JP2010260718A - Container terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a container terminal for dispensing with a vehicle passage in a physical distribution center, by eliminating alternating between the container terminal and the physical distribution center. <P>SOLUTION: This container terminal includes a high-rise warehouse 13 having a shelf for storing a container 19, a crane device for taking in and out the container 19 to a predetermined shelf 12 by moving in the high-rise warehouse 13, a cargo separating building 15 juxtaposed with the high-rise warehouse 13 and having at least one layer of a floor capable of separating a cargo, and a delivery zone 45 arranged between the cargo separating building 15 and the high-rise warehouse 13 and delivering the container 19, and is characterized in that the crane device delivers the container 19 carried out of the high-rise warehouse 13 to the cargo separating building 15 side in a delivery zone 45, and receives the container 19 carried out of the cargo separating building 15 by the crane device. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a container terminal that performs container handling, storage, loading, unloading, and the like.

The container terminal stores and stores containers packed with exported cargo received from the shipper until loading, loads containers into the container transport ship, and packs imported luggage carried by the container transport ship This facility has the function of unloading containers and storing them until they are delivered to the shipper.
An example of a container terminal having such a function is shown in Patent Document 1. In order to perform the above functions, the container terminal disclosed in Patent Document 1 includes a quay crane for loading and unloading containers on a container transport ship, a container storage block for storing and storing containers, a container A yard crane that transfers containers in a storage block, and an automatic guided vehicle that transfers containers between yard cranes and quay cranes are provided.

JP 2003-48625 A

As shown in Patent Document 1, in a conventional container terminal, storage of a container carried into a container terminal after storage, loading of a stored container into a container ship, or loading of a container unloaded from a container ship is performed. Storage and storage of containers are being carried out.
However, for example, fumigation is performed when packing goods into containers, removing goods from containers, sorting work for loads taken from containers or loaded into containers, distribution processing such as truck shipment, or importing food. Distribution processing such as the sterilization process was not performed.
Therefore, in the case of export, after collecting the goods at the manufacturer factory outside the container terminal and the distribution center in the hinterland, separating the goods according to the destination direction (export destination), The container was packed and then sent to the container terminal.
In the case of imports, the imported containers are transported to a logistics center in the hinterland, where they are taken out of the containers, sorted by destination, and shipped by truck. However, in some cases, there are cases where the product is transported to the final destination without going through the distribution center.

  As described above, since the distribution center and the like are routed between the container terminal and the final destination, the cost and time are required for that purpose, and the competitiveness of the port is lost.

  The present invention has been made to solve such problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a container terminal that eliminates the need to travel between the container terminal and a distribution center, and that can reduce costs and save time. .

(1) A container terminal according to a first aspect of the present invention includes a three-dimensional warehouse including a shelf for storing containers, a crane device that moves in the three-dimensional warehouse and puts the container in and out of a predetermined shelf, A cargo handling building provided at the same time as a floor warehouse and provided with at least one floor capable of handling, and a delivery zone provided between the cargo handling building and the space warehouse for delivering the container. And the crane device delivers the container carried out from the three-dimensional warehouse to the cargo handling building side in the delivery zone, and receives the container carried out from the cargo handling building by the crane device. To do.

(2) The container terminal according to the second aspect of the present invention is the container terminal according to the first aspect, wherein the three-dimensional warehouse can store an empty container, and the empty container stored in the three-dimensional warehouse Is delivered to the cargo handling building side, and the empty container carried out from the cargo handling building is stored in the three-dimensional warehouse.

(3) The container terminal according to the third aspect of the present invention is characterized in that, in the container terminal according to the first aspect or the second aspect, the floor capable of handling in the cargo handling building is a plurality of floors. Is.

(4) The container terminal which concerns on the 4th form of this invention is based on the 1st form thru | or 3rd form. WHEREIN: The said crane apparatus hold | maintains the said container, and the raising / lowering body which raises / lowers, and this raising / lowering body And a transfer carriage that moves between the shelves and transfers the container.

(5) A container terminal according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention is the container terminal according to the fourth embodiment, wherein the delivery zone is a self-propelled cart for traveling by the self-propelled cart traveling to and from the cargo handling building. A traveling path is provided, and a self-propelled carriage that travels along the traveling path delivers a container to and from the transfer carriage that has escaped from the lifting body.

(6) A container terminal according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is the container terminal according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, wherein the three-dimensional warehouse is provided on both sides of the cargo handling building. It is characterized by.

(7) A container terminal according to a seventh aspect of the present invention is the container terminal according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, wherein a container chassis automatic warehouse for storing the container chassis is attached to the cargo handling building. It is characterized by that.

(8) The container terminal according to an eighth aspect of the present invention is the container terminal according to the seventh aspect, wherein the container chassis automatic warehouse stores the container chassis individually on a shelf, and the chassis crane is A desired container chassis can be taken in and out.

In the present invention, a three-dimensional warehouse provided with shelves for storing containers, a crane device that moves through the three-dimensional warehouse and puts the containers in and out of predetermined shelves, and is provided alongside the three-dimensional warehouse and also handles cargo. And a delivery zone for delivering the container provided between the cargo handling building and the three-dimensional warehouse, and in which the crane device is disposed in the delivery zone. Since the container carried out from the three-dimensional warehouse is delivered to the cargo handling building side and the container carried out from the cargo handling building is received by the crane device, the cargo handling function and the container storage function are provided in the container terminal. This eliminates the need to go through distribution centers, etc., and allows efficient operation of packing and storage of luggage. Kill as now, it is possible to realize a savings of cost reduction and time.
In addition, when the first floor of the cargo handling building is used as a trail for vehicles such as trailers and the second floor is a floor that can handle cargo, the movement of containers between the first floor and the second floor can be used as a three-dimensional warehouse. Since it can be performed with the installed crane device, for example, a loop-shaped roadway for moving the container between different floors is not required, and the space for the cargo handling building can be reduced and the cost can be reduced.

  In the container terminal according to the second aspect of the present invention, an empty container can be stored in a three-dimensional warehouse, and the empty container stored in the three-dimensional warehouse is delivered to the cargo handling building side and carried out of the cargo handling building. Since empty containers are stored in the three-dimensional warehouse, the three-dimensional warehouse functions as an empty container storage, and the three-dimensional warehouse is equipped with a cargo handling building, so it is necessary immediately when it is necessary to pack the luggage. A simple empty container can be transported to the cargo handling building side. Accordingly, it is not necessary to separately provide an empty container storage, and if it is separately provided, it takes time to carry it, but according to the present invention, such a carrying time is very short. As a result, logistics efficiency can be improved.

In the container terminal according to the third aspect of the present invention, the floor capable of unloading in the cargo building building has a plurality of floors, so that the floor capable of unloading can be divided according to function in each layer.
In addition, in the distribution center where containers are carried in and out, if there are multi-tiered cargo handling floors, in order to allow the trailer to carry in and out the containers to and from any floor, It is common to install a looped roadway on the side.
However, the looped roadway has a problem that a large area is required and the construction cost is high.
In this respect, according to the third embodiment of the present invention, even if the floor that can be handled is spread over a plurality of floors, the movement of the containers between the respective floors can be performed by the crane apparatus installed in the three-dimensional warehouse. In addition, a loop-like roadway for moving the container between the layers is not required, and space saving and cost reduction are realized.

  The container terminal which concerns on the 4th form of this invention is a transfer apparatus which a crane apparatus hold | maintains a container and moves up and down, and moves between this lift body and the said shelf, and transfers the said container Since the container is provided, the transfer of the container in the transfer zone can be performed by the transfer cart, and it is not necessary to provide a separate transfer device, so that the entire device can be made compact.

  In the container terminal which concerns on the 5th form of this invention, the delivery zone is provided with the self-propelled trolley travel path for the self-propelled trolley | bogie to travel back and forth between cargo handling buildings, and self-propelled which drive | works this travel path Since the container is delivered to and from the transfer cart that has been pulled out of the lifting body, the container can be easily and smoothly delivered by cooperation between the transfer cart and the self-propelled cart. The entire device can be made compact.

  In the container terminal according to the sixth aspect of the present invention, since the three-dimensional warehouse is provided on both sides of the cargo handling building, the cargo handling building can be accessed simultaneously from the three-dimensional warehouse on both sides, and the efficiency of logistics is realized. Is done.

  In the container terminal according to the seventh aspect of the present invention, the container chassis automatic warehouse for storing the container chassis is provided in the cargo handling building, so that the container chassis can be appropriately inserted when necessary in relation to the container loading / unloading. Outgoing goods can be issued and efficient operation becomes possible.

  In the container terminal according to the eighth aspect of the present invention, the container chassis automatic warehouse stores the container chassis individually on the shelf, and the chassis crane can take in and out the desired container chassis. Even if a container chassis of a different company is stored, it is possible to select and take out a desired company, and it is possible to cope with an operation in which each company uses only its own container chassis.

It is explanatory drawing of the whole structure of the container terminal which concerns on one embodiment of this invention. It is a top view of the container terminal which concerns on one embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the A section in FIG. It is an arrow BB figure in FIG. FIG. 3 is an arrow CC view in FIG. 2. It is explanatory drawing of the transfer apparatus installed in the container terminal which concerns on one embodiment of this invention. FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a D portion surrounded by a circle in FIG. 2. It is explanatory drawing of the stacker crane of the three-dimensional warehouse installed in the container terminal which concerns on one embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the flow of the load in the container terminal which concerns on one embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the other aspect of the flow of the load in the container terminal which concerns on one embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed typically the container terminal which concerns on other embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed typically the container terminal which concerns on other embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed typically the container terminal which concerns on other embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed typically the container terminal which concerns on other embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed typically the container terminal which concerns on other embodiment of this invention.

[Embodiment 1]
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the overall configuration of a container terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the container terminal according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of part A in FIG. FIG. 3A shows a plan view of each part of the second to fourth floors, and FIG. 3B shows a plan view of the first floor part. 4 shows an arrow BB diagram in FIG. 2, and FIG. 5 shows an arrow CC diagram in FIG.
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

The container terminal 1 according to the present embodiment includes a quay crane 3, an unmanned transport cart 5 that transfers containers between the quay crane 3, an unmanned transport cart traveling path 7 on which the unmanned transport cart 5 travels, A transfer device 11 for transferring containers between the transport cart 5 and a stacker crane 9 to be described later, a three-dimensional warehouse 13 provided with a shelf 12 for storing containers, and a container that is moved through the three-dimensional warehouse 13 are desired. A stacker crane 9 to be stored on the shelf 12 and a cargo handling building 15 provided on the opposite side (land side) of the three-dimensional warehouse 13 to the three-dimensional warehouse 13.
Hereinafter, each configuration will be described in detail.

<Quay crane>
The quay crane 3 is a crane that unloads the container 19 loaded on the container ship 17 and loads the container 19 on the container ship 17. Four quay cranes 3 are provided in the example of FIG. 1, and six are provided in the example of FIG. In any example, the quay crane 3 is movable in a direction along the quay.

<Automated transport cart>
The automatic guided vehicle 5 is shaped like a trailer without a driver's seat, traces a sensor embedded in the automatic guided vehicle traveling path 7, and follows a wireless instruction between the three-dimensional warehouse 13 and the quay. Run. Then, the automatic guided vehicle 5 delivers the container 19 received from the quay crane 3 to the transfer device 11 or delivers the container 19 received from the transfer device 11 to the quay crane 3.

<Unmanned transport cart travel path>
As shown in FIG. 2, the automatic guided vehicle traveling path 7 is provided so as to go around between the quay and the three-dimensional warehouse 13. As shown in FIG. 2, since two container ships 17 may berth at the quay at the same time, the unmanned transport cart traveling path 7 is provided beyond the range where the three-dimensional warehouse 13 is provided in plan view. Sometimes.

<Transfer device>
The transfer device 11 is a device that transfers the container 19 between the unmanned transport cart 5 and the mounting table 50 provided on the quay side of the three-dimensional warehouse 13, and is shown in FIGS. 2 and 4. As shown, the three-dimensional warehouse 13 is provided on the quay side.
FIG. 6 is an enlarged view showing the transfer device 11 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, the transfer device 11 has a gate shape when viewed from the side. The transfer device 11 has running wheels 23 on the leg portions 21 on both sides, and is provided along the side portion of the three-dimensional warehouse 13. It is comprised so that it can drive | work the track 25. A beam 27 that connects the upper ends of the legs 21 is provided between the legs 21. Further, a swivel beam 29 that can turn toward the stacker crane 9 with the upper end of the leg 21 as a base end is provided at the upper end of the leg 21 on the stacker crane 9 side in the transfer device 11.
The swivel beam 29 rotates from the vertical state toward the stacker crane 9 and becomes horizontal. Various mechanisms for the rotation are conceivable. In this example, as shown in FIG. 6, a jack 31 is provided between the leg portion 21 and the turning beam 29, and the turning beam is expanded and contracted by the rod 33 of the jack 31. 29 is rotated.
In a state where the turning beam 29 is turned and extended toward the three-dimensional warehouse 13, the turning beam 29 overlaps with the traveling area of the stacker crane 9 in a side view as shown in FIG. At this time, the distal end portion of the turning beam 29 is supported by the support portion 35 provided in the three-dimensional warehouse 13.

The beam 27 and the turning beam 29 are provided with a trolley 37 that can travel on the beam 27 and the turning beam 29. The trolley 37 is provided with a container lifting tool 39 that lifts and holds the container 19 and can turn the lifted container 19 to change its direction by 90 degrees.
As shown in FIG. 4, the trolley 37 moves onto the swivel beam 29 so that it can enter the traveling area of the stacker crane 9, and the container 19 held by the container suspension 39 is received by the stacker crane 9. The container 19 can be received from the mounting table 50 that has been mounted on the mounting table 50 before delivery or the container 19 has been delivered from the stacker crane 9.

  Incidentally, in the example shown in FIG. 2, six transfer devices 11 are provided, and each transfer device 11 is configured to transfer the container 19 to and from two stacker cranes 9. ing. Therefore, it is necessary to move the transfer device 11 along the three-dimensional warehouse 13, but the swivel beam 29 extending toward the stacker crane 9 may interfere with the stacker crane 9 as it is. Therefore, when the transfer device 11 moves, the turning beam 29 is turned upward and retracted from the traveling area of the stacker crane 9.

<Three-dimensional warehouse>
The three-dimensional warehouse 13 has a plurality of shelves 12 that can accommodate the containers 19 in multiple rows.
FIG. 7 is an enlarged view showing a D portion surrounded by a circle in FIG. As shown in FIG. 7, the stacker crane 9 is provided with a crane traveling path 43 for each of the four rows of shelves 12, and each stacker crane 9 moves the container 19 to the two rows of shelves 12 on both sides of the crane traveling path 43. It can be taken in and out. That is, in FIG. 7, the stacker crane 9 described on the right side in the figure can be put into and out of the shelf 12 in the range indicated by a in the figure, and on the left side in the figure. Speaking of the described stacker crane 9, the container 19 can be taken in and out of the shelf 12 in the range indicated by b in the figure.
Containers 19 stored in the three-dimensional warehouse 13 include not only those packed with luggage, but also empty containers not packed with luggage.

  As shown in FIG. 5, a delivery zone 45 for delivering the container 19 to or from the cargo handling building 15 is provided at a portion adjacent to the cargo handling building 15 in the three-dimensional warehouse 13. . As shown in FIG. 3A, the delivery zone 45 is provided with a self-propelled carriage traveling path 49 of the self-propelled carriage 47 at the same level as each floor of the cargo handling building 15. The building 15 and the three-dimensional warehouse 13 can be moved back and forth.

<Stacker crane>
The stacker crane 9 travels from the land side to the sea side along the crane travel path 43 provided in the three-dimensional warehouse 13, and the container 19 is put into and out of the two rows of shelves 12 on both sides of the crane travel path 43. Is possible.
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 8, the stacker crane 9 having such a function includes a traveling carriage 51, a container placing table 55 provided on the traveling carriage 51, and a rail 57A provided on the container placing table 55. The container 19 is moved between the mast 53 and the transfer carriage 57 that moves the container 19 along the gate, the portal mast 53 that is installed on the traveling carriage 51 at a predetermined interval in the traveling direction. A lifting body 34 that moves up and down, and a lifting device 54 that lifts and lowers the lifting body 34 with a wire cable W are provided.

Since the transfer carriage 57 is configured so as to be able to transfer between the rail 57A and the rail 50A provided on the mounting table 50 in both directions, the mounting table 50 and the container mounting table 55 of the stacker crane 9 The container 19 can be moved back and forth.
The elevating body 34 includes a gripping means 34A and a gripping means moving device 34B that moves the gripping means 34A along a track 34C. The gripping means 34A is movable in the length direction of the container 19 and includes a gripping mechanism for gripping the upper four corners of the container 19, and grips and releases the container 19 by a combination of lifting and lowering of the lifting body 34. Can do. The gripping means moving device 34B includes a wheel 34D that travels on the track 34C, and is configured to be able to transfer between the track 34C and a track (not shown) provided on each shelf 12 in both directions. Therefore, the gripping means 34 </ b> A can be moved back and forth between the elevating body 34 and the shelf 12. Further, since the gripping means moving device 34B includes a short distance raising / lowering mechanism (not shown) that raises and lowers the gripping means 34A by a small distance, the gripping means 34A is placed on the placement portion provided on the shelf 12. The container 19 is lowered to take out the container 19 and then lifted after grasping the upper four corners thereof, or the container 19 is lowered while grasping the upper four corners of the container 19 to place the container 19 on the shelf 12. It is possible to perform an operation of lifting after releasing and stopping the gripping of the upper four corners of the container 19 that has landed on the mounting portion provided in the container.

<Cargo building>
The cargo building 15 is provided adjacent to the three-dimensional warehouse 13 on the opposite side (land side) of the three-dimensional warehouse 13 from the quay side. The cargo handling building 15 is a multi-storey building, and in this example, as shown in FIG.
An opening is provided in the wall on the side of the three-dimensional warehouse 13 in the cargo building 15 so that the self-propelled carriage 47 can go to and from the delivery zone 45 of the three-dimensional warehouse 13 through the opening.

As shown in FIG. 5, an overhead crane 67 is provided on the first floor of the cargo handling building 15 so that the container 19 can be loaded onto the trailer 69 and the container 19 can be unloaded from the trailer 69.
A forklift 71 is arranged on each floor (floor) of the second to fourth floors of the cargo handling building 15, and the forklift 71 moves the container 19 carried from the three-dimensional warehouse 13 by the self-propelled carriage 47 within the cargo handling building 15. To do.
In addition, an elevator (not shown) is provided in the cargo handling building 15, and the bulk load packed in the container 19 can be moved to each floor.
Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a manned vehicle traveling path 73 on which a manned vehicle such as a trailer 69 or a truck can travel is provided on each floor of the cargo handling building 15, and the manned vehicle such as the trailer 69 or the truck is located on any floor. You can also go in and out.

  Each floor of the delivery zone 45 corresponding to each floor of the cargo handling building 15 is provided with a track (not shown) on which wheels 34D included in the gripping means moving device 34B can travel. Therefore, when the stacker crane 9 is located in the delivery zone 45, the gripping means moving device 34B can transfer between the track and the track 34C in both directions, and the gripping means 34A is connected to the lift 34 and the delivery zone 45. Thus, the container 19 can be moved back and forth between the stacker crane 9 and the delivery zone 45 with the self-propelled carriage 47 on each floor.

  The flow at the time of import / export of the container 19 and the package packed in the container 19 in the container terminal 1 according to the present embodiment configured as described above will be described.

<Flow at the time of import>
The container 19 carried by the container ship 17 is lifted from the container ship 17 by the quay crane 3 and placed on the automatic guided vehicle 5.
On the other hand, the stacker crane 9 storing the container 19 moves to the quay side of the three-dimensional warehouse 13 as shown in FIG. Further, the transfer device 11 for transferring the container 19 to the stacker crane 9 travels and moves to the vicinity of the side of the stacker crane 9. Since the transfer device 11 moves the turning beam 29 to a vertical position during the movement, the transfer device 11 does not interfere with the stacker crane 9 during the movement. When the transfer device 11 stops at a predetermined position, as shown in FIG. 4, the turning beam 29 is turned to extend to the three-dimensional warehouse 13 side, and the end thereof is supported by the support part 35 on the three-dimensional warehouse 13 side. .

  The unmanned transport cart 5 on which the container 19 is placed moves to the transfer device 11 side along the unmanned transport cart traveling path 7 and stops below the beam 27 of the transfer device 11. In this state, the trolley 37 is moved immediately above the automatic guided vehicle 5, and the container 19 on the automatic guided cart 5 is lifted by the container lifting tool 39. Then, the direction of the suspended container 19 is rotated by 90 degrees, and the trolley 37 is moved to the three-dimensional warehouse 13 side. At this time, in the stacker crane 9, the transfer carriage 57 is moved from the lifting body 55 to the side placement stand 50 so that the container 19 carried from the transfer device 11 can be placed on the transfer carriage 57. Let's wait. When the trolley 37 comes directly above the transfer carriage 57, the container suspension 39 is lowered and the container 19 is placed on the transfer carriage 57.

The transfer cart 57 on which the container 19 is loaded moves from the mounting table 50 to the container mounting table 55 of the stacker crane 9. When the transfer carriage 57 returns onto the container placement table 55, the stacker crane 9 is caused to travel, the container 19 is caused to travel to a certain row of predetermined shelves 12, and the stage of the shelves 12 to be stored when traveling or when reaching the predetermined row. The elevating body 55 is moved to the position. Before or after this movement or in the process, the elevating body 34 grips the container 19 by the gripping means 34A.
When the elevating body 34 moves the container 19 to a certain stage position of the predetermined shelf 12, the gripping means moving device 34 </ b> B moves the gripping means 34 </ b> A holding the container 19 to the shelf 12 side and is provided on the shelf 12. The container 19 is delivered to the placement unit. When the container 19 is delivered to the shelf 12, the gripping means moving device 34B returns the gripping means 34A to the stacker crane 9 side. In this state, the stacker crane 9 travels on the crane travel path 43 and returns to a predetermined position, and thereafter repeats the operation of receiving the container 19 from the automatic guided vehicle 5 via the mounting table 50.

  The container 19 stored in the predetermined shelf 12 is taken out by the stacker crane 9 when a shipping instruction is given. That is, the stacker crane 9 that moves the container 19 in and out of the shelf 12 in which the container 19 for which the exit instruction is stored is moved and moved to the row of the shelf 12 in which the container 19 for which the exit instruction has been stored. Then, the elevating body 55 is moved up and down to a predetermined position on the shelf 12. Next, the gripping means moving device 34B feeds the gripping means 34A into the shelf 12, and after the gripping means 34A grips the container 19, the gripping means 34A that grips the container 19 is returned to the stacker crane 9 side. Next, the stacker crane 9 is moved along the crane travel path 43 to a predetermined position in the delivery zone 45 on the cargo handling building 15 side.

In the cargo handling building 15, the floor (floor) is often divided according to the luggage of the container 19, the destination, etc. Therefore, the delivery zone 45 is also divided in the same way. Therefore, in order to position the container 19 on the corresponding floor, the elevating body 34 is moved up and down at the predetermined position, and the track 34D provided in the floor and provided with the gripping means moving device 34B can travel. (Not shown) and the track 34C are set to the same level. Thereafter, the gripping means moving device 34B moves the gripping means 34B in a state of gripping the container 19 into the floor, and transfers the container 19 to the waiting self-propelled carriage 47. The self-propelled carriage 47 that has received the container 19 is moved to the cargo handling building 15 while supporting the container 19.
In the cargo handling building 15, the container 19 is moved to a desired position by a forklift 71, for example. At the desired position, the load 77 in the container 19 is taken out and sorted according to the destination of the load 77. The sorted luggage is shipped to each destination by a truck 75 or the like.

  The container 19 stored in the predetermined shelf 12 can be taken out by the stacker crane 9 and moved to the mounting table 50 in accordance with a shipping instruction. That is, the stacker crane 9 that moves the container 19 in and out of the shelf 12 in which the container 19 for which the exit instruction is stored is moved and moved to the row of the shelf 12 in which the container 19 for which the exit instruction has been stored. Then, the elevating body 55 is moved up and down to a predetermined position on the shelf 12. Next, the gripping means moving device 34B feeds the gripping means 34A into the shelf 12, and after the gripping means 34A grips the container 19, the gripping means 34A that grips the container 19 is returned to the stacker crane 9 side. Next, the stacker crane 9 is moved along the crane travel path 43 to a predetermined position on the side of the mounting table 50, and the transfer carriage 57 with the container 19 mounted thereon is moved, so that the container 19 is mounted on the mounting table 50. Let me put it. The container 19 mounted on the mounting table 50 is moved further to the quay side by the transfer device 11.

  The empty container that has been emptied after the package 77 is taken out is transported to the delivery zone 45 by the self-propelled carriage 47. Then, it is delivered to the stacker crane 9 in the delivery zone 45 and stored in a predetermined shelf 12 of the three-dimensional warehouse 13. Thus, the three-dimensional warehouse 13 also functions as an empty container storage.

As described above, in the three-dimensional warehouse 13 according to the present embodiment, when the package of the imported container is delivered to the country, it can be delivered within the container terminal 1 and can be delivered by destination. Conventionally, since the facility for cargo handling is located away from the container terminal, it has been necessary to move between the cargo handling building 15 and the container terminal by a trailer, but this is no longer necessary.
Moreover, since empty containers can be stored in the three-dimensional warehouse 13, it is not necessary to provide a separate hangar, and by storing the empty containers in the three-dimensional warehouse 13, it can be used as a container for packing luggage at the time of export.

<Flow at the time of export>
As a form of the export package that arrives at the cargo building 15, there are a case where a loose package is carried in by a truck and a case where an actual container in which the package work has already been completed is carried. Hereinafter, each case will be described.
FIG. 9 and FIG. 10 are explanatory views for explaining the movement of the luggage when carrying it into the luggage building 15 in the state of loose loads. In the following, the movement of luggage in the case of export will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10 and FIGS.

[In case of bulk load (1)]
The truck 75 carrying the luggage 77 for export enters the container terminal 1 and stops near the elevator for moving the luggage in the cargo building 15. The luggage 77 is unloaded from the stopped truck 75, and the luggage 77 is moved to a desired floor by an elevator. In the example shown in FIG. 9, an example is shown in which the luggage 77 is moved separately on the second floor and the third floor according to the direction (see FIGS. 9A to 9C). An empty container 19 is carried from the three-dimensional warehouse 13 side to each floor where the luggage 77 is moved before, after, or during the movement. For example, when the empty container 19 is carried into the second floor, the holding means 34A and the holding means moving device 34B provided in the lifting body 34 of the stacker crane 9 are used to store the empty container 19 stored in the shelf 12 of the three-dimensional warehouse 13. Is moved to the delivery zone 45 by the stacker crane 9, and the lifting body 34 holding the empty container 19 is moved toward the second floor. On the second floor, the holding means 34A is moved into the floor by the holding means moving device 34B, the empty container 19 is transferred to the waiting self-propelled carriage 47, and moved to the cargo handling building 15 side by the self-propelled carriage 47 ( (Refer FIG.9 (d)). After carrying the empty container 19 into the cargo handling building 15, the empty container 19 is packed with luggage 77. Thereafter, the container 19 filled with the luggage 77 is delivered to the stacker crane 9 and stored in a predetermined shelf 12 by the stacker crane 9.

  In the above description of “In the case of bulk cargo (1)”, when carrying bulk cargo to different floors according to the destination in the cargo handling building 15, the empty container 19 is easily moved from the three-dimensional warehouse 13 side to the desired floor. Can be very convenient. This is due to the fact that the empty container 19 can be stored in the adjacent three-dimensional warehouse 13 and that the stacker crane 9 used in the three-dimensional warehouse 13 can be used for transportation to each floor of the cargo building 15. .

[In case of bulk load (2)]
FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of another example in the case of packing a loose load into the container 19. In this example, the load 77 is loaded on the truck 75 and carried to the cargo handling building 15 (FIG. 10A), moved to the second floor by the elevator after unloading, and further moved to a predetermined place on the same floor by the forklift 71 or the like. Carry it in (FIGS. 10B and 10C). Before, after, or in the process of moving the luggage 77 to the second floor, the empty container 19 is carried into the same floor (FIG. 10 (d)), and the luggage 77 carried to the second floor is transferred to the empty container 19 (FIG. 10E). The state shown in FIG. 10E shows a state in which a small amount of luggage 77 is packed in about half of the empty container 19. In this state, the container 19 is moved to the delivery zone 45 by the self-propelled carriage 47, moved to the stacker crane 9, and temporarily stored in the three-dimensional warehouse 13. After that, the bulk goods with the same destination as the luggage 77 previously packed in the container 19 are carried into the cargo handling building 15 and moved to the third floor by the elevator (FIG. 3 (f)). Before or after the movement of bulk goods to the third floor or in the process, the container 19 previously stored in the three-dimensional warehouse 13 in a half-packed state is again taken out from the three-dimensional warehouse 13 by the stacker crane 9, and the delivery zone 45 And is moved to the third floor of the cargo handling building 15 by the self-propelled carriage 47. Then, the loose load is additionally packed into the remaining space of the half-packed container 19 (FIG. 10 (h)). The container 19 in this state is moved to the delivery zone 45 by the self-propelled carriage 47, moved to the stacker crane 9, and stored again in the three-dimensional warehouse 13 (FIG. 10 (i)).

As can be seen from the description of “In the case of bulk cargo (2)”, the cargo warehouse building 15 is provided in the three-dimensional warehouse 13 so that the container 19 can be carried into and out of the desired floor of the cargo warehouse 15 from the three-dimensional warehouse 13. If the container terminal is configured, even when bulk goods cannot be filled into the container 19 at once, it becomes easy to store the container 19 in that state, and the next time the remainder is packed, The container 19 can be easily carried into the desired floor even when the luggage 77 is carried into a different floor from the one packed in.
As described above, according to the container terminal according to the present embodiment, it is possible to pack the luggage 77 of various aspects, and there is no delay caused by this, so that smooth physical distribution can be realized.

[In the case of actual container delivery]
When the loaded container 19 is carried by the trailer 69, as shown in FIG. 3B, an overhead crane 67 provided on the first floor with the trailer 69 on which the loaded container 19 is loaded. As shown in FIG. 5, the container 19 is lifted by the overhead crane 67 and placed on the self-propelled carriage 47 and moved to a predetermined position in the delivery zone 45 by the self-propelled carriage 47. Here, since the first floor of the delivery zone 45 is provided with a track (not shown) on which the wheels 34D included in the gripping means moving device 34B can travel as in the other floors, the lifting body 34 can be moved up and down. Thus, the trajectory and the trajectory 34C are set to the same level. Thereafter, the gripping means moving device 34B moves the gripping means 34B into the floor, grips the container 19 placed on the self-propelled carriage 47, and moves it to the stacker crane 9 side. Subsequently, the container 19 is moved to the three-dimensional warehouse 13 by the stacker crane 9 and stored in a predetermined shelf 12 there.

A container 19 packed with luggage 77 is a predetermined shelf of the three-dimensional warehouse 13 as described in the above “in the case of bulk load (1)”, “in the case of bulk load (2)”, and “in the case of carrying in an actual container”. 12. When the container 19 stored in the predetermined shelf 12 is loaded on the container ship 17, the container 19 is taken out from the shelf 12 by the stacker crane 9 and moved to the quay side and delivered to the transfer device 11. For this reason, it is mounted on the mounting table 50.
When the transfer device 11 moves to the mounting table 50 side and reaches a predetermined position, the turning beam 29 is turned to support the tip of the turning beam 29 on the support portion 35 on the three-dimensional warehouse 13 side. At this time, the container 19 is disposed below the turning beam 29. In this state, the trolley 37 is moved to the container 19 side, the container 19 is lifted by the container lifting device, rotated by 90 degrees, and mounted on the unattended transport cart 5 waiting. The container 19 mounted on the unmanned transport cart 5 is moved along a predetermined track by the unmanned transport cart 5, moved to the quay side, and loaded onto the container ship 17 by the quay crane 3.

  As described above, when the luggage 77 is exported, if the empty container 19 is stored in the three-dimensional warehouse 13, the necessary number of empty containers 19 are appropriately packed when the luggage 77 carried into the luggage building 15 is packed into the container 19. Since the container 19 can be carried into a desired floor of the cargo handling building 15, it is very convenient.

Thus, according to the container terminal according to the present embodiment, the following effects can be obtained. That is:
Since the cargo handling building 15 is provided in the container terminal 1 and the cargo handling function and the container storage function are concentrated, it is possible to efficiently pack and store the luggage 77.
The container 19 in which the luggage 77 has been packed or the container 19 in which the load is half-packed can be directly stored in the three-dimensional warehouse 13, and therefore the container three-dimensional warehouse 13 is a logistics for storing loose loads. It can function as a warehouse.
Even the truck-laden baggage 77 that has been carried in a bulk state is carried into a different floor (floor) in the cargo handling building 15, and an empty container 19 is moved from the three-dimensional warehouse 13 to that floor (floor). ), It is possible to pack the loosely packed luggage 77 into the container 19 on the floor (floor). Therefore, it is not necessary to move the container 19 by the trailer 69, and it is possible to reduce the trailer traffic path, drivers, etc., which were conventionally required for the movement.

  In the case of an imported container, the container 19 can be carried out to the floor of the cargo handling building 15, where the luggage 77 can be taken out from the container 19 and sorted and shipped by the truck 75. 19 can be stored in the three-dimensional warehouse 13 again. Therefore, in this case as well, it is possible to reduce trailer traffic paths and drivers, which were conventionally necessary for moving containers.

  Containers can be taken in and out on any floor (floor) of the cargo building 15, so a part of the luggage 77 is loaded into a container on a certain floor, the container is temporarily stored in the three-dimensional warehouse 13 by the stacker crane 9, and then again. It is possible to pack the luggage 77 in various modes including a mode in which the cargo is discharged and the remaining packages 77 are stacked on another floor, and smooth and efficient logistics can be realized.

  In a conventional cargo handling facility, in order to move a container to another floor, it is necessary to transport the container by a trailer. Therefore, the facility requires a spiral road. On the other hand, in the container terminal according to the present embodiment, the container 19 is moved up and down by the stacker crane 9 to move to another floor, so that such a road becomes unnecessary.

  If an empty container is stored in the three-dimensional warehouse 13, it is not necessary to separately secure a warehouse and a place for storing the empty container, and a necessary empty container can be used immediately at the time of export. Operation becomes possible.

  Conventionally, empty containers have been left unattended or pulled out by a trailer and carried out of the container terminal. If left unattended, the operation of the container terminal has been hindered. There was a bad effect that it would be a hassle. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the three-dimensional warehouse 13 can be used as an empty container hangar, so that there is no harmful effect caused by leaving or carrying out outside.

  When work is performed on the cargo handling floor of the cargo handling building 15, processing of empty containers becomes a problem. In contrast, in the present embodiment, since the cargo handling floor is provided in the three-dimensional warehouse 13, the container taken out from the three-dimensional warehouse 13 to the cargo handling floor is immediately emptied after the work on the cargo handling floor. There is a significant merit that it can be stored again in the three-dimensional warehouse 13 as a container.

  In the above description, an example has been shown in which the luggage 77 carried into the cargo handling building 15 by the truck 75 is moved to a desired floor by an elevator. However, as described above, manned vehicles run on each floor of the cargo handling building 15. Since the manned vehicle traveling path 73 is provided, the loaded luggage 77 may be directly carried to a desired floor by a manned vehicle such as a truck.

  In addition, in the above cargo handling building 15, a traveling path such as a truck is provided on the first floor floor, and a cargo floor floor is provided on the second to fourth floors, but a traveling path such as a truck is provided on the first floor floor. It may be a two-story building where the second floor is a floor for cargo. Even in this case, since the container 19 can be moved between the first floor and the second floor using the stacker crane 9, there is an effect that it is not necessary to provide a separate spiral road for container movement.

  In the above description, the stacker crane 9 is described as an example of the crane device. However, any other device can be used as long as the container can be moved up and down and can be taken in and out of a desired shelf of the three-dimensional warehouse 13. The crane apparatus of the form may be sufficient, for example, the thing of the form which carries out with respect to the shelf of the three-dimensional warehouse 13 by an overhead crane may be sufficient.

[Embodiment 2]
FIG. 11 is a view schematically showing a container terminal 1 according to another embodiment of the present invention. The same parts as those shown in FIGS. 1 to 8 are denoted by the same reference numerals.
In this embodiment, a second three-dimensional warehouse 83 is provided adjacent to the cargo handling building 15 on the land side of the cargo handling building 15. An unmanned transport cart traveling path 7 on which the unmanned transport cart 5 travels is provided extending to the first floor portion of the cargo building 15. For this reason, in the cargo handling building 15, manned vehicles such as the trailer 69 and the truck 75 travel on the second floor or higher of the cargo handling building 15. In FIG. 11, an arrow indicated by a broken line indicates a manned vehicle traveling path 73 on which manned vehicles such as a trailer 69 and a truck 75 travel.

  In the example shown in FIG. 11, the traveling direction of the manned vehicle arriving at the three-dimensional warehouse 13 side and the traveling direction of the manned vehicle arriving at the second three-dimensional warehouse 83 side are the same direction. However, as shown in FIG. 12, the traveling direction of the manned vehicle arriving at the three-dimensional warehouse 13 and the traveling direction of the manned vehicle arriving at the second three-dimensional warehouse 83 may be reversed. In any case, since the traveling areas of the manned vehicle and the automatic guided vehicle 5 are separated by the hierarchy in the cargo handling building 15, there is no traffic accident between the two and it is safe.

  According to the present embodiment, the following effect is obtained in addition to the effect of the first embodiment. That is, since the three-dimensional warehouse 13 and the second three-dimensional warehouse 83 are respectively arranged on both sides of the cargo handling building 15, the number of stacker cranes 9 that can be operated at the same time can be increased, and thus more efficient logistics can be realized. Can do.

[Embodiment 3]
When a container is transported by land, a trailer is often formed by connecting a container chassis to a trailer head. However, the container chassis is conventionally located in the hinterland away from the container terminal and supplies to multiple container terminals. I was in trouble.
In addition, if the number of container chassis stored increases, the storage space for the hinterland is insufficient, only the trailer head is used for other work, and the container chassis is left behind on the road, which has become a social problem. .

In addition, when a container was loaded from outside the container terminal, the empty container chassis remaining after unloading the container had to be transported on the road to the place.
Furthermore, conventional chassis automatic warehouses (see Japanese Patent Laid-Open Nos. 10-140871, 10-220059, etc.) are piled up from the bottom, so they are put in first-out, and a desired (for example, in-house) chassis is selected and put out. I couldn't. Therefore, if each company wanted to use only its own chassis, each company had to fix the zone used for each building.

  The present embodiment has been made to solve the above-described problems. As shown in FIG. 13, a container chassis automatic warehouse 85 for storing the container chassis is provided on the land side of the cargo handling building 15. Is. In the automatic container chassis warehouse 85, a chassis stacker crane 87 for loading and unloading the container chassis to and from a predetermined shelf, and a predetermined place outside the shelf (a container chassis entrance / exit place) and the chassis stacker crane 87 are provided. The container chassis is individually stored on the shelf by providing a transfer device (not shown) for taking in and out the container chassis.

  It should be noted that the container chassis automatic warehouse 85 may be one that takes in and out the container chassis 89 using a pallet. In this case, the above-mentioned “predetermined place” means a place where the container chassis 89 is placed on a pallet (parking table or parking plate) or the container chassis 89 placed on the pallet is pulled by the trailer head 69a, and the pallet The chassis stacker crane 87 and the transfer device (not shown) carry an empty pallet or a pallet on which the container chassis 89 is placed.

  14 and 15 are explanatory diagrams for explaining the flow of the loading / unloading operation of the container 19 when the container chassis automatic warehouse 85 is installed in the cargo handling building 15, and FIG. 14 is the flow of the operation when loading the container 19 FIG. 15 shows a work flow when the container 19 is carried out.

  When the container 19 is carried in, as shown in FIG. 14, the container 19 is mounted on the container chassis 89 connected to the trailer head 69 a and moved to the cargo handling building 15. When the trailer 69 in which the container 19 is mounted on the container chassis 89 arrives at the cargo handling building 15, the container 19 is lowered from the container chassis 89 there. The trailer 69 with the container 19 lowered is moved to the container chassis automatic warehouse 85, and the container chassis 89 is separated at a predetermined location. Then, the container chassis 89 separated from the trailer 69 is transferred to the chassis stacker crane 87 by a transfer device (not shown) and stored in the container chassis automatic warehouse 85 by the chassis stacker crane 87. The remaining trailer head 69a from which the container chassis 89 has been separated is allowed to enter the container terminal 1.

When the container 19 is unloaded, as shown in FIG. 15, the trailer head 69a that has entered the container terminal 1 is moved to the container chassis automatic warehouse 85 and connected to the container chassis 89 at a predetermined location. The trailer 69 not mounted on the container chassis 89 is brought into a state. The trailer 69 is moved to the cargo handling building 15 where the container 19 is mounted on the container chassis 89. Then, the trailer 69 in which the container 19 is mounted on the container chassis 89 is entered from the container terminal 1.
The container chassis 89 connected by the trailer head 69a at the predetermined location is taken out from the shelf of the automatic container chassis warehouse 85 by the chassis stacker crane 87 and transferred to a transfer device (not shown). It has been conveyed to.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the container chassis 89 can be automatically stored, carried out, and stored at any time, so that the container terminal can be efficiently operated. More specifically, the following effects can be obtained. That is:
After the container 19 is stored in the three-dimensional warehouse 13, the empty container chassis 89 can be immediately put into the container chassis automatic warehouse 85, and the container 19 is immediately placed on the empty container chassis 89 after leaving the container chassis automatic warehouse 85. Can do.
Since the required quantity of the container chassis 89 is known in a timely manner from the quantity of the containers 19 and the planned loading / unloading schedule of the containers 19 outside the container terminal 1, the replenishment of the container chassis 89 can be planned in advance.
Further, in the container chassis automatic warehouse 85, the container chassis 89 is individually stored on the shelf so that the chassis stacker crane 87 can be taken in and out of the container chassis 89. The company's own chassis can be selected and taken out, and the container chassis 89 can be handled by the shipping company of each company, and the operation using only the container chassis 89 of its own company can be handled.

In each of the above embodiments, the case of import / export has been described with respect to the cargo movement of containers, etc., but the cargo movement is not limited to this, and it is the movement movement of domestic cargo and the movement movement between ships. Needless to say, the present invention can also be applied to cargo movement such as entering an automatic warehouse from the sea side and returning to the sea side without exiting to the land side, or cargo movement on land as an empty container cargo movement.
In each of the above-described embodiments (particularly Embodiment 1), an example in which the self-propelled carriage 47 can move between the delivery zone 45 and the cargo handling building 15 in the three-dimensional warehouse 13 has been shown. The invention is not limited to this, and it is sufficient that the container 19 can be delivered between the three-dimensional warehouse 13 and the cargo handling building 15. For example, even if the self-propelled carriage 47 cannot enter the cargo handling building 15, The cart 47 may transport the container 19 to the boundary with the cargo handling building 15 in the delivery zone 45, and deliver the container 19 to a transporting device on the cargo handling building 15 side at that position.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Container terminal 3 Quay crane 5 Unmanned conveyance trolley 7 Unmanned conveyance trolley traveling path 9 Stacker crane 11 Transfer equipment 12 Shelf 13 Solid warehouse 15 Cargo building 17 Container ship 19 Container 21 Leg 23 Running wheel 25 Rail 27 Beam 29 Turning beam 31 Jack 33 Rod 35 Supporting part 37 Trolley 39 Container hanger 43 Crane traveling path 45 Delivery zone 47 Self-propelled carriage 49 Self-propelled carriage traveling path 50 Mounting base 51 Traveling carriage
53 Mast 55 Lifting body 57 Transfer truck
67 Overhead crane 69 Trailer 69a Trailer head
71 Forklift 73 Manned vehicle path 75 Truck
77 Luggage 83 2D Warehouse
85 Container Chassis Automatic Warehouse 87 Chassis Stacker Crane 89 Container Chassis

Claims (8)

  A three-dimensional warehouse having shelves for storing containers, a crane device that moves in the three-dimensional warehouse and puts the containers in and out of predetermined shelves, and a floor that is provided alongside the three-dimensional warehouse and capable of unloading A cargo handling building comprising at least one layer, and a delivery zone provided between the cargo handling building and the three-dimensional warehouse for delivering the container, wherein the crane device is unloaded from the three-dimensional warehouse. The container terminal, wherein the container is delivered to the cargo handling building side, and the container carried out from the cargo handling building is received by the crane device.   The three-dimensional warehouse is capable of storing empty containers. The empty container stored in the three-dimensional warehouse is delivered to the cargo handling building side, and the empty container carried out from the cargo handling building is stored in the three-dimensional warehouse. The container terminal according to claim 1, which is configured as described above.   The container terminal according to claim 1 or 2, wherein floors capable of handling cargo in the cargo handling building are a plurality of floors.   The crane apparatus includes an elevating body that moves up and down while holding the container, and a transfer carriage that moves between the elevating body and the shelf to transfer the container. The container terminal as described in any one of Claims 1 thru | or 3.   The delivery zone includes a self-propelled cart traveling path for a self-propelled cart traveling between the cargo handling buildings, and the transfer cart that the self-propelled cart traveling on the traveling path has escaped from the elevator The container terminal according to claim 4, wherein the container is delivered to and from the container.   The container terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the three-dimensional warehouse is provided on both sides of the cargo handling building.   The container terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein a container chassis automatic warehouse for storing the container chassis is provided in the cargo handling building.   8. The container terminal according to claim 7, wherein the container chassis automatic warehouse stores the container chassis individually on a shelf and allows the chassis crane to take in and out a desired container chassis.

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