JP2010247933A - Automatic storage shelf device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simplify the structure of an unlock mechanism by a structure in which a plurality of pallets arranged on shelf members can be pulled out/put in horizontally frontward/backward, a pallet at an optional position is pulled out/put in by a vertical movement of an elevator member, a movement of a moving member of a pulling out/putting in mechanism, and an engagement operation of an engagement member under control of a control part, lock mechanisms are provided between the pallets and the shelf members, and unlock mechanisms for unlocking the lock mechanisms in conjunction with the engagement operation are provided. <P>SOLUTION: The automatic storage shelf device includes a plurality of pallets P arranged on the shelf members 2 to be pulled out/put in horizontally frontward/backward, an elevator member 4 provided on the pulling out/putting in side of the shelf frame member 1 movably in the vertical direction by an elevator mechanism 5, a pulling out/putting in mechanism 6 including a moving member 8 having an engagement member 7 engaging with the pallet and a movement mechanism 9 for moving the moving member in horizontally frontward/backward, and a control part 10 for controlling the elevator member and the pulling out/putting in mechanism. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an automatic storage shelf device used when, for example, materials such as steel materials and sheet materials, and products such as molds and jigs are vertically stacked.

  Conventionally, as this type of automatic storage shelf device, a shelf frame member composed of a plurality of shelves arranged in multiple upper and lower stages, and a plurality of shelves arranged so as to be able to be put in and out of the plurality of shelves in the horizontal front-rear direction. A pallet, an elevating member provided to be movable up and down by an elevating mechanism on the loading and unloading side of the shelf frame member, a moving member having an engaging member that can be engaged with the pallet, and a moving member 2. Description of the Related Art There is known a structure including a loading / unloading mechanism including a moving mechanism that moves in a direction, and a control unit that can control the lifting member and the loading / unloading mechanism.

Japanese Patent No. 3540439

  However, in the case of this conventional structure, the structure is designed to prevent the pallet from falling even if an earthquake or the like occurs while the pallet is stored on the shelf material. The structure is operated with a drive source, and thus has a disadvantage that the structure is likely to be complicated.

  The present invention aims to solve such inconveniences, and among the present invention, the invention according to claim 1 is a shelf frame member comprising a plurality of shelf members arranged in multiple upper and lower stages, A plurality of pallets arranged so as to be able to be inserted into and removed from the plurality of shelves in the horizontal and front-rear direction, a lifting member provided on the loading and unloading side of the shelf frame member by a lifting mechanism, and provided on the lifting member A moving member having an engaging member engageable with the pallet, a moving mechanism for moving the moving member in the horizontal front-rear direction, and a controller capable of controlling the lifting member and the moving mechanism. A locking mechanism is provided between each pallet and the shelf material, and a release mechanism is provided that can release the locking mechanism in conjunction with the engaging operation of the engaging member with the pallet. Self-characteristic In the storage rack system.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, as the lock mechanism, a lock pin is provided in each pallet so as to be movable, and a plurality of locking holes into which the lock pin can be fitted and removed are provided in the shelf material. An insertion spring for inserting the pin into the engaging hole is provided, and the invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that the lock pin is attached to each pallet as the release mechanism. An interlocking member for pulling out the locking hole is provided, and an operating member for pulling out the interlocking member by the engaging operation of the engaging member with respect to the pallet is provided on the moving member. Further, in the invention according to claim 4, the middle part of the interlocking member is pivotally attached by a fulcrum shaft, one end of the interlocking member is connected to the lock pin and the other A cam part is formed at the end, and the operating member is The engaging operation of the engaging member relative to the serial pallet is characterized in that formed by providing a motion converting surface for pulling out turning operation of the interlocking member.

  Further, the invention according to claim 5 is characterized in that the motion conversion surface is formed on a cam inclined surface that causes the interlocking member to be pulled out and rotated by the close engagement operation of the engaging member with respect to the pallet. According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the motion conversion surface is formed on a cam inclined surface that causes the interlocking member to be pulled out and rotated by a rising engagement operation of the engagement member with respect to the pallet. According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, the motion conversion surface is configured such that the interlocking member is removed by an approach engagement operation and a rising engagement operation of the engagement member with respect to the pallet. It is formed in the cam slope to rotate.

  As described above, in the invention according to claim 1, the present invention has a plurality of pallets arranged in a plurality of shelves arranged in multiple stages on the shelf frame member so as to be able to be put in and out in the horizontal front-rear direction. By controlling the operation of the control unit, the pallet at an arbitrary position can be taken in and out by the raising and lowering operation of the raising and lowering member, the movement of the moving member of the loading and unloading mechanism, and the engagement operation of the engaging member. A locking mechanism is provided between the shelf and a release mechanism that can release the locking mechanism in conjunction with the engagement operation of the engagement member with the pallet. The pallet is fixed to the shelf by the locking mechanism. Even if an earthquake or the like occurs, the pallet can be prevented from falling, and the release mechanism can release the fixation between the pallet and the shelf material. Of association with the engaging operation can be performed separately, not a release mechanism that require special driving source, it is possible to simplify the structure of the release mechanism.

  Further, in the invention of claim 2, as the lock mechanism, a lock pin is provided on each pallet so as to be movable, and a plurality of locking holes into which the lock pin can be fitted and removed are provided on the shelf. 4. A fitting spring for fitting the lock pin into the locking hole is provided, so that the pallet and the shelf can be reliably fixed by fitting the lock pin and the locking hole. In this invention, as the release mechanism, an interlocking member for removing the locking pin from the locking hole is provided on each pallet, and the engaging member is engaged with the pallet on the moving member. Since the actuating member for pulling out the interlocking member by the operation is provided, the lock pin can be pulled out from the locking hole through the interlocking member by the actuating member, and the engagement member is engaged. Lock mechanism linked with joint action In the invention according to claim 4, the middle part of the interlocking member is pivotally mounted by a fulcrum shaft, and one end of the interlocking member is connected to the end part of the interlocking member. Since the cam portion is formed at the other end portion while being connected to the lock pin, the motion member is provided with a motion conversion surface for pulling out and rotating the interlocking member by the engaging operation of the engaging member with the pallet. The interlocking member can be reliably pulled out and turned by the sliding action between the cam portion and the motion conversion surface, and the release operation can be performed reliably.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the motion conversion surface is formed on a cam inclined surface that causes the interlocking member to be pulled out and rotated by the close engagement operation of the engaging member with respect to the pallet. Of the engagement operations consisting of the approach advance operation and the ascending engagement operation, the cam surface is slidably contacted with the cam portion only by the approach advance operation, and the interlocking member can be pulled out and rotated around the fulcrum shaft. In the invention according to claim 6, the motion conversion surface is pulled out of the interlocking member by the ascending engagement operation of the engaging member with respect to the pallet. Since it is formed on the cam slope to be moved, the cam surface is slidably contacted with the cam portion only by the rising engagement operation out of the engaging forward movement operation and the rising engagement operation. Pull out around the axis In the invention according to claim 7, the motion conversion surface is provided with an approach engagement operation and a lifting mechanism of the engagement member with respect to the pallet. Since the cam member is formed on the slope of the cam that causes the interlocking member to be pulled out and rotated by the combined operation, the cam surface is brought into sliding contact with the cam portion by the combined engaging operation including the approaching advance operation and the ascending engagement operation. The member can be removed and rotated around the fulcrum shaft, and the structure can be simplified.

1 is an overall front view of a first embodiment of the present invention. 1 is an overall side view of a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a partial front sectional view of the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a partial cross-sectional view of the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a partial side view of the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a partial side view of the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a partial plane sectional view of the example of the 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is a partial plane sectional view of the example of the 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is a fragmentary sectional side view of the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a partial expanded plane sectional view of the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a partial expanded plan sectional view of the second embodiment of the present invention. It is a partial expanded plan sectional view of the third embodiment of the present invention. It is a partial expanded plane sectional view of the 4th example of an embodiment of the invention. It is a partial expanded side sectional view of the 4th example of an embodiment of the invention.

  1 to 14 show an embodiment of the present invention, FIGS. 1 to 10 show a first embodiment, FIG. 11 shows a second embodiment, FIG. 12 shows a third embodiment, and FIGS. It is four example forms.

  In the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 10, reference numeral 1 denotes a shelf frame member, which is arranged in a plurality of upper and lower stages, in this case, a plurality of, in this case, nine shelf members 2. 3, and a plurality of shelves 2... Are arranged in a horizontal anteroposterior direction so that a plurality of, in this case, nine pallets P can be stacked.

  Reference numeral 4 denotes an elevating member, which is provided on the loading / unloading side of the shelf frame member 1 so as to be movable up and down by an elevating mechanism 5.

  Reference numeral 6 denotes a loading / unloading mechanism, which includes a moving member 8 having an engaging member 7 that can be engaged with the pallet P, and a moving mechanism 9 that moves the moving member 8 in the horizontal front-rear direction. Has been.

  A control unit 10 includes a CPU control circuit capable of controlling the elevating member 4 and the loading / unloading mechanism 6.

  In this case, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the elevating mechanism 5 has a drive shaft 5a provided horizontally on the shelf frame member 1 and a pair of left and right driven shafts 5b and 5b provided horizontally on the shelf frame member 1. The member 1 is provided with an elevating motor 5c for rotating the drive shaft 5a forward and backward, and the elevating member 4 is provided so as to be movable up and down by a guide rail 5d on the loading / unloading side of the shelf frame member 1 and guide rolls 5e and 5e on the elevating member 4 side. The left and right end portions of the drive shaft 5a and the driven shafts 5b and 5b are provided with sprockets 5f, and a pair of left and right chains 5g and 5g are hung between the upper and lower sprockets 5f Each part is connected to the engaging member 7, and the elevating member 4 is moved up and down by forward and reverse rotation of the elevating motor 5c.

  Further, in this case, as shown in FIGS. 2, 3, and 4, the take-out mechanism 6 moves the moving member 8 having the engaging member 7 to the elevating member 4 horizontally by the guide rail 6a and the pair of guide rolls 6b and 6b. The drive shaft 6c is provided horizontally on the moving member 8, and a moving motor 6d for rotating the drive shaft 6c forward and backward is provided on the moving member 8. The elevating member 4 is provided with guide chains 6e and 6e. Sprockets 6f and 6f that are fixed along the moving direction and engageable with the guide chains 6e and 6e are attached to the drive shaft 6c, and the moving member 8 having the engaging member 7 is rotated by forward and reverse rotation of the moving motor 6d. It is configured to move in the horizontal front-rear direction, which is the insertion / extraction direction.

  Further, in this case, the engaging member 7 is projected in a hook shape upward on the pallet P side of the moving member 8, and an engaging / disengaging hole portion K that can be engaged with and disengaged from the engaging member 7 is formed on each pallet P. In this case, in the state where the engaging member 7 is moved to the pallet P by the moving member 8 as shown in FIGS. The elevating mechanism 5 slightly raises the engaging member 7 through the elevating member 4 to engage the engaging member 7 with the engagement / disengagement hole portion K, and the front portion on the loading / unloading side of the pallet P is floated from the shelf 2. The pallet P is supported in a cantilever state by wheels F provided only at the rear part of the pallet P, the moving member 8 is moved in the front-rear direction, and the pallet P is moved by the engagement between the engaging member 7 and the engaging / disengaging hole K. Moved in and out and stored in pallet P on shelf 2 Then, the elevating member 4 is lowered, the engaging member 7 is lowered to the original position, and the engaging member 7 is released from the engagement / disengagement hole K to release the engagement, whereby the pallet P is placed on the shelf 2. It is configured to be placed.

  Reference numeral 11 denotes a lock mechanism, and reference numeral 12 denotes a release mechanism. The lock mechanism 11 is provided between the pallets P and the shelves 2... The lock mechanism 11 can be released in conjunction with the engagement operation of the engagement member 7.

  In this case, as the lock mechanism 11, a lock pin 13 is movably provided on each pallet P, and a plurality of locking hole portions 14 in which the lock pin 13 can be inserted and removed from the shelf material 2,. Since the number of pallets P is nine, nine are provided, and a fitting spring 15 for fitting the lock pin 13 into the locking hole portion 14 is provided. In this case, the pallet P is used as the release mechanism 11. An interlocking member 16 for pulling out the lock pin 13 with respect to the locking hole portion 14 is provided, and an actuating member 17 for pulling out the interlocking member 16 by engaging the pallet P with the moving member 8 is provided. Further, in this case, the middle part of the interlocking member 16 is pivotally mounted by the fulcrum shaft 18, and the lock pin side pin 13a and the sliding groove 16a on the interlocking member 16 side are fitted to each other. Interlocking member 1 One end portion of the engaging member 7 is connected to the lock pin 13, and an arcuate cam portion Q is formed at the other end portion of the interlocking member 16, and the engaging member 7 is engaged with the pallet at the distal end portion of the operating member 17. Thus, a motion conversion surface M is provided to allow the interlocking member 16 to be pulled out and rotated by sliding contact with the cam portion Q.

Thus, as shown in FIG. 10, the operating member 17 moves forward and forward through the escape portion P ₁ by the engaging operation of the engaging member 7 with the pallet and comes into contact with the cam portion Q of the interlocking member 17, and further operating member 17. The lock pin 13 is pulled out of the locking hole 14 by the sliding contact between the motion conversion surface M and the cam portion Q by the approaching and advancing operation, and the lock between the pallet P and the shelf material 2 is released.

  In this case, the motion conversion surface M is close to the pallet P in the close engagement operation of the engagement member 7, that is, in the engagement operation including the close forward operation and the upward engagement operation of the engagement member 7. By the operation, the cam member Q is formed on an inclined cam surface Ma having an oblique end surface that is slidably contacted with the cam portion Q and moves the interlocking member 16 about the fulcrum shaft 18.

  Since the first embodiment of the present embodiment has the above-described configuration, a plurality of pallets P are arranged on a plurality of shelves 2.. By the operation control of the control unit 10, the pallet P at an arbitrary position is put in and out with the lifting and lowering operation of the lifting and lowering member 4, the movement of the moving member 8 of the loading and unloading mechanism 6, and the engagement operation of the engaging member 7. At this time, a lock mechanism 11 is provided between each pallet P and the shelf material 2... And a release mechanism capable of releasing the lock mechanism 11 in conjunction with the engagement operation of the engagement member 7 with respect to the pallet P. 12 is provided, the pallet P is fixed to the shelf 12 by the lock mechanism 11, and even if an earthquake or the like occurs, the pallet P can be prevented from falling, and the release mechanism 12 can prevent the pallet P and the shelf from falling. Material 12 In addition, the lock mechanism 11 can be released in conjunction with the engagement operation of the engagement member 7, and in the release mechanism 11 that requires a special drive source separately. Therefore, the structure of the release mechanism 11 can be simplified.

  In this case, as the lock mechanism 11, a lock pin 13 is movably provided on each pallet P, and a plurality of locking hole portions 14 into which the lock pins 13 can be fitted and removed are provided on the shelf material 2. Since the fitting spring 15 for fitting 13 into the locking hole 14 is provided, the pallet P and the shelf material 2 can be securely fixed by fitting the lock pin 13 and the locking hole 14, Further, in this case, as the release mechanism 12, an interlocking member 16 that allows the lock pin 13 to be removed from the pallet P is provided on each pallet P, and the engagement member 16 is connected to the movable member 8 with respect to the pallet P. Since the actuating member 17 for pulling out the interlocking member 16 by the engaging operation of the combined member 7 is provided, the lock pin 13 is pulled out of the locking hole 14 via the interlocking member 16 by the actuating member 17. To work The lock mechanism 11 can be reliably released in conjunction with the engagement operation of the engagement member 7. In this case, the middle part of the interlock member 16 is rotated by the fulcrum shaft 18. It is pivotally attached, and one end portion of the interlocking member 16 is connected to the lock pin 13 and a cam portion Q is formed at the other end portion, and the engaging member 7 engages with the pallet P on the operating member 17. Thus, the motion converting surface M for removing and rotating the interlocking member 16 is provided, so that the interlocking member 16 can be reliably extracted and rotated by the sliding action of the cam portion Q and the motion converting surface M. The release operation can be performed reliably.

  Further, in this case, the motion conversion surface M is formed on an inclined cam surface Ma having an oblique end surface that causes the interlocking member 16 to be pulled out and rotated by the close engagement operation of the engagement member 7 with respect to the pallet P. From the engagement operation consisting of the approach advance operation and the ascending engagement operation, the cam surface Ma is slidably contacted with the cam portion Q only by the approach advance operation, and the interlocking member 16 is removed with the fulcrum shaft 18 as the center. It can be moved and the structure can be simplified.

The second embodiment shown in FIG. 11 shows another structure. In this case, the motion conversion surface M causes the interlocking member 16 to be removed and rotated by the ascending engagement operation of the engaging member 7 with respect to the pallet P. It is formed on a cam slope Mb having a downward slope, and a spherical cam portion Q is formed on the other end of the interlocking member 16. Thus, as shown in FIG. 11, the actuating member 17 ascends through the relief portion P ₁ by the ascending engagement operation after the engaging member 7 approaches the pallet and comes into contact with the cam portion Q of the interlocking member 17, The lock pin 13 is pulled out of the locking hole portion 14 by the sliding contact between the motion conversion surface M and the cam portion Q due to the further upward movement of the operating member 17, and the lock between the pallet P and the shelf material 2 is released. .

  In this second embodiment, the motion conversion surface M is a cam slope having a downward slope that causes the interlocking member 16 to be pulled out and rotated by the upward engagement operation of the engaging member 7 with respect to the pallet P. Since the cam surface Mb is slidably contacted with the cam portion Q only by the ascending engagement operation among the engaging operations including the approaching advance operation and the ascending engagement operation, the interlocking member 16 is supported by the fulcrum shaft. It is possible to pull out and rotate around 18 and to simplify the structure.

The third embodiment shown in FIG. 12 shows another structure. In this case, a spherical cam portion Q is formed at the other end of the interlocking member 16, and the motion conversion surface M is engaged with the pallet P. The cam 7 is formed on a cam slant Mc that is inclined forward and downward so that the interlocking member 16 is pulled out and rotated by the close engagement operation and the upward engagement operation of the member 7. Thus, as shown in FIG. 12, the engaging member 7 is engaged with the pallet P, and the operating member 17 is moved forward and backward through the escape portion P ₁ to come into contact with the cam portion Q of the interlocking member 17. The lock pin 13 is pulled out from the locking hole 14 by the sliding contact between the motion conversion surface M and the cam portion Q by the approaching advance operation and the raising operation of the further operating member 17, and the lock between the pallet P and the shelf material 2 is released. Will be.

  In this third embodiment, the motion conversion surface M is inclined obliquely so that the interlocking member 16 is pulled out and rotated by the close engagement operation and the upward engagement operation of the engagement member 7 with respect to the pallet P. Since it is formed on the descending cam slope Mc, the cam surface Mc is slidably contacted with the cam portion Q by the combined engagement operation consisting of the approaching advance operation and the ascending engagement operation, and the interlocking member 16 is attached to the fulcrum shaft 18. As a center, it can be pulled out and rotated, and the structure can be simplified.

The fourth embodiment shown in FIGS. 13 and 14 shows another structure. In this case, instead of the interlocking member 16, another interlocking member 19 is movably provided on each pallet P, and the other end of the interlocking member 19 is provided. A spherical cam portion Q is formed in the portion, a lock pin 13 is fixed to the interlocking member 19, a fitting spring 15 for fitting the lock pin 13 into the locking hole portion 14 is provided, and the motion conversion surface M is The cam member Md is formed as a tip slope-like cam slope Md that causes the interlocking member 16 to be pulled out and rotated by the approaching and advancing operation and the ascending engagement operation of the operating member 17 with respect to the pallet. Thus, as shown in FIG. 13, the actuating member 17 moves toward and away from the pallet P through the escape portion P ₁ due to the approaching operation and the ascending engagement operation of the engaging member 7, and the cam portion Q of the interlocking member 19 is moved. , The interlocking member 19 is moved backward by the sliding contact between the motion conversion surface M and the cam portion Q due to the approaching advance operation and the raising operation of the operating member 17, and the lock pin 13 is removed from the locking hole portion 14. The lock between the pallet P and the shelf 2 is released.

  Since the fourth embodiment of the present embodiment has the above-described configuration, the cam surface Md is slidably contacted with the cam portion Q by the combined engagement operation including the approaching advance operation and the ascending engagement operation, and the interlocking member 19 is moved out and out. It can be operated and the structure can be simplified.

  In addition, this invention is not restricted to said form example, The shape of the pallet P which mounts material etc., the shelf frame member 1, the shelf material 2, the raising / lowering member 4, the raising / lowering mechanism 5, the taking in / out mechanism 6, engagement The structure, quantity, and the like of the member 7, the moving member 8, the moving mechanism 9, the control unit 10, the lock mechanism 11, and the release mechanism 12 are appropriately changed and designed.

  As described above, the intended purpose can be sufficiently achieved.

P Palette K Engagement / Removal Hole M Motion Conversion Surface Ma Cam Slope Mb Cam Slope Mc Cam Slope Md Cam Slope Q Cam Part 1 Shelf Frame Member 2 Shelf Material 3 Outer Frame Material 4 Elevating Member 5 Elevating Mechanism 6 Loading / Unloading Mechanism 7 Engaging Member DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 8 Moving member 9 Moving mechanism 10 Control part 11 Locking mechanism 12 Release mechanism 13 Lock pin 14 Locking hole 15 Insertion spring 16 Interlocking member 17 Actuating member 18 Supporting point shaft 19 Interlocking member

Claims (7)

  A shelf frame member made up of a plurality of shelves arranged in multiple upper and lower stages, a plurality of pallets arranged so as to be able to be put in and out of the plurality of shelves in the horizontal front-rear direction, and on the loading and unloading side of the shelf frame members A lifting / lowering member that is movable up and down by a lifting mechanism, a moving member that is provided on the lifting member and has an engaging member that can be engaged with the pallet, and a moving mechanism that moves the moving member in the horizontal front-rear direction. And a control unit capable of controlling the elevating member and the loading / unloading mechanism, a lock mechanism is provided between each pallet and the shelf, and the engagement operation of the engagement member with respect to the pallet An automatic storage shelf device comprising a release mechanism capable of releasing the lock mechanism in conjunction with the device.   As the lock mechanism, a lock pin is movably provided on each pallet, and a plurality of locking hole portions into which the lock pin can be inserted and removed are provided in the shelf material, and the lock pin is inserted into the locking hole portion. 2. The automatic storage shelf device according to claim 1, further comprising an insertion spring.   As the release mechanism, each pallet is provided with an interlocking member that allows the lock pin to be removed from the locking hole, and the interlocking member is moved to the moving member by the engaging operation of the engaging member with the pallet. 3. The automatic storage shelf device according to claim 2, further comprising an operating member for performing an extraction operation.   The middle part of the interlocking member is pivotally mounted by a fulcrum shaft, one end of the interlocking member is connected to the lock pin, a cam part is formed at the other end, and the pallet is attached to the operating member. 4. An automatic storage shelf device according to claim 3, further comprising a motion conversion surface for pulling out and rotating the interlocking member by engaging the engaging member with the engaging member.   5. The automatic storage shelf device according to claim 4, wherein the motion conversion surface is formed on a cam inclined surface that causes the interlocking member to be pulled out and rotated by an approach engagement operation of the engagement member with respect to the pallet. .   5. The automatic storage shelf device according to claim 4, wherein the motion conversion surface is formed on a cam inclined surface that causes the interlocking member to be pulled out and rotated by a rising engagement operation of the engagement member with respect to the pallet. . The said motion conversion surface is formed in the cam slope by which the said interlocking member is extracted / rotated by the approach engagement operation | movement of the said engagement member with respect to the said pallet, and a raise engagement operation | movement. Automatic storage shelf device.

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