JP2021035877A - Container terminal and storage - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a container terminal which is, for example, further improved.SOLUTION: In a container terminal 100A, a first area A1 in which only a straddle carrier 400A (a first vehicle) can move and a second area A2 in which only a trailer 400B (a second vehicle) can move are divided, and a three-dimensional storage 200 (a storage) having a storage place 201 (a storage part) of a plurality of containers 10 can deliver the container 10 between with the straddle carrier 400A via a receiving port 200a (a first receiving port), and further can deliver the container 10 between with the trailer 400B via a receiving port 200b (a second receiving port).SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

The present invention relates to a container terminal and a hangar.

Conventionally, there is known a container terminal configured so that an internal vehicle and an external vehicle can pass through the same site (Patent Document 1).

JP-A-2018-172188

In such a conventional container terminal, since the internal vehicle and the external vehicle can pass through the same site, for example, the movement of the vehicle may be delayed, or the vehicle may come into contact with or collide with another vehicle when driving. There was a risk that problems such as the need to drive carefully to avoid it would occur.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a container terminal for improving the above-mentioned problems.

The container terminal according to one aspect of the present invention moves in the first area set in the terminal where the first vehicle that moves in the terminal and transports the container can move, and moves outside the terminal and in the terminal. A second area set in the terminal where the second vehicle carrying the container can move, a storage unit capable of storing a plurality of containers, and the container can be delivered only to the first vehicle. A hangar having a first receiving port, a second receiving port that enables the container to be delivered only to the second vehicle, and a transport device for transporting the carried-in / out container to the storage unit. The first area and the second area are divided so that only the first vehicle can move in the first area and only the second vehicle can move in the second area. Is characterized by forming.

Further, the hangar according to one aspect of the present invention is a hangar installed in a terminal, and transports a plurality of storage units capable of three-dimensionally storing a plurality of containers and the carried-in container to the storage unit. The first receiving port that allows the transport device and the loaded / unloaded container to be received only between the first vehicle that can move only inside the terminal, and the loaded / unloaded container can be moved inside and outside the terminal. It is characterized in that it has a second receiving port that can be received only with the second receiving port, and the first receiving port and the second receiving port are three-dimensionally arranged.

According to the present invention, the first area where the first vehicle can move and the second area where the second vehicle can move are separated, and the hangar is a container between both the first vehicle and the second vehicle. A more improved container terminal that can be handed over, for example, to prevent vehicle movement stagnation and to avoid contact and collision between the first and second vehicles. Can be built.

FIG. 1 is an exemplary and schematic plan view of the container terminal of the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is an exemplary and schematic cross-sectional view of the container terminal of the first embodiment as viewed in the X direction. FIG. 3 is an exemplary and schematic plan view of the third floor of the first hangar included in the container terminal of the first embodiment and its surrounding area. FIG. 4 is an exemplary and schematic plan view of the first floor of the first hangar included in the container terminal of the first embodiment and its surrounding area. FIG. 5 is an exemplary block diagram of the control device included in the container terminal of the first embodiment. FIG. 6 is an exemplary and schematic plan view of the first floor of the first hangar included in the container terminal of the first embodiment and its surrounding area. FIG. 7 is an exemplary and schematic plan view of the first floor of the first hangar included in the container terminal of the first embodiment and its surrounding area. FIG. 8 is an exemplary and schematic plan view of the first floor of the first hangar included in the container terminal of the second embodiment and its surrounding area.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be disclosed. The configurations of the embodiments shown below, as well as the actions and results (effects) brought about by the configurations, are examples. The present invention can also be realized by configurations other than those disclosed in the following embodiments. Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to obtain at least one of various effects (including derivative effects) obtained by the configuration.

A plurality of embodiments shown below have similar configurations. Therefore, according to the configuration of each embodiment, the same operation and effect based on the similar configuration can be obtained. Further, in the following, the same reference numerals are given to those similar configurations, and duplicate explanations may be omitted.

In this specification, ordinal numbers are given for convenience in order to distinguish parts, parts, etc., and do not indicate priorities or orders.

Further, in each drawing, the X direction is a direction in which rows of a plurality of storage locations 201 (storage units) extend along the horizontal direction on each floor of the three-dimensional hangar 200. Further, the Y direction is a direction along the horizontal direction and orthogonal to the X direction. Further, the Z direction is vertically upward. The X, Y, and Z directions are orthogonal to each other.

[First Embodiment]
FIG. 1 is a plan view of the container terminal 100A of the first embodiment viewed from above in the Z direction, and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the container terminal 100A viewed in the X direction.

The container terminal 100A includes a first area A1, a second area A2, and two three-dimensional hangars 200. Such a container terminal 100A is, for example, on an apron (not shown) or adjacent to the apron of a port provided with a quay or a pier on which a cargo ship (not shown) such as a container carrier carrying a container 10 berths. Will be installed. Note that A1 (F1) indicating the boundary indicated by the dotted line in FIG. 1 indicates the boundary between the first area A1 and the second area A2 on the first floor, and the area on the right side of the dotted line (direction indicated by the arrow). Is the first area A1 and the area on the left side is the second area A2.

Each of the three-dimensional hangars 200 temporarily stores a plurality of containers 10. The two three-dimensional hangars 200 have the same structure. The three-dimensional hangar 200 has, for example, a skeleton structure in which a rust-preventive steel material is exposed, and does not have a floor or a wall for individually partitioning a plurality of storage locations 201 of the container 10. .. The three-dimensional hangar 200 is an example of a hangar.

Each of the three-dimensional hangars 200 has a receiving port 200a (first receiving port, see FIG. 4) of the container 10 which is carried in and out only from the first vehicle (for example, the straddle carrier 400A) in the first area A1. The first area A1 is an area installed or maintained adjacent to the three-dimensional hangar 200 with the installation of the container terminal 100A, and is an area in which the container 10 is transported by, for example, the straddle carrier 400A. The straddle carrier 400A transports the container 10 between the three-dimensional hangar 200 and the berthed cargo ship or container yard, moves the container 10 only within the container terminal 100A, and carries in and out of the three-dimensional hangar 200. It is a vehicle to do. The straddle carrier 400A is an example of the first vehicle, and may also be referred to as a premises vehicle or an internal vehicle.

Further, each of the three-dimensional hangars 200 has a receiving port 200b (second receiving port, see FIG. 3) of the container 10 which is carried in and out only from the second vehicle (for example, the trailer 400B) in the second area A2. The second area A2 is an area that is installed or maintained adjacent to the three-dimensional hangar 200 with the installation of the container terminal 100A, and is an area in which the container 10 is transported by a vehicle such as a trailer 400B. The trailer 400B is a vehicle that transports the container 10 between the three-dimensional hangar 200 and a base on the ground away from the port, moves the container 10 inside and outside the container terminal 100A, and carries it in and out of the three-dimensional hangar 200. The trailer 400B is an example of a second vehicle, and may also be referred to as an off-site vehicle or an external vehicle.

During normal operation of the container terminal 100A, entry of the first vehicle such as the straddle carrier 400A into the second area A2 is prohibited, and the entry of the second vehicle such as the trailer 400B into the first area A1 is prohibited. Entry is prohibited. That is, the first area A1 is a dedicated area for the first vehicle, and the second area A2 is a dedicated area for the second vehicle. The first area A1 and the second area A2 are, for example, so that the first vehicle and the second vehicle do not cross the boundary between the first area A1 and the second area A2 and enter another dedicated area. , A three-dimensional hangar 200, a fence, and the like. Further, in addition to the case where the road surface is classified by the physical boundary formation in this way, the road surface of the first area A1 is classified by the device of the road surface such as forming unevenness so that only the first vehicle can move. Is also good.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the second floor F2 constituting the second area A2 is installed above the first floor F1 constituting the first area A1. In other words, in the present embodiment, the first area A1 and the second area A2 are separated into upper and lower parts. The first area A1 is provided substantially flush with the apron. On the other hand, outside the container terminal 100A, a slope-like approach (not shown) that allows the trailer 400B to come and go between the ground outside the first area A1 and the second floor F2 is provided. As shown in FIG. 2, the second floor F2 is at substantially the same level as the predetermined floor (in the present embodiment, the third floor as an example) of the storage location 201 of the container 10 layered in the three-dimensional hangar 200. It is located. Further, the second floor F2 should at least partially block sunlight from the container 10 stored in at least a part of the storage locations 201 below the second floor F2, in other words, at least partially in the sun. It is provided to create a shadow. The second floor F2 may be located at substantially the same level as floors other than the third floor (for example, the second floor or the fourth floor or higher).

The three-dimensional hangar 200 temporarily stores the container 10 to be transported. The three-dimensional hangar 200 can function as an alternative facility to the container yard, but may be attached to the container yard. The word "temporary" does not limit the storage period.

One of the two three-dimensional hangars 200 (on the right side in FIG. 1), the three-dimensional hangar 200-1, is a hangar that temporarily stores the container 10 transported from the second area A2 to the first area A1. The other of the two three-dimensional hangars 200 (on the left side in FIG. 1), the three-dimensional hangar 200-2, is a hangar that temporarily stores the container 10 transported from the first area A1 to the second area A2. ..

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the third floor of the storage location 201 of the three-dimensional hangar 200 (200-1), and FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the first floor of the storage location 201 of the three-dimensional hangar 200 (200-1). is there. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a plurality of storage locations 201 are provided on each floor of the three-dimensional hangar 200 with substantially the same layout.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the three-dimensional hangar 200 includes a transfer device 330. The transfer device 330 has at least one transfer unit 331. The transfer unit 331 is provided so as to be movable in the X direction of FIGS. 3 and 4 and the Z direction of FIG. 2, and transfers the container 10. That is, the transfer space S to which the transfer unit 331 moves extends in the X direction and the Z direction. The transfer unit 331 transfers the container 10 while keeping the longitudinal direction of the container 10 parallel to the Y direction in FIGS. 2 to 4. On each floor, storage location rows C1 and C2 in which a plurality of storage locations 201 are arranged in the X direction adjacent to positions on both sides in the Y direction with respect to the transfer space S are arranged, respectively. At each storage location 201, the container 10 is stored in a posture in which the longitudinal direction of the container 10 is parallel to the Y direction. Further, the transfer unit 331 can move the container 10 in the Y direction at a position facing each storage location 201, and can move the container 10 to each storage position or take it out. In addition, the container 10 is also transferred between the delivery position Pc1 with the straddle carrier 400A, which is the first vehicle at two locations on the first floor, and the delivery position Pc3 with the trailer 400B, which is the second vehicle at two locations on the third floor. can do. The delivery position Pc1 on the first floor and the delivery position Pc3 on the third floor are provided at positions that overlap each other when viewed from the Z direction. The transfer device 330 is a stacker crane, but the transfer device 330 is not limited to this.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the three-dimensional hangar 200 includes a delivery device 310 and a turntable 320 on the third floor, which is substantially the same level as the second floor F2. The delivery device 310 delivers the container 10 between the trailer 400B stopped at the delivery stop position Ps2 set on the second floor F2 and the placement position Pt on the turntable 320. The turntable 320 can reverse the orientation of the container 10 by 180 °, and can move the container 10 between the mounting position Pt and the delivery position Pc3 on the third floor of the transfer device 330. The reason for reversing the orientation of the container 10 by 180 ° will be described later.

The receiving port 200b through which the container 10 to be delivered to and from the trailer 400B stopped at the stop position Ps2 passes is provided between the turntable 320 and the stop position Ps2. As shown in FIG. 3, the turntable 320 is provided at a position adjacent to the delivery position Pc3 on the third floor of the transfer device 330 in the Y direction, and the stop position Ps2 is the delivery position Pc3 with respect to the turntable 320. It is adjacent to a position rotated 90 degrees from. As shown in FIG. 3, such a delivery device 310 and the turntable 320 have a symmetrical layout in the X direction arranged on both sides of the storage location row C2 in the X direction. With such a configuration, the container 10 can be delivered from either side in the X direction on the third floor of the three-dimensional hangar 200. In such a configuration, the mounting position Pt is one of the external delivery positions of the container 10 in the three-dimensional hangar 200. The receiving port 200b is an example of the second receiving port. The delivery device 310 uses an overhead crane in the present embodiment, but the delivery device 310 is not limited to this. Further, the three-dimensional hangar 200 may be provided with a transfer device capable of delivering the container 10 to and from the trailer 400B and changing the direction of the container 10 instead of the delivery device 310 and the turntable 320.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, a stop position Ps1 for delivery of the straddle carrier 400A is set on the first floor F1 adjacent to the delivery position Pc1 on the first floor of the transfer device 330 in the Y direction. ing. The straddle carrier 400A stopped at the stop position Ps1 can move the container 10 between the holding position Ph in the straddle carrier 400A and the delivery position Pc1 on the first floor of the transfer device 330. In such a configuration, the delivery position Pc1 on the first floor of the transfer device 330 is one of the external delivery positions of the container 10 in the three-dimensional hangar 200. The receiving port 200a of the three-dimensional hangar 200 through which the container 10 to be delivered to and from the straddle carrier 400A stopped at the stop position Ps1 passes is provided between the delivery position Pc1 and the stop position Ps1. The receiving port 200a is an example of the first receiving port. In the present embodiment, the straddle carrier 400A transfers the container 10 to and from the three-dimensional hangar 200, but instead, the three-dimensional hangar 200 transfers the container 10 to and from the first vehicle and the container. It may be provided with a transfer device capable of performing 10 diversions.

As described above, the delivery position Pc1 on the first floor and the delivery position Pc3 on the third floor overlap each other when viewed from the Z direction, but in the present embodiment, the delivery position Pc1 on the first floor The stop position Ps1 of the straddle carrier 400A when delivering the container 10 to the container 10 and the delivery device 310 on the third floor are also in a positional relationship of overlapping each other when viewed from the Z direction.

As the container 10, the three-dimensional storage 200 can handle, for example, a reefer container having an electric device for having a freezing / refrigerating function and a normal container (dry container) having no electric device. The trailer 400B is provided with a power outlet (receptacle, not shown) at the front end of the loading position of the container 10, and when the leafa container is loaded on the trailer 400B, the end portion in the longitudinal direction of the leafa container is provided. The power plug (not shown) provided in is plugged into the power outlet. That is, the leafa container is loaded on the trailer 400B with the power plug facing the front of the trailer 400B.

Here, as shown in FIG. 1, in the container terminal 100A of the present embodiment, the traveling direction of the trailer 400B with respect to the stop position Ps2 of the trailer 400B is limited to the Y direction.

That is, since the trailer 400B has no choice but to stop at the stop position Ps2 with its front facing downward in the Y direction in FIG. 1, when the trailer 400B is loaded with the leafa container, its power plug is shown in FIG. Stop in a posture located on the lower side in the Y direction (front wheel side of the trailer).

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3, among the storage location rows C1 and C2 of the storage location 201 of the three-dimensional hangar 200, the storage location row C1 is a power outlet 101 (receptacle) that supplies power to the leafa container. Is provided on the upper side in the Y direction (the rear wheel side of the stopped trailer 400B).

Therefore, when storing the leafa container in the three-dimensional hangar 200, it is necessary to reverse the direction of the container 10 by 180 ° by the turntable 320 as described above. In the storage location row C2, the power outlet 101 that supplies power to the leafa container is in the same direction as the plug position of the leafa container loaded on the stopped trailer 400B, so that it is between the storage location 201 and the trailer 400B. When the container 10 is transported in, the turntable 320 does not need to reverse the direction of the leafa container. Further, when only the storage location row C1, that is, the power outlet 101 for supplying power to the leafa container is only the storage location in the same direction as the plug position of the leafa container loaded on the trailer 400B stopped, this is the case. There is no need for 180 ° inversion by the turntable 320.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4, the straddle carrier 400A stops both forward (stop position Ps1 on the left side of FIG. 4) and backward (stop position Ps1 on the right side of FIG. 4) at its stop position Ps1. The direction of the leafa container can be reversed by 180 ° at the stop position Ps1. Therefore, when the container 10 is transported between the storage location 201 of the row C1 and the straddle carrier 400A, the turntable 320 may not be provided.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of the control device 500 of the container terminal 100A. As shown in FIG. 5, the control device 500 includes an arithmetic processing unit 501, a main storage unit 502, and an auxiliary storage unit 503. The control device 500 is, for example, a computer.

In the case of processing by software, the arithmetic processing unit 501 is a processor (circuit) such as a central processing unit (CPU), and the main storage unit 502 is, for example, a random access memory (RAM) or a read only memory (ROM). ), And the auxiliary storage unit 503 is, for example, a hard disk drive (HDD) or a solid state drive (SSD). The arithmetic processing unit 501 reads and executes a program stored in the main storage unit 502, the auxiliary storage unit 503, and the like. The arithmetic processing unit 501 functions as a control device 500 by operating according to the program. In this case, the program includes modules corresponding to each arithmetic processing of the control device 500, that is, container information acquisition unit 501a, hangar information acquisition unit 501b, storage location determination unit 501c, transfer procedure determination unit 501d, instruction information generation unit 501e. , And the module corresponding to the transport control unit 501f may be included.

The program may be provided recorded on a computer-readable recording medium (storage medium) in an installable or executable format file, respectively. Further, the program can be introduced by being stored in a storage unit of a computer connected to a communication network and downloaded via the network. Further, the program may be preliminarily incorporated in a ROM or the like.

When all or part of the arithmetic processing unit 501 is configured by hardware, the arithmetic processing unit 501 may include, for example, a field programmable gate array (FPGA), an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), and the like. ..

The container information acquisition unit 501a acquires container information from the data read by the container information reading unit 102. The container information may include, for example, the container number of the container 10, destination information, identification information of contained items, information indicating the presence or absence of an electric device, and the like. The container information reading unit 102 is, for example, a device capable of reading the container number printed on the container 10 as an image and recognizing it as character information. That is, the container information reading unit 102 reads the container number written on the side surface of the container 10. Further, the container information reading unit 102 may be, for example, an RF-ID reader. In this case, the container information reading unit 102 acquires container information by wireless communication from the RF-ID tag provided in the container 10. Further, the container information reading unit 102 may acquire various information of the container 10 corresponding to the identification information of the container 10 by accessing a predetermined external server through a telecommunication line, for example. The container information may be acquired by a person confirming the image of the container number displayed on the TV camera and directly inputting it with the keyboard of the PC terminal.

The hangar information acquisition unit 501b acquires the information (hangar information) of the three-dimensional hangar 200. The hangar information includes, for example, identification information such as the shelf number of each storage location 201, the position of each storage location 201, the presence / absence of a power supply device, the presence / absence of shade influence on whether or not the position is irradiated with external light, and the receiving port. Attribute information indicating characteristics such as access time, identification information of the container 10 in each storage location 201, information indicating the presence or absence of the container 10 in each storage location 201, and the container 10 stored in each storage location 201 is, for example, an electric device. Various information of the container 10 such as whether or not the container 10 has the above can be included. The hangar information can be stored in the auxiliary storage unit 503, an external server, or the like.

When the container 10 is stored in the three-dimensional hangar 200, the storage location determination unit 501c is a container 10 in which the container 10 is transported from the second area A2 to the first area A1 based on the destination information of the container 10 to be processed. It is determined whether the container 10 is transported from the first area A1 to the second area A2. For example, if the container 10 is a container 10 that is transported from the second area A2 to the first area A1, the three-dimensional hangar 200-1 searches for a vacancy in the storage location 201, and the container 10 moves from the first area A1 to the first. If the container 10 is transported to the second area A2, a vacancy in the storage location 201 is searched for in the three-dimensional hangar 200-2.

Further, in the storage location determination unit 501c, for example, the container 10 to be processed is a leafa container having an electric device, and the three-dimensional hangar 200 has a storage location 201 in which the power outlet 101 is installed and the power outlet 101. If the storage location 201 is not installed, the storage location 201 of the container 10 to be processed is selected from the vacant storage locations 201 among the storage locations 201 in which the power outlet 101 is installed. Can be decided. In such a three-dimensional hangar 200, the storage location 201 in which the power outlet 101 is installed may be located below the storage location 201 in which the power outlet 101 is not installed, or the power outlet 101 may be located. The storage location 201 in which the is installed may be located below the second floor F2.

Further, the storage location determination unit 501c is already stored in the storage location 201 in which the vacant power outlet 101 is installed, for example, when the container 10 to be processed is a leafa container having an electric device. A location below the other container 10 is preferred. More preferably, the storage location 201 where the other container 10 at least partially blocks sunlight, or a storage located below the second floor F2 and at least partially blocked by the second floor F2. From the location 201, the storage location 201 of the container 10 to be processed can be determined.

On the contrary, the storage location determination unit 501c is, for example, when the container 10 to be processed is a normal container having no electric device and there is already a storage location 201 in which the leafa container is stored. Of the vacant storage locations 201, locations located above the already stored leafa container are preferred. More preferably, the storage location 201 that can block sunlight at least partially from the leafa container, or the storage that is located above the second floor F2 so as not to be shaded by the second floor F2. From the location 201, the storage location 201 of the container 10 to be processed can be determined.

In the hangar information, for example, as attribute information for each storage location 201, the container 10 housed in the storage location 201 is placed in another storage location 201, for example, another storage location 201 located on the same floor or lower. On the other hand, information (shade information) indicating whether or not the sunlight can be blocked at least partially or more than a predetermined degree is included. The shade information may be set for each season or each time zone. The shade information may include information to the extent that sunlight is blocked. Further, the shade information may be stored in the auxiliary storage unit 503, for example, or may be included in the program.

Further, the storage location determination unit 501c can determine, for example, the storage location 201 closest to the delivery positions Pc1 and Pc3 among the vacant storage locations 201 as the storage location 201 of the container 10 to be processed.

The transport procedure determination unit 501d is a transport procedure of the container 10 to be processed corresponding to the storage location 201 determined by the storage location determination unit 501c, for example, stop positions Ps1, Ps2, delivery positions Pc1, Pc3, and an operating delivery device 310. , Whether or not the turntable 320 and the turntable 320 are reversed, the movement path of the transfer unit 331, the operation direction of the transfer by the turntable 320 and the transfer unit 331, and the like are determined.

The instruction information generation unit 501e has, for example, the orientation of the straddle carrier 400A at the stop positions Ps1 and Ps2, the orientation of the straddle carrier 400A at the stop position Ps1, and the like with respect to the straddle carrier 400A and the trailer 400B based on the determined storage location 201 or the transport procedure. It is possible to generate instruction information to instruct. The instruction content based on the generated instruction information may be displayed on a display facility such as a display or a signal provided in the container terminal 100A, or an audio output facility such as a speaker provided in the container terminal 100A. The audio may be output in, or may be displayed on a display device such as a display provided on the straddle carrier 400A or the trailer 400B, or an audio output device such as a speaker provided on the straddle carrier 400A or the trailer 400B. The audio may be output at. When the straddle carrier 400A or the trailer 400B has an automatic operation function, instruction information is transmitted to those operation control units, and the operation control unit is a drive device or a braking device of the straddle carrier 400A or the trailer 400B. , The steering device and the like may be controlled so as to operate according to the instruction content.

The transfer control unit 501f controls the operation of the delivery device 310, the turntable 320, and the transfer device 330 based on, for example, the determined storage location 201 or the transfer procedure. The delivery device 310, the turntable 320, and the transfer device 330 are examples of transfer devices.

In FIG. 3, a storage location 201a, which is a container 10 for transporting from the second area A2 to the first area A1, is determined by the storage location determination unit 501c from the trailer 400B in the three-dimensional hangar 200-1 (200). The procedure for transporting to is indicated by arrows. In this case, the container 10 is transported from the trailer 400B stopped at one of the two stop positions Ps2 via the delivery device 310, the turntable 320, and the transfer device 330, and is stored in the storage location 201a. Further, in this case, since the directions of the containers 10 are opposite to each other at the storage location 201a and the trailer 400B stopped at the stop position Ps2, the container 10 is inverted by 180 ° on the turntable 320. The storage location 201a may be on a floor other than the third floor, and the container 10 may be a normal container. However, when the container 10 is a normal container, the reversing operation of the turntable 320 becomes unnecessary.

In FIG. 4, the procedure in which the leafa container, which is the container 10 for transporting from the first area A1 to the second area A2, is transported from the storage location 201b to the straddle carrier 400A in the three-dimensional hangar 200-1 (200) is shown by an arrow. Is shown using. In this case, the container 10 is transported from the storage location 201a via the transfer device 330, and is placed on the straddle carrier 400A stopped at one of the two stop positions Ps1. The straddle carrier 400A may face forward or backward with respect to the delivery position Pc1.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing the first floor of the storage location 201 of the three-dimensional hangar 200 (200-2). In FIG. 6, the leafa container, which is a container 10 for transporting from the first area A1 to the second area A2, has a storage location determined by the storage location determination unit 501c from the straddle carrier 400A in the three-dimensional hangar 200-2 (200). The procedure for transporting to 201c is shown. In this case, the container 10 is transported from the straddle carrier 400A stopped at the stop position Ps1 to the storage location 201c via the transfer device 330. In this case, the orientation of the straddle carrier 400A at the stop position Ps1 differs depending on the orientation of the power plug of the leafa container held by the storage location 201 and the straddle carrier 400A.

FIG. 7 is a plan view showing the third floor of the storage location 201 of the three-dimensional hangar 200 (200-2). FIG. 7 shows a procedure in which a leafa container, which is a container 10 for transporting from the first area A1 to the second area A2, is transported from the storage location 201d to the trailer 400B in the three-dimensional hangar 200-2 (200). There is. In this case, the container 10 is transported from the storage location 201d to the trailer 400B stopped at the stop position Ps2 via the transfer device 330, the turntable 320, and the delivery device 310. Further, in this case, since the orientation of the container 10 is the same between the storage location 201d included in the row C2 and the trailer 400B stopped at the stop position Ps2, the reversing operation in the turntable 320 becomes unnecessary.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the first area A1 in which the straddle carrier 400A (first vehicle) can move and the second area A2 in which the trailer 400B (second vehicle) can move are classified. The three-dimensional hangar 200 (hangar) having the storage locations 201 of the plurality of containers 10 holds the container 10 between both the straddle carrier 400A moving in the first area A1 and the trailer 400B moving in the second area A2. It can be delivered. In other words, the three-dimensional hangar 200 is divided into a receiving port 200a (first receiving port) capable of delivering the container 10 to and from the straddle carrier 400A that can move only in the first area A1 and a first area A1. A receiving port 200b (second receiving port) capable of delivering the container 10 only to and from the trailer 400B that can move in the second area A2 is provided.

According to such a configuration, for example, it is possible to prevent the straddle carrier 400A and the trailer 400B from being mixed in the same area. Therefore, for example, it is possible to suppress the movement of the vehicle from being delayed, or the straddle carrier 400A and the trailer can be prevented from being delayed. Contact and collision with 400B can be suppressed. Further, since it becomes difficult to directly access the container 10 stored in the three-dimensional hangar 200 from the outside, there is an advantage that the security for the container 10 can be enhanced. In addition, it is usually considered that the first vehicle is composed of an unmanned vehicle and the second vehicle is composed of a manned vehicle, but in the case of an area where the first vehicle and the second vehicle coexist, the manned vehicle is not used. While traffic control equipment such as installing traffic lights in the terminal is required, unmanned vehicles require equipment such as managing while grasping the position information of the relationship with those vehicles, which makes terminal operation more complicated. Therefore, the hurdle for realization becomes high.

In this regard, according to the present embodiment, since the first area A1 where the first vehicle moves and the second area A2 where the second vehicle moves are separated, at least one of the areas (for example, the second area) is divided. An unmanned vehicle (for example, a second vehicle) can be introduced into A2) relatively easily, and for example, a container terminal 100A capable of transporting the container 10 more smoothly or more quickly can be easily constructed. In this case, the area where the unmanned vehicle is introduced may be referred to as an unmanned area or an automated area. Of course, both the first area A1 and the second area A2 may be operated as an unmanned area or an automated area.

Further, in the present embodiment, the second floor F2 forming at least a part of the second area A2 is separated upward from the first floor F1 forming at least a part of the first area A1. In other words, in the three-dimensional hangar 200, the receiving port 200b (second receiving port) is located above the receiving port 200a (first receiving port).

According to such a configuration, for example, the space near the harbor can be used more effectively in three dimensions.

Further, in the present embodiment, the stop position Ps1 corresponding to the first floor F1 and the stop position Ps2 corresponding to the second floor F2 or the delivery device 310 overlap each other when viewed from at least the Z direction. It has become.

According to such a configuration, for example, the occupied area of the three-dimensional hangar 200 and the area adjacent to the three-dimensional hangar 200 can be suppressed as compared with the case where the occupied area is developed on the same surface.

Further, in the present embodiment, the second floor F2 is provided so as to block sunlight from the container 10 stored in the storage location 201 below the second floor F2.

According to such a configuration, for example, it is possible to suppress an increase in the temperature inside the container 10 due to exposure to sunlight.

Further, in the present embodiment, the first floor F1 is provided so as to be substantially flush with the apron of the port.

According to such a configuration, for example, the straddle carrier 400A (first vehicle) can move the first floor F1 and the apron more smoothly or more quickly.

Further, in the present embodiment, the control device 500 is a container having an electric device in a storage place 201 below the storage place 201 in which a normal container (second container), which is a container 10 having no electric device, is stored. The operation of the delivery device 310, the turntable 320, and the transfer device 330 (transport device) is controlled so that the leafa container (first container) of 10 is stored.

According to such a configuration, for example, the leafa container can be stored in the shade of the normal container, and the temperature inside the leafa container, which often requires more temperature control than the normal container due to sunlight, is increased. The rise can be suppressed. Further, for example, when the electric device is a refrigerating device, an increase in power consumption of the refrigerating device can be suppressed.

Further, in the present embodiment, the control device 500 includes the delivery device 310, the turntable 320, and the transfer device 330 (transport) so that the leafa container (first container) is stored in the storage location 201 below the second floor F2. Control the operation of the device).

According to such a configuration, for example, the leafa container can be stored in the shade of the second floor F2, and the temperature inside the leafa container is often more controlled than that of the normal container due to sunlight. It is possible to suppress the temperature rise. Further, for example, when the electric device is a refrigerating device, an increase in power consumption of the refrigerating device can be suppressed.

Further, in the present embodiment, in the container terminal 100A, as a three-dimensional hangar 200 (hangar), a three-dimensional container 10 received from the straddle carrier 400A (first vehicle) and passed to the trailer 400B (second vehicle) is temporarily stored. It includes a hangar 200-1 (first hangar) and a three-dimensional hangar 200-1 (second hangar) that temporarily stores the container 10 received from the trailer 400B and passed to the straddle carrier 400A.

According to such a configuration, the control device 500 can manage the container 10 more easily, and also has a three-dimensional storage 200-1 (first storage) to which the empty straddle carrier 400A receiving the container 10 heads, and a container. The three-dimensional vault 200-2 (second vault) to which the straddle carrier 400A heads to pass 10 is separated, and the three-dimensional vault 200-2 (second vault) to which the empty trailer 400B receiving the container 10 heads and the container 10 are passed. Since it is separate from the three-dimensional vault 200-1 (first vault) to which the trailer 400B faces, for example, the straddle carrier 400A can move more smoothly in the first area A1 and the trailer 400B becomes more in the second area A2. You will be able to move smoothly.

[Second Embodiment]
FIG. 8 is a plan view of the three-dimensional hangar 200-1 (first hangar) of the container terminal 100B of the second embodiment. As shown in FIG. 8, in the present embodiment, the first area A1 and the second area A2 are arranged on substantially the same plane. In this case, the first area A1 and the second area A2 can be set on the apron or a flush site adjacent to the apron. However, the boundary between the first area A1 and the second area A2 is physically separated by a barrier 103 such as a wall or a fence. Further, although not shown, in the present embodiment as in the first embodiment, the three-dimensional hangar 200-2 (not shown) having the same configuration as the three-dimensional hangar 200-1 is installed side by side with the three-dimensional hangar 200-1. There is. In the present embodiment, since the orientation of the container 10 at the stop position Ps2 and the orientation of the container 10 at each storage location 201 are orthogonal to each other, the container 10 passed between the stop positions Ps2 is turned. At the table 320, the orientation of the container 10 needs to be rotated 90 degrees clockwise or counterclockwise in FIG. Also in this embodiment, the three-dimensional hangar 200-1 temporarily stores the container 10 transported from the second area A2 to the first area A1, and the three-dimensional hangar 200-2 is from the first area A1 to the second area A2. The container 10 transported to is temporarily stored. Even with such a configuration, the same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained by separating the first area A1 and the second area A2.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been exemplified above, the above-described embodiment is an example and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention. The above-described embodiment can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, combinations, and changes can be made without departing from the gist of the invention. In addition, specifications such as each configuration and shape (structure, type, direction, model, size, length, width, thickness, height, number, arrangement, position, material, etc.) are changed as appropriate. Can be carried out.

For example, the number and layout of the first hangar and the second hangar are not limited to the above embodiment, and the layout of the first area (first floor) and the second area (second floor) is not limited to the above embodiment. Not limited.

Also, for example, the first vehicle is not limited to the straddle carrier and the second vehicle is not limited to the trailer. Further, the electric device may be any device that is operated by a given external electric power, and is not limited to the refrigeration device. Further, the transfer device and the delivery position may at least partially overlap in the vertical direction.

10 ... Containers 100A, 100B ... Container terminal 101 ... Power outlet 102 ... Container information reader 103 ... Barrier 200 ... Three-dimensional hangar 200a ... Receiving port (first receiving port)
200b ... Receiving port (second receiving port)
201, 201a to 201d ... Storage location 310 ... Delivery device (transport device)
320 ... Turntable (conveyor)
330 ... Transfer device (transfer device)
331 ... Transfer unit 400A ... Straddle carrier (first vehicle)
400B ... Trailer (second vehicle)
500 ... Control device 501 ... Arithmetic processing unit 501a ... Container information acquisition unit 501b ... Hangar information acquisition unit 501c ... Storage location determination unit 501d ... Transfer procedure determination unit 501e ... Instruction information generation unit 501f ... Transfer control unit 502 ... Main storage unit 503 ... Auxiliary storage unit A1 ... First area A2 ... Second area C1 ... Row C2 ... Row F1 ... First floor F2 ... Second floor Pc1 ... Delivery position Pc3 ... Delivery position Ph ... Holding position Ps1 ... Stop position (first stop) position)
Ps2 ... Stop position (second stop position)
Pt ... Placement position (delivery position)
S ... Transfer space

Claims (12)

The first area set in the terminal where the first vehicle that moves in the terminal and transports the container can move, and
A second area set inside the terminal where a second vehicle that moves outside and inside the terminal to carry containers can move, and
A storage unit that can store multiple containers and
A first receiving port that allows the container to be delivered only to the first vehicle, a second receiving port that allows the container to be delivered only to the second vehicle, and a container that has been carried in and out. A hangar having a transport device for transporting to the storage unit,
The first area and the second area are divided so that only the first vehicle can move in the first area and only the second vehicle can move in the second area. The container terminal that forms. In the first area and the second area, the second area is formed above the first area, and the first receiving port and the second receiving port of the hangar are the first area and the first area. The container terminal according to claim 1, which is three-dimensionally arranged so as to correspond to the second area. The hangar has a delivery device that enables a container carried in and out by the second vehicle through the second receiving port to be moved between a delivery position in the hangar, and the delivery device and the first receiving port. The container terminal according to claim 2, which is configured in a positional relationship that overlaps with the first vehicle that is stopped to carry in and out the container through the container terminal when viewed from above. The hangar at least partially shields the container stored in the storage portion located below the second area from the sunlight radiated by the forming site of the second area. The container terminal according to claim 2 or 3, which is arranged so as to be used. The container terminal according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the first area is provided so as to be substantially flush with the apron of the port. The container terminal according to claim 1, wherein the first area and the second area are arranged on one plane. The hangar is configured to be able to store a first container having an electric device and a second container not having the electric device among the stored containers.
The container terminal according to any one of claims 2 to 5, further comprising a control device for controlling the operation of the transport device so that the first container is stored in the storage unit below the second area. The hangar is configured to be able to store a first container having an electric device and a second container not having the electric device among the stored containers.
Any of claims 1 to 7, which has a control device for controlling the operation of the transport device so that the first container is stored in the storage unit below the storage unit in which the second container is stored. The container terminal described in one. A first hangar having a plurality of the hangars and capable of storing the container received from the first vehicle and passed to the second vehicle, and
A second hangar capable of storing the container received from the second vehicle and passed to the first vehicle, and
The container terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the container terminal comprises. A hangar installed in the terminal
Multiple storage units that can store multiple containers three-dimensionally,
A transport device that transports the carried-in container to the storage unit, and
A first receiving port that allows the carried-in / out container to be received only between the first vehicle that can move only in the terminal, and a second vehicle that can move the carried-in / out container inside and outside the terminal. The second receiving port that can be received only with
A hangar in which the first receiving port and the second receiving port are three-dimensionally arranged. The storage unit of the hangar is configured to be capable of storing a first container having an electric device and a second container not having the electric device.
The hangar according to claim 10, further comprising a control device for controlling the operation of the transport device so that the first container is stored in the storage unit below the storage unit in which the second container is stored. The storage unit of the hangar is configured to be capable of storing a first container having an electric device and a second container not having the electric device.
The hangar according to claim 11, further comprising a control device for controlling the operation of the transport device so that the first container is stored in the storage unit below the second receiving port.

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