JP2014043297A - Pallet - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pallet which allows easy taking-out of an object mounted on the pallet.SOLUTION: A pallet, which freely goes in and out from a shelf in a shelf device in the front-back direction, is provided with a pallet body 5 which freely goes in and out from the shelf in the front-back direction. The pallet body 5 is provided with a plurality of auxiliary pallets 13A-13C so as to be movable back and forth. The top surface of each of the auxiliary pallets 13A-13C has a plurality of recesses 19 or projections. The pallet body 5 is provided with a guide support member 17 which guides and supports each of the auxiliary pallets 13A-13C so as to be movable back and forth. A plurality of stopper locking parts 23 each capable of locking a stopper are provided at proper intervals in the front-back direction. A grip part 27 for pushing and pulling each of the auxiliary pallets 13A-13C is provided on the front side of each of the auxiliary pallets 13A-13C. A stopper operation lever 25 which operates the stopper lockable to and unlockable from the stopper locking part 23 is provided on the front side of each of the auxiliary pallets 13A-13C.

Description

  The present invention relates to a pallet that can be moved back and forth with respect to a shelf in a shelf installation having a plurality of shelves, and more particularly, it is easy to take out workpieces and products placed on the pallet. On pallets that can be made.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a plate-like workpiece is processed by a plate processing machine such as a turret punch press or a laser processing machine, supply of the workpiece to the plate processing machine or storage of a product after processing is performed. And the shelf apparatus is utilized as an apparatus which stores a workpiece | work and a product (for example, refer patent document 1, 2 grade | etc.,).

  As described in Patent Documents 1 and 2, the shelf device stores the pallets so as to freely enter and exit the plurality of shelves provided in the frame body. And in order to put in and out each pallet with respect to each said shelf, the elevator apparatus provided with the traverser for putting in and out the said pallet is equipped with one side (front side) of the said frame material frame so that vertical movement is possible. It has been. Therefore, by positioning the elevator apparatus at a position corresponding to the desired shelf in the shelf apparatus, the pallet can be put in and out of the desired shelf.

  By the way, when it is intended to carry a work such as a work or product on a pallet drawn out on the elevator device from the pallet, it may not be easy to carry out the work from the pallet depending on the placement position of the work on the pallet. There is. In view of this, a pallet has been proposed in which a pallet is provided with a running belt and the object placed on the running belt is transferred in one direction (for example, see Patent Document 3).

JP 2001-97505 A JP 2001-191232 A JP-A-6-156704

  The configuration described in Patent Document 3 is a configuration in which a traveling belt is provided so as to be able to travel in the left-right direction (Y-axis direction) on a pallet that can be moved in and out of the shelf device in the front-rear direction (X-axis direction). Therefore, although the placed object on the pallet can be transferred in the left-right direction, it cannot be transferred in the front-rear direction. Therefore, when an operator tries to take out the placement object from the front side of the pallet, it is difficult to take out the placement object located on the rear side.

  The present invention has been made in view of the problems as described above, and is a pallet that can be moved in and out in the front-rear direction with respect to the shelf in the shelf device, and includes a pallet body that can be moved in and out in the front-rear direction with respect to the shelf, The pallet body is provided with a plurality of auxiliary pallets so as to be movable back and forth.

  In the pallet, a plurality of concave portions or convex portions are provided on the upper surface of each auxiliary pallet.

  Further, in the pallet, the pallet body includes a guide support member that guides and supports the auxiliary pallets so as to move back and forth, and includes a plurality of stopper locking portions that can lock the stoppers at appropriate intervals in the front and rear direction. Provided on the front side of the auxiliary pallet is a gripping part for pushing and pulling the auxiliary pallet, and a stopper operating lever for operating a stopper that is detachable from the stopper locking part is provided on the front side of each auxiliary pallet. It is characterized by this.

  According to the present invention, since the pallet body is provided with a plurality of auxiliary pallets so as to be movable back and forth, each auxiliary pallet can be individually pulled out to the front side with respect to the pallet body. Therefore, the auxiliary pallet drawn to the front side can be accessed from the front side and the left and right sides. Therefore, the placed object placed on the auxiliary pallet can be easily taken out.

It is side explanatory drawing which shows the relationship between the pallet which concerns on embodiment of this invention, and the elevator apparatus in a shelf apparatus. It is a perspective explanatory view of a pallet. It is front explanatory drawing which shows the structure of an auxiliary pallet.

  Referring to FIG. 1, a pallet 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a pallet body 5 that can be moved in and out in the front-rear direction (left-right direction in FIG. 1) with respect to a plurality of shelves provided in the shelf device 3. Yes. As is well known, the structure of the shelf device 3 includes a plurality of stages of shelves in the frame material frame, and pallets are stored in the shelves in such a manner that they can enter and exit in the front-rear direction. An elevator device 7 is provided on the front side of the frame material frame so as to be movable up and down. The elevator device 7 is configured such that a pallet can be moved in and out of each shelf and the pallet is placed on the elevator device 7. A retractable traverser 9 is provided so as to be movable back and forth.

  As already understood, when a placement object 11 such as a work or a product is placed on a pallet drawn from the shelf in the shelf device 3 onto the elevator device 7, an operator takes out the placement object 11. There is something. In this case, when the above described object 11 is placed at the left and right sides of the pallet and at positions away from the front side, it is difficult for the operator to take out the object 11.

  Therefore, the pallet 1 according to the present embodiment is configured such that the above-described figurine 11 can be easily taken out regardless of the position on the pallet 1 where the placed object 11 is placed. More specifically, the pallet 1 includes the pallet body 5 that is moved back and forth by the traverser 9 in the elevator apparatus 7. The pallet body 5 corresponds to a conventional general pallet.

  The pallet body 5 is provided with auxiliary pallets 13A, 13B, 13C (see FIG. 2) that are divided into three in the left-right direction so as to be movable back and forth. In the present embodiment, the plurality of auxiliary pallets 13A to 13C are configured to have substantially the same size. Each of the auxiliary pallets 13A to 13C has a rectangular parallelepiped frame structure, and a plurality of guide rollers 15 (see FIG. 3) are rotatably provided on both left and right side surfaces.

  Each guide roller 15 is supported and movably supported by a channel-shaped guide rail (guide support member) 17 in the front-rear direction provided on the upper surface of the pallet body 5. Accordingly, each of the auxiliary pallets 13A to 13C can be moved back and forth individually, and when the placement object 11 is placed across the plurality of auxiliary pallets 13A to 13C, the plurality of auxiliary pallets 13A to 13C. Can be moved back and forth simultaneously.

  When the placing object 11 is placed on the upper surfaces of the auxiliary pallets 13A to 13C, a plurality of recesses 19 are formed on the upper surfaces of the auxiliary pallets 13A to 13C so that the placing object 11 can be easily lifted. It is provided at appropriate intervals. Therefore, when the placing object 11 is placed on each of the auxiliary pallets 13A to 13C, a finger can be put into each of the concave portions 19, and the placing object 11 can be easily lifted.

  In addition, it replaces with the said recessed part 19, and is equipped with the several convex part (illustration omitted) in the upper surface of each auxiliary pallet 13A-13C in an appropriate space | interval, and the mounted object 11 was floated from the upper surface of each auxiliary pallet 13A-13C. The same effect can be obtained by adopting the mounting structure. In this case, by providing a rotatable ball or a member having a small coefficient of friction as the convex portion, it is also possible to support the placement object 11 so that it can be moved lightly in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction on each of the auxiliary pallets 13A to 13C. is there.

  Each of the auxiliary pallets 13A to 13C is provided with a stopper (not shown) that is disengaged from a stopper engaging recess 23 (see FIG. 2) as a stopper engaging portion provided on the upper surface of the pallet body 5. ing. The stopper engaging recesses 23 are formed at appropriate intervals in the front-rear direction on a stopper plate 24 provided on the upper surface of the pallet body 5. The stopper engaging recess 23 is illustrated as a notch-shaped recess. However, the stopper engaging recess 23 can be formed in a hole.

  The stopper that can be freely engaged with and disengaged from the stopper engaging recess 23 is always urged by an elastic member such as a spring in a direction to engage with the stopper engaging recess 23. The movement of the stopper in the engagement / disengagement direction with respect to the stopper engagement recess 23 may be a linear movement or a rotational movement. A stopper operating lever 25 is provided on the front side (front surface) of each of the auxiliary pallets 13A to 13C for operating the stopper engagement / removal 23 with respect to the stopper engaging recess 23. In addition, a grip portion 27 for pushing and pulling the auxiliary pallets 13A to 13C is provided on the front side of the auxiliary pallets 13A to 13C.

  The stopper operating lever 25 can be operated to engage and disengage the stopper with respect to the stopper engaging recess 23 by swinging the stopper operating lever 25 up and down, left and right, or rotating around the axis. Therefore, the stopper may be configured to rotate or linearly move so as to engage and disengage an appropriately configured stopper with respect to the stopper engaging recess 23. Since this type of configuration is configured by an appropriate link mechanism and may be a general configuration, the configuration of the operation system for engaging and disengaging the stopper with respect to the stopper engaging recess 23 is described. The detailed description of is omitted.

  With the above configuration, the desired pallet 1 is pulled out from the desired shelf in the shelf device 3 onto the elevator device 7. Then, after positioning the elevator device 7 at a desired height position, the stopper operating lever 25 in the desired auxiliary pallet is operated to release the stopper from the stopper engaging recess 23 to thereby form a desired auxiliary pallet, for example, As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the auxiliary pallet 13 </ b> B can be drawn forward so as to protrude forward from the pallet body 5. The auxiliary pallet 13B can be fixed in an immobile state by engaging the stopper with the stopper engaging recess 23 at an appropriate position.

  Therefore, the operator can approach the auxiliary pallet 13B in the state of being pulled forward from both the front side and the left and right sides, and easily take out the placed object 11 on the auxiliary pallet 13B in the state of being pulled out. It is something that can be done. At this time, since the concave portions 19 are formed at appropriate intervals on the upper surfaces of the auxiliary pallets 13A to 13C, a finger can be easily put under the placing object 11, and the placing object 11 is easily lifted. It is something that can be done.

  As already understood, each auxiliary pallet 13 </ b> A to 13 </ b> C can be pulled forward with respect to the pallet body 5 individually or simultaneously. And with respect to the auxiliary | assistant pallet pulled out in the state which protruded to the front direction, an operator can approach from the front side and both right and left sides, and can easily lift the mounting object 11 on the auxiliary | assistant pallet in the extracted state. And can solve the problems described above.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pallet 3 Shelf apparatus 5 Pallet main body 7 Elevator apparatus 11 Mounted object 13A-13C Auxiliary pallet 17 Guide rail 19 Recess 23 Stopper engagement recessed part (stopper locking part)
25 Stopper operation lever

Claims (3)

  A pallet that can be moved back and forth with respect to a shelf in the shelf device, and includes a pallet body that can be moved back and forth with respect to the shelf, and the pallet body includes a plurality of auxiliary pallets that can be moved back and forth. Pallet characterized by being.   The pallet according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of concave portions or convex portions are provided on an upper surface of each auxiliary pallet.   3. The pallet according to claim 1, wherein the pallet body includes a guide support member that guides and supports the auxiliary pallets so as to be movable back and forth, and a plurality of stopper locking portions that can lock the stoppers in the front-rear direction. Provided with an appropriate interval, a gripping part for pushing and pulling the auxiliary pallet is provided on the front side of the auxiliary pallet, and a stopper operating lever for operating a detachable stopper on the stopper locking part is provided on each auxiliary pallet. A pallet characterized by being provided on the front side.

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