JP2665562B2 - Transfer device using moving object - Google Patents

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a transfer device using a moving body, which is used for transferring a load in a space or a factory, for example.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as this type of device, for example, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 60-127
As shown in Japanese Patent Publication No. 69, two power supply rails and one signal rail are provided on a rail device for supporting and guiding a self-propelled vehicle, and the self-propelled vehicle can slide on both power supply rails. There is provided a structure in which two current collectors and one brush slidably contacting the signal rail are provided. Power is received by sliding the current collector on the power supply rail, and various control signals are transmitted and received by sliding the brush on the signal rail. Further, a code magnet as a destination setting device is attached to a side surface of the self-propelled vehicle, and a detector for detecting the code magnet is provided in the station.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention According to the above-mentioned conventional type, setting of the code magnet is troublesome because it is performed manually, and the setting is a slide adjustment. A displacement occurs due to vibration, inclination, and vertical path, and the vehicle cannot travel or stop as intended. In addition, when the self-propelled vehicle stops at the wrong station due to a mistake in destination setting or the above-mentioned misalignment, the receiver of this station does not know from where it came from, so the load reaches the original receiver. It will take time.

To solve this problem, Japanese Patent Application No. 63-140753,
An optical ID card is mounted on the self-propelled vehicle, and a transmission unit with an ID card that can be opposed to the side of the rail device, and an operation panel connected to this transmission unit are provided, and information is transmitted and received by optical transmission, Information that has been set once is not disturbed until it is reset, and a configuration that is more cost-effective and advantageous over a communication area has been proposed.

However, in the above configuration, setting the destination of the self-propelled vehicle by the operation panel requires searching for the number of the destination station using the monitor button and input setting of the searched destination number, which is troublesome and inefficient in work efficiency. There was a problem. Further, input setting for returning the self-propelled vehicle arriving due to incorrect setting to the station of the sending source requires once confirming the number of the station of the sending source from the ID card, which has a problem that it is particularly troublesome.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a transfer device using a moving body, which can easily set an input of a destination, particularly a specific destination.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a transfer device using a moving body according to the present invention includes a rail device laid between stations, and a moving device supported and guided by the rail device to transfer a load. A non-contact type storage medium for reading / writing information is mounted on the moving body, and a source unit information and a destination are stored in the storage medium by a transmission unit provided at each of the stations when a load is transported. A transport device in which station information is written, wherein each of the stations is provided with an input unit connected to the transmission unit and instructing an erroneous delivery, and the storage is performed via the transmission unit according to an instruction from the input unit. Control means for writing the source station information stored in the medium as the destination station information to the storage medium. It is a feature.

According to the configuration of the present invention, when the receiver of the arrival station confirms the moving object that has stopped by mistake, the input unit is operated to change the information of the source station of the storage medium to the information of the destination station of the self-propelled vehicle. , A new destination is set, and the destination is returned to the source station.

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

In FIGS. 1 and 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a self-propelled vehicle constituting a moving body, a pair of left and right first wheels 4 attached to a main body 2 through wheels 3 so as to freely rotate, and a fixed path 5 more than this. A pair of left and right second wheels 7 attached to the main body 2 so as to freely rotate via wheels 6 at a position distant in any of the following directions, and a lateral movement regulation wheel 8 attached to both axles 3, 6; A propulsion rotating wheel (friction circuit wheel) 10 attached to the main body 2 via a drive shaft 9 near the first wheel 4, a motor 11 attached to the main body 2, the motor 11 and the drive shaft 9 , A pinion gear 14 attached to the drive shaft 9, a pair of left and right current collectors 15 attached to a lower portion of the main body 2, and a bumper 16A attached to a front part and a rear part of the main body 2. , 16B, and the storage container 17 attached to the upper part,
An ID card 18 attached to a side surface of the main body 2 and constituting a storage medium for reading / writing information in a non-contact manner.
The driving drive unit 13 is formed by the motor 11 and the reduction gear unit 12.

The ID card 18 has a plurality of pieces of information, that is, a source station number, a machine number, a destination station number, an empty
The transmission window 20 has a display 19 having a memory for storing information such as an actual identification number and capable of displaying the information, a lithium battery for backup in case of a power failure is provided, and the main unit 2 is connected by a lead wire. Connected to a control box 21 provided therein. The control box 21 is connected to the current collector 15 via a lead wire and is supplied with power. The control box 21 controls the traveling drive unit 13 according to the information stored in the ID card 18 to allow the vehicle 1 to travel.

Reference numeral 31 denotes a rail device for supporting and guiding the self-propelled vehicle 1, and a first traveling guide surface 32 which contacts the first wheel 4 from above.
A second traveling guide surface 33 that contacts the second wheel 7 and the propulsion rotating wheel 10 from below, and a third traveling guide surface 34 that contacts the lateral movement regulation wheel 8 from outside, The second running inner surface
The 38 is provided with a pair (two) of power supply rails 35 with which the current collectors 15 are in sliding contact, and a rack 36 with which the pinion gear 14 is engaged in an inclined path or the like.

As shown in FIG. 3, the fixed path 5 includes, for example, an annular main path section 5a, a storage section (storage line) 5b connected to the main path section 5a via a branching / joining device 22,
A station 23 is formed in the storage section 5b and the branch path section 5c, and the ID card 18 is provided in each of the stations 23 and the main station 24 as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. Are provided, and a control panel 26 connected to the transmission unit 25 is provided. The transmission unit 25 is provided near the upstream of the branch path device 22. These transmission units 25 have transmission windows 27 on the rail device 31 side, and are connected directly to the operation panel 26 by the respective lead wires 28 or after being connected to the operation panel 26,
It is connected to a central control unit 29 provided at 24 or the like. On the operation side of the operation panel 26, as shown in FIG.
40 are provided, and further, an operation button group 41 and an indicator light group 42 are provided. The operation button group 41 includes a station code table button 43, a self-propelled vehicle input / extraction button 44, a trouble release button 45, a destination setting button 46, a monitor button 47, an empty self-propelled vehicle reservation button 48, a stop button 49, a start button 50, and a set key. 51, an erroneous delivery button 52 forming an input unit for giving an instruction at the time of erroneous delivery, and a storage line button 53.

The central control device 29 receives the ID card 18 of each self-propelled vehicle 1 from the transmission unit 25 provided near the upstream of each branch path device 22, the transmission unit 25 provided at each station 23, and the operation panel 26.
And the operation information of the operation panel 26, and controls the operation of each self-propelled vehicle 1 and the operation of each branch path device 22 according to the information. The operation of each self-propelled vehicle 1 is started by writing information to the ID card 18.

 The operation of the self-propelled vehicle 1 having the above configuration will be described.

When the self-propelled vehicle 1 travels, power is supplied from the power supply rail 35 to the traveling drive unit 13 via the current collector 15 to reduce the rotational force of the motor 11
12, by transmitting to the propulsion rotating wheel 10 via the drive shaft 9 and rolling the propulsion rotating wheel 10 on the second traveling guide surface 33 by pressing. In addition, the traveling is performed by rolling the second wheel 7 with respect to the second traveling guide surface 33, rolling the first wheel 4 with respect to the first traveling guide surface 32, and rolling the lateral movement regulating wheel 8 with respect to the third traveling guide surface 34. By the movement, the pinion gear 14 is further meshed with the rack 36, so that the rack 36 is stably performed on the fixed path 5 such as horizontal and inclined without any run-out, rattling or slipping. At that time, the self-propelled vehicle 1 starts after giving the write optical signal from the transmission unit 25 and setting the ID card 18.

The central control unit 29 reads the destination information of the self-propelled vehicle 1 from the ID card 18 via the transmission unit 25 or the operation panel 26 near the branching junction device 22 or near the station 23 while the self-propelled vehicle 1 is traveling, and causes the branch. Or whether to stop, and based on these determinations, the destination stations 23, 24
Alternatively, the self-propelled vehicle 1 is guided to the storage line 5b. Then, while the self-propelled vehicle 1 is stopped, optical transmission is performed between the ID card 18 and the transmission unit 25. At that time the transmission unit
By reading the unit number display on the display 19 via 25,
In the central control unit 29, it is known which car 23 of which car 1 is in which station 23. If necessary, a signal from the transmission unit 25 can be used to display the real / empty identification number or the destination station number on the display 19, which can be read by the transmission unit 25 and displayed on the monitor screen 40 of the operation panel 26. So, whether this self-propelled vehicle 1 is empty or real,
Or you can check where the destination is. Further, when the loading state changes during the unloading operation of the load, the operation button group 41 is operated in response thereto, and a write optical signal is given from the transmission unit 25 to rewrite the ID card 18. Then, a new destination is set for the stopped vehicle 1 by the writing optical signal from the transmission unit 25, and then the vehicle 1 is started. Since the power collected by the current collector 15 is supplied to the ID card 18 via the control box 21, the power can be easily secured. In the event of a power failure, the information is not erased by the backup of the lithium battery.

The receiver of the arrival station 23 operates the erroneous delivery button 52 of the operation panel 26 when confirming the accidentally stopped self-propelled vehicle 1 or confirming that erroneous delivery has been performed during loading / unloading work. I do. Then, the central controller 29 once reads the destination, that is, the arrival station number and the source station number from the ID card 18 via the transmission unit 25, and reads the destination source station into the ID card 18 via the transmission unit 25 to the destination station. The station number and the destination station number read into the source station are given as write optical signals, and the ID card 18 is rewritten. Subsequently, by operating the start button 50, the central control device 29 gives a start command from the transmission unit 25 to the ID card 18 as a write optical signal, and starts the self-propelled vehicle 1.

Also, when the storage container 17 becomes empty during loading and unloading work,
The storage line button 53 is operated. Then, the central control unit 29 writes the number of the storage line 5b to the destination station and the arrival station number to the source station from the transmission unit 25 to the ID card 18 as a write optical signal.
Rewrite the ID card 18. By operating the start button 50, the central control device 29 gives a start command from the transmission unit 25 to the ID card 18 as an optical signal to start the self-propelled vehicle 1.

FIG. 5 shows a flowchart of the central control unit 29 when the erroneous delivery button 52 and the storage line button 53 are operated.

In this way, only by operating the erroneous delivery button 52 or the storage line button 53, the information of the destination station and the source station of the ID card 18 is automatically rewritten. It is possible to save the trouble of searching and inputting the number of the sending station and inputting the same, thereby improving the work efficiency.

Advantageous Effects of the Invention As described above, according to the present invention, when erroneous delivery by a moving body is confirmed, information on a station of a shipping source is automatically set as a destination of the moving body by operating an input unit,
It is possible to return to the sender, and it is possible to save the trouble of confirming the information of the station of the sender and setting the destination as in the related art, thereby improving the work efficiency.

[Brief description of the drawings]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway side view, FIG. 2 is a longitudinal front view, FIG.
FIG. 5 is a front view of the transmission unit and the operation panel, and FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a main part of the central control device. 1… Self-propelled vehicle (mobile), 5b …… Storage line, 15
… Current collector, 18… ID card (storage medium), 23… station, 25… transmission unit, 26… operation panel, 29…
Central control unit, 31… Rail device, 35… Power supply rail,
52 ... mis-delivery button (input section), 53 ... storage line button.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A rail device laid between stations, and a moving body supported and guided by the rail device to convey a load, wherein information is read / written to the moving body in a non-contact manner. A transfer device in which sending station information and destination station information are written in the storage medium by a transmission unit provided in each of the stations when a load is transferred, wherein the transmission unit is provided to each of the stations. An input unit that is connected to the unit and performs an instruction at the time of erroneous delivery; and writes the source station information stored in the storage medium via the transmission unit as destination station information to the storage medium according to the instruction of the input unit. A transfer device using a moving body, comprising a control means.