JP2013133222A - Article storage facility - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an article storage facility allowing drop prevention measures of an article on a rack back side to be easily constructed even to an existing article storage rack.SOLUTION: The article storage facility is structured so that article storage racks 1 composed by arranging pairs of front and rear posts 2 arranged along a rack front-rear direction for putting in and extracting loads W in a rack horizontal direction at intervals, and including a plurality of storage parts 3 using pallets and a plurality articles mounted to the pallets as loads of storage objects in a state of being arranged in the vertical direction between the pairs of front and rear posts 2 are arranged in a state of forming pairs in an attitude where rack back sides face each other by assuming the sides for putting in and extracting the loads W to be the rack front sides. In the article storage facility, rope-like bodies 9 are wound in states of surrounding a plurality of rear-side posts 2b located at rear sides out of the pairs of front and rear posts 2 and arranged in the rack horizontal direction.

Description

  The present invention provides a pallet and a plurality of articles placed on the pallet as a load to be stored, with a pair of front and rear columns arranged in the longitudinal direction of the shelf in and out of the shelf. Article storage shelves configured with a plurality of storage units arranged in the vertical direction are arranged side by side in a posture in which the back side of the shelf is opposed to the shelf front side as the shelf loading side It relates to storage facilities.

In such an article storage facility, earthquake countermeasures have been conventionally taken. For example, in Patent Document 1, in order to prevent the load stored in the storage unit from falling from the front side of the shelf when an earthquake occurs, the ladder-like stopper member is dropped from the normal position to the blocking position when an earthquake occurs. (See FIG. 15 and FIG. 17 of Patent Document 1).
Further, Patent Document 1 is provided with an engagement pin that engages with the bottom surface of the load to prevent the displacement of the load on the upper surface of the load receiving portion for placing and supporting the load (see FIG. 15 of Patent Document 1). In addition, a stopper that contacts the lower end of the front side of the load shelf to prevent the load from falling is provided on the end edge of the front side of the load receiving portion (see FIG. 17 of Patent Document 1), and further, a pallet and When storing a plurality of articles placed on the pallet in the storage unit, a sheet that covers the entire opening on the front side of the shelf in the storage unit should be provided in the event of an earthquake, so that the spilled articles fall from the pallet to the floor surface. (Refer to paragraph “0086” of Patent Document 1 and FIGS. 21 to 23).

Japanese Patent No. 3586509

As described in Patent Document 1 above, conventionally, as a configuration for measures against falling of an article when an earthquake occurs, a configuration for preventing the entire load stored in the storage unit from dropping, or an article from a pallet on the front side of the shelf, is used. It is configured to prevent spilling. Therefore, there is a problem that it is not possible to prevent the article from spilling from the pallet to the back side of the shelf and falling to the floor surface.
In particular, when a pair of article storage shelves is provided, in order to save installation space, there are many cases where the rear side of the shelf is placed close to each other and facing each other. If it is provided on the back side of the shelf of the article storage shelf, it is difficult to perform the operation because it is necessary to perform an installation operation or the like from the front side of the shelf to the back side of the shelf. Therefore, for example, when measures against dropping of articles are performed on the back side of the shelf with the configuration as described in Patent Document 1, difficult construction work is forced.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an article storage facility capable of easily constructing an article drop prevention measure on an existing article storage shelf on the back side of the shelf. In the point.

In order to achieve this object, the first characteristic configuration of the article storage facility according to the present invention includes a pair of front and rear support columns arranged in the longitudinal direction of the shelf for loading and unloading the load, and arranged in the lateral direction of the shelf with an interval therebetween. Loading and unloading an article storage shelf comprising a plurality of storage units arranged in the vertical direction between the pair of front and rear columns for storing a pallet and a plurality of articles placed on the pallet. In the article storage facility arranged in parallel in a posture in which the side to be back is the front side of the shelf and the back side of the shelf is opposed,
Of the pair of front and rear columns, a cord-like body is wound around a plurality of rear columns arranged in the horizontal direction of the shelf located on the back side.

According to this characteristic configuration, a state in which a plurality of rear struts arranged in the left-right direction of the shelf located on the rear side of the pair of front and rear columns is surrounded on the back side of the shelf of the article storage shelves arranged in parallel Because there is a cord-like body wrapped around, if an article spills from the pallet due to an earthquake and the article is about to fall from the back side of the shelf, the cord-like shape surrounds multiple rear struts arranged in the left-right direction of the shelf An article can be received by the body. Thereby, it can prevent that articles | goods fall to a floor surface.
Moreover, such an article fall prevention measure is implemented by a simple operation of wrapping a cord-like body in a state of surrounding a plurality of rear columns arranged in the horizontal direction of the shelf located on the rear side of the pair of front and rear columns. Because it is possible, even if it is work for the rear column that requires installation work etc. from the front side of the shelf to the back side of the shelf, it is easy if it is an operation to wrap the cords around multiple columns Can be installed.
Thus, according to this characteristic configuration, it is possible to obtain an article storage facility capable of easily constructing an article drop prevention measure on an existing article storage shelf on the back side of the shelf.

  According to a second characteristic configuration of the article storage facility according to the present invention, a load receiving portion for placing and supporting a load in the storage portion is attached in a state of being supported by the pair of front and rear columns, and the cord-like body is the rear It exists in the point located in the height which adjoins the location where the said receiving part in the side support | pillar was attached on the upper side.

  According to this characteristic configuration, the load receiving part is attached in a state supported by the pair of front and rear columns, and the cord-like body is located at a height close to the position where the load receiving part is attached on the upper side. The cord-like body wound around the rear column is received and supported by the load receiving unit attached to the wound column, so that the downward movement is restricted. Therefore, when receiving and supporting an article dropped from above, it is possible to prevent the cord-like body wound around the plurality of rear support columns from moving downward, and to accurately receive the falling article. it can.

  A third characteristic configuration of the article storage facility according to the present invention is configured such that each of the pair of article storage shelves facing the back side of the shelf separately includes rear columns of the pair of front and rear columns on the back side of the shelf. The cord-like body is wound around the rear column in each of the pair of article storage shelves.

  According to this characteristic configuration, the cord-like body is wrapped around the rear strut of each of the pair of article storage shelves facing the back side of the shelf. Compared to the case where a cord-like body is wound around the rear support column, the number of cord-like bodies is reduced, and the attachment work of the cord-like body can be facilitated accordingly.

  A fourth characteristic configuration of the article storage facility according to the present invention is that a tension adjusting means for adjusting the tension of the cord-like body is provided.

  According to this characteristic configuration, the tension of the cord-like body can be adjusted by the tension adjusting means, so that the cord-like body can be tightly wound around the plurality of rear struts, and the falling article can be accurately I can take it.

  According to a fifth characteristic configuration of the article storage facility according to the present invention, a functional member is provided at a position overlapping with the rear column of the pair of the article storage shelves facing the shelf rear side in the longitudinal direction of the shelf, and the cord-like body However, it exists in the point arrange | positioned in the height which adjoins above the said functional member.

  According to this characteristic configuration, the cord-like body is provided at a position close to the upper side of the functional member (for example, a sprinkler or the like) provided at a position overlapping the rear support column in the longitudinal direction of the shelf on the back side of the shelf. Therefore, the article falling on the back side of the shelf is received and supported by the cord-like body before colliding with the functional member, and the functional member can be prevented from being damaged by the falling article. By the way, if the cord-like body is located above the functional member at a position separated from the vertical length of the storage part, the article is located above the functional member and below the cord-like body. If it falls, it cannot be received by the cord-like body, but as in this feature configuration, the article collapses between the cord-like body and the functional member in the vertical direction by disposing it at a height close to the top. It is possible to prevent the coming space from being formed, and it is possible to appropriately protect the functional member.

  According to a sixth characteristic configuration of the article storage facility according to the present invention, there is provided a connecting means for connecting winding portions facing in the longitudinal direction of the shelf at an intermediate position in the horizontal direction of the shelf in the winding region of the cord-like body. In the point.

  The cord-like body is wound around a plurality of rear columns arranged in the left-right direction of the shelf, but when the article is received and supported by this cord-like body, it opposes in the longitudinal direction of the shelf due to the load of the article. As a result, the distance between the wound portions increases, and in some cases, the article may fall out between the opposing wound portions of the cord. According to this characteristic configuration, since the winding portions facing in the longitudinal direction of the shelf of the cord-like body are connected by the connecting means, it is possible to prevent the interval between the winding portions facing in the longitudinal direction of the shelf from being widened. Thereby, it can prevent that articles | goods fall out from between the winding parts which a cable-like object opposes, and can prevent articles | goods falling on the shelf back side.

  According to a seventh characteristic configuration of the article storage facility according to the present invention, a functional member is provided at a position overlapping the rear column of the pair of the article storage shelves facing the shelf rear side in the longitudinal direction of the shelf, and the cord-like body Is disposed at a height close to the upper side of the functional member, the coupling means is constituted by a coupling plate formed in a plate shape, and is disposed at a position covering the functional member in plan view. There is in point.

  According to this characteristic configuration, as in the sixth characteristic configuration, this can prevent the article from falling off between the winding portions opposed to the cord-like body, and can prevent the article from falling on the back side of the shelf. In addition, since the connecting body is formed in a plate shape and is disposed at a position covering the functional member in plan view, the corners of the article protrude from between the opposed winding portions of the cord-like body and the functional member. Interference can be prevented accurately.

Overall plan view of the goods storage facility Overall elevation of the goods storage facility The perspective view which shows the attachment state of a stainless steel wire Plan view showing the attachment of stainless steel wire Perspective view showing the structure of the load Schematic plan view of the article storage facility of another embodiment

An embodiment of an article storage facility according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, two pairs of article storage shelves 1 arranged in the front-rear direction of the shelf (the left-right direction in FIG. 1) face the back side of the shelf with the side to load and unload the load W as the front side of the shelf. It is provided in a posture.

  Each pair of article storage shelves 1 forming each pair has a pair of front and rear columns 2 (front column 2f and rear column 2b) arranged in the longitudinal direction of the rack for loading and unloading the load W. The storage portion 3 is disposed between the pallet P and the plurality of articles B placed on the pallet P and is used as a load W (see FIG. 5) to be stored. A plurality are provided in a state of being arranged in the vertical direction between them.

  The pair of front and rear columns 2 are connected by a column coupling member 4 along the shelf longitudinal direction and a horizontal brace 5 along the diagonal direction. A long arm wooden frame 6 is attached between the pair of front and rear columns by welding in the longitudinal direction of the shelf. The arm frame 6 is a frame in the shape of a letter B in plan view formed by connecting both ends of a pair of arm rails 6a along the shelf front-rear direction by welding with a connecting member 6b. Both ends of the pair of arm rails 6a are framed so as to slightly protrude from the connecting member 6b in the longitudinal direction of the shelf.

  As shown in FIG. 1, among the arm frame 6 in the pair of front and rear columns 2 adjacent in the left-right direction of the shelf, both ends of the bottom surface of the load W are placed and supported by a pair of arm rails 6 a facing in the width direction of the shelf. The That is, the pair of arm rails 6 a as a load receiving portion for placing and supporting the load W in the storage portion 3 is attached in a state of being supported by the pair of front and rear columns 2.

  As shown also in FIG. 4, the sprinkler head 7 as a functional member is provided in the position which overlaps with the back support | pillar 2b of a pair of goods storage shelf 1 which the shelf back side has opposed in the shelf front-back direction. In the present embodiment, the sprinkler head 7 is disposed between the rear columns 2b of the pair of article storage shelves 1 so that the center of the sprinkler head 7 is located at the center in the longitudinal direction of the shelf. The sprinkler head 7 is provided with a heat sensitive plate 7a (see FIG. 3) at the upper end, and a water supply pipe 8 for supplying the sprinkler head 7 with fire extinguishing water sprayed when heat from a fire is detected is connected to the lower end. ing.

  A stainless wire 9 as a cord-like body is wound around a plurality of (two) rear columns 2b arranged in the left-right direction of the shelf located on the rear side of the pair of front and rear columns 2. In the present embodiment, each of the pair of article storage shelves 1 that are opposed to each other on the back side of the shelf is configured by separately providing the rear side columns 2b of the pair of front and rear columns 2 on the back side of the shelf. That is, the rear column 2b is not shared by the pair of front and rear article storage shelves 1. The stainless steel wire 9 is wound around the rear column 2b in each of the pair of article storage shelves 1.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the stainless steel wire 9 is located above the location where the arm wooden frame 6 is attached in the rear column 2 b and at a height lower than the top surface of the pallet P. As shown in FIG. 2, the sprinkler head 7 is disposed at a height close to the arm wooden frame 6 in the vertical direction. Thereby, the stainless steel wire 9 is located at a height close to the upper side of the sprinkler head 7. In the present embodiment, the sprinkler head 7 is provided, for example, between the second and third storage units or between the sixth and seventh stages, and is supported by the stainless wire 9 and the stainless steel wire 9. A wire net 11 to be described later is provided at a position close to the upper arm frame 6 of the third stage storage unit 3 or at a position close to the upper arm frame 6 of the seventh stage storage unit 3. That is, the stainless wire 9 and the wire mesh 11 are provided corresponding to the height of the sprinkler head 7.

  Both ends of the stainless steel wire 9 are connected to the turnbuckle 10 and are stretched annularly in a plan view. By tightening the turnbuckle 10, the stainless steel wire 9 is stretched with sufficient tension. Thus, in this embodiment, the turnbuckle 10 is provided as a tension adjusting means for adjusting the tension of the cord-like body.

  A wire mesh 11 is provided to connect winding portions facing in the longitudinal direction of the shelf at an intermediate position in the horizontal direction of the shelf in the winding region of the stainless wire 9. The metal mesh 11 is configured by providing a mesh portion on a frame member having a rectangular shape in plan view, and is disposed at a position covering the sprinkler head 7 in plan view.

  The stainless steel wire 9 is supported by the stainless steel wire 9 by alternately engaging the stainless steel wire 9 in a plurality of meshes adjacent to the side of each of the pair of sides along the shelf width direction of the frame member of the metal mesh 11. ing. Thus, by connecting the winding portions of the stainless wire 9 facing in the longitudinal direction of the shelf with the wire mesh 11, the width of the winding portions of the stainless wire 9 facing in the longitudinal direction of the shelf is prevented from being widened, and the article The fall of B is prevented appropriately and the sprinkler head 7 is prevented from being damaged.

  Thus, in this embodiment, the metal mesh 11 is provided as a connection means, and the connection means is constituted by a connection plate formed in a plate shape, and the sprinkler head 7 as a functional member in plan view is provided. It is arranged at the position to cover.

  When such a stainless steel wire 9 is provided in the existing pair of article storage shelves 1, first, the shelf of the column 2 in a place with good workability (may be other than the place where the pair of article storage shelves 1 is installed). A stainless wire 9 that is slightly longer than the interval in the width direction is prepared, and the stainless wire 9 is engaged with the mesh on one end side of the wire mesh 11 alternately up and down. At this time, if the wire mesh 11 is positioned at a position deviated from the central portion in the longitudinal direction of the stainless steel wire 9, when the stainless steel wire 9 is connected later by the turnbuckle 10, the position in the shelf width direction is overlapped. The inconvenience that it is difficult to attach can be avoided.

  A turnbuckle 10 is connected to one end of the stainless steel wire 9, and the operator carries the stainless steel wire 9 in this state with a storage ladder 3 or the like for the maintenance target or the like. Then, the worker climbing at the closest storage section on the upper side or climbing in advance pulls up the stainless steel wire 9 in the above-described state using a lifting device or the like in cooperation with the worker on the floor side. Then, the operator places a plurality of rear columns 2b (two on one side and two on the other side) arranged in the horizontal direction of the shelf with the stainless steel wire 9 positioned on the upper part of the arm wooden frame 6 of the storage unit 3 to be attached. 4), the other end is connected to the turnbuckle. Then, the turnbuckle 10 is tightened while adjusting the wire mesh 11 so as to cover the sprinkler head 7.

  By attaching the stainless steel wire 9 with the wire mesh 11 in this way, when an earthquake occurs, when the article B of the load W spills and falls from the back side of the shelf, the stainless steel wire 9 is located above the sprinkler head 7. Since the article B is received and supported, the damage to the sprinkler head 7 can be prevented while avoiding the article B from being severely damaged.

  As described above, in the article storage facility of this embodiment, even if a pair of article storage shelves 1 are already installed, stainless steel wires are simply applied to the left and right rear columns 2b without performing work such as welding or drilling. By the simple operation of winding 7, inconvenience due to the drop of the article B on the back side of the shelf can be avoided.

[Another embodiment]
The invention made by the inventor has been specifically described based on the embodiment of the invention. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. Hereinafter, another embodiment of the present invention will be illustrated.

(1) In the above-described embodiment, the load receiving unit is illustrated as having a pair of arm rails. Instead, for example, the storage unit 3 includes a shelf board, or the front columns 2a are connected to each other. The front beam and the rear beam 2b connected to each other may be provided, and a plurality of storage units for placing and supporting the load W on the pair of front and rear beams may be provided in the lateral width direction of the shelf.

(2) In the above embodiment, the cord-like body is provided at a height close to the support height of the load receiving portion in the support column. However, instead of this, for example, the support column is connected vertically. It is also possible to form a flange at the connecting portion and to provide a cord-like body descending prevention portion at a height close to the flange portion. Moreover, you may provide in the height which adjoins above a horizontal brace by using the horizontal brace attached to the support | pillar in the up-down direction as a cord-like body fall prevention part.

(3) In the above embodiment, as an example of a load, an article is placed and supported on a pallet in a stacked state. However, as a load stored in a storage unit, for example, only one layer of an article is placed and supported on a pallet. Other forms may also be used.

(4) In the above embodiment, an article storage facility may be configured as an automatic warehouse facility by installing a stacker crane that can run on the front side of the article storage shelf.

(5) In the above embodiment, the tension adjusting means is configured by a turnbuckle. However, for example, the tension adjusting means may be configured by a buckle configured with a ratchet, and the configuration of the tension adjusting means is variously changed. Is possible.

(6) In the said embodiment, although the thing in which the cord-like body was comprised with the stainless steel wire was illustrated, the classification of a cord-like body is not limited to this, For example, a cord-like thing improves a workability of installation. The body may be divided into a plurality of parts, or a part thereof may be formed of an elastic body, and the specific configuration of the cord-like body can be appropriately changed. In this case, the elastic body can also function as tension adjusting means.

(7) In the above-described embodiment, the functional member is a sprinkler head. However, for example, a function such as a sensor for detecting the presence or absence of a load in the storage unit as a functional member, an imaging device for detecting the storage state, Various changes can be made to the members.

(8) In the above-described embodiment, an example in which one cord-like body is wound around one of the rear columns provided in each of the pair of article storage shelves adjacent to the shelf in the left-right direction is described. Various forms of winding around the rear column are conceivable.
For example, as shown in FIG. 6A, the cords 9 may be individually wound around the rear columns 2b of each of the pair of article storage shelves facing the back side of the shelf. Further, as shown in FIG. 6B, a pair of article storage shelves 1 facing each other on the back side of the shelf is provided with a dual-purpose rear column 2b to form a pair of article storage shelves 1 in the horizontal direction of the shelf. The cord-like body 9 may be wrapped around a plurality (two in FIG. 6 (b)) of the combined rear support columns 2b. Further, as shown in FIG. 6 (c), as a plurality of rear columns 2b arranged in the left-right direction of the shelf, three or more pairs (three in the case of a pair of article storage shelves 1), the rear columns 2b. You may wind the cord-like body 9 in the state which surrounds.

W load P pallet B plural articles 1 article storage shelf 2 pair of front and rear columns 2b rear column 3 storage unit 6a load receiving unit 7 functional member 9 cord-like body 10 tension adjusting unit 11 connecting plate (connecting unit)

Claims (7)

A pair of front and rear support columns arranged in the longitudinal direction of the shelf for loading and unloading are arranged at intervals in the lateral direction of the shelf, and a storage unit for storing a pallet and a plurality of articles placed on the pallet as a storage target load. A plurality of article storage shelves arranged in a vertically aligned state between the pair of front and rear columns, in a state of being paired, with the back side facing the shelf with the loading / unloading side as the front side of the shelf A parallel storage facility,
An article storage facility in which a cord-like body is wound around a plurality of rear columns arranged in the left-right direction of the shelf located on the rear side of the pair of front and rear columns. A load receiving portion for placing and supporting a load in the storage portion is attached in a state supported by the pair of front and rear columns,
2. The article storage facility according to claim 1, wherein the cord-like body is positioned at a height close to an upper side to a portion of the rear support column to which the cargo receiving portion is attached. Each of the pair of article storage shelves facing the back side of the shelf is configured by separately providing rear columns in the pair of front and rear columns on the back side of the shelf,
The article storage facility according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the cord-like body is wound in a state of surrounding both of the rear support columns in each of the pair of article storage shelves.   The article storage facility according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising tension adjusting means for adjusting the tension of the cord. A functional member is provided at a position overlapping with the rear column of the pair of the article storage shelves facing the shelf back side in the shelf front-rear direction,
The article storage facility according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the cord-like body is disposed at a height close to the functional member.   The article according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising a connecting means for connecting winding portions facing in the longitudinal direction of the shelf at an intermediate position in the horizontal direction of the shelf of the winding region of the cord-like body. Storage facilities. A functional member is provided at a position overlapping with the rear column of the pair of the article storage shelves facing the shelf back side in the shelf front-rear direction,
The cord is disposed at a height close to the functional member;
The article storage facility according to claim 6, wherein the connecting means is constituted by a connecting plate formed in a plate shape, and is disposed at a position covering the functional member in plan view.

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