JP2007186305A - Mobile shelf device for conveying article - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To ensure a passage without increasing length of the left and right sides of the whole mobile shelf device to use an inside space of a warehouse effectively. <P>SOLUTION: Lateral width of a mobile shelf 7c constituted by a roller conveyor 10 having a gently inclined conveyance face is set to be smaller than dimension on the left and right sides of an article 12, and clearances 13 formed between support columns 3 on the left and right sides and both side ends of the mobile shelf 7c are blocked by a plate-like member 14 positioned below the conveyance face to form the passages R facing the forward and backward directions. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an article transporting fluid shelf apparatus for transporting an article or a pallet on which an article is placed from one side to the other side in a warehouse or a distribution facility, and in particular, a roller with a gently inclined transport surface. The present invention relates to a flow shelf device for transporting articles on a flow shelf formed of a conveyor so that the article or a pallet on which the article is placed is transported downward by its own weight (gravity).

  This type of fluidized shelf device for conveying articles by its own weight is described in, for example, Patent Documents 1 to 3, and is well known.

Japanese Patent No. 2864350 JP-A-8-113326 JP-A-10-53309

  Since the flow shelf device for conveying goods by its own weight does not use power, it is basically maintenance-free after installation. That is, it is common to perform almost no maintenance after confirming that the article moves straight by adjusting the inclination of the roller conveyor at the time of installation.

  For this reason, even in the conventional article-conveying fluid shelf apparatus described in Patent Documents 1 to 3, there is no passage in the vicinity of the roller conveyor that the worker can walk. If such a passage is not provided, when maintenance becomes necessary, it becomes difficult to go to that place when the work becomes difficult or when the article stops on the support post during transportation. It is very difficult and dangerous.

  In order to deal with this problem, for example, the size between the left and right struts supporting the roller conveyor is increased, and a passage is provided on the side of the roller conveyor, or a single fluid shelf device is separated in the left-right direction. However, if a passage is provided between the opposing surfaces, the left and right length of the entire fluid shelf device is increased by the amount of the passage, and the internal space such as a warehouse cannot be used effectively.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and it is possible to secure a passage without increasing the lateral length of the entire fluid shelf device, and to effectively use an internal space such as a warehouse. An object of the present invention is to provide a flow shelf device for conveying articles which can be made.

In order to achieve the above-described object, a fluid shelf device for conveying goods according to claim 1 of the present invention is provided.
By connecting a plurality of support columns erected at predetermined intervals in the front-rear and left-right directions, a shelf frame is formed, facing the front-rear direction between the opposing surfaces of the support columns arranged in the left-right direction, and transporting Flow shelves composed of conveyors whose surfaces are gently inclined forward and downward are provided so as to be adjacent to each other in the left-right direction, and articles carried in the rear ends of the respective flow shelves or pallets on which articles are placed are arranged at the front ends of the flow shelves. In an article transporting fluid shelf device that is made to flow by its own weight and transport,
A plate shape in which the lateral width of the fluid shelf is smaller than the left and right dimensions of the article or pallet, and a gap formed between the left and right columns and one side end of the fluid shelf is positioned below the transport surface. It is characterized in that a passage which faces in the front-rear direction is formed when the article or pallet is not flowed by being blocked by the member.
According to this feature, since the passage is formed on one side of the flow shelves of each stage, the maintenance work of the conveyor, the recovery work when the article or pallet stops in the middle of conveyance, etc. can be easily performed. And can be done safely.
Also, the lateral width of the fluid shelf is made smaller than the left and right dimensions of the article or pallet, and a passage is secured in the gap between the left and right columns and one side end of the fluid shelf, so the lateral length of the entire fluid shelf device is increased. There is no need. Therefore, an internal space such as a warehouse can be used effectively, and the storage efficiency of articles is improved.

The fluid shelf apparatus according to claim 2 of the present invention is the fluid shelf apparatus according to claim 1,
The flow shelf is placed in the center between the left and right support columns, and the gaps on both sides formed between the left and right support columns and the opposite ends of the flow shelf are closed by plate members, allowing passage to the left and right sides of the flow shelf. It is characterized in that it is formed.
According to this feature, the passages are formed on the left and right sides of the flow shelf, so that the maintenance work when the left and right width of the conveyor constituting the flow shelf is large, the recovery work when the article stops, etc. This can be easily done by selecting the passage.

The fluid shelf device according to claim 3 of the present invention is
By connecting a plurality of support columns erected at predetermined intervals in the front-rear and left-right directions, a shelf frame is formed, facing the front-rear direction between the opposing surfaces of the support columns arranged in the left-right direction, and transporting Flow shelves composed of conveyors whose surfaces are gently inclined forward and downward are provided so as to be adjacent to each other in the left-right direction, and articles carried in the rear end of each flow shelf or pallets on which articles are placed are arranged at the front end of the flow shelf. In an article transporting fluid shelf device that is made to flow by its own weight and transport,
The conveyor in the flow shelf is composed of a pair of short conveyors facing each other, and a central gap formed between the opposed surfaces of the left and right short conveyors is positioned below the conveying surface. By closing with a plate-like member, a passage that faces in the front-rear direction when the article or pallet is not flowing is formed.
According to this feature, as in the first aspect, the maintenance work of the conveyor, the recovery work when the article is stopped, etc. can be easily and safely performed using the central passage, and the entire fluid shelf device Since the left and right lengths of the storage space do not increase, the internal space of a warehouse or the like can be used effectively.
Further, since the passage is formed at the center of the fluid shelf, it is easy to perform maintenance work, recovery work, etc., even if the lateral width of the fluid shelf is large.

A fluidized shelf device according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the fluidized shelf device according to any one of the first to third aspects,
The plate-like member and the passage formed thereby are characterized by being parallel to the transport surface.
According to this feature, at any position in the front-rear direction, the passage is parallel to the gently inclined conveying surface and is not greatly separated from the flow shelf, so that maintenance and recovery operations are easier. .

A fluid shelf device according to claim 5 of the present invention is the fluid shelf device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The plate-like member is characterized by being connected in the front-rear direction with the same span between the front and rear support columns.
According to this feature, the passages can be formed by fixing the front and rear ends of the plurality of plate-like members to the front and rear columns, so that the passages can be formed firmly and easily.

The fluid shelf device according to claim 6 of the present invention is the fluid shelf device according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
The opposing surfaces of the left and right support columns arranged in the front-rear direction are connected to each other by a horizontal gutter, and a fluid shelf and a plate-like member are placed on a plurality of front and rear gutters.
According to this feature, the horizontal bar is shared for the installation of the conveyor and the plate-like member constituting the fluidized shelf, so the number of parts is reduced and the plate-like member is stretched over the horizontal bar and fixed. By simply doing, the passage can be easily formed.

A fluid shelf device according to claim 7 of the present invention is the fluid shelf device according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
The lateral width of the predetermined range of the front and rear end portions in the flow shelf is characterized in that the left and right dimensions of the article or pallet are substantially equal.
According to this feature, since the entire lower surface of the article or pallet is supported by the transport surface of the fluid shelf at the front and rear end portions of the fluid shelf, the transport resistance is reduced, and the upper and lower loading parts are respectively The flow of the article or pallet becomes smooth.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a side view showing a first embodiment of a flow shelf device for conveying articles (hereinafter abbreviated as a flow shelf device) according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view, and FIG. 3 is a flow shelf. FIG. 4 is an enlarged view taken along the line IV-IV in FIG. 3.

  The shelf frame 2 of the fluidized shelf device 1 has a plurality of support columns 3 standing on the floor at predetermined intervals in the front-rear direction (hereinafter, the direction will be described with the right side in FIG. 1 as the front) and the left-right direction. A horizontal rod 4 and an inclined rod 5 that connect the opposing surfaces of the columns 3 adjacent to each other, and a horizontal rod 6 that connects the opposing surfaces of the columns 3 adjacent to each other to the left and right at regular intervals. It is made up of.

  Each upper and lower horizontal bar 6 also serves as a support bar for supporting roller conveyors 8, 9, 10 and a plate-like member 14 to be described later, and the mounting height of the horizontal bar 6 in each step in the front-rear direction is set forward. By lowering gradually, the line connecting the upper surfaces is attached so as to be gently inclined forward and downward. In addition, a plurality of upper and lower flow shelves 7 facing in the front-rear direction are mounted on the horizontal bar 6 between the support columns 3 facing left and right in the shelf frame 2 so as to be adjacent to each other at the same height in the left-right direction. ing.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the flow shelves 7 at each stage are composed of a carry-in roller conveyor 8 at the rear end, a carry-out roller conveyor 9 at the lower end, and a roller conveyer 10 for conveying between the roller conveyors 8, 9. Each roller conveyor 8, 9, 10 is fixed to the upper surface of each reed 6 so that the conveying surface F on the upper surface is gently inclined forward and downward.

  The left and right widths of the flow shelves 7 a and 7 b formed by the carry-in roller conveyor 8 and the carry-out conveyor 9 are substantially equal to the left and right dimensions of the pallet 11 and the article 12 placed thereon. Further, a space S in which a stacker crane (not shown) can be moved up and down is formed at the center of the rear end portion of the carry-in roller conveyor 8 and the front end portion of the carry-out roller conveyor 9, and the pallet 11 on which the article 12 is placed is carried in and out. As easy as it is.

  The horizontal width of the intermediate flow shelves 7c except for the front and rear flow shelves 7a and 7b formed by the carry-in roller conveyor 8 and the carry-out roller conveyor 9, that is, the horizontal width of the transfer roller conveyor 10 is as follows. By arranging the roller conveyor 10 for conveyance at the center between the left and right support columns 3 and 3, the required size is small. Clearances 13 and 13 having the same dimensions are formed.

  The left and right gaps 13 are parallel to the lower side of the conveying surface F of the roller conveyors 8, 9, 10, and are made of a plurality of iron plates having the same span (front-rear dimension) as the distance between the front and rear columns 3. It is closed by the plate member 14. That is, the front and rear ends of a plurality of front and rear plate-like members 14 are connected in the front-rear direction by fixing them with screws or the like on the upper surface of the horizontal rail 6 on which the roller conveyors 8, 9, 10 are mounted. .

  15 and 15 are vertical guide roller groups provided on both the left and right sides of the front end portion of the conveying roller conveyor 10, and are slightly laterally shifted by gradually reducing the dimension between the facing surfaces toward the front. The article 12 that has been transported in this manner is positioned approximately in the center and transferred to the carry-out roller conveyor 9.

  When the gap 13 is formed on both sides of the fluid flow shelf 7c in the middle portion as in the first embodiment and the gap 13 is closed by the plate-like member 14, the pallet 11 is not flowing with the article 12, or When the pallet 11 and the article 12 are stopped by being caught on the support column 3 on the upstream side, the left and right plate-like members 14 form a passage R on which an operator can walk. Therefore, using either the left or right passage R, the maintenance work of the conveying roller conveyor 10, the restoration work of the stopped article 12, and the like can be easily and safely performed.

  Further, since the lateral width of the intermediate fluid shelf 7c is made smaller than the horizontal dimension of the pallet 11 and the passage R is secured in the gap 13 between the left and right support columns 3 and both side ends of the fluid shelf 7c, the fluid shelf device 1 There is no need to increase the overall lateral length. Therefore, an internal space such as a warehouse can be used effectively, and the storage efficiency of the article 12 is improved.

  Furthermore, when the passage R is formed on both sides of the intermediate flow shelf 7c, the left and right passages R are selected and used even if the width of the conveying roller conveyor 10 constituting the flow shelf 7c is large. Thus, maintenance work, recovery work, etc. can be performed easily and safely.

  FIG. 5 shows a second embodiment of the present invention, in which a gap 13 is formed only on one side, for example, the right side (or left side) of the intermediate flow shelf 7c. The passage R is formed only on one side. Even if it does in this way, while there can exist the same effect as the above, there exists an advantage which can make the lateral width of the roller conveyor 10 for conveyance larger than the said 1st Example.

  FIG. 6 shows a third embodiment of the present invention. Each roller arranged in the front-rear direction of the conveying roller conveyor 10 is composed of a pair of short rollers 16 and 16 facing each other, The central gap 17 formed between the opposing surfaces is closed by the plate-like member 14 located below the conveying surface F, so that the passage R is formed on the upper surface, as in the above embodiment. It is a thing.

  Also in the third embodiment, similarly to the above-described embodiment, using the central passage R, the maintenance work of the transport roller conveyor 10, the restoration work of the stopped article 12 and the like are easily and safely performed. be able to. In addition, since the passage R is formed in the center, maintenance work and recovery work can be easily performed even if the width of the conveying roller conveyor 10 is large.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to these embodiments, and modifications and additions within the scope of the present invention are included in the present invention. It is.

  For example, in the above embodiment, the article 12 is placed and transported on the pallet 11, but the article 12 is transported on the roller conveyors 8, 9, 10 directly without using the pallet 11. Can also be applied.

  In the above embodiment, the plate-like member 14 is provided so as to be inclined parallel to the gently inclined conveyance surface. However, the plate-like member 14 is fixed to the plate-like member by providing a horizontal reed separately. However, a horizontal passage may be formed.

  Moreover, in the said Example, although the roller conveyor was applied as an example of the conveyor which comprises the flow shelf 7, a belt conveyor, another conveyor, etc. may be applied.

    Moreover, in the said Example, although the plate-shaped member 14 which comprises the channel | path R was comprised with the board | plate material which consists of an iron plate, a plate-like member is not only the board | plate material which obstruct | occludes the gap | intervals 13 and 17 but walking. If possible, a slit or the like may be formed, or a grating or the like may be used.

It is a side view which shows the 1st Example of the fluid shelf apparatus for goods conveyance of this invention. It is also a front view. Similarly, it is a top view of a fluid shelf device alone. FIG. 4 is an enlarged arrow view taken along line IV-IV in FIG. 3. FIG. 5 is an arrow view of the same portion as FIG. 4 showing a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a view similar to FIG. 4 showing the third embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Article conveyance flow shelf apparatus 2 Shelf frame 3 Support | pillar 4 Horizontal eaves 5 Inclined eaves 6 Horizontal eaves 7 Flow shelf 7a Front flow shelf 7b Rear flow shelf 7c Intermediate flow shelf 8 Loading roller conveyor 9 Unloading roller conveyor DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Conveyor roller conveyor 11 Pallet 12 Article 13 Gap 14 Plate-like member 15 Guide roller group 16 Short roller (short conveyor)
17 Clearance F Transport surface S Space R Path

Claims (7)

By connecting a plurality of support columns erected at predetermined intervals in the front-rear and left-right directions, a shelf frame is formed, facing the front-rear direction between the opposing surfaces of the support columns arranged in the left-right direction, and transporting Flow shelves composed of conveyors whose surfaces are gently inclined forward and downward are provided so as to be adjacent to each other in the left-right direction, and articles carried in the rear ends of the respective flow shelves or pallets on which articles are placed are arranged at the front ends of the flow shelves. In an article transporting fluid shelf device that is made to flow by its own weight and transport,
A plate shape in which the lateral width of the fluid shelf is smaller than the left and right dimensions of the article or pallet, and a gap formed between the left and right columns and one side end of the fluid shelf is positioned below the transport surface. A flow shelf device for conveying articles, wherein a passage facing in the front-rear direction is formed when the article or pallet is not flowed by being closed by a member.   The flow shelf is placed in the center between the left and right support columns, and the gaps on both sides formed between the left and right support columns and the opposite ends of the flow shelf are closed by plate members, allowing passage to the left and right sides of the flow shelf. The article transport shelf device according to claim 1, wherein: is formed. By connecting a plurality of support columns erected at predetermined intervals in the front-rear and left-right directions, a shelf frame is formed, facing the front-rear direction between the opposing surfaces of the support columns arranged in the left-right direction, and transporting Flow shelves composed of conveyors whose surfaces are gently inclined forward and downward are provided so as to be adjacent to each other in the left-right direction, and articles carried in the rear end of each flow shelf or pallets on which articles are placed are arranged at the front end of the flow shelf. In an article transporting fluid shelf device that is made to flow by its own weight and transport,
The conveyor in the flow shelf is composed of a pair of short conveyors facing each other, and a central gap formed between the opposed surfaces of the left and right short conveyors is positioned below the conveying surface. A flow shelf device for conveying articles, wherein a passage facing in the front-rear direction is formed when the article or pallet is not flowed by being closed by a plate-like member.   The flow shelf device for article conveyance according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the plate-like member and the passage formed thereby are parallel to the conveyance surface.   The flow shelf device for conveying articles according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the plate-like members are connected in the front-rear direction with the same span between the front and rear support columns.   The flow for conveying an article according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the opposing surfaces of the left and right support columns arranged in the front-rear direction are connected to each other by a horizontal gutter, and a flow shelf and a plate-like member are mounted on a plurality of front and rear gutters. Shelf equipment.   The flow shelf device for conveying articles according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the lateral width of the predetermined range of the front and rear ends of the flow shelf is substantially equal to the left and right dimensions of the articles or pallets.

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