JP2022129270A - Article storage and carrying-out system - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an article storage and carrying-out system for storing and carrying-out an article with a simple structure.SOLUTION: An article storage and carrying-out system 1 includes: a storage shelf part 2 having article storage tables 6 on each of which a product is placed, and for storing the product; and recovery devices 3 each having an article recovery table 15 moving along the article storage table 6 and for recovering the product from the article storage table 6. The recovery device 3 includes an article recovery rod 20 moving on the article storage table 6 along with movement of the recovery device 3, and for moving the article on the article storage table 6 toward the article recovery table 15 of the recovery device 3 by pushing the article.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

The present invention relates to an article storage/delivery system for storing and delivering articles.

2. Description of the Related Art A warehouse such as a backyard of a store may be equipped with an article storage facility and an unloading device for taking out necessary articles from the storage facility.
For example, an article receiving/shipping facility (article storage/carrying-out system) described in Patent Document 1 is provided with a plurality of inclined chutes that are formed in the shape of an inclined gutter and store articles in a row. Equipped with a device for sorting by type on an inclined chute.

In the article receiving and shipping facility of Patent Document 1, for each of a plurality of inclined chutes arranged along the moving direction of the conveyor, the article is pushed out from the conveyor by a cylinder device that pushes the article from the conveyor toward the upper part of the inclined chute, and the cylinder device. It has a rotor that takes the articles into the loading port at the top of the inclined chute. A detector is provided to detect the types of articles moving on the conveyor, and by controlling the operation of the cylinder device and the rotary blades according to the detection results, the articles are automatically sorted by type into the inclined chute. .

Further, a rotating blade for carrying out articles from the inclined chute is provided at the lower part of the inclined chute, and a collection container is provided that moves along the carry-out port at the lower part of the inclined chute and collects the articles carried out from the inclined chute. .

Japanese Patent Publication No. 61-56121

However, the goods receiving/shipping equipment of Patent Document 1 has a complicated structure and is expensive because the actuators control the operation of the lower rotor blades and the movement of the collection container.

By the way, for example, in store warehouses, there are storage facilities for storing elongated containers such as beverage cans and bottles in an upright state. These beverage products are relatively heavy and have a large number of sales and types, and the frequency of picking up the types of products required to replenish the store from the warehouse is high. Therefore, there is a demand for a storage facility for goods such as beverages that has a simple configuration and that reduces the burden on workers in picking up goods.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide an article storage/delivery system capable of carrying articles out of a storage unit in which articles are stored with simple equipment. .

In order to solve the above-described problems, an article storage/delivery system of the present invention has a table for placing an article, an article storage section for storing the article, and a system for moving along the table. and a collection table for collecting the articles from the mounting table, wherein the collection table moves on the mounting table as the collection table moves, and collects the articles on the mounting table. It is characterized by comprising an article recovery section that pushes an article to move it toward the recovery table.

Preferably, the collection table moves laterally of the mounting table, and the article collection unit is arranged above the upper surface of the mounting table with a space therebetween, and moves away from the collection table as it separates from the collection table. It is preferable that the rod-shaped member is arranged so as to extend obliquely in the moving direction.

Preferably, the article storage unit includes a rod-shaped member extending on the mounting table perpendicularly to the direction of movement of the collection table and configured to restrict the movement of the article on the mounting table in the direction of movement. It is good to have a department.

Preferably, the movement restricting portion is capable of swinging from a state in which it extends perpendicularly to the moving direction of the recovery table to a state inclined in the moving direction of the recovery table as it moves toward the recovery table. good.

Preferably, the article collecting section and the movement restraining section are arranged apart from each other in the vertical direction.

Preferably, at least one of the article collecting section and the movement restricting section is arranged in plurality, spaced apart in the vertical direction.

Preferably, a drop-off preventing portion protruding upward from the upper surface of the mounting table may be provided along the end portion of the mounting table on the recovery table side.

According to the article storage/carry-out system of the present invention, by moving the collection table along the mounting table, the article collection member moves on the mounting table and pushes the article on the mounting table, thereby moving the article toward the collection table. Since the article is moved by using a device having a simple structure, the article can be moved from the placing table to the collecting table.

Furthermore, for example, if the collection table is configured to be pushed manually, the structure of the collection table can be simplified, and the equipment cost of the article storage/delivery system can be greatly reduced.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a perspective view which shows the external shape of the goods storage and delivery system of embodiment of this invention. Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective view showing the structure of the left part of the article storage/delivery system of the present embodiment including the collection table; Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing the structure of the left part of the article storage/delivery system of the present embodiment including the collection table; It is explanatory drawing explaining the structure and operating state of a drop-off prevention board. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a recovery mode of articles in the article storage/delivery system of the present embodiment;

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the outline of an article storage/delivery system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view showing the structure of the left part of the article storage/delivery system 1 of this embodiment including the recovery device 3. As shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the structure of the left part of the article storage/delivery system 1 of this embodiment including the recovery device 3. As shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a top view of the left portion of the article storage/delivery system 1 shown in FIG. 2, cut along a horizontal plane above an article storage table 6, which will be described later.

In the following description, the lower left side (front side) in FIG. 1 is the front side, the upper right side (back side) is the rear side, and the horizontal and vertical directions are described using the directions shown in FIG.

An article storage/delivery system 1, which is one embodiment of the present invention, is a device that is installed in a warehouse such as a backyard of a store, for example, and that stores and delivers merchandise (goods). The goods to be stored are goods having substantially cylindrical containers, such as canned drinks and PET bottled drinks.

The article storage/delivery system 1 is installed on a substantially horizontal plane.

As shown in FIG. 1, an article storage/carry-out system 1 includes a storage shelf 2 (article storage) for storing articles and a collection device for collecting necessary articles from the storage shelf 2 for transportation to a store or the like. 3 (collection table). The outer shape of the storage shelf 2 is formed in a rectangular box shape by connecting frames.

The storage shelf 2 is several meters long in the left-right direction, and columns 4 extending in the up-down direction are arranged on the rear surface side at predetermined intervals (for example, about 1 m) in the left-right direction. The storage shelf 2 has a plurality of casters 5 at its lower portion and is movable in the front, rear, left, and right directions with respect to the installation surface. For example, the caster 5 may be provided with a lock function for restricting movement of the storage shelf 2 in the front, rear, left, and right directions.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the storage shelf section 2 includes upper and lower article storage tables 6 (placement tables) for storing articles.

The goods storage table 6 is formed of a steel plate, resin, or the like having a smooth upper surface, has a front-rear width of several tens of centimeters to 1 m, and extends substantially horizontally in the left-right direction. It slopes down about 4-5 degrees. In addition, the article storage table 6 is partitioned at predetermined intervals in the left-right direction at each left-right position of the column 4 by a movement-restricting bar 21, which will be described later.

In the article storage table 6, articles are carried into each section from the rear side by a conveying device or the like (not shown). This conveying device carries in the necessary number of products in an appropriately set section of the product storage table 6 in an upright state from a plurality of products loaded in a case, for example. Therefore, in each section of the article storage table 6, one or more articles of the same type are stored in an upright state.

The collecting device 3 has a base 10 on which a container C for collecting products can be placed. The bases 10 of the collecting device 3 are arranged on the front side of the article storage stand 6 opposite to the conveying device, and are movable in the left-right direction along the front end portion of the article storage stand 6 . supported by The bases 10 of the upper and lower collecting devices 3 can be moved independently by being manually pushed by the operator.

A container support 11 on which the container C is placed is provided on the left side of the base 10 . The container C is, for example, a folding type and can be manually assembled into a box shape with an open top. The container support section 11 includes a bottom plate support section 12 that supports the bottom plate on the side opposite to the opening of the container C, and a right side support section 13 that supports the side surface on the right side of the opening. The portion 13 is integrally formed in an L shape when viewed from the front, with one ends vertically connected to each other. A corner portion, which is an intermediate connection portion of the container support portion 11, is supported so as to be able to swing 90 degrees in the left-right direction about a rotation shaft extending in the front-rear direction at the left end portion of the base 10. As shown in FIG. An operator swings the container support part 11 to the left so that the bottom plate support part 12 is substantially horizontal in parallel with the base 10, and the container is placed on the bottom plate support part 12 so that the opening faces upward. By placing the container C and swinging the container supporting part 11 together with the container C to the right side, the container C can be easily laid down so that the opening faces rightward as shown in FIG.

An article recovery table 15 is provided on the right side of the base 10 so as to match the vertical position of the upper surface of the article storage table 6 . The article collection table 15 is formed of a steel plate, resin, or the like having a smooth upper surface, and has a horizontal width of, for example, several tens of centimeters, and a front-to-rear width of the longitudinal opening width of the container C (the width of the container C when it is installed on the base 10). length in the front-rear direction). A front end portion and a right end portion of the article collection table 15 are bent upward by several centimeters to form a flange portion 16 .

The upper surface of the rear end of the article collection table 15 is flush with or slightly below the upper surface of the front end of the article storage table 6 .

The upper surface of the left end of the article collection table 15 is flush with or slightly above the inner surface of the edge of the opening positioned below the container C placed on the base 10 and tilted to the right. Located in

The upper surface of the article collection table 15 is inclined downward by 4 to 5 degrees from the rear to the front in the front-rear direction. The upper surface of the article collection table 15 is inclined downward by 4 to 5 degrees from right to left in the horizontal direction.

Furthermore, in the recovery device 3, there is provided an article projecting horizontally and obliquely to the right rearward from the rear part of the base 10, more specifically, from a position close to the right of the rear end of the opening of the container C installed on the base 10. A recovery bar 20 (article recovery section) is provided.

The article recovery bar 20 is, for example, a square bar with a longitudinal section of several centimeters on a side, and is inclined leftward by about 30 degrees from the rear to the front. The tip of the article recovery rod 20 extends rearward to the vicinity of the rear end of the article storage table 6 . The article recovery rods 20 are positioned above the upper surface of the article storage table 6, and are provided in a plurality (for example, three) at intervals of, for example, several centimeters in the vertical direction. The lower end of the lowermost article recovery rod 20 is spaced above the upper surface of the article storage table 6 by several centimeters, for example.

On the other hand, the storage shelf section 2 is provided with a movement-restricting bar 21 (a movement-restricting section) that partitions and partitions the article storage table 6 in the left-right direction. The movement-restricting bar 21 is a bar having a vertical cross-section substantially the same shape as the article recovery bar, extends in the front-rear direction, and has a rear end that can swing in the left-right direction on the post 4 on the rear side of the storage shelf 2. supported by The movement-restricting bars 21 are arranged above the article storage racks 6 for each of the upper and lower article storage racks 6 and between the sections of the article storage racks 6. A plurality of bars ( For example, two) are provided. The movement-restricting bar 21 is arranged so that it does not come into contact with the article recovery bar 20 even if it is in the same horizontal position as the article recovery bar 20 .

The movement-restricting bar 21 can swing from a state extending in the front-rear direction to a state inclined rightward by a predetermined angle (for example, 30 degrees) as it goes forward. The movement-stopping bar 21 is biased toward a position extending in the front-rear direction by a biasing member such as a spring (not shown). Further, the rocking movement of the movement-stopping bar 21 is restricted to a predetermined angle or more by a stopper or the like (not shown).

In the storage shelf section 2, a plurality of drop-off prevention plates 30 (drop-off prevention portions) projecting upward from the upper surface of the article storage stand 6 are arranged in a row along the front end of each article storage stand 6 in the left-right direction. . The drop-off prevention plate 30 is a rectangular plate-like member, and stands close to the front end of the article storage stand 6 . The distance between the fall prevention plates 30 adjacent to each other in the left-right direction is, for example, about several centimeters in the left-right direction so that the products to be stored do not pass through.

4A and 4B are explanatory diagrams for explaining the structure and operating state of the fall prevention plate 30. FIG.

As shown in FIG. 4, the drop-off prevention plate 30 is positioned between a state in which the upper end protrudes upward from the upper surface of the article storage table 6, for example, by about 5 to 10 cm, and a state in which the upper end moves downward from the upper surface of the article storage table 6. It is possible to move up and down with . The fall prevention plate 30 is biased upward by a biasing member such as a spring (not shown).

On the front surface of the drop-preventing plate 30, a drop-off preventing plate movement guide 31 is formed by bending a plate-like member having a width of about 1 to 2 cm and fixing one side surface thereof to the front surface of the drop-off preventing plate 30. . The drop-off prevention plate moving guide 31 has an isosceles triangle shape when viewed from the front, the upper vertex has an obtuse angle, and is positioned below the upper surface of the article storage stand 6 . The vertical length of the fall prevention plate movement guide 31 is set to be larger than the length of protrusion from the upper surface of the article storage stand. The fall prevention plate moving guide 31 protrudes forward from the front surface of the fall prevention plate 30 by a width of about 1 to 2 cm. The anti-dropping plate 30 and the anti-dropping plate movement guide 31 may be integrally formed of resin, for example.

On the other hand, the base 10 of the recovery device 3 is provided with a drop-off prevention plate moving pusher 35 extending in the left-right direction and having both left and right ends protruding laterally outward from the article recovery table 15 by about 10 to 20 cm. The fall prevention plate moving pusher 35 is formed of a thick plate member and has a trapezoidal shape with a short lower side when viewed from the front. The vertical width of the stopper plate moving pusher 35 is slightly larger than the vertical length of the stopper plate moving guide 31 . Further, the front and rear positions of the fall prevention plate moving pusher 35 match the front and rear positions of the fall prevention plate moving guide 31 . The upper end of the stopper plate moving pusher 35 is positioned slightly above the lower end of the stopper plate moving guide 31 in the stopper plate 30 that is biased upward. The left and right end surfaces (slanted portions) of the drop-prevention plate moving pusher 35 are inclined upward toward the left and right outer sides, and this angle of inclination is the same as the angle of inclination of the side surface of the drop-off prevention plate moving pusher 35. is. The inclined portions at both left and right ends of the drop-off prevention plate moving pusher 35 are located laterally outward of the article collection table 15 .

When the base 10 of the recovery device 3 is moved in the left-right direction, the inclined surface of the drop-off prevention plate movement pusher 35 and the inclined surface of the drop-off prevention plate movement guide 31 come into contact with each other. The anti-dropping plate moving pusher 35 pushes the drop-off preventing plate moving guide 31 downward, and the drop-off preventing plate 30 moves downward.

Therefore, the drop-off preventing plate 30 whose lateral position is aligned with the drop-off preventing plate moving pusher 35, that is, the drop-off preventing plate 30 facing the article recovery table 15 moves downward against the urging force, and the upper end of the drop-off preventing plate 30 moves downward. is positioned below the upper surface of the article collection table 15 and the upper surface of the article storage table 6 .

In addition, the drop-off preventing plate 30 located at a lateral position different from the drop-off preventing plate moving pusher 35, that is, the drop-off preventing plate 30 separated from the article collection table 15 in the left-right direction is urged upward, and the upper end of the drop-off preventing plate 30 is pushed upward. It protrudes upward from the upper surface of the article storage table 6. - 特許庁

As a result, the drop prevention plate 30 prevents the product placed on the article storage table 6 from dropping forward at a position away from the article collection table 15 in the left-right direction. On the other hand, the drop-off prevention plate 30 facing the article recovery table 15 moves downward so that the upper end of the drop-off prevention plate 30 is positioned below the upper surface of the article recovery table 15 and the upper surface of the article storage table 6 . As a result, the articles placed on the upper surface of the article storage table 6 can be slid and moved to the upper surface of the article collection table 15 without being obstructed by the fall prevention plate 30 .

On the right side of the base 10 of the recovery device 3, a recovery table right drop-off prevention plate 36 is provided at approximately the same front and rear position as the drop-off prevention plate moving pusher 35 and close to above the drop-off prevention plate moving pusher 35. is provided.

The right-side drop-off prevention plate 36 of the recovery table protrudes to the right, for example, slightly larger than the left-right width of the drop-off prevention plate 30 from left and right positions in the vicinity of the right end of the article recovery table 15 .

At a position close to the right side of the article collection table 15, the inclined portion of the drop-off preventing plate movement guide 31 of the drop-off preventing plate 30 and the drop-off preventing plate moving pusher 35 come into contact with each other, causing the drop-off preventing plate 30 to move in the vertical direction. This is an intermediate position within the range, and the drop-off prevention plate 30 may not be able to prevent the goods placed on the goods storage table 6 from dropping forward. As a result, the product on the article storage table 6 is prevented from dropping forward at a position close to the right side of the article collection table 15 .

As described above, the article storage/carry-out system 1 of the present embodiment includes a shelf-shaped storage shelf section 2 having an article storage table 6 on which articles are placed and stored, and a front surface of the article storage table 6 that can move. A recovery device 3 is provided.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a recovery mode of articles in the article storage/delivery system 1 of the present embodiment. FIG. 5 shows an example of movement of the product M when the product M is collected by moving the collecting device 3 to the right.

As shown in FIG. 5, the recovery device 3 is provided with an article recovery bar 20. By moving the recovery device 3 rightward, the article recovery bar 20 moves rightward on the article storage table 6. .

For example, as shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, when a plurality of products M such as canned beverages are placed in a certain section on the product storage table 6, the collection device 3 is moved to the right. As it moves, the article recovery rod 20 pushes the article M on the article storage table 6 to the right.

The article recovery rod 20 is a rod-shaped member arranged to extend obliquely rearward and rightward from the base 10 of the recovery device 3 positioned in front of the article storage table 6 . When M is pushed to the right, the product M is also pushed forward. As a result, as shown in FIGS. 5(b) and 5(c), the product M on the article storage table 6 is moved along the article recovery bar 20 to the article recovery table of the recovery device 3 located in front of the article storage table 6. Move to 15.

The goods M moved onto the article recovery table 15 can be easily moved into the opening of the container C tilted to the right by tilting the article recovery table 15 or by an operator. As a result, the goods M placed on the goods storage table 6 can be easily moved into the container C. As shown in FIG.

After the goods are properly moved into the container C, the container support part 11 is swung leftward so that the opening of the container C is turned upward, so that the container C can be properly brought out to a necessary place. Become.

The article recovery rod 20 is merely a rod-shaped member provided in the recovery device 3, and can have a simple structure. Furthermore, since the article recovery rod 20 moves along with the movement of the recovery device 3, an actuator or the like for operating the article recovery rod 20 is not required.

Furthermore, the recovery device 3 can be manually moved in the horizontal direction. Therefore, the article storage/delivery system 1 that enables storage and delivery of articles can have a simple structure, and the facility cost can be greatly reduced.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5(c), on the article storage stand 6, a movement-stopping bar 21 is provided for each predetermined section. As a result, when the articles on the article storage table 6 are pushed rightward by the article recovery bar 20, further movement to the right is restricted by the movement restraining bar 21 positioned to the right of the article M. . As a result, all the products M placed on the left section of the movement-stopping bar 21 can be moved onto the product recovery table 15 .

Furthermore, the movement-restricting bar 21 can be inclined so as to extend rightward as it goes forward, with respect to the state in which it extends in the front-rear direction. As a result, the product M is pressed against the movement-restricting bar 21 from the left side, so that the movement-restricting bar 21 is tilted. Therefore, when the product M is pushed rightward against the inclined movement-restricting bar 21 from the left side, the product M is guided forward along the movement-restricting bar 21 .

For example, if the movement-restricting bar 21 is fixed in a state extending in the front-rear direction, the product sandwiched between the movement-restricting bar 21 and the article recovery bar 20 will be difficult to move forward, and the article recovery bar 20 will not move forward with a relatively large pressing force. to the right, ie the recovery device 3 has to be moved to the right with a relatively large force.

On the other hand, as in the present embodiment, since the movement-stopping bar 21 is swingable, when the collecting device 3 moves to the right, the product abuts against the tilted movement-stopping bar 21, The product moves forward smoothly. Therefore, even if the collecting device 3 is moved to the right with a relatively small force, it is possible to collect the articles from the article storage table 6 into the collecting device 3. Particularly, when the collecting device 3 is moved in the horizontal direction by human power. In addition, the labor of the operator can be reduced.

In addition, by providing a plurality of anti-dropping plates 30 on the front surface of the article storage stand 6, it is possible to prevent articles from falling forward from the article storage stand 6. - 特許庁The drop-off prevention plate 30 is movable in the vertical direction, and the drop-off prevention plate 30 at the left and right positions facing the article recovery table 15 of the recovery device 3 moves downward so that the upper end thereof is on the upper surface of the article storage table 6 and the article recovery table 15 . Since it moves further downward, it does not hinder the movement of the goods from the goods storage table 6 to the goods collection table 15.例文帳に追加

Further, as the recovery device 3 moves in the left-right direction, the drop-off prevention plate movement pusher 35 provided in the recovery device 3 pushes down the drop-off prevention plate movement guide 31 provided in the drop-off prevention plate 30, thereby causing the drop-off prevention plate to fall off. Since the prevention plate 30 moves downward, an actuator for moving the fall prevention plate 30 up and down is not required. Therefore, with a simple structure, it is possible to prevent the products from falling forward from the product storage table 6 without hindering the movement of the products from the product storage table 6 to the article collection table 15 .

The invention is not limited to the embodiments described above. For example, the lateral movement of the recovery device 3 with respect to the storage shelf 2 may be performed by an actuator. Also, the detailed structure of each part in the article storage/carrying out system 1 may be changed as appropriate. For example, the shape and the number of installation of the article recovery bar 20, the movement restraint bar 21, etc. may be changed as appropriate.

The present invention can also be widely applied to an article storage/delivery system installed in a place other than a warehouse, such as the backyard of a store.

1 Goods storage/carrying out system 2 Storage shelf (goods storage part)
3 collection device (collection table)
6 Goods storage table (placing table)
15 Item collection table (collection table)
20 Item recovery rod (item recovery part)
21 movement restraint bar (movement restraint part)
30 fall prevention plate (fall prevention part)

Claims (7)

an article storage unit having a table for placing an article thereon and storing the article;
an article storage/delivery system comprising a collection table that moves along the mounting table and collects the article from the mounting table,
The article storage, wherein the collection table includes an article collection section that moves on the mounting table as the collection table moves, pushes the articles on the mounting table, and moves the articles toward the collection table.・Unloading system. The collection table moves laterally of the mounting table,
The article collection unit is a rod-shaped member that is spaced upward from the upper surface of the mounting table and that extends obliquely in the moving direction of the collection table as it is separated from the collection table. The article storage/delivery system according to claim 1, characterized by: The article storage section is provided with a movement restricting section, which is a rod-shaped member extending on the mounting table perpendicularly to the moving direction of the collecting table and for restricting the movement of the article on the mounting table in the moving direction. 3. An article storage/delivery system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The movement restricting portion is capable of swinging from a state in which it extends perpendicularly to the moving direction of the recovery table to a state inclined in the moving direction of the recovery table as it moves toward the recovery table. The goods storage/delivery system according to claim 3. 5. The article storage/carry-out system according to claim 3, wherein the article recovery section and the movement restraint section are arranged apart from each other in the vertical direction. 6. The article storage/carry-out system according to claim 5, wherein at least one of the article recovery section and the movement restraint section is arranged in a plurality with a space therebetween in the vertical direction. 7. The article storage device according to claim 1, further comprising a drop-off preventing portion protruding upward from the upper surface of the mounting table along the end of the mounting table on the recovery table side. export system.

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