JP2522322Y2 - Container loading / unloading guide device in container transfer device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a container loading / unloading guide device in a container transfer device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as this type of container transfer device, for example, a transfer device composed of a pair of left and right slat conveyors is disposed on the upper surface of a storage table capable of storing a plurality of containers. The container is loaded / unloaded by loading / unloading the container from / to a loading / unloading vehicle, and the slat conveyor is used to transfer the container on a storage table. A guide rail is provided between the pair of left and right slat conveyors to guide the loading and unloading of the container, and the guide rail facilitates the loading and unloading of the container.

[0003]

However, in the case where the guide rails are arranged between the pair of left and right slat conveyors as in the above-mentioned conventional art, when the containers are carried in, before the containers reach the guide rails between the slat conveyors. If the loading position of this container is greatly shifted at the stage of, the container may not be able to be guided by the guide rail, and in this case, the worker may use a bar or the like to guide the container position to the position where it can be guided by the guide rail. Had been forcibly corrected. For this reason, smooth loading of the container was not expected, and the burden on the workers was increased.

Further, if the guide rails are extended on the slat conveyor, it is possible to eliminate the displacement of the container carrying position. However, if the guide rails are extended on the slat conveyor, the container is transported by the slat conveyor. In such a case, the guide rail becomes an obstacle, and there is a problem that the container cannot be transferred.

[0005]

According to the present invention, there is provided a container loading / unloading guide device in a container transfer device, wherein a plurality of containers can be stored and can be transferred by the transfer device. The guide device is rotatably provided so as to take a guide position where the guide device is disposed on the transfer device, and a retreat position where the guide device is retracted from the transfer device and the container can be transferred by the transfer device. At the time of loading / unloading, the container is unloaded while the positional deviation of the container is corrected by the guide device.

[0006]

When the container is to be unloaded from the cargo handling vehicle to the container transfer device, first, the guide device is arranged at the guide position, and then the container mounted on the cargo handling vehicle is unloaded to the container transfer device. At this time, even if the wholesale position of the container is misaligned, the container is wholesaled while correcting the misalignment by the guide device. Next, when the container is transferred in the lateral direction by the transfer device, the guide device is rotated from the guide position to the retracted position to be retracted, and then the container is transferred by the transfer device.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a container transfer device according to the present invention.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a compactor disposed at a predetermined position. A hopper (not shown) for storing dust input by a refuse collection vehicle or the like is provided at an upper portion of the compactor 1, and the compactor 1 receives dust supplied from the hopper from the front side 1a side where an outlet is formed. The container 2 arranged at the front is packed while being compressed. In front of the front side surface 1a of the compactor 1, a container transfer device 10 that stores a plurality of containers 2 and transfers the containers 2 efficiently is provided.

Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, the direction in which the compactor 1 packs dust into the container 2 is referred to as the vertical direction, and the direction perpendicular to the vertical direction is referred to as the horizontal direction.

The container transfer device 10 includes a storage table 11 for storing the compactor 1 and a transfer device 12 provided on an upper surface of the storage table 11 and capable of transferring the container 2 in a lateral direction.

The storage table 11 includes, for example, two containers 2.
Has been made storable.

A loading / unloading path A for a cargo handling vehicle B on which the container 2 can be loaded and unloaded is provided in front of the storage table 11 on the loading / unloading side of the container 2.

The transfer device 12 is composed of a pair of slat conveyors 12a and 12b arranged in a lateral direction, and is a container 2 that is unloaded from the cargo handling vehicle B onto the storage table 11.
The traveling wheels 3 (see FIG. 2) are mounted on these slat conveyors 12a and 12b. Therefore, the container 2 is transferred in the lateral direction by driving the slat conveyors 12a and 12b.

The upper surface of the storage table 11 is formed substantially flat, and a pair of left and right guide rails 5 for guiding the container 2 to be unloaded from the cargo handling vehicle B is provided on the upper surface of the storage table 11.
Is laid.

The guide rail 5 is provided between the cargo handling vehicle B and the storage table 1.
When unloading the container 2 to the container 1, the outside of the traveling wheels 3 of the container 2 abuts to correct the positional deviation of the container 2 and guide the container 2 to the normal position. The width is set to be slightly larger than the width of the left and right traveling wheels 3, 3.

The one end of the guide rail 5 on the loading / unloading side of the container 2 is gradually widened. When the container 2 is loaded and unloaded, especially when the container 2 is loaded from the loading and unloading vehicle B, the loading and unloading vehicle B The positional deviation of the container 2 due to the deviation of the parking position is allowed.

Further, a pair of left and right sub-guide rails (guide devices) 6 are arranged at the end of the storage table 11 on the side of the carry-in / out path A in correspondence with the guide rails 5.

The sub guide rail 6, as shown in FIG.
It is formed in a hook shape composed of a horizontal portion 61 and a vertical portion 65.

The lower end of the vertical portion 65 is pivotally supported by the side surface of the storage table 11. By rotating the sub-guide rail 6 about this pivot, the horizontal portion 61 is slatted as shown in FIG. A guide position arranged on the conveyor 12a and a retreat position for retreating from the slat conveyor 12a can be taken.

The left and right horizontal portions 61, 61 are used for loading / unloading the container 2 from the cargo handling vehicle B to the storage table 11,
At the time of unloading, the inside of the traveling wheels 3 of the container 2 abuts to correct the positional deviation of the container 2 and guide the container 2 to the normal position, and the width is gradually increased toward the guide rail 5 side. The guide rails 5 are arranged so that their ends overlap the inside of the guide rails 5.

The horizontal portion 61 is composed of two members which are connected and pivoted in the middle. Therefore, the storage table 1
Even when the sub guide rail 6 is rotated from the guide position to the retracted position with the container 2 placed on the
By bending 1, the horizontal portion 61 can be retracted without contacting the bottom surface of the container 2.

Next, the use of the sub guide rail 6 configured as described above will be described.

When unloading the container 2 from the cargo handling vehicle B to the storage table 11, first, the sub guide rail 6 is arranged at the guide position. Thereafter, the container 2 mounted on the cargo handling vehicle B is wholesaled to the storage table 11. At this time, even if the wholesale position of the container 2 with respect to the storage table 11 is shifted, the container 2 is wholesaled to the storage table 11 while the positional shift is corrected by the sub guide rail 6 and the guide rail 5, and the traveling wheel 3 of the container 2 is moved to the slat conveyor 12a, 12b. In particular, container 2
In the initial stage of unloading, the misalignment of the container 2 is corrected by the sub guide rail 6.

When the containers 2 placed on the slat conveyors 12a and 12b of the storage table 11 are to be transported in the lateral direction, the sub guide rail 6 is rotated from the guide position to the retracted position to be horizontally moved. The part 61 is retracted from the slat conveyor 12a, and thereafter, the slat conveyors 12a and 12b are driven to move the container 2 laterally.

[0026]

As described above, according to the present invention, the guide position where the guide device is disposed on the transfer device and the retreat position where the container can be transferred by retreating from the transfer device by the transfer device. By being rotatably provided to take
In the initial stage of container loading, even if the container loading position is displaced, the displacement can be corrected by the guide device arranged at the guide position, the container can be smoothly loaded, and the container is transferred by the transfer device. In some cases, by disposing the guide device at the retracted position, the transfer of the container by the transfer device can be performed without the guide device becoming an obstacle.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a container unloading and guiding apparatus in a container transfer device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing the container unloading and guiding device in the container transfer device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a guide device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Container 6 Sub guide rail (guide device) 10 Container transfer device 12 Transfer device

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A container transfer device configured to store a plurality of containers and to be able to be transferred by a transfer device, wherein the container transfer device includes a guide position at which a guide device is arranged on the transfer device; retracted from the transfer device Shiteko
The transfer device is rotatably provided so as to assume a retreat position where the container can be transferred by the transfer device. When the container is loaded or unloaded, the guide device corrects the positional deviation of the container and unloads the container. A container loading / unloading guide device in a container transfer device, characterized in that: