JP2023017665A - Article storage facility - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an article storage facility in which a worker can take out an article housed in one article storage part through only one frontage part which is opened correspondingly to the one article storage part in which the article to be taken out by the worker is housed, among a plurality of article storage parts vertically and horizontally arranged.SOLUTION: An article storage facility 1 comprises: an article storage shelf 10 in which a plurality of article storage parts 11 is vertically and horizontally arranged; an opening and closing apparatus 20 which is prepared close to the front side of the article storage shelf 10, and configured such that opening and closing only an opening part corresponding to one article storage part 11 in which the article to be taken out manually is housed are changed one after another; a control unit 40 which controls the opening and closing apparatus 20 so as to open and close only an opening part corresponding to the one article storage part 11 which becomes an object from which the article is taken out this time, of the article storage shelf 10; and trigger means 41 which outputs a trigger means signal to the control unit 40 so that the control unit 40 starts output of a control signal to the opening and closing apparatus 20 at the start of taking out the article this time.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

According to the present invention, one article storage section storing an article to be taken out by a worker is designated among a plurality of article storage sections arranged vertically and horizontally, and an article can be taken out from the article storage section by the worker. Concerning containment facilities.

2. Description of the Related Art In a physical distribution system, there is an article storage facility that has a plurality of article storage sections arranged vertically and horizontally, and that has an article storage shelf in which a plurality of different types of articles are stored in each article storage section. Designating means (e.g., LED) is attached to a rectangular frame portion defining each article housing section, and when the LED (designating means) lights up, one article housing section containing an article to be taken out this time is selected. When designated, the worker takes out the articles stored in the article storage section and stores them in a collection box or the like. This picking work is a manual work performed by a worker to take out an item from the designated item storage unit and store the taken item in an item collection box or the like. This is the operation of picking up designated articles one after another and storing the picked-up articles in a collection box or the like.

When taking out articles for a long time, even though one article storage section is designated, the worker takes out articles from an undesignated article storage section due to fatigue and mistakes. Sometimes.

Therefore, in addition to the designating means, the article storage shelf is additionally provided with work error detection means and work error notification means. A picking system that judges whether or not the item is correctly inserted into the specified item storage section, and if it is incorrect, notifies the operator of the error, giving an opportunity to correct the error, thereby preventing the error. has been proposed (for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2010-116244 A

The inventors of the present invention have made intensive studies on the occurrence of work mistakes when picking out articles from one article storage unit designated from which the articles should be taken out. The fundamental cause of the problem was thought to be that the openings of all the article storage sections were open and the operator could insert his hand into any of the article storage sections.

Therefore, the present inventors fundamentally prevent work mistakes by providing an environment in which only one of the article storage sections is specified and the frontage is opened, and the frontage of the other article storage sections is not opened. In addition, it is thought that the wrist position detecting means, the correct/incorrect judging means, and the operation error reporting means of Patent Document 1 need not be provided.
However, in the past, no proposal has been made for such an inventive idea.

The present invention has been made in view of this point, and among a plurality of article storage sections arranged vertically and horizontally, only one is provided corresponding to one article storage section in which an article to be taken out by a worker is stored. An object of the present invention is to provide an article storage facility that allows a worker to take out an article stored in one article storage section through an open frontage.

A first aspect of the invention of the present application comprises an article storage shelf, an opening/closing device, a control section, and a trigger means.

The article storage shelf has a structure in which a plurality of article storage sections for storing a plurality of articles are arranged in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction.

The opening/closing device is provided close to the front side of the article storage shelf, and opens and closes only an opening corresponding to one of the plurality of article storage sections in which an article to be taken out manually is stored. It is configured to change one thing after another.

The control section is configured to control the opening/closing device so as to open and close only an opening of one article storage section from which an article is to be taken out of the article storage rack.

The trigger means is configured to output a trigger means signal to the control section so that the control section starts outputting a control signal to the opening/closing device when starting to take out the current article.

An article storage facility according to a second invention aspect of the present application, in addition to the configuration of the first invention aspect, is configured such that the article storage rack is driven by an unmanned vehicle that travels between two points based on instructions from the integrated control unit, One of the plurality stored in the storage station is moved to the picking station. Here, the term "unmanned traveling vehicle" refers to an automatically guided vehicle such as a cart that runs unmanned by being guided by the magnetism emitted by magnetic tapes or magnetic bars laid on the floor (Automatic Guided Vehicle). AGV) and at least one of an autonomous mobile robot (AMR) that can travel without a guide, make its own decisions, and automatically avoid people and obstacles.

An article storage facility according to a third invention aspect of the present application, in addition to the configuration of the first or second invention aspect, has the opening and closing devices that move close to each other and slide perpendicularly in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction. A curtain and a horizontally moving curtain are provided, and the vertically moving curtain and the horizontally moving curtain are slid according to a control command from the control unit, and a horizontally long opening provided in the vertically moving curtain and the horizontally moving curtain are provided. A double cross slide curtain slit type opening/closing device is constructed in which an article can be taken out by positioning a frontage opened in a rectangular shape at an intersecting position with the vertically elongated opening corresponding to one article storage section from which the article is to be taken out this time. ing.

An article storage facility according to a fourth invention aspect of the present application, in addition to the configuration of the first or second invention aspect, is provided with the opening/closing device corresponding to each of all the article storage units. comprising a plurality of gate flaps for closing the frontage side of the section, and opening the gate flap corresponding to any one of the article storage sections from which articles are to be taken out according to a control command from the control section. there is

An article storage facility according to a fifth aspect of the present application, in addition to the configuration of the fourth aspect of the invention, is configured to correspond to all the article storage portions of the article storage shelf and to close each of the article storage portions. a plurality of gate flaps which are provided by a frame and whose upper ends are pivotally supported and whose lower ends are opened forward to open the opening side of each of the article storage sections; A gate driving means for raising and lowering the gate flap,
A gate driving means corresponding to one of the article storage sections from which articles are to be taken out according to a control command from the control section rotates the corresponding gate flap to open the gate and take out the article from there. and the gate flap is turned downward to close the gate after the article is taken out.

According to the present invention, there is provided an opening corresponding to one article accommodating section in which an article to be taken out by a worker is accommodated, provided with openings that can be opened and closed corresponding to all the article accommodating sections arranged vertically and horizontally. By opening the opening, the worker can insert his or her hand into the article storage section to take out the article, thereby providing an article storage facility capable of preventing work errors.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a front view which shows the goods storage facility which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a side view which shows the goods accommodation facility which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a top view which shows the goods accommodation equipment which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a front view which shows the goods storage shelf which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a front view which shows the opening-and-closing apparatus which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the modification of the oblong opening part of the vertically movable curtain of the opening-and-closing apparatus which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the modification of the vertically long opening part of the horizontally movable curtain of the opening/closing apparatus which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a front view showing an article storage facility according to a second embodiment of the present invention. It is a side view showing an article storage facility according to a second embodiment of the present invention. It is a partially enlarged front view showing an opening and closing device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

An article storage facility according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[First embodiment]
As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 3, the article storage facility 1 according to the first embodiment of the present application includes an article storage shelf 10, an opening/closing device 20, a control section 40, and trigger means, which will be described in detail below. 41. The article storage shelf 10 is erected in front of the worker M positioned at the article take-out station, and the opening/closing device 20 is moved so as to approach the rear side of the article storage shelf 10 .

[Article storage shelf 10]
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, the article storage shelf 10 is configured such that a plurality of article storage sections 11 having storage spaces for storing a plurality of identical articles are arranged in the vertical and horizontal directions. Different types of articles are stored in each storage unit 11 .

The automatic traveling vehicle 80 has, for example, a lifting top plate 81, and slips under the lower surface plate of the rectangular frame of the article storage shelf 10 to raise the lifting top plate 81 and lift the lower surface plate of the rectangular frame. is locked so that the article storage shelf 10 can be lifted, for example, by 20 mm and moved.

One of a plurality (for example, several hundred) stored in the storage area is selected as an article retrieval station by an automatic traveling vehicle 80 that travels between two points based on instructions from a general control unit (not shown). is moved in front of one worker M.

In the article storage shelf 10, different types of articles are stored in the storage area in advance for each article storage section 11, and the integrated control section stores the ID of the AGV, the ID of the article storage shelf 10, the ID of the article storage section 11, and the ID of the article. , and the number of articles are managed as data, and articles are picked up by workers at the article pickup station. Here, the "goods" are tangible objects handled in distribution warehouses.

In the illustrated example, the article storage shelf 10 is composed of a rectangular frame, partition plates in each row, and partition plates in each stage. However, they may be arranged in diagonal rows. The article storage shelf 10 may have, for example, a configuration in which a plurality of article storage sections 11 are provided in a vertical row and are integrally assembled side by side. The article storage shelf 10 has, for example, a width of 400 mm and a length of 300 mm, and four legs equipped with lockable casters 13 each having a length of 550 mm from the four corners of the bottom plate of the rectangular frame. It is preferable that the unit 12 is of a mobile type that is vertically installed. The size of the article storage shelf 10 is set so that the worker can work without standing on a footstool and without stretching or squatting within a range in which the worker does not move his standing position significantly.

For example, several hundred article storage shelves 10 are arranged in a storage area depending on the scale and content of the physical distribution system. A plurality of different articles (reference numerals G1 to G4 in FIG. 2) are stored (replenished) in each of the article storage sections 11 of one article storage shelf 10 . Then, the article storage shelf 10 from which articles need to be taken out is moved by the automatic traveling vehicle 80 so as to approach the opening/closing device 20 erected in front of the worker at the article take-out station, and when the article has been taken out, it is moved to the storage area. or moved in front of other workers.

A plurality of (for example, five) article storage shelves 10 stand in line in order at the article take-out station, and articles are taken out from the first article storage shelf 10 . The movement of the plurality of article storage racks 10 forming these rows is performed by the automatic driving vehicle 80 or manually.

The article storage shelf 10 may be configured to be fixedly installed, but in this case, the article storage section 11 is replenished with articles from the rear side of the article storage shelf 10 .

Articles are placed and stored on the floor board defining the article storage section 11 . The floor board defining the article storage section 11 may be a roller table that slopes down forward, in which case a stopper is attached to the front end. Articles may be stored in each article storage section 11 from either the front side or the rear side, or from both sides.

A unique address (article storage section ID) is assigned to each article storage section 11 . For example, "01", "02", "03", and "04" are written from left to right in the uppermost four article storage sections 11, and from left to right in the four article storage sections 11 in the second row from the top. "05", "06", "07" and "08" on the bottom, and "09", "10", "11" and "12" from left to right on the four article storage sections 11 on the third stage from the top. , and the lowermost four article storage units 11 are numbered "13", "14", "15", and "16" from left to right.

The article storage units 11 at addresses "01", "02", "03", . A03”, .

[Switching device 20]
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the opening/closing device 20 is attached to a rectangular frame-shaped frame 21 that is cut off on the front side of the article storage shelf 10, and is manually operated to any one of the article storage sections 11. It is configured to open and close only the frontage of any one of the article storage sections 11 when taking out the stored articles one after another.

As shown in FIG. 5, the opening/closing device 20 is constructed as a double cross-slide curtain slit type opening/closing device having a vertically moving curtain device 22 and a horizontally moving curtain device 28 .

In the vertically movable curtain device 22, the upper and lower ends of the vertically movable curtain 23 are wound around an upper winding roll 24 and a lower winding roll 25 supported by the frame 21. At a position corresponding to between the winding roll 24 and the lower winding roll 25, a horizontally long opening 23a corresponding to all the article storage sections 11 in one horizontal row of the article storage shelf 10 is provided. An endless chain 27c is wound around the provided sprocket 27a and the sprocket 27b provided on the lower winding roll 25. The vertically movable curtain 23 is configured to slide vertically by integrally rotating with the roll 25 in the same direction.

The horizontally moving curtain device 28 includes a left shaft winding roll 30 and a right shaft winding roll 30 in which the horizontally moving curtain 29 approaches the front side or the rear side of the vertically moving curtain 23 and the left and right ends of the horizontally moving curtain 29 are supported by the frame 21 . The vertically movable curtain 23 has all the article storage units in one vertical row of the article storage shelf 10 at a position corresponding to the position between the left axis winding roll 30 and the right axis winding roll 31. 11, and an endless chain 33c is wound around a sprocket 33a provided on the left winding roll 30 and a sprocket 33b provided on the right winding roll 31. A double cross-slide curtain slit opening/closing system in which the left and right winding rolls 30 and 31 are rotated integrally in the same direction by the control reversible motor 32 of No. 2 so that the vertical movement curtain 23 slides in the horizontal direction. configured as a device.

The upper winding roll 24, the lower winding roll 25, the left winding roll 30 and the right winding roll 31 are supported at both ends by four brackets 21a to 21d attached to the frame 21, respectively. is provided in The horizontally elongated opening 23a may be divided corresponding to the horizontal arrangement of the article accommodating section 11 as shown in FIG. It may be divided corresponding to the array. For the first reversible control motor 26 and the second reversible control motor 32, for example, servo motors can be employed.

Based on the control command from the control unit 40, the vertically movable curtain device 22 and the horizontally movable curtain device 28 are operated, and the horizontally elongated opening 23a and the vertically elongated opening 29a are opened to pick up the article from the article storage shelf 10. By being positioned corresponding to one article storage section 11, the intersection position of the horizontally elongated opening 23a and the vertically elongated opening 29a becomes a rectangularly opened intersection frontage 34, through which articles can be taken out. is configured as follows.

In short, the opening/closing device 20 has a vertically movable curtain 23 and a horizontally movable curtain 29 that slide in close proximity to each other in the vertical and horizontal directions. The curtain 29 slides, and an intersection frontage 34 opened in a rectangular shape at the intersection of the horizontally elongated opening 23a provided in the vertically movable curtain 23 and the vertically elongated opening 29a provided in the horizontally movable curtain 29 is the current article. It is configured so that the article can be taken out by positioning it corresponding to one article storage section 11 from which the article should be taken out.

[Control section 40 and trigger means 41]
The control unit 40 provides the control unit 40 with the item storage unit ID and the number of items to be taken out, which are necessary for the take-out work, for the item storage shelf 10 to be moved in front of the worker at the item take-out station. Receive groups.

The controller 40 opens and closes the opening/closing device 20 so as to open and close only the opening of one of the article storage compartments 11 from which the current article is to be taken out. It is configured to control the device 20 . The trigger means is configured to output to the control section a trigger means signal for causing the control section 40 to start outputting the control signal to the opening/closing device 20 at the start of taking out the article this time.

The movement of the article storage shelf 10 by the automatic driving vehicle 80 is controlled by an unillustrated general control unit, and the control unit 40 is not involved. Information on the article storage section ID and the article ID related to the article storage shelf 10 from which the article is to be taken out is transmitted from the integrated control section to the individual control section 40 .

The trigger means 41 is a footswitch, a hand-press switch, a switch that senses a specific sound or vibration, a switch that turns on when an article is placed on an external weighing scale and passes the weight, or a switch that outputs an ON output when the weight is passed. A switch that detects when the palm crosses the gap and outputs an ON signal, a timer switch that outputs an ON signal when the time between output signals is variable and when the time elapses, for example, visually detects that the palm is in the shape of a scissors and outputs an ON signal. at least one such as a switch to The trigger means 41 moves the horizontally elongated opening 23a of the vertically movable curtain 23 and the vertically elongated opening 29a of the horizontally movable curtain 29 to a position corresponding to the article storage section 11 from which the article is to be taken out each time when taking out an article is started each time. so that the control unit 40 outputs to the control unit 40 a trigger signal (switch-on signal) for outputting control signals to the first reversible control motor 26 and the second reversible control motor 32 It is configured.

For example, when the trigger signal is input three times in succession after all articles have been taken out, the control unit 40 determines that the input is from the operator to inform the article storage shelf 10 of the work to take out the article, and sends it to the integrated control unit. to notify the end of work. Thereby, the integrated control unit is configured to instruct movement of the article storage shelf 10 by the automatic traveling vehicle 80 .

[Action and effect of the first embodiment]
According to the article storage facility 1 of the first embodiment, the opening/closing device 20 performs an article take-out operation (picking operation) for taking out an article stored in one of the article storage sections 11 from which an article should be taken out from the article storage shelf 10. ), the vertically movable curtain 23 and the horizontally movable curtain 29 closing the frontage corresponding to the article storage section 11 are operated to move the horizontally elongated opening 23a of the vertically movable curtain 23 horizontally. The vertically long opening 29a of the moving curtain 29 is aligned with the opening corresponding to the article accommodating section 11 from which the article is to be taken out, and only the intersection frontage 34 is opened and closed with respect to the article accommodating section 11. FIG.

According to the article storage facility 1 of the first embodiment, the intersection frontage 34 is provided so as to move, thereby opening and closing each of the article storage sections 11 arranged vertically and horizontally. The operator can insert his/her hand into the article storage section 11 through this opening by opening the intersection frontage 34 corresponding to one article storage section 11 that has an opening (possible opening) and stores an article to be taken out by the worker. Therefore, it is possible to take out the article by using the operator's hand, and it is possible to prevent an operation error.

[Second embodiment]
As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the article storage facility 2 according to the second embodiment of the present application includes an article storage shelf 50, an opening/closing device 60, a control section 70, and a trigger means 71, which will be described in detail below. ing. The article storage shelf 50 is erected in front of the worker M positioned at the article take-out station, and the opening/closing device 60 is moved so as to approach the rear side of the article storage shelf 50 .

[Article storage shelf 50]
The article storage shelf 50, as shown in FIG. 8, has the same configuration as the article storage shelf 10 shown in FIG. 4 according to the first embodiment. The article storage shelf 50 is configured such that a plurality of article storage sections 51 having storage spaces for storing a plurality of articles are arranged in the vertical and horizontal directions. A plurality of articles of different types are accommodated in the article accommodating section 51 for each different article accommodating section 51 . The article storage shelf 50 is of a movable type in which four legs 52 having casters 53 with locks are vertically provided from the four corners of the bottom plate of a rectangular frame. The automatic driving vehicle 80 crawls under the lower surface plate of the rectangular frame of the article storage shelf 50, raises the lifting top plate 81, locks the lower surface plate of the rectangular frame, lifts the article storage shelf 50 by 20 mm, for example, and moves. can.

[Switching device 60]
The opening/closing device 60 includes a frame 61 which is formed in a gate-shaped rectangle and stands in front of the worker of the article take-out station, and the openings of all the article storage sections 51 of the article storage shelf 50 provided in the frame 61. and a plurality of gate flap drive means 67 for opening and closing each gate flap 62, respectively.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 10, the gate flaps 62 that close the openings of the article storage sections 51 are provided with heights corresponding to the upper portions of the article storage sections 51 on each stage of the article storage shelf 50. A plurality of horizontal beams 63 supported at both ends by the left and right pillars of the frame 61, a cylindrical rotating shaft 65 supported at both ends by a pair of bearings 64, 64 provided by the horizontal beams 63, and a cylindrical rotating shaft A pair of brackets 66, 66 are provided to support the gate flap 62 attached to 65 in a suspended state.

The gate flap driving means 67 uses a linear actuator and is housed inside the cylindrical rotating shaft 65 and is configured to directly reciprocate the cylindrical rotating shaft 65 and thereby raise the gate flap 62 . ing.

As a specific example of a linear actuator, the power for moving the reciprocating body (piston rod) is hydraulic pressure, pneumatic pressure, or a motor, the guide for the reciprocating body (piston rod) is a cylinder, and the base end of the cylinder is A bracket 68 attached to the is fixed to the bearing 64 . Note that the cylinder is also provided so as not to rotate (fixed state).

The gate flap driving means 67 has a cylinder that does not rotate (fixed state) and a reciprocating body (piston rod) that does not rotate (fixed state). By having it, the cylindrical rotating shaft 65 can be reciprocatingly rotated.

The cam mechanism 69 includes a pin (cam) 69a provided at the tip of the reciprocating body (piston rod) and a pin (cam) 69a provided on the cylindrical rotary shaft 65, which is bent as required. A slit (cam follower) 69b is provided.

With the above configuration, when the reciprocating body (piston rod) of the gate flap driving means 67 is extended, the cylindrical rotating shaft 65 is rotated forward to raise the gate flap 62 and open the opening of the article storage section 51 . Further, when the reciprocating body (piston rod) is contracted, the cylindrical rotating shaft 65 is rotated backward to move the gate flap 62 downward to close the opening of the article storage section 51 .

The opening/closing device 60 is provided by a frame 61 so as to correspond to all the article storage sections 51 of the article storage shelf 50 and to close the respective article storage sections 51. The opening/closing device 60 is pivotally supported at the upper end and opened forward at the lower end to open each article. An individual gate flap type comprising a plurality of gate flaps 62 for opening the frontage of the accommodating portion 51 and a gate flap driving means 67 provided from the frame 61 so as to correspond to each gate flap 62 and for raising and lowering the gate flap 62. It is configured as an opening/closing device.

The gate flap driving means 67 corresponding to one of the article storage sections 51 from which articles are to be taken out according to a control command from the control section 70 causes the corresponding gate flap 62 to rotate upward to open the gate flap and take out the article therefrom. After the article is taken out, the gate flap 62 is turned downward to close the gate flap.

[Control section 70 and trigger means 71]
The control section 70 controls the gate flap driving means 67 to open and close the gate flap 62 corresponding to any one article storage section 51 from which articles are to be taken out.

The trigger means 71 is configured in the same manner as in the first embodiment, and each time an article is to be taken out, the gate flap 62 corresponding to the article storage section 51 from which the article is to be taken out this time is opened. It is configured to output a trigger signal (switch-on signal) for outputting a control signal to the flap driving means 67 to the control section 70 .

For example, when the trigger signal is input three times in succession after all the articles have been taken out, the control unit 70 determines that the input is from the operator notifying the work of taking out the article from the article storage shelf 50, and sends it to the general control unit. to notify the end of work. Thereby, the integrated control unit is configured to instruct movement of the article storage shelf 50 by the automatic traveling vehicle 80 .

[Action and effect of the second embodiment]
According to the article storage facility 2 of the second embodiment, the opening/closing device 60 performs an article take-out operation (picking operation) for taking out an article stored in one of the article storage sections 51 from which an article should be taken out from the article storage shelf 50. ) are successively changed, only the gate flap 62 closing the opening corresponding to the article storage section 51 from which the article is to be taken out is opened and closed, and the other gate flaps 62 remain closed. be.

According to the article storage facility 2 of the second embodiment, the openings (gate flaps 62) that can be opened and closed corresponding to all the article storage sections 51 arranged vertically and horizontally are provided, and the articles to be taken out by the operator are provided. By opening the gate flap 62 corresponding to one article accommodating section 51 in which the is accommodated, the operator can insert his/her hand into the article accommodating section 51 through this opening to take out the article, thereby preventing work errors. can.

Reference Signs List 1 Article storage facility 2 Article storage facility 10 Article storage shelf 11 Article storage section 12 Leg 13 Caster with lock 20 Opening and closing device 21 Frames 21a to 21d Bracket 22 Vertical movement curtain device 23 Vertical movement Moving curtain 23a Horizontal opening 24 Upper winding roll 25 Lower winding roll 26 First control reversible motors 27a, 27b Sprocket 27c Chain 28 Horizontally movable curtain device 29 Horizontally movable curtain 29a Longitudinal opening 30 Left winding roll 31 Right winding roll 32 Second control reversible motors 33a, 33b Sprocket 33c Chain 34 Intersection opening 40 Control section 41 Trigger means 50 Article storage shelf 51 Article storage unit 52 Leg 53 Caster with lock 60 Opening and closing device 61 Frame 62 Gate flap 63 Horizontal beam 64 Bearing 65 Cylindrical rotating shaft 66 Bracket 67 Gate flap opening and closing Means 68...Bracket 69...Cam mechanism 69a...Pin (cam)
69b... Slit (cam follower)
70... Control unit 71... Trigger means 80... Automatic driving vehicle 81... Lifting top plate G1-G4... Article M... Worker

Claims (5)

an article storage shelf in which a plurality of article storage units for storing a plurality of articles are arranged in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction;
sequentially opening and closing only an opening corresponding to one of the plurality of article storage units which is provided close to the front side of the article storage shelf and accommodates an article to be manually taken out; a switchgear configured to transition;
a control unit for controlling the opening/closing device so as to open/close only the opening of one article storage unit from which an article is to be taken out in the article storage shelf;
and trigger means for outputting a trigger means signal to the control section for causing the control section to start outputting a control signal to the opening/closing device at the start of taking out the article this time. One of the article storage shelves stored in the storage station is moved to the picking station by an unmanned vehicle that travels between two points based on instructions from the integrated control unit. The article storage facility according to claim 1. The switchgear is
It has a vertically moving curtain and a horizontally moving curtain that are adjacent to each other and slide perpendicularly in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction, and the vertically moving curtain and the horizontally moving curtain are slid according to a control command from the control unit. A frontage opened in a rectangular shape at an intersection of a horizontally elongated opening provided in the movable curtain and a vertically elongated opening provided in the horizontal movable curtain is positioned corresponding to one article storage section from which articles are to be taken out this time. 3. An article storage facility according to claim 1 or 2, which is constructed as a double cross slide curtain slit type opening/closing device from which articles can be taken out. The switchgear is
A plurality of gate flaps are provided corresponding to each of all the article storage sections and close the opening sides of the article storage sections, and any one of the article storage sections from which articles are to be taken out according to a control command from the control section. It is configured as an individual gate flap type opening and closing device that opens the gate flap corresponding to.
The article storage facility according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The switchgear is
It is provided from the frame so as to correspond to all the article storage sections of the article storage shelf and to close each of the article storage sections. a plurality of gate flaps opening a side;
gate driving means provided from the frame so as to correspond to each of the gate flaps and for raising and lowering the gate flaps;
A gate driving means corresponding to one of the article storage sections from which articles are to be taken out according to a control command from the control section rotates the corresponding gate flap to open the gate and take out the article from there. 5. The article storage facility according to claim 4, wherein the gate flap is turned downward to close the gate after the article is taken out.

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