lower space of the first lifting platform 38 is folded. The standard oricon 31B is taken out, and the first elevator 38 on which the standard oricon 31B is placed is lowered.

  Then, the remaining standard Oricon 31B taken out from the space below the first elevator 38 is assembled, and the assembled standard Oricon 31B is placed on the upper part of the standard Oricon 31B placed on the first elevator 38. The desired order picking is performed on the standard Oricon 31B by the above-described picking operation.

Thus, by picking up and down the first lift 38 and the second lift 39, the picking operation can be performed on the four standard Oricons 31B.
Then, while adjusting the positions of the guide member 71 and the stopper member 72 and attaching the attachment member 73 as necessary, the liquor oricon 31A or the standard oricon 31B is placed on the lifting platforms 38 and 39 of the transfer vehicle 1. The

  In addition, since the guide member 71 and the stopper member 72 are only attached to either the inside or the outside according to the Oricon 31, there is no mistake such as a wrong attachment position, and there is no need for fine positioning adjustment. It takes no time for installation.

  As described above, according to the embodiment, the guide member 71 and the stopper member 72 can regulate the movement of the liquor oricon 31A or the standard oricon 31B when it is raised and lowered, and can prevent an unstable situation. Further, the guide member 71 and the stopper By adjusting the position of the member 72 and attaching an attachment member 73 as necessary, it is possible to easily cope with the size of the oricon 31 to be placed. Oricons 31 having different sizes such as sake oricon 31A or standard oricon 31B can be placed.

  Moreover, according to the said embodiment, since each support part 73C of the attachment member 73 is formed with resin, the weight of the attachment member 73 is reduced in weight, and the 2nd raising / lowering stand 39 on which the Oricon 31 is mounted. The impact due to the load from can be reduced. Further, since the side plate portion 73A of the attachment member 73 is also formed of resin, the main body portion of the attachment member 73 is disposed between the side portion 51b in the second lower portion 51A of each second bending frame 51 and the rechargeable battery 60. When the 73B is fitted, the main body 73B can be prevented from being damaged by coming into contact with the side 51b or the power receiving battery 60.

  Moreover, according to the said embodiment, since each guide member 71 and each stopper member 72 are each attached to each raising / lowering base 38,39 by the knob bolt 71B, 72B which can be clamp | tightened manually, a tool is required. Therefore, it is possible to perform manual adjustment without performing the adjustment, and therefore it is possible to easily adjust the position.

  Further, according to the above embodiment, the attachment member 73 is provided at the lower part of the second lifting / lowering base 39, that is, the upper part of the second lower part 51 </ b> A of the second bending frame 51 of the second carriage part 34. Since the upper surface position of the base 38 and the upper surface position of the standard Oricon 31B placed on the second lifting / lowering base 39 are the same height (substantially flush), the standard on the first lifting / lowering base 38 The oricon 31B can be smoothly transferred to the upper part of the standard oricon 31B placed on the second lifting platform 39.

  In the above embodiment, the liquor oricon 31A and the standard oricon 31B can be placed on the lifts 38 and 39, but the mounting position of the guide member 71 on the guide support base 66 and the support base 67 By increasing the mounting position of the stopper member 72, oricons 31 other than the liquor oricon 31A and the standard oricon 31B, that is, plural kinds of oricons 31 having different sizes can be placed.

  In the above-described embodiment, each guide member 71 and each stopper member 72 are attached to each lifting platform 38, 39 by detachable knob bolts 71B, 72B. However, the present invention is not limited to this. A guide rail is provided in the left-right direction Y on the guide support base 66 that supports the member 71, and a guide rail is provided on the side surface of the support base 67 that supports the stopper member 72, and each guide member 71 and each stopper member 72 are attached. May be.

  As a result, the guide member 71 is movable in the left-right direction Y, and the stopper member 72 is movable in the front-rear direction X. Therefore, the guide member 71 can easily correspond to the size of the oricon 31 to be placed. A plurality of types of oricons 31 having different lengths can be placed.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, when attaching each guide member 71 and each stopper member 72, knob bolt 71B, 72B was used, However, it is not restricted to this, Manual adjustment is not required but a tool Any member can be used.

  In the above-described embodiment, the automatic guided vehicle 8 is used as the replenishing means. However, the automatic guided vehicle 8 is not limited to the automatic guided vehicle 8, and a separate crane is provided in place of the automatic guided vehicle 8 and stored by this crane. The container 4 can be refilled. Further, the storage container 4 can be directly replenished by the crane 23 of the replenishment warehouse 11. At this time, the traveling path of the crane 23 is set so that it can move along the inside of the picking shelf 3.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the fluid shelf is used as the picking shelf 3, the general shelf to which the storage container 4 which accommodated the goods m does not move can also be used. At this time, the picking operator removes the top storage container 4 and then moves the next storage container 4 forward. In addition, a pair of flow shelves as picking shelves 3 are arranged in opposite directions so that the inside faces each other, and a ceiling rail 9 is arranged between them, but the flow shelves are arranged in the same direction, and inside each flow shelf The ceiling rail 9 may be arranged.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the automatic warehouse which provided the storage shelf 21 which can be mounted for every storage container 4 as the replenishment warehouse 11 is provided, in the state which mounted the several storage container 4 on the pallet, ie, It is good also as an automatic warehouse which has the storage shelf which can be mounted per pallet. At this time, a robot that can transfer the storage containers 4 from the pallet to the unloading device 25 one by one is required. Further, instead of the replenishment warehouse 11, a storage shelf may be provided in the space above the picking shelf 3 to store the storage container 4.

It is a schematic arrangement drawing of the picking equipment which uses the mobile trolley | bogie in embodiment of this invention. It is a partial front view of the picking equipment. It is a principal part perspective view of the picking equipment. It is a cross-sectional top view of the mobile vehicle of the picking equipment. It is a side view at the time of mounting the liquor oricon of the moving vehicle of the picking equipment. It is a front view at the time of the liquor Oricon mounting of the moving vehicle of the picking equipment. It is a top view at the time of liquor Oricon mounting of the lifting platform of the moving vehicle of the picking equipment. It is a cross-sectional rear view at the time of the liquor Oricon mounting of the lifting platform of the moving vehicle of the picking equipment. It is a side view at the time of standard Oricon mounting of the mobile vehicle of the picking equipment. It is a front view at the time of standard Oricon mounting of the moving vehicle of the picking equipment. It is a top view at the time of standard Oricon mounting of the lifting platform of the moving vehicle of the picking equipment. It is a top view at the time of mounting the attachment member of the 2nd lifting platform of the moving vehicle of the picking equipment. It is a cross-sectional side view at the time of mounting the attachment member of the 2nd lifting platform of the moving vehicle of the picking equipment. It is a cross-sectional rear view at the time of mounting the attachment member of the 2nd lifting platform of the moving vehicle of the picking equipment.

Explanation of symbols

1 Mobile vehicle (mobile cart)
31 Oricon (container)
31A Sake Oricon (container)
31B Standard Oricon (container)
36 1st mounting part (mounting part)
37 Second Placement Unit (Placement Unit)
38 First elevator (elevator)
39 Second elevator (elevator)
71 Guide member (first regulating member)
72 Stopper member (second regulating member)
73 Attachment member (height adjustment member)

Claims (6)

It is a movable carriage provided with a placing part on which a plurality of types of containers having different sizes can be placed before and after the vehicle body, and each of these placing parts is provided with a lifting platform that can be raised and lowered,
A first regulating member that regulates movement of the container in a direction orthogonal to the pulling-out direction of the container is detachably or movably provided on each lifting platform, and any one of the lifting platforms has A second restricting member for restricting movement of the container in the pull-out direction is detachably or movably provided;
The moving carriage characterized in that the position of the first restricting member and the position of the second restricting member are adjusted according to the container placed on the lifting platform. Below the lifting platform provided with the second regulating member, a height adjusting member for raising the predetermined containers when stacking the predetermined containers on the lifting platform is detachably provided,
The movable carriage according to claim 1, wherein the height adjustment member is attached or detached according to the container placed on the lifting platform. The movable carriage according to claim 2, wherein the height adjusting member is formed of a resin at a portion in contact with the vehicle body and the lifting platform. The said 1st control member and the said 2nd control member are respectively attached to the said raising / lowering stand with the some fastener which can be fastened manually. The mobile trolley as described in the item. It is a movable carriage provided with a placing part on which a plurality of types of containers having different sizes can be placed before and after the vehicle body, and each of these placing parts is provided with a lifting platform that can be raised and lowered,
When transferring the container from one lifting platform to the other lifting platform, the height at which the predetermined containers are raised when the predetermined containers are stacked on the lifting platform below the other lifting platform. An adjustment member is detachably provided,
The moving carriage is characterized in that the height adjusting member is attached or removed in accordance with the container placed on the lifting platform. The movable carriage according to claim 5, wherein the height adjusting member is formed of a resin at a portion that contacts the vehicle body and the lifting platform.

Images